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Reliability of the Tone Assessment Scale for Poststroke Spasticity (뇌졸중 후 강직(spasticity) 평가를 위한 Tone Assessment Scale의 신뢰도)

  • Kim, Tae-Ho;Chung, Ey-Jung
    • Physical Therapy Korea
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.133-144
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was to establish reliability of the Tone Assessment Scale (TAS) translated into Korean in patients with stroke. The TAS consists of resting posture, response to passive movement, and associated reaction to active effort. Fifteen patients (14 males, 1 female) were examined by two raters. Surface electromyography (EMG) data at elbow flexor muscle and joint excursion were collected from 6 patients. To identify the correlation between muscle activity and angular changes of elbow muscle, Pearson product moment correlation was used. The inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the TAS ranged from very good to good (K/Kw=.61~1.00 for intra-rater and K/Kw=.73~1.00 for intra-rater comparisons) in the sections of resting posture and associated reaction. However, in the section of response to passive movement, the reliability coefficients ranged from very good to fair (Kw=.29~1.00). In the 11th item, correlation between EMG ratio of elbow flexor and angular changes of elbow joint showed statistically strong positive relationship (r=.94, p<.05). These results indicate that the TAS is selectively reliable in the sections of resting posture and associated reaction.

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Micro-scale Observation of Corrosion of Hot-Dip Aluminized 11% Cr Stainless Steel

  • Cho, Min-Seung;Park, Choong-Nyeon;Park, Chan-Jin
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.73-77
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    • 2019
  • Hot-dip aluminized coating has been widely used to protect steel substrate against corrosion. In this study, the corrosion behavior of hot-dip aluminized type 409L (11% Cr) stainless steel (SS) was investigated using macro- and micro-scale polarization tests. An Al-Fe-Si alloy layer that was formed due to inter-diffusion of alloying elements between Al coating and SS substrate was observed between Al coating and 409L SS substrate. In both macro- and micro-scale polarization tests, the corrosion potential ($E_{corr}$) of the 409L SS substrate was much nobler than that of the Al coating and alloy layer. $E_{corr}$ of the alloy layer was between that of Al coating and 409L SS substrate. This indicates that the alloy layer can act as a buffer between the more active Al coating and the nobler SS substrate for pit growth in aluminized SS. The presence of the alloy layer appears to be helpful in hindering pitting corrosion of aluminized SS.

A Study on Primary Children's Peer Victimization (초등학교 아동의 또래괴롭힘에 대한 연구)

  • 신유림
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2000
  • This study assessed the degree to which children are subjected to victimize by peers using a peer nomination scale and self-report. The subjects were 122 children in the fourth through sixth grades. About 7% were identified as extremely victimized group. Age and gender were not related with victimization scores. The inter-item correlations and item-total correlations of the peer nomination were high. The correlation of victimization scores measured by peer nomination and self report was significant. Children's victimization scores were not correlated with their aggression scores, which means victimized children were not homeogenous.

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A Literature Review of Parkinson's Disease Rating, Balance, Fall and Gait Scales (파킨슨 환자들의 질환등급, 균형, 낙상 및 보행능력 평가척도 고찰)

  • Kim, Chang-Hwan;Kim, Mi-Young;Lim, Bee-Oh
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.441-451
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    • 2015
  • Objective : The purpose of the study was to investigate and compare the differences between Parkinson's disease rating, balance, fall and gait scales. Results : Parkinson's disease rating scales include the Hoehn-Yahr Scale and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). The Hoehn-Yahr Scale can measure disease rates easily; however it is not sensitive enough to evaluate the disease's process and management. UPDRS's advantage is in it's higher inter-reliability score; however it is more complicated to use. Parkinson's balance scales are comprised of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC). BBS has the advantage in that it is cheaper to measure and simple in use. ABC's advantage is especially in it's ability to measure higher functional levels; however it is more difficult measure responses due to scores appearing in both extremes. The Fall Efficacy Scale (FES) and The Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly (SAFE) are Parkinson's fall scales. FES's leverage over SAFE is that it is simpler to measure; however it does not coincide with responses which proves disadvantageous in measuring balance loss in high-level Parkinson's patients. SAFE's advantage is in it's simpler use and ability to be utilized without encountering the fear of fall; however it's at a disadvantage in regards to its use with multilateral aspects providing insufficient inspection. Lastly, the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) and the Functional Gait Assessment (FGA) are Parkinson's gait scales. DGI is advantageous in its ability to test gait ability when exposed to a variety of external environments; however it is disadvantageous in that it registers higher scores with activities. FGA's advantage is in it's dynamic balance test; however it at a disadvantage with those unable to walk. Conclusion : A researcher of Parkinson's patients must choose each scale while considering their positive and negative characteristics.

Development of Comprehensive Oro-Facial Function Scale (포괄적 구강안면기능척도(Comprehensive Oro-Facial Function Scale; COFFS)의 개발)

  • Son, Yeong Soo;Min, Kyoung Chul;Woo, Hee-Soon
    • Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.69-85
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    • 2022
  • Objective : This study aimed to develop a Comprehensive Oro-Facial Function Scale (COFFS) that can evaluate oro-facial function in patients with dysphagia. Methods : To verify the item composition and reliability of the COFFS, preliminary items were collected by selecting and analyzing four previous studies, and the Content Validity Ratio (CVR) was derived through a second survey of experts. Cronbach's 𝛼 was calculated for the internal validity of the evaluation items, and the test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability were calculated using the internal classification coefficients (ICC). Results : The content validity ratio of all items was 0.67; in the case of Cronbach's 𝛼 value for each domain, 0.849 for communication domain, -0.224 for the oro-facial structure and shape, 0.831 for the ability to perform orofacial movements, and 0.946 for mastication and swallowing function. The test-retest reliability was 0.974 and the inter-rater reliability was 0.937, showing high reliability. Conclusion : In this study, the evaluation tool of COFFS was finally selected from 34 items in four areas and developed on a 3-5 point scale according to the evaluation items. In future studies, additional research is needed to prove its validity through correlation with other evaluation tools that measure oro-facial function.

An Design Of Embedded System for Satisfying Respose Of Wireless Internet Datalink Layer (무선 인터넷 데이터링크 레이어의 응답속도를 만족하는 임베디드 시스템 설계)

  • Oh, Hyun-Seok;Sung, Kwang-Soo
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.1181-1184
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, we proposed small scale real-time operating system for embedded system. Real-time system is characterized by the severe consequences that result if logical as well as timing correctness properties of system are not met. On real-time system, real-time operating system allows real-time applications to be designed and expanded easily. Functions can be added without requiring major changes to the software. We design small scale real-time operating system for preemptive kernel, and design kernel component such as multitasking, scheduler, task priority, semaphore, inter-task communication, clock tick timer, ISR(Interrupt Service Routine) mechanism has low interrupt latency.

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Single-Domain-Like Graphene with ZnO-Stitching by Defect-Selective Atomic Layer Deposition

  • Kim, Hong-Beom;Park, Gyeong-Seon;Nguyen, Van Long;Seong, Myeong-Mo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2016.02a
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    • pp.329-329
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    • 2016
  • Large-area graphene films produced by means of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) are polycrystalline and thus contain numerous grain boundaries that can greatly degrade their performance and produce inhomogeneous properties. A better grain boundary engineering in CVD graphene is essential to realize the full potential of graphene in large-scale applications. Here, we report a defect-selective atomic layer deposition (ALD) for stitching grain boundaries of CVD graphene with ZnO so as to increase the connectivity between grains. In the present ALD process, ZnO with hexagonal wurtzite structure was selectively grown mainly on the defect-rich grain boundaries to produce ZnO-stitched CVD graphene with well-connected grains. For the CVD graphene film after ZnO stitching, the inter-grain mobility is notably improved with only a little change in free carrier density. We also demonstrate how ZnO-stitched CVD graphene can be successfully integrated into wafer-scale arrays of top-gated field effect transistors on 4-inch Si and polymer substrates, revealing remarkable device-to-device uniformity.

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A New Approach to Find Orthologous Proteins Using Sequence and Protein-Protein Interaction Similarity

  • Kim, Min-Kyung;Seol, Young-Joo;Park, Hyun-Seok;Jang, Seung-Hwan;Shin, Hang-Cheol;Cho, Kwang-Hwi
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.141-147
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    • 2009
  • Developed proteome-scale ortholog and paralog prediction methods are mainly based on sequence similarity. However, it is known that even the closest BLAST hit often does not mean the closest neighbor. For this reason, we added conserved interaction information to find orthologs. We propose a genome-scale, automated ortholog prediction method, named OrthoInterBlast. The method is based on both sequence and interaction similarity. When we applied this method to fly and yeast, 17% of the ortholog candidates were different compared with the results of Inparanoid. By adding protein-protein interaction information, proteins that have low sequence similarity still can be selected as orthologs, which can not be easily detected by sequence homology alone.

Study on Development Method of Packaging Exhibition (국내 포장 전시회의 활성화 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Soo-Keun
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2001
  • This study was carried out to investigate development method of packaging exhibition in korea. Even if Seoul Pack is held by 8th times, it marks time in comparison with other famous packaging exhibitions(e.g. Inter Pack, Pack Expo and Tokyo Pack). They have been developed every year. Seoul Pack is small scare, there is no comparison between ours and other famous packaging exhibitions. Seoul Pack is 1/10 over Tokyo Pack in the exhibition scale and visitors. Seoul Pack needs an active public information to develop national scale. After exhibition we distributer 70% of earnings and reinvest 30% of promotion. We needs over 400 exhibitors, 1,500 booths and 100,000 visitors in other to advance national exhibition in the near future.

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