• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제60권11호
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• pp.373-378
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the statistical properties of four previously developed pediatric coronary artery z score models in healthy Korean children. Methods: The study subjects were 181 healthy Korean children, whose age ranged from 1 month to 15 years. The diameter of each coronary artery was measured using 2-dimensional echocardiography and converted to the z score in the four models (McCrindle, Olivieri, Dallaire, and Japanese model). Descriptive statistical analyses and 1-sample t tests were performed. Results: All calculated z scores had P values of ${\geq}0.050$ using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The one sample t test showed that the mean z scores did not converge to zero except in 1 model, and the mean right coronary artery (RCA) z score was less than zero in all 4 models. The smaller RCA diameter in this study could be associated with the more distal measuring point used to avoid the conal branch. The percentage of subjects with extreme z score values (${\geq}2.0$ and ${\geq}2.5$) for the left main coronary artery (LMCA) seems to be higher in the Dallaire (4.9% and 3.3%) and Japanese models (7.1% and 3.8%). Conclusion: All 4 models showed statistical feasibility of normal distribution. More precise instructions would be needed for the measurement of the RCA. The higher percentage of extreme z scores for the LMCA is compatible with the basic understanding of anatomic variation in the LMCA.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.236-240
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• 1989

고농도의 톨루엔에서도 자랄 수 있는 균주 Pseudomonas Putida 1K1 은 benzene, benzoate, phenot, o-cresol, mt-cresol, toluene, m-toluate, xylene 등 8종의 방향족 화합물을 분해 이응 성장 가능하였으나 hexane, octane, decane, cyclohexane곽 같은 지방족 화합물은 이용하지 못했다. 방향족 화합물의 분해 이용에 있어서 p. putida 1K1은 0.1%의 낮은 농도에서는 이들 8종의 화합물을 모두 이용 성장 가능하였지만 1% 이상의 농도에서는 자랄 수 없었고, 다만 toluene의 경우에 있어서만 특이하게도 95% 의 고농도에서도 바르게 성장할 수 있었다. 여러 유기화합물에 대한 이 균수의 저항성을 조사하여 본 결과 1K1은 고농도의 지방족 화합물에 대해 아주 큰 저항성을 갖으나 대부분의 방향족 화합물에 의해서 는 쉽게 사멸되었으며, toluene과 xylene에 대해서는 예외적으로 상당한 저항성을 갖고 있었다. 한편, 이 균주는 toluene에서 성장할 경우 toluene의 영향으로 인해 세포의 형태가 정상적인 Pseudomonas의 형태와 상당히 다른 모습을 보였다. 또한 이 균주는 benzeate 분해를 위한 대사경로와 함께 toluene 분해를 위한 또 다른 경로가 있어 적어도 두개의 서로 다른 방향족 고리분해 대사경로를 갖는 것으로 보여졌다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.18-26
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• 2016

대부분의 변압기에 사용되고 있는 절연유는 석유계 원료를 이용한 광유계 절연유였으나 유출시 환경오염, 낮은 인화점으로 인한 화재 위험성을 가지고 있어 보다 친환경 식물성 원료를 활용한 절연유 도입이 최근 검토되고 있다. 그러나 식물성 절연유의 높은 생분해성과 인화점으로 절연유로서의 높은 적용가능성에도 불구하고 장기운전에 의한 열화가 미치는 영향에서는 아직 많은 연구가 필요한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 변압기의 구성요소를 감안하고 실제 운전조건보다 높은 $150^{\circ}C$에서 2주간의 가속열화 시험을 통해 전산가, 수분, 절연파괴전압 등의 주요물성 변화를 통해 식물성 절연유 산화특성과 이 과정에서 생성되는 용존 가스 분석을 실시였다. 이를 통해 식물성 절연유가 기존 광유계 절연유 대비 친수성에 의한 전산가 상승에도 불구하고 절연성능을 유지하는 특징을 가지고 있으며 가스 성분 비교를 통해 주어진 온도 조건에서 우수한 열안정성을 나타내고 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2009

Purpose: The appropriate management of traumatic truncal arterial injury is often difficult to determine, particularly if the injury is associated with severe additional truncal lesions. The timing of repair is controversial when patients arrive alive at the hospital. Also, there is an argument about surgery versus stent-graft repair. This study's objective was to evaluate the appropriate method and the timing for treatment in cases of truncal abdominal injury associated with other abdominal lesions. Methods: The medical records at Ajou University Medical Center were reviewed for an 8-year period from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2008. Twelve consecutive patients, who were diagnosed as having had a traumatic truncal arterial injury, were enrolled in our study. Patients who were dead before arriving at the hospital or were not associated with abdominal organ injury, were excluded. All patients involved were managed by using the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) guideline. Data on injury site, the timing and treatment method of repair, the overall complications, and the survival rate were collected and analyzed. Results: Every case showed a severe injury of more than 15 point on the ISS (injury severity score) scale. The male-to-female ratio was 9:3, and patients were 41 years old on the average. Sites of associated organ injury were the lung, spleen, bowel, liver, pelvic bone, kidney, heart, vertebra, pancreas, and diaphragm ordered from high frequency to lower frequency. There were 11 cases of surgery, and one case of conservative treatment. Two of the patients died after surgery for truncal organ injury: one from excessive bleeding after surgery and the other from multiple organ failure. Arterial injuries were diagnosed by using computed tomography in every case and 9 patients were treated by using an angiographic stent-graft repair. There were 3 patients whose vessels were normal on admission. Several weeks later, they were diagnosed as having a truncal arterial injury. Conclusion: In stable rupture of the truncal artery, initial conservative management is safe and allows management of the major associated lesions. Stent grafting of the truncal artery is a valuable therapeutic alternative to surgical repair, especially in patients considered to be a high risk for a conventional thoracotomy.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.139-156
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• 1995

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of Gifted Education Isnstitute of Korea (GEIK) programs for gifted children especially in the areas of reasoning skills and creativity, thereby proving the effectiveness of the program. The subjects are 136 (103 boys and 33 girls) fourth, fifth, and sixth grade gifted children, who have participated in GEIK programs for more than six moths. They were stratified by the length of participation in GEIK programs. Ninety four children have participated for more than one year. Forty-two children have participated for less than one year. Both groups are rather homogeneous in IQ scores and school achievement levels at the time of enterance into GEIK programs. Both a Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GAIT) and a Creativity test were used for the study on reasoning skills and creativity. GALT, developed by V. Roadranka, R. H. Yeany and M. J. Padilla in 1983, consists of 12 questions. It is classified into six subscales: conservation, proportional reasoning, controlling variables, provability reasoning, correlational reasoning, and combinatorial reasoning. The reliability of this test is .85. This test recommends to classify the stages of child development as follows according to the total test score. 0-4 point: Concrete Stage, 5-7 points: Transitional Stage, and 8 and above points: Formal stage. The Creativity Test was developed by Y. Lee and W. Chung (1971). It consists of four components: fluency, flexibility, originality, and openness. Only both fluency and openness were used in this study. In order to analyze data, T-Test, Intercorrelational Analyses, ANOVA, and Nultiple Regression were used. Followings are the results deduced from the above analoyses of the data. First, 43.48% of the subjects were on Concrete Stage, 36.78% were on the Transitional Stage, and 19.86% were on the Formal Stage in the developmental level classified by Piaget. Second, the students who have participated in GEIK programs more than one year acquired significantly higher score in GALT than the students who have participated in GEIK programs less than one year. Third, boys showed higher score in GALT than girls did. Fourth, there were statistically significant intercorrelations between six subscales of GALT. Fifth, the students who have participated in GEIK programs more than one year acquired significantly higher score in openness of creativity test than the students who have participated in GEIK programs less than one year. There were no significant differences in openness of creativity test between boys and girls. Sixth, the students who have participated in GEIK programs more than one year acquired significantly higher score in fluency of creativity test than the students who have participated in GEIK programs less than one year. Girls showed higher score in fluency of creativity test than boys did. Seventh, the students who acquired higher score in GALT showed higher score in both openness and fluency of creativity test. Followings are the conclusions deduced form the above results. First, the developmental level of reasoning skills of the fourth grade students participationg in GEIK programs is the same as that of 7th grade of normal Korean students and the same as those of 10th grade of U.S.A. and Philipoine students. Second, the GEIK programs are effective in improving reasoning skills. Third, the GEIK programs are effective in improving creativity. Fouth, reasoning skills and creativity can be improved by well planned programs. In conclusion, this study suggests that beyond reasoning skills and creativity, other areas such as areas in science skills, mathmatical skills, or verbal skills, etc., should be studied in the future.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2011

Purpose: Zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fracture is one of the most common facial injuries after facial trauma. As ZMC composes major facial buttress, it is a key element of the facial contour. So, when we treat these fractures, the operator should have a concern with the symmetry to restore normal appearance and function. But sometimes, unfavorable results may occur. The aim of this study is to analyze the unsatisfied midfacial contour after ZMC fractures reduction retrospectively and to point out the notandum. Methods: 369 patients, treated for fractures of the ZMC were included in the study. After the operation, such as open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF with titanium or absorbable materials), open reduction, and closed reduction, midfacial contour was evaluated with plain films and 3-dimensional computed tomography. And unfavorable asymmetric midfacial contours were correcterd by secondary correction and re-evaluated. Gross photographs were obtained at outpatient clinic. Results: Total of 38 patients had got a facial asymmetry and among of them 24 patients were treated secondary revisional ORIF operations for correction of unfavorable result of after primary reduction. Two of them had received tertiary operations, three patients had got osteotomy more than after one year and six patients had got minor procedures. The etiology of asymmetry were lateral displaced simple fracture of arch (n=2), lateral displaced comminuted fracture of arch (n=6), comminuted arch fracture combined posterior root fracture (n=9), and communited arch and body fracture (n=12), severely contused soft tissue (n=9). After the manipulations outcomes were acceptable. Conclusion: To prevent the asymmetry in ZMC fracture reduction, complete analysis of fracture, choice of appropriate operation technique, consider soft tissue, and secure of zygoma position are important. Especially, we should be more careful about communited fracture of zygomatic body and lateral displacement, root fracture of zygomatic arch. Because they are commom causes that make facial asymmetry. To get optimal result, ensure the definite bony reduction.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.247-256
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• 1999

A disease of young Holstein calves characterized by recurrent pneumonia, ulcerative and granulomatous stomatitis, enteritis with bacterial overgrowth, periodontitis, delayed wound healing, persistent neutrophilia and death at an early age had been originally described in 1983 and again in 1987. Most of these calves had stunted growth and a persistent, progressive neutrophilia (often exceeding 100,000/ml). By investigation of pedigrees, all of the affected calves have now been traced to a common sire and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic DNA testing to be homozygous carriers of a defective allele for bovine CD18. Neutrophils from these calves have several functional deficits and, most importantly, fail to adhere in a ${\beta}_2$-integrin dependent manner. The ${\beta}_2$-integrins represent a family of glycoproteins which participate in various leukocyte adhesion reactions during host defense. The presence or absence of ${\beta}_2$-integrin molecules can be demonstrated on the surface of neutrophils, monocytes and lymphocytes from normal or affected calves using specific monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry, or by colloidal gold immunolabeling and scanning electron microscopy in backscatter mode. Deficiency of the ${\beta}_2$-integrins on all leukocyte types in Holstein calves is analogous to leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) seen in humans. Neutrophils in bovine (BLAD) and human LAD patients are unable to adhere to the endothelial lining of the cardiovascular system thus interrupting egression of neutrophils into infected tissues. Other leukocytes, while still deficient in expression of the ${\beta}_2$-integrins, are still able to efficiently egress from the blood stream due to interactions of other adhesion molecules that are not as highly expressed on neutrophils. Both BLAD cattle and LAD children (who do not receive bone marrow transplants) often die at an early age as a result of the failure of neutrophils to extravasate into infected tissues. In 1991, Shuster, et $al^{27}$, identified two point mutations within the alleles encoding bovine CD18 in a Holstein calf afflicted with leukocyte adhesion deficiency. One mutation causes an aspartic acid to glycine substitution at amino acid 128 (D128G) in an extracellular region of this adhesion glycoprotein that is highly conserved (> 95% identity) between humans, cattle and mice. The other mutation is silent. Numerous calves with clinical symptoms of leukocyte adhesion deficiency have since been tested and all have been found homozygous for the D128G allele. In addition, calves homozygous far the D128G allele have been identified during widespread DNA testing in the United States. All cattle with the mutant allele are related to one bull, who through artificial insemination (A.I.), sired many calves in the 1950's and 1960's. The carrier frequency of the D128G CD18 allele among U.S. Holstein cattle had reached approximately 15% among active A.I. bulls and 8% among cows. By 1993, the organization of the dairy industry and the diagnostic test developed to genotype cattle, enabled virtually complete eradication of bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency among current and future A.I. bulls.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2004

1 인간 면역 세포 중 하나인 T세포에 대한 각 시료의 생육 촉진 활성은 시료의 $1.0\;g/{\ell}$에서 기준물질로 사용한 ${\beta}-glucan$이 T 세포의 생육촉진 활성 측정에서 가장 좋은활성을 나타내었으며, GAM은 GM보다 높은 생육 촉진 활성을 보였다. 2. B 세포의 각 cell 당 $TNF-{\alpha}$의 분비량을 살펴보면 GAM, GM, GS는 배양 2일째 최대분비량을 나타내었고, 표준물질로 사용한 ${\beta}-glucan$은 배양 1일째부터 6일째까지 일정한 수치의 분비량을 나타내었다 IL-6의 경우는 모든 시료들이 비교적 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 3. 정상 폐 세포인 HEL299에 대한 세포 독성 실험에서는 표준물질로 사용한 ${\beta}-glucan$과 GAM이 시료 투여 최고 농도인 $1.0\;g/{\ell}$의 농도에서 30% 미만의 비교적 낮은 세포 독성을 나타내었으며, 반면에 GM과 GS는 30% 이상의 비교적 높은 세포 독성을 나타내었다. 4. 페암 세포인 A549에 대한 각 시료의 생육 억제 활성과 선택적 사멸도를 살펴보면, 암세포에 대한 생육 억제활성이 가장 좋게 나타낸 시료는 GM으로 90% 이상의 아주 높은 억제 활성을 나타내었지만 선택적 사멸도에서는 정상세포에 대한 세포 독성이 높아 비교적 낮은 수치를 나타내었다. 그리고 GAM과 ${\beta}-glucan$은 GM에 비하여 비교적 낮은 생육 억제 효과를 나타내었지만 세포 독성이 낮아 선택적 사멸도에서는 GM에 비하여 높은 선택적 사멸도를 나타내었다. 5. 인간 면역 세포 중 하나인 T 세포를 microphysiometer를 이용하여 동역학적 면역 활성 증진도를 살펴보면 표준물질로 사용한 ${\beta}-glucan$을 투여하고 20분부터 170여분까지 대사활성도가 급격히 증가하였으며, GAM의 경우는 시료를 투여하고 240분이 지날 때까지 꾸준히 대사활성도가 증가되는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 앞서 실험한 end point 만을 측정한 세포생육도와 유사한 결과를 나타내었다.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.555-563
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• 2009

모바일 매핑 시스템 또는 로봇이 GPS (Global Positioning System)와 다중 스테레오 카메라만 탑재 할 경우, V-SLAM(Vision based Simultaneous Localization And Mapping)에 의한 카메라 외부표정과 3차원 데이터를 GIS데이터와 연계 또는 카메라 외부표정의 누적에러를 제거하기 위해 극부 카메라 좌표계에서 GPS (Global Positioning System) 좌표계로 변환이 필요로 한다. 이 요구사항을 만족시키기 위해, 본 논문은 GPS와 V-SLAM에 의한 3쌍의 카메라의 위치를 이용하여 GPS좌표계에서 카메라 자세를 계산하는 새로운 방법을 제안하였다. 제안한 방법은 간단한 4단계로 구성되어 있다; 1)각 3개의 카메라 위치에 기반한 두 평면 법선벡터가 병렬이되도록 하는 사원수 (quaternion)를 계산한다, 2) 계산된 사원수를 통하여 V-SLAM에 의한 3개의 카메라 위치를 변환한다, 3) 변환된 위치에서 두번째 또는 세번째 점이 GPS에 의한 점과 일치하도록 하는 두번째 사원수를 계산한다, 4)두 사원수의 곱을 통하여 최종 사원수 결정한다. 최종 사원수는 극부 카메라 좌표계에서 GPS좌표계로 변환할 수 있다. 추가적으로, 촬영된 물체 위치에서 카메라를 보는 시야각을 기반으로 물체의 3차원좌표 갱신방법을 제안하였다. 본 논문은 제안한 방법을 시뮬레이션과 실험을 통하여 증명하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 1999

Background: Fibromyalgia is a common syndrome of musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. Lacking distinctive histological or laboratory abnormality in diagnosis, it has often been considered a form of "psychogenic rheumatism". Fibromyalgia causes much distress to the affected patients and often frustrates physicians, who are unable to start rational therapy on any logical disease pathology. Methods: Growth hormone is essential for muscular homeostasis. In the present study, the notion that the stage-4 sleep anomaly typically seen in the fibromyalgia syndrome may disrupt growth hormone secretion was tested. Because growth hormone has a very short half-life, serum levels of somatomedin C were measured; somatomedin C is the major mediator of growth hormone's anabolic actions and is a prerequisite for normal muscle homeostasis. Serum levels of somatomedin C using acid-extraction procedure and two-site immunoradiome-tric assay (IRMA) and number of tender points were measured in 27 female patients with fibromyalgia from 40 to 60 years old and 27 healthy controls. Results: There were no differences in the concentration of somatomedin C between fibromyalgia patients and controls ($mean{\pm}SD$: $178.3{\pm}75.5$ ng/ml versus $166.3{\pm}76.6$ ng/ml; p=0.55). And there were no correlations between number of tender point and serum somatomedin C level by linear regression analysis. Conclusions: These findings did not support that there is a distinctive disruption of the growth hormone-somatomedin C neuroendocrine axis in a fibromyalgia syndrome. But we can not discard the hypothesis that disturbed sleep predispose to muscle pain.