• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.1621-1631
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• 2005

In this paper, making the best use of the features of the electro-rheological (ER) valve, a two-port pressure control valve using ER fluids is proposed and manufactured. The ER-Valve characteristics are evaluated by changing the intensity of the electric field and the number of electrode. As only with electrical signal change to the ER-Valve in which ER fluid flowing, ER fluid flow is controlled, so development of simple ER-Valves have been tried. The ER-Valves and pressure drop check method are considered to be applied to the fluid power industry. Using the manufactured pressure control valve, a one-link manipulator with FHA (Flexible Hydraulic Actuator) is driven. As a result, it is experimentally confirmed that the pressure control valve using ER fluids is applicable to use in driving actuator. If it applies characteristics of the ER fluids, it will be able to apply in the control system for the ER Valve which occurs from industrial controller. After having durability test, shear stress increased regularly because of starch particles crushed by pump and particle size that was almost the same. Moreover, Ra of copper electrode increased about 1.56 times rather than before those of performing durability test, and Rz increased about 2.2 times.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the masseter muscle thickness before and after treatment using ultrasound sonography in patients with parafunctional habits. Materials and Methods: From September 2019 to March 2020, a total of 27 patients who visited the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital were collected. The thickness of both masseter muscles was measured using a tablet ultrasound scanner. Statistical analysis was performed by using the IBM SPSS version 26.0 statistical package (IBM Corp) with significance level at 0.05. Result: According to the statistical results, the thickness of the masseter muscle was thicker on the right side than on the left, with no correlation with sex or age. The severity and duration of pain did not have a significant correlation with the thickness of the masseter muscle. Botulinum A toxin injection in the masseter muscle was the most effective way to reduce pain and reduce the thickness of the masseter muscle. Splint treatment also showed some effects in reducing the thickness of the masseter muscle. Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be claimed that ultrasonography is simple, inexpensive and easily repeatable method to get real-time diagnosis and treatment results for masseter muscles.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.277-284
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 변압기 설계에 활용하기 위해 조화응답해석을 이용하여 소음저감 대책에 따른 소음 저감 예측방법을 제안한다. 변압기 부품들의 재질을 간단한 형상의 시편으로 제작하고, 실험과 해석의 모드 비교분석을 통해 실제 변압기를 구성하는 부품들의 동적 탄성계수를 규명하였다. 변압기의 유한요소모델을 구현하고 변압기의 가진력을 도출하여 조화응답해석을 수행하였다. 그리고 조화응답해석 결과에서 변압기의 음향파워레벨(Sound power level)을 이론적으로 도출하였다. 마지막으로 소음저감 대책을 수립하고, 적용 전·후에 따른 실험과 해석의 소음 저감량을 비교하였다. 대책별 소음저감 비교분석을 통해 실험과 해석의 경향이 일치하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.124-129
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• 2016

Background: Work-related fatigue has a strong impact on performance and safety but so far, no agreed upon method exists to detect and quantify it. It has been suggested that work-related fatigue cannot be quantified with just one test alone, possibly because fatigue is not a uniform construct. The purpose of this study is therefore to measure work-related fatigue with multiple tests and then to determine the underlying factorial structure. Methods: Twenty-eight employees (mean: 36.11; standard deviation 13.17) participated in five common fatigue tests, namely, posturography, heart rate variability, distributed attention, simple reaction time, and subjective fatigue before and after work. To evaluate changes from morning to afternoon, t tests were conducted. For further data analysis, the differences between afternoon and morning scores for each outcome measure and participant (${\Delta}$ scores) were submitted to factor analysis with varimax rotation and each factor with the highest-loading outcome measure was selected. The ${\Delta}$ scores from tests with single and multiple outcome measures were submitted for a further factor analysis with varimax rotation. Results: The statistical analysis of the multiple tests determine a factorial structure with three factors: The first factor is best represented by center of pressure (COP) path length, COP confidence area, and simple reaction time. The second factor is associated with root mean square of successive difference and useful field of view (UFOV). The third factor is represented by the single ${\Delta}$ score of subjective fatigue. Conclusion: Work-related fatigue is a multidimensional phenomenon that should be assessed by multiple tests. Based on data structure and practicability, we recommend carrying out further studies to assess work-related fatigue with manual reaction time and UFOV Subtest 2.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.177-185
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• 2011

PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dimensional stability of splinting material on the accuracy of master casts. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A stainless steel metal model with 6 implants embedded was used as a master model. Implant level impressions were made after square impression copings were splinted using 5 different techniques as follows. (1) Splinted with autopolymerizing resin and sectioned, reconnected to compensate polymerization shrinkage before the impression procedure. (2) Splinted with autopolymerizing resin just before impression procedure. (3) Primary impression made with impression plaster and secondary impression were made over with polyether impression material. (4) Splinted with impression plaster. (5) Splinted with VPS bite registration material. From master model, 5 impressions and 5 experimental casts, total 25 casts were made for each of 5 splinting methods. The distortion values of each splinting methods were measured using coordinate measuring machine, capable of recordings in the x-, y-, z- axes. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at a confidence level of 95% was used to evaluate the data and Tukey's studentized range test was used to determine significant differences between the groups. RESULTS. Group 1 showed best accuracy followed by Group 3 & 4. Group 2 and 5 showed relatively larger distortion value than other groups. No significant difference was found between group 3, 4, 5 in x-axis, group 2, 3, 4 in y-axis and group 1, 3, 4, 5 in z-axis (P<.0001). CONCLUSION. Both Splinting impression copings with autopolymerizing resin following compensation of polymerization shrinkage and splinting method with impression plaster can enhance the accuracy of master cast and impression plaster can be used simple and effective splinting material for implant impression procedure.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.669-685
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• 1997

The present study was performed to evaluate the effects of xylazine and tiletamine + zolazepam on echocardiograms before and after experimental myocardial infarctions in clinically normal dogs taken preliminary examinations related to cardiac function. The results are as follows. With xylazine administration, left ventricle end-diastolic dimension, left ventricle end-systolic dimension, left atrium/aorta, ejection time and velocity of circumferential fiber shortening increased and mitral valve CD slope, % delta D decreased(p<0.01). In tiletamine+zolazepam administered group, interventricular septum amplitude(p<0.01), mitral valve DE slope(p<0.05) and ejection time(p<0.01) decreased and left atrium/aorta, ejection time also decreased compared with xylazine group(p<0.01). In 48 hours after experimental myocardial infarction group, anterior aortic wall amplitude decreased compared with control, xylazine, tiletamine + zolazepam group, respectively(p<0.01). Posterior aortic wall amplitude decreased compared with control(p<0.01). Left ventricle end systolic dimension increased compared with control and tiletamine + zolazepam group, respectively(p<0.01). Left ventricular posterior wall end systolic dimension decreased compared with control(p<0.01). Left ventricular posterior wall amplitude decreased compared with control and tiletamine+zolazepam group(p<0.01). Left atrium/aorta decreased compared with xylazine group(p<0.01). % thickening left ventricular posterior wall decreased compared with control(p<0.05). % delta D decreased compared with control and tiletamine+zolazepam group(p<0.01). Ejection time decreased compared with xylazine(p<0.01). Velocity of circumferential fiber shortening increased compared with control and tiletamine + zolazepam group(p<0.01). With xylazine administration 48 hours after experimental myocardial infarction, anterior aortic wall amplitude, posterior aortic wall amplitude decreased compared with control(p<0.01). Left ventricle end-diastolic dimension increased compared with control(p<0.01). Left ventricle end-systolic dimension increased compared with control and tiletamine + zolazepam group, respectively(p<0.01). Left ventricular posterior wall end-systolic dimension and left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic dimension decreased compared with control(p<0.01). Left atrium/aorta decreased compared with xylazine group(p<0.01). % thickening left ventricular posterior. wall(p<0.05) and % delta D(p<0.01) decreased compared with control. Velocity of circumferential fiber shortening increased compared with tiletamine + zolazepam group(p<0.01). With tiletamine + zolazepam administration 48 hours after experimental myocardial infarction, anterior aortic wall amplitude decreased compared with control, xylazine and tiletamine+zolazepam group, respectively(p<0.01). Posterior aortic wall amplitude decreased compared with control(p<0.01). Left ventricle end-systolic dimension increased compared with control and tiletamine+zolazepam group(p<0.01). Left ventricular posterior wall end-systolic dimension, left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic dimension and interventricular septum amplitude decreased compared with control(p<0.01). Left atrium/aorta decreased compared with xylazine group(p<0.01). % delta D decreased compared with control and tiletamine + zolazepam group(p<0.01). Ejection time decreased compared with xylazine group and velocity of circumferential fiber shortening increased compared withtiletamine+zolazepam group(p<0.01). Conclusively, echocardiography was proved to be a useful, diagnostic, non-invasive and simple method for establishing the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and evaluating the effects of drug on cardiac function before and after myocardial infarction.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.261-273
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• 2011

최근에는 건축물의 대형화, 고층화라는 시대적인 흐름과 요구로 인해서 철골 구조의 수요가 급증하고 있다. 일반적인 철골 구조의 해석은 접합부를 강접합과 단순접합으로 가정하여 수행되고 있는데, 강접합(Fixed connection)의 경우에는 절점에 연결된 각 부재의 변형 전 상대적인 각도가 변형 후에도 그대로 유지된다고 가정하므로 접합부가 충분한 강성을 발휘하고 안정성을 확보하도록 패널존 부분에 스티프너로 보강을 한다. 하지만 인건비 상승과 함께 강접 접합부의 제작비가 과도해짐으로 경제성 측면에서 스티프너 보강을 생략한 접합부의 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 반면, 단순접합(Pinned connection)의 경우에는 단순보처럼 거동하여 보와 기둥 사이에 휨모멘트가 전달되지 않는다고 가정한다. 이는 공장제작이 간단하고, 시공이 간편한 장점이 있으나 접합부에서 모멘트를 전달할 수 없어서 구조적인 효율이 떨어지는 단점이 있다. 반강접의 도입은 단면치수 결정의 효율성을 증대하고, 현장에서의 부재조립 용이성, 골조 전체의 안전성 확보 등의 이점이 있어서 외국의 경우, 보-기둥 접합부의 실제적인 거동을 파악하기 위해서 계속적인 노력을 해왔고 그 결과를 규준에 적용하고 있다. 본 논문은 미국 AISC의 LRFD 설계규준을 참고하여 국내 강재를 적용한 반강접의 구조해석을 실시해서 각 강재에 대한 자료은행을 만들 것이고 이상화된 접합부의 구조해석 결과와 비교하여 경제성 측면, 단부 고정계수, 회전강성과 함께 반강접을 고려한 구조물의 설계 방안을 제시 하고자 한다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제9권11호
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• pp.254-261
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• 2009

본 연구는 진단용 CT 장치를 이용한 CT-모의치료기의 테이블 및 레이저 정렬 시스템과 횡단면 영상의 중심간 정렬을 개선하기 위한 효율적인 방법을 제안하고자 하였다. 본원에서 제작한 팬텀을 이용하여 AAPM TG66에서 제시하는 일일 정도관리를 시행하고 기하학적 삼각함수를 이용하여 레이저 정렬 시스템을 교정하였으며 교정 전, 후를 비교함으로서 교정방법에 대한 효율성을 검토하였다. 교정 전 영상의 중심간 오차는 3.82mm, 테이블 종축은 $0.436^{\circ}$ 틀어져 진행하였다. 기하학적 삼각함수를 이용한 레이저 정렬 시스템의 교정 후 0.7mm의 중심간 오차가 발생하여 ${\pm}2mm$의 허용오차 범위를 만족하였다. 설치 가동 중인 진단용 CT 장치를 방사선치료 전용 CT-모의치료기로 활용하는 경우 기하학적 정확도를 만족시키기 위한 테이블 교정은 기술적인 한계 뿐 만 아니라 시간 및 경제적 손실에 비하여 매우 비효율적이다. 그러나 레이저 정렬 시스템을 이용한 교정 방법은 경제적이고 비교적 간단하면서도 만족스러운 기하학적 정확도를 얻을 수 있어 임상에서 적용할 수 있는 효율적인 방법이라 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제84권4호
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• pp.291-298
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• 2021

Background: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a standard diagnostic method for mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy. Although rare, fatal infectious complications can occur following EBUS-TBNA. However, to date, there is a lack of effective preventive strategies to reduce these complications. We started a trial to investigate the effect of chlorhexidine mouthrinse on the prevention of microbial contamination during EBUS-TBNA. Methods: This study is a single-center, parallel-group, assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT). We will enroll 112 adult participants undergoing EBUS-TBNA using a convex probe, and randomly assign them to two groups at a 1:1 ratio. The intervention group will gargle for 1 minute with 100 mL of 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate before EBUS-TBNA, while the control group will have no mouthrinse before the procedure. Immediately after completion of EBUS-TBNA on all targeted lesions with an aspiration needle, a needle wash sample will be taken by instilling 5 mL of sterile saline into the used needle. The primary outcome is colony forming unit (CFU) counts in aerobic cultures of the needle wash samples. Secondary outcomes are CFU counts in anaerobic cultures, fever within 24 hours after EBUS-TBNA, and infectious complications within 4 weeks after EBUS-TBNA. Conclusion: This trial was designed as the first RCT to investigate the effect of chlorhexidine mouthrinse on the prevention of microbial contamination during EBUS-TBNA. Results from this trial can provide clinical evidence for a simple, safe, and cost-effective strategy to prevent infectious complications following EBUS-TBNA (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04718922, registered on 22 January 2021).

• 아시안잔디학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.77-95
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• 2004

This study was conducted to find out definition, specification and characteristics of water-proof method for pond at golf courses that located in the mountain in Korea. Water-proof method of pond was selected by location, kind of soil, area, depth, cost, construction period and so on. 1. Soil Bentonite Sealing Liner(SBL) is to mix soil with a good quality bentonite. Then the mixed material was dressed on the bottom of pond. $\\$Merit of SBL is to purify the water and planting is possible. It can also reduce construction period and is economical. It's easy to find out the leak points. Demerit of SBL is expensive, if good quality soil is not in constructing site. Shape of pond edge is simple. 2. Ethylen Propylene Diene Monomer Sheef(EPDM-Sheet) makes use of sheet that resists to acid and alkaline. EPDM-Sheet spreads out as a mat on the pond for water-proof. Merit of EPDM-Sheet is to perfectly prove water and make a diverse shape of pond edge. Demerit of EPDM-Sheet is not friendly to environment. It needs drain system, air ventilation and long period of construction. It is also difficult to find out leaking points in this method. 3. Water proof of ESS-13 uses ESS-13 that is resin of vegetable matter and friendly to environment. To prove water of pond, ESS-13 is delicate with water in the pond. After that, Ess-13 in the water is expanded at pore space in the soil and cover with soil. ESS-13 can be to prove a leaking pond in golf course under business. ESS-13 is cheap and it needs short construction period. It does not need to switch the old water-proof system, additionally. It needs to move fishes to other place before utilizing ESS-13.