• 폴리머
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.572-575
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• 2006

사회적 관심이 되고 있는 전력선과 휴대폰의 전자파 영향에 의한 인체 유해성 문제에 대한 상대적 개념으로 암 치료에 있어서 보조요법의 일환으로 제시될 수 있는 전자파를 이용한 온열치료법 개발을 위한 기초연구로서 고분자계의 젤리팬텀을 제작하였다. 폴리에틸렌을 비롯한 다양한 구성비를 가지는 팬텀 재료의 조합을 통해 CDMA와 PCS 대역에 적용되는 인체 두뇌의 젤리팬텀을 제작한 후 전기적 특성을 분석하였다. 본 연구는 향후 제조된 젤리팬텀을 비롯한 각종 장기의 모의인체에 대한 전기적 특성 값을 분석한 다음, 자성유체를 젤리팬텀에 주입시킨 후 실제 온도상승을 온도감지 적외선 카메라로 촬영하여 확인, 젤리팬텀의 전자기적 특성 분석을 통한 암 치료에 있어서의 새로운 방법론을 제시할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.389-402
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• 1990

The physiological characteristics of the neurons receiving the ventral root afferent inputs were investigated in the cat. A total of 70 cells were identified in the lumbosacral spinal cord. All these cells responded only to the C-strength stimulation of the distal stump of cut ventral root and the estimated conduction velocities of the VRA fibers were not faster than 4 m/sec. The majority of them were silent in resting state. For 49 cells, their peripheral receptive fields were characterized. Among them, 25 cells were exclusively excited by VRA inputs, 8 were inhibited and the remaining cells recevied both excitatory and inhibitory VRA inputs. According to the response pattern to the mechanical stimuli applied to their receptive fields, only a fourth of them were typical high threshold cell, a sixth, wide dynamic range cells, while remainings were a rather complex cells. Most of the cells receiving VRA inputs, received only the A ${\delta}-peripheral$ nerve inputs. Intravenous injection of morphine decreased the response of spinal cells to the VRA activation. The responses were abolished completely by counter irritation to the common peroneal nerve with C-strength-low frequency stimuli. These physiological properties of the spinal neurons receiving the VRA inputs are differ in some aspect from the spinal neurons receiving nociceptive inputs from the periphery, but still were consistent with the contention that VRA system might carry nociceptive informations arising from the spinal cord and/or neraby surrounding tissues.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.42-47
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• 2010

Polymer insulating materials such as cross linked polyethylene (XLPE) are employed in electric cables used for extra high voltage. These materials can degrade due to chemical, mechanical and electric stress, possibly caused by voids, the presence of extrinsic materials and protrusions. Therefore, this study measured discharge patterns, discharge phase angle, quantity and occurrence frequency as well as changes in XLPE under different temperatures and applied voltages. To quantitatively analyze the irregular partial discharge patterns measured, the discharge patterns were examined using a statistical program. A three layer sample was fabricated, wherein the upper and lower layers were composed of non-void XLPE, while the middle layer was composed of an air void and copper particles. After heating to room temperature and $50^{\circ}C$ and $80^{\circ}C$ in silicone oil, partial discharge characteristics were studied by increasing the voltage from the inception voltage to the breakdown voltage. Partial discharge statistical analysis showed that when the K-means clustering was carried out at 9 kV to determine the void discharge characteristics, the amount discharged at low temperatures was small but when the temperature was increased to $80^{\circ}C$, the discharge amount increased to be 5.7 times more than that at room temperature because electric charge injection became easier. An analysis of the kurtosis and the skewness confirmed that positive and negative polarity had counterclockwise and clockwise clustering distribution, respectively. When 5 kV was applied to copper particles, the K-means was conducted as the temperature changed from $50^{\circ}C$ to $80^{\circ}C$. The amount of charge at a positive polarity increased 20.3% and the amount of charge at a negative polarity increased 54.9%. The clustering distribution of a positive polarity and negative polarity showed a straight line in the kurtosis and skewness analyses.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2022

A disrupted immune system during pregnancy is involved in pregnancy complications, such as spontaneous abortion, preeclampsia, and recurrent pregnancy loss. This study examined the role of toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 and ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD [c-terminal caspase recruitment domain]) in pregnancy complications using a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced miscarriage mice model. Incidences of miscarriage and embryonic resorption were examined at 9.5 days of pregnancy in wild-type (WT), ASC knockout (KO), and TLR4 KO mice after injecting them with LPS. The fetuses and placenta were obtained after sacrifice at 15.5 days of pregnancy. A significantly lower frequency of fetus absorption was found in TLR4 KO mice, whereas corresponding absorption outcomes were strongly induced in the WT and ASC KO mice upon an LPS injection. As expected, TLR4 KO mice were resistant to LPS-induced abortion. A histological analysis of the miscarried placenta showed increasing levels of the eosin staining of spongiotrophoblast cells without any obvious difference between WT and ASC KO mice. These results suggest that TLR4 KO mice are resistant to LPS, which affects pregnancy persistence, whereas WT and ASC KO mice show high miscarriage rates due to LPS. Moreover, the ASC adaptor is not directly involved in LPS-induced miscarriages, and the NLRP3 inflammasome can be activated by other proteins in the absence of ASC.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of High-Voltage Pulsed Current (HVPC) and ultrasound on adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats. Adjuvant arthritis was induced in female Sprauge-Dawley rats by the subcutaneous injection of a single dose of $.1m{\ell}$ of Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) (1 mg of Mycobacterium Butyricum suspended in $.1m{\ell}$ paraffin oil) into the right hind paw. A randomized, parallel-groups design of 24 subjects was used. All rats were randomly assigned to control (n=8), ultrasound (n=8), and HVPC (n=8) were compared with those of injured rats. The rats in the pulsed ultrasound group were treated at 1 MHz frequency with $.5W/cm^2$ intensity in 1:4 mode for 5 minutes per day. The rats in the HVPC group were treated at 120 pulses per second and $50{\mu}s$ phase duration, 20 mA intensity for 30 min per day. Treatment was done in the left and right hind limb for 2 weeks. We evaluated clinical, radiographic, hematologic and histopathologic findings before and after treatment and obtained the following results. 1. Edema of the right hind paw was more significantly reduced in the ultrasound and HVPC groups than the control group on days 9, 12, and 14 (p<.05). Edema of the left hind paw was more significantly reduced in ultrasound and HVPC groups than the control group on days 12, 14 (p<.05). 2. WBC counts of the ultrasound and HVPC groups as compared with the control group were becoming remarkably decreased after the treatment. 3. In radiologic findings, arthritis formation was seen according to the score of arthritis, which was the highest in the control group, upon the observation of radiographs of the left and right hind paws. However, no statistically significant difference was present in the score within three groups. 4. In the histopathologic findings, ultrasound and HVPC groups had effectively suppressed erosions of articular cartilage and inflammatory cell infiltrations. Therefore, the results of the study show that rats that were treated with the ultrasound and HVPC effectively suppressed adjuvant arthritis. However, no statistically significant difference was present between the ultrasound group and the HVPC group.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.775-786
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• 2017

유사량 자료는 하천을 유지 관리하기 위하여 지속적으로 확보할 필요가 있다. 최근 해외에서는 유사량 자료 확보의 효율성 제고를 위해 초음파도플러유속계를 이용하여 간접적으로 유사량을 관측하는 연구가 시도되고 있다. 그러나, 기존 연구의 경우 주파수가 낮은 저주파 초음파도플러 유속계를 이용하여 대하천 및 실제 하천에서만 연구가 수행되었다. 이에 본 연구에서는 3 MHz의 높은 주파수가 적용된 수평초음파도플러유속계(H-ADCP)를 유량과 유사량 통제가 가능한 실험수로에 적용하여 획득한 신호대잡음비(SNR)를 이용하여 입경에 따른 초음파의 반사특성을 규명하고, 대하천을 기반으로 개발된 신호대잡음비 보정 알고리즘의 적용성 검토를 실시하며, 보정된 신호대잡음비를 활용하여 실험수로 규모의 하천에서 유사량 측정 가능성을 검토하였다. 이를 위해, 레이저부유사측정기(LISST-100X)를 활용하여 실측 부유사농도 데이터를 획득하고 신호대잡음비와의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 또한, 수로 전 단면에 균일한 유사를 공급하기 위해 실험수로 규격에 맞게 유사공급장치를 제작하였으며, 초음파 반사특성 규명을 위해 입경이 다른 두 종류의 유사(Silt, Sand)를 활용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 기존 신호대잡음비 보정 알고리즘을 실험수로 측정결과에 대해 적용성 검토를 실시한 결과, 적절한 보정 결과를 보여 보정 알고리즘이 실험수로 규모에도 적용 가능함을 확인하였으며, 보정된 신호대잡음비와 부유사농도 사이의 상관관계 경향을 분석한 결과, 실트와 모래에 대해 전체적으로 일정한 연관성을 보여, 향후 추가적인 연구를 통해 신호대잡음비를 이용한 간접적인 유사량 관측이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.63-86
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• 2005

Purpose: This study is a descriptive research which is designed to investigate hospitalized patients' intent to use home care nursing according to the types of medical security. Method: This researcher surveyed 236 patients who were hospitalized at B medical center located in Busan,. Data were collected from Sep. 1 to Nov. 30, 2005 using a questionnaire survey, medical records, face-to-face interviews and observations. Collected data were analyzed in terms of frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation through $x^2$-test and t-test under SPSS WIN 10.0 Program. Result: Out of the total subjects, 59.3% were medical aid clients and the remaining 40.7%, health insurance ones. The hospitalized period and frequency of the former group were 38.0 days and 4.0 times, respectively, while those of the latter, 37.7 and 3.4. When home care nursing clients were examined using a given classification device, it was found that out of the total 236 subjects, 205(86.9%) were needed to receive home care nursing, 121, medical aid and the other 84, health insurance. 24.0% of medical aid clients heard about home care nursing ever before, lower than 39.3% of health insurance clients. 43.8% of the former clients said cost for home care nursing was high while, 47.6% of the latter group responded expense for the nursing intervention was low. 30.6% of medical aid clients had intent to use home care nursing, lower than 47.6% of health insurance clients. 71.7% of those patients whose monthly income was 99 million won or below had no intent to use home care nursing, higher than 62.5% of those who were 100 million or over in monthly income(p<.05). 76.4% of those clients who had no nursing provider intented to use home care nursing, higher than those who had nursing provider(p<.05). Concerning contents of home care nursing, 85.1% of medical aid clients needed education, training and counseling while, 77.4% of health insurance aids wanted medication and injection. Conclusion: In conclusion, the use of home care nursing by medical aid clients should be promoted through improving conditions for home care nursing in terms of expense, family and residence and making public relations about activities and contents of the home care nursing.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.255-264
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 공동주택의 주요 하자발생 부위인 지하주차장을 대상으로 부위별 누수원인과 보수방안에 대하여 검토하였다. 지하 1층 상부 슬래브의 누수 원인은 슬래브 상부에 조경과 같은 중량물이 설치되고, 공사 중 혹은 기타 요인에 의한 구조물 거동 시 바탕면에 균열이 발생됨에 따라 방수층이 이에 대응하지 못하고 파단되어 누수가 발생된 것으로 판단된다. 보수로는 합성고무계 폴리머 겔을 사용한 방수층 재형성 공법이 안정적이라 판단된다. 층간 슬래브의 경우 수팽창성 아크릴주입재를 사용하여 보수하며, 그 밖에 차량 진출입구는 시트+겔을 복합화한 복합방수와 폴리우레아 시공이 안정적이라 판단된다. 기초바닥과 지하외벽은 지하수의 수압(양압력)이 가해지는 부위로써 일반적으로 합성고무계 폴리머겔을 이용한 배면보수가 효과적이지만 수압이 높아 차수층 형성이 요구되는 시공구간에 대해서는 무수축 시멘트 밀크 그라우트재로 차수막을 형성시킨 후 구조체의 균열부에 수팽창성 아크릴재로 주입보수하는 것이 효과적이라 판단된다.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.299-308
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• 2009

이산화탄소 지중저장을 위한 pilot 시험 부지선정을 목적으로, 그 후보지 중 하나인 경상북도 의성 지역에서 2차원 및 3차원 자기지전류(MT) 탐사를 수행하였다. MT 탐사의 목적은 주입된 이산화탄소의 누출통로로 작용할 수 있는 심부 파쇄대를 사전에 탐지하고자 하는 데에 있다. 탐사지역에 분포한 전자기적 잡음원의 영향에 의해 1 Hz 이상의 자료만을 이용하여 2차원 및 3차원 역산을 수행한 결과, $N55\sim65^{\circ}W$ 방향으로 약 1.6 km 심도까지 발달한 파쇄대가 저비저항 이상으로 뚜렷이 나타났으며 이는 백악기 주향이동 단층인 가음단층과 금천단층과 연관이 있는 것으로 해석되었다. 반면 연구지역의 동쪽에는 비록 천부에 소규모 파쇄대가 존재하나 약 2 km 심도까지는 전반적으로 균질한 층을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 향후 시험시추 및 시추공을 이용한 정밀 탐사가 이루어져야 할 것이며, 대상지의 암석인 일직층의 공극률이 평균 1.47%로 매우 낮으므로 수압파쇄를 통한 인위적인 저류 공간의 생성이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.99-113
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• 2008

In order to protect Rescue 119 workers exposed on the spot from potential infection, this study identified their awareness and practices of infection control so that it could help preventing them from infection and also provide basic materials necessary for pre-hospital infection control. This study applied questionnaire survey to total 215 Rescue 119 workers at fire stations in Jeonbuk province, Jeonnam province and Gwangju city from July 14 to Sept. 14, 2006 for the benefit of data collection. The questionnaire about possible associations between awareness and practices of infection control consisted of total 46 times across 6 categories such as washing hands during emergency activities ; fluid therapy and injection ; respirator maintenance; individual hygienics ; disinfectant supplies and equipments maintenance ; and control of infectious wastes. And collected data were processed using SPSS statistic program to analyze frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation, Pearson's correlation coefficient, t-test and one-way ANOVA. As a result, this study came to the following conclusions : In terms of awareness about infection control, our respondents showed highest awareness about infectious waste control, and also showed highest level of practices in washing hands during emergency activities. Throughout all domains, awareness means were higher than practice means. In particular, infectious waste control was the domain of significant differences between awareness and practices. In terms of associations between awareness and individual characteristics, it was found that female rescue worker group and hospital/general hospital career group (before joining the Rescue 119) showed significantly higher awareness on statistic level. In regard to associations between individual characteristics and practices, it was found that female rescue worker group showed higher level of practices than male group on statistic level. This study also analyzed correlations between rescue workers' awareness and practice of infection control. As a result, it was found that the higher awareness was in correlations with the higher practices across all 6 domains including washing hands. In addition, the higher awareness of a questionnaire item was in significantly positive correlations with the higher practice of other items. However, our respondents showed high awareness about anti-infection, but low practices in reality. This indicates necessity of devising possible solutions to improve the practices as much as awareness. Especially, it was noted that major reasons for insufficient practices of infection control guideline come from unhabituated practices and lack of supports for infection-preventing supplies and protective device (mask, etc). Hence, it is necessary to provide more infection-preventing supplies for local rescue workers sufficiently, in parallel with steady habituation of infection control. Furthermore, it is required to manage and study infection control policies even at pre-hospital step in efforts for effective infection control, education and activities.