• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.111-115
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• 2007

Background: Selective diagnostic blocks of the medial branches of the dorsal primary ramus are usually performed under the guidance of fluoroscopic or computed tomography. Recently, however, ultrasound guidance has been suggested as an altemative method. In this study, the distances between the vertebral structures were measured and compared with the values measured using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the clinical feasibility of using ultrasound-guided block in Korean patients. Methods: Five male and 15 female patients were enrolled in this study. The target point of the medial branch block in our study was the groove at the base of the superior articular process, We measured the depth from the skin to the target point at the transverse process (d-TP) and to the most superficial point of the superior articular process (d-AP). Results: The d-TP and d-AP values measured under ultrasound guidance were concordant with the values measured using MRI. Conclusions: The images of the bony landmarks obtained under ultrasound examination could be useful for ultrasound-guided lumbar medial branch block.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.2366-2395
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• 2018

Multi-view super-resolution (MVSR) refers to the process of reconstructing a high-resolution (HR) image from a set of low-resolution (LR) images captured from different viewpoints typically by different cameras. These multi-view images are usually obtained by a camera array. In our previous work [1], we super-resolved multi-view LR images via image fusion (IF) and blind deblurring (BD). In this paper, we present a new MVSR method that jointly realizes IF and BD based on an integrated energy function optimization. First, we reformulate the MVSR problem into a multi-channel blind deblurring (MCBD) problem which is easier to be solved than the former. Then the depth map of the desired HR image is calculated. Finally, we solve the MCBD problem, in which the optimization problems with respect to the desired HR image and with respect to the unknown blur are efficiently addressed by the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM). Experiments on the Multi-view Image Database of the University of Tsukuba and images captured by our own camera array system demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.271-284
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• 2019

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the process from occurrence of a hospital nurse's suicide to workers' compensation approval, responses of the parties involved, issues debated during approval deliberations, and significant policy changes resulting from the incident. Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with involved parties and collected various documents, including newspaper articles, forum proceedings, and the agency report on determination of workers' compensation. Content analysis was performed on the collected data. Results: A Joint Task Force continuously reported its progress and findings through mass media such as newspaper, radio, and TV. These activities exerted pressure on a government agency to conduct an occupational disease review and significantly impacted the workers' compensation approval. The agency recognized associations between the hospital's inadequate nurse training and the suicide but did not confirm the excessive overtime and workplace harassment experienced by the nurse as causes of the suicide. This case's media coverage and impact resulted in a law prohibiting workplace harassment and a hospital system dedicating at least one nurse to training activities. Conclusions: This incident had a significant social impact as the first case of workers' compensation approval for a hospital nurse's suicide. However, the case produced no structural changes in nurses' working conditions such as heavy workloads.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.454-460
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• 2020

In 2019, the Korean government announced the 3rd Basic Plan for Energy, which included expanding the rate of renewable energy generation by 30-40% by 2040. Hence, offshore wind power generation, which is relatively easy to construct in large areas, should be considered. The East Sea coast of Korea is a sea area where the depth reaches 50 m, which is deeper than the west coast, even though it is only 2.5 km away from the coastline. Therefore, for offshore wind power projects on the East Sea coast, a floating offshore wind power should be considered instead of a fixed one. In this study, a response analysis was performed by applying the analytical conditions of IEC61400-3-2 for the design of floating offshore wind power generation systems. In the newly revised IEC61400-3-2 international standard, design load cases to be considered in floating offshore wind power systems are specified. The upper structure applied to the numerical analysis was a 5-MW-class wind generator developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the marine environment conditions required for the analysis were based on the Ulsan Meteorological Buoy data from the Korea Meteorological Administration. The FAST v8 developed by NREL was used in the coupled analysis. From the simulation, the maximum response of the six degrees-of-freedom motion and the maximum load response of the joint part were compared. Additionally, redundancy was verified under abnormal conditions. The results indicate that the platform has a maximum displacement radius of approximately 40 m under an extreme sea state, and when one mooring line is broken, this distance increased to approximately 565 m. In conclusion, redundancy should be verified to determine the design of floating offshore wind farms or the arrangement of mooring systems.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.110-119
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• 2021

The Coronavirus or COVID-19 is contagiousness virus that infected almost every single part of the world. This pandemic forced a major country did lockdown and stay at a home policy to reduce virus spread and the number of victims. Interactions between humans and robots form a popular subject of research worldwide. In medical robotics, the primary challenge is to implement natural interactions between robots and human users. Human communication consists of dynamic processes that involve joint attention and attracting each other. Coordinated care involves sharing among agents of behaviours, events, interests, and contexts in the world from time to time. The robotics arm is an expensive and complicated system because robot simulators are widely used instead of for rehabilitation purposes in medicine. Interaction in natural ways is necessary for disabled persons to work with the robot simulator. This article proposes a low-cost rehabilitation system by building an arm gesture tracking system based on a depth camera that can capture and interpret human gestures and use them as interactive commands for a robot simulator to perform specific tasks on the 3D block. The results show that the proposed system can help patients control the rotation and movement of the 3D arm using their hands. The pilot testing with healthy subjects yielded encouraging results. They could synchronize their actions with a 3D robotic arm to perform several repetitive tasks and exerting 19920 J of energy (kg.m².S^-2). The average of consumed energy mentioned before is in medium scale. Therefore, we relate this energy with rehabilitation performance as an initial stage and can be improved further with extra repetitive exercise to speed up the recovery process.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.356-362
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• 2022

Objective: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a nonsurgical treatment alternative to surgery for various musculoskeletal diseases that have traditionally been difficult to treat conservatively, including calcific tendinitis, tennis elbow, and plantar fasciitis. This study evaluated the effect of focused and radial shock wave therapy for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Design: Randomized controlled study Methods: Forty participants with calcific tendinitis were randomized into focused shock wave therapy (FSWT, n=20) and radial shock wave therapy (RSWT, n=20) groups. Patients were examined before and one week after treatment. Pain intensity was subjectively assessed using the visual analogue scale and function was assessed using the Constant-Murley score (CMS) and range of motion (ROM). Results: The results showed a significant decrease in pain and significant increase in shoulder mobility and function in both groups. However, FSWT was significantly more effective than RSWT, based on CMS and ROM assessment. Conclusions: Although it is possible to raise the energy intensity of RSWT to increase the depth at which the energy becomes dispersed, higher energy intensity is associated with a greater risk of severe neurovascular damage, and that high-intensity stimulation can cause adverse effects such as pain and petechiae. Therefore, FSWT is considered to be a safe and effective method for treating tendinous lesions while minimizing adverse effects. In conclusion, both FSWT and RSWT can reduce pain and increase mobility and function. FSWT can be considered as an alternative for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2010

그라우트재의 침투 특성을 개선하기 위하여 진동 주입을 적용하였다. 진동주입공법은 진동하는 주입압을 부가하여 주입하는 그라우팅 기술로서 이를 적용할 경우, 그라우트재의 점성과 그라우트재 입자의 흡착 현상이 감소하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 진동 주입에 의한 그라우트재의 침투 특성 개선을 검증하기 위하여 모형 주입 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과로부터 흡착 현상을 평가하는 계수인 $\theta$ 를 산정하여 침투 특성 개선 정도를 제시하였다. 또한 인공 절리면에 대한 주입 실험을 수행하였다. 모형 실험 및 인공절리면의 실험 결과와 이론적인 해석 결과를 통해 진동 주입 시 그라우트재의 침투능이 증가됨을 검증하였으며, 특히 400kPa 이하의 저압으로 주입하였을 때 진동 주입의 효과가 최대로 나타남을 확인하였다.

• 무역학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.207-225
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• 2020

Korea has studied FTA over 20 years since FTA with Chile. More than 3,000 Articles have been published in journal so far. Thus, this study aims to present the direction that should be taken by Korean FTA study by using Meta-Analysis for FTA study which has been carried on so far. Many researchers publish several articles each year, showing high quotation index and H-index. However, Korean FTA study lacks network with overseas researchers and fusion study with other sciences. 65.4% of Korean FTA study is carried on Independent research and 91.1% of them, in joint research by fewer than 2 persons. Further, the Subject of FTA study is not diverse and too uniform. Out of total studies, 24.3% of them are related to rules of origin and 15.3% of them, to China, showing that theme of study is quite partially concentrated. This is large difference with overseas FTA study. Study on rules of origin is only 1.5% in overseas. Korean FTA study needs to diversify subjects of study and to balance between academic aspect & practical aspect. When it comes to study methodology empirical analysis assumed large portion in both Korea and overseas countries. Empirical analysis assumes 18.3% in Korea and 47.3% in overseas, both of which are quite high. However, qualitative study such as FGI/AHP, in-depth interview, case analysis is quite rare in Korean FTA study. Partial concentration of countries for study subject needs to be rectified also. In Korea, countries for FTA study is China 15.3%, EU 10.0%, USA 6.3%. In overseas, China assumes only 3.7% of study subject. It is required for Korean FTA study to extend study subjects & study area by forming global study network and to extend qualitative study with microscopic study.

• 한국석유지질학회지
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• 제6권1_2
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• pp.25-36
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• 1998

동중국해 분지의 북부에 위치한 한일 공동 광구 시추공 (JDZ V-1, V-3, VII-1 그리고 VII-2)제3기 퇴적물 내의 유기물의 특성을 파악하기 위해서 유기 지화학적 분석을 실시하였다 JDZ V-1, JDZ V-3 공 후기 마이오세 퇴적물의 유기물 함량은 분석 구간에서 대부분 $0.5\%$ 이하로 매우 낮으나 초기 마이오세 및 올리고세 층에서는 $0.6-0.8\%$로 일정한 함유량을 보인다. JDZ VII-1, JDZ VII-2시추공의 중기-후기 마이오세 퇴적층의 경우에는 유기물이 풍부해서 $20\%$에까지 이르는 것으로 나타났다. 이들 시추공 퇴적물이 JDZ V-1이나 V-3공의 그것에 비해 일부 구간에서 유기물의 함량이 매우 높은 것은 탄질 셰일이 분석된 것으로 퇴적 환경이 탄층이나 탄질 셰일의 발달에 적합했던 것으로 판단된다. JDZ시리즈 시추공 제3기 퇴적물에 포함된 케로젠은 주로 육상기원의 목질 및 탄질물이고 원소 분석 결과에서는 주로 타이프 III에 비교되는 것으로 나타났다. 유기물 함량에 비하여 석유 생성 잠재력 (S2)및 수소지수 (HI)가 낮은 것은 육상 유기물의 특성을 반영하는 것이다. 생물표기화합물 분석에 의하면, JDZ시추공의 제3기 퇴적물 내의 유기물은 육상 고등 식물에서 유래한 것들이 우세한 것으로 나타났고, 퇴적 당시의 조건은 산화 환경이어서 퇴적된 유기물의 보존에 적합치 않았던 것으로 해석된다. 지화학적 특성을 통해서 유추한 JDZ시추공의 유기물의 특성 및 퇴적환경은 하성 환경이 우세한 가운데 일시적인 호수, 혹은 늪지나 범람원이 형성을 나타내 기존 조구조 운동 연구 및 퇴적학적 연구 결과와 일치하고 있다. 유기물의 열 성숙 단계는 JDZ V-1 및 V-3 시추공의 총 심도 부근 (각각 3317 m, 3221 m)에서는 석유 생성 중간 단계에 도달했고, JDZ VII-1 및 VII-2공의 3600 m 하부층은 건성 가스 생성 단계에까지 도달한 것으로 나타났다. JDZ VII-1, VII-2 시추공의 3500 m 하위 구간의 올리고세 퇴적층에서 유기물 함량 및 수소 지수가 급격히 감소하는 것은 매몰 심도가 깊어지면서 유기물이 열 분해되어 이미 탄화수소를 생성한 것으로 해석된다. JDZ VII-1 및 VII-2 시추공의 가스징후 및 길소나이트 (gilsonite)는 탄화수소가 생성되어 이동한 흔적을 시사한다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.121-132
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 노후 콘크리트 포장의 효율적 유지보수를 위하여 국내 최초 적용된 Thin Bonded Continuously Reinforced Concrete Overlay (CRCO) 공법의 초기 공용성이 평가되었다. 서해안 고속도로의 표층 파손 구간에 Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP) 덧씌우기와 CR8O 공법을 이용한 보수가 진행되었다. JPCP 덧씌우기 공법이 적용된 구간에서는 인접 슬래브가 완전히 분리되도록 덧씌워진 층의 줄눈을 완전히 커팅하였으며, CRCO 공법이 적용된 구간에서는 0.5% 종방향 철근과 위치 고정용 횡방향 철근을 설치한 후 그 위에 덧씌우기를 수행하였다. 두 구간 모두에서 3종시멘트가 이용되었다. 현장 강도 시험 결과, 1$\sim$3일 내에 교통개방이 가능한강도가 발현된 것이 확인되었으며, vibrating wire gauge (VWG) 데이터 분석 결과 CRCO 공법이 기존 포장의 줄눈 거동을 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 부착강도 시험결과, 재령에 상관없이 높은 부착강도가 확인되었다. 한편 JPCP 덧씌우기 공법이 적용된 구간에서는 중앙부에서, CRCO 공법이 적용된 구간에서는 CRCO 포장과 같은 무작위 횡방향 균열이 관찰되었으며, CRCO 공법의 균열폭 거동이 JCP 보다 50% 정도 낮은 것으로 나타났다.