• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제42권11호
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• pp.911-920
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• 2009

가상수는 농산물, 가공식품 또는 제품을 만들기 위해서 필요한 물의 총량을 의미한다. 우리나라의 곡물자급율은 27 %에 불과하며, 농산물 수입에 의한 가상수 수입이 다른 나라들에 비해 매우 큰 편에 속하며, 우리나라에 적합한가상수를 산정할 필요가 있다. 본 논문은 Chapagain과 Hoekstra가 제안한 방법을 이용하여, 1991년부터 2007년까지의 연간 농업 가상수 사용량(agricultural virtual water use, AWU)과 작물 1 톤을 생산하기 위하여 필요한 가상수량(virtual water content, VWC)을 산정하는 데 목적을 두고 있다. 가상수 사용량을 산정하기 위하여 44가지 작물에 대해 17년간의 작물 생산량과 재배면적 데이터를 수집하고, FAO Penman-Monteith식을 이용하여 작물소비수량을 산정하였다. 산정 결과를 살펴보면, 농업 가상수 사용량은 151억 $m^3$으로 산정되었고, 점차 그 양이 줄어드는 경향을 보였다. 작물 중 논벼가 가장 많은 양의 농업 가상수를 사용하였고, 전체 농업 가상수 사용량 중 75 %에 해당하는 연간 101억 $m^3$을 사용하였으며, 논벼를 1톤을 생산하기 위해 필요한 가상수량은 1600.1 $m^3$/ton으로 산정되었다. 작물을 생산하는 데 있어 필요한 가상수량이 큰 작물 종류는 채유종실이 가장 큰 값을 나타내었고, 엽채류 및 근채류가 가장 작은 것으로 나타났다. 산정된 원료 작물의 가상수량은 원료 작물과 가공 생산물의 중량비를 이용하여 농산물 가공품이나 축산물 등 2차 생산물의 가상수를 산정할 수 있다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서 산정된 결과는 우리나라의 농업 분야의 물발자국을 산정하는 데 있어서 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.31-44
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 다편파 산란계 시스템을 이용하여 얻어진 후방산란계수의 연중 변화를 편파와 입사각에 따라 알아보고 벼 생육인자와의 관계를 통하여 생육인자를 추정하고자 하였다. 2007년도 국립농업과학원 시험포장에 다편파산란계 시스템(L, C, X-band 안테나, 네트워크분석기, RF cable, 입사각 $20^{\circ}{\sim}60^{\circ}$)을 제작 구축하고 벼 이앙기에서 수확기까지 산란특성을 주기적으로 관측하였으며 레이더 방정식을 이용하여 후방산란계수를 계산하여 자료 분석에 사용하였다. 모든 안테나 밴드에서 벼 생육초기(5월말$\sim$6월초)에는 VV-편파가 HH-, HV-편파보다 후방산란계수가 높게 나타났다. C-band의 경우 모든 입사각에서 벼가 자라면서 HH-편파 후방산란계수가 증가하다가 출수기(8월중순경)에 가장 높았고 그 이후 감소하는 경향이었다. X-band는 모든 편파의 후방산란계수가 벼 유수형성기(7월말경)까지 증가하다가 그 후 감소하였으며 등숙기인 9월 중순 이후 다시 증가하는 dual-peak 현상을 보였는데, 특히 VV-편파의 경우 9월 초순부터 후방산란계수 종가가 다른 편파에 비해 크게 나타났다. 파장별 밴드, 편파, 입사각도별 후방산란계수와 작물 생육과의 관계를 분석한 결과 L-band는 바이오매스와의 상관이 높게 나타났고 C-band에서는 엽면적지수와 초장과의 상관이 높게 나타났으며 X-band는 이삭 건물중과 상관이 높게 나타났다 후방산란계수를 이용하여 생육을 추정할 수 있는 회귀식을 작성하고 실측값과의 비교를 통하여 작물 생육 추정을 위한 최적 조건을 구명하였다.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.249-258
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• 2019

연구목적: 본 연구에서는 서울 경기지역의 화강암을 대상으로 시추조사 시 채취된 암석 시료에서 측정된 물리적 특성 중 탄성파속도와 탄성계수로부터 암석의 일축압축강도와의 상관성을 분석하여 암석의 일축압축강도를 추정하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 연구방법: 119개의 화강암 시추 코아 시료를 대상으로 탄성파 속도와 탄성계수 그리고 일축압축강도와의 상관관계를 도출하기 위하여 실내 암석 실험을 실시하였다. 연구결과: 화강암에 대하여 탄성파속도와 일축압축강도 그리고 탄성계수와의 상호 관계를 단순회귀와 다중회귀로 분석한 결과는 전반적으로 관계식에 나타난 것처럼 신뢰도가 낮음을 확인하였다. 이는 화강암의 구성 입자가 균질하지 못하여 탄성파속도와 탄성계수를 이용한 압축강도 추정에 대한 활용성이 낮은 원인으로 사료된다. 결론: 본 연구에서 암석의 탄성파속도와 탄성계수로부터 일축압축강도를 추정하기 위한 상관관계를 분석하기 위하여 단순회귀분석과 다중회귀분석 방법을 이용하였다. 단순회귀분석은 결정계수($R^2$)가 0.61~0.67 이었으며, 다중회귀분석은 0.71로 나타났다. 따라서 다중회귀분석을 이용하여 암석의 일축압축강도를 추정할 때 다소 신뢰성이 높아질 수 있다. 또한, 향후 탄성파 속도와 탄성계수를 이용한 암석의 일축압축강도를 추정할 때 다양한 통계분석 기법(회귀분석, 인공신경망, 빅데이터 분석 등)을 활용하면 보다 신뢰성이 높은 결과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 본다.

• 지질공학
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.103-118
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• 2021

본 연구는 제주도 거문오름동굴계 주변 지역을 개발하는 과정에서 발생되는 발파진동이 용암동굴에 미치는 영향에 대해 분석하고, 용암동굴의 효율적인 관리보존 대책을 마련하기 위해 수행되었다. 이를 위해 연구지역에서 11개의 시추공을 천공하고, 공내 지발당 장약량을 0.5 kg에서 최대 10 kg까지 변화시켜가며 현장 발파진동시험을 수행하였다. 진동속도와 진동레벨의 상관관계를 분석하여 진동규제 기준을 만족하는 진동속도를 산정한 결과, 주간 허용 진동레벨을 만족하는 진동속도는 0.276 cm/sec 이하로 평가되었다. 시험결과를 토대로 진동속도 추정식을 도출하였으며, 95% 신뢰구간에 해당하는 입지상수(k, n)에 의한 환산거리식을 통해 도출된 k 값은 자승근식에서 130.04, 삼승근식에서 199.71이며, n 값은 자승근식에서 -1.717, 삼승근식에서 -1.711인 것으로 나타났다. 진동속도 추정식을 바탕으로 진동속도에 부합하는 지발당 장약량을 평가한 결과, 일반적인 문화재 진동기준치인 진동속도 0.2 kine과 진동원과의 거리 20~100 m를 적용할 때 거리와 장약량에 따른 진동속도 추정식에서의 지발당 장약량은 0.57~7.42 kg/delay, 자승근식에서 0.21~5.29 kg/delay, 삼승근식에서 0.04~5.51 kg/delay로 나타났다. 또한, 본 연구에서 도출된 삼승근식과 선행 연구의 결과를 종합하여 0.2 kine 기준에 부합하는 상관관계식을 각각 도출하였다. 관계식을 이용하여 진동속도 0.2 kine을 만족하는 거리에 따른 허용 지발당 장약량을 산정한 결과, 50 m에서 1.07 kg/delay, 100 m에서 5.13 kg/delay, 200 m에서 22.26 kg/delay로 평가되었다. 본 연구를 통해 산출된 진동속도별 상관관계식은 거문오름용암동굴계 주변 지반의 지발당 장약량 산정 근거로 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2023

하천의 유량 측정 자료는 수자원의 개발 및 유지, 하천 방재의 중요한 기초 자료로 이용되며, 홍수를 예측하고 예방하기 위해 홍수시 가장 정확하게 유량을 측정하는 것이 필요하다. 이에 미국지질조사국(USGS)은 오래전부터 기존의 간편 유속측정법으로 1점법, 2점법, 3점법을 제안하여 지금도 많이 사용하고 있으나, 보다 더 간편하고 신뢰할 수 있는 평균유속 산정 방법을 실무에서 요구하는 추세이나 이에 대한 이론적 기반의 실무 적용성 연구는 다소 미진한 상태이다. 이를 위하여 본 연구에서는 확률론적 엔트로피 컨셉을 활용하여 기존의 한계를 보완할 수 있는 실무 적용성이 용이한 간편 유속 산정식을 제안하였다. Coleman과 Flume 실측자료에 적용하여 식의 효용성을 입증하였다. 분석 결과, Flume Data의 경우, 실측값 대비 기존의 USGS 1점법은 평균 7.6%, 2점법은 8.6%, 3점법은 8.1%였다. Coleman Data의 경우, 1점법은 평균 5%, 2점법은 5.6%, 3점법은 5.3%의 오차율을 나타냈다. 반면에 엔트로피 개념을 활용한 제안식은 Flume Data는 실측값 대비 1점법은 평균 4.7%, 2점법은 5.7%, 3점법은 5.2%로 나타나 기존의 방법 대비 오차율을 약 60%정도 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, Coleman Data의 경우에서도 1점법은 평균 2.5%, 2점법은 3.1%, 3점법은 평균 2.8%의 오차를 보여, 기존의 방법 대비 오차율을 약 50%정도 줄이는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과에 의하면 기존의 1점법, 2점법, 3점법 보다 더 간편하면서 신뢰성 있는 평균유속을 산정할 수 있을 것으로 판단 된다. 하지만, 이는 향후 하천 설계, 운영관리, 특히 재난대비 예측관리 등 각종재난 대비 대응에 보다 유용하게 활용하려면 추가적으로 다양한 하천 실측을 통한 제안식의 지속적인 수정보완이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.121-137
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• 2022

본 연구의 목적은 하이테크 소셜벤처의 사회적·경제적성과에 영향을 미치는 요인을 실증적으로 규명하여, 하이테크 소셜벤처와 관련 생태계 이해관계자에게 필요한 성공 요인과 통찰력을 제시하는 데 있다. 선행연구에 근거하여 핵심기술역량, 핵심비즈니스역량, 소셜미션지향의 세 가지 성과요인 차원을 구성하였고, 각 하위요인으로 기술혁신지향성, R&D역량, 비즈니스모델, 고객지향성, 소셜네트워크, 소셜미션추구를 도출하였다. 실증분석을 위해 국내 하이테크 소셜벤처를 대상으로 설문조사를 진행하였고, 회수된 243부의 유효한 자료는 PLS-구조 방정식 분석을 통해 가설의 유의성을 검정하였다. 분석 결과, R&D역량, 고객지향성, 소셜네트워크, 소셜미션추구는 모두 사회적·경제적 이중성과에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 기술혁신지향성은 사회적·경제적성과에 모두 유의한 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났는데, 이는 표본기업들의 기술혁신지향성이 추상적인 조직문화적 특성으로만 내재되었기 때문에 발생한 것으로 추정한다. 비즈니스모델은 사회적성과에만 유의한 영향을 미쳤는데, 이는 사회적기업을 위해 개발된 측정도구의 한계로 추정되며, 원인 파악을 위한 추가 다집단분석 결과도 이와같은 추정의 근거를 뒷받침해 주었다. 본 연구는 사회적경제 생태계에 새롭게 등장하고 있는 하이테크 소셜벤처를 식별하고 선제적으로 실증 연구를 진행함으로써 관련 연구분야의 토대를 마련하였으며, 사회적기업 및 소셜벤처의 성과요인 연구와 실증적 연구모형을 확장시키는 계기가 되었다고 판단한다. 그러나 연구 방법이나 과정에 있어서, 사회적·경제적 이중성과의 균형을 위한 요인 도출이나 검증, 주관적 측정 방법, 표본의 대표성 등의 한계가 있었다. 향후 한계를 보완하고 개선된 연구모형을 설계하여, 더욱 심도 있는 후속 연구가 이어지기를 기대한다.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.195-204
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• 2009

인공위성 고도계로 측정한 해수면 높이 자료를 사용하여 준 실시간 동해 표층해류를 추정하기 위해, 세 가지 방법으로 평균 역학지형(또는 평균 해류장)을 계산하고 각각의 특징들을 살펴보았다. 프랑스 AVISO(Archiviing, Validation and Interpretation of Satellite Oceanographic data)는 인공위성 고도계 자료와 수치모델을 이용하여 전 지구 해양에 대하여 수평적으로 $0.25^{\circ}$의 해상도를 갖는 평균 역학지형을 계산하고 지형류 방정식을 적용하여 평균 해류장을 만들어 제공하고 있다. 동해에서 장기간 관측한 수온과 염분 자료를 사용하여 500 dbar를 기준면으로 사용한 역학적 해면(steric height)을 계산하고 이를 평균 여각지형으로 환산하였다. 또한 14년 동안 동행의 표층을 이동한 표층뜰개들(ARGOS)의 궤적을 이용하여 평균 해류장을 구하였다. 인공위성 고도계로 관측한 해수면 편차와 세 가지 평균 역학지형을 합하여 절대 역학지형을 얻고, 각각의 절대 역학지형에 지형류 방정식을 적용하여 세 가지 표층해류를 추정하였다. 각 방법으로 추정된 표층해류를 2005년에 동해 남서부 해역에서 선박장착 초음파 해류계(ADCP)로 관측한 해류 자료와 정량적으로 비교하였다. 육지에서 50 km 이상 떨어진 해역에서는 인공위성 고도계로 측정한 해수면 자료에 지형류 방정식을 적용하여 구한 표층해류와 현장 관측 해류의 상관계수(R)가 0.58~0.73이며 두 자료의 제곱 평균 제곱근 편차(Root Mean Square Deviation, RMSD)는 $17.1{\sim}21.8cm\;s^{-1}$이다. 육지에서 50 km 이내의 연안에서 두자료의 R이 0.06~0.46로 상대적으로 낮고 RMSD는 $15.5{\sim}28.0cm\;s^{-1}$이다. 이처럼 연안에서는 인공위성 고도계로 관측한 해수면 높이 자료의 오차가 크므로 향후 연안에 대해서는 새로운 표층해류 추정 방법에 대한 추가 연구가 필요하다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.165-183
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• 2016

스마트폰을 넘어 차세대 IT 비즈니스의 주목할 만한 후보군으로 가상현실이 이슈가 되고 있다. 가상현실은 컴퓨터와 VR헤드셋을 통해 구현한 입체적인 가상공간을 제공함으로써 사용자의 시각을 완전히 장악하고, 청각, 촉각 등 오감과의 상호작용 및 음성, 동작인식 등을 통해 가상공간을 마치 현실처럼 느끼게 한다는 점에서 향후 주목할 만한 산업 분야로 떠오르고 있다. 많은 글로벌 대기업들이 가상현실과 관련한 사업에 투자를 하고 있으나 소비자의 관점에서 가상현실 관련 제품군은 아직 쉽게 접하거나 구매하기 어려운 제품군으로 인식된다. 그렇기 때문에 소비자의 태도 변화가 큰 변화가 발생되고 있지 않으며 Acception & Diffusion 모델의 초기단계에 지나지 않아 구매로 연결되지 않는 실정이다. 본 연구는 기존 선행연구의 관점을 바탕으로 가상현실 헤드기어 제품들의 판매 촉진을 위한 사용자 관점에서의 사용자 저항을 매개 변수로 저항을 감소시키고 사용 및 구매의도에 영향을 주는 선행요인들을 도출하고자 하였으며 사용자가 가지고 있는 태도에 대한 자신감에 영향을 주어 행동 의도까지 변화시키는 현상에 대한 분석을 하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 태도 자신감에 대한 사용 용이성과 사용 혁신성의 영향력을 확인할 수 있었다. 마찬가지로 사용자 혁신저항에 영향력을 주는 변수로는 가격, 심미적 외관, 즐거움, 콘텐츠 및 화질 관련 변수들을 도출하였다. 결과적으로 본 연구는 태도 자신감의 가상현실 혁신 수용에 대한 영향력을 제시하고 가격 이외 변수인 콘텐츠의 양과 저항감의 관계성을 바탕으로 관련 변수들을 제시하였다. 특히 초기 시장인 가상현실 제품의 특성에 따라 브랜드에 대한 선점효과의 필요성과 콘텐츠의 부족함 등이 실무적으로 해결해야 할 과제로서 확인되었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.