• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.146-152
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• 2006

Most upland in Korea have irregular field shapes. Boom sprayers working alone winding row will show considerable differences of spraying amount per unit area between left and right booms. If flow rates of both booms are equal. This phenomenon becomes significant as steering radius of sprayer decreases. This study was performed to seek a method which reduce the difference of the spray amount between left, right and center booms while spraying along curvy rows. A flow rate control method for keeping application rate of each boom section constant was proposed and experimentally proved using a boom sprayer attached to a cultivating tractor. The flow rate control device was composed of 3 ball valves and a rotary angle sensor. The rotary angle sensor showed a symmetric voltage output with respect to steering radius. The spray overlapping was happened in a boom nearby the steering center when steering radius of the sprayer was less than 5.2 m. Flow rates for left, right and center booms were regulated using ball valves based on the steering radius and spraying areas ration of right/left boom. The Maximum spraying area ratio ($S_{LR}$) of left to right boom section was 1:3.6 at the steering radius of 5.2 m. However, The Maximum achieved right and left spraying flow ratio was 1:2.7.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.5-22
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to investigate the balancing training effect on weight bearing ratio and postural sway on the unstable surface for the CVA patients with balance disability. The inclusion criteria were walking independently 20m distances. Eighteen subjects, 4 with right and 14 with left hemiplegic patients were participated in this study. The range of age was from 35 to 75 and the duration from onset time was from 1 to 38 months. The intervention program including balancing training that they were introduced for 10 minutes every other day during 12 weeks to experimental group, and general therapeutic exercise to control group. The result of this study were as following; 1. The balancing training on the unstable surface showed that the postural sway of left/right distribution would appear more effective on sitting with eyes opened. 2. The balancing training on the unstable surface showed that the postural sway of forward/rear distribution, left/right distribution and distance would appear more effective on standing with eyes opened. 3. The balancing training on unstable surface would increase more effective on the weight-bearing ratio of left/right difference and frequency. 4. The balancing training on unstable surface was statistical significant on the postural sway of left/right distribution and area in experimental group. and it was statistical significant on the postural sway of forward/rear distribution, left/right distribution and distance in control group, too.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.343-347
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• 1992

연구배경 : 한쪽폐의 전체가 파괴되는 경우는 여러 원인이 있을 수 있다. 이중에서 폐결핵으로 인하여 만성적 염증과 섬유화등을 통하여 파괴된 경우 그 좌우 발생빈도에 차이가 있음을 보고 최근 4년간 국립 공주 결핵뱅원 흉부내과에 입원하였던 224명의 환자를 대상으로 하여 조사하였다. 방법 : 입원 당시의 흉부 방사선 소견을 4가지로 분류하고 성별, 연령, 질병기간, 세균학적 검사를 조사하였다. 결과 : 1) 남녀비는 2 : 1이고 연령은 31~40세가 67명 (30%)으로 가장 많았다. 2) 질병기간은 대부분(88%)이 3년 이상 장기간의 병력을 가지고 있었으며, 6~10년 사이가 87명(39%)로 가장 많았다. 3) 객담 검사상 대부분(80%)이 양성이었다. 4) 흉부 방사선 소견상 좌측폐 전체가 파괴되고 우측에 부분적 병변을 가진 경우가 181명(81%)으로 가장 많았으며 우측폐 전체가 파괴되고 좌측에 부분적인 병변을 가진 경우 31명(14%), 좌측 전폐 파괴만 있는 경우 11명(5%) 그리고 우측 전폐 파괴만 있는 경우 1명 이었다. 5) 성별, 연령, 질병기간 그리고 객담 검사와 흉부 방사선 소견 사이에는 뚜렷한 차이점을 발견할 수 없었다. 결론 : 본 조사결과 폐결핵 환자에서 한쪽폐의 전체가 파괴되는 경우 주로 좌측임을 알게 되었다. 이는 폐결핵 자체의 직접전파, 폐결핵 합병증과 그에 따른 2차적 변화, 기관지 결핵 등에 있어서 좌측폐의 파괴가 더 용이하기 때문으로 생각된다. 질병 기간에 따른 소견 및 질병 초기부터의 변화과정에 대하여 더 많은 연구가 필요 하라라 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.828-841
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• 1988

To predict the postoperative hemodynamic status of right ventricle preoperatively, a retrospective analysis was undertaken to determine the influence of pulmonary artery size on postoperative right ventricular pressure in 32 consecutive patients with tetralogy of Fallot who underwent total correction between July, 1987 to June, 1988 at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital. We have related the ratio of the postrepair peak systolic pressure in the right ventricle and the systemic systolic arterial pressure[PRV/Ao] to the preoperative cineangiographic measurement of pulmonary arterial tree, expressed as pulmonary artery index[PAI], the ratio of diameter of the right pulmonary artery to diameter of ascending aorta[r.PA/A.Ao], the ratio of right and left pulmonary artery to diameter of descending aorta[r.I.PA/D.Ao] There was tendency that the postrepair PRV/Ao seems to be related to the preoperative diameter of right and left pulmonary artery, but there were no statistically significant correlation with PAI, r.PA/A.Ao, r.l.PA/D. Ao to the ratio of the postoperative peak systolic right ventricular pressure and systemic systolic arterial pressure[PRV/Ao]. There was tendency to decrease the postoperative right ventricular pressure[PRV/Ao] about 11.2%[P < 0.025] within several hours than immediately after repair, but after then, there was no change of right ventricular pressure[PRV/Ao] significantly. There was good correlation of pressure change between the immediate and late postrepair right ventricular pressure[48 hour], and the derived linear regression line was; y=0.68534 0.1994[r=0.57294, P < 0.001]. There was no operative death due to residual high right ventricular pressure[PRV/Ao >0.75] related to hypoplastic pulmonary arterial development, thus we expect, for symptomatic patients even infants, that complete repair can be attempted when the pulmonary artery index[PAI] is over 108mm2/BSA, RPA/AAo is over 0.35, RPA LPA/D. Ao is over 1.36.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 1987

It is well-known that hepatic scintigraphv have been found to be less sensitive and specific in the detection of the diffuse hepatocellular diseases than that of the space-occupying lesions. To obtain the higher diagnostic specificity and sensitivity, we, using the computer quantitation, have attempted to analyze hepatic and extrahepatic $^{99m}Tc-tin$ colloid uptake patterns in various diffuse hepatocellular diseases retrospectively. The studied groups consisted of 116 cases of normal, 67 cases of acute hepatitis, 112 cases of chronic hepatitis, 61 cases of liver cirrhosis, 47 cases of fatty liver, 12 cases of hepatoma and 9 cases of metastasis, making total 424 cases. Scintigraphic imagings were obtained in the anterior, right lateral and posterior projections using high-resolution collimation, and simultaneously these gamma data were acquisited into the computer system. Both large region of interest (ROI) using light pen and ROI computer program were placed over right lobe, left lobe of liver, spleen and cardiac blood pool. Total counts in ROI were divided by the number of pixels in the ROI, and mean count rate per pixels calculated. Mean right-lobe counts were divded by mean-left lobe counts to determine right-to-left hepatic lobe ratio and mean spleen counts were divided by mean liver counts to determine spleen to liver ratio. The results were as follows. 1) Of 424 cases, 292 were male and 132 were female. The majority of age distribution was in $30\sim49$ (54.5%). 2) Inter-observer between two independant operators and inter-method between drawing by light-pen and ROI computer program variations were not significant. 3) The uptake count values (per pixel) determined at each area in normal group were $106.53{\pm}18.35$ in right lobe, $79.00{\pm}13.82$ in left lobe, $17.52{\pm}8.31$ in spleen and $8.09{\pm}3.43$ in cardiac blood pool. 4) In liver cirrhosis, right lobe uptake was decreased but spleen and cardiac blood pool uptakes were increased (p<0.01). 5) Right-to-left hepatic lobe uptake ratio was $1.37{\pm}0.24$ in normal group and significantly low in chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and fatty liver, and more or less low in acute hepatitis. 6) Spleen-to-right hepatic lobe uptake ratio was $0.17{\pm}0.09$ in normal group and high in chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. 7) The computer-quantitation of hepatic and extrahepatic uptake patterns thought to be sensitive and useful method in the interpretation of liver scintigram.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.594-600
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• 1989

Primary intracardiac repair of tetralogy of Fallot with low mortality and early good results, has been accomplished in recent years. But palliative procedures have been reserved for those hypoplastic pulmonary arteries, a hypoplastic left ventricle or anomalies of the coronary artery would make total correction difficult. And the Blalock-Taussig shunt operation is recognized as a standard and popular palliative procedure. I undertook a retrospective determination of the effect of the Blalock-Taussig shunt operation on the development of the main pulmonary artery and the right and left pulmonary arteries. Between January, 1980, and April, 1987, at the Severance Hospital, 16 patients were studied by cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography, before undergoing Blalock-Taussig shunting procedures for the palliation of severe symptoms of tetralogy of Fallot, and some time later, usually prior to a second procedure. The mean interval between catheterizations was 22.25 months. Patients with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia or with an occluded shunt were not included. The primary and secondary angiograms of each patient were reviewed, and measurements of the diameter of the main pulmonary artery, the right and left pulmonary arteries, and the descending thoracic aorta were taken. The results are as follows; 1. The hematocrit decreased from 56.39% to 50.34%[p< 0.05], and the arterial oxygen saturation increased from 62.00 % to 81.31 %[p< 0.001] following shunt procedures 2. The ratio of the diameter of the right pulmonary artery plus the left pulmonary artery to the diameter of the descending thoracic aorta increased 1.30 k 0.28 times [p< 0.01]; but the ratio of the diameter of the main pulmonary artery to the diameter of the descending thoracic aorta increased 1.10 * 0.33 times, which was not. significant[p< 0.05]. 3. The interval between shunting and second catheterization was not related to the magnitude of change in the pulmonary arteries[r=0.141, p >0.05]. 4. The changes in the ratio of the diameter of the right pulmonary artery plus the diameter of the left pulmonary artery to the diameter of the descending thoracic aorta was inversely related to the initial ratio[r=0.757, p >0.001], but the change in the ratio of the diameter of the main pulmonary artery to the descending thoracic aorta was not related[r=0.059, p >0.05]. 5. There were no differences in enlargement of the pulmonary artery on the side of the shunt [ipsilateral] versus enlargement on the opposite side [p >0.05], nor according to the size of the shunt[p >0.05]. In conclusion, this study suggests that the Blalock-Taussig shunt is effective for the development of the right and left pulmonary arteries but not effective for the main pulmonary artery.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate hamstring length during static uprighting position using weight distribution ratio. Methods: Ninety-six volunteers(56 males) were participated. The active knee extension test(AKE) was measured 3 times on both legs. The mean score of AKE was obtained. Then, the measurement of weight distribution ratio was observed 3 times on both legs, and its mean value was also calculated. Subjects were divided four groups based on their hamstring length measurement; both hamstring shortening group, left hamstring shortening group, right hamstring shortening group and normal hamstring length group. One-way ANOVA was employed to analyse collected data. Pearson's correlation was also hired to see any relationship between the hamstring length and the weight distribution. Results: In anterior/left area and posterior/right area, both hamstring shortening group left hamstring shortening group were superior to right hamstring shortening group and normal hamstring length group. Significant difference was existed statistically(p<.05) between groups. The correlation analysis between hamstring length and weight distribution ratio has not been shown any significant findings(Pant/post=0.733, Plt/rt=0.135). Conclusion: The results of the study may be applied to therapeutic management in posture and movement skill in musculoskeletal physical therapy.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.188-195
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• 2018

본 논문은 기존 선배열센서에서 발생하는 좌/우 구분 모호성을 해결하기 위해 저주파 대역에서 좌/우 구분이 가능한 지향성배열센서 구조 및 신호처리 방안을 제안한다. 지향성배열센서는 기존 음향배열센서에 지향성을 가지는 DIFAR(Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording)배열센서를 추가 확장한 선배열센서 구조이며, 음향배열센서의 빔형성 결과와 DIFAR배열센서의 빔형성 결과를 융합/처리하는 신호처리 구조를 가진다. 이러한 지향성배열센서는 좌/우 구분이 가능한 기존의 이중 선배열센서와 비교하여 낮은 신호 대 잡음비 및 저주파수 대역에서 높은 좌/우 구분 성능을 나타낸다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 좌-우향은닉 마코프 모델 (Left-Right Hidden Markov Model)에서 상태결정을 갖는 음성향상방법을 제안하였다. 은닉 마코프 모델에 기초를 둔 음질향상 방법은 성능은 우수하나, 모든 상태에 대해서 음질향상 알고리즘을 계산하므로, 계산량이 많고, 메모리가 많이 필요하여 실시간 처리에 부적절하다. 좌-우향 은닉 마코프 모델은 마코프 모델을 좌측에서 우측으로의 전이만 허용하는 모델로 단순화시켜 현재 상태에서 현재 상태나 다음 상태로 전이될 수 있는 특성을 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는, 좌-우향 은닉 마코프 모델에서 유사도비 테스트 (Log-Likelihood Ratio Test)를 이용하여 현재 음성의 상태를 결정하는 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 현재 음성의 상태를 알고 있다면, 현재 상태에 대해서만 음질향상 알고리즘을 계산하므로, 계산량이 줄어든다. 제안된 방법의 성능 평가를 위하여 음질 향상 시간과 신호 대 잡음비를 비교하였다. 제안된 방법은 기존의 방법에 비해 음질향상의 결과는 약 0.2∼0.4 dB 정도 떨어졌지만, 계산량을 많이 줄일 수 있었다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2022

Vertebral left atrial size can be used as a radiographic tool to evaluate left atrial size in dogs. Vertebral left atrial size has been studied in dogs; however, few studies have been conducted on breed-specific differences in healthy dogs. To study the median vertebral left atrial size differences by breed and to investigate the association between age, sex, body condition score, thoracic depth-to-width ratio, and vertebral left atrial size. A total of 220 dogs of the following breeds: Maltese (n = 73), Beagle (n = 30), Poodle (n = 41), Shih-tzu (n = 44), and Mongrel (n = 32) were reviewed retrospectively. Sex, body weight, age, and body condition score of each dog were collected. Thoracic radiography was conducted for dorsoventral and right/left lateral views in all dogs to measure the vertebral heart score, vertebral left atrial size, and thoracic depth-to-width ratio. No significant differences in the median vertebral left atrial size were found among the breeds. There were no effects of sex, age, body condition score, and thoracic depth-to-width ratio on vertebral left atrial size. There was a significant positive correlation between the vertebral heart score and vertebral left atrial size. Breed, age, sex, and chest conformation did not correlate with vertebral left atrial size.