• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.500-509
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• 2009

Passive samplers have been used for many years for the sampling of organic vapors in work environment atmospheres. Currently, all passive samplers used in domestic occupational monitoring are foreign products. This study was performed to evaluate variable parameters for the development of passive organic samplers, which include the geometry of the device and diffusive length for the sampler design. Four prototype diffusive lengths; A-1(4.5 mm), A-2(7.0 mm), A-3(9.5 mm), A-4(12.0 mm) were tested for adsorption performances to a chemical mixture (benzene, toluene, trichloroethylene, and n-hexane) according to the US-OSHA's evaluation protocol. A dynamic vapor exposure chamber developed and verified by related research was used for this study. The results of study are as follows. The results in terms of sampling rate and recommended sampling time test indicate that the most suitable model was A-3 (9.5 mm diffusive lengths on both sides) for passive sampler design in time weighted average (TWA) assessment. Sampling rates of this A-3 model were 45.8, 41.5, 41.4, and 40.3 ml/min for benzene, toluene, trichloroethylene, and n-hexane, respectively. The A-3 models were tested on reverse diffusion and conditions of low humidity air (35% RH) and low concentrations (0.2 times of TLV). These conditions had no affect on the diffusion capacity of samplers. In conclusion, the most suitable design parameters of passive sampler are: 1) Geometry and structure - 25 mm diameter and 490 $mm^2$ cross sectional area of diffusion face with cylindrical form of two-sided opposite diffusion direction; 2) Diffusive length - 9.5 mm in both faces; 3) Amount of adsorbent - 300 mg of coconut shell charcoal; 4) Wind screen - using nylon net filters (11 ${\mu}m$ pore size).

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.13-24
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• 1997

화강풍화토는 국내 지반의 2/3이상을 차지할 정도로 광범위하게 분포하며 도로, 지하철, 사면조성, 건물의 기초설치 등 여러 건설현장에서 빈번히 접할 수 있다. 화강풍화토의 입자구조는 풍화정도와 모암의 구성광물에 의해 영향을 받고 특히 보통의 구속 암에서도 입자 파쇄가 발생하며 비교란 지반의 특성과 다짐토 지반의 특성이 큰 차이가 있다. 본 연구에서는 현장에서 직접 삼축시험용 비교란 화강풍화토시료를 채취할 수 있는 시료채취기를 개발하였고 이를 이용하여 채취한 비교란 시료와 정적으로 다져진 시료에 대하여 공진주/비틂 전단시험과 삼축압축시험을 수행하였다. 시험결과로부터 미소한 변형률에서의 거동특성과 비교란 및 다짐 화강풍화토의 강도특성을 검토하였다. 대상으로 한 지반의 경우 1% 이내의 미소한 변형률 영역에서는 다짐시료와 비교란시료의 탄성계수가 거의 일치하였으며 강도의 뚜렷한 차이 또한 발견할 수 없었다. 비교란화강풍화토의 경우는 시료의 불균일성 등으로 인하여 파괴시의 변형률이 매우 넘게 분포하였다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.188-194
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• 2012

Cognitive networks (CNs) are capable of enabling dynamic spectrum allocation, and thus constitute a promising technology for future wireless communication. Whereas, the implementation of CN will lead to the requirement of an increased energy-arrival rate, which is a significant parameter in energy harvesting design of a cognitive user (CU) device. A well-designed spectrum-sensing scheme will lower the energy-arrival rate that is required and enable CNs to self-sustain, which will also help alleviate global warming. In this paper, spectrum sensing in a multi-user cognitive ad hoc network with a wide-band spectrum is considered. Based on the prospective spectrum sensing, we classify CN operation into two modes: Distributed and centralized. In a distributed network, each CU conducts spectrum sensing for its own data transmission, while in a centralized network, there is only one cognitive cluster header which performs spectrum sensing and broadcasts its sensing results to other CUs. Thus, a wide-band spectrum that is divided into multiple sub-channels can be sensed simultaneously in a distributed manner or sequentially in a centralized manner. We consider the energy consumption for spectrum sensing only of an analog-to-digital convertor (ADC). By formulating energy consumption for spectrum sensing in terms of the sub-channel sampling rate and whole-band sensing time, the sampling rate and whole-band sensing time that are optimal for minimizing the total energy consumption within sensing reliability constraints are obtained. A power dissipation model of an ADC, which plays an important role in formulating the energy efficiency problem, is presented. Using AD9051 as an ADC example, our numerical results show that the optimal sensing parameters will achieve a reduction in the energy-arrival rate of up to 97.7% and 50% in a distributed and a centralized network, respectively, when comparing the optimal and worst-case energy consumption for given system settings.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권11호
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• pp.1764-1773
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• 2018

A-PET is a quad-head PET scanner developed for use in small-animal imaging. The dimensions of its volumetric field of view (FOV) are $46.1{\times}46.1{\times}46.1mm^3$ and the gap between the detector modules has been minimized in order to provide a highly sensitive system. However, such a small FOV together with the quad-head geometry causes image quality degradation. The main factor related to image degradation for the quad-head PET is the mispositioning of events caused by the penetration effect in the detector. In this paper, we propose a precise method for modelling the system at the high spatial resolution of the A-PET using a LOR (line of response) based ML-EM (maximum likelihood expectation maximization) that allows for penetration effects. The proposed system model provides the detection probability of every possible ray-path via crystal sampling methods. For the ray-path sampling, the sub-LORs are defined by connecting the sampling points of the crystal pair. We incorporate the detection probability of each sub-LOR into the model by calculating the penetration effect. For comparison, we used a standard LOR-based model and a Monte Carlo-based modeling approach, and evaluated the reconstructed images using both the National Electrical Manufacturers Association NU 4-2008 standards and the Geant4 Application for Tomographic Emission simulation toolkit (GATE). An average full width at half maximum (FWHM) at different locations of 1.77 mm and 1.79 mm are obtained using the proposed system model and standard LOR system model, which does not include penetration effects, respectively. The standard deviation of the uniform region in the NEMA image quality phantom is 2.14% for the proposed method and 14.3% for the LOR system model, indicating that the proposed model out-performs the standard LOR-based model.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.323-327
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• 2002

만성 당뇨병 질환자는 일 2회 이상 모세혈액을 채취하여 혈당검사를 행함으로써 자신의 혈당 수준을 지속적으로 관리해야 한다. 모세혈액 채취를 위하여 채혈침으로 빈번하게 피부관통을 행해야 하므로 채혈시 뒤따르는 통증은 대단히 중요한 문제이다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 수동 및 자동 채혈침들이 가지는 통증 유발요인들을 모두 최소화하는 기전을 고안하였다. 경사각을 이루는 taper형 스프링, 채혈침을 일관성있는 방향으로 이동시키는 guiding tunnel, 현존하는 기술로 제조할 수 있는 가장 가는 30G 채혈침을 적용함으로써 통증을 최소화 하였다. 침의 침투 깊이를 피하 2mm로 제한하여 통증을 최소화하는 동시에 출혈량을 감소시켰다. 또한 환자 간 감염 및 이차 감염을 방지하기 위하여 사용이 용이한 재사용 방지기전을 설치하였다. 당뇨질환자. 일반인 및 간호실습생들을 대상으로 한 임상실험 결과 통증 및 사용편의성과 안전성 모두 우수한 것으로 입증되었다. 일회 채혈로 모두 성공적인 혈당검사가 가능하였으며 단순한 구조의 소형화 ·일체화된 일회용 자동채혈침의 형태로 구현하였다 본 연구결과는 혈담검사를 위한 모세혈액 채취시 최적의 방법을 제공하였으며 실용성 또한 우수한 것으로 판단되었다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 미래 LAN 기반 디지털 변전소 보호를 위하여 정밀 시각동기 기반 동기 샘플링 구조를 적용한 계통 구성 IED(Intelligent Electronic Device)의 HW/SW 플랫폼을 제안하였다. 제안한 플랫폼은 전력계통 자동화를 위한 표준인 IEC 61850 프로토콜 및 IED 간 정밀 시각동기를 위한 IEEE 1588 Precision time protocol 통합 소프트웨어가 적용되었으며, Synchronized reference signal을 이용한 IED 간 동기 샘플링 구조를 적용하였다. 이는 미래 IEC 61850 기반 디지털 변전소에 적용될 네트워크 기반 데이터 송수신 환경에서 IED 간 동기 측정된 계전 데이터를 제공하게 함으로써, 네트워크 기반 분산 측정 데이터를 이용한 새로운 보호 및 제어방식을 적용할 수 있는 토대를 제공할 것으로 기대된다. 제시한 플랫폼 기술의 타당성 및 성능을 측정하기 위하여 TMDXIDK572 멀티코어/멀티프로세서 EVM(Evaluation Module)을 기반으로 구현하였으며, 성능 시험 환경을 구성하여 제시한 플랫폼의 시각동기 성능 및 동기 샘플링 기능의 동작을 확인하였다.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.265-271
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• 2006

Purpose: To analyze the newly developed vacuum assisted auto-lancing technique applied to the forearm for the purpose of obtaining an adequate blood sample for glucose test with minimal pain. Methods: Visual and facial pain measures were introduced to compare lancing pain between the forearm and fingertip in 58 normal females. Sampled blood volumes were accurately measured by computer scanning technique. Results: Visual pain measure demonstrated significant pain reduction effect of the forearm sampling compared with the traditional fingertip sampling, which was also consistent with facial pain measure results. Blood volume more than $0.5{\mu}L$, enough for blood glucose testing with modern glucometers, was collected in 399(86%) of 464 forearm samples. Conclusions: Capillary blood sampling could be performed with minimal pain on the forearm by the newly developed vacuum assisted auto-lancing technique. With some resampling when necessary, the forearm sampling seemed very useful, considering almost no pain felt by the patients.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.2457-2464
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 압전 소자를 이용한 진동에너지 하베스팅 회로를 설계하였다. 압전소자의 전력-전압 특성을 이용하여 최대 전력을 부하로 전달하기 위한 MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) 제어 기능을 구현하였다. MPPT 제어 회로는 압전소자의 출력 단에 연결된 전파 정류회로의 개방회로 전압을 주기적으로 샘플링하여 최대 가용전력이 생성되는 지점을 추적하고 이를 부하로 전달하는 역할을 한다. 제안된 진동에너지 하베스팅 회로는 $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정으로 설계하였다. 모의실험 결과 설계된 회로의 최대 전력 효율은 91%이고, pad를 제외한 칩 면적은 $700{\mu}m{\times}730{\mu}m$이다.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2019

Purpose - This study aims to clarify the impact of smart health gadgets (specfically, smart watches/sports wristbands) on promoting healthy behavior. It also aims to understand the use and characteristics of the devices, to explore the relationship between device factors and factors that affect healthy behavior, and to discuss the development of health promotion. Research, design, data, and methodology - Smart device users were investigated through a random sampling method of 185 respondents, including all ages and all levels of occupation, education, and income. The SmartPLS 3.0 software enabled the path analysis and the descriptive statistical analysis; the theoretical model was evaluated for the parameter analysis. Results - The size and path of each factor impacting health promoting behavior were ascertained. The objective factors that attract users to the smart wristband were investigated as well as the methods by which the device and the HPM are bound to each other and the correlation factors to seek out the closest relationship. Conclusions - According to the analysis, the real-time smart watch/sports wristband exerts a positive impact on one's health promoting behavior. Health awareness is increasingly promoted in the process of using the device, and the impact of health awareness and self-efficacy effects on healthy behavior is considerable.

• 센서학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.334-340
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• 2006

A compact biosignal monitoring device was developed. Electrodes for electrocardiogram (ECG) and a LED and silicon detector for photoplethysmogram (PPG) were used. A lead II type was arranged for ECG measurement and reflected light was measured at the finger tip for PPG. A single chip microprocessor (model ADuC812, Analog Device) controlled a measurement protocol and processed measured signals. PPG and ECG had a sampling rate of 300 Hz with 8-bit resolution. The maximum power consumption was 100 mW. The microprocessor computed pulse transit time (PTT) between the R-wave of ECG and the peak of PPG. To increase the resolution of PTT, analog peak detectors obtained the peaks of ECG and PPG whose interval was calculated using an internal clock cycle of 921.6 kHz. The device was designed to be operated by 3-volt battery. Biosignals can be measured for $2{\sim}3$ days continuously without the external interruptions and data is stored to an on-board memory. Our system was successfully tested with human subjects.