• Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.63-66
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• 2011

It has been controversial whether upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a distinct syndrome or not since it was reported in 1993. The International Classification of Sleep Disorders classified UARS under obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in 2005. UARS can be diagnosed when the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is fewer than 5 events per hour, the simultaneously calculated respiratory disturbance index (RDI) is more than 5 events per hour due to abnormal non-apneic non-hypopneic respiratory events accompanying respiratory effort related arousals (RERAs), and oxygen saturation is greater than 92% at termination of an abnormal breathing event. Although esophageal pressure measurement remains the gold standard for detecting subtle breathing abnormality other than hypopnea and apnea, nasal pressure transducer has been most commonly used. RERAs include phase A2 of cyclical alternating patterns (CAPs) associated with EEG changes. Symptoms of OSAS can overlap with UARS, but chronic insomnia tends to be more common in UARS than in OSAS and clinical symptoms similar with functional somatic syndrome are also more common in UARS. In this journal, diagnostic and clinical differences between UARS and OSAS are reviewed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1883-1886
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• 2010

농업가뭄은 강수의 부족으로 인하여 농업용 저수지의 저수량 저하로 농작물 생육 및 수확량의 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로, 농업가뭄평가는 강수량뿐만 아니라 작물의 생육시기별 필요수량과 용수공급능력을 모두 고려할 수 있어야 한다. 농업가뭄관리의 주요 대상인 논벼는 기본적으로 수원공과 관개지역 사이의 물수지를 판단함으로써 농업가뭄의 위험을 정의할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 가뭄관리가 필요한 농업용 저수지 관개지구의 농업가뭄 평가를 위해 논 물수지 분석 모형과 저수지 물수지 분석 모형을 구성하고, 용수수급해석의 결과로부터 가뭄의 크기를 객관화하고 가뭄의 단계를 평가할 수 있도록 빈도개념을 적용한 저수지가뭄지수 (Reservoir Drought Index, RDI)를 이용하여 농업가뭄을 분석 평가하였다. 또한 농업용 저수지의 저수량 모의치와 실시간 저수위를 이용하여 경험적으로 농업용 저수지의 유입량을 자동으로 보정하여 장기적으로 최적화할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였으며, 과거 유효강수량을 시기별로 나누어 빈도분석을 통해 농업가뭄대응을 위한 가뭄 기상시나리오를 사용하여 향후 가뭄의 여러 가지 패턴에 따른 농업가뭄을 전망하였다. 이러한 다양한 시나리오를 통해 실제 물 관리 및 가뭄대책 업무에 반영하고 농업가뭄대응책 수립 및 농업수자원관리의 의사결정을 수립하는데 기초자료가 될 것으로 판단된다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.60-68
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• 1995

Iron-bearing dust which stems from steelworks were pelletized and bonded with portland cement in order to attempt to use for blast iurnace burdens. The characterist~cs of cold bonded dust pellet were investigated. It was found that the compression strength of cold bonded pellet contaning portland cement of 10 wt.% reached above 150kg/p by proper curing treatment. Direcl contad of carbon with iron oxides seems to greately enhance a reduction reaction and herewxth increased chances to lorn pores at high temperature environment. Tumbler strength, RDI, and swelling of cold bonded pellet were similiar to and/or better than those of iron ore sinter and fired pellet.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.8 no.9
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

This study aimed to investigate the existence of the Feldstein-Horioka (1980) puzzle in international macroeconomics by applying the conditional Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model to examine the long-run relationship between national savings and investments in Thailand and China. The input of this study relied on annual national savings and investments as a fraction of GDP during 1980-2019 which was collected from China National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and Thailand National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). Hypothetically, Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and Phillips-Perron (PP) unit root tests were applied to test the stationary properties and to investigate the integration level of selected time series. The empirical results, confirmed by cumulative sum (CUSUM) and cumulative sum square (CUSUMSQ), maintained no serial correlation and structural break problems. The finding of this study suggested that the Feldstein-Horioka puzzle in Thailand did not exist significantly. Thailand's national savings and investments nexus was independent, following the classic economic idea that financial liberalization, or perfect capital mobility, allowed national savings and investments to flow freely to countries with better interest rates. Whereas, a strong significant correlation was found in the case of China during the fixed exchange rate regime switching in 1994 and post WTO participation after 2001-2019.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.54 no.9
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• pp.3324-3335
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• 2022

Several countries show interest in the Generation-IV power reactor innovative small module (PRISM), including: Canada, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. Generation IV International Forum (GIF) has recommended the utilizing of probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) in evaluating the safety of Generation-IV reactors. This paper reviews the PSA performed for PRISM using SAPHIRE 7.27 code. This work shows that the core damage frequency (CDF) of PRISM for a single module is estimated by 8.5E-8/year which is lower than the Generation-IV target that is 1E-6 core damage per year. The social risk of PRISM (likelihood of latent cancer fatality) with evacuation is estimated by 9.0E-12/year which is much lower than the basic safety objective (BSO) that is 1E-7/year. The social risk without evacuation is estimated by 1.2E- 11/year which is also much lower than the BSO. For the individual risk (likelihood of prompt fatality), it is concluded that it can be considered negligible with evacuation (1.0E-13/year). Assuming no evacuation, the individual risk is 2.7E-10/year which is again much lower than the BSO. In comparison with other PSAs performed for similar sodium fast reactors (SFRs), it shows that PRISM concept has the lowest CDF.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.341-341
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• 2021

농업적 가뭄을 모니터링하기 위해 토양수분량, 증발산량, 지하수위 등을 이용하며, 농업용 저수지의 저수율을 기반으로 농업용수 공급능력을 평가해 왔다. 특히, 농업용 저수지에 대한 농업적 가뭄을 평가하기 위해 저수율 관측 자료를 저수율을 이용하거나, 관측 자료가 없는 경우 물수지 모형을 이용한 연구는 다수 진행되어 왔다. 다만, 농업적 가뭄을 전망하는데 있어 물수지 모형의 활용은 입력 자료의 구축 및 기상예보자료의 활용 기술 부족으로 많은 평가가 진행되지 못하였다. 본 연구에서는 기상예보자료와 회귀모델을 연계한 농업적 가뭄전망정보를 산정하고, 활용성을 평가하였다. 기상예보자료는 기상청 현업예보 모델인 GloSea5로부터 생산된 자료를 이용하였으며, 농업적 가뭄을 평가하기 위해 농업용 저수율 자료 기반인 RDI (Reservoir Drought Index)를 활용하였다. 농업적 가뭄전망정보는 현재의 수문조건이 지속된다는 가정 하에 예보선행시간 3개월까지 산정하였다. 가뭄전망정보를 평가하기 위해 과거 가뭄사상을 대상으로 산정하였으며, 전망정보의 예측성은 통계분석을 이용하여 정량적으로 평가하였다. 금회 제시한 연구방법은 현재의 수문조건이 지속될 시 기상예보에 따른 농업적 가뭄을 예측할 수 있다는 점에서 활용성이 높을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.383-394
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to examine the anatomic changes in the upper airway with a dental orthosis. the effectiveness and side effects of orthosis in the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. To meet this puppose a dental orthosis, designed to increase the size of the upper airway by advancing the mandible, was used in 42 patients (30 M, 12 F), aged 29 - 69 years, to treat snoring and varying decrees of obstructive sleep apnea. Cephalometric study of anatomic featured was made with and without a dental orthosis, and the evaluation of the effectiveness and side effects of orthosis was done by questionnaires. The obtained results were as follows : 1. All subjects were habitual snorers and 32 patients comp1ained the loudness of snoring as severe as be heard outside of the patient's room. 2. According to the degree of respiratory distirbance index(RDI) and aprea index(Al) from the polysomnograph in 34 patient, mild obstructive sleep apnea patients were 5, moderate 6 and severe 16. 3. Various anatomic changes in the upper airway with denta1 orthosis were as follows : (1) More superioly positioned hyoid bone ( p<0.001) (2) Enlarged oropharyngeal (superior p<0.01, middle p<0.01. inferior p<0.01) and hypopharyngeal (P<0.05) airway space. 4. According to the results of the changes of clinical syptoms after the usage of the dental orthosis acquired from questionnaires, there was significant improvement in the frequently, the loudness and the severity of snoring, cessation of breathing and awakening from the difficulty of breathing during sleep. 5. The effectiveness and side effects of dental orthosis by questionnaires were as follows ; (1) Dental orthosis satisfied almost all the patients (68±20%). (2) Snoring was improved in all the patients (73±19%). (3) Obstructive sleep aphea was improved in all the patients (61 ± 37%) (4) Sleepiness in the daytime was significantly improved (61 ±37%). (5) The sleep quality was significantly improved (61±37%). (6) The discomfort of the dental orthosis was minor (33±18%) and no serious complications were observed. 6. The dental orthosis is an effective treatment for the symptom of snoring, and it can also effectively treat varying degrees of obstructive sleep apnea.

• Toxicological Research
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.225-232
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• 2004

The suitability of the single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay as a test for the monitoring of genotoxicity of aquatic environment was evaluated. The SCGE assay was employed to detect DNA damage induced in clam (Spisula sachalinensis) exposed to a direct mutagen, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) or an indirect mutagen, benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P). The cells of gill and digestive glands were isolated from clam by homogenization, which was the optimized cell dissociation method, and the level of DNA damage was assessed and expressed as mean tail length. In the gill cells, significant dose- and time-dependent increase was observed in the mean tail length at the concentration from 0.01 to 0.5 ppm MNNG for 96 h. The linear correlation between relative dam-age index (RDI) values was suggested to provide criteria of genotoxicity monitoring for direct acting mutagen. The dose- and time-dependent responses of the digestive glands cells were less sensitive than those of the gill cells. In contrast, the genotoxic response resulting from the exposure of 0.01～1.0 ppm B[a]P to clam revealed a higher sensitivity in the digestive glands cells than the gill cells. The comparison between the time profiles of genotoxic responses in clam and carp, the latter had been obtained in our previous study, indicated that the metabolism of genotoxic compounds in the two aquatic organisms were quite different each other. We conclude that the SCGE assay has the potential as a screening test for routine genotoxicity monitoring of aquatic organisms because of its higher sensitivity and simplicity.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.52 no.10
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• pp.602-614
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• 2014

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrom(OSAS) is defined by total or partial collapse of the upper airway during sleep. In the presence of specific anatomic features, OSAS is potentially amenable to surgical treatment. Initially, the only treatment available for these patients was a tracheotomy that bypassed the obstruction and resulted in a 100% cure. However, this was not readily accepted by most patients, and surgical methods other than tracheotomy were developed to successfully maintain adequate upper airway patency during sleep by comparing to postoperative polysomnography(AHI,RDI etc). In this paper, I would like to provide an overview of some of the multilevel surgical techniques available for treating OSAS as well as the necessary preoperative considerations.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.613-613
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• 2012

ADCP는 매우 상세한 유속 및 하상자료를 측정할 수 있어 하천의 수리학적 계측에 많은 가능성을 열어주고 있다. 하지만 현재까지 대부분 하천 단면에서의 유량 측정에 국한되어 운영되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 ADCP가 제공하는 원자료인 3차원 유속과 하상자료를 유량 외의 평균유속장 및 하상 계측에 활용될 수 있도록 하는 후처리 소프트웨어 개발을 통해 ADCP가 하천의 흐름해석 및 2차원 및 3차원 수치모델의 검보정 등에 활용될 수 있는 가능성을 보이고자 한다. 따라서 계측 방식도 하천의 단면뿐만 아니라 하도에 따른 지그재그 방식의 자료를 포괄한다. ADCP 자료의 후처리는 제작사에서 제공하는 소프트웨어가 유량 제공에 초점을 맞춰 다른 분야에의 활용을 위해 별도의 후처리 소프트웨어의 제작이 필요하나 자료구조가 까다롭고 수십에서 수백 개의 파일을 동시에 처리할 수 있는 툴의 개발은 용이하지 않아 ADCP를 흐름분석 등에 활용하고자하는 연구자나 관계 기관종사자들에 한계로 작용하였다. 또한 제작사 (RDI, SonTek)에 따라 원자료의 구조가 완전히 달라 한꺼번에 처리하는 데 많은 문제가 있어왔다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 툴은 두 제작사의 ADCP 원자료 포맷으로 구성된 다수의 관측 파일도 동시에 처리할 수 있다. 또한 GIS 기반에서 ADCP 자료의 위치를 표출할 수 있어 지형정보와 결부된 흐름장 해석이 가능하게 한다. ADCP 3차원 속도자료는 매우 정밀한 공간에서 측정되는 부분이 장점인 반면에 지나치게 정밀하고 또한 난류 등이 포함되어 원자료 만으로 흐름장을 분석하는 데 한계가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 다양한 공간평균방법을 제공하여 2차원 및 3차원 공간에서의 공간보간된 평균유속장을 볼 수 있게 하였다. 이러한 방식은 2,3차원 수치모델의 격자에 ADCP 유속자료를 보간할 수 있어 모델 검보정에도 활용될 수 있다. ADCP 원자료 및 후처리된 결과는 GIS, Excel, Google Earth 파일 형태 등으로 제공될 수 있어 추후 활용가능성을 높였다.