• 수면정신생리
• /
• 제7권1호
• /
• pp.5-9
• /
• 2000

Several nonpharmacological treatment methods of insomnia and their effects were reviewed. A long-term use of most hypnotics may produce tolerance, dependence, cognitive and psychomotor impairments at daytime, shallow sleep, and rebound insomnia on drug withdrawal. To reduce hypnotic abuse, nonpharmacological strategies have been developed to correct disordered behavioral and cognitive factors. These treatments aim at modifying maladaptive sleep habits, lowering physiological and cognitive arousal levels, and correcting dysfuctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep. These non-pharmacological or cognitive behavior treatments include stimulus control, sleep restriction, relaxation training, sleep hygiene education, cognitive therapy, and light therapy. Among them the stimulus control therapy has been demonstrated most effective as a single treatment or in combination with other treatments. Through nonpharmacological treatments, sleep latency was most significantly reduced and wake time after sleep onset was also reduced. About 50% of insomniacs reported clinical improvements in terms of nearly normalized sleep latency, awakening time, sleep efficiency, and reduction of hypnotic use. Compared to the hypnotic therapy, nonpharmacological treatments are more cost-effective and more readily accepted by patients, and their effects last longer.

• 생약학회지
• /
• 제17권4호
• /
• pp.292-301
• /
• 1986

The combined preparations of the traditional Korean prescriptions, Sahyangsohap-won (A1) and Woohwangporyong-hwan (B1) were evaluated on pharmacological actions in rats and mice, in parallel with the preparations of their modified prescriptions (A2 and B2). The acute toxicities of the four preparations were very low of which $LD_{50}$ values were more than 4g/kg, p.o. and no systematic symptoms were found at the doses. All the preparations showed sedative action by prolongation of sleeping time induced with hexobarbital sodium. The action was more potent in the modified preparations than in the original ones. All the preparations had no anticonvulsant action both in chemoshock seizures induced by pentetrazole and strychnine and in electroshock seizure. In rat fundus preparation, A1 and A2 elicited strong contraction at the concentration of $1{\times}10^{-3}\;g/ml$ in bath, whereas B1 and B2 did neither contraction nor relaxation at the same concentration. The four preparations had no inhibitory effect against acetylcholine induced spasm. In rat intestinal preparation, the four preparations exhibited neither contraction nor relaxation. However, A1 and A2 had antagonistic effect against spasm at the concentration of $1{\times}10^{-3}\;g/ml$. Single administration of each preparation at the dose of 0.24g/kg, p.o. stimulated the secretion of pepsin in rat stomach without inciting the secretion of gastric juice. Their stimulating actions were more marked in B1 and B2 than in A1 and A2, and were more promptly exhibited in the modified preparations (A2 and B2). Accelerating action of bile secretion by single administration of each preparation was found at the dose of 0.24g/kg, p.o. in rats. All the preparations except A2 also stimulated the secretion of bile acid.

• Progress in Superconductivity
• /
• 제12권1호
• /
• pp.51-56
• /
• 2010

$^{13}C$ NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) measurements have been performed to investigate the local electronic structure of a superconducting graphite intercalation compound $CaC_6$ ($T_c$ = 11.4 K). A large number of single crystals were stacked and sealed in a quartz tube for naturally abundant $^{13}C$ NMR. The spectrum, Knight shift, linewidth, and spin-lattice relaxation time $T_1$ were measured in the normal state as a function of temperature down to 80 K at 8.0 T perpendicular to the c-axis. The $^{13}C$ NMR spectrum shows a single narrow peak with a very small Knight shift. The Knight shift and the linewidth of the $^{13}C$ NMR are temperature-independent around, respectively, +0.012% and 1.2 kHz. The spin-lattice relaxation rate, $1/T_1$, is proportional to temperature confirming a Korringa behavior as for non-magnetic metals. The Korringa product is measured to be $T_1T\;=\;210\;s{\cdot}K$. From this value, the Korringa ratio is deduced to be $\xi$ = 0.73, close to unity, which suggests that the independent-electron description works well for $CaC_6$, without complications arising from correlation and many-body effects.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
• /
• 제37권7호
• /
• pp.683-693
• /
• 2013

본 연구에서는 혼성 격자볼츠만 방법(HLBM)을 이용하여 상판이 일정한 속도로 움직이는 공동 형상 내부에서의 혼합 특성에 대하여 수치적으로 연구하였다. 먼저, 공동 형상에서 기존의 신뢰성 있는 유동장 결과와의 비교를 통해 LB-SRT 모델과 LB-MRT 모델의 신뢰성을 검토하였다. 두 모델 모두 기존의 연구결과와 유사한 결과를 보였으나, LB-MRT 모델이 LB-SRT 모델보다 높은 Re수에서는 수치적 안정성이 높은 것을 확인하였다. 수치적 안정성이 좋은 LB-MRT 모델을 토대로 유한차분법을 적용한 HLBM을 이용하여 공동 형상 내부에서의 농도장을 수치 해석하였다. Re수와 Pe수를 변화하여 공동 형상 내부의 혼합 특성과 물질 전달 형태에 대하여 파악하였다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• /
• 제20권4호
• /
• pp.207-214
• /
• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the number of measurement points on the calculation of transverse relaxation time (T2) with a focus on muscle T2. Materials and Methods: This study assumed that muscle T2 was comprised of a single component. Two phantom types were measured, 1 each for long ("phantom") and short T2 ("polyvinyl alcohol gel"). Right calf muscle T2 measurements were conducted in 9 healthy male volunteers using multiple-spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging. For phantoms and muscle (medial gastrocnemius), 5 regions of interests were selected. All region of interest values were expressed as the mean ${\pm}$ standard deviation. The T2 effective signal-ratio characteristics were used as an index to evaluate the magnetic resonance image quality for the calculation of T2 from T2-weighted images. The T2 accuracy was evaluated to determine the T2 reproducibility and the goodness-of-fit from the probability Q. Results: For the phantom and polyvinyl alcohol gel, the standard deviation of the magnetic resonance image signal at each echo time was narrow and mono-exponential, which caused large variations in the muscle T2 decay curves. The T2 effective signal-ratio change varied with T2, with the greatest decreases apparent for a short T2. There were no significant differences in T2 reproducibility when > 3 measurement points were used. There were no significant differences in goodness-of-fit when > 6 measurement points were used. Although the measurement point evaluations were stable when > 3 measurement points were used, calculation of T2 using 4 measurement points had the highest accuracy according to the goodness-of-fit. Even if the number of measurement points was increased, there was little improvement in the probability Q. Conclusion: Four measurement points gave excellent reproducibility and goodness-of-fit when muscle T2 was considered mono-exponential.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• /
• 제23권3호
• /
• pp.202-209
• /
• 2019

Purpose: To investigate the temperature-based differences of cortical bone ultrashort echo time MRI (UTE-MRI) biomarkers between body and room temperatures. Investigations of ex vivo UTE-MRI techniques were performed mostly at room temperature however, it is noted that the MRI properties of cortical bone may differ in vivo due to the higher temperature which exists as a condition in the live body. Materials and Methods: Cortical bone specimens from fourteen donors ($63{\pm}21$ years old, 6 females and 8 males) were scanned on a 3T clinical scanner at body and room temperatures to perform T1, $T2^*$, inversion recovery UTE (IR-UTE) $T2^*$ measurements, and two-pool magnetization transfer (MT) modeling. Results: Single-component $T2^*$, $IR-T2^*$, short and long component $T2^*s$ from bi-component analysis, and T1 showed significantly higher values while the noted macromolecular fraction (MMF) from MT modeling showed significantly lower values at body temperature, as compared with room temperature. However, it is noted that the short component fraction (Frac1) showed higher values at body temperature. Conclusion: This study highlights the need for careful consideration of the temperature effects on MRI measurements, before extending a conclusion from ex vivo studies on cortical bone specimens to clinical in vivo studies. It is noted that the increased relaxation times at higher temperature was most likely due to an increased molecular motion. The T1 increase for the studied human bone specimens was noted as being significantly higher than the previously reported values for bovine cortical bone. The prevailing discipline notes that the increased relaxation times of the bound water likely resulted in a lower signal loss during data acquisition, which led to the incidence of a higher Frac1 at body temperature.

• 한국진공학회지
• /
• 제22권3호
• /
• pp.144-149
• /
• 2013

단일 벽 탄소 나노튜브(SWNT)의 열전도도를 구하기 위해서 메모리함수에 Kubo 등식을 사용하였다. 계산 과정에서 나타나는 발산의 문제를 해결하기 위해 전파인자는 연속 분수과정으로 전개하였다. 이러한 계산에서 메모리함수는 지금까지 제시된 다른 이론들 보다 많은 상호작용의 효과를 고려할 수 있다. SWNT에서 20 K 이하의 저온 영역은 온도의 증가에 따라 열전도도가 증가하며, (9,0) 보다 (10,0)이 다소 큰 값을 가지는데 이는 포논의 평균자유행로 $l_{ph}$가 직경의 크기와 관계 있음을 알 수 있다. 그리고 20 K 이상의 고온 영역에서는 비열이 거의 일정한 값을 가지므로 Umklapp 과정에 의해 열전도도는 감소하면서 최대값을 보이고, SWNT의 직경이 증가할수록 최대값의 위치도 고온 쪽으로 이동하는 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
• /
• 제3권1호
• /
• pp.18-25
• /
• 1978

반도체 소자에서 생기는 1/f 형의 잡음의 근원이 무엇인가에 대해 지금까지 여러 이론이 나왔다. 그중에도 Mcwhorter's Surface model이 대표적인 이론이었다. 그러나 Hooge는 이론에 반기를 들고 나왔다. Hooge의 이론에 의하면 thermo cell이나 Concentration cell에서의 1/f-형의 잡음이 표면효과(surface effect)가 아니라는 것이다. 본 논문에서는 이 두 대표적인 이론을 종합검토할 수 있는 Langenvin type의 Boltzmann transport equation에 입각하여 새로운 일반이론을 세웠다. 본 논문에서는 N형 채널을 갖고 있는 금속산화물반도체 전계효과 트랜지스터에서 단일준의 Shockley-Read-Hall recombination center에 의한 단락회로에서 드레인의 1/f-형 잡음스펙트럼을 계산하기 위해 시간에 따라 변화하는 양을 포함시키므로써 각 에너지대의 케리어에 대해 준-페르미준위를 정의할 수 없다고 가정했으므로, 1/f-형의 잡음은 다수케리어 효과에 기인한다고 가정했다. 이러한 가정하에서 유도된 1/f-형의 잡음은 금속산화물반도체 전계효과 트랜지스터에서 1/f-형의 잡음에 중요한 요인들을 모두 보여주었다. : 적주파에서 플렛티유를 나타내지 않았고 채널의 면적 A와 드레인 바이어스 전압 V에 비례하고 체널의 길이 L에 반비례한다. 본 논문의 모델에서는 1/f-응답에서 1/f2에 대한 잡음스트럼의 전이주파수와 P-n 합다이오우드의 surfact center에 관계되는 완화시간(relaxation time)에 대응하는 주파수 사이를 구별하여 설명할 수 있었다. 본 논문의 결과에서 1/f-형 잡음스펙트럼은 격자산란이 주원인이 된다. 금속산화물반도체 전계효과 트랜지스터를 살펴보면 격자산란이 주로 표면에서 일어나기 때문에 1/f-형 잡음이 표면효과라고 말할 수 있다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
• /
• 제49권2호
• /
• pp.121-132
• /
• 2016

본 연구에서는 DAMBRK 모형을 2002년 태풍 루사로 인해 붕괴된 남대천 유역의 장현저수지와 동막저수지에 적용하여 붕괴상황을 재현하였다. 두 저수지는 병렬로 위치하고 있으며, 이 두 저수지의 붕괴 모의를 위해 Relaxation 기법을 DAMBRK 모형에 추가하였다. 그리고 ASDSO (2005)에서 제안한 흙댐 붕괴지속시간과 첨두붕괴유량 산정을 위한 Froehlich 등의 경험공식을 활용한 저수지의 붕괴지속시간 추정 방법을 제안하였다. 제안 방법으로 선정된 붕괴지속시간으로 장현저수지 단일붕괴와 장현 및 동막저수지 연속붕괴에 대해 적용하여 붕괴유출 수문곡선을 계산하였다. 계산된 붕괴유량이 하류로 전파하면서 예상되는 홍수량 및 홍수위를 주요 하도지점에서 계산하고, 유량이 감쇠되는 특성을 해석하였다. 그리고 계산 홍수위와 현장 조사된 홍수위와의 비교를 통해 적용 모형의 매개변수 및 정확성을 검증하였다.

• Advances in nano research
• /
• 제3권3호
• /
• pp.143-168
• /
• 2015

Initiation of crack and its growth simulation requires accurate model of traction - separation law. Accurate modeling of traction-separation law remains always a great challenge. Atomistic simulations based prediction has great potential in arriving at accurate traction-separation law. The present paper is aimed at establishing a method to address the above problem. A method for traction-separation law prediction via utilizing atomistic simulations data has been proposed. In this direction, firstly, a simpler approach of common neighbor analysis (CNA) for the prediction of crack growth has been proposed and results have been compared with previously used approach of threshold potential energy. Next, a scheme for prediction of crack speed has been demonstrated based on the stable crack growth criteria. Also, an algorithm has been proposed that utilizes a variable relaxation time period for the computation of crack growth, accurate stress behavior, and traction-separation atomistic law. An understanding has been established for the generation of smoother traction-separation law (including the effect of free surface) from a huge amount of raw atomistic data. A new curve fit has also been proposed for predicting traction-separation data generated from the molecular dynamics simulations. The proposed traction-separation law has also been compared with the polynomial and exponential model used earlier for the prediction of traction-separation law for the bulk materials.