• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.1077-1086
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• 2021

Objective: To investigate the diagnostic performance of quantitative ultrasound (US) parameters for the assessment of hepatic steatosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) using magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) as the reference standard. Materials and Methods: In this single-center prospective study, 120 patients with clinically suspected NAFLD were enrolled between March 2019 and January 2020. The participants underwent US examination for radiofrequency (RF) data acquisition and chemical shift-encoded liver MRI for PDFF measurement. Using the RF data analysis, the attenuation coefficient (AC) based on tissue attenuation imaging (TAI) (AC-TAI) and scatter-distribution coefficient (SC) based on tissue scatter-distribution imaging (TSI) (SC-TSI) were measured. The correlations between the quantitative US parameters (AC and SC) and MRI-PDFF were evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients. The diagnostic performance of AC-TAI and SC-TSI for detecting hepatic fat contents of ≥ 5% (MRI-PDFF ≥ 5%) and ≥ 10% (MRI-PDFF ≥ 10%) were assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. The significant clinical or imaging factors associated with AC and SC were analyzed using linear regression analysis. Results: The participants were classified based on MRI-PDFF: < 5% (n = 38), 5-10% (n = 23), and ≥ 10% (n = 59). AC-TAI and SC-TSI were significantly correlated with MRI-PDFF (r = 0.659 and 0.727, p < 0.001 for both). For detecting hepatic fat contents of ≥ 5% and ≥ 10%, the areas under the ROC curves of AC-TAI were 0.861 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.786-0.918) and 0.835 (95% CI: 0.757-0.897), and those of SC-TSI were 0.964 (95% CI: 0.913-0.989) and 0.935 (95% CI: 0.875-0.972), respectively. Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that MRI-PDFF was an independent determinant of AC-TAI and SC-TSI. Conclusion: AC-TAI and SC-TSI derived from quantitative US RF data analysis yielded a good correlation with MRI-PDFF and provided good performance for detecting hepatic steatosis and assessing its severity in NAFLD.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.227-234
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• 2008

이 연구의 목적은 올림픽 라운드기록에 영향을 미치는 운동학적인 요인을 구명하는 것이다. 대상자는 K 대학교의 숙련된 양궁선수 8명(나이: $20{\pm}1$세 무게: $77{\pm}13kg$, 신장: $178{\pm}5cm$)이 참여하였으며, 올림픽 라운드 상황과 동일 조건에 준하여 개인별 12회 총 72회의 슈팅을 7대의 고속 적외선 디지털 카메라(MCU-240)로 촬영하였다. 그 결과 첫째, 기록별 견관절의 평균 각속도가 기록에 미치는 영향은 통계적으로 유의한(p=.65<.10) 것으로 나타났으며 회귀식은 y=-0.0637x +17.074이고 결정계수는 $R^2$=0.874이었다. 둘째, 견관절의 평균 각속도가 약 $120^{\circ}$/sec.에서 고득점이 분포하였다. 셋째, 견관절의 평균 각속도가 느려질수록 기록이 크게 나타났다. 결론적으로 회귀식은 정의역, $110^{\circ}$/sec.< x <$160^{\circ}$/sec.에서 견관절 평균 각속도가 낮을수록 기록이 증가하였고 약 87%의 설명력을 가졌다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.196-201
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 실측 휴식대사량과 신장, 체중, 성별, 나이, 제지방 등을 적용한 예측 기초대사량 공식 3가지를 비교하여 어느 예측 공식 이 우리 나라의 젊은 여성들에게 적합한지를 알아보았고, 실측 휴식대사량과 신장, 체중, 체표면적, 체질량지수, 제지방량, 체지방량 및 체지방율과의 상관관계를 분석하고, 예측 공식을 유도하였다. 20∼24세의 건강한 여대생 120명을 연구 대상으로 12시간 금식한 후 30분간 산소섭취량과 이산화탄소 생성량을 측정하여 실측 휴식대사량을 구하였고, 체성분분석은 생체전기저항법(Bioelectrical impedence analysis)으로 측정하였으며, 예측 기초대사량은 Harris-Benedict 공식 , WHO/FhO/UNU 공식 과 Cunnin gham 공식을 이용하였다. 실험 결과 실측 휴식대사량은 1257.3$\pm$147.9 kcal/day이었으며, 성별에 따라 신장, 체중과 나이를 적용한 Harris-Benedict 공식으로 구한 예측 기초대사량은 실측 휴식 대사량보다 116.04$\pm$122.8 kcal/day 높게 나타났으며, WHO/FAO/UNU 공식은 32.7$\pm$115.6 kcal/day 높게, Cunningham 공식은 69.7$\pm$116.2 kcal/day 낮게 나타났으며, 상관분석을 통하여 제지방량을 적용하여 기초대사량을 계산하는 Cunningham 공식이 실측 휴식대사량과 가장 밀접한 관계를 보였다. 실측 휴식 대사량에 영향을 주는 요인들로 제지방, 체표면적과 체중이 순서대로 상관관계가 높게 나타났고, 그 외 신장, 체질량지수, 체지 방량과 체지방율은 기초대사량과의 연관성이 낮은 것으로 조사되었다. 기초대사량과 관련하여 분석한 요인들 가운데 상관성이 가장 높은 제지방량(FFM)을 독립변수로 하고 측정한 기초대사량을 종속변수로 하여 회귀 분석한 결과 RMR=-569.86+48.27(FFM), $R^2$=0.5514로 나타났다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-27
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• 2011

In an attempt to cope with widespread, dynamic, and accelerating changes in both internal and external business environments, companies often utilize information technologies such as SCM(Supply Chain Management). To date, SCM research has mainly focused on the effects of dynamic factors on SCM success and emphasized adoption strategies and critical success factors. Consequently, the effects of more static factors such as interdependency between SCM partners have been largely ignored. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to examine the effects of both dynamic and static factors on SCM performance by controlling for information quality and partnership quality. The five factors examined in this study include innovative ness, mutual dependency, quality of information, partnership quality, and SCM performance. All factors were examined from the perspective of part suppliers, except the mutual dependency which was examined from two aspects: supplier's dependency on customer and customer's dependency on supplier. Data was collected through five hundred survey questionnaires distributed to the part supplier companies that have implemented SCM systems for at least one year. As a result, a total of 170 valid responses were obtained. A structural equation research model was fitted using SAS 9.1.3 and SMART-PLS 2.0. The results of this study can be summarized as follows. First, innovativeness positively affected SCM information quality. SCM partnership quality, and ultimately SCM performance. The path coefficient between innovativeness and information quality was 0.387, with a t-value of 3.528. Innovativeness also had a positively direct effect on partnership quality. The path coefficient was 0.351 with a t-value of 3.366. The total effect of innovativeness on partnership quality was significant, although its indirect effect on partnership quality by altering information quality was negligible. The total indirect effect of innovativeness on SCM performance by affecting information quality and partnership quality was significant with a p-value of 0.014. Innovativeness played an important role in determining SCM performance. Second, mutual dependency showed no significant effect on SCM information quality. This result contradicts the earlier assertion that the more dependent two companies are, the more accurate and timely the information they exchange ought to be. This study showed that this may not be the case; a partner may provide information of poor quality even when it is strongly dependent on the other. Mutual dependency showed significant effect on partnership quality. However, when the mutual dependency perceived by suppliers was divided into two parts, one being a supplier's dependency on its customer company and the other being a customer's dependency on the supplier, the latter showed a significant impact on the perceived SCM partnership quality. This result indicates that a customer company can hardly improve the partnership quality perceived by suppliers by making them more dependent. It improves only when the suppliers perceive that their partners, typically having more bargaining power, are more dependent on them. The overall effect of mutual dependency of any kind on SCM performance, however, was not significant. Although mutual dependency has been mentioned as an important static factor influencing almost every aspect of cooperation on a supply chain, its influences may not be as significant as it was initially perceived to be. Third, the correlation between information quality and partnership quality was 0.448 with a p-value of less than 0.001. Information quality had a path coefficient of 0.256 to partnership quality with a t-value of 2.940. The quality of information exchanged between partners may have an impact on their partnership quality. Fourth, information quality also had a significant impact on SCM performance with a path coefficient of 0.325 with a t-value of 3.611. In this study, SCM performance was divided into four categories: product quality, cost saving, service quality, and order fulfillment. Information quality has Significant impacts on product quality, cost saving and service quality, but not on order fulfillment. Fifth, partnership quality, as expected, had a significant impact on SCM performance. The path coefficient was 0.403 with a t-value of 3.539. Partnership quality, like information quality, had positive impacts on product quality, cost saving and service quality, but showed no impact on order fulfillment. It seemed that order fulfillment is the hardest category of performance that SCM can satisfy. One major limitation of this study is that it surveyed only the suppliers. To better understand the dual aspects of SCM, it is important to survey both suppliers and the assemblers, especially in pairs. This research, to our best knowledge, was the first attempt to study the level of dependency between the two groups by measuring the dual aspects of SCM and studying mutual dependency from the categories of suppliers and assemblers each.. In the future, a more comprehensive and precise measurement of SCM characteristics needs to be achieved by examining from both the supplier's and assembler's perspectives.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.102-111
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• 2010

This study was conducted to investigate the optimal conditions of collagen extraction from scales of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) using surface response methodology. Four independent variables of NaOH concentration and pretreatment fime in alkali pretreatment and enzyme concentration and treatment time in enzyme hydrolysis were used to predict a model equation for the collagen yield. The determinant coefficient ($R^2$) for the equation was 0.906. The values of the independent variables for the maximum yield were 0.32 N NaOH, 16.38 h alkali pretreatment time, 0.18% enzyme concentration, and 31.02 h enzyme treatment time. In the physicochemical properties of tuna scale collagen, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of tuna scale collagen showed the same migration distances as that of calf skin collagen. The amide A, I, II, and III regions of tuna scale collagen in Fourier transform infrared measurements were shown in the peaks of 3,414 $cm^{-1}$, 1,645 $cm^{-1}$, 1,553 $cm^{-1}$, and 1,247 $cm^{-1}$, respectively. The amount of imino acids in tuna scale collagen was 18.97% and the collagen denaturation temperature was $33^{\circ}C$. The collagen solubility as a function of NaCl concentration decreased to 4% NaCl (w/v) and the collagen solubility as a function of pH was high at pH 2-4 and sharply decreased from pH 4 to pH 7. Viscosity of the collagen solution decreased continuously until $30^{\circ}C$ and this decreasing rate slowed in the temperature range of $35-50^{\circ}C$.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.73-85
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• 1980

The purpose of this study was to investigate the compliance behavior of hypertensive patients in light of their health belief model that explains an individual's compliance with health maintenance or getting well. Although there are many effective regimens and treatments for hypertension nowadays. the most important point to be taken to consideration in their behavioral aspect is their compliance with regard to the control of body weight. eating habits as to salt and cholesterol intake. stresses. activity patterns and smoking as related to their life style. The important reasons for the failure in the control of hypertensive patients are the complexity of regimens to be complied to. irregular medication and the life long restrictions in their own life style. The compliance of patients to medical regimens and rocommendations or failure to do so is an essential factor. Accordingly. the degree of the patient's compliance is an important determinant as to the success or failure of hypertension control. The subjects for this study were 187 hypertensive patients selected from admitted and out patients of the medical department at seven University Hospitals in Seoul. Data was collected from Dec. 1, 1979 to Feb. 15, 1980 using the questionaire method and was analysed by the use of means. standard deviations, coefficient of correlations, analysis of variance and multiple regression analysis. The results obtained are as follows A. Of the seven independent variables in light of health belief model. benefit. barrier and severity are closely related to patient's compliance behavior. Therefore these variables could be used as determinants to predict and modify the hypertensive behavior. 1. Benefit is the most important and significant of the variables for explaining the dependent variables. It accounts for the highest variance of patient's compliance. (23.62%) 2. Then taking the former together with barrier. the variance of compliance showed on increase. (26.59%) 3. And with the addition of severity to the first two. the variance of compliance was also increased. (28.l2 %) B. Except for susceptibility all the independent variables such as severity. benefit, knowledge. motivation and barrier are correlated to dependent variable compliance. C. Sex. marital status and religion appeared to have significant influence on the dependent variables. Therefore one could conclude that the more the patients are aware that hypertension is a threat to health. the more they understand the benefit of taking actions to prevent such a threat. and the less they perceive any barrier when taking action. the more compliant they become in following medical regimens and recommendations. Age. marital status and religion played a significant influence to their compliance. Accordingly. the selected structural variables and demographic variables which have influenced sick role behavior of the hypertensive patient must be integrated to teaching and counselling programs for better hypertension control.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.935-945
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• 1999

The factors affecting bone mineral density (BMD) of 103 rural women aged 30 to 76 years were investigated. Data for food and nutrient intake was obtained by 24-hour recall method. BMD of lumbar spine(L1-L4), femoral neck, ward's triangle and trochanter was measured by XR-series x-ray bone densitometer. Serum was collected and analyzed for total Ca, P and ionized Ca (Ca++)content. Relationship between the factors and BMDs was analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficient(r) and multiple regression analysis. The results are summarized as follows. 50% of the subjects under 50 years of age($\leq$49 yr group) and 86.4% of the subjects from 50 up($\geq$50yr group) were classified as osteopenia or osteoporosis. Mean body weight, height and BMI were 153.1cm, 59.1kg and 25.0kg/$m^2$ in $\leq$49 yr group and 151.9cm, 55.9kg, and 24.2kg/$m^2$ in $\geq$50 yr group. BMDs of lumbar spines and femurs ranged from 0.84 to 1.05g/$m^2$ and from 0.67 to 1.16g/$m^2$ in $\leq$49 yr group, and ranged from 0.67 to 0.85kg/$m^2$ and from 0.68 to 0.44g/$m^2$ in $\geq$50 yr group, respectively. On the whole, the BMDs were reduced to 83.8 to 94.2% of peck bone mass in $\leq$49 yr group and 55.2 to 78.9% of those in $\geq$50 yr group. Mean daily intake of Ca was much less than the Korean RDA, \67.2% in $\leq$49 yr group and 62.3% in $\geq$50 yr group. The average concentration of total Ca, P and Ca++ in serum were within normal range in both age group. Both age and height were significantly related with BMD in both age group but the relationship tended to be stronger in $\geq$50 yr group than in $\leq$49 yr group. Body weight was also a potent determinant of BMD only in 50 yr group. In $\leq$49 yr group, total food intake was positively related with BMDs of ward's triangle, L1 and L2 and intake of cereals and grain products, sugars and sweets, milk and dairy products was positively related with BMDs measured in this study. On the contrary, intake of eggs, oil and fats were positively related with a few BMDs in 50 yr group. The BMDs were positively affected by intake of energy, protein, carbohydrate, Ca, P and Fe in $\leq$49 yr group and those of protein, fat Ca, P, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin C in $\geq$50 yr group. It was noteworthy that serum Ca++ concentration was positively related with BMDs of lumbar spine in boty age groups. According to multiple regression analysis, the four factors, age, body weight, height and BMI additionally accounted for 21% of the variance in BMD of trochanter in $\leq$49 yr group and only two factors, age and C a intake accounted for 38% of that of femoral neck in $\geq$50 yr group. Further investigation is necessary to make sure of the relations between BMD and serum Ca++ level.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2015

연속 동하중을 지지하는 철도노반의 탄성거동은 대상 상부노반의 전단탄성계수에 주된 영향을 받으므로, 일정한 다짐도로 조성된 상부노반에서의 전단파속도 획득은 대상 지반의 탄성거동 예측에 활용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 상부노반에서 수행된 동적 콘 관입시험(DCPT) 결과로부터 전단파속도($V_s$)를 추정하기 위하여 동적 콘 관입지수(DCPI)와 전단파속도의 상호관계를 제시하고자 하였다. 상호관계의 신뢰도를 확보하기 위하여 동적 콘 관입시험 및 전단파속도 획득은 시공 완료된 철도 상부노반에서 수행되었다. 전단파속도 획득 방법으로서 cross hole 방법이 사용되었으며, 수신기와 발신기의 중간 위치에서 동적 콘 관입시험이 수행되었다. 동일한 심도에서의 동적 콘 관입지수 및 전단파속도 비교 결과, 전단파속도는 결정계수가 0.8 이상인 동적 콘 관입지수의 거듭제곱 형태로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 동적 콘 관입기를 이용한 상부노반의 강도평가와 동시에 전단파속도 추정 방법으로써 유용하게 사용될 것이라 기대된다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.271-276
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• 2014

본 연구는 물재이용 활성화 방안 및 물재이용 정책시행을 위한 기초적인 자료로 제시하기 위해 20세 이상의 수원시민을 대상으로 설문조사하였다. 설문지는 시민들의 물재이용 결정요인을 분석하기 위해 빗물 재이용과 하수처리수 재이용 2개 분야로 구성하였다. 물재이용 결정요인은 요인분석을 실시하여 요인의 신뢰도 Cronbach's Alpha 값이 0.4 이상으로 나타난 19 문항을 이용하였다. 빗물 이용에 영향을 미치는 요인은 환경보호, 수도요금, 단수위험 및 기후변화로 나타났다. 빗물 이용에 관한 모든 변수들의 총 설명력은 39.7%이며 환경보호는 28.1%의 설명력을 보였다. 하수처리수 재이용에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 가장 먼저 환경보호 요인이 투입되었으며 설명력은 24.2%였다. 하수처리수 재이용 결정요인에 수도요금, 물관리 정책, 기후 변화 및 단수위험이 추가적으로 투입된 결과, 각각의 설명력이 4.3%, 2.8%, 3.3%, 1.1% 증가되었다. 따라서 물 재이용을 활성화하기 위해서는 물재이용 정책 개발뿐만 아니라 환경보호에 관한 교육과 재이용수의 수질에 대한 신뢰도 향상이 중요한 요인이라고 생각된다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.205-218
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• 2004

III급 부정교합을 조기에 치료했을 때, 치료 후 retention 기간 중에 교합이 안정적으로 유지되는 경우와, 재발되어 성장 완료시기에 악교정수술을 해야 하는 경우를 경험하게 된다. 어린 년생부터 장기간에 걸쳐 교정치료를 했음에도 재발되어 악교정수술을 하는 경우에, 환자와 보호자는 소모된 시간과 경비에 대해 많은 실망을 하는 경우를 볼 수 있다. 교정치료 후 보정기간 중에 있는 30증례를 조사했다. 치료 완료된 교합상태를 교합안정 정도에 따라 good, fair, relapse군으로 나누어 치료 전 골격형태를 관찰한 결과, AB-MP 항목이 유의성 있는 차이를 보였다. 조기에 III급 부정교합을 치료하는 경우에, 치료 후 안정에 관한 예후를 평가하는데 AB-MP를 활용할 수 있다. AB-MP이 65이상인 경우에 조기치료가 권장되고, 60이하인 경우에는 성장이 완료될 때까지 연기할 수 있다.