• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.173-184
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• 2018

In human walking, muscle co-contraction which produces simultaneous activities of multiple muscles is important in motor control mechanism of the central nervous system. This study aims to understand positive and negative covariation mechanism of inter-muscle activities during walking. In this study, we measured electromyography (EMG) in leg muscles. To identify motor modules, we recored EMG from 4 leg muscles bilaterally (the tibialis anterior, medial gastrocnemius, rectus femoris and medial hamstring muscles) and performed non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) and principa component analysis (PCA). Then, we computed covariation values from various combinations between muscles or motor modules and used two-way repeated measures analysis of variance to identify significantly different covariation patterns between muscle combinations. As the results, we found significant differences between covariation values of muscle combinations (p < 0.05). muscle groups within the same motor modules produced the positive covariations. However, there were strong negative covariation between motor modules. There was negative covariation in all muscle combination. Stable inter-module negative covariation suggests that motor modules may be the control unit in the complex motor coordination.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.103-110
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate effect of low-dye taping and foot intrinsic muscle strengthening exercise on the muscle activity of the tibialis anterior, calf muscles, and long calf muscles during one-foot standing in subjects with flat feet. The subjects were 16 adults in their 20s with flat feet, and they were divided into low-dye taping (LTG; n=8) and foot intrinsic muscle strengthening exercise (FSG; n=8) groups. Each group underwent the appropriate intervention twice a week for 6 weeks. The muscle activity of the tibialis anterior, long calf muscle, and medial calf muscle was measured. Repeated two-way ANOVA was performed to compare changes in muscle activity before and after the intervention. As a result of muscle activity measurement, LTG significantly decreased between before and after the experiment in all muscles (p<.05). In FSG, only the tibialis anterior significantly decreased between before and after the experiment (p<.05). Therefore, low-dye taping and foot intrinsic muscle strengthening exercises will be helpful for efficient the lower extremity muscle activity of flat foot.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.17-25
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• 2002

In this paper we propose a new efficient muscle modeling for creating 3d facial models. It improves the existing muscle-based facial modeling method. We present the facial muscle action prediction map as a new method of muscle modeling. We also suggest a new face deformation method that improves the existing method which controls each muscle's condition separately.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.413-416
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 요부 영상에서 근육을 추출하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 초음파 영상에서 왜곡이 존재하지 않는 영역을 측정 할 근육 영역을 설정한 후, 초기 초음파 영상에서 불필요한 잡음을 제거하고 Ends-in Search Stretching 기법을 적용하여 근육 영역의 명암 대비를 강조한다. 그리고 형태학적 특징을 이용하여 등뼈 영역과 피하지방을 분리한 후, 4 방향 윤곽선 추적 알고리즘을 적용하여 피하지방의 하단 부분을 추출한다. 또한 최대 및 최소 명암도를 조정하여 얻어진 등뼈의 후보 영역에서 형태학적 특징을 이용하여 잡음을 제거하고 최종적으로 등뼈 영역을 추출한다. 추출된 등뼈 영역에 대해 피하지방층과 등뼈 사이를 근육의 두께로 측정한다. 본 연구에서 제안된 방법을 요부의 초음파 영상에 적용하여 근육 영역을 추출한 결과, 제안된 방법이 초음파 영상에서 근육 영역들의 두께를 측정하는데 기존의 근육 측정 방법보다 효과적인 것을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.265-268
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• 2002

얼굴은 성별, 나이, 인종에 따라 다양한 특징을 가지고 있어서 개개인을 구별하기가 쉽고 내적인 상태를 쉽게 볼 수 있는 중요한 도구로 여겨지고 있다. 본 논문은 얼굴표정 애니메이션을 위한 효과적인 방법으로 실제얼굴의 피부조직 얼굴 근육 등 해부학적 구조에 기반한 근육기반모델링을 이용하는 방법을 소개하고자 한다. 제안하는 시스템의 구성은 얼굴 와이어프레임 구성과 폴리곤 메쉬분할 단계, 얼굴에 필요한 근육을 적용시키는 단계, 근육의 움직임에 따른 얼굴 표정생성단계로 이루어진다. 와이어프레임 구성과 폴리곤 메쉬 분할 단계에서는 얼굴모델을 Water[1]가 제안한 얼굴을 기반으로 하였고, 하나의 폴리곤 메쉬를 4등분으로 분할하여 부드러운 3D 얼굴모델을 보여준다. 다음 단계는 얼굴 표정생성에 필요한 근육을 30 개로 만들어 실제로 표정을 지을 때 많이 쓰는 부위에 적용시킨다. 그 다음으로 표정생성단계는 FACS 에서 제안한 Action Unit 을 조합하고 얼굴표정에 따라 필요한 근육의 강도를 조절하여 더 자연스럽고 실제감 있는 얼굴표정 애니메이션을 보여준다.

• Proceedings of the KSLP Conference
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• 1993.12a
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• pp.11-11
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• 1993

현존하는 문헌에 의하면, 입술근육의 수축과 운동시간의 측면에서 영어의 자음을 경음-연음분류를 할 수 있는 음성학적 실증이 없는 것으로 나타나고 있다. 본 연구는 근육운동 측정기를 사용하여 영어와 한국어의 양순 정지음의 발화시 근육(orbicularis oris superior muscle)운동을 측정하였다. 영어의 강세음절에서는 기존의 주장과 같이 /p/와 /b/의 발화시 근육운동에 차이가 없거나 일관성이 없는 것으로 나타났으나, 무강세음절에는 기존 이론과 달리 근육운동수축에 있어서 /p/가 /b/에 비하여 통계학적으로 훨씬 큰 것으로 나타났다.(중략)

• ICROS
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.34-39
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• 2010

근육 활성화시 나타나는 근육의 기하학적 형상인 단면적 변화를 움직임 의도 예측에 사용했다. 밴드 형태로 구성한 유연한 압전 케이블(flexible piezoelectric cable)을 이용하여 단면적을 측정하는 착용형 근육 활성도 측정 센서(pMAS, piezo cable muscle activation sensor)를 설계했고, 상완부에 적용하여 팔꿈치의 움직임을 예측했다.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.258
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• pp.44-45
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• 2011

최근 발표된 고대구로병원 최경묵 교수의 연구에 따르면 당뇨병환자의 근육감소증 발병률이 일반인에 비해 3배나 높은 것으로 나타났다. 실제 근육이 많으면 당 조절에도 효과적인 것으로 알려져 있다. 당뇨병에서 걷기나 달리기 등 유산소운동의 중요성에 대해서 많이 알려져 있고, 실제 대부분의 환자들이 실천하고 있지만, 근력운동은 소홀한 경우가 많다.

• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.137-143
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• 1987

This study was carried out to compare the changes in the extractability, biological activity, and solubility of myofibrillar proteins and actomyosins during storage period at 4$^{\circ}C$ and -20$^{\circ}C$in pectoral. and leg muscle of broiler meat. 1. The results obtained are as fellows ; The extractabilities of myofibrillar proteins in pectoral and leg muscle were increased gradually to 7-days during storage at 4$^{\circ}C$ and decreased slightly during frozen storage at -20$^{\circ}C$. The extractabilities of actomyosins in pectoral and legmuscle were not greatly changed during cold storage and decreased gradually during frozen storage. 2. The Ca$\^$2+/-ATP ase activities of myofibrillar proteins in the both muscles were not greatly changed to 7-days during cold storage, and in the case of frozen storage, those were highest on the 2nd week, thereafter decreased with storage period. The Ca$\^$2+/-ATPase activities of actomyosins in pectoral and leg muscle were decreased sightly only frist day during cold storage and decreased gently during frozen storage. 3. Myofibrillar proteins in the both muscles were solubilized completely at 0.20M KCl in fresh meat, at 0.25M (pectoral) and 0.30M KCl (leg) in the cold storage, and at 0.30M KCl in the frozen storage. Actomyosins of both muscles were solubilized completely at 0.40M KCl in fresh meat, cold and frozen storage.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.1296-1301
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• 2008

Ultrasonography constructs pictures of areas inside the body needs in diagnosis by bouncing high-enorgy sound waves(ultrasound) off internal tissues or organs. In constructing an ultrasonographic image, the weakness of bounding signals induces noises and detailed differences of brightness, so that having a difficulty in detecting and diagnosing with the naked eyes in the analysis of ultrasonogram. Especially, the difficulty is extended when diagnosing muscle areas by using ultrasonographic images in the musculoskeletal test. In this paper, we propose a novel image processing method that computationally extracts a muscle area from an ultrasonographic image to assist in diagnosis. An ultrasonographic image consists of areas corresponding to various tissues and internal organs. The proposed method, based on features of intensity distribution, morphology and size of each area, extracts areas of the fascia, the subcutaneous fat and other internal organs, and then extracts a muscle area enclosed by areas of the fascia. In the extraction of areas of the fascia, a series of image processing methods such as histogram stretching, multiple operation, binarization and area connection by labeling is applied. A muscle area is extracted by using features on relative position and morphology of areas for the fascia and muscle areas. The performance evaluation using real ultrasonographic images and specialists' analysis show that the proposed method is able to extract target areas being approximate to real muscle areas.