• 제목/요약/키워드: Before-After Evaluation

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Evaluation of the effect of two different occlusal splints on maximum occlusal force in patients with sleep bruxism: a pilot study

  • Karakis, Duygu;Dogan, Arife;Bek, Bulent
    • The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.103-108
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    • 2014
  • PURPOSE. The occlusal splint has been used for many years as an effective treatment of sleep bruxism. Several methods have been used to evaluate efficiency of the occlusal splints. However, the effect of the occlusal splints on occlusal force has not been clarified sufficiently. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of occlusal splints on maximum occlusal force in patients with sleep bruxism and compare two type of splints that are Bruxogard-soft splint and canine protected hard stabilization splint. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Twelve students with sleep bruxism were participated in the present study. All participants used two different occlusal splints during sleep for 6 weeks. Maximum occlusal force was measured with two miniature strain-gage transducers before, 3 and 6 weeks after insertion of occlusal splints. Clinical examination of temporomandibular disorders was performed for all individuals according to the Craniomandibular Index (CMI) before and 6 weeks after the insertion of splints. The changes in mean occlusal force before, 3 and 6 weeks after insertion of both splints were analysed with paired sample t-test. The Wilcoxon test was used for the comparison of the CMI values before and 6 weeks after the insertion of splints. RESULTS. Participants using stabilization splints showed no statistically significant changes in occlusal force before, 3, and 6 weeks after insertion of splint (P>.05) and participants using Bruxogard-soft splint had statistically significant decreased occlusal force 6 weeks after insertion of splint (P<.05). There was statistically significant improvement in the CMI value of the participants in both of the splint groups (P<.05). CONCLUSION. Participants who used Bruxogard-soft splint showed decreases in occlusal force 6 weeks after insertion of splint. The use of both splints led to a significant reduction in the clinical symptoms.

식품 중 유해물질에 대한 소비자 교육 콘텐츠 개발 및 교육효과 조사 -서울에 거주하는 여대생을 중심으로- (Development and Evaluation of Consumer Educational Contents on Hazard Chemicals in Food for Female College Students in Seoul)

  • 조순덕;강은진;김미혜;박성국;백옥진;김건희
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제42권10호
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    • pp.1701-1706
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    • 2013
  • 식품은 인간의 건강과 생존 유지를 위해 매우 중요한 역할을 하고 있으며, 건전하고 안전한 식품을 섭취하는 것은 인간의 삶에 무엇보다도 중요하다. 최근에는 기후변화 등 식품 안전과 관련한 주위 환경이 더욱 열악해지고 있는 실정이다. 정부차원에서도 다양한 방법으로 식품안전에 관한 소비자 교육 홍보 방법을 개발하고, 홈페이지, 리플렛 등 교육 자료를 통해 유해물질에 대한 정보를 제공하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내외 관련 정보 분석을 통해 상대적으로 인지도가 낮은 제조가공 과정 중 생성물질과 환경유래오염물질을 대상물질로 선정하였고, 이에 대한 교육 콘텐츠를 개발하였다. 이에 대해 서울시에 거주하는 여대생 120명을 대상으로 인식의 변화, 태도의 변화, 행동의 변화 등 교육효과를 확인하였다. 조사결과, 식품 중 유해물질에 대한 인식도는 교육 전에 비해 교육 후 98.8% 이상으로 증가함을 확인하였다. 건강을 해칠 수 있다는 불안감에 대해서는 교육 전 77.8%에서 교육후에는 막연한 불안감이 52.8%로 약 25.0% 포인트 감소하였다. 정부에서 식품 중 유해물질에 대한 저감화 방안을 홍보할 때 어떤 행동을 취할 것인 지를 질문했을 때 교육 전에 는 적극적으로 실천할 것이라고 응답한 경우가 12.3%, 노력한다는 응답자가 73.5%이었으나, 교육 후에는 56.1%가 적극적으로 실천할 것이라고 응답함에 따라, 좀 더 적극적으로 참여하겠다는 태도의 변화를 이끌어 냈다. 식품 중 유해물질 정보를 알았을 때의 소비 행동 조사결과, 관련 정보에 대해 자세히 알아보고 결정한다는 응답자가 교육 전 49.6%에서 교육 후에는 77.4%로 27.8% 포인트 증가하였고, 관련 식품은 무조건 구매하지 않겠다고 응답한 경우는 교육 전 45.4%에서 교육 후 20.9%로 24.5% 포인트 감소하였다. 이와 같이 유해물질에 대한 설득력 있는 정보제공을 통해 막연한 불안감을 해소할 수 있을 것이며, 앞으로 소비자와의 식품안전 소통채널 확대를 위해서는 지속적으로 소비자 대상 안전정보 제공을 위한 콘텐츠 개발 및 교육 홍보를 강화해 나가야 할 것이다.

관찰적 사전·사후 평가연구 방법의 비교 연구: 공용중인 고속도로 안전진단사업 효과평가를 사례로 (The Comparison Study on Observational Before-After Studies: Case Study on Safety Evaluation on Highways)

  • 문승라;이영인
    • 대한교통학회지
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    • 제31권6호
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    • pp.67-89
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    • 2013
  • 본 연구는 관찰적 사전 사후 평가연구의 세 방법인 단순비교법, 비교그룹에 의한 방법 그리고 경험적 베이즈 방법에 대한 실증 분석을 수행하고, 그 결과를 비교하며, 평가연구에 적용 방안을 제시하고자 한다. 이를 위해 2005년과 2006년에 영동고속도로에서 시행된 안전진단사업의 평가를 수행하였다. 분석결과 세 가지 방법 모두 안전진단조치로 인한 개선효과가 나타나고 있으며, 단순비교법이 개선효과가 가장 크고 그 다음이 비교그룹에 의한 방법, 경험적 베이즈 방법의 순으로 나타났다. 단순비교법의 결과는 교통사고 감소추이가 반영되어 과대 추정되었으며, 비교그룹방법의 결과에는 비교그룹의 외부우연요인이 내재되어 있다. 경험적 베이즈 방법은 참조그룹의 사고예측모형에 의해 평균으로의 회귀 현상이 통제되므로, 두 방법과 비교해 결과가 비교적 정확하다. 평가연구의 수행에서, 분석가는 평가방법별 장 단점을 잘 이해하고, 관련된 모든 지역에서 사고추이의 검토를 선행한 후에 평가 분석을 수행하여야 한다.

원방계 조건하에서의 레이다 성능평가를 위한 시뮬레이터 (A Simulator for Radar Performance Evaluation in a Far-Field Test Range)

  • 길민영;명로훈
    • 한국전자파학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전자파학회 2005년도 종합학술발표회 논문집 Vol.15 No.1
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, a simulator for radar performance evaluation in a far-field test range is proposed, which can forecast maximum detection range, minimum detection range, number of test trials, resolution (range, azimuth, elevation) with input parameters before radar performance test and process results after. The proposed simulator is designed by Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) of VC++ 6.0.

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리모델링을 위한 기존 저층형 철근콘크리트의 안전성 평가 시스템 (Structural Safety Evaluation System of Existing low-rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings to Remodeling)

  • 김진수;김창은
    • 대한안전경영과학회지
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    • 제5권3호
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    • pp.69-80
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    • 2003
  • This study researched problems of safety inspection method and current legislative system for the structure safety evaluation of Rahmen structure affected by remodeling. The elements of weight increase were examined in terms of differences of load moment, shear force, compressive stress and amount of steel before and after remodeling by structure analysis. The thorough examination for impacts of weight increase is indispensable to change of use or extension.

Emergy 분석을 이용한 환경영향평가의 종합평가 방법 개발 (Development of a Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment Evaluation by the Emergy Analysis)

  • 강서희;이석모
    • 한국환경과학회지
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.335-343
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    • 2017
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an important policy implemented before starting development projects to estimate and reduce environmental impact. However, the difficulty of quantification on several rating categories has hampered comprehensive analysis. Instead of it, the current EIA just summarizes outcome of investigation. Therefore, EIA fails to definitively ascertain whether the development shold be approved or not. This study aimed at providing the way to comprehensive decision-making by applying Emergy analysis and Emergy indicators to EIA. Production (P), Emergy Yield Ratio (EYR), Environmental Loading Ratio (ELR) and Emergy Sustainability Index (ESI) were selected for indicators. The indicators of range approving the development were set up with comparing before and after development or according to circumstances of which view of average that was classified as region or industry is appropriate to analysis. As a result, the value after development of P should be higher than the value before development. EYR and ESI of the value before development should be higher than region or industry average. On the contrary to these, ELR of the value after development should be lower than region or industry average. To verify applying Emergy indicators to EIA comprehensive analysis, Emergy evaluation was conducted to real case. As a result, applying Emergy analysis could suggest whether the development is appropriate or not. These indices and the result of this research are expected to be applied decision-making on environmental impact for sustainable development.

버스정보시스템의 효율성에 관한 연구 (The Study of Bus Information System's Efficiency)

  • 이정근;최석우;황병옥
    • 한국ITS학회 논문지
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    • 제5권3호
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2006
  • 현재 각 지자체별로 ITS 시스템이 도입되고 있으며 대시민 서비스차원에서 버스정보시스템(BIS)이 우선적으로 도입, 운영되고 있다. 이러한 버스정보시스템의 대표적인 위치추적 및 무선통신방식으로 DSRC+DSRC방식, GPS+무선통신망, Beacon+Beacon이 각 지자체별 특성에 맞게 구축, 운영중에 있다. 지금까지 BIS 시스템에 대한 평가는 각 지자체별로 사전, 사후분석의 설문조사항목을 통해 정성적 평가만 수행되었으며 시스템의 성능에 대한 평가는 실시되지 않았다. 따라서 본, 논문은 현재까지의 시행하였던 BIS 시스템에 대한 평가방안을 기초로 성능평가를 포함한 새로운 평가방안을 수립하여 각 BIS 방식별 대표시스템을 선정, 도착정보 신뢰도와 무선통신성공율의 효과척도를 적용하여 해당 시스템의 신뢰도나 효율성에 대한 평가를 수행하였다.

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A Proposal of GA Using Symbiotic Evolutionary Viruses and Its Virus Evaluation Techniques

  • Sakakura, Yoshiaki;Taniguchi, Noriyuki;Hoshino, Yukinobu;Kamei, Katsuari
    • 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 2003년도 ISIS 2003
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    • pp.679-682
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, we propose a Genetic Algorithm (GA) using symbiotic evolutionary viruses. Our GA is based on both the building block hypothesis and the virus theory of evolution. The proposed GA aims to control a destruction of building blocks by discovering, keeping, and propagating of building blocks based on virus operation. Concretely, we prepare the group of individuals and the group of viruses. In our GA, the group of individuals searches solutions and the group of viruses searches building blocks. These searches done based on the symbiotic relation of both groups. Also, our GA has two types of virus evaluation techniques. One is that each virus is evaluated by the difference of the fitness of an individual between before and after infection of virus. Another is that all viruses aye evaluated by the difference of the fitness of an individual between before and after infection of all viruses. Furthermore, we applied the proposed GA to the minimum value search problem of a test function which has some local solutions far from the optimal solution. And, we discuss a difference of behaviors of the proposed GA based on each virus evaluation techniques.

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자기주도형 인적자원개발 도구로서의 사이버 교육 프로그램의 효과 평가에 관한 연구;POSCO 안전관리 사이버 과정을 중심으로 (A Study on the Evaluation of Web-based Cyber Education Program as a Tool for Self Directed Human Resources Development)

  • 이성
    • 농촌지도와개발
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.179-190
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study was to analysis the education effects of web-based on-line cyber program mesaured by Kirkpatrick’s evaluation process. The average score on satisfaction of the program was 4.28(.59), which was designed to evaluate the level 1, reaction. To test level 2, learning, the average score that students achieved was calculated and it was 86.87(std.=7.05) in the term examinations. The level 3, job months. It was reported that most employees who took the course are utilizing the knowledge that they acquired from the course(mean=3.80, std.=.77). To identify the level 4, business results, the mean score of the number of accidents and near misses that happened in their factories for 3 months before and after the course were compared. There was statistically significant difference between the number of accidents that happened 3 months before the course and 3 months after the course, at the significance level of .01, which was tested by Paired t-test.

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Sensibility Evaluation of Eco-friendly Apparel Products according to Recognition of Eco-friendliness

  • Na, Young Joo;Kim, Hee Jin
    • 한국의류산업학회지
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.642-648
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    • 2013
  • This study investigates the changes inconsumer sensibility and product preferences according to theirecofriendly productperceptions. Stimulants (released by three companies of sport casual brands)include three shirts made of recycled polyester and three made of organic cotton. A surveymethod was used to respond to the emotion and image while watching the presented pictures of the clothes. The change in the reactions was analyzed before and after the presentation of eco-friendliness information. The questionnaire consists of sensibility adjectives, open-ended questions about the associated image of eco-friendliness, color attractiveness, product favorability, price satisfaction, and reasons for an eco-friendly productpurchase. The survey was conducted on 200adult male and female participants. Two factors ('eco' and 'design')were identifiedthrough the factor analysis of image adjectives. There was a statistically significant increase in the evaluation of sensibility, color attractiveness, product favorability, and price satisfactiondue to the re-evaluation of the same products after consumers recognized the eco-friendly information of apparel products. When consumers recognize products aseco-friendly, they evaluate the products more positively than before. The result of the analysis of the increases by textile materials shows no significant difference in the sensibility changes depending on the materials. However, with regard to 'eco', the increase of sensibility change for organic cotton products was larger than for recycled polyester products.