• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to define the effects of noise and background music on the trunk muscle fatigue during dynamic lifting and lowering tasks. Six healthy male subjects with no prior history of low back disorders participated in this study. The participants were exposed to two levels of background noise such as 40dB noise and 90dB noise and three levels of background music such as no music, slow music, and fast music. Six different combinations of background noise and background music were played while the participants were performing the lifting task at 15% level of Maximum Voluntary Contraction. Electromyography signals from six muscles were collected and fatigue levels were analyzed quantitatively. In results, the 90dB noise increased trunk muscle fatigue and slowed down the recovery. The trunk muscle fatigue was the lowest when the fast music was played for as background. After recovery, the 90dB noise increased trunk muscle fatigue. The trunk muscle fatigue was the lowest when the slow music was played for as background. The results can be useful to manage the cumulative fatigue of trunk muscles due to background noise and music during repetitive lifting and lowering tasks in industry.

• 한국컴퓨터그래픽스학회논문지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 강우시 빗방울로 인해 왜곡된 연안 파랑 비디오 영상에서 빗방울 제거와 제거된 영역에 대한 배경 정보를 복원하기 위한 적대적생성신경망을 이용한 영상 강화 방법을 제안하고자 한다. 영상 변환에 널리 사용되는 Pix2Pix 네트워크와 현재 단일 이미지에 대한 빗방울 제거에 좋은 성능을 보여주고 있는 Attentive GAN을 실험 대상 모델로 구현하고, 빗방울 제거를 위한 공개 데이터 셋을 이용하여 두 모델을 학습한 후 빗방울 왜곡 연안 파랑 영상의 빗방울 제거 및 배경 정보 복원 성능을 평가하였다. 연안 파랑 비디오에 영상에 대한 빗방울 왜곡 보정 성능을 향상시키기 위해 실제 연안에서 빗방울 유무가 짝을 이룬 데이터 셋을 직접 획득한 후 사전 학습된 모델에 대하여 전이 학습에 사용하여 빗방울 왜곡 보정에 대한 성능 향상을 확인하였다. 모델의 성능은 빗방울 왜곡 영상으로부터 파랑 정보 복원 성능을 최대 신호 대 잡음비와 구조적 유사도를 이용하여 평가하였으며, 전이 학습을 통해 파인 튜닝된 Pix2Pix 모델이 연안 파랑 비디오 영상의 빗방울 왜곡에 대한 가장 우수한 복원 성능을 보였다.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.44-54
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 인터넷 상거래에서 서비스실패가 발생할 때 기업이 기울이는 서비스회복 활동의 품질 측정도구를 개발하는 것이다. 같은 용도로 Parasuraman 등(2005)이 개발한 E-RecS-QUAL 측정도구를 수정 보완한 본 측정도구는 eSR-Q(electronic Service Recovery Quality)라 명명되었다. 본 측정도구의 신뢰성과 타당성을 검증하기 위해 내적 일관성과 수렴 판별 법칙 타당성 등 구조 타당성의 측면이 집중적으로 분석되었다. 그 결과 4개 차원(반응, 보상, 접촉, 사과) 14개 항목으로 구성된 eSR-Q가 완성되었다. 본 연구는 이 측정도구의 등장배경과 개발 및 검증 과정, 한계점, 그리고 향후 개선방안 등을 다룬다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.535-543
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• 2017

Objective: This study was designed to identify factors affecting pilots' +Gz tolerance recovery from +Gz induced exhaustion. Background: +Gz tolerance of pilots has been considered as a crucial factor to fly the modern high performance fighter aircrafts. However, the factors affecting pilots' G-tolerance recovery from +Gz induced exhaustion have not been examined in the acceleration research community. Method: A centrifuge profile consisting of a high +Gz run for pilot's exhaustion and a low +Gz run for pilot's recovery and another high +Gz runs for pilot's second exhaustion was designed. The subjects' +Gz tolerance recovery ratio was measured by ratio of second high +Gz run time to the first high +Gz run time. The subjects' +Gz tolerance recovery rate was measured by dividing the subjects' +Gz tolerance recovery ratio by the low +Gz run time. The subjects' G-tolerance recovery rate was analyzed with respect to the subjects' personal factors including subjects' anthropometric and physiologic characteristics, flight time, flying aircraft type and so on. Results: The subjects' previous three-month flight hours (r=-0.336, p=0.039), six-month flight hours (r=-0.403, p=0.012) and one-year flight hours (r=-0.329, p= 0.044) correlated with the subjects' G-tolerance recovery rate. Conclusion: The subjects' G-tolerance recovery rate is clearly related to the subjects' previous flight hours. However, the subjects' anthropometric and physiologic characteristics do not show any statistically significant correlation with the subjects' G-tolerance recovery rate. Application: This research provides a safety critical insight to aviation community by identifying the factors to affect the gravity-induced loss of consciousness (GLOC) of pilots.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.6043-6062
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• 2019

Low-rank matrix decomposition has shown its capability in many applications such as image in-painting, de-noising, background reconstruction and defect detection etc. In this paper, we consider the texture background of rail track images and the sparse foreground of the defects to construct a low-rank matrix decomposition model with block sparsity for defect inspection of rail tracks, which jointly minimizes the nuclear norm and the 2-1 norm. Similar to ADM, an alternative method is proposed in this study to solve the optimization problem. After image decomposition, the defect areas in the resulting low-rank image will form dark stripes that horizontally cross the entire image, indicating the preciselocations of the defects. Finally, a two-stage defect extraction method is proposed to locate the defect areas. The experimental results of the two datasets show that our algorithm achieved better performance compared with other methods.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.767-774
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• 2002

기존의 원영상 복원 기술은 주로 신호 처리 분야에서 영상의 형성(formation), 저장 및 통신상에서 발생되는 왜곡 현상을 복원하는 연구가 많이 이루어 졌다. 원 영상 복원과 관련된 기존의 연구는 블록 정합(block matching algorithm)을 이용한 원영상 복원 방법이 있다. 이 방법은 오 정합(incorrect matching)이 발생하기 쉽고, 오 정합 시 에러가 전파되는 문제점이 있다. 그리고 장면 전환이 2회 이상 발생될 경우 장면 전환 지점과 지점 사이의 복원이 불가능하다는 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 문제점들을 해결하기 위하여 확장적 블록 정합 방법(EBMA: Extended Block Matching Algorithm)과 영역 보상법(Region compensation method)을 이용한 원영상 복원 방법을 제안하고자 한다. 원영상 복원에 사용하기 위하여 비디오 사전 정보(장면 전환 정보, 카메라 모션 정보, 캡션 영역 정보)를 추출한다. 추출된 캡션 영역 정보를 이용하여 캡션 문자의 구성 요소 정보를 추출한다. 추출된 비디오 사전 정보를 이용하여 복원의 방향성을 결정하고, 복원의 방향성에 따라 문자의 구성 요소 단위로 확장적 블록 정합 방법과 영역 보상법을 이용하여 원영상 복원을 수행한다. 실험결과 확장적 블록 정합 방법은 빠른 물체의 움직임이나 복잡한 배경에 영향을 받지 않고 복원이 잘 되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 참조할 원영상이 없이 원영상 복원을 수행하는 영역 보상법의 복원 결과 또한 좋음을 볼 수 있었다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.66.1-66.8
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• 2022

Background: Prospective clinical study of blood lactate concentration in horses undergoing colic surgery is needed to determine utility in outcome prediction. Objectives: To evaluate venous lactate measurements in horses following colic surgery, including immediately after anesthetic recovery and daily throughout hospitalization, as well as to determine if lactate concentrations were significantly higher in horses that developed postoperative complications or did not survive to hospital discharge. Methods: Horses > 1 year of age undergoing surgery for colic and recovered from general anesthesia were sampled. A portable lactate meter was used to measure venous samples collected immediately following anesthetic recovery and daily throughout hospitalization. Complications arising during hospitalization and survival to hospital discharge were recorded. Results: Fifty one horses were enrolled, ranging in age from 2 to 29 years. Lactate concentration immediately following anesthetic recovery was higher in horses that developed complications during hospitalization (p = 0.046). The odds of developing complications postoperatively were doubled for horses with a venous lactate concentration > 5 mmol/L. Lactate measurements in non-survivors were significantly higher compared to survivors by 96 h postoperatively (p < 0.006). Conclusions: Higher venous lactate concentrations in the postoperative colic period were associated with an increased risk of complications and death. Results suggest horses with higher venous lactate measurements in recovery are more likely to have postoperative complications, with the odds of developing complications doubled for horses with a venous lactate > 5 mmol/L. Evaluation of venous lactate could provide information on prognosis in the postoperative period for horses with surgical colic.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.32-39
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• 2022

Background: Industrial accidents can determine the overall level and quality of the work environment in industries and companies that contribute to national economic development. Korea has transformed the country from an international aid recipient to a donor country, but it has ranked first among the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries in the number of fatal industrial accidents. Little has been known about the policy effects in terms of the workers' insurance for their industrial accidents and rehabilitation. This study raises two research questions about the influence of workers' personal characteristics and vocational rehabilitation services on their return to workplaces. Methods: The study implements weighted logistic regression analysis using propensity score matching. This research utilizes the relevant dataset (3,924 persons) of Korea's industrial accident and insurance. Results: The findings show that the level of workers' awareness of health recovery and their counseling for rehabilitation by physicians had positive effects on their return to work. Environmental factors such as workers' job stability at the time of industrial accidents and the temporal effects of industrial accidents (e.g., the level of disability, their age) had negative impacts on their return to work. Conclusions: These findings have policy implications that the concentration of rehabilitation services for patients who have been mildly affected by industrial accidents would be effective in the short and medium term. The findings also highlight the necessity of ongoing policies about workers' vocational recovery with concrete evidence about policy impacts.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제2권6호
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• pp.333-351
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• 2008

Transmission control protocols have to overcome common problems in wireless networks. TCP employing both packet loss discrimination mechanism and available bandwidth estimation algorithm, known as the good existing solution, shows significant performance enhancement in wireless networks. For instance, TCP New Jersey which exhibits high throughput in wireless networks intends to improve TCP performance by using available bandwidth estimation and congestion warning. Even though it achieves 17% and 85% improvements in terms of goodput over TCP Westwood and TCP Reno, respectively, we further improve it by exploring maximized available bandwidth estimation, handling bit-error-rate error recovery, and effective adjustment of sending rate for retransmission timeout. Hence, we propose TCP NJ+, showing that for up to 5% packet loss rate, it outperforms other TCP variants by 19% to 104% in terms of goodput when the network is in bi-directional background traffic.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.90-104
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• 2000

Background : This study was designed to assess the effects of information on the satisfaction of parents and families whose children underwent elective surgery in the Pediatric Operating Room. Methods : We measured parent and family satisfaction with information given before and after offering informational interventions. The data were collected from 510 patients parents and families whose children had undergone elective surgery in the Pediatric Operating Room of Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul. South Korea. The data collection ran from May 3. 1999 to May 30. 1999 and from September 6, 1999 to September 30, 1999. The research instrument consisted of four categories (pre-operative period, intra-operative period, post-operative period, others) and 24 questionnaires. SPSS was used to analyze the data. Results : The major findings of this study are summarized as follows: 1. Before surgery, the satisfaction with the following was increased: the explanations of the necessary preparation for the surgery (6.0%), the time the patient would enter the operating room (20.6%), the operative procedure (2.0%), and the use of the waiting room (10.0%). 2. During the operation, the satisfaction with the situation board (15.1%), public announcements in the waiting room (8.4%), and the answering of the families questions (12.2%) was increased. however, the satisfaction with the surgeons explanations of the surgical outcomes decreased by 8.3%, even though the frequency of these explanations increased by 5%. 3. After surgery, the satisfaction with the following was increased: the explanations of patient's status of recovery(10.3%) the time the patient would be moved from the recovery room (17.6%), how the patient would be transferred to the ward (19.2%), and post-operative care (6.3%). Conclusion : Based upon the above findings, we concluded that pre-, intra-, and post-operative informational interventions were effective in increasing the satisfaction of the parents and families of children undergoing elective surgery.