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Comparison of Upper and Lower Trapezius Activity During Shoulder Elevation and Depression for Acute and Chronic Whiplash-associated Disorder Patients (급성과 만성 편타성-관련 손상 환자의 상지 거상과 하강 동작시 상승모근과 하승모근의 근활성도 비교)

  • Kim, Sang-Su;Kim, Suhn-Yeop
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.26-36
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: The study compared the muscle activity and ratio of upper trapezius (UT) to lower trapezius (LT) activity between acute and chronic whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) patients. Methods: Twelve healthy (male: 7), 14 acute WAD (male: 7), and 11 chronic WAD (male: 3) volunteers participated in this study. Electromyography using a surface EMG recorded the activity of the upper trapezius and lower trapezius of both shoulders (dominant and non-dominant) during $120^{\circ}$ elevation when standing and shoulder depression when sitting. The testing order was selected randomly. Subjects were asked to maintain each experimental position for 5 seconds at end range. EMG activity was normalized using the maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) elicited using a manual muscle-testing technique. One-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the average root mean square (RMS) value of EMG activity for each condition. Results: The EMG activity of the dominant UT for chronic WAD subjects was significantly higher than for acute WAD subjects during $120^{\circ}$ elevation (p<.05). The EMG activity of the dominant LT for acute WAD subjects was significantly lower than for the control group (p<.05) during $120^{\circ}$ elevation. The EMG activity of the dominant LT for WAD patients was significantly lower than for the control group during shoulder depression (p<.05), and the chronic WAD patients scored significantly the lowest (p<.01). The dominant UT/LT for chronic WAD patients was significantly higher than the ratio for acute WAD subjects during shoulder depression (p<.05); this result was higher than for the control group (p<.01). The non-dominant UT/LT (ratio) for chronic WAD patients was significantly higher than the ratio for acute WAD subjects during shoulder depression (p<.05). Conclusion: The UT for chronic WAD subjects was hyperactive when compared to the acute WAD subjects, and the was hypoactive for both acute and chronic patients, therefore intra-trapezius imbalance was more prevalent during shoulder depression.

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Performance Analysis of Wide-Area Differential Positioning Based on Regional Navigation Satellite System

  • Kim, Donguk;So, Hyoungmin;Park, Junpyo
    • Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2021
  • The position accuracy of the stand-alone Regional Navigation Satellite System (RNSS) users is more than tens of meters because of various error sources in satellite navigation signals. This paper focuses on wide-area differential (WAD) positioning technique, which is already applied in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), in order to improve the position accuracy of RNSS users. According to the simulation results in the very narrow ground network in regional area, the horizontal position error of stand-alone RNSS is about RMS 11.6 m, and that of RNSS with WAD technique, named the WAD-RNSS, is about RMS 2.5 m. The accuracy performance has improved by about 78%.

Improvement of a wetting and drying scheme for KU-RLMS model (KU-RLMS 모형의 잠김-드러남 기법 개선)

  • Lee, Nam-Joo;Lee, Hae-Gyun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2012.05a
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    • pp.711-711
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    • 2012
  • 이 연구에서는 수심적분된 이차원 비정상 수치모형인 KU-RLMS 모형의 잠김/드러남 기법을 개선하고, 기존의 WAD 기법과 새로 도입한 기법의 정확도 평가를 수행하였다. 기존의 WAD 기법은 수학적으로는 다소 불완전하지만 수치적으로는 손쉬운 방법으로써, 각 시간 단계에서 잠긴 격자 또는 드러난 격자를 시험하고, 각 격자의 경계에서 플럭스에 대한 개폐 조건을 적용하는 방법을 사용하였다. 개선된 기법은 WAD 경계에서의 질량보존을 고려하는 방법이다. 두 가지 잠김/드러남 처리 과정의 정확도 비교는 포물형 수조에 대한 해석해와 수치모형의 결과를 비교하는 방법을 사용하였다. 기존에 WAD 기법은 수치해와 해석해의 위상차가 발생하는 것을 확인할 수 있으며, 진폭은 조금씩 감소하는 현상이 나타났지만, 개선된 기법을 사용할 경우 위상차와 진폭감소 현상이 현저히 개선됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

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Numerical Experiments Using Modified POM WAD with Computing Time Saving Technique (계산시간절약기법이 적용된 수정 POM WAD의 수치실험)

  • Park, Il Heum;Choi, Heung Bae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.72-82
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    • 2015
  • In order to effectively and economically apply the previous POM(Princeton Ocean Model) WAD(Wetting And Drying) to the coastal area, the POM WAD was modified such as the water elevation input of tidal harmonics in the open boundaries was included and a CTS(Computing Time Saving) technique was introduced to the model. The modified model was tested to the standing waves in the rectangular bay and the hydraulic experiments for the flow and heat diffusion in the 3D basin. The numerical results showed a good agreement with the analytical solutions of the standing waves and the observed values by the hydraulic experiments, respectively. And also when the modified model with the CTS technique was applied to Gwangyang Bay of Korea, the computing time was decreased by as much as 39.4%.

Applicability Test of a Wetting and Drying Scheme for KU-RLMS Model (KU-RLMS 모형의 잠김-드러남 기법 적용성 평가)

  • Lee, Nam-Joo
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.448-457
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    • 2011
  • A wetting and drying(WAD) scheme was introduced in KU-RLMS which is a two-dimensional depth-averaged unsteady model, and applicability tests for wetting and drying were performed in this study. WAD scheme in the model uses a mathematically less elegant but numerically easier method to test for dry or wet cells at each time step, then to apply blocking conditions for fluxes at cells' interfaces. WAD scheme introduced in the model was verified against an analytical solution in a frictionless parabolic basin. It was found that there occurs a little phase difference between analytical and numerical solution and little decrease of amplitude of numerical result. I used three test channels having a linear sloping bottom topography, a stepwise bottom topography, and a stepwise, a bumpy and bowl-shaped bottom topography. It could be found that numerical simulation results in test channels have similar shapes of Balzano[4] and Oey[15].

Effects of Posteroanterior Mobilization on the Cervical Spine in Patient with Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders

  • Park, Si Eun;Kim, Ji Sung;Choi, Wan Suk
    • Journal of International Academy of Physical Therapy Research
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.1122-1127
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this case study was to identify the effects of posteroanterior (PA) mobilization on the cervical spine in a patient with chronic whiplash-associated disorder (WAD). The subject of this study was a 58-year-old woman who sustained a chronic WAD as a result of a motor vehicle accident two years prior. The subject has progressively worsening neck pain and stiffness. The subject was determined to have a grade IIb WAD the use of the Modified Quebec Classification. The intervention was central and unilateral PA mobilization on the spinous process of C4 and C5. The PA mobilizations were performed at the end of range to Maitland grade IV. The PA mobilization was conducted once daily for a total of eight days. Two sets of measurements were done one before and one after the intervention. Neck pain, cervical stiffness, range of motion and lordosis of the cervical spine were measured. Experimental intervention decreased the neck pain, and increased the neck stiffness and cervical ROM (range of motion) such as flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation. X-ray photographs also represented that cervical curvature increased from $35^{\circ}$ to $40^{\circ}$. This study suggested that PA cervical mobilization applied to hronic WAD is effective in decreasing pain, increasing cervical ROM and cervical curvature.

Exploratory study on wind-adaptable design for super-tall buildings

  • Xie, Jiming;Yang, Xiao-yue
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.489-497
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    • 2019
  • Wind-adaptable design (WAD) provides a new method for super-tall buildings to lessen design conflicts between architectural prerequisites and aerodynamic requirements, and to increase the efficiency of structural system. Compared to conventional wind-resistant design approach, the proposed new method is to design a building in two consecutive stages: a stage in normal winds and a stage during extreme winds. In majority of time, the required structural capacity is primarily for normal wind effects. During extreme wind storms, the building's capacity to wind loads is reinforced by on-demand operable flow control measures/devices to effectively reduce the loads. A general procedure for using WAD is provided, followed by an exploratory case study to demonstrate the application of WAD.

Dietary Habits and Nutrient Intakes of Elementary School Students with Atopic Dermatitis in Chungnam (충남 일부지역 아토피 피부염 초등학생의 식습관과 영양소 섭취 실태 조사)

  • Kim, Eun-Jin;Kim, Hyun-Jin;Kim, Se-Yune;Kim, Yi-Yeong;Lee, Hae-Ji;Kang, Myung-Hwa;Choi, Mi-Kyeong
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.315-324
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the dietary behaviors, eating habits, and nutrient intakes of elementary students with atopic dermatitis. Dietary conditions during infancy, dietary regularity, dietary behaviors, eating habits, and daily nutrient intakes were surveyed and compared between children with (WAD) and without (WOAD) atopic dermatitis using the 24-hr recall method. The ratio of children who responded 'I eat regular meals' was significantly lower in the WAD compared to WOAD group (76.4% vs. 81.7%, p<0.05). The ratio of children who answered 'I eat processed foods or fast foods more than once a week' (p<0.01) and 'I take nutritional supplements' (p<0.001) was significantly higher in the WAD compared to WOAD group. The scores for 'I eat milk and its products everyday' (1.4 vs. 1.5, p<0.05), 'I eat dishes fried or stirred with oil more than twice a week' (2.0 vs. 2.1, p<0.05), and 'I eat snacks such as ice cream, cake, snacks, carbonated beverages more than twice a week' (1.9 vs. 2.0, p<0.05) were significantly lower in the WAD group than in the WOAD group. Daily energy intakes were 1,859.1 kcal and 1,829.5 kcal in WAD and WOAD children, respectively, with no significant difference. However, daily intakes of fat (p<0.05), phosphorus (p<0.05), and vitamin $B_2$ (p<0.05) in WAD children were significantly higher than in WOAD children. To sum up, elementary students with atopic dermatitis had irregular eating habits and higher intake frequency of processed or fast foods, milk and its products, dishes fried or stirred with oil, and snacks compared to normal children. Dietary guidance and nutritional education are required to improve irregular eating habits and induce adequate nutrient intakes in children with atopic dermatitis.