• 핵의학기술
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2010

$^{99m}Tc$-DTPA를 이용한 사구체 여과율(Glomerular Filtration Rate, GFR) 측정은 간편한 방법으로 신장의 기능평가를 할 수 있는 장점이 있다. GFR 값은 순 주사기 계수, 신장 깊이, 교정 신장 계수, 영상획득 시간, 감마카메라의 특성 등 여러 원인에 의해 그 결과가 달라질 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 $^{99m}Tc$-DTPA를 이용한 GFR 측정에서 행렬크기(matrix size)와 주사 전 방사능 양의 변화가 계수 값에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 영상 획득에 사용된 장비는 GE사의 Infinia이며 확대계수(zoom factor)는 1.0으로 하여 저에너지 범용성 콜리메이터를 사용하였다. 촬영조건으로 행렬 크기(matrix size)는 $64{\times}64$, $128{\times}128$, $256{\times}256$으로 변화를 주었고, 주사 전 방사능 양은 $^{99m}Tc$-DTPA를 222 (6), 296 (8), 370 (10), 444 (12), 518 MBq (14 mCi)로 각각 74 MBq (2 mCi)단위로 증가시켜 각각의 행렬 크기에 따라 계수치를 얻었다. 주사기는 검출기로부터 30 cm 거리를 두고 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60초까지 영상을 얻은 후 그 계수치를 비교하였다. 행렬 크기와 주사 전 방사능 양의 변화로 얻은 계수치를 실제 GFR 공식에 적용하였다. 행렬 크기 $64{\times}64$에서의 단위시간 당 계수치는 26.8, 34.5, 41.5, 49.1, 55.3 kcps, $128{\times}128$는 25.3, 33.4, 41.0, 48.4, 54.3kcps, $256{\times}256$의 경우는 25.5, 33.7, 40.8, 48.1, 54.7 kcps로 나타났다. 5초 동안 얻은 총 계수치는 $64{\times}64$에서 134, 172, 208, 245, 276 kcounts, $128{\times}128$는 127, 172, 205, 242, 271 kcounts, $256{\times}256$의 경우에는 137, 168, 204, 240, 273 kcounts로 나타났다. 그리고 60초 동안 얻은 총 계수치는 $64{\times}64$에서 1,503, 1,866, 2,093, 2,280, 2,321 kcounts, $128{\times}128$는 1,511, 1,994, 2,453, 2,890, 3,244 kcounts, $256{\times}256$의 경우에는 1,524, 2,011, 2,439, 2,869, 3,268 kcounts로 각각 나타났다. 총 계수치의 백분율 차이(% Difference)에 있어 $64{\times}64$는 최소 0%에서 최대 30.02%의 차이를 보였으며, $128{\times}128$와 $256{\times}256$은 각각 최소 0%에서 최대 0.60와 0.69%의 차이를 보였다. 행렬크기 $64{\times}64$의 계수 값에서 GFR 값은 주사 전 방사능 양이 222 MBq (6 mCi)에서 20초와 60초에서 0.37과 6.77%, 518 MBq (14 mCi)에서 20초와 60초에서 0.18과 42.89%로 얻었다. 그러나 $128{\times}128$와 $256{\times}256$에서는 0.60과 0.63%로 각각 나타났다. 행렬크기의 변화에서 $128{\times}128$과 $256{\times}256$은 주사 전 방사능 양과 계수 시간 변화에 따라 계수치 백분율과 GFR 값에 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 행렬크기가 $64{\times}64$에서는 주사 전 계수치가 1,500 kcounts를 초과할 때, 222 MBq (6mCi)에서는 50초와 518 MBq (14 mCi)에서는 30초 이상에서 주사 전 방사능 양과 시간의 변화에 따라 과잉계측이 서로 다르게 나타났으며, GFR 값에서는 더 큰 차이의 변화를 보였다. 따라서 $^{99m}Tc$-DTPA GFR 검사에서 주사 전 선량계측 시간에 따른 방사능 정량분석 검사에서는 행렬 크기, 주입 방사능 양, 그리고 획득시간 간의 변화 값을 정확히 알고 있어야 검사 결과에 대한 신뢰성을 확보 할 수 있을 것이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.433-438
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• 2008

연구배경: COPD 환자에서 최대산소섭취량의 측정은 호흡재활치료에서 운동 강도의 결정과 치료 반응을 평가 하는데 사용된다. 하지만 운동부하 심폐기능 검사는 공간및 비용 등의 문제로 우리나라에서는 보편화되어 있지 않다. 한편 6분 보행검사는 간단하게 운동능력을 평가할 수 있는 방법으로 신뢰도가 높고 운동능력의 변화를 비교적잘 반영한다. 본 연구에서는 중등도 이상의 COPD 환자에서 $6M_{work}$을 이용해 최대산소섭취량을 예측하는 공식을 구하고자 하였다. 방 법: 중등도 이상의 COPD 남성 33명을 대상으로 전향적 다기관 연구를 진행하였다. 최초 방문시 폐기능검사, 운동부하 심폐기능 검사와 6분 보행검사를 실시하였고, 보행거리와 체중을 곱하여 $6M_{work}$을 구한 다음 최대산소섭취량과 상관관계가 높은 변수들을 찾아 다중회귀분석법을 이용하여 추정 예측식을 구하였다. 결 과: 환자의 평균 연령은 67.7세, 신체질량지수는 $22.5kg/m^2$였다. $FEV_1$의 평균값은 1.33 L (정상 예측치의 51.1%)이었고, 최대산소섭취량도 1,015.9 ml/min (정상 예측치의 50.8%)로 낮게 측정되었다. 평균 6분 보행거리는 516 m, $6M_{work}$는 32,811이었으며, $6M_{work}$가 6분 보행거리보다 최대산소섭취량과 더 높은 상관관계를 보였다. 또한 $FEV_1$, 폐확산능, FVC가 최대산소섭취량과 높은 상관관계를 보였다. 다중회귀분석으로 얻어진 예측식은 [최대산소섭취량(ml/min)=($274.306{\times}FEV_1$)+($36.242{\times}DLco$)+($0.007{\times}6M_{work}$)-84.867]이었다. 결 론: 최대산소섭취량 검사가 불가능한 상황에서의 대안으로 시행이 간편한 6분 보행검사를 보조적으로 이용할 수 있을 것으로 사료되며, 본 연구에서 얻어진 추정공식의 타당성에 대한 대규모 연구가 필요하다.

• 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기관식도과학회 1972년도 춘계종합 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.5-6
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• 1972

1960년이래 우리나라 산업은 현저하게 발달하였으며 이에 따르는 부수적인 현상이라고 할 수 있는 교통기관의 발달과 도시인구의 비대도 병행하였다. 그리나 이미 선진국가에서 겪었던 경험과 같이 기계문명의 발달과 함께 자연 환경의 파괴라는 문제에 봉착하게 되었다. 대기오염과 도시소음은 호흡기 질환, 이비인후과 질환, 안질환, 그리고 도시민에 주는 불안감과 피로촉진 적인 요인이 되고 있음은 이미 밝혀졌으며 또한 활발하게 이에 관련되는 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 때문에 인류의 사회복지 향상을 위한 노적의 결과가 우리들의 건강을 위협하는 이율배반적인 현상을 초래하게끔 강요하였다는 모순을 볼 수 있다. 대기오염을 유발시키는 원인은 연료의 연소에 기인되므로 연료사용량의 증가는 대기오염도를 심하게 하여 주는 원인이 된다. 대기 오염물질의 발생원은 연료를 많이 사용하는 곳으로 일반적으로 교통기관, 산업장, 화력발전소 및 난방, 취사 등으로 구분한다. 따라서 연료 사용량과 연소방법을 기초로 하여 연간 대기로 배출하는 오염물질을 추정할 수 있다. 1960년에서 1969년 즉 10년간의 우리나라 연료사용량을 기초로 하여 향후 1980년까지의 대기오염물질의 연간 배출량 추세를 보면 1970년도에 연간 약 80만톤의 오염물질을 전국의 대기속으로 배출하였으며 향후 뚜렷한 대책을 강구치 않는 한 1975년도에는 약 3배로 증가할 것이며 10년 후인 1980년에는 약 6배로 증가된 462만들을 배출할 것으로 추산할 수 있다. 미국의 경우 1968년도의 연간 오염물질 배출량을 보면 2억 1천 4백만 톤을 배출하였으며 1966년도보다 약 70%증가하였다. 그러나 우리나라의 경우를 보면 같은 연도의 증가율은 2.3배로서 3년간의 배출 증가는 미국보다 훨씬 높은 추세를 나타내고 있었다 국토 단위면적(km$^{7}$ )으로 볼 때 우리나라의 1975년도에는 약 24톤을 배출하였으며 미국의 1968년도와 비슷한 배출량이라 할 수 있다. 1975년도에 서울에서 배출되는 오염물질의 양은 연간 36.4만 톤이며 하루에 약 1,000톤을 배출할 것으로 산출된다. 이 사실을 오염원 별로 보면 연간 배출되는 총량의 약 40%는 자동차의 배기에 의하여 오염되고 있으며 산업장은 약 30%를 차지할 것으로 추정된다. 한편 1970년도에 전국에서 배출된 양의 22.8%가 서울에서 집중적으로 배출되었음은 심각한 문제이며 이와 같은 현상을 보존키 위한 대책의 필요성을 암시하여 주고 있다. 서울시에서 배출되고 있는 유해가스 중 자극성이 있는 가스로써 비인후계 질환을 일으키는 유독가스 유황산화물, 질소산화물, 탄화수소는 전 배출량의 절반 이상을 차지하고 있다 특히 유황산화물의 배출원인은 유황분의 농도가 높은 방카C유를 도시에서 많이 사용하고 있기 때문에 라고 생각된다. 실제로 서울시의 대기중에 배출되는 연간 총량의 95%는 벙커 C유라고 지적한 바 있다. 전술한 바와 같이 서울시에서 배출되는 오염물질의 40%는 자동차의 배기에 의하여 오염되고 있으므로 자동차의 문제만 해결한다면 대기오염물질의 40%에 해당되는 연간 배출량인 15만톤(1975년도)은 제거가 가능하며 또한 벙커 C유를 다른 연료로 대치한다면 약 10만톤 유황산화물을 제거할 수 있다 즉 1975년도의 연간 총 배출량 36.4만 톤 중 약 70%에 해당되는 25만톤은 해결할 수 있다는 결론을 얻을 수 있으며 여러 실험결과를 종합하면 최소 약 50%의 배출물을 제거할 소 있는 것으로 믿는다. 도시소음의 발생원은 교통소음, 산업소음, 건설소음 및 일반소음 등으로 구분될 수 있으며 연간 시민들에 의하여 60%가 소음으로 인한 피해에 대한 호소였음을 볼 때 가장 큰 비중을 차지한다고 할 수 있다. 도시소음은 자연의 정숙을 파괴하는 가장 큰 원인이라 할 수 있지만 한편 너무나 큰 비중을 차지하는 공공성을 띄우고 있거나 또는 취재대상이 명확히 구분되지 않는 경우가 많다는 것이 특징이다. 따라서 건설소음은 현재 세계적으로 행정적 규제를 강력히 시행 못하고 있으며 다만 공정에 사용되는 기계류를 기계공학적인 면에서 개선하고 있는 실정이며 교통기관의 경우는 운행노선의 조절(교통량분산) 항로조절, 역사이전 등의 소극적인 방법을 취하고 있으며 일반소음은 경범죄 및 선거법으로 단속하고 있는 실정이다. 도시소음의 가장 큰 비중을 차지하는 소음원은 교통소음이라 할 수 있으며 서울시의 주간도로 주변의 소음도는 평규 75㏈이며 최고 소음도는 85㏈이다. 특히 경적음은 100㏈ 전후로서 도로주변 소음으로서 가장 문제가 된다. 자동차의 운전상태에 따라 소음발생도는 달라서 대형 차량의 경우 발차시의 가장 크며 소형자동차는 속도에 비례하여 크다. 노후차량일수록 소음도는 커서 그 원인은 정비 불량으로 발생되는 차체소음이라 할 수 있다. 따라서 대책면에서 볼 때 정비강화, 교차로와 주차장의 감소 그리고 운행 장애물 제거등에 주력을 두어야 하며 독일의 소음방지 법령중 Hessen 경찰명령(제11조)에 의하면 라인에 경고하는 그의 목적에 자동차 경적을 사용하였을 때에는 200마르크 이상 500마르크 이하의 벌금을 과료하고 있으며 우리나라의 경우는 거의 없다고 할 수 있다. 서울시는 급진적으로 비대하여져 과거 교외에 있던 역이 현재 13개소가 주택지의 가운데 있게 되었으며 기차소음으로 인한 생활환경의 파괴는 크다. 실제로 신촌역의 경우 철로에서 200m 지점에서 소음을 측정한 결과 듸젤기관차에서는 68㏈에서 79㏈였으며 석탄기관차는 68㏈에서 98㏈였다. 공해방지법의 소음평가 방법(NRN)으로 소음분석 및 평가하면 최소 200m 지점에서는 모두 공해방지법에 저촉을 받고 있으며 특히 경적음과 석탄기관차의 주행은 NRN 60을 초과하였으며 이 수치는 ISO의 평가내용에 의하면 주민들의 지역사회 활동에 강력하게 장해를 준다는 결론을 얻을 수 있다. 기차소음의 대책면에서 볼 때 경적을 경종으로 대치하며 또한 주행속도를 조절한다면 많은 도움이 될것으로 추측된다. 일본의 경우 연속철(long rail)의 채용, 탄성체, 결장치의 사용 침목과 철로의 연결지점에 진동흡수재료사용 그리고 필요한 지점에 1~1.5m 높이의 방음벽설치등으로 많은 효과를 얻었다고 한다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2020

사구체 여과율은 신 기능의 평가와 신 질환의 경과 관찰에 중요한 지표다. 현재 임상에서 사구체 여과율을 측정하는 방법은 크게 혈청 크레아티닌 수치와 ^99mTc-DTPA을 이용해서 계산하는 검사가 유용하게 이용되고 있다. Gates 공식이 발표된 이후, ^99mTc-DTPA Renal Dynamic Scan 검사시 이를 적용해 GFR을 감마카메라 장비를 이용하여 측정하고 있다. 본 논문의 목적은 Gates 공식을 적용해 사구체 여과율을 측정할 때 동위원소의 용량 변화, Matrix Size 변경에 따른 사구체 여과율을 분석해 보고자 한다. 본원에서 ^99mTc-DTPA Renal Dynamic Scan 검사를 받은 성인 환자 5명 (환자나이 = 62 ± 5, 남자 3명, 여자 2명)의 결과를 분석하였다. ^99mTc-DTPA 15 mCi를 환자의 정맥에 순간 주사 후 21분간 동적 영상을 획득하였다. Activity, Matrix Size 변화에 따라 사구체 여과율을 평가하기 위해 2-3분 구간의 양쪽 신장과 조직에 관심 영역을 설정 후 총 계수를 측정하였다. Detector와 Table 간의 거리는 30cm로 유지하였고, 동위원소의 용량 변화 평가를 위해 Pre Syringe(PR)의 용량을 15, 20, 25, 30 mCi로 설정하였고, Post Syringe(PO)의 용량을 1, 5, 10, 15 mCi로 각각 설정하였다. 그리고 각각의 Matrix size를 32 × 32, 64 × 64, 128 × 128, 256 × 256, 512 × 512, 1024 × 1024로 변경하여 값을 비교 평가하였다. Matrix Size에서 동위원소의 용량이 증가할수록 사구체 여과율의 차이는 최대 52.95%에서 최소 16.67%로 점차 감소하였다. Matrix size 변화에 따른 사구체 여과율 값은 128에서 256, 256에서 512, 512에서 1024로 변경 시 2.4%, 0.2%, 0.2%로 유사하게 나타났으나, 32에서 64, 64에서 128로 변경 시 54.3 %, 39.43%로 GFR 값의 차이가 발생하였다. 마지막으로, 현재 사용 중인 256 Matrix, Pre syringe 15 mCi의 GFR 값을 기준으로 32 Matrix, Pre Syringe 15 mCi, Post Syringe 1 mCi 조건에서 82%로 가장 큰 차이가 발생하였고, 64 Matrix, Pre Syringe 30 mCi, Post Syringe 15 mCi의 조건에서 0.2%로 유사한 결과 값을 나타내었다. 본 논문을 통해 ^99mTc-DTPA Renal Dynamic Scan에서 Gates 공식을 이용해 사구체 여과율을 측정할 때, 동위원소의 용량과 Matrix Size 변화에 따라 사구체 여과율 측정에 영향이 있음을 확인하였다. 그러므로 각 병원에서 이를 적용해 GFR을 측정할 때 적절한 Parameter를 적용해서 검사의 유용성을 높아야 한다고 생각한다.

• 한국전통조경학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.20-35
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• 2022

본 연구는 문헌연구와 옛지도 및 항공사진의 분석, 현장 관찰과 드론 사진 촬영과 고저측량 그리고 주민인터뷰를 통해 익산시 금마면 신용리 황각동에 소재한 '유상곡수(流觴曲水)' 암각서 유적의 입지성과 장소성을 추적하여 이곳에서의 유상곡수 수계(修禊) 등의 향유 가능성을 타진함으로써, 이곳의 장소성을 분명히 함으로써 국내 유상곡수로 정원 유적의 조명과 보존을 목적으로 시도되었다. 본 연구의 결론은 다음과 같다. 유상곡수 유적이 존재하는 황각동 일대는 여러 문헌에서 익산에서 가장 아름다운 가경(佳景)으로 손꼽혀왔다. 황각동의 유래는 의정부(議政府)의 별칭과 밀접하게 관련된 것으로 판단된다. 즉 좌찬성(左贊成)을 역임한 양곡(陽谷) 소세양(蘇世讓)과의 관련성에 주목하였는데 특히 그의 태생지와 인접하고 있을 뿐 아니라 별서인 태허정(太虛亭), 은거당인 퇴휴당(退休堂)과 묘소 그리고 사후 배향 서원 등이 인근에 다수 분포한 점을 그 근거로 제시하였다. 밭일 후 바위에 호미를 걸어 놓는 넓은 바위인 하서대(荷鋤臺)는 중국과 한국의 한시의 용례로 볼 때 한가로운 전원생활과 유유자적하게 살아가는 소박하고 은자적인 삶을 표현한 것으로 보인다. 본 유적의 핵심이 되는 '유상곡수' 바위글씨가 있는 수석바위 상부의 암혈(巖穴)은 수계를 지원하기 위한 차일공(遮日孔)으로 파악되며 인근의 일간정과 모정은 유상곡수를 지원하기 위한 공간 기능을 수행했을 것으로 보인다. 등잔바위 전면에 새겨진 '황각동(黃閣洞)'바위글씨는 황각동천(黃閣洞天)에 이르는 관문으로, 향촌에 존재하는 이상세계를 관념화한 표식으로 파악하였다. 본 연구를 통해서 '황각동'과 '하서대' 바위글씨는 대한제국 광무(光武) 5년인 1901년 3월 29일에 익산군수 오횡묵과 지인인 김인길(金寅吉)이 새긴 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 이봉구의 「황각동운(黃閣洞韻)」과 양곡의 후손인 소진덕의 「황각동시회(黃閣洞詩會)」란 시제로 볼 때 황각동에서 곡수연과 관련되었을 것으로 추정되는 시사 모임이 최소한 일제강점기 초기까지도 행해졌음을 유추할 수 있다. 한편 현재 곡수로의 최대폭은 11.3m, 횡단구배는 15.04%로 계상되었으며 곡수로로 추정되는 수로 구간의 연장거리는 약 27.6m, 종단구배는 3.51%로 측정되었으나 현재 양안이 석축으로 처리된 점을 감안한다면 곡수로의 폭원과 연장거리는 훨씬 길었을 것으로 추정된다. 황각동 유상곡수 유적과 관련된 봄(삼월삼짇날) 모춘(暮春) 이용, 음주와 시 짓기, 시제 「황각동시회」, 유상곡수 바위글씨 그리고 인근 유상정으로 추정되는 일간정이라는 정자의 존재 등으로 볼 때 최소한 조선 말기까지 유상곡수연이 펼쳐진 공간이었음이 확인된다. 아쉽게도 '유상곡수'바위글씨에 대한 암각 주체와 조선 말기 이전의 향유자 등에 대해서는 자료 부족으로 확인하지 못함은 연구 한계로 남는다. 이는 향후 이에 대한 꾸준한 자료 발굴 노력을 통해 구명해야 할 부분이다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.58-71
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• 1981

충남(忠南) 전북지방(全北地方) 적송림(赤松林)의 천이과정(遷移過程)을 연구(研究)하기 위하여 솔잎혹파리의 피해지속기간(被害持續期間)에 따라 피해극기지(被害極基地) (5년전(年前)에 피해발생(被害発生))인 공주(公州)(A), 피해지속지(被害持續地)(10년전(年前)에 피해발생(被害発生))인 부여(扶餘)(B), 피해회복지(被害回復地)(20년전(年前)에 피해발생(被害発生))로서 고창지역(高敞地域)(C)을 조사지역(調査地域)으로 설정(設定)하고, 각(各) 조사지역별(調査地域別)로 환경요인(環境要因)과 식생상태(植生狀態)를 調査하여, 환경요인(環境要因)과 식생상태(植生狀態), 삼림군집(森林群集)의 비교(比較), 식물상(植物相)의 변화(変化) 등(等)을 분석(分析)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다 1. 임분(林分)이 솔잎혹파리피해(被害)로 부터 회복(回復)되어 감에 따라 식생구성(植生構成)에 변화(変化)가 오고 대상수종(代償樹種)으로 발달(発達)된 참나무류(類)의 상대우점치(相対優点値)가 감소(減小)되었다. 그러나 본(本) 조사지역내(調査地域內)에서는 상수리나무의 상대우점치(相対優点値)가 다른 참나무류(類) 보다 높았다. 2. 솔잎혹파리피해(被害)가 지속(持續)됨에 따라 삼림군집(森林群集)의 종구성상태(種構成狀態)가 점차 다양(多樣)하여진다. 그후 피해(被害)가 회복(回復)됨에 따라 임분(林分)의 종구성상태(種構成狀態)는 단순화(单純化)되는 것으로 나타났다. 3. 상대밀도(相対密度) 및 상대우점치(相対優点値)의 상대치(相対値)에 의(依)한 식생천이(植生遷移)를 종합분석(綜合分析)한 결과(結果) 솔잎혹파리피해(被害)의 극심(極甚)에서 우점종(優点種)을 이루던 참나무류(類)가 피해(被害)로부터 회복(回復)되어감에 따라 그 값이 감소(減少)되고, 싸리류(類), 진달래류(類) 등(等)이 하층식생(下層植生)을 형성(形成)하는 삼림군집(森林群集)으로 변화(変化)하여 갔다. 4. 식생(植生)에 미친 토심(土深), 토양함수량(土壤含水量), 유기물함량(有機物含量), 그리고 유기물층(有機物層)의 두께는 본(本) 조사대상지(調査対象地)의 범위내에 있어서는 거의 같은 것으로 사료(思料)되었고 연평균강수량(年平均降水量)과 온도(温度)도 유사(類似)하였다고 본다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.93-105
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• 1993

본 연구는 31 일령 broiler 병아리에 297 nm의 자외선을 조사하여 경과시간에 따라 다리의 피부를 채취하고 previtamin D$_3$(PreD$_3$), lumistero1$_3$(고), tachysterol$_3$(T$_3$), Vitamin D$_3$(VD$_3$) 및 provitaminD$_3$ (PreD$_3$) 함양을 측정코저 실시되었다. Broiler Hubbard계통 1일령 병아리 82수(2조사시간$\times$9 경과시간$\times$4회복＋10대조구)를 무창약등 육계사에 넣고 VD-결핍사료로 315간 사육한 후 조사선양 0.204mJ/$ extrm{cm}^2$ (30분 조사) 또는 0.409mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$(60분 조사)로 UVB 등을 조사하였으며 0, 6, 12, 18, 30, 42, 66, 90또는 138시간 후에 다리의 피부를 채취하였다. 9% ethyl acetate/n-hexane으로 처리하여 지질을 추출하였으며 Sep-Pak silica cartridge로 정제한 후 순상 HPLC로 PreD$_3$, L$_3$, T$_3$, VD$_3$ 및 ProD$_3$의 함양을 분석하였다. UVB를 조사하지 않은 대조구 병아리의 다리 피부중에는 PreD$_3$, L$_3$, T$_3$, VD$_3$가 검출되지 않았으며 PreD$_3$ 함양은 966$\pm$89ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$이었다. 0.204 또는 0.409mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$(30분 또는 60분) .조사시 다리 피부중 PreD$_3$의 mole %(절대함량 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$)는 열사직후 각각 4.67%(44ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) 또는 3.97%(37ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$)이었으며 시간이 경과됨에 따라 점차 감소되었다. 병아리의 다리 피부 면적은 25.81$\pm$0.50$\textrm{cm}^2$이었으며 다리 피부전체에서 합성된 PreD$_3$는 각각 0시간대에 961ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$, 738ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$이었다. 다리 피부중의 은 0시간 경과 시 각각 1.24%(12ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) 또는 0.92%(9ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$)이었으며 시간이 지남에 따라 점차 감소되었다 함량은 각각 0.58%(5ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) 또는 0.57%(6ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$)이었으며 역시 시간의 경과와 더불어 감소되었다. VD$_3$함량은 0시간대에 각각 2.13(21ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) 또는 0.97%(16 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$), 12시간대에 4.30%(33ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) 또는 6.40%(76ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$)을 나타내었고 0.204mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$ 조사시에는 18시간대에, 0.409mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$ 처리시에는 30시간 후에 최고치를 보였다 PreD$_3$가 VD$_3$로 열전환되는데 각각 18 또는 30시간이 소요된다는 것을 시사한다. 다리 피부중의 PreD$_3$함량은 0시간대에 각각 948또는 815ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$이었으며 대조구의 ProD$_3$ 함량 966ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$에 비하면 18 또는 151ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$의 PreD$_3$가 PreD$_3$, L$_3$, T$_3$ 및 VD$_3$이성화된 것이다. mole %로 보았을 때는 각각 8.63%, 6.43%가 광합성물로 전변 된 것이다 결논적으로 자외선을 2배 .무사하였을 때 VD$_3$등 광생성물이 2배는 아니지만 더 많이 생성된다는 것이 증명되었다.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.3225-3262
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• 1974

The purposes of this thesis are to clarify experimentally the variation of ground water temperature in tube wells during the irrigation period of paddy rice, and the effect of ground water irrigation on the growth, grain yield and yield components of the rice plant, and, furthermore, when and why the plant is most liable to be damaged by ground water, and also to find out the effective ground water irrigation methods. The results obtained in this experiment are as follows; 1. The temperature of ground water in tube wells varies according to the location, year, and the depth of the well. The average temperatures of ground water in a tubewells, 6.3m, 8.0m deep are $14.5^{\circ}C$ and $13.1^{\circ}C$, respercively, during the irrigation period of paddy rice (From the middle of June to the end of September). In the former the temperature rises continuously from $12.3^{\circ}C$ to 16.4$^{\circ}C$ and in the latter from $12.4^{\circ}C$ to $13.8^{\circ}C$ during the same period. These temperatures are approximately the same value as the estimated temperatures. The temperature difference between the ground water and the surface water is approximately $11^{\circ}C$. 2. The results obtained from the analysis of the water quality of the "Seoho" reservoir and that of water from the tube well show that the pH values of the ground water and the surface water are 6.35 and 6.00, respectively, and inorganic components such as N, PO4, Na, Cl, SiO2 and Ca are contained more in the ground water than in the surface water while K, SO4, Fe and Mg are contained less in the ground water. 3. The response of growth, yield and yield components of paddy rice to ground water irrigation are as follows; (l) Using ground water irrigation during the watered rice nursery period(seeding date: 30 April, 1970), the chracteristics of a young rice plant, such as plant height, number of leaves, and number of tillers are inferior to those of young rice plants irrigated with surface water during the same period. (2) In cases where ground water and surface water are supplied separately by the gravity flow method, it is found that ground water irrigation to the rice plant delays the stage at which there is a maximum increase in the number of tillers by 6 days. (3) At the tillering stage of rice plant just after transplanting, the effect of ground water irrigation on the increase in the number of tillers is better, compared with the method of supplying surface water throughout the whole irrigation period. Conversely, the number of tillers is decreased by ground water irrigation at the reproductive stage. Plant height is extremely restrained by ground water irrigation. (4) Heading date is clearly delayed by the ground water irrigation when it is practised during the growth stages or at the reproductive stage only. (5) The heading date of rice plants is slightly delayed by irrigation with the gravity flow method as compared with the standing water method. (6) The response of yield and of yield components of rice to ground water irrigation are as follows: \circled1 When ground water irrigation is practised during the growth stages and the reproductive stage, the culm length of the rice plant is reduced by 11 percent and 8 percent, respectively, when compared with the surface water irrigation used throughout all the growth stages. \circled2 Panicle length is found to be the longest on the test plot in which ground water irrigation is practised at the tillering stage. A similar tendency as that seen in the culm length is observed on other test plots. \circled3 The number of panicles is found to be the least on the plot in which ground water irrigation is practised by the gravity flow method throughout all the growth stages of the rice plant. No significant difference is found between the other plots. \circled4 The number of spikelets per panicle at the various stages of rice growth at which_ surface or ground water is supplied by gravity flow method are as follows; surface water at all growth stages‥‥‥‥‥ 98.5. Ground water at all growth stages‥‥‥‥‥‥62.2 Ground water at the tillering stage‥‥‥‥‥ 82.6. Ground water at the reproductive stage ‥‥‥‥‥ 74.1. \circled5 Ripening percentage is about 70 percent on the test plot in which ground water irrigation is practised during all the growth stages and at the tillering stage only. However, when ground water irrigation is practised, at the reproductive stage, the ripening percentage is reduced to 50 percent. This means that 20 percent reduction in the ripening percentage by using ground water irrigation at the reproductive stage. \circled6 The weight of 1,000 kernels is found to show a similar tendency as in the case of ripening percentage i. e. the ground water irrigation during all the growth stages and at the reproductive stage results in a decreased weight of the 1,000 kernels. \circled7 The yield of brown rice from the various treatments are as follows; Gravity flow; Surface water at all growth stages‥‥‥‥‥‥514kg/10a. Ground water at all growth stages‥‥‥‥‥‥428kg/10a. Ground water at the reproductive stage‥‥‥‥‥‥430kg/10a. Standing water; Surface water at all growh stages‥‥‥‥‥‥556kg/10a. Ground water at all growth stages‥‥‥‥‥‥441kg/10a. Ground water at the reproductive stage‥‥‥‥‥‥450kg/10a. The above figures show that ground water irrigation by the gravity flow and by the standing water method during all the growth stages resulted in an 18 percent and a 21 percent decrease in the yield of brown rice, respectively, when compared with surface water irrigation. Also ground water irrigation by gravity flow and by standing water resulted in respective decreases in yield of 16 percent and 19 percent, compared with the surface irrigation method. 4. Results obtained from the experiments on the improvement of ground water irrigation efficiency to paddy rice are as follows; (1) When the standing water irrigation with surface water is practised, the daily average water temperature in a paddy field is 25.2$^{\circ}C$, but, when the gravity flow method is practised with the same irrigation water, the daily average water temperature is 24.5$^{\circ}C$. This means that the former is 0.7$^{\circ}C$ higher than the latter. On the other hand, when ground water is used, the daily water temperatures in a paddy field are respectively 21.$0^{\circ}C$ and 19.3$^{\circ}C$ by practising standing water and the gravity flow method. It can be seen that the former is approximately 1.$0^{\circ}C$ higher than the latter. (2) When the non-water-logged cultivation is practised, the yield of brown rice is 516.3kg/10a, while the yield of brown rice from ground water irrigation plot throughout the whole irrigation period and surface water irrigation plot are 446.3kg/10a and 556.4kg/10a, respectivelely. This means that there is no significant difference in yields between surface water irrigation practice and non-water-logged cultivation, and also means that non-water-logged cultivation results in a 12.6 percent increase in yield compared with the yield from the ground water irrigation plot. (3) The black and white coloring on the inside surface of the water warming ponds has no substantial effect on the temperature of the water. The average daily water temperatures of the various water warming ponds, having different depths, are expressed as Y=aX+b, while the daily average water temperatures at various depths in a water warming pond are expressed as Y=a(b)x (where Y: the daily average water temperature, a,b: constants depending on the type of water warming pond, X; water depth). As the depth of water warning pond is increased, the diurnal difference of the highest and the lowest water temperature is decreased, and also, the time at which the highest water temperature occurs, is delayed. (4) The degree of warming by using a polyethylene tube, 100m in length and 10cm in diameter, is 4~9$^{\circ}C$. Heat exchange rate of a polyethylene tube is 1.5 times higher than that or a water warming channel. The following equation expresses the water warming mechanism of a polyethylene tube where distance from the tube inlet, time in day and several climatic factors are given: {{{{ theta omega (dwt)= { a}_{0 } (1-e- { x} over { PHI v })+ { 2} atop { SUM from { { n}=1} { { a}_{n } } over { SQRT { 1+ {( n omega PHI) }^{2 } } } } LEFT { sin(n omega t+ { b}_{n }+ { tan}^{-1 }n omega PHI )-e- { x} over { PHI v }sin(n omega LEFT ( t- { x} over {v } RIGHT ) + { b}_{n }+ { tan}^{-1 }n omega PHI ) RIGHT } +e- { x} over { PHI v } theta i}}}}{{{{ { theta }_{$\infty$ }(t)= { { alpha theta }_{a }+ { theta }_{ w'} +(S- { B}_{s } ) { U}_{w } } over { beta } , PHI = { { cpDU}_{ omega } } over {4 beta } }}}} where $\theta$$\omega$; discharged water temperature($^{\circ}C$) $\theta$a; air temperature ($^{\circ}C$) $\theta$$\omega$';ponded water temperature($^{\circ}C$) s ; net solar radiation(ly/min) t ; time(tadian) x; tube length(cm) D; diameter(cm) ao,an,bn;constants determined from $\theta$$\omega$(t) varitation. cp; heat capacity of water(cal/$^{\circ}C$ ㎥) U,Ua; overall heat transfer coefficient(cal/$^{\circ}C$ $\textrm{cm}^2$ min-1) $\omega$;1 velocity of water in a polyethylene tube(cm/min) Bs ; heat exchange rate between water and soil(ly/min)