• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권7호
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• pp.741-744
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• 2010

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term safety of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 in children with constipation, particularly the biochemical aspects of safety. Methods: Medical records were evaluated, and 100 children, who had been taking PEG 4000 for more than 6 months, and who had been under clinical and biochemical monitoring, were enrolled. Ages; $6.11{\pm}3.12$ years, Duration of therapy; $16.93{\pm}7.02$ months, dose of PEG 4000; $0.72{\pm}0.21g/kg/d$. Results: None of the children complained of clinical adverse effect. The first biochemical test was performed at 8.05 months after beginning of PEG 4000. Serum phosphate (SP) value was high in 10 children, and leucopenia was noted in one child. The second test was performed in 44 children at 7.57 months after the first test. The SP value was high in four children, including the three children whose initial SP value was high and one new child. Six out of 10 children with high initial SP value became normal and one was lost. Hypernatremia was noted in one child. The third test was done in 15 children at 7.5 months after the second test. The SP value of the new child from the second test was high, but became normal after finishing treatment. Two out of 3 children with high SP value at the second test became normal and one was lost. The fourth test was done in 2 children few months after the third test. All of the results were normal. There were no relation between duration of therapy and hyperphosphatemia, or between dose of PEG 4000 and hyperphosphatemia. Conclusions: PEG 4000 is safe for long-term therapy in children with constipation with respect to biochemical parameters.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2001

This experimental studies was to investigate location of labeled neurons in CNS following injection of pseudorabies virus(PRV), Bartha strain, into the uterus and Sanyinjiao(Sp6) of rats. After survival times of 4-5 days following the injection of PRV, the rats were perfused, and their brain and spinal cord were frozen sectioned($30\mu\textrm{m}$). These sections were stained by PRV immunohistochemical staining methods, and observed with light microscope. The results were as follows: 1. In the spinal cord, overlap areas of PRV labeled neurons projecting to uterus and Sp6 were observed in lamina VII, IX and X areas of cervical segments. In thoracic segments, overlap areas were observed in lamina IV, VII, X and intermediolateral n.. In lumbar segments, overlap area of PRV labeled neurons were observed in lamina I, V-VII, IX, X and intermediolateral n.. In sacral segments, overlap areas of PRY labeled neurons were observed in lamina N, V, VII, X and sacral parasympathetic n.. 2. In the brain, overlap areas of PR V labeled neurons projecting to the uterus and Sp6 were observed in lateral paragigantocellular n., rostroventrolateral reticular n., raphe obscurus n., raphe pallidus n., raphe magnus n., locus coeruleus n., Barrington's n., A5 cell group, central gray n., paraventricular hypothalamic n. and arcuate n. This results suggest that overlap areas of PRV labeled neurons of the spinal cord projecting to the uterus and Sp6 might be the first-order neurons related to the viscera-somatic sensory and sympathetic preganglionic neurons. PRV labeled neurons of the brain may be the second and third-order neurons response to the movement of smooth muscle of uterus. These PRV labeled neurons may be central autonomic center related to the integration and modulation of reflex control linked to the sensory and motor system monitoring the internal environment. These overlap areas of spinal cord and brainmay be related to autonomic centers related to regulation of uterus.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2004

Sclerotinia sp. (isolate BWC98-105) causes stem blight and root rot in Leghum sp., and is presently being evaluated as a potential mycoherbicide for the control of Trifoliorium repens. Bioassays have shown that Sclerotinia sp. produces phytotoxic substance which is biologically active against T. repens. Two biologically active compounds, designated as compoundsI and II, were produced in vitro from the culture filtrate of BWC98-105 isolate Sclerotium sp. Compounds I and II were purified by means of liquid-liquid extraction and $C_{18}$ open column chromatography (300 ${\times}$ 30 mm, i.d). To determine the purity, the purified compounds were analyzed by RP-HPLC. The analytical RP-HPLC column was a TOSOH ODS-120T (150 ${\times}$ 4.6 mm i.d, Japan), of which the flow rate was set at 0.7 mL/min using the linear gradient solvent system initiated with 15 % methanol to 85 % methanol for 50 min with monitoring at 254 nm. Under these RP-HPLC conditions, compounds I and II eluted at 3.49 and 4.13 min, respectively. Compound II was found to be most potent and host specific. However, compound I had a unique antibiotic activity against phytopathogenic bacteria like bacterial leaf blight (Xanthomonas oryzae) on rice, where it played a less important role in producing toxicity on T. repens. No toxin activity was detected in the water fraction after partitioning with several organic solvents. However, toxin activity was detected in the ethyl acetate and butanol fractions. In the leaf bioassay using compound II, the disease first appeared within 4-5 h as water soaked rot, which subsequently developed into well-defined blight affecting the whole plant.

• 환경생물
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.429-439
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• 2013

축산과 농경배수가 주요 오염원인 소규모 농업용 저수지, 전대저수지에서 2011년 3월부터 2013년 10월까지의 모니터링 결과를 바탕으로 수환경 변화와 조류발생 특성을 분석함으로써, 부영양화된 소형저수지에서의 수환경과 조류발생 (Algal bloom)과의 관계를 규명하고자 하였다. 2013년의 경우 전년에 비해 강우가 적은 사실을 제외하면 기상의 큰 변화는 없었다. 전대저수지의 TN, TP등 영양염류농도는 농업용수 수질기준을 초과하고 있으며 발생원인이 상이하였다. 조류발생과 수환경요인간의 상관관계가 많은 항목에서 중상관($r{\geq}0.25$)의 관계를 보여주어 부영양 호소에서 COD 발생과 조류발생이 매우 복합적으로 이루어짐을 짐작케 했다. 전대저수지에서 출현한 식물플랑크톤은 총 6과 40속 62종이었으며, 현존량은 $1.3{\times}10^4{\sim}2.8{\times}10^6$ cells $mL^{-1}$로 TN, TP의 농도 감소와 함께 식물플랑크톤의 현존량도 연차별로 점차 감소하였다. 주요 우점종은 남조류인 Anabaena sp., Oscillatoria sp., Microcystis sp. 등이었으며, Oscillatoria sp.의 우점빈도가 가장 높았다. 수온이 증가하면서 Anabaena sp., Microcystis sp., Oscillatoria sp. 순으로 우점종이 변화하였으며, TN이 높은 경우 Anabaena sp., TP가 높은 경우 Microcystis sp.가, TN과 TP가 낮은 경우 Oscillatoria sp.가 우점하였다. N/P ratio는 Anabaena sp. 우점시 가장 높았고, Oscillatoria sp. 우점시 가장 낮았다. Chl-a 농도는 Oscillatoria sp. 우점시 높게 나타나고, 식물플랑크톤 현존량은 Anabaena sp. 우점시 높게 나타났으며, Microcystis sp. 우점시에는 Chl-a와 현존량 모두 낮았다. 이를 통해, 오염이 심각한 소형저수지에서는 Microcystis sp.보다 Anabaena sp.와 Oscillatoria sp.에 의한 대발생이 주로 문제가 됨을 알 수 있었다. Anabaena sp.가 우점할 때는 수환경 요인간의 상관계수가 높아 예측과 관리에 활용이 가능한 반면 Oscillatoria sp. 우점시에는 Chl-a 상관성이 낮게 나타나는 등, 조류대발생을 신속하게 예측하고, 예방, 관리하기 위해서는 조류발생 환경과 원인종의 관계를 규명하고 이를 활용하는 방안이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2003년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.678-681
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• 2003

컴팩트 플래쉬방식의 휴대용산소포화도와 ECG감시 시스템을 구현하는데 목적이 있다. 먼저 휴대용 산소포화도의 측정은 산소포화도와 맥박을 동시에 측정해서 2채널을 기록하도록 설계했다. 다른 장치없이 환자의 상태를 감지할 수 있고 소형화되고 휴대 가능하게 했다. 환자모니터링에 의해 발생하는 문제점을 해결하기 위해 기저선변동을 없애기 위해 2D 섹터 알고리즘을 적용시킨 아날로그 보정회로를 추가했다. 현재 SpO2모듈은 완성됐지만 컴팩트 플래쉬 방식을 사용하는데는 아직까지 많은 개선의 여지가 있다. ECG감시장치는 3극자 ECG시스템을 적용했다. 필터로는 2가지가 혼합된 방식이다. 하나는 전력선을 없애는 것이고 다른 하나는 기저선 변동을 없애는 것이다. 이것은 DC간섭을 줄이고 전력선의 주파수 간섭을 없애는 효과가 있다. 컴팩트플래쉬 방식으로 환자의 정보를 적은 비용으로 쉽게 기록하고 의료기관에 알릴수 있다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.263-271
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• 2014

Objectives: Along with the several cases of pulmonary disorders caused by exposure to indium that have been reported in Japan, China, and the United States, cases of Korean workers involved in processes that require handling of indium compounds with potential risk of exposure to indium compounds have also been reported. We performed biological monitoring for workers in various target manufacturing processes of indium, indium oxide, and indium tin oxide(ITO)/indium zinc oxide(IZO) in domestic factories. Materials: As biological exposure indices, we measured serum concentrations of indium using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and Krebs von den Lungen 6(KL-6) and surfactant protein D(SP-D) using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. We classified the ITO/IZO target manufacturing process into powdering, mixing, molding, sintering, polishing, bonding, and finishing. Results: The powdering process workers showed the highest serum indium level. The mixing and polishing process workers also showed high serum indium levels. In the powdering process, the mean indium serum concentration in the workers exceeded $3{\mu}g/L$, the reference value in Japan. Of the powdering, mixing, and polishing process workers, 83.3%, 50.0%, and 24.5%, respectively, had values exceeding the reference value in Japan. We suppose that the reason of the higher prevalence of high indium concentrations in powder processing workers was that most of the particles in the powdering process were respirable dust smaller than $10{\mu}m$. The mean KL-6 and SP-D concentrations were high in the powdering, mixing, and polishing process workers. Therefore, the workers in these processes who were at greater risk of exposure to indium powder were those who had higher serum levels of indium, as well as KL-6 and SP-D. We observed significant differences in serum indium, KL-6, and SP-D levels between the process groups. Conclusions: Five among the seven reported cases of "indium lung" in Japan involved polishing process workers. Polishing process workers in Korea also had high serum levels of indium, KL-6, and SP-D. The outcomes of this study can be used as essential bases for establishing biological monitoring measures for workers handling indium compounds, and for developing health-care guidelines and special medical surveillance in Korea.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2007년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.67-71
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• 2007

최근 고령 인구의 증가에 따른 헬스 케어 수요가 증가하고 있고 환자뿐만 아니라 일반인들에게서도 헬스 케어 모니터링에 대한 요구가 급증하고 있다. 또한 의료 서비스를 제공받으려는 대상자의 불편을 최소화하고, 지속적인 모니터링을 통한 헬스 케어가 가능할 수 있는 의료 기술과 의료 정보서비스에 대한 수요도 늘어나고 있는 추세이다 본 논문에서는 헬스 케어를 위한 무선 생체 신호 모니터링 시스템을 구현하였다. 구현된 시스템은 생세 신호 측정부와 무선 통신부로 구성된 센서 노드(sensor node)와 원격 시스템의 모니터링 프로그램으로 구성된다. 센서 노드에서는 심전도, 혈압, 맥파, 동맥혈산소포화도, 심박수를 측정할 수 있고 블루투스 기술을 이용하여 무선 전송을 하여 모니터링 시스템에서 실시간 무선 모니터링이 가능하도록 구현하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.1401-1407
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• 2008

최근 고령 인구의 증가에 따른 헬스 케어 수요가 증가하고 있고 환자뿐만 아니라 일반인들에게서도 헬스 케어 모니터링에 대한 요구가 급증하고 있다. 또한 의료 서비스를 제공받으려는 대상자의 불편을 최소화하고, 지속적인 모니터링을 통한 헬스 케어가 가능할 수 있는 의료 기술과 의료 정보 서비스에 대한 수요도 늘어나고 있는 추세이다. 본 논문에서는 헬스 케어를 위한 무선 생체신호 모니터링 시스템을 구현하였다. 구현된 시스템은 생체신호 측 정부와 무선 통신부로 구성된 센서 노드(sensor node)와 원격 시스템의 모니터링 프로그램으로 구성된다. 센서 노드에서는 심전도, 혈압, 맥파, 동맥혈산소포화도, 심박수를 측정할 수 있고 블루투스 기술을 이용하여 무선 전송을 하여 모니터링 시스템에서 실시간 무선 모니터링이 가능하도록 구현하였다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제67권7호
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• pp.892-897
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• 2018

Due to population aging, an increase in the number of patients with chronic illnesses, and an increase in the number of single-person households, monitoring of health status in everyday life without the need for a hospital has become very important. For this reason, researches on various health care devices have been attempted, among which wearable devices are attracting much attention. In this paper, we propose a new ring-type wearable device for next generation healthcare. On the inner side of the ring, a metal electrodes for GSR measurement and an optical sensor for measurement of pulse wave signals of two wavelengths of red and near-infrared light were mounted. In addition, it was equipped with an acceleration sensor, and information about the degree of motion could be obtained. In this paper, it is shown that a health monitoring device can be implemented in the form of a ring, and the measured signals can be used to calculate heart rate, oxygen saturation, sleep time and sleep efficiency. Through the advanced algorithm, it is expected that we can extract various health information, especially sleep related health information by using the ring device, and it is also expected that it can contribute to the implementation of wearable healthcare effectively.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.41-43
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• 2005

PDA-based monitoring is used to acquire continuously the patient's vital signs, including electrocardiography, activity, heart rate and $SpO_2$. In this paper, A biomedical signal acquisition device was designed using 3-axial MEMS accelerometer and 1-ch ECG amplifier, to have the function of monitoring activity and electrocardiography. The proposed system is composed of transmitter and receiver. Through the Zigbee communication, subject's biosignals can be transmitted in real-time to receiver, and transmitted data confirmed using PDA. The packet size used in this device was set not to exceed a maximum payload size of 116 byte. One packet consists of two segments. The transmission speed was 21 packet per second, 420 ECG samples per second, and 42 acceleration samples per second. The proposed method can be used to develop Activities of Daily Living(ADL} monitoring devices for the elderly or movement impaired people and enables patients to be monitored without any constraints. Also, this method will reduce medical costs in the aged society.