• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2015

초음파를 이용한 조직 자극 기법은 지속적으로 연구, 개발되고 있으며, 최근 미용 및 비만 치료에 대한 관심이 높아짐에 따라 초음파 지방 제거술에 대한 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 초음파 지방 제거술을 위한 초음파 변환기를 설계하고, 조사조건에 따른 집속영역의 형태와 열 변성 영역을 시뮬레이션 하였다. 이를 통하여 제원을 검증하였으며, 제작된 변환기의 초음파 방사 특성 및 가열 특성을 측정하여 유효성을 평가하였다. 또한 복합 구조의 매질을 대상으로 초음파 가열 특성을 예측하였으며 제작된 변환기의 집속점 형태 및 가열 특성이 지방층을 충분히 유화시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 보다 효율적이고 안전한 초음파 지방 제거술의 기초 연구로 활용될 것으로 사료된다.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.430-437
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• 2018

파랑중을 항행하는 선박에는 저항증가와 함께 파랑에 의한 횡력 및 회두모멘트가 정수중과 다르게 작용하여 선박의 조종성능에 영향을 미치게 된다. 따라서 파랑에 의해 발생하는 횡력 및 회두모멘트를 추정하는 것이 중요하므로 본 연구에서는 이와 같은 문제를 해결할 수 있는 수치계산을 이행하였다. 본 연구에서는 CFD를 이용하여 정수중 및 파랑중에서 부선에 작용하는 유체력 계산을 위한 수치시뮬레이션을 수행하였으며, 이 결과를 토대로 최종적으로 파랑중 부선의 침로안정성 특성에 대하여 조사 및 분석하였다. 정수중보다는 파랑중에서 부선에 작용하는 유체력이 강해지고 있으며, 파랑중에서도 파장이 길어질수록 유체력이 커지고 있는 모습을 확인할 수 있다. 장파장 영역에서는 yaw damping lever의 (-) 값이 정수중보다 커지고 있으나, 단파장 영역과 파장이 선박길이와 일치하는 영역에서는 각각 작아지고 있어서 이 영역에서는 침로안정성이 향상되고 있다고 추정할 수 있다. 즉 장파장 영역에서는 침로안정성이 정수중 및 단파장 영역보다 상대적으로 나빠지고 있으므로 항행시 주의가 필요하다고 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.125-134
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• 2018

Purpose: The interest in the personal mobility started to grow and as the interest increases, there are growing concerns about the safety of it. The purpose of the study is to look at the types and dynamics of patients injured by the personal mobilities. Methods: This was a retrospective 2-year observational study, from January 2016 to December 2017, on the patients who visited the emergency center and the trauma center, with an injury related to driving the personal mobility. Cases of the personal mobility-related accident were collected based on electronic medical records and hospital emergency department-based injury in-depth surveillance data. Results: A total of 65 patients visited the emergency center and the trauma center, during this study period. Six patients of 50 adults admitted the alcohol consumption (12%) and two adult patients wore the helmet as the protection gear (3.1%). The number of the patients in 2017 rises three times more than the number of patients in 2016 (51 vs. 14). Injuries to the head and neck region (67.7%) was the most common, followed by the upper extremity (46.2%). Eleven patients (16.9%) were admitted to the hospital, of whom three were admitted to the intensive care unit due to intracranial hemorrhage. Nine patients underwent surgery. Conclusions: The use of the personal mobility will continue to grow and the accidents, caused by the vehicle, will increase along with it. The study showed the damage is worse than expected. Personal mobility currently has a limited safety laws and the riders are not yet fully aware of its danger. The improvement of the regulation of the personal mobility, safety education is needed.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.435-444
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• 2020

Background: As the Positive List System (PLS) is implemented in broad application to agricultural products, attention to the correct use of pesticides is also needed in the production of mulberry leaves and fruit. In this regard, three types of pesticides against mulberry popcorn disease were applied 2 - 3 times both in the field and greenhouses to prepare safety standards. Residual pesticide analysis was conducted on mulberry fruits and leaves. Methods and results: Three pesticieds, thiophanate-methyl, thiophanate-methyl·triflumizole and fluopyram registered as PLS pesticides for mulberry popcorn disease, were sprayed in the Wanju and in Buan regions, after which residual pesticide analysis was conducted using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). As three pesticieds were either undetected or below the permissible level in mulberry fruit, demonstrating that they were suitable for safe spraying. However, 5.6 mg/kg of thiophanate-methyl was detected in the greenhouse after three application, which was slightly above maximum residue limit (MRL). Furthermore the level of thiophanate-methyl·triflumizole was higher than 0.2 mg/kg ("Gwasang No. 2" variety, spraying twice) or similar to 0.09 mg/kg ("Daesim" variety, spraying thrice) the permissible level (0.1T mg/kg) as the thiophanate-methyl was detected in mulberry leaves in the greenhouse. Conclusions: The spraying frequency for controlling mulberry popcorn disease in greenhouses should be limited to two times or less, especially when mulberry leaves are treated with thiophanate-methyl·triflumizole careful consideration is required if the leaves are to be used as food materials.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.375-386
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• 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to summarize current clinical study trends and results regarding transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) treatment for xerostomia. Methods: Studies published from 2017 to 2022 were searched on domestic databases and PubMed. The included studies were analyzed according to the year, language, study design, diagnosis xerostomia method, and TENS treatment method. Results: Nine studies were included. There were three randomized controlled trials (RCTs), three case series, one case report, one case-control study, and one cross-sectional study. Conventional TENS was used in seven studies, and acupuncture-like TENS (ALTENS) was used in one study. The most common TENS attachment site was externally on the skin overlying the parotid gland region, and the setting of TENS was 50 Hz-250 μs the most. In all nine studies, TENS was effective for xerostomia as assessed by salivary flow rate or quality of life questionnaire. Additionally, no persistent adverse events were reported after TENS treatment. Conclusions: TENS treatment for xerostomia can be considered effective and safe, so it can be used in clinical practice.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.3138-3151
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• 2022

Traffic safety and congestion are becoming more and more serious, especially the frequent occurrence of traffic accidents, which have caused great casualties and economic losses. Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) can assist in safe driving and improve traffic efficiency through real-time information sharing and communication between vehicles. All vehicles communicate directly with Base Stations (BS), which will increase the base station load. And when the communicating vehicles are too far apart, too fast or there are obstacles in the communication path, the communication link can be unstable or even interrupted. Therefore, choosing an effective and reliable multi-hop relay-assisted Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communication can not only reduce the base station load and improve the system throughput but also expand the base station coverage and improve the communication quality of edge vehicles. Therefore, a communication area division scheme based on regular hexagon segmentation technology is proposed, a relay-assisted V2V communication mechanism is designed for the divided communication areas, and an efficient communication link is constructed by selecting the best relay node. Simulation results show that the scheme can improve the throughput of the system by nearly 55% and enhance the robustness of the V2V communication link.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2023

The advantage of biofloc technology (BFT) in aquaculture is in the prevention of pathogenic transmission. In this study, we performed an investigation on viral, bacterial, and microsporidian parasite infections targeting a total of 194 whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei reared in seven BFT-farms on the west coast of Korea in 2021. Hepatopancreatic and cuticular epithelium and pereiopods tissues of shrimp were tested for the four pathogens, Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP), Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing Acute Hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (VP_AHPND), white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), and hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV). The microsporidian parasite EHP was detected in the hepatopancreatic tissue of BFT whiteleg shrimp in the Ganghwa region, whereas no other pathogenic bacteria or virus was detected on the shrimp in the seven BFT-farms. As a result of bacterial flora in the rearing water of BFT whiteleg shrimp using DNA microbiome technology, V. chemaguriensis and V. alfacsensis were contained at 0.05% and 0.01%, respectively, but no VP_AHPND was detected. These findings will serve as a basis for supporting safe BFT-aquaculture of whiteleg shrimp.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.294-301
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• 2022

Three-dimensional (3D) printing technique has been widely used for accurate screw and pin placement in orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery. However, there are few reports comparing the accuracy between the patient-specific guides and freehand Kirschner wire (K-wire) placement in toy, small and medium breed dogs. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of 3D printed patient-specific guides (PSGs) in pin insertion in the thoracolumbar vertebrae of toy breed dogs and compare the outcomes between novice and experienced surgeons. The experiment was conducted on the thoracolumbar vertebrae of 21 euthanized toy breed dogs (median weight, 5.95 kg). The optimal insertion angle placement was determined and patient-specific guides for K-wire insertion were designed and 3D printed using computed tomography (CT) and a 3D computer-aided design program of three vertebrae (Thoracic 12-Lumbar 1). K-wire tracts were made by experienced and novice surgeons and compared to assess the accuracy based on postoperative CT. Based on postoperative CT, in the experienced group, 61 out of 63 pins (96.8%) were fully contained inside the vertebral body and lamina, whereas two pins (3.2%) had perforated the vertebral canal (grade 3, 2-4 mm breach). However, all the pins in the novice group were fully contained. The use of 3D printed PSGs for pin insertion in the thoracolumbar region is an accurate and safe alternative to freehand screw placement by novice surgeons in toy, small and medium breed dogs. Operations with 3D printed PSGs allow novice surgeons to achieve better or similar outcomes in accurate placement of pin/screws in vertebrae.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2023

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disease in animals and several therapeutic trials with various drugs have been conducted for more effective management of AD. However, these trials have not been able to properly address all the aspects of AD management because of the lack of good efficacy or due to significant side effects of the drugs being tested. Synbio-glucan functional spray is a functional skin spray using Synbio-glucan composed of β-glucan and probiotics. We designed a functional spray composed of Synbio-glucan (patent application number:10-1805863), distilled water, glycerin, solubilizer, and 40% alcohol. We tested the efficacy and safety of the functional spray on six dogs with AD. The trial was conducted with the consent of the caregivers. The spray was applied to the skin lesions, including the trunk, axillae, inguinal region, or periocular areas, thrice a day for 30 days. To evaluate the efficacy of this functional spray, we assessed the pruritus visual analog scale (PVAS) and the canine atopic dermatitis extent and severity index (CADESI)-4. At the end of one month, the results clinical scores after functional spray treatment showed a significant decrease in the PVAS (p = 0.03) and CADESI-4 (p = 0.03) in all the subject dogs with AD. This study thus confirmed that the Synbio-glucan functional spray is efficacious and safe for the treatment of AD in dogs.

• Composites Research
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.22-31
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• 2009

최근 화석 연료가 고갈됨에 따라 대체 에너지 개발 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 여러 대체 에너지들 중 풍력 발전기는 바람의 에너지를 전기적 에너지로 바꾸어 주는 시스템으로 매우 친환경적이기 때문에 다양하게 연구되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구의 목표는 500W급 소형 풍력 발전용 블레이드의 개발로서 외국에 비하여 상대적으로 풍속이 낮은 국내와 같은 지역에 적용할 수 있도록 설계 되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 피로수명을 고려한 고효율 경량화 블레이드의 공력설계 및 구조설계 방법이 제안되었으며, 구조해석으로 선형 정적해석, 좌굴해석, 진동모드해석이 수행되었다. 또한 풍력 발전 시스템에 발생할 수 있는 유체충돌해석을 모사하였다. 해석결과들은 유압시험장비를 이용한 구조시험 빛 성능시험의 결과와 비교되었고, 비교적 잘 일치하여 설계결과의 안전성을 확인하였다.