• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2015

Purpose: Brain surface intensity model (BSIM)-based cortical thickness analysis does not require complicated 3D segmentation of brain gray/white matters. Instead, this technique uses the local intensity profile to compute cortical thickness. The aim of the present study was to evaluate intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of BSIM-based cortical thickness analysis using images from elderly participants. Materials and Methods: Fifteen healthy elderly participants (ages, 55-84 years) were included in this study. High-resolution 3D T1-spoiled gradient recalled-echo (SPGR) images were obtained using 3T MRI. BSIM-based processing steps included an inhomogeneity correction, intensity normalization, skull stripping, atlas registration, extraction of intensity profiles, and calculation of cortical thickness. Processing steps were automatic, with the exception of semiautomatic skull stripping. Individual cortical thicknesses were compared to a database indicating mean cortical thickness of healthy adults, in order to produce Z-score thinning maps. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated in order to evaluate inter-rater and intra-rater reliabilities. Results: ICCs for intra-rater reliability were excellent, ranging from 0.751-0.940 in brain regions except the right occipital, left anterior cingulate, and left and right cerebellum (ICCs = 0.65-0.741). Although ICCs for inter-rater reliability were fair to excellent in most regions, poor inter-rater correlations were observed for the cingulate and occipital regions. Processing time, including manual skull stripping, was $17.07{\pm}3.43min$. Z-score maps for all participants indicated that cortical thicknesses were not significantly different from those in the comparison databases of healthy adults. Conclusion: BSIM-based cortical thickness measurements provide acceptable intra-rater and inter-rater reliability. We therefore suggest BSIM-based cortical thickness analysis as an adjunct clinical tool to detect cortical atrophy.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2019

Objective: The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality combined with balance training on upper limb function, balance, and activities of daily living (ADL) in persons with acute stroke. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods: Fourteen acute stroke survivors were recruited and randomly assigned into two groups: the experimental group (n=7) and the control group (n=7). Both groups performed the conventional rehabilitation therapy for 30 minutes a day, 5 times a week, for 4 weeks. Additionally, the experimental group conducted the virtual reality training for 30 minutes on an unstable surface during each session, whereas the control group performed balance training for 30 minutes on a stable surface. All measurements were performed before and one day after intervention. Upper limb function, balance, and ADL were assessed using the Manual Function Test (MFT), the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and the Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI), respectively. Results: Both groups showed significant improvements in MFT, BBS, K-MBI after intervention (p<0.05). There were no significant differences between the experimental and control groups with respect to MFT, BBS, and K-MBI after intervention. The experimental group showed a greater decrease in fall risk (BBS<45) after intervention than the control group (p<0.05). Conclusions: These findings suggest that virtual reality combined with balance training has a better effect on balance improvement than virtual reality training alone in persons with acute stroke.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.267-279
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of the investigation was to identify the effects of purposeful activities combined with music on upper extremity function, motivation, and mood in acute stroke patients. Methods: For the study, 19 acute stroke inpatients were recruited at a general hospital in Korea. The patients were allocated between an experimental group (n=9) and a control group (n=10). The experimental group performed purposeful activities with their preferred music, and the control group carried out purposeful activities without music. The 2 groups received the treatments 30 min per day, 5 days per week, for 4 weeks. Measurements were taken before and after intervention, including a manual function test (MFT) for measuring upper extremity function, a volitional questionnaire (VQ) for assessing motivation, and the Beck depression inventory (BDI) and Beck anxiety inventory (BAI) for assessing mood. Results: In post-treatment measurement, both groups showed greater MFT, VQ, and BDI scores than in pre-treatment. Significantly greater VQ and BDI changes were represented in the experimental group as compared to the control group. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, purposeful activities combined with music have a positive effect on motivation and depression in acute stroke patients.

• Composites Research
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2010

서로 다른 길이비를 갖는 세 종류의 유리 직물 복합재료(평직, 균형능직, 비균형능직)의 면내 전단 물성 평가를 위해 편향인장 시험을 실시하였다. 직물 복합재료의 전단각을 결정하기 위하여 인장 변형량과 직물의 크기에 기인한 이론식, 직접측정법 및 이미지 분석법등을 이용하여 서로의 장단점을 비교하여 보았으며, 편향 인장 시험의 기하구조를 이용하여 유도된 식을 통해 면내 전단력을 계산하였다. 또한 트렐리스 시험(trellis-frame test)에 의한 결과와의 비교를 통해 편향 인장 시험에 의한 전단 물성 측정법의 정확도를 평가하였다. 실험 결과, 이론식에 의한 전단각 계산법은 전단각이 30도 이내일 경우에 이미지를 통한 직접 측정의 결과와 유사하였으며, 면내 전단력은 평직이나 균형 능직과 같은 등방형 직물의 경우에만 측정 샘플의 길이비에 무관한 균일한 결과를 보였다. 또한 편향 인장 시험과 트렐리스 시험 모두 비등방성이 큰 직물에 대한 전단 평가를 수행하는 데 있어서 많은 편차를 나타내었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.756-760
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• 2017

자동차 부품 업체에서는 납기 준수, 생산 원가 절감, 품질 관리 향상 등의 고객의 필수적인 요구 사항를 만족하기 위하여 자동화를 추진하고 있다. 현재의 수작업을 통한 육안 검사 공정에서는 이러한 필수 요구 사항을 만족하기에는 불가능하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 품질 관리 개선을 위하여 도어 힌지 브라켓 부품에 대한 현재의 수작업 육안 검사 공정을 대체할 수 있는 자동 선별 시스템을 제안하고자 한다. 본 제안은 도어 힌지 브라켓 부품의 용접너트 누락 불량 발생을 방지하여 고객사의 검사 요구사항 등을 만족할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 검사 공정 알고리즘 및 유사 척도 매칭 알고리즘 프로그램을 자동 선별 시스템에 적용하여 정상 제품과 불량 제품을 구별할 수 있도록 하였다. 검사 공정 알고리즘 및 유사 척도 매칭 알고리즘의 검증 시험을 통하여 검출정확도 98%의 성공적인 검사 결과를 나타내었고 이를 생산 현장에 적용하여 불량 제품감소에 따른 생산성 향상에 기여하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제6권12호
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• pp.80-88
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• 2006

객체지향 패러다임에서 객체의 속성, 동작, 객체사이의 관계를 표현하는 클래스의 구성요소들에 대한 연관관계를 측정하는 응집도는 다양하게 연구되어 왔다. 리팩토링 분야에서도 개발자의 경험이나 직감에 의한 수동분석에서 자동분석에 이르기까지 다양한 연구가 제안되어 왔다. 리팩토링을 자동으로 수행하기 위해서는 수행여부를 결정짓는 객관적 판단기준에 대한 검증이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 참조관계를 고려한 여섯 개의 메소드 위치 결정 요인과 메소드 위치에 대한 관계를 분석하기 위한 방법으로 로지스틱 회귀분석과 신경망을 사용할 것을 제안하였다. 실험 결과, 로지스틱 회귀 분석은 97%, 신경망은 90% 이상의 예측율을 보였으며, 로지스틱 회귀분석이 신경망을 이용한 방법보다 더 우수한 예측결과를 보였다. 또한 두 방법 모두 90% 이상의 예측율로 여섯 개의 메소드 위치 결정 요인이 리팩토링 무브 메소드의 객관적 판단기준으로 적용될 수 있음을 보였다.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2019

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of abdominal muscle strengthening exercise on abdominal muscle strength and respiratory function in stroke patients. Methods : The subjects were 14 stroke patients (10 males, 4 females) hospitalized at W rehabilitation hospital in Busan City and randomly assigned to 7 exercise groups and 7 control groups. Exercise was performed in combination with an upper and lower extremity pattern of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. Measurements of abdominal muscle strength and respiratory function were made before intervention and 4 weeks after intervention. Abdominal muscle strength was assessed using a digital manual dynamometer, and respiratory function was assessed by spirometry. The collected data were analyzed with a paired t-test and independent t-test and the significance level was set as α =.05. Results : The results showed that applying abdominal muscle strengthening exercise to stroke patients showed a significant increase in abdominal muscle strength and a significant difference between groups (p<.05). Maximal-effort expiratory spirogram (MES) readings were significantly increased in forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁), in the exercise group, and there were a significant differences between the groups in terms of FEV1 (p<.05). Slow vital capacity (SVC) was significantly increased in vital capacity (VC), tidal volume (TV), inspiratory reserve volume (IRV), and expiratory capacity (EC), and there were significant differences between the groups in VC, TV, expiratory reserve volume (ERV), EC, and inspiratory capacity (IC) (p<.05). Conclusion : Abdominal muscle strengthening exercise was effective in the abdominal muscle strength of stroke patients, and it was confirmed to have a positive effect on the enhancement of respiratory function. Therefore, it seems that exercise programs for stroke patients with respiratory weakness should include abdominal muscle strengthening exercises.

• Korean Journal of Geomatics
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2001

This paper presents an investigation into the operational comparison of SPOT triangulation to build GCP library by analytical plotter and DPW (digital photogrammetric workstation). GCP database derived from current SPOT images can be used to other image sensors of satellite, if any reasons, such as lack of topographic maps or GCPs. But, general formulation of a photogrammetric process for GCP measurement has to take care of the scene interpretation problem. There are two classical methods depending on whether an analytical plotter or DPW is being used. Regardless of the method used, the measurement of GCPs is the weakest point in the automation of photogrammetric orientation procedures. To make an operational comparison, five models of SPOT panchromatic images (level 1A) and negative films (level 1AP) were used. Ten images and film products were used for the five GRS areas. Photogrammetric measurements were carried out in a manual mode on P2 analytical plotter and LH Systems DPW770. We presented an approach for exterior orientation of SPOT images, which was based on the use of approximately eighty national geodetic control points as GCPs which located on the summit of the mountain. Using sixteen well-spaced geodetic control points per model, all segments consistently showed RMS error just below the pixel at the check points in analytical instrument. In the case of DPW, half of the ground controls could not found or distinguished exactly when we displayed the image on the computer monitor. Experiment results showed that the RMS errors with DPW test was fluctuated case by case. And the magnitudes of the errors were reached more than three pixels due to the lack of image interpretation capability. It showed that the geodetic control points is not suitable as the ground control points in DPW for modeling the SPOT image.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2020

온종아리신경 마비를 가진 환자에 대한 키네지오 테이핑의 효과는 연구되지 않고 있다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 온종아리신경 마비로 인한 발목 관절 부위의 기능적인 움직임이 제한된 환자를 대상으로 키네지오 테이핑의 효과를 알아보고자 한다. 본 연구는 온종아리신경 마비를 가진 10명을 대상으로 연구를 실시하였다. 키네시오 테이핑 적용은 발목관절에 적용하였다(발등굽힘, 바깥들림 방향). 키네지오 테이핑의 효과를 알아보기 위해 발목 관절의 도수근력검사(앞정강근, 긴종아리근), 능동 관절가동범위(발등굽힘, 바깥들림), 통증(시각사상척도, 통증 압력의 역치) 및 균형(한 발 서기동작)을 실시하였다. 측정은 중재 전, 중재 8주에 측정을 실시하였다. 연구결과 온종아리신경 마비 환자의 발목 관절에 키네지오테이핑을 중재 후 도수근력검사, 능동 관절가동범위, 통증, 균형을 모두 향상시켰다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로, 발목관절에 키네지오 테이핑 적용은 온종아리신경 마비 환자의 발목기능 및 통증과 균형에 효과적인 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.123-133
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• 2005

Objective : We investigated the sasang constitutional difference of physiological and psychological response in various thermal environmental conditions. Methods: Among 210 volunteers, 30 healthy subjects were selected through the QSCC II (a questionnaire for constitutional discrimination) and the manual examination of a specialist in sasang constitution. Subjects consisted of 10 each Soyang(少陽), Soeum(少陰), and Taeum(太陽). Experimental environments were set by six different conditions to be $23^{\circ}C,\;50\%\;RH,\;0.lm/s;\;25^{\circ}C,\;25\%\;RH,\;0.lm/s;\;25^{\circ}C,\;50\%\;RH,\;0.lm/s;\;25^{\circ}C,\;50\%\;RH,\;0.4m/s;\;25^{\circ}C,\;75\%\;RH,\;0.1m/s;\;and\;27^{\circ}C,\;50\%\;RH,\;0.1m\s$ (respectively temperature, relative humidity, and wind velocity). Skin temperature, core temperature, heart rate variability (HRV), and galvanic skin response (GSR) were measured for each subject Additionally, subjects were asked about comfort through the questionnaire. Results: From the viewpoint of external temperature sensibility, in all experimental environments, generally the Taeum type feels hotter and the Soeum feels colder than other types. In relative comfort, Soeum types were most sensitive to wind velocity change. From the viewpoint of body temperature, Taeum type was lower and Soyang was higher than other types. The measurements of HRV and GSR showed no difference between the types. Conclusion : The four sasang constitution types showed different responses to various thermal environmental conditions. Accordingly, our research could provide basic data for building the optimal thermal conditions for individuals based on sasang constitution. Consequently, it will help to build a healthy environment for everyday life.