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Effects of Specific Exercise on Chronic Neck Pain in Elderly Women

  • Shin, Sang-Hee;Choi, Jong-Duk
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: The main causes of chronic neck pain (CNP) are wrong postures and degenerative changes. This study investigated the effects of specific exercise on elderly women with CNP. Methods: 29 elderly women who complain of CNP were classified into experimental group (14) and control group (15). The experimental group was treated with specific exercise and minimal conventional therapy, whereas the control group was treated only with conventional therapy. Then the effects on the visual analogue scale (VAS), neck disability index (NDI), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), Korean form of geriatric depression scale (KGDS), and range of motion (ROM) were compared between the two groups. Results: The experimental group showed significantly improved results in VAS, NDI, SAS, KGDS, and ROM after intervention (p<0.05), as did the control group (p<0.05). The comparison of changes in the experimental group before and after intervention showed superior results in the SAS, NDI, and ROM (flexion, rotation, lat. flexion) results when compared with the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Specific exercise is effective in the improvement of SAS, NDI, and ROM for elderly women with CNP.

A Method Of Compound Noun Phrase Indexing for Resolving Syntactic Diversity (구문 다양성 해소를 위한 복합명사구 색인 방법)

  • Cho, Min-Hee;Jeong, Do-Heon
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.467-476
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    • 2011
  • Compound noun phrase (CNP) is important factor for semantic information process because the meaning of the CNP is more disambiguous than that of single word. However, the CNP can be expressed in various types even though it expresses same meaning. It is called syntactic diversity. It makes information system difficult to grasp sense identity. In order to resolve the syntactic diversity in this research, we propose an indexing method for compound noun phrase. The main purpose is to make identical index term for various types of CNPs which has same meaning. To do so, the research follows next steps. For the first, we make rule template and utilize the template to extract CNPs from set of domestic research papers. In general, the CNP has a unique meaning. Considering the characteristic, we suggest synthesis rules of index terms and apply the rule to CNPs extracted in previous step. For the objective performance evaluation of the research, a test set, HANTEC 2.0, was utilized and the result was compared to baseline model. Through the experiment and the evaluation, we have confirmed that the indexing method suggested in this paper could positively affect retrieval precision and improve performance of the information retrieval.

The Influence of Pesticides on Some Chemical and Microbiological Properties Related to Soil Fertility -I. Effects of Herbicide (CNP) on Some Soil Chemical Factors Concerning Nitrogen Mineralization (농약제(農藥劑)의 시용(施用)이 토양(土壤)의 비옥성(肥沃性) 및 미생물상(微生物相)에 미치는 영향(影響) -I. CNP 시용(施用)이 토양(土壤)의 pH, Eh 및 질소무기화(窒素無機化)에 미치는 영향(影響))

  • Ryu, Jin-Chang;Araragi, Michio;Koga, Hiroshi
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.372-381
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    • 1983
  • A laboratory experiment was performed to investigate the effects on redox potential of submerged soil by application of CNP herbicide (2, 4, 6-Trichlorophenyl-4-Nitrophenyl ether) with or without rice straw. Two soils, sandy loam and clay loam textured, were incubated for sixty days at a constant temperature, $25^{\circ}C$. Sampling and analysis of pH, Eh and nitrogen mineralization were carried out during the incubation. The results were summarized as follows. 1. The CNP application decreased redox potential and increased soil pH. The higher the concentration of applicated CNP was, the effects on soil Eh and pH were higher. When rice straw was used with CNP, the Eh of soil remarkably decreased, but seperating the individual effects of rice straw and CNP was impossible in this study. 2. Ammonification increased as the concentration of applied CNP increased regardless of rice straw application or not. It was higher in sandy loam soil than clay loam soil. 3. Nitrification decreased as the concentration of applied CNP increased, especially in the sandy loam soil. Rice straw application reduced nitrification.

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Efficient Request Routing in Web Caching Neighborhood Protocol (웹 캐싱 지역 프로토콜에서 요청에 대한 효과적인 라우팅)

  • 이용찬;김성천
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2001.04a
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    • pp.721-723
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    • 2001
  • 월드 와이드 웹(WWW)서비스는 상당한 지연이 발생할 것이라고 예상하는 수준까지 성장해 왔다. 이런 이유로 웹 지연시간을 줄이기 위한 기술들이 중요하게 되었다. 프록시 서버 캐시는 느린 응답시간과 네트워크 정체와 같은 문제들을 해결하기 위해서 제안되었는데 이런 프록시 서버들을 계층적으로 구성하는 방법에 대한 많은 연구가 있었다. 하지만 이런 일반적인 웹캐싱 계층 기법들은 프록시 서버들간의 통신 경로에 있어서 유연성을 제공하지 못하는 정적 구조의 기법이다. 이런 정적인 기법에서의 단점을 해결하기 위해서 캐싱 지역 프로토콜(Caching Neighborhood Protocol)이 제안되었고 이 CNP는 요청들을 협력적으로 처리하는 일련의 프록시 서버의 집합이 매 단일 요청에 대해서 바뀔 수 있고 이에 따라서 요청 처리 경로가 다양해 질 수 있기 때문에 정적 구조 기법과는 반대인 동적 구조 기법이다. 하지만 이러한 동적 웹 캐싱 계층 구조인 CNP에서는 각 웹서버를 대표하는 캐싱 대리인(Caching Representatives)에 대한 웹문서의 링크참조정보와 부하정보를 고려하지 않았기 때문에 사용자에게 빠른 응답시간을 제공하지 못하는 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 최근에 제안되었던 프록시 서버들을 동적 웹캐싱 계층으로 구성한 CNP와 새로 추가된 C-Rep의 상태정보를 이용해서 새로운 요청 라우팅 기법을 제안하였다. 제안한 기법은 이런 C-Rep의 상태정보를 이용하여 응답시간의 향상과 C-Rep의 부하를 분산시킬 수 있었다.

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An Application of RETE Algorithm for Improving the Inference Performance in the Coordination Architecture (연동 구조 내의 추론 성능 향상을 위한 RETE 알고리즘의 적용)

  • 서희석
    • Journal of the Korea Computer Industry Society
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    • v.4 no.12
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    • pp.965-974
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    • 2003
  • Today's network consists of a large number of routers and servers running a variety of applications. In this paper, we have designed and constructed the general simulation environment of network security model composed of multiple IDSs agent and a firewall agent which coordinate by CNP (Contract Net Protocol). The CNP, the methodology for efficient integration of computer systems on heterogeneous environment such as distributed systems, is essentially a collection of agents, which cooperate to resolve a problem. Command console in the CNP is a manager who controls the execution of agents or a contractee, who performs intrusion detection. In the knowledge-based network security model, each model of simulation environment is hierarchically designed by DEVS (Discrete Event system Specification) formalism. The purpose of this simulation is the application of rete pattern-matching algorithm speeding up the inference cycle phases of the intrusion detection expert system. we evaluate the characteristics and performance of CNP architecture with rete pattern-matching algorithm.

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Low Level of TERC Gene Amplification between Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patients Resistant and Respond to Imatinib Mesylate Treatment

  • Mohamad Ashari, Zaidatul Shakila;Sulong, Sarina;Hassan, Rosline;Husin, Azlan;Sim, Goh Ai;Wahid, S. Fadilah Abdul
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.1863-1869
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    • 2014
  • The amplification of telomerase component (TERC) gene could play an important role in generation and treatment of haematological malignancies. This present study was aimed to investigate copy number amplification status of TERC gene in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) patients who were being treated with imatinib mesylate (IM). Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of CML-IM Resistant (n=63), CML-IM Respond (n=63) and healthy individuals (n=30). TERC gene copy number predicted (CNP) and copy number calculated (CNC) were determined based on $Taqman^{(R)}$ Copy Number Assay. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis was performed to confirm the normal signal pattern in C4 (calibrator) for TERC gene. Nine of CML patients showed TERC gene amplification (CNP=3), others had 2 CNP. A total of 17 CML patients expressed CNC>2.31 and the rest had 2.31>CNC>1.5. TERC gene CNP value in healthy individuals was 2 and their CNC value showed in range 1.59-2.31. The average CNC TERC gene copy number was 2.07, 1.99 and 1.94 in CML-IM Resistant patients, CML-IM Respond and healthy groups, respectively. No significant difference of TERC gene amplification observed between CML-IM Resistant and CML-IM Respond patients. Low levels of TERC gene amplification might not have a huge impact in haematological disorders especially in terms of resistance towards IM treatment.

Long-term Variation in the Relative Abundance and Body Size of Pacific Salmon Oncorhynchus species (태평양 연어류(Oncorhynchus spp.)의 장기 풍도 변화 및 개체 크기 변화)

  • Seo, Hyun-Ju;Kang, Su-Kyung;Matsuda, Kohei;Kaeriyama, Masahide
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.717-731
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    • 2011
  • To clarify relationships between the abundance and biological characteristics of Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus spp., we analyzed spatiotemporal changes in fork length, body weight, and an index of relative abundance (catch per unit effort, CPUE) for pink salmon (O. gorbuscha), chum salmon (O. keta), and sockeye salmon (O. nerka) collected by research gill-nets from the T/V Oshoro-maru and the T/V Hokusei-maru of Hokkaido University in the North Pacific during 1953-2007. Populations of each species were distributed throughout the western Bering Sea, eastern Bering Sea (EB), western North Pacific (WNP), central North Pacific (CNP), eastern North Pacific (ENP), and Okhotsk Sea. Since 1970, the average body size of chum salmon at ocean ages 0.3-0.4 has generally declined in the WNP and CNP. However, the average body sizes of sockeye and pink salmon have not shown temporal changes. Chum salmon showed significant negative (positive) correlations between CPUE and body size for populations in CNP (ENP) at ocean ages 0.2-0.3 (age 0.1) for both sexes. In general, sockeye salmon also showed significant negative (positive) correlations between CPUE and body size for populations in the EB at ocean ages X.2-X.3 (age X.1) for both sexes, except in CNP at age 2. Our results suggest that better growth by chum and sockeye salmon in the early periods of their ocean life histories might produce higher abundance. This higher abundance, which might also be affected by overlapping distributions among Pacific salmon species and populations in certain seas, in turn appears to cause density-dependent declines in growth in the following ocean life history period due to the limited carrying capacity of the seas. To understand complex dynamics in Pacific salmon species in the North Pacific Ocean, research on interactions among species and populations is needed.

Characteristics of Resin on Antimicrobial Properties of Calibration Devices. (교정장치의 항균에 따른 레진상의 특성)

  • Jo, Jeong-Ki
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.309-314
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    • 2020
  • Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is concerned with promoting oral infection due to its low antibacterial activity. To overcome this, the nanoparticles of Ag-MSN, nGO, and CNP were mixed with MMA liquid in a weight ratio of 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0% compared to resin powder using Orthocryl from Dentarum, a calibration resin, and then instructed by the manufacturer. Accordingly, a specimen for calibration was prepared by mixing PMMA: MMA (1.2: 1) ratio, and physical properties of the calibration resin, antifungal experiments, and statistical analysis were performed. As a result of antibacterial experiments, the antibacterial properties of Ag-MSN increased. In nGO, the antibacterial adhesive effect increased hydrophilicity, not a change in surface roughness. The higher the CNP concentration, the higher the antibacterial activity. This suggests its potential usefulness as an antibacterial dental material for orthodontic devices and temporary restorations.

Physical Properties and Cytotoxicity of Dental Pit and Fissure Sealants Containing Cerium Oxide Nano Particles(CNPs) (세륨옥사이드나노입자(Cerium Oxide Nano Particles; CNPs)를 첨가한 치면열구전색재의 물리적 특성 및 세포독성)

  • Jeong, Mi-Ae;Kim, Dong-Ae
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.586-592
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    • 2022
  • In this study cerium nano particles(CNPs) with 0-4.0 wt% was incorporated to the conventional dental pit and fissure sealant(ConciseTM) to produce new pit and fissure sealant the physical properties and cytotoxicity. The physical properties were measured for polymerizing depth the degree of water absorption and solubility. The cytotoxicity of cell viability was analyzed by MTT assay using immortalized human oral keratinocyte(IHOK). As a result of this preceding study the polymerizing depth was decreased by the increasing of the amount of CNPs. The solubility degree of the sealant added CNPs with 2.0 wt% showed was the lower and the water absorption showed no significantly difference with the control groups(p>0.05). The cytotoxicity test results showed high survival rates in all experimental groups. Therefore, pit and fissure sealant by the addition of CNPs excellent cell viability be produced without weaken the physical property of the cell viability fissure sealant containing CNPs does not weaken physical properties and has no cytotoxic effects biocompatibility. Considering its properties effect of CNPs, further studies are required for distribution technology application.

The Influence of Pesticides on Some Chemical and Microbiological Properties Related to Soil Fertility II. Effects of CNP Herbicide on Soil Microflora (농약제(農藥劑)의 시용(施用)이 토양(土壤)의 비옥성(肥沃性) 및 미생물상(微生物相)에 미치는 영향(影響) II. CNP 제초제시용(除草劑施用)이 토양미생물(土壤微生物) flora에 미치는 효과(效果))

  • Ryu, Jin-Chang;Araragi, Michio;Koga, Hiroshi
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.67-76
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    • 1984
  • This experiment was conducted to find out the changes in microflora of submerged soil uncultivated rice plant by application of CNP herbicide (2, 4, 6 - Trichlorophenyl-4-Nitrophenyl ether) under conditions applied with compost, rice straw, glucose or without organic material. The soil, sandy loam textured was incubated in green house for 66 days. Sampling and analysis of microorganisms were carried out during submergence periods. The results were summarilized as follows. 1. Number of aerobic total bacteria was increased by application of CNP herbicide during submerbed 50 days, afterthen, could not seen the difference. The application of rice straw increased number of aerobic bacteria regardless of CNP herbicide application or not, but glucose tended to decrease. 2. Number of Fungi was constantly maintained at $8-20{\times}10^3$ levels during period of submergence regardless of application of CNP herbicide and organic materials or not. 3. The CNP herbicide application tended to decrease the number of actinomycetes, particularly, in the treatments without organic substances and rice straw were remarkably decreased. 4. Anaerobic-and gram-negative bacteria populations were not showed any difference by application of herbicide and organic materials. 5. The ratios of aerobic bacteria to fungi and aerobic bacteria to actinomycetes appeared high values by application of herbicide and of organic substances. 6. At 66 days after submergence, the ratio of chromogenic actinomycetes to the total number of actinomycetes was lowered in application of herbicide. On the other hand, the percentage of both pretense-positive and cellulase-positive actinomycetes to the total isolates were higher in the treatment with herbicide than An without herbicide, particularly. The ratios of pretense-positive actinomycetes were high in the rice straw application regardless of herbicide application or not, but cellulase-positive actinomycetes was not remarkably difference.

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