• Korean Journal of Cognitive Science
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.535-557
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• 2010

Researchers have shown the negative compatibility effect (NCE) consistently using arrows. However, they provided inconsistent interpretations about the reason why the NCE happens. The purpose of the present study is to test the factors suggested to be critical for the NCE including automatic inhibition, updated information and top-down control. Presented with arrays of masked prime and targets composed of colored double-headed arrows, participants demonstrated invulnerable NCE on the basis of direction of arrows in the judgment of direction with corresponding hands (Experiment 1), with reverse-mapping hands (Experiment 2) and even in the color-judgment task (Experiment 3). These results imply that the main sources of NCE might be perceptual dominance and inherent properties of stimuli and responses; this contrasts with previously proposed explanations.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.227-230
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• 2010

2010년 3월 26일 21시 45분경, 백령도 서남쪽 1.6km(1마일)해상에서 대한민국 해군의 초계함 천안함이 원인 미상의 사고로 침몰한 사건이 발생하였다. 이에 연안공학자의 입장에서는 수색 및 구조에 필요한 기초자료인 해상조건들을 제공하고 시뮬레이션을 통한 보다 자세한 예측 및 유추가능한 자료를 제공한다는 것은 뜻깊은 일임에 틀림없다. 이에 본 연구에서는 백령도-대청도 부근해역의 기상, 파랑, 조석 및 조류, 저질, 부유사 상태등을 조사 분석하고 이를 기초로 해역특성을 분석하였다. 사건당시의 유속상황은 소조기(neap tide)-중조기 (mean tide) 사이에 해당하며 3월 26일이 지나고 4월 3~4일까지는 유속이 가장 강한 대조기 (spring tide)가 진행되는 시점으로 수색 및 구조작업에 에로사항이 있는것으로 파악되었다. 또한, 21:00-22:00 경은 낙조가 진행 중에 있기 때문에 물질이동은 남동쪽이 우세할 것으로 보이며 특히, 불규칙한 해저지형으로 인하여 급격한 와류 등이 존재할 것으로 판단되어 입자추적실험을 수행하였다. 수행 결과, 입자는 유속상황에 따라서, 초기에는 남동쪽으로 이동하지만 장기 예측결과, 외해쪽으로 흘러가는 것으로 나타났다. 이를 통하여 추후, 수색작업의 범위를 외해쪽으로 확대시켜야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.290-297
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• 1997

Background : Despite remarkable progress of understanding the pathophysiology and therapy of bronchial asthma, asthma morbidity and mortality are on the rise. Also hospitalization and attending rates of emergency department for asthma have been increasing gradually. We analyzed clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients who visited emergency room due to asthma attack in order to define clinical characteristics of these group of patients. Method : We reviewed 105 adult asthmatic patients who attended emergency department of Korea University Hospital between August 1995 and July 1996, retrospectively. Results : 103 patients(56 female, 47 males, mean age : 48.6 years) attended-68 self referral, 18 practitioner referral and 17 OPD transfer- and 86 patients(83.5%) were admitted. Attending emergncy department was clearly more frequent in December(13.6%) and May(12.6%). Time lag between onset of asthmatic attack and arrival at the hospital was $14.2{\pm}15.5$ hour and initial peak expiratory flow rate was $166.7{\pm}68.3L/min$.(43.3% predicted) The commonest cause for visiting emergency room was aggravation of asthma due to upper respiratory tract infection in mild asthmatics. About half of them had history of previous ER visits. Their prognosis was not bad, but after discharge, about half of patients escaped from OPD follow-up. Conclusion : As a group they merit detailed attention and follow up arrangement. Clinician need to monitor and review the treatment plans, the medications, the patient's management technique, and the level of asthma control. For this group, plans for longer term treatment, including asthma education program and adjustment of overall treatment plan should be made.