• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.85-98
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• 1991

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of low - power laser used in the medical field for various purposes to suppress pain responses evoked by noxious electrical or mechanical stimuli. After both inferior alveolar nerves and the left anterior digastric muscle of cats under general anesthesia were exposed, a recording electrode for the jaw opening reflex was inserted into the anterior digastric muscle. The right inferior alveolar nerve was dissected under a surgical microscope until the response of the functional single nerve could be evoked by the electrical stimulation of the dental pulp or oral mucosa. The electrical stimulus was applied with a rectangular pulse of 10 ms duration for measuring the threshold intensity of a single nerve fiber in the inferior alveolar nerve which responds to stimulation of dental pulp and oral mucosa. Then a pulse of 1 ms duration was applied for determination of conduction velocity. A noxious mechanical stimulus to the oral mucosa was applied by clamping the receptive field with an arterial clamp. The Ga-As diodide laser(wave length, 904 nm ; frequency, 1,000 Hz) was irradiated to the prepared tooth cavity, inferior alveolar nerve and oral mucosa as a pulse wave of 2 mW for 6 minutes. This was followed by a continuous wave of 15 mW for 3 minutes. The action potential of the nerve and EMG of the digastric muscle evoked by the noxious electrical stimulus and nerve response to noxious mechanical stimulus were compared at intervals of before, immediately after, and at 5, 10, 20, 40, 60 minutes after laser irradiation. The results were as follows: The conduction velocity of the intrapulpal $A{\delta}$- nerve fiber recorded from the inferior alveolar nerve before irradiation had a mean value of $6.68{\pm}2.07m/sec$. The laser irradiation did not affect the conduction velocity of the AS - nerve fiber and did not change the threshold intensity or amplitude of the action potential either. The EMG of the digastric muscle evoked by noxious electrical stimulation to the tooth was not changed by the laser irradiation, whether in latency, threshold intensity or amplitude. The laser irradiated to the receptive field of the oral mucosa which was subjected to noxious stimuli did not affect the amplitude of the action potential or the frequency either.

• 감성과학
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2011

여러 연구자들이 정서특정적 자율신경계 활동을 밝히기 위하여 행복, 슬픔, 분노, 공포 및 혐오를 포함한 기본 정서들을 사용하여왔지만, Ekman 등(1983)의 기본정서들 중 놀람 정서에 대한 연구는 많지 않다. 본 연구의 목적은 ECG와 PPG를 이용하여 놀람 자극에 대한 심혈관 반응을 밝히는 것이다. 76명의 대학생에게 놀람자극을 제시하기 전과 후에 ECG와 PPG를 기록하였으며, ECG와 PPG 신호로부터 심박률(HR), R-R 간격의 표준편차(SD-RR), 연속된 R-R 간격 차이의 제곱평균제곱근(RMSSD-RR), 호흡성 부정맥(RSA), 손가락 혈류량 파형의 진폭(FBVPA), 손가락 맥파 전달시간(FPTT)을 산출하였다. HR과 SD-RR, RMSSD-RR은 놀람자극 제시 전에 비하여 놀람자극이 제시된 후에 유의하게 증가하였으며, FBVPA는 유의하게 감소하였고, FPTT는 유의하게 짧아졌다. 놀람 자극은 말초혈관을 수축시키고, 심박률을 증가시키는 교감신경계 반응특성을 가지는 것으로 볼 수 있으며, 심박률 변산성을 증가시키는 부교감신경계도 동시에 활성화될 가능성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과는 정서이론의 발전과, 인간정서를 탐지하는 컴퓨터 시스템의 기초를 확립하는데 기여하는 바가 있을 것이다.

• 대한임상전기생리학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.7-10
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• 2009

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of electrical stimulation applied in dominant forearm on autonomic nervous system response of both hands. Methods : Fourteen healthy subjects (women) received low frequency-high intensity electrical stimulation to one forearm. The subjects assigned to two groups; a ipsilateral stimulation group (n=7) and a contralateral stimulation group (n=7). The electrode attachment was arranged on the forearm of the dominant arm and the electricity stimulus time was set as 15 minutes. Measuring items were the skin conduction velocity, the blood flow, and the pulse rate, which were measured total 3 times (pre, post, and post 10 min.). Results : The skin conduction velocity showed a significant difference according to the change of the time in both hands, but there was no significant difference according to time in the blood flow, and the change of the pulse frequency regardless of stimulus side. Conclusion : These results demonstrate that the low frequency-high intensity electrical stimulation applied dominant forearm can increase selectively only with the skin conduction velocity, which may be helpful for the activation of the sudomotor function of both hands by the activation of sympathetic nerve.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.187-199
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• 1999

Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is used for muscle reeducation, reduction of spasticity, delay of atrophy, and muscle strengthening. FES stronger stimulation than other forms of electrical stimulation. The efficacy of FES in improving function has been substantiated in the literature. Treatment programs employing FES - activation of muscular tissue through the intact peripheral nervous system - can be broken into five major categories, according to the goal of treatment. These broad areas would include the use of FES to: (1) a direct excitation onto the alpha motoneuron, through peripheral stimulation of the Ia myotatic sensory system and ascending afferent information, which will be integrated at conscious and subconscious level of the CNS. (2) The quality of a stimulated muscle contraction is determined by combination of many parameters, including stimulus amplitude, pulse duration, stimulus frequency, and duty cycle. (3) A unit that has a pulse duration between 200 and $400{\mu}sec$ will be more than adequate for FES applications. (4) The neuromuscular plasticity is critically important to return of function using muscle re-education and facilitation applications. (5) Prior to using FES as an electrical orthosis, the patient should build up endurance in the muscles to be stimu1ated during the gait cycle.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제37권5C호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 PPG(Photoplethysmography)센서를 통하여 검출되는 심장박동신호를 이용하여 스트레스 여부를 판단하고, 이를 위한 효과적인 신호처리를 연구한다. 측정되는 PPG신호를 바탕으로 PPI(Pulse to Pulse Interval)와 이산 신호처리 방법을 이용하여 감성자극을 판단한다. 감성자극에 대한 반응을 실험하기 위하여 피실험자들은 스트레스영상과 안정영상을 TV를 통하여 시청하였다. 스트레스 정도에 따라 다양한 신체반응이 나타나며, 그 중 가장 큰 변화를 나타내는 심장박동수의 변화를 PPG센서를 이용하여 검출한다. 그러나 측정에 의한 오차와 피실험자의 동작에 의한 오차가 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 감성자극 판단에 오차를 유발하는 신호잡음과 동작잡음을 제거하기 위한 방안을 제안한다. PPG센서를 통하여 검출된 심장박동신호에 섞여있는 고주파대역의 신호잡음을 제거하기 위하여 전처리에서 스펙트로그램을 이용한 에너지밀도 분석법으로 피실험자에 적응된 해밍 필터를 적용한다. PPG센서와 피실험자간의 접촉상태 때문에 발생되는 동작잡음으로 인하여 발생될 수 있는 스트레스 검출오차를 수정하기 위하여 후처리에서 히스테리시스를 적용한다. 실험결과 심장박동의 특성을 고려하지 않은 방안에 비하여 신호잡음을 효과적으로 줄였으며, 동작잡음에 의한 검출오차를 개선하였다.

• 복식
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• 제36권
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• pp.25-41
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• 1998

The purpose of this research was to study four impulse buying dimensions and planned buying, marketing stimulus factors in store, buying im-pulse and impulse buying of female consumer. The female consumers were divided into three groups, i.e., college students, housewives and workingwomen. 408 women living in Kyung Nam were selected as respondents by convenience sampling methods. The results of this research can be summarized as follows. 1. The overall impulses were stronger for college students and workingwomen than house-wives. The impulse buying dimensions were different according to the status of women. 2. Buying impulse and impulse buying of clothing were more likely to be for college students and working women than housewives. 3. The display in the store gave the information to the three groups equally. These infor-mations helped to make the impulse buying. 4. The marketing stimulus factors were different according to the status of respondents. Sensitive and aesthetic factors were important for college students and workingwomen, and the utility of clothing were important for house-wives. The color of clothing, the discount of regular price and the low price had the same meanings to the three groups. 5. Impulse buying dimensions were effected by the marketing stimulus factors. 6. The fashionable products, the use of credit card, famous brand, gracious display of clothing and the kind services of salesman were the common factors that stimulate the consumer to buy the clothings. But the color and design of products had more effect on the college students, and the discount of regular price and the utility of clothing were more important for the workingwomen. The color and the utility of clothing were stimulus factors for the housewives.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2013

For the treatment of osteoarthritis, pulsed electromagnetic field stimulus has been suggested as a useful therapeutic method in rehabilitative medicine. Most studies have been performed under low-frequency and low-energy to find out biological properties for stimulating chondrocyte with pulsed magnetic field. In this study, the effect of strong pulse magnetic field on the human chondrosarcoma cells (SW-1353) has been investigated by means of cell counting, morphologies, and gene expression of cartilage extracellular matrix genes. The SW-1353 cells were exposed under the field intensities of 270, 100, 55, 36, and 26 mTesla during 6 hours a day in 5 consecutive days. The pulse magnetic field with an LRC oscillating signal has the pulse width of 0.126 msec and stimulation period of 1 sec. For the 270 and 100 mTesla stimulation, the cell proliferation significantly increased in 21-24% as compared with the non-stimulated cells. Gene expression of cartilage extracellular matrix genes (ACAN, COMP and COL2A1) was assayed by quantitative real time-PCR method. The ACAN gene expression showed a significant brightness, which means the increase on gene expression, compared with the non-stimulated cells. Our results suggest that the strong pulse magnetic field stimulation can be utilized to accelerate cell proliferation and gene expression on human chondrosarcoma cells.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.541-553
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• 2023

Retinal prostheses have shown some clinical success in restoring vision in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. However, the post-implantation visual acuity does not exceed that of legal blindness. The reason for the poor visual acuity might be that (1) degenerate retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are less responsive to electrical stimulation than normal RGCs, and (2) electrically-evoked RGC spikes show a more widespread not focal response. The single-biphasic pulse electrical stimulation, commonly used in artificial vision, has limitations in addressing these issues. In this study, we propose the benefit of multiple consecutive-biphasic pulse stimulation. We used C57BL/6J mice and C3H/HeJ (rd1) mice for the normal retina and retinal degeneration model. An 8 × 8 multi-electrode array was used to record electrically-evoked RGC spikes. We compared RGC responses when increasing the amplitude of a single biphasic pulse versus increasing the number of consecutive biphasic pulses at the same stimulus charge. Increasing the amplitude of a single biphasic pulse induced more RGC spike firing while the spatial resolution of RGC populations decreased. For multiple consecutive-biphasic pulse stimulation, RGC firing increased as the number of pulses increased, and the spatial resolution of RGC populations was well preserved even up to 5 pulses. Multiple consecutive-biphasic pulse stimulation using two or three pulses in degenerate retinas induced as much RGC spike firing as in normal retinas. These findings suggest that the newly proposed multiple consecutive-biphasic pulse stimulation can improve the visual acuity in prosthesis-implanted patients.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2007

The sciaenid species, which has swimbladder, generates sounds by vibrating in its length wards when spawning or getting stimulus from something else. This research analyzed on sound frequency characteristics relatives to their swimbladder length of three sciaenid species, yellow croaker(Larimichthys polyactis), brown croaker(Miichthys miiuy), and white flower croaker(Nibea albiflora). As results, the dominant frequency for yellow croaker ranged over 38.08 to 141.60Hz in wide frequency band, and the averaged pulse duration expressed in $280.3{\pm}156.0ms$. For brown croaker, the dominant frequency ranged in 49.80 to 59.57Hz, and the averaged pulse duration was $129.1{\pm}36.9ms$. Moreover, the dominant frequency of white flower croaker ranged in 73.24 to 86.91Hz, and the averaged pulse duration was $88.0{\pm}15.9ms$, it has shorter pulse duration than any two species. Therefore, the dominant frequency relatives to swimbladder length of sciaenidae showed that it had widely resonant characteristics and long pulse duration as in shorter swimbladder length. Additionally, for white flower croaker, we could confirm their behavior and sounds in response to production of recorded sounds using underwater speaker.

• 스마트미디어저널
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2019

본 논문은 펄스폭 변조(PWM, Pulse Width Modulation) 방법을 이용하여 4D 콘텐츠의 특수효과용 물리장치들을 제어하는 제스처 응용 방법에 대해 기술한다. 적외선 센서를 통해 인식되는 사용자 동작은 3D 콘텐츠 제어를 위한 명령어로 해석되고 특수효과를 발생시키는 장치를 제어하여 물리적인 자극을 사용자에게 재현한다. 이와 같이 NUI(Natural User Interface) 기법을 이용하여 콘텐츠를 제어하게 되면 사용자의 콘텐츠에 대한 직접적인 몰입감이 증대되어 사용자에게 고도의 흥미와 관심을 제공할 수 있다. 제안하는 방법의 효율성을 측정하기 위해 적외선 센서를 이용한 모션인식과 애니메이션 컨트롤러의 파라미터를 제어하여 이벤트를 전달하는 PWM 기반 실시간 선형제어 시스템을 구현하였다.