• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.228-232
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• 1995

Computed tomography[CT is an effective technique for the evaluation of the thorax following blunt trauma. To evaluate multiply injured 30 patients who were diagnosed as hemothorax in emergency room, computed tomography of thorax was done. The thickness of slice was one centimeter and the entire pleural cavity from the apex to the costophrenic angle was included in the evaluation. Integration and addition of the hemothorax area for each CT slice was made and amount of blood in the pleural cavity was estimated. The slice which showed largest area of hemothorax was selected and the height and width of the hemothorax area were measured. The number of slices which showed radiographic evidence of hemothorax was counted. Regression analysis was done and measured amount of hemothorax, the height and width of the hemothorax area for each slice and number of slices were put as variables. And following equation was derived. V=108.3A-0.8B-7.4C+84.7 [R2=0.74 [ V: amount of hemothorax, A: height, B: width, C: number of slices Total amount of blood from thoracic drainage was compared to the measured amount by computed tomography and the relation between the two values was statistically significant.[p=0.001 In conclusion, quantitative estimation of size of hemothorax was possible by the above equation and the process was very helpful for determination policy of treatment of individual patient.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.363-369
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• 2005

It is imperative to analyse brain injuries directly in real time, so as to find effective therapeutic compounds to protect brain injuries by stress. We established a system which could elucidate the real time $Ca^{2+}$ dynamics in an organotypic cultured hippocampal slice by the insults of artificial stress hormone, dexamethasone. The real time $Ca^{2+}$ dynamics could continuously be detected in cornus ammonis 3 (CA3) of the organotypic hippocampus for 8 hours under confocal microscopy. When dexamethasone concentration was increased, the $Ca^{2+}$ was also increased in a dose dependent manner at $1{\sim}100{\mu}M$ concentrations. Moreover, when the organotypic cultured hippocampal slice was treated with a glutamate receptor antagonist together with dexamethasone, the real time $Ca^{2+}$ dynamics were decreased. Furthermore, we confirmed by PI uptake study that glutamate receptor antagonist reduced the hippocampal tissue damage caused by dexamethasone treatment. Therefore, our new calcium ion dynamics system in organotypic cultured hippocampal slice after dexamethasone treatment could provide real time analysis method for investigation of brain injuries by stress.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.76-82
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• 2012

Stamens of Mesua ferrea L. are a well-known herbal drug used in Indian System of Traditional Medicine to treat various diseases. The claimed activity of this plant part is necessitated to investigate antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity. Authenticated plant sample was extracted with hexane, ethanol (EtOH) and water (aq.) using ASE 100 accelerated solvent extractor. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by means of different in vitro assays. Hepatoprotective effect was investigated on carbon tetrachloride induced oxidative stress in liver slice culture model. Cytotoxic marker lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) released in culture medium and the activity of lipid peroxidation along with antioxidant enzymes (AOEs) namely superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione reductase (GR) were estimated. Hexane and EtOH extracts were significantly inhibited DPPH, NO, SOD and $ABTS^+$ radical in dose dependent manner. The trade of phenol content was: aq. extract < hexane extract < EtOH extract. A significant correlation was shown by total phenol content and free radical scavenging activity of extracts. The culture system treated with hexane extract, EtOH extract or ascorbic acid exhibited significant depletion in LDH, lipid peroxidation, antioxidative enzymes SOD, CAT and GR. Hexane extract and EtOH extracts of stamen of M. ferrea protected liver slice culture cells by alleviating oxidative stress induced damage to liver cells.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 H.264/AVC의 I-slice의 모든 블록들을 복원하지 않고 블록의 경계 부분만을 복원하여 intra prediction을 고속으로 수행하는 방법을 개발한다 이를 위하여 intra prediction의 참조 화소들로 구성될 수 있는 차이 블록의 경계를 고속으로 복원하는 고속 역 정수 DCT를 개발한다. 고속으로 복원된 차이 경계 화소들과 각 예측 모드에 알맞게 구한 예측 화소들을 더하여 경계 화소들을 update하며, intra prediction에 필요한 참조 화소들로 구성한다. 개발된 기법은 H.264/AVC의 정수 DCT와 호환성을 유지하고, 고화질 영상 부호화시 사용되는 대표적인 HD 시퀀스에 적용 가능함을 실험으로 검증하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.2376-2385
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• 1994

디지털 TV 신호를 수신함에 있어서 복호화 지연과 채널변경 지연은 응용측면에서 매우 중요한 요소들이다. B-화면이 없는 MPEG-2의 SIMPLE PROFILE에서 intra-slice 부호화방식은 영상 복호화과정에서 지연시간을 짧게 하는 근원적인 방식들 중의 하나이다. 그 방식에는 복호화 지연시간은 짧은 장점이 있으나 채널변경 지연시간은 길어지는 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는, SNR 성능의 손실은 무시할 수 있을 만큼 적게 하며 채널변경 지연을 줄이는 방법을 제안한다. 이를 위해서 슬라이스들의 여러 영역으로 화면들을 구분하고 화면간 부호화를 위한 이동벡터 추정에서 약간의 제한을 부가하며, 이로 인해 임의접근 위치가 효과적으로 증가되고, 채널변경 지연시간이 줄어듬을 확인한다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.140-147
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• 1995

This paper deals with conversion from the STL file to the Slice to the Slice cross-sectional information for Stereolithography. The STL file is widely used for Stereolithography, but it is very difficult to convert STL file into Slice file directly. Because it consists of an ordered list of triangular net without any topological information other than the orientation of each facet. So, The system is accomplished by data flow through several intermediate stages such as Reference. SL1. .SL2L. .SL3. and .SLC file. The data processing is performed in 5 steps: 1) Create a Reference file including common information. 2) Modify STL file within the effective range of SL machine. 3) Calculate a point of intersection between plane equation and line equation. 4) Sort z values in ascending order using quick sort algorithm. 5) Search the adjacent points and formulate a closed loop usingsingly linked linear list. The system is developed by using Borland C++ 3.1 compiler in the environment of Pentium PC, and verified to be satisfactory by making some prototypes of electric household appliances.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2018

We aims to perform comparative analysis on the dose area and image qualities varying on the slice thickness when using Automatic Exposure Controller (AEC) and manual exposure; thus, it wants to suggest a measure to reduce exposure dose by setting the optimal examination condition for each slice thickness. The method was to set the thickness as Thin, Normal, and Heavy adult and evaluate the dose area, spatial resolution, low contrast resolution, Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) and Contrast to Noise Ratio (CNR) according to each slice thickness by using the AEC and the manual exposure controller. The dose area according to each slice thickness all increased both when using the AEC and the manual exposure. However, the manual exposure showed lower dose area product than the AEC. Spatial resolutions and low contrast resolutions were all observed to be higher than the evaluation standard. Also, the SNR and CNR of each thickness all increased when using the AEC. When using the manual exposure, SNR and CNR increased in all cases other than the Heavy Adult. Consequently, the Thin and Normal Adult showed dose reduction about 2 times when using the manual exposure controller, while ensuring the image quality. Heavy adult was able to maintain good image quality by using AEC.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.195-210
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• 1997

In Rapid Prototyping process, the time required to build multiple prototype parts can be reduced by packing several parts optimally in a work volume. Interactive arrangement of the multiple parts is a tedious process and does not guarantee the optimal placement of all the parts. In this case, packing is a kind of 3-D nesting problem because parts are represented by STL files with 3-D information. 3-D nesting is well known to be a problem requiring an intense computation and an efficient algorithm to solve the problem is still under investigation. This paper proposes that packing 3-D parts can be simplified into a 2-D irregular polygon nesting problem by using the characteristic of rapid prototyping process that the process uses 2-dimensional slicing data of the parts and that slice of the STL parts are composed of polygons. Our algorithm uses no-fit-polygon (NFP) to place each slice without overlapping other slices in the same z-level. The allowable position of one part at a fixed orientation for given parts already packed can be determined by obtaining the union of all NFP's that are obtained from each slice of the part. Genetic algorithm is used to determine the order of parts to be placed and orientations of each part for the optimal packing. Optimal orientation of a part is determined while rotating it about the axis normal to the slice by finite angles and flipping upside down. This algorithm can be applied to any rapid prototyping process that does not need support structures.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.205-211
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• 1996

겨자의 항균성 및 식품보존제로의 이용 가능성을 조사하기 위하여 겨자의 처리에 따른 전어회의 보존효과를 조사하고, Vibrio Parahaemolyticus의 형태변화를 현미경으로 관찰한 결과는 다음과 같다. 겨자를 농도별로 첨가시킨 물에 담근 전어의 pH는 보존기간이 지남에 따라 미량 증가하였으며, 겨자 첨가농도가 높을수록 낮게 나타났고, 생균수 및 Vibrio 균수는 겨자 무첨가구에 담근 전어에서보다 겨자 첨가구에 담근 전어에서 감소하였으며, 겨자첨가농도가 높을수록 감소하는 폭이 크게 나타났고, TMA 질소 함량은 보존기간이 지남에 따라 점차 증가하였으며, 겨자 첨가농도가 높을수록 감소하는 경향이었다. 겨자 물추출물로 처리한 Vibrio Parahaemolyticus를 전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과 균체가 팽윤되고, 표층구조가 허물어져 심한 형태학적 변화를 나타내었다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.629-635
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• 2016

자기공명영상 장치의 정도관리를 위한 ACR 팬텀은 팬텀내의 여러 구조물을 통하여 자기공명영상 화질을 평가할 수 있다. 본 연구는 3.0T 장비에서 Head coil에서 ACR 팬텀을 이용하여 임플란트와 치아 교정용 철사를 부착하여 영상의 고스트 신호 백분율과 절편 두께 정확도를 분석할 수 있었다. T1강조영상 첫 번째 절편과 열한 번째 절편의 임플란트 보철에서 절편위치 정확도는 수신대역폭이 230에서 좋게 나타났으며, 교정용 철사가 부착했을 때는 수신대역폭이 130일 때가 좋았다. 고스트 신호 백분율은 SE T1강조영상 일곱번째 절편에서 임플란트 보철에 추가된 교정용 철사의 경우에는 수신대역폭 230이 좋게 나타났다. 자기공명영상 검사에서 임플란트 보철 환자의 경우에 적절한 수신대역폭을 선택하여 영상의 왜곡과 신소 소실이 감소된 영상을 획득할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.