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Roentgraphic Cephalometric Standard for Maxillofacial Normals with Ideal Occlusion in Korean Adults (한국 성인 정상교합자의 두부 방사선 계측)

  • Chin, Byung-Rho
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.141-149
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    • 1989
  • The purpose of this study was to aid the case analysis and diagnosis of the maxillofacial deformities for orthognathic surgery. The applied method for analysis was a Cephalometries for Orthognathic Surgery(COGS) by Burstone. Lateral cephalograms were obtained from 59 subjects over 21 years old, that consisted of 30 males and 29 females with normal occlusion, acceptable profile. The results were as follows : 1. The author made the tables of means, standard deviations in each item, sex. 2. The author performed whether there was significance (P<0.05) between the registered male and female's measurement in each item.

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Update on treatment in acute stage of Kawasaki disease (가와사끼병 급성기 치료의 최신 지견)

  • Han, Ji Whan
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.51 no.5
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    • pp.457-461
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    • 2008
  • Kawasaki disease (KD) was first described by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki in his 1975 study, published in Pediatrics. Its pathogenesis is still not clearly understood. Early diagnosis and treatment are very important to preventing concomitant coronary artery complications. Most KD patients respond well to the standard treatment of aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin; however, some of them are refractory to the standard treatment, and so adjuvant therapies with corticosteroids and anti-tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ ($TNF-{\alpha}$) antibody are necessary. In this article, the author reviews and summarizes the most recent literature on the treatment of refractory KD.

The Partial Fault Detection of an hir-Conditioning System by the Neural Network Algorithm using Normalized Input Data (정규화 입력을 사용한 신경망 알고리즘에 의한 냉동기의 부분 고장 검출)

  • 한도영;황정욱
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.159-165
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    • 2003
  • The fault detection and diagnosis technology may be applied in order to decrease the energy consumption and the maintenance cost of the air-conditioning system. To detect partial faults of the air-conditioning system, a neural network algorithm may be used. In this study, the neural network algorithm using normalized input data by the standard deviation was applied. And the [7$\times$10$\times$10$\times$1] neural network structure was selected. Test results showed that the neural network algorithm using normalized input data was very effective to detect the condenser fouling and the evaporator fan fault of an air-conditioning system.

Technical Aspects of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

  • Kang, Hyo Jae;Hwangbo, Bin
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.75 no.4
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    • pp.135-139
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    • 2013
  • Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is becoming a standard method for invasive mediastinal staging and for the diagnosis of paratracheal and peribronchial lesions. It is essential to understand the technical aspects of EBUS-TBNA to ensure safe and efficient procedures. In this review, we discuss the practical aspects to be considered during EBUS-TBNA, including anesthesia, manipulation of equipment, understanding mediastinal ultrasound images, target selection, number of aspirations needed per target, sample handling, and complications.

Diagnosis of Processing Equipment Using Neural Network Recognition of Radio Frequency Impedance Matching

  • Kim, Byungwhan
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.157.1-157
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    • 2001
  • A new methodology is presented to diagnose faults in equipment plasma. This is accomplished by using neural networks as a pattern recognizer of radio frequency(rf) impedance match data. Using a realtime match monitor system, the match data were collected. The monitor system consisted mainly of a multifunction board and a signal flow diagram coded by Visual Designer. Plasma anomaly was effectively represented by electrical match positions. Twenty sets of fault-symptom patterns were experimentally simulated with experimental variations in process factors, which include rf source power, pressure, Ar and O$_2$ flow rates. As the inputs to neural networks, two means and standard deviations of positions were used ...

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A Study on the Diagnosis Method considering Harmonics Flow (유입, 유출에 따른 고조파 전류 해석 방법 연구)

  • Jung, Hae-Sung;You, Sang-Bong;Lee, Il-Moo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2015.07a
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    • pp.1461-1462
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    • 2015
  • Based on the Kepco's standard supply terms, the customer should pay for installation the regulating device or protective device which are granted by Kepco in case the customer hinder other customer's electricity usage or it may cause the interruption because of harmonics or waveform distortion. It is necessary to consider the phase angle of voltage, current for harmonics so we can set up the measure of harmonic damages.

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Pronunciation Dictionary for English Pronunciation Tutoring System (영어 발음교정시스템을 위한 발음사전 구축)

  • Kim Hyosook;Kim Sunju
    • Proceedings of the KSPS conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.168-171
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    • 2003
  • This study is about modeling pronunciation dictionary necessary for PLU(phoneme like unit) level word recognition. The recognition of nonnative speakers' pronunciation enables an automatic diagnosis and an error detection which are the core of English pronunciation tutoring system. The above system needs two pronunciation dictionaries. One is for representing standard English pronunciation. The other is for representing Korean speakers' English Pronunciation. Both dictionaries are integrated to generate pronunciation networks for variants.

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The influence of different scan resolutions on the detection of proximal caries lesions

  • Ferreira, Liana Matos;Queiroz, Polyane Mazucatto;Santaella, Gustavo Machado;Wenzel, Ann;Groppo, Francisco Carlos;Haiter-Neto, Francisco
    • Imaging Science in Dentistry
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.97-102
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different spatial resolutions of a photostimulable phosphor plate (PSP) radiography system on the detection of proximal caries lesions. Materials and Methods: Forty-five extracted human permanent teeth were radiographed using a PSP system (VistaScan Perio Plus) and scanned at the 4 resolutions (10 lp/mm, 20 lp/mm, 25 lp/mm, and 40 lp/mm) available in the system. Three independent examiners scored the images for the presence and absence of proximal caries lesions using a 5-point scale. The presence or absence of caries was confirmed by histological sections of the examined teeth (defined as the gold standard). Intra- and inter-observer reproducibility was calculated by the weighted kappa test. One-way analysis of variance with the post hoc Tukey test was used to compare the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the classifications made with each resolution. Results: For the detection of enamel lesions, the spatial resolution of 10 lp/mm was significantly superior to the other resolutions. However, the spatial resolution did not affect the detection of caries lesions in dentin (P>0.05). Conclusion: Spatial resolution may influence the accuracy of the detection of incipient caries lesions in radiographs with PSP plates. Images with low spatial resolution seem to be more appropriate for this purpose.

Comparative Assessment of the Diagnostic Value of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology in Lung Cancer

  • Binesh, Fariba;Pirdehghan, Azar;Mirjalili, Mohammad Reza;Samet, Mohammad;Majomerd, Zahra Amini;Akhavan, Ali
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.201-204
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    • 2015
  • Background: This study was designed to determine the accuracy of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cytology (BAL) using histopathologic examination of transbronchial biopsy specimens as the gold standard in diagnosis of lung carcinoma at our center. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to investigate a total of 388 patients who were suspected of having lung cancer and had undergone fiberoptic bronchoscopy in Shahid Sadoughi hospital from 2006 to 2011. Lung masses were proven to be malignant by histology. Results: Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) identified malignancy in 183 of the 388 cases, including 48 cases (26.2%) with adenocarcinoma, 4(2.1%) with bronchioloalveolar carcinoma, 47(25.6%)with squamous cell carcinoma, 34(18.5%) with well-diffentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma, 35(19.1%) with small cell carcinoma, 14 (7.6%) with non-small cell carcinoma, and 1 (0.54%) with large cell carcinoma. A total of 205 cases were correctly classified as negative. BAL was also performed in 388 patients; 86/103 cases were consistent with the final diagnosis of lung cancer and 188/285 cases were correctly classified as negative. The sensitivity of BAL was 46.9%(CI:41.9%, 51.8%)) and its specificity was 91.6%(CI:88.8%, 94.3%). BAL had a positive predictive value (PPV) of 83.4%(CI:79.7%, 87.1%) and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 65.8%(CI:61%, 70.5%). The overall accuracy of BAL was 70.5% and the exact concordance was 39%. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that BAL cytology is not sensitive but is a specific test for diagnosis of lung carcinoma. If transbronchial lung biopsy is combined with bronchoalveolar lavage, the positive diagnostic rate will be further elevated.