• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.561-564
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• 2002

With Rapid Prototyping system, the efficient packing in a fixed work volume reduces build time when multiple parts are built in a process. In this paper, an efficient and rapid packing algorithm is developed for SLS system that has cylindrical workspace. A genetic algorithm is implemented to place as many part as possible in a vat. For fast computation, a collision detection algorithm "k-DOPs Tree" is implemented.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Dyers and Finishers Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.47-51
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• 2003

배트염료는 일반적으로 일광, 세탁 등에 견뢰하기 때문에 선명한 색조가 얻어지는 목면용 염료로서 사용되어져 왔지만, 합섬섬유에는 염색되어지지 않는다고 일반적으로 생각되어져 왔다. 따라서 합성섬유가 일상생활의 의류에서 다양하게 사용되어지고 있고, 나일론과 폴리에스테르도 정해진 염료로서 염색되고 있다. 나일론의 경우 산성 혹은 금속착염염료, 반응성염료 및 분산염료가 이용되고 있으나, 폴리에스테르는 거의 대부분이 분산염료로 염색되어진다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.06c
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• pp.167-170
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• 1998

음성신호의 특징적인 성분인 피치를 검출하는 알고리즘 중 실시산 구현이 손쉬운 3단계를 클리핑 알고리즘을 PC상에서의 처리를 위하여 구현하였다. 이 알고리즘을 통하여 검출되는 피치의 안정성 및 정확성을 높이기 위해서 적용된 창함수, LPF, 클리핑 자기상관값계산, 비선형 감쇄, 등의 전처리 필터링과, 배수피치 검출 및 정정, 메디언 필터링을 사용하여 피치를 검출하였다. 또한 이 알고리즘을 이용하여 DSP의 도움을 얻지 않고 PC상에서 음성을 분석하여 스펙트로그램, 파형, 에너지, 피치 등을 출력하는 프로그램인 Visual Analysis Tool for sounds(VAT)의 출력화면을 통하여 피치검출을 나타내었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.381-381
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• 2010

From the photocurrent spectrum by illumination of perpendicular light on the c-axis of the ZnGa2Se4singlecrystalthinfilm, wehavefoundthatthevaluesofspinorbitsplitting$\Delta$soandthecrystalfieldsplitting$\Delta$crwere251. 9meVand 183.2me Vat 10K, respectively. FromthephotolwninescencemeasurementontheZnGa2Se4singlecrystalthinfilm,weobservedfreeexcition(EX)existingonlyhighqualitycrystalandneutralboundexiciton(A0,X)havingverystrongpeakintensity.Then,thefull-width-at-half-maximum(FWHM)andbindingenergyofueutralacceptorboundexcitionwerel1meVand24.4meV,respectivity.ByHaynesrule,an activation energy of impurity was 122 meV.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.155-167
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• 2009

Objectives : Psychological comorbidities are high in patients with obesity and are associated with a variety of medical and dietary problems. This study aims to examine the association between psychological factors and obesity. Methods : This study was performed in pre-menopausal obese($BMI{\geq}25kg/m^2$, waist circumference ${\geq}85cm$) women in Seoul, in 2008 (n=35). Every patient underwent the obesity treatment program. The program included dietary and exercise education, and abdominal mesotherapy for 6 weeks. Simple anthropometry including weight, BMI and Computed Tomography (CT) including Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and Visceral adipose tissue/Subcutaneous adipose tissue ratio (VSR) were done. To assess psychological factors, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (SES) questionnaire, Beck depression inventory (BDI) questionnaire and stress response inventory(SRI) questionnaire were administered. Results : 1. All of the obesity indicators (except VSR) decreased significantly after the obesity treatment program. 2. There was a significant relationship between self esteem (SES score) and visceral obesity (VAT and VSR) measured at the end of the program. 3. During the intervention, the more weight, BMI, and subcutaneous adipose tissue decreased, the more self-esteem (SES) increased. There was no relationship between depression (BDI) and obesity. And the change in stress response (SRI) was associated with the change of deep subcutaneous adipose tissue and total abdominal adipose tissue. Conclusions : This study proves that visceral obesity may contribute to low self-esteem, and there is a possibility that the other psychological factors could also be related with obesity in Korean obese women. Individualised antiobesity therapy may be required depending on the patient's psychological characteristics and weight loss could be helpful in order to treat psychological problem in obese patients.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.253-259
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• 2016

Objectives: Central obesity plays a major role in the development of many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Chronic stress may be involved in the pathophysiology of central obesity. Although several large-scale genome-wide association studies have reported susceptibility genes for central adiposity, the effects of interactions between genes and psychosocial stress on central adiposity have rarely been examined. A recent study focusing on Caucasians discovered the novel gene early B-cell factor 1 (EBF1), which was associated with central obesity-related traits via interactions with stress levels. We aimed to evaluate EBF1 gene-by-stress interaction effects on central adiposity traits, including visceral adipose tissue (VAT), in Korean adults. Methods: A total of 1467 Korean adults were included in this study. We selected 22 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the EBF1 gene and analyzed their interactions with stress on central adiposity using additive, dominant, and recessive genetic modeling. Results: The four SNPs that had strong linkage disequilibrium relationships (rs10061900, rs10070743, rs4704967, and rs10056564) demonstrated significant interactions with the waist-hip ratio in the dominant model ($p_{int}$<0.007). In addition, two other SNPs (rs6556377 and rs13180086) were associated with VAT by interactions with stress levels, especially in the recessive genetic model ($p_{int}$<0.007). As stress levels increased, the mean values of central adiposity traits according to SNP genotypes exhibited gradual but significant changes (p<0.05). Conclusions: These results suggest that the common genetic variants for EBF1 are associated with central adiposity through interactions with stress levels, emphasizing the importance of managing stress in the prevention of central obesity.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.91-96
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• 1999

This study involves the research about relationship between visual charts and illumination. The subjects were both males and females in their teens and twenties. The examination instrument used was a B-VAT II BVS(Mentol) which was produced in the USA, and the illumination used was a low illumination of 100LUX and a high illumination of 1500LUX in the clinical examination room. The results were as follows: 1. Different types of illumination resulted in similar values of visual acuity. 2. In the male teen subjects, the Snellen visual acuity was better than the numerical visual acuity when using low illumination. But the Landolt visual acuity presented similar results when using both low and high illumination. 3. In male subjects in their twenties, the Numerical visual acuity was better than the Landolt and Snellen visual acuity under low illumination. 4. In the female teen subjects, The Snellen visual acuity was better than the Landolt and Numerical visual acuity under low illumination. 5. In the female subjects in their twenties, The Snellen, Landolt and numerical visual acuities were high under low illumination. 6. Different types of illumination resulted in 0.3 or 0.4 variation of visual acuity. 7. The males and females was similar to the visual acuity.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.295-302
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• 2013

Indigo is utilized in various industries including textile dyeing, cosmetics, printing and medicinal products and its reduced form, leuco-indigo, is mainly used in these process. Chemical reducing agent (sodium dithionite, sodium sulfide, etc.) is preferred to use for the formation of leucoindigo in industry. In traditional indigo fermentation process, microorganisms can participate in the reduction of indigo and thus it has been known to reduce environmental pollution and noxious byproducts. However, in fermentation method using microorganisms it is difficult to standardize large scale production process due to low yield and reproducibility. In this study, we attempted to develop the indigo reduction process using microbial flora which was isolated from naturally fermented indigo vat or deduced by metagenomic approach. From the results of library analyses of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes from the traditional indigo fermentation vat sample (metagenome), it was confirmed that Alkalibacteriums (71%) was distinctly dominant in population. Some strains were identified after confirming that they become pure culture in nutrient media modified slightly. Four strains were separated in this process and each strain showed obvious reducing ability toward indigo in dyeing test. It is expected that the analyzed results will provide important data for standardizing the natural fermentation of indigo and investigating the mechanism of indigo reduction.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.207-214
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• 2004

Purpose: This study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of intravaginal pelvic floor electrical stimulation (FES) therapy on bladder irritability symptoms in stress urinary incontinent women. Materials and Methods: The evaluation before and after treatment included the Blaivas's female Bladder Questionnaire, the quality of life questionnaires and the overall satisfaction with present voiding state using visual analogue test (VAT). All patient were treated for 20 minutes, twice a week for 6 weeks, using a new intravaginal electrical stimulator with microchip (PIC16C74). Results: After the FES therapy, the overall success rate of the SUI was 50.4.% at 9 months. The bladder irritability symptoms such as frequency, nocturia, urgency, residual urine sensation and lower abdominal discomfort were improved. In particular, the symptoms of frequency, urge incontinence, dysuria were significantly improved after the FES therapy at 9 months. The VAT score of the overall satisfaction with the present voiding state was significantly lower after the FES therapy. 73.7% of patients were satisfied with the FES therapy and complications such as hemorrhage, vaginitis, urinary tract infection and pain were not encountered. Conclusion: These results suggest that FES therapy with microchip improves some bladder irritability in SUI women. Therefore, electrical stimulation therapy should be considered as a first line therapy in SUI women with bladder irritability symptoms.

• Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.81-88
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• 2008

Objectives To investigate the relationship between Heart Rate Variability and menopause among obese middle-aged women in Korea. Subjects and Methods Forty middle-aged women (age 49.05 $\pm$ 2.64 years) with BMI > $23kg/m^2$ were recruited by local advertisement. Blood profiles of estrogen, FSH, LH, glucose, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride were measured. Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) was estimated by short-term spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV). Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were accessed using Computerized Tomography (CT), Bioimpedance Analysis (BIA), and anthropometry. To scrutinize the influence of ANS on obesity-related factors, we divided the subjects into pre- and post-menopausal women. Results The total cholesterol, FSH and LH were significantly higher in post-menopausal obese women group. The estradiol and standard deviation of all normal R-R intervals (SDNN), high-frequency components (HF) of the HRV were significantly lower in postmenopausal obese women group (P<0.05). Adipose tissue distribution and blood profiles were not significantly different between two groups. Conclusion Menopause induced a decrease in SDNN and HF values and increase in total cholesterol level in obese women although the VAT itself was not related with ANS in obese women.