2004년 5월 29일 발생한 울진해역지진(Mw 5.1)과 관련된 대기 인프라사운드 신호가 철원(진앙 거리 321 km) 및 대전(256 km) 관측소에 기록되었다. 신호의 지속시간은 수 분 이상이며, 음원 방향을 지시하는 후방-방위각은 28 o 이상의 큰 변화를 보였다. 역-투사 방법과 신호 감쇄 보정 결과, 인프라사운드 신호는 삼척-울진-포항까지 연결되는 약 4,600 km2 면적의 지반운동으로 발생하였으며, 음원 최대 크기(BSP)는 11.1 Pa로 계산되었다. 이 결과는 최대지반가속 도(PGA) 자료로 계산한 음원 최대 크기(PSP)와도 부합하고 있으며, 지진 발생 당시 인프라사운드 신호 탐지를 가능케 했던 최소 지반운동은 ~3.0 cm s−2 이상으로 확인되었다. 울진해역지진이 비록 동해 해역에서 발생하였지만, 진앙과 가 까운 강원도 남부-경상북도의 고지대를 따라 전파한 표면파의 지반운동으로 회절 인프라사운드가 효과적으로 발생한 것으로 해석된다. 인프라사운드 관측을 통한 원거리 지진 지반운동 특성 추정 방법은 지진관측망이 설치되어 있지 않거나 관측소 수가 적은 지역을 대상으로 활용이 가능할 것이다.

목적 : 본 연구에서는 문헌 고찰을 통해 뇌성마비 아동을 대상으로 한 행동관찰중재의 특성, 평가도구에 대해 분석하였다. 연구방법 : Pubmed, CINAHL을 사용하여 2020년 5월까지 출판된 논문을 검색하였다. 주요 검색어는 ‘Cerebral palsy’, ‘Action observation’, ‘Motion observation’을 사용하였고 총 10편의 국내외 논문을 선정했다. 결과 : 연구에서 실험군의 연령은 5세-10세까지 전 학령기부터 초기학령기 뇌성마비 아동을 대상으로 하였으며 행동관찰중재 적용 방법이 다양하였다. 사용된 평가도구는 수행기반 평가도구가 많았으며 Assisting Hand Assessment(AHA), Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function(MUUL)과 a measure of manual ability in children with cerebral palsy(ABILHAND-Kids)의 사용빈도가 가장 높았다. 결론 : 본 연구에서는 뇌성마비 아동을 대상으로 행동관찰중재방식의 다양성을 확인하였으나 프로그램의 일관성을 위해 가이드라인의 필요성을 제시하고 있으며, Action Observation Therapy(AOT) 임상증거 마련 및 추후 연구를 위한 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

본 연구에서는 2016-2017년 봄철(3-5월) 동안 보성 지역에서의 해풍 발생 시 연직 기상 특성을 분석하기 위해, 해풍 발생에 대한 선정 기준을 마련하였다. 이를 위해 지상에서 측정된 강수량, 운량, 풍향과 지상과 해상 기온의 차이, 1km 고도에서의 윈드프로파일러 및 수치모델 자료를 이용한 풍속 값이 사용되었다. 선정 기준에 따라 보성지역에서의 해풍일을 분류하였고, 해풍 발생 시간 및 고도와 풍속의 크기 분석을 통해 해풍의 시공간적 특성을 파악하였다. 해풍의 발생일은 총 183일 중 23일(12%)로서, 보성지역의 경우 봄철 10일 중 최소 1.2일은 해풍이 나타났다. 해풍은 1200 LST부터 1800 LST로 낮 시간에 지상에서부터 700 m 고도까지 주로 발생하였다. 또한, 최대 풍속은 평균 4.9 m s−1로 1600 LST에 40 m 고도에서 나타나, 선행연구보다 비교적 낮은 값을 보였다. 이는 해안지형이 복잡하여 지형 효과에 따른 풍속 감소로 인한 것으로 보인다.

Observation data measured at Ieodo Ocean Research Station (IORS) have been utilized in oceanographic and atmospheric studies since 2003. Sea level data observed at the IORS have not been paid attention as compared with many other variables such as aerosol, radiation, turbulent flux, wind, wave, fog, temperature, and salinity. Total sea level rises at the IORS (5.6 mm yr−1 ) from both satellite and tide-gauge observations were higher than those in the northeast Asian marginal seas (5.4 mm yr−1 ) and the world (4.6 mm yr−1 ) from satellite observation from 2009 to 2018. The rates of thermosteric, halosteric, and steric sea level rises were 2.7-4.8, −0.7-2.6, 2.3-7.4 mm yr−1 from four different calculating methods using observations. The rising rate of the steric sea level was higher than that of the total sea level in the case with additional data quality control. Calculating the non-steric sea level was not found to yield meaningful results, despite the ability to calculate non-steric sea level by simply subtracting the steric sea level from total sea level. This uncertainty did not arise from the data analysis but from a lack of good data, even though tide, temperature, and salinity data were quality controlled two times by Korea Hydrographic and Oceanography Agency. The status of the IORS data suggests that the maintenance management of observation systems, equipment, and data quality control should be improved to facilitate data use from the IORS.

Background: Stroke patients experience multiple dysfunctions that include motor and sensory impairments. Therefore, new intervention methods require a gradational approach depending on functional levels of a stroke patient’s activity and should include cognition treatment to allow for a patient’s active participation in rehabilitation. Objects: This study investigates the effect of integrated revision of electrical sensory stimulation, which stimulates somatosensory and action observation training, which is synchronized cognition intervention method on stroke patients’ functions. Methods: Twenty-one stroke patients were randomized into two groups. The two groups underwent twenty minutes of intervention five times a week for three weeks. This study used an electromyogram to evaluate symmetric muscle activation of lower extremities and muscle onset time when performing sit to stand before and after intervention. A weight-bearing ratio was used to evaluate the weight-bearing of the affected side in a sit to standing. To evaluate sit to stand performance ability, this study performed five timed sit to stand tests. Results: The two groups both showed statistically significant improvement in muscle onset time of lower extremity, static balance ability in a standing position, and sit to stand performance after the intervention (p < 0.05). In addition, the action observation and synchronized electrical sensory stimulation group showed significant improvement in symmetric muscle activation of lower extremities and weight–bearing ratio of the affected side (p < 0.05). Conclusion: action observation and synchronized electrical sensory stimulation (AOT with ESS) can have positive effects on a stroke patient’s sit to stand performance, and the intervention method that provides integrated AOT with ESS can be used as new nervous system intervention program.

One of the promising candidates for accident-tolerant fuel (ATF), a ceramic microcell fuel, which can be distinguished by an unusual cell-like microstructure (UO2 grain cell surrounded by a doped oxide cell wall), is being developed. This study deals with the microstructural observation of the constituent phases and the wetting behaviors of the cell wall materials in three kinds of ceramic microcell UO2 pellets: Si-Ti-O (STO), Si-Cr-O (SCO), and Al-Si-Ti-O (ASTO). The chemical and physical states of the cell wall materials are estimated by HSC Chemistry and confirmed by experiment to be mixtures of Si-O and Ti-O for the STO; Si-O and Cr-O for SCO; and Si-O, Ti-O, and Al-Si-O for the ASTO. From their morphology at triple junctions, UO2 grains appear to be wet by the Si-O or Al-Si-O rather than other oxides, providing a benefit on the capture-ability of the ceramic microcell cell wall. The wetting behavior can be explained by the relationships between the interface energy and the contact angle.

Background: Multifaceted approaches will be needed, such as global synkinesis (GS) achieve functional improvements in the arms of stroke patients from involuntary movements during exercise. Objective: To identify changes in arm GS and muscle activity, functional evaluation and the correlation with variables through action observation training, combined with functional electrical stimulation (FES), thereby verifying the effect on stroke patients. Design: A quasi-experimental study. Methods: The subjects of this study were 20 stroke patients who were divided into two groups: Control group (n=10) and experimental group (n=10). Before the intervention, arm GS and muscle activity were measured using surface electromyography (EMG), and arm function was evaluated using the Fugl– Meyer Assessment (FMA) scale. At the end of the intervention, which lasted 4-wk, arm GS and muscle activity were measured again using the same scale. Results: There was a decrease statistically significant difference in GS during the bending action in experimental group (P<.01). Both groups showed a significant difference increased only in the activity of the anterior deltoid (AD) and biceps brachii (BB) (P<.05). The results of the arm functional assessment revealed a significant difference increase in both groups (P<.05). In the between-group comparison, there was a significant difference decrease in GS during the bending action (P<.05). Only the muscle activity of the AD and BB were significantly increase different (P<.05). There was a significant betweengroup difference increase in the arm functional assessment (P<.05). There was a positive correlation between GS and muscle activity on the FMA in the control group (r=.678, P<.05). In experimental group, GS during the bending arm action exhibited a negative correlation (r=-.749, P<.05), and the muscle activity of the AD and BB showed a positive correlation (r=.701, P<.05). Furthermore, in experimental group, the activity of the extensor carpi radialis increased, and the activity of the flexor carpi radialis decreased, which exhibited a negative correlation (r=-.708, P<.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that brain plasticity could be more efficiently stimulated by combining surface stimulation in the affected arm of stroke patients.