• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.240-245
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• 2022

A 15-year-old, neutered male, Shih-Tzu, was presented at the Chonnam National Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for evaluation of acute onset of persistent coughing, exercise intolerance, and abnormal heart sound. On thoracic auscultation, a split-second heart sound and a wheezing sound were detected on both sides of the chest walls. On physical examination, the dog's body condition score (BCS) was 7/9, and had stenotic nares. Thoracic radiographs revealed right-sided enlargement of the cardiac silhouette (vertebral heart score (VHS) 11.2; reference interval = 8.9-10.1), mild main pulmonary artery (MPA) bulging, mild interstitial infiltration, and hepatomegaly. The electrocardiogram showed right axis deviation, suggesting right ventricular hypertrophy. The echocardiographic study showed moderate pulmonary hypertension and moderate tricuspid regurgitation. There were no findings of a tracheobronchial disease, pulmonary thromboembolism, congenital shunt, left heart disease, or parasitic disease. Based on clinical signs and diagnostic findings, the dog was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension secondary to brachycephalic syndrome. To rectify respiratory exacerbating factors, the dog was recommended weight control by restricting dietary intake and managing concurrent Cushing's syndrome. Treatments included sildenafil, pimobendan, furosemide, and ramipril. After five months of taking medications and weight control, the severity of pulmonary hypertension improved from moderate to mild. The clinical signs of the patient, including coughing and exercise intolerance, improved a lot. For 5 months of follow-up, the patient has not reported further recurrence of respiratory distress.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.209-223
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). There were 11 databases searched for randomized controlled trials using acupuncture treatment for AD. The risk-of-bias assessment tool of the Cochrane Library was used to evaluate the quality of each study. Using the Review Manager (RevMan), a meta-analysis was performed using risk ratio, mean difference, 95% confidence interval, and random effect model. There were 32 studies selected, all of which were conducted in China. There were 16 studies where acupuncture was used as the intervention, and 23 studies used Donepezil as the control group. Acupoint GV20 was most frequently selected during the treatment. The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) was the most frequently used outcome variable. A period of 12 weeks was the most common treatment duration. As a result of meta-analysis (n = 25), acupuncture improved the MMSE and activities of daily living scores. Electroacupuncture improved the Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale, and scalp acupuncture improved the MMSE score for AD. Acupuncture alleviates the symptoms of AD. However, further research is necessary to provide a better level of evidence.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2000

특이섭동 기법을 이용한 제어 시스템의 설계가 가능하기 위해서는 무엇보다도, 빠른 동력학의 안정성이 중요하다. 그런데, 제어기의 디지털 구현으로 인하여, 이 빠른 동력학의 안정도가 영향을 받을 수 있다. 본 논문은 최근의 개발된 우수한 성능의 특이섭동 기반의 STT 자동조정장치(autopilot) 설계의 경우를 들어 이러한 특이섭동 기법에 기반하여 설계된 제어 시스템에 대한 샘플링 영향을 조사하고 개선된 제어기 설계의 예를 제시하여, 특이섭동 기반 제어 시스템 에 대한 샘플링 영향 분석의 필요성 및 유효성을 밝혔다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제30권12C호
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• pp.1239-1247
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• 2005

자기유사성 TCP 네트워크에서 양방향 트래픽 경로를 통해 동일한 종단 노드 쌍 사이에 전송하는 무선네트워크에서 TCP 성능을 높이는 것이 중요하다. 무선링크에서 두개 또는 그이상의 TCP 연결로부터 생긴 트래픽 제약 패턴 사항을 MPEC 비디오 제어에 다중시간 간격 혼잡제어로 적용한다. TCP 업데이트 변수로 TCP를 확장하여 함수 호출 형태로도 수행하고, 또 RTT가 결정한 피드백 루프의 한계를 넘어서는 정보의 형태로 조정하는 LTS 모듈과 TCP를 연계시키는 방법을 연구한다. TCP 처리율에서 LTS 구성요소 없는 TCP 처리율의 비율을 비교 측정하여 메타컨트롤에 의해 공정성을 입증하고, RTT가 증가하면 피드백에 전달하는 혼잡제어 연결의 수가 증가되어 성능이 개선됨을 나타낸다.

• Weed & Turfgrass Science
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.362-369
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• 2014

개량SCB저농도액비(DSCB)를 친환경적인 잔디관리에 이용하기 위하여 시비간격에 따른 켄터키블루그래스의 엽색지수, 엽록소지수, 잔디생육, 양분흡수 및 이용율을 바탕으로 DSCB의 적절한 시비방법을 평가하였다. 시험을 위한 처리구는 무처리(NF), 대조구(CF), 15일 간격으로 시비한 DSCB 처리구 (DSCB), 30일 간격으로 시비한 DSCB처리구(2DSCB), 4월부터 60일 간격으로 시비한 DSCB처리구(4DSCB-1), 그리고 5월부터 60일 간격으로 시비한 DSCB처리구(4DSCB-2)으로 구분하였다. 잔디의 엽색지수는 DSCB와 2DSCB가 CF보다 높았고, 엽록소지수는 CF와 비슷하였다. 질소와 칼리의 흡수량 및 이용율과 예지물량은 2DSCB와 4DSCB에서 CF보다 증가하였다. 이러한 결과들로 종합할 때, DSCB는 월 1회 시비하는 것이 잔디의 양분흡수와 이용을 증가시켜 잔디생육과 품질을 향상시키는 것으로 알 수 있었다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.493-501
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• 2016

Objective: This study analyzes the effect of angle conditions of rehabilitation equipment used for supporting hemiplegic patients on their rehabilitation training for standing action. The study was performed by adjusting the rear angle of seat inclination through a motion analysis. Background: Owing to a loss of muscle rigidity and degradation of muscle control ability, hemiplegic stroke patients suffer from asymmetrical posture, abnormal body balance, and degraded balance abilities due to poor weight-shifting capacity. The ability to shift and maintain one's weight is extremely essential for mobility, which plays an important role in our daily life. Thus, to improve patients' ability to maintain weight evenly and move normally, they need to undergo orthostatic and ambulatory training. Method: Using a motion analysis system, knee movements on both hemiplegic side and non-hemiplegic side were measured and analyzed in five angles ($0^{\circ}$, $10^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$, $50^{\circ}$, $70^{\circ}$) while supported by the sit-to-stand rehabilitation equipment. Results: The knee movements on both sides increased as the angle increased in angle support interval to support a hemiplegic patient's standing up position. In standing up interval, a hemiplegic patient's knee movement deviations on both sides decreased, and the movement differences between hemiplegic and non-hemiplegic legs also decreased as the angle increased. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the rehabilitation effectiveness increases as the angle increases, leading to a balanced standing posture through the decrease of movement difference between hemiplegic and non-hemiplegic sides and an improved standing up ability through the increase of knee movement on both sides. However, angles higher than $50^{\circ}$ didn't provide a significant effect. Therefore, a support angle under $50^{\circ}$ was proposed in this study. Application: The results of this study are expected to be applicable to the design of sit-to-stand support equipment to improve the effectiveness of the rehabilitation process of hemiplegic patients.

• 운동영양학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2020

[Purpose] Lactate is a principal energy substrate for the brain during exercise. A single bout of high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) can increase the blood lactate level, brain lactate uptake, and executive function (EF). However, repeated HIIE can attenuate exercise-induced increases in lactate level and EF. The lactate levels in the brain and blood are reported to be correlated with exercise-enhanced EF. However, research is yet to explain the cause-and-effect relationship between lactate and EF. This study examined whether lactate consumption improves the attenuated exercise-enhanced EF caused by repeated HIIE. [Methods] Eleven healthy men performed two sets of HIIE, and after each set, 30 min were given for rest and examination. In the 2^nd set, the subjects consumed experimental beverages containing (n = 6) and not containing (n = 5) lactate. Blood, cardiovascular, and psychological variables were measured, and EF was evaluated by the computerized color-word Stroop test. [Results] The lactate group had a higher EF (P < 0.05) and tended to have a higher blood lactate level (P = 0.082) than the control group in the 2^nd set of HIIE. Moreover, blood lactate concentration was correlated with the interference score (i.e., reverse score of EF) (r = -0.394; P < 0.05). [Conclusion] Our results suggest that the attenuated exercise-enhanced EF after repeated HIIE can be improved through lactate consumption. However, the role of lactate needs to be elucidated in future studies, as it can be used for improving athletes' performance and also in cognitive decline-related clinical studies.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.192-201
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• 2023

Band-limited angular spectrum method (BL-ASM)는 공간주파수 제어의 문제로 aliasing 오류가 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 위상 홀로그램에 대한 표본화 간격 조정 기법과 딥 러닝 기반의 U-net 모델을 사용한 스펙클 노이즈 감소 및 이미지 품질 향상 기법을 제안하였다. 제안한 기법에서는 넓은 전파 범위에서 aliasing 오류를 제거할 수 있도록 먼저 샘플링 팩터를 계산하여 표본화 간격 조절에 의한 공간주파수를 제어함으로써 스펙클 노이즈를 감소시킨다. 그 후 딥 러닝 모델을 적용한 위상 홀로그램을 학습시켜 복원 이미지의 품질을 향상시킨다. 다양한 샘플 이미지에 대한 S/W 시뮬레이션에서 기존의 BL-ASM과의 peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), structural similarity index measure (SSIM)을 비교할 때 각각 평균 5%, 0.14% 정도 비율이 향상됨을 확인하였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.5168-5181
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• 2017

The popularity of augmented reality (AR) applications and games are in high demand. Currently, the best common platform to implement AR services is on a smartphone, as online games, navigators, personal assistants, travel guides are among the most popular applications of smartphones. However, the power consumption of an AR application is extremely high, and therefore, highly adaptable and dynamic low power control schemes must be used. Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) schemes are widely used in smartphones to minimize the energy consumption by controlling the device's operational frequency and voltage. DVFS schemes can sometimes lead to longer response times, which can result in a significant problem for AR applications. In this paper, an AR response time monitor is used to observe the time interval between the AR image input and device's reaction time, in order to enable improved operational frequency and AR application process priority control. Based on the proposed response time monitor and the characteristics of the Linux kernel's completely fair scheduler (CFS) (which is the default scheduler of Android based smartphones), a response time step control (RSC) scheme is proposed which adaptively adjusts the CPU frequency and interactive application's priority. The experimental results show that RSC can reduce the energy consumption up to 10.41% compared to the ondemand governor while reliably satisfying the response time performance limit of interactive applications on a smartphone.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2002

Purpose: Malnutrition is a common postoperative complication that occurs after gastric resection. Several causes for malnutrition have been proposed, which include malabsorption and poor oral calorie intake. We performed this study to evaluate whether nutritional counseling would increase oral calorie intake and improve nutritional status in patients who had undergone gastrectomy. Materials and Methods: Twenty-two patients were randomly selected as the study group from among patients who had undergone gastrectomy for early gastric cancer and gastric polyp between October 1999 and December 2000. Body weight, hemoglobin, serum albumin, and serum transferrin were checked before and after the gastrectomy. Oral calorie intake was evaluated by using a 3-day oral-intake diary, and one nutritionist performed outpatient-based nutritional counseling. Eighteen patients who had undergone gastrectomy for the same disease during the same period were selected as the control group. Results: During an average interval of 14.8 months, the study patients received nutritional counseling an average of 3.4 times at an average interval of 4.4 months. The study group took a mean of $2055.6\pm418.1$ Cal per day and the control group $1792.1\pm421.9$ Cal (P=0.05). Sixty-eight percent (15 patients) of the study group patients reached the daily-required calorie intake. Postoperative bodyweights were $64.0\pm9.9$ kg for the study group and $64.3\pm10.8$ kg for the control group (P>0.05). No statistically significant differences were observed among the other. Sixty-five percent of the patients (26 patients) had a weight loss of less than $10\%$ of the preoperative body weight, and $35\%$ had more than a $10\%$ weight loss, but there was no statistical difference between the calorie intakes of these patients. Conclusions: Nutritional counselling increased the oral calorie intake, but nutritional status was not improved. These results suggest that nutritional derangement after gastrectomy cannot be corrected by adequate oral intake itself.