• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2022

Small fiber neuropathy is a painful neuropathy that cannot be assessed using nerve conduction studies. A skin biopsy and quantitative sensory testing (QST) are the gold standards for small fiber neuropathy diagnosis. However, a skin biopsy is invasive and commercially unavailable in Korea. QST is a method involving a thermal threshold, but its results can be affected by cognition as well as lesions of the central nervous system. Quantitative sudomotor axon reflex test (QSART) is a quantitative method of assessing sweat glands innervated by small fibers. In this review, we assessed the utility of QSART in evaluating small fiber neuropathy.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.789-794
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• 1986

포화속도 모델을 이용하여 이온주입공정에 의한 GaAs MESFET를 설계하였다. 20KeV의 $Si^+$ 이온 주입공정과 $975^{\circ}C$ 5sec의 RTP 활성화공정에 의해 $V_{th}$가 -0.5V 일때의 gm이 460ms/mm인 MESFET를 설계할 수 있었다.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.65-75
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• 2006

본 연구에서는, 열상장비(thermal imaging equipment)로 촬영한 적외선 영상의 화질을 저해하는 주된 요소인 임펄스 잡음(impulse noise)과 가우시안 잡음(Gaussian noise)을 제거하는 웨이브렛 변환 기반 방법을 논의한다. 효과적인 잡음제거를 위하여 잡음으로 손상된 적외선 영상에 대하여 상세 부분대역 웨이브렛 계수에 대한 미분과 중앙절대편차(median absolute deviation)를 이용한 문턱값 설정방법을 제안하였다. 특히, 임펄스성 잡음제거를 위해서 웨이브렛 계수를 미분하여 임펄스 잡음의 위치를 나타내는 이진 마스크를 생성하는 방법을 채택하였다. 이와 같은 방법에 의해, 모서리와 잡음을 구분하는 적응 문턱 값 설정을 보다 효율적으로 얻을 수 있었고, 기존 웨이브렛 수축법과 비교를 통하여 제안한 잡음제거 방법의 타당성을 확인하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.245-257
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• 1988

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of clonidine on the response of the dorsal horn cells to intra-arterially administered bradykinin $(BK:40{\mu}g)$ and $K^+(4mg)$ in spinal cats and cats with intact spinal cord. The change in the activities of low threshold (LT), high threshold (HT) and wide dynamic range (WDR) cells induced by BK and $K^+$ were determined before and after treatment of animals with clonidine. Also studied was mechanism of inhibitory action of clonidine on the responses of dorsal horn cells to the chemical algogenics. Number of WDR cell responded to intra-arterially administered BK and $K^+$ was greater in spinal animals than in cats with intact spinal cord. Following administration of BK or $K^+$ no change was observed in the activity of LT cell whereas activity of HT cell increased invariably. The increased response of HT cell to BK and $K^+$ was markedly suppressed by clonidine. On the other hand, such inhibitory actions of clonidine were almost completely blocked by yohimbine. The majority of WDR cells were activated by $K^+$ while response of WDR cells to BK was diverse (excitatory, inhibitory or mixed). These results indicate that clonidine inhibits responses of the dorsal horn cells not only to thermal or mechanical stimulations but also to chemical algogenics, and that the inhibitory action of clonidine is generally mediated through excitation of ${\alpha}_2-adrenoreceptors$.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.209-212
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• 2011

The threshold voltage shift (${\Delta}V_{th}$) under positive-voltage bias stress (PBS) of InGaZnO (IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) annealed at different temperatures in air was investigated. The dramatic degradation of the electrical performance was observed at the sample that was annealed at $700^{\circ}C$. The degradation of the saturation mobility (${\mu}_{sat}$) resulted from the diffusion of indium atoms into the interface of the IGZO/gate insulator after crystallization, and the degradation of the subthreshold slope (S-factor) was due to the increase in the interfacial and bulk trap density. In spite of the degradation of the electrical performance of the sample that was annealed at $700^{\circ}C$, it showed a smaller ${\Delta}V_{th}$ under PBS conditions for $10^4$ s than the samples that were annealed at $500^{\circ}C$, which is attributed to the nanocrystal-embedded structure. The sample that was annealed at $600^{\circ}C$ showed the best performance and the smallest ${\Delta}V_{th}$ among the fabricated samples with a ${\mu}_{sat}$ of $9.38cm^2/V$ s, an S-factor of 0.46V/decade, and a ${\Delta}V_{th}$ of 0.009V, which is due to the passivation of the defects by high thermal annealing without structural change.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1997

SrCO3 TiO2, 그리고 Nb2O5를 출발원료로 하여 환원분위기하에서 반도성 SrTiO3 소결첼르 제조하였다. 반도성 다결정 소결체 내에서 acceptor 역할을 할 수 있는 Na과 K 이온을 입계를 따라 80$0^{\circ}C$~120$0^{\circ}C$ 온도범위에서 확산시킨 후, 열처리조건에 따른 입계의 전기적 화학적 특성을 고찰하였다. 이차열처리한 소결체의 입계에는 일정한 전기적 포텐셜장벽과 이에 상관된 전자고갈영역이 형성되어 비선형적인 전류-전압 특성을 보이고 문턱전압(threshold voltage)은 10~70V, 입계포텐셜장벽은 0.1~2eV의 크기를 나타내었다. Na과 K 이온은 입계로부터 입자내부로 확산하여 20~50 nm 깊이의 확산층을 형성하며, 이들 확산층에서 Na 또는 K과의 치환에 기인하여 Sr농도가 감소하였으며 치환에 따른 전기적 중성유지를 위하여 산소 vacancy 농도가 증가하였다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 GPS 전파 간섭 신호의 한 종류인 기만 신호를 검출하는 기법을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 기만의 대상이 되는 신호에는 민간에 구조가 공개된 GPS L1 C/A 신호로 선정하였으며 GPS L1 C/A 기만 신호의 영향을 분석하고 이를 통해서 기만 신호 검출 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 기만 신호 검출 기법은 상관함수가 왜곡된 정도로 기만 신호의 인가를 판단한다. 기만 신호의 판단기준은 수신기 열잡음의 통계적 특성으로부터 정량적인 수치로 계산된 임계값을 이용하였다. 제안하는 기법을 검증하기 위한 시뮬레이션은 MATLAB을 기반으로 구성하였으며 기만 신호에 의한 상관함수 왜곡 및 코드 위상 오차를 확인하였다. 그리고 본 논문에서 제안하는 기만 신호 검출 기법을 적용하여 기만 신호의 검출 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 제안하는 기법에 의한 기만 신호 검출성능을 확인하였다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.678-684
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• 2009

It was reported that Dipsaci Radix has decrease pain effect on the Complex Region Pain Syndrome(CRPS). the CRPS was induced by unilateral loose occlusion in 4 part of the sciatic nerve of the rats. For the fingding significantly change on CRPS rats were divided into 4 different experimental groups. and each groups were induced CRPS. Experimental group I (control group; n=15), experimental group II (100 mg/kg Dipsaci Radix dieted rats; n=15), experimental group III (300 mg/kg Dipsaci Radix dieted rats; n=15), and experimental group IV(500 mg/kg Dipsaci Radix dieted rats; n=15). The study of Dipsaci Radix concentration was that foot withdrawal threshold to the thermal stimuli(Hot plate test), foot withdrawal threshold to the mechanical stimuli(von Frey's filament) and immunohistochemistry staining that were substance P. Hot plate test and von Frey Filament were increase in experimental group II, III, IV than group I, especially group III was most significantly change than group II and IV in post-hoc(Duncan's multiple range). and In immunohistochemistry observation; group I showed increase in the group II, III, IV. especially group III had the minimal level of the substance P expression while the experimental group II, III. These results suggested that the Dipsaci Radix dieted made the decrease of pain in CRPS.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2000

Delayed hydride cracking (DHC) velocity and threshold stress intensity factor for DHC ($K_{IH}$) tests in the radial direction on M11 pressure tube material in Wolsong unit 1 were carried out following the Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) standard test procedure in order to identify the effect of undercooling on DHCV and to acquire the $K_{IH}$ data. The results showed that $K_{IH}$ 's were 8.8$\pm$0.8 MPa√m in the back offcut and 11.4$\pm$0.7 MPa√m in the front offcut. The fact that $K_{IH}$ in the front offcut is about 20% higher than that in the back offcut is attributed to the microstructural difference between the materials of the front and back ends. $K_{IH}$ 's in M11 pressure tube appeared to be higher than the values from the tubes made of double melted ingot reported earlier. This can be interpreted by the fact that very small amounts of Chlorine (Cl) and Phosphorus (P) are contained in the ingot and that the content of the harmful elements in the M11 pressure tube is equivalent to that made of a quadruple melting process. DHC velocities at 25$0^{\circ}C$ in the front offcut in the radial direction are measured to be 5~8$\times$10$^{-8}$ m/s. The results show that the prior thermal history change the DHC velocity significantly. This effect was confirmed by the experiment of undercooling prior to the DHC tests.DHC tests.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.619-627
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• 2016

Cells of a PV (photovoltaic) module can suffer defects due to various causes resulting in a loss of power output. As a malfunctioning cell has a higher temperature than adjacent normal cells, it can be easily detected with a thermal infrared sensor. A conventional method of PV cell inspection is to use a hand-held infrared sensor for visual inspection. The main disadvantages of this method, when applied to a large-scale PV power plant, are that it is time-consuming and costly. This paper presents an algorithm for automatically detecting defective PV panels using images captured with a thermal imaging camera from an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The proposed algorithm uses statistical analysis of thermal intensity (surface temperature) characteristics of each PV module to verify the mean intensity and standard deviation of each panel as parameters for fault diagnosis. One of the characteristics of thermal infrared imaging is that the larger the distance between sensor and target, the lower the measured temperature of the object. Consequently, a global detection rule using the mean intensity of all panels in the fault detection algorithm is not applicable. Therefore, a local detection rule was applied to automatically detect defective panels using the mean intensity and standard deviation range of each panel by array. The performance of the proposed algorithm was tested on three sample images; this verified a detection accuracy of defective panels of 97% or higher. In addition, as the proposed algorithm can adjust the range of threshold values for judging malfunction at the array level, the local detection rule is considered better suited for highly sensitive fault detection compared to a global detection rule. In this study, we used a panel area extraction method that we previously developed; fault detection accuracy would be improved if panel area extraction from images was more precise. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm contributes to the development of a maintenance and repair system for large-scale PV power plants, in combination with a geo-referencing algorithm for accurate determination of panel locations using sensor-based orientation parameters and photogrammetry from ground control points.