• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.380-385
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• 2010

The integrity of components and piping of operating nuclear power plants has been identified by in-service inspection(ISI) requirements and activities commensurate with standards and codes such as KEPIC MI or ASME Code Section XI. However, the other various degradation mechanisms not considered during design stage of nuclear power plants have been checked by enhanced ISI. The requirements of enhanced ISI have been voluntarily developed by the industry itself or strickly issued by regulatory body. Even though the requirements were developed by the industry, they should be reviewed by regulatory body for their application in nuclear power plants. The enhanced ISI activities and requirements of non-destructive examination(NDE) which reflect the degradation issues in nuclear power industry will be primarily discussed in this paper.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.49-60
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• 2022

This study attempted to provide the basic data for developing a system to identify the role of medical technologists and ensure an efficient response for quick and accurate diagnostic tests in the COVID-19 era. The research method involved using focus group interviews for a survey and analysis of 15 medical institutions. Eleven sample collection institutions, 10.4 medical technologists, 2.1 minutes of collection time, 5.4 hours of test time, 9,670 tests, 6.2 member test workforce size, and 7 screening center operating institutions were surveyed. The results of the focus group interview analysis revealed that there were no standardized guidelines covering working hours, area, and environment to protect sample collectors and testers in relation to the COVID-19 tests. Also, legal protection measures were insufficient in the event of accidental infections and there were no personnel regulations related to COVID-19. In addition, the professional training of sample collectors and molecular diagnostic testers was required for reliable COVID-19 testing. In conclusion, it is necessary to provide professional education through special test short-term training institutions to cope with emergency infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Legal systems should be put in place to protect the workforce and ensure stability.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.78-81
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• 2012

A 5-year-old male Pointer dog weighing 24 kg was referred because of a chronic cough. The dog was routinely vaccinated and treated monthly with medications to prevent heartworm and endoparasites. Blood analyses revealed no abnormalities. Chest radiographs showed interstitial and bronchial patterns in the caudal lung fields. Bronchoscopic imaging identified a collapse of the left bronchus with a mucopurulent discharge, indicating the onset of bronchomalacia. Computed tomography also showed bronchial collapse and a tapering angle in the left caudal bronchus. This case study describes the diagnosis of bronchomalacia in a Pointer dog with a chronic cough, and suggests that bronchoscopic examination is a valuable tool for identifying of the onset of bronchomalacia in dogs presenting with an uncontrolled cough.

• 건강소식
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.18-19
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• 2011

턱을 받침대에 대고 양손을 열중쉬어 자세로 한다. "숨을 크게 들이마시고 잠깐 참으세요."라는 방사선사의 말이 끝나자마자 검사가 끝난다. 흉부 X선 검사는 참으로 간단한 검사다. 이렇게 간단한 흉부 X선 검사를 통해서 폐와 심장을 비롯한 기관을 훤히 들여다 볼 수 있다.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.400-404
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• 2008

A 10-year-old intact female Yorkshire terrier dog (weighing 3 kg) was referred with the primary complaint of severe dyspnea, cyanosis and occasional syncopal episode. Physical examination revealed irregularly irregular bradycardia with persistent pulse deficits. The 12-lead surface ECG showed high grade atrioventricular blocks. Thoracic radiography revealed severe intrathoracic collapse. The dog was successfully treated with an intraluminal self-expanding stent ($COOK^{(R)}$) under the aid of transcutaneous cardiac pacing.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.43-50
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• 1995

We measured the traceability error for nine high temperature calibration service centers including KRISS through the round-robin test. In this test the type S thermocouple, which used as a calibration standard thermometer commonly, was accommodated as a test thermocouple. Intercomparison data of three institutions were coincident with KRISS's data within ${\pm}0.5^{\circ}C$, which was the calibration uncertainty of the type S thermocouple, but the remaining six institution's data were deviated from the assigned uncertainty level. Deviation of the intercomparison data increased gradually according to the increase of the test temperature. and the maximum difference was so large as about $2.0^{\circ}C$ at the highest test temperature, gold point. In this study we found the traceability error of high temperature calibration service center for a high temperature standard was within $2.0^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.533-539
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• 2007

Since 1971, the aptitude test for domestic train drivers has long been maintained without any overall change. With the revision of the Railroad Safety Act in 2006. the aptitude test was changed from the type of written and skill test into the type of question-and-answer and reaction test. However, the main structure of the test is being maintained unchanged. In this paper, we focus our attention on the improvement of the present aptitude test. We surveyed on two groups, one is the railroad expert group and another is train driver's group, questioning about the importance of the domestic and foreign aptitude test items. Based on the analysis, we suggest desirable aptitude test system for the railroad safety.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2008.06c
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• pp.203-207
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 의료기관의 검사코드인 LOCAL 코드(Local Code)를 LOINC 코드(Local Laboratory Result Code)와 매핑하기 위한 알고리즘을 구현하고, 이를 기반으로, LOCAL 코드의 매핑 및 입력을 지원하는 새로운 시스템을 제안한다. 이를 위해, 먼저, LOCAL 코드를 변환하여 LOINC의 여섯 가지 속성을 추출한 대응 코드로 생성한다. 추출한 대응코드는 LOINC 코드와 매핑하는 키 값이 된다. 대응코드와 LOINC 코드의 매핑은 각 속성을 우선순위에 따라 비교하는 과정을 포함하며, 매핑 결과 수에 따라 자동 매핑되거나, 상 하위 개념을 조합 또는 System 코드를 재검색하는 결과 최소화 단계를 수행한다. 본 연구에서는 매핑 알고리즘을 기반으로 LOINC 코드로 매핑 하고, 새로운 LOCAL 코드를 LOINC 코드로 입력할 수 있는 새로운 시스템을 구축하였다. 본 연구의 목표는 LOINC를 활용하여 방대한 진단검사 결과데이터를 표준화하고, 이를 통해 의료 기관 간 EMR을 실현하고 구축하는 기반요소를 마련하는데 있다. 본 연구를 통해, 국내 의료기관 간 검사 결과의 통합과 호환이 가능하게 할 것이며, 검사코드의 표준화를 위한 기반요소를 마련할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.652-654
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• 2018

Recently there are many people who suffer from a mental problem like depression or anxiety caused by the stress of employment or school works. Some mental care agencies serve a campaign for them, but it's less accessible due to the geographic distance. And before taking the service, people should find out what is a better psychological test for them to diagnose the problem. Furthermore, it is inconvenient that keeping the diagnosis which is written in some papers. In his paper, in order to solve these problems, suggests the novel platform that serves psychological tests to users and stores results into database so that involved agencies could contact quickly. The psychological tests BAI, BDI, PHQ-15, and Q-15 were used to verify the reliability and effectiveness of the platform.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.294-299
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• 2019

Korean hospitals implement external quality assessment (EQA) schemes to improve the quality of clinical tests. However, smaller hospital do not implement EQA due to lack of appreciation and cost burdens. The purpose of this study was to analyze the results of EQA from the perspective of clinical chemistry carried out at a small-to-medium sized hospital (SMH) and to investigate factors influencing quality control. The medical institution concerned had performed EQA on 21 items annually for three years and had analyzed measurement methods, variation coefficients, and anomalous results as defined by the SMH. No significant change in test methods or variation coefficients, which exhibited a high level of variation, were observed for any test item over the 3-year period. The results obtained showed that anomalous test results were significantly more frequent when EQA was not conducted (p<0.05), internal quality control was not conducted daily (p<0.01), and when tests were less frequently performed (p<0.01). Small-to-medium sized hospitals need to be more aware of the benefits of EQA and provide tailored education to staff.