• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2014

Purpose: Walking type cultivator used for weeding generated excessive handle vibration as well as bouncing motion depending on the weeding speed. This research was conducted to define a design factor of the rotary weeding blades for reducing soil reaction forces as well as hand vibration. Methods: The motion and forces acting on the rotary blades were reviewed to find out the most influencing parameter on hand vibration. The installation angle (IA) of the blade was selected and analyzed to determine the condition of no reaction force less. For removing the unnecessary upward soil reaction, the design factor theory of weeding blade was suggested based on geometrics and dynamics. For evaluation of design factor theory, the experiment in situ was performed base on ISO 5349:1. The vibration $a_{hv}$ and theoretical value $X_{MF}$ were compared with two groups that one was positive group ($X_{MF}$ > 0) and the other was negative group ($X_{MF}$ < 0). Results: $X_{MF}$ was derived from rotational velocity, forward velocity, disk diameter, weeding depth, blade's width and IA of blade. Two groups had significant difference (p < 0.05). In aspect of the group mean total exposure duration, positive group was 17.53% bigger than negative group. When disk radius 100, 150 and 200 mm, minimum IAs were $4{\sim}27^{\circ}$, $3{\sim}15^{\circ}$ and $2{\sim}10^{\circ}$, respectively. A spread sheet program which calculated XMF was developed by Excel 2013. Conclusions: According to this result, minimum IA of weeding blade for soil reaction reduction could be obtained. For reduction hand-arm vibration and power consumption, minimum IA is needed.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.532-535
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• 2005

The objective of this study is assessment of the efficacy of upper joint space arthrocentesis on prevention of TMJ injury from patient with mantibular fractures. We divided the patients into two groups, one which consist of 24 patients who are taken arthrocentesis while open reduction of mandibular fracture, the other which consist of 27 patients without arthrocentesis from Jan 1999 to Dec 2001. We measured maximum mouth opening, excursive movement range respectively one week, one month, three months later after operation. The patients were instructed to mark on 10 cm VAS for evaluation of TMJ pain during resting, mouth opening, and mastication. We evaluated the signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder clinically and radiographically 6 months later. The result of this study is that there is a reduction of pain and increase of range of mandibular motion in both groups but in patients with arthrocentesis there is relatively reduction of pain and increase of range of mandibular motion compared with control group. On the points of 6 months later, temporomandibular disorder occurred in 4 patients (16.7%) in group with arthrocentesis and 13 patients (47.1%) in control group. In conclusion, we think that supplemental therapy such as arthrocentesis is helpful for the recovery of jaw function and prevention of the development of temporomandibular disorder after facial trauma.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2017

Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the correlation between the amount of pain reduction after local anesthetic injection into the subacromial space preoperatively and clinical outcome after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods: A total of 127 patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and followed up at least 1 year were analyzed retrospectively. Preoperatively, a visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain was measured in all patients before and after the ultrasound guided impingement test. The participants were divied into four groups according to pain reduntion ater impingement test (Group A: >75%, Group B: 50%-75%, Group C: 25%-50%, Group D: <25%). VAS for pain, shoulder range of motion, shoulder isometric strength, ASES score were evaluated preoperatively and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postoperatively. Results: After surgery, the amount of pain reduction shows significantly at 3, 6 months in Groups A, B as compared to Groups C, D (p<0.05). Among the range of motion of shoulder joint, forward flexion was significantly improved in Group A at 3 months (p<0.05). The ASES score significantly improved at 3, 6 months in Groups A, B as compared to Group C, D (p<0.05). Conclusions: Preoperative degree of pain reduction after impingement test correlates with the improvement of pain after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, especially in the early phase. Therefore, the impingement test could be effectively used.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 고속철도 교량-열차 상호작용 해석을 위한 단순 3 차원 상호작용 해석모델을 기반으로 하여 정식화한 부구조화 기법 적용 상호작용 해석모델을 제시한다. 부구조화 기법에서는 철도 교량의 상부 구조와 지지 구조를 각각 부구조로 모델링하고, 열차-교량 상호작용 해석을 효율적으로 수행할 수 있다. 열차 해석 모델로는 2차원 열차 모델을 사용하고, Lagrange 운동방정식을 적용하여 2차원 열차의 운동방정식을 유도한다. 부구조화 기법에서는 응축 방법을 사용하여 자유도(Degree of freedom)의 수를 줄일 수 있으므로 고유 값 및 고유 벡터 계산을 위한 소요 시간 및 비용과 후속 계산의 소요시간 및 비용이 줄어든다. 본 논문에서는 부구조화 기법으로 Guyan 감소 방법을 사용한다. 단순 3 차원 교량-열차 상호작용 해석과 Guyan 감소 방법을 결합하여 효율적이고 정확한 교량-열차 상호작용 해석을 수행할 수 있다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.103-112
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• 2022

Fipronil is a popular insecticide used in both agricultural and domestic fields. Factors that affect sperm and eggs have a direct influence on reproductive outcomes. This study was undertaken to assess the effect of varying concentrations (10 - 200 μM) of fipronil and incubation times (30 min and 2 hrs) on boar spermatozoa. Spermatozoa were evaluated for motility, motion kinematics, viability, chromatin stability, and for the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the results were compared to those from corresponding controls. The findings revealed a significant, dose-dependent reduction in sperm motility in all fipronil treatment groups at 30 min of incubation (p < 0.05). A similar dose-dependent reduction in sperm motility was observed subsequent to fipronil exposure for 2 hrs of incubation (p < 0.05). Groups treated with fipronil showed a gradual reduction in motion kinematics (p < 0.05). Moreover, a significantly higher percentage of dead sperm was observed at 200 μM fipronil, as compared to the highest live percentage obtained in controls (p < 0.05). Evaluating the sperm chromatin integrity revealed a significantly higher percentage of damaged chromatin in spermatozoa incubated with 200 μM of fipronil. Moreover, ROS production was significantly higher in fipronil-exposed sperm (p < 0.05). In conclusion, boar spermatozoa incubated with fipronil showed decreased levels of sperm motility and viability, weaker chromatin integrity, and increased levels of intracellular ROS generation, all of which indicate that exposure to fipronil potentially impairs the fertilization competence of boar spermatozoa.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.90-102
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• 2011

현재 위성방송을 통해 신호를 전송 또는 재전송하는 무선통신서비스를 이용하는 시청자 층은 다양하다. 하지만 방송국은 H.264표준으로 압축된 동영상들을 위성통신을 통하여 전송하기 때문에 H.264표준 디바이스를 갖추지 않는 선박은 실시간으로 데이터를 전송받지 못하는 단점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 기존 MPEG-2 표준 디바이스를 사용하고 있는 선박을 위하여 H.264 to MPEG-2 트랜스코딩 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법은 H.264 표준의 매크로블록모드의 특성을 분석하여 H.264 to MPEG-2 transcoding의 계산시간 및 화질을 개선한다. 첫째 H.264와 MPEG-2표준의 INTRA 모드 방법이 상이하므로 새로운 방법을 제안한다. 둘째 매크로블록모드가 INTER 모드인 경우에는 H.264표준의 가변블록 안에 존재하는 움직임 벡터의 방향성을 고려하여 새로운 예측움직임벡터 (PMV: predictor motion vector)를 제안한다. 이때 최종움직임벡터는 예측움직임벡터를 그대로 사용하거나, H.264표준의 매크로블록내에 존재하는 가변블록들의 움직임벡터들과 MPEG-2부호기(baseline)의 움직임벡터의 일치율을 비교하여 최종적으로 움직임벡터를 예측할 범위(window size)를 결정한다. 실험결과, 제안한 트랜스코딩방법의 PSNR은 MPEG-2 FSBMA와 거의 일치하고, 트랜스코딩에 필요한 계산시간은 평균적으로 각각 70% 또는 67% 감소하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.55-64
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• 2017

An effective design approach for Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers (MTMDs) in pedestrian bridges was proposed by utilizing the transfer function to obtain each TMD's optimum stiffness and damping. A systematic simulation of pedestrian excitations was described. The motion equation of a typical MTMD system attached to a Multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) system was presented, and the transfer function from the input pedestrian excitations to the output acceleration responses was defined. By solving the minimum norm of the transfer function, the parameters of the MTMD which resulted in the minimum overall responses can be obtained. Two applications of lightly damped pedestrian bridges attached with MTMD showed that MTMDs designed through this method can significantly reduce the structural responses when subjected to pedestrian excitations, and the vibration control effects were better than the MTMD when it was considered as being composed of equal number and mass ratios of TMDs designed by classical Den Hartog method.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2007

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical results and determine appropriate methods of surgical treatment about type II talar neck fracture. Materials and Methods: Among nineteen patients who received surgical treatment for type II talar neck fracture from May 2000 to May 2005. Fourteen patients with a follow-up period of more than 1 year were divided into two groups. Six patients reduced by closed reduction (Group A) with screw fixation and eight patients reduced by open reduction with screw fixation. We analyzed preoperative, postoperative and follow-up simple radiographs and reviewed patient hospital records retrospectively. Clinical results were evaluated by Hawkins scoring system. We analyzed pain, limp, range of motion of ankle and subtalar joint. Results: Five patients (83.3%) in group A and seven patients (87.7%) in group B had excellent and good clinical results. There were no complications including avascular necrosis, delayed union, nonunion. Conclusion: Closed reduction with screw fixation of talar neck fracture shows correct reduction and satisfactory results. But because of short term period of follow-up, we need long term results.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.102-109
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• 2002

Purpose: To evaluate the results of the treatment of the supracondylar fractures of the humerus according to the fixation methods in adults Materials and Methods: Seven patients, aged 55 to 52 years (average,69 years), were reviewed after a mean follow-up of 37 months (range, 11-65 months). According to AO classification all fractures were classified as type A2 (simple transverse supracondylar fracture). Six patients underwent closed reduction and one patient, open reduction after failure of closed reduction. Percutaneous fixation with cannulated screws was performed to the 4 patients, per- cuta)leous fixation with Kirschner wires in 3 patients. All except one patients have associated medical problems. The results were assessed based on the Mayo Elbow Performance Score. Results: All the patients with cannulated screw fixation had stable bony union with excellent ranges of motion (mean: 5-125 degrees). All the three patients who received percuatnaous smooth K-wire fixation had nonunion with poor results, one of them had changed into cannulated screw. and then had good result. Conclusion: Although simple supracondylar fracture is similar to the pediatric fracture in nature, it should be firmly fixed with the method such as threaded cannualted screw rather than the simple fixation with K-wires.

• Journal of Advanced Research in Ocean Engineering
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.168-175
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• 2015

This study consists of an experimental investigation of the reduction of the second-order roll motion of a semi-submersible platform in head sea conditions by adding hull damping. The second-order heave drift force and roll drift moment are known to be the main triggers that induce the list angle (Hong et al., 2010). Hong et al. (2013) used numerical calculations to show the possibility of reducing the list angle by changing the pontoon shape and adding a damping device on the hull. One of their findings was that the reduction in the list angle due to the increase in pontoon surface damping was significant. A series of model tests were carried out with a 1:50 scaled model of semi-submersible at the KRISO wave basin. The experiments indicated that adding damping on the hull surface effectively suppressed the list angle.