• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.193-199
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• 1999

Background: Measurement of body temperature is an important parameter in patient management in many clinical conditions. Failure to reach minimal acceptable body temperature standards has been associated with physiological derangements and has necessitated the application of additional therapy. The authors developed a new, simple, accurate thermometry system, which could be used to undertake precise temperature measurement for various clinical conditions. Materials and Methods: A new thermometry system using a specially designed temperature detecting and display system was developed. This system contains a temperature detecting sensor(LM 35CZ), which enables multiple serial checking of heat, data collection and processing computer, and 3-dimensional display system. It provides real time volumetric visualization of temperature distribution of a defined volume and stores and prints the data. Results: With this system, temperature can be measured at multiple interesting sites simultaneously, demonstrated as a 3-dimensional temperature distribution and stored. In well-controlled, systematic experiments a significant correlation has been observed between standard temperature and temperature using this system at various measuring points. Conclusion: This thermometry system is a real-time measurement system, which can demonstrate 3-dimensional heat distribution in experimental phantom and human body and can be used for diagnosing abnormal clinical conditions. In addition, this system reduces the nursing staff work load, providing them more time for long term care to patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.420-429
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• 2002

Moderate hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has commonly been used in cardiac surgery. Several cardiac centers recently practice normothermic CPB in cardiac surgery, However, the clinical effect and safety of normothermic CPB on cerebral metabolism are not established and not fully understood. This study was prospectively designed to evaluate the clinical influence of normothermic CPB on brain metabolism and to compare it with that of moderate hypothermic CPB. Material and Method: Thirty-six adult patients scheduled for elective cardiac surgery were randomized to receive normothermic (nasopharyngeal temperature ＞34.5 $^{\circ}C$, n=18) or hypothermic (nasopharyngeal temperature 29~3$0^{\circ}C$, n=18) CPB with nonpulsatile pump. Middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity (VMCA), cerebral arteriovenous oxygen content difference (CAVO$_{2}$), cerebral oxygen extraction (COE), modified cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen (MCMRO$_{2}$), cerebral oxygen transport (TEO$_{2}$), cerebral venous desaturation (oxygen saturation in internal jugular bulb blood$\leq$50 %), and arterial and internal jugular bulb blood gas analysis were measured during six phases of the operation： Pre-CPB (control), CPB-10 min, Rewarm-1 (nasopharyngeal temperature 34 $^{\circ}C$ in the hypothermic group), Rewarm-2 (nasopharyngeal temperature 37 $^{\circ}C$ in the both groups), CPB-off and Post-CPB (skin closure after CPB-off). Postoperaitve neuropsychologic complications were observed in all patients. All variables were compared between the two groups. Result： VMCA at Rewarm-2 was higher in the hypothermic group (153.11$\pm$8.98%) than in the normothermic group (131.18$\pm$6.94%) (p＜0.05). CAVO$_{2}$ (3.47$\pm$0.21 vs 4.28$\pm$0.29 mL/dL, p＜0.05), COE (0.30$\pm$0.02 vs 0.39$\pm$0.02, p＜0.05) and MCMRO$_{2}$ (4.71 $\pm$0.42 vs 5.36$\pm$0.45, p<0.05) at CPB-10 min were lower in the hypothermic group than in the normothermic group. The hypothermic group had higher TEO$_{2}$ than the normothermic group at CPB-10 (1,527.60$\pm$25.84 vs 1,368.74$\pm$20.03, p＜0.05), Rewarm-2 (1,757.50$\pm$32.30 vs 1,478.60$\pm$27.41, p＜0.05) and Post-CPB (1,734.37$\pm$41.45 vs 1,597.68$\pm$27.50, p＜0.05). Internal jugular bulb oxygen tension (40.96$\pm$1.16 vs 34.79$\pm$2.18 mmHg, p＜0.05), saturation (72.63$\pm$2.68 vs 64.76$\pm$2.49 %, p＜0.05) and content (8.08$\pm$0.34 vs 6.78$\pm$0.43 mL/dL, p<0.05) at CPB-10 were higher in the hypothermic group than in the normothermic group. The hypothermic group had less incidence of postoperative neurologic complication (delirium) than the normothermic group (2 vs 4 patients, p＜0.05). Lasting periods of postoperative delirium were shorter in the hypothermic group than in the normothermic group (60 vs 160 hrs, p<0.01). Conclusion: These results indicate that normothermic CPB should not be routinely applied in all cardiac surgery, especially advanced age or the clinical situations that require prolonged operative time. Moderate hypothermic CPB may have beneficial influences relatively on brain metabolism and postoperative neuropsychologic outcomes when compared with normothermic CPB.

• Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.47-59
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• 1994

Objectives: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the possible differences in sleepiness, performance, and body temperature during the night between morning(M) and evening(E) type subjects. Methods: After a survey study, to verify the validity and reliability of the Korean translation of the Home' and $\ddot{O}stberg's$ Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire(1976), 8 extreme M-type subjects(3males, 5 females) and 8 extreme E-type subjects(3 males, 5 females) were selected from the university student population who had participated in the survey study. All subjects underwent sleep latency test and a battery of performance tests at intervals of 2 hours through the night, from 23:00 to 07:00. Oral temperature of each subject was taken every hour from 21 : 00 to 8 : 00. Between the testing times, the experimenters ensured that subjects remained awake. Results: More profound sleepiness was found in the M-type compared to the E-type throughout the night, with significant differences in sleepiness occuring at 23:00 and 01:00 hours. Overall performance efficiency tended to be lower through, the night in the M-type than in the E-type on all tests. A difference in time of temperature minimum between the two types was not noteworthy. Rather, there appeared to be a substantial difference in temperature level during the declining phase, with the temperature of the M-type being lower than that of the E-type. Conclusions: These results indicate the existance of a temporal relationship between sleepiness, perfonnance and body temperature during night work. Since the M-type exhibited greater sleepiness and lower performance efficiency overnight than the E-type, it may be assumed that the E-type is more suitable for and tolerable to night work. There was some discussion of the limitations in generalizing these results together with some suggestions for future studies.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.607-614
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• 2000

본 논문은 가상환경 노출에 따른 가상멀미와 같은 인체의 영향을 평가하기 위한 연구이다. 이를 위해 20명의 피험자를 대상으로 하여 30분 동안의 가상현실 환경 노출 전과 노출 후에 나타나는 인체의 영향을 분석하였다. 실험평가를 위한 파라미터로는 SSQ test, COP, flicker test, 체온변화, 심박수 변화, 그리고 눈 깜빡임 값들이 이용되었다. 3D 입체영상의 제시는 LSG에 의해서 이루어졌으며, 특히 flicker test시에서는 모니터, LSG, HMD를 모두 사용하여 피로도를 측정, 비교하였다. 본 연구결과, 가상현실 환경의 노출 전 보다 노출 후에서 SSQ score, COP, 체온, 눈 깜빡임, 그리고 심박수가 증가함을 알 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.231-235
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• 2000

본 논문은 가상환경 노출에 따른 가상멀미를 포함한 인체의 영향을 평가하기 위한 연구이다. 이를 위해 20명의 피험자를 대상으로 하여 30분 동안의 가상현실 환경 노출 전과 노출 후에 나타나는 인체의 영향을 분석하였다. 실험평가를 위한 파라미터로는 550 test, COP, flicker test, 체온변화, 그리고 심박수 변화, 눈 깜빡임 값들이 이용되었다. 3D 입체영상의 제시는 LSG에 의해서 이루어졌으며, 특히 flicker test시에서는 모니터, LSG, HMD를 모두 사용하여 피로도를 측정, 비교하였다. 본 연구결과, 가상현실 환경의 노출 전 보다 노출 후에서 SSe Score, COP, 체온, 눈 깜빡임, 심박수가 증가함을 알 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2020.11a
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• pp.323-326
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• 2020

본 논문은 COVID-19 유증상자를 사전에 판별해 유증상자의 시설 출입을 제한하고, 비접촉 인증 방식인 RFID, 얼굴인식을 사용해 시설 내 COVID-19 집단 감염을 예방하는 시설 관리 스마트 도어록을 제안한다. 기존 디지털 도어록 및 스마트 도어록은 가정용으로 개발되어 많은 사람이 이용하는 다중 시설에서 사용하기에 불편하다. 본 연구에서 구현한 도어록은 아두이노 센서를 통해 시설 사용자의 체온과 산소 포화도 값을 받아 사용자의 COVID-19 증상 유무를 판단한다. 유증상자의 경우 경고음을 울려 시설 출입을 사전에 제한한다. 체온과 산소포화도 측정 후 비접촉 인증 방식인 RFID, 얼굴인식을 통해 시설 출입을 통제한다. 시설 관리자는 RFID, 얼굴인식, 도어록 전용 애플리케이션을 사용해 시설에 출입할 수 있다. 본 시스템을 통해 시설 관리가 편리해지고, 증가하고 있는 스마트 빌딩 및 무인 시설에 활용할 수 있다.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.19-30
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• 1997

This study was to investigate the method for shortening the body temperature (BT) because it takes a long time and is impractical to measure axillary or oral BT with mercury thermometer, The first approach was to identify BT change according to the measuring time and determine the clinically not statistically avaiable and optimal BT measuring time. The second was to test the accuracy of tympanic thermometer. It can measure BT within a few seconds, so if it is approved accurate, we can save BT measuring time by substitute tympanic thermometer for mercury thermometer. This study was conducted from 1, to 30 June, 1996. The subjects were 12men students of medicalk college and 29 women students of nursing school. The results were as follows ; 1) The 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13minute-measured axillary BT and 3, 5, 7, minute-measured BT showed somewhat linear relationship with time. It was difficult to find the optimum measuring time which were clinically significant. 2) For axillary tempeiature, the measuring time which were not statistically different was 11 and 13minute. But the real BT difference between 3 and 13minute, or between 5 and 13minute were very small and was within the range of daily variation. 3) For oral temperature, there was no intervals which showed the statistically insignificant. But like as axillary temperature, the difference between 3 and 7, or 5 and 7 minute were trivial by $0.3^{\circ}C$ and by $0.1^{\circ}C$ respectively. 4) Tympanic temperatures were lower than oral BTs which were measured with mercury thermometer by $0.26^{\circ}C$ (with ear tug) and $0.15^{\circ}C$(without ear tug). 5) The reliability of repeated measure tympanic temperature was better than without ear tug. With above results, we can't determine the optimal and cilically significant oral and axillary measuring time using mercury thermometer. However, because the real differences between measuring times were very small, so we recommend further study for the aged, the infants and the febrile patients. And we can't sure the accuracy of tympanic temperature but the reliability was better with ear tug than without ear tug.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.86-92
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• 2017

As the elderly population increases, real-time personal health monitoring is gaining new ground with advances in wireless communications. Such an approach is particularly beneficial to elderly and physically challenged people, as well as those who live alone and are not be able to seek help in case of medical emergencies. The aim of this study is to implement a wearable band which monitors personal vital signs, such as the body temperature and heart rate, and assists with healthcare decisions using a fuzzy logic based decision support system. Since the vital sign data measured from sensors are imprecise and their normal variation with age is nonlinear and not crisp, a fuzzy system is employed to deal with this imprecise or uncertain information. The proposed wearable band is designed to continuously capture and transmit vital signs and healthcare decisions to suitable apps developed for smartphones. In this way, health alerts can be sent to the guardian or caregiver who is registered in the apps.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.7
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• pp.19-24
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• 2020

WHO declared a global pandemic on March 11th for Corona 19. However, there is a situation where you have to go to building for face-to-face education or seminars for economic and social activities. The first check method of COVID-19 infection is to measure body temperature, so the primary entrance and exit is blocked for near-field body temperature measurement. However, since it is troublesome to check directly, thermal camera is installed at the entrance of the building, and body temperature is measured indirectly using the infrared camera to control access. In case of middle and high schools, universities, and lifelong education center, we need a system that is possible to interoperate with attendance checks and automatically recognizes whether to wear masks and can authenticate students. We proposed the system that is to confirm whether to wear a mask with a camera that is embedded in a smart mirror, and that authenticates the user through voice recognition of the user who wants to enter the building by using voice recognition technology and determines whether to enter them or not. The proposed system can check attendance if it is linked with near-field temperature measurement and attendance check APP of student's smart phone.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10b
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• pp.149-150
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• 2008

u-Healthcare는 유비쿼터스와 원격의료 기술을 활용한 건강관리 서비스를 말한다. 목표는 삶의 질 향상 추에 있다. 경제수준이 향상되면서 삶의 질에 대한 중요성이 대두되고 있으며, 만성질환자 및 인성 질환의 예방 및 효율적 관리는 개인 및 사회적으로도 중요한 의의를 가진다고 할 수 있다. u-Healthcare 서비스를 제공하기 위해서는 언제 어디서나 이용사의 건강상태를 진단할 수 있는 생체계측기술이 필요하기 때문에 u-Healthcare 측정 모듈의 개발은 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 개발한 모바일 연동 다기능 u-Healthcare 측정 모듈을 이응하여 심전도, 체지발, 호흡수, 체온 및 운동량 측정 등의 신호를 측정하였다. 측정된 신호를 Bluetooth 기반의 transceiver를 통해 u-Healthcare Center로 전송하며, Diagnostic Monitor를 통해 신호를 분석하여 건강상태를 모니터링 할 수 있는 검증모니터를 구현하였다.