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Butachlor의 수서생물에 대한 위해성 평가 (The Risk Assessment of Butachlor for the Freshwater Aquatic Organisms)

  • 박연기;배철한;김병석;이제봉;유아선;홍순성;박경훈;신진섭;홍무기;이규승;이정호
    • 농약과학회지
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2009
  • 우리나라에서 벼재배용 제초제로 가장 많이 사용되고 있는 butachlor는 농약 사용 성수기($5{\sim}6$월)에 하천수 중 검출빈도가 높게 나타나고 있어 수서생물에 대한 위해가능성이 있다. 이에 본 연구는 butachlor의 담수조류와 담수무척추동물, 담수어류에 대한 급성독성시험을 수행하여 독성영향을 구명하였고 위해성을 평가하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. Butachlor의 담수조류에 대한 생장영향을 알아보고자 녹조류 3종(P. subcapitata, D. subspicatus, C. vulgaris)에 대해 생장저해시험을 수행한 결과, butachlor에 대한 P. subcapitata, D. subspicatus, 그리고 C. vulgaris의 72시간 $ErC_{50}$은 각각 0.002, 0.019, 그리고 $10.49mg\;L^{-1}$이었고, NOErC는 0.0008, 0.0016, 그리고 $5.34mg\;L^{-1}$로 나타났다 Butachlor의 담수무척추 동물인 물벼룩(Daphnia magna)에 대한 24시간 및 48시간 $EC_{50}$ 값은 각각 2.55와 $1.50mg\;L^{-1}$이었고, NOEC는 $0.6mg\;L^{-1}$이었다. Butachlor의 어류에 대한 급성독성시험 결과, 잉어(C. carpio), 송사리(O. latipes) 그리고 미꾸리(M. anguillicaudatus)에 대한 96시간 $LC_{50}$ 값은 각각 0.62, 0.41 그리고 $0.24mg\;L^{-1}$으로 나타났다. Butachlor의 수서생물에 대한 위해성을 평가하기 위하여 지점별 수서생물에 대한 TER을 산출한 결과, 논에서 조류, 물벼룩 그리고 어류에 대한 TER은 각각 0.004, 3.6 그리고 0.58로서, 조류와 어류는 우리나라 기준인 2보다 낮아 위해 가능성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 배수로에서 조류, 물벼룩 그리고 어류에 대한 TER은 각각 0.05, 50 그리고 8로 조류는 2이하로 위해가능성은 있었다. 강에서 조류, 물벼룩 그리고 어류에 대한 각각의 TER은 0.36, 357 그리고 57로 산출되어 조류는 2이하로 여전히 위해가능성이 있었다. Butachlor의 수서생물에 대한 위해성을 평가하기 위하여 지점별 수서생물에 대한 TER을 산출한 결과, 논에서 조류, 물벼룩 그리고 어류에 대한 TER은 각각 0.004, 3.6 그리고 0.58으로서, 조류와 어류는 우리나라 기준인 2보다 낮아 위해 가능성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 배수로에서 조류,물벼룩 그리고 어류에 대한 TER은 각각 0.05, 50 그리고 8으로 조류는 2이하로 위해가능성은 있었다. 강에서 조류, 물벼룩 그리고 어류에 대한 각각의 TER은 0.36, 357 그리고 57로 산출되어 조류는 2이하로 여전히 위해 가능성이 있었다. 결론적으로 butachlor는 녹조류 중 감수성이 높은 P. subcapitata, D. subspicatus 등에 일시적인 개체수 감소 등 생육에 영향을 줄 것으로 예상되나 감수성이 낮은 C. vulgaris는 영향이 적을 것으로 판단된다. Butachlor의 물벼룩과 어류에 대한 위해 가능성은 배수로 및 강에서 낮을 것으로 판단된다. 그러나 butachlor의 논에 살포시 논에 서식하는 미꾸리의 산란시기($6{\sim}7$월)가 butachlor의 사용시기와 비슷하여 논에 butachlor 사용으로 인한 미꾸리 수정란과 치어에 대한 영향, 개체수 감소 및 회복 등에 대한 추가적인 연구는 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

전동화일로 형성된 근관에서 비표준화 Gutta-percha Cone의 적합성 (APICAL FITNESS OF NON-STANDARDIZED GUTTA-PERCHA CONES IN SIMULATED ROOT CANALS PREPARED WITH ROTARY ROOT CANAL INSTRUMENTS)

  • 권오상;김성교
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제25권3호
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    • pp.390-398
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    • 2000
  • 근관형성을 위해 표준화된 근관형성기구에 비해 taper가 큰 기구들이 사용되고 있으며 이를 이용하여 형성된 근관은 taper가 큰 근관의 모양을 갖는다. 근관충전방법에 있어 근관의 크기에 적합한 1차적 gutta-percha cone을 선택할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 .04 및 .06 taper의 전동화일로 형성된 근관에 열연화충전법을 위해 가장 적합한 1차 cone을 선택하기 위한 지침 마련의 목적으로, 근단공의 크기와 근관의 taper에 따른 gutta-percha cone의 근단부 근관 내 적 합도를 평가하였다. ProFile$^{(R)}$ .04 taper와 .06 taper를 이용하여 Crown down 방법으로 60개의 모형근관을 형성하였다. 표준화 gutta-percha cone, Dia-Pro ISO-.04$^{TM}$ 및 .06 gutta-percha cone, MF, F, FM 및 M 크기의 비표준화 gutta-percha cone의 근관 내 적합도는 치근단 5mm의 근관면적에 대한 gutta-percha cone의 점유 면적비(%)로 하였다. .04 taper, 25번 크기의 근관에서는 F, MF 크기의 비표준화 cone이 표준화 cone과 Dia-Pro 180-.04$^{TM}$ 보다 우수한 근관적합도를 나타내었고(p<0.05), 30번 크기의 근관에서는 F, Dia-Pro ISO-.04$^{TM}$, FM 크기의 gutta-percha cone 모두 표준화 cone보다 우수한 근관적합도를 나타내었으나(p<0.05), 35번 크기의 근관에서는 모든 gutta-percha cone 사이에 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다(p>0.05) .06 taper, 25번 크기의 근관에서는 사용된 비표준화 cone 모두가 표준화 cone, Dia-Pro ISO-.06$^{TM}$ 보다 나은 근관적합도를 나타내었고(P<0.05), 30번 크기의 근관에서는 표준화 cone을 제외한 나머지 gutta-percha cone에서 유의한 차이를 발견할 수 없었다. 35번 크기의 근관에는 M 크기의 비표준화 cone이 가장 우수한 근관적합도를 보이고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, FM과 Dia-Pro ISO-.06$^{TM}$ 사이에서는 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다(p>0.05).

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천연 유기산처리 및 포장방법에 의한 참취의 저장효과 (Effect of Organic Acids and Packaging on the Quality of Aster scaber during Storage)

  • 오덕환;함승시;이상영;김상헌;홍정기
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제29권1호
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    • pp.57-64
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    • 1997
  • 본 연구는 유기산 처리 및 포장방법이 저장중 참취의 품질변화에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 참취는 각 유기산으로 침지시킨 후 포장방법을 달리하여 각각의 온도에 저장한 다음 총균수변화, 중량감소, 색도변화 및 관능검사를 조사하였다. 본 실험에서 나타난 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 참취의 생채 저장 기간을 증진시키기 위하여 참취에 유기산 처리, 포장방법의 변화 및 혼합처리를 하였는데 이러한 처리구 모두 무처리구와 비교하여 볼때 각각의 온도(1 또는 $5^{\circ}C$)에서 저장한 참취의 호기성 미생물의 생육저해에 거의 영향을 미치지 못했다. 2. 유기산 처리한 참취 포장구의 중량 변화는 무처리구에 비하여 감소함을 나타냈고 포장 방법의 변화에 의한 중량변화는 질소포장구에서 가장 적은 감소를 나타냈으며 $O_2:N_2:CO_2$ (15%:80%:5%) 처리한 포장구가 가장 많은 중량감소를 나타내었다. 혼합 처리에 의한 참취의 중량변화는 각각 유기산 처리 또는 포장방법 단독으로 처리했을 때보다도 감소하였으며 이러한 처리방법은 $1^{\circ}C$ 보다도 $5^{\circ}C$에 저장했을 때 더 효과적으로 나타났다. 3. 유기산 처리한 참취잎의 색깔 변화는 처리구와 무처리구간에 차이가 거의 없었으며 포장방법에 의한 처리구의 색깔변화는 질소포장구가 가장 적은 변화를 나타내었고 혼합처리에 의한 색깔 변화는 유기산 처리한 질소포장구가 무처리구나 질소 포장구에 비하여 약간 감소하였으나 큰 차이는 없었다. 이러한 결과는 모든 처리구에서 $1^{\circ}C$보다는 $5^{\circ}C$에 저장했을때 전반적으로 색깔 변화가 감소되었다. 4. 각 온도에 저장중 외관 품질에 대한 관능검사의 결과는 질소포장구가 다른 포장구에 비하여 더 좋은 효과를 나타냈으며 본 실험에서 얻어진 중량감소 및 색도의 실험결과와 일치함을 나타냈다. 총균수의 변화는 각 처리구마다 차이가 없었기 때문에 관능검사와는 직접적인 상관관계가 없었다.

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신선편이 브로콜리의 품질과 미생물 성장에 영향을 주는 소성칼슘 용액 세척 및 열처리 효과 (The Effects of Calcinated Calcium Solution Washing and Heat Treatment on the Storage Quality and Microbial Growth of Fresh-cut Broccoli)

  • 김지강;;최지원;이상규
    • 생물환경조절학회지
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.411-418
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    • 2012
  • 환경친화적인 농산물 살균소독 세척방법으로 소성칼슘 및 열처리에 의한 신선편이 브로콜리 저장 중 품질 및 미생물적인 안전성 향상 효과를 구명하기 위하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 브로콜리를 절단한 뒤 수돗물, $50{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 염소수 및 $1.5g{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 소성칼슘 용액과 $45^{\circ}C$의 수돗물 열처리, 열처리와 살균소독제를 혼합한 $45^{\circ}C$$1.5g{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 소성칼슘 용액에서 각각 2분 세척하였다. 그리고 신선편이 브로콜리를 $50{\mu}m$ PE 필름에 포장하여 $5^{\circ}C$에서 9일 저장하면서 기체조성, 전기전도도, 미생물수, 색 및 관능적인 품질을 조사하였다. 포장내부의 기체조성은 열처리에서 $O_2$ 농도가 낮고, $CO_2$ 농도는 높았으나 비열처리구에서는 살균소독 방법 간에 차이가 없었다. 소성칼슘 및 염소수 살균소독처리는 수돗물 처리보다 신선편이 브로콜리의 미생물 감소에 효과적이었고 열처리는 저장 3일까지는 효과가 있었으나 6일 이후에는 나타나지 않았다. 전기전도도는 소성칼슘 + 열처리에서 높게 나타났고, 색은 저장기간이 지나면서 명도가 낮아지고 황색도는 증가하였으나 살균소독 처리간에는 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 신선편이 브로콜리 저장 중 미생물수는 소성칼슘 단독처리가 염소수와 비슷한 수준으로 저장 9일 동안 일반세균수 제어효과를 나타냈고, 대장균군도 수돗물 처리보다 저장기간 내내 적게 나타났다. 또한 브로콜리 절단면의 변색 억제에는 열처리가 효과적이었으나 이취는 높게 나타났으며, 비열처리구에서 소성칼슘 용액처리는 염소수와 같이 수돗물보다 외관이 우수하고, 이취가 적게 나타났다. 따라서 소성칼슘 처리는 환경친화적인 방법으로서 신선편이 브로콜리의 염소 살균소독 세척을 대체할 수 있는 방법으로 판단되었다.

High Resolution HC$_3$N Observations toward the Central Region of Sagittarius B2

  • H.S-Ching;Oh, M.ishi;M.Morimoto
    • 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.

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