• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.127-135
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• 2021

Background: Dialysis patients are prone to having disabilities. We aimed to evaluate the association between disability and various clinical outcomes in Korean dialysis patients. Methods: This study consisted of 1,615 dialysis patients from 27 centers. We evaluated disability by using four questions on the activities of daily living (ADLs) concerning whether help was needed for feeding, dressing/undressing, getting in/out of bed, or taking a bath/shower. We divided the patients into three groups: no disability (Non-D, none of the four ADL domains required help; n=1,312), mild disability (Mild-D, one ADL domain required some/full help; n=163), or moderate to severe disability (MS-D, two or more ADL domains required some/full help; n=140). We evaluated falls, frailty, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), mortality, and hospitalization. Results: The numbers of participants with a fall during the last 1 year were 199 (15.2%), 42 (25.8%), and 44 (31.4%) in the Non-D, Mild-D, and MS-D groups, respectively (p<0.001). The numbers of participants with frailty in the Non-D, Mild-D, and MS-D groups were 381 (29.0%), 84 (51.5%), and 93 (66.4%), respectively (p<0.001). In both univariate and multivariate analyses, the physical component scale and mental component scale scores decreased as the grade of disability increased (p<0.001 for both scores). Hospitalization-free survival rate at 500 days was 64.2%, 56.7%, and 51.1% in the Non-D, Mild-D, and MS-D, respectively (p=0.001 for trend). Patient survival rate at 500 days was 95.3%, 89.5%, and 92.3% in the Non-D, Mild-D, and MS-D, respectively (p=0.005 for trend). Conclusion: Disability was associated with falls, frailty, HRQoL scales, and survival trends in Korean dialysis patients.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.537-546
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• 1994

This experiment was carried out to compare the effects of six different plant protein sources such as soybean meal, extruded full-fat soybean, canola meal, rapeseed meal, cottonseed meal and perilla meal as a sole protein source of diets on growth performance and amino acid bioavailabilities in growing-finishing pigs. A total of 54 pigs with average 25 kg of body weight were used as experimental subjects for a 65-d feeding trial. Digestion trial was carried out with seven ileal-cannulated pigs. The most rapid rate of weight gain was observed in pigs fed soybean meal and full-fat soybean, the moderate one in pigs fed canola meal and cottonseed meal and the least one in pigs fed rapeseed meal and perilla meal (p<0.005). Feed efficiency was better for groups fed soybean meal and full-fat soybean than other protein meals (p<0.05). The apparent ileal digestibilities of essential amino acids of soybean meal and full-fat soybean (82.5% and 81.6%) were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those of other protein sources (61.2 to 69.4%). Regardless of protein sources, the apparent ileal digestibility of arginine was highest, whereas that of histidine was lowest among essential amino acids. Proline had the lowest digestibility among non-essential amino acids. True amino acid digestibilities tended to be higher than apparent amino acid digestibilities. The differences between true and apparent ileal digestibilities were greater in canola meal, rapeseed meal or cottonseed meal than other protein sources. The differences was greatest in praline except for cottonseed meal. The fecal digestibility appeared to be higher than the ileal digestibility. The differences between fecal and ileal digestibilities were greater in canola meal, rapeseed meal, cottonseed meal and perilla meal than in soybean meal and full-fat soybean. In general, praline was the most disappeared amino acid in the hind gut, while the net synthesis of lysine in the large intestine was observed in all protein sources except perilla meal. It is appropriate that swine feeds should be formulated based on true ileal amino acid digestibility of protein sources for pig's normal growth.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.678-685
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• 2016

현재까지 연하 장애의 검사법으로 Gold standard 한 검사법은 영상의학과의 투시 장비를 이용한 삼킴 검사법이었다. 그러나 근래에 들어서면서 내시경을 이용한 검사법이 이용되면서 진단에 많은 도움을 주었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 VFSS와 FEES를 동시에 수행함으로 FEES의 안정성과 유용성을 평가했습니다. 본 연구는 2013년 12월부터 2014년 3월까지 연하 곤란의 진단 또는 평가를 위해 VFSS와 FEES 두 가지 검사를 모두 시행한 130명을 대상으로 하였고, 장비는 VFSS(FELAVISION, SHIMADZU), FESS(EVIU LUCERA CV-260SL, OLYMPUS)을 사용하였다. Logemann의 protocal을 일부 변형하여 2.5 ml, 5 ml, 10 ml의 바륨 희석액, 바륨을 희석한 요거트, 바륨을 희석한 죽, 바륨을 희석한 밥을 준비하여 취식하게 한 후 pharyngeal residue, penetration, aspiration 등을 확인하였다. FULL HD동영상을 사용한 VFFS 검사에서와 FEES 검사에서는 총130명의 환자에서 36명이 두 검사 모두에서 Aspiration이 관찰되었다. 이중 VFFS 에서는 36명이 Aspiration이 발견되었고 FESS에서는 5명이 증가한 41명에서 Aspiration이 관찰되었다. 본 연구에서는 FEES 의 검사법이 연하곤란의 진단에는 더욱 민감하게 검출 되었으나 이 두 가지 검사법은 상호 보완적이기 때문에 보다 숙련된 내시경조작법과 정확한 투시검사가 병행될 때 진단적 가치는 훨씬 향상될 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.1263-1271
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• 2000

A total of 80 piglets ($5.85{\pm}0.62kg$ BW; 21 d of age) were used to study the effect of carnitine addition to extruded full-fat soybean (EFS) diets on the growth of weaned pigs. Pigs were allotted into five treatments based on body weight, in a completely randomized block design. Each treatment has 4 replicates of 4 heads each. Treatments were 1) SBM (positive control), 2) EFS without carnitine (negative control), 3) EFS with 50 ppm carnitine, 4) EFS with 100 ppm carnitine and 5) EFS with 150 ppm carnitine. During d 0 to 14, piglets were fed diets containing 3,400 kcal ME, 23% crude protein, 1.65% lysine, 0.9% Ca and 0.8% P and for the period of d 15 to 28, piglets were fed diets supplying 3,300 kcal ME, 20% crude protein, 1.55% lysine, 0.9% Ca and 0.8% P. The urease activity of EFS (0.18) were three times higher than SBM (0.07). During d 0-14, pigs fed SBM had greater ADG and ADFI compared to pigs fed extruded full-fat soybean diets (p<0.05). Feed conversion ratio was not different among treatments. No linear or quadratic effect of carnitine addition was found in growth performance. During d 15-28, piglets fed SBM diet also showed better ADG and FCR with no significant differences among treatments. Feed intake tended to increase as carnitine addition level was increased (p=0.10). For overall period (d o to 28), the best performance was observed in pigs fed SBM diet. CP digestibility was higher in pigs fed SBM diet than piglets fed EFS diet at d 14, and DM and CP digestibility tended to be higher in pigs fed SBM diet at d 28. Blood metabolites (BUN, glucose and cholesterol)were not affected by treatments. In conclusion, based on the results of this study piglets at 21 d of age appeared to be not ready for extruded full-fat soybean (FFSB) in their diets. Piglets fed extruded FFSB showed decreased growth rate compared to piglets fed SBM diet. Nutrient utilization was also poor in piglets fed extruded FFSB diets. L-carnitine addition at the level of 50 to 150 ppm was not effective in improving the growth performance of pigs fed EFS diets.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 분사 형태(Spray pattern)가 중실원추형(Full cone) 및 중공원추형(Hollow cone)인 2유체 미립화기를 이용하여 공급 기체 및 미분무가 헵탄 풀화재(Heptane pool fire) 소화 성능에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 2유체 미립화기의 공급 기체로 30 lpm (Liter per minute; L/min)의 공기 또는 질소를 이용하였으며, 물을 공급하지 않은 경우(즉, 공기 또는 질소만 분사한 경우)와 물 0.085 lpm을 공급한 경우(즉, 미분무와 공급 기체를 함께 분사한 경우)에 대해 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과, 공급 기체만 분사한 경우보다 미분무와 공급 기체를 함께 분사한 경우에, 그리고 중공원추형인 경우보다 중실원추형인 경우에 빠르게 화재 소화 가능함을 확인하였다. 또한, 중실원추형의 경우, 미분무와 공급 기체 함께 분사 시 화재 소화 성능에 미분무의 영향은 지배적이었으나 공급 기체의 영향은 미비한 것으로 관찰되었다. 반면, 중공원추형의 경우, 중실원추형과 달리 미분무와 공급 기체 함께 분사 시 공급 기체로 질소를 공급한 경우가 공기를 공급한 경우에 비해 평균 화재 소화 시간이 확연하게 짧아지는 것으로 측정되었고, 이를 통해 미분무 뿐 아니라 공급 기체도 화재 소화 성능에 지대한 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제95권5호
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• pp.614-620
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• 2006

To study the chlorophyll contents and photosynthetic characteristics of 4 tree species of deciduous hardwoods; Betula platyphylla var. japonica, Zelkova serrata, Acer mono and Prunus sargentii were treated in 3 stages of shading; the full sun treatment, the medium shade treatment with 30% of transmittance comparing to full sun, the intense shade treatment with 8% of transmittance and their changes in chlorophyll contents and photosynthetic characteristics were examined and analyzed. Most hardwoods showed differences in the total chlorophyll contents in the order of May < September < July, however, that in Prunus sargentii increased progressively along with the lapse of time. Concerning the degree of shading, total chlorophyll contents increased in proportion to the level of shading. Betula platyphylla var. japonica and Prunus sargentii showed more than 2-3 times difference between the full sun treatment and the intense shade treatment. The changes in photosynthetic characteristics, the range of the light saturation point of the trees was $1,000{\sim}1,100{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ in May, before the shading was applied, and the intensity was shown in the order of Betula platyphylla var. japonica > Zelkova serrata > Acer mono > Prunus sargentii. The photosynthetic rate was $6.4{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}{\sim}27.1{\mu}mol{\cdot}CO_2{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ in the order of Betula platyphylla var. japonica > Prunus sargentii > Acer mono > Zelkova serrata that there were differences between species. Concerning the changes in light saturation point in each growth period after shading treatment, the light saturation point in the full sun treatment was found in the range of $560{\sim}1,100{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ and the level of intensity was shown in the order of May > July > September. The light saturation point decreased as the level of shading intensified and the level of changes in light compensation point in the full sun treatment for Betula platyphylla var. japonica and Prunus sargentii was shown in the range of $2.9{\sim}27.1{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ in the order of May > July > September, however, for Zelkova serrata and Acer mono was shown in the range of $3.9{\sim}11.7{\mu}mol{\cdot}CO_2{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ in the order of July > May > September that there were differences between species.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.229-235
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• 2019

본 논문은 동일 대역 전이중 무선 통신 시스템의 구현에 관한 연구이다. 아날로그 RF 영역의 신호는 분리된 안테나를 이용하여 자기간섭 신호 크기를 줄이고, 디지털 영역은 SDR(Software Defined Radio)을 통해 자기간섭 신호를 제거하여 동일 대역 전이중 무선 통신 방식을 구현하였다. USRP X310 장치에 송신단의 안테나와 수신단의 안테나를 각각 사용하였으며, SDR 장치의 송수신단의 이득을 조절하여 수신단의 안테나로 들어오는 자기간섭 신호의 크기와 외부에서 수신하고자 하는 신호의 크기를 -64 dB으로 동일하게 설정하였다. 전이중 무선 통신 성능을 검증하기 위하여 소스데이터는 이미지를 사용하였으며 변조 방식은 OFDM 방식을 사용하였다. 반송파 주파수는 2.67 GHz, 대역폭은 20 MHz인 WiFi 표준 프레임을 사용하였다. 수신 신호에서 자기간섭 신호는 디지털 신호처리로 상쇄하였으며, 최대 34 dB까지 자기간섭 신호를 제거하였다. 자기간섭 신호를 제거하지 않았을 때는 OFDM 복조가 불가능하였다. 하지만 자기간섭 신호 제거량의 크기를 변화시켜가면서 BER을 측정한 결과, 자기간섭 신호를 34 dB 제거한 경우 BER이 $2.63{\times}10^{-5}$로 줄어들었고, 비터비 복호기(Viterbi decoder)를 통과한 결과, 100 Mbit data 송출량 동안 에러가 검출되지 않았다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.360-367
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• 2020

BACKGROUND: The productivity and quality of blueberry (Vaccinium ashei Reade) greatly depend on the number of fruits in a plant. Especially, fruit set more than appropriate number negatively affects productivity and marketability due to the increased number of small fruits and delayed harvest time. This study was conducted to investigate proper timing and concentration for applying chemical blossom thinners such as ammonium thiosulfate (ATS) and UREA. METHODS AND RESULTS: ATS at 1.25% and 1.50%, and UREA at 6% and 8% were applied in four developmental stages, bud swell, pink bud, full bloom and petal fall. Fruit thinning rate was calculated based on the number of fruits harvested divided by that of flowers before applying blossom thinners. Ratios of leaf to flower and leaf to fruit were calculated based on the number of fully developed leaves in 25 days after full blossom divided by that of flowers or fruits, respectively. Chemical injury of leaves was investigated by calculating the number of leaves with chemical injury divided by the total number of leaves. Fruit thinning rates were 48% and 66% for UREA treatments at 6% and 8%, respectively, and 49% and 62% for ATS treatments at 1.25% and 1.50%, respectively, in the full bloom stage. In the petal fall stage, fruit thinning rates were 18% and 24% for UREA treatments at 6% and 8%, respectively, and 49% and 35% for ATS treatments at 1.25% and 1.50%, respectively. Leaf to fruit ratio (L/FR) increased by 109% and 188% compared to leaf to flower ratio in ATS treatments at 1.25% and 1.50%, respectively, and L/FR increased 93 and 196% in UREA treatments at 6% and 8%, respectively, in the full bloom stage. In the petal fall stage, leaf to fruit ratio increased by 60% to 100% in ATS treatments, but did not significantly differ from the control in UREA treatments. Fruit harvest was delayed in all treatments of all developmental stages except for 1.5% ATS and 6% UREA treatments at the petal fall stage, whose fruit harvest was two or three days faster than the control. CONCLUSION: The application of ATS and UREA for blossom thinning should be in the petal fall and full bloom stages for early and late harvest, respectively. Considering chemical injury, integrated harvesting and fruit size, however, it is appropriate to apply ATS at 1.5% in the petal fall stage to increase fruit productivity and quality in blueberry.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.265-269
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• 2014

Carbon nanofiber electrode has been fabricated for energy storage systems by the electrospinning of SU-8 precursor and subsequent pyrolysis. Various parameters including the applied voltage, the distance between syringe tip and target collector and the flow rate of the polymer affect the diameter of SU-8 electrospun nanofibers. Shrinkage during pyrolysis decreases the fiber diameter. As the pyrolysis temperature increases, the resistivity decreases dramatically. Low resistivity is one of the important characteristics of the electrodes of an energy storage device. Given the advantages of carbon nanofibers having high external surface area, electrical conductivity, and lithium intercalation ability, SU-8 derived carbon nanofibers were applied to the anode of a full lithium ion cell. In this paper, we studied the physical properties of carbon fiber electrode by scanning transmission microscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, and four-point probe. The electrochemical characteristics of the electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammogram and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy plots.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compared the growth and development of premature and full-term infants during the 2 years after birth. Method: The participants were 102 infants, 51 each for premature infants, and for healthy full-term infants. Participants in the premature group accounted for 17.5% of all premature infants who were registered at the public health center in G city. Developmental status was evaluated using the Korean Denver II. Results: The catch-up growth of the premature was 100% in weight and in height. Suspicious developmental delay according to the Korean Denver II was 3.9% in normal infants and 31.2% in premature infants. Factors related to the suspicious developmental delay in premature infants were their age and health state at birth. The rate of suspicious developmental delay was higher in infants over 6 months and infants unhealthy at birth. Conclusion: A premature follow-up program, which includes nutrition education to achieve catch-up growth and to prevention obesity, along with continuous developmental screening test for infants and children born prematurely is recommended. Provision for home visits and telephone counseling for premature infants and their families who do not to use the public health center should also be included.