• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.337-348
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• 2012

황해생태지역 보전사업은 생태계를 훼손하는 각종 위협으로부터 황해생태지역의 서식지와 생물다양성을 보전하고, 그 중요성과 가치를 전 세계적으로 알리며, 한국, 중국, 일본 3국의 이해와 관심, 그리고 공동의 노력을 도모하기 위하여 수행하는 국제 공동프로젝트이다. 황해생태지역 지원사업은 2002~2006년에 수행되었던 황해생태지역 계획프로그램에 이어 2007~2014년까지 총 7년에 걸쳐 수행되고 있다. 프로젝트 재정은 (주)파나소닉에서 후원하며, 한국에서는 한국해양과학기술원, 중국과 일본에서는 세계자연보호기금 지부가 각 국가별 사업담당기관이다. 황해생태지역 계획프로그램이 과학자를 중심으로 한 생물학적 평가와 잠재적 우선보전지역 선정에 초점을 맞추었다면, 황해생태지역 지원사업은 보다 다양한 이해당사자를 대상으로 실질적인 활동을 지향하고 있다. 특히 본 사업은 지역에서의 직접적인 보전활동, 지역주민들의 참여와 협력을 지원하기 위해 만들어졌다. 사업 계획은 크게 3단계로 구성된다. 2008~2009년에는 한국 및 중국의 16개 기관을 대상으로 소액사업을 운영하였으며, 2010~2012년에는 서식지보전 시범지역을 한국과 중국에서 각각 1곳을 선정하여 국제기준의 보전방식, 즉 해양보호구역 관리, 생태계 기반관리 및 공동체 기반관리를 도입함과 동시에 국내 및 지역의 특성에 맞는 서식지 보전활동을 개발하여 3년 동안 지원하고 있다. 마지막 단계인 2013~2014년에는 이해당사자 포럼 등을 통하여 소액사업과 시범지역 활동성과를 보급하려고 한다. 이러한 활동을 통해 황해생태지역 보전에 대한 대중적 인식을 긍정적으로 변화시키는데 기여하였으며, 중앙정부 및 지방자치단체의 해양보호구역 정책에 공동체를 기반으로 하는 관리방식이 반영되기 시작하였다.

• 기록학연구
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• 제72호
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• pp.91-163
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 '유튜브' 등을 비롯한 온라인동영상 플랫폼 활용이 일반화되고 고화질·고용량 시청각 기록의 생산·수집량이 급증하는 상황에서도 공공·민간 부문 모두에서 시청각 기록의 '관리'와 '활용'은 여전히 전문화되고 있지 않은 상황에 주목하였다. 공공기관이나 방송사, 일반 기업이나 단체 등 시청각 기록을 생산하는 주체들이 기본적으로 참고할만한 '시청각 기록관리 매뉴얼' 등이 부재할 뿐만 아니라 현행 『공공기록물법』 및 동법 시행령·시행규칙, 공공표준, 지침 및 매뉴얼 등 공공기록관리에서조차 시청각 기록관리의 원칙을 제시하지 못한 가운데 중앙기록물관리기관인 '국가기록원'의 역할이 매우 중요한 점을 강조하고자 했다. 이를 위해 본 논문에서는 현행 『공공기록물법』의 시청각 기록 관련 조항을 분석하고 제·개정 필요성을 살펴보았다. 또한, 현재 국가기록원의 시청각 기록 표준화 현황을 검토하고 공공기록관리 부문에서 효율적인 시청각 기록관리를 위해 제도적으로 마련한 제도와 지침을 분석하여, 기록관리 현장에서 해당 제도 및 지침들이 시청각 기록을 관리하는 데 어떤 기능을 하고 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 통해 현행 국내 법·제도 개선의 필요성, 관련 공공표준 및 지침 내용 개정 방향 등을 제시하였으며, '국가기록원' 등의 시청각 기록관리 정책 기능을 활성화하는 방안과 시청각 기록관리 및 관련 정책을 담당한 전문기구인 '공공영상'아카이브 신설 필요성 또한 검토하였다. '공공영상'아카이브는 영상납본제 등을 통한 체계적이고 망라적으로 '공공영상'을 수집하고 이를 사회적 기억으로서 공적 활용될 수 있도록 관리·활용 체계를 운영한다. 이 과정에서 '공공영상' 보호(Safeguarding)와 관련한 기술 표준화, 저작권 및 초상권 권리보호 등 시청각 기록관리와 관련한 전문적 역할을 수행한다.

• 전자공학회논문지D
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• 제36D권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 1999

La 농도에 따른 PLT 박막을 sol-gel법으로 제작하여, La 농도가 PLT 박막의 전기적 특성에 미치는 영양을 조사하였다. La 농도가 5 mol%에서 28 mol%로 증가함에 따라 10KHz의 주파수에서 비유전률은 428에서 761로 증가하였고 유전손실은 0.063에서 0.024로 감소하였으며, 누설전류밀도는 150kV/cm의 전기장에서 6.96${\mu}A/cm^2$에서 0.79${\mu}A/cm^2$으로 감소하는 추세를 보였다. La 농도에 따른 PLT 박막의 이력곡선을 측정한 결과, La의 농도가 5mol%에서 28mol%로 증가함에 따라 잔류분극은 9.55${\mu}C/cm^2$ 에서 1.10${\mu}C/cm^2$ 으로 항전계는 46.4kV/cm에서 13.7kV/cm로 감소하였다. La 농도를 5 mol%에서 28 mol% 까지 변화시킨 PLT 박막에 대한 피로특성을 조사한 결과, La 농도가 증가할수록 피로특성이 현저히 개선됨을 알 수 있었다. 특히, La 농도가 28mol%인 PLT 박막의 경우, 상유전상을 가지며 5V에서 전하축적밀도와 누설전류밀도는 각각 134fC/${\mu}cm^2$과 1.01${\mu}A/cm^2$ 이었으며, La 농도가 10mol%인 PLT 박막은 6.96${\mu}C/cm^2$의 잔류분극과 40.2kV/cm의 항전계를 가졌다. 또한 ${\pm}5V$ 의 사각펄스를 $10^9$회 가한 후에도 잔류분극의 값이 약 20% 감소하는 비교적 우수한 특성을 나타내었다. 결론적으로, La이 10mol% 와 28mol% 첨가된 PLT 박막은 각각 NVFRAM과 차세대 DRAM 용 캐패시터 절연막으로 사용될 수 있는 매우 유망한 재료라 생각할 수 있다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2005

삼투압보다 높은 외부압력을 역으로 걸어주면 용매는 용질 농도가 낮은 용액쪽으로 이동하게 되는데 이 현상을 역삼투라고 한다. 역삼투 원리를 이용하여 40-70 기압의 압력구배를 구동력으로 해서 해양심층수의 담수화 적용성을 검토 조사하였다. 역삼투막의 성능에 영향을 미치는 유량과 염제거율에 관한 온도와 압력등 여러 인자들에 관하여 고찰하였다. 온도는 역삼투압 분리막의 유량에 비례하는 반면, 염제거율에 반비례하는 관계를 보이고 있다. 압력은 분리막의 유량과 염제거율에 비례하는 관계를 보였다. $Mg^{2+},\;Ca^{+2},\;Na^+,\;K^+$ 등과 같은 해수의 주성분 미네랄에 대한 역삼투 분리막의 분리특성은 해수와 같은 강전해질 용액에서 전하량이 큰 $Mg^{2+}$와 $Ca^{2+}$의 염제거율은 99% 이상으로 온도에 비례하는 관계를 보였다. 전하량이 적은 $Na^+$의 염제거율은 98%-99.5%로 2가 이온의 염제거율보다는 낮고, 전하량이 작은 $K^+$ 이온보다는 크게 나타났다. 약산이나 상온에서 기체상태나 유리상태로 존재하는 보론의 배제율은 역삼투 분리 막에서 상당히 낮게 나타나고 대부분 우리나라 먹는물의 수질 기준치를 상회한다. 그러나 보론의 배제율은 온도에 반비례하고 압력에 비례하는 관계를 이용하여 수온 $5^{\circ}C$, 압력 $70kgf/cm^2$의 운전조건에서 생산된 생산수의 보론 농도는 우리나라의 먹는물 수질 기준을 만족한다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.4-17
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• 2000

목적 : 본 연구는 우리나라의 호스피스 프로그램 현황을 조사하여 향후 호스피스관련 정책 수립을 위한 참고자료를 제시하고, 궁극적으로 말기환자의 삶의 질을 향상하고 보건의료자원의 효율적 이용을 도모하는 것을 목적으로 수행되었다. 방법 : 전국의 59개 호스피스 프로그램을 대상으로 기관 일반현황과 활동 인력 현황, 환자 현황, 케어 현황, 재정 현황, 시설 현황 등을 우편설문 조사하였다. 조사에 응답한 기관은 38개(64.4%)기관을 분석하였다. 결과 : 조사에 응답한 기관은 3차진료기관이 11개소, 3차 진료기관을 제외한 병원급 이상 의료기관이 11개소, 의원이 3개소, 가정방문팀이 12개소, 독립시설이 1개소였다. 38개 기관을 중심으로 운영현황을 조사한 결과, 호스피스 기관마다 활동 내용 및 구조에서 큰 차이가 있었고, 일부 기관은 호스피스 기관임을 지향함에도 불구하고 엄밀한 의미에서의 호스피스의 요건을 충족시키지 못하고 있었다. 38개 기관중 호스피스 활동의 기본 인력을 모두 갖춘 곳은 9개소에 그쳤고, 호스피스 교육을 받지 않은 자원봉사자가 활동하는 기관도 있었다. 절반 이상의 기관이 '의식이 분명하고 의사소통이 되는 환자만을 대상으로 한다'는 호스피스 케어의 일반 원칙을 준수하지 않고 있었고, 환자의 의무기록을 보관하지 않는 기관도 16%나 되었다. 3차 진료기관을 비롯한 병원의 호스피스에서는 상대적으로 강도 높은 의료서비스가 제공되고 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 호스피스 프로그램이 기관마다 큰 편차를 보이고, 일반적인 호스피스 기준에 미치지 못하는 기관이 많음에도 불구하고 본 조사의 응답기관 중 11개 기관에서 대기중인 호스피스 환자가 있다고 답하여 호스피스에 대한 수요는 제공기관의 공급을 초과하는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 ; 말기환자는 지속적으로 발생하며 말기환자에 의한 의료자원 소모가 점차 중요한 문제로 부각되고 있다. 그러한 고비용의 서비스보다 증상조절을 중심으로 한 호스피스 케어가 말기환자의 삶의 질 향상에 유용하다는 보고가 증가하고 있으므로, 장차 우리나라에서도 말기환자를 위한 호스피스의 제도화가 고려되어야 할 것이다. 호스피스의 제도화를 앞당기기 위해서는 호스피스 프로그램의 표준화와 함께 호스피스 프로그램 신임(Accreditation)제도 도입 등을 적극적으로 검토하여 질적 수준을 높혀 나아가야 할 것이다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.172-180
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• 2012

리튬이온전지의 양극소재인 $LiMn_2O_4$를 다양한 모양과 크기의 망간산화물 및 망간수산화물 전구체를 사용해서 합성하였다. 첫 번째 단계로 수열합성법이나 침전법을 사용하여 ${\alpha}-MnO_2$, ${\beta}-MnO_2$, $Mn_3O_4$, amorphous $MnO_2$ 및 $Mn(OH)_2$ 등의 전구체를 합성하였고, 두 번째 단계로 이들 전구체로부터 고상법을 사용하여 다양한 형태의 $LiMn_2O_4$를 제조하였다. 합성된 $LiMn_2O_4$의 특성은 주사전자현미경과 XRD Rietveld구조분석을 통해 확인하고, Li coin cell로 조립하여 전극특성을 측정하였다. 500 nm크기의 팔면체(nano-octahedron) $LiMn_2O_4$가 1 C-rate와 50 C-rate에서 각각 107 mAh $g^{-1}$, 99 mAh $g^{-1}$의 높은 전지용량을 나타내며, 다양한 방전전류에서 가장 우수한 전기화학적 특성을 보인다. 3차원 팔면체 결정입자가 1차원 막대모양이나 2차원 판상모양의 다른 형태의 $LiMn_2O_4$보다 구조적 안정성도 우수한 것으로 평가된다. 또한 10 C-rate의 높은 전류로 500회 충 방전이 진행된 후에도 nano-octahedron $LiMn_2O_4$는 단지 5%의 용량감소(95% capacity retention)로 우수한 전극특성을 나타냈다.

• 동양고전연구
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• 제69호
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• pp.83-114
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• 2017

이 글은 18세기부터 19세기 중반까지 종부시의 관원, 그 중에서도 실무를 담당했던 정 이하의 관원에 대한 실태를 분석하는 데 목적이 있다. 종부시는 왕실 보첩을 편찬하고 친진 범위 내의 종친들을 규찰하던 정3품 당하 관서이다. 조선 후기 종부시의 낭청으로는 정3품 당하관 정, 종6품 주부, 종7품 직장이 있었다. 이러한 체제는 조선 시대 내내 유지되다가 1864년(고종 1) 종친부에 합속 되었다. 한국학중앙연구원 장서각에 소장된 유일본인 "종부시낭청선생안"은 1794년(정조 18)부터 종친부에 합속 될 때까지 낭청에 대한 명단이 기록되어 있다. 이들의 관직, 성명, 자, 생년, 본관, 전직, 이직 등의 기록들이 남아 있어 조선 후기 종부시를 이해하는데 중요한 자료로 활용될 수 있다. 이들의 출신 성분을 살펴보면 전체적으로 문과 출신자들이 다수를 차지하였다. 직장의 경우에는 상당수가 소과 출신자들이었는데, 관직을 제수 받을 때에는 문음의 자격으로 임명되었다. 이들의 전직을 살펴보면 대체적으로 해당 관직과 유사하거나 그보다 낮은 품계에서 차출되었음을 알 수 있다. 주부의 전직 관서로는 청요직 관서에서의 차출이 가장 많이 나타났으며, 각종 행정아문에서의 차출도 많았다. 직장의 경우 1품아문인 의금부의 도사가 가장 많이 차출되었는데, 이러한 낮은 관서로의 차출은 관직 고하를 떠나 실직을 제수한 것으로 보인다. 종부시 관원의 이직을 살펴보면, 종부시 정은 낮은 직급으로의 이직을 많이 하였는데, 정3품 당상관의 자리가 제한되어 있었기 때문으로 보이며, 주로 청요직 관서로 이직한 것으로 보아 정3품 당하관의 청요직 관로를 확인할 수 있었다. 그 외에 외관으로의 이직도 많았는데 인사 적체 현상을 해소하는 방편으로 이해된다. 주부와 직장은 대체적으로 승진을 하거나 유사한 관품의 직급으로 이직을 하였다. 특히 종7품인 직장은 절대 다수가 승육을 하였다. 종부시 관원을 가장 많이 역임한 가문은 전주 이씨로 전체의 10% 정도를 차지한다. 종부시 관원을 역임한 성관은 조선 후기 문과 급제자의 출신 성관과 대부분 겹치는데, 문과 급제자를 많이 배출한 성관에서 종부시 관원을 많이 배출해 냈음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 상위 20개 가문의 역임 횟수가 전체 50% 정도에 이르는데 특정 가문의 관직 독점 현상도 확인할 수 있었다. "종부시낭청선생안"의 기록에 나와 있는 승진, 승육, 가자 등의 사유를 살펴보면 90% 가까이 선원보략 수정 후의 일로 나와 있다. 종부시의 두 가지 직능 가운데 종친 규찰 업무가 조선 후기에 상실된 것으로 보이는데, 연대기 자료에서도 조선 후기 종친 규찰 업무는 거의 보이지 않는다. 이는 17세기 인조 대부터 종친의 수가 급감하는 현상과 관련이 있다. 종친의 수가 왕실 의례를 거행하는데 미치지 못할 만큼 줄어들게 되자, 종부시에서의 종친 규찰 업무는 기능을 상실하게 되었고, 왕실보첩 편찬 업무만이 남게 된 것이다. 이렇듯 종친의 위상이 격하되자, 흥선대원군은 종친의 위상 강화 및 왕실 권위를 높이려는 의도로 종친부와 종부시를 통합하게 되었다.

• 마케팅과학연구
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.223-252
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• 2008

본 연구에서 우리는 시장 자료가 부족한 상황에서 개인레벨과 총량레벨 모두에서 신상품들과 기존 상품들 간의 동태적 대체, 경쟁을 예측하는데 적합하도록 전환비용 요소가 포함된 신 구상품간 대체 경쟁 예측 선택기반 확산 모형을 제안하고자 한다. 추가적으로, 우리는 제안된 모형을 디지털 케이블 TV, IPTV 등이 포함된 신규 유료 양방향 방송서비스들과 기존의 아날로그 케이블 TV가 대표하는 구 유료 방송 서비스간에 벌어지는 대체 및 경쟁 예측 사례에 적용하여 본 모형의 의의를 밝히며, 또한 관련된 실증적 시사점을 도출하고자 한다. 실증 적용 결과, 유료 방송서비스 시장에 있어선 기존 상품과 전환 비용을 고려하지 않고 신상품 수요 예측을 하는 경우, 초기 확산 속도를 과대 추정하거나 왜곡된 예측 경향이 존재하여, 보다 현실적이고 보수적인 신상품 수요 예측을 위해 이들의 반영이 필요함을 밝혀, 본 연구에서 제안된 모형의 의의를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 제안된 모형이 S자 곡선을 미리 가정하기보다, 실증 대상의 속성이 소비자의 상태전환에 미치는 영향의 정도에 따라 유연한 형태의 총량시장 성장 곡선을 도출함을 확인하였다. 실증적으로는 여러 가격 조합에 대해 IPTV가 디지털 케이블 TV에 비해 더 선호되어 가입자 확보 면에서 우위에 있을 것임을 확인할 수 있었다. 한편, 기존 상품인 아날로그케이블 TV의 경우 열위의 서비스 속성에도 불구하고, 가격에서의 우위와 높은 전환비용의 존재로 인해 급격한 대체보다 점진적인 대체가 이루어질 가능성이 큼을 알 수 있었다.

• 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.

• 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.