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Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa of the Foot (A Case Report) (족부에 발생한 지방종 거대증(1예 보고))

  • Noh, Kyung-Hwan;Nam, Ki-Young;Yoo, Jae-Chol;Lee, Jun-Young
    • Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.103-105
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    • 2009
  • Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a congenital macrodactyly characterized by progressive overgrowth of all the mesenchymal elements of a digit or digits with a disproportionate increase in the fibroadipose tissue. We reported a case of macrodystrophia lipomatosa of the foot, which is a rare case, and reviewed the literatures.

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Intelligent Control of Cybernetic Below-Elbow Prosthesis

  • Edge C. Yeh;Wen Ping;Chan, Rai-Chi;Tseng, Chi-Ching
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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    • 1993.06a
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    • pp.1025-1028
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    • 1993
  • In this paper, an intelligent control scheme with multi-stage fuzzy inference is developed for a myoelectric prosthesis to achieve natural control with tactile feedback based on fuzzy control strategies. Strain gauges and a potentiometer are added to the prosthesis for tactile feedback with a PWM motor driver developed to save the battery power. According to the multi-stage fuzzy inference, the prosthesis can determine the stiffness of the object and hold an object without injuring it, meanwhile, the hysteresis phenomenon is an 80196KC single-chip microcontroller to replace the original controller.

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EFFECT OF NERVE GROWTH FACTOR IN REGENERATION OF MANDIBULAR NERVE OF RABBIT (가토 하치조신경 재생에 있어 Nerve Growth Factor의 효과)

  • Park, Kwang;Kim, Hyun-Tae;Lee, Jong-Ho
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.261-268
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    • 1996
  • An experimental study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of nerve growth factor(NGF) on inferior alveolar nerve in a rabbit model. In 20 New Zealand white rabbits, 14mm of bilat eral alveolar nerve were resected and the defects were repaired with the 17mm silicone conduits. In group I, 5mm autologous nerve segment were located centrally in the left side after tubulization and NGF solution(Sigma chemical 0.1 mg/mL) was instilled into each conduit. In group II, nerve repair modality was the same but no NGF solution was instilled into the conduits. On 2 months and 6 months postoperatively, the results were evaluated by clinical and hist omorphometric assessment. The result was that autologous nerve segment group show the best nerve regeneration effect and NGF instilled group the worst.

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Staphylococcus Species in the Dental and Medical Environment

  • Han, Seung-Ho;Kim, Shin-Moo;Jeong, Seung-Il;Kim, Kang-Ju
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 2013
  • Staphylococcus species are one of prevalent pathogens found in hospitals. Microbes that are a primary cause of nosocomial infection were isolated from a dental and medical environment it may assist the reader to explain what this is and how it differs from the 'dental health care providers and ward health care providers'. To investigate the distribution of staphylococcus species in this environment, we used vitek II to measure drug sensitivity, and further performed biochemical testing. The isolation rate of staphylococcus species from the dental and medical environment was 100% but from dental health care providers and ward health care providers were 44.4% and 33.3%, respectively. In the analyses, staphylococcus species showed resistance to diffusion of cefoxitin and oxacillin discs. These staphylococci may be sufficiently positive for the mecA gene. Our results suggest that staphylococci might be an important cause of nosocomial infection in the dental clinic.

Practice of Design Curriculum Aimed for High Attainment Level of Creativity and Perfection

  • Yagi, Hidetsugu;Arimitsu, Yutaka
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.70-73
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    • 2010
  • The practice named "Creative Design and Production" has been given to train the students'ability to find and solve problems. Students are expected to design and fabricate creative artifacts in the practice. The practices focusing on perfection and creativity of the products have been executed for the past few years. We have reviewed the relationships between these abilities and the qualities of products of the students in the practices. It seems that the products lacks of originality and creativity when focused on the perfection. And on the contrary, the perfection of the products is low when focused on the creativity. We have employed the new three trials in order to solve these problems in the practice. Among trials, the cooperation with veterans has been the most useful for students through "Creative Design and Production".

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Report from a National Cancer Institute (USA) workshop on quality of life assessment in cancer clinical trials

  • Nayfield S.G.;Ganz P.A.;Moinpour C.M.;Cella D.F.;Hailey B.J.
    • 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1994.02b
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    • pp.324-331
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    • 1994
  • To promote the inclusion of quality of life (QOL) end-points In clinical research on cancer, the National Cancer Institute (USA) sponsored a workshop on QOL assessment In cancer clinical trials In July, 1990. Experts In clinical trials and QOL research formed four working groups to Identify current areas of cancer treatment In which QOL end-points are most Important; to discuss methodologic problems In QOL assessment; to address common problems In Implementing clinical studies with QOL end-points; and to consider statistical Issues In design, Implementation, and data analysis. Recommendations made by the working groups are summarized in this paper.

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Moving towards Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Jung, Jae Hung;Franco, Juan VA;Dahm, Philipp
    • Urogenital Tract Infection
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.45-50
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    • 2018
  • The Institute of Medicine in its report "Clinical Practice Guidelines we can trust" defined standards for clinical practice guidelines. However, many guidelines continue to rely on expert opinion and lack a formal framework for moving from evidence to recommendations. These guidelines may or may not be labeled as "consensus statements" and do not meet contemporary standards for guideline documents we would refer to as "evidence-based". Therefore, the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation working group developed a novel, rigorous and transparent approach to grading certainty (quality) of evidence. In addition, it created a system for "moving from evidence to decisions", for example for the development of evidence-based guidelines. In this article, we aim to introduce this approach to appraising the certainty of relevant evidence and estimate the benefits and detriments of health care interventions within the larger context of evidence-based medicine.

Targeting the culprit: vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating stroke

  • Kim, Seung Min;Ha, Sang Hee;Kwon, Hanim;Kim, Yeon Jung;Ahn, Sung Ho;Kim, Bum Joon
    • Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.17-28
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    • 2021
  • The pathogenesis of many strokes originates in the vessel wall. Despite this, most traditional imaging focuses on the vascular lumen. Vessel-wall magnetic resonance imaging (VWMRI) is useful for establishing the etiology of intracranial stenosis. It also provides information regarding atherosclerotic plaque composition and thus plaque vulnerability, which is an indication of its potential to cause a stroke. In this review we focus on the characteristics of VWMRI findings in various arteriopathies related to intracranial artery stenosis, and discuss the clinical implications of these findings.