In the semiconductor manufacturing clean room, contamination that directly affects process yield is managed through the operation of a monitoring system that measures molecular contamination in the air. In this study, I presented the component inspection method, test conditions, and judgment criteria through the life test of the solenoid valve that will be applied to the sampling module of the AMC Monitoring System.

Background: Office workers experience neck or back pain due to poor posture, such as flexed head and forward head posture, during long-term sedentary work. Posture correction is used to reduce pain caused by poor posture and ensures proper alignment of the body. Several assistive devices have been developed to assist in maintaining an ideal posture; however, there are limitations in practical use due to vast size, unproven long-term effects or inconsistency of maintaining posture alignment. We developed a headphone and necklace posture correction system (HANPCS) for posture correction using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor that provides visual or auditory feedback. Objects: To demonstrate the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of neck and upper trunk flexion measurements using a HANPCS, compared with a three-dimensional motion analysis system (3DMAS). Methods: Twenty-nine participants were included in this study. The HANPCS was applied to each participant. The angle for each action was measured simultaneously using the HANPCS and 3DMAS. The data were analyzed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = [3,3] with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: The angular measurements of the HANPCS for neck and upper trunk flexions showed high intra- (ICC = 0.954–0.971) and inter-day (ICC = 0.865–0.937) values, standard error of measurement (SEM) values (1.05°–2.04°), and minimal detectable change (MDC) values (2.92°–5.65°). Also, the angular measurements between the HANPCS and 3DMAS had excellent ICC values (> 0.90) for all sessions, which indicates high concurrent validity. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that the HANPCS is as accurate in measuring angle as the gold standard, 3DMAS. Therefore, the HANPCS is reliable and valid because of its angular measurement reliability and validity.

Background: While the formal test has been used to provide a quantitative measurement of core stability, studies have reported inconsistent results regarding its test-retest and intraobserver reliabilities. Furthermore, the validity of the formal test has never been established. Objects: This study aimed to establish the concurrent validity and test-retest reliability of the formal test. Methods: Twenty-two young adults with and without core instability (23.1 ± 2.0 years) were recruited. Concurrent validity was determined by comparing the muscle thickness changes of the external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominal muscle to changes in core stability pressure during the formal test using ultrasound (US) imaging and pressure biofeedback, respectively. For the test-retest reliability, muscle thickness and pressure changes were repeatedly measured approximately 24 hours apart. Electromyography (EMG) was used to monitor trunk muscle activity during the formal test. Results: The Pearson’s correlation analysis showed an excellent correlation between transverse abdominal thickness and pressure biofeedback unit (PBU) pressure as well as internal oblique thickness and PBU pressure, ranging from r = 0.856–0.980, p < 0.05. The test-retest reliability was good, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC1,2) = 0.876 for the core stability pressure measure and ICC1,2 = 0.939 to 0.989 for the abdominal muscle thickness measure. Conclusion: Our results provide clinical evidence that the formal test is valid and reliable, when concurrently incorporated into EMG and US measurements.

Background: Spontaneous use of the upper extremities on the affected side of patients with stroke is a meaningful indicator of recovery and may vary by the age or dominant hand of patients. No prior study has reported changes in actual amount of use test (AAUT) and motor activity log (MAL)-28 according to age and handedness in healthy adults, and AAUT inter-rater reliability for assessment of healthy adults. Objects: This study aimed to (1) research the differences in AAUT and MAL-28 according to age and handedness in healthy adults, and (2) determine the inter-rater reliability of the AAUT. Methods: Seventy healthy adults participated in this study. The MAL-28 was assessed by dividing 61 subjects into young right-handed (n1=20), young left-handed (n2=21), and older right-handed (n3=20) groups. The AAUT was assessed by dividing 63 subjects into young right-handed (n1=25), young left-handed (n2=18), and older right-handed (n3=20) groups. Student’s t-test and the Wilcoxon signedrank test were used for statistical analysis. Results: The Amount of Use (AOU) scale values for each group showed no significant differences between age groups and handedness groups in the MAL-28 (p>.05). The AAUT AOU scale value showed significant differences regarding dominant handedness in the AAUT (p<.05), but no significant differences according to age (p>.05). (2) Inter-rater reliability of the AAUT was excellent, except few items (item 9, 11, and 12). Conclusion: Although both the MAL-28 and the AAUT measured how much participants used their dominant arms in healthy subjects, the AAUT only showed significantly higher dominant arm use in left hander than the right hander. In addition, the inter-rater reliability of the AAUT was excellent. Current results can be utilized as a basic information when clinicians develop rehabilitation strategies, and AAUT was shown to be a reliable evaluation tool for measurement of upper extremity use in Korean adults, based on the reliability demonstrated by this study.

This paper describes the Bayesian and non-Bayesian approach for reliability demonstration test based on the samples from a finite population. The Bayesian approach involves the technical method about how to combine the prior distribution and the likelihood function to produce the posterior distribution. In this paper, the hypergeometric distribution is adopted as a likelihood function for a finite population. The conjugacy of the beta-binomial distribution and the hypergeometric distribution is shown and is used to make a decision about whether to accept or reject the finite population. The predictive distribution of the beta-binomial distribution is shown and will be used for the reliability demonstration test. A numerical example is also given.

Background: The active knee extension (AKE) test commonly used to assess the flexibility of the hamstring muscles. Many researchers have tested the reliability of the AKE test; however, no published studies have examined the intrarater and interrater reliability of the AKE test using a PBU. Objects: The purpose of this study was to determine the intrarater and interrater reliability of the AKE test performed with a pressure biofeedback unit (PBU) on healthy subjects. Methods: Sixteen healthy male participants volunteered and gave informed consent to participate in this study. Two raters conducted AKE tests independently with a PBU. Each knee was measured twice, and the AKE testing was repeated one week after the first round of testing. Results: The interrater reliability’s intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC2,1) were .887∼.986 for the right knees and .915∼.988 for the left knees. In addition, the intrarater (test-retest) reliability (ICC3,1) values ranged between .820∼.915 and .820∼.884 for Raters 1 and 2, respectively. The values for the standard error of mesurement were low for all tests (.81∼2.97˚); the calculated minimum detectable change was 2.24∼8.21˚. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the AKE test performed with a PBU had excellent interrater and intrarater reliability for assessing hamstring flexibility in healthy young males.

This paper describes the Bayesian approach for reliability demonstration test based on the sequential samples from the one-shot devices. The Bayesian approach involves the technical method about how to combine the prior distribution and the likelihood function to produce the posterior distribution. In this paper, the binomial distribution is adopted as a likelihood function for the one-shot devices. The relationship between the beta-binomial distribution and the Polya’s urn model is explained and is used to make a decision about whether to accept or reject the population of the one-shot devices by one by one then in terms of the faulty goods. A numerical example is also given.

Background: Assessments of Sit-to-Stand (STS) and gait functions are essential procedures in evaluating level of independence for the patients after stroke. In a previous study, we developed the software to analyze center of pressure (COP) in standing position on Wii Balance Board (WBB). Objects: This purpose of this study is to measure test-retest reliability of ground reaction forces, COP and time using WBB on STS and gait in healthy adults. Methods: Fifteen healthy participants performed three trials of STS and gait on WBB. The time (s), vertical peak (%) and COP path-length (㎝) were measured on both tasks. Additionally, counter (%), different peak (%), symmetry ratio, COP x-range and COP y-range were analyzed on STS, 1st peak (%), 2nd peak (%) of weight were analyzed on gait. Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error measurement (SEM) and smallest real difference (SRD) were analyzed for test-retest reliability. Results: ICC of all variables except COP path-length appeared to .676∼.946 on STS, and to .723∼.901 on gait. SEM and SRD of all variables excepting COP path-length appeared .227∼8.886, .033∼24.575 on STS. SEM and SRD excepting COP path-length appeared about .019∼3.933, .054∼11.879 on gait. Conclusion: WBB is not only cheaper than force plate, but also easier to use clinically. WBB is considered as an adequate equipment for measuring changes of weight bearing during balance, STS and gait test which are normally used for functional assessment in patients with neurological problems and elderly. The further study is needed concurrent validity on neurological patients, elderly patients using force plate and WBB.

The purpose of this study was to investigate inter- and intra- rater reliability in an interview and a computerized oral test. It was also examined whether rater characteristics influenced on their reliability and biases, and finally the scores of both tests were compared with those of the Versant test using an automated computer rating system. For the study, the data from 21 Korean university students and 18 Korean or native speakers of English raters with various characteristics were collected. Some of the main findings from the study were as follows. First, rater severity was significantly different in each test, but each rater consistently graded on both tests suggesting lower inter-rater reliability and higher intra-rater reliability. Secondly, rater severity was impacted by the rater characteristics such as mother tongue, gender, age, and major. Lastly, there existed a positive correlation among the scores of the three tests, indicating that the scores of human beings and computers are strongly related.

우리나라는 비약적인 산업기술발전을 통해 선진국 진입을 눈앞에 두고 있지만, 제조 물책임법(PL법) 대응방안 및 고객신뢰성 확보 미흡으로 인해 선진국 진입에 어려움을 겪고 있다. 특히 안정성 및 신뢰성이 확보되지 않은 부품소재의 경우 조립업체의 사용 기피가 생기며 부품소재의 국산화 이후 시장 진출 시 소비자가 최초의 사용자가 되기 를 꺼려한다는 점이 대두 되고 있다. 이는 우리나라의 원천 기술의 수입의존도를 심화 시켜 결국 국가경쟁력 약화를 가져오는 악순환의 반복을 가져오는 원인 되고 있으며, 이를 극복하기 위해서는 신뢰성확보가 시급한 시점이다. 본 논문에서는 신뢰성 확보를 위해 신뢰성 시험의 연구동향을 분석 할 것이며, 이를 통해 신뢰성 향상 및 효과적인 활용방안을 모색 하고자 한다.

목적:본 연구는 선천성 뇌성마비 환자를 대상으로 경상운동 검사의 신뢰도 및 타당도를 검증하고자 하였다.연구방법:선천성 뇌성마비 편마비 환자로 진단 받은 72명을 대상으로 선행연구에서 제시한 경상운동 검사들의 항목과 점수체계를 재구성하여 경상운동 정도를 평가하였다. 평가된 자료는 Winstep 3.80 version을 사용하여 라쉬분석을 통해 항목과 대상자의 적합도, 항목 난이도, 평정척도, 분리신뢰도를 분석하였다.결과:72명의 뇌성마비 환자 중에 환측에서는 3명, 건측에서는 2명의 환자가 부적합 환자로 나타났다. 각각의 부적합한 대상자를 제외한 69명과 70명의 환자로 항목의 적합도를 분석한 결과, 양측 모두에서 발가락을 사용하여 구슬 잡기 항목이 부적합 판정을 받았다. 항목의 난이도에 대한 분석 결과, 비교적 난이도가 높은 항목은 엄지와 다른 손가락 맞섬하기, 주먹 쥐고 펴기 항목이었으며, 난이도가 낮은 항목은 팔꿈치 굴곡하기, 저항을 이기며 어깨 외전하기 항목으로 나타났다. 평정척도 분석 결과, 4점 척도가 적합한 범주임을 확인하였다. 또한 대상자와 항목의 분리신뢰도는 .90이상의 우수한 값으로 분석되었다.결론:본 연구를 통해 검증된 경상운동 검사가 임상적으로 유용하게 사용되기를 기대하며, 향후 연구에서는 다양한 신경학적 질환의 환자를 대상으로 한 연구가 진행될 필요가 있다.

As information-oriented industry has been developed and electronic devices has come to be smaller, lighter, multifunctional, and high speed, the components used to the devices need to be much high density and should have find pattern due to high integration. Also, diverse reliability problems happen as user environment is getting harsher. For this reasons, establishing and securing products and components reliability comes to key factor in company's competitiveness. It makes accelerated test important to check product reliability in fast way. Out of fine pattern failure modes, failure of Electrochemical Migration(ECM) is kind of degradation of insulation resistance by electro-chemical reaction, which it comes to be accelerated by biased voltage in high temperature and high humidity environment. In this thesis, the accelerated life test for failure caused by ECM on fine pattern substrate, 20/20μm pattern width/space applied by Semi Additive Process, was performed, and through this test, the investigation of failure mechanism and the life-time prediction evaluation under actual user environment was implemented. The result of accelerated test has been compared and estimated with life distribution and life stress relatively by using Minitab software and its acceleration rate was also tested. Through estimated weibull distribution, B10 life has been estimated under 95% confidence level of failure data happened in each test conditions. And the life in actual usage environment has been predicted by using generalized Eyring model considering temperature and humidity by developing Arrhenius reaction rate theory, and acceleration factors by test conditions have been calculated.

The trochanteric prominence angle test (TPAT) has been used to measure the femoral anteversion angle between the tibial crest and the vertical line. However, the exact anatomical reference of the tibial crest has not yet been identified in the literature. Thus, the purposes of this research were twofold: first, to compare the femoral anteversion angle measured at three different anatomical references of the tibial crest (the proximal tibial crest, the proximal third of tibial crest, and the proximal half of tibial crest) and, second, to determine inter-and intra-rater reliabilities of the femoral anteversion angle measured at these three different anatomical references of the tibial crest during the TPAT. We recruited 14 healthy subjects, and a total of 28 legs were examined. The TPAT was measured using a digital inclinometer. A 1-way repeated-measure analysis of variance was used to compare the femoral anteversion angle measured at three different anatomical references of the tibial crest, and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated to determine reliability. The femoral anteversion angle measured at the proximal tibial crest was significantly higher than that at the proximal third of the tibial crest and the proximal half of the tibial crest. The inter-and intra-rater reliabilities of femoral anteversion angle were measured at three anatomic references of the tibial crest were all found to be high during the TPAT (ICC=.9 0~.98). In conclusion, clinicians should recognize that the different degrees of the femoral anteversion angle could be measured when different anatomical references of the tibial crest were used, and that reliabilities were high when an exact anatomical reference of the tibial crest was used during the TPAT.

Ely's test is commonly used to assess rectus femoris muscle flexibility. however, a reliability limit of this test was demonstrated by a previous study. In this study, we present an alternative method using an application for a digital horizontal level in a smartphone (DHLS) to complement the reliability limit of Ely's test. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability of Ely's test using DHLS on the pelvis, compared to using visual observation (VO) of pelvic and hip motions. Nineteen patients with lumbar extension-rotation syndrome were recruited for this study. An examiner examined the rectus femoris flexibility (both pass/fail and goniometer scoring) through Ely's test using both DHLS and VO. A retest session was completed two hours later for within-day reliability and seven days later for between-day intra-rater test-retest reliability. Results showed higher Kappa values for pass/fail scoring and higher intraclass correlation coefficient values for goniometer scoring in Ely's test using DHLS, compared to using VO. Measurement error and Bland and Altman plots further demonstrated the degree of intra-rater variance during Ely's test using DHLS in a clinical setting, compared to using VO. These results demonstrated that Ely's test using DHLS showed acceptable reliability compared to using VO. Ely's test using DHLS could be widely used for measuring the rectus femoris muscle flexibility in patients with lumbar extension-rotation syndrome, although the inter-rater reliability needs to be established first.

This paper describes the Bayesian approach for reliability demonstration test based on the samples from a finite population. The Bayesian approach involves the technical method about how to combine the prior distribution and the likelihood function to pro

본 연구에서는 서로 다른 터치스크린용 Ag pastes를 스크린 인쇄 방식으로 ITO film 위에 전도성 패턴을 형성하고 10장씩 인쇄하여 130℃ 10분 동안 건조 하였다. 여기서 130℃ 10분의 건조 조건은 ITO film의 열화가 발생하지 않는 조건이다. 신뢰성 테스트는 염수테스트와 고온고습테스트를 진행한다. 각 테스트는 2장씩의 전도성 패턴 상태를 확인한다. 전도성 패턴을 침적 시킨 염수(NaCl 5% 녹인 증류수)를박스형 열풍 건조기(35℃)에서각 24, 48, 72시간 마다 상태를 확인하고 고온고습기(60℃ 90%)에서는 각120, 240시간 마다 상태를 확인하였다. 이런 신뢰성 테스트를 통해 서로 다른 Ag pastes의 접착력, 전도성의 변화 등을 알 수 있어 품질 저하를 막을 수 있고, 신뢰성 테스트에서 표면의 산소함량이 많은 Ag paste는 변색이 빨리 올 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

목 적: 이 연구는 눈모임부족과 관련된 증상의 정도를 정량화하거나 눈모임부족에 대한 치료효과를 평가 하기 위한 것으로 타당성과 신뢰성이 검증된 도구인 Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey(CISS) 의 한글판을 제작하여 검사-재검사에 대한 신뢰도를 평가하기 위함이다. 대상 및 방법: 한글판 CISS를 사용하여 2주 간격으로 실시한 2회의 설문조사에 모두 응답한 20대 132명 을 대상으로 한글판 CISS의 내적 일관성과 검사-재검사의 급내상관계수 및 95% 일치도 범위를 분석하였다. 결 과: 한글판 CISS의 Cronbach alpha 계수는 0.88로 높은 신뢰도를 보였고, 각 항목별로도 0.86에서 0.88까지 모든 항목이 고른 신뢰도를 나타내었다. 반복 측정한 한글판 CISS의 급내상관계수는 0.88이었고, 95% 일치도 범위는 -10.90∼10.50으로 좁게 나타나 높은 신뢰도를 보였다. 결 론: 한글판 CISS는 내적 일관성과 반복성 및 일치도에서 높은 신뢰도를 보여 국내의 임상현장에서 젊은 성인의 눈모임부족과 관련된 증상을 정량화하거나 치료효과를 평가하는데 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

목적 : 지역사회에 거주하는 노인을 대상으로 인지 선별 도구로 사용되는 시계그리기 검사의 검사자간 신뢰도와 동시 및 구성타당도를 분석하기 위하여 실시되었다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 2010년 10월부터 12월까지 지역사회에 거주하는 60세 이상 노인 54명을 대상으로 시계그리기 검사와 Korean Version of Mini Mental State Examination(MMSE-K)를 사용하여 인지기능을 평가하였다. 자료는 인구사회학적 정보와 시계그리기 검사간의 상관관계, 검사자간 신뢰도, 시계그리기 검사와 MMSE-K의 점수를 비교한 동시타당도, MMSE-K 23점을 기준으로 시계그리기 검사의 구성타당도를 분석하였다. 결과 : 클라이언트의 시계그리기 점수는 연령이 높을수록 점수가 낮아졌으며, 교육 기간이 증가할수록 점수가 높아졌으나 상관관계는 낮았다. 시계그리기 검사의 검사자간 신뢰도(ICC=2,1)는 자유선 그리기, 시계바늘 그리기, 원그리기의 세 조건에서 모두 .75이상을 보였다(p<.01). 동시타당도와 구성타당도를 알아보기 위한 MMSE-K와 시계 그리기 검사의 세 조건의 상관에서 모두 통계학적으로 유의한 관계를 보였다(p<.01). 결론 : 시계그리기 검사는 검사자간 신뢰도가 우수하며 동시타당도와 구성타당도가 입증되었으므로, 작업치료 등 재활관련 임상 분야에서 MMSE-K와 함께 노인의 인지 기능을 선별하기 위한 도구로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.