• 한국조경학회지
• /
• 제44권6호
• /
• pp.84-97
• /
• 2016

본 연구는 폭염 시 어린이공원 내 포장 및 차양의 유형에 따른 온열환경을 규명하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 진주기상대에서 측정한 일 최고기온이 $35.9{\sim}36.8^{\circ}C$를 나타낸 2016년 8월 11일부터 8월 13일까지 3일간 진주시내 어린이공원 2곳(칠암어린이공원: $N\;35^{\circ}11^{\prime}1.4{^{\prime}^{\prim}}$, $E\;128^{\circ}531.7{^{\prime}^{\prime}}$, 표고: 38m; 가호제12어린이공원: $N\;35^{\circ}09^{\prime}56.8{^{\prime}^{\prime}}$, $E\;128^{\circ}6^{\prime}41.1{^{\prime}^{\prime}}$, 표고: 24m)의 모래밭, 고무칩포장지, 쉘터, 녹음지를 대상으로 미기상을 측정하였다. 미기상환경으로서 지상 60cm 높이에서 기온, 흑구온도, 상대습도, 풍속, 6방향의 장파 및 단파 복사를 측정하였고, 이를 바탕으로 열스트레스 지수인 WBGT와 UTCI를 산정 및 분석하였다. 또한 열화상카메라로 포장면과 놀이시설의 표면온도를 측정하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 단시간 피부접촉시 화상의 위험을 평가하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 어린이공원의 3일 시간 평균 최고 기온은 $36.6{\sim}39.4^{\circ}C$였으며, 모래밭에 비해 녹음에서 $2.8^{\circ}C$, 쉘터에서 $1.0^{\circ}C$ 및 $2.3^{\circ}C$ 낮게 나타났다. 시간 평균 최저 습도는 44~50%였으며, 모래밭이나 고무칩포장지에 비해 녹음에서 6%, 쉘터에서 4% 및 6% 높게 나타났다. 열사병위험지수 WBGT 값에 근거하면 폭염 시 어린이공원의 주간의 열사병 위험도는 높은 또는 극심한 정도로 나타났다. 3일 30분 평균 최고 WBGT 값은 $31.2{\sim}33.6^{\circ}C$였으며, 모래밭에 비해 녹음에서 $2.8^{\circ}C$, 쉘터에서 $2.3^{\circ}C$ 및 $1.0^{\circ}C$ 낮게 나타났으나, 차양에 의해서도 열사병 위험을 피할 수는 없었다. 체감더위지수 UTCI 값에 근거하면 폭염 시 어린이공원의 주간의 온열 스트레스의 범주는 매우 강한 또는 극심한 정도로 나타났다. 3일 30분 평균 최고 UTCI 값은 $39.9{\sim}48.1^{\circ}C$였으며, 모래밭에 비해 녹음에서 $7.8^{\circ}C$, 쉘터에서 $8.2^{\circ}C$ 및 $4.1^{\circ}C$ 낮게 나타났으나, 차양에 의해서도 극심한 또는 매우 강한 온열 스트레스를 강한 또는 적정한 온열 스트레스로 낮출 수는 없었다. 단시간 피부접촉에 의한 화상 온도 기준에 따르면, 놀이시설 및 포장면의 최고 표면온도가 스텐레스 스틸($70.8^{\circ}C$)은 무도장 철재 3초 $60^{\circ}C$, 고무칩포장($76.5^{\circ}C$)은 플라스틱 5초 $74^{\circ}C$, 청색 플라스틱 미끄럼판($68.5^{\circ}C$)과 앉음판($71.0^{\circ}C$)은 플라스틱 1분 $60^{\circ}C$ 기준을 초과한 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 그늘이 진 놀이시설의 표면온도는 햇빛에 노출된 놀이시설의 표면온도에 비해 $20^{\circ}C$ 내외로 낮게 나타나, 차양에 의해 화상의 위험을 현저하게 개선할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 폭염 시에는 어린이공원의 온열환경은 어린이들에게 높거나 극심한 열사병 위험에 빠지게 하고, 매우 강한 또는 극심한 온열 스트레스를 주기 때문에 보호자나 관리자가 어린이들의 어린이공원 이용을 제한해야 한다. 그리고 폭염시에는 어린이공원의 포장면 또는 놀이시설에 의한 화상의 위험이 매우 높으므로 이용 시 주의를 해야 하며, 화상의 예방을 위해서는 차양시설을 적극적으로 도입해야 한다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
• /
• 제46권4호
• /
• pp.360-371
• /
• 2018

1. Agar diffusion test를 통해 지모 뿌리 추출물의 항균활성 확인 결과 호기성 그람 양성 균주인 S. aureus에서 추출물 및 모든 분획물에서 저해환을 나타내었고, 에틸아세테이트 분획물이 대조군으로 사용된 메틸파라벤보다 더 높은 항균활성을 나타내었다. 2. 최소저해농도(MIC)와 최소사멸농도(MBC/MFC)를 통해 더 정확한 지모 뿌리 추출물의 항균활성을 확인하고자 하였다. 그 결과 곰팡이균인 A. niger를 제외한 모든 균주에서 MIC 농도를 확인하였고, 특히 호기성 그람 양성 균주인 S. aureus와 호기성 그람 음성 균주인 P. aeruginosa 그리고 진균인 C. albicans에서 에틸아세테이트 분획과 아글리콘 분획물이 낮은 농도에서 각 균주를 저해하는 것을 확인하였다. 3. DPPH법을 통해 지모 뿌리 추출물의 자유 라디칼 소거활성($FSC_{50}$)을 확인한 결과 가장 높은 활성을 나타낸 것은 에틸아세테이트 분획물($23.19{\mu}g/ml$)이고 아글리콘 분획물($71.06{\mu}g/ml$), 50% 에탄올 추출물($146.2{\mu}g/ml$) 순서로 나타났다. 4. 지모 뿌리 추출물의 총 항산화능($OSC_{50}$)을 확인하기 위해 luminol 발광법을 통해 확인하였다. 실험 결과 에틸아세테이트 분획물($1.5{\mu}g/ml$)과 아글리콘 분획물($1.4{\mu}g/ml$)이 대조군으로 사용된 L-ascorbic acid ($1.3{\mu}g/ml$)과 비슷한 활성을 나타내며 높은 총 항산화능을 나타내었다. 또한 에틸아세테이트 분획물이 50% 에탄올 추출물보다 약 11배 더 높은 활성을 띄는 것을 확인하였다. 5. $^1O_2$으로 유도된 세포 파괴에 대한 세포보호 효과(${\tau}_{50}$)를 확인한 결과 지모 뿌리 추출물과 분획물 모두 농도의존적으로 세포보호효과를 나타내었다. 50% 에탄올 추출물은 $8{\mu}g/ml$의 농도(34.5 min)에서, 에틸아세테이트 분획물은 $4{\mu}g/ml$의 농도(64.4 min)에서, 아글리콘 분획물은 $8{\mu}g/ml$의 농도(215.9 min)에서 가장 높은 보호효과를 나타냄을 확인하였다. 6. 지모 뿌리 추출물의 HaCaT 세포독성평가를 진행한 결과, 본 실험에서는 $0.02-2{\mu}g/ml$로 농도를 설정하여 세포보호실험을 진행하였다. 7. 과산화수소로 유도된 세포 손상에 대한 세포 보호 효과를 확인한 결과, 50% 에탄올 추출물과 에틸아세테이트 분획물 및 아글리콘 분획물의 최대 생존율은 각각 86.23, 86.59 및 89.70%를 나타냈으며 과산화수소를 처리한 양성 대조군에 비하여 세포 생존율을 각각 8.07, 8.42 및 11.53% 증가시켰다. 8. HaCaT세포에 UVB를 조사하여 세포 내 ROS 소거활성 평가를 진행한 결과, 자외선으로 유도된 세포 손상에서 아글리콘 분획물은 $2{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 UVB를 처리한 양성 대조군 대비 41.77%까지 세포내 ROS를 감소시켰다. 9. 실험을 통해 높은 생리활성을 나타낸 지모 뿌리 에틸아세테이트 분획물을 TLC 및 LS/ESI-MS를 통해 성분분석을 진행하였다. 그 결과 mangiferin, isomangiferin, timosaponin-A-III, nyasol을 확인하였다.본 연구의 결과를 통해 지모 뿌리 추출물의 항균 및 항산화 작용과 더불어 세포보호효과를 통해 천연 화장품 소재로서의 응용 가능성이 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국작물학회지
• /
• 제52권1호
• /
• pp.69-80
• /
• 2007

태양광과 반응하여 독특한 광화학적 작용을 하는 이산화티탄($TiO_2$)을 벼 잎 표면에 처리하였을 때 벼 엽신의 광합성 대사에 대한 영향을 검토하고 프로테옴 분석을 통해 생리변화를 구명하고자 수행한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 광합성유효파장이 $2,400\;{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$과 $2,200\;{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ 배치구에서 이산화티탄 10, 20 ppm 처리는 광적응상태의 엽록소형광지수(Yield)를 낮추었고 $450\;{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ 처리구는 엽록소형광지수를 높였다. 2. 노지조건인 PAR $2,400\;{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ 배치구에서 광합성 명반응의 상대전자전달율은 이산화티탄 10 ppm 처리에서 평균 45 %, 무처리 32.4 %, diuron 10 ppm 처리구에서 15.3%로 이산화티탄 처리는 광합성 명반응의 상대전자전달율을 높였다. 3. UV-B 4.9, $0.6\;KJ\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ 배치구에서 이산화티탄 처리로 초장이 증가하였고 UV-B $0.15\;KJ\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ 배치구에서 초장은 증가하고 건물중은 감소하였다. 4. 광합성은 노지의 UV-B 조건인 $13.6\;KJ\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ 배치구에서 이산화티탄 처리로 종가하였고 UV-B 4.9, 0.6, $0.15\;KJ\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ 배치구는 다소 증가하였으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 나타내지 않았다. 5. 이산화티탄 처리 후 자연광 중의 UV-B를 99% 차단하여 저수준으로 조절한 결과 68%의 단백질 발현이 감소하였고 각각 16%의 단백질 발현이 증가 또는 신생 합성되었다. 6. 이산화티탄 20 ppm 처리 후 자연광 중의 UV-B를 99% 차단시켰을 때 주로 광합성 Calvin cycle에서 $CO_2$ 결합을 촉매하는 결정구조 Rubisco의 chain E 발현이 감소하였다.

• 환경생물
• /
• 제24권2호
• /
• pp.102-111
• /
• 2006

KWNP의 특정 손상에 대한 회복 효과에 대한 과학적인 접근을 하기 위해서 본 연구를 수행하였다. 실험은 STZ를 복강 주사하여 당뇨를 유발, $220mg\;dL^{-1}$ 이상인 실험동물을 이용하여 수행되었으며 방사선 전신 조사 실험군과 KWNP 처리군 간의 각 항목 분석치를 비교, 분석하였다. 실험 5주간의 체중증가율은 방사선 처리군과 당뇨군 모두 대조군에 비하여 낮게 나타났으며 특히 당뇨군에서는 통계적으로 유의적으로 낮았다. 정소와 비장, 또 당뇨병의 직접적인 병증이 나타나는 신장의 무게를 비교한 결과, 방사선을 조사한 실험군의 경우 대조군과 비교하여 정소의 무게의 감소는 비교적 뚜렷하게 관찰된 반면 비장의 무게는 유의한 감소가 관찰되지 않았다. 당뇨군에서는 대조군과 비교하여 정소의 현저한 무게감소가 관찰되었으며 신장의 무게는 유의하게 증가되었다. 혈액 내 지표인자의 수준 변화는 적혈구의 경우 모든 실험군에서 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 백혈구의 경우에는 방사선처리군, STZ와 방사선 복합 처리군, 당뇨군에서 낮은 수치를 나타냈다. ALP의 측정 결과, 당뇨군에서 그 수치가 현저하게 높아짐을 확인할 수 있었고, STZ와 방사선, KWNP를 복합 처리한 실험군에서는 백혈구의 수치 및 ALP 수치를 측정한 결과 모두에서 방사선 처리구나 당뇨군에 비하여 그 회복능이 현저히 높은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 혈중중성지질의 증가율 확인결과 KWNP를 처리한 모든 군에서 현저한 지질의 감소를 확인 할 수 있었다. 인슐린의 수치 측정 결과, STZ와 방사선, KWNP를 복합 처리한 실험군에서 다른 당뇨군과 비교하여 10배 정도 높은 insulin수치가 측정되었다. 조직학적 검경시 정소의 경우, 방사선 처리군과 당뇨군 모두에서 정소 세정관의 직경감소와 세정관 내부의 공포화가 관찰되었고 당뇨군의 경우 세정관 내부의 비가 역적 손상이 관찰되었다. 신장의 경우 유의한 형태적 차이는 관찰되지 않았으나 당뇨군의 근위곱슬세관 분분에 세포 자연사가 중점적으로 발견되었다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
• /
• 제19권2호
• /
• pp.170-179
• /
• 2016

목적: 암환자의 자가간호행위, 자기효능감, 외상 후 성장, 그리고 삶의 질의 정도를 평가하고, 질병관련특성에 따른 차이를 파악하여 이들의 정도가 낮은 환자군의 질병관련특성을 발견하여, 이를 증진시킬 교육과 프로그램의 적용 등 심리사회적 개입이 필요한 환자군에 대한 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 방법: 암환자 총 107명을 대상으로 자가간호행위, 자기효능감, 외상 후 성장, 심리, 사회관계적 삶의 질에 관한 설문조사 하였고, 진단병기, 진단 후 경과기간, 치료현황의 질병관련특성에 따라 그룹으로 나누어 이에 대해 평가하였다. 결과: 자가간호행위는 총 65점 중 평균점수 49.96점, 자기효능감은 총 50점 중 평균점수 37.78점으로 나타났다. 자가간호행위는 하위요인 중 투약의 항목에서는 진단 후 기간이 1년 이상 2년 미만의 환자집단에 비해 1년 미만의 환자집단에서, 추적관찰중 집단 및 전이집단에 비해서 현재치료중 집단이 높은 점수를 나타냈다. 외상 후 성장은 총 80점 중 평균점수 56.17점이 나왔고, 진단 후 경과기간 1년 이상 2년 미만의 환자집단이 1년 미만의 환자집단에 비해서 점수가 유의하게 높았으며, 하위요인으로는 자기지각의 변화가 차이를 보였다. 추적관찰 중인 집단이 현재치료 중 집단보다 점수가 유의하게 높았으며, 하위요인으로 대인관계의 깊이증가와 영적, 종교적 관심증가에서 차이를 보였다. 삶의 질은 총 40점 중 평균점수 25.79점이였으며, 질병관련특성에 따라 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론: 진단 후 경과기간이 짧을수록 자가간호행위 높은 점수를 나타냈고, 외상 후 성장은 암 진단 후 경과기간이 1년 이후 2년 미만이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이를 토대로, 진단 후 1년 이내에 자가간호행위와 자기효능감 증진을 도모하는 것이 이를 유지하는 데에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다. 또한 암 진단 후 2년 시점에서 외상 후 성장을 위한 외적 자원의 투입이 필요하다.

• 한국산림과학회지
• /
• 제109권3호
• /
• pp.259-270
• /
• 2020

최근 20년 동안 고온, 건조 등 이상기상 현상이 빈발해지면서 병해충으로 인한 피해가 아닌 생리적 스트레스로 인한 소나무 피해 사례가 지속적으로 보고되고 있다. 2014년도에는 울진 소광리 산림유전자원보호구역 내에 금강소나무(Pinus densiflora for. erecta Uyeki)의 집단고사가 발견되어 이에 대한 원인 구명과 산림관리방안 마련이 요구되었다. 이에 본 연구는 2008~2015년 항공사진에서 발견된 울진 소광리 금강소나무 고사 피해 발생 지역의 지형 및 임분 특성을 파악하여 고사 발생의 영향 요인을 도출하고 이를 기반으로 전체 지역의 고사피해 발생 위험지역을 예측하는 것을 목표로 하였다. 소나무 고사발생 지점 정보와 해발고도, 경사 등의 지형정보, 영급, 경급 등의 임분 정보 등 총 14개의 설명변수를 이용하여 고사발생 예측모델을 구축하였다. 모형 개발에는 Decision Tree, Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM) 등 기계학습 기법을 적용하였으며, RF와 SVM가 정확도 93% 이상으로 좋은 성능을 보였다. 소나무 고사와 관련된 주요 변수 분석 결과, 소나무 고사의 지형적인 취약지역은 해발고도가 높은 동시에 일사량이 높으며 수분 조건이 불리한 지역이었으며, 임분 특성 중에서는 특히 5~15m 높이의 수직적 임분밀도가 높은 소나무림, 그리고 영급이 높은 소나무림에서 고사 위험성이 높다고 평가되었다. RF와 SVM 모형 예측에 따라, 소나무 고사위험도가 높은 지역의 면적은 연구대상지 전체 소나무림 면적의 약 9.5%, 115ha로 평가되었다. 본 연구의 고사위험도 평가 결과는 금강소나무 취약지역의 현황을 조사하고 아직 피해가 발생하지 않은 취약지역에 대한 적극적인 기후변화 적응 산림관리를 수행하기 위한 기반자료로 활용될 수 있다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
• /
• 제21권4호
• /
• pp.419-427
• /
• 2012

파프리카('Cupra', 'Coletti') 여름작기 재배시 고온기 극복을 위해 내부 차광 스크린(외부광이 $700W{\cdot}m^{-2}$ 이상일 때 차광스크린 작동하여 10~20% 차광률 유지)과 차광제 처리(차광제와 물을 1 : 4의 비율로 희석하여 온실 외부 지붕을 살포 30% 정도의 차광률 유지)의 효과를 분석하고자 연구를 수행하였다. PPFD는 차광제 처리구가 무처리구에 비해 30%, 내부 스크린 처리구에 비해 20% 감소시키는 효과를 보였다. 차광제 처리구에서 무처리구와 내부 스크린 처리구에 비해 PPFD의 감소시키는 효과를 보여 차광제의 차광효과가 더 높았고, 차광제 처리에 의해 온실 내 온도 감소효과가 더 높게 나타났다. 습도 부족분 변화는 무처리구와 내부 스크린 처리구의 경우 오전 9시에 최대 허용범위인 $8g{\cdot}m^{-3}$을 벗어나 각각 오후 2시에 최고 $16.6g{\cdot}m^{-3}$와 $13.8g{\cdot}m^{-3}$까지 도달 했지만, 차광제 처리구에서는 무처리구와 내부 스크린 처리구보다 2시간 뒤인 11시에 $8.6g{\cdot}m^{-3}$으로 허용 범위를 벗어났고, 오후 4시에 최고 $12.1g{\cdot}m^{-3}$까지 상승하여 생육환경 조건이 더 양호해졌다. 차광제 처리구와 내부 스크린 처리구에서 무처리구에 비해 엽온이 $2^{\circ}C$, 과실의 온도가 $5^{\circ}C$, 그리고 꽃의 온도가 $3^{\circ}C$ 정도 낮아지는 효과를 보였다. 차광제 처리구와 내부 스크린 처리구에서 무처리구에 비해 초장이 두 품종 모두에서 유의적으로 길어졌고, 분지수, 경경, 잎크기는 유의성이 인정되지 않았다. 잿빛곰팡이의 발생률은 무처리구에 비해 차광제 처리구에서 품종에 따라 14.7~22.1% 감소하는 효과가 있었다. 과실크기는 차광처리에 의해 두 품종 모두에서 무처리구에 비해 증가하였으나, 심실수, 과피 두께는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 과육의 무게는 차광제 처리구와 내부 스크린 처리구에서 10~15g 증가하였지만, 당도는 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 차광에 따른 색도는 차이가 없었고, 경도는 차광 시 약간 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 수량은 무처리구에 비해 차광제 처리구와 내부 스크린 처리구에서 상품율이 11.7~22.6% 증가하였고, 상품과수는 4.0~12.2개로 증가했다. 따라서 무처리구에 비해 차광제 처리구에서 여름철 고온기의 극복에 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
• /
• 제6권2호
• /
• pp.1-8
• /
• 1985

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.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
• /
• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
• /
• pp.17-17
• /
• 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.