• 분석과학
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 음이온 고체상 추출법 (AE SPE; anion exchange solid phase extraction)을 사용하여 간섭요인을 제거한 후, 친화 크로마토그래피 AF HPLC; affinity high performance liquid chromatography)와 유도결합 플라스마 질량분석법 (ICP/MS; inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry)을 사용하여 한국인의 혈청에서의 셀레노 단백질을 분리하고 정량하였다. 먼저 동위원소 희석법으로 셀레늄 총량을 분석한 결과, 건강한 한국 사람의 혈청내 평균농도는 $94.3{\pm}2.3ngg^{-1}$ 이었다. AE SPE와 AF 컬럼을 online으로 연결하여 셀레노단백질인 glutathione peroxidase (GPx), selenoprotein P (SelP), selenoalbumin (SeAlb)을 분리하고, 후 컬럼 동위원소 희석법 (PC ID; post column isotope dilution)으로 정량하였다. 혈청 인증표준물인 BCR-637을 분석한 결과 전체 셀레노 단백질의 합은 $85.4{\pm}3.4ngg^{-1}$으로 문헌값인 $81{\pm}7ngg^{-1}$과 일치하는 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 20 명의 건강한 한국인의 혈청에서 얻은 셀레노 단백질 GPx, SelP 및 SeAlb 의 농도는 각각 $12.1{\pm}1.4ngg^{-1}$, $57.2{\pm}2.0ngg^{-1}$, 그리고 $20.0{\pm}1.9ngg^{-1}$ 이었으며 이들의 합인 $89.3ngg^{-1}$은 셀레늄의 총량값인 $94.3ngg^{-1}$과 거의 같은 값으로 혈청에서의 셀레늄은 주로 셀레노 단백질로 구성되어 있음을 알았다. 이 중 GPx의 농도는 간섭을 제거하기 전인 $25.0ngg^{-1}$에 비해 50% 이상 크게 감소하였는데 이로서 간섭은 주로 GPx에 포함되어 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. AE SPE는 간섭요인인 Cl과 Br을 제거 하는데 매우 효과적임을 보여주었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.484-488
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• 1994

연구배경 : 최근에 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 램프구가 결핵균의 항원과 반응함이 알려져 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 림프구가 결핵균에 대한 방어기전에 관여할 가능성이 제시되고 있다. 본 교실의 연구와 다른 연구에 의하면 폐결핵 환자의 말초혈액에서 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 림프구의 숫적 증가나 기능의 활성화가 관찰되지 않아 폐결핵 환자에서 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 림프구는 전신적으로 활성화되지 않고 국소병변에서 방어기능을 나타내는 것으로 생각할 수 있다. 이에 저자들은 일차적으로 결핵의 국소병변으로 조직을 얻기가 쉬운 결핵성 림프절에서 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 림프구의 분포를 관찰하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방법 : 조직검사상 결핵성 림프절염(n=5)과 반응성 과형성(reactive hyperplasia) (n=3)으로 진단된 환자의 림프절을 대상으로 CD4, ${\alpha}{\beta}$ TCR, ${\gamma}{\delta}$ TCR에 대한 단일 클론항체를 이용해 면역조직화학검사를 시행하였다. 결과 : 반응성 과형성 림프절에서는 총 T 림프구중 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 림프구의 비율이 $1.7{\pm}1.5%$였고 결핵성 림프절에서는 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 림프구가 전체 T 림프구의 $16.3{\pm}10.3%$를 차지하고 있어 결핵성 림프절에서 반응성 과형성 림프절에 비해 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 림프구의 침윤이 유의하게 증가되어 있었다(p<0.05). 결론 : ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 림프구가 결핵균 감염 국소 병변부위에서 방어기전에 관여할 가능성이 있을 것으로 생각되고 향후 국소 결핵 병변에서의 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T 림프구 기능에 관한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.675-681
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• 2012

본 연구는 구강보건센터 미설치 지역의 보건소 치과위생사를 대상으로 2012년 4월부터 7월까지 구강보건센터 미설치 이유와 설치 시 필요사항에 대해 설문조사를 실시하고 총 293부를 수거하였다. 그 중 주요 문항에 대한 응답이 불충분한 87부를 제외하고 217부를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 구강보건센터 미설치 이유는 우선순위부족(72.4%), 공간부족(71.4%), 예산부족 (70.5%), 구강보건사업에 관한 의지부족(70.5%), 인력부족(62.7%) 순으로 나타났다. 2. 구강보건센터 설치, 운영 시 필요사항은 공간확충, 예산확충, 실적위주 사업과 형식적 행정업무의 감소, 구강보건사업에 대한 기관장 또는 상급자의 이해, 인력확충, 구강보건센터 이외의 과중한 업무감소, 지역사회 민간자원 활용확충, 구강보건사업 종류의 간결화, 사업지침의 명확성, 대상자별 프로그램 개발, 활용 가능 매체 제작, 신규 프로그램개발, 유관기관과의 협력 체계 강화, 보건소 내 타부서와의 연계성 강화, 직무교육 기회제공 순으로 조사되었다. 3. 구강보건센터 미설치 이유로 예산부족과 인력부족 항목에서 특별 광역시 지역이 시 군지역에 비해 더 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 4. 구강보건센터 설치를 논의하지 않은 집단은 논의한 집단에 비해 구강보건센터 미설치 이유의 모든 항목에서 더 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 따라서, 구강보건센터 설치의 확대를 위해서는 구강보건사업의 중요성을 지역주민과 관련 기관장, 상급자 및 보건소 내 타 사업 인력에게 홍보하여 구강보건사업의 우선순위를 높여야 하며 특별 광역시 지역 또한 건강불평등 해소를 위해 구강보건사업이 수행될 수 있는 충분한 예산과 인력이 지원되어야 한다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2005

국내 시설하우스의 경우 화학비료를 비롯한 각종 농자재의 투입으로 인하여 비료 성분이 집적되었고 이는 작물의 수분흡수 장해를 유발하여 영양장해와 품질저하를 초래하고 있다. 또한 일부 지역에서는 농작물 가식 부위로의 ${NO_3}^-$ 축적과 질소 및 인의 용탈로 인한 수질 오염이 우려 된다. 본 연구에서는 연작장해가 발생한 시설채소재배지 토양의 물리화학적 특성을 평가하고 염류성분을 흡착 고정화할 수 있는 흡착제를 처리하여 토양용액에 존재하는 염류성분을 경감시킬수 있는 최적의 흡착제를 선별하고자 하였다. 실험에 사용된 토양은 유효인산$(1431{\sim}6516mg\;kg^{-1})$, 질산성 질소$(117.60{\sim}395.73mg\;kg^{-1})$, 치환성 칼슘$(4.06{\sim}11.07\;cmol_c\;kg^{-1})$ 및 마그네슘$(2.59{\sim}18.76\;cmol_c\;kg^{-1})$ 성분이 기준치를 과도하게 초과하여 염류장해를 유발하는 요인으로 작용하였다. 염류집적 토양에 대한 미강처리는 토양용액 내의 인산과 질산이온을 $93{\sim}100%$ 감소시켰으며 처리효율은 미강 > 혼합이온교환수지 > 분말형 제올라이트 순으로 나타났다. 미강을 제외한 모든 처리구는 pH $7.98{\sim}8.11$의 범위를 나타내었으며 미강 처리구에서는 토양의 pH가 6.61로 감소되었다. 미강 처리구의 경우 토양의 종류에 따른 차이는 있었으나 음이온에 대한 흡착능력이 매우 뛰어남을 알 수 있었다. 토양용액 중의 칼슘 이온에 대한 제거효율은 제올라이트 $1{\sim}65%$, 혼합이온교환수지 $7{\sim}61%$의 범위를 나타냈으며 미강의 경우 일부 토양에서는 토양용액 중의 칼슘 농도를 증가시키는 것으로 나타났으며 양이온교환수지의 경우 암모니움 이온과 칼륨 및 나트륨 이온에 대해서도 가장 뛰어난 흡착특성을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 통하여 양이온의 경우에는 혼합이온 교환수지 처리가 그리고 음이온의 경우 미강 처리가 토양용액 중의 염류성분의 흡착 제거에 뛰어난 효과가 있는 것으로 평가되었으며 경제적인 측면에서도 적용 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.383-396
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• 1992

우리나라의 경작지 경토중에 특정비료성분의 과다축적으로 경토중의 각종성분 상호간의 불균형현상이 심화되어 경지의 생산성이 저하될 우려가 있어 작토성분함량을 감안한 시비량을 조절할 수 있도록 개발된 기존 시비적량 추정방법에 따라 주요 개선제 및 3요소 수요량을 추정하는 한편 그 대책에 관한 의견을 제시하였으며 그 내용을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 작물별 시비적량과 예상재배면적에서 추정한 3요소수요량은 경토분석치에서 추정한 수요량의 질소는 76.3% 인산은 308.3% 가리는 363.2%로서 질소는 과소하였고 인산과 가리는 과다하였다. 2. 1970년부터 1990년간의 년간 평균 3요소공급량은 경토분석치에서의 추정수요량보다 모두 많아서 질소는 113.8% 인산은 297.4% 가리는 287.5%였고 1990년도에 농업협동조합을 통해서 전국에 공급한 3요소성분량도 경토분석치에서 추정한 량보다 더욱 많아서 질소는 1.42배, 인산은 3.35배, 가리는 4.04배였으며 이것이 축산발기물에서 경토에 가해지는 량과 더불어 경토에 인산과 가리성분의 축적량이 특히 많은 원인이라고 판단되었다. 3. 지난날의 3요소수요량이 과다한 것은 현재의 과다하게 설정되어있는 작물별시비기준량 때문이며 현 우리나라 작물별 시비기준량은 일본기준량에 비해서도 과다하기 때문에 재검토를 요한다고 판단되었다. 4. 전작물에 대한 시비적량은 각 작물별로 적정생산에 필요한 성분흡수량과 경토의 유효성분함량과의 관계에서 추정할 수 있는 모형이 적합할것으로 판단되었다. 5. 우리나라 경지의 균형적 비옥도관리를 촉진시키기 위한 당면과제는 저인산 저가리 함고토 및 완효성질소를 함유한 3요소복비의 개발보급이 시급하다 하겠으며 앞으로는 밭 작물에 대해서도 적절한 시비적량 추정모형을 개발활용할 필요가 있다고 판단되었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.450-455
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• 2012

수용액으로부터 유독한 플루오레세인 염료 성분을 제거하는데 있어서 활성탄의 활용가능성을 살펴보았다. 회분식 실험을 통해 입상 활성탄에 대한 플루오레세인 염료의 흡착특성을 초기농도, 접촉시간 및 흡착온도를 변수로 하여 조사하였다. 실험결과는 활성탄이 수용액으로부터 플루오레세인 염료를 고효율로 제거할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 흡착 평형관계는 298~318 K의 온도범위에서 Freundlich 등온식이 잘 적용되었다. 흡착동력학적 연구로 부터 플루오레세인 염료의 흡착공정은 유사이차속도식에 잘 맞았으며 유사이차속도상수($k_2$)는 플루오레세인 염료 초기농도가 높을수록 감소하였다. 흡착자유에너지변화${\Delta}G^0$), 엔탈피변화${\Delta}H^0$), 엔트로피변화${\Delta}S^0$)를 계산하여 본 결과, 표준자유에너지 변화량이 -17.11~-20.50 kJ/mol로 자발적인 공정임을 알았다. 엔탈피변화량은 33.2 kJ/mol로 양의 값을 나타내어 활성탄에 대한 플루오레세인 염료의 흡착이 흡열반응임을 알 수 있었다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.375-381
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• 2004

본 연구는 수도권 매립지에서의 침출수 처리 방류수와 같은 특수한 수질 내에서 우수한 생장의 갈대(Phragmites australis)를 선별하여 침출수 처리 방류수의 자연정화 방법 및 처리 효율을 확인하기 위해 실시하였다. 침출수 처리 방류수에 대한 우수 갈대의 선발을 위해 13개의 갈대 서식지로부터 수집한 갈대를 침출수 처리 방류수에서 배양하며 영양염류 제거, 생태-생리학적인 반응 및 생장율 등을 조사하여 선별하였다. 본 실험에서는 침출수 처리 방류수 내에서 우수한 생장을 나타낸 갈대와 자연계에서 분리한 도우미 미생물(효모, 유산균 및 광합성 세균 등)을 조합한 갈대-상(床; reed-bed)에 침출수 처리 방류수를 연속적으로 공급하면서 체류 시간 및 식재 밀도 차이에 따른 침출수 처리 방류수의 수질 정화 효율을 확인하였다. 침출수 처리 방류수를 공급하며 약 5주 후에 갈대-상을 통과한 배출수 수질을 분석한 결과, 색도(chromaticity)는 약 $29.5{\sim}36.9\%$. 총질소(T-N)는 약 $49.4{\sim}67.2\%$, 총인(T-P)은 약 $42.1{\sim}94.6\%$, 생물화학적 산소요구량($BOD_5$)은 약 $74.5{\sim}88.8\%$, 화학적 산소요구량($COD_{Mn}$)은 약 $15.6{\sim}20.8\%$, 총 고형물질(TDS)은 약 $17.5{\sim}35.4\%$ 그리고 염도(salinity)는 약 $15.3{\sim}34.7\%$ 등으로 감소되었다. 또한 체류시간은 생물화학적 산소요구량을 감소시키고 질소 및 인의 제거에 영향을 주었고 식재밀도는 인의 제거에 영향을 주었다. 이러한 결과로 갈대-상을 통해 처리된 생물학적 처리 배출수의 수질이 침출수 처리 방류수의 수질에 비해 향상되었음을 확인하였다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.56-64
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• 2001

경제적, 환경적 측면에서 볼 때 가축분뇨의 퇴비화는 생태계로의 유기성오염물의 직접적인 유출 위험성을 감소시킬 수 있는 저렴하고 안전한 방법이다. 본 연구에서는 가축분의 퇴비화와 관련한 세 가지 시험을 실시하였다. 시험 1은 저온기의 낮은 온도에 따른 퇴비단의 특성변화에 대한 연구를 목적으로 실시하였다. 저온에 노출된 대조구와 시험구의 퇴비화효과를 비교하기 위하여 시험구의 온도가 $35^{\circ}C$에 도달할 때까지 온풍을 공급하였다. 톱밥과 왕겨 그리고 볏짚을 수분조절재로 이용하였다. 퇴비화 기간중 퇴비단의 최고 온도는 톱밥과 왕겨, 볏짚 그리고 저온 노출구에서 각각 $75^{\circ}C$, $76^{\circ}C$, $68^{\circ}C$, $45^{\circ}C$에 달하였다. 퇴비화 기간동안 퇴비단의 수분함량과 산도, 탄질비 그리고 부피는 감소하였다. 시험 2는 작물에 의한 퇴비의 이용성을 구명하기 위하여 퇴비와 화학비료를 시용한 경작지에서 옥수수를 3년간 재배하였다. 옥수수의 수확량과 영양학적 가치를 분석하였다. 시험 1년 차에 퇴비를 시용한 구의 옥수수 수확량은 화학비료구에 비해 20%정도 적었다. 시험 2년 차에는 두 처리구 간에 차이가 없었다. 3년 차에는 퇴비구의 수확량이 더 많았다. 시험 3은 생물필터에 의한 가축분의 퇴비화시 발생되는 악취의 감소정도를 평가하기 위해 수행하였다. 톱밥, 분변토, 부숙퇴비 그리고 부엽토를 충진한 네 종류의 필터를 제작하여 시험하였다. 각각의 필터는 87~95%의 암모니아 제거율을 보였다. 이 효율은 10일 동안 유지되었다. 암모니아 최고 감소효율은 부엽토구에서 운용 1일째에 95%를 달성하였다. 분변토와 발효퇴비구의 암모니아 제거효과는 시험개시후 10일 동안 93~94%의 비슷한 수준을 보였다. 퇴비화시 발생된 황화수소와 멀캡턴 농도는 각각 $3{\sim}2mg/{\ell}$ 이하였으나 필터를 거친 후에는 검출되지 않았다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.15-15
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• 1976

In analyzing the operational characteristics of a rice whitening machine, the internal radial pressure of the machine was measured using strain gage equipment. Changes in cylinder and feed screw configurations, screen type, cylinder speed and counter-pressure levels were examined to determine their impact on the quality and quantity of milled rice and the performance of the machine. The results are summarized as follows: 1. The internal radial pressure in the whitening chamber varied with the surface condition of the grain being processed. During the first or second pass through the machine, pressure was relatively low, reached a maximum after two to three passes with combinations I and II, three to six with combination III and then began to fall. 2. The pitch of the feed screw and the size of the feed gate opening which determine the rate of entry of grain into the whitening chamber, appeared to be the most important factor aff-::cting the degree of radial pressure, quality and quantity of milled rice and the efficiency of the machine. Using a feed screw with a wide pitch (4.8cm), radial pressure was relatively high and head rice recovery ratio \vere quite low. In this case capacity and machine effic?iency were much higher than obtained when using a feed screw with a narrow pitch (2.3cm). Very significant responses in radial pressure, head rice recovery rates and machine capacity were observed with changes in cylinder speed and counter-pressure levels when using the wide pitch feed screw. 3. The characteristics of the screen which surrounds the whitening chamber had an important effect on whitening efficiency. The existence of small protuberances on the original screen resulted in significant increases in both machine capacity and efficiency but without a significant decrease in head rice recovery or development of excessive radial pressure. Further work is required to determine the effects of screen surface conditions and the shape of the cylinderical steel roller on the rate of bran removal, machine efficiency and recovery rates. The size of the slotted perforations 0:1 the screen affects total milled rice recovery. The opening size on the original screen was fabricated to accommodate the round shape of Japonica rice varieties but was not suitable for the more slender Indica type. Milling Indica varieties with this screen resulted in a reduction in total milled rice recovery. 4. An increase in cylinder speed from 380 to 820 rpm produced a positive effect on head rice recovery for all machine combinations at every level of counter-pressure used in the tests. Head rice recovery was considerably lower at 380rpm using a wide screw pitch when compared to the results obtained at speeds from 600 to 820 r.p.m. The effects of cylinder speed On radial pressure, capacity and machine efficiency showed contrasting results, depending on the width of the feed screw pitch. With a narrow feed screw pitch (2.3cm), a direct proportional relationship was observed bet?ween cylinder speed and both radial pressure and machine efficiency. In contrast, using a 4.8 centimeter pitch feed roller produced a series of inverse relationships between the above variables. Based on the results of this study it is recommended when milling Indica type long grain rice varieties that the cylinder speed of the original machine be increased from 500-600 rmp up to a minimum of 800 rpm to obtain a greater abrasive effect between the grain and the screen. The pitch of the feed screw should be also reduced to decr?ease the level of internal radial pressure and to obtain higher machine efficiency and increased quality of milled rice with increased cylinder speeds. Further study on the interaction between cylinder speed and feed screw pitch is recommended. 5. An increase in the counter pressure level produced a negative effect On the head rice recovery with an increase in radial pressure, capacity, and machine efficiency over all combinations and at every level of cylinder speed. 6. Head rice recovery rates were conditioned primarily by the pressure inside the whitening chamber. According to the empirical cha racteristics curve developed in this study, the relationships of head rice recovery ($Y_h$) and machine capacity ($Y_c$/TEX>) to internal radial pressure ($X_p$) followed an inverse quadratic function and a linear function respectively: $$Y_h^\Delta=\frac{1}{{1.4383-0.2951X_p^\ast+0.1425X_p^{\ast\ast}}^2} , (R^2=0.98)$$$$Y_c^\Delta=-305.83+374.37X_p^{\ast\ast}, (R^2=0.88)$$The correlation between capacity and power consumption per unit of brown rice expressed in the following exponential function: $$Y_c^\Delta=1.63Y_c^{-0.7786^\{\ast\ast}, (R^2=0.94)$$These relationships indicate that when radial pressure increases above a certain range (1. 6 to 2.0 kg/$cm^2$ based On the results of the experiment) head ricerecovery decrea?ses in a quadratic relation with a inear increase in capacity but without any decrease in power consump tion per unit of brown rice. On the other hand, if radial pressure is below the range shown above, power consumption increases dramatically with a lin?ear decrease in capacity but without significant increases in head rice recovery. During the operation of a given whitening machine, the optimum radial pressure range or the correct capacity range should be selected by controlling the feed rate and/or counter-pressure keeping in mind the condition of the grain, particulary the hardness. It was observed that the total number of passes is related to radial pessure level, feed rate and counter-pressure level. The higher theradial pressure the fewer num?ber of pass required but with decreased head rice recovery. In particular, when using high feed rates, the total number of passes should be increased to more than three by reducing the counter-pressure level to avoid decreaseases in head rice recovery (less than 65 percent head rice recovery on the basis of brown rice) at every cylinder speed. 7. A rapid rise in grain temperature seemed to have a close relationship with the pressure generated inside the whitening chamber and, subsequently with head rice reco?very rates. The higher the rate of increase, the lower were the resulting head rice recoveries.

• 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.