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The Influence of Vestibular Stimulation Training on Static Balance during Standing in Healthy Young Adults

  • Cho, Hwa-Young;Choi, Su-Hee;Seo, Sam-Ki
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.71-76
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: We investigated a better method to enhance the vestibular system including balancing by comparing the vestibular stimulation exercise (VSE) and galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS). Methods: The study was performed with 40 subjects randomized into four groups, including a control group, a VSE group, a GVS group, and a VSE with GVS group. The subjects of VSE performed a forward and backward roll, a right side and left side roll, and an equilibrium board in vestibular stimulation training. GVS was applied for 10 minutes and the cathode and anode side were then changed and GVS was then applied for the remaining 10 minutes. GVS was applied for 20 minutes to the subjects of this group after completion of the VSE program. Results: In the control group, all conditions were significantly decreased (p<0.05) compared to the VSE with GVS group. Also, the center of pressure (CoP) surface was more significantly decreased (p<0.01) and the CoP speed was significantly decreased in the one legged stance (p<0.05) in the control group compared to the GVS group. Conclusion: These findings suggested that GVS training increases balance ability in a narrow width. VSE with GVS training is therefore recommend as the superior method. Using GVS or VSE with GVS training is considered to clinically improve balance ability by stimulating the vestibular system.

Preparation and Rheological Properties of Alkali-Soluble Associative Thickener (알칼리 용해성 회합 증점제의 합성 및 유성학적 물성에 관한 연구)

  • Seo, Eun-Hyun;Lee, Doug-Youn;Lee, Jong-Kil;Kim, Jung-Hyun
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.673-678
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    • 1997
  • Associative acrylic thickeners were prepared by emulsion copolymerization using nonionic vinyl surfactant esters as an associative macromonomer and their rheological properties were investigated. The thickening efficiency was shown to depend on the chain length of therminal hydrophobe and degree of ethoxylation of VSE. increasing the content of VSE enhanced the efficiency of the resulting polymers as a thickener. It was attributed to the intermolecular association of terminal hydrophobes of associative thickener in aqueous solution. The chain transfer agent caused to reduce the molecular weight of associative thickener, resulted in decrease of thickening efficiency.

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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Sexual Exhibitionism and Frotteurism in Korea : Preliminary Study (성적 노출증 및 접촉도착증의 유병율 및 임상특성 : 예비연구)

  • Park, Sun Hwa;Kwon, Seok Hyeon;Wang, Tae Jong;Hong, Jung Min;Kim, Eun Bi;Meng, Jung Won;Lim, Myung Ho
    • Anxiety and mood
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2015
  • Objective : The current study investigated the prevalence and clinical characteristics of sexual exhibitionism and frotteurism, which was conducted for the first time in Korea. Methods : Among 568 total subjects (mean age $19.28{\pm}5.0$ year), 109 were victims of sexual exhibitionism (19.2%, VSE) of which 57 were females (91.9 percent) ; and 57 were victims of sexual frotteurism (10.9%, VSF) of which 57 were females (91.9%). The participants completed the self-reported scale for epidemiological and clinical characteristics. Results : Incident frequencies of above two times of VSE and VSF were 49 (50.0%) and 20 (32.3%), respectively. Incident locations of VSE were school/office 37 (33.3%), street 28 (25.6%), and near home 20 (18.3%). Also, incident locations of VSE were inside of bus 12 (19.3%), subway 12 (19.3%), subway/bus station 8 (12.9%), near home 8 (12.9%), and school/office 7 (11.3%). Notifying rate of VSE and VSF to the police were 7.3% and 0%, respectively. Also, notifying rate of VSE and VSF to family or friends were 72.5% and 58.1%, respectively Conclusion : These results suggested that VSE and VSF had a common prevalence, which could be different from behavioral and emotional characteristics of a control group ; and the victims were shown to require an active intervention by supportive social system.

전기장에 의한 물 분자의 O-H 신축 진동수 변화

  • Im, Jong-Hyeon;Jo, Dae-Heum;Lee, Jin-Yong
    • Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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    • 2016.03a
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    • pp.8-14
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    • 2016
  • 화학 결합을 이해하는 중요한 방법 중 하나는 결합이 가지는 고유한 진동 모드를 분석하는 것이다. 진동 모드의 변화를 관측함으로써 다양한 외부 자극과 분자의 상호작용에 대한 연구도 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 전기장이 가해진 물 분자의 진동 모드 변화를 분석함으로써 전기장과 물분자의 상호작용이 화학 결합에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 물 분자의 특정 O-H 결합 방향으로 전기장을 걸어주었을 때 신축 진동수의 변화를 살펴봄으로써 결합의 변화를 분석했다. 전기장에 따른 결합의 진동수 변화를 vibrational Stark effect (VSE)라 하고 그 정도를 Stark tuning rate ${\Delta}{\mu}$ ($={\Delta}v/{\Delta}E$, ${\Delta}v$ :진동수의 변화, ${\Delta}E$: 전기장의 변화)로 정의한다. 이때 Stark tuning rate에 영향을 미치는 요소는 전기장에 의한 (1) 분자 구조 변화(geometric effect)와 (2) 전자 구조의 분극현상(polarization effect)으로 나누어 생각해 볼 수 있다. 본 연구에서 물 단일체, 이중체, 사중체의 O-H 결합에 대해 살펴본 결과, VSE 효과에 주로 영향을 미치는 것은 전기장에 의한 구조 변화인 것으로 나타났다. 이를 통해 전기장이 주는 전자 구조 분극 효과는 크지 않지만 이를 통해 유발되는 구조 변화에 의해 진동수 (또는 화학 결합의 세기)가 크게 변한다는 것을 알 수 있다. 그렇기 때문에 수소 결합 안정화로 인해 구조 변화가 쉬운 물 이중체, 사중체에서 VSE 효과가 크게 나타났다. 추가적으로 물 클러스터에서 형성되는 내부 전기장과 O-H 결합의 포텐셜 비조화성(anharmonicity)이 VSE에 주는 영향에 대한 연구도 수행하였다.

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Histology and lectin histochemistry in the vomeronasal organ of Korean native cattle, Bos taurus coreanae

  • Jang, Sungwoong;Kim, Bohye;Kim, Joong-Sun;Moon, Changjong
    • Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.270-284
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    • 2021
  • The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is critical for reproduction and social behavior in ruminants, including cattle. The present study examined the structure of the VNO and its epithelial cells in neonatal and adult Korean native cattle (Hanwoo), Bos taurus coreanae, using immunohistochemistry and lectin histochemistry. Histologically, the VNO comprised two types of epithelia: medial vomeronasal sensory (VSE) and lateral vomeronasal non-sensory epithelia (VNSE). Numerous blood vessels and nerve bundles were observed within the vomeronasal cartilage encased lamina propria. Immunohistochemistry revealed high expression level of protein gene product9.5 and moderate expression level of olfactory marker protein in the neuroreceptor cells of the VSE and occasionally in some ciliated cells of the VNSE in both neonates and adults. The properties of the glycoconjugates in the VNO were investigated using 21 lectins, most of which were expressed at varied intensities in the VSE and VNSE, as well as in the lamina propria. Several lectins exhibited variations in their intensities and localization between neonatal and adult VNOs. This study is the first descriptive lectin histochemical examination of the VNO of Korean native cattle with a focus on lectin histochemistry, confirming that the VNO of Korean native cattle is differentiated during postnatal development.

Development of a sustainable land-based Gracilaria cultivation system

  • Kim, Jang K.;Yarish, Charles
    • ALGAE
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.217-225
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    • 2014
  • Land-based seaweed (Gracilaria) cultivation systems may provide products with high quality and biosafety for human consumption, as well as for other high value applications. However, a limitation for this land based system is high management costs. The objective of this study was to determine if the management costs for Gracilaria cultivation can be reduced without a decrease in productivity by using $CO_2$ injection along with a high stocking density and high photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and commercially available fertilizers. When Gracilaria tikvahiae was cultivated at a high stocking density and high PAR, coupled with $CO_2$ enhancement, the productivity was significantly higher than that at a lower stocking density, low light without $CO_2$ injection. We also found that G. tikvahiae grown in a medium of commercially available fertilizer (Jack's Special, JS) showed a similar growth rate and productivity to that grown in von Stosch's enriched (VSE) seawater, while the cost for JS media is only 2% of the cost for VSE. These results suggest that $CO_2$ injection and commercial fertilizer may be a potential way to provide sustainability in land-based Gracilaria cultivation systems.

MR spectroscopy using single-shot RF localization technique (단일 RF 펄스를 사용한 3차원 체적 선택 방법을 이용한 MR 스펙트로 스코피)

  • Rim, C.Y.;Chun, K.W.;Ra, J.B.;Cho, Z.H.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1989 no.05
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    • pp.51-54
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    • 1989
  • In last several years, a number of volume localization techniques, such as ISIS, VSE, SPARS and STEAM etc., have been developed for the MR spectroscopy. These localizing techniques, however, require application of several RF pulses for the 3-D volume selection and suffer from T1 and T2 decays due to relatively long RF excitation time. In this paper, we propose a single-shot RF pulse localization technique to achieve the localized 3-D volume selection. This technique combines the cylindrical volume selection technique with a radial gradient coil with single-shot RF pulse and the oscillating selection gradient technique, so thai it minimizes the volume selection time. We report some experimental results obtained with the proposed method which appears promising for 3-D volume imaging and localized spectroscopy.

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A Study on Learning to Creative Solve Problems using RDS (RDS를 이용한 창의적 문제해결 학습방법에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Seong-Yong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.154-155
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    • 2010
  • 21세기 지식정보화 시대의 정보과학기술은 중요한 교육으로 발전하고 있으며, 최근 6T를 기반으로 융합 IT는 미래사회의 중요한 과학기술로 연구 발전 시켜나가고 있다. 최근 이러한 융합적 IT기술의 근원은 창의성 계발과 아이디어를 중요시하고 있으며, 창조적 인재육성을 지향하고 있다. 창조적 인재육성은 창의적 문제해결 학습에 의한 두뇌의 발달과 창의적 설계를 가능하게 하므로 새로운 학습방법 연구가 활발히 진행 되어야 할 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 RDS를 이용한 창의적 문제해결 학습방법에 대하여 설명하고, 융합 IT분야에서도 미래사회에 가장 많은 영향력을 가지고 있는 지능로봇 분야의 창의적 설계와 응용을 학습할 수 있는 방법에 대하여 소개한다. RDS는 지능로봇 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 서비스 컴포넌트 기반으로 창의적 설계에 대하여 3차원 가상공간에서 학습자가 직접 프로그램으로 제작 실험이 가능하도록 지원한다. 또한 수학적, 과학적 학습의 효과를 동시에 IT에 접목할 수 있는 종합교육학습 시스템으로 발전시켜 나갈 수 있다. 시각적 시뮬레이션 환경(VSE)은 학습자의 문제해결력을 위한 경험과 실험을 동시에 실시간 제공할 수 있는 것이 큰 장점이다.

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Characteristics of the Suppressed Sidewall Injection Magnetotransistor using a CMOS Process (CMOS 공정에 의한 Suppressed Sidewall Injection Magnetotransistor의 특성)

  • Song, Youn-Gui;Choi, Young-Shig;Kim, Nam-Ho;Ryu, Ji-Goo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.17 no.10
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    • pp.1029-1033
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, we propose a new Suppressed Sidewall Injection Magnetotransistor(SSIMT) architecture, which allows to overcome the restriction of the standard CMOS technology and achieve high linearity. The proposed SSIMT is designed based on the Hynix 0.6 um standard CMOS technology. The fabricated SSIMT has been experimentally verified. The SSIMT shows that the change of collector current is extremely linear as a function of the magnetic induction at $I_{B}$ =500$\mu$A, $V_{CE}$ =2V and VSE =5 V. The relative sensitivity is up to 120 %/T. The magnetic conversion offset is about 79 mT with 30.5 %/T relative sensitivity. The nonlinearity of the fabricated SSIMT is measured about 1.4 %.%.

Antimicrobial Activity of Continentalic Acid from Aralia cordata Against Enterococcus Strains

  • Jeong, Seung-Il;Yun, Yeon-Hee;Kim, Shin-Moo;Yoon, Kui-Hyun;Kim, Kang-Ju
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.213-216
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    • 2008
  • Continentalic acid (CA, (-)-pimara-8(14), 15-diene-19-oic acid) was isolated from the roots of Aralia cordata (Araliaceae) using bioassay-guided fractionation of a crude chloroform extract. The antibacterial activity of CA against Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus gallinarium was estimated by determining minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs). CA exhibited potent activity against standard vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and vancomycin-susceptible enterococci (VSE), with MICs and MBCs values between 4 and $8{\mu}g/mL$ and 4 and $16{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. This compound exhibited potent activity against strains of VRE, which are highly resistant to clinically useful antibiotics. These findings suggest that continentalic acid may be useful in controlling enterococcal infection.