• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.11-17
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• 2014

While safe and convenient, ultrasound imaging analysis is often criticized by its subjective decision making nature by field experts in analyzing musculoskeletal system. In this paper, we propose a new automatic method to extract muscle area using ART2 neural network based quantization. A series of image processing algorithms such as histogram smoothing and End-in search stretching are applied in pre-processing phase to remove noises effectively. Muscle areas are extracted by considering various morphological features and corresponding analysis. In experiment, our ART2 based Quantization is verified as more effective than other general quantization methods.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.932-938
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• 2012

Facial expression has its significance in mutual communication. It is the only means to express human's countless inner feelings better than the diverse languages human use. This paper suggests muscle model-based 3D facial expression generation system to produce easy and natural facial expressions. Based on Waters' muscle model, it adds and used necessary muscles to produce natural facial expressions. Also, among the complex elements to produce expressions, it focuses on core, feature elements of a face such as eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and cheeks and uses facial muscles and muscle vectors to do the grouping of facial muscles connected anatomically. By simplifying and reconstructing AU, the basic nuit of facial expression changes, it generates easy and natural facial expressions.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.439-448
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• 2017

Facial expression is important factor on social interaction. Facial muscle movement provides emotion information to develop social network. However, facial movement has less determined to recognize social emotion. This study is to analyze facial micro-movements and to recognize the social emotion such as intimacy, empathy, and valence. 76 university students were presented to the stimuli for social emotions and was measure their facial expression using camera. As a results, facial micro-movement. showed significant difference of social emotion. After extracting the movement amount of 3 unconscious muscles and 18 conscious muscles, Dominant Frequency band was confirmed. While muscle around the nose and cheek showed significant difference in the intimacy, one around mouth did in the empathy and one around jaw in the valence. The results proposed new facial movement to express social emotion in virtual avatars and to recognize social emotion.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.319-328
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess treatment effect of physical therapy on experimentally-induced masseter muscle fatigue by two parameters of muscle stiffness and elasticity. Three physical therapeutic modalities inducing electroacupunture stimulation therapy(EAST), Microwave diathermy and low-level laser therapy(LLLT) were compared. 10 healthy volunteers with normal occlusion (mean age of $26.3{\pm}1.16$ years, M:F=1:1) were participated in this study. All subjects were asked to chew gum on the right side until they felt pain(more and VAS 5 (0 to 10)) and their masseter muscles were examined with a tactile sensor in order to evaluate changes of stiffness and elasticity according to gum chewing and three physical therapeutic modalities. Subjective discomfort or pain was self-estimated by VAS as well. Unilateral gum chewing increased stiffness and decreased elasticity only on the chewing side but VAS increased on the both sides(p<0.05). EAST or Microwave diathermy greatly decreased stiffness and VAS and increased elasticity(p<0.05) but LLLT did not exhibit significant difference. From the results of this study, it is concluded that both EAST and Microwave diathermy have favorable effect on stiffness and elasticity of muscles and pain relief while effect of LLLT is not reliable. In addition, experimental unilateral gum chewing compromises stiffness and elasticity of masseter muscles only the chewing side while subjective discomfort or pain can be felt on the both sides.

• Journal of Practical Agriculture & Fisheries Research
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.117-128
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• 2021

The skeletal muscle development of Hanwoo steer has been processed in the prenatal and postnatal periods. Bovine satellite cell located in perimysium of muscle tissues has differentially distributed in peripheral tissues. The study of postnatal development of satellite cells can help understand the genetic and functional regulation of meat characteristics. Factors affecting muscle size increase are related to the accumulation of DNA or synthesis of RNA proteins. In this study, we observed muscle development and differentiation after culturing bovine satellite cells derived from longissimus dorsi and semimembranosus regions of Hanwoo muscle tissue. In addition, RNA sequencing data were analyzed for differentially expressed genes (DEG) involved in intracellular muscle development and growth. The DEG of the two muscle tissues were compared according to 1day, 2day, 4day, and 7day. The overall gene expression level was confirmed by the heat map. Gene Ontology (GO) classification method was used to compare the expression level of gene groups affecting LD and SM development. The histology of GO was consistent with the time-cause change of LD and SM cell morphology. SM showed more active skeletal muscle development than LD. Even within the same time, SM expressed more genes than LD, thus synthesizing more muscle fibers

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.355-358
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 아동이 유머와 슬픔을 느낄 때 나타나는 자율신경계 및 안면근육반응의 차이를 밝히고자 하였다. 11-13세의 아동 47명(남: 23명, 여: 24명)에게 각 정서를 유발하는 동영상 자극을 2분 동안 제시하고, 이때의 심리반응과 생리반응(SKT, EDA, ECG, EMG)을 측정하였다. 각 정서는 적합하고 효과적으로 유발되었고, 자율신경계반응에서는 유머가 슬픔보다 피부 전도수준, 피부전도반응, 피부전도반응의 수, 심박률분산에서 유의하게 큰 반응을 보였다. 반면 피부온도는 유머에 비하여 슬픔에서 크게 증가하였다. 안면근육반응 결과, 유머가 Orbicularis oris muscle에서 슬픔보다 더 큰 근육활동의 증가를 나타내었다. 결론적으로 아동은 유머와 슬픔에서 서로 다른 자율신경계와 안면근육의 반응을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.223-226
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• 2004

오골계의 초기성장 단계별 근육과 근섬유의 변화를 살펴보면 흉근 무게는 부화 직후에서 3주령까지 증가가 가장 뚜렷했으며 근섬유의 크기도 증가하였다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 가슴 근육과 근섬유 변화는 오골계의 초기성장단계에 있어서 체중변화와 연관성이 높음을 확인하였으며, 핵산 함량 및 단백질 변이 분석을 통해 근육내 이화학적 변이 및 성장잠재력의 변이를 심도있게 분석할 수 있었다. 또한 가자미근의 경우 0주령에서 3주령까지developmental muscle fiber 의 감소 및 소진과 adult muscle fiber의 형성 및 증가도 각 개체의 체중, 근육의 무게, 성장특성 및 성장가능성과 연관성이 있어, 이후 오골계의 근육성장특성 분석 시 조직학적 분석기법의 활용도 및 이화학적 변이 분석의 참고자료 및 활용도가 클 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.294-296
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• 2004

본 연구는 전지 부위에 대한 소비자의 인식을 제고하고, 새로운 제품 개발을 위한 기초자료를 제시하고자 전지 부위에서 8개 근육에 대한 육질특성을 구명하고자 실시하였다. 근육별 물리적 특성과 육색특성을 비교해 보면, IS와 SB 근육이 육즙 손실량이 적고, 연하며, 육색이 붉은 것으로 나타나, 신선육으로서의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 하지만 전지 부위에서 근육을 분리할 때 가장 경제적이고 적절한 방법이 제시되어야 하고 근육 특성에 따른 요리방법의 개발이 지속되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.246-249
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• 2004

겔 강도와 경도는 사후강직 후 근육이 강직 전 근육에 비해 단단한 것으로 나타났지만, 수분결합력과 관능적인 탄력성을 고려해볼 때 사후강직 전 근육이 더 훌륭한 겔 형성력을 보였다. 따라서 돈육을 이용한 수리미유사물 제조시 사후강직 전 근육을 이용하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 사료되었는데, 사후강직 전 근육은 염용성단백질 추출성과 수분결합력이 다른 상태의 근육에 비해 높게 나타났기 때문이다.

• 가정의 벗
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• v.36 no.10 s.422
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• pp.10-11
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• 2003

골반근육은 방광아래와 직장, 질, 자궁 등을 지탱해준다. 골반 근육이 수축하면 소변과 대변이 새지 않게 되는 것이다. 그러나 여성들은 분만하거나 나이가 들어 근육이 약해지고 처지게 되면 기침을 하거나 뛸때 소변이 새는 요실금을 경험하게 된다.