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Cerebral current-source distribution associated with pain improvement by non-invasive painless signaling therapy in patients with failed back surgery syndrome

  • Lee, Chang Han;Kim, Hyeong Seop;Kim, Young-Soo;Jung, Seokwon;Yoon, Chul Ho;Kwon, Oh-Young
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.437-446
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    • 2021
  • Background: Non-invasive painless signaling therapy (NPST) is an electro-cutaneous treatment that converts endogenous pain information into synthetic non-pain information. This study explored whether pain improvement by NPST in failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) patients is related to cerebral modulation. Methods: Electroencephalography (EEG) analysis was performed in 11 patients with FBSS. Subjects received daily NPST for 5 days. Before the first treatment, patients completed the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and Beck Depression Inventory and underwent baseline EEG. After the final treatment, they responded again to the BPI, reported the percent pain improvement (PPI), and then underwent post-treatment EEG. If the PPI grade was zero, they were assigned to the ineffective group, while all others were assigned to the effective group. We used standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA) to explore the EEG current-source distribution (CSD) associated with pain improvement by NPST. Results: The 11 participants had a median age of 67.0 years, and 63.6% were female. The sLORETA images revealed a beta-2 CSD increment in 12 voxels of the right anterior cingulate gyrus (ACG) and the right medial frontal area. The point of maximal CSD changes was in the right ACG. The alpha band CSD increased in 2 voxels of the left transverse gyrus. Conclusions: Pain improvement by NPST in FBSS patients was associated with increased cerebral activity, mainly in the right ACG. The change in afferent information induced by NPST seems to be associated with cerebral pain perception.

Identification of Korean Native Goat Meat using DNA Analysis (DNA분석기법을 이용한 한국재래산양육의 판별)

  • Sang, B.C.;Lee, S.H.;Ryoo, S.H.;Seo, K.W.;Han, S.W.;Kim, S.K.
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 1999
  • This study was carried out to analyze the genetic polymorphisms of genomic DNA of blood and meat for conservation of the genetic resources and genetic improvement of Korean Native goat. The genetic identification between Korean Native goat and imported goat was examined using RAPD(random amplified polymorphisms DNAs) analysis with 30 Korean Native goat, 10 hybrid, 10 imported goat. 10 Korean native goat meat and 10 imported goat meat. The results obtained from this study were summarized as follows: 1. Genomic DNA from Korean native goat, hybrid and imported goat could be obtained above about 23kb size using 0.5% agarose gel electrophoresis and the ratio of optical density at 260nm to that at 280nm was between 1.7 and 2.0 using UV spectrophtometer instrument. 2. In the results of the gene identification between Korean Native goat and hybrid, and imported goat using RAPD methods with random primer of 110 kinds, only Korean native goat showed a specific band at about 369bp using a random primer OPO-19 (5'-CAA ACG TCG G-3'), but imported goat and hybrid not showed. 3. Also, in the results of the gene identification between Korean Native goat meat and imported goat meat using RAPD methods with random primer, Korean native goat only showed a specific band at about 369bp using a random primer No. 19(5'-CAA ACG TCG G-3'), but imported goat not showed.

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THE Mα-INTEGRAL

  • Park, Jae Myung;Ryu, Hyung Won;Lee, Hoe Kyoung
    • Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.99-108
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, we define the $M_{\alpha}$-integral and investigate properties of the $M_{\alpha}$-integral.

Symbol Synchronization of OFDM Systems using Signs of Preamble Signals (훈련신호의 부호를 사용한 OFDM 시스템의 심볼동기)

  • 황진권
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.29 no.5A
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    • pp.502-513
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    • 2004
  • This paper proposes a symbol synchronization method in the IEEE 802.11a wireless OPDM system, which uses only signs of the in-phase and the quadrature signals in the short preamble. The short preamble is sampled with 2 tines of Nyquist sampling rate and both of the autocorrelation and the cross-relation are used in the proposed method. This method has some advantages that the ACG (Automatic Gain Control) can be processed concurrently during the short preamble and its implementation is not much complicated. The proposed symbol synchronization method is verified through simulations on frequency offset, multi-path and white Gaussian noise.

Adsorption of Azocarmine G dye on H2SO4-modified acacia sawdust

  • Celal Duran;Sengul Tugba Ozeken;Aslihan Yilmaz Camoglu;Duygu Ozdes
    • Membrane and Water Treatment
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.41-50
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    • 2024
  • Presence of hazardous dyes in water cause considerable risks to the human health and environment due to their potential toxicity and ecological disruptions. Therefore, in the present research, to suggest an alternative method for the retention of toxic Azocarmine G (ACG) dye from aqueous media, natural and H2SO4-modified acacia sawdust were performed for the first time as low-cost and efficient adsorbents. Based on batch experiments, it was determined that the best conditions for the developed dye retention process were an initial pH of 2.0 and an equilibrium time of 240 min. Analysis of the data using both pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order kinetic models showed that the retention of ACG onto the adsorbents predominantly occurred through chemical adsorption. Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm models were employed to provide insights into the interaction between the adsorbate and adsorbent and the mechanism of the adsorption process. Maximum monolayer adsorption capacities of natural and H2SO4-modified acacia sawdust were determined as 28.01 and 64.90 mg g-1, respectively by Langmuir isotherm model. Results of the study clearly indicated that the modification of acacia sawdust with H2SO4 leads to a substantial increase in the adsorption performance of anionic dyes.

A NOTE ON THE AP-DENJOY INTEGRAL

  • Park, Jae Myung;Kim, Byung Moo;Kim, Young Kuk
    • Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.543-550
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, we define the ap-Denjoy integral and investigate some properties od the ap-Denjoy integral. In particular, we show that a function f : [a,b]${\rightarrow}\mathbb{R}$ is ap-Denjoy integrable on [a,b] if and only if there exists an $ACG_s$ function F on [a,b] such that $F^{\prime}_{ap}=f$ almost everywhere on [a,b].

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THE INTEGRATION BY PARTS FOR THE C-INTEGRAL

  • Park, Jae Myung;Lee, Deok Ho;Yoon, Ju Han;Yu, Young Hyun
    • Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.607-613
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, we define the C-integral and prove the integration by parts formula for the C-integral.

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