• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.37-50
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• 2023

PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of various interventions for improving the hip joint range of motion on elite badminton players, including body balance ability, jumping power, smash speed, and joint range of motion. METHODS: The study was conducted on elite badminton players belonging to the S badminton team in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, and the M badminton team in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do. Twenty-one elite badminton players were selected; they were assigned randomly to Experimental Group 1 (n = 11) and Experimental Group 2 (n = 10). Before and after the intervention, the hip joint range of motion, modified star excursion balance test, Sargent jump, and smash speed were measured. In Experimental Group 1, hip joint manual mobilization was applied by a physical therapist, and hip self-exercise performed by the athletes was applied in Experimental Group 2. This intervention was applied once a day, three times a week, for four weeks. RESULTS: A significant increase in the hip joint range of motion (flexion and extension) and modified star excursion balance test (posteromedial direction) was observed in Experimental Group 1 (hip joint mobilization applied group) compared to Experimental Group 2 (hip joint self-exercise applied group) (p < .05). CONCLUSION: When elite level badminton players require improvement in hip flexion and extension range of motion and posteromedial body balance, hip joint mobilization is more effective than hip self-exercise application.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.86-95
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• 2022

Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of ultra-thin microcurrent patch application on pain, tenderness, trunk flexion, and trunk extension in patients with back pain. Design: pretest-posttest design: single blind. Methods: Thirty men and women diagnosed with chronic back pain were classified into 15 microcurrent application groups and 15 placebo groups. Changes in pain were observed on a visual analog scale, tenderness was observed with a digital tenderness meter, and changes in trunk flexion and trunk extension angles were evaluated with a posture analyzer. The paired t-test was used to see the changes within each group before and one week after the experiment, and the independent t-test was used to see the change in the difference between the groups, and the significance level was 0.05. Results: In both the experimental group and the control group, there was a significant difference in pain within and between groups(p<0.05). In the experimental group, there were significant differences in the intra- and inter-group changes in the erector spinae muscle tenderness and low back pain disorder index(p<0.05). In the experimental group, there was a significant difference in the change in trunk flexion and extension within the group(p<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, it was confirmed that the application of ultra-thin microcurrent was effective for pain, tenderness, and movement of back extension in patients with low back pain. It is expected that it will be used as a basic data for microcurrent therapy and as a treatment method for improving the function of patients with back pain in the future.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.291-310
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• 2023

본 연구는 운전자 개입 없이 운행이 가능한 전기차 기반의 자율주행 택시인 로보택시에 대하여 혜택요인과 희생요인을 전반적으로 고려한 가치기반수용모델 기반의 사용자 수용성 영향 요인을 분석하였다. 지각된 혜택(지각된 유용성, 지각된 즐거움), 지각된 희생(기술적 특성, 지각된 비용), 사용자 경험(차량공유서비스, 택시, 자율주행자동차, 자가용)을 독립변수로 최종 선정하여, 경기도민 429명을 대상으로 지각된 가치 및 수용 의도에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다. 연구 결과, 지각된 혜택 요인에 해당하는 지각된 유용성과 지각된 즐거움, 지각된 희생 요인에 해당하는 지각된 비용이 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었으며, 지각된 가치는 로보택시 수용 의도에 영향을 미치고, 일부 사용자 경험이 지각된 혜택 요인에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 가치기반수용모델 결과를 로보택시 활성화를 위한 서비스 설계에 접목시킬 수 있는 중요한 의미가 있으며, 나아가 연구 결과를 효과적으로 이용하기 위한 이론적 근거를 제공할 수 있다.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2023

Purpose: This systematic review aims to determine whether robot-assisted training is more effective in gait training for persons with subacute hemiparetic stroke. Methods: This study adopted a systematic review study design focused on subacute hemiparetic stroke, and four core academic databases were searched until June 11, 2021, for relevant studies, including PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and ProQuest Central. The review included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of robotic-assisted training on gait performance in persons with a diagnosis of subacute hemiparetic stroke. The selected RCT studies were qualitatively synthesized based on the population, intervention, comparison, outcome, settings, and study design (PICOS-SD). Results: The study selected five RCTs involving 253 subacute hemiparetic stroke patients and performing robotic-assisted gait training using the following devices: the Lokomat, Morning Walk, Walkbot, ProStep Plus, or Gait Trainer II. Five RCTs were eligible for the meta-analysis after quantitative synthesis, and the results showed that the robot-assisted gait training group had a greater gait performance than the control group based on the 10-meter walk test, Berg balance scale, Rivermed mobility index, functional ambulation category, and modified Barthel index. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the gait performance of subacute hemiparetic stroke patients changes throughout robot-assisted gait training, but there were no indications that any of the clinically relevant effects of robot-assisted training are greater than those of conventional gait training. Further, the small sample size and different therapeutic intensities indicate that definitive conclusions could not be made.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.59-70
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• 2010

대상지역 내 중금속 오염농경지 복원을 위해 설계된 안정화 공법에 대한 현장 적용성을 검토하기 위해 현장실증시험을 수행하였다. 대상오염 농경지에 처리구들을 설치하여 오염토양만을 채운 무처리구를 제외한 각 처리구에 중금속 안정화 재료로 선정된 석회석과 산업부산물인 제강슬래그를 각각의 혼합비로 채운 후, 관측기간동안 처리구 내 토양을 채취하여 이화학특성, 중금속농도(Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, As) 그리고 중금속 분획특성 등을 분석하여 그 특성을 비교하였으며, 그 결과를 수록하였다.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of chest mobilization and stretching exercises on maximal inspiratory pressure and maximal expiratory pressure in healthy adults who use computers for extended periods of time each day due to coronavirus disease 2019. Methods: Twenty-five healthy adults in their 20s and without respiratory disease (15 female, 10 male) took part in this study. Two types of thoracic mobilizing exercises using a Theraband and three types of stretching exercises using a foam roller were performed. Maximum inspiratory pressure and maximum expiratory pressure were measured three times each before and after the interventions. In terms of statistical methods, the maximum inspiratory pressure due to chest mobility and stretching was compared with the maximum expiratory pressure using parametric paired t-test and non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results: Maximum inspiratory pressure (p = .012) and maximum expiratory pressure (p = .006) showed significant differences before and after chest mobilization exercise and stretching among the participants. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that chest mobilization and stretching exercises are effective exercise methods for improving maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure. They suggest that these exercises can prevent respiratory muscle weakness and improve aerobic fitness in healthy people as well as those in need of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.272-275
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• 2022

현재 다양한 교육 컨텐츠를 제공하는 MOOCs-Massive Open Online Courses와 같은 대규모 온라인 플랫폼을 통해 시간과 장소에 구애받지 않고 언제 어디서나 자유롭게 접속해 학습할 수 있는 학습 환경이 갖추어졌다. 이를 기반으로 온라인 강의, 재택 학습의 비중이 더욱 커지고 있으며 교육적 성과를 위해 포트폴리오나 경험·체험 기반의 학습, 현장 활동, 팀 프로젝트 기반의 집단학습도 활발히 이루어지는 중이다. 현재 이수시간 혹은 학점 단위로 핵심기술에 집중된 나노(Nano) 혹은 마이크로디그리(microdegree)에 대한 관심도가 많이 증가하고 있는데 이러한 전략적 집중교육은 교육의 지속성과 효율성 측면에서 효과적인 학습을 가능하게 하기 때문으로 해석된다. 따라서 신기술에 의한 산업구조의 재편에 따른 직업·직무의 변화가 큰 시대에 스마트 모빌리티, 빅데이터, 인공지능과 같은 전문적인 신기술 분야의 집중교육은 취업에 훨씬 도움이 되고 있어 평생학습 방식의 대안으로 주목받고 있다. 이러한 배경 속에서 본 논문은 온라인 학습시대에 개인 맞춤형 마이크로디그리 방식의 목적 학습을 효율적, 효과적으로 지원할 수 있는 교육플랫폼 설계를 제안하고자 한다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.372-376
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• 2023

Transparent conductive tungsten (W) doped indium oxide (In₂O₃; IWO) films were deposited at different substrate bias voltage (-V_b) conditions at room temperature on glass substrates by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering and the influence of the substrate bias voltage on the optical and electrical properties was investigated. As the substrate bias voltage increased to -350 V_b, the IWO films showed a lower resistivity of 2.06 × 10^-4 Ωcm. The lowest resistivity observed for the film deposited at -350 V_b could be attributed to its higher mobility, of 31.8 cm²/Vs compared with that (6.2 cm²/Vs) of the films deposited without a substrate bias voltage (0 V_b). The highest visible transmittance of 84.1 % was also observed for the films deposited at the -350 V_b condition. The X-ray diffraction observation indicated the IWO films deposited without substrate bias voltage were amorphous phase without any diffraction peaks, while the films deposited with bias voltage were polycrystalline with a low In₂O₃ (222) diffraction peak and relatively high intensity (431) and (046) diffraction peaks. From the observed visible transmittance and electrical properties, it is concluded that the opto-electrical performance of the polycrystalline IWO film deposited by RF magnetron sputtering can be enhanced with effective substrate bias voltage conditions.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2023

Purposes: The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the factors that affect patients reusing non-face-to-face treatments at tertiary general hospitals. Methodology: We retrospectively analyzed a patient's reuse of non-face-to-face treatment from February 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021, at a tertiary general hospital in Seoul within one year of the first non-face-to-face treatment. A frequency analysis was conducted to identify the study subjects' demographic characteristics, treatment type characteristics, disease characteristics, and hospital use type characteristics. Also, across-analysis was conducted to verify the difference in non-face-to-face treatment reuse according to the characteristics a multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors affecting the reuse of non-face-to-face treatment by non-face-to-face treatment patients. Findings: The results of this study can be interpreted as indicating that the following groups are more likely tore use the non-face-to-face treatment: women, children, the elderly, Patients living far from the hospital, psychiatric patients, pediatric patients, medical benefits recipients, chronic patients, patients with mobility difficulties, and patients with high loyalty to hospitals. Practical Implications: When developing a non-face-to-face treatment system in the future, based on the results of this study, it is possible to target patients who prefer non-face-to-face treatment. And this study will be research material for vitalizing non-face-to-face treatment. In addition, the activation of the non-face-to-face treatment system will be an effective means for improving the quality of medical services and generating profits in hospitals in the future.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.939-946
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• 2019

Objective: To report our initial experience of percutaneous sacroplasty (PSP) with an interpedicular approach for treating painful sacral metastases involving multiple sacral vertebral bodies. Materials and Methods: This study prospectively enrolled 10 consecutive patients (six men and four women; mean age, 56.3 ± 13.8 years) who underwent PSP for painful sacral metastases involving multiple sacral vertebral bodies from March 2017 to September 2018. Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, Oswestry disability index (ODI) values, and the number of opioids prescribed to the patients were assessed before and after PSP. The procedure duration, length of hospitalization, and complications were also recorded. Results: Mean VAS and ODI declined significantly from 6.90 ± 1.20 and 74.40 ± 5.48 before the procedure to 2.70 ± 1.34 and 29.60 ± 14.57 after the procedure, respectively (p < 0.01). The median number of opioids prescribed per patient decreased from 2 (interquartile range [IQR] 1-3) pre-procedure to 1 (IQR 0-3) post-procedure (p < 0.01). Nine of the 10 patients showed no or decreased opioid usage, and only 1 patient showed unchanged usage. The mean procedure duration was 48.5 ± 3.0 minutes. The average length of hospitalization was 4.7 ± 1.7 days. Extraosseous cement leakage occurred in three cases without causing any clinical complications. Conclusion: PSP with an interpedicular approach is a safe and effective treatment in patients with painful sacral metastases involving multiple sacral vertebral bodies and can relieve pain and improve mobility.