• 만화애니메이션 연구
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• 통권26호
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• pp.1-30
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• 2012

애니메이션의 목적은 움직임을 통해 재미있는 스토리를 관객에게 전달하는 것이라고 할 수 있다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해 애니메이션은 탄생 이후 지금까지 100여년 이상의 시간동안 수많은 기술들을 도입하면서 다양한 내러티브 방법과 시각 표현 방법을 개발해 왔다. 또한 표현 기술력이 발달하면서 애니메이션을 구성하는 모든 요소들도 점점 체계화되어 왔고, 동시에 현실 그 이상의 세계를 표현할 수 있도록 해 주었다. 말 그대로 애니메이션을 제작하는 감독이 상상하는 모든 것들을 스크린을 통해 관객이 눈으로 볼 수 있는 시대가 된 것이다. 그리고 현재에는 애니메이션을 관람하는 관객이 마냥 프레임 안에서 움직이는 그림에 의해 즐거움을 느끼게 되는 시대를 넘어서도록 많은 노력이 이루어지고 있다. 즉, 수동적으로 바라보는 애니메이션을 넘어 관객이 직접 느끼며, 체감하는 애니메이션으로 목적성이 변화하고 있다는 것이다. 이런 과정에서 그 중심에 3D 입체라는 기술이 애니메이션의 새로운 즐거움을 표현할 수 있도록 해주고 있다. 얼마 전, 국내에서도 극장용 3D 입체 애니메이션이 제작되었으나, 해외의 3D 입체 애니메이션과 같은 완성도 높은 영상미를 기대했던 관객에게 새로운 즐거움을 주지 못해 흥행 면에서 이렇다 할 성적을 거두지 못하였다. 이것은 국내의 입체 애니메이션 제작 산업이 아직 초보적인 단계에 불과하여 3D 입체 애니메이션 제작에 대한 인력 및 기술, 경험이 절대적으로 부족한 상태에서 제작되었기 때문이다. 그리고 대부분의 입체에 대한 연구가 재현 기술적 문제에 집중되어 있어 관객들이 직접적으로 접하게 되는 영상 그 자체에 대한 연구 또한 부족하거나 미흡한 실정인 것도 커다란 문제라 할 수 있다. 이러한 국내 상황 속에서 2010년에 개봉되었고, 현재까지 최고의 3D 입체 애니메이션 흥행작으로 손꼽히고 있는 드림웍스 작품인 <드래곤 길들이기>의 입체영상 화면은 연구될 가치가 충분하다 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문은 양질의 국내 3D 입체 애니메이션 제작 및 전문 인력 양성 시기초자료로 활용되고자 풍부한 입체감을 전달하기 위해 화면을 담아내는 시각적 연출을 중심으로 이론적 고찰과 사례를 분석하여 연구하였다. 그 결과 3D 입체 애니메이션은 새로운 분야가 아닌 기존 영상미학의 원리를 기반으로 입체영상의 특성이 적용되어져 확장되고 변화된 영역인 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 연구를 통해 실재감 재현을 위한 3D 입체 애니메이션 콘텐츠 제작에 필요한 이론적 기초연구의 토대를 구축하는데 도움이 될 것으로 본다.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2013

이 연구는 2007년 개정 교육과정 기술 가정 교과의 8학년 '주거 공간 활용' 단원에서 '다양한 가족의 특성을 고려한 주거 공간 디자인'을 주제로 프로젝트 학습을 적용한 교수 학습 과정안과 학습 자료를 개발하고 실제 교실 수업으로 실행하여 수업 후의 창의성과 인성 요소를 측정하고, 그 효과를 분석하는데 목적이 있다. 이러한 연구 목적을 달성하기 위하여 분석, 설계, 개발, 실행, 평가 단계로 연구를 진행하면서 이춘식과 이수정(2003)의 프로젝트 학습 단계를 적용하였다. 분석단계에서는 교육과정, 교과서, 선행연구를 분석하여 교수 학습 과정안의 단원과 총괄목표를 선정하고, 설계단계에서는 프로젝트 학습 단계, 창의성과 인성의 평가 요소에 대한 계획을 세웠다. 개발 단계에서는 매 차시 창의 인성 기법을 적용한 15차 시 교수 학습 과정안, 프로젝트 학습을 위한 수업 자료(개별 활동지 7개, 모둠 활동지 1개, 동영상자료 4개, ppt자료 2세트, 학습 자료 1개, 주택 도면집 1개), 수행평가 기준안, 창의 인성 검사 도구, 프로젝트 학습의 흥미도 및 만족도 평가 도구를 개발하였다. 이를 광주광역시 소재 G중학교 2학년 5학급 163명을 대상으로 2011년 10월 17일부터 11월 18일까지 5주간 실행한 후, 창의 인성 검사지, 수행평가 결과물, 프로젝트 학습의 흥미도 및 만족도 설문조사, 교사의 수업평가를 분석하였다. 주거 공간 디자인 프로젝트 학습은 창의성의 요소인 유창성, 융통성, 독창성, 정교성과 인성의 요소인 배려심과 협동심을 교육시키는데 효과적이었다. 또한 다양한 형태의 가족을 고려한 주거 디자인 작품이 완성되어 학습목표의 달성에 효과적이었으며, 학습자로 하여금 성취감을 느끼게 하여 수업의 흥미도와 만족도가 높았다. 후속연구에서는 비교집단을 두어 사전사후 뿐만 아니라 두 집단간의 차이분석을 통해 정밀한 효과 분석을 시도해 볼 것을 제언한다. 또한 창의 인성 교육의 효과를 분석하기 위한 신뢰도 높은 검사 도구 개발과 현 교육과정을 기본으로 한 실제적인 프로젝트 학습 모형을 개발하는 후속연구를 제안한다.

• 한국전통조경학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.98-114
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• 2016

본 연구는 급변하는 도시 환경에 노출된 도시유산의 경관 보전 및 관리개선을 위한 방안으로 공공재를 활용한 도시유산의 확대와 도시유산과 도시공간과의 연계방안을 제시하고자 함을 목적으로 하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 도시공간에서 유산의 이해를 높이기 위해 고시도면인 지형도면과 현상변경허용기준, 문화재청 홈페이지의 문화재보존 관리지도를 이용하여 1:1,000지도에 도시유산을 작성하고 주변에 위치한 모든 공공시설을 파악하여 기본도를 작성하였다. 둘째, 도시유산의 현황도 작성을 위해 도시유산과 유산 주변의 현황 및 변화상을 2005년부터 2014년까지 10년간의 사적분과 문화재위원회 회의록을 분석하여 도시유산 주변의 개발행위를 파악하였으며, 도시유산 주변의 보전 가능 지역 및 도시 내 도시유산의 잠재력을 상살 시킬 수 있는 지역을 찾아 활용할 수 있도록 도시유산 주변의 토지이용을 살펴보았다. 또한 현황도 작성 시 도시유산 주변지역의 입지적 특성을 파악하기 위해 단면도를 작성하였으며, 도시유산 주변의 현장 기록화를 위해 유산 및 공공시설의 주요 지점에서 사진촬영을 하였다. 셋째, 도시유산과 유산 주변의 공공시설과의 거리, 위치, 기능, 분포 등의 관계에 의해 도시유산에 미치는 영향 및 잠재적 자원으로서의 기능을 시각적 특징과 동선에 의해 분석하여 도시유산의 전면경관과 유산을 포함한 역사문화경관의 보호방안을 도출하였으며, 또한 공공재의 도시공간에서의 역할 및 도시유산 주변의 활성화 방안을 도출하였다. 넷째, 도시유산 주변의 공공시설 중 도시유산에 직접 또는 간접적인 영향을 주는 공공재를 선정하고, 공공재가 도시유산에 미치는 시각적, 면적, 선적 요소들을 통해 공공재의 역할을 파악하였으며, 이를 통해 도시유산의 경관 및 관리 개선 방안을 제시하였다.

• 동양고전연구
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• 제55호
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• pp.223-264
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• 2014

연천 홍석주(淵泉 洪奭周: 1774-1842)는 정조의 문체반정 정책에 충실한 수행자의 역할을 한 사람이었다. 그는 1794년 이래 초계문신으로 정조를 가까이 대하면서 그 영향을 받았다. 뿐만 아니라 그는 정조 사후(1800) 이래 비교적 순탄한 사환기(仕宦期, 1795-1836)를 가지면서 자신의 독자적인 학문관을 정립했던 인물로 평가된다. 홍석주는 성리학적 문학론의 핵심개념인 '도본문말(道本文末)' 사상에 바탕을 둔 '문이재도(文以載道)'의 이론을 벗어나지 않는 범주에서, 문(文)과 시(詩)의 기능을 명교(明敎)와 감인(感人)으로 구분한다. 문의 방면으로는 교훈적 대사회적인 기능을, 시의 방면에서는 성정과 천기를 중시하는 감성적 이해에 주목하였다. 홍석주는 세교설(世敎說)에 입각하여 도덕적 감발과 그를 통한 사회적 교화를 예술 창작의 핵심에 놓고 있다. 뿐만 아니라, 그의 예술작품의 중요 요소로 언급되고 있는 '흥관군원(興觀群怨)'이나 '여항구요(閭巷謳謠)'와 같은 표현은 예술행위에 있어서의 객관적 대상의 실재를 중시하고 그 실상과 부합되는 묘사를 요구하는 태도에 연결되는데 이러한 표현방식은 마치 회화에 있어서 그가 풍속화적(風俗畵的)인 특성을 지향하고 있었던 것은 아닌가 하는 의미망으로도 추정된다. 반면 정약용은 성리학적 문이재도론의 입장에서 주희의 '시경론'을 비판하는 데로 나아간 것이 특징이다. 그는 "시경"의 시편과 일반시의 정치사회적 기능을 부각시키고 있으며, 주희의 시에 관한 담론을 자신의 견해에 의하여 재해석한다. 작자(作者)가 정치적, 사회적 비판을 행한 것이 국풍의 시라는 것이다. 정약용의 국풍론은 사회정치적 맥락 속에서 사대부 계층의 실천적 역할을 강조하는 정약용의 사상을 여실하게 드러내고 있다.

• 대중서사연구
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.9-40
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• 2019

본고는 1990년대 한국영화를 장르의 변전과 감성의 재편이라는 차원에서 고찰한 것이다. 1990년대는 영화산업구조와 미디어 환경의 획기적 변화에 따라 장르의 변전과 재편이 일어나며 한국영화사의 패러다임이 바뀌는 시기다. 본고에서는 이러한 전환이 1987년 민주화와 1998년 IMF로 상징되는 세계자본주의화에 의한 감성의 변화와 연관된다고 보고 영화 텍스트에 나타난 현상을 분석하며 그 이면의 계기와 맥락을 밝혀보고자 했다. 이 연구가 기존의 논의와 다르게 1990년대 한국영화사에 접근한 지점은 다음 세 가지다. 첫째, 1990년대에 왜 하필이면 로맨틱코미디 장르가 부상했는지, 로맨틱코미디는 어떤 단계를 거쳐 성립된 것인지에 대해서는 아직 심도 있는 논의가 이루어지지 못하였으므로 우선적으로 이 부분에 착목했다. 둘째, 1987년부터 1999년까지를 전환기로 보고 이 시기에 나타난 장르와 감성의 주류를 읽어내기 위해 최고 흥행작들을 분석 대상으로 삼았다. 그러한 영화들은 장르 판도와 대중의 취향을 상징적으로 보여주는 텍스트이기 때문이다. 셋째, 멜로드라마와 로맨틱코미디에 대한 분리된 고찰에서 벗어나 두 장르를 아우르는 감성구조를 살펴 봄으로써 1990년대 한국영화에 보다 거시적이고 역동적으로 접근하고자 했다. 역사는 면면한 흐름으로 이어지는 것인 만큼 그것은 이전 시대와의 단절이 아니므로 연속선상에서 변곡점과 계기에 유의할 때 변화의 역학과 구조가 적시될 수 있기 때문이다. 이러한 접근을 통해 도출된 결론은 다음과 같다. 1980년대까지 한국 영화의 주류 장르는 멜로드라마였고, 이는 구조적 정합성에 어긋나는 모순과 과잉의 요소들이 파토스에 의해 상쇄되거나 봉합되는 오랜 관습을 유지해왔다. 여기에서 구조적 정합성이란 합당한 규약이나 거래가 지켜지지 않는다는 것이다. 1990년대에 장르가 재편되는 과정은 구조적 정합성을 희생하는 관습에 거리를 확보하는 가운데 진행된다. 그 방향은 합리적 이성주의와 자본의 논리에 의한 통어가 강화되어 가는 것이다. 그것은 웃음을 통해 대상에 대해 거리를 두면서 발언의 수위를 높이고 임계를 확장하는 코미디로 시작하여 감성을 취향의 항목으로 기호화하고 상호 합의와 실리적 거래의 논리를 통해 구축해가는 로맨스로 전개된다. 이를 통해 1990년대 한국영화는 무조건적 가족주의에 긴박된 파토스의 서사로부터 멀어져가는 쪽으로 발전되어 간다. 이는 1980년대 후반 이후 한국사회가 근대 합리주의의 쌍생아로서의 민주주의와 자본주의의 상향된 궤도에 진입하는 것과 동궤를 이루는 것이다.

• 심성연구
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.112-160
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• 2023

본 연구는, 한국민담 "하늘에서 빌려온 복"을 인간 심성이 표현된 자료로서 분석심리학적 입장에서 살피면서 인간 심성의 이해에 한층 더 다가가 보고자 하는 하나의 시도이다. 이로부터, 우리의 마음 깊은 곳에서는 새로운 차원의 의식성을 기획하고 실현하고자 하는 근원적 활동이 늘 펼쳐지고 있다는 것을 다시금 확인해 볼 수 있었다. 또한, 새로운 의식성을 이루게 될 심적 요소들이 무의식에서 어떻게 준비되며 어떻게 의식으로 통합되어 가는지, 나아가, 그 과정의 진행과 완성을 위해 필요한 것은 무엇인지에 관한 실마리를 얻을 수 있었다. 이야기는, 주인공 나무꾼이 가난에서 벗어나고자 두 배 많은 나뭇짐을 마련해 오기 시작하는 데서 시작한다. 그런데, 새로 구해온 짐은 하룻밤이 지나면 사라지고 만다. 이에 나무꾼은 의문을 품고 짐이 어디로 사라지는 것인지를 추적하려 하고, 그러다 뜻하지 않게 하늘 여행을 하게 되며, 마침내, 그간 짐을 거두어 간 게 하늘이라는 것, 그 이유는 그에게 허락된 복 분량이 한 짐뿐이기 때문이라는 것을 깨닫게 된다. 아울러, 태어나지 않은 어떤 이의 큰 복을 확인하고는, 그 복을, 장차 원래 주인에게 돌려주는 조건으로 빌려오게 된다. 이후의 이야기는, 나무꾼이 일련의 새로운 계기들을 만나면서 부농이 되는 과정, 마침내 복 주인이 등장하여 약속된 때에 복을 돌려주는 사건을 거쳐, 최종적인 대반전의 창조적 결말로 이어지게 된다. 전체 서사는, 복 주인에게 복이 온전히 이양된 후에 열리게 될 새로운 삶의 지평, 즉, 진화된 새로운 의식성의 실현을 목적하고 진행되는 일련의 심적 사건으로 이해될 만했다. 여기서 주인공 나무꾼은, 변화가 필요한 낡은 의식으로, 동시에, 새로운 의식성의 실현을 준비하며 장차 거기에 참여하게 될 심적 요소로, 이해해 볼 수 있었다. 그런 가운데, 주인공에게 일어났던 일련의 사건과 변화들은, 새롭게 등장할 의식성이 어떤 것인지에 대한 점층적·구체적 예고로 이해해 볼 수 있었다. 주인공은 이야기의 흐름 속에서 자신의 역할을 잘 수행해간다. 그러나 그런 그도, 복을 이양해야 하는 결정적 순간이 다가오자, 갈등과 고민이 깊어진다. 이는 새로운 의식성의 실현을 위한 마지막 과정의 어려움을 잘 시사해 준다. 특기할 것은, 이야기 속의 모든 심적 사건이 이 마지막 지점에 수렴되고 있었다는 점, 아울러, 문제의 해결이 결국은, 주인공이 자신이 누리고 있는 모든 걸다 내려놓고 하늘의 뜻에 온전히 따르는 순간 일어나고 있었다는 점이었다. 민담은, 새로운 의식성의 도래에는 그것에 참여하며 경험을 하게 될 이의 몫이 있음을, 그리고 이 몫은 그 전체 과정을 기획하고 진행해 온 정신 심층의 중심에 온전히 순응하는 것임을, 잘 시사해 주고 있었다. 그때 비로소 체험 주체가 그 최종 열매에 참여할 수 있게 되는 것이었다. 만약 체험 주체가 이에 반해 중간 단계의 어느 성과에 집착하며 머무르고자 한다면, 무의식은 최종 목적지를 향해 또 다른 험난한 과정을 전개할 수 있음을, 이는, 한 개인에서든 사회에서든, 새로운 차원의 의식성과 삶이 요청되는 곳에서라면 늘 적용되는 것임을, 본 민담은 아울러 시사해 주고 있었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.