• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.3375-3379
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• 2010

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of facial skin parameters (hydration, lipid and pH) on forehead and cheek according to Ayurvedic constitution classification of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. The condition of hydration, lipid and pH in the facial skin was measured using non-invasive diagnostic technique. The collected data was analyzed with the SPSS 16.0 windows statistical program. Design: Eighty-nine Korean female subjects were recruited for this study and the average age of them was $19.9{\pm}0.84$ years. Three groups by the Ayurvedic constitution were classified by questionnaire. Results: There was a significant difference in hydration, lipid and pH according to Ayurvedic constitution. The measurement of hydration on the face depending on the constitution were shown in the order of Pitta, Kapha and Vata (p<0.001). The measurement of lipid on the face depending on the constitution were shown in the order of Kapha, Pitta and Vata (p<0.001, p<0.01). The measurement of pH on the face depending on the constitution were shown in the order of Kapha, Pitta and Vata (p<0.01). Conclusion: Facial skin surface seemed to be dependent on Ayurvedic constitution classification in Korean. These findings indicated that Ayurvedic constitution classification might be a useful esthetic treatment for caring facial skin in the future.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.19-30
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• 2015

The healing effect of the aroma treated fabrics with lavender and lemon aromas was investigated by assessing the autonomic nervous responses of human body. For this cause Lemon and lavender microcapsules were coated on a cotton fabric using a water-based acrylic binder, respectively. And the study created a total of four aroma treated fabrics at a concentration of 2% and 5% respectively. Electrocardiogram(ECG), skin conductance, and Blood flow, of ten participants were measured for 30 sec at a stable condition, at a stress status (working memory task), and at a stimulation status (after rubbing aroma treated fabrics). Subjective sensibilities of the aromas were also evaluated. With regard to the responses of the autonomic nervous system, in order to understand how the values gained after the normalization process would cause different physiological signals between the stable state and the aroma-stimulated state as well as between the stress state and the aroma-stimulated state, the study conducted a non-parametric test, friedman test as well and analyzed tendencies. LF/HF turned out to be significantly different to the stress state, and according to the results of the post-hoc comparison, lemon 5% presented statistically significant differences among the lavender 2%, lavender5%, lemon2%. Lemon 5% stimuli increased stress but stimuli consisting of the lavender 2%, the lavender 5% and the lemon 2% decreased stress because of a psychological rest. And the stimuli of the lavender 2%, the lavender 5%, the lemon 2% presented a healing effect in this research.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.194-194
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• 2004

개인용 로봇의 촉각기능을 담당할 수 있는 유연성 기반 인공피부센서 시스템을 설계 및 제작하였다. 수직력을 측정할 수 있는 64 개의 FSR 센서(Techstorm Co.)와 전단력을 동시에 측정할 수 있는 1 개의 PVDF 필름(PSI Co.)을 융합하여 인공피부센서 시스템을 제작하였다 제작된 촉각센서는 10 cm x 10 cm 크기로 임의의 물체가 접촉할 경우 형상을 측정할 수 있으며 또한 물체표면의 거칠기 상태를 판단할 수 있다. 한편, 3축 로드셀 기반 평가 시스템을 제작하여 센서의 수직력을 평가하였으며 PVDF 필름을 통한 접촉하는 대상의 거칠기 평가는 주파수 분석으로 평가하였다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.263-266
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• 2005

닭고기의 신선도를 측정하기 위하여 HPLC를 이용한 핵산관련물질의 상호관계를 분석하여 계산된 K 값과 휴대용 Torry meter 값과의 상관관계를 측정하여, 닭고기 등급판정 현장에서 휴대용 Torry meter의 이용 가능성을 제고하기위하여 실시하였다. 닭고기 냉동육의 피부를 포함한 가슴 부위를 측정하였을 경우 저장 20일까지는 일정하게 저하되었으나, 30일에서는 오히려 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다. 이러한 경향은 피부를 제거시켰을 때는 더욱 심하여 저장 5일까지 감소하다 저장 10일에서는 증가하는 경향을 보여 일정한 경향을 나타내지 않았다. K값에서도 저장기간이 증가하면 약간씩 증가하는 경향은 보였으나 저장기간에 따라 변화가 심하였다. Torry meter에 의한 닭고기 신선도 측정은 냉장육에서는 이용 가능성이 보이나 냉동육에서는 저장일시에 따라 변화가 심하고 일정한 경향을 보이지 않아 이용 가능성 낮은 것으로 판단되나 수입육이 6개월 이상 냉동상태에서 수입된다고 볼 때 장기적 냉동시험이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.73-79
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• 2002

The goals of this study are twofold: To investigate non-phobics'and Phobics'Physiological response in virtual environments. and to analyze the trend of phobics' Physiology during virtual reality treatment. As a measure of Physiology. heart rate, skin resistance. and skin temperature were acquired. The data of two group subjects were analyzed: twenty-two non-Phobic subjects (M=32.94 years). thirty-six subjects with fear of flying (M=40.12 yearn) who met the DSM-lV criteria for a fear of flying. As a result. skin resistance showed significant differences between non-Photics and phobics. T(56) =2.978, P〈0.01 And the physiological responses of 33 subjects among the Phobics. who succeed to fly without medicine after virtual reality treatment, showed a gradual trend toward the non-Phobics Physiological responses as therapy sessions went on. In this study. Physiological monitoring. skin resistance appeared to be useful both in understanding the Physiological state of Phobic individuals and in evaluating the results of treatment in virtual reality Psychotherapy.

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.25-34
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• 2024

This paper presents the development of a mobile application that detects and identifies canine skin diseases by training a deep learning-based U-Net model to infer the presence and location of skin lesions from images. U-Net, primarily used in medical imaging for image segmentation, is effective in distinguishing specific regions of an image in a polygonal form, making it suitable for identifying lesion areas in dogs. In this study, six major canine skin diseases were defined as classes, and the U-Net model was trained to differentiate among them. The model was then implemented in a mobile app, allowing users to perform lesion analysis and prediction through simple camera shots, with the results provided directly to the user. This enables pet owners to monitor the health of their pets and obtain information that aids in early diagnosis. By providing a quick and accurate diagnostic tool for pet health management through deep learning, this study emphasizes the significance of developing an easily accessible service for home use.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.279-287
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• 2014

Estrogen deficiency results in a reduction of skin quality and function in postmenopausal women. Over the past decade, many studies have supported that estrogen provides anti-aging effects as a result of the ability of estrogen to prevent skin collagen decline, restore skin elasticity, and increase skin hydration in postmenopausal women skin. Due to their structural similarity with estrogen, isoflavones have been called phytoestrogens. Photoprotective effects of isoflavones are well established while their estrogenic-like activities are not fully understood in human skin. In this study, we investigated whether daidzein, an effective isoflavone, has phytoestrogenic activity and induces transcriptional change of extracellular matrix components in dermal fibroblasts. We examined the luciferase activity of daidzein and ${\beta}$-estradiol using transiently transfected NIH3T3-ERE cells. The estrogenic receptor-dependent transcriptional activity was increased in a dose-dependent manner when treated with daidzein, with a maximum of 2.5-fold induction at $10{\mu}g/mL$ of daidzein compared with non-treated control. In addition, daidzein significantly in creased the expressions of collagen type I, collagen type IV, elastin, and fibrillin-1 in human dermal fibroblasts. By comparing with the effects of ${\beta}$-estradiol through out all the experiments, we confirmed that daidzein had estrogenic activity and function in fibroblasts. These results suggest that daidzein-based application, having both photoprotective and phytoestrogenic effects, may be a powerful approach for skin anti-aging of postmenopausal women.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.413-416
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• 1999

본 연구는 쾌하고 안정의 감성을 유발하는 향과 상대적으로 쾌도가 작고 각성의 감성을 유발하는 향이 스트레스 자극 후에 안정 상태로의 회복에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고자 하였다. 사용된 향은 100%의 Rose oil bulgarian, Lemon oil misitano, Jasmin abs., Lavender oil france (KIMEX co. Ltd)의 네 가지이고 자율신경계의 반응은 심전도, 피부저항의 생리신호로 측정하였다. 스트레스의 유발은 단계적으로 난이도를 증가시키면서 덧셈의 연산 결과가 옳은지 틀린지를 검증하게 하였다. 실험과정은 처음의 안정 상태를 3분간 측정하였고, 2분의 계산 부하가 주어졌고 다시 3분간의 회복 상태를 측정하였다. 3분간의 회복 과정 측정 시 향을 제시하지 않은 상태를 통제 집단으로 하여 각각의 향을 제시했을 때의 상태와 비교하였다. 주관적 평가에서 상대적으로 레몬과 라벤더 향은 긍정과 이완 감성을, 자스민과 장미는 부정과 긴장 감성을 유발하는 향이라고 피험자들은 대답하였고 이것은 생리신호의 분석결과 스트레스 자극 유발 후 안정상태로의 회복이 향을 제시하지 않은 상태와 비교해서 레몬과 라벤더 향을 제시했을 때 빨라지고, 장미향을 제시했을 때 느려진다는 사실과 어느 정도 일치한다. 그러므로 비록 예비 실험이기는 하지만 본 연구에서는 스트레스에 의해 유발된 교감신경계 활성화의 회복을 촉진시키거나 또는 더디게 하는 향의 심리적 효과를 자율신경계의 반응으로서 검증할 수 있었다.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.279-285
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• 2016

Reliable recording and analysis of peripheral nerve activity is important to recognize the user's intention for controlling a neuro-prosthetic hand. In this paper, we present a peripheral nerve recording system that consisted of an intrafascicular multi-electrode array, an electrode insertion device, and a multi-channel neural amplifier. The 16 channel multi-electrode array was stably implanted into the sciatic nerve of the rat under anesthesia using the electrode insertion device. During passive movements and mechanical stimuli, muscle and cutaneous afferent signals were recorded with the multi-channel neural amplifier. Furthermore, we propose a spike sorting method to isolate individual neuronal unit. The muscle proprioceptive units were classified as muscle spindle afferents or Golgi tendon organ afferents, and the skin exteroceptive units were categorized as slow adapting afferents or fast adapting afferents. Experimental results showed that the proposed method could be applicable to record and analyze peripheral nerve activity in neuro-prosthetic systems.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.135-143
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• 1998

이 연구에서는 국제 사진 정서체계(International Affective Picture System: IAPS)중에서 가장 강한 부적 정서를 유발하는 6장의 슬라이드를 1분 동안 연속적으로 보여주어 스트레스 상태를 야기한 뒤 1분동안 정서를 유발하는 청각자극인 1/f음악이나 which noise를 들려주거나 또는 아무소리도 들려주지 않는 각 조건에서 뇌파의 상대적 출현량(reltive power)및 호흡률, 심박률, 피부전도수준 등의 자율신경계 반응의 변화를 분석하였다. 스트레스 정서 상태에서 이완상태로의 회복을 촉진시켜줌을 시사한다. 한편, 스트레스정서유발 상태에서 1/f 음악과 white noise이 제시되었을 때의 자율신경계 반응은 현저한 대비를 보여주었다. 그러나 스트레스 정서유발 이전의 기저선 수준과 비교할 때 1/f 음악에 의한 반응수준이 white noise 에 의한 반응수준 보다 기서선 수준에서 훨씬 더 벗어나 있었다. 따라서 이 결과는 부적정서상태에 부가된 정적 유발이 활성화된 자율신경계 반응의 안정상태로의 회복을 촉진한다는 가설을 지지하거나 부정하기에는 불충분하다. 이 연구에서 정서자극 제시 후의 회복단계에서 뇌파 반응과 자율신경계 반응의 시간경과에 따른 변화가 일치하지 않는 이유는 이들 생리신호의 반응속도가 다르기 때문일 수 있다. 이 실험은 시각과 청각의 복합 감각체계를 사용하여, 스트레스 정서상태에 정적정서유발자극이 부가되었을 때 스트레스 뇌파반응에서 이완된 뇌파반응으로의 회복이 촉진됨을 보여준 최초의 연구이다.