• Title/Summary/Keyword: Contact Tracing

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Inspection System for Tracing Defects of Optical Film Using Contact Image Sensor (Contrast 향상 필름 평가를 위한 실시간 검사장치 개발)

  • Rhee, Hyug-Gyo;Jeon, Byeong-Hyug;Lee, Hoi-Yun;Lee, Yun-Woo
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.310-314
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    • 2008
  • The light from the exterior considerably deteriorates the performance of displays including PDP (plasma display panel). Thus semi-conductor industries have developed a special optical film that can block or absorb the exterior light. In this paper, we propose a new inspection system for tracing the defects of the film. Our system is able to inspect a $1.5\;m\;{\times}\;1\;m$ area for 10 sec with $127\;{\mu}m\;{\times}\;50{\mu}m$ spatial resolution.

Development of a Social Contact Survey Instrument Relevant to the Spread of Infectious Disease and Its Application in a Pilot Study Among Korean Adults

  • Oh, Hyang Soon;Yang, Youngran;Ryu, Mikyung
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.53 no.2
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    • pp.106-116
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    • 2020
  • Objectives: This study aimed to develop a valid social contact survey instrument and to verify its feasibility for use among Korean adults. Methods: The Delphi technique was used to develop an instrument to assess social contacts, which was then applied in a cross-sectional pilot study. A panel of 15 medical professionals reviewed the feasibility and validity of each item. The minimum content validity ratio was 0.49. Thirty participants used the developed measure to record contacts during a 24-hour period. Results: After a systematic review, the survey instrument (parts I and II) was developed. Part I assessed social contact patterns over a 24-hour period, and part II assessed perceptions of contacts in daily life and preventive behaviors (hand hygiene and coughing etiquette). High validity and feasibility were found. In the pilot study, the 30 participants had a combined total of 198 contacts (mean, 6.6 daily contacts per person). The participants' age (p=0.012), occupation (p<0.001), household size (p<0.001), education (p<0.001), personal income (p=0.003), and household income (p<0.001) were significantly associated with the number of contacts. Contacts at home, of long duration, and of daily frequency were relatively likely to be physical. Assortative mixing was observed between individuals in their 20s and 50s. Contact type differed by location, duration, and frequency (p<0.001). Conclusions: The developed social contact survey instrument demonstrated high validity and feasibility, suggesting that it is viable for implementation.

Key Determinants of Dissatisfaction on COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Exposure Notification Apps (COVID-19 접촉추적과 노출알림 앱사용자의 항의 및 불만요인 탐색)

  • Leem, Byung-hak;Hong, Han-Kook
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.9
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    • pp.176-183
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    • 2021
  • Digital medical technology is very effective and at the same time faces the challenge of protecting privacy. However, for contact tracking and exposure notification apps in COVID-19 environment, there is always a trade-off between privacy measures and the effectiveness of the app's use. Today, many countries have developed and used contact tracking and exposure notification apps in various forms to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the suspicion of digital surveillance (digital panopticon) is unavoidable. Therefore, this study aims to identify the factors of personal information infringement and dissatisfaction through text mining analysis by extracting user reviews of "Self-Quarantine Safety Protection" in Korea. As a result of the text mining analysis, we derived four groups, 'Address recognition error', 'Exit warning error', 'Access error', and 'App. program error'. Since 'Address recognition error' and 'Exit warning error' can give the app users a strong perception that they are keeping under surveillanc by the app, transparent management of personal information protection and consent procedures related to personal information collection are required. In addition, if the other two groups are not corrected immediately due to an error in an app function or a program bug, the complaints of users can be maximized and a protest against the monitor can be raised.

The optical properties on the human model eye (모형 안의 광학적 성능)

  • Lim, Hyeonseon;Ji, Taeksang;Kim, Bonghwan;Kim, Sejin;Yoon, Sungro
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.203-207
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    • 2002
  • In this study, by using the eye model of NAVARRO, KOOIJMAN, MAHKICHOONG, the properties of optical system are reserched in a finite ray tracing method, when ametropia is corrected by glasses or contact lens, this study is useful as a reference. Also, when Auto-refractometer for refraction test and Keratomeler are designed, these eye models can be used.

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Freeze Protection for Passive Solar Water Heating System (자연순환형 태양열온수기 동파방지기술)

  • Kim, Jong-Hyun;Hong, Hi-Ki;Chung, Jae-Dong
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.327-333
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    • 2011
  • In the present work, a new freeze protection method has been proposed for a natural circulation system of solar water heater. Though electrothermal wire is popularly used for the purpose, there are freezing troubles by wire cut-off and shortage of excessive electric power consumption. In the experimental device, hot water in storage tank was used to heat the outlet pipe from the tank if the pipe surface temperature falls lower than a set point. The cold water pipe to the storage tank was installed to directly contact the hot water pipe surface temperature rose by transferred heat.

Development of Eco-friendly Paper Glucose Sensor Using Printing Technology (인쇄 기술을 이용한 친환경 종이 혈당 센서 스트립 개발)

  • Lee, Young Tae
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.116-120
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, we developed an electrochemical glucose sensor strip using a paper substrate. The paper glucose sensor strip is eco-friendly because it uses paper as a substrate, and it has the advantage that it can be manufactured only with four printing, drying and cutting processes. The paper glucose sensor is significantly simplified by the production process than the conventional glucose sensors because the production of only four printing on the paper substrate. In this paper, eco-friendly tracing paper was used to develop a paper glucose sensor strip, and screen-printing technology was used to form a carbon/silver electrode, insulating layer and glucose oxidase(GOD) layer. The developed paper glucose sensor strip has a flat structure with a size of 30 × 4.6 ㎟, and blood injection is a type of direct contact with the exposed enzyme layer above the strip. In this paper, the performance of paper glucose sensor strips was evaluated by analyzing the cyclic voltammetry(CV) and chronoamperometry(CA) characteristics.

Epidemiological changes in infectious diseases during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Korea: a systematic review

  • Ahn, Jong Gyun
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.65 no.4
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    • pp.167-171
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    • 2022
  • In the era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, countries worldwide have implemented several nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to contain its spread before vaccines and treatments were developed. NPIs included social distancing, mask wearing, intensive contact tracing and isolation, and sanitization. In addition to their effectiveness at preventing the rapid spread of COVID-19, NPIs have caused secondary changes in the epidemiology of other infectious diseases. In Korea, various NPI stages have been implemented since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on January 20, 2020. This review, based on a PubMed database search, shows the impact of NPIs on several infectious diseases other than severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in the COVID-19 pandemic era in Korea.

Tracing surrogate bacteria inoculated on hide through the beef slaughtering process

  • Kim, Seongjoon;Kim, Sukwon;Kim, Sung Kwan;Choi, Kwanghoon;Kim, Jinman;Choe, Nonghoon
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.62 no.1
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    • pp.5.1-5.5
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    • 2022
  • Many countries have imposed regulations relating to concerns that hide contamination will affect the cleanliness of abattoirs. However, South Korea has not indicated any clear criteria. The purpose of this study is to use surrogate bacteria to measure the contamination in abattoirs caused by contaminated cattle hides. The swab contact method and plate count method are used. Surrogate bacteria are found in most internal environments after the final process. These surrogates remained on the carcass even after the final washing process. This paper is the first study in South Korea that use surrogate bacteria to analyze contamination levels in abattoirs.

The threat of Monkeypox in the Philippines: another problematic preparation and management for the healthcare system?

  • Dalmacito A. Cordero Jr.
    • Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.77-79
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    • 2023
  • The Philippines is still in a tight battle with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic since many cases are detected daily. With the continuous spread of another disease worldwide-monkeypox, many Filipinos are alarmed if the country's healthcare system is prepared enough, especially with the detection of its first case. Learning from the unfortunate experiences of the country during the current pandemic is essential in facing another health crisis. With this, recommendations for a robust healthcare system are proposed centered on: a massive digital information campaign about the disease; training healthcare workers to raise awareness about the virus and its transmission, management, and treatment; an intensified surveillance and detection procedure to monitor cases and execute contact tracing properly; and a persistent procurement of vaccines and drugs for treatment, with a well-designed vaccination program.

Determination of Corneal Aberrations Using Corneal Shape of Topographer (각막지형검사기의 각막형상을 이용한 각막수차 구현)

  • Park, Seong-Jong;Kim, Sun-Young;Han, Kyung-Soo;Joo, Seok-Hee;Chun, Young-Yun
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.35-39
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: In this study a program was developed to determine corneal aberrations using corneal shape of topographer and represented a wavefront and corneal aberrations using zernike polynomial. Methods: When the pupil size was 6 mm, we calculated new corneal shape data with zernike polynomials using corneal shape data of ORBSCAN topographer. We programmed the wavefront construction using ray tracing for corneal shape, then represented corneal aberrations having zernike polynomial with 6th order and 28 terms. Conclusions: We developed programs to determine a wavefront and corneal aberrations using corneal shape of ORBSCAN topographer. Theses results will be applied to a development of new topographer and prescription of contact lens and OK lens.

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