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Correlation between lateral abdominal, rectus femoris, and triceps brachii muscle thickness and endurance during prone bridge exercise in healthy young adults

  • Lee, Kyeong Bong;Kim, Jong Geun;Park, Han Gi;Kim, Ji Eun;Kim, Hye Sun;Lee, Wan Hee
    • Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.11-16
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    • 2015
  • Objective: Prone bridge exercise is one of the core strengthening exercise for improving abdominal, lower and upper extremity muscles. In addition, coactivation of the trunk muscles and extremities is important for treatment of low back pain. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the thickness, cross-sectional area of the target muscle, and endurance during prone bridge exercise. Our hypothesis was that an increase in muscle thickness is positively related to the hold time for the static prone bridge exercise. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Fourteen healthy university students (8 men and 6 women) voluntarily participated in the study at Sahmyook University. Hold time for the prone bridge with one and both legs was measured. The resting and contracted thickness of the lateral abdominal, rectus femoris, and triceps muscles was measured using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging. The correlation between muscle thickness and endurance for maintenance time was evaluated. Results: The prone bridge with both legs and the contraction thickness of the triceps muscle showed a positive correlation (r=0.692, p<0.05); the prone bridge with one leg and the contraction thickness of the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles showed a positive correlation (r=0.545, 0.574, p<0.05, 0.05, respectively). Conclusions: Endurance for the prone bridge exercise with a stable support surface is correlated with the contraction thickness of arm muscles; the prone bridge exercise with an unstable support surface is correlated with the contraction thickness of the deep abdominal muscles.

Parents from Mars Getting through to Children from Venus: An Education Program for Parents of Adolescents (청소년기 자녀를 둔 부모교육 프로그램 개발을 위한 예비연구 - 금성자녀와 통하는 화성부모 -)

  • Kim, Soon-Ok;Rho, Myoung-Sook;Ryu, Kyung-Hee;Yoo, Hyun-Jung;Lee, Young-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.46 no.8
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    • pp.37-54
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    • 2008
  • We developed an education program for parents of adolescents titled Parents from Mars getting through to children from Venus. The program consists of five two-hour sessions each with a different theme; (1) parent-child communication, (2) study activities, (3) computer use, (4) children's daily expenses, and (5) children's daily-life plan. The program was test-run with seventeen participants, which included mothers of 4th grade(elementary school) to 9th grade (middle school) children. Based on data analysis, we found that average satisfaction level was 3.80 out of 5.00 and average goal accomplishment level was 3.91 out of 5.00. Most of the participants agreed that the program helped them to understand their children's problems, to look back on themselves as parents, to plan ahead, and eventually to improve their relationship with their children. However, it was also pointed out that the program needed to put more emphasis on practical lessons rather than theoretical lectures. For example, the need for more audiovisual materials, and more practical training during each session was highlighted by participants.

Patients' Lived Experience in Rehabilitating from Stroke (뇌졸중 환자의 재활 경험)

  • Lee, Young-Ae
    • The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.20-30
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    • 2001
  • Stroke is known as a detrimental disease that leaves serious sequelae. The stroke patients suffer from limitations of physical and social activities. The patients try to adapt themselves to the limitations in order to achieve rehabilitation. This study was performed to clarify the lived experience of rehabilitation from the stroke patients. In collecting data for this study, in-depth personal interviews were made by a researcher from February to April in 2001 at rehabilitation clinics and physical therapy centers locate in Iksan city. The methodological approach was van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological methodology in order to understand the meaning and nature of stroke patients' experiences in rehabilitating their physical limitations. Collected data were analyzed with phenomenological way of study that was develope by van Manen. The 8 patients who agreed to participate in this research were inter viewed by researcher under the private and comfortable environment. Personal interviews were done three or five times per each patients and each interview took 70 to 90 minutes. The statements were analyzed and finally revealed three essential themes : Theme 1 - Desperateness to achieve freedom again Theme 2 - Seizing hope of recovering Theme 3 - Seeking support from family members, relatives and friends Based on these themes, stroke patients' rehabilitation experience are described as following. The stroke patients have strong desire to achieve freedom again in order to escape from social isolation. The stroke patients want to go back to the state of their previous health state. The stroke patients strongly try to do anything for their recovering and also to have positive thinking. In the other hand, they feel pity for themselves through desperation, fear, sorrow, and self-pity. The stroke patients have dissatisfaction about neighbors' rumor and attitude toward themselves. The stroke patients have experiences to rely on neighbors' support seeking a warm word of consolation. This research showed us that van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological methodology leads us to understand stroke patients' rehabilitation process more comprehensibly. Based on this research, it is suggested that further studies provide a foundation for the development of a rehabilitation theory for Korean stroke patients.

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Development of an Artificial Neural Network Expert System for Preliminary Design of Tunnel in Rock Masses (암반터널 예비설계를 위한 인공신경회로망 전문가 시스템의 개발)

  • 이철욱;문현구
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.79-96
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    • 1994
  • A tunnel design expert system entitled NESTED is developed using the artificial neural network. The expert system includes three neural network computer models designed for the stability assessment of underground openings and the estimation of correlation between the RMR and Q systems. The expert system consists of the three models and the computerized rock mass classification programs that could be driven under the same user interface. As the structure of the neural network, a multi -layer neural network which adopts an or ror back-propagation learning algorithm is used. To set up its knowledge base from the prior case histories, an engineering database which can control the incomplete and erroneous information by learning process is developed. A series of experiments comparing the results of the neural network with the actual field observations have demonstrated the inferring capabilities of the neural network to identify the possible failure modes and the support timing. The neural network expert system thus complements the incomplete geological data and provides suitable support recommendations for preliminary design of tunnels in rock masses.

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Development of Shipbuilding Execution Scheduling Support System using Mobile Device : A Case Study for a Panel Block Assembly Shop (모바일 기기를 활용한 조선 생산 실행계획 지원 시스템 개발 : 판넬라인 개발 사례를 중심으로)

  • Hwang, Inhyuck;Song, Jungkyu;Back, Myunggi;Ryu, Cheolho;Lee, Kwangkook;Shin, Jong Gye
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.50 no.4
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    • pp.262-271
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    • 2013
  • Owing to the development of mobile communication technology during the last a few years, the number of users of mobile devices such as the smartphone and the tablet PC has increased rapidly. As a result, the range of applications of the mobile devices has also been greatly expanded from an application for the convenience of daily life to an application for assisting the operations of industrial fields. Especially, portability of mobile devices can provide great help in collecting and using information on the production site. In shipbuilding production processes, it is difficult to collect changes of circumstance in the field and reflect the changes to schedule due to the low production automation rate and frequent changes in schedule. In this study, we propose a system to solve the problems of shipbuilding production processes such as the ones described above by using mobile devices. First of all, we organize the production information and production processes of the panel line through the analysis of shipyard panel line operations. Next, we have developed a system that can support the production execution plan of the panel line and monitor the production processes in the field. The system was developed utilizing application virtualization to allow access to the system from various platforms of mobile devices and PC's. The system was implemented using ooCBD methodology considering the future expansion of the system and ease of maintenance.

Customer Classification System Using Incrementally Ensemble SVM (점진적 앙상블 SVM을 이용한 고객 분류 시스템)

  • Park, Sang-Ho;Lee, Jong-In;Park, Sun;Kang, Yun-Hee;Lee, Ju-Hong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.190-192
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    • 2003
  • 소비자의 신용 대출 규모가 점차 증가하면서 기업에서 고객의 신용 등급에 의한 정확한 고객 분류를 필요로 하고 있다 이를 위해 판별 분석과 신경망의 역전파(BP: Back Propagation)를 이용한 고객 분류 시스템이 연구되었다. 그러나, 판별 분석을 사용한 방법은 불규칙한 신용 거래의 성향을 보이는 비정규 분포의 고객 데이터의 영향으로 여러 개의 판별 함수와 판별점이 존재하여 분류 정확도가 떨어지는 단점이 있다. 신경망을 이용한 방법은 불규칙한 신용 거래의 성향을 보이는 고객 데이터에 의해서, 지역 최소점(Local Minima)에 빠져 최대의 분류 정확률을 보이는 분류자를 얻지 못하는 경우가 발생할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 기존 연구의 분류 정확률을 저하시키는 단점을 해결하기 위해 SVM(Support Vector Machine)을 사용하여 고객의 신용 등급을 분류하는 방법을 제안한다. SVM은 SV(Support Vector)의 수에 의해서 학습 성능이 좌우되므로, 불규칙한 거래 성향을 보이는 고객에 대해서도 높은 차원으로의 매핑을 통하여, 효과적으로 학습시킬 수 있어 분류의 정확도를 높일 수 있다 하지만, SVM은 근사화 알고리즘(Approximation Algorithms)을 이용하므로 분류 정확도가 이론적인 성능에 미치지 못한다. 따라서, 본 논문은 점진적 앙상블 SVM을 사용하여, 기존의 고객 분류 시스템의 문제점을 해결하고 실제적으로 SVM의 분류 정확률을 높인다. 실험 결과는 점진적 앙상블 SVM을 이용한 방법의 정확성이 기존의 방법보다 높다는 것을 보여준다.

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Effect of Sprinter Pattern Bridging Exercise using Theraband on Activation of Lower Extremity and Abdominal Muscle

  • Kim, Gwanho;Yi, Donghyun;Yim, Jongeun
    • Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.244-250
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    • 2021
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sprinter pattern bridging exercise using theraband on activation of lower extremity and abdominal muscle and to find out postures that can effectively improve abdominal and lower extremity muscle strength and increase abdominal stability. Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional study. The following research was done with applicants attending S university in Seoul to compare the difference in muscle activity between one-leg-Support bridging exercise and sprinter-pattern bridging exercise using theraband. For 48 study participants, we first measured their MVC. Then, we applied one-leg-support bridging exercise and sprinter-pattern bridging exercise at random order. These data were expressed as the percentage of maximal voluntary contraction (%MVC).Electromyography analysis was performed by measuring the external obliques, internal obliques, biceps femoris, and gluteus maximus. Results: There was a statistically significant increment of muscle activity in external and internal oblique muscle(p<0.001)by sprinter-pattern bridging exercise using theraband. On the lower body, statistically significant increment of muscle activity in biceps femoris and gluteus maximus was found(p<0.05). On the other hand, on erector spinae, there was statistically significant decrease in muscle activity(p<0.05). Conclusions: Efficient treatment is expected when sprinter-pattern bridging exercise using theraband is applied clinically.For patients with chronic knee and ankle pain who have difficulty bearing weight, including low back pain and internal rotation of the femur, starting with a low weight bearing, we think it will be helpful in planning systematic training aimed at progressively strengthening the lower extremities.

Study on Proactive Approach against a New Large-Scale Crisis of the Aviation and Tourism Industry such as COVID-19

  • Park, Yun-mi;Jeon, Aeeun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.176-181
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    • 2020
  • In the face of the unprecedented crisis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the aviation and tourism industry fell without help. The bigger problem is that a crisis like COVID-19 can always come back. A new variant of the virus that is more powerful than COVID-19 may emerge, and another crisis such as a massive war may come. In addition, there may be an unexpected large-scale crisis that could shake the survival of the aviation and tourism industry in place. At that time, the aviation and tourism industry should not be pushed into a survival crisis defenselessly. Taking the experience of the crisis caused by COVID-19 as a crucial lesson, sufficient protection measures should be prepared in advance, and within the protection measures, the overall capabilities of the aviation and tourism industry should be preserved, and preparation should be made for the aftermath of the crisis. There is a need to establish a support system in which financial resources that can be used in crisis situation can be secured in advance, and various support measures can be implemented as effectively as possible by using the secured financial resources. Regarding the preparation for financial resources, various fundraising, insurance, and compensation for losses by the state or local government may be considered as a priority, and in addition, there is a need to continuously consider ways to prepare additional financial resources. On the other hand, in terms of system construction, establishment of the system inside the aviation and tourism industry may need to be considered first, but the improvement of related laws and systems needs to be more actively discussed and related legislation needs to be actively promoted.

A Study on Necessary Guidelines for Teachers of Distance Learning due to COVID-19 (COVID-19에 따른 원격수업 시 교사들에게 필요한 사항)

  • Won, Jeongmin;Ahn, Sung Hun
    • Journal of Creative Information Culture
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.167-176
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    • 2021
  • In this paper, from the pervious studies investigating the current status of distance learning due to COVID-19, the needs of teachers for effective distance learning were analyzed. As a result, it was found that support related to distance learning contents was necessary. Specifically, it is necessary to establish a platform specialized for content production for distance learning, expand teacher training related to content production and operation, and improve the copyright system related to content production. In addition, since distance classes differ from those of back-to-school classes in system and characteristics, it is necessary to supplement the institutional aspects for distance classes. It is judged that it is necessary to support the evaluation method suitable for distance learning, the authority to operate the curriculum, and the learning management system. In addition, it was analyzed that it is necessary to expand the infrastructure for distance learning, and a structure and platform for self-directed improvement programs and self-directed distance learning are needed to prevent the learning gap problem from repeating due to distance learning.

Efficient Methods of Tactical Situation Display for Tactical Analysis Tool of P-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft (P-3C 해상초계기 전술분석도구를 위한 전술 상황표시기의 효율적 전시 기법)

  • Byoung-Kug Kim;Yonghoon Cha;Sung-Hwa Hong;Jaeho Lee
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.495-501
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    • 2023
  • P-3C/K aircraft for maritime patrols that Republic of Korea Navy is using, is equipped with a variety of sensors and communication devices. Collected data from the aircraft is managed as tactical information by flight operators and stored. When the flight mission is completed, this information is transferred to tactical support center on the ground and played back or used for follow-up work through a analysis tool. During a flight mission, there are tens of thousands of detection objects within an hour in KADIZ (Korea air defense identification zone). In contrast, in TSD (tactical situation display), which displays a map when using the analysis tool, all detected objects are expressed as symbols. The increase in display symbols has a significant impact on the TSD image updating and consequently interferes with the smooth operation of operators. In this paper, we propose applying multiple threads and multiple layers to improve the performance of existing TSD. And the performance improvement is proven through the execution results.