• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제61권2호
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• pp.194-200
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• 2018

Objective : Sometimes a vertebral artery (VA) enters the spinal canal via the C1-2 intervertebral space, a variation regarded as a C2 segmental-type VA. This paper describes the anatomy of the C2 segmental-type VA and reviews its clinical importance. Methods : Between March 2014 and November 2015, 3386 patients underwent computed tomographic angiography. I identified C2 segmental-type VAs, associated vascular variation, the origin of ipsilateral posterior inferior cerebellar arteries (PICAs), and the clinical symptoms associated with C2 segmental-type VAs. The origin of an ipsilateral PICA is divided into 5 types. A type 1 PICA originates from ipsilateral VAs coursing suboccipitally (IVASO), a type 2 originates from ipsilateral proximal C2 segmental-type VAs, a type 3 originates from ipsilateral distal C2 segmental-type VAs. For type 4, the PICA does not originate from an ipsilateral VA. For type 5, the PICA is the terminal end of an ipsilateral C2 segmental-type VA. Results : One hundred thirteen patients had 121 C2 segmental-type VAs; 47 were associated with an IVASO, and 74 were not. Four type 1, 13 type 2, 60 type 3, 42 type 4, and two type 5 PICAs were identified. Only one patient showed symptoms associated with a C2 segmental-type VA, being a 71-year-old man presenting with a C2 segmental-type VA infarction. Conclusion : For C2 segmental-type VAs, the ipsilateral IVASO and origin of the PICA are important for predicting the outcome of this type of VA infarction.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.234-240
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of breathing exercises and lumbar segmental exercises on the segmental stability of patients with chronic back pain. Methods: Fifty-nine patients, who suffered from chronic low back pain, were enrolled in this examination. They were divided randomly into three groups: experiment group 1 underwent breathing and segmental stabilization exercises (n=20), experiment group 2 experienced segmental stabilization exercises (n=20), and the control group was given the modality treatment (n=19). The measurements were assessed through an Oswestry disability questionnaire (ODQ), as well as a lumbar segmental instability test (LSIT). Results: The ODQ results for experimental groups 1 and 2 were similar (p<0.05), both before and after six weeks of exercise, but different among the three groups (p>0.05). The differences in segmental instability of each of the three groups were similar (p<0.05), and also similar among the three groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: These findings suggest that lumbar segmental stabilization exercises are efficient in increasing the segmental stability and alleviating pain in patients with chronic back pain. Additional studies on this subject will be needed to improve the clinical applications in the future.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.24-31
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• 2009

Objective : To investigate the effectiveness of radiographic parameters on segmental instability in the lumbar spine using Kinetic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods : Segmental motion, defined as excessive (more than 3 mm) translational motion from flexion to extension, was investigated in 309 subjects (927 segments) using Kinetic MRI. Radiographic parameters which can help indicate segmental instability include disc degeneration (DD), facet joint osteoarthritis (FJO), and ligament flavum hypertrophy (LFH). These three radiographic parameters were simultaneously evaluated, and the combinations corresponding to significant segmental instability at each level were determined. Results : The overall incidence of segmental instability was 10.5% at L3-L4, 16.5% at L4-L5, and 7.3% at L5-S1. DD and LFH at L3-L4 and FJO and LFH at L4-L5 were individually associated with segmental instability (p<0.05). At L4-L5, the following combinations had a higher incidence of segmental instability (p<0.05) when compared to other segments : (1) Grade IV DD with grade 3 FJO, (2) Grade 2 or 3 FJO with the presence of LFH, and (3) Grade IV DD with the presence of LFH. At L5-S1, the group with Grade III disc and Grade 3 FJO had a higher incidence of segmental instability than the group with Grade I or II DD and Grade 1 FJO. Conclusion : This study showed that the presences of either Grade IV DD or grade 3 FJO with LFH at L4-L5 were good indicators for segmental instability. Therefore, using these parameters simultaneously in patients with segmental instability would be useful for determining candidacy for surgical treatment.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.75-85
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• 2014

The application of the mechanized tunnelling has been extended in recent years. There are at present different approaches that are used in the design of segmental tunnel linings supported in mechanized tunnels. Even though segmental lining is utilized for mechanized tunnels, its behaviour is still quite unclear under in situ stress and there is a lack of data regarding the distribution of stresses inside segmental linings. So far no single effective calculation method exists for segmental lining design. The lack of clear solutions makes the use of segmental lining to be more expensive due to the adoption of greater safety factors. Therefore, a particular attention must be given in order to obtain data from monitored tunnels which permits to validate design methods. In this study, strain measurements, which were conducted during the construction of twin tunnels in the Bologna-Florence railway line, have been presented. The behaviour of segmental lining during the excavation and the influence of a new tunnel excavation on an existing tunnel have been shown through the measured data. The data are then compared with the results obtained with Einstein and Schwartz's method and Duddeck and Erdmann's method, which permits to highlight the fact that the two analytical methods underestimate structural forces induced in the segmental lining and then must be used with caution.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.167-179
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 여러 프레임 특징으로 표현되는 분절 특징(segmental feature) 표현 방법을 제안하고, HMM 개념 위에서 음향학적 모델과 그 알고리즘을 개발하여 HMM의 약점으로 지적되는 독립관측 가정을 완화시키고자 한다. 제안된 특징 표현은 단일 프레임 특징이 음성 신호의 시간적 동적 특성 (temporal dynamics)을 제대로 표현하지 못하기 때문에, 여러 프레임을 이용하여 음성 특징을 표현하도록 한다. 분절 특징은 다항식의 회귀 함수(polynomial regression function)에 의하여 관측 벡터의 궤적으로 표현되고, 이 특징을 패턴 분류에 사용하기 위하여 음성 신호의 궤적을 효과적으로 표현하는 분절 HMM(segmental HMM)을 이용한다. SHMM은 상태에서의 관측 확률을 외적 분절 변이와 내적 분절 변이로 세분하며, 외적 분절 변이는 장기적인 변화를, 내적 분절 변이는 단기적인 변화를 나타낸다. 음향학적 모델에서 분절 특성을 고려하기 위하여 외적 분절 변이는 분절의 확률 분포로 표현하고, 내적 분절 변이는 궤적의 추정 오차로 표현하도록 SHMM을 수정한 분절 특징 HMM(SFHMM; segmental-feature HMM)을 제안한다. SFHMM에서는 분절의 관측 확률을 분절 우도와 궤적의 추정 오차의 관계로써 표현하며, 추정오차는 특정 상태에서의 분절의 우도에 대한 가중치로 고려될 수 있다. 제안된 방법의 유효성과 분절 특징의 특성을 살펴보기 위하여 TIMIT 자료를 이용하여 몇 가지 실험을 하였다. 이들 실험 결과에서, 제안된 방법이 기존의 HMM보다 매개 변수가 많더라도, 성능의 향상과 제안된 특징이 유연하고 정보를 많이 가진다는 점에서 의미가 있다고 하겠다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권3A호
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• pp.421-428
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• 2006

본 연구는 일체형과 분절형 거더의 거동차이 최소화 및 PSI(Precast PSC-Segmental I Grider)거더의 역학적 거동 특성을 실험적으로 검증하기 위하여 실물 크기의 거더를 일체형(CG)실험체 1본, 분절형(SGT1, SGT2, SGT3)실험체 3본을 제작하여 실험을 수행하였다. 일체형(CG)실험체는 단 경간으로 25 m의 길이로 제작하였고, 분절형 실험체는 각 세그멘트를 5 m 길이로 제작하고 1차 긴장력을 도입하여 하나의 거더로 일체화 시킨 후, 슬래브를 타설한 다음 2차 긴장력을 도입하는 방법으로 제작하였다. 실험결과 모멘트는 실험값과 이론값의 오차가 매우 작거나 실험값이 이론값에 비해 약간 더 큰 것으로 나타나 PSI거더의 이론이 신뢰성이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한음성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한음성학회 2000년도 7월 학술대회지
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• pp.312-320
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• 2000

This presentation aims to explore some possibility of non-segmental phonetics usually ignored in phonetics education. In pedagogical phonetics, especially ESL/EFL oriented phonetics speech sounds tend to be classified in two criteria 1) 'pronunciation' which deals with segments and 2) 'prosody' or 'suprasegmentals', a criterion that deals with non-segmental elements such as stress and intonation. However, speech involves more dynamic processing. It is non-linear and multi-dimensional in spite of the linear sequence of symbols in phonetic/phonological transcriptions. No word is without pitch or voice quality apart from segmental characteristics whether it is spoken in isolation or cut out from continuous speech. This simply tells the dichotomy of pronunciation and prosody is merely a useful convention. There exists some room to consider dynamic non-segmental phonetics. Examples of non-segmental phonetic investigation, some of the analyses conducted within the frame of Firthian Prosodic Analysis, especially of the relation between vowel variants and foot types, are examined and we see what kind of auditory phonetic training is required to understand impressionistic transcriptions which lie behind the non-segmental phonetics.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1138-1146
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• 2018

Performance comparisons of switched reluctance motor for cooling fan application are dealt in this paper. Conventional and novel segmental type motors with the same dimension are compared. The conventional 12/8 type is very popular and used widely. The structure of segmental rotor type motor is constructed from a series of discrete segments, and the stator is constructed from two types of stator poles: exciting and auxiliary poles. This type of motor has short flux path and no flux reversal in the stator. The auxiliary poles are not wound by the windings and only provide the flux return path. Compared with conventional SRM, the segmental structure increases electrical utilization of the machine and decreases core losses, which leads to higher efficiency. To verify the segmental structure, finite element method (FEM) is employed to get static and dynamic characteristics of both SRMs. Finally, the prototypes of conventional and segmental SRMs are tested for characteristics comparisons.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.25-28
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• 2013

분절형 다낭성 이형성신은 PubMed의 자료 수집에 따르면 산전에 발견된 19명을 포함해 35명의 소아 환자와 1명의 성인 환자의 증례가 보고 되었다. 분절형 다낭성 이형성신에 대한 기록은 부족하며 비전형적으로 나타날 수 있어 진단이 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 분절형 다낭성 이형성신의 37번째 케이스를 보고하는 바다. 본 연구에서 환아의 산전 초음파에서 발견된 다낭성 복부 종양은 신장 초음파와 컴퓨터 단층촬영에 의해 분절형 다낭성 이형성신으로 진단되었다. 영상 검사를 통해 분절형 다낭성 이형성신의 최종 진단이 내려진다면 진단적 생검을 위한 수술은 불필요할 것이다.

• 기술발표회
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• 통권2006호
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• pp.162-171
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• 2006

Segmental Grid Retaining Wall is one of the segmental grid retaining walls using headers and stretchers to establish the framework of the wall In this method, grids formed by the intersection of headers and stretchers are generally filled with the gravel to maintain the weight of the wall Therefore, the construction can be carried out with higher speed and much economically when compared with the concrete retaining wall Furthermore, it has high drain capacity, and environmentally friendly aspects also have been pointed out because the possibility of the planting at the front of the wall However, in the segmental grid retaining wall method, the relative movement between the individual headers and stretchers was generally recognized, and stress redistribution in the gravel filling was also observed when subjected to the external loading and self-weight of filling Therefore, it has been thought that the distribution of the earth pressure in the segmental grid retaining wall system differ from that of the concrete retaining wall In this study, the surcharge tests using the scaled model segmental grid retaining wall was carried out to observe the distribution of the earth pressure in the segmental grid retaining wall The earth pressure was measured in the six specified height of wall, and the distribution of the pressure was analyzed. Furthermore, the earth pressure by computation or by the test using the concrete retaining wall was also considered to make comparison