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Electro-Optic Effects of an In-plane Switching Cholesteric LCD

  • Kim, Sang-Kyung;Kwon, Ki-Sun;Kang, Dae-Seung
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.07a
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    • pp.436-436
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    • 2005
  • We have investigated electro-optical properties of an in-plane switching cholesteric liquid crystal display (LCD). Planar and focal-conic texture changes re induced by application of an in-plane electric field.

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Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Writer's Cramp

  • Cho, Chul-Bum;Park, Hae-Kwan;Lee, Kyung-Jin;Rha, Hyoung-Kyun
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.52-55
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    • 2009
  • Writer's cramp is a type of idiopathic focal hand dystonia characterized by muscle cramps that accompany execution of the writing task specifically. There has been renewed interest in neurosurgical procedures for the treatment of dystonia over the past several years. In particular, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has received increasing attention as a therapeutic option for patients with dystonia. However, to date, limited reporters made investigations into DBS in relation to the Writer's cramp. In this case, unilateral Ventro-oralis complex (Vo) DBS resulted in a major improvement in patient's focal dystonic movement disorders. Her post-operative Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating (BFMDR) scale demonstrated 1 compared with pre-operative BFMDR scale 4. We conclude that thalamic Vo complex DBS maybe an important neurosurgical therapeutic option for Writer's cramp.

Adhesion of Human Osteoblasts Cell on CrN Thin Film Deposited by Cathodic Arc Plasma Deposition

  • Pham, Vuong-Hung;Kim, Sun-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.42 no.5
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    • pp.203-207
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    • 2009
  • Interaction between human osteoblast (hFOB 1.19) and CrN films was conducted in vitro. CrN films were produced by cathodic arc plasma deposition. The surface was characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM). CrN films, glass substrates and TiN films were cultured with human osteoblasts for 48 and 72 hours. Actin stress fiber patterns and cell adhesion of osteoblasts were found less organized and weak on CrN films compared to those on the glass substrates and the TiN films. Human osteoblasts also showed less proliferation and less distributed microtubule on CrN films compared to those on glass substrates and TiN films. Focal contact adhesion was not observed in the cells cultured on CrN films, whereas focal contact adhesion was observed well in the cells cultured on glass substrates and TiN films. As a result, the CrN film is a potential candidate as a surface coating to be used for implantable devices which requires minimal cellular adhesion.

Analysis of MCF in Millimeter Wave Systems (밀리미터파 시스템에서의 MCF 분석)

  • Lee, Jong-Gil
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.164-170
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    • 2006
  • Millimeter waves can be used for high resolution ranging and imaging. As the necessity of high-speed multimedia communication increases, millimeter wave systems are being developed since they are useful for wide band communication considering the shortage of available spectrum bands. However, it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of millimeter propagation in the atmosphere to assess the performance of millimeter wave systems. MCF and intensity fluctuations describe atmospheric effects on millimeter wave propagation. Using the quasi-optical method, a method is investigated to obtain MCF from the intensity distribution of focal plane. Also, a practical method is proposed to compute MCF from the flux measurement in the antenna focal plane.

Thermal Characteristics of Rotating Anode X-ray Tube with Emissivity in Aging Process for Digital Radiography

  • Lee, Seok Moon
    • Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.125-131
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    • 2015
  • We investigated the thermal characteristics of rotating anode X-ray tube to develop it for digital radiography by using computer simulation. The target which is the area of the anode struck by electrons is the most important component to get a long life of X-ray tube. So we analyze the thermal characteristics of the target and rotor assembly according to their emissivity by using ANSYS transient thermal simulation and then compare with the measured data of the target temperature operating in aging process of X-ray tube. Especially, keeping the lead coated layer as the role of metal lubricant on ball bearing enables to prevent the noise in rotating anode. The simulation result showed that its temperature was under the melting point of the lead in X-ray tube for digital radiography with 1.2 mm large focal spot 0.6 mm small focal spot and 150 kV tube voltage. We also investigated the relationship between the diameter of the anode shaft and the temperature of the anode and rotor assembly. It has been confirmed that the smaller anode shaft could be good for the rotor thermal characteristics.

Focus Control for Multi-Focal Projection onto Nonplanar Surface (곡면 전초점 투사를 위한 멀티 프로젝터 초점제어)

  • Shim, Jae-Young;Park, Han-Hoon;Park, Jong-Il
    • 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.02a
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    • pp.1081-1086
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    • 2006
  • 일반적으로 프로젝터는 심도(depth of field)가 제한되어 있기 때문에 스크린이 곡면일 경우, 일부 영역에서는 초점이 맞지 않게(out-of-focus) 된다. 이런 out-of-focus 영역의 정보는 블러링(blurring)되기 때문에 사용자에게 정확한 정보를 전달할 수 없다. 여러 대의 프로젝터를 이용할 경우, 각 프로젝터는 다른 in-focus 영역을 가지기 때문에 각 프로젝터 픽셀의 in-focus/out-of-focus 판별을 통해 in-focus 픽셀만을 투사함으로써, out-of-focus 픽셀의 영향을 제거할 수 있다. 그러나 여러 대의 프로젝터의 in-focus영역이 거의 일치할 경우, out-of-focus영역은 여전히 out-of-focus상태일 수 밖에 없다. 따라서, 각 프로젝터의 초점을 유연하게 조절하면서 동시에 여러 대의 프로젝터에 의한 in-focus 영역을 최대한 크게 할 수 있는 방법이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 각 프로젝터의 초점을 유동적으로 조절하면서 취득된 영상을 처리하여 in-focus 영역을 판별하고 각 프로젝터에 대한 in-focus 영역을 조합하여 전체in-focus 영역의 면적을 최대화하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법의 유용성을 검증하기 위해, 각 프로젝터의 in-focus 영역을 적절한 컬러를 이용해 시각적으로 표현해주고 이 정보를 참조해 각 프로젝터의 초점을 유동적으로 조절하여 전초점 영상을 만들어내는 시스템을 구현하였다.

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