• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.275-280
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of cigarette smoking on physical fitness (dominant hand grip power, dominant isokinetic leg muscle strength, abdominal muscle endurance, flexibility, cardiopulmonary endurance) and depression in patients with chronic low back pain. Methods: This study was a cross sectional study and subjects consisted of 60 young males with chronic low back pain. The subjects were allocated to two groups following a self-report survey: cigarette smoking group (n=25) or non-smoking group (n=35). Physical fitness (dominant hand grip power, dominant isokinetic leg muscle strength, abdominal muscle endurance, flexibility, cardiopulmonary endurance) were measured using objective methods and depression in patients with chronic low back pain was measured using the Korean version of center for epidemiologic studies depression (CES-D) scale. Results: The results of this study were as follows: In physical fitness, the cigarette smoking group showed a significant decrease in abdominal muscle endurance, flexibility, and cardiopulmonary endurance compared with the non-smoking group. Depression index (CES-D scale score) was significantly higher in the cigarette smoking group than in the non-smoking group. Conclusion: These results suggest that cigarette smoking had a negative effect on abdominal muscle endurance, flexibility, and cardiopulmonary endurance in patients with chronic low back pain. In addition, depression of patients with chronic low back pain was affected by cigarette smoking. Thus, we suggested that cigarette smoking may play a significant role in the deterioration of physical fitness and depression of chronic low back pain patients.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.901-923
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• 2017

Efficient key distribution and management mechanisms as well as lightweight ciphers are the main pillar for establishing secure wireless sensor networks (WSN). Several symmetric based key distribution protocols are already proposed, but most of them are not scalable, yet vulnerable to a small number of compromised nodes. In this paper, we propose an efficient and scalable key management and distribution framework, named KMMR, for large scale WSNs. The KMMR contributions are three fold. First, it performs lightweight local processes orchestrated into upward and downward tiers. Second, it limits the impact of compromised nodes to only local links. Third, KMMR performs efficient secure node addition and revocation. The security analysis shows that KMMR withstands several known attacks. We implemented KMMR using the NesC language and experimented on Telosb motes. Performance evaluation using the TOSSIM simulator shows that KMMR is scalable, provides an excellent key connectivity and allows a good resilience, yet it ensures both forward and backward secrecy. For a WSN comprising 961 sensor nodes monitoring a 60 hectares agriculture field, KMMR requires around 2.5 seconds to distribute all necessary keys, and attains a key connectivity above 96% and a resilience approaching 100%. Quantitative comparisons to earlier work show that KMMR is more efficient in terms of computational complexity, required storage space and communication overhead.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 병원근무 여성 간호사의 우울 정도를 확인하고, 순환 교대근무와 수면의 질이 우울에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위한 것이다. 연구대상자는 서울지역 2개 대학병원에 근무하는 총 295명의 간호사로 수집된 자료는 기술통계 및 다중회귀분석을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 참여자의 71.2%가 우울한 것으로 응답했으며(CES-D 총점 ≥ 16), 간호사 우울의 유의한 영향요인으로는 수면의 질, 순환 교대근무, 근무기간(1-2.9년, 10년 이상)으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 여성 간호사들의 우울을 감소시키기 위해서는 수면의 질과 순환 교대근무의 부정적 영향을 개선 시킬 수 있는 중재가 마련되어야 할 것으로 고려된다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1110-1122
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• 2018

This paper proposes an alternative method to evaluate the effect of wind power to the power system stability with small disturbance. Alternatively, available techniques for stability analysis of a power system based on deterministic methods are less accurate for high penetration of wind power. Numerical simulations of random behaviors are computationally expensive. A stochastic stability index (SSI) is proposed for the power system stability evaluation based on the theory of stochastic stability and energy function, specifically the stochastic derivative of the relative well-defined energy function and the critical energy. The SSI is implemented on the modified nine-bus system including wind turbines under different conditions. A doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbine is characterized and modeled using measured wind data from several sites in Thailand. Each of the obtained wind power data is analyzed. The wind power effect is modeled considering the aggregated effect of wind turbines. With the proposed method, the system behavior is properly predicted and the stability is quantitatively evaluated with less computational effort compared with conventional numerical simulation methods.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.451-463
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• 2022

Purpose: This study examined the reciprocal relationships between depression and income, and gender differences in these relationships among older adults in South Korea. Methods: Using 2015 to 2019 of the Korea Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS), we studied 6,070 older adults (2,394 men and 3,676 women) aged 60 years over in 2015. The generalized estimating equation was employed to explore the effect of an individual income on depression and the reverse causal link-that of depression on income. Results: The study found the reciprocal relationships between income and depression. Income has a significant impact on depression. Higher-income was linked to decreased risks of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scores among older adults (B = - 0.121, p < 0.001). Estimates of the reverse causal link show that higher CES-D scores were also linked to income reduction among Korean older adults (B = - 0.007, p < 0.001). In addition, we also observed gender differences in the impact of income on depression but not in the reverse causal link. Income has more detrimental to psychological consequence for older men (B = - 0.108, p < 0.001) than older women (B = - 0.057, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The finding implies that both psychological and social protection policies for the elderly are needed in view of gender perspective.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2023

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the potential benefits of microcurrent stimulation as a non-invasive therapeutic approach for managing pain and improving the quality of life in women suffering from primary dysmenorrhea. Design: A case study. Methods: This study was conducted, involving a cohort of 6 women diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea, aged between 20 to 30 years. Participants were received microcurrent stimulation using low-intensity microcurrents for 30 minutes every day for 4 weeks. The intensity of microcurrent stimulation was 25 μA and the frequency was 8 Hz. The intervention was administered between the menstruations, with pain intensity and quality of life being assessed at baseline, and then at the end of menstrual cycle. Pain intensity was evaluated using a visual analog scale (VAS) and menstrual symptom questionnaire (MSQ), while the quality of life was assessed through the stress response inventory (SRI), state trait anxiety inventory (STAI), center for epidemiologic studies depression (CES-D), and menstrual distress questionnaire (MEDI-Q). Results: After the intervention, participants demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in pain intensity, as evidenced by improved VAS scores (p<0.05). However, the changes in MSQ scores did not reach statistical significance. Regarding quality of life measures, no statistically significant differences were found in the SRI, STAI, CES-D, and MEDI-Q scores after the intervention (p>0.05). Conclusions: This study suggest that microcurrent stimulation holds promise as a potential treatment option for alleviating pain associated with primary dysmenorrhea.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.367-377
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• 2018

인간이 생태계로부터 취하는 비물질적인 혜택인 문화서비스에 대한 수요가 최근 국민총소득과 함께 증가하고 있다. 이에 대한 정량적 가치평가를 위해 국내외에서 다수의 연구가 이루어져 왔으나 개인의 사회, 문화적 이질성 등의 주관적 성향과 규모의 차이로 인해 국내 전 지역에 적용하기에는 어려움이 있다. 문화서비스가 발생하기 위해서는 자연생태계와 인간의 접촉이 이루어져야 하며 이러한 관점을 바탕으로 본 연구에서는 접근성이라는 개념을 활용하여 기존 문화서비스 가치평가방법이 가지는 사회, 문화적 주관성을 보완하고자 한다. 국내 전 지역 규모에 적용 가능하며 다양한 이해관계자의 공감대를 형성시킬 수 있는 포괄적인 문화서비스 평가 방법을 제시하는 것이 본 연구의 목적이다. 본 연구에서는 접근성을 근거로 개발된 유럽의 여가 서비스 평가방법 고찰을 통해 국내에 구축된 도로 네트워크와 인구분포현황과 함께 국립생태원에서 수행한 '생태자산 간이평가' 결과를 활용하여 '문화서비스 접근성 평가 (CSOS)'를 남양주시에 시범 적용하였다. 그 결과 남양주시에 산재한 특정 생태자산 및 주거지를 중심으로 우수한 문화서비스 접근성이 존재하는 특정 공간을 도출할 수 있었다. 또한 이를 바탕으로 오늘날 보편적으로 이용되고 있는 SNS 데이터를 활용한 InVEST의 Recreation 평가 모형과 조망점을 활용한 Scenic quality평가 모형간의 차별성과 시범연구로서 가지는 가중치 설정에 대한 한계점을 고찰하였다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제46권8호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2008

본 연구는 농촌지역에 거주하는 65세 이상 노인 119명을 대상으로 우울정도와 자아존중감의 두 가지 심리적 요인이 영양위험도와 영양소 섭취량에 미치는 영향에 대해 연구했으며, 주요 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale(CES-D Scale)을 적용하여 우울정도를 판정한 결과, 정상은 43.7%, 경도 우울 21%, 중등 우울 21%, 중증 우울 14.3%로 각각 나타났다. 성별에 따른 우울정도를 비교하면 경도 이상 우울에 해당되는 비율이 남자노인에서 47.1%, 여자노인에서 60.0%로 나타났다. 2. 자아존중감(General Self Efficacy Scale;GSES)점수 합의 평균은 전체에서 45.9점, 남자노인에서 51.9점, 여자노인에서 43.6점으로 남자노인에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p < 0.05). 3. NSI Checklist를 적용하여 영양위험도를 평가한 결과 전체 대상자 중 정상은 69.7%, 중간위험 군은 30.3%였으며, 성별에 따라 비교한 결과 남자노인에서는 85.3% vs. 14.7%, 여자노인에서는 63.5% vs. 36.5%로 나타났다(p < 0.01). 4. 영양소 섭취수준을 평가한 결과, 남녀 모두 에너지는 섭취기준의 76%이었으나, 칼슘, 칼륨, 아연, 비타민A, 리보플라빈, 나이아신의 섭취량은 영양섭취기준의 60% 미만인 것으로 나타났다. 5. 영양위험도는 우울정도와는 양의 상관관계를(r = 0.385, p < 0.01), 영양소 섭취량은 자아존중감과 양의 상관 관계를 보였다(단백질, 칼슘, 인, 아연, 철, 나트륨, 터아민, 리보플라빈, 나이아신, 비타민B6, p < 0.05). 즉, 우울정도가 높을수록 영양위험도가 증가하는 반면에, 자아존중 감에 대한 인식도가 높을수록 영양소 섭취량이 높게 나타났다. 6. CBS-D Scale 합의 4분위 구간별 영양위험도 점수는 증가하였으며(Q1 = 2.90, Q2 = 4.31, Q3 = 3.52, Q4 = 6.52, p < 0.001), 자아존중 감 점수 합의 4분위에 따라 에너지를 포함한 대부분의 영양소 섭취량이 증가하는 경향이었으며 특히 단백질(Q1 = 71.4, Q2 = 74.7, Q3 = 80.3, Q4 = 92.9, p < 0.05), 인(p < 0.05), 아연(p < 0.01)의 섭취량은 유의적인 수준에서 증가하였다. 이상의 결과로부터 노인의 영양위험도와 영양소 섭취량은 심리적 요인들과 밀접하게 관련되어 있음이 확인되었다. 전반적으로 영양상태가 좋지 못한 노인들에서 우울과 같은 심리적, 정신적 문제들을 과소평가하거나 적절한 관리가 이루어지지 못한 경우에는 영양문제를 가속화하는 요인으로 작용할 수 있어 이에 대한 적절한 관리가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2013

Objectives: Mental health has been shown to be linked with certain underlying physiological mechanisms. The objective of this cross sectional study was to investigate the relationship between depressive symptoms and brachial artery reactivity (BAR) in an understudied population: police officers. Methods: Participants were 351 police officers who were clinically examined in the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Police Stress (BCOPS) study. BAR was performed using standard B-Mode ultrasound procedures. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. Mean values of the difference between the baseline and maximum diameters of the brachial artery were determined across three categories of CES-D score using the analysis of variance and the analysis of covariance. p-values for linear trends were obtained from linear regression models. Results: The mean age (${\pm}$ standard deviation) of all officers was $40.9{\pm}7.2$ years. Women had a slightly higher mean CES-D score than men ($8.9{\pm}8.9$ vs. $7.4{\pm}6.4$) and a slightly higher percentage increase of BAR than men (6.90 vs. 5.26%). Smoking status significantly modified the associations between depressive symptoms and BAR. Among current smokers, mean absolute values of BAR significantly decreased as depressive symptoms increased after adjustment for age, gender, race/ethnicity, hypertension, and diabetes; the multivariate-adjusted p-values were 0.033 (absolute) and 0.040 (%). Associations between depressive symptoms and BAR were not statistically significant among former smokers or never smokers. Conclusion: Depressive symptoms were inversely associated with BAR among police officers who were current smokers and together may be considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease among police officers. Further prospective research is warranted.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.251-258
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• 2018

종합병원 행정직원의 우울수준(CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale)과 관련된 융복합적 요인들을 조사하였다. 설문조사는 2017년 7월 3일부터 2017년 7월 29일까지 임의로 선정된 J지역 9개 종합병원의 재직자 201명에 대하여 무기명 자기기입식 설문지를 사용하였다. 위계적 다중회귀분석 결과, 자아존중감(RES: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale)이 낮을수록, 피로(MFS: Multidimensional Fatigue Scale)가 높을수록, 사회심리적 스트레스(PWI-SF: Psychosocial Well-being Index Short Form)가 높을수록 우울이 높았으며 이들의 설명력은 32.5%이었다. 이상의 연구결과를 볼 때, 종합병원 행정직원의 우울수준을 낮추기 위해서는 자아존중감을 높이고, 피로 및 사회심리적 스트레스를 낮추는 노력이 필요하다. 이러한 결과는 종합병원 행정직원의 우울수준을 낮추는 조직인사관리 및 산업보건교육에 활용될 수 있다. 추후연구에서는 종합병원 행정직원의 우울수준에 영향을 미치는 구조방정식 모형의 분석이 필요하다.