• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.144-151
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• 2009

Objective: To compare two testing protocols for evaluating range of motion (ROM) changes in the preloaded cadaveric spines implanted with a mobile core type Charite$^{TM}$ lumbar artificial disc. Methods: Using five human cadaveric lumbosacral spines (L2-S2), baseline ROMs were measured with a bending moment of 8 Nm for all motion modes (flexion/extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation) in intact spine. The ROM was tracked using a video-based motion-capturing system. After the Charite$^{TM}$ disc was implanted at the L4-L5 level, the measurement was repeated using two different methods: 1) loading up to 8 Nm with the compressive follower preload as in testing the intact spine (Load control protocol), 2) loading in displacement control until the total ROM of L2-S2 matches that when the intact spine was loaded under load control (Hybrid protocol). The comparison between the data of each protocol was performed. Results: The ROMs of the L4-L5 arthroplasty level were increased in all test modalities (p < 0.05 in bending and rotation) under both load and hybrid protocols. At the adjacent segments, the ROMs were increased in all modes except flexion under load control protocol. Under hybrid protocol, the adjacent segments demonstrated decreased ROMs in all modalities except extension at the inferior segment. Statistical significance between load and hybrid protocols was observed during bending and rotation at the operative and adjacent levels (p< 0.05). Conclusion: In hybrid protocol, the Charite$^{TM}$ disc provided a relatively better restoration of ROM, than in the load control protocol, reproducing clinical observations in terms of motion following surgery.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2008

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the change of the peak plantar pressure distribution under the foot areas and the range of motion (ROM) of ankle joint according to gradients in treadmill gait. Method : Thirty normal subjects (15 male and 15 female) walked on treadmill at three gradient conditions ($0^{\circ}$, $10^{\circ}$, and $15^{\circ}$) in normal speed. The ankle ROM was measured using the CMS70P that is three dimensional analyzer for excursion of ankle ROM, plantar flexion, and dorsi flexion. The peak plantar pressure distribution under the hallux, 1st metatarsal head (MTH) and heel was measured using the F -Scan system with an in-shoe sensor. Data was collected from 9 steps of left sife foot in at each gradient condition while all subjects walked. Result : As the treadmill gradient increased, the excursion of ankle joint was significantly increased (p<.05). Also, plantar flexion and dorsi flexion was significantly increased according to treadmill gradients (p<.05). The peak plantar pressure under the 1st MTH was significantly increased (p<.05) and the peak plantar pressure under the heel was significantly decreased (p<.05) as the treadmill gradient increased. No significant different in the peak plantar pressure under the hallux was observed. Conclusion : This study suggests that physical therapy for patients who have limited ankle ROM should be considered sufficient range of motion for functional ambulation. And individuals that have painful forefoot syndromes, including metatarsalgia, hallux valgus, and plantar ulceration should be careful in walking to uphill, as there is high plantar pressure under the forefoot.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2018

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) exercise on the range of motion (ROM), pain, and functional activity of patients who received total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to provide fundamental data regarding the use of PNF exercise among patients with musculoskeletal disease. Methods: Fourteen patients who received TKA were randomly divided into an experimental group (n=7) that took part in PNF exercise and a control group (n=7) that performed general rehabilitation exercise. Both groups performed the respective exercises for 30 minutes, five times a week for 2 weeks. For the measurement of ROM, the range of knee flexion was measured using a clinometer smartphone application. A visual analogue scale (VAS) was used for the measurement of the level of pain. The timed up and go test (TUG) was conducted to measure functional activity. A paired t-test was performed to compare within-group changes before and after the PNF exercise. Differences between the experimental group and control group were analyzed by an independent t-test. For all tests, the level of statistical significance was set at ${\alpha}=0.05$. Results: After the exercise, there was a significant within-group change in VAS and TUG scores in the experimental group and control group (p<0.01). There was also a significant between-group difference in VAS and TUG scores after the intervention (p<0.05). Conclusion: General rehabilitation exercise is commonly applied as a treatment for TKA patients and is relatively effective. The application of PNF exercise may be useful in such patients, considering its effects on ROM improvement, pain reduction, and functional enhancement.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.247-256
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• 2022

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Kaltenborn-Evjenth (KE) joint mobilization of the distal radioulnar joints (RUJ) and proximal RUJ in distal radius fractures (DRFs) on range of motion (ROM), grip strength (GS), and patient-written wrist evaluation (PRWE) in each group once, thrice, or fivefold. Methods : Forty-two subjects participated in this study. We divided the subjects with DRFs into groups applying KE concepts RUJ mobilization once, thrice, and fivefold. The patients' ROM and GS were measured using a joint goniometer and dynamometer, respectively. Pain and function were also assessed using a PRWE. In the statistical analysis, all data were tested for normality using the Shapiro-Wilk test, and paired t-tests were performed for within-group before-and-after comparisons of each intervention. One-way analysis of variance was used for between-group comparisons of differences. All statistical significance levels were set at α=.05. Results : There were significant differences in the ROM in all three groups before and after the intervention (p<.05), but there were no significant differences between the groups. There were significant differences in the GS in the three groups before and after the intervention (p<.05), but there were no significant differences between the groups. In the pain part of the PRWE, all three groups had significant differences before and after intervention (p<.05), but there was no significant difference between the groups. In the functional part of the PRWE, there were significant differences in the three groups before and after intervention (p<.05), but no significant difference occurred between the groups. Conclusion : Based on the aforementioned results, there were no significant between-group differences in ROM, GS, and PRWE (pain and function) after the application of the K-E joint mobilization to DRFs once, thrice, and fivefold. Nevertheless, there were significant within-group differences in all the above.

• 정보관리연구
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.21-38
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• 1991

많은 자료(資料)를 관리(管理)하기 위한 새로운 미디어로서 역할이 기대되는 광(光)디스크 즉, 광학(光學)디지털디스크, 광학(光學)비디오디스크, CD-ROM 등은 각각 다른 목적으로 개발(開發) 보급(普及)되어 정보관리시장(情報管理市場)을 확장(擴張)해 가고 있다. 최근에는 CD-ROM에 고밀도(高密度)의 방대한 데이터 저장능력(貯蓄能力)을 갖고 있고, 저렴(低廉)한 비용(費用)으로 시스템을 설치(設置)할 수 있기 때문에 온라인 데이터베이스를 대신해서 온라인 검색(檢索)을 수행(遂行)하는 경향(傾向)이 증가(增加)하고 있다. 광(光)디스크를 정보관리분야(情報管理分野)에 어떻게 응용(應用)하는 것이 효율적(效率的)이고 경제적(經濟的)인가 하는 비전을 제시하기 위하여 각 관종별 도서관(圖書館) 및 정보관리실(情報管理室)에서 응용(應用)되는 시스템의 외국(外國) 사례(事例)를 조사(調査)하여 보았다. 그 결과 현재는 목록(目錄)시스템, 서지(書誌)데이터베이스의 온라인 검색(檢索)에 CD-ROM이 많이 사용되고 있었으며, 미래의 정보관리(情報管理)의 새로운 경향의 하나로 모든 그래픽정보(情報)와 디지털데이터를 포함한 모든 정보(情報)를 광(光)디스크에 이용하는 연구(硏究)가 계속되고 있어 광(光)디스크의 정보관리(情報管理)에 대한 응용(應用)이 증가추세(增加趨勢)에 있다. 따라서 광(光)디스크 시스템은 정보관리(情報管理)의 새로운 패턴을 창조(創造)해 가는 중요한 역할(役割)을 수행(遂行)해 갈 것이다.

• 전자공학회논문지C
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• 제36C권2호
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• pp.46-53
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 HDTV 비디오 신호를 처리함에 있어 신호의 병목현상을 없애주고 신호의 원활한 처리를 위해 새로운 알고리듬을 적용하여 54MHz의 동작 주파수를 갖는 패커를 제안하였다. 또한 제안된 패커의 성능을 검증하기 위해 조합논리를 이용한 ROM 테이블 구조를 갖는 DCT 계수 부호화부를 함께 설계하므로써 DCT 계수 부호화부의 출력을 제안된 패커의 입력 데이타로 사용하였다. 본 논문에서 제안된 회로는 VHDL 코드를 이용하여 설계하였고 SYNOPSYS tool의 $0.65{\mu}m$ 공정을 이용한 모델링과 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.147-159
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• 2013

의료영상 분야에서 볼륨 가시화가 광범위 하게 이용되고 있다. 3차원 영상의 적용으로 환자 진단을 위해 높은 품질의 영상이 요구되고 있고, 그에 따라 정확하게 구현할 수 있는 볼륨 가시화 기법이 연구되고 있다. 하지만 3차원 영상을 구현할 때 이산적인 값을 가진 볼륨 데이터를 이용하여 볼륨 가시화를 하므로 에일리어싱 현상이 나타나게 된다. 이런 현상을 없애기 위해서는 표본 값을 많게 하는 과표본화 방법이 있다. 과표본을 위해 사용하는 기법 중에서 캐트멀-롬 스플라인 방법이 있다. 이 기법은 계산이 쉽고 주어진 제어점들을 지나기 때문에 비교적 정확한 보간값을 구하지만 화소 값의 변화도가 큰 부분에서는 오버슈트나 언더슈트가 생겨 기존의 값과 오차가 생기게 된다. 본 논문에서는 캐트멀-롬 스플라인 보간법에 가우시안 함수를 이용하여 화소 값의 변화도에 따른 장력조정으로 보간값의 가중치를 조절하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법을 이용하여 영상을 보간하였을 때 오버슈트 현상이 줄어들고 원 영상과의 최대신호대 잡음비를 비교할 때도 우수한 결과를 확인하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지S
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• 제35S권10호
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• pp.135-143
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• 1998

차세대 저장매체로서 이미 그 규격이 확정된 재생 전용 디지털 다기능 디스크 시스템에 등화기를 적용하여 그 성능을 분석한다. 재생 전용 디지털 다기능 디스크 시스템에서는 정보 기록 시에 비선형 왜곡현상을 유발할 수 있으므로 이의 보상을 위해 비선형 입출력 사상능력이 뛰어나다고 알려져 있는 신경망 등화기를 적용한다. 또한, 결정궤환 구조의 등화기는 변조부호와 결합하여 사용하면 성능 개선을 보장할 수 없다는 것을 확인하기 위한 실험을 한다. 두 종류의 시스템에 대한 등화 실험으로 신경망을 이용한 등화기가 기존의 등화기에 비해 더 좋은 등화성능을 보이며 이는 채널의 비선형성이 증가할수록 확연해지는 결과를 얻었다. 또한, 랜덤한 데이터열의 간섭 보상에는 결정궤환 구조의 등화기가 우수한 성능을 보이지만 변조 부호화된 데이터열의 간섭 보상에는 결정궤환이 없는 구조와 비교하여 성능 개선이 없다는 결과를 얻었다.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.63-76
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• 2014

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effects of scapular stabilization exercise before rotator cuff surgery on pain and range of motion of middle-aged women. Method : 20 subjects who agreed on this experiment and were diagnosed with rotator cuff rupture participated in this study. Experimental groups were treated while 40 minutes a day, 5 times per week, for 2 weeks before surgery. The effects of scapular stabilization exercise were evaluated on VAS and range of motion. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS for windows ver. 20.0 program. One-way repeated ANOVA was used to examine a significance of each variable by time. Two-way repeated ANOVA was applied to examine a significance of the experimental group against the control group. In all statistical tests, the significance level was set by ${\alpha}=.05$. Result : The results of this study are as follows: 1) In both control and experimental groups, VASs were decreased significantly according to intervention period. There was no significant difference between VASs of two groups. 2) In both control and experimental groups, ROMs of shoulder, flexion, abduction and external rotation were increased significantly according to intervention period. In these three flexibility measurement variables, there were significant differences between ROMs of two groups. Conclusion : In view of all the results in this study, scapular stabilization exercise on before rotator cuff surgery proved to be effective in improving their pain, range of motion after surgery. It will be sufficient data to perform with their own exercise program.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.36-48
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• 2022

As a valid numerical method to obtain a high-resolution result of a flow field, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) have been widely used to study coolant flow and heat transfer characteristics in fuel rod bundles. However, the time-consuming, iterative calculation of Navier-Stokes equations makes CFD unsuitable for the scenarios that require efficient simulation such as sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification. To solve this problem, a reduced-order model (ROM) based on proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) and machine learning (ML) is proposed to simulate the flow field efficiently. Firstly, a validated CFD model to output the flow field data set of the rod bundle is established. Secondly, based on the POD method, the modes and corresponding coefficients of the flow field were extracted. Then, an deep feed-forward neural network, due to its efficiency in approximating arbitrary functions and its ability to handle high-dimensional and strong nonlinear problems, is selected to build a model that maps the non-linear relationship between the mode coefficients and the boundary conditions. A trained surrogate model for modes coefficients prediction is obtained after a certain number of training iterations. Finally, the flow field is reconstructed by combining the product of the POD basis and coefficients. Based on the test dataset, an evaluation of the ROM is carried out. The evaluation results show that the proposed POD-ROM accurately describe the flow status of the fluid field in rod bundles with high resolution in only a few milliseconds.