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The Digital Model Generation for the Human Body Measurement (인체 계측을 위한 수치모형생성)

  • 이재기;최석근;임인섭
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.81-89
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    • 1997
  • The size and shape of the human body has been an important factor not only in anthropology but in integration of designs aimed for daily use. Although the three-dimensional measurements have been proposed and obtained introducing new methods, there still remains many problems concerning how to analyze and evaluate the results. In this study, we have got the internal and external orientation factors, image coordinates from the ac-quired photographs, have calaulated the object coordinates through Bundle Adjustment, have matched multi-images. have drawn the object in the computer, and smoothly handled the surface of the body model using the Au-to-CAD system or graphic processing utility then we could generate the digital model of human body. The. results show that once digital modeling of the body is generated. the information which a designer needs can be acquired and the adequate calculations for many application fields can be done easily and many geometrical properties could be extracted. Therefore we propose the possibility of indirect human body measurement through digital model generation.

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A study on the clinical utility of voiced sentences in acoustic analysis for pathological voice evaluation (장애음성의 음향학적 분석에서 유성음 문장의 임상적 유용성에 관한 연구)

  • Ji-sung Kim
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.298-303
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    • 2023
  • This study aimed to investigate the clinical utility of voiced sentence tasks for voice evaluation. To this end, we analyzed the correlation between perturbation-based acoustic measurements [jitter percent (jitter), shimmer percent (shimmer), Noise to Harmonic Ratio (NHR)] using sustained vowel phonation, and cepstrum-based acoustic measurements [Cepstral Peak Prominence (CPP), Low/High spectral ratio (L/H ratio)] using voiced sentences. As a result of analyzing data collected from 65 patients with voice disorders, there was a significant correlation between the CPP and jitter (r = -.624, p = .000), shimmer (r = -.530, p = .000), NHR (r = -.469, p = .000).This suggests that the cepstrum measurement of voiced sentences can be used as an alternative to the analysis limitations of the pathological voice such as not possible perturbation-based acoustic measurement, and result difference according to the analysis section.

Potential clinical utility of intraoperative fluid amylase measurement during pancreaticoduodenectomy

  • Kunal Joshi;Manuel Abradelo;David Christopher Bartlett;Nikolaos Chatzizacharias;Bobby Venkata Dasari;John Isaac;Ravi Marudanayagam;Darius Mirza;Keith Roberts;Robert Peter Sutcliffe
    • Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.189-194
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    • 2023
  • Backgrounds/Aims: Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a source of major morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment of POPF is mandatory to improve patient outcomes and clinical risk scores may be ombined with postoperative drain fluid amylase (DFA) values to stratify patients. The aim of this pilot study was to etermine if intraoperative fluid amylase (IFA) values correlate with DFA1 and POPF. Methods: In patients undergoing PD from February to November 2020, intraoperative samples of intra-abdominal fluid adjacent to the pancreatic anastomosis were taken and sent for fluid amylase measurement prior to abdominal closure. Data regarding patient demographics, postoperative DFA values, complications, and mortality were prospectively collected. Results: Data were obtained for 52 patients with a median alternative Fistula Risk Score (aFRS) of 9.9. Postoperative complications occurred in 20 (38.5%) patients (five Clavien grade ≥ 3). There were eight POPFs and two patients died (pneumonia/sepsis). There was a significant correlation between IFA and DFA1 (R2 = 0.713; p < 0.001) and DFA3 (p < 0.001), and the median IFA was higher in patients with POPF than patients without (1,232.5 vs. 122; p = 0.0003). IFA > 260 U/L predicted POPF with sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 88.0%, 75.0%, 39.0%, and 97.0%, respectively. The incidence of POPF was 43.0% in high-risk (high aFRS/IFA) and 0% in lowrisk patients (low aFRS/IFA). Conclusions: IFA correlated with POPF and may be a useful adjunct to clinical risk scores to stratify patients during PD. Larger, prospective studies are needed to determine whether IFA has clinical utility.

Clinical Utility of Radiographic Measurements of Insertional Achilles Tendinitis with Haglund's Deformity (Haglund씨 변형을 동반한 부착부 아킬레스 건염에서의 방사선학적 측정치의 임상적 유용성)

  • Kim, Kyung-Chul;Shin, Hun-Kyu;Kang, Dong-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.188-192
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    • 2005
  • Purpose: It is to analyze the clinical utility of radiograhpic measurements for the insertional Achilles tendinitis patients who have Haglund's deformity and to evaluate the radiographic values related to Haglund's deformity in normal Korean population. Materials and Methods: We used the angle of Fowler and Philip, parallel pitch lines (PPL) and Chauveaux-Liet (CL) angle as radiographic measurements. We examined 50 cases of insertional Achilles tendinits patients and another 50 cases of normal foot as a control. Results: In normal feet, the mean value of angle of Fowler and Philip was $53.22^{\circ}$, CL angle was $-33.14^{\circ}$ and the PPL showed positive in 48%. In case of insertional Achilles tendinitis, the mean values were $55.39^{\circ}$, $-33.63^{\circ}$, positive in 56% respectively. There were not statistically significant differences (p>0.05). Conclusion: The radiographic values for Haglund's deformity between insertional Achilles tendinitis feet and the normal feet did not show significant difference. Therefore, it seems that the clinical utility of radiographic measurements for the insertional Achilles tendinitis with Haglund's deformity is not useful and the development of new diagnostic methods as MRI and ultrasonography is required.

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Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients with Cervical Cancer in Indonesia

  • Endarti, Dwi;Riewpaiboon, Arthorn;Thavorncharoensap, Montarat;Praditsitthikorn, Naiyana;Hutubessy, Raymond;Kristina, Susi Ari
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.3345-3350
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    • 2015
  • Background: Evaluation of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in cervical cancer patients is important in order to design the interventions for improving patient outcomes. Reports of HRQOL among cervical cancer patients in Indonesia are limited. Moreover, measurement using EQ-5D-3L is to our best knowledge has hitherto not been performed. This study aimed to examine the HRQOL of cervical cancer patients in Indonesia using EQ-5D-3L. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by interviewing cervical cancer patients using the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire. Percentages of patients who reported having problems in each dimension of EQ-5D as well as EQ-5D index score (utility) were calculated. Results: Our findings indicated that the most frequent reported problems were pain/discomfort (67.8%) followed by anxiety/depression (57.5%). The mean of EQ-5D VAS was 75.8 (SD=17.0). The mean (SD) utility scores were 0.85 (0.19), 0.76 (0.20), 0.71 (0.21), and 0.77 (0.13) for cervical cancer patients in stage I, II, III, and IV, respectively. Conclusions: Cervical cancer significantly affects patient HRQOL. Efforts should be made to improve the quality of life of cervical cancer patients especially in terms of pain /discomfort and anxiety/depression reduction.

Utilizing Case-based Reasoning for Consumer Choice Prediction based on the Similarity of Compared Alternative Sets

  • SEO, Sang Yun;KIM, Sang Duck;JO, Seong Chan
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.221-228
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    • 2020
  • This study suggests an alternative to the conventional collaborative filtering method for predicting consumer choice, using case-based reasoning. The algorithm of case-based reasoning determines the similarity between the alternative sets that each subject chooses. Case-based reasoning uses the inverse of the normalized Euclidian distance as a similarity measurement. This normalized distance is calculated by the ratio of difference between each attribute level relative to the maximum range between the lowest and highest level. The alternative case-based reasoning based on similarity predicts a target subject's choice by applying the utility values of the subjects most similar to the target subject to calculate the utility of the profiles that the target subject chooses. This approach assumes that subjects who deliberate in a similar alternative set may have similar preferences for each attribute level in decision making. The result shows the similarity between comparable alternatives the consumers consider buying is a significant factor to predict the consumer choice. Also the interaction effect has a positive influence on the predictive accuracy. This implies the consumers who looked into the same alternatives can probably pick up the same product at the end. The suggested alternative requires fewer predictors than conjoint analysis for predicting customer choices.

A Study on the Power Quality of the Grid connected Photovoltaic Power System (계통 연계형 태양광 발전시스템의 전력품질에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Hyoung-Bum;Kim, Kyung-Chul;Hwang, Young-Rok
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.25 no.8
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    • pp.88-98
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    • 2011
  • Development and use of renewable energy due to environmental problems and depletion of energy affect grid-connected power system around the world. Therefore this paper analyzes the characteristic of gird connected photovoltaic power generation system which it is available to connect the utility. Renewable energy photovoltaic power system has been linked to the system to analyze the impact of photovoltaic system. MATLAB / Simulink program is modeled and analyzed on power quality of a photovoltaic power plant. It is measured that power data for the Grid connected photovoltaic power plant with instantaneous measuring, 3sec measuring, 10min measuring for 7 days. Harmonic field measurement have shown that the harmonic contents of a waveform varies with time. A cumulative probability approach is the most commonly used method to solve time varying harmonics. so, it is used 50[%] cumulative probability approach. This paper provides an in depth analysis on power quality field measurement of the Grid connected photovoltaic power plant.

Implementation of Advanced Frequency Measurement Algorithm (DSP를 이용한 개선된 주파수 측정 알고리즘 구현)

  • Lee, Jung-woo;An, Jong-hyun;Oh, Yong-taek
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.465-468
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    • 2009
  • A frequency in electrical power system changes by the load fluctuation in utility grid, has an influence on a connected generator, and ultimately brings a big trouble in the power system. Therefore, a quick measurement of system frequency and governor control of power system is a very important factor in the reliability and the economic feasibility. In this study, An improve algorithm that measures the power system frequency quickly and accurately is suggested, simulated by using Matlab and programmed using C code through DSP6713 KIT. This algorithm is tested to the arbitrary voltage waveform input. The results show that the suggested algorithm is effective in the accurate and quick frequency measurements.

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A Basic Study on the Analysis Method of Thermography (Thermography의 분석방법에 관한 기초연구)

  • Lee, Hyuk-Jae;Park, Young-Jae;Oh, Hwan-Sup;Lee, Sang-Chul;Park, Young-Bae
    • The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.110-122
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    • 2005
  • Background: The basic concept of thermographic interpretation is the thermologic equality of both side in normal person. But both sides diseases were limited diagnostic values by thermographic interpretation, and this interpretation does not apply to the case in thermal temperature of each part of body. Nevertheless, the measurement conditions are not standardized. So, for its clinical applications are extended, we think that the measurement conditions are considered the individual variations. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the optimum conditions thermal temperature of the time period and region are not effected by internal and external variables. Methods: After the subjects took off their clothes, the filming were repeatedly five times made on duration of 5minutes during 20minutes. We selected nine regions around acupoints including Yin dang[印堂, HN1], Sugu[水溝, GV26], Ch’ondol[天突, CV22], Chonjung[CV17], Chung-wan[中脘, CV12], Ch’onch'u[天樞 S25], No-gung[勞宮, P8], and calculated based on the utility of R.O.I.(Region of Integer) in our system these points temperature. We measured the optimal time period and region that has little variation of thermal temperature. Results: The results shows that the optimal time period is 20minutes after undressed, and the optimal region is the region around acupoints including Sugu[水溝, GV26]. Conclusions: we obtained the measurement conditions were considered the individual variations. And also, this study offers basic sources for that the measurement conditions would be standardized. Furthermore, based on this results, we expect that clinical applications using thermography would be extended.

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Developing A Tool to Execute Children's Food Service Hygiene and Safety Management (어린이 급식소 위생·안전관리 수행 도구 개발)

  • Lee, Jin-Young
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.253-266
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    • 2016
  • The current study was conducted to facilitate appropriate hygiene and safety management in children's food service stations, with the ultimate objective of providing sanitary and safe food service to children. In order to develop questionnaire items, literature review was conducted, in addition to detailed interview of working-level personnel at a children's food service management support center. This resulted in a total of thirty questions on personal hygiene management, food materials hygiene management, and facilities hygiene management. Using the questionnaire, seventy-one food service stations for children in District A in Seoul that serve less than one hundred children were surveyed to analyze the reliability, construct validity, and correlation in the developed measurement tool. The developed measurement tool consisted of ten task and environmental hygiene management questions, five personal and cooking hygiene management questions, four food ingredient and storage hygiene management questions, and four food service operation and management question; with a total of twenty-three questions, in four factors stated above. The cumulative distribution of the four factors was 54.698%, and Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ value was 0.672~0.853, which indicated that the study was reliable. The results of the analysis indicated that each of the factors were correlated, the study was satisfactory, and the tool was valid for evaluating hygiene and safety management practices in children's food service stations. Finally, in order to enhance practical utility of the developed measurement tool, the significance and limitations were described.