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Effects of Changes in Postural Alignment on Foot Pressure and Balance of Patients with Stroke (뇌졸중 환자에서 자세정렬변화가 족저압 및 균형에 미치는 영향)

  • Yang, Dae-Jung;Park, Seung-Kyu;Kang, Jeong-Il;Park, Seong-Bin
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.226-233
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study was conducted in order to investigate the exercise limit that may occur depending on changes in postural alignment by examining the significance of postural alignment changes, foot pressure, and balance of patients with stroke. Methods: In this study, 50 patients diagnosed with a stroke were selected as subjects. Imbalance of postural alignment of the trunk, pelvic tilt of trunk rotation of the body, angle of kyphotic curving of the thoracic, and angle of lordotic curving of the lumbar vertebra were measured. Foot pressure was examined by measuring average pressure and weight bearing. Balance was examined by measuring the center of pressure and limit of stability. Results: The significance of postural alignment, foot pressure, and weight bearing of the non-paretic side was examined. In addition, the significance between postural alignment and balance was examined. Conclusion: It is thought that limits of foot pressure and balance in the standing position can be caused by postural alignment. Thus, both a therapeutic intervention program and postural alignment training should be provided together in order to improve the function of patients with stroke.

Development of a Precipitation Gauge Using Ultrasonic Measuring Technique (초음파식 유량계측 기술을 응용한 강수량측정장치 개발)

  • Seo, Gang-Do;Hong, Sung-Taek;Ryu, Chool;Lee, Kyung-Woo;Ji, Yu-Chul
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.17 no.11
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    • pp.2745-2752
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    • 2013
  • The tipping-bucket and weight measuring type precipitation gauge has long been used worldwide for measuring rainfall. However, the conventional gauge has observation errors and its measurement range is limited by the device's resolution. In this paper, a new type of precipitation gauge that uses an innovative method by applying a new ultrasonic flow measuring technique was developed. This is the first time this technique is being used to gauge rainfall. The prototype was tested in the laboratory designated by the Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS). The rainfall intensity condition was 20~420 mm/H and the Standard Correction System for Precipitation Gauges was used. Results of the laboratory experiment showed that the proposed gauge has a ${\pm}2%$ margin of error. Consequently, it was proven that the proposed gauge is quite accurate and reliable for measuring precipitation.

A Study on the Improvement of Measuring Method for Density of Model Ice (모형빙 밀도 계측 방법 개선 연구)

  • Ha, Jung-Seok;Kang, Kuk-Jin;Cho, Seong-Rak;Jeong, Seong-Yeob;Lee, Chun-Ju
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.104-109
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    • 2015
  • The Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) has an ice tank to make a test environment similar to the real ice in the polar sea in order to carry out model tests. One of the most important task of the ice tank is to generate the model ice to have similar material properties as sea ice. The primary properties of sea ice which influence the ice performance of ice breakers and ice-strengthened vessels traveling in the polar sea are ice thickness, flexural strength, density, modulus of elasticity and crystal structure etc. Among them, since the density of model ice influences the buoyance resistance of ice for the ship model, the accurate measurement of ice density should be used to obtain the accurate analysis results from the model test. In this paper, some existing methods to measure the density of model ice are reviewed and a new one is proposed to measure it accurately and easily as possible. In this study, the measuring system including an UTM and several measuring devices was established to obtain the model ice density. Polyethylene and ice specimens are used for a series of repeatable measurement tests. From the results, it was recognized that both of the displacement method and the weight/weight methods gave the stable and favorable tendency.

Process -dynamic Model for Stock-fluid in a Pressurized Paper Machine Headbox (초지기 가압-헤드박스 내 지료유체의 공정-동특성모델)

  • 윤성훈
    • Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.35-46
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    • 1999
  • Mathematical modeling provided a systematic analysis for the dynamic behavior of stock fluid in a paper machine pressurized headbox. Dynamic responses of liquid level, sheet basis weight and hydraulic pressure were predicted from the simulation model which represents the system. A unit step and asinusoidal wave load were considered as the input forcing functions in the headbox. Results are summarized as follows : 1. The dependence of sheet basis weight on liquid level in the pressurized-headbox was non -linear. 2. Liquid level in the head-box showed first-order lag with a unit step forcing to fluid input rate ; 3 . The amplitude of wave response of liquid level was inversely proportional to the time content for the sinusoidal input changes ; 4.Sheet basis weight showed second-order oscillating underamped responses for the step input load of flow rate ; 5. The damping factor in the second-order system was a function of air-pressure in the headbox ; and, 6. Dead-time existed in the measuring process for the headbox slice pressure.

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Performance Evaluation and Development of Virtual Reality Bike Simulator (가상현실 바이크 시뮬레이터의 개발과 성능평가)

  • Kim, Jong-Yun;Song, Chul-Gyu;Kim, Nam-Gyun
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers D
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    • v.51 no.3
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    • pp.112-121
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    • 2002
  • This paper describes a new bike system for the postural balance rehabilitation training. Virtual environment and three dimensional graphic model is designed with CAD tools such as 3D Studio Max and World Up. For the real time bike simulation, the optimized WorldToolKit graphic library is embedded with the dynamic geometry generation method, multi-thread method, and portal generation method. In this experiment, 20 normal adults were tested to investigate the influencing factors of balancing posture. We evaluated the system by measuring the parameters such as path deviation, driving velocity, COP(center for pressure), and average weight shift. Also, we investigated the usefulness of visual feedback information by weight shift. The results showed that continuous visual feedback by weight shift was more effective than no visual feedback in the postural balance control It is concluded this system might be applied to clinical use as a new postural balance training system.

A study on the Plan for Enhancing Internal Customer Satisfaction for Hybrid Weight (혼합 가중치를 고려한 내부고객만족 향상 방법에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Chang-Soo;Lee, Mun-Kyo;Lim, Sung-Uk
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.205-214
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    • 2007
  • Nowadays the customer is classified with external customers and the inside customers. Which are not only end users who consume products but also all people who contribute to their earnings through the management activity of the enterprise. Furthermore, the fact that the external customer satisfaction index and inside customer satisfaction index are closely related is supported by many researches. It is interpreted if the inside customer satisfaction is not improved, achievement of the external customer satisfaction cannot be easy. In this paper, First, we will deduce the inefficient index through DEA model in each department after setting up the weight of items of inside customer satisfaction and measuring them. Second, as well as research entire models about improvement methods of inside customer satisfaction getting improvement methods for reaching a goal in the minimum amount of efforts.

Automatic system to the Sensing of Temperature and Weight and the Temperature Control in Food Drying (식품 건조공정중 온도, 무게 변화의 자동계측 및 온도제어시스템)

  • Kim, Dong-Woo;Cho, Kwang-Yun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.29-33
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    • 1989
  • As one of the application of microcomputer for data acquisition and temperature control of food drying process, these studies designed and built 'the interface system, measuring sensors of weight and temperature, temperature control system'. The basic and assembly language was used to operating these system. These system measured successfully the variables such as weight and temperature during food drying, and controlled Automatically the drying temperature.

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Development Scenario of Dietary Intake Survey Using Internet of Things (IoT) (사물인터넷을 이용한 식이섭취 조사방법 개발 시나리오)

  • Lee, Ja-Yeon;Chang, Un-Jae
    • Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.225-231
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    • 2016
  • The study suggests the possibility of using internet of things for a dietary intake survey. The development scenario of the dietary intake survey was composed of a weighing sensor for measuring food weight, bluetooth module for communicating through smart-phones, and smart-phone application. The weighing sensor attached to the bottom of utensils was designed to measure the weight of initial food & food eaten, and the results were transmitted to the smart-phone through the bluetooth module. The exclusive application in the smart-phone displayed the results of the amount of food intake, calorie intake, and eating rate. Through this system, subjects could continuously monitor their dietary intake & eating rate and recognize their actual eating environment, which leads to prevent overconsumption of food intake & form balanced eating habits. Based on this system, we need to consolidate and develop a weight control program.

Effects of Sophorae Flos on Steptozotocin-induced Diabetic Mellitus in Rats (괴화(槐花) 추출물의 투여(投與)가 Streptozotocin으로 유발된 당뇨쥐에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Hyun-Ji;Kim, Kyung-Jun
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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    • v.20 no.1 s.32
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    • pp.51-65
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    • 2007
  • Objective : The present study was carried out to investigate the preventive effect of Sophorae Flos on streptozotocin - induced Diabetes mellitus. Method : Sophorae Flos was given to rats with oral administration. The experimental animals were divided into 3groups : normal group of rats, control group of Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, sample group with Sophorae Flos . The effect of Sophorae Flos on Streptozotocin-induced diabetes was observed by measuring the survival rate of rats, weight of rats, FER, blood glucose, each organ weight of rat, total cholesterol, HDL, GOT, GPT & creatinine. Result : Streptozotocin caused hyperglycemia and hypoinsulinemia by a selectively destroying pancreatic ${\beta}-cell$. Sophorae Flos treatment don't protected them from hyperglycemia and hypoinsulinemia. Organ weight liver, kidney, heart & spleen shows no significant changes. Sophorae Flos significantly don't recoverd the increase of several biochemical parameters such as blood glucose, total cholesterol, HDL, GOT, GPT, antioxidant & creatinine is vice versa. Conclusion : Sophorae Flos extract group did not show significant decrease than Streptozotocin control group.

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Method for Robust Ground Ranging Using Monopulse Radar in Heterogeneous Clutter Environment (모노펄스 레이다를 이용한 비균질 클러터 환경에서의 강건한 지면거리측정 방법)

  • Son, Jegyung
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.602-609
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    • 2021
  • Aircraft radar has special function which is ranging from aircraft to ground of antenna boresight. Because ranging information is used to calibrate altitude of aircraft or to drop a conventional bomb, the measuring have to be precise and robust. Therefore, we propose a simple and efficient method using monopulse radar for ground ranging. Proposed method calculates balancing weight according to linearity of monopulse ratio and mixes two ranging measurements in proportional to the weight. By exploiting balancing weight, radar is able to react to various environment as monopulse ratio contains characteristics of clutter environment. As a result, robust ranging information can be achieved. We use DEM(Digital Elevation Model) in order to simulate heterogeneous environment. In experimental result, it is shown that proposed method shows better accuracy and precision in any environment.