• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1223-1228
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• 2010

The conventional noise control attempts to simply reduce the level of product noise. But it is very straight forward way that we have considered human perception on noise. Since human listening is very sensitive to sound. Evaluation of the sound quality of a vacuum cleaner is studied base on human sensibility engineering. In this paper, we choose six vacuum cleaners that are sold in Korea and reduced noise control. The sound quality of vacuum cleaner noise is analyzed by employing the subjective evaluation and by representing them in terms of the objective quantities. Semantic differential method is used to study sound quality Evaluation. To analyze the sound quality of vacuum cleaner noise, consider the coefficients of correlation between sound metrics and subjective rating. The linear regression models were obtained for the subjective evaluation and sound quality metrics.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.105-114
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• 2012

This paper will discuss the difference between self assessment of voice disorders and the hearer voice assessment of a comparative group of normal subjects. The study was conducted on 25 voice disorder subjects and 32 hearers of a comparative group of normal subjects. The results are as follows. Firstly, in K-VHI and VHI-H, the hearers of the comparative group of normal subjects perceived more serious voice disorders than the voice disorder group in all sub-domains. Likewise, in K-VQOL and VRQOL-H, the hearers of the comparative group of normal subjects perceived more serious voice disorders than the voice disorder group in all sub-domains. Secondly, the hearer voice assessment of the comparative group of normal subjects showed no difference in gender regarding the perception of the severity of voice disorder issues. Thirdly, the hearer voice assessment of the comparative group of normal subjects states that in the emotional aspects of VHI-H, professional voice users perceive more serious voice disorders than others. Accordingly, in VRQOL-H, there was no difference in use of the voice between professionals and others.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.307-314
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• 2019

This study investigated children's friendship factors such as number of friends, friendship quality, and friends' characteristics as a function of children's sociometric status. The concordance between children's and their friends'perceptions of friendship quality was examined. Subjects were fifth grade students recruited from two public schools. The peer nomination index assessed peer rejection and acceptance. Positive and negative nominations as well as social preference identified children into rejected and popular groups. Children who nominated each other on their list of friends were considered mutual friends. Children reported the quality of their friendships using the friendship quality scale. The results showed that rejected children had fewer mutual friends compared to popular children. Rejected children as well as their friends perceived their friendships less positively. Moreover, rejected children's perception showed lower correlations with their friends'perceptions than popular children's perceptions. Furthermore, rejected children were similar with friends in respect to peer rejection level. It was concluded that rejected children's problems in their peer group and dyadic friendships may mutually influence each other. The findings from this study highlight the need for future research on friendship quality and psychosocial adjustment for rejected children.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국HCI학회 2008년도 학술대회 1부
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• pp.697-702
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• 2008

2007년 현재 전 세계적으로 모바일 기기 사용 인구수는 약 30억 명으로 전 세계 PC사용자 수의 두 배에 달한다. 모바일 디스플레이는 작은 크기로 인해 휴대성이 높은 등 많은 장점을 갖고 있지만, 소형화와 전력 절감을 위해 얇은 디스플레이 패널과 저성능 이미지 센서를 채택하는 등 대형 디스플레이에 비해 색상표현력이 떨어질 수 밖에 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 모바일 디스플레이 자체의 성능이 떨어지더라도 사람의 눈에 인식되기 용이하게 색채이론에 입각해 이미지 환경을 변경하는 방법을 제안한다. 사람의 눈은 망막상의 색신경이 어떤 색의 자극을 받게 되면 그 색의 보색에 대한 감수성이 높아지고, 명암차이가 분명한 색상들을 나열하면 반대 밝기에 대한 민감도가 높아진다. 사람의 시각신경에서 느끼는 색채에 대한 감성적인 색상처리(RGB의 채도를 증가 시키거나 다이나믹 레인지의 확장과 보색대비의 강조에 따른 변화)를 통하여 얻은 데이터를 비교 분석 한다. 그 결과 적용 전의 이미지보다 적용 후의 이미지의 인식률이 높아지고 화질이 향상됨을 알 수 있다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.363-381
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• 2021

Objectives: This study examined the Korean elderly's dietary intake status, subjective health-related perception and chronic disease prevalence among age groups. Associations of dietary quality with subjective health-related perception and chronic diseases were also examined. Methods: Based on data from the 7th National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a total of 3,231 elderly were selected and categorized into 4 age groups of '65 ~ 69', '70 ~ 74', '75 ~ 79' and 'over 80'. Nutrient intakes, proportions of those with insufficient nutrient intakes, Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI), some subjective health-related perceptions and prevalence of major chronic diseases were compared according to the age groups. Differences in the subjective health-related perceptions and odds ratios of the chronic diseases according to the quartile levels of KHEI within the same age group were analyzed. Results: With the increase of age, several nutrient intakes (P < 0.001) and KHEI scores significantly decreased (P < 0.01). In women, activity restriction increased (P < 0.05), and EQ-5D score decreased with age (P < 0.001). Prevalence of hypertension (P < 0.0001), hypercholesterolemia (P < 0.05) and anemia (P < 0.01) significantly increased, while hypertriglyceridemia (P < 0.01) significantly decreased only in men. Obesity prevalence decreased, while underweight prevalence increased (P < 0.05). Subjective health status, EQ-5D score and PHQ-9 score significantly improved as KHEI score increased in certain age groups of women (P < 0.05). Odds ratio of hypercholesterolemia significantly increased with the increase of KHEI score in 65 ~ 69-year-old women. However, hypertension and anemia significantly decreased with the increase of KHEI score in 75 ~ 79-year-old women (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The study findings suggest that nutrition management and policy for the Korean elderly need to apply a segmented age standard that can better reflect their dynamic characteristics.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2021

본 연구는 우리나라 성인의 흡연 및 음주상태가 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 융합적으로 분석하기 위해 수행되었으며 제7기 2차 년도(2017년) 국민건강영양조사 자료를 활용하여 만 30세 이상의 성인을 대상으로 분석하였다. 연구에 사용된 대상자수는 총5,465이며 사회 인구학적 특성과 건강관련 변수, 삶의 질 수치인 EQ-5D index scores를 분석에 이용하였다. 통계분석은 IBM SPSS ver.23 프로그램을 이용하였으며 분석결과 흡연상태, 폭음정도, 주관적 건강상태, 스트레스 인지율이 삶의 질과 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 통제변수를 투입하여 흡연 및 음주형태가 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 분석한 회귀분석 결과 '한번에 마시는 음주량(β=.106)'은 통계적으로 유의하였으며 삶의 질의 차이를 9.1% 설명하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 흡연상태와 폭음은 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 따라서 성인의 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위해서는 흡연보다는 음주와의 관련성을 주요한 보건학적 이슈로 접근하여 생활양식을 개선할 수 있도록 있는 융합적 금주 중재프로그램의 개발과 적용이 필요하다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2021

목 적 : 본 연구의 목적은 불면증 환자의 주관적 수면인식과 관련 있는 임상적, 객관적 요인들을 알아보고 임상에서 불면증 환자의 이해와 평가 및 치료에 도움을 주기 위함이다. 방 법 : 109명의 불면증 환자들을 대상으로, 수면다원검사 결과와 자가보고 설문지를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 주관적 수면인식은 아침자가보고 설문지의 주관적 총 수면시간(subjective total sleep time, subjective TST), 입면 잠복시간(subjective sleep onset time; subjective SOL), 각성횟수, 아침 개운함 정도로 측정하였으며, 주관적-객관적 수면차이를 계산하였다. 임상적 특징은 Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)를 측정하였다. 변수들 사이의 관련성을 알아보기 위하여 상관분석을 시행하였다. 결 과 : 109명의 불면증 대상자(남성 = 72명, 나이 43.49 ± 15.32세)를 분석한 결과, 주관적 총 수면시간(subjective TST)은 수면다원검사에서의 입면 후 각성시간(wake after sleep onset, WASO) (p < 0.001), N1 수면(p = 0.039), PSQI (p < 0.001), BDI (p = 0.014)와 유의한 음의 상관관계를 보였다. 수면차이는 PSQI (p = 0.018)와 유의한 음의 상관관계가 있었다. 아침 개운함 정도는 PSQI (p = 0.019), BDI (p < 0.001)와 유의한 음의 상관관계가 있었다. 결 론 : 불면증 환자에서 주관적 수면인식은 수면다원검사의 입면 후 각성시간(WASO), N1 수면과 관련성이 있었으며, 우울감과 평소 수면의 질과 관련성이 있었다. 불면증 환자에서 다양한 객관적 수면변수, 평소 수면의 질 및 우울감이 주관적 수면인식에 영향을 미치므로, 이를 고려하여 환자를 평가 및 치료해야 하겠다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.81-90
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• 2023

Objectives: This study analyzed the decline in quality of life according to age in the chronic disease patient group, quantified it as a quantitative index, and compared it by sex and chronic disease. Methods: In the 2017-2019 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database, 11,473 adults aged 19 years or older, excluding cancer patients, were analyzed for age-specific changes in the EQ-5D Index by chronic disease. The decline in quality of life according to age in patients with chronic diseases was analyzed by linear regression analysis while controlling for general characteristics. Then, linear regression analysis was performed according to sex. Results: In the case of the control group, the quality of life decreased by 0.0004 for every 1-year increase in age(P<0.001). By chronic disease, asthma(β=0.0019, P<0.001), arthritis(β=0.0017, P=0.002), thyroid dis- ease(β=0.0016, P=0.015), dyslipidemia(β=0.0011, P=0.020), and hypertension(β=0.0009, P=0.027) mostly showed a greater decrease in quality of life than the control group. In addition, when divided into two groups by sex, hypertension(β=0.0012, P=0.029), thyroid disease(β=0.0041, P=0.038), and arthritis(β=0.0022, P<0.001) showed a significant decrease in quality of life only in male. Diabetes(β=0.0056, P=0.038), dyslipi- demia(β=0.0022, P=0.001) significantly decreased quality of life only in female. Conclusions: Chronic disease had a negative impact on patients perception of quality of life, and the more severe the pain and activity limitation due to the chronic disease, the more severe it was. It also showed different patterns according to sex. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate more medical resources and provide policy support to prevent chronic diseases, which are serious social problems.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.1877-1891
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• 2016

In video coding, the goal of rate control (RC) is not only to avoid the undesirable fluctuation in bit allocation, but also to provide a good visual perception. In this paper, a novel frame-level rate control algorithm for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is proposed. Firstly a model that reveals the relationship between bit per pixel (bpp), the bitrate of the intra frame and the bitrate of the subsequent inter frames in a group of pictures (GOP) is established, based on which the target bitrate of the first intra frame is well estimated. Then a novel frame-level bit allocation algorithm is developed, which provides a robust bit balancing scheme between the intra frame and the inter frames in a GOP to achieve the visual quality smoothness throughout the whole sequence. Our experimental results show that when compared to the RC scheme for HEVC encoder HM-16.0, the proposed algorithm can produce reconstructed frames with more consistent objective video quality. In addition, the objective visual quality of the reconstructed frames can be improved with less bitrate.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.473-481
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• 1999

Objectives: In recent days, the problem of odor pollution in community near Sihwa Industrial complex, Kynuggi Province is becoming of significant public concern. We have investigated the health effects of the Sihwa residents from odor pollution comparing with other less polluted areas. Methods: The Ansan and Kuri Cities were selected as control areas. The parents of the elementary and middle school students in these three areas were surveyed with structured questionnaire twice, Nov 1997 and Jure 1998 each. As a exposure index, the ambient air concentrations of five major air pollutants(particulates, $O_3,\;SO_2,\;NO_2$, CO) and subjective odor perception were used. We have focused health outcomes such as the prevalence of nonspecific irritant symptoms, respiratory disease among family members and the score of qualify of life(QOL). Results: Although the mean concentrations of major air pollutants except particulates were similar or lower in Sihwa than other areas, the odor perception rate and the monthly odor perception days were significantly higher. It suggested that odor producing chemical compounds are the major source of environmental pollution problem. There were higher prevalence rates of nonspecific irritant symptoms and respiratory disease among family members in Sihwa than other control areas. The QOL score was also lower in Sihwa. The odor perception proved to be a most important factor in reporting adverse health effects and lowering the QOL score. Conclusion: The residents living near Sihwa industrial complex were suffering from more adverse health symptoms and poorer QOL status than control areas. And it may be due to environmental odor pollution from industrial complex. Therefore, further research will be needed for monitoring of the responsible chemicals emitted from industries.