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Transsternal Resection in Advanced Thyroid cancer -A Report of 8 Cases- (진행성 갑상선암의 흉골절개를 통한 근치적 절제술 -8례 보고-)

  • 임수빈
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.28 no.12
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    • pp.1155-1159
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    • 1995
  • Differentiated thyroid carcinoma is a slow growing tumor with relative good prognosis. But locally advanced thyroid cancer with T4 or N1b is difficult to manage. Between June 1988 and April 1995, we resected 8 advanced thyroid cancers trans-sternally. All patients had direct mediastinal extension [T4 or mediastinal lymph node metastasis [N1b with airway obstruction or dysphagia. We operated all the patients by partial or total sternotomy for mediastinal dissection along with thyroidectomy and radical neck dissection. There were some acceptable morbidities but no operative mortality. Postoperative radioactive iodine therapy was followed without side effects. Follow-up survival period was between 11 months to 81 months with 2 late mortalities [17 month, 30 month . Although definite benefit for routine mediastinal dissection in thyroid cancer has not been established, in locally advanced cases impending airway obstruction or dysphagia who have questionable effect by radioactive iodine therapy alone, aggressive mediastinal mass dissection including lymph node metastasis has the significant role to prevent the patients from suffocation & dysphagia, and to enhance the effect of followed radioactive iodine tharapy.

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CFHT: another opportunity for Korean Astronomy?

  • Veillet, Christian
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.125.1-125.1
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    • 2011
  • After a short description of the observatory, this presentation will highlight some of the most recent scientific achievements based on CFHT observations and how they benefit from the current instrumentation and novel observing modes proposed to the CFHT users. We will then move to the mid-term future with the development of new spectroscopic capabilities (visible wide-field FTS or near-IR spectro-polarimetry) and the study of a novel wide-field imager in the visible using Ground-Layer AO to provide unprecedented image quality on a large field of view. As an option for the long-term future, the concept of a next generation 10-m class telescope to replace the current CFHT 3.6-m will be described. An emphasis will be given on how CFHT is slowly morphing into an Asia-Pacific Rim observatory and on the role the Korean community could play in such an endeavor, from immediate access to first-class astronomical data to partnering with other nations in exciting developments.

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A Study of Pollutants emitted from Apartment finishing Materials (공동주택 건축마감자재 오염물질 방출에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Min-Woo;Lee, Chung-Keun;Hwang, Dong-Gyu;Lee, Seong-Yeun
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.981-985
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    • 2008
  • Construction company's role is getting bigger recently because of interest of indoor air quality problem. The using environment-friendly building finishing material is the most benefit method to reduce pollutants in house. It is confirmed the actual condition of environment-friendly building finishing material such as wallpapers, wooden flooring boards, glues, paints, adhesives, plaster boards that are used the work of apartment construction in 2006-2007. It shows that environment-friendly materials have excellent grade mostly, general materials have pass I, pass II grade mostly and are high TVOC emission.

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A Study on the Factors for IT Investment Justification (IT 투자 정당화 요인에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Jaeyoung
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.177-187
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    • 2015
  • Although actual business environment is getting difficult and hard, IT companies tend to shy away from of annual investment. Many firms have already reached the 25 percent level. However, the profit and the result of their annual investment needs to be evaluated objectively. IT investment analysis usually proceeds by comparing benefits and costs of an IT investment. Much of the problem derives from the historical treatment of IT as an overhead expense rather than a capital asset. What is most worrying about the current situation is the pressure to take a very short-term view of IT. Therefore, this research aims to analyses and justify the necessity of Visionary IT Investment. For this, it is crucial to identify the factors, which affect positively Visionary IT Investment and understand the role of CIO and explain the result of Visionary IT Investment, which is differed to related business and by different business environment. As a result of this study, the legitimacy of IT Investment is proved through analyzing the business value of not investing and cost-avoidance strategies.

Exsisting Literatures Survey on the utilization aspects of Insect and worm for food and Medicinal Use (뉴스초점 - 곤충.벌레의 식품 및 의약품 이용에 관한 기존 문헌 조사)

  • Rhee, Sung Kap
    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.45 no.5
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    • pp.36-38
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    • 2012
  • Insect/worm is a source of protein food, more calcium than you think, made up of low-fat and high protein in the worms, 20% of the entire protein, nutrients, and so. because of this, the value of any insect food will rise. Is not argued that enough, livestock methane from gaseous material of the earth temperature no phi but not small role, and indeed. If a non-carbone missions from livestock are less and consequently the production of biofuels using worms because it is also expected to be available to the worms in cattle, such as no benefit is expected that you will be spotlighted.

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RHEOLOGY - TEXTURE ANALYSIS: new keys for access to cosmetic formulation texture.

  • Roso, Alicia;Brinet, Riva
    • Proceedings of the SCSK Conference
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    • 2003.09b
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    • pp.286-293
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    • 2003
  • In cosmetic formulations, texture plays a key role in ingredient choice and formulation optimization. But texture parameters are often measured by sensorial analysis in the last stages of formulation development. Rheology or texture analysis, used separately, has the benefit of characterizing the behavior of raw materials (e.g. polymers) and controlling and predicting the stability of formulations. SEPPIC has developed rheology and texture analysis protocols to obtain a better understanding of the influence of raw materials on the cosmetic texture of formulations. When used in combination, these two methodologies are complementary and provide useful data regarding the impact of raw material choice on all the development steps: manufacturing procedure, formulation stability, skin feeling.

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Latency Analysis of AVB Network and Optimization Design for Automotive

  • An, Byoungman;Kim, YoungSeop
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.127-132
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    • 2019
  • This paper presents an overview of automotive communication technologies, including related technology developments. We describe the latency of Audio Video Bridge (AVB) network as well as purpose the optimized design of the Ethernet network system for automotive. Our design plays a significant role in reducing the delay between components. The proposed approach on realistic test cases showed that there was a delay reduction, approximately 49.4%. It is expected that the optimization method for the actual automotive environment can greatly shorten the time period in the design and development process. The results obtained from the experiments on the delay time present in each function are reliable because average values are obtained through repeated actual tests for several months. It will greatly benefit the industry since analyzing the latency between each function in a short period of time is very important.

Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  • Yoon, Sung Ho
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.77 no.3
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    • pp.111-115
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    • 2014
  • Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and more than 80% of cases are of non-small cell lung cancer. Although chemotherapy and molecularly targeted therapy may provide some benefit, there is a need for newer therapies for the treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC. Immunotherapy aims to augment the recognition of cancer as foreign, to stimulate immune responsiveness, and to relieve the inhibition of the immune response that allows tolerance to tumor survival and growth. Two immunotherapeutic approaches showing promise in NSCLC are immune checkpoint inhibition and cancer vaccination. Although currently immunotherapy does not have an established role in the treatment of NSCLC, these patients should be enrolled in formal clinical trials.

A Benefit-Cost Analysis on the DSM Programs (DSM 프로그램의 비용효과 분석)

  • 오영진;김발호;박종배
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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    • v.52 no.9
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    • pp.535-541
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    • 2003
  • Demand Side Management (DSM) activities have been designed to encourage customers to modify their patterns of electricity consumption including the timing and level of electricity demand. The role of DSM has been more and more important in the point of social energy utilization on the limited resources. The objectives of DSM are generally related to load reductions and generation cost savings. This paper presents an approach to B/C analysis to evaluate the impact of DSM programs especially on the strategic conservation and the load management programs. The proposed approach embedding the existing B/C analyses is applicable to the new electricity market. Case studies show the B/C ratio and the avoided cost due to the impact of DSM programs.

GNSS: Resuscitated GLONASS, GPS Modernization, Galileo, and Beyond

  • Liu, Tony
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • v.2
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    • pp.27-31
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    • 2006
  • With the fast developing pace, the Galileo system is entering the navigation stage with high profile. At the same time, U.S. is accelerating his GPS modernization schedule, and Russian also begins to resuscitate their GLONASS. Moreover, Chinese Beidou system has also joined the satellite navigation family with low profile already. And of course Japanese QZSS even moves forward. Along with the bitter competition in technology, finance, market and even military affairs, all these systems will firmly benefit each other and massively extend the role of civil satellite navigation industry in the future. The Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) would be almost certain to include above major satellite navigation systems. Thus how to utilize the navigation satellite resource for world peace and promote the progress of mankind should be the key issue of this century.

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