• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2018

Background: Respiration monitoring is necessary during sedation for dental treatment. Recently, acoustic respiration rate ($RRa^{TM}$), an acoustics-based respiration monitoring method, has been used in addition to auscultation or capnography. The accuracy of this method may be compromised in an environment with excessive noise. This study evaluated whether noise from the ultrasonic scaler affects the performance of RRa in respiratory rate measurement. Methods: We analyzed data from 49 volunteers who underwent scaling under intravenous sedation. Clinical tests were divided into preparation, sedation, and scaling periods; respiratory rate was measured at 2-s intervals for 3 min in each period. Missing values ratios of the RRa during each period were measuerd; correlation analysis and Bland-Altman analysis were performed on respiratory rates measured by RRa and capnogram. Results: Respective missing values ratio from RRa were 5.62%, 8.03%, and 23.95% in the preparation, sedation, and scaling periods, indicating an increased missing values ratio in the scaling period (P < 0.001). Correlation coefficients of the respiratory rate, measured with two different methods, were 0.692, 0.677, and 0.562 in each respective period. Mean capnography-RRa biases in Bland-Altman analyses were -0.03, -0.27, and -0.61 in each respective period (P < 0.001); limits of agreement were -4.84-4.45, -4.89-4.15, and -6.18-4.95 (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The probability of missing respiratory rate values was higher during scaling when RRa was used for measurement. Therefore, the use of RRa alone for respiration monitoring during ultrasonic scaling may not be safe.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.585-596
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• 2013

수치해석과 이전 연구에서 소개된 이론적인 해법을 결합한 하이브리드 방법을 이용하여 양단에 다양한 경계조건을 가진 일정 길이의 후판 실린더의 소음방사 특성을 분석하는 방법을 제시한다. 실린더의 구조적인 진동은 유한요소법을 이용한 수치해석을 통하여 해석하였으며 결과로 얻어진 실린더 표면의 진동변위 분포를 간단한 식으로 이상화하였다. 실린더의 고유진동에 의해 발생되는 소음은 이전 연구에서 소개된 이론적인 해법을 앞에서 구한 이상화된 고유진동 특성에 적용하여 계산한다. 이 결과는 경계요소법을 이용한 해석을 통하여 검증하였다. 이 결과를 바탕으로, 이 연구에서 제시된 이론적인 해법들이 다양한 형태의 경계조건을 가진 유한한 길이의 실린더에서 방사되는 소음 계산에 충분한 정확도를 가지고 있음을 알 수 있다. 이 연구에서 제시된 방법을 적용하면 브레이크 드럼, 모터 하우징 등 여러 종류의 실제 부품들에서 방사되는 소음을 계산할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2022

The current study examined English-speaking adult learners' production and perception of L2 Korean stops (/t/ or /t'/ or /t^h/) to investigate whether the two modalities are linked in utilizing voice onset time (VOT) and fundamental frequency (F0) for the L2 sound distinction and how the learners' L2 proficiency mediates the relationship. Twenty-two English-speaking learners of Korean living in Seoul participated in the word-reading task of producing stop-initial words and the identification task of labelling CV stimuli synthesized to vary VOT and F0. Using logistic mixed-effects regression models, we quantified group- and individual-level weights of the VOT and F0 cues in differentiating the tense-lax, lax-aspirated, and tense-aspirated stops in Korean. The results showed that the learners as a group relied on VOT more than F0 both in production and perception (except the tense-lax pair), reflecting the dominant role of VOT in their L1 stop distinction. Individual-level analyses further revealed that the learners' L2 proficiency was related to their use of F0 in L2 production and their use of VOT in L2 perception. With this effect of L2 proficiency controlled in the partial correlation tests, we found a significant correlation between production and perception in using VOT and F0 for the lax-aspirated stop contrast. However, the same correlation was absent for the other stop pairs. We discuss a contrast-specific role of acoustic cues to address the non-uniform patterns of the production-perception link in the L2 sound learning context.

• 인간행동과 음악연구
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.49-68
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• 2024

본 연구의 목적은 한국어의 특성을 음향학적으로 분석하고, 해당 분석 결과를 음악적 요소로 변환하여 생성된 선율의 예시를 제시함으로써, 근거 기반 음악-언어재활 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초 자료를 마련하는 데 있다. 이를 위해 19-25세의 남성과 여성 각각 30명으로부터 3음절의 두 강세구로 이루어진 6음절 한국어의 음성자료를 수집하였으며, 평서문과 의문문을 포함하였다. 이를 Praat 프로그램으로 분석하여 음절별로 음향적 속성을 추출하고, 각 음향적 속성, 문장 유형, 성별, 조사의 유무에 대한 통계분석을 실시하였다. 분석 결과 강세구, 억양구에 따라 각 음절의 주파수와 지속시간에 유의미한 차이가 발견되었고(p < .001), 의문문이 평서문보다 주파수가 유의미하게 높았으며(p < .001), 평서문이 유의미하게 긴 경향을 보였다(p < .001). 여성 집단이 남성 집단보다 주파수가 유의미하게 높았으며(p < .001), 지속시간도 유의미하게 긴 경향을 보였다(p < .001). 또한 조사인 음절의 강도가 유의미하게 세게 나타났다(p < .001). 마지막으로 본 연구에서는 문장 유형, 성별, 조사의 유무에 따라 나타난 음향적 속성을 음악적 요소인 음고, 음가, 악센트로 변환한 선율들을 악보로 제시하였다. 본 연구에서는 6음절 한국어문장을 대상으로 한 분석을 제시하였으며, 이 연구를 통해 얻은 통찰을 바탕으로 후속 연구에서는 대규모 한국어 음성 데이터의 선율화 시스템 개발 연구를 진행하려 하며, 이는 음악을 활용한 언어재활 분야의 기초 자료로서 중요한 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.44-57
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• 2001

본 논문은 수동형 선형 견인 배열 센서를 이용한 합성 어패처의 일종인 FFTSA (Fast Fourier Transform Synthetic Aperture)를 이용하여 탐지하려는 목표물에 대한 입사각 추정에 있어 코히어런스 효과 및 견인 배열경로 변화에 따른 추정 성능을 고찰하였다. 또한 선형 견인 센서 배열 방법의 환경적 요인에 의한 입사각 추정의 취약성으로 인해 비선형 견인 센서 배열 방법인 왜곡된 구조의 배열 기법을 FFTSA기법에 적용하여 새로운 형태의 수동형 견인 센서 배열 방법을 제안하였으며,FFTSA 기법과 왜곡된 구조의 배열 기법에 대해 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 결과를 통하여 탐지하려는 목표물에 대한 센서 입사 신호의 추정 성능을 비교하여 보았다.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to examine the prosody characteristics of sentence-level utterances which contain homographs with context cues in patients with neurogenic communication disorders. Homographs which may be affected by prosody, especially tonic length features, were used to investigate this matter. The characteristics of tone, duration, pitch, and pitch peak were analyzed to examine the characteristics of prosody in patients with lesions in the left or right hemisphere and normal controls. The whole process was recorded using Praat 4.3.14 and for statistical analyses, three-way ANOVA and multiple comparative analyses, Chi-Square tests, and a one-way ANOVA were carried out using SPSS 12.0 for Windows. The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, the length of syllables and vowels in homographs in Korean was different depending on the meaning and was not significant between groups. Second, it was found that patients with lesions in the right hemisphere had significant difference on pitch. Third, it was found that frequency of pitch peak and tone in 'short' tone syllables were different between groups. The conclusion of this study found that the prosody of homographs between groups absolutely was not differentiated. Accordingly, more detailed studies of acoustic parameters and other parameters which the prosody characteristic between groups could be found are needed in the future.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2015

This study is to investigate the characteristic of tonal elements in word utterance of 30 pre-school children. For the analyses, 240 utterances of 4 syllable words were processed to extract acoustic values and then the data was transformed into tonal height in order to examine the contour. The results show that the mean pitch of a note is $C4{\frac{1}{2}}(271.17Hz)$ and high and low pitched notes are $C5{\frac{1}{2}}(452.57Hz)$ and $G{\sharp}3{\frac{1}{2}}(192.54Hz)$. The pitch patterns of the 4 syllables measured at the frication and aspiration portion are $E4{\frac{1}{2}}-F4-B3{\frac{1}{2}}-A3$ and F4-E4-B3-A3. The pitch patterns of consonant clusters are $B3{\frac{1}{2}}-D4-B3{\frac{1}{2}}-A3{\frac{1}{2}}$ and $A{\sharp}3{\frac{1}{2}}-C4-A3-D4{\frac{1}{2}}$. The analyses of tonal elements in this study provide evidentiary data on tonal height helpful for developing melodic contour.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.121-134
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• 2016

서태평양 공해 해저산의 다중빔 음향측심자료와 해저면 영상관측 자료를 활용하여 해저산 정상부와 경사면에 피복된 망간각의 공간 분포 변화 양상을 파악하였다. 다중빔 음향측심기를 이용하여 구분된 해저산의 지형 특성은 정상부 면적의 약 70% 이상이 경사가 $5^{\circ}$ 미만으로 비교적 평평한 지대로 이루어져 있으나 후방산란강도는 해저면의 매질변화를 지시하는 이봉분포를 보였다. 이 이봉분포에서 -30 dB이상의 높은 최빈값은 경사면과 정사부 가장자리 지역에서 우세하였으며 -30 dB이하의 낮은 최빈값은 정상부 중앙지역에서 우세하였다. 해저면 표층의 영상자료와 후방산란 자료의 연관성을 분석한 결과, 정상부 중앙지역은 경사면에 비해 상대적으로 완만한 기울기와 미교결 퇴적물만 존재하여 후방산란이 낮게 나타난다. 반면, 정상부 가장자리 및 경사면은 퇴적물이 없어 기반암이 노출되거나 망간각이 피복되어 후방산란이 높게 나타남을 보여준다. 따라서 다중빔 음향측심조사를 통해 획득된 후방산란 자료와 해저면의 퇴적물 및 망간각 분포 사이의 상관관계가 높다는 것을 알 수 있다. 이 연구결과는 다중빔 음향측심조사를 통해 획득된 후방산란 자료를 활용하면 기요형태의 해저산에 피복된 망간각의 전체적인 분포 규모를 확인할 수 있음을 의미한다. 따라서 해저산 지역의 망간각 개발 유망구역을 선별하는데 후방산란 자료가 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.361-370
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• 2017

Through the use of finite element analysis and acoustic emission techniques we have evaluated the interfacial failure of a carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) repair patch on a notched aluminum substrate. The repair of cracks is a very common and widely used practice in the aeronautics field to extend the life of cracked sheet metal panels. The process consists of adhesively bonding a patch that encompasses the notched site to provide additional strength, thereby increasing life and avoiding costly replacements. The mechanical strength of the bonded joint relies mainly on the bonding of the adhesive to the plate and patch stiffness. Stress concentrations at crack tips promote disbonding of the composite patch from the substrate, consequently reducing the bonded area, which makes this a critical aspect of repair effectiveness. In this paper we examine patch disbonding by calculating the influence of notch tip stress on disbond area and verify computational results with acoustic emission (AE) measurements obtained from specimens subjected to uniaxial tension. The FE results showed that disbonding first occurs between the patch and the substrate close to free edge of the patch followed by failure around the tip of the notch, both highest stress regions. Experimental results revealed that cement adhesion at the aluminum interface was the limiting factor in patch performance. The patch did not appear to strengthen the aluminum substrate when measured by stress-strain due to early stage disbonding. Analysis of the AE signals provided insight to the disbond locations and progression at the metal-adhesive interface. Crack growth from the notch in the aluminum was not observed until the stress reached a critical level, an instant before final fracture, which was unaffected by the patch due to early stage disbonding. The FE model was further utilized to study the effects of patch fiber orientation and increased adhesive strength. The model revealed that the effectiveness of patch repairs is strongly dependent upon the combined interactions of adhesive bond strength and fiber orientation.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.23-27
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• 2005

Background and Objectives : Voice disorders can cause problems in patients with benign vocal cord lesions emotionally, physically, economically and functionally. Neither subjective nor objective voice examinations can evaluate such factors adequately. The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) subjectively evaluates voice disorders in terms of physical, functional, emotional factors and measures the patient's perception of the impact of voice disorder. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of VHI in the patients with benign vocal cord lesions. Materials and Method : The authors evaluated 37 patients who experienced laryngeal microsurgery for benign vocal cord lesions from september 2003 to August 2004. The VHI was used to measure the postoperative changes of the patient's perception and acoustic analysis and aerodynamic tests were also done. Statistical analysis was done using paired t-test and Pearson's correlation. Results : The VHI scores showed statistically significant reductions postoperatively. In acoustic analysis, jitter and shimmer had statistically significant reductions after surgery but noise-to-harmonics ratio did not. A statistically significant change in the average MFR and MPT perioperatively was found. The relationship between VHI and acoustic, aerodynamic analysis attained statistical significance. Conclusion : The VHI is a useful assessment tool to monitor the patient's self-perception of voice change after the surgery of benign vocal cord lesions. The VHI measurement, when combined with acoustic and aerodynamic analyses, will be helpful in comparing functional outcomes after voice surgery.