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Gestures as a Means of Human-Friendly Communication between Man and Machine

  • Bien, Zeungnam
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2000.07a
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    • pp.3-6
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, ‘gesture’ is discussed as a means of human-friendly communication between man and machine. We classify various gestures into two Categories: ‘contact based’ and ‘non-contact based’ Each method is reviewed and some real applications are introduced. Also, key design issues of the method are addressed and some contributions of soft-computing techniques, such as fuzzy logic, artificial neural networks (ANN), rough set theory and evolutionary computation, are discussed.

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Growth inhibition and cell cycle phase-specific apoptosis induced by celecoxib in human NSCLC cells in vitro.

  • Choi, Kang-Eun;Kang, Jin-Hyoung;Kuh, Hyo-Jeong
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.244.1-244.1
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    • 2002
  • Cyclooxygenase-2 ( COX-2 ) is an inducible enzyme which produces prostanoids by various stimuli. Overexpression of COX-2 in many tumor types indicates its association with tumor progression, which has been a promising target for chemoprevention and chemomodulation. We studied conc- and time-dependency of COX-2 inhibition, growth inhibition, and cell cycle arrest induced by celecoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) A549 cells. (omitted)

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Effectiveness in the Converged relationship between human rights sensitivity and patient rights awareness through nursing students' human rights sensitivity improvement education (간호대학생의 인권감수성 향상교육을 통한 인권감수성과 환자권리 인식의 융합적 관계에서 효과성)

  • Burm, Eunae;Chun, YeolEo;Choi, Ae-Sook;Gu, Jeung-Ah
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.11 no.11
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    • pp.81-88
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    • 2020
  • In this study, an attempt was made to prepare an effective human rights sensitivity education plan for nursing students. This study was before and after a non-equal control group that identified human rights sensitivity and patient rights awareness. As a result of the study, the human rights sensitivity of the subjects averaged 40.22 out of 90 points. The effect on human rights sensitivity through case-based human rights sensitivity education showed that students who received training to improve case-based human rights sensitivity improved human rights sensitivity and patient rights awareness than those who did not(t=2.765,p=.006, t=-5.768,p=.000). As a result of this study, it is considered that the foundation of the curriculum to improve the human rights sensitivity of nursing students should be prepared. We propose a later study on the relationship between clinical practice and human rights sensitivity.

A Study on Applying the Human Scale for Physical Therapy Room Plan in Mid-sized Medical Clinic (인체척도 적용에 의한 중소규모 의원의 물리치료실 계획에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sung-Ah;Kim, Moonduck
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2011
  • Efficient space plans are built upon relations of both human and physical compositions, and the standard of the interaction is basically the human scale. Especially in medical areas, the character of the users within human scale design environment is quite significant. Unlike large hospitals with great plans and scalability performed by experts, mid-sized clinics tend to have limited space, designed by non-specialists who highlight aesthetics over functionality in floor plans which leads to poor quality in medical service. For this reason, this study will include the application of human scale based therapy rooms within the clinic from a physical standpoint and will further analyze and pinpoint any room for improvement to further enable more efficient ergonomic space planning. In this study, theoretically will contemplate over human scale, mid-sized clinic, therapies, and therapists, while the case study will include status of the recent human scale based mid-sized clinic from a physical viewpoint, classification and analysis amongst human and physical compositions chosen by discretion from either a newly opened or a newly re-modeled clinic within the last 2 years, which has 15 beds or more, minimum 3 physical therapists, with more than 5 different therapy facilities in the metropolitan area in order to measure the human scale of therapy rooms in a mid-sized clinic. As a result, the area where improvement can practically be applied is the physical composition, which does not include human scale like human composition factors as therapists and patients, and hence, I suggest the human scale applied efficient medical space plan become the base of this study and look forward to subsequent improvement in the quality of medical services.

The Effect of decalcified Root Surface as PDGF Carrier (PDGF 함유매개체로서 탈회된 치근면의 효과)

  • Woo, Hyo-Sang;Lee, Jae-Mok;Suh, Jo-Young
    • Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.889-905
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    • 1996
  • It is known that growth factors function as potent biologic mediators regulating numerous activities of wound healing via cell proliferation, migration and extracellular matrix formation and they also promote periodontal regeneration. But, method of growth factor application is controversial yet. So purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of demineralized root surface as one of method of growth factor application. The ginigival fibroblasts were primary cultured and fifth or sixth subpassages were used in these experiments. In first experiment, root surface blocks demineralized with 100mg/ml tetracycline for 5 minutes and pH 1 citric acid for 3 minutes(experimental groups) and nonteminerilized root surface blocks (control groups) were placed in 100ng/ml PDGF-BB for 5 minutes. Then the cells were seeded on each root surface blocks and cultured for 6, 24, 48, 72 hours. In second experiment, root surface blocks deminerilized with tetracycline and citric acid and nondemineralized root surface blocks were placed in 200ng/ml PDGF-BB for 5 minutes and another non-demineralized root surfcae blocks were placed in DMEM without PDGF-BB. At 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 days, the cells were seeded in 24-well plate and using of each eluent, cultured for 72 hours. The results of the four determinants were presented as mean and S.D.. The results were as follows : The attachment and proliferation of human gingival fibroblast on root surface were more increased when PDGF-BB was applicated on root surfrace demineralized with tetracycline or citric acid than non-demineralized root surface. And, in comparision tetracycline with citric acid, there were more attachment and proliferation of human gingival fibroblast on root surface demineralized with tetracycline than citric acid, and proliferation of human gingival fibroblast on demineralized root surface was increased time dependently 1 day to 3 days. In second experiment using eluent, proliferation of human gingival fibroblast was more increased to 6 days when human gingival fibroblast was cultured in eluent that PDGF-BB was applicated on demineralized root surface than two control groups, and degree of proliferation was decreased time dependently 1 day to 6 days. Proliferation of human gingival fibroblast cultured in eluent without PDGF-BB was constant 1 day to 6 days. After 6 days, degree of proliferation of human gingival fibroblast was similar in four groups. This means that release duration of PDGF-BB from demineralized root surface is 6 days. And in comparision tetracycline with citric acid, there was more proliferation of human gingival fibroblast in tetracycline-treated group than citric acid. In conclusion, demineralized root surface as primary site for PDGF-BB application, especially demineralized with tetracycline has important roles in attachment and proliferation of human gingival fibroblast, and may be useful clinical applications in periodontal regenerative procedures.

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Beyond Humanism - The End of Modern Humanity and the New Transformations of Human Being (휴머니즘의 경계를 넘어서 - 근대 인간학의 종언과 인간의 새로운 변형 -)

  • Choi, Jin-Seok
    • Cross-Cultural Studies
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    • v.41
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    • pp.381-413
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    • 2015
  • This article aims to trace a historical trajectory of "Humanism" as a Modern scientific concept in the light of Michel Foucault's genealogy. Generally, we believe that Humanism is a natural and eternal idea for mankind, because no one doubts that he or she is not included in the category of a "Human Being." On the contrary, according to French philosopher Foucault, the Idea of Humanism, or anthropocentrism, appeared only in the Modern Age, from the 16th century downward. Before the Renaissance, human beings did not occupy the most important status in Nature, and only existed as natural beings. As soon as mankind was liberated from the superstitious of fear and religious dogma, the concept of "Human Being" is supplied with new meanings and values. The famous maxim, such as, "Man is the lord of creation" constitutes modern human science as an inviolable category of modernity. However, Foucault tried to illuminate the hidden sides of humanism, and gave us the strict warning on the end of the human beings, which turned out to be an object of Modern knowledge. If there would be no reason to maintain a knowledge system of Modernity, in other words, Modernity as knowledge would lose its validity and we could give up Humanism as a heavy burden. Moreover, it is very clear that we are confronted with the critical moments of radical skepticism on the meaning and value for Humanity. That means that we need to think about the new transformations of Human Beings, which will probably appear in the forms of "Non-Humans," "Machines (Deleuze & Guattari)," or "Post-Humans" etc. At the present time, we cannot know if it will be positive, or negative for mankind. We should look back at the history of Humanism from a genealogical perspective, which is why we have to investigate the conceptual trajectory of Humanism in this moment.

Comparative Analysis of Open- Spike between Excellent and Non-excellent Players in Volleyball (배구 우수선수와 비우수선수간의 오픈 스파이크 동작의 비교 분석)

  • Kim, Chang-Bum;Kim, Young-Suk;Shin, Jun-Yong
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.253-264
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    • 2003
  • This study aims at finding the structure of spike technique by analysing comparatively the spike action by excellent and by non-excellent players throughout the section from a flying jump to the time of landing for the correct analysis of spike action and tries to help athletes and coaches to execute a scientific training. For the objected person of this study, six of H College athletes three of excellent athletes and three of non-excellent athletes, presently registered as athlete with the Korea Volleyball federation) were chosen, and the factors of analysis were analysed upon performance time of action by section, human body centered displacement, change of articulation angle, speed change of articulation of the upper limbs, uniformity of the articulation of the upper limbs upon impact, etc. The conclusion of this study is as follow: 1. In the time required for taking action, it shows to take $1.067{\pm}0.057$ seconds for the group of excellent athletes and $1.034{\pm}0.033$ seconds for the group of non-excellent athletes. Although there was not big difference between two groups in the performance time of action, it showed that the group of excellent athletes takes longer compared to the group of non-excellent athletes. And it was found by the result of this study that the group of excellent athletes stays longer in the duration of flight. 2. In the displacements of horizontal movement and vertical movement, it was found that the group of excellent athletes have moved more than the group of non-excellent athletes in the horizontal movement of the center of human body 3. In the angles of wrist and knee, it was found that the excellent athletes have shown little than the non-excellent athletes in the entire sections, but that in the angle of elbow, the non-excellent athletes have shown bigger than the excellent athletes.. 4. In the speed of the articulation of the upper limbs upon impact, it was found that the group of excellent athletes have shown bigger than the group of non-excellent athletes, and that in the maximum value of the articulation of the upper limbs, the maximum value for the hand was indicated upon impact and that forearm and upper arm have shown the maximum value just before the impact. 5. In the uniformity of articulation of the upper limbs at the time of impact, the group of excellent athletes showed bigger than the group of non-excellent athletes in all the articulations.

A Study on the Satisfaction, Evaluation and Awareness of Internship Programs among Major and Non-major Students in Food and Nutrition (식품영양학 전공과 타 전공 학생들의 전공 관련 현장 실습 만족도, 수행 평가도 및 인식도에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Mi-Kyeong;Jun, Ye-Sook;Bae, Yun-Jung;Kim, Eun-Young;Kim, Mi-Hyun
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.494-500
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of satisfaction, and awareness, as well as evaluations of internship programs between major and non-major students in food and nutrition. The survey was conducted via questionnaire to 80 major and 113 non-major students in food and nutrition who had finished an internship. For the primary internship facilities, the proportions were 51.3% in foodservice for the major group and 57.4% in business & industry for the non-major group. For the internship period, the proportions were 71.2% for under 2 weeks in the major group, and 42.9% for $2{\sim}4$ weeks in the non-major group(p<0.001). The proportions of students who were provided orientation from a professor(p<0.001), and visiting guidance by a professor(p<0.001), were 40.5% and 35.4%, respectively, in the major group and 73.4% and 82.1 %, respectively, in the non-major group. The proportions answering that the internship was a necessity were 95.0% in the major group and 75.2% in the non-major group(p<0.001). The major group had significantly higher satisfaction scores for location of the internship facility, internship period, and connection between education and practice as compared to the non-major group. However, the satisfaction score for professor's guidance during the internship was significantly lower in the major group than the other group. The evaluation score for 'I did my best when doing my work' was significantly higher in the major group than the non-major group. The major group had significantly higher awareness scores for the internship's degree of assistance in improving skills, making use of knowledge, and adapting to the field, as compared to non-major group. In conclusion, students majoring in food and nutrition faithfully participated in their internship programs, with higher degrees of satisfaction and awareness, and higher evaluations. However, more effective internship program with intensified and developed guidance by professor are needed.

NOTE - Determination of UVA Protection Factor with SPEX SkinSkan

  • Kawada, Akira;Kameyam, Hiroko;Sangen, Yoshiko;Aragane, Yoshinori;Tezuka, Tadashi;Hamagami, Ikuko
    • Journal of Photoscience
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.215-216
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    • 2003
  • SPEX SkinSkan is a newly developed spectrofluorometer that can calculate transmission of UVA on the surface of human skin as a non-invasive method. We have investigated UVA protection factors of Japanese over-the-counter sunscreens using SPEX SkinSkan. This non-invasive method is useful to know UVA protection of sunscreens in vivo.

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Chiral Separation of Non-Steroidal Inflarnrnatory Drugs and Metabolites by Achiral Gas Chromatography as O- Trifluoroacetylated (- )-Menthyl Esters

  • Lee, Yoon-Suk;Paik, Man-Jeong;Kim, Kyoung-Rae
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.396.3-397
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    • 2002
  • Because of the differences in biological and pharmacological properties between enantiomers of chiral acidic non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in human body. accurate determinations of their optical purities have been in great need. Racemic ibuprofen. tiaprofen. suprofen. flubiprofen and napoxen were reacted with (1R. 28. 5R)-(-)-menthol to convert them to corresponding diastereomeric (1R. 2S. 5R)-(- )-menthyl esters. (omitted)

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