• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2013

Objectives: Aluminum step wedge (ASW) equivalent radiodensity (eRD) has been used to quantify restorative material's radiodensity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of image acquisition control (IAC) of a digital X-ray system on the radiodensity quantification under different exposure time settings. Materials and Methods: Three 1-mm thick restorative material samples with various opacities were prepared. Samples were radiographed alongside an ASW using one of three digital radiographic modes (linear mapping (L), nonlinear mapping (N), and nonlinear mapping and automatic exposure control activated (E)) under 3 exposure time settings (underexposure, normal-exposure, and overexposure). The ASW eRD of restorative materials, attenuation coefficients and contrasts of ASW, and the correlation coefficient of linear relationship between logarithms of gray-scale value and thicknesses of ASW were compared under 9 conditions. Results: The ASW eRD measurements of restorative materials by three digital radiographic modes were statistically different (p = 0.049) but clinically similar. The relationship between logarithms of background corrected grey scale value and thickness of ASW was highly linear but attenuation coefficients and contrasts varied significantly among 3 radiographic modes. Varying exposure times did not affect ASW eRD significantly. Conclusions: Even though different digital radiographic modes induced large variation on attenuation of coefficient and contrast of ASW, E mode improved diagnostic quality of the image significantly under the underexposure condition by improving contrasts, while maintaining ASW eRDs of restorative materials similar. Under the condition of this study, underexposure time may be acceptable clinically with digital X-ray system using automatic gain control that reduces radiation exposure for patient.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.63-73
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• 1968

It is well known that mammalian alveolar membrane is covered with a very thin layer of surfactant film which characteristically reduces surface tension of alveolar membrane, and maintains alveolar stability. Since Clements in 1957 demonstrated that the surfactant is extractable by mincing the lung tissue in saline, various studies on the subject have been succeeded by many workers. However, the effect of radiation on the surfactant is not well clarified. Present study was attempted to observe the effect of x-irradiation on the activity of surfactant in rabbits. X-ray in dose of 300 r, 600 r or 900 r was irradiated to the chest of rabbits. The lung was removed from normal or irradiated rabbits sacrificed by arterial blood shedding, and lung-saline extract, adding 3 grams of lung tissue to 50 mili-liters of saline, was prepared by means of Vertis homogenizer. Tension-area diagram of lung extract was recorded automatically by a modified Langmuir-Wilhelmy balance with a synchronized recording system designed in this department. The surface tension of lung extract was measured at 1st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 7 th and 15 th post-radiation day in 300 r irradiated group, at 3 rd, 7 th and 15 th post-radiation day in 600 r irradiated group, 3 rd and 7 th post-radiation day in 900 r irradiated group respectively. For the histo-pathological study, lung tissue preparations were made in all irradiatiated groups on the day of experiment and in normal group. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. The minimal surface tension, maximal surface tension and stability index of normal rabbits lung extracts were 7.68 dynes/cm, 38.84 dynes/cm, and 1.39 respectively. 2. The activity of surfactant was depressed prominently by x-irradiation. However, increase in the dose of x-irradiation did not show any significant change in the degree of surfactant activity suppression. The most marked depression in surfactant was observed at the third post-radiation day in all irradiated groups. 3. Activity of surfactant depressed by x-irradiation showed a tendency of recovering to normal on 15 th post-radiation day. 4. The tendency of change in activity of surfactant following x-irradiation was somewhat correlative with histo-pathological changes. But the degree of depression of surfactant by x-irradiation did not correspond to the degree of histo-pathological changes, and recovery of lung tissue from radiation damage, tissue edema and congestion, seemed to be followed by restoration of surfactant activity. 5. The width of the tension-area diagram was measured at the surface area of 40% in lung extract of normal and x-irradiated rabbits. And it was found that the changes of the width corresponded well with that of minimum surface tension and of stability index in all normal and x-irradiated groups.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.128-138
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• 2017

Objective: The aim is to evaluate the potential of the mesiodens through the comparative inorganic analysis of 3rd molar teeth prior to clinical study. Material and methods: The extracted mesiodens and the 3rd molar teeth were prepared. The teeth are prepared as in the process of the autogenous tooth bone graft. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was performed for inorganic analysis. Results: Rough and porous surfaces were observed in all materials in SEM analysis. Ca/P ratio of mesiodens was 1.55 and the 3rd molar was 1.22 in EDS analysis. XRD analysis shows that the 3 main peaks position were similar. This means that the graft materials are very similar to that of the crystallinity. Conclusions: The mesiodens and the 3rd molar teeth are very similar to the inorganic component. These results provide the reasonable rationale that mesiodens can be used as autogenous tooth bone graft in a clinic.

• 대기
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.497-506
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• 2011

Korean mid- and upper-level aviation turbulence guidance (KTG) system is developed using the unified model (UM)-based regional data assimilation and prediction system (RDAPS) of the Korea Meteorological Administration. The KTG system includes three steps. First, the KTG system calculates a suite of diagnostics in the UM-RDAPS domain. Second, component diagnostics that have different units and numerical magnitudes are normalized into the values between 0 and 1, according to their own thresholds in the KTG system. Finally, normalized diagnostics are combined into one KTG predictor by measuring the weighting scores based on the probability of detection, which is calculated using the observed pilot reports (PIREPs) exclusively of moderate-or-greater (MOG) and null (NIL) intensities. To investigate the optimal performance of the KTG system, two types (RD-KTG and UM-KTG) of the KTG systems are developed and evaluated using the PIREPs over Korea and East Asia. Component diagnostics and their thresholds in the RD-KTG are founded on the 8-yrs (2002.12-2010.11) MM5-based RDAPS (previous version of the RDAPS; ${\Delta}x$ = 30 km) and PIREPs data, while those in the UM-KTG are based on the 6 months (2010.12-2011.5) UM-based RDAPS (${\Delta}x$ = 12 km) and PIREPs data. In comparison between the RD-KTG and UM-KTG, overall performance of the UM-KTG (0.815) is better than that of the RD-KTG (0.79) during the recent 6 months, because forecasting skill for the upper-level wind is higher in the UM-RDAPS than in the MM5-RDAPS. It is also found that the UM-KTG is more efficient than the RD-KTG according to the statistical evaluations and sensitivity tests to the number of component diagnostics.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 1982

本論文은 X-Band마이크로波周波數領域에서 MIC平面magic tee를 利用하여 平衡mixer를 구현하는 方法을 提示한다. 이 magic-tee는 일찍이 Ronde에 의하여 마이크로스트립과 슬로트線路로서 실현할 수 있음이 提示되었으며 또한 이 magic-tee가 rat-race나 hybridring보다 좋은 特性을 가지고 있음이 確認되었다. 本硏究에서는 3rd order(E-arm)와 2nd order(H-arm)의 Chebyshev整合回路를 設計한 MIC magic-tee와 2개의 對稱特性을 갖는 Schottkey barrier 다이오우드로 平衡mixer를 製作한 結果 VSWR<1.2 및 conversion loss=6dB 程度의 廣帶域mixer가 됨을 確認하였다.

• 분석과학
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.131-138
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• 1995

가온 가압법으로 합성한 리튬-흑연섬유간화합물(Li-Graphite Fiber Intercalation Compounds, Li-GFICs)과 리튬-석유코크스층간화합물(Li-Petroleum Cokes Intercalation Compounds, Li-PCICs)을 공기 순환에 의하여 자발적으로 deintercalation시키고, 이 deintercalation의 분해 과정으로 나타나는 Li-GFDICs와 Li-PCICs의 구조를 전기적 성질에 미치는 영향에 대하여 논의하였다. 이에 대한 분석은 X-선 회절과 전기 비저항 측정에 의해 수행되었다. X-선 회절 분석에 의하면 Li-GFDICs의 경우 주로 2 stage가 형성되었고 Li-PCICs의 경우에는 1 stage와 2 stage가 주된 회절선으로 나타났다. 또한 deintercalatlon 반응 결과에 의하면 Li-GFDICs의 경우 5주 이후에, Li-GFDICs의 경우 3주 후에 deintercalation 반응이 각각 멈췄다. 전기 비저항 측정 결과에 의하면 Li-GFDICs의 경우 3주까지는 거의 변화가 없었고 그 후 완만한 상승곡선을 나타내었으며, Li-PCDICs의 경우에는 3주를 정점으로 하향곡선을 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구결과에 의하면 기질로 사용된 흑연섬유와 석유 코크스의 경우 리튬의 원활한 intercalation-deintercalation 작용이 잘 이루어지므로 두 물질 모두 전지의 양극재로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대되어진다.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송공학회 2010년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.252-253
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• 2010

H.264/AVC는 P 슬라이스에 2개의 인트라 모드, 4개의 인터 모드 그리고 SKIP모드, 총 7개의 모드를 허용한다. 다양한 블록 모드들을 효율적으로 이용하기 위하여 RDO를 통하여 최적의 모드를 결정한다. 그러나 SKIP 모드의 RD 점과 다른 모드들의 RD점 사이의 간격이 넓은 문제점이 있다. 이러한 문제점은 부호화 성능에 영향을 미친다. 본 논문에서는 SKIP 모드와 4개의 인터 모드 사이의 RD 성능의 중간 성격을 지니는 새로운 인터 모드를 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 inter16x16의 움직임 정보와 inter16x16의 움직임 정보를 이용하여 찾은 예측 블록에 대한 잔차 블록의 평균 에너지만을 보내준다. 실험 결과 제안하는 방법은 H.264/AVC의 참조 소프트웨어인 JM 17.0에 비하여 WQVGA 영상에서 평균 0.71%의 비트 감소를 나타내었다.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.29-38
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• 2006

We proposed a procedure for detecting of multiple outliers in multivariate data. Rousseeuw and van Zomeren (1990) have suggested the robust distance $RD_i$ by using the Resampling Algorithm. But $RD_i$ are based on the assumption that X is in the general position.(X is said to be in the general position when every subsample of size p+1 has rank p) From the practical points of view, this is clearly unrealistic. In this paper, we proposed a computing method for approximating MVE, which is not subject to these problems. The procedure is easy to compute, and works well even if subsample is singular or nearly singular matrix.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권4호
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• pp.826-837
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• 2021

면역글로불린G4 연관 질환(immunoglobulin G4-related disease; 이하 IgG4-RD)는 IgG4를 생산하는 면역세포에 의한 만성 염증성질환으로, 주로 타액선, 누액선, 안와, 췌장, 담도, 간, 신장, 후복막, 대동맥, 폐, 림프절 등 다양한 장기를 침범하고, 조직학적으로 IgG4 양성 형질세포와 림프구의 침윤 및 나선형의 섬유화(storiform fibrosis), 폐색정맥염(obliterative phlebitis)을 특징으로 한다. IgG4-RD의 흉부 침범에서 가장 흔한 소견은 종격동 림프절 비대와 폐의 림프관주위 간질 비후이다. 폐의 기관지혈관주위 간질 비후와 우측 척추곁 밴드형 연부조직은 IgG4-RD의 특징적 소견이고, 그 외에도 폐결절 혹은 종괴, 간유리음영, 폐포 간질비후, 흉막삼출 및 비후, 흉벽이나 종격동 종괴, 대동맥과 관상동맥의 혈관염이 발생할 수 있다. 영상의학적으로는 악성 종양이나 감염 및 다양한 염증성질환과의 감별진단이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 흉부에서 발생하는 IgG4-RD의 영상 소견과 감별진단에 대해 기술하였다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.195-208
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• 2009

The power plant is well known to influence air pollution as well as emission of green house gas. Because of increasing demand on electricity, the government set up the electric support action plan every 2 years. In this research, the impacts of power plants on the environment and region was studied. The study was focused on the establishment of power plant in Incheon area based on the 3rd electric support action plan. According to the 3rd electric support action plan, almost 80% of power plant in metropolitan area is planned to be built in Incheon area. The main influences of establishment of power plant are emissions of $SO_x$, $NO_x$ and PM and exceed the allocated local industry emissions, which means the emission allocation of other industry is difficult. In additions, the power plant exhaust $CO_2$ much more than other types of fuel such as waterpower generation, atomic power station. Although several supports are given in local government, these cannot cover the whole cost due to establishment of power plant. Subsequently, this study suggest the additional policy based on local consideration is needed and the current electricity distribution system should be reconsidered fundamentally in the lang term.