• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.85-96
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a training program for swallowing and to test its effect on swallowing capacity and nutritional status among nursing home residents with stroke. Methods: A swallowing training program was developed by literature review, expert validation and a pilot test. A pretest and posttest quasi-experimental study design with nonequivalent control group was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Swallowing training was conducted for thirty minutes, three times a week for 8 weeks. Swallowing capacity including dysphagia screening score, swallowing symptom questionnaire and tongue pressure, and nutritional status including body mass index and mid arm muscle circumference were measured at the baseline and at 8 weeks. Results: The exercised-based swallowing training program consisted of oromotor exercise, expiratory muscle strength exercise and effortful swallow. The participants were 77.2 years old on average. At the completion of 8-week program, the experimental group showed better scores in dysphagia screening (p=.039) and swallowing symptom questionnaire (p=.004) and a significant increase in tongue pressure (p=.003). Conclusion: The exercised-based swallowing training program was safely applied to nursing home residents with stroke and showed a significant improvement of swallowing capacity. Further studies are needed to identify its effect on the nutritional status.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.123-133
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• 1996

최근의 각종 사회시설의 확충에 따른 건설공사 및 교통시설 등은 많은 진동을 유발하여 사회적인 문제를 야기하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 각종 제진재료를 이용하여 진동을 억제할 수 있는 콘크리트를 개발하여 각종 건설공사에서 흔히 발생할 수 있는 진동공해문제를 억제하고자 하며 아울러 폐기물의 재활용차원에서 폐자재를 이용하여 유용한 제진콘크리트를 개발하고자 하는데 그 목적이 있다. 우선, 제진재료를 이용한 압축강도 200kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ 이상의 콘크리트 배합비를 찾기 위하여 Pilot실험을 수행하였으며, 선정된 적정배합비에 다른 진동시험제를 제작하여 재료의 동적특성 즉, 1차공명진동수, 동탄성계수 및 감쇠비를 측정하여 제진효과를 조사하였다. 제진재료로서는 Foam, Latex, Rubber Powder 그리고 Plastic Resin 등을 사용하였으며 진동의 감쇠효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 실험방법으로는 KS F 2437 규정과 진동파의 속도법을 사용하였으며, 감쇠비 측정은 Frequency Response Spectrum 곡선에 대한 Polynomial Curvefitting방법과 기하학적 해석방법을 이용하여 각각의 결과를 비교.분석하였다.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.78-90
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• 2006

대부분의 건축 토목공사의 기초공사 시 사용하는 기성콘크리트 파일공사의 굴착 및 파일 매입 작업의 경우 국내 시방기준에는 파일을 연직으로 시공해야한다는 것만이 명시되어 있을 뿐, 이에 대한 측정기준 및 시공기준이 제시되어있지 않으며, 대부분의 시공현장에서는 숙련노무자의 경험을 통한 육안측정에 의존하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구의 목적은 기수행된 PHC 파일 시공성능 향상을 위한 연직 자동제어기 파일롯타입(pilot-type) 연구를 바탕으로 PHC파일 시공 시 균일한 시공품질을 확보하고 작업의 안전성 확보 및 생산성 향상을 위한 파일 연직 자동제어기 프로토타입(prototype)을 개발하는 것이다. 본 연구를 통해 제시된 PHC 파일 연직 자동제어기가 현장에 적용될 경우, PHC 파일 연직도 측정 및 제어의 자동화를 통해 품질 및 안전성 향상이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제29권10C호
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• pp.1355-1362
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• 2004

W-CDMA 하향 링크에서 다수의 송신 안테나가 있을 때, 레일리 페이딩 채널에서 이동국 다중 경로 검색기의 설계 및 성능을 분석한다. 이론적 분석을 확증하기 위해, 송신 안테나가 1개, 2개, 그리고 4개일 경우 송신기 및 수신기 구조를 제시하고, 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션으로 수신동작특성(ROC, receiver operating characteristics)을 구하여 이론 값과 비교 및 분석을 한다. 또한 double-dwell 직렬 검색기의 파라미터들을 송신 안테나 수에 따라 최적화하는 절차를 제안한다. 이론적 성능 분석 및 시뮬레이션 결과는 송신 안테나가 4개 이상일 경우 post-detection 적분이 필요 없으며, 송신 다이버시티 차수가 증가한다고 항상 검출(detection) 성능이 향상되는 것은 아니고, 오히려 수신 파일럿의 수신 세기가 상대적으로 작을 때는 송신 안테나 수가 증가할 때 검출 성능이 저하되기도 함을 보인다. 본 논문의 성능 분석 결과는 송신 다이버시티 차수를 증가시키는데 매우 실제적인 기준을 제공한다.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2015

$K_2CO_3$-based dry regenerable sorbents were prepared by spray-drying techniques to improve mass produced $K_2CO_3-Al_2O_3$ sorbents (KEP-CO2P, hereafter), and then tested for their $CO_2$ sorption capacity by a $2,000Nm^3/h$ (0.5 MWe) $CO_2$ capture pilot plant built for Unit 3 of the Hadong thermal power station in 2010. Each of the sample sorbents contained 35 wt.% $K_2CO_3$ as the active materials with various support materials such as $TiO_2$, MgO, Zeolite 13X, $Al_2O_3$, $SiO_2$ and hydrotalcite (HTC). Their physical properties and reactivity were tested to evaluate their applicability to a fluidized-bed or fast transport-bed $CO_2$ capture process. The $CO_2$ sorption capacity and percentage utilization of $K_2CO_3$-MgO based sorbent, Sorb-KM2, was $8.6g-CO_2/100g$-sorbents and 90%, respectively, along with good mechanical strength for fluidized-bed application. Sorbs-KM2 and KT were almost completely regenerated at $140^{\circ}C$. No degradation of Sorb-KM by $SO_2$ added as a pollutant in flue gas was observed during a cycle test.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2016

Tendon corrosion reliability in KICT-ultra high performance concrete (K-UHPC) bridges is assessed and predicted considering uncertainties in flexural bending capacity and corrosion occurrence. In post-tensioning bridge systems, corrosion is a one of most critical failure mechanisms due to strength reduction by it. During the entire service life, those bridges may experience lifetime corrosion deterioration initiated and propagated in tendons which are embedded not only in normal concrete but also in K-UHPC. For this reason, the time-variant corrosion performance has to be assessed. In the absence of in-depth researches associated with K-UHPC tendon corrosion, a reliability-based prediction model is developed to evaluate lifetime corrosion performance of tendon in K-UHPC bridges. In 2015, KICT built a K-UHPC pilot bridge at 168/5~168/6 milestone on Yangon-Mandalay Expressway in Myanmar, by using locally produced tendons which post-tensioned in longitudinal and lateral ways of K-UHPC girders. For an illustrative purpose, this K-UHPC bridge is used to identify the time-variant corrosion performance.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:정보통신
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.352-357
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• 2002

CDMA셀룰러 시스템에서는 이동국이 한 셀에서 다른 셀로 이동할 때에 핸드오프영역에서 인접한 땅 셀의 채널을 신호를 동시에 점유함으로써 끊김 없는 연결을 가능하게 한다. 이 경우에 핸드오프 영역에 있는 이동국은 현재 셀의 신호 수신 지역을 벗어나지 않아도 양 기지국와 연결을 유지하는데 이것은 채널 효율성에 낭비를 가져온다. 따라서 핸드오프 율은 채널 효율성을 평가하는 중요한 요소이다. 본 논문에서는 CDMA셀룰러 시스템에서 이동국의 이동 속도와 방향을 기반으로 핸드오프 확률과 핸드오프 호수를 구하는 방식을 제안하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.327-332
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• 2022

In building envelope, transparent components play an important role. The structural glazing systems are the weak element of the casing in terms of mechanical resistance, thermal and acoustic insulation. In the present work, new structural glass panels with granular aerogel in interspace were investigated from different points of view. In particular, the mechanical characterization was carried out in order to assess the resistance to bending of the single glazing pane. To this end, a special instrument system was built to define an alternative configuration of the coaxial double ring test, able to predict the fracture strength of glass large samples (400 × 400 mm) without overpressure. The thermal and lighting performance of an innovative double-glazing façade with granular aerogel was evaluated. An experimental campaign at pilot scale was developed: it is composed of two boxes of about 1.60 × 2 m² and 2 m high together with an external weather station. The rooms, identical in terms of size, construction materials, and orientation, are equipped with a two-wing window in the south wall surface: the first one has a standard glazing solution (double glazing with air in interspace), the second room is equipped with the innovative double-glazing system with aerogel. The indoor mean air temperature and the surface temperature of the glass panes were monitored together with the illuminance data for the lighting characterization. Finally, a brief energy characterization of the performance of the material was carried out by means of dynamic simulation models when the proposed solution is applied to real case studies.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.108-117
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• 2022

Background: The efficacy of telemedicine among cancer survivors is uncertain. The Smart After-Care Program (SAP), which is an interactive, smartphone-based remote health monitoring system, was developed to help patients manage their health after leaving the hospital. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of our remote health care program for lung cancer patients. Methods: We enrolled 50 patients with lung cancer. Self-monitoring devices were supplied to all patients, who were instructed to enter their daily vital signs and subjective symptoms to the Smart After-Care app. The app also provided information about rehabilitation exercises and a healthy diet for lung cancer patients. All patients received health counseling via telephone once a week and visited an outpatient clinic during weeks 6 and 12 to assess satisfaction with the SAP and changes in quality of life and physical performance. Results: Overall satisfaction with the SAP was very high (very good, 61.9%; good, 26.2%). In the multivariate analysis to identify factors affecting satisfaction, the distance between the patient's residence and the hospital was the only significant independent factor (p=0.013). Quality of life improved along all functional scales (p<0.05). Muscle strength significantly improved in the lower limbs (p=0.012). Two-minute walk distance also significantly improved (p=0.028). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the SAP was acceptable for and supportive of patients with reduced pulmonary function after lung cancer treatment. The SAP was found to be particularly useful for patients living far from the hospital.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2022

In September and October 2020, combined acoustic and trawl surveys were conducted in the northwestern sea of Jeju Island. In the survey area, a region, so called Jeju region, was designated to esimate the biomass of chub mackerel and jack mackerel using a trawl survey method and frequency difference method. In the September survey, the weight ratios of jack mackerel and chub mackerel to the total catch were 24.6% and 2.8%, respectively, and in the October survey, those ratios were 24.9% and 20.7%, which were used to calculate their biomass (trawl survey). Using the frequency difference range (-8 to -3dB) corresponding to two species in 120 and 200 kHz, their biomass was estimated (frequency difference method). As a result, the biomass of two species from the trawl method was 3252.3 tons in September and 5777.0 tons in October. The estimated biomass by the frequency difference method was 4926.6 tons in September and 7521.5 tons in October. It was the first trial to estimate the biomass of two species using the trawl and frequency differencing methods in South Korea although there were some differences between two methods. In addition, horizontal distributions of acoustic backscattering strength over the entire survey area were mapped.