• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.337-342
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• 2009

회분식 반응조를 Mg원 첨가 방법이나 혹은 MAP을 재이용하는 조건이 서로 다른 4가지 상이한 조건하에서 운전하면서 공정으로부터 회수된 magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) 혹은 struvite 슬러리의 재이용 수단으로서의 극초단파조사 방법의 이용 가능성을 파악하였다. 또한 극초단파조사 동안의 MAP 용해율과 $NH_4-N$ 소실양상 및 MAP의 물리/화학적 변화를 분석하였다. Mg원을 첨가하지 않은 run A에서의 용해성 인과 암모니아성 질소의 제거율은 각각 33%와 27% 수준이었던 반면 유입수내 용해성 인 기준 동몰비의 Mg원을 첨가한 run B에서는 용해성 인과 암모니아성 질소의 제거율이 각각 87% 와 40% 수준으로 증가하였다. 극초단파를 조사한 MAP을 첨가한 run C의 경우, 비록 Mg원을 첨가한 run B에 비해 $PO_4-P$와 $NH_4-N$ 제거율이 낮았으나, Mg원을 첨가하지 않은 run A에 비해 $PO_4-P$의 제거율이 2배 정도 높아지는 결과를 보였다. Mg 원과 MAP을 각각 1/2씩 첨가한 run D에서의 $PO_4-P$와 $NH_4-N$ 제거효율은 각각 88%와 35% 수준으로 Mg원만을 1몰비로 첨가한 run B와 거의 유사한 효율을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과에 의거 극초단파로 처리한 후 MAP을 재이용하는 방법은 공정에서의 인과 질소의 제거율을 높임은 물론, Mg원 사용량을 감소시키는 이중효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. MAP을 극초단파로 조사하면서 $NH_4-N$ 농도변화를 관찰한 결과 극초단파조사 초기단계에서는 $NH_4-N$ 농도가 점차 증가하다가 온도가 $45^{\circ}C$ 이상으로 상승함에 따라 용액으로부터 $NH_4-N$가 소실되기 시작하여 감소하였으며 극초단파조사 동안의 $PO_4-P$ 용해율은 초기 MAP 농도에 비례하면서 $0.0091x^{0.6373}$ mg/sec의 상관관계를 갖는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 주사전자현미경을 이용한 극초단파조사 동안의 MAP 크리스탈 구조변화실험 결과 극초단파 조사시 전자기적 진동력에 의해 단시간내에 MAP 크리스탈 구조가 작은 입방체 과립형태로 부숴지고 극초단파 조사가 지속됨에 따라 점차 용액내로 녹음을 알 수 있었다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.73-94
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• 2010

개방병원에 환자의 입원을 의뢰한 담당 의사들은 환자들의 상태와 제대로 된 간호서비스를 받고 있는지에 대한 정보를 간호기록을 열람함으로써 확인할 수 있다. 하지만 간호기록은 병원의 내부자료로써 외부기관에 쉽게 공개할 수 없는 자료이고 표준화가 확립되어 있지 않아 병원별로 다르게 작성되고 있어 필요한 정보를 공유하는데 많은 어려움이 따른다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 개방병원 간호기록의 작성과 공유를 지원하기 위한 시스템을 개발하고자 하였다. 본 시스템은 우선 간호기록을 실제로 작성하는 간호사의 편의성을 고려하여 간호기록항목사전을 설정하게 하고 간호사와 의사간의 지능형 에이전트를 이용한 협상으로 작성과 공개의 항목을 확정하도록 하였다. 이 모든 과정은 의료기관간의 네트워킹을 지원할 수 있도록 웹기반시스템으로 설계되었고 실제 구현을 통하여 실현가능성을 확인하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.213-222
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• 1998

1999년에 발사될 다목적실용위성1호의 주 탑재체인 전자광학카메라는 한반도의 디지털 지도(입체지도 포함) 작성을 위한 영상자료를 획득하는 것을 그 임무로 하고있다. 센서부와 전자부로 구성된 전자광학카메라는 파장 510∼730nm의 가시광선영역에서 6.6m의 지상해상도와 관측 폭 17km 이상의 흑백영상을 위성체 자세제어에 의한 조준과 푸쉬브룸 방식으로 촬영한다. 3년 이상의 임무수명을 가진 본 기기의 고해상도 흑백영상 촬영시간은, 98분인 위성궤도 당 2분간 연속 수집되어 그 지상영상의 길이는 800km에 이르며, 운용 중 프로그래밍이 가능한 이득률과 옵셋, 그리고 자체 내에 영상을 저장할 수 있는 기능을 갖고 있다. F수 8.3인 비차폐 3면 반사식 광학계에 의해 수집된 영상은 각각 8 bit 전자신호로 처리되어 25Mbps의 송신율을 가지고 지상국으로 보내진다. 제작된 전자광학카메라는 각종 시험을 통하여, 그 설계에서 요구되었던 기술사양을 만족하거나 능가할 정도로 높은 완성도를 보이고 있는데, 본 논문에서는 전자광학카메라로 획득된 영상자료의 최종 사용자들을 위하여 그 분광특성, MTF(Modulation Transfer function), 2592개 CCD 화소의 상대적 반응비등의 중요 성능특성 측정값을 설명하였다. 이득율을 변화시키며 측정한 분광특성 결과는 전자광학카메라의 영상자료 사용자가 더 정확한 흑백영상을 만드는데 이용되리라 본다. 영상품질을 가름하는 중요한 특성인 MTF는 시계각 전부에 걸쳐 Nyquist 진동수에서 측정값이 요구값 10%를 넘어 16% 이상을 보이므로써 이 전자광학카메라가 우수한 성능을 가진 것이 입증되었고, 각 CCD 화소들의 상대적 반응도를 측정한 결과에서도 상당히 고른 특성을 확인함과 함께, 차후 전자광학카메라의 영상자료 처리과정을 위하여 정밀한 상대 비교값을 제공하였다.

• 동남아시아연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.95-129
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• 2017

이 글은 2016년 한 해 동안 동남아 각국들과 아세안이 정치, 경제, 국제관계의 영역에서 보여 준 변화를 살펴보고, 그 변화가 민주화, 경제발전, 지역통합에 미치는 영향을 분석해 보고자 했다. 나아가 2016년에 대한 분석을 바탕으로 2017년 이후의 변화 가능성과 방향도 나름대로 가늠해 보았다. 아울러 2016년에 전개된 한-아세안관계를 전반적으로 살펴보고, 한국의 대아세안외교가 드러내는 문제점을 지적하였다. 2016년의 동남아 정치는 연초의 기대와 달리 대다수 나라에서 민주화 전망은 더 나빠지고 권위주의화는 더 강화되는 양상을 보였다. 태국, 말레이시아, 캄보디아는 권위주의적 집권세력이 야당을 더욱 약화시켰고, 필리핀, 베트남, 라오스에 들어선 새 지도부는 인권 상황을 되레 악화시켰다. 미얀마도 소수민족에 대한 군부의 탄압이 지속되고, 선거에 의해 들어선 민간정부는 첫해부터 내분, 부패, 무능을 드러내며 삐걱거리고 있다. 출범 이틀 째 새해를 맞은 아세안경제공동체(AEC)는 각 국의 내정에 밀려 관심과 주목을 받지 못했다. 경제는 2015년에 이어 뚜렷한 회복세를 보였으나, 중국과 미국 등 경제대국들에서 기인하는 세계경제의 불확실성이 커지고 있어, 앞날을 점치기 힘들게 되었다. 마지막으로 이 글은 한국의 대아세안외교가 경제중심, 국가주도, 비밀주의, 냉전적 경쟁외교의 덫에 빠져 있다고 비판하고, 지금이 바로 사고의 전환과 과감한 개혁이 필요한 때라고 주장한다.

• 한국과학예술포럼
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• 제31권
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• pp.21-32
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• 2017

지역축제는 문화를 형성하는 소통의 장으로 국내 관광 사업의 수요를 증가시키고, 지역의 이미지 창출, 전통 문화의 보존, 관광객 유입, 일자리 창출, 지역문화의 콘텐츠 개발, 지역특산품 판매 촉진 등 지역경제에 많은 파급효과와 지역경제 활성화에 중요한 가치를 지니고 있다. 무선통신 기술인 사물인터넷(IoT, Internet of Thing) 요소기술은 점차적으로 발전하고 있고, 특히 사물인터넷 서비스 중 하나인 비콘은 국내·외에서 다양한 서비스 형태로 활용되고 있다. 그러나 이러한 사물인터넷 서비스, 디지털 및 모바일 기술의 확산에도 불구하고, 수 없이 많은 지역축제에 대한 정보를 개인이 하나하나 찾기란 쉽지 않고, 기존에 개발된 축제 관련 애플리케이션은 단순 정보전달 수준에 국한되어 있거나 일회성인 축제 정보제공, 축제장 내의 정보제공 방식, 개발 축제마다 별도의 애플리케이션 형태제공, 단발성 사용 등의 문제점을 안고 있다. 이러한 배경 하에 본 연구는 비콘을 활용한 위치기반 지역축제 모바일 애플리케이션과 데이터 분석 시스템 개발하여 축제 방문객에게 맞춤형 정보를 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다. 본 연구의 기술개발을 통해 '축제장 혼잡도 알고리즘', '방문객 통계분석 알고리즘', '맞춤형 정보 알고리즘'의 총 3개의 알고리즘 및 데이터분석 시스템을 개발했고, 개발된 애플리케이션과 데이터 분석 시스템을 통해 실제 축제장에서 베타테스트를 실시했다. 그 결과, 방문객 행태 DB 구축, 지역축제 방문객에게 Hot place 기능, 대기시간 기능, 맞춤형 정보제공의 서비스와 기능을 제공할 수 있었다. 또한, 출시 3개월 간 1만 3천 건 이상의 다운로드 실적 달성, 구글플레이스토어에 '축제' 관련 애플리케이션 중 노출 1위를 달성하는 등 지역 관광 축제 플랫폼으로서의 시장성과 우수성을 인정받았다. 본 연구는 다음과 같은 순서로 기술한다. 2장에서는 본 연구의 기술개발과 관련된 지역축제, 사물인터넷, 비콘 서비스, 축제 관련 애플리케이션의 선행연구를 살펴보고, 3장에서는 지역축제 모바일 애플리케이션 설계와 데이터 분석 시스템의 구현환경을 상세히 기술한다. 4장에서는 본 연구에서 개발한 모바일 애플리케이션과 데이터 분석 시스템이 제대로 적용되지는 실험하기 위해 베타테스를 실시하여 제품의 성능평가를 기술하고, 마지막으로 5장에서는 결론과 향후 연구과제에 대해 기술한다.

• 한국국제농업개발학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.8-16
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• 2019

이 연구는 국산 농기계의 내수 및 수출 경쟁력 제고방안을 도출하고자, 최근 5년간 한국과 일본산의 핵심 농기계에 대한 가격과 시장점유율을 분석하고, 양국 종합형업체의 매출액, 연구개발비 및 특허출원 현황을 분석하고, 높은 시장점유율을 보인 양국 핵심 농기계 대표모델의 성능, 품질 및 가격을 분석하였다. 2016년 우리나라의 4대 농기계 제조사의 연 매출 규모는 1,984-5,249억 원으로, 일본 주요 제조사의 2.7-15.7% 수준이다. 내수시장에서 일본산 농기계의 시장점유율은 트랙터 14.5%, 콤바인 31.1%, 이앙기 35.8%로 확대일로에 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 트랙터의 규격별 가격과 시장점유율을 분석한 결과, 국산 트랙터는 80 ps급 이상 대형일수록 가격경쟁력이 떨어질 뿐만 아니라 시장점유률도 감소하였다. 국산 콤바인의 시장점유율은 자탈형 4조식과 6조식에서 증가하였으나, 가장 많이 공급된 5조식 콤바인(전체의 49.0%를 차지)은 지난 5년간 85.0%에서 60.7%로 감소하였다. 이는 국산 5조식 콤바인 가격이 일본산의 90.7-108.6%로 가격경쟁력 약화에 기인한 것으로 판단된다. 6조식 이앙기(전체의 88.7%를 차지)중에서 국산이 62.6-68.0%를 유지하는 것으로 분석되었다. 국산 6조식 가격은 일본산의 83.1-85.5% 수준으로 가격 경쟁력이 있지만, 가격 차이가 3,690-4,420천원에 불과하여 시장 점유율이 확대되지 못한 것으로 판단된다. 국내 종합형업체의 농기계부문 매출액은 일본 종합형업체의 2.7-15.7%로 크게 낮고, 종업원 1인당 매출액은 일본의 43.9-81.5%에 불과하여 낮은 생산성을 보이고 있다. 연구원 수는 일본의 13.2-28.1%로 낮았으나, 종업원수 대비 연구원수 비율은 145-176.5%로 오히려 더 높았다. 또한 매출액 대비 연구개발비의 비중은 일본 구보다사 보다 123.1-153.8%로 높게 나타났다. 또한, 국내 농기계 산업과 내수시장을 위협하고 있는 일본 제조사의 국내 특허등록은 2010년 이후 급속한 증가세로, 2016년 기준으로 트랙터의 58.5%, 콤바인의 79.9%, 이앙기의 69.8%를 차지하고 있어 기술권리성 확보가 심각한 상태이다. 특히 핵심 농기계에 대해 일본의 국내 특허등록은 주요 핵심기술에 집중되었는데, 트랙터는 본체·변속장치에 37%, 콤바인은 본체·탈곡장치에 54%, 이앙기는 본체에 57%가 집중된 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 기술권리성 확보 및 내수시장 방어를 위해 제조사의 자체 연구개발비를 증액과 더불어 정부지원 R&D와 특허의 정량적인 출원·등록을 연계하는 제도적 보완 및 지원확대가 필요하다. 국내에서 높은 시장점유율을 보인 양국 핵심 농기계 대표모델의 성능, 품질 및 가격, 가격차이(국산-수입산)/농가소득, 시장점유율을 분석한 결과, 일본산 트랙터의 가격은 국산 대비 130.8-136.3% 고가이고, 농가소득 대비 가격차이율은 37.6%, 시장점유율은 0.1-0.2%를 보였다. 콤바인은 가격 92.0-110.2%에서 가격차이율 -14.2-18.3%와 시장점유율 6.2-8.1%를, 이앙기는 각각 117.0-120.4%, 9.9-11.9%, 5.5-16.1%를 보여, 시장점유율은 농기계의 가격과 농가소득 대비 가격차이 비율에 높은 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 농기계의 경쟁력 강화를 위해서는 단기적으로 고장이 적어야 한다. 내수시장에서 국산 농기계는 가격대비 품질이 낮고 고장빈도가 높아 농가로부터 신뢰성과 시장점유율이 크게 감소하였다. 따라서 고장빈도가 높은 부품의 내구성 향상과 고품질 부품 개발, 부품 표준화 등을 담당하는 전문연구기관의 설립이 필요하다. 또한 중장기적으로 현재까지의 선진기술 추격과 응용기술 개발에서 탈피하여 핵심 요소기술개발에 역점을 두어야한다. 이를 위한 기술 로드맵 수립, 산학연 협력 확대와 정부의 연구개발비 증액, 산업체의 구조조정과 기술혁신이 필요하다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.39-53
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• 2013

인터넷의 발달과 SNS의 등장으로 정보흐름의 방식이 크게 바뀌었다. 이러한 변화에 따라 소셜 미디어가 급부상하고 있으며 소셜 미디어와 비디오 콘텐츠가 융합된 소셜 TV, 소셜 뉴스의 중요성이 강조되고 있다. 이러한 환경 속에서 사용자들은 단순히 콘텐츠를 탐색만 하는 것이 아니라 같은 콘텐츠를 이용하고 있는 친구들이나 지인들과 콘텐츠에 대한 정보나 경험들을 공유하고 더 나아가 새로운 콘텐츠를 만들어내기도 한다. 하지만 기존의 소셜 뉴스에서는 이러한 사용자들의 특성을 반영해 주지 못하고 있다. 특히 이용자들의 참여성만을 고려하고 있어서 서비스간의 차별화가 어렵고 뉴스 콘텐츠에 대한 정보나 경험 공유 시 컨텍스트 공유가 어렵다는 문제가 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 본 논문에서는 뉴스를 내용별로 분할하고 분할된 뉴스에서 추출된 시간 종속적인 메타데이터를 제공하는 프레임워크를 제안한다. 제안하는 프레임워크에서는 스토리 분할 방법을 이용하여 뉴스 대본을 내용별로 분할한다. 또한 뉴스 전체내용을 대표하는 태그, 분할된 뉴스를 나타내는 서브 태그, 분할된 뉴스가 비디오에서 시작하는 위치 즉, 시간 종속적인 메타데이터를 제공한다. 소셜 뉴스 이용자들에게 시간 종속적인 메타데이터를 제공한다면 이용자들은 전체의 뉴스 내용 중에 자신이 원하는 부분만을 탐색 할 수 있으며 이 부분에 대한 견해를 남길 수 있다. 그리고 뉴스의 전달이나 의견 공유 시 메타데이터를 함께 전달함으로써 전달하고자 하는 내용에 바로 접근이 가능하며 프레임워크의 성능은 추출된 서브 태그가 뉴스의 실제 내용을 얼마나 잘 나타내 주느냐에 따라 결정된다. 그리고 서브 태그는 스토리 분할의 정확성과 서브 태그를 추출하는 방법에 따라 다르게 추출된다. 이 점을 고려하여 의미적 유사도 기반의 스토리 분할 방법을 프레임워크에 적용하였고 벤치마크 알고리즘과 성능 비교 실험을 수행하였으며 분할된 뉴스에서 추출된 서브 태그들과 실제 뉴스의 내용을 비교하여 서브 태그들의 정확도를 분석하였다. 결과적으로 의미적 유사도를 고려한 스토리 분할 방법이 더 우수한 성능을 보였으며 추출된 서브 태그들도 컨텍스트와 관련된 단어들이 추출 되었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.