• 임상간호연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.421-432
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the sleep patterns and the factors related to sleep disturbance in mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Sleep patterns in this study included both quality and quantity of sleep. Methods: Forty-four subjects were recruited in ICUs at a tertiary university hospital in D city. Data were collected using questionnaires, observation, and medical record from June, 2008 to May, 2009. Results: The total mean of sleep quality was $1.99{\pm}1.68$. The mean of total sleep time per 24-hour period was $3.75{\pm}1.94$hour (range 1-7.25) in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. The main sleep disturbance factors were listed as frequent nursing activities, attachment of medical appliances, and noise. All these factors were also significantly related to the sleep quality. Conclusion: These results indicated that mechanically ventilated patients were both qualitatively and quantitatively deprived of sleep far more than other ICU patients. In summary, a deeper understanding of sleep characteristics in mechanically ventilated ICU patients could help nurses to improve sleep derangements and patient outcome.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.346-355
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• 2020

The treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusion in adolescents is challenging. Maxillary protraction, particularly that using bone anchorage, has been proven to be an effective method for the stimulation of maxillary growth. However, the conventional procedure, which involves the surgical implantation of mini-plates, is traumatic and associated with a high risk. Three-dimensional (3D) digital technology offers the possibility of individualized treatment. Customized mini-plates can be designed according to the shape of the maxillary surface and the positions of the roots on cone-beam computed tomography scans; this reduces both the surgical risk and patient trauma. Here we report a case involving a 12-year-old adolescent girl with skeletal Class III malocclusion and midface deficiency that was treated in two phases. In phase 1, rapid maxillary expansion and protraction were performed using 3D-printed mini-plates for anchorage. The mini-plates exhibited better adaptation to the bone contour, and titanium screw implantation was safer because of the customized design. The orthopedic force applied to each mini-plate was approximately 400-500 g, and the plates remained stable during the maxillary protraction process, which exhibited efficacious orthopedic effects and significantly improved the facial profile and esthetics. In phase 2, fixed appliances were used for alignment and leveling of the maxillary and mandibular dentitions. The complete two-phase treatment lasted for 24 months. After 48 months of retention, the treatment outcomes remained stable.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.5113-5119
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• 2010

인체측정학(Anthropometry)은 자동차, 가전제품, 의료기기 및 스포츠 용품 등 다양한 분야에서 소비자의 만족도와 사용 효율성을 최적화하기 위해 조사되고 연구되어 왔다. 하지만 아직까지 인체 측정 방식은 계측자를 이용한 직접측정 또는 스캐너나 디지털 측정기 등 고가의 장치에 의존적인 방법에서 벗어나지 못하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 사진으로부터 신체인식 알고리즘을 이용하여 신체사이즈를 자동으로 추출하고, 의류추천 및 자전거 피팅사이즈 서비스 등에 활용가능성을 제시한다. 이를 위해 Haar-like features와 AdaBoost 알고리즘을 이용하여 빠른 속도와 높은 정확도로 영상콘텐츠 내에서 신체 영역을 검출한다. 이후 AAM(Active Appearance Model)을 이용하여 특징점을 검출하고 도출된 측정치에 최적화된 상품을 추천하는 지능형 모듈 시스템을 구현하고 성능평가를 제시한다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.3-14
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• 2013

Objective: To evaluate the factors that affect torque control during anterior retraction when utilizing the C-retractor with a palatal miniplate as an exclusive source of anchorage without posterior appliances. Methods: The C-retractor was modeled using a 3-dimensional beam element (0.9-mm-diameter stainless-steel wire) attached to mesh bonding pads. Various vertical heights and 2 attachment positions for the lingual anterior retraction hooks (LARHs) were evaluated. A force of 200 g was applied from each side hook of the miniplate to the splinted segment of 6 or 8 anterior teeth. Results: During anterior retraction, an increase in the LARH vertical height increased the amount of lingual root torque and intrusion of the incisors. In particular, with increasing vertical height, the tooth displacement pattern changed from controlled tipping to bodily displacement and then to lingual root displacement. The effects were enhanced when the LARH was located between the central and lateral incisors, as compared to when the LARH was located between the lateral incisors and canines. Conclusions: Three-dimensional lingual anterior retraction of the 6 or 8 anterior teeth can be accomplished using the palatal miniplate as the only anchorage source. Using LARHs at different heights or positions affects the quality of torque and intrusion.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2022

Objective: To evaluate if a remote digital monitoring system added at the end of orthodontic treatment could positively influence the retention phase by reducing the occurrence of misfit of removable appliances, number of emergency appointments (EA), and orthodontic relapse. Methods: Twenty-seven patients who completed active orthodontic treatment were divided into the study and control groups. In addition to the standard chairside follow-up appointments at month 1 (T1), month 3 (T2), month 6 (T3), the study group patients were monitored using Dental Monitoring^® with monthly intra-oral scans. Occurrence of misfit of removable retainers, number of EAs, and intercanine width change were recorded for both groups. Differences in EAs and retainer fit were assessed using the chi-square test. Intra-group and inter-group differences in the intercanine width were assessed with Friedman test and Mann-Whitney U test, respectively (α = 0.05). Results: The study group showed a significantly lower occurrence of misfit of removable retainers (p = 0.027) compared to the control group. No significant inter- and intra-group difference was found in the EAs and intercanine width change at each time-point. Conclusions: Integrating remote monitoring systems, such as Dental Monitoring^®, to the retention phase of the orthodontic treatment may lower the occurrence of misfit of removable retainers. However, a small sample size and a short observation period limit the strength of this evidence. These preliminary results tentatively suggest that remote monitoring technologies may be beneficial, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the regularity of in-office visits might be disrupted.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2022

Acrylic resin or polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is one of the most attractive materials to be used for dental appliances manufacturing. It has been introduced as a biomaterial during the last century. This study aims to evaluate the compounds absorption and release through acrylic resin to be used for drug delivery as well. The study specimens were 10 pieces of heat-cured clear acrylic resin with dimensions of 10 × 10 × 2 mm. The specimens were dipped in methylene blue solution at a powder-water ratio of 1:20 for 5 days. The samples were removed and dipped in 5 ml distilled water vials for 24 hours. Then the specimens were replaced into new 5 ml vials and the process lasted for 4 days. The extracted solutions were analyzed by the visible light spectroscopy for absorbance. The statistical results showed a gradual increase in stain release from day 1 to day 4 with a significant difference between day 1 and day 4 solutions. The study showed that PMMA resin is able to absorb and release some compounds constantly and the absorption drug-loading technique is applicable to this material.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.10-13
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• 2014

In oriental medicine, the pulse beats are important signals that may let us know the conditions of one's health and disease. In other words, doctors of oriental medicine can simply analyze pulse waves anywhere and anytime to treat patients without using high-priced medical appliances. However, they are largely subjective in interpreting the pulse rates and hence their reliability is far from being perfect. The current paper aims to solve this problem by using fuzzy inference rules in judging patients' health status and to develop a software kit of intelligent electronic needles.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.91-94
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• 2006

Miniature BLDC is widely used in industrial applications and especially medical appliances because of there character that high driving efficiency and high torque characteristic. However torque ripple of a high speed miniature BLDC is serous in switching period cue to the very electrical time constant. This paper present instant voltage and current control for torque ripple reduction of a high speed miniature BLDC. Computer simulation and experiment test for 40,000 rpm miniature BLDC show the verification of the proposed control method.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.19-32
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• 1995

The purpose of this study is to investigate the consumer safety problems appeared in the Korean mass media-the newspaper(the Kong-A Ilbo and the Chosun Ilbo) and the consumer magazines(the Sobija-Sidae and the Sobija) from 1991 to 1993. I use the content analysis of the articles related with consumer safety through the above mass media. The results are (1) the goods-services areas that are severe in the consumer safety problem are food, environment, medicine, electric appliances, services(restaurant, medical service), and etc. (2) the most important problem areas are Toxic ingredients(remaining agricultural chemicals and heavy metal), Food additionals, Sanitary problem, Hygiene products hazard, Safety accident, Environmental pollution, etc. (3) the goods-service area and the consumer safety problem are different according to the publication year and the mass media type.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2015년도 제46회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1427-1428
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• 2015

MEMS(Micro Electro-mechanical System) are getting attention as promising industry in the 21st century. Car air bags, acceleration sensors, and medical, information appliances are being actively applied in MEMS. This paper suggest the electrical electrodes of brain signal applied MEMS model and the prototype design for EEG signal amplification circuit. Also, we suggest an independent BCI(Brain Computer Interface) system with brain electrical signal of electrode models and wireless communication platform.