• PNF and Movement
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to confirm the effectiveness of the diaphragm stretching technique as a treatment method for low back pain by evaluating maximum inspiratory pressure, maximum expiratory pressure, and changes in back mobility in patients with low back pain. Methods: Thirty-four patients with low back pain were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The diaphragm stretching technique was conducted in the experimental group, and the placebo intervention was conducted in the control group. The diaphragm stretching technique was conducted once, maintaining tension for 7 min. The placebo intervention was conducted in the same position as the diaphragm stretching technique, but with only light contact maintained without pressure. Maximum inspiratory pressure, maximum expiratory pressure, and back mobility were measured before and after the intervention, and the changes were compared and analyzed. A paired sample t-test was used to compare measurements within the group before and after the intervention. An independent t-test was used to compare the experimental and control groups. Statistical significance (α) was set at 0.05. Results: In the experimental group, maximum inspiratory pressure, maximum expiratory pressure, and back mobility increased significantly after the intervention (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the changes in all areas of the control (p > 0.05). As a result of comparative analysis of changes before and after the intervention, there were significant differences in maximum inspiratory pressure, maximum expiratory pressure, and back mobility only in the experimental group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The diaphragm stretching technique improved maximum inspiratory pressure, maximum expiratory pressure, and back mobility compared to the placebo intervention. Therefore, the diaphragm stretching technique can be recommended as a physical therapy intervention to improve pain in patients with LBP.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to investigate the general features of low back pain occurred in daily life. The study subjects were low back pain patients treated with physical therapy at general hospitals located in Gyeonggi-do from August 2, 2000 to march 4, 2002. Total number of distributed questionnaires were 750, and 630 questionnaires were collected and 571 questionnaires were collected analysed finally. The results were follows: 1. Regardless of gender, in the duration of low back pain, from 12 month to 35 month showed the highest rate, 34.1% of answerers. 2. Regardless of gender, in the season of incidence of low back pain, winter showed the highest rate, 33.8% of answerers. 3. Regardless of gender, in the time of incidence of low back pain in a day, after daily work showed the highest rate, 32.5% of answerers. 4. Regardless of gender, in the position of incidence of low back pain, from bending the body to straighten the body showed the highest rate, 32.5% of answerers. 5. Regardless of gender, 49.6% of low back pain patients answered that want to hospital for treatment 6. Regardless of gender, 97.5% of patients is answered that want to be physical therapy. 7. In the question of the effects for physical therapy, 92.2% of patients is answered that was effective.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.77-87
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of balance taping procedures on lower back pain. Method: This study is nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design of quasi-experimental study. From May in 2004 to July in 2004, the research was done for females who have lower back pain in Gyeonggi province. Experimental group was 37, and control group was 36. The degree of lower back pain and that of the pain on activity of daily living(ADL) were each measured two times. Result: In the experimental group, the lower back pain score before taping was 6.38, that of 1 hour after the taping applied was 3.27. The lower back pain score of experimental group was significant statistically decreased and that of control group was almost not changed. Moreover, the pain score on ADL was statistically decreased in experimental group. Therefore balance taping is effective to reduce lower back pain and to improve ability of ADL. Conclusion: This study supports that balance taping may benefit individuals with lower back pain and balance taping therapy can be used as an independent nursing intervention. However, a larger study is in need to provide definite evidence and to determine long-term effects.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify the pain patterns and factors affecting low back pain in middle-aged women with backache. Method: A descriptive research design was utilized. The participants were middle-aged women who visited to two back pain clinics in Wonju from October, 2006 through February, 2007. A total of 195 low back pain patients agreed to participate in this study, and data from 177 were analyzed. Data were collected using a questionnaire which included a modified short-form Korean pain rating scale, demographic factors, factors related to low back pain and health behavior. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis was utilized in the analysis. Results: The mean score for low back pain was relatively low(M=21.57, SD=11.44). Among pain patterns, scores for dull pain were the highest of all the dimensions. In the regression analysis, significant factors affecting low back pain were found to be age, level of education, religion, BMI, experience of pregnancy, delivery type and exercise. These variables explained 24.8% of variance in low back pain(F=3.79, p<.001). Conclusion: These results suggest that nurses need for assessment and intervention to take into consideration pain patterns as well as factors affecting middle-age women with backache.

• 정보처리학회논문지A
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• 제12A권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 trace-back systolic array Viterbi algorithm의 저전력 생존 메모리 구현에 관한 새로운 알고리즘을 소개한다. 이 알고리즘의 핵심 아이디어는 trace back 연산의 수를 줄이기 위하여 이미 생성된 trace-back routes를 재사용하는 것이다. 그리고 trace-back unit의 불필요한 switching activity가 발생하는 영역을 gate-clock을 사용하여 전력소모를 줄이는 것이다. Synopsys Power Estimation 툴인 Design Power를 이용하여 전력소모를 측정하였고, 그 결과 [1]의 논문에서 소개된 trace-back unit 비하여 평균 $40{\%}$ 전력감소가 있었고, $23{\%}$의 면적증가를 보였다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2003

The somatotype classification of this study was to manufacture well-fitted clothes for middle-aged women. The somatotype classification of the upper body of lateral view was based on previous studies, and 4 postures, straight posture, leaning back posture, bent forward posture, and swayback posture were selected for this study. The front of leaning back posture was longer and wider than that of straight posture, and its front neck depth was deeper. Its front interscye breadth was wider and back interscye breadth was narrower. S.N.P. B.P. front waistline length, waist front length, front diagonal length, chest shedder length, front waistline shoulder line length were longer, and S.N.P. scapular back waistline length, back length, back shoulder length, back diagonal length, shoulder line back waistline length were shorter. On the contrary, the front of bent forward posture was shorter and narrower than that of straight posture, and its back neck depth was deeper. The properties of swayback posture were similar to those of bent forward posture. Its front was shorter and narrower, but the results of front neck depth and back neck depth were like those of straight posture.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.144-147
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• 2005

This study was performed to investigate that electro-acupuncture might relieve chronic back pain in horses. Twenty horses with chronic back pain were chosen from referring to College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida. They were assigned the patients referred to 2 treatment groups and 1 control group. The treatment group I was electrostimulated to 4 acupoints. The acupuncture points of Lumbosacral point, GV-6, BL26, and BL54 were used.; The treatment group II was taken the phenylbutazone orally. Control group was administered the normal saline per oral. Back pain score system was used to evaluate the degree of back pain. The treatment group r had significant lower back pain score from two times of electroacupuncture treatment. However, the treatment group II and control group did not change back, pain scores during experimental periods. Thus, Electroacupuncture treatment might be effective therapy for chronic back pain in horses.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제28권9C호
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• pp.884-890
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 화자 독립 시스템에서 필요한 화자 적응 방법에 관해 연구하였다. 훈련에 참여하지 않은 새로운 화자에 대해서 bigram과 back-off bigram, MAP와 MLLR의 결과를 비교해 보았다. back-off bigram은 훈련중 나타나지 않은 bigram 확률을 unigram과 back-off 가중치를 적용하므로 bigram 확률 값에 약간의 가중치를 더하는 효과를 가져온다. 음성의 특징 파라미터로는 12차의 MFCC와 log energy, 1차 미분, 2차 미분을 사용하여 총 39차의 특징 벡터를 사용하였다. 인식 실험을 위해 CHMM, 삼중음소(tri-phones)의 인식 단위, 그리고 bigram과 back-off bigram의 언어 모델을 사용한 시스템을 구성하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권5B호
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• pp.247-256
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 무선 센서 네트워크를 위한 위치 정보의 시간차를 이용한 라우팅 프로토콜(Geo-Back)을 제안한다. Geo-Back은 기존의 위치 기반 라우팅 알고리즘과 달리 주기적인 이웃 노드들의 위치 정보 혹은 하나의 홉 내에 있는 이웃 노드들 수의 정보를 이용하지 않고, 오직 소스와 목적지 노드의 위치 정보만을 이용하며, 최적의 back-off 시간 메커니즘을 사용하여 패킷 전송을 결정한다. 빈번한 토폴로지 변화 환경 하에서, 제안하는 Geo-Back 프로토콜은 업데이트를 위한 브로드캐스트 알고리즘을 사용하지 알고 빠르게 목적지까지 전송하기 위한 최적의 다음 홉을 찾을 수 있으며, 분석 결과 밀집 환경의 무선 센서 네트워크에서 확장성과 향상된 성능을 확인 하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.308-316
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• 2003

이 논문은 퍼지 시스템을 기반으로 하여 이동로봇의 제적제어에 대하여 기술한다. 기존의 백스텝핑 (back-stepping) 제어기는 이동로봇의 동역학과 기구학을 모두 포함하여 제어기를 구성하였다. 그러나 기존의 back-stepping 제어기는 기구학적 제어기에서 생성되는 속도 명령에 의해서 많은 영향을 받는다. 기존의 back-stepping 제어기의 성능을 증가 시키기 위해서 본 논문에서는 비선형 제이기로 많이 사용되고 있는 퍼지 시스템을 사용하였다. 본 논문에서는 back-stepping 제어기의 새로운 속도명령을 퍼지 추론을 통하여 생성하였다. 퍼지 규칙은 기구학적 제어기의 개인을 설정하기 위해서 설정하였으며, 퍼지 추론을 통하여 새로 생성된 속도명령은 기준명령의 변화를 고려하여 생성되었다. 그리고 수치실험을 통하여 기존의 back-stepping 제어기 보다 제안된 방법이 우수함을 증명하였다.