• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.131-142
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• 2024

PURPOSE: This study was a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature comparing the differences between task-oriented treadmill training and general treadmill training for stroke patients. METHODS: Literature published in the Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Embase, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), and PubMed was reviewed. A total of 1,163 studies were initially retrieved, of which eight articles were included in the final review. A quality assessment of the included studies was conducted using the Risk of Bias (RoB) 2.0 tool, and Duval and Tweedie's trim and fill method was used to evaluate publication bias. Data analysis was performed using R studio 4.2.1. RESULTS: According to the quality assessment using RoB 2.0, three articles were evaluated as low risk, two as of some concern, and three as high risk. The overall effect size of task-oriented tradmill training was .35. Regarding gait function, the values were .76, .25, and .40, respectively, for gait endurance, gait speed, and gait pattern. According to Duval and Tweedie's trim and fill method, no publication bias was observed. CONCLUSION: Study findings indicate that task-oriented treadmill training is the most effective intervention for improving gait endurance in patients with stroke. Therefore, applying this intervention to patients with stroke in the community is recommended.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.72-78
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• 2024

Background: Clinical outcomes after fixation of distal humerus intraarticular fractures are directly related to the quality of reduction. The use of three-dimensional (3D)-printed fracture models can benefit preoperative planning to ensure good reduction. This review aims to determine if surgery performed with 3D printing assistance are faster and result in fewer complications and improved clinical outcomes than conventional methods. We also outline the benefits and drawbacks of this novel technique in surgical management of distal humerus fractures. Methods: A systematic literature search was carried out in various electronic databases. Search results were screened based on title and abstract. Data from eligible studies were extracted into spreadsheets. Meta-analysis was performed using appropriate computer software. Results: Three randomized controlled trials with 144 cases were included in the final analysis. The 3D-printed group had significantly shorter mean operating time (mean difference, 16.25 minutes; 95% confidence interval [CI], 12.74-19.76 minutes; P<0.001) and mean intraoperative blood loss (30.40 mL; 95% CI, 10.45-60.36 mL; P=0.005) compared with the conventional group. The 3D-printed group also tended to have fewer complications and a better likelihood of good or excellent outcomes as per the Mayo elbow performance score, but this did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions: Three-dimensional-printing-assisted surgery in distal humerus fractures has several benefits in reduced operating time and lower blood loss, indirectly decreasing other complications such as infection and anemia-related issues. Future good-quality studies are required to conclusively demonstrate the benefits of 3D printing in improving clinical outcomes.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.38-49
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• 2023

Background/Aims: Patients with Barrett's esophagus are at increased risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma. Endoscopic therapies aim to eradicate dysplastic and metaplastic tissues. Hybrid argon plasma coagulation (hybrid-APC) utilizes submucosal fluid injection to create a protective cushion prior to ablation that shields the submucosa from injury. We performed a pooled meta-analysis to evaluate the safety and efficacy of hybrid-APC. Methods: We conducted a systematic search of major electronic databases in April 2022. Studies that included patients with dysplastic and non-dysplastic Barrett's esophagus undergoing treatment with hybrid-APC were eligible for inclusion. Outcome measures included complete remission of intestinal metaplasia (CR-IM), stricture formation, serious adverse events, and number of sessions necessary to achieve CR-IM. Results: Overall pooled CR-IM rate for patients undergoing hybrid-APC was 90.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.872-0.939; I²=0%). Pooled stricture rate was 2.0% (95% CI, 0.005-0.042; I²=0%). Overall serious adverse event rate was 2.7% (95% CI, 0.007-0.055; I²=0%). Conclusions: Results of the current meta-analysis suggest that hybrid-APC is associated with high rates of CR-IM and a favorable safety profile. Interpretation of these results is limited by the inclusion of retrospective cohort and case series data. Randomized controlled trials that standardize treatment and outcome evaluation protocols are necessary to understand how this treatment option is comparable to the current standards of care.

• Clinical Nutrition Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.65-76
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• 2023

The present systematic review and meta-analysis were accomplished to understand the effects of tart cherry juice consumption on body composition and anthropometric measures. Five databases were searched using relevant keywords from inception to January 2022. All clinical trials investigating the effect of tart cherry juice consumption on body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), and percentage body fat (PBF) were included. Out of 441 citations, 6 trials that enrolled 126 subjects were included. Tart cherry juice consumption significantly did not reduce BW (weighted mean difference [WMD], -0.4 kg; 95% confidence interval [CI], -3.25 to 2.46; p = 0.789; GRADE = low), BMI (WMD, -0.07 kg/m²; 95% CI, -0.89 to 0.74; p = 0.857; GRADE = low), FM (WMD, 0.21 kg; 95% CI, -1.83 to 2.25; p = 0.837; GRADE = low), FFM (WMD, -0.12 kg; 95% CI, -2.47 to 2.27; p = 0.919; GRADE = low), WC (WMD, 1.69 cm; 95% CI, -1.88 to 5.27; p = 0.353; GRADE = low), and PBF (WMD, 0.18%; 95% CI, -1.81 to -2.17; p = 0.858; GRADE = low). Overall, these data suggest that tart cherry juice consumption has no significant effect on BW, BMI, FM, FFM, WC, and PBF.

• Management Science and Financial Engineering
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2014

In multi-objective scheduling problems, the objectives are usually in conflict. To obtain a satisfactory compromise and resolve the issue of NP-hardness, most existing works have suggested employing meta-heuristic methods, such as genetic algorithms. In this research, we propose a novel data-driven approach for generating a single solution that compromises multiple rules pursuing different objectives. The proposed method uses a data mining technique, namely, random forests, in order to extract the logics of several historic schedules and aggregate those. Since it involves learning predictive models, future schedules with the same previous objectives can be easily and quickly obtained by applying new production data into the models. The proposed approach is illustrated with a simulation study, where it appears to successfully produce a new solution showing balanced scheduling performances.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.125-140
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• 2005

Nowadays, we have many embedded systems which store and process multimedia data. For multimedia systems using hard disks as storage media such as DVR, existing file systems are not the right choice to store multimedia data in terms of cost. performance and reliability. In this study we designed a reliable file system with very high performance for embedded multimedia applications. The proposed file system runs with quite simple disk layout to reduce time to initialize and to recover after power failures, uses a large data block to speed up the sequential accesses, incorporates a time-based indexing scheme to improve the time-based random accesses and boosts reliability by backing up the important meta data on a small NVRAM. We implemented the file system on a Linux-based DVR and verified the performance by comparing with existing file systems.

• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제3권12호
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• pp.523-530
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• 2014

온톨로지 정렬의 목적은 지식을 공유 및 재사용 하는 데 있다. 기존 온톨로지 정렬 시스템은 온톨로지 개념의 모호성 때문에 여러 가지 다양한 측정 기법을 사용하고 전수조사를 수행하여 사용자가 만족하는 결과를 얻는다. 온톨로지 개념이 점차 많아짐에 따라 계산이 복잡해지고 걸리는 시간이 기하급수적으로 증가하여 처리 과정에서 오류가 발생한다. 이를 해결하기 위하여 메타 휴리스틱 알고리즘을 사용하는 메타 매칭이 연구되고 있다. 기존 메타 매칭 시스템에서는 사용하는 파라미터가 많기 때문에 온톨로지 정렬 처리에 계산이 복잡하고 특정 도메인의 다양한 데이터에 따라 조율이 요구되어 온톨로지 정렬 탐색에 좋은 성능을 보여주지 못했다. 이 논문에서는 온톨로지 정렬을 쉽고 간단한 계산을 통해 높은 성능을 목표로 하여 DCS(Discrete Cuckoo Search) 를 사용한 온톨로지 정렬 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리즘은 Levy Flight 분포에 따른 탐색으로 효율적인 전략을 보여준다. 제안된 알고리즘은 OAEI 2012(Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative)에서 제공하는 벤치마크 데이터와 제안 알고리즘을 사용하여 성능을 평가한다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.651-660
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• 2008

플래시 메모리는 비휘발성, 저전력, 빠른 입출력, 충격에 강함 등과 같은 많은 장점으로 임베디드 시스템에 많이 사용되고 있다. 그렇지만 제자리 덮어쓰기가 불가능하고 블록의 지움 횟수 제약이 있으며, 지움 연산을 페이지 단위로 해야 한다는 단점이 있다. 이러한 제약을 극복하기 위해 YAFFS와 RFFS와 같은 NAND플래시 파일 시스템이 제안되었다. YAFFS는 마운트 과정에서 필요한 데이터들을 얻기 위해 전체 플래시 메모리를 읽어야 하기에 마운트 시간이 느려진다. 따라서 빠른 마운트를 위해 필요한 모든 블록의 정보와 메타 데이터를 관리하는 RFFS 파일시스템이 제안되었다. 하지만 메타 데이터를 관리하기 위한 연산으로 인하여 파일시스템에 부담을 증가 시킨다. 본 논문에서는 위와 같은 문제점 해결을 위하여 최소한의 메타데이터를 이용하여 빠른 부팅 및 복구를 제공 할 수 있는 NAND 플래시 파일 시스템을 제안한다. 그리고 실험을 통해 마운트 및 복구 성능 향상과 시스템에 부하가 없음을 보인다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.70-82
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• 2011

Objectives: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is a major cause of death in Korea and known to result from several occupational factors. This study attempted to estimate the current magnitude of IHD mortality due to occupational factors in Korea. Methods: After selecting occupational risk factors by literature investigation, we calculated attributable fractions (AFs) from relative risks and exposure data for each factor. Relative risks were estimated using meta-analysis based on published research. Exposure data were collected from the 2006 Survey of Korean Working Conditions. Finally, we estimated 2006 occupation-related IHD mortality. Results: For the factors considered, we estimated the following relative risks: noise 1.06, environmental tobacco smoke 1.19 (men) and 1.22 (women), shift work 1.12, and low job control 1.15 (men) and 1.08 (women). Combined AFs of those factors in the IHD were estimated at 9.29% (0.3-18.51%) in men and 5.78% (-7.05-19.15%) in women. Based on these fractions, Korea's 2006 death toll from occupational IHD between the age of 15 and 69 was calculated at 353 in men (total 3,804) and 72 in women (total 1,246). Conclusion: We estimated occupational IHD mortality of Korea with updated data and more relevant evidence. Despite the efforts to obtain reliable estimates, there were many assumptions and limitations that must be overcome. Future research based on more precise design and reliable evidence is required for more accurate estimates.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2016년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.123-125
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• 2016

빅 데이터 분석은 기존 데이터베이스 관리 도구로부터 데이터를 수집, 저장, 관리, 분석할 수 있는 역량을 말한다. 또한, 대량의 정형 또는 비정형 데이터 집합으로부터 가치를 추출하고 결과를 분석하는 기술을 의미한다. 메타분석은 여러 실증연구의 정량적인 결과를 통합과 분석을 통해 전체 결과를 조망할 수 있는 기회를 제공하는 통계적 통합 방법이다. 정보시스템 성공모델 기반 성공요인에 관한 연구에서 어떠한 요인이 설명력이 높은지 알아보고자 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 국내 주요 학회지에 게재된 정보시스템 성공요인에 관한 관련연구에서 어떠한 요인들을 사용하고 있고 또한 이러한 외부요인들이 사용자의 사용의도에 어느 정도의 설명력을 가지는지를 메타분석을 통해 알아보고자 한다. 따라서 연구결과를 바탕으로 학문적 실무적 의의를 논의하고자 한다.