• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.29-39
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate levels of stress, self-esteem, and powerlessness in Korean husbands married to foreigner wives. Methods: The subjects were 183 Korean men who were living with foreigner wives in the Gwangju, Jeonnam and Jeonnbuk areas. Data were collected from January to May 2012 and analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe$\acute{e}$ test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and backward multiple regression with the SPSS PC WIN version 18.0. Results: The average level of stress was 4.48, with difficulties in international marriage experienced by the subjects due to differences in language and culture. The average reported self-esteem score was 29.69, and the average powerlessness score 117.76. There were significant differences in perceived powerlessness depending on the employment statuses, income levels, and nationalities of the participants' wives, and their perceived levels of satisfaction with living with a foreigner wife. Powerlessness was positively correlated with stress (r=.41, p<.001), and negatively correlated with self-esteem(r=-.63, p<.001). The factors affecting the perceived powerlessness included self-esteem (${\beta}$=-.54, p<.001), stress (${\beta}$=.28, p<.001), lower income (${\beta}$=.13, p = .016), and working wife (${\beta}$=.12, p = .036). Conclusion: Healthcare providers need to explore strategies to improve self-esteem and powerlessness in Korean men married to foreigner wives.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1065-1074
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• 2008

Eureka-147 표준안을 기반으로 하는 지상파 DMB 방송은 현재 다양한 멀티미디어 서비스를 제공하고 있다. 하지만 지상파 DMB 방송에 대한 다양하고 질 좋은 서비스의 제공이 요구되었고, 이에 본 논문에서는 기존의 시스템과의 역호환성을 유지하면서도, UEP와 계층 변조 기법이 적용된 차세대 지상파 DMB 시스템을 본 논문에서 제안하였다. 차세대 지상파 DMB 방송 시스템에서 비균일 16 QAM의 멀티 레벨 변조 방식이 적용되면서 복잡도와 성능의 관점이 고려된 비트 분리 방법을 제안하였고, 기존의 DMB 시스템에서 추가적으로 구성한 부가 서비스 스트림에 DVB-RCS 규격에서 사용하고 있는 double binary turbo 부호를 적용하여 그 성능을 시뮬레이션 하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 기존의 지상파 DMB 방송 시스템에 비해 double binary turbo code를 사용한 차세대 지상파 DMB 시스템은 2 dB 이상의 성능의 향상을 확인할 수 있다.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.63-80
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• 2000

전통적인 농수산업지역인 광양에 제철소가 입지하여 세계 제1의 제철소로 발전하는 과정에서 광양지역은 급격한 인구유입과 함께 사회적.경제적 변화를 경험했다. 제철소의 입지는 연관단지의 조성과 관련산업을 육성시켜 광양지역을 신흥공업도시로 변모시켰고 고용을 확충시켰다. 2000년 말 현재 광양제철소와 직접 관련된 고용인원은 17,240명이며 광양시에 거주하는 39,593명(28.7%)이 직접 관련된 인구로 조사되었다. 본 연구는 광양제철소의 입지가 광양지역의 공습화와 경제구조변화에 미친 영향을 분석하기 위해 변이할당분석과 지역성장률시차분석을 수행했다. 1981년 594명이던 광양의 고용인구는 1992년에 29,865명으로 증가하였고, 다시 1998년에 23,399명으로 감소하였다. 지역경제구조변화는 제조업과 건설업이 주도적 역할을 하였다.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.542-551
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was done to evaluate validity and reliability of the Korean version of the expanded nursing stress scale (ENSS). Methods: Forward-backward translation of ENSS from English to Korean was conducted. The translated instrument was pilot-tested and administrated to 285 nurses who worked in five general hospitals in Korea. Internal consistency reliability was assessed using Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ and composite reliability. Validity was evaluated through construct validity with confirmatory factor analysis, convergent and discriminant validity. Results: The Korean version of ENSS showed a reliable internal consistency with Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ .95 and composite reliability .99. Model fit indexes for 46 items were validated by confirmatory factor analysis(goodness of fit index .82, Tucker-Lewis index .92, root mean square error of approximation .04), indicating suitable construct validity. Factor loading of the 48 items (.47~.88) and average variance extracted out of nine factors (.52~.71.) indicated satisfactory convergent validity. Some values of square of the correlation coefficient between factors (.12~.89) were higher than average variance extracted values of each factor (.52~.71) so that it partly satisfied discriminant validity. Conclusion: Findings show that the Korean version ENSS has good reliability and suitable validity; therefore, can be used to assess and identify Korean nurses' job stress.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.431-442
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• 2016

Purpose: This paper was conducted to validate the Korean version of the Peer Group Caring Interaction Scale (PGCIS-K) that measures caring behaviors as experienced by nursing students. Methods: Translation of the PGCIS-K was validated through forward-backward translation methods. Survey data were collected from 218 nursing students in a nursing school. Construct validity and criterion-related validity were evaluated. Internal consistency and the Guttman split-half coefficient were calculated to assess reliability. Results: The PGIS-K showed reliability except for 4 items (Cronbach's ${\alpha}=.91$, Guttman split-half coefficient=.85), which were low (<.30) or negatively correlated with the total scale. A 12-item reduced form of the PGCIS-K was developed by item-analysis and construct validity evidence. Factor loading for the 12 items on 2 factors ranged from .47~.82, which explained 58.4% of the total variance. Two factors were named 'modeling and assistance (Cronbach's ${\alpha}=.87$)' and 'communication and sharing (Cronbach's ${\alpha}=.82$)'. Convergent validity, discriminant validity, and criterion validity were supported according to the correlation coefficients of the 2 factors with other measure. Conclusion: The findings suggest preliminary evidence that the 12-item PGCIS-K can be used to measure nursing students' peer group caring interactions in Korea. Additional studies are recommended to continue the psychometric evaluation of this scale. Also, it can be extended to measure graduate nursing students or staff nurses' peer group caring interaction.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.170-180
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• 2020

Objective: To compare short- and long-term dentoalveolar, skeletal, and rotational changes evaluated by Björk's structural method of superimposition between children with Class II malocclusion treated by functional appliances and untreated matched controls. Methods: Seventy-nine prepubertal or pubertal children (mean age, 11.57 ± 1.40 years) with Class II malocclusion were included. Thirty-four children were treated using an activator with a high-pull headgear (Z-activator), while 28 were treated using an activator without a headgear (E-activator). Seventeen untreated children were included as controls. Lateral cephalograms were obtained before treatment (T1), after functional appliance treatment (T2), and after retention in the postpubertal phase (T3). Changes from T1 to T2 and T1 to T3 were compared between the treated groups and control group using multiple linear regression analysis. Results: Relative to the findings in the control group at T2, the sagittal jaw relationship (subspinale-nasion-pogonion, p < 0.001), maxillary prognathism (sella-nasion-subspinale, p < 0.05), and condylar growth (p < 0.001) exhibited significant improvements in the Z- and E-activator groups, which also showed a significantly increased maxillary incisor retraction (p < 0.001) and decreased overjet (p < 0.001). Only the E-activator group exhibited significant backward rotation of the maxilla at T2 (p < 0.01). The improvements in the sagittal jaw relationship (p < 0.01) and dental relationship (p < 0.001) remained significant at T3. Condylar growth and jaw rotations were not significant at T3. Conclusions: Functional appliance treatment in children with Class II malocclusion can significantly improve the sagittal jaw relationship and dental relationships in the long term.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was performed to determine the relative frequency of positioning errors, to identify those errors directly responsible for diagnostically inadequate images, and to assess the quality of panoramic radiographs in a sample of records collected from a dental college. Materials and Methods: This study consisted of 1,782 panoramic radiographs obtained from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. The positioning errors of the radiographs were assessed and categorized into nine groups: the chin tipped high, chin tipped low, a slumped position, the patient positioned forward, the patient positioned backward, failure to position the tongue against the palate, patient movement during exposure, the head tilted, and the head turned to one side. The quality of the radiographs was further judged as being 'excellent', 'diagnostically acceptable', or 'unacceptable'. Results: Out of 1,782 radiographs, 196 (11%) were error free and 1,586 (89%) were present with positioning errors. The most common error observed was the failure to position the tongue against the palate (55.7%) and the least commonly experienced error was patient movement during exposure (1.6%). Only 11% of the radiographs were excellent, 64.1% were diagnostically acceptable, and 24.9% were unacceptable. Conclusion: The positioning errors found on panoramic radiographs were relatively common in our study. The quality of panoramic radiographs could be improved by careful attention to patient positioning.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.174-181
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• 2018

Objectives: The number of patients with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is increasing, but treatment remains controversial. Published papers and systematic reviews have suggested that surgical treatment is effective in patients with MRONJ. The purpose of this study was to determine whether preoperative University of Connecticut Osteonecrosis Numerical Scale (UCONNS), other serologic biomarkers, and size of necrosis are prognostic factors for outcome of surgical treatment in MRONJ. Materials and Methods: From January 2008 to December 2016, 65 patients diagnosed with MRONJ at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in College of Dentistry, Dankook University who required hospitalization and surgical treatment were investigated. Patient information, systemic factors, and UCONNS were investigated. In addition, several serologic values were examined through blood tests one week before surgery. The size of osteolysis was measured by panoramic view and cone-beam computed tomography in all patients. With this information, multivariate logistic regression analysis with backward elimination was used to examine factors affecting postoperative outcome. Results: In multivariate logistic analysis, higher UCONNS, higher C-reactive protein (CRP), larger size of osteolysis, and lower serum alkaline phosphate were associated with higher incidence of incomplete recovery after operation. This shows that UCONNS, CRP, serum alkaline phosphate, and size of osteolysis were statistically significant as factors for predicting postoperative prognosis. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that CRP, UCONNS, serum alkaline phosphate, and size of osteolysis were statistically significant factors in predicting the prognosis of surgical outcome of MRONJ. Among these factors, UCONNS can predict the prognosis of MRONJ surgery as a scale that includes various influencing factors, and UCONNS should be used first as a predictor. More aggressive surgical treatment and more definite surgical margins are needed when the prognosis is poor.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.217-229
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• 2016

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the soft-tissue change after the maxillary protraction therapy using threedimensional (3D) facial images. Materials and Methods: This study used pretreatment (T1) and posttreatment (T2) 3D facial images from thirteen Class III malocclusion patients (6 boys and 7 girls; mean age, $8.9{\pm}2.2years$) who received maxillary protraction therapy. The facial images were taken using the optical scanner (Rexcan III 3D scanner), and T1 and T2 images were superimposed using forehead area as a reference. The soft-tissue changes after the treatment (T2-T1) were three-dimensionally calculated using 15 soft-tissue landmarks and 3 reference planes. Results: Anterior movements of the soft-tissue were observed on the pronasale, subnasale, nasal ala, soft-tissue zygoma, and upper lip area. Posterior movements were observed on the lower lip, soft-tissue B-point, and soft-tissue gnathion area. Vertically, most soft-tissue landmarks moved downward at T2. In transverse direction, bilateral landmarks, i.e. exocanthion, zygomatic point, nasal ala, and cheilion moved more laterally at T2. Conclusion: Facial soft-tissue of Class III malocclusion patients was changed three-dimensionally after maxillary protraction therapy. Especially, the facial profile was improved by forward movement of midface and downward and backward movement of lower face.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.570-576
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 역진자 기구와 기립 암을 이용하여 직립주행이 가능한 이동로봇용 구동 플랫폼을 개발한다. 기존에 주류를 이루고 있는 이동로봇은 4륜 혹은 3륜으로 구동되고 있으므로 그 몸체는 정역학적으로 용이하게 안정성이 확보되는 특징을 갖고 있다. 기존의 이동로봇의 형태는 평면적으로 넓적한 형태의 정사각형 혹은 직사각형 형태를 갖고 있으므로 몸체의 조향을 위해서 독립구동륜형 혹은 조향형 차륜을 장치하고 있다. 이동로봇은 협소한 지형에서 90도로 굽은 통로를 주행할 때, 전후진을 반복하는 등 특별한 조향기법을 필요로 하거나 몸체의 평면적 때문에 물리적으로 조향이 불가능한 경우에 처하게 된다. 이 때, 이동로봇은 평면적이 작은 방향 즉, 직립된 상태로 몸체의 형상을 변형시켜 해당 지형을 주행함으로써 주행곤란 문제를 회피할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이동로봇의 몸체를 직립시킬 수 있는 기립 암과 역진자 기구가 결합된 구동 플랫폼을 제안한다.