• Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.55-64
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of Meridian pressure on the functions of upper extremities and discomfort of ADLs of hemiplegic patients. Methods: The research design was a nonequivalent control group, non-synchronized design. Subjects were 35 hemiplegic patients who were hospitalized at L Oriental Medical Hospital; 18 for the experimental group and 17 for the control group. The experimental group was given meridian pressure for 10 minutes daily for 2 weeks. The data were analyzed by SPSS 12.0 program. The ${\chi}^2$-test and t-test were used for the two groups' homogeneity, and t-test was used for the hypothesis test. Results: Manual muscle test, ROMs of wrist extension, elbow flexion, and shoulder extension of the experimental group increased compared to the control group. Shoulder pain and index finger circumference of the experimental group decreased compared to the control group. The experimental group showed to have less discomfort of ADLs than the control group. Conclusion: The study results verified that meridian pressure is effective for improving the functions of hemiplegic patients' upper extremities as well as reducing discomfort of ADLs.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.459-467
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• 2011

Rehabilitation exercises must maintain a patient's interest and permit a quantitative evaluation of the rehabilitation. We have developed a haptic-device system. When users move a grip, the haptic device provides a virtual force that either assists the movement of their arm or working against it. To investigate the functional effect of this system in a rehabilitation program, we used for five subjects with motor-function disorders and measured the grip position, velocity, force exerted on the grip, and EMG activities during a reaching task of one subject. The accuracy of the grip position, velocity and trajectories patterns were similar for all the subjects. The results suggested that the EMG activities were improved by applying the virtual force to the grip. These results can be used for the development of rehabilitation programs and evaluation methods.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.66-71
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• 2004

이글에서는 상지 동작 훈련 지원 시스템, 보행 훈련 및 하지 기능 회복 지원 시스템, 자세 균형 훈련장치 등 신체 기능 회복 및 훈련 지원 시스템과 자립형 이동을 위한 동작보조장치, 일상생활 지원 실버 기기, 개인 휴대형 골정 방지 시스템 등 일상생활 보조 지원 실버 기기에 대해 소개한다.

• Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.10-14
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• 2004

There is a large number of old athletes participating golf, and the shoulder, especially the nondominant or lead arm, appears to be at greatest risk for golf-related injury during extremes of motion. To reduce and prevent the risk of injury and improve the performance of golf, golfer should understand the biomechanics of the golf swing, increase flexibility, and perform stretching and strengthening exercises regularly .

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.1-10
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• 2016

Objective: This study aims investigating the effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on hand function of children with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods: The participants of this study are 20 children with spastic cerebral palsy aged between 11 to 16 years old. All the subjects underwent 24 sessions of FES during 8 weeks. Each FES was 20 minutes per session, and 3 sessions of FES were provided in a week. Measurements used to assess hand function are Jebsen Hand Function Test, Modified Ashworth Scale and 3D Motion Analysis. After establishment of the baseline for each client by all the measurements, reevaluations were performed every 2 weeks using Jebsen Hand Function Test and the Modified Ashworth Scale. The 3D Motion Analysis was performed only before- and after the 8 weeks of FES treatment. Results: After the FES, there was significant decrease in completed time for the all 6 subtasks of Jebsen Hand Function Test were (p<.05) and also significant decrease in spasticity score of Modified Ashworth Scale as well (p<.05). 3D Motion Analysis showed that the hand tapping and the finger tapping has been significantly improved (p<.05), and the pronation-supination movement of lower arm has been significantly improved as well. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is evidenced that functional electrical stimulation is effective treatment for hand function of children with cerebral palsy. For future research, it is recommended to examine various protocols of FES including impact of long-term application.

• Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.1-19
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of Patterned Sensory Enhancement (PSE) technique on the motor function of the affected upper limb in hemiplegic stroke patients by comparing the use of PSE and simple rhythmic cue. A total of 16 stroke patients were recruited from rehabilitative hospitals. The participants were assigned to the experimental group (n = 8) and control group (n = 8). While performing six different upper limb motions, musical stimuli applying the PSE technique was presented for the experimental group and simple rhythmic cue using the metronome was applied for the control group. The results showed that while the significantly increased range of motion (ROM) was found in the experimental group with the immediate use of PSE (p < .05), the control group did not show no significant change. This study implies that the use of musical elements in cueing for upper limb motion immediately leads to significant improvement in ROM by providing sufficient temporal, spatial, and dynamic information for expected motor performance.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.10-13
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• 2012

임베디드 시스템은 여러 분야에서 사용되고 있으며, 그 범위는 더욱더 다양하게 늘어나고 있다. 이러한 다양성은 임베디드 시스템이 사용되는 목적에 따라 새로운 아키텍처를 요구하게 되면서, 아키텍처 구조, 동작에 대한 변경 또는 새로운 설계에 대해 개발 시간과 비용을 줄이기 위한 재목적 컴파일러의 개발 필요성과 중요성이 강조되고 있다. 더욱이 전력이 제한적인 모바일 기기에서 동작하는 어플리케이션의 최적화와 이러한 최적화를 위한 컴파일러 개발은 매우 중요한 이슈가 되고 있으며, 특히 어플리케이션 성능에 직접적인 영향을 주는 컴파일러 후단부는 다양한 방법론들이 적용되어 있고 많은 연구가 수행되고 있다. 이 논문에서는 EXPRESSION의 재목적 컴파일러인 EXPRESS의 후단부에서 코드 최적화를 위해 적용된 기법을 분석하고, 기존 코드 스케줄링과 더불어 성능 개선을 위해서 기본 블록 스케줄링을 추가한 모델을 설계하고 성능평가 방법을 제시한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.1760-1762
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• 2010

본 논문에서 3치가산기와 승산기(multiplier)는 전류모드 CMOS에 의해서 구현된다. 첫째, 3치 T-gate를 집적회로 설계의 유효 가용성을 갖고 있는 전류모드 CMOS를 이용하여 구현한다. 둘째, 3치 T-gates를 이용해 회로가 유한체 GF (3)에 대하여 2변수 3치 가산표 (2-variable ternary addition table) 및 구구표 (multiplication table)가 실현되도록 구현한다. 마지막으로, 이러한 동작 회로들은 1.5 CMOS 표준 기술과 $15{\mu}A$ 단위전류(unit current) 및 3.3V 소스 전압 (VDD voltage)에 의해 활성화 된다. 활성화 결과는 만족할 만한 전류 특성을 나타냈다. 전류 모드 CMOS에 의하여 실행되는 3치가산기 및 승산기는 단순하며 와이어 라우팅(wire routing)에 대하여 정규적이고, 또한 셀 배열 (cell array)과 함께 모듈성 (modularity)의 특성을 갖고 있다.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.393-399
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• 2023

Upper limb amputees wear an upper limb prosthesis for both aesthetic purposes and functional necessity, and in particular, in the case of amputee with both hands, it is essential to wear a myoelectric prosthetic hand capable of gripping action. The prosthetic hand operated by the EMG signal of the remaining muscles is a public insurance benefit item of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance, and test method standards are needed to be developed for the safety of the user and the effectiveness of the product performance. In this study, we developed systems for measuring the gripping force of myoelectric hand prosthesis by a load cell and for durability test of the prosthesis over repeated use with a proximity sensor, and propose a test method standard. Since the international test method standard has not yet been established, it is expected that Korea will be able to play a leading role in this standardization field in the future.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.970-977
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate biomechanical factors on key motions in K-Pop dance(BoA's No.1). A professional choreographer who was BoA's K-Pop No. 1 dance participated in this study. ROMs(range of motion) of shoulder and elbow joints in AP direction were greater than other joints. Those of trunk and pelvis in ML direction were the greatest of other directions. The velocity of CoG in SI direction was greater than other directions, and also max angular velocities of shoulder, elbow, knee, and hip joints in AP direction were the greatest of all directions. But ROM and angular velocity of ankle joint were very small. Max rotational powers of shoulder and knee joints were larger than other joints.