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A Pilot Study on the Development of an Augmented Reality-based Decision Support System for Free-Form Buildings Construction Management (증강현실 기반의 비정형 건축물 건설관리 의사결정지원시스템 개발에 관한 기초적 연구)

  • Lim, Jang-Sik;Ock, Jong-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.175-187
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    • 2012
  • The BIM simulation systems involve inefficient aspects in delivering real world circumstances because they are operated in the virtual reality (VR) environment without representing the job-site operations. Differently from VR, augmented reality (AR) enhances the reflection of job-site reality to virtual environment. AR influences architecture, design and construction. This reality replaces or merges with the normal physical world and it can be tailored to enhance comprehension for specific design and construction activities. The main objective of this research is to develop an AR-based decision support system for free-form buildings design/construction/maintenance processes. Haewoojae, a free-form housing building built in Seoul area is identified as a model building to generate the system. Seventeen engineers, who are masters or doctorate graduate students at the S university in Seoul and have been working in the Korean construction industry for more than 10 years are invited to validate the system's appropriateness and usability in comparison with its development objectives.

Comparative Characterization Study on Quality Attributes of Vegetable and Gelatin as Capsule Shell of Soft Capsule (연질캡슐 피막물질로서 식물성 성분 원료와 젤라틴에 대한 품질특성 비교)

  • Kim, Dong Wook;Weon, Kwon Yeon
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.59 no.2
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    • pp.70-76
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    • 2015
  • A Softgel is an oral dosage form for medicine similar to capsules and softgel dosage form offers several advantages over other oral dosage forms, such as delivering a liquid matrix designed to solubilize and improve the oral bioavailability of a poorly soluble compound as a unit dose solid dosage form, delivering low and ultra-low doses of a compound. This study aimed to qualify a proprietary vegetable soft capsule which contains modified starch and carrageenan as capsule shell components compare to the conventional gelatin softgel. Four kinds of samples were prepared with vegetable and gelatin capsule shell, respectively. Morphology of capsule shell, mechanical strength of capsule, and hygroscopic properties were studied for comparing the quality attributes of softgel. Short-term stability against heat and moisture was also investigated in this study. Vegetable capsule shell showed better mechanical strength, physical stability and disintegration time for temperature and humidity than those of conventional gelatin capsule shell with four different filling materials used frequently as soft capsule form. Conclusively, this vegetable capsule shell polymer system can replace easily gelatin-shell systems and additionally allows encapsulation of lipid fills at high temperatures that are semisolid or solid-like at room temperature.

Barred Galaxies Are More Abundant in Interacting Clusters: Bar Formation by Cluster-Cluster Interactions

  • Yoon, Yongmin;Im, Myungshin;Lee, Seong-Kook;Lee, Gwang-Ho;Lim, Gu
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.35.1-35.1
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    • 2018
  • Bars are commonly found in disk galaxies. However, how bars form is yet unclear. There are two common pictures for the bar formation mechanism. Bars form through a physical process inherent in galaxies, or through and external process like galaxy-galaxy interaction. In this paper, we present the observational evidence that bars can form from another channel, namely a cluster-cluster interaction. We examined 105 galaxy clusters at 0.015

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Pixel level prediction of dynamic pressure distribution on hull surface based on convolutional neural network (합성곱 신경망 기반 선체 표면 압력 분포의 픽셀 수준 예측)

  • Kim, Dayeon;Seo, Jeongbeom;Lee, Inwon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.78-85
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    • 2022
  • In these days, the rapid development in prediction technology using artificial intelligent is being applied in a variety of engineering fields. Especially, dimensionality reduction technologies such as autoencoder and convolutional neural network have enabled the classification and regression of high-dimensional data. In particular, pixel level prediction technology enables semantic segmentation (fine-grained classification), or physical value prediction for each pixel such as depth or surface normal estimation. In this study, the pressure distribution of the ship's surface was estimated at the pixel level based on the artificial neural network. First, a potential flow analysis was performed on the hull form data generated by transforming the baseline hull form data to construct 429 datasets for learning. Thereafter, a neural network with a U-shape structure was configured to learn the pressure value at the node position of the pretreated hull form. As a result, for the hull form included in training set, it was confirmed that the neural network can make a good prediction for pressure distribution. But in case of container ship, which is not included and have different characteristics, the network couldn't give a reasonable result.

The Relation of Physical Activity by the IPAQ to Health-related Quality of Life - Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) IV 2007-2008 (국제신체활동 설문도구로 측정한 신체활동도와 건강관련 삶의 질의 관련성 - 제4기 국민건강영양조사 자료를 이용하여)

  • Kim, So-Young;Yun, Ji-Eun;Kimm, Hee-Jin;Jee, Sun-Ha
    • Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.15-25
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    • 2011
  • Objectives: This study aimed to assess the association between physical activity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Koreans. Methods: A total of 9,689 adults(${\geq}19$ years, 4,036 men) from the Fourth National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(2007-2008) were examined by the International Physical Activity Questionnaraire (IPAQ)-short form and Korean EuroQol-5 Dimension(KEQ-5D). Results: For the physical activity by IPAQ, 'Inactive group' was 75.3%, 'Minimally active group' was 23.5%, and 'Health-Enhancing Physical Activity(HEPA) group' was 1.2%. The mean HRQOL index was $0.89{\pm}0.13$. These relations of physical activity and HRQOL remained significant after adjustment for age, sex, smoking, subjective health status, stress, depression, and socioeconomic status variables (Adjusted $R^2$ = 0.334). Conclusions: Physical activity was associated with health-related quality of life. Physically active group had higher health-related quality of life than the inactive group.

Relationship of Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Individual with Neck and Shoulder Pain

  • Jeon, Ho-Chung;Yang, Kyung-Won;Kim, Ka-Hoe;Kim, Seul-Ki;Kim, Ho-Kwon;Seo, Jin-Il;Kim, Gi-Won;Kim, June-Sun
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.328-333
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: This study was to investigate the correlation between pain, disability and quality of life among adolescents and office workers with neck and shoulder pain. Methods: Twenty-four subjects (mean age=24.92 years, SD=3.94, range=20-37) with neck and shoulder pain participated in this study. The outcome measures of the study were visual analogue scale (VAS), neck disability index (NDI), shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI), short form-36 (SF-36) for neck and shoulder pain and disability, quality of life. Pearson's correlation and Speaman's rank correlation were used to measure the association between VAS and NDI, SPADI, SF-36. Results: The VAS showed a positive correlation between weak to moderate with the NDI and SPADI, but no significantly correlated (${\rho}=0.34$, ${\rho}=0.25$). The moderate positive correlation and significant correlation were observed between NDI and SPADI (${\rho}=0.43$, p<0.05). The PCS of SF-36 was significantly negative correlated with the VAS (${\rho}=-0.24$), NDI and SPADI (${\rho}=-0.63$, ${\rho}=-0.59$, p<0.05). Conclusion: The pain and disability of neck and shoulder has closely relevance. And, the pain and disability of neck and shoulder has a negative impact on the quality of life.

Comparison of Underwater and Overground Treadmill Walking Exercise to Improve Gait and Physical Function in People After Stroke

  • Park, Si-Eun;Lee, Mi-Joung;Yoon, Bum-Chul;Lee, Byung-Hee;Shin, Hee-Joon;Choi, Wan-Suk;Park, Sung-Kyu;Jeon, Hye-Mi;Moon, Ok-Kon;Lee, Suk-Hee;Min, Kyoung-Ok
    • Journal of International Academy of Physical Therapy Research
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.120-125
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of treadmill walking in underwater and overground which affects gait and physical function of people who have had a stroke. Twenty people after a stroke who have become hemiplegic over 6 months were participated. Participants were divided into two groups: underwater treadmill group(UTG) and overground treadmill group(OTG). The intervention was done 4 times per weeks for 6 weeks and 1 session lasted for 30 minutes. Gait and physical function elements were measured at baseline, at the middle(3 weeks) and at the end of the intervention(6 weeks). For the elements of gait, walking velocity, affected stance phase, affected weight bearing were assessed. For the elements of physical function, Short Form 8(SF-8) health survey was used. The result of this study showed that both groups improved similarly in walking velocity. However participants in UTG improved more than those in OTG in affected stance phase(p<.05), affected weight bearing(p<.05) and emotional aspect(p<.001). Based on the results of this study, it can be suggested that treadmill walking both in underwater and on the ground can be effective in improving hemiplegic gait and physical function of people who have had a stroke. The result also suggest that the underwater treadmill exercise can be more effective than overground treadmill in restoration of gait in people after stroke.

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The Levels of Physical Activity and Its Relationships with Depression, Health-related Quality of Life, Sleep Disturbance, and Physiological Indicators in Hemodialysis Patients (혈액투석 환자의 신체활동 수준과 우울, 삶의 질, 수면장애 및 생리적 지수와의 관련성)

  • Park, Youngjoo;Lee, Haejung
    • Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.718-727
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the levels of physical activity and its relationships with depression, health-related quality of life (QoL), sleep disturbance, and physiological indicators in hemodialysis patients. Methods: The participants in this study were 139 patients undergoing hemodialysis in the hospitals in Busan and Yangsan-si. Data were collected using hematologic tests and questionnaires that contained items about individual characteristics, International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ), Center For Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), a 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one way ANOVA, and correlation. Results: Mean age of the participants was $59.91{\pm}12.63$ and mean physical activity levels were $1,660.35{\pm}1,654.17$. Patients who performed higher physical activities during their daily activities reported lower levels of depression (F=4.16, p=.018) and higher levels of QOL (PCS: F=5.00, p=.008, MCS: F=8.66, p<.001) than those of the others who did not perform physical activities. Conclusion: This study showed that the levels of physical activity among hemodialysis patients was significantly associated with their depression and QOL. Developing strategies for enhancing physical activity is warranted to improve depression and QOL among hemodialysis patients.

The Effects of Socio-cultural Attitudes Toward Appearance, Self-Esteem, and the Perception of Physical Attractiveness on Behaviors of Facial and Hair Care (외모에 대한 사회문화적 태도, 자아존중감, 신체매력 지각이 얼굴 및 헤어관리행동에 미치는 영향)

  • Hwang, Yun-Jung;Yoo, Tai-Soon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.58 no.6
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    • pp.85-95
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to research appearance management behaviors through their interests in appearance and the degree of their management among the undergraduates to research the effects of sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, self-esteem, and perceptive physical attractiveness on their face and hair management behaviors and to provide the effective data to form the marketing strategies for the beauty and fashion markets for the undergraduates. Total 900 questionnaires were distributed to the female/male undergraduates students in Daegu and Gyungbuk. 873 questionnaires out of 900 were collected and 825 questionnaires were selected as the final objects of this study. Frequency analysis, factor analysis, and Cronbach a were used to analyze the data using SPSS 12.0 statistics program. To examine the effects among variables, univariate analysis of variance and multiple regression analysis were conducted. The followings are the findings of analyzing and considering the research results through statistically processing each variable and those of the existing researches. 1. In terms of face management behaviors, internalization and awareness as sociocultural attitudes and social physical attractiveness among physical attractiveness perceptive showed positive effects. 2. In hair management behaviors, social physical and personal physical attractiveness out of physical attractiveness perceptive seemed to have positive effects.

The Effects of Trunk Stability Education in Pelvic Stabilization (체간안정화 교육이 골반안정성에 미치는 효과)

  • Lee, Hando;Kim, Hyerim;Kim, Hyunjung;Choi, Eunhwa;Son, Byeonggi;Park, Jungbo;Park, Juyoul;Kim, Taeho
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.57-66
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    • 2013
  • PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects using pressure biofeedback and teaching abdominal hollowing exercise on pelvic stabilization during the active straight leg raising test. METHOD: The subjects were divided into 3 groups who were fourty eight healthy participants, aged 20~25 years recruited for this study. First group wad control group. This group didn't any education. Second group was teaching them for a week. And last group was teaching abdominal hollowing exercise. The rotation angles of pelvic were measured by the motion anayalyser on flat surface and on form roll for the active leg raising. RESULT: Using pressure biofeedback and teaching abdominal hollowing exercise groups were significantly effective than control group in rotation angles of pelvis. And using pressure biofeedback group was more effective than teaching core stability muscles contraction group. CONCLUSION: This study suggested that patients with low back pain and pelvic instability can improve pelvic stabilization through pressure biofeedback and teaching abdominal hollowing exercise.