• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.191-197
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• 2015

Laser acupuncture is defined as the stimulation of traditional acupuncture points with low-intensity, nonthermal laser irradiation. Possible advantages in using laser acupuncture are the noninvasive, painless and low risks of infection treatment. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of laser acupuncture on the quality and waveform of arterial pulses. Ten acupuncture points were stimulated repeatedly three times in 30 individuals by laser with emission in the near infrared spectral region (808 nm) using an out power and power density of 45 mW and $143W/cm^2$. The analysis of pulse quality and waveform was performed based on the measurement of arterial pressure of the left and right wrist, using a 3-dimensional blood pressure pulse analyzer. Excess-like pulse quality of subjects before laser acupuncture changed significantly to balanced pulse quality after 10, 20, and 30 minutes of laser acupuncture; coefficient of deficient or excess, $C_{DE}$, decreased significantly from 0.68 before acupuncture to 0.61, 0.55, and 0.55 after 10, 20, 30 minutes of laser acupuncture ($$p{\leq_-}0.006$$), respectively. Other pulse qualities, floating or sinking, slow or rapid, choppy or slippery did not change significantly by laser acupuncture (p > 0.05). Pulse waveform analysis showed that amplitude of main peak (systolic function or aortic compliance, $h_1$) of left and right artery pulse waves decreased significantly after 10, 20, and 30 minutes of laser acupuncture (p < 0.05). Other parameters, duration of one cardiac cycle (T), duration of rapid systolic ejection ($T_1$), duration of the systolic phase ($T_4$), and duration of the diastolic phase ($T_5$) of left and right artery pulses did not change significantly after laser acupuncture (p > 0.05).

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2009

This study was conducted to determine if supplementation with a compound composed of caffeine (50 mg), capsaicin (75 mg), sesamine (30 mg), L-carnitine (300 mg), banaba (50 mg) and lotus (10 mg) enhanced human autonomic nervous activities (ANS) associated with thermogenic sympathetic activity and fat utilization. Ten healthy college males (21.2$\pm$1.0 yr) volunteered for this experiment. Autonomic nervous activities associated with energy metabolism were examined at 30 min intervals for a total of 120-min while at rest and every 5-min during exercise at 50% of the ventilation threshold before and after intake of the compound or placebo with 100 ml of water for 10 days. In addition, heart rate variability power spectral analysis was used to assess human autonomic nervous activities. The results indicated that there were no significant differences in heart rate during rest and exercise among trials. Furthermore, the autonomic nervous activity tended to increase after 10-days of consumption of the test compounds during the experimental period, but the differences did not reach statistical significance. However, before and after the compound test trial there was a significantly higher respiratory gas exchange ratio (rest 0: 0.83$\pm$0.01 vs. rest 3: 0.89$\pm$0.02, p<0.05), carbohydrate oxidation (CHO) rate (rest 0: 44.57$\pm$5.83 vs. rest 2: 63.86$\pm$5.91%, p<0.05) and a lower fat oxidation rate (rest 0: 55.43$\pm$5.83 vs. rest 2: 36.14$\pm$5.91%, p<0.05. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggested that the compound composed of caffeine, capsaicin, sesamine, L-carnitine, banaba and lotus components that was evaluated in this study did not induce a significant increase in human autonomic nervous activities or lipolysis, even though the individual components have been reported to induce increased fat oxidation.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.999-1005
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 전력계통에서 정밀하고 변화에 수렴성이 빠른 탐색을 기반으로 하는 주파수 추정 기법을 제안하였다. 제안된 주파수 추정 알고리즘은 고분해능 스펙트럼의 기울기를 추정하여 스펙트럼의 peak 점을 탐색하는 구조를 적용하였다. 과도적으로 주파수 변화가 큰 경우에 기존 방법들의 단점인 수렴속도가 늦는 점을 보완 또는 개선하기 위한 방법으로 Context analysis를 통하여 Full-search 기법과 주파수 추정변수들을 적응적으로 적용하여 주파수 추정의 정밀도와 수렴속도를 향상시키고 대표적인 주파수 추정기법인 DFT(discrete Fourier transform) 방법, ECKF(extended complex Kalman filter), MV(minimum variable)방법들과 비교하여 수렴성과 정밀도가 우수함을 보였다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:정보통신
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.553-561
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• 2002

이 논문에서는 자원을 공유하는 여러 개의 QoS(Quality of Service) 큐(queue)를 서비스하기 위한 새로운 서비스 규칙 - 선형 서비스 규칙을 제안하고, 그 특징을 분석하였다. 제안하는 선형 서버는 각각의 큐에 대한 출력 트래픽(traffic) 및 고객 수 과정을 입력 트래픽의 선형 함수로 만든다 특히 입력 트래픽이 가우스 분포를 갖는 경우에는 큐 길이의 분포와 출력 트래픽 분포가 모두 가우스 분포를 갖게 하며, 그 분포의 평균과 분산이 입력 트래픽의 평균과 전력 스펙트럼(power Spectrum)의 함수로 나타나게 한다. 중요한 QoS 척도인 버퍼 넘침 확률 및 지연 분포 역시 입력 트래픽의 평균과 전력 스펙트럼의 함수로 나타나게 된다. 이 연구는 네트워크의 각 노드를 하나의 선형 필터로 볼 수 있게 하므로, 선형 시스템 이론에 기초한 네트워크 전반에 걸친 트래픽 관리 기술의 새로운 방향을 제시하였다.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.305-318
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• 2013

Objectives : The aim of this study was to examine the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) at an acupoint, HT8(Sobu), on normal humans by using power spectral analysis. We examined the effect on the Heart Rate Variability(HRV), and the balance of the autonomic nervous system. Methods : Thirty-two healthy volunteers participated in this study. EEG(Electroencephalogram) power spectrum exhibits site-specific and state-related differences in specific frequency bands. A thirty-two channel EEG study was carried out on thirty-two subjects(14 males; mean age=23.5 years old, 18 females; mean age=21.5 years old). HRV and EEG were simultaneously recorded before and after acupuncture. Results : In the ${\alpha}$(alpha) band, during the HT8-acupoint treatment, the power values in the ${\alpha}$(alpha) band significantly decreased(p<0.05) at 28 channels. In the ${\beta}$(beta) band significantly decreased(p<0.05) at 26 channels. In ${\delta}$(delta) band significantly decreased(p<0.05) at 18 channels. In ${\theta}$(theta) band significantly decreased(p<0.05) at 20 channels. ${\alpha}/{\beta}$ values were increased at 6 channels and decreased at 10 channels.${\beta}/{\theta}$ values were increased at 10 channels and decreased at 19 channels. Mean-RR(RR-interval), Complexity, RMSSD(Root mean square of successive differences), SDSD(Standard deviations differences between adjacent normal R-R intervals), norm HF showed a significantly increased and mean-HRV, norm LF, LHR(LF/HF Ratio) showed a significantly decreased after HT8-acupoint treatment(p<0.05). Conclusions : These results suggest that EA at the HT8 mostly causes significant changes on alpha(28 channels), beta(26 channels), delta(18 channels), theta(20 channels) bands and mean-HRV, mean-RR, complexity, RMSSD, SDSD, norm LF, norm HF and LHR. If practicing EA at the HT8, it will regulate the function of the cerebral cortex, decrease activity of the sympathetic and increase parasympathetic nervous activity.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제6권12호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2006

독립성분분석을 사용한 암묵신호분리의 성능은 잔향이 존재하는 환경에서 잔류 누설 성분 (cross-talk) 때문에 현저히 저하된다. 본 논문에서는 잔류 누설 성분을 제거하기 위한 후처리 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 주파수 영역에서의 변형된 NLMS(normalized least mean square) 필터를 사용하며 필터의 역할은 잔류 누설 성분을 유발하는 누설 경로를 추정하는 데 있다. 특정 채널에서 잔류하는 누설 성분은 상대 채널의 직접 성분에 해당되므로 관측되는 상대 채널의 입력신호를 이용하여 누설 경로를 추정할 수 있다. 변형된 NLMS 필터는 필터 입력 신호의 전력과 추정 오차 신호의 전력을 함께 고려하여 정규화한다. 특정 채널의 직접 신호 성분은 적응 필터에서 잡음처럼 동작하여 결국 적응필터가 오조정되기 때문에 제안하는 방법을 통해 적응필터의 오조정을 방지할 수 있다. 음성 신호를 사용한 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 제안하는 방법이 후처리를 사용하지 않은 경우에 비해 잡음 제거 성능(NRR)이 약 3dB 정도 개선되는 것을 확인 할 수 있다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.755-764
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• 2016

Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) processes can be implemented on a number of water types, using different technologies and achieving various power outcomes. In this study, Sewage facility effluent was used for feed solution of PRO and synthetic NaCl water for draw solution. This study was conducted to investigate effect of water quality of pretreatment on power density and flux decline in PRO process. The results show that organic and particulate foulants have to be removed for more stable operation. Flourescence technique with EEM enables to investigate the chemical properties of aquatic organic matter by extracting spectral information. Humic/fulvic matters and soluble microbial by-products were analyzed as the most affecting factors on the PRO performance. As a result of analyzing the whole system based on the energy consumption of the unit process, specific energy consumption(SEC) of the applicable technology for PRO pre-treatment should be about $0.2kWh/m^3$ or less.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of collimator width on effective atomic number (EAN), relative electron density (RED), and stopping power ratio (SPR) measured by dual-layer dual-energy computed tomography (DL-DECT). Methods: CIRS electron density calibration phantoms with two different arrangements of material plugs were scanned by DL-DECT with two different collimator widths. The first phantom included two dense bone plugs, while the second excluded dense bone plugs. The collimator widths selected were 64 mm×0.625 mm for wider collimators and 16 mm×0.625 mm for narrow collimators. The scanning parameters were 120 kVp, 0.33 second gantry rotation, 3 mm slice thickness, B reconstruction filter, and spectral level 4. An image analysis portal system provided by a computed tomography (CT) manufacturer was used to derive the EAN and RED of the phantoms from the combination of low energy and high energy CT images. The EAN and RED were compared between the images scanned using the two different collimation widths. Results: The CT images with the wider collimation width generated more severe artifacts, particularly with high-density material (i.e., dense bone). RED and EAN for tissues (excluding lung and bones) with the wider collimation width showed significant relative differences compared to the theoretical value (4.5% for RED and 20.6% for EAN), while those with the narrow collimation width were closer to the theoretical value of each material (2.2% for EAN and 2.3% for RED). Scanning with narrow collimation width increased the accuracy of SPR estimation even with high-density bone plugs in the phantom. Conclusions: The effect of CT collimation width on EAN, RED, and SPR measured by DL-DECT was evaluated. In order to improve the accuracy of the measured EAN, RED, and SPR by DL-DECT, CT scanning should be performed using narrow collimation widths.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2016

Recently, drivers have begun to regard comfort in the cabin as one of the most important factors in construction equipment like forklifts. Accordingly, it has become more important to design a forklift cabin with a better sound quality as well as lower sound level, which can make a driver more comfortable. In this paper, the correlation between subjective evaluation and Zwicker's sound quality index was analyzed through a blind test by a few workers in forklifts and other construction equipment in several countries. Correlation analysis showed that Loudness and Sharpness were ranked in sequence, and tendencies were different from country to country. Also, contribution analysis for Loudness and Sharpness using operational transfer path analysis (OTPA), which is widely used in the field of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH), was performed. However, Loudness and Sharpness cannot be used with OTPA directly because there are no linear relationships between the sources and receivers. In this paper, both are calculated by applying the DIN 45631 method with a contribution rate (%) of 1/3 Octave Sound Pressure Level by OTPA method in addition to considering spectral masking.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.307-316
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 차세대 이동통신 시스템의 간섭을 분석하기 위해 개선된 MCL(Advanced Minimum Coupling Loss) 방법을 제안하고 기존의 MCL 방법과 비교하였다. 제안된 방법은 OFDM(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) 기반의 차세대 이동통신 시스템의 송신 전력밀도 스펙트럼을 이용하여 간섭전력을 해석적으로 구한다. 또한 개선된 MCL 방법을 이용하여 기존의 MCL에서는 정확히 계산하기가 불가능했던 FSU(Flexible Spectrum Usage)를 사용하는 차세대 이동통신 시스템과 차세대 이동통신 후보 주파수 대역에 존재하는 고정 마이크로파 시스템과의 공유 간섭을 분석하였다. 피간섭원의 수신 안테나에 도착한 간섭 전력을 계산한 결과, 기존 MCL보다 개선된 MCL로 계산한 결과가 보다 정확했으며 그 차이는 최대 4.5 dB였다. 따라서 본 논문에서 제시한 개선된 MCL 방법은 차세대 이동통신 시스템의 공유 분석에 유용하게 사용될 수 있다고 판단된다.