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On the applications of AWS into the Four-Dimensional Data Assimllation Technique for 3 Dimensional Air Quality Model in Use of Atmospheric Environmental Assessment (환경영향평가용 대기질 모델을 위한 AWS자료의 4 차원 동화 기법에 관한 고찰)

  • Kim, Cheol-Hee
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.109-116
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    • 2002
  • The diagnostic and prognostic methods for generating 3 dimensional wind field were comparatively analyzed and 4 dimensional data assimilation (FDDA) technique by incorporating Automatic Weather System (AWS) into the prognostic methods was discussed for the urban scale air quality model. The A WS covered the urban scale grid distance of 10.6 km and 4.3 km in South Korea and Kyong-in region, respectively. This is representing that AWS for FDDA could be fairly well accommodated in prognostic model with the meso${\gamma}$~ microa scale (~5 km), indicating that the 3 dimensional wind field by FDDA technique could be a useful interpretative tool in urban area for the atmospheric environmental impact assessment.

Analyses of Stress Singularities on Bonded Interfaces in the IC Package by Using Boundary Element method (경계요소법을 이용한 반도체 패키지의 응력특이성 해석)

  • Park, Cheol-Hee;Chung, Nam-Yong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.94-102
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    • 2007
  • Applications of bonded dissimilar materials such as large scale integration (LSI) packages, ceramics/metal and resin/metal bonded joints, are very increasing in various industry fields. It is very important to analyze the thermal stress and stress singularity at interface edge in LSI. In order to investigate stress singularities on the bonded interface edges and delamination of die pad and resin in the IC package. In this paper, stress singularity factors(${\Gamma}_i$) and stress intensity factors($K_i$) considering thermal stress in the IC package were analyzed by using the 2-dimensional elastic boundary element method(BEM).

The Alignment Evaluation for Patient Positioning System(PPS) of Gamma Knife PerfexionTM (감마나이프 퍼펙션의 자동환자이송장치에 대한 정렬됨 평가)

  • Jin, Seong Jin;Kim, Gyeong Rip;Hur, Beong Ik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.203-209
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to assess the mechanical stability and alignment of the patient positioning system (PPS) of Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion(LGK PFX). The alignment of the PPS of the LGK PFX was evaluated through measurements of the deviation of the coincidence of the Radiological Focus Point(RFP) and the PPS Calibration Center Point(CCP) applying different weights on the couch(0, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 kg). In measurements, a service diode test tool with three diode detectors being used biannually at the time of the routine preventive maintenance was used. The test conducted with varying weights on the PPS using the service diode test tool measured the radial deviations for all three collimators 4, 8, and 16 mm and also for three different positions of the PPS. In order to evaluate the alignment of the PPS, the radial deviations of the correspondence of the radiation focus and the LGK calibration center point of multiple beams were averaged using the calibrated service diode test tool at three university hospitals in Busan and Gyeongnam. Looking at the center diode for all collimators 4, 8, and 16 mm without weight on the PPS, and examining the short and long diodes for the 4 mm collimator, the means of the validation difference, i.e., the radial deviation for the setting of 4, 8, and 16 mm collimators for the center diode were respectively measured to 0.058 ± 0.023, 0.079 ± 0.023, and 0.097 ± 0.049 mm, and when the 4 mm collimator was applied to the center diode, the short diode, and the long diode, the average of the radial deviation was respectively 0.058 ± 0.023, 0.078 ± 0.01 and 0.070 ± 0.023 mm. The average of the radial deviations when irradiating 8 and 16 mm collimators on short and long diodes without weight are measured to 0.07 ± 0.003(8 mm sd), 0.153 ± 0.002 mm(16 mm sd) and 0.031 ± 0.014(8 mm ld), 0.175 ± 0.01 mm(16 mm ld) respectively. When various weights of 50 to 90 kg are placed on the PPS, the average of radial deviation when irradiated to the center diode for 4, 8, and 16 mm is 0.061 ± 0.041 to 0.075 ± 0.015, 0.023 ± 0.004 to 0.034 ± 0.003, and 0.158 ± 0.08 to 0.17 ± 0.043 mm, respectively. In addition, in the same situation, when the short diode for 4, 8, and 16 mm was irradiated, the averages of radial deviations were 0.063 ± 0.024 to 0.07 ± 0.017, 0.037 ± 0.006 to 0.059 ± 0.001, and 0.154 ± 0.03 to 0.165 ± 0.07 mm, respectively. In addition, when irradiated on long diode for 4, 8, and 16 mm, the averages of radial deviations were measured to be 0.102 ± 0.029 to 0.124 ± 0.036, 0.035 ± 0.004 to 0.054 ± 0.02, and 0.183 ± 0.092 to 0.202 ± 0.012 mm, respectively. It was confirmed that all the verification results performed were in accordance with the manufacturer's allowable deviation criteria. It was found that weight dependence was negligible as a result of measuring the alignment according to various weights placed on the PPS that mimics the actual treatment environment. In particular, no further adjustment or recalibration of the PPS was required during the verification. It has been confirmed that the verification test of the PPS according to various weights is suitable for normal Quality Assurance of LGK PFX.

Frequency of Micronuclei in Lymphocytes Following Gamma and Fast-neutron Irradiations (방사선 조사량에 따른 인체 정상 림파구의 미세핵 발생빈도)

  • Kim Sung-Ho;Cho Chul-Koo;Kim Tae-Hwan;Chung In-Yong;Yoo Seong-Yul;Koh Kyoung-Hwan;Yun Hyong-Geun
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 1993
  • The dose response of the number of micronuclei in cytokinesis-blocked (CB) lymphocytes after in vitro irradiation with $\gamma$-rays and neutrons in the 5 dose ranges was studied for a heterogeneous population of 4 donors. One thousand binucleated cells were systematically scored for micronuclei. Measurements performed after irradiation showed a dose-dependent increase in micronuclei (MN) frequency in each of the donors studied. The dose-response curves were analyzed by a linear-quadratic model, frequencies per 1000 CB cells were ($0.31{\pm}0.049$)D+($0.0022{\pm}0.0002)D^2+(13.19{\pm}1.854) (r^2=1.000,\;X^2=0.7074,\;p=0.95$) following $\gamma$ irradiation, and ($0.99{\pm}0.528$)\;D+(0.0093{\pm}0.0047)\;D^2+(13.31{\pm}7.309)\;(r^2=0.996,\;X^2=7.6834,\;p=0.11) following neutrons irradiation (D is irradiation dose in cGy). The relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of neutrons compared with $\gamma$-rays was estimated by best fitting linear-quadratic model. In the micronuclei frequency between 0.05 and 0.8 per cell, the RBE of neutrons was $2.37{\pm}0.17$. Since the MN assay is simple and rapid, it may be a good tool for evaluating the $\gamma$-ray and neutron response.

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Relationship Between Neurologic Soft Signs and Some Clinical Variables in Patients with Schizophrenia (정신분열증환자의 연성 신경학적 증상과 임상변인과의 관련성)

  • Chae, Jeong-Ho;Habm, Woong;Lee, Chung-Kyoon
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.115-122
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    • 1995
  • This study was performed to know the relationship between neurologic soft signs (NSS) and clinical variables such as psychopathology. history of illness, and premorbid social adjustment in patients with schizophrenia. The authors evaluated NSS in 31 patients with schizophrenia using the structured tool for measuring neurologic abnormalities, Neurological Evaluation Scale- Korean Version(NES-K). Relationships between NSS and clinical variables such as duration of illness, intensity of precipitating stressors, duration of outpatient treatment, schooling, peer relationship, total duration of unemployment, total days of psychiatric admission, age, total days of being medicated, age at the first psychiatric admission, frequency of admissions, content of treatment, social adjustment, and severity of symptoms were analyzed. Differences between paranoid and non-paranoid schizophrenics were examined. In addition, Differences between patients with schizophrenia who have predominant positive symptoms and who have predominant negative symptoms were examined too. Total scores of NES-K were correlated with lower schooling (${\gamma}$=0.44, p<0.01). Scores of motor coordination subcategory were correlated with poor peer relationship(${\gamma}$=0.67, p<0.001). Other clinical variables were not correlated with any scores of NES-K. Paranoid and non-paranoid schizophrenics were not different in scores of NES-K. Also positive and negative schizophrenics were not different in scores of NES-K. Most clinical variables except schooling and peer relationship were not related with NSS. This results indicated that the meaning of these signs was not fully be understood. Introduction of the new classification concepts such as deficit or non-deficit syndrome will be helpful to elucidate the meaning of NSS in patients with schizophrenia.

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Quality Prediction of Eggs Treated in Combination with Gamma Irradiation and Chitosan Coating Using Response Surface Methodology

  • Lee, Kyung-Heang;Jung, Samooel;Ham, Jun-Sang;Lee, Jun-Heon;Lee, Soo-Kee;Jo, Cheo-Run
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.53 no.3
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    • pp.253-259
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    • 2011
  • The aim of this work was to determine the method and predict the optimum conditions for egg quality stored for 7 days when combination treatments of irradiation and chitosan coating were applied using response surface methodology (RSM). A central composite design was chosen for the RSM in this study and the factors were irradiation dose (0~2 kGy) and concentration of chitosan coating material (0~2%). Performance of the irradiation and chitosan coating were evaluated by analyzing the egg quality and functional property factors. The predicted maximum level of Haugh units and foaming ability calculated by a developed model were 74.19 at 0 kGy of irradiation with coating by 0.96% chitosan solution and 50.83 mm at 2.0 kGy with 1.01%, respectively. The predicted minimum value of foam stability and 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) value were 2.97 mm at 0.39 kGy with 0.21% and 0.54 mg malonaldehyde/kg egg yolk at 0 kGy with 0.90% of chitosan solution, respectively. Results clearly showed that gamma irradiation negatively affected the Haugh unit and TBARS but positively affected the foaming capacity. The estimated value from the developed model by RSM was verified by no statistical difference with observed value. Therefore, RSM can be a good tool for optimization and prediction of egg quality when 2 or more treatments are combined. However, one should decide the target quality first to achieve a successful implementation of this technology.

The Availability Examination for Vegetation Measurement of The SLR Digital Camera (SLR 디지털카메라의 식생관측센서로서의 유효성 검토)

  • Kim, Jong-Hwan;Kim, Eung-Nam;Jun, Byung-Dug;K., Sugiyama
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.683-692
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    • 2009
  • On-site remote sensing technique by using single lens reflex(SLR) digital camera will be expected as the useful tool for the vegetation measurement field such as a crop growth management, the monitoring of revegetation slope and the evaluation of environment. We reviewed the availability of the vegetation measurement using a digital camera which is sailed for general-purpose. As a result, we could analysis relationship with the illuminance of image plane and incidence energy of multitemporal observation images by doing gamma correction and exposure compensation. And also, we proposed the model formulas for the correction of influences of capturing angle and illuminance. In addition, we obtained high correlation of normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) between digital camera and spectral photometer.

Analysis of Household Overdue Loans by Using a Two-stage Generalized Linear Model (이단계 일반화 선형모형을 이용한 은행 고객의 연체성향 분석)

  • Oh, Man-Suk;Oh, Hyeon-Tak;Lee, Young-Mi
    • The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.407-419
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, we analyze household overdue loans in Korea which has been causing serious social and economical problems. We consider customers of Bank A in Korea and focus on overdue cash services which have been snowballing in the past few years. From analysis of overdue loans, one can predict possible delays for current customers as well as build a credit evaluation and risk management system for future customers. As a statistical analytical tool, we propose a two-stage Generalized Linear regression Model (GLM) which assumes a logistic model for presence/non-presence of overdue and a gamma model for the amount of overdue in the case of overdue. We perform goodness of fit test for the two-stage model and select significant explanatory variables in each stage of the model. It turns out that age, the amount of credit loans from other financial companies, the amount of cash service from other companies, debit balance, the average amount of cash service, and net profit are important explanatory variables relevant to overdue credit card cash service in Korea.

A Study on the Metabolite Changes in Brain Diseases: 3 Teslar 1H Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (뇌질환 대사물질 변화의 고찰; 3 Teslar 수소 자기공명분광법)

  • Eun, Sungjong;Kim, Jeongjae;Yoo, Seungcheol
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to know the differences of metabolism in abnormal brain disease using a single-voxel proton MR spectroscopy(1H MRS) Together with five normal volunteers and each five patients with brain diseases, pathologically proved, underwent MRI and 1H MRS. The quantitative results of 1H MRS in adrenoleukodystrophy(ALD), hepatic encephalopathy(HE), and infarction gave unique information on the metabolite changes related with the white matter: the concentration of NAA decreased in all diseases; Cho, mI and Lac increased in ALD; Cho decreased in HE; and ${\beta}{\cdot}{\gamma}$-Glx and Lac increased in infarction. It is concluded that 1H MRS is capable of diagnosing brain diseases by monitoring metabolite changes in vivo that subsequently develope into abnormalities. 1H MRS may be a useful clinical tool for in both diagnosis and prognosis of brain diseases.

Statistical Model for Analysing Variations in Inpatient Procedure and Operation Costs of Some Selected K-DRGs by Type of Hospitals (일부 K-DRG 환례의 의료기관 유형별 수술 및 처치 진료비의 변이 분석 모형)

  • Lee, Young-Jo;Noh, Maeng-Seok;Kim, Yoon;Lee, Moo-Sang;Lee, Sang-Il
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 1998
  • Analysis of practice variations has been one of important issues in trying to contain costs as well as to manage quality in health care. This study was conducted to provide statistical model for analysing variations in inpatient costs by type of hospitals. Four K-DRGs including Cesarean section, appendectomy, cataract extraction, and pediatric pneumonia with CC class 0 were selected, and means and dispersions of inpatient procedure and operation costs were simultaneously compared between type of hospitals. The results indicated that joint modelling of means and dispersions by gamma distribution was a very useful analytic tool for identifying factors which might have relationship with variations in inpatient costs. This model can be expanded to test the significance of several independent variables in analysing cost variations. In surgical conditions, means and unit variations of procedure and operation costs showed consistent pattern which was tertiarty hospital, general hospital, and hospital in descending order. Different findings were identified in pediatric pneumonia, from which mean and unit variation of procedure and operation cost was the highest in general hospital. The practical implication of this difference could not be drawn from this study. It will be done by further sophisticated researches. In order to develop health policy for cost containment and quality management in Korea, it is essential to find out manageable factors affecting variations in practice patterns which include characteristics of population, providers, regions, and so on. The statistical model presented in this study will give health services researchers useful insights for future investigations in analysing cost variations.

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