• Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.17-23
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• 1999

Vocal hyperfunction is considered to be the most significant characteristic in larynx disorders which is found among many patients presenting hoarseness Primarily as chief complaint. In Pusan National University Hospital, we executed the voice therapy to 28 patients being 17 female and 11 male patients who visited the Voice ＆ Speech Therapy Clinic, due to the voice disorder, and then compared and analysed the voice before and after its therapy using acoustic and aerodynamic test. The obtained results were as follows. In the analysis by the local findings, it was improved to 88% in the patients of vocal nodule, 75% in mutational falsetto, 75% in the functional dysphonia, 75% in the vocal cord palsy, 50% in the vocal polyp and 50% in dysphonia plica ventricularis. For the acoustic analysis, Fo, litter, Shimmer and NHR were measured. In the patients of mutational falsetto, Fo, Jitter and NHR were shown to be improved significantly and in the patients of vocal nodule, Shimmer was shown to be improved significantly. In the patients of vocal polyp, Fo was significantly improved. In the patients of vocal cord palsy in litter and NHH were significantly improved. In the patients of dysphonia plica ventricularis, Shimmer and NHR were significantly improved and the patients of functional dysphonia were more improved in Fo, litter and Shimmer. For the aerodynamic analysis, MPT was measured. In particular, it was shown to be improved significantly in the patients of vocal nodule, improved in the vocal polyp, vocal cord palsy, functional dysphonia patients.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.66 no.5
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• pp.649-663
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• 2018

The scaled boundary finite element method is extended to evaluate the dynamic stress intensity factors and T-stress with a numerical procedure based on the improved continued-fraction. The improved continued-fraction approach for the dynamic stiffness matrix is introduced to represent the inertial effect at high frequencies, which leads to numerically better conditioned matrices. After separating the singular stress term from other high order terms, the internal displacements can be obtained by numerical integration and no mesh refinement is needed around the crack tip. The condition numbers of coefficient matrix of the improved method are much smaller than that of the original method, which shows that the improved algorithm can obtain well-conditioned coefficient matrices, and the efficiency of the solution process and its stability can be significantly improved. Several numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the increased robustness and efficiency of the proposed method in both homogeneous and bimaterial crack problems.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics A
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• v.31A no.5
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• pp.27-38
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• 1994

An inversion technique, by using an improved Born inversion and an iterativeprocess in cross borehole structure, is suggested to reconstruct relative permittivity rofiles of cylindrical scatterer. The degraded image resulting from the violation of the Born conditionand the restriction of measured structure is an improved by improved Borninversion and an iterative rocess,respectively. The simulation results show that this inversion technique give betterreconstruction of original rofile distribution than a conventional Bornor an improved Born technique.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2019.01a
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• pp.125-126
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• 2019

In this paper, we propose an improved kNN classification method. Through improved the mothed and normalizing the data, the purpose of improving the accuracy is achieved. Then we compared the three classification algorithms and the improved algorithm by experimental data.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.347-354
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• 2005

This paper compared vertical temperature distribution between the existing balcony model without ventilator facilities and the improved balcony model with ventilator facilities using differential equation. As the air inside of balcony is heated by solar radiation this heated air is not exhausted in the existing balcony, remaining stagnant. The air temperature distribution was $26.7{\sim}29.3^{\circ}C$ in balcony without natural ventilator system. This heated air affected the rising air temperature of adjacent spaces such as living room and bedroom in the existing balcony. But, as the heated air inside of the improved balcony model is exhausted through natural ventilator facilities in summer, the air temperature in balcony has fallen. The air temperature distribution in improved balcony was $24.8{\sim}26.7^{\circ}C$ for the inlet air speed of 1 m/s and $24.6{\sim}26.7^{\circ}C$ for the inlet air speed of 3 m/s. The energy consumption of the improved balcony is 2.5 times less than of the existing balcony. The improved balcony with the closed damper makes a roll as the existing balcony in the aspect of the heating effect. When the heated air in the improved balcony is supplied, the air temperature is raised and the ventilation effect in adjacent spaces was improved.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.1082-1089
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• 2017

Negative output elementary super lift Luo converter (NOESLLC), which has the significant advantages including high-voltage transfer gain, high efficiency, high power density, and reduced output voltage/inductor current ripples when compared to the traditional DC-DC converters, is an attractive DC-DC converter for the field of negative DC voltage applications. In this study, in consideration of the voltage across the energy transferring capacitor changing abruptly at the beginning of each switching cycle, the improved averaged model of the NOESLLC operating in continuous conduction mode (CCM) is established. The improved DC model and transfer functions of the system are derived and analyzed. The current mode control is applied for this NOESLLC. The results from the theoretical calculations, the PSIM simulations and the circuit experiments show that the improved DC model and transfer functions here are more effective than the existed ones of the NOESLLC to describe its real dynamical behaviors.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.394-403
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• 2023

Direct tracking problem of moving noncircular sources for multiple arrays is investigated in this study. Here, we propose an improved unscented particle filter (I-UPF) direct tracking method, which combines system proportional symmetry unscented particle filter and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm. Noncircular sources can extend the dimension of sources matrix, and the direct tracking accuracy is improved. This method uses multiple arrays to receive sources. Firstly, set up a direct tracking model through consecutive time and Doppler information. Subsequently, based on the improved unscented particle filter algorithm, the proposed tracking model is to improve the direct tracking accuracy and reduce computational complexity. Simulation results show that the proposed improved unscented particle filter algorithm for noncircular sources has enhanced tracking accuracy than Markov Chain Monte Carlo unscented particle filter algorithm, Markov Chain Monte Carlo extended Kalman particle filter, and two-step tracking method.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.217-222
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• 2011

Genetic algorithms are one of the most important methods used to solve the Traveling Salesman Problem. Therefore, many researchers have tried to improve the Genetic Algorithm by using different methods and operations in order to find the optimal solution within reasonable time. This paper intends to find a new approach that adopts an improved genetic algorithm to solve the Traveling Salesman Problem, and compare with the well known heuristic method, namely, Kohonen Self-Organizing Map by using different data sets of symmetric TSP from TSPLIB. In order to improve the search process for the optimal solution, the proposed approach consists of three strategies: two separate tour segments sets, the improved crossover operator, and the improved mutation operator. The two separate tour segments sets are construction heuristic which produces tour of the first generation with low cost. The improved crossover operator finds the candidate fine tour segments in parents and preserves them for descendants. The mutation operator is an operator which can optimize a chromosome with mutation successfully by altering the mutation probability dynamically. The two improved operators can be used to avoid the premature convergence. Simulation experiments are executed to investigate the quality of the solution and convergence speed by using a representative set of test problems taken from TSPLIB. The results of a comparison between the new approach using the improved genetic algorithm and the Kohonen Self-Organizing Map show that the new approach yields better results for problems up to 200 cities.

• Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.27-40
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is comparative with administrative and clinical standard of conservative treatment on herniated intervertebral lumbar disc patients. The persons who diagnosed to herniated intervertebral lumbar disc were attended in this study. The number of cases were 120 cases. We evaluated their chart, X-ray and MRI. The result of the group 1 study(60 cases) were as follows; 1. The patients who treated for 41days were improved 100%, which was 3cases(5%). 2. The patients who treated for 45days were improved 90%, which was 13cases(22%). 3. The patients who treated for 43days were improved 80%, which was 28cases(47%). 4. The patients who treated for 39days were improved 70%, which was 6cases(10%). 5. The patients who treated for 28days were improved 60%, which was 5cases(28%). 6. The patients who treated for 22days were improved 50%, which was 4cases(7%). 7. The patient who treated for 28days were improved 40%, which was 1case(2%). The result of the group 2 study(60 cases) were as follows; 1. The patients who treated by administrative standard were improved 40%, which was 8cases(13%). 2. The patients who treated by administrative standard wereimproved 30%, which was 32cases(53%). 3. The patients who treated by administrative standard wereimproved 20%, which was 7cases(12%). 4. The patients who treated by administrative standard were improved 10%, which was 9cases(15%). 5. The patients who treated by administrative standard wereimproved 0%, which was 4cases(7%). Conclusion ; In herniated intervertebral lumbar disc patients who had conservative treatment. The highest improve patients were 28 cases(47%), who treated for 43 days in group 1. The lowest improve patient were 4 case(7%), who treated by administrative standard in group 2. The Effective duration of conservative treatment was more than 43 days in group 1. Group 1 which applied to clincal standard was much batter than group 2 which applied to administrative standard.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.13-16
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• 2008

This paper is to present the performance data for improved direct setting method using tile bond for application of porcelain tile under 1 percent absorptance. For this purpose, improved direct setting method type 1 & 2(tile bond curing time 0, 24H) were compared with the conventional setting methods(including direct setting method and improved pressure setting method) in the sight of the adhesive stability of porcelain tile. It tested for tiles after 14, 28days under standard condition and severe conditions. The severe conditions were water immersion, heat ageing(70℃) and freeze-thaw cycle. On the basis of test results, the adhesive strength of direct setting method was lowest for the conventional setting methods. But improved direct setting method using tile bonds(A, B) came close to the result of improved pressure setting method using tile bonds.