• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2017

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify whether backward walking exercise was more effective than conventional physical therapy for balance and gait in hemiplegic stroke patients. METHODS: Eighteen patients with chronic stroke were randomly assigned to the experimental (n=9) or control (n=9) group. The experimental and control group performed backward walking exercise and conventional physical therapy, respectively, for 8 weeks. Stability Index (SI) and Weight Distribution Index (WDI) during standing were assessed using the Tetrax Balance System. The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and Korean version of the Berg Balance Scale (K-BBS) were used to evaluate balance and fall risk. Walking speed, stride length, and step length on the affected side were measured using the 10-Meter Walk and ink foot printing tests. Wilcoxon signed-rank and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for within- and between- group comparisons, respectively. RESULTS: The experimental group showed significantly higher changes in SI (p<.01), WDI (p<.01), TUG (p<.001), and BBS score (p<.001) following intervention compared with the control group. The experimental group also showed significantly greater improvements in walking speed (p<.01), stride length (p<.001), and step length on the affected side (p<.001) after intervention compared with the control group. CONCLUSION: Backward walking exercise is an effective intervention to improve balance and gait in hemiplegic stroke patients.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.355-363
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to obtain detailed and quantified data concerning the effects of plantarflexor muscle fatigue induced in the non-paretic side on the spatial and temporal gait parameters of the bilateral lower extremities during walking in stroke patients. Methods: This study was conducted on 20 patients with chronic stroke. The load contraction fatigue test was applied to induce muscle fatigue in the non-paretic plantarflexor muscle. Step length, stride length, double support, gait velocity and cadence, and functional ambulatory profile (FAP) score in the bilateral lower extremities were measured using a gait analysis system in order to investigate changes in temporal and spatial gait parameters caused by muscle fatigue on the non-paretic side. The statistical significance of the results was evaluated using a paired t-test. Results: A review of the results for gait parameters revealed a significant increase in double support (p<0.05) and a significant decrease in step length, stride length, gait velocity and cadence, and FAP score (p<0.05). Conclusion: These results indicate that the muscle fatigue in the non-paretic side of the stroke patients also affected the paretic side, which led to a decrease in gait functions. This implies a necessity to perform exercise or training programs in a range of clinical aspects not causing muscle fatigue.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.383-392
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• 2020

Purpose: Balance and gait dysfunction caused by aging affect elderly individuals' independent life, which, in turn, can reduce their overall quality of life. The purpose of this study is to compare the differences in the vestibular function of healthy elderly and young adults based on the subjective visual vertical (SVV) test as well as to compare and analyze the gait ability between these two groups to study the differences and association between vestibular, dizziness, and balance ability. Methods: The subjects were 18 young and 16 elderly adults with no neurological or musculoskeletal damage. To evaluate vestibular function, a subjective visual vertical test was performed. To evaluate the gait function, the step time, step length, stride length, stance phase ratio, and swing phase ratio were measured. Balance was evaluated using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and dizziness was evaluated using a dizziness handicap inventory (DHI). Results: There were significant differences in the SVV, BBS, and DHI between the young and elderly adults (p < 0.05). The gait variables of the older adults were all significantly different (except for the swing phase ratio) than those of the young adults (p < 0.05). As the result of correlation analysis, the SVV values of the young adults showed a significant negative correlation with step length and stride length (p < 0.05), while the SVV values of the elderly adults only showed a significant positive correlation with the DHI (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The elderly appeared to show a decrease in vestibular function when compared to the young adults, and it is thought that walking and balance function declined, while dizziness increased. Moreover, it is believed that these results can be used as basic data for vestibular rehabilitation in the future.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2022

Purpose : The goal of this study is to examine the effect of robot assisted gait training (RAGT) on the kinematic factors (temporospatial gait parameters, gait cycle ratio, and gait line length) of gait in stroke patients. Methods : The subjects of this study were 24 stroke patients selected by inclusion criteria. Participants were randomly allocated to two groups: robot assisted gait training (n=11) and general neurological physical therapy group (n=11). In the robot-assisted gait training group, robot-assisted gait training was mediated for 30 minutes a day in addition to general neurological physical therapy. The general neurological physical therapy group was mediated by general neurological physical therapy for 30 minutes a day in addition to general neurological physical therapy. The number of interventions was 5 times a week for 5 weeks. In order to compare the kinematic factors of walking between the two groups, gait analysis was performed before and after 5 weeks of training using the Zebris gait analysis system. Results : As a result of the gait analysis of the two groups, there were significant differences in temporospatial gait variables (step length, stride length, step width, step time, stride time), gait cycle ratio (swing phase, stance phase) and gait line length. However, there was no significant difference in the cadence (temporospatial gait parameters) in the robot assisted gait training group compared to general neurological physical therapy group. Conclusion : It is considered to be a useful treatment for stroke patients to promote the recovery of gait function in stroke patients. Based on the results of this study, continuous robot assisted gait training treatment is considered to have a positive effect on gait ability, the goal of stroke rehabilitation. In the future, additional studies should be conducted on many subjects of stroke patients, the kinematic factors of the legs according to the severity of stroke and treatment period, and the effect of gait training.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.88-107
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• 2000

The Alcoholics Anonymous(AA) program has been known to be effective in many countries in helping alcoholics to stop drinking and to change their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. In this study, we examined AA activities among Korean AA members and measured the self-evaluated physical, social, and mental changes following the entry into the AA program. Out of identified 300 AA members who were attending 18 different AA group meetings at the time of the survey, 207 completed the self-administered questionnaire(response rate of 69.0%). T-test and ANOVA were used to compare the scores of physica(4-items), social(4-items), and menta(10-items) changes according to the level of AA activities. The proportion of the respondents who practiced the 11th step (meditation) or the 12th step (take alcoholics to a meeting after carrying messages) on the regular basis was 66.6% and 37.2%, respectively. The average time spent in meditation per week was $4.8{\pm}5.47$ hours. The length of participation in AA meetings has significantly positive impact on the average score of changes in all the 3 health states; physical(p<.01), social(p<.05), and mental states(p<.01). Also, practicing the 11th step was significantly associated with improvement of social(p<.01) and mental(p<.05), while practicing the 12th step improved only mental states(p<.01). Our findings demonstrated that not only the length of participation in AA meetings but also the practice of regular meditation(11th step) and taking alcoholics to an AA meeting after carrying messages(12th step) are very important for AA members, and lead to great positive changes in physical, social, and mental states following entry into the AA program.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.2463-2476
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• 1994

Local mean fluctuating velocity components were measured in the separating and reattaching axisymmetrc region of turbulent boundary layer over the wall of convex cylinders placed in a water tunnel by using 2-color 4-beam fiber optics laser Doppler velocimetry. Measurements were made with three different diameters of cylinders with four different diameters of cylinders with four different diameter of the obstructions. The range of Reynolds number based on step height was between 5,000 to 25,200. The study demonstrates that the reattachment length decreases with decreasing cylinder radius and is always shorter than that for the two-dimensional backward-facing step flow at the condition of the same step height. It was also observed that the turbulent kinetic energy in the recirculating region increases with an increases in the radius of convex curvature. The measured velocity field suggests that the transverse curvature can effect definitely the formation of corner eddy.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.463-473
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• 2015

We consider a nonparametric AR(1) model with nonparametric ARCH(1) errors. In order to estimate the unknown function of the ARCH part, we apply the stationary bootstrap procedure, which is characterized by geometrically distributed random length of bootstrap blocks and has the advantage of capturing the dependence structure of the original data. The proposed method is composed of four steps: the first step estimates the AR part by a typical kernel smoothing to calculate AR residuals, the second step estimates the ARCH part via the Nadaraya-Watson kernel from the AR residuals to compute ARCH residuals, the third step applies the stationary bootstrap procedure to the ARCH residuals, and the fourth step defines the stationary bootstrapped Nadaraya-Watson estimator for the ARCH function with the stationary bootstrapped residuals. We prove the asymptotic validity of the stationary bootstrap estimator for the unknown ARCH function by showing the same limiting distribution as the Nadaraya-Watson estimator in the second step.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2002

본 논문은 가변 스텝사이즈 LMS (Least Mean Square) 알고리듬의 스텝사이즈 결정시 추가되는 계산량을 줄이기 위해 가변 블록을 사용하는 방법을 제안한다. 이 방법에서는 블록 길이를 스텝사이즈의 변화에 반비례하도록 하여 기존의 가변 스텝사이즈 알고리듬의 수렴속도와 정상상태 오차에 대해 성능의 저하 없이 계산량을 줄이고자 한다. 그리고 평균이 영인 백색 가우시안 입력신호 환경하에서 LMS 기반 적응 알고리듬의 초기 스텝사이즈를 최적으로 구하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법의 우수성을 입증하기 위한 컴퓨터 모의 실험을 통해 기존의 가변 스텝사이즈 알고리듬과 수렴속도, 계산량 면에서 성능을 평가한다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제28권4C호
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• pp.365-373
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 수정 유클리드 알고리즘을 기반으로 임의의 메시지 길이 k 뿐 아니라 임의의 블록 길이 n를 갖는 RS 부호를 복호할 수 잇는 적응형 RS 복호기를 설계한다. 설계된 복호기는 임의의 길이를 갖는 단축형 RS 부호의 복호 전에 영들을 추가하지 않아도 되므로 단축형 RS 부호에 특히 유리하다. 또한 이들 RS 부호의 오류정정 능력 t의 값을 매 부호어 블록마다 실시간으로 변화시킬수 있으므로 응답 채널이 유용한 경우 채널의 시변 잡음 레벨에 적응적으로 오류 정정 능력을 변화시킬 수 있다. 제시된 복호기 구조는 수정 유클리드 알고리즘에 기반한 4단계는 파이프라인 처리를 수행한다 : (1) 신드롬 계산 (2) MEA 블록 (3) 에러크기 계산 (4) 복호기 실패 검사. 각 단계는 가변 길이의 RS 복호에 적합한 구조를 갖도록 설계된다. 수정 유클리드 알고리즘(MEA) 블록의 새로운 구조를 제시하고, 에러의 크기 계산을 위한 다항식 평가를 위해 역순 출력을 갖는 다항식 평가 회로를 채용한다. MEA 블록은 연산 셀들의 멀티플렉싱 기법과 배속의 전용 클럭 기법(overclocking)을 적용하여 간단한 하드웨어로써 처리 속도를 유지하도록 하였다. 최대 오류정정 능력이 10인 GF($2^8$) 상의 적응형 RS 부호를 VHDL로 설계하고, FPGA에 성공적으로 합성하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지T
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• 제36T권1호
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• pp.93-102
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• 1999

본 논문은 내용 기반 비디오 질의를 위한 데이터 모델과 검색 방법을 제안한다. 하나의 비디오를 같은 길이의 프레임(frame)들의 집합 즉 비디오-윈도우로 나눈 후에 각각의 비디오-윈도우를 다차원 공간의 한 점으로 사상시킨다. 인접한 비디오-윈도우를 연결하면 하나의 비디오는 다차원 공간에서의 하나의 궤적(trajectory)이된다. 두 비디오-윈도우의 유서성은 두 점의 유클리디안 거리로 정의되며, 비디오 단편(segment)의 유사성 비교는 궤적을 비교함으로써 검사한다. 여과(filtering), 정제(refinement)과정을 가지는 새로운 검색 방법을 개발한다. 새로운 검색 방법을 여과/정제 과정이 없는 질의 결과가 정확하고, 질의 처리 속도는 약 4.7배 향상되었다.