• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.20-24
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• 2010

The total number of deaths by traffic accidents is decreasing every year in our country. However, in 2009, children died in traffic accidents at a rate of 2.3 deaths per 100,000 children, which was higher than the average of OECD countries (1.9 deaths per 100,000 children). In particular, traffic accidents are showing rapid increase in school zone during the past 2 years because of problems in the designation and management of school zone. Traffic safety facilities such as road sign, reflector mirror, speed bump have the ultimate limit of vehicle accidents prevention. Thus, in school zone, children safety is still not guaranteed due to illegal parking and the absence of driver's awareness of safety. Therefore, In order to protect children from traffic accidents within school zones, we have realized a safe school zone system, which enables the drivers to better know the intended school zones and creates pedestrian environment through unmanned monitoring camera, using LabVIEW.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.560-569
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• 1991

The surgical management of symptomatic tetralogy of Fallot in infants is debatable. From November 1986 to August 1990, 21 infants under 10 kg of the body weight with tetralogy of Fallot underwent primary repair. Mean body weight was 8.6$\pm$1.40kg. All the patient were clubbing and there were cyanotic except for 1 patient. Transannular patch was laid down in 8 patients. Right ventricular outflow patch was used with Goretex but pericardial patch was utilized in 3 patients at the initial period of operation. Incidence of the complications following total correction of tetralogy of Fallot was more frequent in the patients placed with transannular patch compared to the patients with right ventricular outflow tract patch. Two deaths occurred in the 21 patients, Hospital mortality was 9.4%, but there were no operative deaths in the patients who transannular patch was laid down. Causes of deaths were low cardiac output.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.383-390
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• 1985

108 cases of open heart surgery were done at our department in 1984. There were 58 male and 50 female patients ranging in age from 20 months to 52 years. 75 cases were congenital heart disease, and 33 cases were acquired heart disease. There were 75 congenital heart anomalies with 5 operative deaths [6.7%], consisting of 62 acyanotic cases with 2 deaths [3.2%] and 13 cases of cyanotic cases with 3 deaths [23.1]. In 33 patients of acquired valvular disease, 29 valves were implanted; 20 mitral valve replacement with 2 death [10%], 2 aortic valve replacement with 1 death [50%], 2 double valve replacement [MVR+AVR] and 2 open mitral commissurotomy plus aortic valve replacement with no death. Postoperative, Warfarin sodium was medicated with checking prothrombin time. Finally, the operative mortality was 9.2% in congenital anomaly, and 9.1% in acquired heart disease, overall mortality rate was 9.3%.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.148-155
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• 1987

From May 1977 to June 1986, 500 cases of open heart surgery were performed under the cardiopulmonary bypass. There were 278 male and 222 female patients ranging from 6 months to 69 years. 363 cases[73.6%] were congenital heart diseases, and 137 cases[27.4%] were acquired heart diseases, which were 33 valvular diseases, 3 myxomas and 1 IVC obstruction. There were 363 congenital heart anomaly with 35 operative deaths[9.6%], consisting of 279 acyanotic cases with 12 deaths [4.3%] and 85 cases of cyanotic cases with 23 deaths[28.4%]. In 133 patients of acquired valvular disease, 124 valves were implanted and operative death of valvular disease was 12%. Finally the operative mortality was 9.6% in congenital anomaly, and 12.4% in acquired heart disease, overall mortality rate was 10.4%.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.199-212
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• 1978

One hundred cases of cardiac valve replacement were done at this Department in the period from June 1968 to May 15, 1978. Seventy-one cases of mitral, 12 aortic, and one tricuspd valve were replaced. There were 16 cases of double valve replacement, 10 aortic with mitral and 6 mitral with tricuspid valve replacement. Prosthetic valves-Beall, Bjoerk-Shiley, Starr-Edwards, Wada-Cutter, Magovern-Cromie, and Smeloff-Cutter valves-were used. But in recent years bioprosthetic valves-Hancock, Carpentier-Edwards, and Angell-Shiley valves-were used mainly due to the difficulties of postoperative anticoagulation, especially for the rural Korean patients. Over all operative mortality was 2896, 26.2% for single and 37.5% for double valve replacement cases. There were 4 postoperative thrombo-embolism cases with 2 deaths. Four postoperative subacute bacterial endocardities cases with 2 deaths were noted. Three cases of postoperative congestive heart failure succumbed. Two cases of peri valvular leakage, one of which needs reopration, were found. There were 28 operative and 9 late deaths, leaving 63 long-tel m survivors, who showed marked improvements.

• Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.567-576
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• 1996

The multiprocess dynamic survival model is proposed for the application of the regression model on the analysis of survival data with time-varying effects of covariates : where the survival data consists of numbers of deaths at certain time-points. The algorithm for the recursive estimation of a time-varying parameter vector is suggested. Also the algorithm of forecasting of numbers of deaths of each group in the next time interval based on the information gathered until the end of current time interval is suggested.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.73-88
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• 1990

This study aims to develop a traffic accident forecasting model using the data, which are based on the past accidents in Korea. The regression analysis was used in conjuction with the variables of the traffic accidents and social behaviours. The objectives of this study are as follows; 1. The number of behicles has given a strong affect to increase the traffic accidents in Korea since a factor of vehicles has shown 86% over of total accidents. 2. The forecasting model regarding the traffic accidents, deaths and injuries, which was formulated for this study, proved to be useful in light of the results of the regression diagnostics. 3. It is expected that the traffic accidents in Korea in 1991 may take place as follows on condition that the traffic environment would worsen ; 274,000 cases of accidents with 13,600 deaths and 367,000 injuries, in 1994, 451,000 cases with 24,900 deaths and 71,500 injuries respectively.

• Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.20-26
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• 2020

Many children have died (Heat stroke deaths) in the U.S. after being left alone in cars during hot weather, especially summer season. According to related report, more than 800 children have died of heat stroke from being trapped in a hot car since 1998. The regulation party, government has started to make not only technical regulation to prevent tragedy but also legislate to punish. However the 75% of accident has occurred unintended by their parents. So punishment is not the best solution for this case. So in this study, we analyze the trend of regulation and technology to save occupant who remained back seat. And finally we propose a countermeasure to prevent heat stroke deaths.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.563-570
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• 1983

For the purpose of evaluation of clinical characteristics and histopathological properties in mediastinal tumors, 130 patients with mediastinal tumors treated during the period from 1958 to 1982 were reviewed. Cancers of unidentified primary site of origin, nonneoplastic lesions and the cases with clinical diagnosis only were excluded from this report. There were 69 males and 61 females, and their ages ranged from 2 months to 66 years, with the average age of 31.3 years. 19.2% of patients were younger than 15 years of age. The most frequently encountered tumors were teratodermoids, followed by neurogenic tumors, thymic tumors, benign cysts, malignant lymphomas and miscellaneous tumors in order of decreasing frequency. 75.4% of the mediastinal tumors were benign and 24.6% were malignant. 16.6% of the patients were asymptomatic at admission. There were 2 postoperative deaths with 1.7% of operative mortality rate, and 2 other deaths who were not operated upon, showing overall hospital mortality rate of 3.1%. Postoperative follow up was possible in 84 cases, and there were 4 late deaths.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.302-311
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• 2008

There have been repetitive landslides and debris flows on natural terrain induced by intensive rainfalls which have never been experienced during the last a few decades in Korea. Frequencies and magnitudes of landslides and debris flows are steeply increased after 2000 resulting in huge damages of human beings and facilities. According to a statistical data from NEMA, the human deaths induced by landslides and slope hazards occupies 22.3% of the total human deaths by all the natural hazards in Korea during the last 30 years. Among the human deaths by landslides and slope hazards, 85% of the damages were caused by landslides and debris flows on natural hazards. Therefore, this paper summarizes important events of landslides and debris flows, their characteristics, and suggests some methods of damage mitigation.