• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.8
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• pp.301-309
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of lumbar support and ischial pad on neck, trunk angle and chest expansion for stroke patients using wheelchair. Fifteen stroke patients were measured repeatedly when a lumbar support using(L support), a Ischial pad using(I Pad), a Lumbar support with ischial pad using(L With I), and non using it(Non using). The measurement of the neck and trunk angle was confirmed using a mobile phone camera, and chest expansion was performed using a tapeline. L With I increased significantly in neck and trunk angle and lower chest expansion than non using. This study shows that simultaneous use of lumbar support and ischial pad for stroke patients using wheelchair can increase the neck and trunk angle, chest expansion immediately. Future studies will need to identify more long-term changes by continuing intervention with more subjects.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.192-201
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• 1999

This study was aimed to introduce the measurement of $CO_2$ concentration and leaf area index in the phytotron for predicting the effect of CO.E, light and leaf area index on the instantaneous photosynthetic rate of sweet pepper with the existing ASKAM model. Measurements were made in 2 semi-closed phytotron compartments in which three different $CO_2$ concentrations were applied at random. Plants were grown on containers with circulating nutrient solution at 21$^{\circ}C$ and 80-95% relative humidity. The model estimates crop net $CO_2$ uptake for short time intervals during the day based on short-term data of daily radiation, temperature and $CO_2$ concentration. During the photosynthesis measurements, $CO_2$ concentrations in both compartments and in the basement were measured every minute. This was also done for the flow of pure $CO_2$ into the compartment, global radiation, photosynthetic active radiation inside the compartment, temperature and relative humidity. Crop growth models summarize our knowledge on crop behavior and have as such a wide range of applications in analysis, crop management and thus as a farm management tool.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.453-468
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• 2012

This study investigated the effects of Lavandula angustifolia (L. angustifolia) aroma on the brain electrical activity evaluated by an electroencephalogram (EEG) in the male adults since many researches were performed with females and few with males. Sleep quality of 35 male adults were analyzed by Pittsburgh sleep quality index, and they were divided into two groups of good sleep quality and poor sleep quality. EEG electrodes were attached at the frontal (F3, F4), temporal (T3, T4), occipital (O1, O2), and parietal (P3, P4) regions according to the International 10-20 system. EEG was measured for 3 min per each period of before, during, and after L. angustifolia aromatherapy. Subjects with good sleep quality showed increases in the delta power at the parietal region of both cerebral hemispheres and in the theta power at the temporal region of right hemisphere (p<0.05), and a decrease in the alpha at the parietal region of both cerebral hemispheres (p<0.05). And subjects with poor sleep quality showed increases in the delta power at the frontal region of left cerebral hemisphere and in the theta power at the frontal region of both hemispheres (p<0.05). It is concluded that L. angustifolia aroma has effects on decreasing an awakening status related-brain wave and increasing the sleep status related-brain waves in the male adults with good sleep quality, and has also effects on increasing the sleep status related-brain waves in the male adults with poor sleep quality.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.63-72
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• 2017

This paper proposes a procedure to improve the operational efficiency of the automotive parts manufacturing process by applying classical IE techniques composed of process analysis, work method analysis, and motion analysis, and a specific application case is outlined. The proposed procedure was developed originally by the Task Force organized in L company's automotive parts manufacturing business unit. The balance efficiency and production capacity were used as measures of operational efficiency. The developed procedure follows the general procedure of analyzing the phenomenon at the manufacturing shop, deriving an improvement solution to solve the problem, evaluating each derived alternative, and implementing it to the field to achieve productivity improvement. Among the methods used in each phase of the procedure, function analysis used in the waste discovery phase and R&R evaluation method used in the alternative assessment phase are unique techniques developed by L company's TF. The R&R Evaluation method techniques are described in detail because this method is highly applicable and extensible. A case of applying developed procedures to improve the EPS motor manufacturing process is discussed. As a result, the line balance efficiency and production capacity were increased to a satisfactory level.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 2006

Three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationships (3D-QSARs) on the herbicidal activities against in-vitro pre-emergence rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) and barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) by new 5-benzofuryl-2-[1-(alkoxyimino)alkyl]-3-hydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-one derivatives were studied quantitatively using comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA) methodology. The optimized CoMSIA model(A5: $r^2_{cv.}=0.569$ & $r^2_{ncv.}=0.941$) for rice plant exhibited a good correlation with steric (31.6%) and hydrophobic (39.7%) factors of the substrate molecules, and the model (B4: $r^2_{cv.}=0.569$ & $r^2_{ncv.}=0.941$) for barnyardgrass exhibited a good correlation with electrostatic (46.7%) and H-bond acceptor field (30.8%), respectively. The predicted $R_1=SF_5,\;R_2=R_3=R_4=H(P1)$ substituent (Rice plant: $pI_{50}=4.84$ & Barnyardgrass: $pI_{50}=7.21$, ${\Delta}pI_{50}=2.37$) by the model (B4) not only exhibited to the highest herbicidal activity against barnyardgrass, but also exhibited to the highest selecticity between two plants.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.60-60
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• 2018

오랑캐장구채는 석죽과의 여러해살이풀로 일본 훗카이도, 사할린, 바이칼호에 서식하며, 한국에서는 중부 이북지방의 산지에 자생하는 유용 자생식물로 활용가치가 높다. 분화용 소재로 이용하기 위하여 2017년 7월 31일부터 10월 9일까지 약 10주간 재배조건을 조사하였다. 분화용 오랑캐장구채의 재배는 이색칼라 화분 8, 10, 12호 중 12호 처리구에서 직경, 생체중, 근경 등에서 효과적이었는데 특히, 엽면적은 다른 처리구보다 2배 이상 넓어서 관상용으로 적합하였다. 이식묘의 소질은 162구 트레이의 유묘가 초장, 엽수, 엽면적이 가장 크거나 많았고, 한 cell당 2립씩 파종된 유묘처리구가 엽면적이 넓고 엽록소 함량이 높아 상품성면에서 효과적이었다. 혼합용토는 코코피트:펄라이트(3:1)혼용구가 피트모스:펄라이트(3:1) 혼용구보다 엽면적과 근장이 큰 편이었다. 혼합 비료(N-P-K)는 $600-400-400mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$비료가 첨가된 처리구에서 특히, 초장, 엽수, 엽면적, 엽록소 지수, 근장 및 생체중이 처리별로 가장 우수하여, 원예상토와 유사하거나 그 이상의 효과가 있었다. 기비로는 코트비료 40알 처리구가 근장을 제외한 모든 요인에서 생육이 우수하였다. 오랑캐장구채를 분화용으로 이용하기 위한 재배관리 방법은 차광이 되지 않는 곳에서 추비 $1,000mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ hyponex 시비 및 왜화제로 $1,000mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ daminozide를 처리하며, 10주간의 재배를 위해서는 적심을 하지 않는 것이 생육에 효과적이었다.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.21-24
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• 2007

Dental caries is initiated by the acid accumulated in dental plaque. Streptococcus mutans, one of a major causal agents of dental caries, is component of the dental plaque and produces various organic acids such as lactic acid as the end-product of glycolysis. As a consequence, we investigated the acid stress response of S. mutans KCTC 3065 in this study. The addition of lactic acid to the growth media had a concentration-dependent effect on the growth of S. mutans. S. mutans exhibited higher maximum culture OD compared with the more acidic growth pH values. At treatment of centration of 20 mmol/L lactic acid in the mid-log phage, cell growth was reduced to 40% relative to the control. The following results were obtained with the treatment of cells with a concentration of 20 mmol/L lactic acid in the mid-log phage for 2hrs: Analysis of fatty acids extracted from cells showed that growth at a concentration of 20 mmol/L lactic acid resulted in changes in $C_{14:0}$, $C_{16:0}$, $C_{18:0}$ and $C_{18:1}$ fatty acids. Protein profiles investigated by SDS-PAGE showed that approximately 70, 60, 45, 40 and 23 kDa proteins were highly expressed in S. mutans KCTC 3065.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.91-100
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• 1996

Condensed ethyl silicate(CES) solutions were prepared from $SiCl_4$ and ethanol which is different in water content(2.5, 5.0 and 7.0wt.% ). To investigate the sol-gel transition behaviors of CES and PHT(partially hydrolyzed TEOS) solutions, the measurement of volume change, density, $SiO_2$ content, intrinsic viscosity and number average molecular weight were conducted with elapsed time. The polymer shapes of CES were discussed from the relation between the intrinsic viscosity[$\eta$] and the number average molecular weight($\bar{Mn}$). CES-3 prepared from ethanol containing 7.0wt.% $H_2O$ had different sol-gel transition behaviors from CES-1 (2.5wt.% $H_2O$) and CES-2(5.Owt.% $H_2O$), but similar behaviors to those of PHT which is used for controlling the hydrolysis rata of TEOS when composite ceramic materials were manufactured from silicon alkoxides. On the basis of Mark-Hawink relation, $[{\eta}]=K\bar{Mn}^{{\alpha}}$, the polymer shape of CES solutions were determined linear siloxane polymers because all solutions had ${\alpha}$ values in the range from 0.53 to 0.84. Especially, CES-3 showed to be a favorable raw materials for composite ceramics due to its similar properties to those of PHT.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.213-219
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• 2004

In this paper, a LNA(Low Noise Amplifier) has been developed, which is operating at L-band i.e., 1452∼1492 MHz for satellite DAB(Digital Audio Brcadcasting) receiver. The LNA is designed to improve input and output reflection coefficient and VSWR(Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) by balanced amplifier. The LNA consists of low noise amplification stage and gain amplification stage, which make a using of GaAs FET ATF-10136 and VNA-25 respectively, and is fabricated by hybrid method. To supply most suitable voltage and current, active bias circuit is designed Active biasing offers the advantage that variations in $V_P$ and $I_{DSS}$ will not necessitate a change in either the source or drain resistor value for a given bias condition. The active bias network automatically sets $V_{gs}$ for the desired drain voltage and drain current. The LNA is fabricated on FR-4 substrate with RF circuit and bias circuit, and integrated in aluminum housing. As a reults, the characteristics of the LNA implemented more than 32 dB in gain. 0.2 dB in gain flatness. lower than 0.95 dB in noise figure, 1.28 and 1.43 each input and output VSWR, and -13 dBm in $P_{1dB}$.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.427-437
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of public preventive dental healthcare services named the "Dental Preventive Health Services for Children" (DPHSC) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in Korean children. Of the total 20,802 beneficiaries in 2018, 110 10-year-old elementary school students were randomly selected and were requested to complete a survey using the Korean version of Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) questionnaire before and after participating in DPHSC. Overall, 107 participants completed the pre- and post-survey. COHIP scores and clinical results such as numbers of decayed and missing teeth, malocclusion, and oral hygiene status from dental examination were statistically analyzed and the reliability and the validity of the responses were verified. There was a significant clinical increase in mean overall COHIP scores following DPHSC (p < 0.001, effect size 1.05). Children with decayed and missing teeth demonstrated poor OHRQoL. In conclusion, DPHSC can improve the OHRQoL of 10-year-old children.