• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2009

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM. Zirconia-based restorations have the common technical complication of delamination, or porcelain chipping, from the zirconia core. Thus the shear bond strength between the zirconia core and the veneering porcelain requires investigation in order to facilitate the material's clinical use. PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bonding strength of the porcelain veneer to the zirconia core and to other various metal alloys (high noble metal alloy and base metal alloy). MATERIAL AND METHODS. 15 rectangular ($4\times4\times9mm$) specimens each of zirconia (Cercon), base metal alloy (Tillite), high noble metal alloy (Degudent H) were fabricated for the shear bond strength test. The veneering porcelain recommended by the manufacturer for each type of material was fired to the core in thickness of 3mm. After firing, the specimens were embedded in the PTFE mold, placed on a mounting jig, and subjected to shear force in a universal testing machine. Load was applied at a crosshead speed of 0.5mm/min until fracture. The average shear strength (MPa) was analyzed with the oneway ANOVA and the Tukey's test ($\alpha$= .05). The fractured specimens were examined using SEM and EDX to determine the failure pattern. RESULTS. The mean shear strength ($\pm\;SD$) in MPa was 25.43 ($\pm\;3.12$) in the zirconia group, 35.87 ($\pm\;4.23$) in the base metal group, 38.00 ($\pm\;5.23$) in the high noble metal group. The ANOVA showed a significant difference among groups, and the Tukey' s test presented a significant difference between the zirconia group and the metal group. Microscopic examination showed that the failure primarily occurred near the interface with the residual veneering porcelain remaining on the core. CONCLUSION. There was a significant difference between the metal ceramic and zirconia ceramic group in shear bond strength. There was no significant difference between the base metal alloy and the high noble metal alloy.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제31권8A호
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• pp.820-829
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• 2006

SoC 설계는 복잡도 증가 및 빠른 time-to-market에 만족하기 위해 IP에 기반한 설계방식을 채택하고 있다. Mobile 기기의 고성능에 대한 시장의 요구로 인해 embedded용 SoC는 멀티미디어, DMB 및 이미지처리 등 복잡도와 데이터 처리량이 높은 프로그램을 실시간으로 동작시키기 위해 다중 프로세서를 사용한 설계가 요구된다. 시스템 버스와 프로토콜이 상이한 프로세서를 단일 SoC내에서 사용하기 위해선 프로세서 프로토콜을 시스템 버스 프로토콜에 맞도록 변화하여 주는 인터페이스 회로의 설계가 요구된다. 고속으로 동작하는 프로세서의 인터페이스 회로는 데이터 쓰기와 읽기 시의 전송 지연을 최소화하여 시스템 전체의 성능을 향상시켜야 한다. 버퍼를 사용한 인터페이스 회로의 구조는 버퍼에 데이터를 일시 저장하는 동작으로 인하여 데이터 전송 latency가 증가하게 되므로 본 논문에서는 버퍼를 사용하지 않고 버스와 마스터 모듈 프로토콜이 가진 공통된 동작 시퀀스를 이용하여 단일 FSM 구조를 가진 인터페이스 회로를 자동생성하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법으로 자동생성된 인터페이스 회로는 버퍼를 사용한 인터페이스 회로에 비해 면적은 평균 48.5%의 감소를 보였으며, 데이터 전송 latency는 단일 데이터 전송 시 평균 59.1%의 감소를 보였고 버스트 모드 데이터 전송 시 13.3%의 감소를 보였다. 본 논문에서 제안한 시스템을 사용하여 데이터 전송 latency를 최소화하는 고성능의 인터페이스 회로를 자동으로 생성할 수 있다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.762-772
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 현재 표준화가 진행중인 HEVC(High Efficiency Video Coding)의 고정 비트율(CBR: Constant Bitrate) 부호화를 위한 비트율 제어(rate control) 기법을 다룬다. 기존의 H.264/AVC의 비트율 제어 기법에서는 계층적 부호화 구조의 특성을 고려하지 못한 제어 기법을 사용하여 정확한 비트율 제어에 어려움이 있다. 현재 HEVC의 참조 소프트웨어인 HM(HEVC test Model)에는 CBR 부호화를 위한 비트율 제어 알고리즘이 제공되지 않은 상태이며, 추후 비트율 제어 모듈이 추가될 것으로 예상된다. 이때 HM의 공통실험조건에 정의된 임의접근(Random Access: RA) 모드의 계층적 부호화 구조에서의 보다 정확한 비트율 제어가 요구된다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 계층적 부호화 구조에서의 효율적인 비트율 제어를 위해 2차 비트율-왜곡(Rate-Distortion: R-D) 모델 기반의 시간계층 및 프레임 타입에 따른 비트율 특성을 반영한 비트율 제어 기법을 제시한다. 또한, 제어 단위에 따른 비트 변동율과 화질 손실 간에 발생하는 상충관계를 고려하여 비트율 제어 단위를 프레임 단위와 HEVC의 기본 부호화 단위(Coding Unit: CU)로 설정하고 모의실험을 통해 계층적 부호화 구조를 위해 제시된 기법의 비트율 제어 성능을 확인한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.298-304
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• 2009

Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate the association of blood pressure levels with the common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) and carotid plaques. Methods : Data were obtained from 2,635 subjects, aged 50 years and over, who participated in the Community Health Survey (a population-based, cross-sectional study) in Dong-gu, Gwangju city between 2007 and 2008. Participants were categorized into three groups according to blood pressure levels; normotensives (<120/80 mmHg), prehypertensives (120-139/80-89 mmHg), and hypertensives ($\geq$140/90 mmHg). Prehypertensives were further categorized as low prehypertensives (120-129/80-84 mmHg) and high prehypertensives (130-139/85-89 mmHg). Carotid intima-media thickness and plaques were evaluated with a high-resolution B-mode ultrasound. Statistical analyses were performed using chi-square test, ANOVA, and multiple logistic regression. Results : Prehypertensives had significantly greater maximal CCA-IMT values than normotensives, with a multivariate adjusted odds ratio of 1.78 (95% CI=1.36-2.32) for abnormal CCA-IMT (maximal CCA-IMT$\geq$1.0 mm), and 1.45 (95% CI=1.19-1.77) for carotid plaques. The multivariate adjusted odds ratio of low prehypertensives was 1.64 (95% CI=1.21-2.21) for abnormal CCA-IMT, and 1.30 (95% CI=1.04-1.63) for carotid plaques compared with normotensives. Subject with hypertension had higher frequency of abnormal CCA-IMT (odds ratio, 2.18; 95% CI=1.49-3.18), and carotid plaques (odds ratio, 1.98; 95% CI=1.46-2.67) compared with normotensives after adjustment for other cardiovascular risk factors. Conclusions : Our results indicate that there is a significant increase in the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with prehypertension (even in low prehypertensives) compared with normotensive subjects. Further studies are required to confirm the benefits and role of carotid ultrasonography in persons with prehypertension.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.243-250
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• 2013

Pyracantha is a genus of thorny evergreen large shrubs in the family of Rosaceae, with common names Firethorn or Pyracantha. It's extract has also been used in cosmetics as a skin-whitening agent and functioning through tyrosinase inhibition. Recent studies have shown that pyracantha extract possesses antioxidant activities and may significantly improve lipoprotein metabolism in rats. Although the mode of action of Pyracantha extract is not fully understood, a strong relationship was observed between antioxidant and apoptosis in some types of cells. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluated the effect of pyracantha extract on blastocysts formation and their quality of the porcine parthenogenetic embryos. After parthenogenetic activation by chemicals, presumptive porcine parthenogenetic embryos were cultured in PZM-3 medium supplemented with extracts of pyracantha leaf, stalk and root for 6 day (1, 5 and $10{\mu}g/ml$, respectively). In our results, the frequency of blastocyst formation in pyracantha root extract ($5{\mu}g/ml$) treated group had increased that of other groups. Furthermore, blastocysts derived from pyracantha root extract ($5{\mu}g/ml$) treated group had increased the total cell numbers and reduced apoptotic index. Blastocyst development was significantly improved in the pyracantha root extract ($5{\mu}g/ml$) treated group when compared with the $H_2O_2$ treated group (p<0.05). Subsequent evaluation of the intracellular levels of ROS in pyracantha root extract ($5{\mu}g/ml$) treated groups under $H_2O_2$ induced oxidative stress were decreased (p<0.05). In conclusion, our results indicate that treatment of pyracantha root extract may improve in vitro development of porcine parthenogenetic embryos through its antioxidative and antiapoptotic effects.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.720-730
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• 2000

Malnutrition is a common problem in cancer patients. In addition anticancer drugs used in chemotherapy as a major therapeutic mode are famous as the side effect like nausea, vomiting, which lead the patients to malnourished state. This study was to determine the relationship of anorexia, nausea, vomiting and oral intake and identify the influence these side effects on the nutritional status in patients receiving chemotherapy. To assess the nutritional status, anthropometry such as weight, height, body mass index(BMI), body fat proportion, and triceps skinfold thickness, and biochemistry test such as hemoglobin and lymphocyte were measured at the pre- and post- chemotherapy and the readmission time, all three times. During chemotherapy, anorexia, nausea, and vomiting using a VAS or 5-point scale and 24 hour oral intake using a food record were measured daily. Forty-nine patients knowing their diagnosis and receiving chemotherapy were recruited from an oncological ward in a general hospital for 5 months and they were reduced 31 at readmission time for a next chemotherapy. The results were as follows. Most subjects (93.6%) were in the 4th stage of cancer and 57.1% of subjects were in the first or the second chemotherapy. In most subjects(82.6%), their weight was decreased 10.7% than as usual. The degree of anorexia, nausea, and vomiting was significantly higher and the amount of oral intake was significantly less during the chemotherapy than at the pre-chemotherapy. Weight, BMI, triceps skinfold were reduced more at the post- chemotherapy than the pre-chemotherapy and were recovered the nearly same but less level at the readmission time. Body fat proportion was increased at the post chemotherapy and then decreased at the readmission phase. Hemoglobin and the number of lymphocyte were below normal at the pre-chemotherapy and more reduced at the readmission time. Anorexia, nausea, and vomiting were related positively and oral intake was negatively related with nausea and vomiting. The nutritional status at the post- chemotherapy and the readmission time was explained 20% over by the side effect like anorexia, nausea, vomiting and oral intake during the chemotherapy. The significant nutrition predictors at the post- chemotherapy were vomiting and the significant predictors at the readmission time were anorexia, vomiting, and oral intake. These results indicated the patients receiving chemotherapy were continued to deteriorate the nutritional status. Therefore nurse should have knowledge how much the nutritional status can be affected and assess the nutritional status periodically and try to find out the intervention for side effects from the series of chemotherapies.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.99-109
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• 2001

Authors investigated neuronal changes of local cellular metabolism in the cerebral lesions of Parkinsonian symptomatic side between before and after stereotactic neurosurgery by follow-up 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) (n = 15) and age-matched normal controls (n = 15) underwen MRS examinations using a stimulated echo acquisition mode (STEAM) pulse sequence that provided 2${\times}$2${\times}$2 ㎤ (8ml) volume of interest in the regions of substantia nigra, thalamus, and lentiform nucleus. Spectral parameters were 20 ms TE, 2000 ms TR, 128 averages,2500 Hz spectral width, and 2048 data points. Raw data were processed by the SAGE data analysis package (GE Medical Systems). Peak areas of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr), choline-containing compounds (Cho), inositols (Ins), and the sum (Glx) of glutamate and GABA were calculated by means of fitting the spectrum to a summation of Lorentzian curves using Marquardt algorithm. After blindly processed, we evaluated neuronal alterations of observable metabolite ratios between before and after stereotactic neurosurgery using Pearson product-moment analysis (SPSS, Ver. 6.0). A significant reduction of NAA/Cho ratio was observed in the cerebral lesion in substantia nigra of PD patient related to the symptomatic side after neurosurgery (P : 0.03). In thalamus, NAA/Cho ratio was also significantly decreased in the cerebral lesion including the electrode-surgical region (P : 0.03). A significant reduction of NAA/Cho ratio in lentiform nucleus was not oberved, but tended toward significant reduction after neurosurgery (P = 0.08). In particular, remarkable lactate signal was noted from the surgical thalamic lesions of 6 among 8 patients and internal segments of globus pallidus of 6 among 7 patients, respectively. Significant metabolic alterations of NAA/Cho ratio might reflect functional changes of neuropathological processes in the lesion of substantia nigra, thalamus, and lentiform nucleus, and could be a valuable finding fur evaluation of Parkinson's disease after neurosurgery. Increase of lactate signals, being remarkable in surgical lesions, could be consistent with a common consequence of neurosurgical necrosis. Thus, IH MRS could be a useful modality to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic implications fur Parkinsons disease after functional neurosurgery.

• 복식
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• 제32권
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• pp.163-182
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was intended to analyze artistic formativeness represented in the modern fashion design materials. Nowadays the modern fashion design materials is characterized by variety. The fashion materials the most important of fashion is called a softwear in textile industry and emerged as a new field. Fashion design also escaped from the tra-ditional restraint and extended to pursue lib-eral clothes and the designer's creative inten-tion has resulted in conceptual and conven-tional alteration as a new mode of plastic ex-preseeion. As a results of analysis of the formative fea-ture of Art style represented in the modern fashion design materials. First Surrealism had been searching for a new way of confronting a social and rtistic environment that was stifling and repugnant to them. Accordingly the wide applicaytion of the various object due to the thought of Sur-realism through the modern fashion materials brought the diversification and individua-lization of the modern fashion design. Second Pop Art that is made modern mech-anic culture and commercialism brought the great transformation in the history of Art out of the existing style and the sense of ex-pression. And the plastic characteristics of Pop Art that has a gravity as modern fashion materials on a them of the elements of popular consumer's society. That is the common and cheap objects were introduced into fashion materials itself or pat-tern. Third Minimalism is a trend in art att-empting to seek essence of the object by presenting simple and disciplined expressions by minimal formative means. The features of external form are simplicity clarity unrelated composition and symmetrical structure. Mini-malism was a quest for basic elements repre-senting the fundamental esthetic values of art. The minimal expression in modern fashion materials mean fabrics with simple surface and is contained using simple geometric pattern or utilizing textiles without any patterns. Fourth Eroticism is a kind of psychological revolution in the development of human civilization and is deeply rooted in the cultural tradition of myth religion customs and art. So Eroticism must be distinguished from a mere animal reproduction. These erotic char-acteristics were holded the meanings of sexu-ality through the modern fashion materials. Especially it was expressed the sexual part of body was nakedly showed through trans-parent materials or semitransparent like metalic and opaque materials. Recently the various kinds of new materials such as paper vinyle plastic metal as well as human body were applied to new fashion de-sign. First of all the new materials will give modern fashion designers stimuli and inspi-ration. It can also express values of moderners to despise materialism and uniformed modern society and to recover humanity and self-actualization.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.264-271
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• 2007

목 적 : 소아과 외래에서 흔히 접할 수 있는 질환 중 하나인 야뇨증의 진단을 위해서는 병력의 정보를 얻는 것이 중요하다. 그러나 한정된 외래진료 시간에 병력 청취가 쉽지는 않기 때문에 설문지를 이용하여 야뇨증 환아를 단일 증상 야뇨증군과 비단일증상 야뇨증군으로 분류하고 임상양상등을 비교하여 야뇨증의 병형별 진단 및 치료에 도움을 주고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2004년 1월부터 2005년 7월까지 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원 소아과를 방문하여 야뇨증의 진단이후 첫 내원시 보호자의 동의하에 약물치료 전 약 2-3주의 야뇨일지를 관찰하는 동안 보호자가 환아의 배뇨 습관, 과거력, 치료에 대한 부모와 어린이의 자세 등을 포함한 설문지에 응답을 하여 설문지를 통한 병력청취가 이루어졌고, 이후 지속적인 치료 및 추적 관찰이 가능하였던 34명의 야뇨증 환아를 대상으로 하였다. 결 과 : 단일 증상성 야뇨증 환아는 21명, 비단일 증상성 환아는 13명이었으며, 발달 지연이 있었던 환아는 없었다. 환아 출생 시 분만법, 제대일수, 출생 시 체중, 형제 순서, 잠버릇, 변비, 치료성적에 따른 두 군의 차이는 없었다. 요로 감염의 빈도는 비단일 증상군에서 많았으며, 낮 동안 배뇨빈도와 알러지 병력은 비단일 증상군에서 높은 경향을 나타내었다. 전체 야뇨증 환아의 부모는 병원방문 전 전문 치료 방법으로 한방치료를 52.9%으로 가장 많이 이용하였으나 67.6%에서 효과가 없거나 빈도는 줄었지만 여전히 야뇨가 있다고 하였다. 결 론 : 병력 청취 설문지를 이용한 단일 증상군과 비단일증상군의 비교는 야뇨증 환아의 세부적 진단에 도움이 되며, 치료 방침을 결정하고 치료성적을 향상시키는데 유용한 자료로 기여할 것으로 기대된다. 또한 병원 방문 전 전문 치료로 한방 치료가 많이 선택되고 있어 부모들을 대상으로 야뇨증의 교육이 필요함을 알 수 있었다.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.87-100
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• 2007

This study aims at analyzing the characteristics of deconestructionism expressed in Issey Myake's fashion who is one of the most creative designers in the world. Method and contents of this study are as follows. Through the review of literatures, three major categories such as interminacy of meaning, decentring, and intertextuality and eight subcategories have been identified as major features of deconestructionism. These subcategories for content analysis were selected to examine the characteristics of deconstructionism expressed in Issey Myake's design in depth. Interminacy of meaning was divided into unstructured and unconstructed factors while decentring into qualities of cross-gender, subculture, anti-fashion, and post-humanism. Lastly, intertextuality was classified into factors of disordered mixing mode and mixed styles. Materials for analysis were chosen from total 349 designs on the website,www.firstview.com, which carries Issey Miyake's collection from 2002 S/S through 2006 F/W. 2 fashion major analysts including the researcher participated in 1st analysis and two another fashion major analysts participated in 2nd analysis. The final level of consistency between analysts was over 97% for all categories. The data analysis quantitatively evaluates the frequency of each category and qualitatively evaluates the characteristics of design. The result is as follows. First, the avant-garde facets of inter-textuality are most prominent. In particular, Miyake has introduced the various novelly textiles to fashion and employed the mixtured styles, not to copy them but to create hybrid designs by using pastiches and mixing fashion styles. Moreover, he has used various fabrics in order to inflict shock and contrast but still create subtle harmony, thus enriching his fashion. Second, the indeterminacy of meaning is the second most frequently shown facet of Miyake's fashion design. Miyake has employed unconstructed expression techniques, which has projected unusual images free from basic forms of designs and also has used the unstructured styles which dismantle harmony and balance-the common rule of design. He has made a new attempt to acknowledge clothing as an expressive artwork by allowing clothes to take a complete form when a person actually wears them. He has demonstrated a unique perspective on cloth construction and presented a love for artistic collaboration in the development of his collections A distinct manufactured aesthetic is exaggerated, even hyperbolic. Thirdly, the aspects of decentralization were also shown in Miyake's design, however, it has been visibly decreased after 2002 S/S.