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The setup of the moiré deflectometry using the virtual grating and the measurement of the effective focal length (가상격자를 사용한 무아레 무늬 발생기의 구성과 유효초점거리 측정)

  • Kim, Sang Gee
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.181-186
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    • 2000
  • The setup of the moir$\acute{e}$ deflectometry using the virtual grating was done, so the convergence and divergence of a pencil of ray was determined. The light source was He-Ne laser(3mW). The focal length of the first lens, the second lens being 18 mm, 250 mm respectively was used for the setup of the beam expander. The optics of the moir$\acute{e}$ deflectometry determining the vergence was used a diffraction grating(pitch = $1.6{\mu}m/line$) and a front flat reflection mirror. The effective focal length of the trial lens set was measured and compared with the theoretical value.

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Effect of Dietary Soybean Protein on Cerebral Infarction Size and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in Rat Focal Brain Ischemia Model (쥐의 대두 단백질 섭취가 국소 뇌허혈/재관류 후 뇌경색 크기와 항산화효소 활성도에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Hee-Joo
    • Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cerebral infarction size, antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation changes after 6 weeks of dietary soybean protein intake in a rat focal brain ischemia model. Method: Weaning Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with either modified AIN-93G diet containing casein 20% (control), 20% soybean protein isolate-based diet (S20), or 40% of soybean protein isolate-based diet (S40) for 6 weeks. The animals were subject to right middle cerebral artery occlusion for 2 hr. After 24 hr of recirculation, the rats were sacrificed. Antioxidant enzymes activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) level in the right brain were also measured. Result: There were no significant differences in the right cortical infarction volume, TBARS level, SOD and CAT activities among the three groups whereas the GPx activities of the S20 group were significantly higher than those of the control group (p=.02). Conclusion: Our results suggest that 20% of soybean protein may have a modulating effect on GPx and possibly have some protective effect against oxidative stress although it may enough to decrease cerebral infarction volume in rat focal brain ischemia model.

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On the Compensation of Camera Hand Shaking Using Friction Driven Piezoelectric Actuator (마찰 구동형 압전 작동기를 이용한 카메라 손떨림 진동보상 기법 연구)

  • Cho, Myungsin;Hwang, Jaihyuk
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.23-30
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    • 2015
  • The focal plane image stabilization for a camera is one of the most effective method that can increases the digital camera's image quality by compensating the vibration disturbance. The optical image stabilization can be implemented by making the focal plane to trace the path of incident light. To control the position of focal plane motion compensating stage precisely, a nonlinear control algorithm has been applied by considering coulomb friction which is nonlinear behavior of the compensator system. In our study, we have analyzed the hand shaking vibration using the gyro sensor, and made a mathematical model of compensating stage containing optical sensor and piezo-actuator. Then the nonlinear control algorithm has been designed and its performance has been verified by experiment. In this study, a friction driven peizo-electric actuator with $1{\mu}m$ resolution and 10mm/s speed has been used for stage movement.

A Case of Focal Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema after Conventional Thoracentesis of Pleural Effusion (흉막삼출액의 관례적 천자 후 발생한 국소성 재팽창성 폐 부종 1예)

  • Sohn, Seong Dong;Yoo, Jee Hong;Choi, Cheon Woong;Park, Myung Jae;Kang, Hong Mo
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.56 no.3
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    • pp.297-301
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    • 2004
  • A 60-year old male patient admitted with complaints of dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. The chest X-ray demonstrated right pleural effusion. We planed to do the conventional thoracentesis to evaluate the characteristics of pleural effusion and to relieve the symptom of the patient. Focal reexpansion pulmonary edema was seen on the follow-up chest X-ray. After the 5-day conservative management, the patient recovered without any complications.

Immunohistochemical Study of Yanggyuksanhwa-tang on Focal Cerebral Ischemia of Diabetic Rats (당뇨흰쥐의 국소뇌허혈에 대한 양격산화탕(凉膈散火湯)의 면역조직화학적 연구)

  • Boo, Il-Gwon;Kim, Youn-Sub
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.741-747
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    • 2007
  • This study evaluated neuroprotective effects of Yanggyuksanhwa-tang (YST), which have been known to be efficacy in the treatment of the stroke and diabetes. on focal cerebral ischemia of diabetic rats. On primary experiment, diabetic condition in rats was induced by streptozotocin injection, then, focal cerebral ischemia was induced by the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) under the diabetic condition. Then neuroprotective effect of YST was observed with changes of infarct size and volume, expressions of c-Fos, Bax, and hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1${\alpha}$ in the brain tissues by using 2% 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and immunohistochemistry. YST treatment showed a significant decrease of infarct size and volume induced by MCAO in diabetic rats. YST treatment showed a significant decrease of c-Fos and Bax positive neurons in cortex penumbra. YST treatment showed a decrease of HIF-l${\alpha}$ positive neurons in cortex penumbra, but it was not significant statistically. These results suggest that YST has effects on neuroprotection against cerebral infarct under diabetic condition. And it is supposed that neuroprotective effect of YST reveals by anti-apoptosis mechanism.

Focal Bone Marrow Lesions: A Complication of Ultrasound Diathermy

  • Kim, Seung Jae J.;Kang, Yusuhn;Kim, Dae Ha;Lim, Jae Young;Park, Joo Hyun;Oh, Joo Han
    • Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.40-45
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    • 2019
  • Ultrasound diathermy is widely used for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and other soft tissue injuries. Its use as a therapeutic modality is believed to be safe, with very few reported complications. Here, we report two patients who developed focal bone marrow abnormalities after receiving ultrasound diathermy. Both patients' magnetic resonance (MR) evaluations revealed linear subchondral bone lesions of the superolateral humeral head similar to those in osteonecrosis. The patients' symptoms subsequently improved, and available follow-up MR evaluation revealed near complete resolution of bone lesions. These findings suggest that ultrasound diathermy, and its interaction with bone tissue through thermal mechanisms, can cause focal bone marrow abnormalities. Furthermore, the bone marrow abnormalities seem to be transient, resolving upon cessation of ultrasound diathermy, therefore osteonecrosis should be differentiated from this temporal lesion.

Loss of βPix Causes Defects in Early Embryonic Development, and Cell Spreading and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-Induced Chemotaxis in Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts

  • Kang, TaeIn;Lee, Seung Joon;Kwon, Younghee;Park, Dongeun
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.42 no.8
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    • pp.589-596
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    • 2019
  • ${\beta}Pix$ is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for the Rho family small GTPases, Rac1 and Cdc42. It is known to regulate focal adhesion dynamics and cell migration. However, the in vivo role of ${\beta}Pix$ is currently not well understood. Here, we report the production and characterization of ${\beta}Pix$-KO mice. Loss of ${\beta}Pix$ results in embryonic lethality accompanied by abnormal developmental features, such as incomplete neural tube closure, impaired axial rotation, and failure of allantois-chorion fusion. We also generated ${\beta}Pix$-KO mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) to examine ${\beta}Pix$ function in mouse fibroblasts. ${\beta}Pix$-KO MEFs exhibit decreased Rac1 activity, and defects in cell spreading and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced ruffle formation and chemotaxis. The average size of focal adhesions is increased in ${\beta}Pix$-KO MEFs. Interestingly, ${\beta}Pix$-KO MEFs showed increased motility in random migration and rapid wound healing with elevated levels of MLC2 phosphorylation. Taken together, our data demonstrate that ${\beta}Pix$ plays essential roles in early embryonic development, cell spreading, and cell migration in fibroblasts.

Effective ketogenic diet in CACNA1A-related 'epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures'

  • Na, Hyejin;Lee, Sanghoon;Kim, Young Ok
    • Journal of Genetic Medicine
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.137-141
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    • 2021
  • Genetic causes of developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) have been rapidly uncovered from mid-2010s. The mutations of gene enconding calcium channel, voltage-dependent, P/Q type, alpha 1A subunit (CACNA1A) are recently detected in DEE, which gene is already known well in familial hemiplegic migrine type 1 or episodic ataxia type 2. Ketogenic diet therapy (KDT) is effective in some DEE, which data is short in CACNA1A encephalopathy. A 3-month-old male with global developmental delay and multidrug-resistant focal seizures was diagnosed as epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS). Brain magnetic resonance imaging and metabolic screening were all normal. Whole exome sequencing revealed two variants of CACNA1A: c.899A>C, and c.2808del that is from his mother. His seizures disappeared within 3 days whenever on KDT, which recurred without it. To our knowledge, this rare case of EIMFS with novel mutations of CACNA1A, is the first report in CACNA1A encephalopathy becoming seizure-free on KDT.

Design of an Optical System for a Space Target Detection Camera

  • Zhang, Liu;Zhang, Jiakun;Lei, Jingwen;Xu, Yutong;Lv, Xueying
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.420-429
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    • 2022
  • In this paper, the details and design process of an optical system for space target detection cameras are introduced. The whole system is divided into three structures. The first structure is a short-focus visible light system for rough detection in a large field of view. The field of view is 2°, the effective focal length is 1,125 mm, and the F-number is 3.83. The second structure is a telephoto visible light system for precise detection in a small field of view. The field of view is 1°, the effective focal length is 2,300 mm, and the F-number is 7.67. The third structure is an infrared light detection system. The field of view is 2°, the effective focal length is 390 mm, and the F-number is 1.3. The visible long-focus narrow field of view and visible short-focus wide field of view are switched through a turning mirror. Design results show that the modulation transfer functions of the three structures of the system are close to the diffraction limit. It can further be seen that the short-focus wide-field-of-view distortion is controlled within 0.1%, the long-focus narrow-field-of-view distortion within 0.5%, and the infrared subsystem distortion within 0.2%. The imaging effect is good and the purpose of the design is achieved.

Peeking Inside The Black-box of Supplier Integration for New Product Development: Salespersons' Coordinating and Regulating Behaviors (신제품 개발을 위한 공급자 통합에 관한 연구: 영업사원의 조정 및 규제 행동의 관점으로)

  • Oh, Jaeyoung
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.50 no.2
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    • pp.221-233
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: This study investigates how the salespersons behave in coordinating the multiple communication channels during supplier integration (SI) for new product development (NPD), especially when their engineers directly collaborate with the buyer. Methods: This study conducted a qualitative study to explore the dynamics of the supplier's salespersons during SI for NPD. With the support of a consumer goods manufacturer (focal firm) in South Korea, we interviewed several managers, including purchasing and engineering, from the focal firm and salespersons from eight tier-1 suppliers of the focal firm. Results: The results found that the supplier's salespersons show two different behaviors toward managing and controlling the collaboration between their engineers and the buyer: (1) Process regulating behaviors that control the flows of information or communication between the engineers and the buyer, and (2) knowledge regulating behaviors that directly and indirectly support the engineers to be equipped with accurate and complete knowledge so that they can share the right knowledge with the buyer. Conclusion: This study contributes to academia and practitioners as follows. To academia, this study fill the gap in the literature by introducing the distinct behaviors of the supplier's salesperson in SI for NPD. To practitioner, in addition, our findings present coordination mechanisms to manage and control multiple communications within an inter-organizational collaboration.