• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.481-486
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• 2001

To increase the production efficiency in dairy industry, proper artificial insemination is the most important operation. For the successful artificial insemination, accurate estrus detection is required. The Korean dairy farmers usually depended on visual observation for estrus detection of cows. Mounting behaviour is one of major inidications observed when cows are at an estrus. A mounting activity detection system for cows using radiotelemetry was developed. This system included a transmitter with a pressure switch, a receiver, a serial communication interface, a personal computer and a computer software. All components and a whole system were tested both in a laboratory and in a farm. The results of this study are as follows: 1. All components including transmitter, receiver and serial interface were operated according to the design specification. 2. A whole system tested with simulated mounting activity of 400 times showed 100% of success rate. 3. In the farm test for 4 days with three cows expecting estrus, one cows experiencing mounting activities showed correct response with this system. However two cows did not show mounting activities because of weak estrus and cold weather during the testing period.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.345-351
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• 2000

본 연구는 심전신호와 부가정보 신호의 다중신호를 주파수분할 다중방식과 주파수변조에 의해 무선전송하기 위함이다. 심전신호는 전극으로부터 유도되고 아날로그 증폭기에 의해 증폭된다. 전극 전착부실, 간호사 호출 및 저전압 배터리 신호의 부가정보 신호는 서로 주파수가 중복되지 않도록 발진되고 주파수분할 다중방식에 의해 합성되어 주파수 변조된다. 주파수 변조된 신호는 콜피츠회로에 의해 발진된 기본 반송파로 주파수 변조되고 체배되어 송신 반송주파수로 변환된다. 수신된 신호는 슈퍼헤테로다인 방식에 의해 중간주파수로 변환되고 쿼드래처 복조기에 의해 주파수 변조된 신호는 복조된다. 펄스카운터와 저역통과필터에 의해 심전신호와 부가정보 신호들은 복조된다.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2001년도 동계 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.400-405
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• 2001

• 한국임상수의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국임상수의학회 2006년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.89-89
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• 2006

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.135-143
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• 2015

Electrocardiogram measures the electric impulses generated by the heart during its cycle. Recently genome-wide association studies on electrocardiogram traits revealed many relevant genetic loci. Therefore, these findings need to be validated and investigated to determine the underlying mechanisms using mouse models. Invasive radiotelemetry has been widely used to record the electrocardiogram in mice because it has several advantages over non-invasive measurements. However, radiotelemetry is expensive and requires complicated surgery. On the other hand, a non-invasive method using 3 electrodes (one for earth) for lead II is easy to establish and allows for rapid measurement. In this study, eleven mice were measured with this non-invasive method and no statistical difference among them was found in any ECG measurements. In addition, repeat measurement in the same mouse was performed in 9 sets of experiment and the results indicated that non-invasive method was reliable for reproducibility. Further it was shown that measurements for 1, 5, 10, and 15 minutes were not different so that a short recording such as 5 minutes was enough to estimate the ECG values including heart rate. Further this method was validated by measuring the ECG of Balb/c and FVB that were previously shown to differ in ECG values by radiotelemetry. Significant differences were found in heart rate, PR interval and corrected QT interval between these mouse strains. This study partially proved that non-invasive method also could provide the accuracy and reproducibility. Based on these results, the non-invasive ECG recordings of lead II is recommended as a useful method for quick test in mouse model.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.395-399
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• 2009

한국 수달의 복강 내에 무선추적 전파발신기를 수술적으로 이식하였으며 수술 후 입원해 있는 기간 동안 수달의 술 후 행동을 관찰하였다. 복강 내로 전파발신기를 삽입하기 위해 옆구리 오목 부위를 절개하여 접근하였다. 복강 수술 후 입원해 있는 기간 동안 13가지의 행동이 관찰 되었으며 입원기간 동안 각 행동이 보여지는 비율과 각 행동이 가장 빈번히 관찰되는 시간을 측정하였다. 본 연구는 수달에서 복강 내 이식물을 삽입하기 위한 수술적 기술을 제공하고 입원해 있는 동안의 수달 행동에 관한 기초적 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2014

This study investigated the exercise intensity and energy expenditure involved in two gardening activities (planting transplants and sowing seeds in a garden plot) and four common physical activities (running, skipping rope, walking, and throwing a ball) in children. Eighteen children aged 11 to 13 years (mean age, $12.3{\pm}0.7$ years) participated in this study. The children made two visits to a high tunnel in Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea and performed randomly selected activities. Each activity was performed for 10 min, with a 5-min rest period between activities. The children wore a Cosmed $K4b^2$ (Cosmed $K4b^2$; Cosmed, Rome, Italy), which is a portable calorimetric monitoring system, to measure indicators of metabolic cost such as oxygen uptake and energy expenditure. The children's heart rates during the activities were measured by radiotelemetry (Polar T 31; FitMed, Kempele, Finland). We found that the two gardening and four physical activities performed by the 11-13 years old children in this study were moderate-to high-intensity physical activities [i.e.,$5.4{\pm}0.7$ to $9.1{\pm}1.4$ metabolic equivalents (METs)]. Running ($9.1{\pm}1.4$ METs) and skipping rope ($8.8{\pm}1.1$ METs) were high-intensity physical activities, whereas walking ($6.1{\pm}0.9$ METs), planting transplants ($5.8{\pm}1.1$ METs), throwing a ball ($5.6{\pm}1.1$ METs), and sowing seeds ($5.4{\pm}0.7$ METs) were moderate intensity physical activities. Running and skipping rope were significantly more intense than the other activities (P < 0.0001). The gardening tasks such as planting transplants and sowing seeds in a garden plot showed similar exercise intensities and energy costs as walking and throwing a ball. This study indicates that gardening can be used as a physical activity intervention to provide health benefits similar to more common physical activities such as walking and running.

• 생태와환경
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2014

산림을 주 서식지로 이용하는 쇠큰수염박쥐(Myotis ikonnikovi)의 서식지 특징에 관하여 연구하였다. 안개그물을 이용한 포획조사를 통해 확인된 쇠큰수염박쥐 서식지는 비교적 수령이 오래되고 흉고직경이 굵은 활엽수가 우점하는 숲으로 평가되었다. 소형무선추적장치를 통해 쇠큰수염박쥐의 잠자리는 주로 활엽수의 수피 틈, 꺾어진 줄기의 틈, 옹이 기둥 접합 부분의 틈 등으로 확인되었다. 낮동안 이용한 잠자리는 포획지점으로부터 35~584 m 이내에 위치하였으며, 개체당 잠자리는 1~5일간 이용하였다. 쇠큰수염박쥐와 같은 산림성 박쥐류의 다양성을 높이기 위하여 산림내 다양한 먹이자원이 풍부하고, 이용가능한 다수의 잠자리가 확보될 수 있는 산림서식지 관리방안이 요구된다.