• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제59권5호
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• pp.473-479
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• 2005

연구배경 : 폐색전증은 비특이적인 증상과 징후로 인해 진단이 지연될 수 있고 이로 인해 치명적인 결과를 가져 올 수 있으나 정확한 진단과 적절한 치료를 시행하는 경우 재발 및 사망의 경우가 흔치 않다. 폐색전증과 관련되어 나타나는 예방 가능한 사망의 대부분은 치료실패 보다는 진단이 지연되는 경우에서 기인하므로 보다 정확하고 빠른 검사법을 요구하게 되었다. 나선형 흉부 전산화 단층촬영은 혈전을 직접 관찰할 수 있고 이외의 부가적 진단이 가능하며 최근 multidetector-row spiral CT의 도입으로 중심 및 말초의 혈전도 더 정확한 진단이 가능해져 나선형 흉부 전산화 단층촬영술이 진단에 어느 정도의 신뢰성을 보이는지 비교, 연구하였다. 방 법 : 2002년 9월부터 2004년 9월까지 임상적 소견 및 나선형 흉부 전산화 단층촬영을 통해 폐색전증을 의심하거나 진단하였던 환자 64명을 대상으로 하였다. 진단시의 임상적 소견은 Wells 등의 "Rules for predicting the probability of embolism"을 기준으로 하여 평가하였다. 진단 당시 시행한 나선형 흉부 전산화 단층촬영 소견은 2명의 흉부 방사선과 의사가 독립적이고 맹검의 방식으로 각 병변의 해부학적 위치 및 진단적 근거에 대해 재판독을 시행하였다. 결 과 : 임상적 가능성에 대한 총 점수의 평균값은 $3.91{\pm}0.30$ (0-9)였고 저확률군은 9례, 중등도 확률군은 36례, 고확률군은 5례 였다. 관찰자간의 일치율은 주폐동맥에서 95.0%, 엽폐동맥에서 85.0%, 분절 폐동맥에서 91.2% 및 아분절 폐동맥에서 96.0%를 보였다. 두 관찰자 모두에서 음성소견을 보인 분지를 제외한 후의 일치율은 주폐동맥에서 76.2% (kappa 0.83), 엽폐동맥에서 57.6% (kappa 0.63), 분절 폐동맥에서 51.5% (kappa 0.63) 및 아분절 폐동맥에서 34.6% (kappa 0.49)를 보였다. 결 론 : 폐색전증이 의심되는 경우 진단에 일차적으로 이용되고 있는 나선형 흉부 전산화 단층촬영은 주폐동맥, 엽폐동맥 및 분절 폐동맥에서 관찰자간의 일치율이 높아 신뢰할 수 있는 검사법으로 비교적 신속하고 정확하나 아분절 폐동맥 이하의 작은 폐동맥은 진단적 오차가 커질 수 있다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.191-195
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• 2007

Purpose: To study the intra- and interobserver agreement of multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) in interpretation of degenerative changes of the mandibular condyle. Materials and Methods: Five observers independently evaluated one hundred temporomandibular joint MDCT images for signs of osteophytes, erosion, sclerosis and flattening. The intra- and interobserver agreements were calculated by using Kappa statistics. Results: The intraobserver agreement was substantial for erosion (k=0.75), flattening (k=0.74) and sclerosis (k=0.72) and almost perfect for osteophytes (k=0.84). The interobserver agreement was fair for flattening (k=0.39), moderate for erosion (k=0.58) and sclerosis (k=0.48) and substantial for osteophytes (k=0.75). Conclusion: This study shows that we can expect good agreement for the presence of osteophytes, but not for flattening in the interpretation of MDCT images of the condyle.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2005

This paper designs observers for matrix second-order linear systems on the basis of generalized eigenstructure assignment via unified parametric approach. It is shown that the problem is closely related with a type of so-called generalized matrix second-order Sylvester matrix equations. Through establishing two general parametric solutions to this type of matrix equations, two unified complete parametric methods for the proposed observer design problem are presented. Both methods give simple complete parametric expressions for the observer gain matrices. The first one mainly depends on a series of singular value decompositions, and is thus numerically simple and reliable; the second one utilizes the right factorization of the system, and allows eigenvalues of the error system to be set undetermined and sought via certain optimization procedures. A spring-mass system is utilized to show the effect of the proposed approaches.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 센서잡음을 갖는 선형동적시스템의 미지의 구동기 고장을 추정할 수 있는 적분관측기 설계에 대해서 다루었다. 일반적으로 UIO(unknown input observer) 설계 방법은 다양한 형태로 존재해 왔으나, 본 논문에서는 새로운 형태의 적분 관측기를 제안함으로써 출력 측 잡음이 있을 경우에 대해서도 미지입력으로 분류한 구동기 고장을 기존의 적분 관측기에 비해 우수한 성능으로 추정할 수 있었다.

• 치과방사선
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.49-61
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to compare E-speed film, CDR, and modified CDR images by means of observing some artificial defects of alveolar bone wall in the sound human dried mandibles. High diagnostic accuracy was shown in 1 wall and 4 wall defects by all 5 observers (2 Radiologists, 2 Periodontists, 1 General practitioner), but the diagnosis in 2 wall and 3 wall defects was inaccurate. Modified CDR images had the more diagnostic accuracy than E-speed film and CDR images, but there was no statistical difference among them. Finally, radiologist used modified CDR images more than others and used equalization effect more than the change in contrast and/or brightness.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2006

In assessing risks related to working posture, pictures of postures are taken from various directions, which can be a source of observation error. Joint postures of the neck, lower back, knee, shoulder, and elbow were taken from 7 different viewing angles and 19 observers estimated joint angles by observing the pictures in 2-dimensional display. The joint angles were also measured using an optoelectronic motion measurement system. The estimation error increased as the viewing angle varies from the right side of the human body, but the patterns differ according to which joint angles were being observed. Guidelines to increase the validity of observation of joint angles were presented based on the results. In general, it is recommended to maintain the viewing angle within 20 degrees from the right side of the human body, while different ranges of viewing angle are recommended for each joint angle.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.28-32
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• 2010

Reports on the Korean culture's gaining popularity among foreign audiences have filled the Korean news media for more than a decade by now. On the other hand, some observers have begun to argue that the hyper-commercialism has brought the Korean cultural industries to a crisis. By examining a brief history of U.S. commercial media system's global spread, this paper makes an effort to understand the Korean media industry within an international and historical framework. Secondly, it analyzes the processes of Korean media industry losing its competitiveness following the Korean Wave success. Based on the research findings, this paper warns against the potentially detrimental effects of commercial media system.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.669-672
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• 2012

This paper investigates an algorithm for robust fault diagnosis in robot manipulators. The TOSM (Third Order Sliding Mode observer) provides both theoretically exact observation and unknown fault identification without filtration. The EOI (Equivalent Output Injections) of the TOSM observers can be used as residuals for the problem of fault diagnosis and to identify the unknown faults. The obtained fault information can be used for fault detection, isolation as well as fault accommodation to the self-correcting failure system. The computer simulation results for a PUMA 560 robot are shown to verify the effectiveness of the proposed strategy.

• 아동학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.63-86
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• 2008

The study examined whether small group filial therapy for maladjusted young children and their mothers would improve children's interpersonal relationships. Two mother-child pairs participated in the program consisting 12 group parent education sessions by a therapist and 6 sessions of supervised play therapy. All 18 sessions ran 85-90 minutes once a week. Results showed positive changes on initiated interactions, co-play, emotional closeness and manifest joy in mother-child play interactions. Scores of playfulness rated by two trained observers during weekly group play time for the children showed improvement in terms of physical, social, and cognitive spontaneity, manifest joy and humor. Quality of children's interpersonal relationships in routine life of home and preschool was enhanced according to reports of mothers and preschool teachers.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.484-491
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• 2005

Using a disturbance observer is effective in enhancing the performance of dynamic system in presence of disturbances. Although various types of disturbance observers have been proposed to improve sensitivity of systems, there exist poor transient responses due to cross-couplings among disturbance observer loops. In this paper, dual disturbance observer (DOB) is proposed to reduce the effects of the cross-couplings. A different type of loop transfer function is proposed for external disturbance observer. While improving the sensitivity function by adding external DOB, it also provides improved complementary sensitivity function. The proposed dual DOB is applied to a commercial optical disk drive tracking system. It is shown that the dual DOB is an effective method in rejecting the effect of disturbance as well as improving the tracking performance.