• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2011

Objectives : The aim of this study was to observe the pain relief effect of moxibustion therapy in a patient with complex regional pain syndrome(CRPS). Methods : A male with type I CRPS, 48-year-old, who suffered from severe pain and paresthesia on his legs despite of treatments of oral medications and spinal cord stimulation was treated by indirect moxibustion following Korean medicine dianosis. Total 20 moxibustion treatments(once daily, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks) were given on the 4 acupoints(both side) where known to be effective fro the CRPS. Visual analogue scale(VAS), digital infrared thermal imaging(DITI), Beck depression index(BDI) were evaluated before and after the treatments. Pain relief, thermal changes on affected legs, and improvement of depression scale were observed after the treatments. Results : As for DITI, right thigh showed low temperature compared with left on before the treatments. While after the treatments, DITI showed similar temperature in both legs at discharge day. Conclusions : Though it is a case report, moxibustion therapy might have pain relief effect. Further rigorous case series and controlled trials are warranted.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.514-523
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• 2019

연구목적: 본 연구는 국내 건설업 분야에 종사하는 외국인 근로자들의 고용안정을 위해 필요한 제도적 개선방안을 마련하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 외국인 근로자 현황을 조사하기 위해 통계청 및 관련 보고서를 분석하였고, 이를 기반으로 한 제도 개선 방안을 마련하였다. 연구결과: 현시비교우위지수(RCA) 분석을 통해 내국인 근로자 대비 외국인 근로자의 기술주준을 평가한 결과 형틀목공, 철근공, 콘크리트공, 석공(타일공), 방수공의 순으로 분석되었다. 결론: 건설업 활성화를 위해 부족한 현장인력 문제를 해결하기 위해 도입된 외국인 근로자 근무제도를 활성화하고 문제점을 개선하기 위해 건설현장에서의 고용허가제 운용을 개선할 필요성과 고용허가제를 도입하는 건설업 규모를 제한할 필요가 있다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.275-282
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• 2019

공항의 여객터미널은 안내방송과 배경음악, 긴급안내등이 24시간 이루어지는 곳이기 때문에 명료한 음성의 전달이 매우 중요하다. 인천국제공항은 연 4천500만명 이상의 여객을 처리하는 가장 큰 공항으로서 2001년부터 운영되고 있다. 인천국제공항에는 제1여객터미널, 탑승동, 제2여객터미널 등 3개의 터미널이 있으며, 현재 제 2여객터미널의 확장공사가 2020년까지 진행되고 있다. 본 논문은 인천국제공항내의 모든 여객터미널의 설계시 적용된 건축음향과 전기음향설계의 기본원칙을 설명하였다. 특히, 대규모 체적을 보유한 출발홀과 중앙홀, 교통센터등의 음향성능을 분석하였다. 연구결과로서, 공항의 대형공간에 대한 음향설계 기준을 제시하였으며, 터미널 천정의 설계와 천정의 흡음에 대한 방안을 제시하고, 더불어서, 전기음향설계의 원칙에 대한 방안을 제안하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.930-938
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• 2019

Objective: Estimate genetic parameters, the rate of inbreeding, and the effect of inbreeding on growth and egg production traits of a Thai native chicken breed Lueng Hang Kao Kabinburi housed under intensive management under a tropical climate. Methods: Genetic parameters were estimated for weight measured at four weekly intervals from body weight at day 1 (BW1D) to body weight at 24 weeks (BW24) of age, as well as weight at first egg, age at first egg (AFE), egg weight at first egg, and total number of eggs (EN) produced during the first 17 weeks of lay using restricted maximum likelihood. Inbreeding depression was estimated using a linear regression of individual phenotype on inbreeding coefficient. Results: Direct additive genetic effect was significant for all traits. Maternal genetic effect and permanent environmental hen effects were significant for all early growth traits, expect for BW24. For BW24, maternal genetic effect was also significant. Permanent environmental hen effect was significant for AFE. Direct heritabilities ranged from 0.10 to 0.47 for growth traits and ranged from 0.15 to 0.16 for egg production traits. Early growth traits had high genetic correlations between them. The EN was lowly negatively correlated with other traits. The average rate of inbreeding for the population was 0.09% per year. Overall, the inbreeding had no effect on body weight traits, except for BW1D. An increase in inbreeding coefficient by 1% reduced BWID by 0.09 g (0.29% of the mean). Conclusion: Improvement in body weight gain can be achieved by selecting for early growth traits. Selection for higher body weight traits is expected to increase the weight of first egg. Due to low but unfavorable correlations with body weight traits, selection on EN needs to be combined with other traits via multi-trait index selection to improve body weight and EN simultaneously.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.175-181
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• 2021

A 57-year-old female diagnosed with L5-S1 lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, suffering from severe pain despite taking tapentadol received combined Korean medicine treatment, including acupotomy, acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and herbal therapies for 53 days. To assess pain, Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and lumbar range of motion (ROM) were checked daily from the day of admission. Moreover, the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) were used to evaluate function and quality of life. After combined Korean medicine treatment, reabsorptioin of intervertebral disc was confirmed by radiological examination; pain reduced from NRS 5~7 to NRS 1~2; lumbar ROM in extention increased from 20° to 30°; and function and quality of life improved. The results suggest the possibility that a combined Korean medical treatment, including acupotomy, can be used as an alternative to opioids for pain management of lumbar vertebral disc herniation.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.57-72
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• 2022

In this paper, we aimed to examine the flowering dates of cherry blossom and the peak dates of maple leaves in South Korea, by the combination of temperature observation data from ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) and NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) from MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer). The more recent years, the faster the flowering dates and the slower the peak dates. This is because of the impacts of climate change with the increase of air temperature in South Korea. By reflecting the climate change, our statistical models could reasonably predict the plant phenology with the CC (Correlation Coefficient) of 0.870 and the MAE (Mean Absolute Error) of 3.3 days for the flowering dates of cherry blossom, and the CC of 0.805 and the MAE of 3.8 for the peak dates of maple leaves. We could suppose a linear relationship between the plant phenology DOY (day of year) and the environmental factors like temperature and NDVI, which should be inspected in more detail. We found that the flowering date of cherry blossom was closely related to the monthly mean temperature of February and March, and the peak date of maple leaves was much associated with the accumulated temperature. Amore sophisticated future work will be required to examine the plant phenology using higher-resolution satellite images and additional meteorological variables like the diurnal temperature range sensitive to plant phenology. Using meteorological grid can help produce the spatially continuous raster maps for plant phenology.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to understand how changes in income due to the COVID-19 pandemic have affected the health behavior and mental health status of self-employed individuals. Methods: We compared the health behavior and mental health status of regular wage workers and self-employed individuals with no change in income, with that of self-employed individuals with reduced income due to the spread of COVID-19. Results: Smoking status, average amount of smoking per day, changes in the amount of smoking and drinking due to COVID-19, drinking frequency per year, monthly binge drinking experiences, subjective stress, and suicidal thoughts experienced by self-employed individuals with decreased income were not only higher than those of wage workers and self-employed individuals with maintained income, but their happiness index was also lower than the latter group. Conclusion: This study suggests that the change in total household income due to COVID-19 adversely affects the health behavior and mental health status of self-employed individuals. However, COVID-19-related policies focus only on economic loss compensation, and the health behavior and mental health management for self-employed individuals is insufficient. Therefore, it is necessary to establish policies for health behavior and mental health management of self-employed individuals.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.823-829
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• 2023

Objectives: This study reports the case of a patient with right hemiparesis after a left thalamic infarction, in which the patient experienced improved clinical symptoms (hemiparesis, constipation) after treatment with a complex Korean medicine treatment. Methods: A 81-year-old male patient diagnosed with acute left thalamic infarction was treated with daily acupuncture and herbal medicine (Boyanghwanoh-tang-gagam) three times a day. Jowiseunggi-tang extract granules were administered to treat constipation by adjusting the dosage according to the reported symptoms. The patient's clinical course was assessed using changes in Modified Barthel Index (MBI) score, Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) grade, and defecation frequency . Results: The patient's MBI score improved from 35 to 69 and was discharged with the ability to walk under supervision. The MMT grade also improved from 3/4 to 5/5 in the upper/lower extremities. Other clinical symptoms, including constipation, also improved, leading to the discontinuation of magnesium medication. Conclusion: These findings suggest that complex Korean medicine treatments, including herbal medicine and acupuncture, may be an effective treatment for post-stroke hemiplegic patients.

• 재활치료과학
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.11-26
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• 2018

목적 : 본 사례연구는 자살시도로 인한 저산소성 허혈성 뇌손상 환자의 특징적 증상과 신경학적 회복 양상을 고려한 인지 및 연하 재활 중심의 작업치료 중재를 소개하고 중재 효과로 인한 회복 양상에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 연구 대상은 자살시도로 인한 저산소성 허혈성 뇌손상을 진단받은 32세 남성으로 치료기간은 2016년 9월 8일부터 12월 6일까지이며, 주 5회 하루 한 번 재활치료를 받았다. 작업치료는 신경학적 기전으로 인한 저산소 허혈성 뇌손상의 특징과 자살이라는 정신 건강학적 특징을 바탕으로 이루어 졌으며, 인지와 연화 재활 중심의 프로그램이었다. 인지기능은 Mini Mental State Examination-Korean(MMSE-K), Computerized Neurocognitive Function Test(CNT), 일상생활활동 수준은 Korean-Modified Barthel Index(K-MBI), 연하기능은 Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale(VDS), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Outcomes Measurements System (ASHA-NOMS)로 평가하였다. 결과 : 저산소성 허혈성 뇌손상 환자의 지연성 뇌손상 기전에 따라 인지기능 평가인 MMSE-K, CNT와 일상생활활동 수준을 평가하는 K-MBI, 연하기능을 평가하는 VDS, ASHA NOMS 결과에서 초기 평가 결과에 비해 모든 기능에서 저하가 나타났으나 회복 기전과 함께 재활 치료가 병행되며 모든 기능이 회복되어 초기 평가 수준으로 호전되었다. 결론 : 본 연구 결과 자살시도로 인한 심리적 요인과 저산소성 허혈성 뇌손상으로 인한 인지 및 연하적 요인을 고려한 일반적인 작업치료 프로그램은 환자에게 긍정적 회복 양상을 나타냈다. 이를 바탕으로 저산소성 허혈성 뇌손상으로 인한 지연성 뇌손상이 발생한 환자에게 작업치료의 개입은 필요한 부분이며, 정신건강과 인지 및 연하기능의 중심 프로그램이 개발되어야할 것이다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2008

본 연구는 우리나라 중부지방에 위치한 점봉산과 봉의산에서 일부 자생수목을 대상으로 봄철 식물계절 변화를 관찰 비교하고, 관련 환경인자를 함께 측정하여 미기후 변화에 따른 식물계절 차이를 구명하였다. 점봉산 조사지의 2004년 $1{\sim}5$월 평균 기온은 봉의산 조사지보다 $4.1^{\circ}C$ 더 낮았다. 점봉산 내 조사구별 4월의 토양온도는 남사면에 비해 서사면에서 $1.8^{\circ}C$, 북서사면에서 $4.4^{\circ}C$ 각각 낮았다. 표본목 중 개화시기가 가장 이른 종은 생강나무로 봉의산에서 3월 하순에, 점봉산에서 4월 초순에 각각 개화하였다. 동일 수종의 개화시기는 점봉산보다 봉의산에서, 그리고 서사면이나 북사면보다 남사면에서 더욱 빨랐으며, 이른 봄 개화하는 수종의 경우는 지역간 약 2주의 차이를 나타냈다. 개엽시기는 대개 봉의산에서 4월 중순, 점봉산에서 5월 초순이었으며, 동일 수종의 개엽시기 역시 점봉산보다 봉의산에서 2주정도 빨랐다. 개화 및 개엽시기의 Nuttornson 온량지수(Tn)와 일적산온량지수(YDI)는 동일 수종에서 지역간 유사한 값을 나타냈다. 지역간 식물계절 변화는 주로 온도에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 분석되며, 기후변화와 온도상승은 식물계절 변화를 현재보다 더욱 촉진시킬 수 있음을 시사한다.