• PNF and Movement
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.451-461
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• 2019

Purpose: This study identified the effect of abdominal muscle contraction using changes in waist circumference for healthcare workers with back pain due to inadequate posture during working hours. Methods: In this study, we provided educational training focused on posture alignment and utilized waist circumference change sensors to induce the contraction of abdominal muscles as a method to address low back pain in healthcare workers. All 32 participants received the same training and then were assigned to two groups: wearing the keeping core band (CB) and not wearing the keeping core band (NCB). For the CB group, the waist circumference change sensor was applied for 6 weeks during working hours. Wilcoxon's signed-ranks test and paired t-tests were used to compare the differences between the groups. All statistical significance levels were set to α=0.05. Results: Trunk muscle endurance increased significantly in the CB group. There was no significant difference in stability index to evaluate static postural control, but active hip abduction tests, which evaluate dynamic postural control, showed significant decrease in the CB group. Conclusion: These results suggest that the induction of abdominal contraction using the waist circumference change sensor may improve the trunk muscle endurance and the postural control ability of the hip and pelvis of healthcare workers.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.43-53
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• 2018

최근 개방된 공공 데이터를 기반으로 안전, 노령화, 재난재해, 복지, 주택, 경제, 도시환경, 교통 등 삶의 질 향상 및 생활지원을 위한 공공서비스 개발이 활발히 진행되고 있으며, 네트워크 확산과 일상생활의 필수품인 스마트폰은 공공서비스를 제공하는 플랫폼 역할을 하고 있다. 과학의 발달로 인해 인간의 수명은 늘어나고 여러 사회적 여건 변화와 저출산 고령화 문제로 고령계층이 비대해지는 사회구조로 변화되고 있다. 그러나 정보접근이 쉽지 않은 노약자는 모바일폰을 통해 제공되는 공공서비스의 접근성과 활용도가 매우 낮고 휴대기기를 다루는데 미숙하다. 따라서 본 연구는 선행연구에서 제시된 고령층의 상태조건을 재분류하고 고령자를 위해 제공되는 사례분석을 통해 문제점을 파악한다. 또한 기존 인터페이스 설계의 핵심항목 위계를 정리하여 노인 정보접근성 향상을 위한 공공서비스 설계의 개선지표를 도출하고 모바일 기기를 통해 제공되는 서비스 활용도를 높이기 위한 방안을 제안하고자 한다.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2008

The study identifies gender stereotypes, examines the level of women's economic empowerment at the household level and explores the influence of factors on it. Data were collected from 159 randomly selected farm women using both qualitative and quantitative survey methods between January and March 2007 from three villages of the Mymensingh District of Bangladesh. Four key informants (2 local leaders and 2 development personnel) were questioned to elicit views in the light of boosting women's empowerment. Five constructs of empowerment covering 30 indicators were aggregated together to develop a cumulative economic empowerment index (CEEI) to obtain multidimensional views of women's empowerment. The findings show that there were some prejudices against women in allocating divisions of labour and access to education, food, property, decision-making and institutions. The distribution of the CEEI demonstrates that the majority of the respondents (86%) had a low to moderate level of empowerment. A multiple regression analysis showed positive significant effects of education, training, media contact and freedom of mobility on women's CEEI, while domestic abuse restrained it. It is concluded that interventions by development agencies in co-ordination with the local community was necessary to attain women's self-reliance in the study area. Development actors can undertake some core strategies to enhance women's level of awarencess, knowledge, skills, and productive resources through providing training, loans, and information. To change traditional beliefs, it is important to create awareness of various gender issues amongst rural people through different methods and media.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권9호
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• pp.75-91
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• 2022

This study assesses the Internet banking adoption tendency by existing bank customers of Bangladesh. Currently, almost all the leading banks in the country have implemented Internet banking platforms. However, the active user count remains relatively low and there hasn't been any conclusive research on the drivers and inhibitors of Internet banking. This study evaluates the reasons and quantitatively establishes the factors leading to the adoption and usage continuance of internet banking by existing bank customers. Responses from 460 bank account holders were collected via online questionnaires using a purposive sampling approach, and a core conceptual framework based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Technology Readiness Index (TRI) was used. The study concluded that internet banking adoption is significantly impacted by the ease of use, customer service, and technology familiarity. Similarly, customer satisfaction is affected by the perceived value and the perceived risk. Through regression analysis, it was found that usage continuance is 89% explained by adoption and customer satisfaction. Multi-group moderation showed significant impact by groups divided based on usage frequency, income level, and age. Perceived risk weakened the impact of perceived value and technology familiarity on usage adoption. Additionally, perceived risk reduced the impact of consumer satisfaction and usage continuance.

• 한국건강관리협회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2006

Background : Phentermine classified by "sympathomimmetic amie", is a stimulant of sympatheic tone But there has been no concrete study which presents the influence of phentermine on autonomic nervous system. Analysis of Heart rate variability is reliable, non-invasive and very useful for evaluating function of autonomic nervous system. We tried to elucidate the influence of phentermine on autonomic nervovs system by heart rate variability. MethodsAmong the 70 candidates who participated in the double-blind case control study whichwas designed in purpose of approving whether- Adipekⓓ is effective for treatment of obesity, 45persons were folled up. From April, 2005 to May 2005, HRV of the candidates who takes phentermine or placebo for 1month, was recorded using BFM-5000ⓓ(medi-core) for 5 minutes in resting state. HRV measures were assessed by time-domain and by frequency- domain analysis. Time domain parameters contain SDNN(Standard Deviation of NN intervals) and RMSSD(Root-Mean-Square of Successive Differences), etc and frequency domain Parameters contain Total Power(TP), Low frequency(LF'0.04-0.15Hz) power. High Frequency(HF:0.15-0.4Hz) power and LF/HF ratio etc. Results: Intakes of phentermine reduce HRV significant1y. SDNN & RMSSD, the main tine domain parameters of HRV, were decreased significantly(P=0.007. 0.016). PSI(Physical Stress Index of Pressure Index) was increase significantly(P=0.002)The main frequency domain parameters(TP, LF & VLF), also decreased significantly. (P=0.024,0.033, 0.015)Conclusion: The result showed that intakes of phentermine reduce heart rate variability and influence on most parameters of HRV. So phentermine not only accelerates sympathetic tone, but also inhibit the balance and function of autonomic nervous system.

• 경영과학
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2013

Of the new and renewable energies currently being pursued domestically, wind energy, together with solar photovoltaic energy, is a new core growth driver industry of Korea. As of May 2012, 33 wind farms at a capacity of 347.8MW are in operation domestically. The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze how efficiently each operational wind farm is utilizing its power generation capacity and the weather resource of wind. For this purpose, the study proceeded in 3 phases. In phase 1, ANOVA analysis was performed for each wind farm, thereby categorizing farms according to capacity, region, generator manufacturer, and quantity of weather resources available and comparing and analyzing the differences among their operating efficiency. In phase 2, for comparative analysis of the operating efficiency of each farm, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to calculate the efficiency index of individual farms. In the final phase, phase 3, regression analysis was used to analyze the effects of weather resources and the operating efficiency of the wind farm on the power generation per unit equipment. Results shows that for wind power generation, only a few farms had relatively high levels of operating efficiency, with most having low efficiency. Regression analysis showed that for wind farms, a 1 hour increase in wind speeds of at least 3m/s resulted in an average increase of 0.0000045MWh in power generation per 1MW generator equipment capacity, and a unit increase in the efficiency scale was found to result in approximately 0.20MWh power generation improvement per unit equipment.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.156-164
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• 2010

부상식 면진기초 매스콘크리트의 시공이 6차에 걸쳐 분리타설로 이루어졌다. 선행 Mock-up실험을 통하여 각각 온도이력계측과 수화열해석이 병행되었고 최선의 양생조건과 시공순서가 부여되었다. 그 결과 수화발열과 냉각시 발생가능한 온도균열은 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 현행 콘크리트 시방서 매스콘크리트편의 온도균열지수의 간이식, 정밀식 모두 낮은 범위의 지수를 나타내었다. 이는 수화열 거동 및 균열예측에 있어 온도균열 발생확률이 높은 것으로 나타나, 실제 타설경과 내용과 상이함을 알 수 있었다. 각 시공단계의 계측 및 해석결과는 대상 부재의 크기와 형상을 고려하여 부재내부를 등온도분포영역과 상대적으로 온도경사가 높은 영역으로 분리할 필요가 있음을 추정케 하였다. 결론적으로, 구조형태별 수화발열/냉각시 온도변화에 보다 민감한 특성두께를 정의하여, 현실적인 온도균열지수를 계산하는 과정과 방법이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.127-131
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 굴절률 감지 방식의 수직 결합형 폴리머 마이크로링 공진기 기반 글루코스 바이오 센서를 제안하고 구현하였다. 이 센서에서 상부 클래딩 역할을 하는 글루코스 분석 대상물의 농도 변화는 링 공진기의 공진파장 이동을 측정함으로써 얻어진다. 특히, 센서의 감도를 향상시키기 위해 다음과 같은 방법을 사용하였다. 첫째로, 분석 대상물에 근접한 유효굴절률을 갖는 폴리머 도파로 구조를 공진기 센서에 도입하였다. 둘째로, 분석 물질의 접촉면적을 확대하기 위해 측면 클래딩층이 충분히 식각된 pedestal 링 도파로 구조를 사용하였다. 제안된 공진기 센서는 빔전파 방법을 사용하여 설계하고 분석하였다. 사용된 코어 및 클래딩용 폴리머의 굴절률은 각각 1.430과 1.375였으며, 링 반경은 $400\;{\mu}m$였다. 이 때 얻어진 도파로의 유효굴절률은 ${\sim}1.390$였으며 글루코스 수용액의 굴절률 1.333와 매우 근접하였다. 제작된 소자의 기본적인 전달특성은 FSR(free spectral range) 0.66 nm, 대역폭 ${\sim}0.15\;nm$, Q 값 10,000 이었다. 1550 nm 광파장 대역에서 얻어진 측정 결과를 살펴보면, 센서 감도는 ${\sim}0.28\;pm$/(mg/dL)였으며, 이에 따른 굴절률 변화 감도는 ${\sim}200\;nm/RIU$였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권9호
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• pp.726-733
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• 2013

헬리콥터 로터 블레이드는 헬리콥터의 성능을 좌우하는 동시에 비행 시 주된 소음을 발생함에 따라 고성능, 저소음 특성이 요구되는 구상품이다. 국내 소형무장헬기 개발과 병행하여 개발될 민수헬기는 해외체계업체 보유 민수헬기를 기반으로한 국제공동 업그레이드 개발이 추진됨에 따라 해외체계업체 제시 대상기종의 로터 블레이드 성능파악이 매우 중요하다. 본 연구는 해외체계업체 제시 대상기종 블레이드의 성능분석을 통하여 최신 해외 블레이드 대비 성능파악 및 국내고유형상 블레이드 개발 가능성을 타진하는 것을 목적으로 수행되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 일차적으로 향후 민수헬기개발사업의 해외협상 및 국내 고유형상 블레이드 개발 시 목표 성능지표 등으로 활용될 수 있다.

• 척추신경추나의학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.15-28
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• 2019

Objectives : This study aimed to systematically and comprehensively review controlled clinical trials on the effectiveness and safety of Chuna Manual Therapy for stroke. Methods : By October 7, 2019, three core databases and three domestic databases were searched. Seven major academic journals on the related field were also hand-searched. Methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Meta-analysis was conducted and the quality of its evidence was assessed using the GRADE methodology. Results : Five articles met the eligibility criteria. The results of most of included studies were in favor of Chuna Manual Therapy. No study described any adverse events during or after the clinical trials. Meta-analysis of three eligible studies showed that the pre- and post-treatment scores on the Modified Barthel Index (mean difference 8.00, 95% confidence interval 0.26 to 15.74) and Berg Balance Scale (mean difference 3.57, 95% confidence interval 0.64 to 6.51) of the Chuna-treated group were significantly different, but only marginally higher than those of the non-treatment group. Thus, the level of evidence gathered from these studies was assessed to be low. Conclusions : Based on current available evidence, any confirmative conclusions cannot be made on the effectiveness and safety of Chuna Manual Therapy for stroke because of the small sample size, low methodological quality, presence of statistical heterogeneity, and missing safety information. More rigorously designed large-scale multi-center studies are needed to establish more specific and credible evidence to support or oppose the use of Chuna Manual Therapy for stroke.