• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.1310-1315
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• 1999

Air quality in confinement pig houses is important to production and health. Mechanical ventilation and confinement is known to be the most practical tool for maintaining adequate air quality in pig houses through extensive researches since Millier (1950) invented the 'slotted inlet' ventilation system. A variety of mechanical ventilation systems have been applied to confined nursery pig houses in Korea without scientific verification of their ventilation effectiveness. Ventilation systems with three feasible combinations (NA, NB, and NC) of inlets and outlets in a confined nursery pig house were tested to evaluate their ventilation efficiency, of which the one with the performance was supposed to be taken as a standard ventilation system for nursery pig houses in Korea. Field data of air velocity and temperature fields, and ammonia concentration with three ventilation systems were taken and compared to determine the best system. The air velocity and temperature fields predicted by the PHOENICS computer program were also validated against the available experimental data to investigate the feasibility of computer simulation of air and temperature distribution with an acceptable accuracy in a confined house. NC system with duct-induced in-coming air, performed best among the three different ventilation systems, which created higher velocity field and evener distribution ($2.5m/s{\pm}0.3m/s$) over the space with a Reynolds number of $10^4$. The experimental data obtained also fitted well with the simulated values using the modified PHOENICS, which suggested a viable tool for the prediction of air and temperature field with given calculation geometries.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2008

자연환기식 육성 비육돈사의 내부 사육환경을 개선하고자 돈사내부에 악취탈취장치를 설치하였다. 악취탈취장치에서 탈취한 공기는 덕트를 이용하여 돈사내부에 분배되도록 하였다. 악취탈취장치의 가동에 따른 내부의 환경은 돈사의 측벽에 설치된 윈치커튼을 닫아 관리하기 때문에 내부의 환경이 열악해지는 겨울철에 실시하였다. 악취탈취장치를 가동하면서 분석한 돈사의 내부환경 개선효과는 다음과 같다. 1. 돈사내부에 설치한 악취탈취장치에서 탈취된 후 배출된 공기를 돈사내부에 재분배함으로써 악취탈취장치 가동전보다 돈사내부의 암모니아 가스 농도를 약 33.3% 줄일 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 2. 돈사의 암모니아 가스 저감효과는 돈사의 환기율이 $0.5m^3/m$ 두 이하인 경우에 나타났으며, 환기율이 많아지면 외부의 신선한 공기의 유입에 의해 희석되는 양이 악취탈취 장치에서 배출된 공기량보다 많아 악취탈취 장치 가동에 의한 내부 환경개선 효과는 작은 것으로 나타났다. 3. 육성 비육돈사에 악취탈취장치를 가동하면서 돼지를 입식하여 출하 때까지 사육한 결과 악취탈취장치 설치전과 비교하여 돼지의 폐사율이 약 3.8% 줄어들었으며, 탈취장치 가동후 돈사내부에 관리를 위해 들어갈 때 눈 따가움, 부유먼지 등이 크게 줄어든 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2015

More and more, spaces are decreasing which satisfy multiple requirements for wind power plants. However, areas which have excellent wind resources and are free to civil complaints occupy a large space, although they are exposed to the cryogenic environment. This study conducted a thermal-fluid analysis of a cryogenic chamber for testing large wind turbine parts exposed to the cryogenic environment. The position of supply air is placed to the upper area to compare each cooling performance for each location of various outlets in mixing ventilated conditions. The study carried out CFD analysis for the chamber both with and without a test object. For the cases without the test object, the air temperature of the upper supply and down extract type chamber was cooled faster by 5-100% than the others. However, for the cases with the test object, the object temperature of upper supply and center extract on the opposite side type chamber was cooled faster by 33-132% than the others. The cooling performance by the air inside the chamber and the test object did not show the same pattern, which implicates the need to consider the cooling performance by not only the air but also the test object in the large cryogenic chamber design for testing large parts.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1577-1583
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• 2000

Objectives : Among the various types of minimally invasive spine surgeries, thoracoscopic surgery is becoming more widely accepted and increasingly utilized. This report delineates our clinical experience using thoracoscopy to resect herniated thoracic discs in 16 patients who suffered from myelopathy or intolerable radiculopathy. Patients and Methods : Between Mar. 1997 and Sep. 1999, 16 consecutive patients underwent thoracoscopic discectomy for treatment of herniated thoracic discs. There were 12 men and 4 women(mean age 43.5 years ; range 18-61 years). Eleven patients presented with myelopathic signs and symptoms from spinal cord compression and 5 patients had incapacitating thoracic radicular pain without myelopathy. The surgical level was varied between T3 and T12. The pathology of specimen were 11 hard discs and 5 soft discs herniations. Thoracoscopic techniques were performed with long narrow spine instruments and high speed drill through 3 or 4 ports under one lung ventilated general anesthesia. During the operation three patients were converted to open thoracotomy due to intolerable one lung ventilation, excessive bleeding and inadequate operation field. The mean operation time was 264min.(range : 100-420min.), and postoperative mean admission period was 11 days. Results : Clinical and neurological outcomes were good in all patients(mean follow-up period 20 months). Among the eleven myelopathic patients, 8 improved neurologically, and 3 stabilized. Among the five radiculopathic patients, 4 recovered completely and no patient had worsened. Postoperative complications were pleural effusion in one case, intercostal neuralgia in one, delayed hemopneumothorax in one, prolonged air leakage in one and pneumonia in one case. Conclusions : Thoracoscopic discectomy needs a steep learning curve to be familiar to anatomical space and handling of endoscopic instruments. However, it is technically feasible and can be effectively performed with acceptable results.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 금속염 첨가제를 함유한 미분무수의 소화성능을 연구하고자 아세트산 나트륨을 함유한 단일 액적의 증발속도를 측정하였으며, small-scale 챔버내에서의 헵탄 pool fire에 대한 소화실험을 실시하여, 화염의 온도를 분석함으로써 첨가제에 의한 미분무수 소화특성을 분석하였다. 순수물과 수용액의 증발특성을 비교한 결과 핵비등 영역에서 온도가 높을수록 용해된 첨가제의 석출 및 표면장력의 변화 등 물리적 영향으로 순수물에 비해 수용액의 증발속도가 현저히 느리게 나타났다. 소화실험 결과, 저압에서는 물 액적이 화염의 플림을 뚫지 못하기 때문에 소화는 이루어지지 않았고 단순히 화염의 크기를 작아지게 하였다. 중압에서는 첨가제를 넣었을 경우 액적의 운동량 증가에 따른 물리적 소화효과와 첨가제의 화학적 소화효과가 상승작용을 하여 화염을 억제하였고, 고압에서는 미분무수 시스템의 주요 소화 메커니즘 이외에도 blowing효과에 의해서 화염이 소화되는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권2호
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• pp.106-115
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• 2018

Chest tube insertion is a common procedure usually done for the purpose of draining accumulated air or fluid in the pleural cavity. Small-bore chest tubes (${\leq}14F$) are generally recommended as the first-line therapy for spontaneous pneumothorax in non-ventilated patients and pleural effusions in general, with the possible exception of hemothoraces and malignant effusions (for which an immediate pleurodesis is planned). Large-bore chest drains may be useful for very large air leaks, as well as post-ineffective trial with small-bore drains. Chest tube insertion should be guided by imaging, either bedside ultrasonography or, less commonly, computed tomography. The so-called trocar technique must be avoided. Instead, blunt dissection (for tubes >24F) or the Seldinger technique should be used. All chest tubes are connected to a drainage system device: flutter valve, underwater seal, electronic systems or, for indwelling pleural catheters (IPC), vacuum bottles. The classic, three-bottle drainage system requires either (external) wall suction or gravity ("water seal") drainage (the former not being routinely recommended unless the latter is not effective). The optimal timing for tube removal is still a matter of controversy; however, the use of digital drainage systems facilitates informed and prudent decision-making in that area. A drain-clamping test before tube withdrawal is generally not advocated. Pain, drain blockage and accidental dislodgment are common complications of small-bore drains; the most dreaded complications include organ injury, hemothorax, infections, and re-expansion pulmonary edema. IPC represent a first-line palliative therapy of malignant pleural effusions in many centers. The optimal frequency of drainage, for IPC, has not been formally agreed upon or otherwise officially established.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권8호
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• pp.777-783
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• 2003

목 적 : E. coli 패혈성 폐가 유도된 신생자돈에서 Nitric oxide(NO) 가스 흡입요법이 혈역학, 가스교환 및 폐 염증 소견에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 방 법 : 23마리의 신생자돈에서 도관 삽입과 기도 삽관을 시행하여 기계적 가스 인공환기를 시키면서 CON군(n=6)은 생리적 식염수 5 mL, PCON(n=9) 및 PNO(n=8) 군은 Escherichia coli strain $69{\times}10^9cfu$(10 mL)를 투여한 후 time-cycled pressure-limited 인공환기기로 PIP 30 $cmH_2O$, 호흡수 분당 30회, $FiO_2$ 1.0, PEEP 4 $cmH_2O$의 설정에서 6시간 동안 유지하였다. PNO군에서는 NO 10 ppm을 E. coli 투여 후부터 실험 종료 시까지 기도 내로 투여하였다. 모든 신생자돈에서 가스교환, 혈역학, 폐기능 지수들을 1시간 간격으로 측정하였고 실험 종료후 폐 조직을 얻어 염증반응 정도 지표인 myeloperoxidase 활성을 측정하였다. 결 과 : E. coli가 기도 내로 투여된 PCON 및 PNO군 모두에서 실험 종료시 E. coli 패혈증이 발생하였다. PCON군에서는 시간에 따라 진행되는 폐동맥 고혈압, 저산소혈증, 고탄산혈증, 및 폐 내 단락과 폐 내 사강의 비율의 증가를 보였고 대조군에서는 실험 종료시까지 의미 있는 변화를 보이지 않았다. NO가 투여된 PNO군에서 폐동맥 고혈압이 감소되지 않았으나 폐 내 단락의 의미 있는 개선과 폐 내 사강 비율 증가의 일부 감소에 기인한 저산소혈증 진행의 완화가 관찰되었다. 폐 염증정도의 지표인 폐조직의 myeloperoxidase 활성도는 PCON군에서 CON군에 비해 의미 있게 증가되었으며 이는 PNO군에서 의미 있게 완화되었다. 결 론 : E. coli 패혈성 폐가 유도된 신생자돈에서 NO 가스 흡입요법은 폐 내 단락 개선을 통해 산소화를 향상시켰으며 또한 폐 염증 소견을 완화시켰다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.169-175
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• 1998

연구배경: Heliox는 기도 저항이 증가된 환자에서 분시환기량의 증가와 호흡일의 감소로 인해 $PaCO_2$가 감소함이 알려져 있다. 이러한 효과 이외에도 최고 호기 유량비의 증가와 가스 분포의 호전에 의한 사강 호흡률의 감소효과도 있을 것으로 기대된다. 이에 저자등은 공기($N_2-O_2$)호흡 시와 통일한 분시환기량과 호흡일의 조건에서 heliox투여로 $PaCO_2$가 감소하는지 연구하였다. 대상 및 방법: 호흡 부전으로 기계호흡 중인 환자 중 기관지 천식이나 상기도 협착이 있으며 근 이완제 투여로 자신의 호흡일이 없는 8명(남 : 여 =5 : 3, 평균 68세)을 대상으로 하였다. 연구는 각 15분씩 기저 $N_2-O_2$투여, heliox투여 및 washout순으로 진행하였다. Heliox는 Servo 900C기종의 저압입구(low pressure inlet)를 통해 공급하였다. 호흡 역학 지표는 CP-100 monitor(Bicore, USA)로 측정하였고 heliox 투여시 동일한 일호흡량 유지을 위해 $N_2-O_2$에 대한 상대유량 비로 상시 호흡량을 보정하였다. 사강 호흡률용 Bohr의 공식으로 구하였다. 결 과: 일호흡량, 분시환기량, 최고 흡기압 및 최고 흡기 유량 비는 $N_2-O_2$와 heliox투여 군 사이에 차이가 없었다. 최고 호기 유량 비는 heliox투여 군에서 ($0.52{\pm}0.19$L/sec) $N_2-O_2$투여 군($0.44{\pm}0.13$L/sec)보다 높았다 (p=0.024). $PaCO_2$는 heliox투여 군 ($56.1{\pm}14.1$mmHg)이 $N_2-O_2$투여 군 ($60.5{\pm}15.9$mmHg) 보다 낮았고 (p=0.027), 사강 호흡률은 heliox투여군 ($71{\pm}10%$)이 $N_2-O_2$ 투여 군 ($73{\pm}9%$)보다 낮았다. 결 론: 분시환기량과 호흡일이 동일한 조건에서도 heliox투여 시 $N_2-O_2$투여에 비해 $PaCO_2$의 감소가 관찰되며 이는 사강 호흡률의 감소와 관련이 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.279-289
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• 1995

This study was designed 1) to develop a hypertensive animal model in which the blood pressures (BPs) of symmetric regions (right and left upper extremities) are significantly different and 2) to test the effect of BP per se on the contractility and endothelium-dependent relaxation of vascular smooth muscle. Rabbits were anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital and ventilated with room air via animal respirator. The transverse aorta was exposed through the left second intercostal space and the lumen of the aorta was narrowed partially by ligation using 3-0 silk and a probe at a point between the origins of the brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery. Four to eight weeks postoperatively, BPs were measured in the carotid artery as the high BP area (proximal to coactation site) and in the femoral artery as the low BP area (distal to coarctation site). In the animal model, pressure-overload hypertension was developed and the BP of the right subclavian artery was higher than that of the left subclavian artery. The concentrations of circulating epinephrine, norepinephrine, angiotensin I, and angiotensin II were measured. The right and left subclavian arteries and their branches were used for isometric tension recording in organ baths and their responsiveness to phenylephrine, serotonin, acetylcholine, and sodium nitroprusside were examined. The BPs of carotid and femoral artery in control animals were $116{\pm} 12/75{\pm}9\;mmHg (mean ${\pm}SEM$) and $130{\pm}16/68{\pm}9\;mmHg$ respectively, while those of carotid and femoral artery in the hypetensive animals were $172{\pm}6/111{\pm}10\;mmHg$ and 136{\pm} 4/100 {\pm}9\;mmHg$ respectively. There were no significant differences in the concentrations of circulating epinephrine, norepinephrine, angiotensin I, and angiotensin II between controls and the animal models. No significant differences were found in the vascular sensitivities to phenylephrine and serotonin between the high pressure-exposed vessels and the low pressure-exposed vessels. However, the endothelium-dependent relaxation to acetylcholine and nitroprusside-induced relaxation showed significant differences between the high pressure-exposed and the low pressure-exposed subclavian arteries. From the above results, we suggest that the contractility of vascular smooth muscle is unchanged by the elevated pressure per se. However, the endothelium-dependent relaxation to acetylcholine and the nitroprusside-induced relaxation are attenuated by pressure.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제34권
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• pp.7.1-7.10
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• 2022

Background: Occupational skin diseases are skin conditions that occur or worsen in relation to work and known to be the second most common type of occupational disease affecting individuals in the United States. In Korea, epidemiological reports related to occupational skin diseases are rare. But, no cases of occupational contact dermatitis caused by welding and grinding work have been reported previously. Case presentation: Nine male workers working in the production department for liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships in Ulsan complained of erythematous papules/patches and itching in various areas of the body after welding and grinding work. The work environment monitoring report revealed that the amount of nickel dust exceeded the time weighted average (TWA) and poor local ventilation status. Based on the symptoms and the overall results of surveys, several tests, and work environment monitoring report, the 2 workers who had positive patch-test reactions to nickel were diagnosed with nickel dust-induced allergic contact dermatitis. The other 7 workers were diagnosed that there was a high probability that they had nickel dust-induced irritant contact dermatitis. The 2 workers who had nickel dust-induced allergic contact dermatitis were recommended to switch their jobs. Conclusions: Nickel is one of the most common cause of allergic contact dermatitis. In this case, the dust was assumed to be created by welding work with a high nickel content new welding rod and subsequent grinding work, and the concentration of this dust exceeded the time weighted average. Thus, it is thought that the nickel dust may have caused contact dermatitis through continuous contact with the workers' exposed skin in a poorly ventilated space. Currently, several domestic shipbuilding companies are manufacturing LNG tankers using a new construction method. Consequently, it is highly likely that similar cases will occur in the future, which makes this case report meaningful.