• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.256-262
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• 2007

Image processing systems have been used to measure the plant parameters such as size, shape and structure of plants. There are yet some limited applications for evaluating plant colors due to illumination conditions. This study was focused to present adaptive methods to analyze plant leaf color regardless of illumination conditions. Color patches attached on the calibration bars were selected to represent leaf colors of lettuces and to test a possibility of health monitoring of lettuces. Repeatability of assigning leaf colors to color patches was investigated by two-tailed t-test for paired comparison. It resulted that there were no differences of assignment histogram between two images of one lettuce that were acquired at different light conditions. It supported that use of the calibration bars proposed for leaf color analysis provided color constancy, which was one of the most important issues in a video color analysis. A health discrimination equation was developed to classify lettuces into one of two classes, SOUND group and POOR group, using the machine vision. The classification accuracy of the developed health discrimination equation was 80.8%, compared to farmers' decision. This study could provide a feasible method to develop a standard color chart for evaluating leaf colors of plants and plant health monitoring system using the machine vision.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2019

Purpose: The aim of this study was to provide basic data to improve the survival rate of pre-hospital cardiac arrest patients. This study suggests a more effective method of performing effective chest compressions for a cardiac arrest patient in a moving ambulance. Methods: To compare the differences between gender and license (qualification), SPSS 18.0 (Windows) was used. Independent and paired t-tests were used for differences between before and after wearing a rescuer's belt. Results: The success rate of chest compressions according to gender was higher in males ($68{\pm}21.91%$) than in females ($25.04{\pm}16.88%$). There was no difference according to license ($44.70{\pm}26.63$ for paramedic, $45.05{\pm}19.25$ for nurse). However, the depth (mm) and the success rate (%) were improved during the evaluation of chest compressions when wearing the rescuer's belt (depth: $46.95{\pm}6.49$ vs. $49.55{\pm}6.05$, success rate: $44.80{\pm}24.66$ vs. $57.39{\pm}26.823$). Conclusion: Wearing a rescuer's belt in an ambulance during patient transport can result in deeper and more accurate chest compressions; therefore, it is expected to be effective in recovering the circulation of patient with cardiac arrest.

• 국제물리치료학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.2244-2252
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• 2020

Background: Thera-Band, Narrow squats, Kinesiology taping helps in the reduction of loading on the knee joints. Despite the fact that the varus knee negatively affects the alignment of the lower extremities, most of the studies have analyzed each independently. Objectives: To investigate the effects of a complex exercise program consisting of elastic band exercises and squat exercises on the distance between the inner knees and balance in young adults with genu varum. Design: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Methods: The complex exercise group performed resistance exercises using an elastic band. The taping group used kinesiology tape on the vastus lateralis and biceps femoris. To select those to be included in the study, we measured the distance between the knees using digital Vernier calipers and to measure the balance ability, we used a balance training system. The data were analyzed with the independent t-test and paired t-test. Results: The study indicated a significant difference in the distance between the knees between the two groups, but no significant differences in the dynamic balance between the groups. Also, the static balance comparison between the groups according to the intervention method included the trace length, C90 area, C90 angle and velocity. There were no significant differences in the static balance between the groups. In addition, the complex exercise program was more effective than taping. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that the complex exercise program and taping decrease the between both the knee and increase the balance.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.203-211
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• 2022

Bacterial wilt, which is a major soil-borne disease with widespread occurrence, poses a severe danger in the field of tobacco production. However, there is very limited knowledge on bacterial wilt-induced microecological changes in the tobacco root system and on the interaction between Ralstonia solanacearum and fungal communities in the rhizosphere soil. Thus, in this study, changes in fungal communities in the rhizosphere soil of tobaccos with bacterial wilt were studied by 18S rRNA gene sequencing. The community composition of fungi in bacterial wilt-infected soil and healthy soil in two tobacco areas (Gengma and Boshang, Lincang City, Yunnan Province, China) was studied through the paired comparison method in July 2019. The results showed that there were significant differences in fungal community composition between the rhizosphere soil of diseased plants and healthy plants. The changes in the composition and diversity of fungal communities in the rhizosphere soil of tobaccos are vital characteristics of tobaccos with bacterial wilt, and the imbalance in the rhizosphere microecosystem of tobacco plants may further aggravate the disease.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2020

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of taping method using elastic tape and non-elastic tape on pain, grip strength and muscle activity in middle-aged female patients with lateral epicondylitis. METHODS: The subjects were 40- to 50-year-old female patients with lateral epicondylitis. A total of 22 subjects were divided into two groups, and each group had 11 patients. The intervention was carried out three times a week for 4 weeks. One group applied tape using elastic tape (ETG) while the other group applied tape using non-elastic tape (NETG). The measurement factors were pain, grip strength, and muscle activity. Pain was measured using VAS. Grip strength was measured using a grip dynamometer, and muscle activity was measured using EMG in the affected extensor carpi radialis brevis. Changes in interventions were compared among the groups using a paired t-test. The comparison between groups compared delta values (Changed values) between pre- and post-intervention using an independent t-test. RESULTS: In both groups, there was a statistically significant decrease in VAS. However, there was no statistically significant decrease in the delta value of VAS between ETG and NETG. In both groups, grip strength and muscle activity increased after intervention. There were statistically significant differences in delta values between ETG and NETG. CONCLUSION: Taping is a good intervention method for patients with lateral epicondylitis. Both elastic tape and non-elastic tape were effective. In particular, taping using elastic tape is an effective method for improving muscle function with pain reduction.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.27-40
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• 1997

최근 항공수요가 급증하고 지방화시대가 도래함에 따라 각 지역마다 지방공항 건설에 박차를 가하고 있다. 그러나 공항의 부적절한 입지는 그 기능발휘에 제한을 초래하게 되고 항공수요의 감소로 이어지게 된다. 따라서 공항의 기능을 최대한으로 발휘할 수 있는 지역대표공항의 건설이 요구되며, 이에 따라 경제적이고 효율적인 공항입지선정 방법이 요망되고 있다. 본 연구는 공항입지선정에 있어서 지형공간정보체계를 활용하여 실제대상지역에 적용한 결과, 지형공간 정보체계가 광범위한 지역을 대상으로 다양한 분석인자를 적용해야 하는 공항입지선정에 있어 효율적이고 과학적인 분석을 위한 새로운 기법임을 제시할 수 있었다. 그리고 공항입지선정 시 요구되는 분석인자들간의 우선순위와 자료의 등급 및 상대적인 경중률을 산정하는 과정에서 쌍체비교방법과 델파이기법을 병행하여 실시함으로서 분석결과의 객관성을 보다 더 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2014

A Varian Portal Dosimetry system was compared to an isocentrically mounted MapCHECK 2 diode array for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) QA. A Varian TrueBeam STx with an aS-1000 digital imaging panel was used to acquire VMAT QA images for 13 plans using four photon energies (6, 8, 10 and 15 MV). The EPID-based QA images were compared to the Portal Dose Image Prediction calculated in the Varian Eclipse treatment planning system (TPS). An isocentrically mounted Sun Nuclear MapCHECK 2 diode array with 5 cm water-equivalent buildup was also used for the VMAT QAs and the measurements were compared to a composite dose plane from the Eclipse TPS. A ${\gamma}$ test was implemented in the Sun Nuclear Patient software with 10% threshold and absolute comparison at 1%/1 mm (dose difference/distance-to-agreement), 2%/2 mm, and 3%/3 mm criteria for both QA methods. The two-tailed paired Student's t-test was employed to analyze the statistical significance at 95% confidence level. The average ${\gamma}$ passing rates were greater than 95% at 3%/3 mm using both methods for all four energies. The differences in the average passing rates between the two methods were within 1.7% and 1.6% of each other when analyzed at 2%/2 mm and 3%/3 mm, respectively. The EPID passing rates were somewhat better than the MapCHECK 2 when analyzed at 1%/1 mm; the difference was lower for 8 MV and 10 MV. However, the differences were not statistically significant for all criteria and energies (p-values >0.05). The EPID-based QA showed large off-axis over-response and dependence of ${\gamma}$ passing rate on energy, while the MapCHECK 2 was susceptible to the MLC tongue-and-groove effect. The two fluence-based QA techniques can be an alternative tool of VMAT QA to each other, if the limitations of each QA method (mechanical sag, detector response, and detector alignment) are carefully considered.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.144-150
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• 2009

환경 친화적인 철도 노선선정 예 관련된 전문가의 의견을 설문조사하여, 철도노선 환경에 영향을 미치는 주요 환경 영향인자를 연구하였으며, 주요 영향인자와 관련된 7개의 환경항목은 환경 친화적인 철도 노선의 대안 선정을 위한 6개 분야 20개 환경영향평가 항목에서 추출하였다. 최적의 철도노선을 선정하기 위해서는, 여러 대안은 비교되어야 하고 각 대안의 환경성 평가는 7개의 환경영향인자를 모두 고려하는 포괄적인 평가에 의해 행해져야 한다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 계층구조를 이용하여 복잡한 문제를 간단하고 객관적으로 결론을 내리는데 용이한 AHP 기법을 이용하였다. 이에 따라 전문가에 의한 환경평가항목의 가중치를 기본 값으로 정하고 GUI를 활용한 정량화시스템을 개발하였다.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2013

Background: This study tried to identify the bridge exercise posture for efficient exercise application by comparing muscle activity of buttocks and thighs according to internal-external rotation and pronation & supination in bridge exercise. Method: Nine males in their 20s living in D city were randomly selected as subjects. Muscles such as vastus medialis oblique (VMO), vastus lateralis (VL), semitendinosus (ST), biceps femoris (BF), gluteus maximus (GMAX), gluteus medius (GMED), tensor fasciae latae(TFL), and adductor longus (ADL) were measured using eight channel surface electromyogram (MyoSystem 1400A, Noraxon, USA) to measure muscle activity. Statistics process was performed through paired t test. Results: In the changes in electromyogram signals according to internal-external rotations according to internal-external rotation of shinbones, in most cases muscle activity was higher in external rotation than in internal rotation, but there was no statistical significance (p>.05). In particular, it was lower in TFL and ADL. There was no statistical significance in the comparison between two groups (p>.05). In the changes in electromyogram signals according to internal-external rotations according to pronation & supination of thighs, GMED showed significantly higher value in supination than in pronation (p>.05), and in ADL pronation is significantly higher than supination (p<.05). Conclusion: In internal-external rotation of shinbone and pronation & supination of thighs in bridge exercise, changes in muscle length can make effects on muscle activity of buttocks and thighs. Therefore, muscle strength enforcement program on buttocks and thighs through bridge exercise can make effects on patients with lower limb functional damages in clinical situations.

• 응용통계연구
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.1013-1024
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 다변량 DCC(dynamic conditional correlation) GARCH 모형에서 동태적 상관계수를 추정하기 위한 대표적 방법인 쌍별 추정법과 다차원 추정법의 효율성을 비교한다. 이를 위하여 금융 시장의 변동성을 반영하는 다변량 시계열을 생성하고 이에 대한 DCC GARCH 모형을 수립 및 추정하는 시뮬레이션을 실시하였다. 또한 KOSPI 200 섹터지수를 이용하여 포트폴리오를 구성하고 이의 변동성 추정 및 VaR 계산을 통하여 동태적 상관계수 추정에 대한 정확성을 평가하였다. 그 결과로서, 전반적으로 다차원 추정법이 쌍별 추정법보다 우수함을 발견하였다. 특히, 다차원 추정법에서 상대적으로 상관관계가 낮은 시계열을 추가할수록 쌍별 시계열에 대한 동태적 상관계수 추정의 정확성을 높여줌을 발견하였다.