• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1038-1043
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• 2015

When the study on the relationship between the Head-of-Bed (HOB) angle and ventilator-associated pneumonia is performed, the fact that the HOB angle can only be measured intermittently imposes a significant limitation on the study. Therefore, there has been demand for the development of a device that can measure the HOB angle continuously. In this paper, we propose the rapid prototyping of an HOB measurement system using open-source hardware and software. The proposed system helps to maintain the HOB angle at a particular angle by displaying the angle and helps the medical study of pneumonia patients by enabling continuous data acquisition. Firstly, we eliminate the process of making an MCU board by utilizing an open-source hardware mbed LPC1768. Secondly, we reduce the software development time by using libraries and hence enabling the easy use of peripherals. Thirdly, for rapid prototyping, we build the enclosure of the proposed system using a 3D printer. The proposed system can be attached and detached to and from a bed. Therefore, we can attach it to the bed of a patient for whom measurement of the HOB angle is necessary. Finally, we check the measurement performance and the validity of the proposed system through an experiment utilizing an incremental encoder.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2018

Purpose - The purpose of the study is to analyze the empowerment intermediary role on the relationship between the job distribution and the quality of life. A research on empowerment and social service staffs' job distribution also should be conducted to improve the quality of their lives. Because empowerment, particularly, affects the quality of life, it should be taken a detail discussion for empowerment improvement. Research design, data, and methodology - This paper conducted a questionnaire survey. In total, 722 copies of the structural questionnaire were analyzed. Five parameter subsets were selected to measure the empowerment such as task significance, role performance capability, self-determination, task impact, then, the survey consists of 10 questions. For data analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, discriminant and concentration validity analysis, path coefficient significance, and mediation effectiveness verification were employed. Results - As evidenced from the data analysis, job distribution variables such as job impact, job autonomy, and feedback affect the quality of their lives. Empowerment also affects the quality of their lives. Next, the empowerment functions as meditating role in the relationships with job impact, job autonomy, feedback and the quality of their lives. On the other hand, the empowerment do not function as meditating role in the relationships with social service staffs' function diversity and the quality of their lives. Conclusions - It is necessary to conduct ways for various job performance and outside educational facilities to improve social service staffs' function diversity. The mission, vision, strategic purposes, detailed execution goals need to be set by all their organization members' participation. Empowerment also requires social welfare facilities' drastic delegation on their authority and responsibilities with their active decentralization in the organization.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.31-48
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• 2005

Purpose: Studies focus on cancer control, prevention, or assessment of psychosocial problems and intervention methods. However, few studies exist concerning psychosocial problems, measuring tools for those problems, and interventions for cancer patients in Korea. One of the purposes of this study was to review studies in this area, to examine various psychosocial problems experienced by cancer patients. This is a crucial area to investigate, since psychosocial problems in turn negatively influence the patients' immune function, which speeds the progress of the disease. Another goal was to identify instruments used to measure psychosocial functioning and problems in cancer patients, to analyze their validity and reliability, with the aim to discover the best instruments. A final goal was to explore and compare the effects of psychosocial interventions, to determine the most effective practices. Method: Journal articles published since 1995 were searched from PubMed Data base, Google search engine, and published cancer-related studies, using search keywords "psychosocial function and intervention for the cancer patients"; whole articles of selected references were reviewed and analyzed. Result: Most common psychosocial problems were depression, fatigue, nausea, pain, distress, resulting in a low quality of life. The seven scales found in the literature to assess the psychosocial functioning were Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Symptom Checklist 90-R, Profile of Mood States, Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory, and SF-36 HRQOL(Health Related Quality of Life). Social support interventions for cancer patients were effective in improving quality of life scores. Conclusion: It is necessary to apply support intervention strategies to help cancer patients in Korea. These strategies can help to reduce the effects of psychosocial symptoms, which in turn affect the development and control of cancer. Strategies developed in Western countries may need to be modified for use within Korea. Further studies are warranted to review the support intervention strategies that were being used to for cancer patients

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.253-258
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• 2017

The aim of this study is to develop an optimal analytical method for gonadorelin, progesterone, oxytocin and estradiol, the major components of hormones. A relatively simple and reproducible method using high performance liquid chromatography was developed and as a result of the measurement of specificity, linearity, repeatability, accuracy and intermediated precision, the validity of the developed method was verified with the result of meeting the verification criteria of analytical method validation. Using this newly developed method, 12 post-market veterinary products were tested and the ingredient content were 91.9~116.4%, which satisfied the 90~120% condition of the administrative measure standard. Therefore, if the newly developed method is used for the collection examination of hormone in veterinary medicine, it can be useful as an approved test method.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.140-145
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• 2005

Background and Objectives : Voice perturbation measures, such as jitter and shimmer has been importantly used for diagnosis and treatment efficacy of laryngeal dysfunction. This study was conducted to investigate validity of newly developed multi-channel voice analyzer program by comparing with MDVP, PRAAT, TF32. In addition, we compared the voice perturbation measures with different voice analyzer program by type of signals. Materials and Methods : Nineteen mild-severe dysphonic patients participated in our study. Fundamental frequency, jitter and shimmer values were obtained from different voice analyzer program using the same sustained/ah/phonation. Results : Fundamental frequency and shimmer were highly correlated whereas jitter was weakly correlated between newly developed multi-channel voice analyzer program and the others though different pitch computation algorithm except MDVP, In addition, Type 2 and 3 signals were weakly correlated than Type 1. Conclusion : In the clinical setting, clinician may have sufficient information of voice analyzer and control conditions properly for severity of pathologic voice before voice perturbation measure to obtain reliable results.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.297-300
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• 2019

Wii^® balance board (WBB) is a device that can measure and record body sway. This study was conducted to evaluate the reliability of WBB in small sized dog as inexpensive, portable and convenient tool. The center of pressure path length (CPPL) and 95% confidence ellipse area (Area 95) were evaluated with only two plates of WBB. The parameters were evaluated between no load (0 kg) and mass group (0.25-4 kg on each one plate). 23 dogs (2.3-7.3 kg) were evaluated for with hindlimb standing for 10 seconds. The mass group showed a significant value in comparison to the no load during the measurement. And intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) between CPPL and Area 95 revealed very high both mass and dog group. In the evaluation of medial patellar luxation (MPL) as a diagnostic tool, 80 dogs with MPL and 23 non-affected dogs were used. In studies of CPPL and Area 95, significant differences were found between non-affected and MPL groups for 10 and 30 seconds, respectively. The WBB can be used as a valid tool for evaluating hind limb standing balance and can be useful as an objective tool to present clinical results in small sized dog with MPL.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2020

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the cognitive performance of major depressive disorder (MDD) in military service/conscription personnel who visited the psychiatric clinic for a medical certificate to consider the situation from the perspective of Korea's unique compulsory military system. We used the Korean Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (K-WAIS-IV) as the test for verifying the suitable level of cognitive functioning for military service and as the embedded measure with reflecting suboptimal effort. Methods : The study was conducted on 56 (28 males, age 19-34) in/out-patients admitted to the psychiatry department and diagnosed with MDD (DSM-IV). All participants completed a structured clinical interview (MINI-Plus), as well as self-report questionnaires related to demographics and severity of clinical symptoms. K-WAIS-IV was administered to each subject to assess cognitive characteristics. Results : Military group showed significantly lower processing speed index (PSI) score including subtests of symbol search (SS) and coding (CD) score, compared to the control group. There was no other significant differences in the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ), Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI), Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI), Working Memory Index (WMI) scores including sub-tests comprised of the above indices, and Reliable Digit Span (RDS), Enhanced-RDS-Revised (E-RDS-R) between the study and control groups. Conclusion : This study was the first effort to verify the characteristics of Korea's military group with MDD and suggest the applicability of PSI and processing speed of K-WAIS-IV as an embedded performance index to test sub-optimal effort or low motivation beyond the purpose of testing cognitive deficits.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.47-59
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• 2017

This study conducted numerical simulations using LES-WASS-3D ver. 2.0 to analyze the seawater intrusion characteristics of the incident waves in a coastal aquifer. LES-WASS-3D directly analyzed the nonlinear interaction between the seawater and freshwater in a coastal aquifer, as well as the wave-current interaction in the coastal area. First, the LES-WASS-3D results were compared with the existing experimental results for the mean water level under wave action in the coastal aquifer and seawater penetration into the coastal aquifer. The mean water level, shape and position of the seawater-freshwater interface, and intrusion distance were well implemented in the results. This confirmed the validity and effectiveness of LES-WASS-3D. The overall seawater penetration distance increases in the coastal aquifer as a result of wave set-up and run-up in the swash zone caused by continuous wave actions, and it increases with the wave height and period. Furthermore, a numerical verification was performed by comparing the suggested existing structure and newly suggested curtain wall as a measure against seawater penetration. An existing underground dam showed a better effect with increased height. Additionally, the suggested curtain wall had a better effect when the embedded depth was increased.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제49권9호
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• pp.379-385
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 생체신호계측 시스템과 안드로이드 기반의 모바일 플랫폼을 이용한 게이트웨이와 그리고 네트워크 서버를 통하여 사용자의 모바일 클라이언트로 생체 데이터를 전송하여 개인 건강관리를 위한 유헬스케어 시스템을 제안하였다. 생체신호 계측 시스템은 심전도, 산소 포화도, 혈압, 호흡 등의 계측 기술을 바탕으로 구현하였으며 계측된 각종 정보는 헤더와 데이터로 3바이트로 구성된 전송 프로토콜을 이용하여 모바일 게이트웨이로 전송하였다. 모바일 게이트웨이로 수신된 데이터는 네트워크 서버를 통하여 모바일 클라이언트에 개인의 건강지수를 확인하였다. 본 논문에서는 제안한 안드로이드 기반의 게이트웨이와 클라이언트 그리고 방송형 네트워크 서버를 구현하고 실험하여 그 타당성을 가상실험 및 실제 사람을 통하여 검증하였다. 그 결과 제안한 유헬스케어 시스템은 근거리 및 원거리에서 개인의 건강을 관리하는 데 효과적임을 보였으며 개인의 실시간으로 건강상태를 확인할 수 있었으며 보호자의 이동성을 보장 할 수 있는 장점을 보였다.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.309-330
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• 2021

이 연구는 작은도서관의 활성화와 내실화를 위해 현행 작은도서관 실태조사 및 평가 결과 달성률 분석과 표적집단 인터뷰를 통하여 현행 평가지표의 유효성을 검증하였다. 이를 위해 현행 작은도서관 평가지표 문항을 검토하고, 시간 흐름에 따른 평가 점수와 항목의 차이를 살펴보기 위하여 2018년부터 2020년까지 총 19,476개관의 실태조사 데이터를 조사하여 평가 영역별 달성률을 분석하였다. 또한, 작은도서관 관련 단체와 담당자를 전문가로 선정하고 표적집단 인터뷰를 진행하여 현행 평가지표의 문제점과 개선사항에 대한 논의와 의견을 수렴하였다. 이를 통해 도출한 시사점은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 작은도서관 평가는 외적인 환경 평가보다는 내적인 질적 서비스 위주의 평가가 선행되어야 한다. 둘째, 체계적인 증빙이 가능한 지표를 설계하고, 용어의 모호성을 해소하기 위한 명확한 설명을 첨부해야 한다. 셋째, 공립작은도서관과 사립작은도서관의 평가 문항의 구분과 지방자체단체의 직접적인 평가가 필요하다. 넷째, 이용자들의 만족도를 측정할 수 있는 정성 평가 요소가 추가되어야 한다.