• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.579-584
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• 2017

고속 철도 차량 댐퍼의 오일 씰은 열차 운행동안 외부 환경으로부터 유해한 오염을 막고, 댐퍼 내부에서 오일 누출을 방지하고자 사용되는 니트릴 부타디엔 고무 재질 부품이다. 오일 씰의 주요 고장원인인 누유는 본 댐퍼의 피로 파손을 일으킨다. 뿐만 아니라 본 오일 씰의 누적 손상은 궤도 불규칙과 캔트 등으로 열차 주행동안 반복적인 댐퍼의 상하 운동으로부터 로드와 본 부품 사이에 접촉력으로 인하여 발생한다. 따라서 본 오일 씰의 설계는 취약점에서 최대 주변형률을 최소화하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 댐퍼의 내구성을 향상하기 위하여 다중 섬 유전자 알고리즘을 이용하여 오일 씰 단면형상에 대한 최적설계를 수행하였다. 오일 씰의 최적단면은 절차 자동화 / 최적설계 프로그램을 이용하여 본 연구의 최적설계와 비선형 유한요소해석의 통합절차에 따라 얻어진 것이다. 또한, 비선형 유한요소해석의 입력 자료로서, 본 고무의 비선형 물성 값은 말로우식으로 표현하였다. 취약지점인 오일 누유지점에서 최적단면의 오일 씰은 초기 형상과 비교할 때, 이 지점에서 최대 주변형률이 약 24% 감소함을 확인하였다.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.212-223
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• 2000

The purposes of this research were to add to the developing knowledge base about the burden and social support of grandmothers involved with caring grandchildren, and to examine whether a significant relationship exists between their burden and social support perceived by the grandmothers. A convenience sample of 102 grandmothers was recruited from five collective apartment areas at a small city in Korea. The criteria of selection of sample were that the grandmothers were raising their grandchildren under the age of 36 months for 3 months or longer at own or gandchildren's home. The instruments used were a 15-item multidemensional burden scale and a 8-item social support scale. Both scales were self report, five point Likert type scales. The higher the score, the higher the degree of burden and social support. Data was collected by two prepared research assistants visiting subjects' home from December 10, 1998 to March 20, 1999. The collected data were analysed using mean, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient computed by SPSS software. The results were as follows. 1. In the age distribution of grandmothers, the over half of subjects(58.8%) were under 60 years old. The majority(69.6%) of subjects were married at time of data collection. 79(77.5%) of the sample reported that their perceived health status was good or over. 2. The burden of the grandmothers was not scored high, and the item means on burden scale were ranged from 2.26 to 4.19 out of 5. 'Short of private time'(4.19) had the highest score, followed by 'fatigue'(3.92), 'short of rest'(3.75), and 'short of contact with friends and neighbors'(3.62). The lowest item was 'family doesn't help me'(2.26), and followed by 'family doesn't understand me'(2.33), 'angry with family' (2.43), and 'angry while caring for grandchild'(2.60). 3. There were significant relationships between the burden and present health status(p<.01), childcaring confidence(p<.01), and motive of caring(p<.01). 4. The score of social support, was ranging from 3.61 to 4.01 out of 5. 5. The relationship between burden and social support was found to be correlated negatively. The relationship was statistically significant(γ= - .2833, p<.001). In conclusion, it was found that the burden was not high and burden of grandmothers caring grandchildren was correlated negatively to social support. Therefore, these results provide a basis for developing a nursing intervention to reduce the burden of grandmothers.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.313-326
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• 2015

Objective: The objective of this research is to quantitatively analyze muscle activities of arm and shoulder, according to direction in various types of one-handed manual material handling, based on surface electromyography. Background: Workers in industrial sites frequently carry out one-handed manual material handling using arm and shoulder muscles. Therefore, chronic load and accumulated fatigue occur to arm and shoulder muscles, which becomes a main cause of upper arm and shoulder musculoskeletal disorders. The shoulder muscles have widely range of motion, and complex interactions take place among various muscles including rotator cuff muscles. In this regard, research on interactions among should muscles, according to such various dynamic motions, is required. Method: Ten male subjects in their 20s participated in this research. This research considered upward, downward, leftward, rightward, forward and backward directions and fourteen muscles around arm and shoulder (biceps brachii and trapezius, etc.) as independent variables. The mean muscle activity was set as the dependent variable. This research extracted $4^{th}{\sim}7^{th}$ repetition signals according to ten times of repetitive muscle contraction, and analyzed the muscle activity concerned using the envelope detection technique. Results: The mean muscle activity of upward direction was analyzed highly statistically significant. The reason is that the effect of gravity works to arm and shoulder muscles. Also, it is conjectured that deformation of coracoacromial ligament was caused, and its contact pressure increased, due mainly to the shoulder flexion, and therefore load was analyzed high. Muscle activity was analyzed significantly low, according to concentric ballistic motion used in the concentric contraction phase by storing elastic energy in the eccentric contraction phase with a motion to bring the weight to the front of subject's body as to downward, leftward and backward directions. Because, elbow joint's flexion-extension motions mainly occurred, biceps brachii was analyzed high muscle activity as the prime mover. Conclusion: The information on the quantitative load of muscles can be applied to ergonomic work design for one-handed manual material handling to minimize muscle load. Application: This research has effectively identified muscle activity according to dynamic contraction by applying an envelope detection technique. The results can be used for ergonomic work design to minimize muscle load during the one-handed manual material handling, according to each direction. The research results are expected to be used for musculoskeletal disorder prevention and physiotherapy in the rehabilitation medical field, based on the muscle load of arm and shoulder in various directions.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.5917-5935
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• 2012

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes acute and chronic human hepatitis infection and as such is an important global health problem. The virus was discovered in the USA in 1989 and it is now known that three to four million people are infected every year, WHO estimating that 3 percent of the 7 billion people worldwide being chronically infected. Humans are the natural hosts of HCV and this virus can eventually lead to permanent liver damage and carcinoma. HCV is a member of the Flaviviridae family and Hepacivirus genus. The diameter of the virus is about 50-60 nm and the virion contains a single-stranded positive RNA approximately 10,000 nucleotides in length and consisting of one ORF which is encapsulated by an external lipid envelope and icosahedral capsid. HCV is a heterogeneous virus, classified into 6 genotypes and more than 50 subtypes. Because of the genome variability, nucleotide sequences of genotypes differ by approximately 31-34%, and by 20-23% among subtypes. Quasi-species of mixed virus populations provide a survival advantage for the virus to create multiple variant genomes and a high rate of generation of variants to allow rapid selection of mutants for new environmental conditions. Direct contact with infected blood and blood products, sexual relationships and availability of injectable drugs have had remarkable effects on HCV epidemiology. Hundreds of thousands of people die each year from hepatitis and liver cancer caused by HCV virus infection. Approximately 80% of patients with acute hepatitis C progress into a chronic disease state leading to serious hepatic disorders, 10-20% of which develop chronic liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The incubation period of HCV is 6-8 weeks and the infection is often asymptomatic so it is very hard to detect at early stages, making early treatment very difficult. Therefore, hepatitis C is called a "silent disease". Neutralizing antibodies are produced against several HCV proteins during infection but the virus mutates to escape from antibodies. Some patients with chronic hepatitis C may have some symptoms such as fatigue, muscle aches, nausea and pain. Autoimmune and immunecomplex-mediated diseases have also been reported with chronic HCV infection.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 AgNW 필름의 기계적 전기적 신뢰성을 연구하였다. 특히 전류가 흐르는 상태에서 굽힘 변형이 발생하였을 때의 AgNW 필름의 내구성 및 신뢰성을 연구하였다. AgNW 필름의 전압 및 전류 시험을 수행하여, AgNW에서 발생하는 발열과 전류 밀도의 변화를 관찰함으로써 AgNW의 전기적 내구성을 평가하였다. AgNW는 곡률반경 2 mm까지 굽힐 수 있었으며, 200,000회의 굽힘 반복시험에도 높은 신뢰성 및 유연성을 보여주었다. 또한 over-coating 막은 AgNW 필름의 내구성을 향상시키는 효과가 있음을 확인하였다. Over-coating이 없는 AgNW 필름의 경우, AgNW 표면에서 국부적인 발열을 보인 반면에 over-coating이 된 AgNW 필름의 경우 균일하게 발열되어 over-coating막이 AgNW 필름의 내구성을 향상시킴을 알 수 있었다. 전류를 인가한 상태에서의 굽힘 시험을 수행한 결과 굽힘 반복시험에서는 전류밀도가 지속적으로 감소하여 시험 후, 52.4%의 전류밀도 감소를 보였다. 전류가 인가된 상태에서 AgNW의 굽힘 변형이 지속되면 AgNW들의 인장, 굽힘 및 sliding 등의 기계적인 변형에 의하여 AgNW network 구조의 변형이 발생하거나, 혹은 개별 AgNW의 접촉 접합부들이 떨어지면서 접촉저항이 증가하여 주울 열에 의하여 파괴가 발생한다. 또한 over-coating막의 적용은 AgNW 필름의 전기적 신뢰성을 향상시킬 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2016

자동차 시트는 운행 중에 운전자와 항상 같이 움직이는 핵심부품으로 다양한 기능과 편의장치를 포함하는 제품의 개발이 활발히 진행되고 있는 추세이다. 본 논문에서는 경량화 소재를 적용한 경량형 시트 쿠션 익스텐션 모듈 개발을 위해 구조강도 해석평가, 수직강도 시험평가, 그리고 내구강도 시험평가를 수행하였다. 구조해석 결과, 수직 하중 부하 시 변형량의 최대값은 4.98mm로 상판의 최 전단에서 발생하였다. 최대응력은 약 105MPa로 익스텐션 모듈의 상판과 하판이 접촉하는 부분에서 발생함을 확인하였다. 수직강도 시험평가 결과, 수직 하중 부하 시 변형량의 최대값은 5.31mm로 구조해석 결과 대비 약 6.45% 정도의 차이가 나타났으며 수직강도 및 20,000회 내구강도 시험 후 제품에는 작동 시 유해한 변형 및 파괴가 없음을 확인함으로써 구조 안전성을 검증하였다. 본 연구에서는 엔지니어링 플라스틱 소재를 적용하여 기존 양산품 대비 약 30%의 중량절감을 확인하였고 정적 강도, 내구 강도 시험 후 파손이 되지 않으므로 승객의 안정성과 제품의 충분한 강도와 강성을 검증하였다. 본 논문에서 수행한 연구결과는 환경/연비규제 강화에 대응 가능 및 운전자의 피로도 감소로 인한 사고 예방 효과 증대, 고급 승용차뿐만 아니라 소형 및 경차종, 상용차, 특장차 등에 확대 적용, 친환경, 경량화 소재 적용기술을 활용한 타 산업분야 및 부품에 확대 적용이 예상된다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 제20권1호
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• pp.301-304
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• 2008

선시공 조립식 거푸집 공법을 사용한 계단의 접합부는 힌지로 처리하여 구조설계를 하는 것이 일반적인 방법이다. 계단참과 경사계단이 만나는 접합부를 힌지로 간주하게 되면 접합부의 모멘트 성능이 전혀 없으므로 계단부분의 휨모멘트가 증가하게 되어 철근 배근량이 늘어난다. 또한 진동 및 피로하중에 의한 접합부 손실이 증가하여 사용성이 저하된다. 그럼에도 불구하고 계단 접합부를 핀접합하는 이유는 현장에서의 시공성이 용이하기 때문이다. 최근들어 시공성을 고려하면서 접합부의 휨성능을 향상시킬 수 있는 반강접에 대한 상세가 제시되고 있으나, 이러한 상세를 구조설계에 전혀 반영하지는 못하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 계단의 반강접 접합부를 설계에 반영할 수 있는 방법을 제시하고자 하였다. 강접합, 반강접합, 핀접합으로 설계된 계단 접합부에 대해 모멘트 성능을 비교하고, 부정정 구조물인 계단 코아부분의 비선형 해석을 통해 항복 이후의 변화를 비교하였다. 연구결과 반강접합 성능을 반영하기 위한 휨강성계수를 도입하였고, 이를 적용한 비선형 해석결과 핀접합보다는 안정적인 결과를 보였고, 강접합에 비해 연성이 뛰어나 내진 및 진동에 대해 유리한 시스템으로 판단된다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.11-24
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to present data on the human activities responding to the physical environment of ‘Ulsan’s Grand Parks by evaluating user behavior and activity, visiting motivations, and user satisfaction. This study was conducted using multi-methods such as interviews and questionnaires surveys. The main findings of this study can be summarized in six parts as follows: \circled1 Behavior patterns showed that the users visited the park left within 30 minutes and the frequency of visits was 1 or 2 times per week. They spent their time mostly on ‘walking’ and ‘picnicking’. The users visited regardless of the seasons or the day of the week. \circled2 The priorities for improvements were analyzed as follows: the users expressed their demands for ‘shadowing facilities’ like shelters and pergolas because they used these facilities frequently. Also, the users would like an ‘event program’, ‘sign system’ and ‘guide program’. \circled3 Analysis of the the user’s perception of the park showed that they perceive the park as ‘representative source of the landscape and open space in Ulsan and place for making contact with nature. \circled4 In examining the visiting motivations of the users of Ulsan Grand Park, it was revealed that people use the park for ‘time with family and friends’, ‘to escape from city life’, ‘to relieve fatigue. As a result of factor analysis, 4 factors were identified such as ‘physical motive(MF1)’, ‘exploratory motive(MF2)’, ‘social motive(MF3)’ and ‘emotional motive(MF4). \circled5 Park users’ evaluation for park facilities showed that people are satisfied with most of the facilities and especially, they have high level of satisfaction for ‘footpaths’, ‘squares’ and ‘picnicspace’. The evaluation of the park user’s of activity reveals that they are content with nearly all the variables. Especially, they have high level of satisfaction for the variables of ‘convenience for dynamic activities’, ‘making of a beautiful atmosphere, ‘accessibility from the outside’ and, ‘convenience in group activitie. Factor analysis of the park user’s of activity revealed 5 factors such as ‘convenience and interest factor (AF1)’, ‘park maintenance, management and use program(AF2)’, ‘visual beauty(AF3)’, ‘safety and accessibility(AF4)’ and ‘crowding(AF5)’. \circled6 Regression analysis was employed to get the predictor factors of overall satisfaction with a result of 60.0%($R^2$). The variance was explained as ‘quality of the picnic space’, ‘convenience and interest factor while using the park’, ‘park program for maintain and management in the park’, ‘visually beauty while using the park’, ‘safety and accessibility of the parks’, ‘quality of the pond’, ‘crowding’, ‘quality of the square’.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.958-969
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• 1998

In this study, we attempted to investigate the needs and problems of the terminal cancer patients and their family caregivers to provide them with nursing information to improve their quality of life and prepare for a peaceful death. Data was collected from August 1, 1995 to July 31, 1996 at the internal medicine unit of S hospital in Seoul area with the two groups of participants who were family members of terminal cancer patients seventy four of them were in-patients and 34 were out-patients who were discharged from the same hospital for home care. The research tool used in this study has been developed by selecting the questionnaires from various references, modifying them for our purpose and refining them based on the results of preliminary study. While general background information about the patients was obtained by reviewing their medical records, all other information was collected by interviewing the primary family caregivers of the patients using the questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed with the SPSS PC/sup +/ program. The results of this study are summarized as follows ; 1) Most frequently complained symptoms of the terminal cancer patients were in the order of pain(87%), weakness(86.1%), anorexia(83.3%) and fatigue (80.6%). 2) Main therapies for the terminal cancer patients were pain control (58.3%), hyperalimentation(47.2%) and antibiotics(21.3%). 3) Special medical devices that terminal cancer patients used most were oxygen device (11.1%), and feeding tube(5.6%). Other devices were used by less than 5% of the patients. 4) The mobility of 70.4% of the patients was worse than ECOG 3 level, they had to stay in bed more than 50% of a day. 5) Patients wanted their medical staffs to help relieve pain(45.4%), various physical symptoms(29.6%), and problems associated with their emotion(11.1%). 6) 16.7% of the family caregivers hoped for full recovery of the patients, refusing to admit the status of the patients. Also, 37% wished for the extension of the patient's life at least for 6 months. 7) Only 38.9% of the family members was preparing for the patient's funeral. 8) 45.4% of family caregivers prefer hospital as the place for the patient's death, 39.8% their own home, and 14.8% undetermined. 9) Caregivers of the patients were mostly close family members, i.e., spouse(62%), and sons and daughters or daughter-in-laws(21.3%). 10) 43.5% of the family caregivers were aware of hospice care. 46.8% of them learned about the hospice care from the mass media, 27.7% from health professionals, and the rest from books and other sources. 11) Caregivers were asked about the most difficult problems they encounter in home care, 41 of them pointed out the lack of health professionals they can contact, counsel and get help from in case of emergency, 17 identified the difficulty of finding appropriate transportation to hospital, and 13 stated the difficulty of admission in hospital as needed. 12) 93.6% of family caregivers demanded 24-hour hot line, 80% the visiting nurses and doctors, and 69.4% the volunteer's help. The above results indicate that terminal patients and their family caregivers demand help from qualified health professionals whenever necessary. Hospice care system led by well-trained medical and nursing staffs is one of the viable answers for such demands.