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Effectiveness of herbal ointment Biyeom-go according to cold-heat pattern identification: a subgroup analysis on patients with rhinitis (한열(寒熱) 변증에 따른 한의 외용 치료제 비염고의 치료 효과 : 하위 그룹 분석)

  • Son, Mi-Ju;Lee, Dong-Hyo
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.29-40
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    • 2019
  • Objectives : Hwanglyeonhaedok-tang(黃連解毒湯) is a representative herbal formula with "clear heat(淸熱)" effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Hwanglyeonhaedok-tang-based intranasal herbal ointment Biyeom-go based on the cold and heat pattern identification questionnaire(CHPIQ). Methods : We performed a subgroup analysis of the previously published prospective observational study. A total of 58 patients with rhinitis were administered Biyeom-go for 4 weeks, and its effects on the Total Nasal Symptom Score(TNSS), Mini Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire(Mini-RQLQ) score, and nasal endoscopy index score were analyzed based on CHPIQ. Results : Among the 58 patients, the heat and non-heat patterns were shown by 39 and 19 patients, respectively, while the cold and non-cold patterns were shown by 46 and 12 patients, respectively. The change in TNSS from baseline negatively correlated with the heat pattern score(p=0.011). Improvement in TNSS was greater in the heat pattern group than in the non-heat pattern group, with a borderline significant difference(p=0.07). Mini-RQLQ and nasal endoscopy index scores tended to be lower in the heat pattern group than in the non-heat pattern group, but without a statistically significant difference. Conclusion : The findings indicate that CHPIQ is a useful tool for the diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of patients with rhinitis. This study provides fundamental evidence of the close association between the cold-heat pattern in patients with rhinitis and the treatment effects of Biyeom-go.

Earthquake risk assessment of concrete gravity dam by cumulative absolute velocity and response surface methodology

  • Cao, Anh-Tuan;Nahar, Tahmina Tasnim;Kim, Dookie;Choi, Byounghan
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.511-519
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    • 2019
  • The concrete gravity dam is one of the most important parts of the nation's infrastructure. Besides the benefits, the dam also has some potentially catastrophic disasters related to the life of citizens directly. During the lifetime of service, some degradations in a dam may occur as consequences of operating conditions, environmental aspects and deterioration in materials from natural causes, especially from dynamic loads. Cumulative Absolute Velocity (CAV) plays a key role to assess the operational condition of a structure under seismic hazard. In previous researches, CAV is normally used in Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) fields, but there are no particular criteria or studies that have been made on dam structure. This paper presents a method to calculate the limitation of CAV for the Bohyeonsan Dam in Korea, where the critical Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) is estimated from twelve sets of selected earthquakes based on High Confidence of Low Probability of Failure (HCLPF). HCLPF point denotes 5% damage probability with 95% confidence level in the fragility curve, and the corresponding PGA expresses the crucial acceleration of this dam. For determining the status of the dam, a 2D finite element model is simulated by ABAQUS. At first, the dam's parameters are optimized by the Minitab tool using the method of Central Composite Design (CCD) for increasing model reliability. Then the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) is used for updating the model and the optimization is implemented from the selected model parameters. Finally, the recorded response of the concrete gravity dam is compared against the results obtained from solving the numerical model for identifying the physical condition of the structure.

A Study on Multi-dimensional Poverty of Female Youth in Korea (우리나라 여성청년의 다차원적 빈곤에 관한 연구)

  • Yoo, Jiyoung
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.17 no.10
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    • pp.85-91
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    • 2019
  • Present study notes that youth poverty is not only an income deficit, but also a deficit in various dimensions of life such as housing, work and health deficit. Multidimensional poverty is measured by four dimensions: income, work, housing and health. The sample is a 2630 one-person household female youth pooled from the Korea Welfare Panel 10-Year Data. The analysis tool used SPSS statistical program, and the analysis framework was the deficiency rate by dimension, the correlation analysis between deficiency dimension, and the overlapping rate of N dimension poverty. As a result, women's youth in Korea had higher deficit rate in terms of work and housing than other dimensions, and the proportion of women youth who were both poor in work and housing at the same time was also relatively higher than in other cases. Based on these results, this study proposes the construction of customized job services, job matching with small and medium-sized enterprises and allocation of one young woman's household among the targets of long-term chartered housing. Female youth's sharing-economy association should be considered as alternatives.

Run-off Forecasting using Distributed model and Artificial Neural Network model (분포형 모형과 인공신경망을 활용한 유출 예측)

  • Kim, Won Jin;Lee, Yong Gwan;Jung, Chung Gil;Kim, Seong Joon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2019.05a
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    • pp.35-35
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    • 2019
  • 본 연구에서는 분포형 수문 모형 Drying Stream Assessment Tool and Water Flow Tracking (DrySAT-WTF)을 활용해 우리나라의 1976년부터 2015년까지의 유출량을 산정하고, 이를 다층퍼셉트론(Multi Layer Perceptron) 인경신경망 모형(Artificial Neural Network Model)에 적용해 미래 유출을 예측하였다. DrySAT-WFT은 전국 표준 유역을 대상으로 하천 건천화 원인 추적 및 평가를 위해 개발된 모형으로 유출모의를 위한 기상자료 외에 건천화 영향 요소를 고려하기 위한 산림 높이, 도로망, 지하수 이용량, 토지이용, 토심 변화에 대한 DB를 적용 가능한 것이 특징이다. DrySAT-WFT를 위한 기상자료로 모의 기간에 대한 일별 강우량, 상대습도, 평균풍속, 평균 및 최고, 최저 기온, 일조시간을 구축하였으며, 연대별 건천화 영향 요소 DB를 구축하여 적용하였다. 전국 다목적 댐 보 12지점의 유량을 활용해 모형의 보정(2005-2010) 및 검증(2011-2015)을 실시한 결과, 평균 결정계수(Coefficient of determination, $R^2$)는 0.76, 모형효율성계수(Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency, NSE)는 0.62, 평균제곱근오차(average root mean square error, RMSE)는 3.09로 신뢰성 있는 유출 모의 결과를 나타내었다. 미래 유출량 예측을 위한 MLP-ANN은 1976년부터 2015년까지의 유출 모의 결과를 Training Set으로 훈련하여 $R^2$가 0.5 이상이 되어 신뢰성을 확보하였고, 2016년부터 2018년까지의 기간을 1개월 단위로 실제 유출량과 예측 유출량을 비교하며 적용성을 검증 및 향상시켰다.

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Towards UAV-based bridge inspection systems: a review and an application perspective

  • Chan, Brodie;Guan, Hong;Jo, Jun;Blumenstein, Michael
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.283-300
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    • 2015
  • Visual condition inspections remain paramount to assessing the current deterioration status of a bridge and assigning remediation or maintenance tasks so as to ensure the ongoing serviceability of the structure. However, in recent years, there has been an increasing backlog of maintenance activities. Existing research reveals that this is attributable to the labour-intensive, subjective and disruptive nature of the current bridge inspection method. Current processes ultimately require lane closures, traffic guidance schemes and inspection equipment. This not only increases the whole-of-life costs of the bridge, but also increases the risk to the travelling public as issues affecting the structural integrity may go unaddressed. As a tool for bridge condition inspections, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or, drones, offer considerable potential, allowing a bridge to be visually assessed without the need for inspectors to walk across the deck or utilise under-bridge inspection units. With current inspection processes placing additional strain on the existing bridge maintenance resources, the technology has the potential to significantly reduce the overall inspection costs and disruption caused to the travelling public. In addition to this, the use of automated aerial image capture enables engineers to better understand a situation through the 3D spatial context offered by UAV systems. However, the use of UAV for bridge inspection involves a number of critical issues to be resolved, including stability and accuracy of control, and safety to people. SLAM (Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping) is a technique that could be used by a UAV to build a map of the bridge underneath, while simultaneously determining its location on the constructed map. While there are considerable economic and risk-related benefits created through introducing entirely new ways of inspecting bridges and visualising information, there also remain hindrances to the wider deployment of UAVs. This study is to provide a context for use of UAVs for conducting visual bridge inspections, in addition to addressing the obstacles that are required to be overcome in order for the technology to be integrated into current practice.

A Three-Dimensional Simulation of Kori-1 Core by Nodal Method

  • Kim, Young-Jin;Moon, Kap-Suk;Lee, Sang-Keun;Lee, Ji-Bok;Lee, Chang-Kun
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 1981
  • The KINS (KAERI-Improved Nodal Simulation) program, a three-dimensional nodal simulation code for pressurized water reactors, has been developed and benchmarked against the first cycle of the Kori-1 reactor. The KINS program is based on the computational model used in FLARE code and has been modified to represent the PWR characteristics more explicitly. The critical boron concentration and three-dimensional power distribution at the beginning of life hot zero power have been calculated and compared with the operating data. A three-dimensional depletion calculation at the intervals of 1000 MWD/MTU turnup steps has been performed. As the result of comparison, our calculation is shown to be in excellent agreement with the operating data. It is displayed that, incorporated with the computing time, the KINS program is an effective and powerful tool for PWR core management.

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Development of Feedback Data Automated Verification Program for Mission S/W (임무 S/W 시험을 위한 피드백 데이터의 기댓값 검증 자동화 도구 개발)

  • Kwon, GI-Bong;Lee, Ha-Yoeun;Ha, Seok-Wun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.49 no.10
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    • pp.871-877
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    • 2021
  • Aircraft defects are important matters directly related to the operation of the aircraft and the life of the pilot. The defects in the mission software that occur during aircraft control seriously affect the pilot's mission performance and safety. Therefore, the organization in charge of aircraft development or software defects are reinforced in the process to identify and eliminate defects in the early stages of development, and a lot of labor and time are spent, but due to the nature of the mission software, strong functional coupling with other avionics and high complexity, so there are restrictions on the identification and removal of software defects through the existing test method. This study analyzes the effect of securing mission software integrity and reducing test cost through data integrity verification by developing a tool that automates the verification of expected value of feedback data among communication data of mission computer interlocking equipment.

Current status of long-term care facility workers' physical function improvement activities for the elderly

  • Kim, Il-Ok;Kim, Mi-Ran;Shin, Jang-Hoon;Kim, Sun-Haeng
    • Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.261-268
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    • 2020
  • Objective: This study was conducted to provide basic data on physical function improvement activities of elderly care facilities by identifying the degree of physical improvement activities of elderly caregivers. Design: Descriptive correlational study. Methods: The instrument of this study consisted of 12 questions on the general characteristics of the subject. For the assessment of improvement in physical function activities, the measuring tool used for the elderly consisted of a total of 20 questions. For data analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficient & Spearman's rho and multiple regression were used. Results: The higher the age of the subjects, the lower their educational background (r=-0.273, p<0.05), and the higher the probability of having a religion (r=-0.258, p<0.05), the more stable the employment type (r=-0.333, p<0.05). The higher the level of education, the higher the monthly income (r=0.187, p<0.01), and the shorter the career (r=-0.204, p<0.05). The more stable employment, the more unstable duty (r=-0.245, p<0.05), and the more unstable work, the higher the monthly income (r=-0.206, p<0.05) and the longer the career, the higher the monthly income (r=0.247, p<0.05). The more stable the employment, the more activities to improve physical function were found (r=0.341, p<0.05), and the more unstable the duty, the more activities to improve physical function were found (r=0.321, p<0.05), and the higher monthly income, the less physical function improvement activities (r=-0.196, p<0.05). Conclusions: It is necessary to provide regular services by a dedicated physical therapist for physical function improvement activities in order to improve the quality of life of the elderly in the future.

Reliability and Validity of an Instrument Assessing Spiritual Needs of Families of Terminal Cancer Patients (말기 환자 가족 영적요구 측정도구의 신뢰도 및 타당도 검증)

  • Kang, Kyung-Ah;Choi, Youngsim;Kim, Yejean
    • Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.144-151
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of an instrument that measures spiritual needs of families of terminal cancer patients. Methods: This methodological study was processed as follows: 1) The preliminary 26 items were developed based a conceptual framework of spiritual needs of families of patients with cancer. 2) The content was validated by an expert panel (Three nursing professors and five hospice nursing specialists). 3) The instrument was validated by a survey (n=111). 4) Twenty-six items were selected and used for the final version of the scale. Results: Three factors were extracted through factor analysis: 'relationship with God/Acceptance of dying', 'recovery of relationship/hope and peace', and 'meaning and purpose of life'. These factors explained 61.088% of the total variance. Cronbach's alpha and Guttman split-half coefficient of the 26 items were 0.944 and 0.826 respectively. Conclusion: This scale was identified as a valid and reliable tool. Therefore, the scale is useful in assessing spiritual needs of families of terminal cancer patients in the field of hospice and palliative care.

Trustworthy Smart Band: Security Requirements Analysis with Threat Modeling (위협 모델링을 통한 스마트밴드 보안 요구사항 분석)

  • Kang, Suin;Kim, Hye Min;Kim, Huy Kang
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.1355-1369
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    • 2018
  • As smart bands make life more convenient and provide a positive lifestyle, many people are now using them. Since smart bands deal with private information, security design and implementation for smart band system become necessary. To make a trustworthy smart band, we must derive the security requirements of the system first, and then design the system satisfying the security requirements. In this paper, we apply threat modeling techniques such as Data Flow Diagram, STRIDE, and Attack Tree to the smart band system to identify threats and derive security requirements accordingly. Through threat modeling, we found the vulnerabilities of the smart band system and successfully exploited smart bands with them. To defend against these threats, we propose security measures and verify that they are secure by using Scyther which is a tool for automatic verification of security protocol.