• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제16B권4호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2009

PSO(Particle Swarm Optimization)는 군집(swarm)을 구성하는 단순한 개체들인 입자(particle)들이 각자의 경험을 공유하여 문제의 해답을 찾는 최적화 알고리즘으로 다양한 분야에서 응용되고 있다. PSO에 대한 연구는 최적화를 위해 군집이 적합한 영역으로 빠르게 수렴하도록 하는 파라미터 값의 선정, 토폴로지, 입자의 이동에서 주로 이루어지고 있다. 표준 PSO 알고리즘은 입자 자신과 최고의 이웃이 제공하는 정보만을 이용해서 이동하므로 다양한 영역을 탐색하지 못하고 지역적 최적점에 조기 수렴하는 경향이 있다. 본 논문에서는 군집이 다양한 영역을 탐색하기 위해, 각 입자는 더 나은 경험을 가진 이웃입자들의 정보를 상대적인 중요도에 따라서 참조하여 이동하도록 하였다. 다양한 영역의 탐색은 표준 PSO 알고리즘보다 지역적 최적화의 확률을 줄이고 탐색 속도를 가속화하며 탐색의 성공률을 높일 수 있다. 또한 군집이 지역적 미니멈으로부터 벗어나기 위한 검사 전략을 제안하여 탐색의 성공률을 높였다. 제안한 PSO 알고리즘을 평가하기 위하여, 벤치마크 함수들에 적용한 결과 최적화의 진행 속도 개선과 탐색 성공률의 향상이 있었다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2014

The seabird plays an important role as one of the indicator species for the status of and changes within marine ecosystems. Therefore, the conservation of seabirds and their habitats is important for maintaining the structure and function of marine ecosystems. Biological invasions affect most ecosystems on oceanic islands. In particular, Rattus spp. is the invasive species with the greatest impact on the seabird population. Introduced predators, like rats, severely affect seabirds and endanger them worldwide. The breeding population of Streaked Shearwaters Calonectris leucomelas in Sasu Island is one of biggest seabird colonies in Korea, and the Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus is known as an alien predator in this island. In this study we investigated rates of burrow occupancy and breeding success of Streaked Shearwaters for 7 years, and the impact of Norway Rats on the breeding success of Streaked Shearwaters breeding in Sasu Island for 4 years. Our results show that the percentage of breeding burrows decreased according to breeding stage during several years in the monitoring period, and that predation by the Norway Rat was the main cause in hatching failures. Consequently, although our results indicate that their breeding population is not likely to decline, Norway Rats have been affecting the breeding status of Streaked Shearwaters on Sasu Island during the last decade.

• Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.483-487
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• 2018

Purpose: To compare the characteristics and surgical outcomes in patients with tenacious proximal fusion (TPF) and high accommodative convergence/accommodation ratio (AC/A) types of intermittent exotropia. Methods: This study retrospectively enrolled 40 patients with intermittent exotropia, 23 with TPF and 17 with high AC/A. Binocular function was evaluated by Worth's 4-dot test. Patients underwent lateral rectus recession, and surgical outcomes were compared. Surgical success was defined as less than ${\pm}10$ prism diopters (PD) at 12 months postoperatively. Results: The proportion of diplopia at near, evaluated by Worth's 4-dot test, was significantly higher in patients with high AC/A than in those with TPF (35.3% vs. 4.3%, p = 0.029). The mean preoperative angles of deviation in TPF and high AC/A types were $28.3{\pm}4.4$ and $28.8{\pm}4.5PD$ at distances, and $14.7{\pm}4.2$ and $15.1{\pm}4.1PD$ at near. Twelve months after surgery, the mean angles of deviation in TPF and high AC/A types were $2.9{\pm}9.8$ and $1.2{\pm}9.6PD$, respectively, at distance and $1.7{\pm}7.7$ and $-1.3{\pm}11.3PD$ at near. The surgical success rates were similar in the TPF and high AC/A types (74.0% vs. 64.7%). Five (21.7%) patients with TPF and 2 (11.8%) with high AC/A type experienced recurrence, with consecutive esotropia occurring in 1 (4.3%) patient with TPF and 4 (23.5%) patients with high AC/A. Conclusions: The proportion of diplopia at near was higher in patients with high AC/A type than in those with TPF intermittent exotropia. However, the surgical success rates were not significantly different between the types.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.176-183
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• 2012

연구 목적: 부분 무치악 환자에서 Mg titanate implant (M Implant system, Shinhung, Korea)의보철 후 1년간의 방사선사진을 이용한 변연골 흡수량과 Osstell$^{(R)}$을 이용한 임플란트 안정성 평가 결과를 분석하여 임상적인 성공률에 대해 알아보고자 한다. 연구 재료 및 방법: 38명의 환자에 79개의 임플란트를 식립하여 보철 후 1년 동안 변연골 흡수량, 임플란트의 동요도, 임플란트 식립 위치에 따른 분포 및 성공률, 보철 전후에 따른 성공률을 분석했다. 결과: 변연골의 흡수량은 보철물 장착 후 1년간의 평가에서 상악에서는 평균 1.537 mm, 하악에서는 평균 1.172 mm의 변연골 흡수가 관찰되었으며, 전체적인 상하악의 평균 변연골 흡수량은 1.255 mm로 관찰되었다. 수술 후 시간이 경과함에 따라 ISQ값은 미약하게 감소하였다가 증가하는 경향을 보였으나, 상악과 하악 모두에서 식립 당일 이후 예비 인상일, 최종 보철물의 장착일과 주기적인 평가 기간 동안 ISQ값의 큰 증가나 감소를 나타내지는 않았다. 성공률은 상악에서의 94.12%였고, 하악에서의 98.39%였다. 결론: 본 실험의 결과로 미루어 Mg titanate implant는 임상적으로 양호한 결과를 보여주었다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.183-187
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• 2009

Purpose: Because of the volume of elective sterilizations performed in the world during the past decade, the vasectomy was a popular method for male sterilization in Korea and this, in turn, had been followed by an increase in the number of patient requiring vasectomy reversal with the high rate of subsequent divorce and remarriage. Recently, many authors have reported high success rates of vasovasostomy using microsurgical techniques and we performed modified two layer vasovasostomy with intravasal silicone tube to increase postoperative patency and pregnacy rate. Methods: Microscopic vasovasostomy was performed in 9 patients and their average age was $35.78{\pm}1.36years$(from 28 years to 44 years) from June 2006 to June 2008 at our department using modified two layer vasovasostomy with silicone tube insertion. Standard Guibor silicone tube, consisting of two 17.7 cm, 0.064 cm diameter, malleable, stainless steel probes connected by 29 cm of silicone tubing wedged onto disposable probes, were used in all cases. Results: Success rates were 88.8 % for patency and pregnancy 44.4 % for pregnancy in modified two layer vasovasostomy with silicone tube insertion. The patency rates were higher in cases of long postoperative day and in cases of short duration of vasectomy and vasovasostomy. Conclusion: We used a modified method to correspond the patency and pregnancy rate in microscopical modified two layer vasovasostomy using the intravasal silicone tube permanently. This method brings normal patency in microsurgical vasovasostomy because the silicone tube prevent obstruction of anastomosed site of the vas permanently.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2013

Objectives: In this study, a multilevel analysis model has been designed to investigate the effect of personal characteristics associated with smoking cessation on anti-smoking determinants with a goal of finding out the factors which have influence on smoking cessation among the entrants of smoking cessation clinic in a public health center. Methods: A total of 253,136 male smokers who received smoking cessation services for more than six(6) months in a smoking cessation clinic of public health center from July 16, 2007 to July 15, 2008 were examined. For technical analysis, SPSS Version 2.0 has been used. For multilevel analysis on smoking cessation determinants, in addition, HLM 7.0 has been adopted. Results: According to the unconditional model of multilevel analysis, the success rates of smoking cessation among the entrants of a smoking cessation clinic were 47.3%. In an unconditional slope model test to which regional variables were added, a negative effect was observed in average smoking amount, total smoking period, nicotine dependence and services while a positive effect was found in age, stress and type of social security in terms of the log of the odds of smoking cessation. In a conditional model test, a positive effect was observed in Non-Smoking Campaigns (NSC) and Frequency of Counseling (FC) in terms of the log of the odds of smoking cessation in regional variables. Conclusions: It is important to approach smokers individually and, at the same time, build healthy environment for a local community to increase smoking cessation rates among the entrants of smoking cessation clinic in a public health center.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2015

Background: Conventional anesthetic nerve block injections into the mandibular foramen risk causing nerve damage. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of the anterior technique (AT) of inferior alveolar nerve block using felypressin-propitocaine with a conventional nerve block technique (CT) using epinephrine and lidocaine for anesthesia via the mandibular foramen. Methods: Forty healthy university students with no recent dental work were recruited as subjects and assigned to two groups: right side CT or right side AT. Anesthesia was evaluated in terms of success rate, duration of action, and injection pain. These parameters were assessed at the first incisor, premolar, and molar, 60 min after injection. Chi-square and unpaired t-tests were used for statistical comparisons, with a P value of < 0.05 designating significance. Results: The two nerve block techniques generated comparable success rates for the right mandible, with rates of 65% (CT) and 60% (AT) at both the first molar and premolar, and rates of 60% (CT) and 50% (AT) at the lateral incisor. The duration of anesthesia using the CT was $233{\pm}37min$, which was approximately 40 min shorter than using the AT. This difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Injection pain using the AT was rated as milder compared with the CT. This difference was also statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The AT is no less successful than the CT for inducing anesthesia, and has the added benefits of a significantly longer duration of action and significantly less pain.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.213-232
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• 2022

분수 학습에서 수직선 모델의 중요성에 따라, 본 연구에서는 초등학교 4학년 학생들의 수직선에서의 분수 개념 및 분수의 덧셈과 뺄셈에 대한 이해가 어느 정도인지 살펴보았다. 수직선 검사 도구는 분수 나타내기, 분수의 크기 비교, 분수의 덧셈 및 뺄셈과 관련된 문항으로 구성되었으며 구조화된 수직선과 반구조화된 수직선을 제시하였다. 연구 결과, 전반적으로 정답률이 높지 않았으며, 정답보다 오답의 반응이 높게 드러난 문항들도 있었다. 또한 구조화된 수직선에 비하여 반구조화된 수직선이 제시되는 문항에서의 정답률이 낮게 드러났으며, 다양한 오답 반응을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 초등학생들의 분수 이해 및 수직선 이해를 위한 교수·학습 방향에 관한 시사점을 논의하였다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 2023

PURPOSE. To assess the clinical performance of monolithic CAD-CAM lithium disilicate glass-ceramic (LDGC) crowns and metal-ceramic (MC) crowns provided by predoctoral students. This study also assessed the effects of patient and provider-related factors on their clinical performance as well as patient preference for these types of crowns. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Twenty-five patients who received 50 crowns (25 LDGC CAD-CAM and 25 MC) provided by predoctoral students were retrospectively examined. LDGC CAD-CAM crowns were milled in-house using the CEREC Bluecam system and cemented with either RelyX Unicem or Calibra Esthetic resin cements. MC crowns were cemented with RelyX Unicem cement. Clinical assessment of the crowns and the supporting periodontal structures were performed following the modified California Dental Association (CDA) criteria. Patients' preference was recorded using a visual analog scale (VAS). The results were statistically analyzed using log-rank test, Pearson Chi-squared test and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. RESULTS. Twelve complications were observed in the MC crown group (9-esthetic, 2-technical and 1-biological). In comparison, 2 complications in the LDGC CAD-CAM crown group were observed (1-technical and 1-esthetic). The 6-year cumulative survival rates for MC crowns and LDGC CAD-CAM were 90.8% and 96%, respectively, whereas the success rates were 83.4% and 96%, respectively. Overall, patients preferred the esthetic outcomes of LDGC CAD-CAM crowns over MC crowns. CONCLUSION. The high survival and success rates, low number of complications, and the high level of patients' acceptance of monolithic LDGC CAD-CAM crowns lend them well as predictable and viable alternatives to the "gold standard" MC crowns.

• Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.438-444
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• 2018

Purpose: To compare the success rates of performing only silicone tube intubation versus carrying out both conjunctival resection and silicone tube intubation. Methods: The subjects of this study involved 62 patients (96 eyes) between October 2015 and May 2017 who were diagnosed as having punctal stricture or nasolacrimal duct stenosis. Out of 96 eyes, 47 underwent only silicone tube intubation, and 49 underwent both silicone tube intubation and conjunctival resection. Three parameters were measured at 1, 3, and 6 months after the surgery: the area of the tear meniscus using RTVue-100 anterior segment optical coherence tomography, the height of the tear meniscus using a slit lamp microscope, and the subjective satisfaction of patients as a result of improved sympotms like epiphora. The surgery was considered successful when the patients' experienced the resolution of symptoms and reduction of the area and height of the tear meniscus. Results: The area of the tear meniscus, height of the tear meniscus, and subjective satisfaction of patients was superior in the group that underwent both silicone tube intubation and conjunctival resection compared silicone tube intubation only. Based on these results, the success rate of the surgery was 68.9% in the group that underwent only silicone tube intubation and 78.7% in the group that underwent both silicone tube intubation and conjunctival resection. Conclusions: The resection of relaxed plica semilunares seems to increase the success rate of silicone tube intubation through the reduction of the area and height of the tear meniscus. Therefore, after determining the degree of conjunctivochalasis, if it was found to be severe, a combination with conjunctival resection was expected to increase the success rate of the surgery.