• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.156-164
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• 2015

Objectives : This study is clinical report of one atopic dermatitis patient with exudate.Methods : We treated a 16-year old woman patient with acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medicine, herbal bath, aroma cream therapy and western medicine. The improvement of the patient was evaluated by SCORAD INDEX and photography.Results : The SCORAD Index score of admission day at hospital was 73.5, and the SCORAD INDEX score of discharge day was 11.4. Amount of exudate and the score of oozing were decreased.Consults : The complex treatments of korean medicine and western medicine was effective to improve of atopic dermatitis patient with exudate. And the influence of weather condition to prognosis of atopic dermatitis with exudate was observated. It is necessary to have more observations and case reports.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.49-52
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• 2022

Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a condition/disease which involves involuntary muscle contractions causing the eye to repetitively close, making it impossible for the patient to perform daily activities. This study reports Korean medicine treatment of a rare case BEB in a 34-year-old male patient whose symptoms showed minimal improvement following botulinum toxin injection (the standard treatment). Acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and herbal medicine treatment for 11 days resulted in clinical improvement for all symptoms as assessed by using the Jankovic Rating Scale, Blepharospasm Disability Index, numerical rating scale, duration of spasms lasting more than 1 hour per day, and number of spasms lasting less than 1 minute per day. This case report suggests that comprehensive Korean medicine treatment could be a treatment option for BEB in patients who do not respond well to botulinum toxin injection.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.1033-1039
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• 2004

The methodology developed by Soil Conservation Service for determination of runoff value from precipitation is applied to estimate the precipitation recharge in the Pyungchang river basin. Two small areas of the basin are selected for this study. The CN values are determined by considering the type of soil, soil cover and land use with the digital map of 1:25,000. Forest covers more than $94{\%}$ of the study area.. The CN values for the study area vary between 47 in the forest area and 94 in the bare soil under AMC 2 condition. The precipitation recharge rate is calculated for the year when the precipitation data is available since 1990. To obtain the infiltration rate, the index of CN and five day antecedent moisture conditions are applied to each precipitation event during the study period. As a result of estimation, the value of precipitation recharge ratio in the study area vary between $15.2{\%}\;and\;35.7{\%}$ for the total precipitation of the year. The average annual precipitation recharge rate is $26.4{\%}\;and\;26.8{\%}$, meaning 377.9mm/year and 397.5mm/year in each basin.

• 한국기후변화학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.89-100
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 한반도의 2001~2010년간 여름철 불쾌지수의 시공간적 변동을 분석하여 기후학적 특성을 지역별로 살펴보고, 그 결과를 토대로 불쾌지수를 다양한 사회현상의 기초 자료로 활용할 수 있는 가능성에 관하여 고찰하였다. 기상청의 60개 관측 지점에서 측정된 시간별 기온과 습도를 이용하여 그날의 불쾌지수를 일별로 추정하였다. 추정된 불쾌지수의 특성을 분석한 결과, 여름철에는 불쾌지수가 불쾌감을 주는 수준으로 지속되며, 기온과 더불어 꾸준히 상승하는 경향을 보였다. 또한, 하루 중에는 오후 3시, 일년 중에는 8월의 불쾌지수가 높게 나타났으며, 지역별로는 강원도 지역이 불쾌지수가 가장 낮은 분포를 보였다. 기후변화에 따른 불쾌지수의 변동성 분석은 산업 및 보건 등 다양한 분야에서 정책결정의 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Korean Medical Science
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• 제33권53호
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• pp.348.1-348.6
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• 2018

We report a case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in a 61-year-old businessman returning from Kuwait. The patient arrived there on August 16, 2018, developed watery diarrhea on August 28 (day 0), and came back to Korea on September 7 (day 10) as his condition worsened. Upon arrival, he complained of diarrhea and weakness, but denied any respiratory symptoms, and he directly went to visit an emergency room. Chest radiography revealed interstitial infiltrates in the lungs, and he was immediately transferred to an isolation unit. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis of sputum samples taken on day 11 returned positive for MERS-CoV. No secondary MERS-CoV infection was identified among people who had close contact with him. This case underscores the importance of a high index of suspicion of MERS-CoV infection in any febrile patients who present after a trip to the Middle East.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.855-863
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 서울시 기온 지상관측 자료의 지도화를 위해 Artificial Neural Network (ANN)을 사용하였다. 지도화를 위한 보조자료로는 MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 자료를 사용하였다. ANN 모델 설계를 위해 입력자료와 출력자료 간의 산점도 및 통계분석을 수행하였으며, 기온과의 상관성이 비교적 높게 나타나는 입력자료인 지표면온도, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)와 시간(위성관측시각, Day of year), 위치(위도, 경도), 데이터 품질(운량)과 관련된 데이터 종류를 분류 및 조합하여 학습을 진행하였다. 기온자료와 상관성이 높은 데이터만으로 학습을 진행하였을 때 상관계수(r)와 Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE)의 평균값이 0.9667, 2.708℃로 우수한 성능을 보였다. 학습에 사용된 데이터의 종류가 추가될수록 더 우수한 학습 결과를 보였으며, 모든 데이터가 활용될 때에는 r과 RMSE의 평균값이 0.9840, 1.883℃로 가장 우수한 성능을 보였다. ANN 모델으로 생성한 서울시 기온 지도에서는 픽셀별 지형적 특성에 적절하게 기온이 산정된 것으로 판단되며, 추후 연구지역 확대 및 위성자료의 다양화를 통해 시단위 및 전국단위 기온 분포 분석 연구가 가능할 것이다.

• 경영과학
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.73-89
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• 2013

This paper develops an investment algorithm based on Markowitz's Portfolio Selection Theory, using historical stock return data, and empirically evaluates the performance of the proposed algorithm in the U.S. and the Hong Kong stock markets. The proposed investment algorithm is empirically tested with the 30 constituents of Dow Jones Industrial Average in the U.S. stock market, and the 30 constituents of Hang Seng Index in the Hong Kong stock market. During the 6-year investment period, starting on the first trading day of 2006 and ending on the last trading day of 2011, growth rates of 12.63% and 23.25% were observed for Dow Jones Industrial Average and Hang Seng Index, respectively, while the proposed investment algorithm achieved substantially higher cumulative returns of 35.7% in the U.S. stock market, and 150.62% in the Hong Kong stock market. When compared in terms of Sharpe ratio, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Hang Seng Index achieved 0.075 and 0.155 each, while the proposed investment algorithm showed superior performance, achieving 0.363 and 1.074 in the U.S. and Hong Kong stock markets, respectively. Further, performance in the U.S. stock market is shown to be less sensitive to an investor's risk preference, while aggressive performance goals are shown to achieve relatively higher performance in the Hong Kong stock market. In conclusion, this paper empirically demonstrates that an investment based on a mathematical model using objective historical stock return data for constructing optimal portfolios achieves outstanding performance, in terms of both cumulative returns and Sharpe ratios.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.275-283
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• 2003

Purpose: This study was to classify elderly in long-term care hospitals for using Resource Utilization Group(RUG-III) and to consider feasibility of payment method based on RUG-III classification system in Korea. Method: This study designed by measuring resident characteristics using the Resident Assessment Instrument-Minimum Data Set(RAI-MDS) and staff time. The data were collected from 382 elderly over sixty-year old, inpatient in the five long-term care hospitals. Staff time was converted into standard time based on the average wage of nurse and aids. Result: The subjects were classified into 4 groups. The group of Clinically Complex was the largest(46.3%), Reduced Physical Function(27.2%), Behavior Problem(17.0%), and Impaired Cognition(9.4%). The average resource use for one resident in terms of care time(nurses, aids) was 183.7 minutes a day. Relative resource use was expressed as a case mix index(CMI) calculated as a proportion of mean resource use. The CMI of Clinically Complex group was the largest(1.10), and then Reduced Physical Function(0.93), Behavior Problem(0.93), and Impaired Cognition(0.83) followed. The difference of the resource use showed statistical significance between major groups(p<0.0001). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the RUG-III classification system differentiates resources provided to elderly in long-term care hospitals in Korea.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제24권E2호
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• pp.74-82
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• 2008

We have examined seasonal and annual means of clear-sky solar noon and daily erythemal ultraviolet-B irradiances measured in Anmyeon. The intensity of the EUV-B irradiance is mainly dependent on solar zenith angle (SZA) and total ozone amounts on clear day conditions. The daily maximum occurs near solar noon time and the highest monthly accumulated EUV-B is seen in July in Anmyeon. The maximum daily variation occurs in June and July due to precipitation and clouds. The 7-year trend of EUV-B irradiance shows that it is slightly increasing. Additionally, we could confirm that aerosol effects such as Asian Dust decreases the EUV-B irradiance reaching the ground surface by 35% to 60%. For more than 45% of the summer days, EUV-B irradiacne was high enough that the UV index registered higher than category Extremely High. This information will be very important for evaluation of the UV index for prevention of both skin cancer and ecosystem damages as well as to understand UV climatology over the Korean Peninsula.

• 대기
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.113-121
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• 2013

The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate the system to produce the real-time ensemble drought prediction data. Ensemble drought prediction consists of 3 processes (meteorological outlook using the multi-initial conditions, hydrological analysis and drought index calculation) therefore, more processing time and data is required than that of single member. For ensemble drought prediction, data process time is optimized and hardware of existing system is upgraded. Ensemble drought data is estimated for year 2012 and to evaluate the accuracy of drought prediction data by using ROC (Relative Operating Characteristics) analysis. We obtained 5 ensembles as optimal number and predicted drought condition for every tenth day i.e. 5th, 15th and 25th of each month. The drought indices used are SPI (Standard Precipitation Index), SRI (Standard Runoff Index), SSI (Standard Soil moisture Index). Drought conditions were determined based on results obtained for each ensemble member. Overall the results showed higher accuracy using ensemble members as compared to single. The ROC score of SRI and SSI showed significant improvement in drought period however SPI was higher in the demise period. The proposed ensemble drought prediction system can be contributed to drought forecasting techniques in Korea.