• 대한한의학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2014

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of acupuncture as an adjunct treatment to increase the success rate of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Methods: A review of the English and Korean literature was conducted to identify studies on acupuncture as an adjunct treatment to IVF. The main outcome measures were the biochemical pregnancy rate (BPR), the implantation rate (IR), the clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), the miscarriage rate (MR), the on-going pregnancy rate (OPR) and the live birth rate (LBR). Results: Nine meta-analyses of 11 systematic reviews (SRs) were included in this review. In four SRs, the overall IVF outcomes regardless of the procedural steps were documented; two of these SRs reported a significant effect on the CPR. One SR reported that acupuncture at the time of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation had a significant effect on the BPR. Seven SRs reported that acupuncture had no significant impact on transvaginal oocyte retrieval (TVOR). In eight SRs, significant impacts on the CPR, LIBR and OPR were reported when acupuncture was performed around the time of embryo transfer (ET). The results of repeated acupuncture after ET were included in two SRs, which included the same primary studies. The results of the SRs showed that acupuncture had a positive effect on the CPR. Conclusions: When the complete IVF procedure is analysed, there is conflicting evidence in that some reviews have found that acupuncture leads to an increased CPR but others have not. In addition, the reviews presented no evidence to suggest that acupuncture has any specific risks.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.298-302
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• 2017

With an increasing aging population and improved standards of living, more attention has been paid to health. Although walking exercise is known as an aerobic exercise, it imposes repeated and continuous impacts on the joints of the lower extremities. Therefore, when overweight gives a burden to the lower extremity or there is a joint disease, exercise limit occurs. The articular cartilage, weakened with age, also makes it difficult for the elderly to perform walking exercises. Accordingly, this study conducted a comparative analysis between regular walking using only the lower extremity and Nordic walking, which has been known as stable. For analysis, electromyography (EMG) was performed and the ground reaction force of the upper and lower extremities were measured in the same exercise. Integrated EMG (iEMG) revealed that the upper extremity muscles were more active in Nordic walking than in regular walking, where lower extremity muscles were relatively more inactive. In addition, when EMG measurements were performed at each measurement point during walking exercise, the pattern was different. Nevertheless, the result was the same as in iEMG. The load that occurs in each exercise was measured using the ground reaction force system. As a result, Nordic walking had a lower load than regular walking. Therefore, it was found that Nordic walking minimized the load on the lower extremities owing to the effect of whole-body exercise and was a safer and more efficient exercise method.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.81-86
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• 2016

The WMSDs are known to occur more in upper extremity than lower extremity, and such a ratio is increasing each year. The motions or repeated work requiring excessive strength beyond worker's maximum grip strength were known as a major cause of the WMSDs in upper extremity. To prevent the WMSDs in upper extremity, research on the grip strength characteristics analysis of field workers that can be used as basic data for work design and manual tool design is needed. The purpose of this study is to identify various variables affecting grip strength and is to find out the impacts of grip strength on WMSDs. This research measured the grip strength of 327 field workers at Heavy Industries, and also conducted a questionnaire survey on individual characteristics and job characteristics. As a result of analyzing grip strength, the grip strength was statistically significant (P<0.1) according to the body surface area (BSA) of the research subjects. The differences between percentile groups of grip strength were statistically significant (P<0.1) according to pain levels of hand/wrist/finger and arm/elbow. The comparison results between the average grip strength of Korean adult males and the average grip strength of the survey-targeted heavy industry workers show that the average grip strength of the heavy industry workers was higher by 9.75 kg. This study analyzed relationship between grip strength and the pain levels of hand/wrist/finger and arm/elbow, and compared the findings in this study with those of existing preceding studies. Also, this research comparatively analyzed the grip strength of Korean adult males and survey-targeted heavy industry workers. The findings of this study can be used as useful data for ergonomic work design and manual tool design to prevent WMSDs at industrial worksites, given that almost no data on the grip strength of workers in the industrial sites are found in Korea.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.417-424
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• 2018

The use stage of a textile product impacts sustainability more significantly than other stages of the product's life cycle due to repeated washing and drying. This study determines efficient washing conditions, with high detergency, to reduce energy consumption from excessive washing and improve the washing process sustainability. Detergency was measured at various washing temperatures ($20^{\circ}C$, $40^{\circ}C$, and $60^{\circ}C$) and time (10 min, 20 min, and 30 min) using standardized soiled fabrics, i.e., 100% cotton, polyester/cotton (65%/35%), and 100% polyester woven fabric soiled with pigment/sebum, carbon black/mineral oil, soot/mineral oil, cocoa, blood, and red wine. Detergency at the washing condition of $20^{\circ}C$ and 30 min was higher than that at $40^{\circ}C$ and 10 min. In addition, detergency at the condition of $40^{\circ}C$ and 30 min was also higher than that at $60^{\circ}C$ and 10 minutes. This may be because a reduced washing effect at low washing temperatures was complemented by increased mechanical action over a long time. Further, washing temperature and time, with the same detergency, differed based on the type of fiber and soil. Also, the influence of a detergent on the detergency depends on the type of soil. The results suggest that energy and detergent have been consumed more than necessary in actual laundry. According to each type of fiber and soil, washing conditions designed to reduce the energy consumption of the washing process while maintaining the same detergency, were determined.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.161-172
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• 2023

In this study, natural dyeing using Polygonum tinctoria was performed with linen, ramie, and hemp, which are biodegradable cellulose fibers, considering environmental aspects. In particular, the impacts of alkali NaOH and reducing agent Na₂S₂O₄ were examined, and the possibilities of minimizing the use and reusing the dye were explored. The surface dye concentrations were found to be in the following order: hemp>linen>ramie. With the increase in all additives, the L^* value decreased, and the ⊿E and K/S values increased gradually. When Na₂S₂O₄ was 1g/L, the surface color of the dye appeared uniformly from the NaOH concentration of 0.4g/L (pH 10.84). When NaOH was 0.4g/L, the K/S values of linen and ramie increased rapidly after 0.4g/L of Na₂S₂O₄, and hemp maintained a stable color from 0.6g/L of Na₂S₂O₄. With the increase in the dye concentration from 1 to 6g/L, all the fibers were dyed uniformly. The K/S value increased or higher doubled upon repeated dyeing six times for 5 min than when dyed only once for 30 min. Therefore, the linen, ramie, and hemp fibers dyed repeatedly exhibited good washing, rubbing, and colorfastness to perspiration, which was rated between 4 and 4-5, and that to light was rated as 5. Moreover, no discoloration due to sunlight was observed. Finally, linen exhibited a bacterial reduction of 99.9%, thereby indicating its excellent antibacterial property.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2024

Molded pulp products has become more attractive than traditional materials such as expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) owing to low-priced recycled paper, environmental benefits such as biodegradability, and low production cost. In this study, various design factors regarding compression and cushioning characteristics of the molded pulp cushion with truncated pyramid-shaped structural units were analyzed using a test specimen with multiple structural units. The adopted structural factors were the geometric shape, wall thickness, and depth of the structural unit. The relative humidity was set at two levels. We derived the cushion curve model of the target molded pulp cushion using the stress-energy methodology. The coefficient of determination was approximately 0.8, which was lower than that for EPS (0.98). The cushioning performance of the molded pulp cushion was affected more by the structural factors of the structural unit than by the material characteristics. Repeated impacts, higher static stress, and drop height decreased the cushioning performance. Its compression behavior was investigated in four stages: elastic, first buckling, sub-buckling, and densification. It had greater rigidity during initial deformation stages; then, during plastic deformation, the rigidity was greatly reduced. The compression behavior was influenced by structural factors such as the geometric shape and depth of the structural unit and environmental conditions, rather than material properties. The biggest difference in the compression and cushioning characteristics of molded pulp cushion compared to EPS is that it is greatly affected by structural factors, and in addition, strength and resilience are expected to decrease due to humidity and repetitive loads, so future research is needed.

• 감성과학
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.279-288
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• 2009

이 연구의 목적은 과제수행에 대하여 주관적 인지부하 요인과 GSR의 각성수준이 어떤 관계를 형성하고 있는지를 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 인지부하 설문지(신체적 노력, 정신적 노력, 지각된 과제난이도, 자기평가, 자료설계의 용이성), 사전-사후검사, GSR에 의한 각성수준을 측정하였다. 사전검사는 학습자의 사전지식 수준을 의미하며, 사후검사는 과제수행의 결과를 의미한다. 이 연구의 분석방법은 사후검사의 결과를 종속변수로 하는 회귀분석이었다. 첫째, 자기보고의 인지부하 요인이 사후검사에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과에 따르면, 사전검사, 신체적 노력, 지각된 과제난이도가 사후검사에 유의미한 영향을 미치고 있었다. 신체적 노력은 정적관련성을 보이고 있었으나 지각된 과제난이도는 부적관련성을 보이고 있었다. 이 결과는 사전검사의 점수가 높은 사람은 상대적으로 과제난이도를 낮게 지각하는 경향이 있으며 과제해결을 위하여 신중히 노력함으로써 사후검사의 결과가 올라간다는 것을 보여주는 것이다. 둘째, 각성수준에 대한 연구결과에서는 평가단계에서 측정된 각성수준이 사후검사의 점수를 유의미하게 예측하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 평가단계의 GSR은 과제수행(사후검사)과 부적 관계를 형성하고 있었다. 즉, 평가단계에서 적절한 이완수준을 유지하고 있을 때 사후검사의 결과가 증진된다는 것을 보여주는 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2020

본 연구는 30mm 자동포에 적용 중인 폐쇄기의 내구성을 향상시킴으로서 제품의 신뢰성을 증가시키는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 연구 대상인 폐쇄기는 왕복운동을 통해 탄의 장전, 약실 폐쇄, 탄피 추출 등의 기능을 하는 포의 주요 구성품으로 높은 신뢰성이 요구되지만 운용 중 폐쇄기 균열이 조기에 발생됨에 따라 개선이 필요하였다. 개선을 위해 원인 분석을 수행하여 균열은 반복적인 충격에 의해 발생함을 확인하였다. 그러하여 다음과 같은 개선방안을 연구하고 입증 사격을 통해 효과를 증명하였다. 개선방안으로 소재 변경으로 충격 흡수에너지를 증가시켰으며 균열 부위의 R 값을 증대하여 응력 집중을 완화하였다. 또한, 쇼트피닝 추가, 크롬도금 삭제, 단조 방법 변경으로 피로수명을 증가시켰다. 개선품의 입증 사격 결과 5,000발까지 사격 장애가 발생하지 않았고 균열의 시작이 늦춰졌으며 그 깊이가 작아졌다. 따라서 개선방안이 적용된 폐쇄기는 기존 제품 보다 내구성이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 유사제품의 내구성 향상, 폐쇄기 균열 성장 속도 예측(수명 연구) 및 균열 허용 기준 설정을 추진할 때 유용한 참고 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.1066-1070
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• 2002

10 male piglets at 5-6 weeks old with similar body weight (BW) were randomly assigned into the experimental (EXP) and control (CON) groups. The animals in EXP received intro-muscular injection with daidzein (DA) at the dose of 0.5 mg DA per kg start BW on day 1. The same procedures were repeated once every 3 days for eight times. The animals in CON received the injection only with same volume of control peanut oil. The animals were weighted on day 14 and 28 and the blood samples were obtained at different stages of the treatment for determining IGF-I levels and blood parameters. At the end of the experiment, the thymus and spleen from all the animals were surgically taken out and weighted. The results showed that BW and average daily gain (ADG) were not significantly different between the groups in term of the whole period, but ADG between days 14-28 was higher in EXP than in CON (p<0.05). On days 18, 21 and 25, IGF-I levels in EXP group were 20.53% (p<0.05), 15.92% (p>0.05) and 23.46% (p<0.05), respectively, higher than those in CON. The weights of thymus and spleen, the ratios of their weights to BW and red blood count (RBC) did not significantly differ between the groups at all stages. White blood count (WBC) in EXP steadily increased from day 22, reached its apex on day 24, which was higher than in CON (p<0.05) and its own levels on day 20 and 22 (p<0.01 or p<0.05), and remained higher on the later time (p=0.058). The results of percentage of T-Lymphocytes also demonstrated similar trend to WBC, but TLymphocyte transformation rate (%) appeared no significant change between the groups. In conclusion, Daidzein could stimulate male piglet growth and elevate serum IGF-I levels at certain stages of the treatment. It could also increase WBC and T-Lymphocyte rates, but had no significant impacts on RBC and T-Lymphocyte transformation rate.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.209-215
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• 2020

최근 소나무재선충의 매개충을 방제하기 위한 방제법으로 널리 이용되고 있는 항공방제의 환경 영향에 대한 논의가 계속되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 2017년 경남 양산 금정산 일대를 무처리구와 처리구(3회 살포 및 5회 살포)로 구분한 뒤, 유인항공기로 살포된 티아클로프리드가 비표적 절지동물인 무당거미의 생물적 형질(체중, 체장, 머리가슴의 폭 및 뒷다리 전체 길이)에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 2017년 10월 11일에 각 조사구에서 성숙한 무당거미 암컷 성충을 채집하였다. 조사 결과, 무당거미의 생물적 형질은 살충제 살포 여부에 따라 통계적으로 유의하게 달라졌는데, 특히 체장, 머리가슴의 폭, 그리고 뒷다리의 전체 길이는 항공방제구에서 채집된 무당거미가 무처리구에서 잡힌 개체에 비해 짧은 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 살충제 살포 횟수에 따른 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 결론적으로 무당거미의 형태적 특성은 살충제 살포에 의해 직접적 또는 간접적으로 영향을 받았을 가능성이 있으며, 이는 장기적으로 개체군의 건강성에 영향을 줄 것이라 생각된다. 따라서 향후 장기적으로 살충제(직접 효과)와 먹이 가용성(간접 효과)에 대한 무당거미의 반응에 대한 모니터링이 수행되어야 할 것이다.