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Effects of Habitat Changes Caused by Localized Heavy Rain on the Distribution of Benthic Macroinvertebrates (집중호우에 의한 서식지변동이 저서성 대형무척추동물의 분포에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Hyoung-Gon;Yoon, Chun-Sik;Cheong, Seon-Woo
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.27 no.8
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    • pp.689-699
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    • 2018
  • The changes on community structures of benthic macroinvertebrates, relevance to the environment and interrelationship between benthos were studied over two years in stream with large environmental disturbance, which caused by localized heavy rain during Typhoon Chaba in October 2016. As a result, the number of species and individuals were increased after localized heavy rain, especially numbers of individuals of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera were greatly increased. On the contrary, those of Semisulcospira libertina and Semisulcospira forticosta of Mesogastropoda were greatly decreased. Dominant species was Baetis fuscatus of Ephemeroptera, numbers of species and individuals of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera(EPT group) were dramatically increased from 26 species, 110 individuals to 32 species, 365 individuals respectively. This suggests that the change of river bed and flow velocity due to heavy rain provided a suitable environment for the EPT group that preferred the rift of a stream. In the functional feeding group, only gathering collectors and filtering collectors were identified in autumn of 2017 because some functional groups preferentially adapted to the changed environment. The interspecific competition and environmental condition were the worst in autumn after heavy rain due to the increase individuals of some species. The ecological score of benthic macroinvertebrate community(ESB) was higher after the heavy rain than before. Results of the Group Pollution Index(GPI), Korean Saprobic Index(KSI) and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Index(BMI) were similar to those before and after heavy rainfall. Therefore, ESB was the most discriminating method for estimating the biological water quality in this study. Some species that are sensitive to water quality changes still appear or increase individuals in the area under investigation after the heavy rain. On the other hand, the individuals of some pollutant species decreased. This is thought to be because the habitat fluctuation caused by heavy rainfall has improved the water environment.

Does the presence and amount of epinephrine in 2% lidocaine affect its anesthetic efficacy in the management of symptomatic maxillary molars with irreversible pulpitis?

  • Singla, Mamta;Gugnani, Megha;Grewal, Mandeep S;Kumar, Umesh;Aggarwal, Vivek
    • Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.39-47
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    • 2022
  • Background: This was a randomized controlled clinical trial that aimed to evaluate the anesthetic efficacy of 2% lidocaine combined with different concentrations of epinephrine (plain, 1:200,000 and 1:80,000) during endodontic treatment of maxillary molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. Methods: The trial included 144 adult patients who were randomly allocated to three treatment groups. All patients received buccal-plus-palatal infiltration. After 10 min, pulp sensibility testing was performed using an electric pulp test (EPT). If a tooth responded positively, anesthesia was considered to have failed. In the case of a negative EPT response, endodontic access was initiated under rubber dam isolation. The success of anesthesia was defined as having a pain score less than 55 on the Heft Parker visual analog scale (HP VAS), which was categorized as 'no pain' or 'faint/weak/mild' pain on the HP VAS. Baseline pre-injection and post-injection maximum heart rates were recorded. The Pearson chi-square test was used to analyze the anesthetic success rates at 5% significance. Results: Plain 2% lidocaine and 2% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine and 1:80,000 epinephrine had anesthetic success rates of 18.75%, 72.9%, and 82.3%, respectively. Statistical analysis indicated significant differences between the groups (P < 0.001, 𝛘2 = 47.5, df = 2). The maximum heart rate increase was seen with 2% lidocaine solution with epinephrine. Conclusion: Adding epinephrine to 2% lidocaine significantly improves its anesthetic success rates during the root canal treatment of maxillary molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.

Physico-chemical Properties and Utilization of Sarcoplasmic Proteins for the Determination of End-point Cooking Temperatures of Ground Pork Hams Containing Salt and Fat (식염 및 지방을 함유한 분쇄돈육의 이화학적 성상 및 최종가열온도 측정을 위한 근장단백질의 이용)

  • Kang, S.M.;Chin, K.B.;Cho, S.H.;Lee, J.M.
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.83-90
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    • 2004
  • Processed meals, such as a ground meat and hamburger patty, are required to ensure that no pathogens remain in the final products. However, there was no rapid method available to verify that the recommended end-point cooking temperature(EPT) was reached. Thus, the objective of this study was to rapidly determine EPT of ground pork hams using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SOS-PAGE), based on the disappearance of sarcoplasmic proteins after cooking. Fresh pork hams were added two levels of salt(0, 2%) and fat(15, 25%) combinations, and stored in refrigerator overnight, and cooked to internal cooking temperatures of $64^{\circ}C$ to $74^{\circ}C$ with $2^{\circ}C$ increments. Cooked pork hams were measured cooking loss(CL, %), protein solubility(PS) and SOS-PAGE. CL(%) was reduced with the addition of 2% salt, as compared to the control, regardless of fat contents. It was also increased with increasing eooking temperature. Protein solubility was affected by the cooking temperature, resulting in reduced PS up to $64^{\circ}C$(P < 0.05), but remained constant higher than $68^{\circ}C$. In SOS-PAGE analysis, protein bands with the molecular weights of 36 and 66 kDa were affected by the addition of salt and fat combinations. regardless of treatments. These protein fractions were decreased gradually with increased cooking temperatures up to $68^{\circ}C$ ${\sim}$ $70^{\circ}C$ and might be good indicators for the determination of EPT in ground pork hams.

Clinical Effects of an Improved Pump Reaction Rate and Automatic Occlusion Sensing System in Phacoemulsification (수정체유화장치의 초음파 출력속도 및 자동막힘감지 기능 향상의 술 후 임상결과 비교)

  • Kim, You Na;Lee, Jin Ah;Kim, Jae Yong;Kim, Myoung Joon;Tchah, Hung Won
    • Journal of The Korean Ophthalmological Society
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    • v.59 no.11
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    • pp.1017-1023
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: A recently introduced phacoemulsification system, the WhiteStar $Signature^{(R)}$ PRO, has demonstrated improved nucleus followability and cutting efficiency via an improved pump regulator with a higher reaction response and an automatic occlusion sensing system. In this study, we compared various phacoemulsification parameters between the new system and an older version of the device. Methods: A total of 80 eyes of 68 patients with cataracts who had undergone phacoemulsification by a single surgeon were included in this study. Forty eyes of patients underwent phacoemulsification using the older $Signature^{(R)}$ system (WhiteStar); these patients were classified as the control group. Another 40 eyes of patients underwent phacoemulsification with the newer enhanced system, the WhiteStar $Signature^{(R)}$ PRO; these patients were assigned to the experimental group. During the operation, operative parameters, including the effective phaco time (parameter of effective phaco time with a specific coefficient for the transversal movement expressed in seconds, EFX), ultrasound time (seconds [s]), effective phacoemulsification time (EPT, s), average phacoemulsification power (AVG, %), and balanced salt solution usage, were measured to determine the performance enhancement offered by the updated system. Central corneal thickness was measured before and after surgery to compare corneal edema. The relationships between the two groups were analyzed using an independent t-test. Results: The Signature $PRO^{(R)}$ system showed a lower EFX (p < 0.001), a shorter EPT (p < 0.001), and a smaller AVG (p < 0.001). Postoperative corneal thickness did not differ significantly between the two groups. Conclusions: Comparing the efficacy of the improved reaction speed of the device and automatic occlusion sensing system in performing phacoemulsification, the updated Signature $PRO^{(R)}$ system demonstrated superior followability and cutting efficiency regardless of nuclear cataract hardness.

Characteristics of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Gihwa Stream, Tributary of Dong River, Korea (동강 지류 기화천의 저서성 대형무척추동물 군집특성)

  • Jeon, Hyoung-Joo;Hong, Cheol;Song, Mi-Young;Kim, Kyung-Hwan;Lee, Wan-Ok;Kwak, Ihn-Sil
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.105-117
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    • 2019
  • In order to investigate the characteristics of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in the Gihwa stream, a tributary of the Dong River, we surveyed the community and environmental factors in April and November 2013 at 6 sites. The benthic macroinvertebrate taxa represented total 63 species belonging to 29 families, 12 orders, 5 classes and 4 phyla. Total 48 (10~28 in each site) species were collected in April and 44 (13~24 in each site) in November. The number of individuals increased slightly from $560{\sim}2,290m^{-2}$ in April to $806{\sim}3,674m^{-2}$ in November. Chironomidae spp. was dominant species in April and Stenopsyche bergeri was dominant species in November. In the Functional Feeding Groups, Gathering-collector(53.9%) was dominant in April, while Filtering-collector (44.3%) increased in November. Intolerant order category (i.e. EPT species richness) in St.1, St.5 and St.6 increased in November compared to April due to the increase of Trichoptera. St.2, St.3 and St.4, which were located near the fish farm, were low EPT as a whole, but Benthic macroinvertebrate index (BMI) was good state in November than April due to decrease of Chironomidae spp.. The environmental factors in the survey site showed similar tendency except for St.1 between both seasons, and electrical conductivity, salinity, and water width showed seasonal differences. Cluster analysis and Nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) based on benthic macroinvertebrate community data were divided into two groups according to season. Electrical conductivity, salinity and substrate composition were the most influential factors determining the distribution patterns of macroinvertebrate communities.

Ecological Characteristics of Benthic Macroinvertebrates according to Stream Order and Habitat - Focused on the Ecological Landscape Conservation Area - (하천 규모와 서식지에 따른 저서성 대형무척추동물의 생태특성 - 생태·경관보전 지역을 중심으로 -)

  • Hwang, In Chul;Kwon, Soon Jik;Park, Young Jun;Park, Jin Young
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.185-195
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    • 2022
  • This study conducted a survey over spring and autumn from 2014 to 2020 to confirm the ecological characteristics of the size of streams and habitats, centering on the ecological landscape conservation area, and a total 256 species of benthic macroinvertebrates in 105 families, 25 orders, 8 classes, and 5 phyla appeared. In terms of appearance species, by region, the rate of appearance of Ephemeroptera and Trichoptera was high in regions consisting of lotic area and the rate of appearance of Coleoptera and Odonata was high in regions consisting of lentic areas. When comparing the population of Ephemeroptera-Plecoptera-Trichoptera (EPT) groups by region, they were classified into three groups: upstream area, mainstream area, and lentic areas, and it was confirmed that the population ratio of EPT changed as it moved from upstream to downstream. As the stream order increased, the number of species and populations increased. The Shredder group (SH) tended to decrease as the size of stream increased(r=0.9925), and the Collector-Filtering (CF) tended to increase as the size of stream increased(r=0.9319). It was confirmed that the Scraper (SC) replaced each other between species with the same ecological status as it went downstream from upstream, and it is thought that the SC did not differ significantly by stream order. In order to maintain a healthy ecosystem in the designation and management of ecological landscape conservation areas, it is necessary to consider ecological factors such as competition and physico-chemistry factors such as water quality and substrate conditions. Therefore, if the competent authority designated survey areas including buffer areas that include streams and physical habitats of various sizes, it will be advantageous to the conservative area and securing more biological resources.

A Method of Intercepting System Calls on Hardware-assisted Virtualization Environment (하드웨어 지원 가상화 환경에서의 시스템 콜 인터셉트 기법)

  • Lee, Dong-Woo;Kim, In-Hyuk;Eom, Young-Ik
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2010.11a
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    • pp.90-94
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    • 2010
  • 최근 많은 보안 공격 도구들은 커널 레벨에서 동작하도록 설계 되고 있다. 악의적인 행동이 시스템 모니터링 프로그램과 같은 권한 레벨에서 이루어지기 때문에 공격 도구들은 공격 대상으로부터 자신의 존재를 숨기고 활동할 수 있다. 이러한 커널 레벨 악성코드들에 대한 대처 방법으로 가상화 기술을 이용하는 더 높은 권한 레벨을 가진 가상머신모니터(VMM)에서의 시스템 모니터링 방법이 소개 되었다. 그러나 많은 가상화 기반 모니터링 도구들이 주로 페이지 폴트 예외를 이용하여 시스템 콜 호출을 감시하기 때문에 신뢰성이 떨어지고 확장 페이지 테이블 (EPT) 과 같은 최신 하드웨어 가상화 기술 지원을 받지 못한다. 이에 본 논문에서는 일반 보호 예외를 이용하는 새로운 시스템 콜 인터셉트 기법을 제안함으로써 기존 기법의 기술적 한계를 극복하고 신뢰도 높은 모니터링 기법을 제공하고자 한다. 또 해당 기법의 구체적 구현 방법을 서술하고 구현 결과를 실험함으로서 제안 기법을 검증한다.

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Functional Exploration of Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex by a Rotatory Stimulation

  • Kim, Nam-Gyun;Kim, Bu-Gil;Cho, Jin-Ho
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.171-178
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    • 1988
  • In this study, we proposed a test to explore the function of Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) which subjected to an angular head acceleration using pseudo random binary stimulus. Resultant eye movements(horizontal vestibular nystagmus) were digitized, filtered and transformed into the frequency domain. At first we evaluated the transfer function of V.0.R(gain and phase) and the coherence function between stimulus and response by linear frequency methods in view of the quantitative analysis since the vestibulo-ocular reflex can be considered as a linear system. at least, in normals. Secondly. with the proposed test, we showed a direct possibility that we could interpret the pathological situation quantitatively as an illustration of clinical application.

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Design and Simulation of Edge Painting Machine for Image Rasterization (Image rasterization을 위한 Edge Painting Machine의 설계 및 simulation)

  • Choi, Sang-Gil;Kim, Sung-Soo;Eo, Kil-Su;Kyung, Chong-Min
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1987.07b
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    • pp.1492-1494
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    • 1987
  • This paper describes a hardware architecture called Edge Painting Machine for real time generation of scan line images for raster scan graphics display. The Edge Painting Machine consists of Scanline Processor which converts polygon data sorted in their depth priority into a set of scan line commands for each scan line, and Edge Painting Tree which converts the scanline commands set into a raster line image. Edge painting tree has been designed using combinational logic circuit. The designed circuit has been simulated to verify the proper functioning. A salient feature of the EPT is that hardware composition is simple, because each processor is constituted by only combinational logic circuit.

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