• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2019

Many techniques have been developed for reconstruction of the hand; however, less attention has been paid to foot reconstruction techniques. In particular, reconstruction of the forefoot and big toe has been considered a minor procedure despite the importance of these body parts for standing and walking. Most of the weight load on the foot is concentrated on the forefoot and big toe, whereas the other toes have a minor role in weight bearing. Moreover, the forefoot and big toe are important for maintaining balance and supporting the body when changing directions. Recently, attention has been focused on the aesthetic appearance and functional aspects of the body, which are important considerations in the field of reconstructive surgery. In patients for whom flap reconstruction in the forefoot and big toe is planned, clinicians should pay close attention to flap survival as well as functional and cosmetic outcomes of surgery. In particular, it is important to assess the ability of the flap to withstand functional weight bearing and maintain sufficient durability under shearing force. Recovery of protective sensation in the forefoot area can reduce the risk of flap loss and promote rapid rehabilitation and functional recovery. Here, we report our experience with two cases of successful reconstruction of the forefoot and big toe with a sensate anterolateral thigh flap, with a review of the relevant literature.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제69권5호
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• pp.567-577
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• 2019

Guyed steel lattice towers (or guyed masts) are widely used for supporting antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting. This paper presents a numerical study on the static and dynamic response of guyed towers. Three-dimensional nonlinear finite-element models are used to simulate the response. Through performing static pushover analyses and free-vibration (modal) analyses, the effect of different bracing configurations is investigated. In addition, seismic analyses are performed on towers of different heights to study the influence of earthquake excitation time-lag (or the earthquake travel distance between tower anchors) and antenna weight on the seismic response of guyed towers. The results show that the inclusion of time lag in the seismic analysis of guyed towers can influence shear and moment distribution along the height of the mast. Moreover, it is found that the lateral response is insensitive to bracing configurations. The results also show that, depending on the mast height, an increased antenna weight can reduce the tower maximum base shear while other response quantities, such as cables tension force are found to be insensitive to variation in the antenna weight.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.66-74
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• 2024

This study analyzed the occurrence of abnormal muscle coactivations based on the assistance of upper limb weight during reaching task in stroke patients. Nine chronic stroke survivors with hemiplegia performed reaching tasks using a programmable haptic robot. Electromyography (EMG) coactivation levels in the upper limb muscles were analyzed using a linear model describing the activation levels of two muscles when the patient's upper limb weight was assisted at 0%, 25%, and 50%. As the upper limb weight assistance of the haptic robot decreased, the magnitude of the EMG signal in both the deltoid and biceps muscles increased simultaneously on both the paretic and non-paretic sides. However, no difference was found between the paretic and non-paretic sides when comparing the slope of the linear model describing the activation relationship between the deltoid and biceps. The aforementioned results suggest that in some stroke survivors, the deltoids, triceps, and biceps on the paretic side may not be abnormally coupled when supporting the upper limbs against gravity. Furthermore, these results suggest that the combination of haptic robots and EMG analysis might be utilized for evaluating abnormal coactivations in stroke patients.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.418-430
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• 2008

Purpose: This study was to examine the effects of Seogeum therapy for middle-aged abdominal obese women. Methods: Seogeum therapy combined cupping, stepping on ion aluminum board, adhering to Seoam moxibustion and Seoam pellet. The subjects consisted of 30 middle-aged abdominal obese women between 40 and 59 years of age: fifteen were assigned to experimental group, fifteen to control group. The data collection and treatments were performed from June to October, 2007. The subjects of experimental group participated in Seogeum therapy for 5 times per week during 8 weeks. The data were analyzed with Chi-square test, Wilcoxon signed rank test and Wilcoxon rank-sum test with SPSS/Window 12.0 program. Results: Seogeum therapy experimental group showed significant difference in change of general obesity indexes(body weight, body fat amount, body fat ratio, BMI) than control group supporting hypothesis 1. Experimental group showed significant difference in change of abdominal obesity indexes(abdominal fat ratio, waist circumference, hip circumference) than control group supporting hypothesis 2. Conclusion: Obesity management of Seogeum therapy had a positive effect for middle-aged obese women. Therefore, it is concluded that the obesity management of Seogeum therapy can be applied as a nursing intervention to decrease the obesity for middle-aged women.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.161-172
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 ForTIA라 불리는 LOTOS 지원도구의 개발을 소개한다. ISO 표준 정형 명세 언어인 LOTOS는 사용자의 요구사항이나 시스템 모형을 추상화하여 정형적으로 작성할 수 있도록 함으로써 구현에 이르기 전에 명세 상에서 시스템을 확인 및 검증할 수 있게 한다. ForTIA는 LOTOS 정형기법이 산업계에 적용될 수 있도록 확인 위주의 경량 정형기법 기능을 제공한다. ForTIA의 핵심적인 기능은 명세 시뮬레이션과 C++ 코드 생성이다. 시뮬레이션은 편리하고 직관적인 상호작용을 위한 트리 기반의 시각적 명세확인 메카니즘을 제공하고 C++코드생성은 LOTOS로부터 완전한 C++ 코드를 생성하여 시스템의 실제 구현에 이용될 수 있도록 한다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2019

Prussian blue (PB) is known to be an effective material for radioactive cesium adsorption, but its nano-range size make it difficult to be applied for contaminated water remediation. In this study, a simple and versatile approach to immobilize PB in the supporting matrix via surface functionalization was investigated. The commercially available poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) sponge was functionalized by acrylic acid (AA) to change its major functional group from hydroxyl to carboxylic, which provides a stronger ionic bond with PB. The amount of AA added was optimized by evaluating the weight change rate and iron(III) ion adsorption test. The FTIR results revealed the surface functional group changing to a carboxyl group. The surface functionalization enhanced the attachment of PB, which minimized the leaching out of PB. The $Cs^+$ adsorption capacity significantly increased due to surface functionalization from 1.762 to 5.675 mg/g. These findings showed the excellent potential of the PB-PAA-PVA sponge as a cesium adsorbent as well as a versatile approach for various supporting materials containing the hydroxyl functional group.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 승객 보호용으로 지하철 역사에 설치된 PSD(승강장 스크린 도어)의 상부 헤더박스 내에 부착되어 개폐용 유리문을 지지하는 알루미늄 구동(레일)부재에 대한 구조해석과 최적설계를 수행하였다. 구동부재의 볼트 체결부에 대한 엄밀한 구조해석을 위하여 물리적 현상과 일치하도록 상세 유한요소 모델링하여 해석의 정확도를 높였다. 또한 유리문이 구동부재에 걸려 있으면서 개폐될 때 발생하는 하중의 이동상태를 고려한 구조해석 결과, 설계 목표치인 내구 수명 20년이 만족되었다. 구동부재 단면의 단면 길이를 설계변수로 하고 설계제약조건(응력의 최소화, 중량의 감소)에 만족할 수 있도록 반응표면법을 적용한 최적화를 수행하여 15%의 감량 결과를 도출하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2012

이 논문은 배터리의 위치 변화에 따라 발생되는 OLEV의 처짐 개선을 위한 배터리 지지구조물의 설계에 대한 것이다. 배터리의 위치 변화에 따른 OLEV의 동강성을 유한요소해석을 통해 분석하였고, 동강성이 가장 높은 위치를 찾았다. 배터리 하중에 의한 최대 처짐을 정적 해석을 통해 분석하였다. 발생된 처짐을 줄이기 위해서 기본 프레임 부재별 기여도와 보강재 사용 시 보강재의 위치에 따른 기여도에 대한 평가를 수행하였고, 기여도가 높은 기본 프레임과 보강 프레임을 사용한 개선 모델을 선정하였다. 개선 모델을 사용하여 정적 해석을 수행하였고, 기본 모델과의 결과를 비교하였다. 기여도 평가를 통한 개선 및 보강으로 처짐을 목표치 이하가 되도록 하였고, 이 때 개선 모델의 질량이 기본 모델 보다 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2011

It has been shown in the literature that active adjustment of the intake area of a jet engine has potential to improve its fuel efficiency. This paper presents the design and control of a novel proof-of-concept active jet engine intake using Nickel-Titanium (Ni-Ti or Nitinol) shape memory alloy (SMA) wire actuators. The Nitinol SMA material is used in this research due to its advantages of high power-to-weight ratio and electrical resistive actuation. The Nitinol SMA material can be fabricated into a variety of shapes, such as strips, foils, rods and wires. In this paper, SMA wires are used due to its ability to generate a large strain: up to 6% for repeated operations. The proposed proof-of-concept engine intake employs overlapping leaves in a concentric configuration. Each leaf is mounted on a supporting bar than can rotate. The supporting bars are actuated by an SMA wire actuator in a ring configuration. Electrical resistive heating is used to actuate the SMA wire actuator and rotate the supporting bars. To enable feedback control, a laser range sensor is used to detect the movement of a leaf and therefore the radius of the intake area. Due to the hysteresis, an inherent nonlinear phenomenon associated with SMAs, a nonlinear robust controller is used to control the SMA actuators. The control design uses the sliding-mode approach and can compensate the nonlinearities associated with the SMA actuator. A proof-of-concept model is fabricated and its feedback control experiments show that the intake area can be precisely controlled using the SMA wire actuator and has the ability to reduce the area up to 25%. The experiments demonstrate the feasibility of engine intake area control using an SMA wire actuator under the proposed design.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.1249-1258
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• 2023

본 연구의 목적은 YBT(Y-balance test) 시 지지발의 COP 변인이 활동발의 상대도달거리와 종합점수에 미치는 영향을 밝히는 것이다. 연구의 대상자로 20대 성인 남성 26명(연령: 24.4±3.0 년, 신장: 171.0±10.5 cm, 체중: 72.1±12.1 kg 다리길이: 88.2±5.8 cm)이 연구에 참여하였다. 연구의 측정도구인 YBT를 통하여 활동발의 상대도달거리, 종합점수, 지지발의 COP 변인들을 좌우발에서 측정하여 결과를 도출하였다. YBT 시 지지발의 COP 변인이 상대도달거리와 종합점수가 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 다중회귀분석을 이용하였다. 이에 따른 연구결과로, YBT 동안 오른발 지지 시 후외측 방향에서 전후, 좌우 COP속도, COP속도의 영향이 크고, 왼발 지지 시 후내측 방향에서 전후, 좌우 COP속도, COP속도의 영향으로 상대도달거리 및 종합점수를 향상시켰다.