• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.191-197
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• 2011

Lifting chair is a typical assistive product to aid for standing up and sitting down for persons with disability. It is particularly useful for the elderly persons whose muscular system is weakened by degenerative joint disease. This paper describes biomechanical assessments of lifting chair with hip-up function. In experiments we measured 3D motion and electromyographic(EMG) signal on the femoral muscle when subject performs the standing motion on the predetermined seat height. Based on assessment of the standing motion, we select the hip-up angle as 15 degrees to cover the relative femoral angle when EMG peak value is appeared. Using an implemented prototype lifting chair with hip-up function we perform standing experiments with five subjects. The experimental results show that the lifting and hip-up functions are effective to assist for standing up motion with less muscle force.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2004

Purpose : The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the correlation of pain, stiffness, and physical function by analyizing the KWOMAC socre of the patients with degenerative knee OA, is the most common disease among senior population. Method : 100 degenerative knee OA patients, diagnosed at the hostpital or clinic located in Degu and Kyung-buk province were participated in the study. Result : This study results in following conclusions. 1. Degenerative knee OA patients complained the pain going up or down stairs, stiffness after getting up in the morning. immediately. 2. They also had significant difficulty ascending or decending stairs, getting in or out of car, rising from sitting, doing chores. 3. There was the high correlation among pain, stiffness, physical function. Conclusions : It may provide information to assess the ADL of knee OA patients and the exercise, outcome for their independent life effectly.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2011년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.923-926
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 움직이는 물체가 있는 비디오에서 검출된 전경 영상(실루엣)을 토대로 사람을 추적하고 추적된 사람의 실루엣 형상을 통하여 활동성을 인식하는 실시간 감시 시스템에 적용 가능한 사람의 행동을 인식하고 분석하고자 한다. 전경에서 블랍(사람)을 검출하는 방법은 기존에 연구했던 차영상을 이용하였고, 검출된 블랍을 대상으로 사람임을 판단하고 사람인 경우 검출된 블랍의 실루엣을 이용한 기존의 자세 추정 기법에 추가적으로 4가지 특징들을 추가하여 사람의 행동을 분석한다. 각 파라미터들은 임계치를 통하여 구분하였다. 본 논문에서는 사람의 행동은 크게 네 가지의 경우로 {Standing, Bending/Crawling, Laying down, Sitting} 분류한다. 제안된 특징 파라미터들을 추가한 방법은 기존의 실루엣 기반의 자세 추정 기법만을 사용하는 것보다 좀더 높은 인식율을 보여주었다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.685-693
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• 2012

Objectives : This research was conducted to find the subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system for main jobs and job posture. Methods : A survey was conducted from September 15, 2011 to October 7, 2011 and 357 dental hygienists were responded. The survey was consisted of the working environment and medical equipments, psycho-social characteristics, health habits and education, job posture, subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system pain, and so on. Results : In the survey on the frequency of job posture of dental hygienists by jobs, said they cast down or tilt their head by 15 degrees or more or twist or bend their back. The result of the analysis on the subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system by main job showed that they experienced a pain in neck, shoulder, and back, although the order differed. The order of subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system for casting down or turning head by 15 degrees or more, twisting or bending back, having shoulders not parallel to the ground, sitting at the end of a chair, and supporting the whole body with one leg or pressing on a pedal for treatment was from the shoulders to the neck to the back. The order of subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system for having arms too far from the body or hunching for treatment and bending wrists inward or outward for treatment was from the shoulders to the back to the neck. Conclusions : Due to the characteristics of the job which requires one to have a proper view of a patient's oral cavity, most of the postures included casting down of head or bending of back. Therefore a development of new postures is needed to replace the existing job postures which pressure the musculoskeletal system. And shift rotation can be used as a preventive measure.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.687-689
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• 2018

현재 뇌파 디바이스는 집중도를 판단할 수 있지만 어떤 상태에 대한 집중인지 판단 할 수 없다. 따라서 Mindwave의 Attention 데이터와 추가적으로 Pitch 데이터를 기반으로 자세를 구별하여 영상물을 보고 있는 자세인지 구별하여 더 나은 성능을 얻어낼 수 있는 방법을 제시한다. Attention 데이터의 경우 영상을 보고 집중 한 상태에서 측정하였고, Pitch 데이터의 경우 책상에 앉아 모니터를 보고 있는 경우 Sit, 엎드린 경우가 Lie로 각각 측정하였다. Attention 값이 38이상인 경우 집중 한다고 판단하였다. Pitch값의 경우 -48 보다 작은 경우 엎드린 상태로 판단하였다. 이 임계치 기준으로 집중 및 앉음 상태가 만족 할 경우 실제 영상물을 보며 집중한다고 판단하였다.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.219-229
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• 2016

Purpose: Patients with Parkinson's disease suffer many restrictions in daily life. This case report investigated how intervention with proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)-based physical therapy can affect the activities of Parkinson's patients. Methods: The subject was a 67-year-old female patient diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 3 years ago. Since the last five months, overall activities have become difficult for her, and she finally visited a hospital to take outpatient physical therapy because of the gait difficulties she suffered. The patient's medical history, system review, body structure and function, and activities were evaluated. The patient had difficulties in activities such as lying down, sitting, standing, maintaining a standing position, and walking. The PNF-based intervention was used for treating the impairments and improving the activities. The intervention was performed for 30 min a day, three times a week, for eight weeks. The qualifier of the international classification of functioning, disability, and health was used to measure the result, and the measurement was conducted before and after the intervention for eight weeks. Results: According to the result, the scores for maintaining a standing position, moving around within the home, and going to the toilet improved to "no problem" from "moderate problem." The scores for shifting the body's center of gravity, walking short distances, and washing oneself improved from "moderate problem" to "mild problem." The scores for sitting and standing improved to "no problem" and "mild problem" from "complete problem." The scores for preparing meals and doing housework improved from "severe problems" to "mild problem" or "moderate problem." The scores for walking long distances, moving around outside the home and other buildings, and using transportation did not show significant changes. Conclusion: Intervention with PNF-based physical therapy improved the activity of patients with Parkinson's disease, thus proving its effectiveness. The case report suggested that a therapist can use PNF as a physical therapy intervention for patients with Parkinson's who suffered restrictions in daily activities.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2011

This study is to suggest versatile chair designs that are organically shaped to take individual orientation. This study intends to provide design method to ensure the face of the chair that contacts the body of its user is transformed flexibly to support the body. The movement of human body is not just a behavior but the ways and tools that reflexively express against external stimuli that are sensed and identified by the person. The versatile chair whose users' sitting position is fixed is made by covering the lump form with a piece of cloth ensuring that the content is firmly fixed and by placing the beads-woven wood fabric according to the shape. And then, it is covered with the external cover. The proposed versatile chair designs assume specific forms as follows: First, it is a versatile chair whose user's sitting position can fix. The organically-shaped form that can accept varying postures is made as a mass, which changes into different shapes when human body touches the form so that users can lie down or sit. Due to such transformation, body posture is determined and individual differences in shape changing are all acceptable. Second, it is a versatile chair that reflects the user's position in a fixed chair, where a cloth-wrapper feature is applied to the form a sifit wrapped postures so that a variety of body postures can be accepted. Finally, a versatile chair that reflects the user's position by changing the shape of is covered with forms so that it will be transformed and used in accordance with situations and chair shapes and reflect multiple shapes including round or square ones.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2006

초음파영상에서 담낭내의 종양(tumor)과 담석(GB stone)을 확인하기 위하여 환자의 체위(position) 변동에 의한 움직임 유무를 확인하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 보통 간담도계의 초음파 검사는 환자를 바로누운자세(supine)에서 시행되고 있으며 담낭결석은 후방음영(acoustic shadow)을 나타내는 초음파영상의 특성으로 쉽게 구분하고 있으나, 모든 결석이 후방음영을 나타내는 것은 아니므로 체위변동과 같은 방법을 취하여 확인할 수 있는 것이다. 또 개인에 따라 담낭의 모양이나 위치의 다양성을 고려할 때, 담낭내의 결석이나 담니 그리고 종양 등의 다른 병변과 구별진단할 수 있는 영상정보를 제공한다는 것은 매우 중요한 것이다. 담낭내에 다양하게 위치하고 있는 결석에 대하여 환자체위변동(supine, Lt. down decubitus, $30^{\circ} LAO. sitting and hand-knee)에 따른 결석의 이동상태를 영상으로 기록하고 결석과 종양을 쉽고 빠른시간내에 비교적 정확하게 구별할 수 있는 초음파 영상체위를 확인하였다. 담낭경부(neck), 체부(body), 저부(fundus)에 위치하고 있는 한 개 또는 여러 개의 결석이 환자의 Hand-knee 체위에 100%가 이동하여 담낭결석증과 용종(polyp)과 같이 구별을 뚜렷하게 나타낼 수 있었다. 담낭결석의 위치에 따라 결석의 이동은 완전하게 움직이지 않아 종양과 유사한 유형으로 나타났으나 hand-knee 체위에서는 담낭내 결석위치에 관계없이 모두 이동되어 종양성 질환과 쉽게 구분 할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 시행함에 있어 담낭의 종양성 질환과 같이 체위변화에 따라 이동이 없을 경우 hand-knee 체위로 반드시 확인할 필요가 있다고 판단된다.GD값이 가장 높았다. 그러나 target/filter의 조합이 다양하게 바뀐 CM에서는 두께나 glandularity에 따른 AGD의 곡선이 가장 완만하게 증가하였으며, AGD값이 가장 낮았다. 이와 같이 두께와 glandularity가 증가함에 따라 target/filter의 조합이 Mo/Mo에서 Mo/Rh으로 더 증가하면 Rh/Rh으로 바뀌는 것이 AGD의 증가량이 적어 환자의 피폭선량 측면에서 바람직하다. 따라서 유방촬영에서 환자의 피폭선량을 평가하기 위해서는 검출효율 외에도 여러 가지 촬영 변수가 중요한 역할을 한다.었다. (p<0.05) (9) 조사대상주부들은 시판제품의 가장 개선해야 할 점으로 위생성(37.0%), 가격(23.8%), 포장(15.6%), 맛(11.1%), 저장성(10.1%) 및 색(2.4%) 등의 순으로 지적하였고 주부의 거주지에 따라 대도시에 거주할수록 위생성을, 농어촌에 거주할수록 가격을 가장 개선해야 할 점으로 보는 경향이었다. (p<0.05)3.2%는 채소에는 cholesterol이 함유되어 있지 않으므로 채식이 건강에 좋다고 하였다. 또한 질병치료에 유효한 채소는 당근 등 42가지, 질병을 유발시키는 채소는 고사리 등 10종을 지적하였으며 이들은 과학적 증명이 가능하거나 민간요법으로 전해지고 있는 내용이다. 이상과 같이 덕성여자대학교 평생교육원에 다니는 주부의 채소 소비 형태에 대하여 살펴보았는데 가공된 채소반찬과 김치의 구입은 현재까지 일반화되지 않고 있음을 알 수 있으나 김치보다 채소반찬의 구입경험이 더 많은 것으로 나타났다. 본 논문은 덕성여자대학교 평생교육원에 다니는 주부를 대상으로 하였으나 앞으로 다양한 계층의 주부를 대상으로 하여 폭 넓은 채소소비에 관련된 연구가 이루어져야 한다고 사료된다.할 경우 적정 첨가

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1330-1338
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• 2011

Social activities of the elderly have been increasing as our society progresses toward an aging society. As their activities increase, so does the occurrence of falls that could lead to fractures. Falls are serious health hazards to the elderly. Therefore, development of a device that can detect fall accidents and prevent fracture is essential. In this study, we developed a portable fall detection system for the fracture prevention system of the elderly. The device is intended to detect a fall and activate a second device such as an air bag deployment system that can prevent fracture. The fall detection device contains a 3-axis acceleration sensor and two 2-axis tilt sensors. We measured acceleration and tilt angle of body during fall and activities of daily(ADL) living using the fall detection device that is attached on the subjects'. Moving mattress which is actuated by a pneumatic system was used in fall experiments and it could provide forced falls. Sensor data during fall and ADL were sent to computer and filtered with low-pass filter. The developed fall detection device was successful in detecting a fall about 0.1 second before a severe impact to occur and detecting the direction of the fall to provide enough time and information for the fracture preventive device to be activated. The fall detection device was also able to differentiate fall from ADL such as walking, sitting down, standing up, lying down, and running.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aquatic health exercise program for the old. Methods: 20 healthy female with an average age of 71years($71{\pm}4.2$), were participated in this study. The aquatic health exercise program that include warm-up, stretching, strengthening exercise, WATSU and cool-down was performed in the pool two times a week for eight weeks(40min per one session). Body composition, strength of the both knee flexors and extensors, balance ability(sway area and path), whole body reaction time and flexibility(forward reaching test in long sitting) were measured before and after exercise. The data was analyzed with paired t-test to determine significant differences of all suggested factors between pre and post-exercise by make use of the SPSS(ver 10.0) package program. Results: The strength of the both knee flexors and extensors were increased significantly(right knee; p<0.01, left knee; p<0.05). Anteroposterior sway area (p<0.01), and sway path (p<0.001) of both leg were reduced significantly with eyes closed and opened. Whole body reaction time by optical stimulation was increased significantly (p<0.01) but whole body reaction time by auditory stimulation was no significant difference. The flexibility was increased significantly (p<0.01). Conclusion: Aquatic health exercise program can improve muscle strength, balance, whole body reaction, and flexibility.