• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.210-214
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• 2004

This study was carried out to predict the value of serum ${\beta}$ subunit of humans chorionic gonadotropin(${\beta}$- hCG) in early pregnancy viability. This was performed among 85 women in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer(IVF-ET). The serum ${\beta}$-hCG levels were established for 30 normal singleton pregnancies, 10 twin and triplet pregnancies, 10 preclinical abortions, 10 clinical abortions, 20 biochemical abortions and 5 ectopic pregnancies. In comparison to normal singleton pregnancies, multiple pregnancies showed higher ${\beta}$-hCG. But clinical abortions, preclinical abortions and ectopic pregnancies showed lower ${\beta}$-hCG levels than singleton pregnancies. In conclusion, if we predict the value of serum ${\beta}$-hCG of variable early pregnancies and analyze it, we could predict the dilution protocol. Also, it can be useful in other ways.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.729-734
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• 2008

Vibroarthrographic(VAG) signals, emitted by human knee joints, are non-stationary and multi-component in nature and time-frequency distributions(TFD) provide powerful means to analyze such signals. The objective of this paper is to classify VAG signals, generated during joint movement, into two groups(normal and patient group) using the characteristic parameters extracted by time-frequency transform, and to evaluate the classification accuracy. Noise within TFD was reduced by singular value decomposition and back-propagation neural network(BPNN) was used for classifying VAG signals. The characteristic parameters consist of the energy parameter, energy spread parameter, frequency parameter, frequency spread parameter by Wigner-Ville distribution and the amplitude of frequency distribution, the mean and the median frequency by fast Fourier transform. Totally 1408 segments(normal 1031, patient 377) were used for training and evaluating BPNN. As a result, the average value of the classification accuracy was 92.3(standard deviation ${\pm}0.9$)%. The proposed method was independent of clinical information, and showed good potential for non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of joint disorders such as osteoarthritis and chondromalacia patella.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.59-79
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• 2021

Value at Risk (VaR) is one of the most common risk management tools in finance. Since a portfolio of several assets, rather than one asset portfolio, is advantageous in the risk diversification for investment, VaR for a portfolio of two or more assets is often used. In such cases, multivariate distributions of asset returns are considered to calculate VaR of the corresponding portfolio. Copulas are one way of generating a multivariate distribution by identifying the dependence structure of asset returns while allowing many different marginal distributions. However, they are used mainly for bivariate distributions and are not widely used in modeling joint distributions for many variables in finance. In this study, we would like to examine the performance of various copulas for high dimensional data and several different dependence structures. This paper compares copulas such as elliptical, vine, and hierarchical copulas in computing the VaR of portfolios to find appropriate copula functions in various dependence structures among asset return distributions. In the simulation studies under various dependence structures and real data analysis, the hierarchical Clayton copula shows the best performance in the VaR calculation using four assets. For marginal distributions of single asset returns, normal inverse Gaussian distribution was used to model asset return distributions, which are generally high-peaked and heavy-tailed.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 1981

Alcohol 의 급성중독(急性中毒)으로서 폐기능중(肺機能中) 특(特)히 폐용압률(肺容壓率)과 폐포활성물질(肺胞活性物質)(surfactant)의 변화(變化)를 살펴봄으로써 alcohol 이 폐기능(肺機能) 또는 폐대사(肺代謝)에 미치고 효과(效果)의 일단(一端)을 알기 위(爲)하여 흰쥐를 재료(材料)로 하여 50% alcohol 을 체중(體重) 100 gm 당(當) 1.5 ml 씩 경구적(經口的)으로 단회투여(單回投與)하여 급성(急性) Ethyl alcohol 중독(中毒)을 일으켰다. Alcohol 중독과정(中毒過程)에서 24 시간(時間)까지 경시적(經時的)으로 혈중(血中) alcohol 농도(濃度)와 hematocrit(Hct)치(値)를 측정(測定)하고, 폐용압률(肺容壓率) 및 surfactant 중(中)의 단백량(蛋白量)과 무기인(無機燐)(Pi)를 측정(測定)하여, 정상군(正常群)과 비교(比較)하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. Alcohol 혈중농도(血中濃度)는 정상치(正常値)인 $0.17{\pm}0.01\;gm%$(평균(平均)${\pm}$표준오차(標準誤差) 이하동일(以下同一))에 비(比)하여 중독(中毒) 1시간(時間)에서 $0.71{\pm}0.02\;gm%$로 최고치(最高値)에 달(達)하고, 그후(後) 차차(次次) 낮아져서 24 시간(時間)에서는 $0.36{\pm}0.02\;gm%$이었으나, 전실험치(全實驗値)는 정상(正常)에 비(比)해서는 유의(有意)하게 높았다. Hct 치(値)는 1시간(時間)에서 $64.86{\pm}2.45%$로서 최고치(最高値)를 나타내었고, 그후(後) 계속(繼續) 정상치(正常値)인 $48.87{\pm}0.28%$에 비(比)하여 유의(有意)하게 높은 값을 유지(維持)하였다. 폐중량대(肺重量對) 체중비(體重比)(L/B 비(比))는 중독(中毒) 3시간(時間)부터 $5.49{\pm}0.61$로서 정상치(正常値)인 $7.57{\pm}0.56$에 비(比)하여 유의(有意)하게 낮아지고, 24시간(時間)까지 유의(有意)한 감소(減少)를 나타내었다. 폐용압률(肺容壓率)은 확대(擴大)(inflation)와 축소(縮小)(deflation)에서 모두 3시간(時間)까지 정상(正常)과 큰 차이(差異)가 없었으나, 6및 12 시간(時間)에서는 증가(增加)된 값을 나타내었고, 특(特)히 12 시간(時間)에서는 유의(有意)하게 높은 값을 나타내었다가, 24시간(時間)에는 정상(正常)에 가까워지는 경향(傾向)을 나타내었다. 폐세척액(肺洗滌液)의 단백량(蛋白量)은 정상(正常)의 $10.65{\pm}0.62\;mg/gm$에 비(比)하여 3시간(時間)에서 $12.36{\pm}0.35\;mg/gm$, 12시간(時間)에서 $12.70{\pm}0.74\;mg/gm$ 및 24시간(時間)에서는 $12.65{\pm}0.88\;mg/gm$로서 유의(有意)하게 높은 값을 나타내었고, Pi치(値)도 중독(中毒) 6시간(時間)부터는 높은 값을 나타내었으며, 특(特)히 12 시간(時間)에서는 $7.65{\pm}0.63\;{\mu}mol/gm$, 24시간(時間)에서는 $6.70{\pm}0.36\;{\mu}mol/gm$로서, 정상(正常)의 $5.32{\pm}0.20\;{\mu}mol/gm$에 비(比)하여 유의(有意)하게 높은 값을 나타내었다. 한편, 폐추출액(肺抽出液)의 단백량(蛋白量)은 1및 3시간(時間)에서 낮은 값을 나타내었으나, 대체(大體)로 정상(正常)과 비슷한 경향(傾向)을 나타내었고, Pi 치(値)는 대체(大體)로 높은 양상(樣相)을 나타내었으며, 특(特)히 중독(中毒) 6, 12 및 24 시간(時間)에서는 각각(各各) $17.77{\pm}1.54\;{\mu}mol/gm$, $13.92{\pm}0.78\;{\mu}mol/gm$ 및 $14.57{\pm}5.53\;{\mu}mol/gm$로서, 정상(正常)의 $10.34{\pm}0.37\;{\mu}mol/gm$에 비(比)하여, 모두 유의(有意)하게 높은 값을 나타내었다. 이상(以上)의 결과(結果)로서 alcohol 급성중독(急性中毒)에서는, surfactant 의 활성도(活性度)나 폐용압률(肺容壓率)이 증가(增加)되어 폐기능(肺機能)에 변화(變化)가 초래(招來)된다고 하겠다.

• 보험의학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.143-151
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• 1985

In medical selection of Daehan Education Insurance, We doubted that 140 cases(male 117 cases, female 23 cases) might have the fatty infiltration of the liver by ultrasonography. We examined the weight and the hypertension of 140 patients by biochemically analyzing the blood extracted under fasting according to the age-distribution. The results are as follows: 1. 90% out of them had body weight than normal subject. 34.29% out of them were hypertension patients and most of them were $30{\sim}39's$ and $40{\sim}49's$. 2. As compared with the normal subjects in serum lipid value, HDL cholesterol value was low, but total cholesterol, Triglyceride, phospholipid and total lipid value were significantly high. Especially the statistical value of Triglyceride was very significantly high. 3. Total abnormal rate of sGOT value in Liver function test is 34.43% and the mean value of it is 66 unit and the abnormal rate of sGPT value is all 3.14% and the value of it is 70 unit. 4. The abnormal rate of Alkaline phosphatase value is 9.29% and the abnormal rate of total Bilirubine value is 14.29%. As HBsAg positive rate is 2.14% and HBs Ab positive rate is 31.43%, the positive rate of HBsAg represents Lower positive rate than Korean mean value. 5. The abnormal rate of the fasting blood glucose is 15.00% and the abnormal rate of Blood sugar pc 2hrs is 30.71%. 6. The abnormal case of protein, Albumin, Globulin, BUN, craetinine and Hemoglobin value was not found to any of them and in the above liver function test except serum lipid value, the rate not showing the abnormal value represents 45.3%(male) and 52.17%(female).

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.594-603
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• 1994

This study investigate the balance and biochemical status of riboflavin in Korean men. During the experimental period, four riboflavin diets with different levels of riboflavin(0.4, 0.6,0.8 and 1.0mg/1000kcal) were followed by eight healthy college men. the riboflavin status was assayed by erythrocyte glutathine reudcctase activity coefficient (EGRAC0 and urinary excretion of riboflavin. Riboflavin intake of the subjects who consumed a det was 0.46mg/1000kcal. the riboflavin intakes of the subjects who consumed the experimental diet with 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1,0mg/1000kcal of riboflavin were 0.41, 0.60, 0.81 , 0.97mg, respectively. Fecal riboflavin loss, absorbed riboflavin , urinary riboflavin loss and retained riboflavin increased in the subjects consumed 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0mg/1000kcal of riboflavin. The average EGRAC values for the subjects consumed 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0mg/1000kcal of riboflavin were 1.303$\pm$0.029, 1.271$\pm$0.022, 1.239$\pm$0.013, 1.202$\pm$0.030, respectively and urinary riboflavin values ($\mu\textrm{g}$/g creatinine) were 86.89$\pm$ 20.07, 123.88$\pm$ 15.88, 240.70$\pm$57.14 and 393.36$\pm$76.94, respectively. Results indicate that 0.6mg/1000kcal is the level of riboflavin intake needed to maintain urinary riboflavin within the normal range. And above1.0mg/1000kcal of riboflavin is need to maintain urinary riboflavin with in the normal range. And above 1.0mg/1000 of riboflavin is needed to maintain the EGRAC within the normal range. The riboflavin intake correlated positively with urinary riboflavin value, but correlated negatively with the EGRAC value. The EGRAC value correlated negatively to protein intake as well as animal protein intake. The linear equation of between riboflavin intake and EGRAc was EGRA=-0.1667 $\times$riboflavin intake +1.3710. The riboflavin intake to maintain EGRAc below 1.20 was calculated 1.02mg/1000kcal by the above equation.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.499-508
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• 2010

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sensorimotor stimulation on the development of infant with low birth weight premature. Methods : Ten infants with low birth weight premature and ten normal infants participated in this study. We carried out test TIMP(Test of Infants Motor Performance) according pre intervention, post 3 weeks, PCA 40 week and normal infants. The intervention of sensorimotor stimulation applied to infants with low birth weight premature four times a week and fifteen minutes a once time. There was no intervention for normal infants. The collected dada were analyzed by ANOVA using by SPSS/PC 17.0 ver. program. Results : There was significant difference among three differential test period to improved developmental value in infants with low birth weight premature. According over time, numbers of observed items presented significant difference among test period, and elicited total score and total raw score was significant value(p=.00). There was no significant value that means sensorimotor stimulation affected on development of infants with low birth weight premature. Conclusions : In conclusion, sensorimotor stimulation had affects on the development of infants with low birth weight premature.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2006

The backs with a hair cut of 6-week-old healthy ICR male mice were once exposed to a dose of $400mJ/cm^2$ UVB. An acute dermal inflammation was observed, and the inflamed skins were almost completely cured after 6 days of the exposure. At 24 hours after exposure, the epidermal keratinocytes showed a cell-membrane damage with the destruction of intercellular junctions, agglutination of tonofilaments within the cytoplasm and nucleus damage. The activity of XO showed a significant increase (p<0.05) in up to 144 hours. The activities of CAT and SOD showed a significant decrease (p<0.05) in up to 96 hours, but they were not significantly different from the normal value at 144 hours. The GST activity was significantly decreased (p<0.01) in up to 96 hours, not so at 24 hours. However, that was not significantly different from the normal value at 144 hours. There was a significant decrease (p<0.01) in the contents of TBARS at 48 and 96 hours, without any significant difference at 144 hours. While the content of GSH was significantly lower (p<0.05) at 24 hours, that was not significantly different thereafter up to 144 hours from the normal value. Therefore, it is assumed that skin damage with a dose of $400mJ/cm^2$ UVB irradiation might be caused by the oxidative stress which was resulted from the unbalance of oxygen fret radical generating and scavenging enzymes.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.5-12
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• 2012

Purpose : This study was performed to evaluate possible variations in maxillary and mandibular bone texture of normal population using the fractal analysis, particles count, and area fraction in intraoral radiographs. Materials and Methods : Periapical radiographs of patients who had full mouth intraoral radiographs were collected. Regions of interest ($100{\times}100$ pixels) were located between the teeth of the maxillary anterior, premolar, and molar area, as well as the mandibular anterior, premolar, and molar areas. The fractal dimension (FD) was calculated by using the box counting method. The particle count (PC) and area fraction (AF) analyses were also performed. Results : There was no significant difference in the FD values among the different groups of age, gender, upper, and lower jaws. The mean FD value was $1.49{\pm}0.01$. The mean PC ranged from 44 to 54, and the mean AF ranged from 10.92 to 11.85. The values of FD, PC, and AF were significantly correlated with each other except for the upper molar area. Conclusion : According to the results, patients with normal trabecular pattern showed a FD of approximately 1.5. Based on these results, further investigation would be recommended if the FD value of patient significantly differenct from this number, since the alteration of this value indicates microstructural modification of trabecular pattern of the jaws. Additionally, with periapical radiographs, simple and cost-effective, PC and AF could be used to assess the deviation from the normal.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.615-634
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• 2006

Seismic response of the liquid storage tanks isolated by the elastomeric bearings and sliding systems is investigated under near-fault earthquake motions. The fault normal and parallel components of near-fault motion are applied in two horizontal directions of the tank. The continuous liquid mass of the tank is modeled as lumped masses known as sloshing mass, impulsive mass and rigid mass. The corresponding stiffness associated with these lumped masses has been worked out depending upon the properties of the tank wall and liquid mass. It is observed that the resultant response of the isolated tank is mainly governed by fault normal component with minor contribution from the fault parallel component. Further, a parametric study is also carried out to study the effects of important system parameters on the effectiveness of seismic isolation for liquid storage tanks. The various important parameters considered are: aspect ratio of tank, the period of isolation and the damping of isolation bearings. There exists an optimum value of isolation damping for which the base shear in the tank attains the minimum value under near-fault motion. The increase of damping beyond the optimum value will reduce the bearing and sloshing displacements but increases the base shear. A comparative performance of five isolation systems for liquid storage tanks is also studied under normal component of near-fault motion and found that the EDF type isolation system may be a better choice for design of isolated tank in near-fault locations. Finally, it is also observed that the satisfactory response can be obtained by analysing the base-isolated tanks under simple cycloidal pulse instead of complete acceleration history.