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A Study on Production and Its Usefulness of AAPM TG18 Guiding Instrument for Diagnostic Monitor QC (영상의학 검사 판독용 모니터 정도관리 Guiding Instrument 제작과 유용성 고찰)

  • Son, Gi-Gyeong;Sung, Dong-Wook;Jeong, Jae-Ho;Kang, Hui-Doo;Ryu, Kyung-Nam
    • Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2008
  • Diagnostic display monitor QA according to AAPM TG18 is usually performed by PACS administrator, product manager and reading doctor, and for acceptance testing and periodic quality control evaluation, a combination of visual and quantitative tests can be used, as outlined in sections 5 and 6 of 'assessment of display performance for medical imaging systems'. Although many display tests can be performed visually, a more objective and quantitative evaluation of display performance requires special test tools. The required instruments vary in their complexity and cost, depending on the context of the evaluation(research, acceptance testing, or quality control) and how thorough the evaluation needs to be. Objective and reliable assessment of many display characteristics can be performed with relatively inexpensive equipment, So, we made 'AAPM TG18 guiding instrument' to ues variable purpose of the evaluation of 'geometrical distortions(quantitative"', 'veiling glare(visual)' and 'sensor calibration'. The spatial measurements for the quantitative evaluation of geometric distortions, and the measurement of the veling-glare ring response function which provides information regarding the spatial extent of the luminance spread, can be performed using the TG18 guiding instrument can be used to sensor calibration to standardize the basic rate of 0% luminance when periodic calibration.

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Challenges in neuro-machine interaction based active robotic rehabilitation of stroke patients

  • Song, Aiguo;Yang, Renhuan;Xu, Baoguo;Pan, Lizheng;Li, Huijun
    • Advances in robotics research
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.155-169
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    • 2014
  • Study results in the last decades show that amount and quality of physical exercises, then the active participation, and now the cognitive involvement of patient in rehabilitation training are known of crux to enhance recovery outcome of motor dysfunction patients after stroke. Rehabilitation robots mainly have been developing along this direction to satisfy requirements of recovery therapy, or focusing on one or more of the above three points. Therefore, neuro-machine interaction based active rehabilitation robot has been proposed for assisting paralyzed limb performing designed tasks, which utilizes motor related EEG, UCSDI (Ultrasound Current Source Density Imaging), EMG for rehabilitation robot control and feeds back the multi-sensory interaction information such as visual, auditory, force, haptic sensation to the patient simultaneously. This neuro-controlled and perceptual rehabilitation robot will bring great benefits to post-stroke patients. In order to develop such kind of robot, some key technologies such as noninvasive precise detection of neural signal and realistic sensation feedback need to be solved. There are still some grand challenges in solving the fundamental questions to develop and optimize such kind of neuro-machine interaction based active rehabilitation robot.

A Wide-range Tunable Wavelength-stabilization Technique for Semiconductor Lasers

  • Chen, Han;Qiao, Qinliang;Min, Jing;He, Cong;Zhang, Yuanyuan
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.384-390
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    • 2021
  • This paper presents a wide-range tunable wavelength-locking technology based on optoelectronic oscillation (OEO) loops for optical fiber sensors and microwave photonics applications, explains the theoretical fundamentals of the design, and demonstrates a method for locking the relative wavelength differences between a leader semiconductor laser and its follower lasers. The input of the OEO loop in the proposed scheme (the relative wavelength difference) determines the radio-frequency (RF) signal frequency of the oscillation output, which is quantized into an injection current signal for feedback to control the wavelength drift of follower lasers so that they follow the wavelength change of the leader laser. The results from a 10-hour continuous experiment in a field environment show that the wavelength-locking accuracy reached ±0.38 GHz with an Allan deviation of 6.1 pm over 2 hours, and the wavelength jitter between the leader and follower lasers was suppressed within 0.01 nm, even though the test equipment was not isolated from vibrations and the temperature was not controlled. Moreover, the tunable range of wavelength locking was maintained from 10 to 17 nm for nonideal electrical devices with limited bandwidth.

Analysis of Customer Needs upon the Cockpit Layout of a Single Piston Aircraft (단발 피스톤 항공기의 조종석 형태에 대한 고객 요구도 분석)

  • Song, Byung-Heum;Lee, Sang-Chul;Sung, Hong-Gye;Moon, Hee-Jang;Shim, Sang-Hyun;An, Joon-Sung;Ko, You-Ri;Kim, Kwang-Hae
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.58-63
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    • 2009
  • The objective of this study is to analyze customer needs for the configuration of an aircraft cockpit layout of a single piston propeller aircraft. From the result of survey, we figure out the demand of the potential customers. We consider control stick and instrument out of several items to determine which pay for the aircraft or not. We analyze types and features of the aircraft control stick and the instrument which are equipped in the same aircraft in order to figure out what is best needed through a market survey and a questionnaire survey.

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Design and Implementation of a Framework for Automatically Generating Control and Monitoring Software

  • Yoo, Dae-Sung;Sim, Min-Suck;Park, Sung-Ghue;Kim, Jong-Hwan;Yi, Myeong-Jae
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.932-935
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, we present a framework that is easy to develop, modify, maintain and extend a control and monitoring software for any kinds of instruments. The presented framework is composed of three XML documents (IID, MAP, and CMIML) and two tools (Virtual Instrument Wizard, Generator). Interface information about behaviors and states of instruments is written on IID. Mapping information between the interface information in IID and API of a real instrument driver is written on MAP. Finally information about control and monitoring software is written on CMIML. IID, MAP and CMIML are written with XML format to provide common usage and platform independence of the suggested framework. VI Wizard generates CMIML (platform independent intermediate document) using IID and existing CMIML, and Generator generates source code of a control and monitoring software (platform dependent code) automatically using CMIML and MAP. The suggested framework that automatically generates control and monitoring software based on GUI provides easy development and maintenance. Also, reusability can be increased by reusing platform independent software description documents.

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Perception and practice of the infection control by empowerment in the dental hygienists (치과위생사의 임파워먼트에 따른 감염관리 인식 및 실천도)

  • Park, Sung-Suk;Jang, Gye-Won;Kang, Young-Ju
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.831-838
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    • 2014
  • Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the perception and practice of the infection control by empowerment in the dental hygienists. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 200 dental hygienists in Gyeongbuk from January 3 to February 20, 2013. Data were analyzed by SPSS 12.0 program. The instrument of impowerment was adapted from Spreitzer and consisted of 12 questions including meaning(4 questions), competency(4 questions), self-decision(4 questions), and impact(4 questions). Impowerment was score by Likert 5 scale and higher score means higher impowerment. The instrument for hand washing recognition and practice was adapted from Kim and consisted of hand washing(5 questions), personal protective clothing management(5 questions), contaminated appliance management(3 questions), sterilization(3 questions), and infection control environment(8 questions). The empowerment instrument was score by Likert 5 scale and the mean was 3.83 points. Based on 3.83, infection control recognition and practice were divided into upper group and lower group. Cronbach alpha was 0.951 in empowerment, 0.931 in recognition, and 0.924 in practice in the study. Results: Based on the average points of 3.83, the groups were divided into two groups including upper group and lower group. The upper group showed higher score in hand washing than the lower group. In the protective clothing management, the upper group changed the mask at one-hour interval(p<0.001). Conclusions: In the viewpoint of empowerment, it had a significant influence on the perception and practice of the dental infection control in the dental hygienists.

Social Skill Training Based Musical Instrument Performance(SST-MIP) Program Improves Sociality of Children with Intellectual Disabilities (사회적 기술 훈련 기반 악기연주의 지적 장애 아동에 대한 사회성 개선 효과)

  • Geum Na Hong;Hyun Suk Kim;Min Joo Choi
    • Journal of Naturopathy
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2024
  • Background: There is a need for the development of non-verbal music therapy programs to enhance the social skills of children with intellectual disabilities who face challenges in verbal communication. Objective: The purpose of this study is to propose a music therapy program aimed at improving the social skills of children with intellectual disabilities and to evaluate its clinical effectiveness. Method: This study designed a Social Skills Training based Musical Instrument performance (SST-MIP) intervention program that integrates existing musical instrument performance and social skills in music therapy and targeted children with intellectual disabilities. Clinical effectiveness was evaluated. A total of 51 participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (29 participants) or the control group (22 participants). The experimental group participated in the SST-MIP intervention program once a week for 50 minutes over 32 weeks. The level of social skills of the participants was measured using the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS - teacher form, elementary level). Results: The average SSRS score of the experimental group increased by 109.2% from 10.7 to 22.4 (p <.001), while the control group showed a relatively modest increase of 30.7% from 11.3 to 14.7 (p <.05). After the SST-MIP intervention, the SSRS score of the experimental group was 57.2% higher than that of the control group, with significant improvements in specific areas of social skills: self-control (79.6%), assertion (56.8%), and cooperation (43.2%). Conclusion: The SST-MIP has been found to significantly enhance the social skills of children with intellectual disabilities. The proposed SST-MIP intervention is expected to be a useful tool for training social skills in children with intellectual disabilities who struggle with verbal communication.

Indexes for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease

  • Muraoka, Tetsuya
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.2367-2371
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    • 2003
  • A new instrument for early detection of Alzheimer's disease is constructed from the investigative items with both the investigation of living environment, and the functional tests of the sense, the physiology, and the left and right brains. This paper describes the indexes obtained from the results of test using a new instrument for early detection of Alzheimer's disease. The indexes for early detection of Alzheimer's disease were obtained from the investigations of the living environment and the social adaptability, the functional tests of the sight and the hearing in the five senses, and the functional tests of left hemispheres in brain.

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A Study on the Optimization of Temprature Controller Using Microprocessors (마이크로프로세서를 이용한 온도제어장치의 최적화에 관한 연구)

  • 김명규;장익수
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.18-22
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    • 1980
  • Lately, the need for the use of calorimeter has been increased id Korea. Therefore, several met hods for the optimization of the microcomputer-based control system that can be used as a temperatare controller as well as a calorimeter are described in this paper. The instrument designed in this paper has been proved to be more powerful and costeffect ice than any other instrument not using microprocessor.

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