• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.248-254
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• 2023

This study aims to measure the skin rigidity of different facial areas among Koreans and propose guidelines for each area's skin rigidity that can be applied with a facial robot for testing respiratory protective devices. The facial skin rigidity of 40 participants, which included 20 men and 20 women, aged 20 to 50, was analyzed. The rigidity measurement was conducted in 13 facial areas, including six areas in contact with the mask and seven non-contact areas, by referring to the facial measurement guidelines of Size Korea. The facial rigidity was measured using the Durometer RX-1600-OO while in a supine position. The measurement procedure involved contacting the durometer vertically with the reference point, repeating the measurement of the same area five times, and using the average of three values whose variability was between 0.4 and 4.2 Shore OO. The rigidity data analysis used precision analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, and mixed-effect ANOVA. The analysis confirmed the rigidity of the 13 measurement areas, with the highest rigidity of the face being at the nose and forehead points, with values of 51.2 and 50.8, respectively, and the lowest rigidity being at the chin and center of the cheek points, with values of 19.2 and 20.7, respectively. Significant differences between gender groups were observed in four areas: the tip of the nose, the point below the chin, the area below the lower jaw, and the inner concha.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.89-107
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• 2024

Objective: This systematic review aimed to provide a comparative analysis of the treatment outcomes, including hard and soft tissues, postoperative stability, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and quality of life (QoL), in patients with facial asymmetry who underwent orthognathic surgery. Methods: The primary objective was to address the question, "How do different factors related to surgery affect the outcomes and stability of orthognathic surgery in the correction of facial asymmetry?" A meta-analysis was conducted on the outcome parameters, such as skeletal, dental, and soft tissue symmetry, TMD, QoL, and relapse, using the Hartung-Knapp-Sidik-Jonkman method for random-effects models. Subgroup analyses were conducted considering surgery-related factors such as surgical techniques (one-jaw vs. two-jaw), use of the surgery-first approach, utilization of computer simulation, and analytical methods employed to evaluate asymmetry (2D vs. 3D). Results: Forty-nine articles met the inclusion criteria. The metaanalysis demonstrated a significant improvement in the symmetry of hard and soft tissues. The subgroup analysis indicated that the treatment outcomes showed significant improvement, regardless of the factors related to surgery. Changes in TMD signs and symptoms varied according to the surgical technique used. Quality of life improved in the facial, oral, and social domains. Skeletal relapse was observed during the follow-up. Conclusions: Our findings support the positive outcomes of orthognathic surgery in the treatment of facial asymmetry in terms of skeletal and soft tissue improvements, stability, relief of TMD symptoms, and enhancement of QoL. However, most of the included studies showed a low certainty of evidence and high heterogeneity.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.23-45
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• 1990

It is the aim of this study to determine the effects of facial denervation on physiological properties of facial muscles and facial bones in growing rabbits. Experimental animals of fifty two Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbits were employed. Unilateral dissection of facial nerve was carried out on twelve rabbits, bilateral dissection of facial nerve was made on another twelve rabbits and the other twenty rabbits were on unilateral dissection of facial nerve for the histochemical analyses. Six rabbits on the bilateral surgical sham operations and six rabbits of non-intervention served the control groups. EMG records of the orbicularis oris, buccinator and masseter muscles as well as lateral and dorsoventral cephalometric films were taken and analyzed at 0, 1, 2, 5 and 8 weeks respectively. The orbicularis oris, buccinator and masseter muscles of both sides were removed from the animals of the histochemistry group and muscle fibers were classified on the basis of histochemical staining for $\alpha$-GPD, NADH-D and myosin ATPase. EMG activities of orbicularis oris and buccinator muscles were vanished immediately after denervation. Recovery of activities were detected one week after denervation in buccinator and five weeks in orbicularis oris muscles. Histochemical properties of masseter muscles remained as fast glycolytic through the experimental period. Orbicularis oris muscle fibers showed the gradual diminution of size and ratio of the slow oxidative fibers accompanied with atrophy, phagocytosis and vacuolation as well as the augmentation of fast oxidative glycolytic fibers. The buccinator muscle manifested the augmentation of fast oxidative glycolytic fibers at five weeks of experiment. Visual changes in morphology of craniofacial area were not evident, however it variety of subtle changes were apparent from statistical analysis of cephalometric measurements. It is concluded facial nerve regulates the physiological properties of facial muscles and interrelation between the function of the facial muscles and changes of facial bones would be in some degrees.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제4권6호
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• pp.57-67
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• 2003

최근 멀티미디어 처리 기술과 광학 기술의 발달과 더불어 얼굴 영상 정보를 이용한 응용 시스템에 대한 관심이 증대되고 있다. 기존의 얼굴 정보와 관련한 연구들은 대부분 정면 영상을 해석하여 사람을 식별하거나 영상의 표정을 분석하는데 초점을 두어왔으며 임의의 얼굴 영상의 방향성에 대한 연구는 부족한 실정이다. 특히, 한대의 카메라로 연속 촬영된 이미지들을 이용하는 기존의 방향성 검출 기법에서는 초기 영상이 정면 영상이어야 하는 제약점을 가진다. 본 논문에서는 얼굴의 특징 정보를 이용하여 임의의 얼굴 영상의 방항성을 검출하는 기법을 제안한다. 제안된 기법에서는 두 눈과 입술의 특징점을 기반으로 얼굴 사다리꼴을 정의하고, 얼굴 사다리꼴의 좌$.$우 면적을 비교한 통계 데이터를 이용하여 얼굴 영상의 좌.우 방향성을 계산하는 방향성 함수를 정의한다. 제안된 얼굴 영상의 검출 기법은 얼굴 영상의 방향성에 따라 얼굴 영상의 좌$.$우 여백을 안정적으로 설정하는 영상의 자동 배치 응용에 효과적으로 활용될 수 있다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.61-71
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• 2019

광고 속에서 비언어커뮤니케이션의 종류 중 얼굴 표정의 사용은 시간 제약의 문제를 상쇄시키며 소비자들에게 표현적이고 감동적인 매력의 수단으로 사용된다. 본 연구 목적은 TV 광고들 속에서 어떻게 얼굴 표정이 묘사되고 얼굴 표정을 통한 감정 전달이 이루어지는 지를 탐구하는 것이다. 연구 대상은 소비자들이 가장 감동적인 TV 광고로 뽑은 <박카스 음료>와 <동원 참치> 광고이다. 숨겨진 감정들에 대한 이론적 측면들을 기초로 두고 특정한 얼굴 근육의 움직임을 측정하도록 설계된 심리학과 해부학 기반인 얼굴 동작 코딩 시스템(Facial Action Coding System)을 연구 도구로 사용하여 TV광고 속의 얼굴 표정들이 내포한 의미들을 분석하였다. 분석된 의미의 결과를 통해서 얼굴 클로즈업을 통해 주인공의 감정 상태의 충돌과 극적인 갈등의 해소가 이루어진 광고가 소비자들의 마음을 더 움직인다는 유의미한 결과를 도출하였다.

• 감성과학
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.533-540
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• 2010

본 연구는 사회적 상호작용에서 필수적인 얼굴 인상형성 과정 중 가장 대표적이라고 할 수 있는 매력도와 신뢰성을 평가할 때 시각적 주의에서의 차이가 나타나는지를 관찰하기 위해 고안되었다. 실험 1에서는 참가자들이 얼굴 신뢰성과 매력도를 평가하는 동안 안구추적기(eye-tracker)를 사용하여 사람들의 시선움직임을 측정하고, 이 후 히트맵(heatmap) 분석을 통해 평가과제 간 차이를 관찰하였다. 그 결과, 사람들은 매력도를 평가할 때와 비교하여 신뢰성을 평가할 때, 얼굴의 주요요소라 할 수 있는 눈과 코 부위에서 더 많은 시선응시가 일어나는 것을 관찰하였다. 또한, 실험 2에서는 참가자들이 실험 1과 동일한 얼굴 평가과제를 수행하는 동안 얼굴의 각 요소에 단어를 짧게 제시하였다. 실험종료 후 실시된 회상검사 결과, 신뢰성 평가과제 시 코부위에 제시되었던 단어의 회상률이 매력도 평가과제 시와 비교하여 유의미하게 높은 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구를 통해 얼굴 신뢰성 판단은 시각적인 주의적 자원(attentional resources)의 할당과 관련된 측면에서 얼굴 매력도와는 구분되는 정보처리과정을 거치는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.218-222
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• 2015

Facial diagnosis based on quantitative facial features has been studied in many Korean medicine fields, especially in Sasang constitutional medicine. By the rapid growing of 3D measuring technology, generic and cheap 3D sensors, such as Microsoft Kinect, is popular in many research fields. In this study, the possibility of using Kinect in facial diagnosis is examined. We introduce the development of facial feature extraction system and verify its accuracy and repeatability of measurement. Furthermore, we compare Sasang constitution diagnosis results between DSLR-based system and the developed Kinect-based system. A Sasang constitution diagnosis algorithm applied in the experiment was previously developed by a huge database containing 2D facial images acquired by DSLR cameras. Interrater reliability analysis result shows almost perfect agreement (Kappa = 0.818) between the two systems. This means that Kinect can be utilized to the diagnosis algorithm, even though it was originally derived from 2D facial image data. We conclude that Kinect can be successfully applicable to practical facial diagnosis.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.119-130
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• 2021

This study investigated the effects of the chatbot's level of anthropomorphism - closeness to the human form - and its self-disclosure - delivery of emotional exchange with the chatbot through its facial expressions and chatting message on the user's intention to accept the service. A 2 (anthropomorphism: High vs. Low) × 2 (self-disclosure through facial expressions: High vs. Low) × 2 (self-disclosure through conversation: High vs. Low) between-subject factorial design was employed for this study. An online survey was conducted and a total of 234 questionnaires were used in the analysis. The results showed that consumers used chatbot service more when emotions were disclosed through facial expressions, than when it disclosed fewer facial expressions. There was statistically significant interaction effect, indicating the relationship between chatbot's self-disclosure through facial expression and the consumers' intention to use chatbot service differs depending on the extent of anthropomorphism. In the case of "robot chatbots" with low anthropomorphism levels, there was no difference in intention to use chatbot service depending on the level of self-disclosure through facial expression. When the "human-like chatbot" with high anthropomorphism levels discloses itself more through facial expressions, consumer's intention to use the chatbot service increased much more than when the human-like chatbot disclosed fewer facial expressions. The findings suggest that chatbots' self-disclosure plays an important role in the formation of consumer perception.

• Anatomy and Cell Biology
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.211-218
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• 2023

Despite several studies focusing on the facial arteries variable courses, the findings have significantly differed. The divergent findings have made it increasingly challenging to establish consistent correlations. Thus, as a vital artery, the facial artery is prone to numerous variations, which makes the identification of the variations vital to clinical practice, particularly for the orofacial and rhinoplastic surgery, and the increasingly selective chemotherapy procedures. The present research uses angiography images for analysis in studying the bilateral facial artery variations noted in patients undergoing carotid angiography for the evaluation of congenital anomalies, cerebral vascular malformations, and intra-arterial procedures. Conventional angiography was used, as it is a vital assessment tool that helps in the assessment of variations in the facial arteries and is suitable in evaluating smaller vascular anatomy, due to the perfect spatial resolution and portrayal of vascular anatomy. Thus, rather than normal ending of the facial artery as an angular artery, the study disclosed that in certain instances, the artery termination took the form of a superior labial artery with a small lateral nasal artery branch located closer to the midline compared to the normal cases. Also, the study has disclosed a conspicuous pre-masseteric branch with small branches originating from the infraorbital artery and providing potential compensation for the facial artery's shortness. Regardless of the infrequency of such variations, it is vital that they are considered during the performance of any facial surgical procedure.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.68-71
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• 2010

Facial nerve schwannomas (FNSs) are usually painless, slow-growing, and without specific symptoms, so that early diagnosis may be difficult. They are particularly liable to being misdiagnosed as parotid gland origin benign tumor before surgery, which can lead to unnecessary parotidectomy or unexpected facial nerve injury. To prevent these complications, it is important that the correct diagnosis is performed at least in intraoperative time. When an adhesion between the mass and the facial nerve is exist or when electrical stimulation of the mass triggers facial movement, FNS is highly suggested diagnosis. In such cases, frozen section analysis should always be performed. In this case, the pre-operative diagnosis from clinical examination and MRI was pleomorphic adenoma. However, intraoperative features led us to suspect that the mass originated from facial nerves, and intraoperative frozen section analysis yielded results consistent with a schwannoma. Based on this intraoperative diagnosis, we carried out a successful conservative treatment with preservation of facial nerve.