• 한국노년학
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.973-992
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• 2010

노년기의 일상생활의 질을 좌우하는 질병으로 청각장애가 대표적이다. 본 연구는 노년기의 청력손실이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위하여 한국형 청각장애평가지수를 개발하고자 하였다. 이러한 도구는 임상현장에서 접하게 되는 노인성 난청의 어려움을 도울 수 있는 청각재활의 질을 향상시킬 수 있다. 연구대상자는 청각장애를 가진 288명(보청기 착용자:176명, 보청기 미착용자:112명)을 대상으로 평균연령은 67.40세(보청기 착용자: 60.15세, 보청기 미착용자:78.79세)로 남녀의 구성비는 58.0%와 42.0%이고, 외향적인 성격과 내향적인 성격 대상자의 분포는 49.3%와 50.7%로 균형이 맞는 구성을 이루었다. 한국형 청각장애평가지수 시안 설문지 5개척도 30개 문항을 한국인의 정서에 맞는 문항으로 작성하였다. 이러한 시안에 대한 요인분석을 통하여 4개의 척도(1척도: 사회적인 영향, 2척도: 심리·정서적인 영향, 3척도: 대인관계의 영향, 4척도: 보청기에 대한 견해)를 구분하고 각 척도에 대하여 6개 문항씩 구성된 24개 문항의 설문지인 한국형 청각장애평가지수(Korean evaluation scale for hearing handicap, KESHH)를 개발하였다. KESHH에 대한 연구결과는 다음 다섯 가지로 요약할 수 있다. 첫째로 KESHH의 척도별 신뢰도(cronbach alpha 값)는 0.723에서 0.895로 매우 높게 나타났다. 둘째로 설문 점수 비교에서는 최소점수 24점에서 최대 117점으로 보청기 착용자의 평균 점수는 72.06점(SD=15.67)로 보청기 미착용자의 평균 점수 66.98점(SD=20.94)에 비해 5.08점 높게 나타났다. 청력정도별 설문점수에서는 경도난청 이하에서 52.63점, 중도난청에서 67.29점, 중고도난청에서 71.89 그리고 고도난청이상에서 75.57점으로 청력정도가 높아질수록 KESHH의 점수도 유의미하게 높아지는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.001). 셋째로 4개의 척도간의 상관관계는 상관계수가 0.384~0.880((p<0.001)로 유의미한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 평균청력, 성격, 4개의 척도간 상관분석에서 평균청력과 성격 그리고 평균청력과 보청기에 대한 견해를 제외한 모든 영역에서 상관계수는 0.148~0.880으로 모두 통계적으로 유의미한 상관관계를 나타냈다. 넷째, 각 척도에 대한 단계별 다중회귀분석으로 설명도를 확인하였다. 사회적인 영향의 척도는 순음평균청력, 성격, 보청기 사용상태가 17.4%를 설명하였고, 심리·정서적인 영향 척도는 순음평균청력, 성격, 보청기 사용상태, 연령이 14.4%를 설명하였고 대인관계의 영향은 순음평균청력, 성격, 보청기 사용상태가 11.2%를 설명하였고 보청기에 대한 견해는 성격이 2.2%를 설명하였다. 마지막으로 검사-재검사 신뢰도는 0.791(p<0.001)로 나타났다. 결론적으로 한국인의 정서를 고려하여 개발된 KESHH설문지는 노년기의 청력손실로 느끼게 되는 장애의 정도를 점수로 표현하는 도구로 유용하며, 임상현장의 다양한 상황에서 보청기의 착용 전 후와 청각재활 전 후의 청각장애지수의 변화를 평가 할 수 있는 검사도구로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.65-93
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• 2011

B2B 시장에서 구매자와 판매자간의 관계는 매우 밀접하고 장기화되는 것이 특징이므로 결국 단순한 제품을 판매하는 것에 그치는 것이 아닌 지속적인 서비스에 대한 중요성이 날로 커지고 있다. 산업재 연구 전반에 걸쳐서도 서비스에 대한 중요성과 관심이 증대되면서 고객이 서비스를 사용하는데 있어서 그 서비스의 품질과 함께 최근 소비자들은 얼마나 빠르고 쉽게 서비스가 제공되어 투입되는 노력을 최소화시킬 수 있는가를 매우 중요하게 생각하기 때문에 편의성이 중요한 요인으로 고려되어지고 있다. 이에 따라, 본 연구에서는 산업재 시장에서 관계만족과 관계성과를 형성하는데 중요하게 생각할 수 있는 새로운 요인이 어떤 것인가 라는 의문점에서 출발하여, 서비스 편의성과 관계성과 사이의 구조적 관계를 조사하고자 하였다. 이 연구의 가장 큰 학문적 기여점은 산업재 연구에서 주류를 이루고 있는 관계품질과 관계성과의 새로운 선행요인을 검증한 것이다. 또한 소비재 시장에서 주로 연구되었던 서비스 편의성 척도를 산업재 시장에 적용하여 그 활용도를 실험해 보았다는 데 의의가 있다. 본 연구는 서비스 편의성의 구성요소인 서비스 편의성을 결정편의성, 접근편의성, 거래편의 성, 편익편의성, 사후편익편의성 다섯가지 차원으로 구분하고 관계적 요인인 관계만족에 미치는 영향과 이러한 관계만족이 관계몰입과 관계성과에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가를 분석하여 서비스 편의성의 관리와 투자에 대한 마케팅 측면의 중요성을 제시하고 있다. 실증분석을 위해 산업재 서비스를 이용하고 있는 기업의 직원들을 대상으로 설문을 통해 데이터를 수집하였으며 서비스 편의성 ${\rightarrow}$ 관계만족 ${\rightarrow}$ 관계몰입 $\{rightarrow}$ 관계성과에 대한 인과적 구성모텔에 대해 구조방정식 모델분석으로 검증하였다. 구성모텔에 대한 분석결과 서비스 편의성을 구성하는 요소 중 접근편의성을 제외한 나머지 결정편의성, 거래편의성, 편익편의성, 사후편익편의성은 모두 관계적 요인들에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤으며, 그 중 편익편의성이 관계적 요인에 가장 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 추가적으로 매개효과검증을 실시하여, 서비스 편의성과 관계성과의 관계를 살펴보는데 있어서, 서비스 편의성이 관계만족과 관계몰입을 통해서 관계성과에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 구조적 인 관계를 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이는 높은 서비스 편의성에 대한 관리와 투자가 구매자로 하여금 관계에 만족하게 만들고 이렇게 형성된 관계만족은 관계에 몰입하게 하여 결과적으로는 관계성과를 가져올 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.1-38
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• 1979

Ilex속(屬) 수목(樹木)의 변이(變異)와 증식법(增殖法)을 연구(硏究)하기 위(爲)하여 호랑가시 나무 10개(個) 집단(集團), 꽝꽝나무 7개(個) 집단(集團), 먼나무 5개(個) 집단(集團), 감탕나무 3개(個) 집단(集團), 청대팻집나무 2개체(個體), 대팻집나무 1개체(個體), 낙상홍 20개체(個體)로 총(總) 28(個) 집단(集團), 170개체(個體)를 조사(調査)하였다. 각(各) 개체(個體)를 대상(對象)으로 하여 외형적(外形的) 특성(特性), 엽(葉)의 형태적(形態的) 특성(特性) 및 열매의 형태적(形態的) 특성(特性)에 대(對)한 변이(變異)를 수종별(樹種別)로 조사분석(調査分析)하였다. 집단(集團)으로 자생(自生)하고 있는 호랑가시나무 6개(個) 집단(集團)과 꽝꽝나무 4개(個) 집단(集團)은 Transect조사(調査)를 하였다. 증식법(增殖法)으로는 파종(播種)과 삽목(揷木)을 하였다. 그 결과(結果)는 다음과 같이 요약(要約)된다. 1. 호랑가시나무는 일반적(一般的)으로 10년생(年生) 이상(以上)의 성숙목(成熟木)이 되면 수고(樹高) 1m, 근원경(根元徑)이 2cm이상(以上)이 되는 것으로 추정(推定)된다. 잎과 열매의 형태적(形態的) 특성(特性) 조사(調査)에서 엽장(葉長), 엽폭(葉幅), 엽병장(葉柄長), 거치수(鋸齒數) 및 과장(果長)은 집단간(集團間), 집단내(集團內) 개체간(個體間)에 유의(有意)한 차이(差異)를 보였다. 과폭(果幅), 과병장(果柄長)은 집단간(集團間) 차이(差異)에는 유의성(有意性)이 인정(認定)되지 않았고, 집단내(集團內) 개체간(個體間) 차이(差異)는 유의성(有意性)이 인정(認定)되었다. 2. 꽝꽝나무의 잎과 열매의 특성(特性) 조사(調査)에서 엽장(葉長), 엽폭(葉幅), 엽병장(葉柄長), 거치수(鋸齒數), 과병장(果柄長)은 집단간(集團間), 집단내(集團內) 개체간(個體間)에 통계학적(統計學的)으로 유의(有意)한 차이(差異)를 보였다. 과장(果長), 과폭(果幅)은 집단간(集團間)의 차이(差異)에는 유의성(有意性)이 없었으나, 집단내(集團內) 개체간(個體間)에는 유의(有意)한 차이(差異)를 보였다. 7개(個) 집단중(集團中) 엽장(葉長)과 엽폭(葉幅)에서 5개(個) 집단(集團), 5개(個) 집단중(集團中) 과장(果長)과 과폭(果幅)에서 4개(個) 집단(集團)이 기간(其間)의 정(正)의 상관(相關)을 나타냈다. 3. 먼나무의 잎과 열매의 특성(特性) 조사(調査)에서 엽장(葉長)만이 집단간(集團間), 집단내(集團內) 개체간(個體間)의 차이(差異)에서 유의성(有意性)이 있었고, 엽폭(葉幅), 엽병장(葉柄長), 과장(果長), 과폭(果幅), 과병장(果柄長)은 집단간(集團間)에는 차이(差異)가 없었으나, 집단내(集團內) 개체간(個體間)에는 유의(有意)한 차이(差異)를 보였다. 5개(個) 집단중(集團中) 엽장(葉長)과 엽폭(葉幅)에서 2개(個) 집단(集團)이 기간(其間)의 정(正)의 상관(相關)이 있었고, 과장(果長)과 과폭(果幅)에서는 4개집단(個集團) 모두 상관(相關)이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 4. 감탕나무 잎의 형태적(形態的) 특성(特性) 조사(調査)에서 엽장(葉長), 엽폭(葉幅), 엽병장(葉柄長)이 집단간(集團間)에는 차이(差異)가 없었으나, 집단내(集團內) 개체간(個體間)에는 유의(有意)한 차이(差異)를 보였다. 엽장(葉長)과 엽폭(葉幅)에서 3개(個) 집단중(集團中) 1개(個) 집단(集團)만이 기간(其間)의 정(正)의 상관(相關)을 보였다. 5. 청대팻집나무 잎의 특성(特性) 조사(調査)에서 개체(個體) 2가 개체(個體) 1보다 엽장(葉長), 엽폭(葉幅)의 측정치(測定値)가 컸고, 엽병장(葉柄長)은 직았다. 6. 호랑가시나무의 기공밀도(氣孔密度) 조사(調査)에서 집단별(集團別) 평균기공밀도(平均氣孔密度)와 한량지수(寒量指數)에는 높은 상관(相關)을 가진다. 내동성(耐冬性)이 강(强)한 집단(集團)일수록 기공밀도(氣孔密度)는 적어지는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 엽신(葉身)의 하부(下部), 상부(上部), 중부순(中部順)으로 기공밀도(氣孔密度) 경향(傾向)이 있었으나 통계분석(統計分析) 결과(結果)로써는 부위간(部立間)의 차이(差異)가 증가(增加)되는에서 유의성(有意性)이 인정(認定)되지 않았다. 꽝꽝나무는 기공밀도(氣孔密度)와 한량지수간(寒量指數間)에서 통계학적(統計學的)으로 상관(相關)이 인정(認定)되지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 엽신(葉身)의 부위간(部位間)에는 하부(下部), 중부(中部), 상부(上部)의 순(順)으로 기공밀도(氣孔密度)가 높아지는 것을 통계학적(統計學的)으로 인정(認定)할 수 있었다. 7. Transect조사(調査) 결과(結果) 호랑가시나무는 일반적(一般的)으로 경사(傾斜)가 완만(緩慢)하고 해발고(海拔高)가 낮은 바닷가의 사질토양(砂質土壤)에서 잘 자생(自生)하는 것으로 나타났다. 호랑가시나무를 제외(除外)한 Transect 구내(區內)의 구성종(構成種)으로는 해송(海松)을 주(主)로 하고 환삼덩굴, 산딸기, 칡, 들장미 등(等)이 나타났다. 자연집단(自然集團)에 있어서 호랑가시나무의 성비(性比)(자(雌):웅(雄))는 약(約) 1:2로 웅수(雄樹)가 더 많았다. 꽝꽝나무는 일반적(一般的)로 부식량(腐植量)이 많고 습(濕)한 소교목지대(小喬木地帶)에서 잘 자생(自生)하며, 황칠나무, 청미래덩굴, 삼나무, 단풍나무, 솔비나무, 굴거리나무 등(等)과 혼생(混生)하는 것으로 나타났다. 자연집단(自然集團)에서 꽝꽝나무의 성비(性比)는 약(約) 1:1로 나타났다. 8. 호랑가시나무의 경우(境遇) 삽수(揷穗)를 일년생(一年生) 지(枝)에서 채취(採取)하여 10cm 깊이로 조제(調製)하고, IBA로 처리(處理)한 뒤 흙떡꽂이를 실시(實施)한 삽목(揷木) 결과(結果) 좋은 근계(根系)와 높은 발근율(發根率)을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.485-496
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• 2002

연구배경 : Nuclear factor ${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$)는 면역기능, 급성기 반응, 세포주기 조절 등 다양한 세포활동을 조절하는 전사인자로서 외부 자극에 의해 세포질에 존재하던 NF-${\kappa}B$가 핵 속으로 이동되어 여러 유전자의 ${\kappa}B$ element에 결합하여 그 유전자의 전사를 가져온다. 최근 들어 암의 발생과 증식 및 전이에 있어 NF-${\kappa}B$의 역할이 주목받고 있다. 즉, 여러 종류의 암세포에서 NF-${\kappa}B$의 과발현 및 지속적인 활성화가 알려져 NF-${\kappa}B$와 암의 발생 및 증식과의 관련성이 제시되고 있고, NF-${\kappa}B$의 항 아포프토시스 기능은 암세포의 생존에서 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 이해되고 있다. 또한 ICAM-l, VCAM-l 등 세포 부착물질의 발현에 영향을 끼쳐 암 전이와의 관련성도 제시되고 있다. 폐암에서 NF-${\kappa}B$의 역할에 관한 연구는 많지 않은 상태로 폐암 조직 및 폐암 세포주에서 p50과 c-Rel의 과발현이 보고된 바 있다. 그러나 NF-${\kappa}B$의 과발현이 NF-${\kappa}B$의 활성화를 의미하는 것은 아니며 현재까지 폐암 세포에서 NF-${\kappa}B$의 활성화 유무에 관한 연구는 없는 실정이다. 방 법 : 본 연구에서는 정상 기관지 세포주와 폐암 세포주에서 기저 상태와 외부 자극에 의한 NF-${\kappa}B$의 활성화를 비교하여 폐암 세포에서 NF-${\kappa}B$의 활성도를 평가하였다. 정상 기관지 상피세포로는 BEAS-2B 세포주를 사용하였고 폐암 세포주로는 A549, NCI-H358, NCI-H441, NCI-H522, NCI-H2009, NCI-H460, NCI-H1229, NCI-H1703, NCI-H157, NCI-H187, NCI-H417, NCI-H526 등 12종을 실험에 사용하였다. NF-${\kappa}B$의 활성화는 p65와 p50의 핵내 발현과 electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA)를 이용한 NF-${\kappa}B$ DNA binding activity로 평가하였다. 결 과 : NCI-H358과 NCI-H460 세포를 제외한 모든 폐암 세포주와 BEAS-2B 세포의 기저상태에서 핵 단백질내에 p65와 p50의 발현이 관찰되었다. TNF-$\alpha$로 자극하고 30분이 경과한 후에는 핵 내 p65와 p50의 발현이 증가하였다. NCI-H358과 NCI-H460 세포에서는 기저 상태와 TNF-${\alpha}$ 자극 시 핵 단백질 내의 p65의 발현이 관찰되지 않았고 TNF-${\alpha}$ 자극했을 때에도 p65의 발현은 증가하지 않았다. 그러나 이 두 세포주에서는 TNF-${\alpha}$로 자극 시 p50보다 분자량이 작은 두 종의 단백질의 발현이 증가되어 p50의 변형된 형태로 생각되었다. 기저 상태에서의 NF-${\kappa}B$의 DNA 결합능은 실험에 사용한 모든 세포주에서 거의 관찰되지 않았고 TNF-${\alpha}$ 자극 시 유의하게 증가하였다. TNF-${\alpha}$ 자극으로 활성화된 NF-${\kappa}B$ complex는 NCI-H358 과 NCI-H460을 제외한 모든 세포주에서는 p50/p65 heterodimer로 확인되었고 NCI-H358과 NCI-H460에서는 변형된 p50/p50 homodimer가 활성화되었다. 결 론 : 이상의 결과로 일부 폐암 세포주에서 외부 자극으로 활성화된 NF-${\kappa}B$ complex의 구성에 차이를 보였지만 전체적으로는 정상 기관지 세포주와 비교해 폐암 세포해서 NF-${\kappa}B$ 활성화에 있어 큰 차이가 없었다.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.149-165
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• 1997

In order that, investigating the feature of patients suffering arthritis, analysing its contents, and grasping a Primary factor affecting it, I might offerbasic datas which could help to plan and perform healthy affairs to thake precautions beforehand, I have investigated, analysed, and studied a total of 320 patients suffering arthritis, who have received physiotherapy in hospital located in Teaegu area for five months, from November 1 1995 to March 30 1996, of which summary and conclusion is this. 1. The general feature of patients in investigative objects In the distribution of the distinction of sex, men accounted for 26.9% and women, for 73.1%, and, in the fistribution of age, 60-year-old or more, most for 27.2% and from 20 to 29 years old, least for 14.0%. In the distinction of a vocation, housewives most accounted for 34.7% and students(jobless men), least for 19.3%. In the distinction of a matrimonial state, married persons most accounted for 76.7% and people living alone(divorce, separation by death, separation), least for 11.4%. In the distinction of an economic state, the middle classes most accounted for 73.5% and the upper classes, least for 2.9%. In the distinction of their academic careers, graduates of a primary school most accounted for 26.9% and graduates of university, for 14.1%, of which patients, having the ability to decode the national language, reached to 11.3%. In the distinction of the house form, people living in independent houses most accounted for 76.4% and residents in apartment(having an elevator), least for 9.4%. 2. In the distribution of the recurring state in the distinction of the feature, the recurring group was more than the group of patients falling that ill at first as 62.2% and in the distinction of the feature of the recurring group, the recurring group turned high in case of men being from 50s to 60s years old or more, people living alone (divorce, separation by death, separation), students (joblessmen), people working in farming, stockbeeding, forestry, fisheries, a simple labour, graduates of a primary school I having the ability to decode the national language, the upper classes, people part two years since they begined to suffer arthritis, people who had members having ever experienced arthritis among families. 3. In the distribution of arthritis on the distinction of bodily pars, a knee articulation most accounted for 50.2% and the articulation of fingers, for 8.8%, wile the simultaneous, several parts (multiple) accounted for 35.1%. In the distinction of the feature, arthritis of a knee turned high in case of men being from 20s to 30s years old, unmarried persons, people having academic careers of university, the middle classes, residents in apartment (having stairs). In the dictnction of a feature the case of several parts (multiple) turned high in case of women being from 50s to 60s years old or more, people living alone (divorce, separation by death, separation), people having the ability to decode th. national language, the graduates of a primary school, the upper classes, residents in apartment (having elevator). 4. In the distribution of arthritis on e distinction of a contracting term, two years or more most accounted for 51.6% and the case of contacting from one year to two years, for 15.3%. Analysing the distinction of the feature, the case of two years or more turned high in case of women being from 50s to 60s years old or more, people living alone (divorce separation by death, separation), the upper classes, people having the ability to decode the national language, residents in apartment (having elevator). 5. In the distribution of an treatment institution before patients came to help, their not curing most accounted for 39.1%, general, orthopedic, neurological surgery (physical therapy), for. 20.0%, and th. therapy of Chinese medicine (acupuncture, moxacautery, Chinese medicine), for 17.5%, and a pharmacy (medical therapy), for 13.4%. The case of patients not curing, in the distinction of a feature, turned high in case of men 20s years old, unmarried, the lower classes, people having academic careers of university, residents in apartment (having elevator). 6. In e distribution of the extent of satisfaction with treatment, common most accounted for 54.4% and some satisfaction, for 32.8%. The case of common, in the distinction of a feature, turned high, in case of men living alone from 50s to 60s years old (divorce, separation by death, separation), married persons, the upper classes, people having academic careers of university, residents in independent house, residents in apartment (having elevator), 7. In the distribution of the degree of knowledge of the cause of arthritis, patients knowing that the cause is to use very much a articulation in normal times most accounts for 60.1%, and patients knowing the state of short nutrition as a cause, for 2.5%. The case of patients knowing that the cause is to use very much in normal times, in the distinction of a feature, turned high in·case of ment being 20s and 60s years old or more, unmarried persons, e lower classes, people having the ability to decode. the national language, people having academic careers of university, residents in apartment (having stairs), 8. In the distribution of the state of physical exercise before arthritis contracted, patients exercising very much on the whole most accpimend for 40.3%, and patients not exercising, for 34.7%. The case of patients exercising very much on the whole, in the distinction of the feature, turned high in case of men being from 50s to 60s years old or more, people living alone(divorce, separation by death, separation), the lower classes, people having the ability to decode the national language, graduates of a primary school, residents in apartment (having elevator). 9. In the taste of patients suffering from arthritis, while the group of patients falling that ill at first and the recurring group didn't smoke cigarets, during alcohol and coffee on the whole, and the group of patients falling once again that ill drank a cup of distilled linquor and three cup of coffee or more on the whole per one day, and the group of patients falling that ill at first liked sort of vegetables and the recurring group liked very much sons of vegetables and fresh and meat in their loving food normal times. 10. Analysing the distribution on the dining table used by patients and the structure of a powder room, at first, in the structure of a powder room, the group of patients filling that ill have a toilet stool using as their sits, and a Bush toilet on the whole, and the recurring group, a toilet stool using as their sits and conventional type, and in the structure of a dinning table, the group of patients falling that ill at first and the recurring group turned high, each as 66.9% and 6.3%, who have a dining table carring here and there. 11. In the distribution of patients of arthritis in relation to stress, the case that they feeled severly symptoms of arthritis when thay got stress, turned high, each, as 78.6% in the recurring poop, and the case not knowing, as 61.5% in the first group. In the extent of stress normal times, the case that they got much stress on the whole turned high, each, as 72.4% in e recurring group, and the care that got less stress on the whole, as 60.0%. 12. In the distribution on the distinction of symptoms and impedimental extent, the recurring group turned high in each variable. Analysing the feature of the recurring group, in the distinction of symptoms, the case that they fooled much that the node of an articulation is stiff, turned high, as 71.6, and in the distinction of treatment before. patients came to helpk, the theraphy of Chinese medicine (physical theraphy), as 84.4%, the theraphy of Chinese medicine (acupuncture, moxacautery, Chinese medicine), as 73.2%, and in the distinction of the satisfing extent on treatment, the case of comman, as 72.3%, and in the cause of arthritis, the case not recruiting their health after a birth, as 68.5%, and the case not recovering wholely an articulation having got hurt, as 62.8%, and in the state of physical exercise before they begined suffering from arthritis, the case exercising very much on the whole, (as 74.2%), and in the extent of subjective impediment, the case of not being able to act almost, as 66.7%, the case of acting but feeling some hard, as 66.3%. 13. The correlation in variables in relation to arthritis Analysing realted variables, the recurring frequency showed correlation with such as the extent that patients got stress normal times, and the exercising state before suffering arthritis, and showed contra-correlation with academic careers, the wights, coffee. The cigaret, e loving food of taste, showed corralation with the weight, stature, alcohole as the loving food of taste. On the basis of this result medical members of heal, who are related to the regular education, public education or development of this program, should be concerned to prevent orthris.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.87-102
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• 1980

노폐계(老廢鷄)의 이용성(利用性) 증대방안(增大方案)의 하나로 White Leghorn(WL)종(種)과 Rhode Island Red(RIR)종(種) 노폐계(老廢鷄)의 도체성적(屠體成績)을 조사(調査)하고 아울러 노폐계육(老廢鷄肉)을 이용(利用)하여 건조육제품(乾燥肉製品)을 제조(製造)하여 개발(開發) 가능성(可能性)을 검토(檢討)한 결과(結果) 다음과 같은 결론(結論)을 얻었다. 1. 노폐계(老廢鷄)의 생체중(生體重)은 WL종(種)이 1,635.40g, RIR종(種)이 2,289.29g이었고 도체율(屠體率)과 정육율(精肉率)은 WL종(種)에서 각각(各各) 58.73%와 43.95%였으며, RIR종(種)에서는 각각(各各) 60.34%와 41.98%였다. 2. WL종(種)과 RIR종(種)의 도체(屠體) 각(各) 부위(部位)의 구성비율(構成比率)은 경부(頸部) 4.13%와 3.94%, 익부(翼部) 9.97%와 8.62%, 흉부(胸部) 32.54%와 29.04%, 배부(背部) 11.35%와 9.75%, 대퇴부(大腿部) 30.75%와 31.34%, 피부(皮膚) 및 피하지방(皮下脂肪) 11.37%와 17.34%였다. 3. 정육(精肉)의 각(各) 부위별(部位別) 구성비율(構成比率)은 WL종(種)과 RIR종(種)에서 각각(各各) 경부(頸部) 4.03%와 3.95%, 익부(翼部) 9.47%와 9.79%, 흉부(胸部) 39.37%와 38.14%, 배부(背部) 11.24%와 9.40%, 대퇴부(大腿部) 36.16%와 38.74%였다. 4. 노폐계육(老廢鷄肉)의 화학적(化學的) 조성(組成)은 WL종(種)에서 수분(水分) 68.18%, 조단백질(粗蛋白質) 22.80%, 조지방(粗脂肪) 2.70%, 추출물(抽出物) 5.15%, 조회분(粗灰分) 1.18%였고, RIR종(種)에서는 수분(水分) 68.04%, 조단백질(粗蛋白質) 22.18%, 조지방(粗脂肪) 3.13%, 추출물(抽出物) 5.45%, 조회분(粗灰分) 1.21%였다. 5. 노폐계육(老廢鷄肉)을 $121^{\circ}C(1kg/cm^2)$에서 30분(分), 60분(分) 및 90분간(分間)을 증자(蒸煮)했을 때의 감율(減率)은 WL종(種)에서 각각(各各) 54.91%, 56.43% 및 58.42%였으며 RIR종(種)에서는 각각(各各) 45.23%, 47.68% 및 49.68%였다. 6. 노폐계(老廢鷄) 마리당(當) 건조계육제품(乾燥鷄肉製品)의 수량(收量)은 WL(種)에서 253.01g, RIR종(種)에서는 368.64g이었으며, 정육중(精肉重)과 도체중(屠體重)에 대(對)한 비율(比率)은 WL중종(種)에서 각각(各各) 35.47%와 26.34%였고, RIR종(種)에서는 각각(各各) 38.25%와 26.83%였다. 7. 건조육제품(乾燥肉製品)의 화학적(化學的) 조성(組成)은 WL종(種)에서 수분(水分) 16.69%, 조단백질(粗蛋白質) 66.16%, 조지방(粗脂肪) 12.81%, 조회분(粗灰分) 4.35%였고, RIR종(種)에서는 수분(水分) 16.11%, 조단백질(粗蛋白質) 65.95%, 조지방(粗脂肪) 13.78%, 조회분(粗灰分) 4.57%였다. 8. 제품(製品)의 품질(品質)을 결정(決定)하는 중요(重要)한 인자(因子)중의 하나인 물리적(物理的) 성질(性質)을 검토하기 위하여 인장강도(引張强度), 인열강도(引裂强度) 및 신장율(伸張率)을 측정(測定)하여 본 결과(結果) 압착(壓搾)조건을 $70kg/cm^2$로 하였을 때는 표준구(標準區)인 쥐포의 결착력(結着力)과 비교(比較)하여 노폐계육제품(老廢鷄肉製品)도 이와 유사(類似)하게 나타났다. 9. 각(各) 부위별(部位別) 제품(製品)의 색택측정(色澤測定)에서 명도(明度)는 압착(壓搾)조건이 $70kg/cm^2$인 제품(製品)이 $35kg/cm^2$인 제품(製品)보다 더 좋았으며 쥐포가 16.4%인 경우 가슴살의 $70kg/cm^2$ 조건에서의 제품(製品)은 16.7%로 유사(類似)하였고, Dominant wavelength도 이와 같은 경향이었으며 따라서 쥐포의 색택(色澤)과 아주 근사(近似)한 황갈색이었다. 10. 노폐계육(老廢鷄肉)의 부위(部位)에 따라 제조(製造)된 제품(製品)과 표준구(標準區)인 쥐포와의 맛, 색깔, 조직(組織) 및 냄새를 비교(比較)한 식미시험(食味試驗) 결과(結果)는 쥐포가 지수(指數) 100일 때 가슴살제품이 118.4로 쥐포보다 높았고 다음이 이보다 낮은 기타살 제품(製品)이 99.7, 다리살이 96.2 였다. 11. 이상(以上)의 결과(結果)를 종합적(綜合的)으로 검토(檢討)하여 볼 때 노폐계(老廢鷄)를 이용(利用)하여 제조(製造)된 육제품(肉製品)은 영양면(營養面)에서나 물성면(物性面)에서 이와 유사(類似)한 기존식품(旣存食品)에 결코 손색이 없는 고단백질식품(高蛋白質食品)으로서의 가치(價値)가 인정되었으며 따라서 공업화(工業化)의 타당성이 높다고 사료(思料)된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.534-546
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• 1997

연구배경 : p53 및 망막모세포 암종(Rb) 항암 유전자는 인체의 여러 임종의 발암 과정에 관련되는 것으로 잘 알려져 있다. 또한 최근에 p53 등의 유전자 다형성이 암 발생에 관여하는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 그러나 Rb 유전자 다형성이 폐암 발생에 영향을 주는지는 아직 보고된 바가 없어 이들 유전자의 다형성의 반도 및 흡연 관련 폐암과 이들 유전자의 다형성과의 관계를 알아보고자 했다. 방 법 : 한국인 폐암 환자 발생의 유전적 감수성을 결정하기 위하여 128명의 폐암 환자군과 145명의 대조군에 대한 p53 유전자(exon 4 및 intron 6 부위) 및 망막모세포 암종(retinoblastoma, Rb) 유전자(intron 17 부위)의 다형성을 분석하였다. p53 유전자의 16bp 반복 다형성을 제외한 유전자 분석은 중합효소연쇄반응-제한효소절편길이 다형현상(PCR-RFLPs)을 이용하였으며, 16bp 반복 다형성은 중합효소연쇄 반응 후 전기영동으로 직접 분석하였다. 결 과 : p53 유전자의 exon 4/AccII 다형성 : 대조군 및 환자군에 대한분석에서 다형적인 3가지 유전자형(Arg/Arg, Arg/Pro, Pro/Pro)이 관찰되었으며, Arg과 Pro 유전자 빈도는 각각 0.66, 0.34 였다. 폐암 환자군에서는 대조군에 비해 Arg/Pro 유전자형은 높고, Pro/Pro 유전자형은 낮게 관찰되었으나 통계적으로 유의하지는 않았다. 조직학적으로 소세포 폐암의 경우 유전자형의 분포가 대조군과 유의한 차이를 보였다. p53 유전자의 intron 3/16bp 중복 다형성 : 대조군과 환자군에서 156bp 동형 접합체와 156bp와 172bp의 이형 접합체만이 관찰되었으며, 172bp 동형 접합체는 관찰되지 않았다. 156bp와 172bp 대립인자 각각 0.98, 0.02로 172bp 대립인자의 빈도가 아주 낮았다. 전반적으로 폐암 환자군과 대조군간의 유전자형 분포에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. p53 유전자의 intron 6/MspI 다형성 : Intron 3의 16bp 중복 다형성과 완전 연관 관계에 있었으며, m1 동형접합체와 m1/m2 이형접합체만 관찰 되었다. 16bp 중복 다형성에서와 같이 m1, m2의 유전인자의 빈도는 각각 0.98, 0.02 으로 MspI 절단부위가 없는 m2 대립인자의 빈도가 아주 낮았다. 전반적으로 폐암환자군과 대조군간의 유전자형 분포에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. Rb 유전자의 intron 17/XbaI 다형성 세가지 다형적인 유전자형(r1/r1, r1/r2, r2/r2)이 관찰 되었으며, 대조군에서 r1, r2의 유전자 빈도는 각각 0.50, 0.50 이었다. 유전자형의 분포가 조직학적으로 흡연관련 폐암군(Kreyberg type I)과 대조군 또는 폐 선암종군 사이에는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p < 0.05). Kreyberg type I군에서는 폐 선암종군에 비해 동행접합체(r2/r2 또는 r1/r1) 빈도가 높고 이형접합체(r1/r2) 빈도는 유의하게 낮은 반면, 선암군에서는 이형접합체 빈도가 73.4%로 특징적으로 높았다. 또한 고흡연자군에서의 유전자형의 비흡연자를 포함한 저흡연자군의 유전자형 분포와 유의한 차이를 보였으며(p = 0.0258), 이형접합체의 빈도가 유의하게 낮게 검출되었다. 따라서 Rb 유전자의 유전자형이 이형접합체인 경우 흡연관련 폐암 발생 위험이 감소되며, 동형접합체일 경우는 상대적으로 발생 위험이 증가되는 것으로 판단된다. 결 론 : 이상의 결과를 종합해보면, p53 유전자의 다형성 보다는 Rb 유전자 다형성이 한국인의 흡연관련 폐암발생의 유전적 감수성 결정에 밀접한 관련이 있을 것으로 사료되며, 앞으로 보다 명확한 연관관계 규명을 위해서는 다른 인종 및 더 많은 수의 환자군에 대한 분석이 요망된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.694-708
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• 2009

본 연구는 서울시에 거주하는 남자 중 고생을 대상으로 흡연과 음주 현황을 조사하여 흡연 유무에 따라 비흡연군 (199명), 흡연군(11명), 흡연 음주군(52명)으로 분류하였으며, 설문을 통해 흡연과 음주습관, 식생활 관련사항 및 영양섭취상태 등을 조사하여 흡연과 음주습관이 식생활 습관, 영양소 섭취상태 및 건강상태에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 조사하였다. 전체 조사대상자의 신장 및 체중은 각각 $173.5{\pm}6.8\;kg$, $64.83{\pm}11.8\;cm$로 신장은 한국인 체위 기준치에 비해 1.5 cm 이상 더 컸으며, 체중은 1.0 kg 정도 높게 조사되었고, 전체 조사대상자의 체질량지수의 평균값은 $21.4{\pm}3.7\;kg/m^2$정도로 나타났다. 전체 조사대상자의 89% 이상이 건강에 대해 관심이 있는 것으로 조사되었으며, 43.5%의 청소년이 자신만의 건강유지 비결로 규칙적인 운동을 가장 많이 손꼽았다. 또한 66.0%의 청소년이 실제로 운동을 하고 있었으며, 일주일에 평균 3번 정도한다고 답한 전체 응답자는 37.3%로 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였다. 1회 운동 시 평균 운동시간은 30분${\sim}$1시간 정도가 가장 많은 비율(46.3%)을 차지하였다. 흡연자 63명 중 음주를 하는 학생이 52명 82.5%이었으며, 11명 17.5%만은 흡연만 하여 본 연구결과에서 보면, 흡연을 하는 경우 음주를 동시에 하는 것으로 조사되었다. 55.6%의 남자 중 고생은 중학교 때 흡연을 시작하였으며, 흡연 동기는 38.1%가 호기심으로 시작했다고 답하였다. 특히 배고플 때 흡연욕구를 강하게 느꼈으며, 흡연 장소로는 화장실이라고 답하였다. 흡연기간은 6개월에서 1년 사이가 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였고, 하루 흡연량은 하루에 $5{\sim}10$개피를 핀다고 답한 비율이 가장 많이 차지하였다. 금연을 하기 위해 시도했던 방법으로는 그냥 참은 경우가 69.0%였으며, 금연에 실패한 이유로는 의지부족이 44.4%로 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였다. 금연의 의향을 묻는 질문에는 전체 조사대상자의 87.1%가 금연을 하고 싶다고 답하였으나, 금연 프로그램을 실시하면 참여하겠느냐는 질문에는 단지 56.7%만이 참여하길 원하였다. 흡연 음주군에서 음주 시작 시기는 50.0%가 고등학교 때 시작하였으며, 사교적 필요성에 의해서 음주를 시작하였다고 답하였다. 음주는 주로 지정된 장소에서 하였으며, 조사대상자의 반 이상의 남자 중 고생이 한 번에 마시는 술의 양은 소주 한 병이하라고 답하였다. 음주의 욕구를 강하게 느낄 때는 친구가 술을 먹을 때라고 답하였으며, 금주 의향을 묻는 질문에는 단지 40.4%만이 금주를 하겠다고 답하였다. 34.4%의 아동이 매일 아침식사를 하는 것으로 조사되었으며, 아침식사를 전혀 하지 않는 결식률도 16.4%나 되었다. 아침식사를 거르는 이유로는 47.0%가 '아침시간이 바빠 시간이 없어서'라고 답하였으며, 건강상의 문제를 고려해 볼 때 결식의 방안을 마련하는 것이 시급한 과제라고 사료된다. 과식을 하는 이유로는 전체 조사대상자의 52.5%가 좋아하는 음식이 많아서 과식을 하는 것으로 조사되었으며, 흡연 음주군에서 과식을 자주하는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 간식의 경우 하루에 $1{\sim}2$회 한다는 전체 청소년의 비율이 72.6%를 차지하였으며, 간식으로 섭취하는 식품으로는 비흡연군에서는 빵류 및 감자 40.2%, 패스트푸드 및 튀김식품을 30.7%로 많이 섭취하고 있었으며(p<0.05), 흡연군에서는 탄산음료 및 빙과류를 간식으로 섭취하는 비율이 36.4%나 되었고, 흡연 음주군에서는 과일류(38.5%)와 패스트푸드 및 튀김식품(26.9%)을 간식으로 가장 많이 섭취하는 것으로 조사되었다. 남자 중 고생이 주식으로 섭취하는 탄수화물 식품의 섭취비율 중 비흡연군에서는 다른 군에 비해 잡곡과 현미를 각각 45.7%와 36.2%로 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 흡연 음주군에서는 과일을 자주 섭취하는 비율이 9.6%로 매우 낮았으며(p<0.05), 50.0%가 패스트푸드를 섭취하는 것으로 조사되었다. 식생활 평가에서는 흡연군에서 삼겹살, 갈비 등 지방이 많은 육류를 주 2회 이상 먹는 비율이 높았으며, 아이스크림이나 과자, 탄산음료를 주 2회 이상 간식으로 자주 먹는 비율도 54.3%로 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 전체적인 영양소 섭취상태는 $15{\sim}19$세 청소년의 영양섭취기준에 제시한 기준치에 비해 현저히 높았으며, 열량 섭취의 경우 비흡연군에 비해 흡연군과 음주 흡연군에서 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 특히 흡연 음주군에서는 다른 군에 비해 인이 유의하게 높은 것으로 조사되었으며(p<0.05), 콜레스테롤(p<0.05)과 소디움(p<0.05) 섭취량은 흡연군에서 가장 높았다. 본 연구결과 청소년들이 흡연과 음주를 하게 되는 가장 큰 이유가 친구나 학교 선 후배 등 또래 집단의 영향을 받는 것으로 조사되었으며, 충동적인 호기심에 의해 시작하는 경우가 많아 흡연과 음주가 건강에 미치는 유해성에 대한 인식이 부족하였다. 또한 흡연을 하는 경우 음주를 동시에 하는 남자 중 고생이 82%가 넘는 것으로 나타나 청소년들의 흡연과 음주 실태는 심각한 사회 문제라 할 수 있으며, 식생활 습관도 음주 흡연군에서는 과일 섭취가 낮은 반면 고열량 식품 선호 및 과식을 하는 것으로 조사되었고, 흡연군에서는 육류 및 가공식품등의 섭취가 높았다. 따라서 선행연구(6)에서도 지적했듯이 친구들의 흡연과 음주의 권유를 단호하게 거절할 수 있는 대처방법을 습득시키거나 흡연과 음주의 욕구를 느낄 때의 실질적인 대처 수단 및 금연을 하는 구체적인 방법 등의 현실적인 교육이 필요하다고 사료된다. 흡연과 음주로 인해 발생되는 편식이나 과식 등의 잘못된 식습관을 바로 잡아 청소년의 성장 발달에 도움을 줄 수 있는 균형적인 영양섭취가 중요하며, 영양적인 중요성을 인식할 수 있는 교육도 뒷받침되어야 할 것이다. 또한 청소년 시기에 먹거리의 중요성을 인식시켜 건강에 유익하고, 안전한 식품을 선택할 수 있는 감각을 습득시키는 것도 중요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.