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Assessment of the Nature and Severity of Pain Using SF-MPQ for Cancer Patients at the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat in 2015

  • Nabila, Rouahi;Zineb, OuazzaniTouhami;Hasna, Ahyayauch;Nisrin, El Mlili;A, Filali-Maltouf;Zakaria, Belkhadir
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.17 no.8
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    • pp.3997-4001
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    • 2016
  • Background: Cancer is a worldwide health problem and pain is among the most common and unpleasant effects affecting well-being of cancer patients. Accurate description of pain can help physicians to improve its management. Many English tools have been developed to assess pain. Onkly a limited number of these are applied in Arab countries. Our aim was to assess the quality, the nature and the severity of pain using the short McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) on cancer patients in the National Institute of Oncology (NIO) in Rabat, Morocco. Materials and Methods: The tool used is the SF-MPQ inspired from the Arabic version of the MPQ. The subjects were cancer patients (N=182) attending the NIO, from 24th October 2015 to 8th January 2016, aging ${\geq}18$ years old, experiencing pain and coming to have or to update their pain medication. Results: The rate of participation was 96.3%. Eight patients had difficulties to express their pain using descriptors, but could use the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the body diagram. The most frequent sensory descriptors were 'Throbbing', 'Shooting', 'Hot-Burning'. The most used affective descriptor was 'Tiring-Exhausting'. The mean VAS was 6.6 (2.4). The mean score of all items was 11.9 (7.8). The patients were suffering from severe pain. The internal consistency of the form was s acceptable. Conclusions: The findings indicate that most of the patients attending the pain center of the NIO could use the descriptors of the SF-MPQ to describe their pain. They indicate the usefulness of the SF-MPQ to assess the nature and the severity of pain in cancer patients. This tool should be tested in other Moroccan and Arabic contexts associated with other tools in clinical trials.

Robust Design of vehicle Intoner Noise using Taguchi method and Substructure Synthesis Method (다구찌법과 부분구조합성법을 이용한 차실소음 강건설계)

  • Kim, Hyo-Sig;Tanneguy, DE-KERDREL;Kim, Hee-Jin;Cho, Hyo-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.11b
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    • pp.134-139
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    • 2005
  • This paper presents a robust design of vehicle interior noise using Taguchi method and a substructure synthesis method with a hybrid model. Firstly, the proposed method identifies the critical process of the concerned interior noise through a TPA (Transfer Path Analysis). Secondly, a strategy for a robust design is discussed, in which the major noise factor among uncertainties in the process is quality distribution of rubber bushes connecting a cradle and a trimmed body. Thirdly, a virtual test model fer the process is developed by applying a substructure synthesis method with a hybrid modeling approach. Fourthly, virtual tests are carried out according to the predefined tables of orthogonal array in Taguchi robust design process. The process was performed under 2 sub-steps. The first step is sensitivity analysis of 31 panels, and the other step is weight optimization of mass dampers on sensitive panels. Finally, two vehicles with the proposed countermeasures were validated. The proposed method reduces 87.5% of trials of measurements due to the orthogonal arrays and increases robustness by 8.6dB of S/N ratio and decreases $5\;dB(A){\sim}10\;dB(A)$ of interior noise in the concerned range of RPM.

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Development of Walkability Search System (보행친화도 검색 시스템 개발)

  • Kim, Eun Jung;An, Donghyeok
    • Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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    • v.9 no.12
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    • pp.987-997
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    • 2019
  • Walk score, walkablity index of built environmental condition, has developed and used in everyday life in United States. The purpose of this study is to produce walk score in Seoul, and to develop computer-based walk score system for improving it's usage. This study covers city of Seoul, and the unit of spatial analysis is 100m × 100m grid cell. This study uses same methodology with walk score in US, the Geographic Information Systems(GIS) is used for calculating the values of walk score(N=58,062). This study implemented Java-based system that utilizes walk score dataset(latitude, longitude, and walk score). This system provided search functions including both lat/long-based and address-based options. Meanwhile, this system was designed to provide the closest value of walk score in dataset if location did not match the certain points in dataset. This study has significance to provide walk score system being easily available to all.

Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Pan-african Granitoids in Kaiama, North Central, Nigeria

  • Aliyu Ohiani Umaru;Olugbenga Okunlola;Umaru Adamu Danbatta;Olusegun G. Olisa
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.56 no.3
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    • pp.259-275
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    • 2023
  • Pan African granitoids of Kaiama is comprised of K-feldspar rich granites, porphyritic granites, and granitic gneiss that are intruded by quartz veins and aplitic veins and dykes which trend NE-SW. In order to establish the geochemical signatures, petrogenesis, and tectonic settings of the lithological units, petrological, petrographical, and geochemical studies was carried out. Petrographic analysis reveals that the granitoids are dominantly composed of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, biotite, and k-feldspar with occasional muscovites, sericite, and opaque minerals that constitute very low proportion. Major, trace, and rare earth elements geochemical data reveal that the rocks have moderate to high silica (SiO2=63-79.7%) and alumina (Al2O3=11.85-16.15) contents that correlate with the abundance of quartz, feldspars, and biotite. The rocks are calc-alkaline, peraluminous (ASI=1.0-<1.2), and S-type granitoids sourced by melting of pre-existing metasedimentary or sedimentary rocks containing Al, Na, and K oxides. They plot dominantly in the WPG and VAG fields suggesting emplacement in a post-collisional tectonic setting. On a multi-element variation diagram, the granitoids show depletion in Ba, K, P, Rb, and Ti while enrichment was observed for Th, U, Nd, Pb and Sm. Their rare-earth elements pattern is characterized by moderate fractionation ((La/Yb)N=0.52-38.24) and pronounced negative Eu-anomaly (Eu/Eu*=0.02-1.22) that points to the preservation of plagioclase from the source magma. Generally, the geochemical features of the granitoids show that they were derived by the partial melting of crustal rocks with some input from greywacke and pelitic materials in a typical post-collisional tectonic setting.

EDI감사용 의사결정시스템의 개발

  • 이상재;한인구
    • Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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    • 1995.04a
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    • pp.234-251
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    • 1995
  • 본 연구에서는 EDI감사 의사결정지원시스템을 개발하였다. 이를 위해서 기존의 EDP감사 의사결정지원시스템 및 감사전문가시스템분야의 연구를 고찰했다. EDI감사를 위한 의사결정지원시스템은 통계, 위험, 회사의 개요, 테스트 항목등의 데이타를 저장한 데이타베이스 시스템이다. 시스템 개발을 위해서 E/R(Entity Relation)이나 DFD(Data Flow Diagram)분석을 통해서 논리적인 설계를 하였다. 시스템 개발은 개인용 데이타베이스팩키지인 FoxPro를 사용하였다. 이 시스템을 통해서 감사인이 필요한 테스트 결과를 조회하거난 저장할 수 있고 통제, 위험, 회사등의 상호조회를 통한 필요한 통제나 위험정도를 쉽게 조회해 볼수 있다. 회사마다 필요한 통제, 위험, 테스트 항목등의 체크리스트가 달라지는 경우에 이 시스템을 통해서 입력 저장하여 각각의 회사에 대해 다른 체크리스트를 저장하여 놓을수 있다. 본 시스템은 EDI감사뿐만 아니라 일반 EDP감사분야에도 적용가능할 것이다. 종이를 사용한 감사증적이 없음으로 인해 수작업에 의한 EDI감사는 어려움이 있고 EDP감사시스템분야의 국내 연구가 전무한 실정에서 EDI감사를 지원하는 시스템의 연구는 의의를 갖는다고 생각된다. 본 시스템을 통해서 EDI의 보안 및 감사업무의 효율성이 높아지고 EDI에 대한 위험에 효율적으로 대처할수 있게 될 것이다. 그리고 이러한 보안 및 감사기법과 통제모형을 지식베이스로 구축해서 실제의 위험노출상황에서 가능한 보안을 위한 통제방안이 여러가지가 있는 경우에 비용/편익 분석, 효율성, 회사방침 및 법률적인 문제등을 고려해서 최적의 보안통제 및 감사기법을 선택하는 것을 지원할 수 있을 것이다.고리듬을 개발 함으로써 내부점 선형계획법의 수행속도의 개선에 도움이 될 것이다.성요소들을 제시하였다.용자 만족도가 보다 높은 것으 로 나타났다. 할 수 있는 효율적인 distributed system를 개발하는 것을 제시하였다. 본 논문은 데이타베이스론의 입장에서 아직 정립되어 있지 않은 분산 환경하에서의 관계형 데이타베이스의 데이타관리의 분류체계를 나름대로 정립하였다는데 그 의의가 있다. 또한 이것의 응용은 현재 분산데이타베이스 구축에 있어 나타나는 기술적인 문제점들을 어느정도 보완할 수 있다는 점에서 그 중요성이 있다.ence of a small(IxEpc),hot(Tex> SOK) core which contains two tempegatlue peaks at -15" east and north of MDS. The column density of HCaN is (1-3):n1014cm-2. Column density at distant position from MD5 is larger than that in the (:entral region. We have deduced that this hot-core has a mass of 10sR1 which i:s about an order of magnitude larger those obtained by previous studies.previous studies.업순서들의 상관관계를 고려하여 보다 개선된 해를 구하기 위한 연구가 요구된다. 또한, 준비작업비용을 발생시키는 작업장의 작업순서결정에 대해서도 연구를 행하여, 보완작업비용과 준비비용을 고려한 GMMAL 작업순서문제를 해결하기 위한 연구가 수행되어야 할 것이다.로 이루어

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Effects of pH and the Existence of CO2 Gas on the Silica Surface Characteristics at Silica/Pb(II) Solution Interface (CO2 가스의 존재 여부와 용액의 pH가 Silica/Pb(II) 용액 계면에서 Silica 표면의 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Sang-Eun
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.263-271
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    • 2003
  • Effects of the existence of $CO_2$ gas and pH on the silica surface characteristics at silica/Pb(II) and sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS, $C_{12}H_{25}SO_3Na$) solution interface were studied. The hydrophobic characteristics of silica surface was delineated by contact angle measurement and surface force measurement using atomic force microscopy (AFM). In $CO_2$ free condition provided by purging $N_2$ gas, the contact angle of fused silica surface in $10^{-4}M$ Pb(II) and SDS solution increased greatly up to $90^{\circ}$ compared with $40^{\circ}$ in atmospheric condition. It was due to the precipitation of $PbCO_3$ in atmospheric condition. In $CO_2$ free condition the change of contact angle and adhesion force ($F_{ad}$) in AFM, affected by pH change, was similar to the distribution of $PbOH^+$ ion in speciation diagram corresponding to $10^{-4}M$ total Pb(II). Therefore, it was convinced that the $PbOH^+$ ion among Pb(II) species would be the main adsorbing type on silica surface. Both of contact angle measurement and surface force measurement using AFM showed that the Pb only treatment made the silica surface hydrophobic. However, it could not be explained theoretically by current knowledge, and required further study in atomic level to solve the problem.

Summer Hydrographic Features of the East Sea Analyzed by the Optimum Multiparameter Method (OMP 방법으로 분석한 하계 동해의 수계 특성)

  • Kim, Il-Nam;Lee, Tong-Sup
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.581-594
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    • 2004
  • CREAHS II carried out an intensive hydrographic survey covering almost entire East Sea in 1999. Hydrographic data from total 203 stations were released to public on the internee. This paper summarized the results of water mass analysis by OHP (Optimum Multiparameter) method that utilizes temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, alkalinity, silicate, nitrate, phosphate and location data as an input data-matrix. A total of eight source water types are identified in the East Sea: four in surface waters(North Korea Surface Water, Tatar Surface Cold Water, East Korean Coastal Water, Modified Tsushima Surface Water), two intermediate water types (Tsushima Middle Water, Liman Cold Water), two deep water types (East Sea Intermediate Water, East Sea Proper Water). Of these NKSW, MTSW and TSCW are the newly reported as the source water type. Distribution of each water types reveals several few interesting hydrographic features. A few noteworthy are summarized as follows: The Tsushima Warm Current enter the East Sea as three branches; East Korea Coastal Water propagates north along the coast around $38^{\circ}N$ then turns to northeastward to $42^{\circ}N$ and moves eastward. Cold waters of northern origin move southward along the coast at the subsurface, which existence the existence of a circulation cell at the intermediate depth of the East Sea. The estimated volume of each water types inferred from the OMP results show that the deep waters (ESIW + ESPW) fill up ca. 90% of the East Sea basins. Consequently the formation and circulation of deep waters are the key factors controlling environmental condition of the East Sea.

Monolithic 3D-IC 구현을 위한 In-Sn을 이용한 Low Temperature Eutectic Bonding 기술

  • Sim, Jae-U;Park, Jin-Hong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2013.02a
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    • pp.338-338
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    • 2013
  • Monolithic three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D-ICs) 구현 시 bonding 과정에서 발생되는 aluminum (Al) 이나 copper (Cu) 등의 interconnect metal의 확산, 열적 스트레스, 결함의 발생, 도펀트 재분포와 같은 문제들을 피하기 위해서는 저온 공정이 필수적이다. 지금까지는 polymer 기반의 bonding이나 Cu/Cu와 같은 metal 기반의 bonding 등과 같은 저온 bonding 방법이 연구되어 왔다. 그러나 이와 같은 bonding 공정들은 공정 시 void와 같은 문제가 발생하거나 공정을 위한 특수한 장비가 필수적이다. 반면, 두 물질의 합금을 이용해 녹는점을 낮추는 eutectic bonding 공정은 저온에서 공정이 가능할 뿐만 아니라 void의 발생 없이 강한 bonding 강도를 얻을 수 있다. Aluminum-germanium (Al-Ge) 및 aluminum-indium (Al-In) 등의 조합이 eutectic bonding에 이용되어 각각 $424^{\circ}C$$454^{\circ}C$의 저온 공정을 성취하였으나 여전히 $400^{\circ}C$이상의 eutectic 온도로 인해 3D-ICs의 구현 시에는 적용이 불가능하다. 이러한 metal 조합들에 비해 indium (In)과 tin (Sn)은 각각 $156^{\circ}C$$232^{\circ}C$로 굉장히 낮은 녹는점을 가지고 있기 때문에 In-Sn 조합은 약 $120^{\circ}C$ 정도의 상당히 낮은eutectic 온도를 갖는다. 따라서 본 연구팀은 In-Sn 조합을 이용하여 $200^{\circ}C$ 이하에서monolithic 3D-IC 구현 시 사용될 eutectic bonding 공정을 개발하였다. 100 nm SiO2가 증착된 Si wafer 위에 50 nm Ti 및 410 nm In을 증착하고, 다른Si wafer 위에 50 nm Ti 및 500 nm Sn을 증착하였다. Ti는 adhesion 향상 및 diffusion barrier 역할을 위해 증착되었다. In과 Sn의 두께는 binary phase diagram을 통해 In-Sn의 eutectic 온도인 $120^{\circ}C$ 지점의 조성 비율인 48 at% Sn과 52 at% In에 해당되는 410 nm (In) 그리고 500 nm (Sn)로 결정되었다. Bonding은 Tbon-100 장비를 이용하여 $140^{\circ}C$, $170^{\circ}C$ 그리고 $200^{\circ}C$에서 2,000 N의 압력으로 진행되었으며 각각의 샘플들은 scanning electron microscope (SEM)을 통해 확인된 후, 접합 강도 테스트를 진행하였다. 추가로 bonding 층의 In 및 Sn 분포를 확인하기 위하여 Si wafer 위에 Ti/In/Sn/Ti를 차례로 증착시킨 뒤 bonding 조건과 같은 온도에서 열처리하고secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) profile 분석을 시행하였다. 결론적으로 본 연구를 통하여 충분히 높은 접합 강도를 갖는 In-Sn eutectic bonding 공정을 $140^{\circ}C$의 낮은 공정온도에서 성공적으로 개발하였다.

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An Evaluation of Fatigue Life and Strength of Lightweight Bogie Frame Made of Laminate Composites (경량 복합재 대차프레임의 피로수명 및 강도 평가)

  • Jeon, Kwang-Woo;Shin, Kwang-Bok;Kim, Jung-Seok
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.35 no.8
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    • pp.913-920
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    • 2011
  • We describe the evaluation of the fatigue life and strength of a lightweight railway bogie frame made of glass fiber/epoxy 4-harness satin-woven composites. To obtain the S-N curve for the evaluation of the fatigue characteristics of the composite bogie frame, we performed a tension-compression fatigue test for composite specimens with different stacking sequences of the warp direction, fill direction, and $0^{\circ}/90^^{\circ}$ direction. We used a stress ratio (R) of -1, a frequency of 5 Hz, and an endurance limit of $10^7$. The fatigue strength of the composite bogie frame was evaluated by a Goodman diagram according to JIS E 4207. The results show that the fatigue life and strength of the lightweight composite bogie satisfy the requirements of JIS E 4207. Given its weight, its performance was better than that of a conventional metal bogie frame based on an SM490A steel material.

Geochemical Characteristics of Stream Sediments and Waters around the Pungam Landfill in Gwangju City, Korea (광주광역시 풍암매립지 주변 하상퇴적물과 물의 지구화학적 특성)

  • Park, Cheon-Young;Shim, In-Hyun;Bae, Jong-Phill;Ahn, Kun-Sang
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.290-302
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    • 2003
  • This study was carried out to evaluate geochemical properties for stream sediments, surrounding soils, sludge collected in the drainage pipe of leachate and waters (stream water, groundwater, leachate) around the Pungam Landfill in Gwangju city. The stream sediments don't show any systematic trend of contents from upstream to downstream. The most enriched major element in the stream sediments is Fe (up to 7.08wt.% in GJ-23). Though stream sediment GJ-23 and GJ-34 were enriched by some heavy metals (eg. As, Cu, Zn), they do not constitute serious problems for environment consideration. The concentration of Fe (35.lwt.%) and As (38ppm) are significantly high in the GJ-8, which is soil specimen adjacent to leachate reservoir. The sludge (GJ-7) shows very high concentrations of As, Mn, Cr, Pb. In particular, the Cr content is 45.6 ppm, which exceeds the permitted level. The leachate is characterized by high TDS (2210-2470mg/L) and high electric conductivity (468, 530ms/cm), and enriched in both cation (Na, K) and anion (HCO$_3$). The leachate(PK-3) had a relatively high concentration of Cl, and is plotted in Na-Cl type on the Piper's diagram. The NO$_3$-N of the groundwater and stream water exceeded the permitted levels for drinking water.