• 한국조경학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.16-28
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• 2015

본 연구는 인천광역시 남구의 주민 생활과 밀접한 생활권 주변 지역과 커뮤니티 공간을 연계한 커뮤니티형 그린웨이 조성방안을 제시하여 생활권 녹지의 확충 및 지역 커뮤니티 형성을 도모하고자 하였다. 도시생태 특성으로 토지이용과 녹피율을 조사 분석하여 녹지 확보 필요성을 제시하였고, 커뮤니티 형성을 위한 거주지 주변 시설을 유형별로 분석하였다. 남구를 생활권별로 구분하여 커뮤니티형 그린웨이 노선을 설정하였고, 노선별 특성을 분석 및 유형화하여 유형별 커뮤니티형 그린웨이 조성방안을 제시하였다. 인천광역시 남구는 시가지 87.7%, 녹지 및 오픈스페이스가 12.3%이었고, 녹피율은 17.51%로 녹지가 매우 부족하였다. 녹지의 반 이상이 도시외곽에 분포한 면적이 넓은 산림으로서 도시 내 주민 생활권 주변의 녹지확보가 필요하였다. 남구의 커뮤니티 형성을 위한 시설은 교육시설 7.7%, 공원시설 1.7%, 녹지시설이 1.9% 등으로 교육시설의 비율이 높았다. 남구의 생활권을 총 31개로 구분하였고, 생활권 내 커뮤니티 시설과 녹지를 연계할 수 있는 커뮤니형 그린웨이 20개 노선을 선정하였다. 노선별 특성은 토지이용 및 가로환경과 커뮤니티 시설 측면으로 종합 분석하여 도출하였다. 커뮤니티형 그린웨이의 유형화는 그린웨이 계획의 기능과 목적, 주변 토지이용현황, 커뮤니티 시설 유형을 고려하여 6가지 유형으로 구분하였다. 유형별 조성방안은 그린웨이 기능과 목적에 따른 조성방향, 주거지역과 상업업무 지역으로 구분한 토지이용 유형별 조성방향, 근린생활형, 교육형, 종교형, 레크리에이션형 등 커뮤니티 시설 유형별 조성방향을 제안하였다. 또한 그린웨이 녹화유형별 녹화구상에 적합한 녹화방법으로 벽면녹화, 옥상녹화, 베란다 녹화와 같은 건축물 차원과 공원, 학교, 공공기관, 도로, 주차장, 자투리공간과 같은 단지차원으로 구분하여 각 그린웨이 유형별 조성방안을 제안하였다.

• 시큐리티연구
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• 제61호
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• pp.285-305
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• 2019

공인탐정제도 도입에 따른 경제적 효과는 도입시 조사영엽의 합법화와 경비, 조사시장의 활성화로 약 4,877억원의 매출이, 장기적으로는 1조 2,724억원의 매출효과가 연구발표되었다. 탐정업의 도입필요성은 "미래 유망분야의 새로운 직업"으로 선정되어 '신직업'으로 보고 있고, '사실 조사를 지원하는 공인탐정제도'는 현 정부의 공약이기도 했다. 이에 현재 계류중인 법안이 국회를 통과하면 합법적으로 탐정들의 사실조사가 가능해 진다. 최근 국회에 '공인탐정법안', '공인탐정 및 공인탐정업에 관한 법률안'이 계류중이다. 공인탐정제도 도입에 대한 합법과 불법의 경계에 관한 논의가 지속되고 있다. 탐정제도는 OECD 가입 34개국 중 우리나라를 제외한 모든 국가에서 허용되고 있으며, 물론 각국의 실정에 맞게 자격인증, 교육, 영업 등록 등 다양한 관리제도를 통해 국민의 권익보호에 필요한 탐정업의 장점은 활성화하면서 부작용 등 단점은 최소화되고 있다. 따라서 우리도 탐정을 금지할 것이 아니라 적정한 관리를 통해 새로운 제도를 받아들일 필요가 있으며, 새로운 청년의 일자리와 퇴직근로자들의 일자리 창출을 할 수 있는 새로운 직업이 창출되어야 할 것이다. 물론 기존의 신용조사업, 경비업, 손해사정사 등으로 우리나라에서도 개별적으로 조사 관련 업무가 일부 진행되고 탐정이라는 새로운 제도를 도입하여 시행하다 보면, 업무의 혼란으로 더 큰 우려가 야기될 수 있다는 주장도 있다. 하지만 관련 직군과의 업무의 충돌문제도 열린 새로운 연구와 제도 및 정책의 제안이 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 윤재옥 의원의 '공인탐정법안', 이완영의원의 '공인탐정 및 공인탐정업에 관한 법률안'의 주요 내용을 바탕으로 왜 탐정 입법안이 조속히 마련되어야 하는지, 탐정과 일자리 창출과 어떤 관련이 있는지, 탐정제도를 도입하게 되었을 경우 자격면제 기준에 왜 엄격한 법제화가 필요한지, 공인탐정제도의 불명확성으로 어떤 우려가 될 수 있는지 크게 4가지에 관련된 문제점을 제시하여, 첫째, 헌법재판소의 탐정유사명칭 사용금지와 치안수요의 한계에 대한 합법과 불법의 모호성으로 조속한 입법안이 마련되어야 하며, 둘째, '심부름센터', '흥신소'등의 음성화로 사회적 문제점을 일자리 창출과 연계하여 공인탐정법안의 필요성을 살펴보고, 셋째, 공인탐정자격 면제 기준의 문제을 엄격한 법제화를 통해 탐정 제도의 도입에 대한 부분을 살펴보고, 마지막으로 공인탐정업무의 불명확성에 대한 우려에 대한 개선방안을 제시해 보고자 한다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2012

알츠하이머병(Alzheimer's disease, AD) 의 진행과정의 주요 분자는 베타아밀로이드 펩타이드(${\beta}$-amyloid peptide, $A{\beta}$)이며, $A{\beta}$ 생성에 가장 중요한 작용을 하는 효소가 ${\beta}$-secretase이다. 본 연구에서는 상황버섯 자실체로부터 수용성 고분자물을 분리, 정제하였고, 이들 고분자물이 주로 glucose, galactose, mannose 등으로 구성되어 있고, 특히, glucose 함량이 가장 많은 glucan의 일종으로서, FT-IR 구조분석, laminarinase 효소분석에 의한 결합구조 분석 등의 결과로부터, 최소한 일정 부분 beta-(1,3)-결합구조를 갖는 beta-glucans 들의 일종이고, beta-(1,6)-결합의 분지를 갖는 beta-(1,3)(1,6)-glucan은 아닌 beta-(1,3)-glucans임을 확인하였다. Et-P는 분자량이 각각 1,629, 1,294, 21 kDa인 다당류들로서, FT-IR 분석과 원소분석의 결과로 볼 때, Et-P가 페놀성(phenolic) 물질과 복합체 형태로 존재하는 다당류일 것으로 판단되었다. 상황버섯 자실체 열수 추출물로부터 분리된 수용성 다당류인 Et-P는 DPPH radical 소거능을 보이고, 특히, 뇌신경세포 사멸에 의한 치매 유발 물질로 알려진 베타-아밀로이드 펩타이드($A{\beta}$)를 생성하는 ${\beta}$-secretase 효소의 활성을 현저히 저해하는 효과를 나타냈다. 이는 상황버섯 자실체 유래 수용성 다당류인 Et-P가 향 후 보다 심도 깊은 연구를 통해 항치매 효과를 나타내는 건강 식의약소재로 개발될 가능성이 있음을 보였다.

• 한국전통조경학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.42-55
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• 2021

본 연구는 도곡1동 경남아파트 단지 내에 위치한 약 760년된 느티나무를 연구 대상으로 삼아 함께 관계하며 살아왔던 과거 역말의 원주민들과 재개발 이후 입주한 이주민들의 기억을 조사하였다. 장소기억은 1980년대 이후 새롭게 조명된 개념으로 장소에 대한 감정과 생생한 기억의 흔적을 바탕으로 장소에 남겨진 다층적 기억을 연구하고 기록하는 새로운 연구 방법론으로 활용되기도 한다. 1970년대에 시작된 강남의 도시 개발은 느티나무가 위치하던 역말 주민들의 삶 터를 아파트 단지로 빠르게 바꾸었다. 평생의 터전으로 살아왔던 역말 원주민들은 전국 각지로 뿔뿔이 흩어지게 되었고, 이주민들이 새롭게 입주하였다. 그 과정에서 느티나무는 시대에 따라 다른 방식으로 관리되며 거주민 또한 서로 다른 방식으로 관계를 맺게 되었다. 역말 주민들은 느티나무에서 휴식을 취하거나 단오 때 그네뛰기를 하기도 하고, 마을 제사를 지낼 때 신의 강림처로 인지하였다. 즉 삶과 죽음의 전 과정을 함께하며 주민들의 생활사에 따라 다양한 역할이 부여된 것이다. 구체적으로 체험되던 직접적인 체험공간이자 역말 주민들의 집단기억이 녹아있는 장소이기도 하다. 반면 경남아파트가 건설되면서 보호수에 대한 관리가 엄격해짐에 따라 이주민들은 느티나무에 접근할 수 없게 되었다. 따라서 현재는 시각적 향유를 중심으로 나무를 즐기는 모습을 발견할 수 있으며, 매년 열리는 역말도당축제를 통해 일시적으로 도시 공동체와 공동의 기억을 형성한다. 나무를 의인화하며 정신적 위안을 얻는 모습도 발견할 수 있었다. 도시 배경 속에서 노거수의 자연성이 부각되어 '유일함과 특별함'이라는 상징성을 획득하기도 하였으며 주민들은 이를 통해 아파트 단지에 대한 자부심과 장소애착을 갖기도 하였다. 두 주체의 느티나무에 대한 기억을 통해 시간의 층위에 따라 쌓여온 느티나무의 장소성을 살펴보았다. 또한 현대도시에서 느티나무 보호수가 지니는 가치 및 관리 방향을 고찰하는데 있어 '사람들의 기억'을 중심으로 연구를 시도하였다는 의의를 지닌다.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제39집
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• pp.137-174
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• 2021

통일 시기에 대순진리회 3대 중요사업인 구호자선·사회복지·제반 교육사업을 어떻게 추진할 것인가가 이 논문의 핵심 주제다. 3대 중요사업은 통일 이후에도 반드시 추진되어야 하는바, 해원상생사상의 실천에 기반하기 때문이다. 해원상생의 인존사상은 유엔헌장의 서문과 세계평화를 지향한다는 점에서 일맥상통하다. 북한의 주민은 피폐된 경제 하에서 기아에 허덕이고 있는데 통일 시기 의식주의 위기를 맞이할 것이 분명하다. 본 연구에서는 3대 중요사업의 추진 여건을 분석하기 위하여 독일의 평화통일, 예멘의 급변사태 통일, 베트남의 무력통일 사례를 진단하였다. 3가지 통일유형은 공통적으로 3대 중요사업을 수행하는데 상당한 예산과 지원을 소요케 하였는데, 특히, 급변사태 후 무력충돌과 무력통일 시에는 수많은 인명의 살상과 인프라의 파괴로 구호와 의료지원 등 의식주 문제 해결이 시급하였다. 한편, 3대 중요사업의 방안을 도출하기 위하여 유엔난민기구(UNHCR)의 모델을 분석하였는바, 정신력과 전문성을 갖춘 전문 인력의 확충, 복합적인 상황 대비 능력을 갖춘 표준적인 조직의 편성과 명확한 과업 부여, 충분한 구호물품과 예산 준비, 접경지역과 북한지역의 거점 확보, 물류 창고와 수송수단 확보, 후원금 수급을 위한 네트워크 구축 등의 시사점을 도출하였다. 이를 바탕으로 통일시기와 북한지역 상황을 고려하여 통일대비 3대 중요사업의 체계구축 분야 세부과제 8개 항과 실행대비 검토과제 9개 항을 제시하였다. 결론적으로 통일시기 3대 중요사업은 그 당위성 측면에서 소홀함이 없어야 하며, '통일시기 3대 중요사업 추진방안' 제하의 매뉴얼에 3대 중요사업 추진의의, 조직 구성 및 임무, 통일시기 예상 상황, 전진기지 및 거점 운용, 경비 및 물류 준비, 파견팀 편성 및 운용, 홍보 및 대외협력, 전문 인력 양성, 안전조치, 수송 및 연락체계 등이 포함되어야 할 것이다.

• 지질공학
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.371-388
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• 2023

지층구성이 복잡하고 저투수성의 토양이 분포하는 경우 정화효율은 급격히 저하되고 실질적인 정화가 이루어지지 않거나 정화기간이 증가하는 등의 문제가 발생한다. 효율적인 정화를 위해서는 투수성이 개선되어 오염된 구간으로 정화제 주입하여 오염물질과 충분한 접촉이 이루어져야 한다. 본 연구는 균열형성과 효과적인 정화제 유도를 위해 플라즈마 블라스팅, 공압파쇄, 진공추출을 복합적으로 활용하는 PPV 공법의 유체 전달특성을 분석하고 기존공법과의 비교를 통해 개선효과를 평가하였다. 연구는 TPH(Total petroleum hydrocarbons)로 오염된 실제 오염부지에 대한 정화제 전달효과를 확인하기 위한 실증시험을 수행하였으며 정화제의 전달특성과 영향범위 등을 산정하기 위해 주입량과 주입시간을 모니터링하고, 정성적인 지중환경 변화요인을 확인하고자 전기비저항탐사를 수행하였다. 또한, 투수시험을 수행하여 각 공법에 대한 투수성 변화를 평가하였다. 정화제의 주입량 모니터링 결과, 주입량은 대조군 대비 실험군의 주입량이 약 4.74~7.48배 증가하였고, 단위 시간 당 주입 유량(L/min)은 약 5.00~7.54배 실험군의 전달률이 빠른 것으로 분석되었다. 전기비저항탐사 결과, 실험군의 비저항변화비는 대조군과는 달리 지표까지 영향을 주어 비저항값이 전체적으로 감소하는 경향을 보인다. 따라서 실험군은 지표 상부에 분포하는 토사층까지 과산화수소 등의 유체 확산이 이루어져 저비저항 변화비가 감소하는 것을 볼 수 있으며 주입정과 추출정 사이의 수평적 변화비는 약 1.12~2.38배 비저항값이 감소되었다. 투수성의 경우, 대조군과 실험군 모두 유사한 초기 투수성을 보였으나 과산화수소의 정화기작 영향으로 투수성이 감소하는 특성을 나타내는 것으로 확인되었다. 수리전도도의 변화를 정량적으로 평가하면, 대조군은 시험 종료 후 초기 수리전도도 대비 21.1%의 수리전도도를 나타내어 투수성이 급격히 저하되는 양상을 보였으나 실험군은 실험종료 후 초기치 대비 81.3%로 초기 수리전도도와 근접한 값을 나타내는 것으로 파악되었다. 현장조사로 확인된 수리전도도와 정화재 주입실험을 통한 정화제 주입용량(m³/hr), 토양특성분석(함수비, 밀도)을 통한 공극률(%)의 분석을 통해 영향반경(ROI)을 산정산 결과, PPV 공법의 영향반경(ROI)은 대조군에 비해 평균 220% 개선되는 것으로 확인되었다. 이와 같은 성과는 PPV 공법 적용으로 인하여 기존공법 대비 보다 넓은 범위에 걸쳐 효율적인 정화제 전달이 가능하고 정화기작에서 나타나는 투수성 저해요인을 상당부분 극복할 수 있으며, 약 2배 이상의 영향반경 증대를 통해 정화효율을 높일 수 있음을 지시하는 중요한 지표로 볼 수 있다.

• 공연문화연구
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• 제42호
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• pp.107-146
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• 2021

이 글은 일제강점기 울산지역의 극장에서 이루어진 공연활동의 현황을 살펴보고, 당시 공연문화의 특징과 사회적 역할을 고찰하였다. 일제강점기의 문화공간은 크게 극장공간과 준 극장공간으로 나눌 수 있다. 울산지역의 극장공간에는 대정관, 상반관, 울산극장 등이 있으며, 준 극장공간은 울산청년회관, 울산청년동맹회관, 병영청년회관, 언양청년회관, 언양청년동맹회관, 언양기독교회관, 언양 협성여관, 언양공립보통학교, 학성공립보통학교, 서생학교, 울산공보교대강당, 언양여자야학관 등이다. 이들 공간은 특정 목적의 행사나 공연이 개최되었을 뿐만 아니라 지역담론을 생산하는 공적 공간으로서의 역할을 담당했다. 극장은 영화 상연과 함께 공연이 이루어지는 공간, 예술가와 관객이 만나는 복합적인 문화 공간이었다. 나아가 극장은 단순히 무대 공간의 의미를 넘어 식민지 근대화와 근대의 도시 형성, 새로운 대중문화의 출현 등 다양한 이슈들을 생산, 소비하는 특수한 경험을 제공하였다. 울산의 극장들도 지역극장의 건립 목적에 맞게 외래문화 수용과 여가활동, 문화콘텐츠의 상연과 관람, 지역예술가들의 예술적 기량을 나타낼 수 있는 공간으로서 기능하였다. 그리고 정치 집회나 모임, 강연 활동, 각종 대회 등을 개최함으로써 지역담론 생산과 향유 활동의 거점 공간이었다. 정치 집회는 연주회와 겸하였고, 계몽 활동은 영화 상영과 겸하였으며, 음악 연주는 무용 공연, 자선모임과 결부되기도 했다. 특히 울산최초의 극장이라고 볼 수 있는 '상반관'과 공회당의 역할을 겸한 '울산극장'은 영화 상영과 함께 음악극, 동요대회, 동화구연대회, 소인극 공연, 가극 및 무도회 등의 공연과 함께 대중계몽을 위한 강연회, 토론회, 웅변대회를 개최하였다. 그리고 대규모의 집회장소로 널리 활용되었고, 외부 극단 방문지로서의 역할을 하는 등 공회당으로서의 역할을 담당하였다. 준 극장공간도 마찬가지였다. 이처럼 일제강점기 울산지역의 극장과 준 극장공간은 지역의 문화적 수준을 향상시켜 지역민들의 심미적 욕구 충족과 동시에 여론과 의제를 선도하는 공론장으로서의 사회적 역할을 충실히 수행하였다. 그리고 근대사회의 대안적 공공영역으로 위치하면서도 공공기관으로서의 역할도 수행하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2024

NO, CO 및 CH₄의 동시 산화를 위한 4 종의 Mn-M/Al₂O₃ (M = Cu, Fe, Co, Ce) 촉매를 제조하여 산화 활성을 비교하고, 동시 산화활성이 가장 높은 Mn-Cu/Al₂O₃ 촉매에 대해 XRD, Raman, XPS, O₂-TPD 분석을 수행하였다. XRD 분석 결과, Mn-Cu/Al₂O₃ 촉매에서는 담지된 Mn과 Cu는 복합산화물로 존재하였다. Raman 및 XPS 분석을 통해 Mn-Cu/Al₂O₃ 촉매는 Mn-O-Cu 결합의 형성 과정에서 Mn 이온과 Cu 이온 간의 전자 수수가 일어남을 알 수 있었다. XPS O 1s 및 O₂-TPD 분석을 통해 Mn-Cu/Al₂O₃ 촉매는 Mn/Al₂O₃ 촉매에 비해 이동성이 우수한 흡착산소 종이 증가했음을 알 수 있었다. Mn-Cu/Al₂O₃ 촉매의 높은 동시 산화 활성은 이러한 결과에 기인한다고 판단된다. Mn-Cu/Al₂O₃ 촉매 상에서 NO는 CO와 CH₄ 산화를 촉진하지만, NO 산화는 억제되었다. 이는 NO로부터 산화된 NO₂가 CO 및 CH₄의 산화제로 사용되었기 때문이라고 추측된다. CO와 CH₄의 산화 반응은 경쟁하지만 촉매 활성 온도가 다르기 때문에 그 효과가 두드러지지 않았다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.