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Fatal Clinical Course of Probable Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis with Influenza B Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient

  • Park, Dong Won;Yhi, Ji Young;Koo, Gunwoo;Jung, Sung Jun;Kwak, Hyun Jung;Moon, Ji-Yong;Kim, Sang-Heon;Kim, Tae Hyung;Sohn, Jang Won;Shin, Dong Ho;Park, Sung Soo;Yoon, Ho Joo
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.77 no.3
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    • pp.141-144
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    • 2014
  • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is rarely reported in patients who have normal immune function. Recently, IPA risk was reported in nonimmunocompromised hosts, such as patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and critically ill patients in intensive care units. Moreover, influenza infection is also believed to be associated with IPA among immunocompetent patients. However, most reports on IPA with influenza A infection, including pandemic influenza H1N1, and IPA associated with influenza B infection were scarcely reported. Here, we report probable IPA with a fatal clinical course in an immunocompetent patient with influenza B infection. We demonstrate IPA as a possible complication in immunocompetent patients with influenza B infection. Early clinical suspicion of IPA and timely antifungal therapy are required for better outcomes in such cases.

A Study on the Degradation of Isopropyl Alcohol with $TiO_{2}$-coated Metal (광촉매 코팅 금속의 IPA 분해 특성 연구)

  • Yu Dong-Sik;Park Jae-Hyeon;Ha Jin-Wook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.6 no.5
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    • pp.418-422
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    • 2005
  • The degradation of IPA according to coating conditions was examined by $TiO_{2}$/p-25-coated aluminium metal plate. Inorganic(KR-400), inorganic$\cdot$ organic hybrid(TMOS) and organic(A-9540) resins were used as binder $TiO_{2}$ coated surface of aluminum metal plate was clear with all binders, and the adhesion of binders was good except inorganic binder. The activity for IPA degradation appeared to range in order A-9540>TMOS>KR-400. The optimum activity was obtained when the ratio of TMOS and P-25 was 1.6:10, and when the ratio of A-9540 and P-25 was 1.0:6.0, respectly.

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서독의 생산공학 및 자동화 연구소(IPA) 소개

  • 박종오
    • Journal of the KSME
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.447-450
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    • 1987
  • IPA는 1971년이래 약 120명의 공학박사를 배출했으며, 1986년에 수행된 프로젝트는 약 300건에 달한다. 보다 앞서가기 위한 신기술에 대한 과감한 투자, 연구소 내에서 매우 활발한 정보 교환, 풍부한 전문 잡지 및 서적 보유, 박람회 등을 통한 적극적인 외부 홍보가 인상적이다. 정규 IP A직원 외의 사람들에 대한 배타성은 IPA가 일반대학 연구소와는 성격이 약간 다름을 보여주는 일면이다.

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Optical System Implementation for Pattern Recognition and Associative Memory (형태인식과 연상기억을 위한 광학적 시스템 구현)

  • 김성용;이승희;김철수;김정우;배장근;김수중
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics B
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    • v.30B no.10
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    • pp.95-104
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    • 1993
  • IPA(interpattern association) model is a method of feature extraction using a neural network. Even in the case that the reference patterns are simuklar to one another, this model can recover the reference patterns effectively. However, when the pattern whose feature pixels are lost is used as input, this model can not guarantee perfect recovery of the reference pattern. It is proposed a improved interpattern association(IPA) model for the feature extraction using neural network. The improved IPA model that combines the first interconnection weight matrix of the IPA model with the second additional weight matrix is proposed here to overcome the recovery problem of the original IPA model. The results of computer simulation and optical experiment are advanced.

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Selective Etching of Silicon in TMAH:IPA:Pyrazine Solutions (TMAH:IPA:Pyrazine 용액에서 실리콘의 선택식각)

  • Chung, Gwiy-Sang;Lee, Chae-Bong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2000.04b
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    • pp.112-116
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    • 2000
  • This paper presents anisotropic ethcing characteristics of single-crystal silicon in tetramethylammonium hydroxide(TMAH):isopropyl alcohol(IPA) solutions containing pyrazine. With the addition of IPA to TMAH solutions, etching characteristics are exhibited that indicate an improvement in flatness on the etching front and a reduction in undercutting, but the etch rate on (100) silicon is decreased. The (100) silicon etch rate is improved by the addition of pyrazine. An etch rate on (100) silicon of $0.8\;{\mu}m/min$, which is faster by 13 % than a 20 wt.% solution of pure TMAH, is obtained using 20 wt.% TMAH:0.5 g/100 ml pyrazine solutions, but the etch rate on (100) silicon is decreased if more pyrazine is added. With the addition of pyrazine to a 25 wt.% TMAH solution, variations in flatness on the etching front were not observed and the undercutting ratio was reduced by 30 ~ 50 %.

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Analysis on Selection Attributes of Chujado as Island Tourism using IPA (IPA에 의한 추자지역의 도서관광 선택 속성 분석)

  • Choi, Yong-Bok;Boo, Chang-San;Kim, Min-Cheol
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.302-310
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    • 2012
  • This study was focused on tourists visiting the Chujado, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province as island tourism. First, this study collected the selection attributes visiting Chujado from literature review and applied the IPA (Importance-Performance Analysis)with the attributes to this research. The results are as follows: First, in the area I, the attributes (climates, exotic atmosphere, tourism information, reservation service, a variety of food, clean food etc.) both with high importance and high performance need to be kept continuously. And, in the area II, the IPA map showed that other attributes (accessibility, a variety of food, accommodation, affordable price etc) with high importance and low performance) need to be improved in the future time. These results can give the implications for establishing an appropriate policy of Chujado tourism development.

Analysis of the Construction Workers Perception of Formwork Collapse Disaster using IPA Technique (IPA기법을 이용한 거푸집 붕괴재해에 대한 건설근로자의 인식 분석)

  • Kang, Sung Won;Shin, Yoon-Seok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2020.11a
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    • pp.113-114
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    • 2020
  • During the construction work, many deaths and injuries have occurred in the formwork. This study aims to analyze the perceptions of construction workers about the disaster of formwork collapse. In this study, the IPA(Importance-Performance Analysis) technique was used to analyze the perception of construction workers and derive urgent factors for improvement. As a result of IPA analysis, the fourth quadrant factor needed to be improved first, and the second quadrant factor needed effort distribution. Therefore, it is judged that this study can be used as basic data for safety management and disaster prevention activities.

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Importance-Performance Analysis(IPA) of Service Quality Attributes of University Foodservice - A Comparison of Male and Female Students' Perceptions in Daejeon (대학급식소 서비스 품질 속성에 대한 IPA 분석 - 대전지역 남학생과 여학생 비교)

  • Yi, Na-Young
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.389-405
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    • 2012
  • The purposes of this study were to investigate students' perception on importance and performance of service quality of university foodservice, and to examine Importance-Performance Analysis(IPA) of foodservice quality for male and female students. A total of 500 university students in Daejeon were surveyed and 432 responses were returned. Excluding responses with significant missing data, 412 responses were used for data analysis. In terms of importance of service quality attributes, 'sanitation(4.74)' category received the highest score, followed by 'food(4.36)', 'service(4.22)', 'convenience(4.01)', 'menu(3.90)' and 'atmosphere(3.73)'. In terms of performance, the highest service quality attribute was associated with 'convenience(3.30)', followed by 'service(3.06)', 'sanitation(2.95)', 'food(2.88)', 'atmosphere(2.79)' and 'menu(2.68)'. As the results of IPA, 'staff's kindness', 'overall quality of service', 'taste of the food', 'freshness of the food', 'overall quality of the food', and 'cleanliness of the facility' fell into the Quadrant IV(Focus here) for female students. On the other hand, male students' IPA grid illustrated that 'taste of the food', 'freshness of the food', 'nutrition of the food', 'sanitation of the food', and 'sanitation of the utensils' fell into Quadrant IV(Focus here).

Analysis of Tangible and Intangible Attributes in Foodservice products by IPA - Focus on Dumpling shops - (IPA (Importance-Performance Analysis)를 활용한 유무형 외식 상품 속성 연구 - 만두전문점을 중심으로 -)

  • Oh, Ji Eun;Cho, Mi Sook
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.149-160
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    • 2016
  • This study utilized importance and performance analysis (IPA) in order to improve and plan tangible (menu) and intangible (service) products at dumpling shops. Menu attributes for tangible products were classified into sensory factor, health factor, hygiene factor, and external factor. Attributes for intangible products were classified into response factor, visual factor, spatial factor, package factor, and promotion factor. In IPA analysis of tangible products, sensory factor and hygiene factor were located in Quadrant I (Keep up the good work). Health factor was located in Quadrant III (Low priority for management) and the external factor was located in Quadrant II (Possible overkill). In IPA analysis of intangible products, response factor and visual factor were located in Quadrant I, whereas promotion factor was located in Quadrant III. The attributes related to kindness of staff and space for customers in the store were more important, but due to their low performance level, they were located in Quadrant IV (Concentrate management here). Thus, the product planner should improve attributes of the related product immediately. As a result, the development of competitive products within the market is possible.

Removal of low concentration organic matter by reverse osmosis membranes in ultrapure water production process (초순수 제조 공정에서 역삼투 막의 저농도 유기물 제거)

  • Lee, Hongju;Kim, Suhan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.391-396
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    • 2014
  • Ultrapure water (UPW) is water containing nothing but water molecule ($H_2O$). The use of UPW is increasing in many industries such as the thermal and nuclear power plants, petrochemical plants, and semiconductor manufacturers. In order to produce UPW, several unit processes such as ion exchange, reverse osmosis (RO), ultraviolet (UV) oxidation should be efficiently arranged. In particular, RO process should remove not only ions but also low molecular weight (LMW) organic matters in UPW production system. But, the LMW organic matter removal data of RO membranes provided by manufacturers does not seem to be reasonable because they tested the removal in high concentration conditions like 1,000 ppm of isopropyl alcohol (IPA, MW=60.1). In this study, bench-scale experiments were carried out using 4-inches RO modules. IPA was used as a model LMW organic matter with low concentration conditions less than 1 ppm as total organic carbon (TOC). As a result, the IPA removal data by manufacturers turned out to be trustable because the effect of feed concentration on the IPA removal was negligble while the IPA removal efficiency became higher at higher permeate flux.