• 대한종양외과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the immunologic role of lymph node (LN) and stage migration by assessing LN count and metastatic LN count. Methods: A total of 2,117 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma located in the body and antrum who underwent distal/subtotal gastrectomy with D2 LN dissection between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2008 were enrolled. LN count and number of metastases were determined in the N1 tier (area of D1 dissection) and N2 tier (area of D2 dissection). The lower and upper quartiles of LN counts in the same pN stage were grouped to compare the prognosis and LN positivity according to the LN tier. Results: Stage migration from N1 tier to N2 tier occurred in 3.2% of cases. The 5-year disease-specific survival rates of the upper and lower LN count groups within the N1 tier were 91.0% and 86.7% (P=0.01), respectively. LN positivity in the N2 tier of the lower LN count group was higher than that of the upper LN count group (14.1% vs. 8.2%, P<0.01). Stage migration in the N2 tier of the lower LN count group was also higher than that of the upper LN count group (4.6% vs. 1.8%, P<0.01). Conclusion: The lower LN count group had a decreased survival rate compared to that of the upper LN count group, suggesting that perigastric LN has an immunological defense role in weakening the disseminating power of metastatic tumor cells, as indicated by the LN count.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.242-249
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to investigate two different kinds of socks on physiological responses at an ambient temperature of 35$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$ and relative humidity of 50$\pm$5% Five healthy women wearing normal socks or toes socks participated as the subjects. Rectal temperature skin temperatures sweat rate blood pressure pulse rate and questionnaire wee measured. Rectal temperature skin temperature sweat rate blood pressure pulse rate and questionnaire were measured. Rectal temperature and mean skin temperature were lower after exercise at wearing toes socks . Sweat rate was higher at wearing normal socks and blood pressure and pulse rate were tend to higher at wearing toes socks. Thermal comfort temperature sensation and humidity sensation were better wearing toes socks. Thermal comfort temperature sensation and humidity sensation were better wearing toes socks than wearing normal socks but wearing comfort was better at wearing normal socks. These results will be discussed form the viewpoint of thermoregulation AVA(Arterio venous Anastomosis) and count current heat exchange.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2013

The biological effects of radiation are dependent on the dose rate and dose of radiation. In this study, effects of dose and dose rate using whole body radiation on plasma cytokines and blood count from male BALB/c mice were evaluated. We examined the blood and cytokine changes in mice exposed to a low (3.49m Gy $h^{-1}$) and high (2.6 Gy $min^{-1}$) dose rate of radiation at a total dose of 0.5 and 2 Gy, respectively. Blood from mice exposed to radiation were evaluated using cytokine assays and complete blood count. Peripheral lymphocytes and neutrophils decreased in a dose dependent manner following high dose rate radiation. The peripheral lymphocytes population remained unchanged following low dose rate radiation; however, the neutrophils population increased after radiation. The sera from these mice exhibited elevated levels of flt3 ligand and granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), after high/low dose rate radiation. These results suggest that low-dose-rate radiation does not induce blood damage, which was unlike high-dose-rate radiation treatment; low-dose-rate radiation exposure activated the hematopoiesis through the increase of flt3 ligand and G-CSF.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.3757-3761
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• 2014

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of the CD56+NK-TIL count in infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) of breast. Material and Methods: Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed using antibodies specific for CD56 on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue sections of 175 infiltrating ductal carcinomas (IDC) of breast. Distribution of intratumoral and stromal CD56+NK-TILs was assessed semi-quantitatively. Results: A low intratumoral CD56+count showed significant and inverse associations with tumor grade, stage, and lymph node status, whereas it had significant and direct association with response to treatment indicating good prognosis. These patients had better survival (${\chi}^2$=4.80, p<0.05) and 0.52 fold lower death rate (HR=0.52, 95% CI=0.28-0.93) as compared to patients with high CD56+ intratumoral count. The association of survival was insignificant with low CD56 stromal count as compared to high CD56 stromal count (${\chi}^2$=1.60, p>0.05). Conclusion: To conclude, although NK-TIL count appeared as a significant predictor of prognosis, it alone may not be sufficient for predicting the outcome considering the fact that there exists a crosstalk between NK-TILs and the other immune infiltrating TILs.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.24-27
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• 2016

방광 주변에 병변이 있는 환자의 경우 소변의 충만으로 방광 주변에 병변 평가의 영향이 있기 때문에 방광 팬텀을 직접 제작하여 방광 충만 여부에 따라 주변 병변이 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 한다. Biograph mCT40 (siemens, germany)을 사용하여 6개의 insert에 각각 14.8 MBq ($400{\mu}Ci$), Background 110 MBq (3 mCi), 방광에 74 MBq (2 mCi)를 주입하였다. NEMA IEC body 팬텀을 이용하여 고무풍선을 방광으로 대체하고 6개의 insert를 방광 주변 병변으로 설정하고, %BV, SUV, peak count rate의 영상평가 인자를 이용하여 비교하였다. % BV는 방광으로부터 거리가 멀수록 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 방광으로부터 거리에 따른 hot sphere는 방광의 충만여부에 따라 $7.8{\pm}3.8%$의 SUV 차이가 났다. 방광으로부터의 거리가 0.4 cm 이하까지 방광을 비웠을 경우 평균 카운트가 약 14% 높게 측정되었으며, true count는 38% 감소한 반면, single count는 44%, random count는 61% 감소하였다. 그리고 그 이상의 거리에서는 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. 그러므로 방광에 찬 소변이 주변 병변에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였고, 방광으로부터 거리가 가까울수록 영향이 크다는 것을 확인하였다. 방광이나 방광 주변에 병변이 있는 환자뿐만 아니라 PET-CT 검사를 하는 모든 환자에 있어 방광을 비우고 검사를 하는 것이 정확한 검사를 하는데 도움을 제공해 줄 것으로 사료된다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2748-2754
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• 2022

Because existing reactant coolant system (RCS) leakage detection mechanisms are insensitive to small leaks, a real-time, direct detection system with a detection threshold below 0.5 gpm·hr^-1 was studied. A beta-ray detection system using a silicon detector with good energy resolution for beta rays and a low gamma-ray response was proposed. The detection performance in the leakage condition was evaluated through experiments and simulations. The concentration of ¹⁶N in the coolant corresponding to a coolant leakage of 0.5 gpm was calculated using the analytic method and ORIGEN-ARP. Based on the concentration of ¹⁶N and the measurement of the silicon detector with ⁹⁰Sr/⁹⁰Y, the beta-ray count rate was estimated using MCNPX. To evaluate the effect of gamma rays inside the containment building, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was calculated. To evaluate the count rate ratio, the radiation field inside the containment building was simulated using MCNPX, and response evaluation experiments were performed using beta and gamma rays on the silicon detector. The expected beta-ray count rate at 0.5 gpm leakage was 7.26 × 10⁵ counts/sec, and the signal-to-background count rate ratio exceeded 88 for a transport time of 10 s, demonstrating its suitability for operation inside a reactor containment building.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.16-24
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• 2001

레이저 형광법을 이용하여 각 개인의 우식의 활성도를 측정할 수 있는지를 규명하기 위해 $7\sim9$세의 아동 50명을 대상으로 치아의 순면과 협면에 아르곤 레이저를 조사하고 특수 필터를 사용하여 초기 치아우식증이 관찰되는 치아의 수를 측정하고, 이와 같은 초기 치아우식증의 수를 측정하는 우식활성법과 기존의 우식 활성도 측정 방법인 dDfFtT rate, Streptococcus mutans colony count와 상관성을 비교, 평가하고, 레이저 형광법을 이용한 우식활성검사의 특이도, 민감도, 진단력을 평가한 결과, 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 아르곤 레이저 형광법을 이용한 우식활성도 측정법은 기존의 Streptococcus mutans colony count 검사법과 비교적 높은 상관관계를 보였다($\gamma=0.48$, P<0.01). 2. 아르곤 레이저 형광법을 이용한 우식활성도 측정법은 dDfFtT rate 검사와 상관관계가 있었다($\gamma=0.39$, P<0.01). 3. Streptococcus mutans colony count와 dDfFtT rate와는 낮은 상관관계가 있었다($\gamma=0.27$, P<0.05). 4. dDfFtT rate를 기준검사 방법으로 하였을 때, 레이저 형광법을 이용한 우식활성 검사법은 특이도 44.4%, 민감도 85.7%, 진단력이 87.8%였다. 5. dDfFtT rate를 기준검사방법으로 하였을 때, Streptococcus mutans colony count는 특이도 77.8%, 민감도 92.9%, 진단력이 84.8%였다. 6. Streptococcus mutans colony count 검사법을 기준검사 방법으로 하였을 때 레이저 형광법을 이용한 우식활성 검사법은 특이도 40.0%, 민감도 84.8%, 진단력이 95.1%였다. 이를 종합해 볼 때 레이저 형광법을 이용하여 관찰한 우식활성 검사법은 기존의 우식활성검사 및 구강환경 검사와 비교적 높은 상관관계, 우수한 진단학적 지표를 보여 주므로써 향후 임상적으로 신뢰도와 타당성이 높은 우식활성 검사법으로서 그 활용 가능성이 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.81-85
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• 2008

This paper addressed real-time urine monitoring device for intensive care patients. The device was developed to detect and count each urine drop using optical sensor and calculate the current urine output volume and its hourly rate. In experiment, the water volume scale of drainage bottle was observed and compared with the count of the device so that the volume of each drop was found to vary with the dropping rate per minute. From this measurement, the relationship equation was derived to estimate the total water volume from the drop rate (correlation coefficient : r= 0.99). The developed device could be applied to count patient's urine drop successfully. Therefore, this device can be used to monitor intensive care patient's urine status in real-time.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 심포지엄 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.51-53
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• 2006

This paper proposes a portable ECG monitoring system, which integrates uptodate PDA and RF communication technology. The aim of the study is to acquire the subject's biomedical signal without any constraint. It has two types of transmission mode, which are total signal transmission mode and HR(heart rate)/SC(step count) transmission mode. In audition, wireless communication technology uses Zigbee Wireless PAN and can work in low-power mode, which is one of the advantages of ZiBbee communication technology. The developed system is composed of a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter has three-axial acceleration sensor. ECG amplifier and Zigbee communication controller. In total signal transmission mode, it can send data 50 packets per second whose transmission speed corresponds to 300 ECG samples and 60 acceleration samples. In HR/SG transmission mode, it can calculate heart rate from EEG data with 216 samples per second and step count from acceleration data and send a packet every cardiac cycle. The receiver forwards the received data to PDA, where the data can be stored and displayed. Therefore, the developed device enables to continuous monitoring for Activities of Daily Living(ADL). Also, this method will reduce medical costs in the aged society.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.377-383
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• 1982

Acoustic emission (AE) of a high strength steel (SCM-4) was measured under stress corrosion cracking(SCC) test at a constant displacement in 3.5% artificial NaCl solution of 18.deg.C, 45.deg.C and 60.deg.C, respectively. The results are as follows; During the SCC test, AE is detected and AE count rate is approximately proportional to the crack growth rate. Even though crack is not propagated macroscopically, AE is detected. The crack growth rate of SCC and the AE count rate are higher for the solution of higher temperature, 45.deg.C and 60.deg.C, than for the solution of lower temperature, 18.deg.C. In the early stage of SCC, AE total counts mostly depend on crack growth. In the later stage, however, AE mostly depends on the film fracture and the dissolution of anode.