• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2000

Objectives : To propose the referential data to evaluate the health impacts of Vietnam veterans' children whose father were exposed to herbicides in Vietnam War. Methods : Vietnam veterans who visited to Pusan Veteran Hospital for medical care were recruited from April to October, 1998. They were 71 and asked about their own combat history, symptoms and illness, and health status of their 182 children. The informations were collected by direct and phone interview. Exposure estimation was also performed as exposure score depending on year and unit of participation, and personal episodes related to exposure to herbicide in the war. It classified into three groups; lower(<18.0), moderate(18-53), high$(\geq53)$ exposure group. Results : The mean age and the period into the combat of the veterans were 52.8 years and 15.0 months. The mean exposure score was $18.1{\pm}9.9$, and mainly distributed in lower (46.5%) and moderate(52.1%) exposure group. Most(90.1%) of them were diagnosed as sequelae(21 cases) and suspected sequelae(43 cases) of the herbicides by Korean veteran's hospital diagnostic criteria. The major sequelae was peripheral neuropathy 13 cases, chloracne 5 cases, and the major suspected sequelae was hypertension 20 cases, diabetes mellitus 18 cases, liver disease 12 cases, central neuropathy 11 cases, etc. About birth, 42.2% and 16.9% experienced spontaneous abortion and stillbirth, respectively. The mean exposure score was higher in stillbirth experience group(p<0.05). About half of the children(90 cases, 49.5%) hold the abnormal health status: those were skin pigmentation 38 cases, rash 23 cases, congenital anomaly 15 cases, general weakness 12 cases, purpura 8 cases, visual disturbance 8 cases, etc. These health problems had no association with father's exposure level(p>0.05). Conclusions : These results were depend on their own answers, and expectation for compensation did not excluded, therefore, this study may have limitations: inaccuracy of informations due to recall bias and response bias. Nevertheless, through this study, we could image the fundamental aspect for health impacts of Vietnam veterans' children for preparing the national control program and policy. A large scale epidemiologic study with valid exposure assessment on the health impacts of Vietnam veterans' children is recommneded.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.100-105
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• 2017

Background and Objectives : Adductor type spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD) is neurogenic disorder and focal laryngeal dystonia, while muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) is caused by functional voice disorder. Both ADSD and MTD may be associated with excessive supraglottic contraction and compensation, resulting in a strained voice quality with spastic voice breaks. The aim of this study was to determine the utility of spectrogram analysis in the differentiation of ADSD from MTD. Materials and Methods : From 2015 through 2017, 17 patients of ADSD and 20 of MTD, underwent acoustic recording and phonatory function studies, were enrolled. Jitter (frequency perturbation), Shimmer (amplitude perturbation) were obtained using MDVP (Multi-dimensional Voice Program) and GRBAS scale was used for perceptual evaluation. The two speech therapist evaluated a wide band (11,250 Hz) spectrogram by blind test using 4 scales (0-3 point) for four spectral findings, abrupt voice breaks, irregular wide spaced vertical striations, well defined formants and high frequency spectral noise. Results : Jitter, Shimmer and GRBAS were not found different between two groups with no significant correlation (p>0.05). Abrupt voice breaks and irregular wide spaced vertical striations of ADSD were significantly higher than those of MTD with strong correlation (p<0.01). High frequency spectral noise of MTD were higher than those of ADSD with strong correlation (p<0.01). Well defined formants were not found different between two groups. Conclusion : The wide band spectrograms provided visual perceptual information can differentiate ADSD from MTD. Spectrogram analysis is a useful diagnostic tool for differentiating ADSD from MTD where perceptual analysis and clinical evaluation alone are insufficient.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2013

본 연구는 가연성탱크 화재발생시 하나의 포 비례혼합기에서 분기헤더를 거쳐 다수의 소화지역 분기방식 포 소화설비의 분기헤더에서 저장탱크 하단부 입상관 까지의 포수용액 배관단면적 감소에 따른 통과유량 감소로 혼합비가 허용범위를 벗어날 때 적정농도의 포수용액 방출에 효과적인 방법을 확보하는데 궁극적인 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 기설치 포 소화설비의 유량변동에 따른 혼합비 변동원인 분석 및 일정혼합비 보상방법을 찾아보고, 포 비례혼합기 벤츄리 폼챔버 오리피스 및 미터링 오리피스 교체실험을 통해 원액흡입배관 단면적을 확장시킬 수 있는 미터링 오리피스 교체실험이 포 소화설비 혼합비 개선에 가장 효과적인 방안임을 입증하였다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.38-47
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• 2016

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the exposure levels of forklift operators to diesel engine exhaust(DEE) using black carbon(BC), elemental carbon(EC), and nitrogen dioxide($NO_2$) as indicators. Methods: A total of eight forklift operators in six collection companies were assessed over a period of two months from July to September 2015. BC was measured using a real-time monitor and respirable EC samples were analyzed using the NIOSH method 5040. $NO_2$ samples were collected using a passive badge-type sampler. Results: The geometric mean of BC, EC and $NO_2$ were $3.1-19.1{\mu}g/m^3$, $2.1-23.8{\mu}g/m^3$, and 12.5-166.6 ppb at all companies. When forklifts were operating both outside and inside, BC concentrations increased 2.0-5.6 times. The highest increase was observed when forklifts were operating indoors. The increase in BC concentrations varied by company(company A: 2.0 times, B: 3.2 times, C: 5.6 times, D: 2.1 times, E: 5.1 times, F: 2.6 times). The geometric mean of BC, EC, and $NO_2$ for the forklift operators was $9.6{\mu}g/m^3$, $7.9{\mu}g/m^3$, and 48.9 ppb, respectively. The geometric mean of BC, EC, and $NO_2$ for manufacturing workers was $9.3{\mu}g/m^3$, $0.9{\mu}g/m^3$, and 85.2 ppb, respectively. The mean BC and EC exposure levels for the forklift operators were slightly higher than those for manufacturing workers, but $NO_2$ levels for manufacturing workers were higher than those for the forklift operators(p>0.05). Multiple regression analysis revealed that diesel exhaust emissions standard, forklift weight and forklift manufacturer were the most influential factors in determining worker exposure. Conclusions: In the DEE work environment, workers who perform tasks within the workplace as well as inside forklifts as operators are likely to be exposed to a lack of ventilation. Further study of forklift operators' exposure to DEE indicators should be conducted to include a wider range of occupational and environmental situations, such as collection procedures, seasonal situations, types of fuel used, and number of forklifts.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.310-320
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• 2014

Backgrounds: Endotoxin, which found in the outer membrane of the gram-negative bacteria cell wall, makes up almost all of the lipopolysaccharide(LPS). When people are exposed to endotoxin,it can result in diverse health effects such as an airway irritation and inflammation, fever, malaise, bronchitis, allergic asthma, toxic pneumonitis, hypersensitivity lung disease. Cases among the elderly, children or pregnant can occur more frequently than a healthy adult if they are repeatedly exposed to the existing endotoxin. Therefore, we investigated and assessed the environmental characteristics associated with the airborne endotoxin concentration level in six hospital lobbies. Method: Endotoxin from indoor air in six hospital lobbies was measured by an area sampling method and analyzed according to American Society for Testing and Materials International(ASTM international) E2144-01. Total suspended particulate(TSP), carbon dioxide($CO_2$), temperature and humidity were also measured by using direct reading measurements or airborne sampling equipment at the same time. Environmental characteristics were appropriately divided into two or three groups for a statistics analysis. One-way analysis variable(one-way ANOVA) was used to examine a difference of the endotoxin concentration, depending on the environmental characteristics. In addition, only variables with p-value(p<0.25) were eventually designed to the best model by using multiple regression analysis. Results: The correlation analysis result indicated that TSP(p=0.003) and $CO_2$(p<0.0001) levels were significantly associated with endotoxin concentration levels. In contrast, temperature(p<0.068) and humidity(p<0.365) were not associated with endotoxin concentration. Levels of endotoxin concentration were statistically different among the environmental characteristics of Service time(p=0.01), Establishment of hospital(p<0.001), Scale of hospital(p=0.01), Day average people using hospital(p=0.03), Cleaning time of lobby(p=0.05), Season(p<0.001), and Cleaning of ventilation system(p<0.001) according to ANOVA. Finally, the best model(Adjusted R-square=72%) that we designed through a multiple regression test included environmental characteristics related to Service time, Area of lobby, Season, Cleaning of ventilation system, and Temperature. Conclusions: According to this study, our result showed a normal level of endotoxin concentration in the hospital lobbies and found environmental management methods to reduce the level of endotoxin concentration to a minimum. Consequently, this study recognized to be requirement for the management of ventilation systems and an indoor temperature in order to reduce the level of endotoxin concentration in the hospital lobbies.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.550-561
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for the improvement of the working environment for health prevention and related countermeasures for shift workers. This study was conducted based on the Fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS), which analyzed the health effects of shift work forces and compared them with preceding studies. Methods: By analyzing secondary rates using raw data from the 5th KWCS, 4,870 (9.7%) of the 50,184 total study subjects were divided into shift work and 45,314 (90.3%) non-shift work groups based on the response to shift status. Variables that could affect work health issues were identified and corrected. A cross-analysis was conducted to examine demographic characteristics (gender, age, and education level) of the workers and occupation characteristics (monthly net earnings, employment type, occupation, working period up to now, workplace scale, type of work system, and weekly working hours). In order to find the work health issue ratio between the shift and non-shift work groups, logistic regression was analyzed and the association with health problems according to shift type by gender was looked at through cross-analysis. Results: According to the surveys conducted from the 1st KWCS (2006) to the 5th KWCS (2017), the proportion of shift workers continued to increase. Also, muscular pains in the lower limbs (hips, legs, knees, feet, etc.) (OR=1.135, 95%CI 1.031-1.251), headaches, eyestrain (OR=1.580, 95% CI 1.428-1.748), anxiety (OR=1.715, 95% CI 1.402-2.099), difficulty falling asleep (OR=1.391), and other problems (OR=7.392) were reported. In addition, back pain, muscular pains in shoulders, neck and/or upper limbs, muscular pains in lower limbs (hips, legs, knees, feet, etc.), headaches, eyestrain, depression, anxiety, overall fatigue resulted in significant results for both male and female shift workers. Depression and anxiety were higher in female shift/circulation compared to males. Conclusions: The social nets for the health and safety of shift workers should be explored in a variety of ways, including management and supervision of shift sites, attempts to reorganize and improve the shift system, development of workers' health recovery programs, promotion, systematic treatment, and compensation systems.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.2762-2770
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 서브영상(sub-image)에 MSE(mean square error)기반의 블록정합 알고리즘인 TSS (three-step search)와 FS (full search)를 복합적으로 적용함으로써 물체움직임을 고속, 정밀하게 추정 보상하고, 차 영상 기법을 통해 공간적 중복데이터를 제거한 잔여영상(residual image)을 고속 압축할 수 있는 새로운 기법을 제시하였다. 즉, 제안된 기법에서는 픽업된 영상 간의 유사성을 향상시키기 위하여 픽업된 요소영상으로부터 서브영상을 재합성한 뒤, TSS 기반의 MSE 알고리즘을 사용하여 전 물체영역을 대상으로 가능한 물체영역 만을 고속으로 찾은 다음, 그 가능한 물체영역에 정밀한 FS 탐색 알고리즘을 적용하여 물체영상의 정확한 움직임 벡터를 추정하여 보상하게 된다. 또한, 움직임이 보상된 물체영상에 차 영상(difference image) 기법을 적용하여 서브영상 간의 공간적 중복 데이터를 제거한 잔여영상을 얻게 되고 이는 MPEG-4 알고리즘을 통해 최종적으로 압축되게 된다. 실험결과, 제안된 기법은 기존방식에 비해 영상 압축률은 그대로 유지하면서 프레임 당 압축시간이 214% 향상됨을 보임으로써 제안된 기법의 실제 응용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 분석과학
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.107-119
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• 1993

본 연구에서는 백금족 금속-아세틸아세톤 킬레이트들의 역상 액체 크로마토그래피에서 용리 거동을 조사하여 머무름 메카니즘을 연구하고 이들의 최적 분리 조건을 알아내었다. 중성의 백금족 금속-아세틸아세톤 킬레이트들의 머무름에 소용매성 효과가 크게 영향을 준다는 것을 알았다. 또한, 백금족 금속-아세틸아세톤 킬레이트들의 기하학적 구조가 머무름에 많은 영향을 준다는 것을 알았다. 팔면체 구조인 $Rh(acac)_3$, $Ir(acac)_3$보다는 평면 사각형 구조인 $Pd(acac)_2$, $Pt(acac)_2$가 비극성 정지상과 상호 작용할 수 있는 표면적이 더 크므로 더 늦게 용리된다. 컬럼의 온도를 $25{\sim}45^{\circ}C$까지 변화시키면서 각 이동상 조성에서 van't Hoff plot를 구한 결과 온도에 따른 머무름 메카니즘은 일정함을 알 수 있었다. 이동상의 조성변화에 따라 용질의 머무름 메카니즘이 변화하는가를 알아보기 위하여 엔탈피-엔트로피 상쇄 현상을 조사하였다. 메탄올-물 용매의 조성이 40~70%로 변할 때 팔면체 구조인 $Rh(acac)_3$, $Ir(acac)_3$와 평면 사각형 구조인 $Pd(acac)_2$, $Pt(acac)_2$는 각각 엔탈피-엔트로피 상쇄 현상이 관찰되었으므로 머무름 메카니즘이 킬레이트의 구조에 따라 일정함을 알았다. 아세토니트릴-물 용매 조성이 30~60%로 변할 때는 엔탈피-엔트로피 상쇄 형상이 관찰되지 않았으므로 머무름 메카니즘이 복잡함을 알았다. 백금족 금속-아세틸아세톤 킬레이트들의 최적 분리 조건은 40% 메탄올, polymeric C18 컬럼, $45^{\circ}C$이다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.597-608
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• 2011

공동주택의 건설 분쟁(Claim)발생 시 지속적으로 발생하는 하자의 보수비용 산정 방안에 대한 객관적 기준이 없어 건설전문가들도 각자의 경험과 성향에 따라 다양하게 판단하게 되므로 문제점을 발생 시키고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이에 대한 분석을 통하여 보수비용 산정기준과 방안을 제시한 후 건축물 하자관련 담당자들에게 합리적인 하자 판단기준을 제안 하고자 한다. 연구결과, 실적공사비를 우선 적용하며 실적공사비에 없는 항목은 표준품셈을 활용하여 산정한다. 지속형 하자 유형인 법규위반 하자의 보수비용 산정은 위반 건물부위만 철거하여 재시공하는 비용을 산정하고, 진행성(확대)하자는 건물 준공의 경과연수에 비례하여 기여율로 산정하며, 반복성 하자는 하자를 최소화시키는 방법의 설비공법을 대안으로 강구하여 산정하고, 가치감소 하자는 내용연수대비 하자보증기간의 비율로 산정하는 방법을 제안하였다. 이중 가치감소하자 보수비용의 산정은 향후 보다 많은 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.148-156
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 I/Q 부정합에 의한 단일 주파수 연속파 학습신호 왜곡을 새롭게 해석하고 이를 이용한 영상 제거 방법을 제안한다. 기존의 방법에서는 위상 부정합과 이득 부정합을 각각 예측하고 보상하는 방법을 사용하였다. 본 논문에서는 I/Q 부정합에 의하여 단일 주파수 연속파 학습신호의 원형 궤도가 타원 궤도로 왜곡됨을 증명한다. 이를 바탕으로 2단계로 이루어진 I/Q 부정합 보상 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법의 첫 번째 신호처리에서는 수신 신호의 위상을 회전하여 타원 궤도의 장축이 x축과 일치하도록 한다. 두 번째 신호처리에서는 첫 번째 신호처리를 거친 Q 경로 신호를 증폭하여 원형 궤도가 되도록 하여 I/Q 부정합을 보상하고 영상 신호를 제거한다. 모의실험을 통해서 직교 위상 편이 변조 (QPSK), 16-직교 진폭 변조 (QAM), 64-직교 진폭 변조 신호에 대해서 70dB 이상의 영상 제거 성능을 가지고 있음을 보인다. 한편, 제안한 방법이 우수함을 보이기 위하여 레일레이 페이딩 경로 환경에서 성능 분석을 한다. 비트오율 (BER) 모의실험을 통해서 제안한 방법은 직교 위상편이 변조, 16-직교 진폭 변조, 64-직교 진폭 변조 등의 다양한 변조에 대해서 부가백색가우시안잡음 (AWGN) 뿐 만 아니라 페이딩 경로에서도 영상 신호가 없는 이상적인 수신기의 비트오율과 거의 일치함을 보인다.