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Human Hazard by Outdoor Electrical Facilities in Submerged Area (옥외 전기시설물 침수시 누설전류에 의한 인체영향)

  • 하태현;이현구;배정효;김대경
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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    • v.52 no.12
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    • pp.602-607
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    • 2003
  • We show three-dimensional distribution of voltages resulted from the leakage current originated from outdoor electrical facilities in a submerged area. In case these facilities are grounded by the neutral line multiple grounding method, the existence of ungrounded electrical facilities can cause a disastrous effect on near-by passengers. In order to investigate this situation, we installed a real-scale test field for the experiment type I (for the leakage current path between a enclosure grounded electrical facility and another enclosure grounded one), and that for the experiment type II (for the leakage current path between a enclosure grounded electrical facility and another ungrounded one). For both cases, we carried out three-dimensional monitoring of the voltage distribution while varying additional conditions such as the exposure of the underground cables and the finishing of cable connection part. The result shows that a disastrous effect on human safety can arise from the leakage current without a pertinent measure for the construction and maintenance of outdoor electrical facilities.

Inhibitory Effect of Globefish Homogenate on the Growth of Caco-2 Human Colorectal Cancer Cells (복어 균질액의 Caco-2 인간 결장직장암세포 성장 억제 효과에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Junghoon;Chung, Gujune;Kim, Jungho
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.212-217
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    • 2017
  • Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Many studies show that most cases of human colorectal cancer arise from adenomatous polyps, which are usually dysplastic, nonmalignant precursor lesions; however, accumulation of multiple somatic mutations leads some to develop into advanced adenoma, which ultimately progresses to an invasive colorectal cancer. Notwithstanding the efforts made to improve chemotherapy, most colorectal cancers are unresponsive to this form of treatment, and malignant colorectal cancers remain incurable. To reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer mortality, further studies to improve colorectal cancer treatment are needed. Here, we show that Globefish homogenate suppresses the growth of Caco-2 human colorectal cancer cells, and that the homogenate inhibits Caco-2 cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. These data suggest that Globefish homogenate may suppress colorectal cancer development.

Human Sting of Cephalonomia gallicola (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Korea

  • Lee, In-Yong;Shin, Chang-Seob;Sim, Seobo;Park, Jung-Won;Yong, Tai-Soon
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.52 no.6
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    • pp.681-684
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    • 2014
  • Hymenoptera stings can cause serious injury to humans. We report the clinical findings of 6 cases of Hymenoptera stings. All patients developed painful erythematous papules at the sting sites and had a past history of parasitoid wasp sting. This is the first clinical report of the parasitoid wasp, Cephalonomia gallicola, causing human stings in Korea.

Electroencephalogram Variation by Electromagnetic Wave on Human Light Sensing (인체 광인식에 있어서 전자파에 의한 뇌파 변화)

  • Park Hyung-Jun;Yoon Jae-Hyun
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers D
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    • v.55 no.2
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    • pp.82-89
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    • 2006
  • The electroencephalogram generated by light stimulation in human body of dark adaption state was measured and analyzed in the cases that electromagnetic wave was put in and not put in, respectively. Shieldroom being able to interrupt the light and the electromagnetic wave of outer was constructed, and the experimental system being able to apply any light and any electromagnetic wave was designed. When the electromagnetic wave was applied to body or not, the variation characteristics of each component in the electroencephalogram were i3s follows. The 6 wave was increased and the $\alpha$ wave and the $\beta$ wave were decreased in the case that the electromagnetic wave was applied, and the variation range of the $\Theta$ wave was small. And the influence of electromagnetic wave on human body was that the appearance time of the $\beta$ wave was late, and it moaned that the time of visual recognition was delayed.

Highlights of human toxocariasis

  • Magnaval, Jean-Francois;Glickman, Lawrence-T.;Dorchies, Philippe;Morassin, Bruno
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2001
  • Human toxocariasis is a helminthozoonosis due to the migration of Toxocara species larvae through human organism. Humans become infected by ingesting either embryonated eggs from soil (geophagia, pica), dirty hands or raw vegetables, or larvae from undercooked giblets. The diagnosis relies upon sensitive immunological methods (ELISA or western-blot) which use Toxocara excretory-secretory antigens . Seroprevalence is high in developed countries, especially in rural areas, and also in some tropical islands. The clinical spectrum of the disease comprises four syndromes, namely visceral larva migrans, ocular larva migrans, and the more recently recognized "common" (in adults) and "covert"(in children) pictures. Therapy of ocular toxocariasis is primarily based upon corticosteroids use, when visceral larva migrans and few cases of common or covert toxocariasis can be treated by anthelmintics whose the most efficient appeared to be diethylcarbamazine. When diagnosed , all of these syndromes require thorough prevention of recontamination (especially by deworming pets) and sanitary education.

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A New Method to Estimate the Induced Electric Field in the Human Child Exposed to a 100 kHz-10 MHz Magnetic Field Using Body Size Parameters

  • Park, Young-Min;Song, Hye-Jin;Byun, Jin-Kyu
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.174-180
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, a new and simple method is proposed to quickly estimate the induced electric field in the human child exposed to a 100 kHz-10 MHz magnetic field, for the sake of electromagnetic field (EMF) safety assessment. The quasi-static finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to calculate the induced electric fields in high resolution 3D human child models with various body size parameters, in order to derive the correction factor for the estimation equation. The calculations are repeated for various frequencies and incident angles of the magnetic field. Based on these calculation results, a new and simple estimation equation for the 99th percentile value of the body electric field is derived that depends on the body size parameters, and the incident magnetic field. The estimation errors were equal to or less than 5.1%, for all cases considered.

A Quality Comparison of English Translations of Korean Literature between Human Translation and Post-Editing

  • LEE, IL-JAE
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.165-171
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    • 2018
  • As the artificial intelligence (AI) plays a crucial role in machine translation (MT) which has loomed large as a new translation paradigm, concerns have also arisen if MT can produce a quality product as human translation (HT) can. In fact, several MT experimental studies report cases in which the MT product called post-editing (PE) as equally as HT or often superior ([1],[2],[6]). As motivated from those studies on translation quality between HT and PE, this study set up an experimental situation in which Korean literature was translated into English, comparatively, by 3 translators and 3 post-editors. Afterwards, a group of 3 other Koreans checked for accuracy of HT and PE; a group of 3 English native speakers scored for fluency of HT and PE. The findings are (1) HT took the translation time, at least, twice longer than PE. (2) Both HT and PE produced similar error types, and Mistranslation and Omission were the major errors for accuracy and Grammar for fluency. (3) HT turned to be inferior to PE for both accuracy and fluency.

Emotion Recognition using Short-Term Multi-Physiological Signals

  • Kang, Tae-Koo
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.1076-1094
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    • 2022
  • Technology for emotion recognition is an essential part of human personality analysis. To define human personality characteristics, the existing method used the survey method. However, there are many cases where communication cannot make without considering emotions. Hence, emotional recognition technology is an essential element for communication but has also been adopted in many other fields. A person's emotions are revealed in various ways, typically including facial, speech, and biometric responses. Therefore, various methods can recognize emotions, e.g., images, voice signals, and physiological signals. Physiological signals are measured with biological sensors and analyzed to identify emotions. This study employed two sensor types. First, the existing method, the binary arousal-valence method, was subdivided into four levels to classify emotions in more detail. Then, based on the current techniques classified as High/Low, the model was further subdivided into multi-levels. Finally, signal characteristics were extracted using a 1-D Convolution Neural Network (CNN) and classified sixteen feelings. Although CNN was used to learn images in 2D, sensor data in 1D was used as the input in this paper. Finally, the proposed emotional recognition system was evaluated by measuring actual sensors.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and Human Rights of Health Professionals: Focused on Public Health Doctors (신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 대유행과 보건의료인의 인권: 공중보건의사를 중심으로)

  • Hong, Samin
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.330-333
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    • 2022
  • Korea's quarantine response to the novel coronavirus (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) pandemic is based on the sacrifice of health professionals, especially public health doctors (PHDs) who were called out first and put in the first place in the country. PHDs performed major quarantine tasks, such as collecting samples from screening clinics and epidemiological investigations, in various parts of the country, including the Daegu area, where the first large-scale COVID-19 confirmed cases in Korea and explosively increased. Because of their position as fixed-term civil servants, however, PHDs' professionalism as doctors was ignored, and they were not properly compensated for their work. They were also exposed to problems such as a high risk of infection, mental suffering, and various human rights violations. We must prepare concrete measures to improve the fundamental treatment of PHDs and protect their human rights in order to prepare for a possible infectious disease pandemic in the future.

A Study of Husband's Stress, Communication, Family Cohesion and Adaptation in Families Living Apart and Living Together (가구주분리가족과 일반가족의 가구주스트레스, 의사소통, 가족응집성.적응성의 비교연구)

  • Hong, Sang-Ook;Bae, Ok-Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.11-24
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    • 1998
  • This study aims to compare the husband's stress, communication, family cohesion and adaptation which contribute to the internal structure of conjugal understanding between families living apart from one another and those living together. The data for analysis was derived from questionnaires. 172 husbands from families living apart and 185 husbands who live with their families. The data was treated by spss pc+ program and the methods of analysis were frequency, t-test and one-way ANOVA. The results of this study were as follows : 1. Husband's stress in conjugal understanding in families living apart was higher than those who live with their families. 2. Between the husbands whose families are living apart and those who are living together, there were no significant differences in effort levels to overcome stress, family cohesion, family adaptation and communication needs for conjugal understanding. 3. Husbands who live with their families communicate differently according to the degree of their stress levels. 4. Low stress levels led to high family cohesion and family adaptation in both cases. 5. High communication levels led to high family cohesion and family adaptation in both cases.

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