Background: To restore the trunk function of stroke patients who tend to experience trunk weakness, a single exercise intervention is usually applied. However, problems with the trunk remain even after such an intervention. To overcome this challenge, combining other intervention methods with an exercise is suggested during training. Objectives: To investigate the effect of breathing based abdominal draw-in technique on the thickness of the transversus abdominis muscle and trunk control in stroke patients. Design: Randomized controlled study. Methods: After designating a group that will perform the abdominal draw-in technique as Experimental Group I and another group that will perform the breathing based abdominal draw-in technique as Experimental Group II, the thickness of the transversus abdominis muscle and the trunk impairment scale (TIS) of the subjects were measured as pre-tests before the interventions and as post-tests after the six week intervention period. Results: In the within group comparison, there was a significant change in the thickness of the transversus abdominis muscle for both groups while the subjects performed the abdominal draw-in technique; a significant change was also noted in their TIS (P<.05) (P<.01). However, in the inter-group comparison, a significant difference was found only in the TIS between the two groups (P<.05). Conclusion: After the application of the breathing based abdominal draw-in technique, an efficient contractile response was observed even in the muscles around the abdomen of the subjects, which indicates that this technique is an intervention method that can more effectively improve trunk control.

본 논문에서는 구조물의 좌굴 온도와 좌굴 형상을 제어하는 새로운 크기 최적화 방법에 대해서 소개한다. 구조적 안정성 관점에서 구조물의 좌굴 온도와 좌굴 형상을 예측하는 것은 중요한 주제 중 하나이다. 이를 공학적인 직관을 통해 예측하고 최적화된 구조 설계 를 하는 것은 너무나 어려운 과제이다. 이러한 한계점을 해결하기 위해 본 연구에서는 유한요소 시뮬레이션과 치수 최적 설계 방식의 조합을 제안한다. 구조물의 좌굴 온도와 좌굴 형상이 구조물의 두께에 영향을 받는다는 생각에서 착안해 설계 변수를 구조물의 노드 의 두께 값으로 설정했다. 좌굴 온도 값과 좌굴 형상을 목적 함수로 정해진 부피 값을 제약 조건으로 두었다. 치수 최적 설계를 통해 원 하는 좌굴 온도와 좌굴 형상을 유도하기 위한 최적의 두께 분포를 결정할 수 있다. 제안된 치수 최적 설계의 타당성은 본 논문의 다양 한 직사각형 복합 구조물 예제들을 사용해서 검증하였다.

PURPOSES: A methodology using a 3D-engineering technique was developed for implementation in paving Quality Control (QC) practice in bridge overlay paving. METHODS: The as-built surface of a concrete-box-girder bridge tends to exhibit a certain level of undulation or roughness. This is usually caused by the inevitable limitation that camber prediction and construction cannot be perfectly matched. The undulation itself would not be a severe defect in a bridge structure, but it results in a challenge for achieving overlay pavement qualities such as pavement thickness and smoothness. One advantage of the 3D-engineering technique is that it allowed identification in advance, of conditions that will interfere with construction, thus preventing non-conformance qualities from being re-worked. RESULTS : Utilizing this technique, overlay paving was virtually simulated in advance, and insufficient thickness areas and rough sections were visually identified. Paving quantities were automatically computed. Paving level alternatives were correspondingly established based on analysis of the quantitative and 3D visual outputs. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that this methodology could be successfully utilized for optimizing paving quantity and quality

Background: Patients with chronic stroke often shows decreased trunk muscle activity and trunk performance. To resolve these problems, many trunk stabilizing techniques including the abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) and the diaphragmatic breathing maneuver (DBM) are used to improve trunk muscle strength. Objects: To compare the effects of the ADIM and the DBM on abdominal muscle thickness, trunk control, and balance in patients with chronic stroke. Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial. Nineteen patients were randomly allocated to the ADIM (n1=10) and DBM (n2=9) groups. The ADIM and DBM techniques were performed three times per week for 4 weeks. The thicknesses of the transversus abdominis (TrA), internal oblique muscle, and external oblique muscles on the paretic and non-paretic sides, Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS) score, and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score were used to assess changes in motor development after 4 weeks of training. Results: After the training periods, the TrA thickness on the paretic side, TIS score, and BBS score improved significantly in both groups compared to baseline (p<.05). TIS score was significantly greater in the DBM group than in the ADIM group (p<.05). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that ADIM and DBM are beneficial for improving TrA muscle thickness in the paretic side, trunk control, and balance ability. Intergroup comparison revealed that TIS score was significantly improved in the DBM group versus the ADIM group. Thus, DBM may be an effective treatment for low trunk muscle activity and performance in patients with chronic stroke.

본 연구에서는 전하 조절층을 이용하여 녹색 인광 유기발광다이오드의 효율의 향상을 나타냈다. 양극성의 4,4,N,N'-dicarbazolebiphenyl (CBP)를 호스트와 전하 조절층으로 사용하여 발광층 내에서 전하의 이동을 원활하게 할 수 있다. 게다가 전하 조절층의 삽입으로 엑시톤을 효과적으로 발광층 내에 제한하여, 삼중항-삼중항 소멸 현상을 억제할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 발광층의 전체 두께는 유지하고, 전하 조절층의 변화를 준 다섯 개의 소자를 제작하여 최적화된 전하 조절층의 두께를 이용한 Device D는 외부 양자 효율 16.22%와 휘도 효율 55.76 cd/A의 성능을 보였다.

Homogenous silica-coated samples with controlled silica thickness were synthesized by the reverse microemulsion method. First, 7 nm size cobalt ferrite nanoparticles were prepared by thermal decomposition methods. Hydrophobic cobalt ferrites were coated with controlled using polyoxyethylene(5)nonylphenylether (Igepal) as a surfactant, and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS). The well controlled thickness of the silica shell was found to depend on the reaction time and the amount of surfactant used during production. Thick shell was prepared by increasing reaction time and small amount of surfactant.