• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.159-163
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• 2017

Objective: Persons with stroke have a tendency to exhibit asymmetric weight-bearing during sit-to-stand because due to the attempt to support themselves with the non-paretic foot. However, there are few devices that can assist with sit-to-stand (STS) performance. This study was designed to investigate the use of the elastic band with rings (EBR) in improving weight-bearing effectively in persons with stroke during STS training. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Thirteen stroke survivors participated in the study. An EBR was applied onto the patient during STS activity. The foot pressure was measured before and after wearing the EBR, with a 5-minute rest period between measurements. Subjects were asked to perform each test twice with and without the EBR. Bilateral feet pressures were measured with standing posture being divided into the forward and backward aspects. The foot contact pressure during STS activity was measured with the CONFORMat System. Results: With EBR, the forward pressure of the affected foot significantly increased while the less-affected forward foot pressure significantly decreased (p=0.015 and p=0.023, respectively). The backward foot pressure did not differ significantly in the two limbs, and there was no difference with and without the EBR in terms of the total pressure of the affected foot. There was a significant difference with and without the EBR in the total pressure of the less-affected foot (p<0.05). Conclusions: STS training with the EBR has been shown to improve weight-bearing of both feet while decreasing the total pressure of the less-affected foot in stroke survivors. Therefore, we suggest that the EBR is a useful tool for STS training for persons with stroke in the clinic.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2011

Objective : The present study was designed to assess the potential inhibitory activity of an ethanol extract of Belamcandae Rhizoma (EBR) on the alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (${\alpha}$-MSH)-induced melanogenesis signal pathway in B16F10 melanoma cells. Methods : Several experiments were performed in B16F10 melanoma cells. We studied tyrosinase activity, melanin content, cell-free tyrosinase activity and DOPA stain, and performed Western blots and RT-PCR for proteins and mRNA involved in melanogenesis. Results : ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced tyrosinase activity and melanin content were inhibited significantly by EBR. EBR markedly suppressed the protein expression level of tyrosinase in B16F10 melanoma cells. On the other hand, the expression of tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1) and -2 (TRP-2; DCT) were not affected by EBR. To elucidate the mechanism of the depigmenting property of EBR, we examined the involvement EBR in cAMP response element binding (CREB) protein phosphorylation and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) signalling induced by ${\alpha}$-MSH. EBR did not regulate CREB phosphorylation and MITF expression by ${\alpha}$-MSH. Nevertheless, the mRNA expression of tyrosinase was significantly attenuated by EBR treatment without changes in the expression of TRP-1 and -2 mRNA. Conclusion : Our study suggested that EBR inhibits ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced melanogenesis by suppressing tyrosinase mRNA.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.104-112
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• 2008

Objective : This experimental study was preformed to investigate the effect of ethanol extract of Belamcandae Rhizoma (EBR) on dermal bioactive properties related to cosmeceuticals such as radical scavenging activity and depigmentation. Methods : The free radical scavenging activity of EBR was assayed in cell free systems using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). Antibacterial potency was measured by the size of inhibition zone with change of volume. Cell viability was measured by MTT assay and tyrosinase activity was assessed using L-DOPA. Results : EBR showed slightly radical scavenging activity and protected against UVB-induced cell cytotoxicity. Futhermore, EBR showed antibacterial activities on S. epidermidis and S. aureus. Although the proliferation of B16/F10 cells was decreased by EBR, necrosis was not revealed. EBR augmented tyrosinase activity and dendrite outgrowth in B16/F10 cells. Conclusions : These results suggest that EBR has antioxidative ＆ antibacterial activities, and stimulate melanogenesis.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.601-609
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 탄소섬유판 표면 매입 공법 및 외부 부착공법의 장점을 활용하기 위하여, 새로운 형상의 탄소섬유판을 제작하여 실험을 수행하였으며, 탄소섬유판 표면 매입 및 외부 부착이 혼합된 보강 방식의 휨 거동 효과를 분석하였다. 본 연구 결과, 표면매입 (NSM) 및 표면부착 (EBR) 탄소섬유판이 결합한 T형 탄소섬유판으로 보강된 철근콘크리트 부재의 휨 강성 및 극한강도는 섬유판으로 보강되지 않은 보에 비하여 크게 증진되며, 그 최대 증가율은 보강되지 않은 부재의 경우보다 약 347%로 나타났다. 이는 매입 (NSM) 및 부착 (EBR) 탄소섬유판의 상호 구속 효과가 매우 뛰어나 하중을 분배하여 따라서 저항 능력이 크게 개선되는 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 T형 탄소섬유판으로 보강된 철근콘크리트 부재의 파괴는 표면부착 탄소섬유판의 부착 탈락으로 시작되며, 단계적으로 매입 섬유판의 파괴되면서 전단부 콘크리트 피복이 탈락하는 파괴양상으로 나타났다. 매입 탄소섬유판 (NSM CFRP strip) 및 표면부착 (EBR) 탄소판의 극한변형률은 각각 $8,600{\mu}{\varepsilon}{\sim}22,000{\mu}{\varepsilon}$ 및 $7,000{\sim}9,000{\mu}{\varepsilon}$의 범주로 나타나 하중 분배 능력이 우수하며, 따라서 노후 구조물 보강방식으로 효과적인 것으로 판단된다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2009

EBR-II사용후핵연료의 파이로건식처리공정에 의해 발생된 우라늄의 순도에 대한 포괄적인 분석을 수행하였다. 분석 결과를 미국 아이다호 국립연구소 및 한국원자력 연구원의 협력과제 하에서 한국과 미국의 저준위 폐기물 기준으로 비교하였다. 미국의 저준위 폐기물 기준은 우라늄 등위원소를 포함하지 않으나, 한국의 경우는 포함하는 것으로 조사되었다. 분석 결과 EBR-II 우라늄 생성물 내에서 저준위 기준을 초과하는 유일한 알파 핵종은 우라늄 동위원소가 아니라 Pu-239였다. 생성물 내의 Pu 오염은 개량된 염증류공정을 통한 예비실험 결과 획기적으로 줄일 수 있음을 알 수 있었으며, 보다 공정을 개선시킨다면 제안된 기술을 이용하여 미국의 저준위 기준을 만족시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2003년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.351-355
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• 2003

In this paper, a new barrier rib forming method of embossed barrier rib (EBR) formation process for the PDP rear panel was introduced. The process is mainly composed of green sheet fabrication, lamination of the green sheet on the rear glass panel having data electrodes, and roll embossing followed by firing. The EBR process has two advantages over the conventional barrier rib forming methods. One is the process requires less equipment investment than the conventional methods by about 20% of the current rear panel fabrication equipment investment owing to the simplified fabrication process. The other advantage is its reduced rear panel manufacturing cost by eliminating the time consuming and complicated processes and waste of materials in the conventional methods. In this study, general procedure of EBR fabrication process is described and the characteristics of prototype PDP using EBR panel are discussed.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2004

Recently the landscape of housing has been emphasized. This trend seems to reflect the negative aspects of housing landscape in urban area. Throughout the analysis on the various visual density index, the following findings were obtained; 1) Elevation blockage ratio(EBR) was permitted differently according to the types of housing blocks, and the preference of block layout was different to the location of site. 2) EBR regulation level was acceptable. But 40m level of general area should be stepped up to the 35m level. 3) The correlation between the floor area ratio(FAR) and the EBR was not high. Therefore it is reasonable to regulate the EBR to the location. 4) Elevation coverage ratio(ECR) was highly correlated with the FAR. It means that FAR can substitute for the ECR, and ECR should be regulated to the level of FAR.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.485-491
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• 1997

본 논문은 각성상태에 다른 생리신호와 행위신호 및 주관적 평가의 상관관계에 대하여 나타내었다. Nz와 반응시간은 mKSS level 의 변화와 동일한 경향을 나타내는데 반하여 1분당 눈 깜박임 수는 앞의 두 가지 변수와 다른 경향을 나타내었다. 1분당 눈깜박임 수는 mKSS level 1에서 5까지는 낮은 변화율 갖고 mKSS level 7에서는 높은 변화율을 갖는 반면에 mKSS level 9에서는 이와 반대로 변화율이 급격히 감소한다. 피검자들은 서로다른 1분당 눈깜박임 수(EBR)를 가지나 EBR의 변화율은 비슷하였다. 그러므로 EBR의 변화율을 각성판정지표로 사용할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 반응시간 실험 결과로부터mKSS level 5이상부터 작업수행능력이 낮아짐을 알 수 있었고 false positive 와 false negative 가 mKSS level3부터 관찰되었으므로 효과적으로 각성제어를 위하여 mKSS level 3과 5사이에 각성상태를 향상시키기 위한 소리나 향기 등의 자극을 주어야 함을 알 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2008

The results of process development for the blending of waste salt from the electrorefining of spent fuel with zeolite-A are presented. This blending is a key step in the ceramic waste process being used for treatment of EBR-II spent fuel and is accomplished using a high-temperature v-blender. A labscale system was used with non-radioactive surrogate salts to determine optimal particle size distributions and time at temperature. An engineering-scale system was then installed in the Hot Fuel Examination Facility hot cell and used to demonstrate blending of actual electrorefiner salt with zeolite. In those tests, it was shown that the results are still favorable with actinide-loaded salt and that batch size of this v-blender could be increased to a level consistent with efficient production operations for EBR-II spent fuel treatment. One technical challenge that remains for this technology is to mitigate the problem of material retention in the v-blender due to formation of caked patches of salt/zeolite on the inner v-blender walls.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1998년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(1)
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• pp.738-744
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 DSNP로 개발된 EBR-II 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 이용하여 SHRT-45실험을 모의해석하고 실험결과와 비교 분석하였다. ULOF 사고시 노심과 계통에서 발생하늘 주요 현상학적인 특성과 이를 모의하기 위한 해석모델에 대하여 논의하였다. 특허 일차원적인 DSNP 코드로써 원자로 풀 내부에서 소듐의 혼합 및 성층화 현상과 같은 다차원적인 거동을 모의하는 방법을 검토하였다. 원자로 풀에서의 혼합모델을 적절히 조정함으로써 DSNP 코드는 일반적으로 ULOF 과도거동을 잘 예측하였다. SHRT-45 모의해석 결과, ULOF 발생시 금속핵연료를 사용하는 EBR-II노심의 고유 안전성과 피동 붕괴열 제거능력이 입증되었으며 이는 실험결과와 일치하였다.