• 한국전통조경학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2018

본 연구는 하회와 양동마을 내 식생경관의 진정성 유지를 위한 가치평가 항목을 선정하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 먼저, FGI를 실시하여 선정된 43개의 항목에 대해 적합성 검증을 하였으며, AHP 전문가 설문을 통해 가중치를 산정하여 평가항목 개발을 위한 지표의 중요도를 설정하였다. 전문가 분석결과 대분류 2개 항목, 중분류 6개 항목, 세부 분류 11개 주요 항목을 도출하였으며, 연구의 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 하회와 양동의 식생경관 진정성 유지를 위한 평가항목 선정과 상대적 중요도를 분석한 결과 문화적 가치가 생물학적 가치에 비해 상대적으로 높은 것으로 평가되었다. 특히 수목의 생물학적 가치 중에서 수종의 특수성과 수목의 형태 항목을 제외한 세부항목은 상대적으로 낮은 값이 도출되었다. 둘째, FGI에서 우선 선정된 43개 항목에 대한 적합성 검증 결과 근원직경, 수관폭, 수령, 수세, 수형, 특수성, 민속성, 기록성, 기념성, 시간성, 기관관리 여부 총 11개의 세부항목이 선정되었다. 셋째, AHP분석기법을 통한 산정된 식생경관 평가항목의 가중치는 생물학적 가치의 특수성(0.187), 수형(0.094), 수관폭(0.076), 근원직경(0.073), 수세(0.071), 수령(0.052)의 순서로 평가되었다. 가장 높은 가중치를 보인 특수성과 가장 적은 값이 도출된 '수령' 항목을 제외한 '수관폭', '근원직경', '수세' 항목에서는 상대적으로 큰 차이가 없었다. 넷째, 역사적 가치에 목표한 가치 속성의 중요도 평가 결과는 기관관리 여부(0.134), 기록성(0.092), 시간성(0.088), 기념성(0.063), 민속성(0.050)의 순서로 나타났다. 하회와 양동을 구성하는 식생경관의 역사적 가치 중요도 평가항목은 지정관리 여부에 대한 선행작업이 문화와 역사를 포함하는 식생경관의 유지에 중요한 것으로 평가되었으며, 식생경관 유지에 있어서 수목이 갖는 민속성은 상대적으로 낮은 가중치로 평가되었다. 본 연구의 AHP기법을 통하여 산정된 세계문화유산 하회와 양동마을의 식생경관 가치평가 항목과 가중치 값은 마을 내 수목에 대한 실질적인 진정성 평가에 적용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 이에 도출된 하회와 양동마을 식생경관 가치평가 항목과 가중치 값을 적용한 평가기준 마련을 위한 후속 연구는 추후 과제로 남기고자 한다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.503-509
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• 2008

국내 사용빈도가 높은 소르빈산류, 안식향산류, 파라옥시안식향산에스터류의 일일추정섭취량을 평가하였다. 식품별 보존료 농도와 국민건강 영양조사의 성별, 연령별 식품섭취자료와 체중을 이용하여 일일추정섭취량을 산출하였고, 이를 JECFA에서 제시한 ADI와 비교 검토하여 안전성 여부를 평가하였다. 분석된 보존료의 일일추정섭취량은 소르빈산류 495.85 ${\mu}g$/kg bw/day, 안식향산류 215.34 ${\mu}g$/kg bw/day, 파라옥시안식향산에스터류 5.01 ${\mu}g$/kg bw/day로 산출되었으며, ADI 대비 각각 2, 4.3, 0.1%로 섭취 수준은 안전한 것으로 평가되었다. 상위섭취자(90th)의 일일추정 섭취량은 소르빈산류 1,012.06 ${\mu}g$/kg bw/day, 안식향산류 229.56 ${\mu}g$/kg bw/day, 파라옥시안식향산에스터류 11.58 ${\mu}g$/kg bw/day로 산출되었으며 ADI 대비 4.1, 4.6, 0.1%로 안전한 섭취수준으로 평가되었다. 성별에 따른 차이는 안식향산류의 경우 남자가 여자보다 많이 섭취하였으나 소르빈산류와 파라옥시안식향산에스터류는 성별에 따른 차이를 보이지 않았다. 소르빈산류, 안식향산류, 파라옥시안식향산류의 일일추정섭취량은 모든 연령에서 안전한 섭취수준으로 평가되었다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 안정성과 위험도 평가의 중요성이 증대되고 있는 DCM(Deep Cement Mixing, 이하 DCM) 보강 지반상의 항만 구조물에 대하여 위험도 평가를 위한 파괴확률을 산정하였다. DCM 개량 지반의 위험도에 영향을 미치는 확률변수로 개량체의 설계기준강도와 시공중첩, 원지반의 강도 및 내부마찰각, 개량지반의 단위중량을 선정하고 관련 통계치를 산정하여 적용하였다. 또한, 상시 조건과 지진시 조건에서의 전체 시스템에 대한 파괴확률을 분석하였다. 본 연구를 통해 DCM 개량지반의 위험도 평가를 위한 확률변수에서 변동계수가 가장 큰 것은 설계기준강도이나 안전율의 변동성 즉, 시스템의 위험도에는 큰 영향을 미치지는 않는 것을 알 수 있었다. DCM 보강 지반에 대한 시스템의 파괴확률 영향인자 즉, 주된 위험요소는 상시 및 지진시 모두 외적안정의 경우 수평활동, 내적안정의 경우 압축파괴인 것으로 평가되었다. 또한, 수평활동에 대해서는 상시 파괴확률이 지진시 파괴확률보다 높고 압축파괴에 대해서는 상시 파괴확률이 지진시 파괴확률보다 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 전체 시스템의 상시 파괴확률과 지진시 파괴확률은 유사하지만, 본 사례의 경우 지진시 위험도가 다소 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.387-395
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• 2011

국내 사용빈도가 높은 삭카린나트륨, 아스파탐, 아세설팜칼륨, 수크랄로스의 일일추정섭취량을 평가하였다. 식품별 인공감미료의 농도와 국민건강 영양조사의 성별, 연령별 식품섭취자료와 체중을 이용하여 일일추정섭취량을 산출하였고, 이를 JECFA에서 제시한 ADI와 비교 검토하여 섭취수준을 통한 안전성을 평가하였다. 분석된 인공감미료의 일일추정섭취량은 삭카린나트륨 $52.34\;{\mu}g/kg{\cdot}bw/day$, 아세설팜칼륨 $55.06\;{\mu}g/kg{\cdot}bw/day$, 아스파탐 $145.47\;{\mu}g/kg{\cdot}bw/day$, 수크랄로스 $93.86\;{\mu}g/kg{\cdot}bw/day$로 산출되었으며, ADI 대비 각각 1.0, 0.4, 0.4, 0.6%로 평가되었으며, 상위섭취자(90th percentile)의 일일추정섭취량 평가에서도 삭카린 나트륨 $783.12\;{\mu}g/kg{\cdot}bw/day$, 아스파탐 $4,399.09\;{\mu}g/kg{\cdot}bw/day$, 아세설팜칼륨 $1,557.09\;{\mu}g/kg{\cdot}bw/day$, 수크랄로스 $2,700.72\;{\mu}g/kg{\cdot}bw/day$로 산출되었으며 ADI 대비 15.7, 11.0, 10.4, 18.0%로 안전한 섭취수준으로 평가되었다. 각각의 인공감미료의 섭취에 주요기여식품은 삭카린나트륨은 절임식품류와 과일 채소류 음료이며, 아스파탐은 탄산음료, 약주 및 탁주, 캔디, 아세설팜칼륨은 탄산음료, 수크랄로스는 소주, 발효유, 과일 채소류 음료 등으로 평가되었다.

• 만화애니메이션 연구
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• 통권28호
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• pp.79-99
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• 2012

대중매체로서 만화는 정치, 경제적, 사회문화적인 영향을 받으며 변화해왔다. 스포츠만화도 예외는 아니다. 우리나라 최초의 스포츠만화로 추정되고 있는 1960년대 박기정의 <도전자>, <황금의 팔> 이후, 80년대까지 스포츠만화는 전쟁 후 가난과 고난의 어려움을 이겨내려 하는 시대상을 반영하기도 하며, 사회로부터 억압된 욕망을 분출하기 위한 대리 만족의 도구로써도 작용하기도 했다. 그러나 현대사회에 이르러 포스트모더니즘에 의한, 집단에서 개인으로의 관점이 변화하고, 개성과 다양성을 중요시하는 문화가 형성되면서 독자들이 능동적으로 개인의 취향을 중요시하는 경향이 강해졌다. 이로 인해 스포츠만화는 이전과는 다른 변화를 보였다. 스포츠만화는 90년대 이전까지, 라이벌관계, 경쟁, 노력, 승패 등을 토대로 전개되는 스토리 전개에서 탈피하여, 스포츠 경기에서 나타나는 화려한 볼거리를 제공하고, 개성적인 캐릭터들을 다수 등장시키며 독자들의 관심을 다시 이끌게 된다. 그리고 스포츠에 대한 지식과 정보를 제공하는 데에 중점을 둔, 전문적인 스포츠 내용을 다루는 스포츠만화가 등장하기도 했다. 이러한 변화는 문화산업의 맥락에서 보면 최근에 부각되고 있는 스포테인먼트(sportainment)산업에 적지 않은 영향을 끼치고 있다. 스포테인먼트 산업은 사람들에게 스포츠 경기 외적인 재미와 즐거움을 제공하여 궁극적으로 스포테인먼트 산업의 업체들이 경제적 이익을 창출하는 것이다. 이 연구는 90년대 이후 문화산업의 맥락에서 바라보았을 때, 스포츠 만화의 변화가 스포테인먼트 산업에 끼치는 영향을 구체적인 사례를 통해 논의한다. 이를 위해 스포테인먼트 산업의 개념을 살펴보고, 90년대 이후 스포츠만화의 변화 과정에 대해 논의한다. 스포츠만화가 적극적인 변화를 시도하고 발전한다면 스포츠만화는 스포테인먼트 산업뿐만 아니라 다른 대중문화산업에도 영향을 끼칠 것이다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.197-217
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• 2018

음악은 인간의 감성을 소리로 표현하는 창조적 예술 행위이다. 음악은 사람들의 기분을 우울하게 혹은 기쁘게 변화시킬 수 있다. 따라서 음악을 감상하는 데 있어 감성은 소비자에게 적합한 음악을 찾고 들려주는 데 매우 중요한 요소인데, 다양한 음원 서비스에서 제공하는 추천 알고리즘은 사용자의 기본적인 정보(성별, 나이, 감상 횟수 등)와 사용자의 플레이 기록에 기반한 음악 추천 방식을 주로 사용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 음악을 감상하는 개인의 감성을 고려하여 각 음원이 가지는 고유의 감성을 기본으로 한 음악 추천 알고리즘을 제안해 보고자 한다. 구체적으로, 사용자들이 자주 듣는 음악과 그렇지 않은 음악을 기준으로 '감정 패턴'을 추출 후 상관관계를 확인하고자 하며, 앞선 결과를 기반으로 사용자들이 원하는 노래에 대한 검색과 사용자 감성 기반 추천 방법을 도출해내보고자 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 사례기반추론 기법을 이용하여 사람들이 주로 듣는 음악과 비슷한 '감성 패턴'을 갖는 특정한 곡을 추천해주는 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 먼저, 분석에 필요한 감정 형용사를 정리하여 변수화 시키고, 의미 있는 것끼리 묶어 음악 감성지수를 개발하였고, 분석의 대상이 될 음원에 대해 고유의 감성지수 점수를 측정하였다. 마지막으로 도출된 점수의 결과를 통해 유사한 감정 패턴이 나오는 곡들을 유사 곡 리스트로 분류하고 사용자들에게 추천하는 과정을 거친다. 앞선 일련의 과정을 거처 도출된 결과는 음원 추천 시스템뿐만 아니라, 인기 있는 곡과 아닌 곡에 영향을 미치는 변수 도출 및 음원 출시 전, 해당 곡의 스트리밍 수 예측 모형 구축 등 다양한 용도로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.473-483
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• 2022

BIM(Building Information Modeling : 건설정보모델)은 건설 산업의 전 생애주기 동안의 정보를 관리 할 수 있는 기술로써 생산성 향상 및 건설 산업 전 분야를 통합할 수 있는 플랫폼역할을 할 수 있어 건설 분야에서 주목 받고 있다. 현재 BIM은 선진국을 중심으로 활발히 적용되고 있으며 다양한 해외 건설현장에서 공기단축 및 예산 절감효과로 점차 활용이 늘어나고 있는 추세이다. 그러나 아직까지 국내 건설 분야에서는 제도적인 기반이 미약하고 기술적인 한계로 인해 BIM의 활용이 미진한 상황이다. 이러한 생산성이 우수한 BIM의 국내 조기 정착을 위해서는 다양한 활성화 방안과 제도적 기틀이 마련되어야 할 것이다. 따라서 본 연구는 BIM의 국내 정착 및 활성화를 위한 연구의 일환으로 건설 산업발전에 필요한 다수의 핵심 중요요인들을 AHP 기법을 활용한 브레인스토밍과 전문가 설문조사를 통하여 도출하고, 요인별 상대적 중요도를 분석하여 활성화 방안을 제시하였다. 또한 전문가 집단의 사전 설문조사를 통해 핵심 중요요인을 3계층으로 구분하여 계층1 3개 항목, 계층2 9개 항목, 계층3 27개 항목을 도출하였으며 쌍대비교를 통한 우선순위 분석을 수행하였다. AHP 분석결과, 계층 1에서는 정책적 측면 요인의 상대적 중요도 가중치가 가장 높았으며, 계층2에서는 정책적 측면의 정책요인, 계층3에서는 대가기준 및 인센티브제 도입 요소가 가장 중요하다고 평가되었다. 이와 같은 결과는 연구개발이나 기업의 혁신보다 BIM을 활성화하기 위해 기본바탕이 되는 정책적인 지침이나 제도의 중요성이 상대적으로 매우 높게 나타난 것이고, 공공기관의 정책적인 제도 마련이 무엇보다 선행되어야 한다는 평가이다. 따라서 정책적인 제도나 지침 마련이 우선되어야만 다음 활성화 단계로 발전할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. BIM 기술의 활용은 건설 산업의 생산성 향상 뿐 아니라 스마트 건설 로써의 성장 및 발전에도 크게 기여 할 것 이다. 중앙정부, 관련 기초 지자체, 관련 공공기관 등에서 BIM 활성화 방안 정책 수립 시 본 연구 결과가 유용한 정보로써 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.291-301
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 최근 국제적으로 논란이 되고 있는 쌀의 안전성과 관련하여, 무기비소 오염도 파악을 위한 분석법 확립과 국내에서 생산되는 쌀(현미, 백미)의 섭취량을 고려한 무기비소 위해수준을 확인하고자 하였다. 실험재료는 지역별 대표성을 고려하여 경상북도 전 지역에 걸쳐 생산된 벼 137점(현미 상태 137, 백미 가공 137)을 생산농가에서 직접 수거한 시료를 활용하였다. 총비소 분석은 일정량의 시료에 질산을 주가한 다음 microwave digestion system을 활용하여 전처리한 후 ICP-MS를 이용하여 정량 분석하였다. 무기비소 화학종의 분리 및 정량을 위하여 국제적으로 많이 활용되고 있는 HPLC를 이용하여 비소 종을 선택적으로 분리하고, 검출기 역할을 하는 ICP-MS를 결합한 형태인 HPLC-ICP-MS를 이용하여 비소 화학종을 분리하고 정량하였다. 추출 용매 선정 및 분석법 확립을 위하여 0.28 M nitric acid, 5 mM malonic acid, 그리고 1% nitric acid를 이용한 3가지 추출 방법 중 추출 효율 및 안전성 등이 가장 양호한 5 mM malonic acid를 이용한 추출법(동일한 조건으로 조제한 이동상)을 최종 시험법으로 선택하였다. 시험법 검증을 위하여 기기검출한계, 정량한계, 직선성 및 회수율 등 모두 AOAC에서 권장하는 기준을 만족하여 총비소 및 무기비소 시험법과 결과에 대한 신뢰성을 확인하였다. 비소 분석에 있어서 시료 전처리부터 기기분석까지 발생할 수 있는 다양한 분석오차 요인들을 일련의 과정을 통하여 추적한 결과, 각 불확도 요인이 전체 불확도에서 차지하는 비율은 검량곡선의 직선성 유지가 88.67%로 가장 높았고, 표준용액 제조 과정에서 11.09%, 시료 전처리 과정에서 0.24%로 가장 낮은 비율을 보였다. 현미의 총비소 함량은 평균 $0.142{\pm}0.061mg/kg$, 무기비소 함량은 평균 $0.077{\pm}0.038mg/kg$, 백미의 총비소 함량은 평균 $0.083{\pm}0.037mg/kg$, 무기비소 함량은 평균 $0.047{\pm}0.020mg/kg$으로 조사되었고, 총비소 함량 대비 무기비소 함량 비율은 53-88%(현미 평균 54.2%, 백미 평균 56.6%) 범위에 있음을 확인하였다. 우리나라 국민들의 일상적인 식이 섭취량에서 무기비소 위해 정도를 평가하였는데, 연령별 현미 섭취로 인한 1일 단위체중당 평균 노출량은 $4.97{\times}10^{-3}$(${\geq}20$세) $-1.36{\times}10^{-2}$(${\leq}2$세) ${\mu}g/kg\;b.w./day$로 위해도는 0.23-0.63% 수준으로 상당히 낮은 것으로 평가되었고, 연령별 백미 섭취로 인한 1일 단위체중당 평균 노출량은 $1.39{\times}10^{-1}$(${\geq}20$세) $-3.21{\times}10^{-1}$(${\leq}2$세) ${\mu}g/kg\;b.w./day$로 위해도는 6.47-15.00% 수준으로 백미 섭취로 인한 무기비소의 인체 노출수준 및 위해 정도는 우려할 수준이 아닌 것으로 확인되었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.