• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2016

Purpose: This study was to examine the effects of a footbath program on heart rate variability, blood pressure, body temperature and fatigue of stroke patients with stroke-induced hemiparesis. Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 40 stroke patients, twenty for the footbath program and twenty for the control group, who were hospitalized in a long-term rehabilitation hospital in G city of Korea, from February to April 2014. The twenty participants in the experimental group received the intervention of footbaths and an educational program focused on the prevention of stroke complications; Collected data were analyzed by the IBM SPSS WIN 20.0 program using a t-test, ${\chi}^2$ test, Mann-Whitney U test and repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Significant differences were found in heart rate variability, systolic blood pressure, hand and foot temperatures and fatigue between the two groups. But no significant differences were found in diastolic blood pressure, core temperatures, forehead temperatures, and hand temperatures between the two groups. Conclusion: The footbath program was an effective intervention for skin temperature change and fatigue reduction for stroke patients. Therefore, it is recommended that the footbath program can be utilized as an effective nursing intervention for stroke patients in long-term rehabilitation care hospitals.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1008-1012
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• 2012

Injection molds are fabricated by assembling a number of plates in which mold core and cavity components are inserted. The assembled structure causes a number of contact interfaces between each component where the heat transfer is affected by the thermal contact resistance. However, the mold assembly has been treated as a one body in numerical analyses of injection molding, which has a limitation in predicting the mold temperature distribution during the molding cycle. In this study, a numerical approach that considers the thermal contact effect is proposed to predict the heat transfer characteristics of an injection mold assembly. To find the thermal contact conductance between the mold core and plate, a number of finite element (FE) simulations were performed with the design of experiment (DOE) and statistical analysis. Thus, the heat transfer analyses using the obtained conductance values can provide more reliable results than conventional one-body simulations.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.456-466
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• 2017

Purpose: This study was designed to determine the effects of pre-warming on core body temperature (CBT) and hemodynamics from the induction of spinal anesthesia until 30 min postoperatively in surgical patients who undergo total hip replacement under spinal anesthesia. Our goal was to assess postoperative shivering and inflammatory response. Methods: Sixty-two surgical patients were recruited by informed notice. Data for this study were collected at a 1,300-bed university hospital in Incheon, South Korea from January 15 through November 15, 2013. Data on CBT, systemic blood pressure (SBP), and heart rate were measured from arrival in the pre-anesthesia room to 3 hours after the induction of spinal anesthesia. Shivering was measured for 30 minutes post-operatively. C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were measured pre-operatively, and 1 and 2 days postoperatively. The 62 patients were randomly allocated to an experimental group (EG), which underwent pre-warming for 30 minutes, or a control group (CG), which did not undergo pre-warming. Results: Analysis of CBT from induction of spinal anesthesia to 3 hours after induction revealed significant interaction between group and time (F=3.85, p=.008). In addition, the incidence of shivering in the EG was lower than that in the CG ($x^2=6.15$, p=.013). However, analyses of SBP, heart rate, CRP, and ESR did not reveal significant interaction between time and group. Conclusion: Pre-warming for 30 minutes is effective in increasing CBT 2 and 3 hours after induction of spinal anesthesia. In addition, pre-warming is effective in decreasing post-operative shivering.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2007

Existent researches about indoor thermal environment have been focused on to seek human's comfort in daytime. Also researches about thermal comfort during the sleeping time that is important for resting and recharging to modern people have been seldom existed. At present, as global warming phenomenon is being continued, most people are going through inconvenience by sultriness during the sleeping hours in sweltering summer night. Therefore we need another control method of an air conditioner to keep human's thermal comfort. Ambient temperature is a common factor of the environment, but analysis of its effect on human body physiology is still unknown. The effect of ambient temperature on human sleep has been increasingly studied in the last decade. This research investigated about optimal indoor temperature to maintain proper skin temperature and comfortable sleep when indoor air is cooled by an air conditioner in sweltering summer night.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 인체의 미약한 신호들을 검출하여 정확하게 복원한 뒤, 사용자에게 다양한 방법으로 알려주는 인체신호 측정 모듈 구현에 대하여 기술한다. 본 연구에서 구현한 모듈은 적색 광을 이용하여 인체의 맥박을 측정하는 광전용 적맥파 방식의 센서부와 온도 센서를 이용한 체온 측정부, SoC 설계 기법으로 구현된 컨트롤러로 구성된다. 맥박은 0.1 Hz ~ 10Hz 주파수 영역신호를 검출하여 증폭한 뒤 상용 노이즈를 제거하여 검출되며, 체온은 디지털 타입의 센서가 체온을 측정한 뒤 출력하는 값으로부터 검출된다. 또한, 이 모듈에 대한 SoC 구현의 노력으로서, 시스템 컨트롤러를 대체할 수 있도록 VHDL 기반의 마이크로프로세서를 구현하였다. 구현된 프로세서는 10MHz로 동작하며, FPGA 칩인 Spartan 3XC3S1000 안에서 매크로 블록으로 구성된 메모리들과 함께 검증되었다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.265-271
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• 2000

Heat stress results in fatigue, a decline in strength, alertness., and mental capacity. The problem is compounded when high humidity exists. To help relieve worker heat stress, many types of cooling units are marketed. While workers may experience some cooling, critical body core temperatures often continue to elevate. This study was designed to find the effects of three kinds of cooling vest with portable frozen gel strips on thermophysiological parameters and on temperature and humidity within clothing. The heart rate, rectal, and skin temperature as well as sweat rate and clothing microclimate were measured during 80 min in 5 healthy males. Inquiries were also made into the subjective rating thermal, humidity comfort, and fatigue sensations. The main findings in our experiments are as follows: (a) Physiological parameters such as rectal temperature was the lowest in garb A1, intermediate in garb A, and the highest in garb A2 throughout the experiment. And mean skin temperature was the lowest in garb A, intermediate in garb A1, and the highest in garb A2; (b) Temperature and humidity within clothing (back) were garb in Al, intermediate in garb A, and the highest in garb A2. But the temperature and humidity within clothing (chest) were garb in A, intermediate in garb A1, and the highest in garb A2; (c) Most participants (4 out of 5 persons) answered that they felt more comfortable and fatigueless in garb A1 than in garb A and A2. It is concluded that local cooling in garb A1 of the upper torso could physiological reduce the thermal strain in participants wearing cooling vest.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.115-125
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• 2008

Recently, Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system which re-flow a cooled exhaust gas from vehicles burning diesel as fuel to a combustion chamber of engine has been used to solve the serious air pollution. For the design and mass production of EGR system, it is essential to ensure structural integrity evaluation. The EGR system consisted of ten dimpled oval core rectangular tubes, two fix-plates, two coolant pipes, shell body and two flanges in this study. To confirm the safety of the designed system, finite element modeling about each component such as the dimpled oval core tube with the dimpled shape and others was carried out. The reliability of EGR system against exhaust gas flow with high temperature was investigated by flow and pressure analysis in the system. Also, thermal and strength analysis were verified the safety of EGR system against temperature change in the shell and tubes. Furthermore, modal analysis using ANSYS was also performed. From the results of FE analysis, there were confirmed that EGR system was safe against the flow of exhaust gas, temperature change in EGR system and vibration on operation condition, respectively.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권11호
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• pp.3474-3490
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• 2021

Sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) is the preferred technology of the generation-IV fast neutron reactor, and its core body mainly uses nuclear-grade 316 stainless steel. In order to prolong the design life of SFRs to 60 years and more, it is necessary to summarize and analyze the anti-corrosion effect of nuclear grade 316 stainless steel in high temperature sodium environment. The research on sodium corrosion of nuclear grade 316 stainless steel is mainly composed of several important factors, including the microstructure of stainless steel (ferrite layer, degradation layer, etc.), the trace chemical elements of stainless steel (Cr, Ni and Mo, etc) and liquid impurity elements in sodium (O, C and N, etc), carburization and mechanical properties of stainless steel, etc. Through summarizing and constructing the sodium corrosion rate equations of nuclear grade 316 stainless steel, the stainless steel loss of thickness can be predicted. By analyzing the effects of temperature, oxygen content in sodium and velocity of sodium on corrosion rate, the basis for establishing integrity evaluation standard of SFR core components with sodium corrosion is provided.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2013

적외선 영상을 획득하는 인공위성의 적외선 검출기는 임무 궤도에서 정확한 성능을 보장받기 위해 발사 전 지상에서 흑체를 이용한 검보정 환경시험을 거쳐야 한다. 적외선 탑 재체의 검보정 기준이 되는 대구경흑체는 궤도환경 지상시험을 위해 진공환경에 적합한 재질로 구성되어야 하며, $-40^{\circ}C$에서 $+40^{\circ}C$까지의 온도 범위에서 중심 80 %의 영역에 대해 $2^{\circ}C$ 이하의 표면 온도 균일도와 0.95 이상의 방사율을 가져야 한다. 열유동해석 결과로 도출된 대구경흑체는 $1m{\times}1m{\times}8mm$의 크기의 구리판에 방사율을 높이기 위한 알루미늄 하니콤 코아를 부착하고, 블랙페인트를 도포하여 제작되었으며, 온도 조절을 위해 뒷면에는 질소가스 흐름을 위한 구리튜브가 용접되었다. 한국항공우주연구원의 광학열 진공챔버에서 수행된 대구경흑체 검증시험에서 20개의 저항온도센서와 적외선카메라를 이용하여 표면 온도 분포를 측정하여 ${\pm}40^{\circ}C$의 온도 범위에서 약 $1^{\circ}C$의 온도 균일도를 가짐을 확인하였다. 표면방사율은 대기압, $40^{\circ}C$에서 0.975로 측정되었다.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.425.2-425.2
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to prepare thermo-sensitive solid-lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) with a lipid melted at human body temperature and to evaluate physicochemical properties of SLNs containing retinol. anti-wrinkle agent. as a model drug. SLNs were prepared using a high pressure homogenizing method. The SLNs were composed of retinol as a model drug. thermo-sensitive lipid (DS-CBS) as a lipid core. and egg phosphatidylcholine and Tween 80 as surfactants. Manufacturing variables such as homogenization pressure. (omitted)