• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.143-146
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• 2007

Due to the expansion of cities and the increasing number of large-scale and complex public spaces, there is an increase in public signage. Moreover, the information described on these signs tends to be diverse and complicated. Complex signs that contain multiple destinations or other information must be considered to determine not only the proper size, color, etc. but also the most effective arrangement of design elements. In the previous research, the cognitive utility of complex public signs was estimated using computer simulation software. In the current research, we focused on the objective estimation of the effectiveness of the results obtained in the previous research utilizing an eye mark recording system. Two cognitive engineering experiments clarified five points for improvement in the usability of complex signs, as follows: 1) Parallel construction of characters and pictograms is more efficient. 2) Grouping elements result in rapid recognition of information chunks. 3) Visual characters and pictograms are effective, along with proper density of information. 4) Specific arrangement of sign arrows is effective. 5) Figures on signs influence the sequence of information searches.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.73-90
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• 2002

Objectives: This study investigated significant factors that influence functional evaluation of stroke so as to be a fundamental data for estimating prognosis of stroke patients. Methods: 204 patients were studied within 7 days of admission, after the diagnosis of stroke through brain CT scan, brain MRI scan and clinical observations. They were hospitalized in the oriental medical hospital of Dongeui University from February to July in 2001. They were examined at the early stage of onset, after 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks, and measured for average mark and the degree of improvement by using the Activity Index. Results: Ischemic stroke, past history of stroke, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, risk factor of obesity, non-professional emergency treatment and hospitalizing time after 1 day from onset, high blood pressure, tachycardia pulse and high blood sugar in abnormal vital sign in acute stage, conscious, cognitive or communication disorder, motor aphasia, dysphagia, constipation for more than 3 days, urinary incontinence, visual field defect, insomnia, and chest discomfort in early stage of onset had a negative influence on functional evaluation. Conclusions: Type of stroke, past history, risk factors, emergency treatment and hospitalizing time after onset, abnormal vital sign and intercurrent symptoms in Acute stage were relevant factors in predicting functional evaluation of stroke.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.4-10
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• 2018

The aim of this report was to show the effects of acupotomy in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Four patients were treated with acupotomy twice. Visual analogue scale (VAS), Tinel's sign, Phalen's test, Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire (BCTQ), muscular strength test, and a cross-sectional area of median nerve was measured using ultrasound before and after treatment. In all 4 cases, the VAS score, BCTQ score and cross-sectional area of median nerve, all decreased and muscular strength test score increased. Tinel's sign and the Phalen's test changed from a positive to a negative in most cases. This report shows that acupotomy is an effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. Further larger are needed to fully evaluate the beneficial effects of this treatment.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.175-186
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• 2022

This study aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of methylene blue (MB) photosensitizers in the management of symptomatic oral lichen planus (OLP). Electronic online databases and manual searches were performed for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in English between January 2010 and February 2022. RCTs comparing photodynamic therapy (PDT) and corticosteroid therapy at baseline and follow-up period were identified. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to assess the quality of the included studies. A meta-analysis was performed regarding visual analog scale (VAS) scores, Thongprasom sign scores, lesion size, response to treatment, and exacerbation of lesions after therapy. The clinical severity was analyzed qualitatively. Five RCTs consisting of 180 samples fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All parameters of VAS score, Thongprasom sign score, lesion size, and response to treatment were statistically non-significant. Our results indicate that both MB-PDT and corticosteroid therapy are effective for the management of OLP. Moreover, MB-PDT is an effective alternative treatment option for OLP when corticosteroids are contraindicated. However, conclusive evidence cannot be ascertained owing to the heterogeneity among the studies.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2017

In this paper, we present Emergency exit signs are installed to provide escape routes or ways in buildings like shopping malls, hospitals, industry, and government complex, etc. and various other places for safety purpose to aid people to escape easily during emergency situations. In case of an emergency situation like smoke, fire, bad lightings and crowded stamped condition at emergency situations, it's difficult for people to recognize the emergency exit signs and emergency doors to exit from the emergency building areas. This paper propose an automatic emergency exit sing recognition to find exit direction using a smart device. The proposed approach aims to develop an computer vision based smart phone application to detect emergency exit signs using the smart device camera and guide the direction to escape in the visible and audible output format. In this research, a CAMShift object tracking approach is used to detect the emergency exit sign and the direction information extracted using template matching method. The direction information of the exit sign is stored in a text format and then using text-to-speech the text synthesized to audible acoustic signal. The synthesized acoustic signal render on smart device speaker as an escape guide information to the user. This research result is analyzed and concluded from the views of visual elements selecting, EXIT appearance design and EXIT's placement in the building, which is very valuable and can be commonly referred in wayfinder system.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.65-76
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• 2015

Objectives : This study is to report the effect of Korean medical treatment on a patient suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) occurred in pregnancy and worsened after birth. Methods : We treated the patient diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome by Korean medical treatment such as acupuncture, pharmacopuncture and herbal medicine at ⃝⃝Hospital of Korean Medicine from July 31th 2015 to August 6th 2015. And we evaluated changes of symptoms by Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Tinel sign, Phalen’s test, and Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging (DITI). Results : 1. Through Korean medical treatment, postpartum carpal tunnel syndrome was significantly improved. VAS was decreased from 4 to 2, Phalen’s test was manifested from 10 seconds to 26 seconds and Tinel sign was changed from positive to negative. 2. We compared the gap of temperature between palm and forearm before and after Korean medical treatment through DITI. The temperature on the right side was changed from 0.74℃ to 1.01℃ and the left one from 0.63℃ to 1.01℃. Conclusions : This case report shows that Korean medical treatment is useful to treat pregnancy-related carpal tunnel syndrome worsened after birth.

• 조형예술학연구
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• 제2권
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• pp.161-192
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• 2000

Body has been high-lightened as one of the most important theme since the philosophy and the arts are focused on it in the late 20th century. It would be of worth to study the characteristics of contemporary fiber-art works, especially done by Abakanowiz who has been regarded as a dominant pioneer in the contemporary fiber-arts from the viewpoint of inter-grade of the physicals and the mental. This paper, therefore, deals with the Abaknowiz' works in the context of human body and body-signs. Life and works might be classified into 5 stages: first, learning period since her birth in 1930, second, creation period of Abakans, third, remodelling period of Abakans, fourth, composition and dissolution period of Abakans and the last and fifth, new transformation period of Abakans. 'Abakans' through her whole life as an artist have been a plastic language and based ultimately on external human body but in various materials and forms. Abakan as a human-sign uses the past experiences and the texts of the other world in mixed and overlapped forms. Life-size Abakans by Abaknowiz can be easily understood as Abakanowiz herself and her Polish ancestor at the same time. The neuter Abakans with mashed face and obscure body is a expressive figure of coexisting world with opposite concepts like war and ideology, anxiety and freedom, man and woman, and etc. Human body as body-sign is an extensive image has existed since our forefathers and overlapped with the inter textual and the popular images. 'Abakans' that is our world and inner-self at the same time might be a window through which she tries to show what the world is.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.374-382
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• 2020

연구목적: 최근 노후한 안전관리 미비 시설물의 구조적 결함으로 인한 건축물 및 시설물 붕괴사고 등이 발생하고 있다. 본 연구는 전시 공간 건축물의 위험징후를 분석하고 계측기술을 개발하기 위해 시지각적 요소를 갖춘 건축물 센서 모니터링을 위한 최적의 센서 위치를 결정하는 상시 모니터링 시스템 설치가이드라인을 개발하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 연구방법: 위험징후 계측 기기의 구성요소, 설치위치, 기기의 경보 기준, 관리 방안 등을 제시한다. 연구결과: 센서의 위치를 결정하고, 통일된 시지각을 갖춤으로서 분석을 위한 신호처리 기술을 확보하고, Test-bed 운영 통해서 센서 모니터링 기반의 최적 '위험징후 감지장치'를 구성하는 방안을 제시하였다. 결론: 본 연구의 결과는 전시 공간 건축물 붕괴로 발생할 수 있는 재난으로부터 대비하고, 안전관리 역량을 강화에 기여할 수 있다.

• 만화애니메이션 연구
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• 통권32호
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• pp.141-158
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• 2013

만화는 말과 그림 그리고 칸의 흐름이 복합적으로 구성되면서 의미를 표출하는 장르이다. 만화를 그린다는 것은 언어와 시각언어의 합성을 통해 그 의미가 수용자 즉, 만화를 읽는 사람에게 어떻게 전달되는가를 의미한다. 즉, 만화를 읽고 만화로 표현하는 행위는 시각적 커뮤니케이션에 대한 이해를 바탕으로 이루어지므로, 기호학을 바탕으로 하는 시각적 커뮤니케이션에 대한 학습은 만화교육에서 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 분석방법 가운데 특히, 기호학을 바탕으로 하는 연구사례를 중심으로 만화교육을 위한 기호학적 방법론을 검토하였다. 연구사례는 크게 1) 형식에 대한 분석사례, 2) 내용에 대한 분석사례, 3) 형식+내용에 대한 분석사례의 세 가지 영역으로 구분하여, 기호학의 관점에서 실질적으로 이루어진 만화분석 사례를 토대로 만화 교육에의 적용방법과 역할을 제안해 보고자 한다. 기호학의 관점에서 이루어진 분석들은 연구자의 주장을 객관적으로 제시할 수 있다는 공통점을 가지므로, 기호학적 방법론을 응용한 교수학습법 개발과 수업에서의 활용효과 등에 관한 연구가 적극적으로 이루어져, 보다 체계적인 만화교육의 기틀을 위한 또 하나의 방법으로 활용되길 바란다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1589-1594
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• 2013

V.M.D는 모든 공간과 환경 및 시각적 자극요인을 다루며 건축물의 외관뿐만 아니라 인테리어, 그래픽 사인물, 윈도우 디스플레이, 레이아웃, 매장내의 집기, 조명, 판매원의 외모 접객 태도까지 포함된다. 좋은 품질과 디자인이 훌륭한 상품을 매장에 진열 했으나 고객이 매장에 방문하지 않는다면 상품 판매는 이뤄지지 않는다. V.M.D는 상품을 고객이 매장 안으로 이끌 수 있게 진열하기 위하여 다양한 연출을 하여 브랜드 이미지를 높이며 지속적으로 고객 유치를 위한 모적을 두었다. 과거 화려하고 고급스런 인테리어를 통하여 디스플레이만 강조하던 개념에서 탈피하여 상품을 논리적이고 체계화된 방식으로 진열하여 소비자에게 구매를 유도하며 정보를 제공하고 매장의 환경을 디자인함으로 고객의 머릿속에 브랜드 이미지를 심어주는 것이다. 본 연구는 매장 내에 설치된 V.M.D소비자 선호도를 분석하여 향후 지속적으로 전개될 통신업계 대리점 디스플레이의 바람직한 매장 V.M.D조건을 제시하고자 한다.