• 대한한의학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2016

Objectives: There are no studies which have investigated the health related quality of life(HRQOL) about stroke patients according to the medical care utilization behavior by longitudinal analysis. The purpose of this study is to analyze the quality of life(QOL) and quality adjusted life years(QALYs) of stroke patients of western and combined treatment group by longitudinal analysis. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 37 new patients who initiated diagnosis with stroke in 2009 from Korea Health Panel Data. We analyzed the HRQOL of stroke patients and calculated the QALYs after medical use initiation for up to 3 years according to the medical care utilization behavior. Results: Overall, the quality of life of stroke patients was lowered somewhat from 0.8431 to 0.7864 in 2009~2012. Western treatment group was appeared slightly declined in from 0.8527 to 0.8231 and combined treatment group was shown to be falling from 0.8173 to 0.6875. The QALYs of total patients were calculated 2.3654 and western treatment group were 2.4436, combined treatment group were 2.1542 during the 4 year period. The difference of QALYs between two groups was 0.2894 QALYs. Conclusions: Although there was a small difference in QALYs of the two groups, it is not certain that the difference is come from medical care utilization behavior. Further studies should be needed to confirm the relation of the medical care utilization behavior and quality of life by considering severity of the stroke.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2017

PURPOSE. To evaluate the adhesion to CAD/CAM feldspathic blocks by failure analysis and shear bond strength test (SBSt) of different restorative systems and different surface treatments, for purpose of moderate chipping repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A self-adhering flowable composite (Vertise Flow, Kerr) containing bi-functional phosphate monomers and a conventional flowable resin composite (Premise Flow, Kerr) applied with and without adhesive system (Optibond Solo Plus, Kerr) were combined with three different surface treatments (Hydrofluoric Acid Etching, Sandblasting, combination of both) for repairing feldspathic ceramics. Two commercial systems for ceramic repairing were tested as controls (Porcelain Repair Kit, Ultradent, and CoJet System, 3M). SBSt was performed and failure mode was evaluated using a digital microscope. A One-Way ANOVA (Tukey test for post hoc) was applied to the SBSt data and the Fisher's Exact Test was applied to the failure analysis data. RESULTS. The use of resin systems containing bi-functional phosphate monomers combined with hydrofluoric acid etching of the ceramic surface gave the highest values in terms of bond strength and of more favorable failure modalities. CONCLUSION. The simplified repairing method based on self-adhering flowable resin combined with the use of hydrofluoric acid etching showed high bond strength values and a favorable failure mode. Repairing of ceramic chipping with a self-adhering flowable resin associated with hydrofluoric acid etching showed high bond strength with a less time consuming and technique-sensitive procedure compared to standard procedure.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.982-990
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• 2006

Generally CSOs (Combined Sewer Overflows) are regarded as one of the most serious nonpoint pollution source in the urban watershed, Particularly, the water quality of the Oncheon stream is seriously affected by CSOs because the capacity of interception sewer system connected to the Suyoung wastewater treatment plant is too small to intercept most storm water discharges. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of nonpoint source on an urban stream with regards to combined sewer system and separate sewer system using GIS (Geographic Information System) and SWMM (Storm Water Management Model), and to provide an insight for the management of urban stream water quality. In order to consider the effect of CSOs on the receiving water quality, the flow divider element in SWMM was applied. The model calibration and verification were performed by the measured data of quantity and quality on the Oncheon stream. The quantity data acquired from the Suyoung wastewater treatment plant were also used for this procedure. In case of separate sewer system, the modeling results showed the increased tendency in streamflow compared with the combined system in dry weather, In addition, the water quality is remarkably improved in rainfall events at the separate condition. The results imply that the construction of separate sewer system should be taken into first consideration to restore the quality and quantity of water in urban streams.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.153-169
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• 2011

오늘날 기업의 마케팅에 있어 인터넷 환경의 이용은 필수적이며, 좀 더 효율적인 마케팅을 위해 다양한 방법들이 시도되고 있다. 기업들은 온라인마케팅을 통해 다양한 경품이나 포인트 등의 마케팅 비용을 사용하는 것으로 제품이나 서비스를 알려왔다. 특히 웹 2.0의 등장과 함께 기업은 좀 더 적극적으로 고객과 소통하기 위한 노력을 아끼지 않고 있다. 고객들은 회사의 웹사이트에 개인정보를 제공하는 형태로 회원가입을 하여 회사가 제공하는 혜택을 받으면서 제품 광고나 프로모션에 참여하게 된다. 그러나 온라인 마케팅의 운영측면에서 볼 때 현재의 회원관리 시스템은 회원의 모집과 운영에 있어서 효과적이지 못한 문제점이 나타나고 있다. 온라인 환경에서의 고객들은 오프라인 환경에서보다 명확한 자아를 덜 드러내기 때문에 회원가입 과정 중에 일부 악의적인 목적을 가진 고객들이 주변인의 개인정보를 이용하거나 조작하여 중복 아이디를 만들어 활동할 수 있게 된다. 이러한 취약점을 이용하여 중복가입 회원들은 고객들에게 돌아가야 할 경품이나 포인트 등을 가로채어 기업 마케팅 비용의 효율을 떨어뜨리고 있다. 그러나 증가하고 있는 마케팅 비용에 비해 중복회원의 선별 및 이들에 대한 제재를 위한 효과적 방법은 뚜렷하게 제시되지 않고 있다. 따라서 이를 방지하기 위한 체계적인 회원관리 시스템이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 소셜 네트워크 분석 기법을 이용한 중복회원 식별방법을 제시하고 실제 온라인 고객데이터를 이용하여 그 효과성을 검증한다. 소셜 네트워크는 노드들의 관계를 표현하며, 관계의 유무, 방향 및 강도 등으로 연결 형태를 나타낼 수 있다. 특히 컴포넌트 분석방법은 소셜 네트워크 하위그룹 분석방법으로 네트워크의 내부 그룹을 구분하여 다양한 네트워크 특성을 식별하여 준다. 회원정보 분석에 있어 컴포넌트 분석방법은 전제회원 데이터 내의 의미 있는 정보를 이루고 있는 그룹을 식별하게 된다. 본 연구는 H사의 서로 다른 회원가입 기준을 가진 3개 웹사이트의 회원정보를 사용하여 진행되었다. 제안된 분석방법은 중복회원의 실체를 분석하고 시각화함으로써, 실무적인 측면에서 효율적인 마케팅의 증진을 도울 뿐만 아니라 신뢰성 있는 고객의 의견수렴 및 의사결정에도 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.2222-2240
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• 2023

Brand fandom refers to a collection of consumers with strong emotions toward a brand. Studying the dynamics of brand fandom can help brands understand which services or strategies influence their consumers to become a part of brand fandom. However, existing literature on fandom in the last three decades has mainly used qualitative methods, and there is still a lack of research on fandom using quantitative methods. Specifically, previous studies lack a framework for locating fandoms from online textual data and analyzing their dynamics. This study proposes a framework for exploring brand fandom dynamics based on online textual data. This framework consists of four phases based on the design thinking model: Preparing Data, Defining Fandom Categories, Generating Fandom Dynamics, and Analyzing Fandom Dynamics. This framework uses techniques such as social network analysis and process mining, combined with brand personality theory. We demonstrate the applicability of this framework using case studies of two Korean home appliance brands. The dataset contains 14,593 posts by consumers in 374 online communities. The results show that the proposed framework can analyze brand fandom dynamics using textual customer data. Our study contributes to the interdisciplinary research at the intersection of data-driven service design and consumer culture quantification.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.74-82
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• 1998

복합발전 사이클은 가스터빈이나 스팀터빈으로부터의 출력을 이용하여 전개를 생산하기 위한 발전기를 구동시키고 배영회수기로부터 나온 증기를 스틸터빈에서 팽창시킴으로서 부가적인 동력을 얻는 장치를 가리킨다. 보통 가스터빈 배기로 부터의 온도는 $400{\sim}650^{\circ}C$정도로서 배열회수기에서 효과적으로 스팀을 생산할 수 있는 수준의 온도이다. 복합 사이클은 일반적으로 상부사이클과 하부사이클로 구분하는데 대부분의 열에너지 공급이 이루어지는 상부사이클을 브레이돈사이클 이라하며 브레이돈사이클에서 소비되는 에너지는 보다 낮은 온도 수준인 하부사이클에서 회수된다. 이러한 복합사이클은 최근 들어 더욱 보편적으로 적용되고 있는데 그 이유는 첫째, 가스터빈이나 스팀터빈이 독자적으로도 충분히 기술적인 검증을 받은 열기관으로서 초기에 비해 개발비가 저렴해졌다는 데 있고, 둘째, 작동유체인 공기가 $1000^{\circ}C$ 이상에서도 별다른 문제없이 적용될 수 있는 안전한 유체이고 비용이 전혀 들지 않는다는 점이다. 그 뿐 아니라 스팀터빈에 사용되는 물도 중저온에서 매우 저가로 공급할 수 있고 쉽게 공급이 가능하다는 이점으로 하부사이클에의 적용이 매우 양호하다는 점이다. 최근 소재기술의 개발에 따른 터빈입구온도의 향상은 이러한 복합발전 사이클의 기술적, 경제적 이점을 더욱 강화시켜 주고 있다. 본 연구에서는 3압에 의한 복합사이클에 대한 성능해석을 통하여 상부사이클이 전체 복합발전 성능에 미치는 영향을 조사하였으며 그 결과를 서인천 복합발전 인수 성능시험결과와 비교하였다. 본 연구결과는 현재 개념설계가 이루어지고 있는 장차 150~200MW수준의 산업용 가스터빈 개발에 중요한 방향제시를 할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7805-7809
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• 2014

Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy and prognostic factors of chemoreduction combined with topical treatment of advanced intraocular retinoblastoma (RB). Materials and Methods: A total of 22 eyes from 17 children with RB were selected for the study and treated with chemoreduction combined with topical cryotherapy, transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) or episcleral plaque brachytherapy. Clinical and follow-up data were retrospectively analyzed. Results: All children received 2~6 courses of chemoreduction treatment, ($4.5{\pm}0.8$ courses on average); 17 eyes from 13 children were treated by chemoreduction combined with cryotherapy or TTT and 5 eyes from 4 children with chemoreduction combined with $^{125}I$ episcleral plaque brachytherapy. The eye retention rate was 81.8% (18/22), among which 38.9% (7/18) featured restored or maintained good vision. Postoperative follow-up period was 7 to 34 months, ($18.6{\pm}5.2$ months on average). The recurrence rate was 41.2% (7/17), among which 57.1% (4/7) were controlled by supplementing or appending cryotherapy or TTT treatment during the follow-up period. The tumor basal diameter and thickness were significantly reduced (P<0.05 or P<0.01) after treatment. All children demonstrated different degrees of hair loss, 70.6% (12/17) with different degrees of gastrointestinal reactions, 5.88% (1/17) with neutropenia and 11.8% (2/17) being seriously infected during the chemotherapeutic treatment. Univariate and logistic regression analysis showed that tumor basal diameter before treatment had a significant effect on the prognosis (P<0.01). Conclusions: Chemoreduction combined with topical therapy can effectively control RB in the short term, and tumor basal diameter before treatment is an independent risk factor for prognosis.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.1169-1178
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• 2019

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of combined therapy with Banhasasim-tang and conventional treatment for atrophic Gastritis. Methods: The study collected data of clinical studies of combined therapy with Banhasasim-tang and conventional treatment for atrophic gastritis. Electronic databases were used, including PubMed, Cochrane, CNKI, Wanfang, CINII, J-stage, NDSL, and OASIS. The main search terms included such as "Atrophic Gastritis", "Banhasasim-tang", "BanXia Xiexin Tang". This study only included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that adopted combined therapy with Banhasasim-tang and conventional treatment for atrophic gastritis. Results: A total of 18 RCTs were selected. They all adopted combined therapy with Banhasasim-tang and conventional treatment for atrophic gastritis. In all the studies, the intervention group significantly improved the score of effective rate, and in the 8 studies, Hp negative conversion rate was significantly improved when Banhasasim-tang was taken. Conclusion: Through the analysis of 18 RCTs, we found Banhasasim-tang combined with conventional therapy were more effective in the positive performance of atrophic gastritis than conventional therapy single contribution. However, due to the low quality of the selected studies and the lack of endoscopy, biopsy, follow-up observation, so there is a slight insufficient to prove its conclusion. Therefore, we hope that more systematic and diverse clinical studies will be conducted.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2019

PURPOSE: Forward head posture (FHP) is a head-on-trunk malalignment that results in musculoskeletal dysfunction and neck pain. To improve forward head posture, both the craniocervical flexion exercise (CCFE) and the visual guide (VG) technique have been used. This study compared the immediate effects of CCFE and VG combined with CCFE on craniovertebral angle (CVA), as well as on the activity of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and anterior scalene (AS) muscles during CCFE in subjects with FHP. METHODS: In total, 16 subjects (nine males, seven females) with FHP were recruited using the G-power software. Each subject conducted CCFE and CCFE combined with VG in random order. The CVA was recorded using a digital camera and the ImageJ image analysis software. The EMG data of SCM and AS were measured by surface electromyography. A paired T-test was used to assess differences between the effects of the CCFE and VG combined with CCFE interventions in the same group. RESULTS: The CVA was significantly greater for CCFE combined with the VG than for CCFE alone (p<.05). The activity of the SCM and AS muscles was also significantly greater when the VG was combined with CCFE than during CCFE alone across all craniocervical flexion exercise phases (p<.05). CONCLUSION: Use of the VG technique combined with CCFE improved FHP in subjects with FHP compared to CCFE alone.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.209-218
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• 2009

In a wireless sensor network(WSN) each sensor node deals with numerous sensing data elements. For the sake of energy efficiency and network lifetime, sensing data must be handled effectively. A technique used for this is data aggregation. Sending/receiving data involves numerous steps such as MAC layer control packet handshakes and route path setup, and these steps consume energy. Because these steps are involved in all data communication, the total cost increases are related to the counts of data sent/received. Therefore, many studies have proposed sending combined data, which is known as data aggregation. Very effective methods to aggregate sensing data have been suggested, but there is no means of deciding how long the sensor node should wait for aggregation. This is a very important issue, because the wait time affects the total communication cost and data reliability. There are two types of data aggregation; the data counting method and the time waiting method. However, each has weaknesses in terms of the delay. A hybrid method can be adopted to alleviate these problems. But, it cannot provide an optimal point of aggregation. In this paper, we suggest a stochastic-based data aggregation scheme, which provides the cost(in terms of communication and delay) optimal aggregation point. We present numerical analysis and results.