• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.323-331
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• 2011

We evaluated clinical usefulness of Arterial spin labeling perfusion MR imaging on the acute ischemic cerebral infarction patients through this study. We compared 22 patients who were done with DSC imaging and ASL imaging in admitted emergency room with acute ischemic cerebral infarction, with 36 normal comparison persons (DSC image on 21persons, ASL images on 15persons). Siemens Magnetom Verio 3.0T with 12 channel head coil was used for this study. DSC image obtained 4 maps(rCBV, rCBF, rMTT, TTP) through post-processing. For qualitative analysis we compared the area of lesion macro-diagonal with the size of diffusion weighted MR image for rMTT, TTP, rCBF, rCBV, ASL maps. For Quantitative analysis we analyzed significant correlations between less than 3 cm infarction group and normal comparison group using mean relative value of flowing image with Mann-Whitney U test. TTP(95.5%) and rCBF(95.5%) maps showed high recognition rate in qualitative analysis for >3cm infarction group. The rCBF and rCBV map tests were highly related with final stage stroke areas. Mean relative value of infarction group showed a significant correlations in quantitative analysis(p<0.05). As a conclusion, arterial spin labeling image showed high lesion recognition rate in the >3cm infarction group. Mean relative values in quantitative evaluation were used for reference data. If we do more sustainable researches, ASL image will be useful for an early diagnosis of cerebral infarction, determination of the range of ischemic pneumbra and effective treatments.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.49-62
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• 2013

The Dongmakgol Tuff is divided into 8 lithofacies based on their grain size and depositional structures: massive tuff breccia(TBm), welded tuff and lapilli tuff(LTw), rheomorphic tuff and lapilli tuff(LTr), massive lapilli tuff(LTm), stratified lapilli tuff(LTs), gradedly bedded lapilli tuff(LTg), crudely bedded lapilli tuff(LTb) and massive fine tuff(Tm). They can be divided into 3 pyroclastic rock group based on their constituents of the lithofacies. The lower group(LI) is composed of LTm, LTw and LTr, which are interpreted to have resulted from emplacement of voluminous pyroclastic flows due to ignimbrite-form eruption to boiling-over eruption. The middle group(LT+MI) consists of LTs, LTg and LTm associated with Tm in the lower part, and of LTm, LTw and LTr in the middle and upper parts; these suggest that started with deposition of pyroclastic surges from phreatoplinian eruption by poor eternal water, passed through emplacement of pyroclastic flows from ignimbrite-form eruption and ended with deposition of voluminous pyroclastic flows from boiling-over eruption. The upper group(lUT+uUT+UI) is composed of LTs, LTg and Tm in the lowermost, TBm, LTb, LTb and Tm in the lower part, and LTm and LTw in the middle and upper part, suggesting that began with deposition of surges from phreatoplinian eruption, passed through deposition of pumice- and ash-fallouts from plinian eruption and transformed into emplacement of pyroclastic flows due to boiling-over eruption. As result, eruptive processes in the Dongmakgol Tuff approximately began with phreatoplinian or/and plinian eruption, transformed into ignimbrite-forming eruption and proceeded into boiling-over eruption in each volcanism, but proceeded presumably without phreatoplinian or plinian eruption in the earlier stage of 1st volcanism.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.325-332
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• 2000

To determine the distribution and recovery of fall-applied N in various parts of satsuma mandarins (Citrus unshiu Marc). $19.68g\;N\;tree^{-1}$ as urea containing 5 atom % $^{15}N$ and 58 kg$K_2O$ $ha^{-1}$ were broadcast-applied to 11 years old 'Miyagawa Wase' grown at a spacing of $2.7{\times}2.7m$ on 18 November 1998. Nitrogen, $P_2O_5$, and $K_2O$ were applied at 104, 308, and $62kg\;ha^{-1}$ on 22 March and N and $K_2O$ at 42 and $83kg\;ha^{-1}$ on 15 June 1999. Two trees were excavated on 15 June and 8 December 1999, respectively. In mid-June, whole tree contained $168.2g\;N\;tree^{-1}$ of which 11.9, 42.1, 29.7, and 16.3% were in fruits, leaves, stems, and roots, respectively. In early December, total tree N averaged $169.8g\;tree^{-1}$ and fruits accounted for 27.6%, leaves 36.4%, stems 22.8%, and roots 13.2% of total tree N. Regardless of harvest date, N derived from fertilizer was highest in newly developed tissues. In mid June, the tree recovered 18.5% ($3.63g\;tree^{-1}$) of fertilizer N. Fruits accounted for 21.1%, leaves for 50.4%, stems for 21.5%, and roots for 7.9% of fertilizer-derived N in the tree, respectively. In early December, the tree recovered 17.0% of fertilizer N. Fruits contained 39.6%, leaves 40.5%, stems 14.5%, and roots 5.3% of fertilizer-derived N in the tree respectively. Comparing with total tree N, a higher proportion of fertilizer-derived N was allocated to metabolically active tissues while a less proportion to old tissues regardless of harvest date.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics and physiological variables of chest pain induced by exercise test in angina suspected patients. The subjects of this study consisted of 28 inpatients and outpatients aged between 40 and 75 who underwent treadmill test at exercise testing laboratory of S-University from January 2000 to June 2000. Subjects were interviewed with questionnaire regarding sociodemography, the past health history and history related to chest pain before the exercise test. Subjects were interviewed with questionnaire concerning quality, intensity, duration of chest pain induced by walking on the treadmill(Marquette, U.S.A. 1992) according to Bruce protocol following exercise test. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured before, during and after the test, heart rate was determined by ECG. The results of this study were as follows ; 1) Quality of chest pain induced by exercise test were feeling stiffness 19(67.9%), heavy 10(36.0%), exploded 9(32.1%), crushing, suffocating, tight 8(28.6%), stuffy, prickly 7(25.0%), burning 6(21.4%), clasp 5(17.9%), cleaved, tensed, piercing 3(10.7%), perfectly fitting, sore 2(7.1%), tearing, tingling, ticklish, heartburn 1(3.6%). 2) Mean score of VAS(intensity of pain) following exercise test was $5.79{\pm}2.27$ and mean duration of chest pain after the test was $7.83{\pm}5.31$ minutes. 3) Sites of chest-pain induced by exercise test were middle site 11(39.3%), left-chest 10(35.6%), right-chest 6(21.5%). Radiation site of chest-pain was neck(18.0%), right flank site 1(3.6%), left shoulder & arm 2(7.1%) and back 1(3.6%). 4) Symptoms other than chest-pain induced by exercise test were dyspnea 21(75.6%), perspiration 14(50.4%), fatigue 12(43.2%), leg-pain 11(39.6%), dizziness 7(25.2%) anxiety toward chest-pain 3(10.8%), thirst 2(7.1%), and palpation, headache and tingling sensation of hand and leg 1(3.6%). 5) Mean MET(intensity of exercise) during the exercise test was $7.64{\pm}2.57$ and mean RPE(rating of perceived exertion) was $15.89{\pm}2.36$. Mean duration of exercise was $6.79{\pm}2.88$. 6) correlation coefficients between RPE and VAS was 0.500(p=0.003), those between MET and VAS was 0.287(p=0.069) and those between either depression or elevation of ST segment and VAS was 0.236(p=0.114). 7) There was a significant difference in mean systolic pressure between before and after the test as $146.29{\pm}28.18mmHg$ and $177.96{\pm}28.82mmHg$(t=-5.640, p=0.000), a significant difference in mean diastolic blood pressure between before and after the test as $84.85{\pm}15.07mmHg$ and $88.89{\pm}13.72mmHg$(t=-2.082, p=0.047), and there was a significant difference in mean heart-rate between before and after the test as $81.89{\pm}12.22/min$ and $160.68{\pm}21.77/min$(t=-21.255, p=0.000).

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.67-77
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• 2005

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to examine if Bee Venom Acupuncture may be effective to the neuropathic pain(mechanical allodynia, cold allodynia) in a rat model of neuropathic pain. Methods : To produce the model of neuropathic pain, under isoflurane 2.5% anesthesia, tibial nerve and sural nerve was resected. After the neuropathic surgery, the author examined if the animals exhibited the behavioral signs of alloynia. The allodynia was assessed by stimulating the medial malleolus with von Frey filament and acetone. Three weeks after the neuropathic surgery, Bee Venom Acupuncture was injected at Hwando(GB30) one time a day for one week. After that, the author examined the withdrawl response of neuropathic rats' legs by yon Frey filament and acetone stimulation. And also the author examined c-Fos in the midbrain central gray of neuropathic rats and the change of WBC count in the blood of neuropathic rats. Results : The Bee Venom Acupuncture injected Hwando(GB30) decreased the withdrawl response of mechanical allodynia in BV-2, BV-3 group as compared with control group. The Bee Venom Acupuncture injected Hwando(GB30) decreased the withdrawl response of chemical allodynia(cold allodynia) in BV-2, BV-3 group as compared with control group. The Bee Venom Acupuncture injected Hwando(GB30) showed the significant difference between control group and BV-2 group, control group and BV-3 group in the c-Fos expression and U count. Conclusion : We have noticed that Bee Venom Acupuncture at Hwando(GB30) decreased mechanical allodynia and cold allodynia in the model of neuropathic pain compared with the control group. C-Fos expression in the central gray of that group was also decreased compared with the control group. Psin control using Bee Venom Acupuncture was accumulated as time goes by. This study can be used as a basic resource on a study and a treatment of pain.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2017

This study was aimed at determining the changes in heavy metal removal efficiency at different acid concentrations in a micro-nanobubble soil washing system and pickling process that is used to dispose of heavy metals. For this purpose, the initial and final heavy metal concentrations were measured to calculate the heavy metal removal efficiency 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, and 120 min into the experiment. Soil contaminated by heavy metals and extracted from 0~15 cm below the surface of a vehicle junkyard in the city of U was used in the experiment. The extracted soil was air-dried for 24 h, after which a No. 10 (2 mm) was used as a filter to remove large particles and other substances from the soil as well as to even out the samples. As for the operating conditions, the air inflow rate in the micro-nano bubble soil washing system was fixed at 2 L/min,; with the concentration of hydrogen peroxide being adjusted to 5%, 10%, or 15%. The treatment lasted 120 min. The results showed that when the concentration of hydrogen peroxide was 5%, the efficiency of Zn removal was 27.4%, whereas those of Ni and Pb were 28.7% and 22.8%, respectively. When the concentration of hydrogen peroxide was 10%, the efficiency of Zn removal was 38.7%, whereas those of Ni and Pb were 42.6% and 28.6%, respectively. When the concentration of hydrogen peroxide was 15%, the efficiency of Zn removal was 49.7%, whereas those of Ni and Pb were 57.1% and 42.6%, respectively. Therefore, the efficiency of removal of all three heavy metals was the highest when the hydrogen peroxide concentration was 15%.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.84-89
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• 1987

This study was conducted to determine the combining effects of a synthetic brassinolide such as homobrassinolide (HBR) with auxin types on the curvature of radish petiole. HBR has no direct effect on the petiole curvature of radish, regardless of concentrations used. Among the natural known plant growth regulators, NAA at 100ppm showed the highest ourvature at 12 hours after treatment. The synthetic auxins such as 2,4-D and MCP resulted in about three times greater effect on curvature than the untreated control, and their effects lasted till 36 horns after treatment, showing much better effect on curvature than that of the natural auxin types of plant growth regulators. The mixture of MCP at 3 ppm with HBR at 100ppm increased petiole curvature of radish seedlings as much as three times greater than that of a single application of HBR. However, the mixture of HBR at 100 ppm plus 2, 4-D at 100ppm increased the petiole curvature of radish seedlings about eight times greater than that of the HBR single application, showing existance of strong synergistic reaction and the most effective combination, and suggesting possibility of a prectical implementation in agriculture.

• Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.17-47
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to examine the 2001 curricula in 17 departments of dental technology across the nation in an attempt to find out the educational realities of the departments by term and school year and serve as a basis for the development of more advanced, efficient dental technology curriculum and common educational objectives. For that purpose, the 2001 curricula of the three-year dental laboratory technology departments were analyzed by school year and term to calculate the amount of required credit, the number of subjects, and the weekly classes for electives and major. The findings of this study could be listed as below: 1. The departments of dental laboratory technology nationwide investigated require students to get 120 to 135 credits in total. Out of the credits, 10 to 25 credits are assigned to the electives, and 106 to 11 8 credits are given to the major. 2. There are 50 to 68 subjects in the departments of dental technology. 5 to 16 subjects are the electives, and 41 to 59 are the major. 3. There are 150 to 196 classes per week, which consist of 10 to 30 ones for the electives and 137 to In for the major. 4. The curricula for the first semester of the first year are as follows: 1) 20 to 24 credits are required. 4 to 11 credits are alloted to the electives, and 9 to 19 credits are assigned to the major. 2) The number of subject is 9 to 13, which are composed of 2 to 7 for the electives and 4 to 9 for the major. 3) The weekly classes are 22 to 29. The classes for the electives range from 4 to 14 per week, and 10 to 20 classes a week are for the major. 5. The curricula for the second semester of the first year are as below: 1) There are 20 to 25 credits. 3 to 12 credits are assigned to the electives, and 12 to 19 credits are for the major. 2) The number of subject is 10 to 14, which consist of 2 to 6 for the electives and 6 to 10 for the major. 3) The weekly classes are 22 to 29. and 3 to 12 classes a week are for the electives, and 15 to 24 classes are for the major. 6. The curricula for the first semester of the second year are as below: 1) The number of credits ranges from 20 to 24. Only six colleges offer 2 credits for the electives and the major account for 18 to 24 ones. 2) There are 8 to 12 subjects. Only six colleges offer one or two electives, and 8 to 12 are the major. 3) The weekly classes are 23 to 33. Only six colleges offer 2 or 3 classes a week for the electives, and 21 to 33 classes are for the major. 7. The curricula for the second semester of the second year are as below: 1) The number of credits ranges from 19 to 24. Only two colleges offer 2 credits for the electives and the major account for 18 to 24 ones. 2) There are 7 to 12 subjects. Only two colleges offer one or two electives, and 8 to 12 are the major. 3) The weekly classes are 24 to 36. Only two colleges offer 2 classes a week for the electives, and 24 to 36 classes are for the major. 8. The curricula for the first semester Of the third year are as below: 1) There are 16 to 24 credits. Just a college assigns 2 credits to the electives, and 16 to 24 credits are given to the major. 2) The number of subject is 5 to 12. Only a college offers one elective for optional course, and 5 to 12 are the major. 3) The weekly classes range from 18 to 39. Just a college offer 2 classes a week for the electives, and 18 to 39 classes are for the major. 9. The curricula for the second semester of the third year are as below: 1) There are 16 to 23 credits. Just a college assigns 2 credits to the electives, and 16 to 23 credits are given to the major. 2) The number of subject is 5 to 12. Only a college offers one elective for optional course, and 5 to 12 are the major. 3) The weekly classes range from 18 to 39. Just a college offer 2 classes a week for the electives, and 18 to 39 classes are for the major.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.179-189
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• 1993

It has recently become possible to record electrical activity originating from abnormally conducting myocardium from the body surface with high - gain amplification and averaging technique. These signals, which result from delayed ventricular activation(late potentials), have been recorded in patients with documented ventricular tachyarrythmia. Several electrode lead system for detecting ventricular late potential were introduced. Pyramidal electrode lead system(PLS) is useful. Also interpretation of SAECG in the young could be of value in detecting those at risk for episodic ventricular tachycardia, but suffer from a lack of data in normal young people. Selection of subjects : For this study, normal healthy young adult volunteers (age: mean 24 years) were recruited from the medical students at Yeungnam University Hospital, Internal Medicine. Twenty fourths male and seventeenths female subjects were selected. All subjects had normal resting ECGs as judged from both the standard 12 channel lead and echocardiography, and none had a history of cardiovascular disease. All subjects were considered to be in good general physical condition. Signal-averaged electrocardiography : In order to obtain low noise recordings with a small number of averaging cycles, all subject ware asked to relax completely in the supine position. Silver/silver chloride electrodes were attached after the skin was cleaned with alcohol, to constitute classic flank lead system(FLS) and pyramidal lead system(PLS). Signals were recorded and processed using a commercially available microprocessor-augmented ECG cart(Marquette Electronics, USA) suitable for portable bedside recording. There was no difference between normal values, determined by FLS and PLS at high pass filtering of 25 Hz and 80 Hz, but significant, difference was found in HFLAD and RMS-40 of 40 Hz(p<0.05). These results will provide a basis for interpretations of SAECG, determined by FLS and PLS in healthy young adults with normal QRS duration.

• International Area Studies Review
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.3-27
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• 2018

This paper analyzes Cuba's market-oriented reforms to alleviate essential problems with socialist countries such as soft budget constraints and incentive problems. It also discuss about effectiveness of industrial policy as a development strategy. The soft budget constraints and incentive problems resulted in the collapse of Soviet bloc and COMECON in early 1990s. After the collapse, Cuban economy suffered a steep dive, and national income tumbling down rapidly. Cuban faced serious shortages of food, gasoline, and other basic necessities of life. To halt and partially reverse economic downturn and dire austerity in the 1990's, the Cuban government made some partial reforms to the inherited Soviet system of cental planningand faced severe shortage in food, energy, and daily necessities. In response to the economic crisis. Cuba introduced economic reforms and implemented industrial policy as a development strategy as long as Cuba maintained a strong socialist country. Cuban government established the economic free zone law and attempted to induce foreign direct investment by implementing export-led industrial policy. Fiedel Castro approved the Law No. 165 "Free Zones and Industrial Parks", in 1996. However, Cuba's ESZ strategy seems to have failed because of the U.S. sanctions, but also because of Cuba's own policies, which do not allow foreign investors to hire workers directly and impose a high implicit tax on wages. By limiting advanced techniques of personnel and organization management, indirect employment can result in lowering work efforts and productivity of workers, and aggravating production efficiency in the ESZs. Another reason to fail comes from the double wage structure due to the double monetary-exchange rate system. Most of the high non-wage costs result from the double exchange rate system. Due to Cuba's imbalanced industry and production structures, concentrated labor force, and urbanization and centralization of agriculture production, the industrial transformation development model suggested by Lewis has not been successful unlike other Asian agriculture-led development model. Cuba has to overcome many difficulties in implementing industrial policy as a development strategy.