• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.119-124
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• 2016

Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the functional outcomes of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) and to assess factors affecting the patients' subjective satisfaction after RTSA. Methods: Forty-three patients (mean age, $75.0{\pm}5.2years$) who underwent RTSA for cuff tear arthropathy or irreparable cuff tears with preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and pre- and postoperative radiographs at 1 year, and whose various functional outcomes including pain visual analogue scale (VAS), simple shoulder test, Constant score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, and active range of motion were evaluated preoperatively and at the last follow-up (>12 months) were enrolled. The outcome parameter was set as a satisfaction scale. Various clinical and radiographic factors were analyzed, and their correlations with postoperative satisfaction were evaluated. Results: All functional scores, VAS pain score, and active forward flexion showed significant improvement after surgery (all p<0.001). Twenty-nine patients were satisfied with the results and 14 were dissatisfied. The presence of pseudoparalysis (p=0.028) and worse preoperative function (all p<0.05) were related with higher satisfaction. Any radiologic parameters did not affect patients' postoperative satisfaction. Conclusions: All patients showed a good functional outcome after RTSA, however the patients' subjective postoperative satisfaction was affected by preoperative functional status (higher satisfaction in poor preoperative function), not by radiological findings.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.178-182
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• 2021

A 50-year-old woman who had been previously diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus consulted our clinic for pain and weakness in her right shoulder. On examination, she had an atrophied deltoid muscle, a painful right shoulder on movement, and a tender mass in the deltoid area. The patient was diagnosed with corticosteroid-induced deltoid myopathy, shoulder pain, and loss of range of motion that did not resolve with conservative treatment. We decided to perform reverse shoulder arthroplasty. No complications were observed at the last follow-up visit at 3 years postoperative. Unlike deltoid insufficiency that results from axillary nerve injury, deltoid myopathy due to corticosteroid use contains intact fibers,. Therefore, we increased the effectivity of the remaining deltoid fibers by extending the moment arm of the anterior fibers using reverse shoulder arthroplasty and achieved reliable improvements in clinical symptoms and function without increasing the risk of dislocation.

• Animal cells and systems
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.65-69
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• 2001

Obtaining mutant animals is important for studying the function of a particular gene. A chemical mutagenesis was first carried out to generate mutations in C. elegans. In this study, we used ultraviolet-activated 4,5',8-trimethylpsoralen to induce small deletion mutations. A library of mutagenized worms was prepared for recovery of candidate animals and stored at $15^{\circ}C$ during screening instead of being made into a frozen stock library. In order to isolate deletion mutations in target genes, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based screening method was used. As a result, two independent mutants with deletions of approximately 1.0 kb and 1.3 kb were isolated. This modified and improved reverse genetic approach was proven to be effective and practical for isolating mutant animals to study gene function at the organismal level.

• Molecules and Cells
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.545-552
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• 2008

A hepadnaviruses replicates its DNA genome via reverse transcription of an RNA template (pregenomic RNA or pgRNA), which has a cap structure at the 5' end and a poly(A) tail at the 3' end. We have previously shown that the 5' cap is indispensable for encapsidation of the pgRNA. A speculative extension of the above finding is that the cap contributes to encapsidation via its interaction with the poly(A) tail, possibly involving eIF4E-eIF4G-PABP interaction. To test this hypothesis, poly(A)-less pgRNAs were generated via cleavage by a cis-acting hepatitis delta virus ribozyme sequence. We found that accumulation of the poly(A)-less pgRNA was markedly diminished, mostly likely due to its reduced stability. Importantly, however, the remaining poly(A)-less pgRNAs were nonetheless encapsidated and reverse transcribed normally when the reduced stability was taken account. Our finding clearly contradicts the notion that the poly(A) tail has any function in encapsidation and viral reverse transcription.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.521-532
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• 2009

In this paper, by introducing a homogenous kernel of -4-degree, we establish a new Hilbert-type integral inequality with multi-parameter and a best constant factor. As applications, the equivalent form, the reverse forms and some particular results are given correspondingly.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.623-630
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• 2009

This paper deals with some new generalizations of the Hardy-Hilbert type integral inequalities with some parameters. We also consider the equivalent inequalities and the reverse forms.

• Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.333-337
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• 2008

The Balanced scorecard has been evolved in various function. In the various functional Balanced scorecard, this paper focuses on the reverse logistics BSC, and the decision the weights of Key Performance Indicators. In this paper, a combination of Balanced scorecard and value evaluation based approach proposed multi-criteria provides a more accurate representation of the problem for measuring company.

• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.1041-1053
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• 2022

In this paper, sharp lower and upper bounds on the third order Hermitian-Toeplitz determinant for the classes of Sakaguchi functions and some of its subclasses related to right-half of lemniscate of Bernoulli, reverse lemniscate of Bernoulli and exponential functions are investigated.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.64 no.1
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• pp.31-46
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• 2024

The aim of this paper is to present an approach to improve reverse Minkowski and Hölder-type inequalities using k-weighted fractional integral operators _a⁺𝔍^𝜇_w with respect to a strictly increasing continuous function 𝜇, by introducing two parameters of integrability, p and q. For various choices of 𝜇 we get interesting special cases.

• The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society
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• v.4 no.10
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• pp.2421-2433
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• 1997

In this paper, based on the relative logical storage cost of each movie by the difference of service request probability, we propose and implement the SDU(Separate Data Use) method and the EDU(Existing Data Use) method to provide FF(Fast Forward) and FR(Fast Reverse) function in efficiently through analysing MPEG bit stream and frame characteristics. By selecting and applying the FF/FR function providing method based on the service request probability of movie, the proposed method can reduce the cost of FF/FR functions for total serviced movies.