• The korean journal of orthodontics
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• v.34 no.3 s.104
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• pp.241-251
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• 2004

Previous studies have focused on the causes of root resorption after orthodontic treatment and treatment methods to reduce this phenomenon, and have been mainly associated with developed, mature roots. As parents become increasingly interested in their children's' dentition, orthodontists are performing fixed orthodontic treatment on patients of less than 10 years and before the completion of the immature root. Thus, the author evaluated the changes of root length and root form of maxillary immature incisors after orthodontic treatment, compared with those of mature teeth, and investigated the correlation according to gender, treatment duration, and displacement of incisors. The sample consisted of an immature root group of twenty-eight persons (between 8 and 10 years old) and a mature root group of thirty-one persons (between 11 and 15 years old). The crown and root length of the maxillary four incisors were measured with a periapical radiograph, changes in root length and crown-root ratio were calculated, and root form was classified according to a scoring system. The results were as follows. 1. The development of immature roots was not affected by orthodontic treatment and mostly showed normal root length and apical form. 2. Root length of immature teeth was sustained or became shorter, partially in long treatment duration or with open bite patients. Even though the teeth reached their normal root length, they demonstrated a blunt form. 3. Most of the mature roots showed mild resorption, and the form of mature roots was more blunt than the developed form of the immature roots (p<0.05). 4. The developed form of the immature roots was statistically related to treatment duration, while the form of the mature roots was significantly related to the displacement of incisors (p<0.05). 5. In contrast, other variables such as gender, classification of malocclusion, changes in overbite, and changes of U1 to SN showed no correlation with the root resorption of both groups.

• Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.173-182
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• 2004

본 연구의 목적은 사이클 운동 시, 3가지 다른 길이의 페달 샤프트 (표준형, 5.08 cm, 10.16 cm)가 근육활동에 미치는 영향을 근전도 측정을 통해 비교 분석하는데 있다. 사이클링을 활동적으로 하는 여학생 5명을 피험자로 선택하여 대퇴지근(RF), 외측광근(VL), 내측광근(VM) 대퇴이두근(BF)을 표면전극을 사용하여 관찰하였다. 자료 분석을 위해 두 대의 S-VHS 카메라 (Panasonic Digital 5000)를 사용하여 사이클링 동작을 촬영하였다. 연구의 목적을 위해 각 조건에 대한 표준화된 평균 및 최대 근전도치가 계산되어졌다. 각각의 변인에 대해 페달 샤프트의 길이에 따른 근전도치의 차이점을 분석하기 위해 반복측정에 의한 일원변량분석을 사용하였으며, 통계적 유의성이 있을 경우 Newman-Keuls 사후검증을 실시하였다. 일반적으로 5.08 cm 길이의 페달 샤프트를 사용했을 경우 표준형의 페달 샤프트와는 다르게 모든 하지근의 적분 근전도치가 줄어드는 것으로 나타났다. 페달 샤프트의 길이가 길어짐에 따라 외측광근의 적분 근전도치가 통계적으로 유의하게 낮게 나타났고, 5.08 cm 길이에서 대퇴이두근의 적분 근전도치가 통계적으로 유의하게 낮게 나타났다. 페달 샤프트 길이에 따른 최대 근전도치의 통계적 유의성을 찾을 수 없었지만, 일반적으로 5.08 cm 길이의 페달 샤프트를 사용할 때 최대 근전도치가 가장 낮게 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과, 페달 샤프트의 길이가 하지근의 활동정도와 형태를 변화시킨다는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 하지관절의 부하에 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료되어진다. 이에 따라, 개인의 해부 구조학적인 면을 고려한 페달 샤프트의 길이 조절은 효율적이며 안정적인 사이클링 동작을 수행하는데 많은 도움이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.12
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• pp.1017-1026
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• 2014

A multi-perforated tube is generally installed between the muffler inlet and in front of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts in the integrated urea-SCR muffler system in order to disperse the urea-water solution spray uniformly and to make better use of the SCR catalyst, which would result in an increase nitrogen oxide ($NO_x$) reduction efficiency and a decrease in the ammonia slip. The effects of the multi-perforated tube orifice area ratios on the internal flow characteristics were investigated analytically by using a general-purpose commercial software package. From the results, it was clarified that the multi-perforated tube geometry sensitively affected the generation of the bulk swirling motion inside the plenum chamber set in front of the SCR catalyst and to the uniformity index of the velocity distribution produced at the inlet of the catalyst. To verify the analytical results, engine tests were carried out in the ESC and ETC modes. Results of these tests indicated that the larger flow model in the longitudinal direction showed the highest NOx reduction efficiency, which was a good agreement with the analytical results.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.187-201
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• 2017

This study was conducted to elucidate the effect of mulching materials on growth characteristics, saponin contents and antioxidant activity of Platycodin grandiflorum Ridix roots for organic farming. Plastic film, sawdust and rice bran were treated by mulching with several different methods after transplanting P. grandiflorum Radix. In root length, when plastic film plot, sawdust plot and rice bran plot were treated, root length was recorded the highest scores (24.0~27.5 cm) in plastic film plot and sawdust plot. Root width was recorded the highest score (30.0 mm) in plastic film plot. Also, the number of fine-roots was the highest in plastic film plot (36.0). Fresh weight, which affects directly yield, was the highest in plastic film plot (130 g/plant). The contents of platycodin D3 and deapioplatycodin D were shown to 111.2 and 48.1 mg/100 g, the highest values were observed in sawdust plot. The total polyphenol and flavonoid contents were recorded the highest scores (11.0 and 8.6 mg/g, respectively) in plastic film plot. In this study we confirmed that there were differences among mulching materials in growth characteristics, saponin contents and antioxident activity of P. grandiflorum roots.