• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2019

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify volume changes and dose variations of rectum and bladder during radiation therapy in prostate cancer (PC) patients. Materials and Methods: We analyzed 20 patients with PC treated with helical tomotherapy. Daily image guidance was performed. We re-contoured the entire bladder and rectum including its contents as well as the organ walls on megavoltage computed tomography once a week. Dose variations were analyzed by means of Dmedian, Dmean, Dmax, V₁₀ to V₇₅, as well as the organs at risk (OAR) volume. Further, we investigated the correlation between volume changes and changes in Dmean of OAR. Results: During treatment, the rectal volume ranged from 62% to 223% of its initial volume, the bladder volume from 22% to 375%. The average Dmean ranged from 87% to 118% for the rectum and 58% to 160% for the bladder. The Pearson correlation coefficients between volume changes and corresponding changes in Dmean were -0.82 for the bladder and 0.52 for the rectum. The comparison of the dose wall histogram (DWH) and the dose volume histogram (DVH) showed that the DVH underestimates the percentage of the rectal and bladder volume exposed to the high dose region. Conclusion: Relevant variations in the volume of OAR and corresponding dose variations can be observed. For the bladder, an increase in the volume generally leads to lower doses; for the rectum, the correlation is weaker. Having demonstrated remarkable differences in the dose distribution of the DWH and the DVH, the use of DWHs should be considered.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제39권sup2호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of implant drilling speed on the composition of particle size of collected bone debris. Methods: $Br{\aa}nemark$ $System^{(R)}$ drills were used to collect bone debris from 10 drilling holes (1 unit) at 1,500 rpm (Group A) and 800 rpm (Group B) in bovine mandible. After separating particles by size into > 500 ${\mu}m$, between 250 ${\mu}m$ and 500 ${\mu}m$, and < 250 ${\mu}m$ fractions, particle wet volume, dry volume, and weight were measured and the proportion of 3 fractions of bone debris to total wet volume, dry volume and weight was calculated as wet volume % , dry volume % and weight %. Results: No significant differences were found between Group A and B in wet volume, dry volume, and weight. However, of >500 ${\mu}m$ fractions, Group B had significantly higher wet volume %(P = 0.0059) and dry volume %(P = 0.0272) than in Group A. Conclusions: The drilling speed influenced the composition of particle size in collected drilling bone debris. The drilling in 800 rpm produced the more percentage of large particles than in 1,500 rpm. However, the drilling speed didn't effect on total volume of and weight of bone debris.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.43-62
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• 1998

This study was carried out to investigate the influence of different sampling methods on the measured concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) both in the vapor and particulate phases, and to evaluate the effects of ambient temperature and sampling duration on the losses of PAH associated with particle samples due to volatilization. The experimental protocol of this study is consisted of two parts. The first part is related to the comparison of PAH concentrations measured by 4 different sampling systems, each of which involves different sampling principles for comparison purposes, including a medium-volume sampler with XAD-2 adsorbent, a high-volume sampler with polyurethane foam (PUF), two identical low-volume samplers: one with XAD-2 and the other with PUF, respectively. The second part of this study is to quantitatively estimate the losses of particulate PAH samples by volatilization during sampling, using two identical low-volume samplers: one was used for changing the filters every 3 hrs, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, and 24 hrs sampling, while the other was maintained for continuous 48 hours sampling without changing the filter. The concentrations of volatile PAH including 2-3 rings appeared to be significantly affected by the type of adsorbent. Measured levels of these lower-molecular weight PAH by XAD-2 adsorbent were much higher than those by PUF for both high-volume and low-volume sampling. PUF was found to give rise to unknown components that interfered with the PAH analysis, even after extensive clean-up. In addition, the retention efficiency of PUF for lower molecular weight PAH was subject to a large variation, being significantly influenced by sampling conditions such as ambient temperature. However, the effect of sampling methods with different adsorbents on the measured levels of semi-volatile compounds including 4 rings PAH such as fluoranthene, pyrene, BaA and chrysene, was not so much significant as more volatile PAH compounds. It was also clear from this study that volatilization losses of the semi-volatile PAH collected on the filters were inevitably occurred during prolonged sampling, and hence the results obtained from conventional sampling methods may not be expected to yield an accurate distribution of PAH between the vapor and particulate phases.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.1229-1237
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• 2011

직접 볼륨 렌더링은 반투명한 물체에 대한 고화질 영상 생성이 가능한 기법으로 광선 투사법이 대표적이다. 이것은 각 화소별로 오브젝트 공간상의 관심 영역을 샘플링하기 때문에 높은 해상도의 영상을 생성할 수 있지만, 각 샘플점마다 반복적으로 수행하는 텍스처 참조와 누적연산 때문에 렌더링 성능이 저하되는 문제가 있다. 최근에는 연산 능력이 매우 커진 GPU를 이용해 광선 투사법을 가속화하는 기법들이 많이 연구되고 있지만 이들 역시 전처리 단계 및 추가적인 메모리 사용이 불가피하다. 본 논문에서는 반투명 물체의 표현이 가능하고, 전처리 과정 및 추가적인 텍스처 메모리를 사용하지 않으면서 기존의 방법들보다 고속으로 볼륨 데이터를 가시화할 수 있는 포인트 프리미티브 기반의 새로운 볼륨 렌더링기법을 제안한다. 이 방법은 볼륨 데이터를 샘플링하여 포인트 프리미티브를 생성하고 이를 이미지 평면상에 투영하는 방식으로 수행속도가 매우 빠르다. 또한, 생성된 포인트 프리미티브를 실행시간에 추가 및 삭제할 수 있기 때문에 OTF를 변경해도 실시간 대응이 가능하다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.232-236
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• 2000

Cr을 하지층으로 사용한 CoSm 박막은 고기록밀도 수평 자기기록 매체로 가능성이 커 이에 대한 관심이 집중되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 dc 마그네트론 스퍼터링법으로 제작한 CoSm 박막의 자기적 성질의 Ar 가스 스퍼터링 압력 의존성을 조사하였다. 특히 고기록밀도 자기기록 매체에서 magnetic switching volume V＊은 자기기록 매체에 기록된 정보의 열적 안정성, 자화반전 및 잡음을 이해하는데 중요한 자료가 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 동일 조건에서 제작한 하지층 Cr위에 스퍼터링 압력을 달리하여 자성층 CoSm을 성장시켜 switching volume의 스퍼터링 압력 의존성을 규명하도록 하였다. 연구 결과 switching volume은 스퍼터링 압력이 증가할수록 감소하며, 그 크기는 9.0-5.2$\times$$10^{-18}$ $cm^3$ 범위 내에 있었다. Switching volume V＊를 이용하여 계산한 switching 단위의 크기는 22 nm 보다 작으며, 이 크기는 고기록 밀도수평 자기기록매체의 열적 안정성에 대한 Sharrock 조건을 만족한다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.359-363
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• 2013

Silicon carbide and its composites are being considered as a nuclear fuel cladding material for LWR nuclear reactors because they have a low neutron absorption cross section, low hydrogen production under accident conditions, and high strength at high temperatures. The SiC composite cladding tube considered in this study consists of three layers, monolith CVD SiC - $SiC_f$/SiC composite -monolith CVD SiC. The volume fraction of SiC fiber and surface roughness of the composite layer affect mechanical and corrosion properties of the cladding tube. In this study, various types of SiC fiber preforms with tubular shapes were fabricated by a filament winding method using two types of Tyranno SA3 grade SiC fibers with 800 filaments/yarn and 1600 filaments/yarn. After chemical vapor infiltration of the SiC matrix, the surface roughness and fiber volume fraction were measured. As filament counts were changed from 800 to 1600, the surface roughness increased but the fiber volume fraction decreased. The $SiC_f$/SiC composite with a bamboo-like winding pattern has a smaller surface roughness and a higher fiber volume fraction than that with a zigzag winding pattern.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2022

Background: The correlation between hospital volume and postoperative outcomes has led to the centralization of complex procedures in several countries. However, the results reported in relation to gastric cancer (GC) are contradictory. This study aimed to analyze GC surgical volumes and 30-day postoperative mortality in Italy and to provide a simulation for modeling centralization of GC resections based on district case volumes. Methods: A national registry was used to identify all GC resections, record mortality rates, and track the national in-border GC resection health travel. Hospitals were grouped according to caseload. Centralization of all GC procedures performed within the same district was modeled. The outcome measures were a minimal volume of 25 GC resections/year and the 30-day postoperative mortality. Results: In 2018, 5,873 GC resections were performed in 498 Italian hospitals (mean resections per hospital per year: 11.8); the postoperative mortality rate (5.51%) was tracked from 2016-2018. GC resection health travel ranged from 2% to 50.5%, with a significant (P<0.001) difference between northern and central/southern Italy. The mean mortality rate was 7.7% in hospitals performing one to 3 GC resections per year, compared with 4.7% in those with >17 GC resections/year (P≤0.01). Most Italian districts achieved 25 procedures/year after centralization; however, 66.3% of GC cases in southern Italy vs. 42.2% in central and 52.7% in the northern regions (P<0.001) required reallocation. Conclusion: Postoperative mortality after GC resection correlated with hospital volume. Despite health travel, most Italian districts can reach a high-volume threshold, but discrepancies in mortality rates are alarming.Trial RegistrationResearch Registry Identifierresearchregistry6869

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2021

항만배후단지는 실질적인 신규 물동량 및 고부가가치 창출에 어려움을 겪고 있다. 항만에서 단순 경유되는 환적화물을 수탁가공으로 전환하여 항만배후단지로 유치할 수 있다면 신규 물동량과 고부가가치 창출에 크게 기여할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구는 국내 수탁가공 실적과 환적화물의 적하목록 실적을 기준으로 항만배후단지 유치에 적합하고 수탁가공으로의 전환도 가능한 품목과 그 규모를 산정하였다. 수탁가공 실적 상위 50개 품목을 분류하고 그 중 33개 품목이 항만배후단지 유치에 적합한 것으로 제시하였다. 부산항은 국내 수탁가공 전체 규모보다 3.2배가 많은 유치 가능 물동량을 단순 환적하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 광양항도 상당한 물동량이 단순 경유하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 환적화물의 적하목록을 무역실적과 비교한 첫 번째 연구로서 항만공사, 정부, 지자체 등의 기업유치 활동에 유용한 정보를 제공할 것이다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.399-409
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• 2021

The existing method to improve the coordination performance of the inner and outer parts of concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) composite columns by increasing the volume-stirrup ratio causes difficulties in construction due to over-dense stirrups. Thus, this paper proposes an open polygonal composite stirrup with high strength and high ductility CRB600H reinforced rebar, and seventeen specimens were constructed, and their axial compressive performance was tested. The main parameters considered were the volume-stirrup ratio, the steel tube size, the stirrup type and the stirrup strength. The test results indicated: For the specimens restrained by open octagonal composite stirrups, compared with the specimen of 0.5% volume-stirrup ratio, the compressive bearing capacity increased by 14.6%, 15.7% and 21.5% for volume-stirrup ratio of 0.73%, 1.07% and 1.61%, respectively. For the specimens restrained by open composite rectangle stirrups, compared with the specimen of 0.79% volume-stirrup ratio, the compressive bearing capacity increased by 7.5%, 6.1%, and -1.4% for volume-stirrup ratio of 1.12%, 1.58% and 2.24%, respectively. The restraint ability and the bearing capacity of the octagonal composite stirrup are better than other stirrup types. The specimens equipped with open polygonal composite stirrup not only had a higher ductility than those with the traditional closed-loop stirrup, but they also had a higher axial bearing capacity than those with an HPB300 strength grades stirrup. Therefore, the open composite stirrup can be used in practical engineering. A new calculation method was proposed based on the stress-strain models for confined concrete under different restrain conditions, and the predicted value was close to the experimental value.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.23-35
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• 2012

지역사회 성인을 대상으로 알코올 섭취량과 동맥경직도의 관련성을 파악하였으며, 아울러 폭음과 동맥경직도의 관련성을 살펴보았다. 지역사회기반 코호트 연구에 참여한 50세 이상 성인 5944명을 대상으로 하루 평균 알코올 소비량(g/day)과 월 폭음 빈도를 조사하였다. 상완-발목동맥 맥파전도속도(baPWV)를 측정한 후 남녀 각각에서 baPWV 4사분위에 해당하는 집단을 'high baPWV'로 정의하였다. 남성 알코올 섭취군의 교차비는 비음주군과 비교해서 유의한 차이가 없었지만, >40.0 g/d 알코올 섭취군의 교차비는 유의하게 증가하였다. 모든 여성 알코올 섭취군의 교차비는 비음주군에 비해서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 남성에서는 비폭음군에 비해 주 1회 미만 폭음군 및 주 1회 이상 폭음군의 high baPWV에 대한 교차비가 유의하게 증가하였다. 여성에서는 비폭음군에 비해 주 1회 이상 폭음군의 교차비가 유의하게 증가하였다. 남녀 모두에서 적당한 음주는 동맥경직도의 위험성이 낮은 반면, 과도한 음주는 동맥경직도의 위험성이 증가하였으며, 전반적으로 알코올 섭취량과 baPWV로 측정한 동맥경직도 사이에는 J자 형태의 관련성이 있었다. 또한 알코올 섭취량을 포함한 기존의 심혈관 위험요인과는 독립적으로 남녀 모두에서 폭음이 동맥경직도와 유의한 관련성이 있었다.