Investigation of the April 2000 forest fire damage in Kang-won Province, Korea, using RADARSAT data

Kang, Sung Chul,Seo, Jin Won,Lee, Tae Hee,Park, Sang Eun,Hong, Suk Young,Moon, Wooil M. 대한원격탐사학회 2000 International Symposium on Remote Sensing Vol.16 No.1

The series of forest Fires in Kangwon Province in April, 2000, were one of the mast serious ones in the Kang-won Province in recent years. The fire damaged areas are extensive and this paper investigates the utility of the satellite image data, particularly the RADARSAT SAR data. One of the main objectives of this study included evaluation of potential usefulness of the C-band RADARSAT data in the detection of forest fires in mountainous areas. Among several fire damaged sites, the area near Samchuk (city) was selected as the main study area and mufti-temporal RADARSAT(raw) data were acquired and the processed results were comparatively investigated with the IRS-1c data acquired shortly after the fire. To identify the burnt area from the undamaged background in the optical imagery, supervised classification and NDVI processing were carried out and tested with the IRS-1C data. For this experiment, several sets of raw RADARSAT standard and Fine mode (S4, F3, ascending orbit) data were processed and the final image was formed. In addition to the final image, sigma nought (σ°) was catnputed and compared for the burnt area against the undamaged areas. Because of the steep slopes in the study area and subsequent deviation from the flat surface scattering models, the fire scars in the sigma nought (σ°) image were not apparent. However, fire scars are slightly detected in the difference and ratio images obtained from the signal intensity data acquired at different dates (bath before and after fire). Texture analysis of the image data including the burnt areas were carried out using the Multiplicative Markov Random-Field (MMRF) algorithm. The detection of the fire damaged area from both standard mode and fine mode RADARSAT was not as straightforward as in optical data. However, Previous studies with ERS-1 S_AR and RADARSAT data in Indonesia and in the North American Plains indicate that C-band SAR data provide us with an effective tool for studying the forest fire damages. However, the application of C-band SAR data to the analysis of the forest fire areas requires careful processing of the data with realistic scattering models.

응급실 내원 환자의 만족도 평가 및 관련 요인에 대한 연구

서강석,감신,박정배,이정헌,김종근,윤영국,곽경숙,이원기,우석정 大韓應急醫學會 1998 대한응급의학회지 Vol.9 No.4

Background: To examine the influencing factors on patients' satisfaction in the emergency department(ED) for quality assurance. Methods: Patients who visited to the ED were prospectively investigated from November 1 to December 31, 1997. Authors developed questionnaire to investigate influencing factors on patients' satisfaction. A Chi-square test and LISREL 7.0 were applied for statistical analysis. Results: Patients' satisfaction was significantly related to physical environment variables, accessibility variables, kindness of hospital personnel variables, and patient's trust for doctors variables. In path analysis, willingness for revisit was influenced by patients' satisfation, accessibility, physical environment, patients' trust for doctors in order, and willingness for recommendation was influenced by accessibility, patients' satisfaction, and kindness of hospital personnel in order. Conclusions: The influencing factors on patients' satisfaction are physical environment, accessibility, kindness of hospital personnel, and patient's trust for doctors. Willingness for revisit and willingness for recommendation are influenced by patients' satisfation. In spite of some limitations, the results of this study can be used as a baseline information for exploring the influencing factors on patients' satisfaction. Further comprehensive research efforts should be made on the study of patients' satisfactoin in the ED.

일 대학 병원 마취 · 회복실 간호사의 간호활동 분석

강윤경,김경미,김연이,박혜옥,서광희,송숙녀,이현숙,조의영 대한간호행정학회 2006 간호행정학회지 Vol.12 No.1

Purpose: This study was aimed to specify roles of nurses from the anesthesia and recovery room by analyzing nursing activities as well as anesthesia nursing during surgery. Method: The objects were 12 RNs working in the recovery room of a university hospital located in Incheon. Self-report was performed by measuring stop-watch for five days from May 17th to May 21st in 2004. Research method was designed to record the time and frequency of the nursing activity from anesthesia and recovery room based on nurses' statement and other references for five days. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and t-test via SPSS Win 10.0 program. Result: Nursing activities in anesthesia recovery room were classified into two different characteristics such as direct and indirect nursing activity. The activities consisted of 11 direct nursing areas and 39 nursing activities in anesthesia preparation room. The indirect nursing was classified into 8 nursing areas and 32 nursing activities. The direct nursing was classified into 12 nursing areas and 55 nursing activity. Also, the indirect nursing was classified into 7 nursing areas and 21 nursing activities in recovery room. In terms of prevalence of nursing activities in the anesthesia preparation room, observation and cooperation of anesthesia was the most prevalent activity, drug and eqipment management the second prevalent, and drug administration the third. On the other hand, in the recovery room, the most prevalent activity was vital sign checking and observation, the second most prevalent activity informative activity, and the third body temperature control. Nursing activity time was recorded according to the nursing characteristics. In the anesthesia preparation room, the direct nursing spent for 8092.20 minutes was larger than the indirect nursing spent for 7198.50 minutes. Also, in the recovery room, the direct nursing spent for 2361.16 minutes was larger than the indirect nursing spent for 1134.13 minutes. 4. Nursing activity time was compared to duty shifts. In the anesthesia preparation room, the direct nursing was more prevalent on day shift and the indirect nursing was prevalent on evening shift. However, in the recovery room, both direct and indirect nursing activities were prevalent on day shift. Conclusion: The role of anesthesia and recovery room nurses was analysed according to the time, frequency, and its characteristics.

조기유자망 어구의 개량 및 생력화 조업시스템 개발 : 3. 생력형 5단 양망기의 해상 성능 시험

김석종,구명성,강경범,서대범,정용진 제주대학교 해양과환경연구소 2005 해양과환경연구소 연구논문집 Vol.29 No.2

치과 방사선 촬영기의 표면선량 변화

이재서,강병철,윤숙자 대한구강악안면방사선학회 2005 Imaging Science in Dentistry Vol.35 No.2

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate variability of doses with same exposure parameters and evaluate radiographic density according to the variability of doses. Materials and methods : Twenty-eight MAX-GLS (Shinhung Co, Seoul, Korea), twenty-one D-60-S (DongSeo Med, Seoul, Korea), and eleven REX-601 (Yoshida Dental MFG, Tokyo, Japan) dental x-ray machines were selected for this study. Surface doses were measured under selected combinations of tube voltage, tube current, exposure time, and constant distance 42 cm from the focal spot to the surface of the Multi-O-meter (Unfors Instruments, Billdal, Sweden). Radiographic densities were measured on the films at maximum, minimum and mean surface doses of each brand of x-ray units. Results : With MAX-GLS, the maximum surface doses were thirteen to fourteen times as much as the minimum surface doses. With D-60-S, the maximum surface doses were three to eight times as much as the minimum surface doses. With REX-601, the maximum surface doses were six to ten times as much as the minimum surface doses. The differences in radiographic densities among maximum, mean, and minimum doses were significant (p<0.01). Conclusion : The surface exposure doses of each x-ray machine at the same exposure parameters were different within the same manufacturer’s machines.

대학병원 응급의료센터로 전원되는 환자에 대한 연구 : 경북대학교병원 응급의료센터를 중심으로

박정배,서강석 大韓應急醫學會 1998 대한응급의학회지 Vol.9 No.4

Background: To provide basic data to help construct regional EMSS Method: Using preformed questionnaire, authors investigated prospectively data of 214 patients transferred directly to emergency medical center from other hospitals from May 11 to June 10, 1998. Results: 1. Total 214 patients were transferred directly to the emergency medical center of KNUH (14.4% of total), and 63.5% of patients excluding children were non-traumatic patients. 2. The peak age group was 5th decade (19.6%) with mean age of 49.6 years old. The male to female ratio was 1.8:1. 3. The period between 08:00 to 16:00 was the most frequent arrival time of transfer patients (42.5%), and the proportion of patients for surgical departments were more common than those for other departments (53.7%). 4. The majority of patients were transferred from secondary hospitals (91.6%), but among them the proportion of mild non-traumatic and mild traumatic patients was 52.3%, and 72.0%. 5. The decision-maker for transfer was a patient himself or family members in 32.3% of severe and 26.8% of mild non-traumatic patients, compared with 37.5% of severe and 26.8% of mild traumatic patients. 6. The physician-to-physician communication prior to the patient's transfer was not carried out in 90.8% of severe and 85.9% of mild non-traumatic patients, compared with 75.0% of severe and 67.0% of mild traumatic patients. 7. The hospital ambulance was the most common mode of transfer (64.5%), but non-emergency vehicles such as a taxi or a private car was used for transfer in 21.5% of severe non-traumatic patients, and 12.5% in severe traumatic patients. 8. Transfer accompanied by medical personnel took place in 15.4% of severe non-traumatic patients, 25.0% in severe traumatic patients, and in 27.0% of severe non-traumatic patients, and 44.4% in severe traumatic patients transferred by hospital ambulance. 9. Transfer took less than 1 hour in 66.9% of non-traumatic patients, and 45.2% of traumatic patients, but it took 1 hour or more in 27.7% of severe non-traumatic patients, and 43.7% of severe traumatic patients. 10. Transfer record accompanied the patient in 90.2% of total, but radiologic film and results of laboratory tests did not in 36.9% and 56.9% of severe non-traumatic patients, and in 12.5% and 43.7% of severe traumatic patients. Conclusion: It is considered that an appropriate triage system, interhospital transfer guidelines, good transfer records, cooperative interhospital communication, emergency medical information center, public information with education about regional EMSS, improvement of equipment in ambulance, and training of emergency personnel are necessary for effective and well-organized EMSS.

자연기흉의 임상적 고찰

이정헌,서강석,김종근,윤영국 大韓應急醫學會 1997 대한응급의학회지 Vol.8 No.1

Spontaneous pneumothorax is an accumulation of air in the pleural space with collapse of the lungs in the absence of external chest trauma. In this study, 175 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax experienced at emergency room of Kyungpook University Hospital from July 1995 to June 1996 were analyzed retrospectively. The results were summarized follows: 1. Sex ratio of male to female was 6.6:1 and the mean age was 36.7 years. 2. In clinical symptoms, dyspnea was 85 cases(48.6%), chest pain 67 cases(38.3%), chest discomfort 18 cases(10.3%), coughing 2 cases(1.1%), and others 3 cases(1.7%). 3. In etiology of spontaneous pneumothorax, primary spontaneous pneumothorax was 118 cases (67.4%) and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax 57 cases(33.6%). The underlying pathologic lesion of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax showed pulmonary tuberculosis in 50 cases(28.6%), COPD in 5 cases(2.9%), bronchial asthma in 1 case(0.6%), and pneumoconiosis in 1 case(0.6%). 4. The incidence of recurrence was as follows; no previous history in 123 cases(70.3%), second attack in 35 cases(20.0%), third attack in 15 cases(8.6%), fourth attack in 1 case(0.6%), and fifth attack in 1 case(0.6%). 5. The interval of recurrence after last attack was as follows; less than 6 months in 36 cases(69.2%), between 6 minths and 1 year in 5 cases(9.6%), between 1 and 2 years in 3 cases(5.8%), between 2 and 3 years in 2 cases(3.8%), and greater than 3 years in 6 cases(11.5%). 6. In distribution of the lesion sites, left was 93 cases(53.1%), right 80 cases(45.7%), and bilateral 2 cases(1.1%). 7. In degree of lung collapse, 17 cases(9.7%) were small(<20%), 127 cases(72.6%) moderate(20-40%), and 31 cases(17.7%) large(>40%). 8. The accompanied diseases of spontaneous pneumothorax were found in 17 cases, in which hydrothorax were 14 cases and homothorax were 3 cases. 9. The employed management were as follows; bed rest with oxygen inhalation in 6 cases(3.4%), thoracentesis in 4 cases(2.3%), closed thoracostomy in 136 cases(77.7%), and open thoracotomy in 29 cases(16.6%). 10. The reexpansion time after chest tube insertion was as follows; less than 1 day in 147 cases(89.6%), between 1 and 2 days in 12 cases(7.3%), between 2 days and 1 week in 4 cases(2.4%), and greater than 1 week in 1 case(0.6%). 11. The duration of chest tube insertion was as follows; less than 1 week in 102 cases(62.2%), between 1 and 2 weeks in 34 cases(20.7%), between 2 and 3 weeks in 14 cases(8.5%), between 3 and 4 weeks in 7 cases(4.3%), and greater than 4 weeks in 7 cases(4.3%). 12. The complications of closed thoracostomy were as follows; incomplete lung expansion in 4 cases and empyema in 1 case. 13. The indications of open thoracotomy were as follows; bleb or bullae on chest X-ray in 12 cases(14.4%), persistent air leak in 8 cases(27.6%), recurrent pneumothorax in 4 cases(13.8%), incomplete lung expansion in 3 cases(10.3%), and contralateral pneumothorax history in 2 cases(6.9%). 14. The duration of hospitalization was as follows; less than 1 week in 100 cases(57.1%), between 1 and 2 weeks in 29 cases(16.6%), between 2 and 3 weeks in 22 cases(12.6%), between 3 and 4 weeks in 9 cases(5.1%), and greater than 4 weeks in 15 cases(8.6%).

한글ㆍ영문 겸용 Word Processor System 개발에 관한 연구

이상인,강석건,서창렬,신태민,박규태,여재준,장이한 연세대학교 산업기술연구소 1984 논문집 Vol.16 No.2

The design theory and implementation of a word processor system with more efficient processing of Korean and English text are studied. A screen editing method is implemented which is more flexible to handle the texts. Convinient control of the keyboards, cursors moving, texts editing, line marking and block operations are considered. The codes to avoid the complexity and inefficiency which are caused by difference of the code length between the Korean and English characters are reconstructed. File management systems and algorithms for executing the control commands are also studied. As a result, a successful word processor system is designed and implemental which performs a complete screen editing system. The performance of the system includes flexible cursor movement, margin setting, block operations of insertion, deletion and copying any sizes of the line and blocks; and also, the printout routines for size variation of the characters are worked out.

TRISS Method를 이용한 외상 환자 관리의 평가

윤영국,서강석,이정헌,김종근,감신 대한응급의학회 1996 대한응급의학회지 Vol.7 No.2

Trauma is well known as a major cause of death and disability in Korea, but we do not have a optimal method to evaluate the trauma patients effectively. The purpose of this study was to predict the prognosis and mortality of the trauma patients and to evaluate the quality of trauma care by TRISS method. A retrospective study of 100 cases of trauma victims who visited to emergency room and was admitted to surgical intensive care unit of Kyungpook University Hospital from January 1994 to December 1995 by TRISS method was made. In this study, we have found out following results. 1. Sex ratio of male to female was 4:1 and the mean age was 44 years. 2. Analysis of injury mechanism showed high incidences of traffic accident(71%), fall down(14%), cultivator(5%), penetrating trauma(3%) in order of frequency. 3. A comparison between survivors and deaths showed difference in TS(14.81±1.31 vs.13.64±1.43), RTS(7.26±0.82 vs. 6.78±10.24 vs. 37.45±11.05), TRISS Ps-1 TS and ISS(0.93±0.11 vs. 0.79±0,15), and TRISS Ps-2 by RTS and ISS(0.89±0.15 vs. 0.73±0.19). 4. By TRISS method, unpredicted outcomes occurred in 11 of 100 with 10 unpredicted deaths and 1 unpredicted survivor by TRISS-1 and unpredicted outcomes occurred in 14 of 100 with 9 unpredicted deaths and 5 unpredicted survivors by TRISS-2. 5. The most common cause of death was chest trauma(36.4%). 6. The Z statics, quantitating the difference in the actual number of deaths and the predicted number of death, using TRISS-1 method was 0.84 and using TRISS-2 method was -0.57. The authors conclude that the real dead patients exceeded the predicted outcome in TRISS-1 and the real dead patients were less than the predicted outcome in TRISS-2, and our patient management as well as application of this method should be analyzed for accurate outcome. In conclusion, TRISS method offers a good approach for predicting the prognosis and mortality of the trauma patient and evaluating trauma care.

초등교사의 과학과 환경 교육에 대한 수업실태 분석 및 인식도

조태호,서승조,백남권,김성규,박강은,박원석 한국환경과학회 2002 한국환경과학회지 Vol.11 No.7

The purpose of this study was to analyze the elementary school teachers' perception toward the environment-related subjects in science education and to investigate their instructional methods in delivering the subjects in the classroom. The participants of this study were 300 elementary school teachers sampled from elementary schools in Kyung Nam Province. The findings of this study were as follows; First, more than half of the teachers surveyed showed that the environment-related units and contents in the science textbook were insufficient to the existing issues. Second, the large portion of teachers responded that the teaching materials in the textbook were insufficient to deliver the contents. Third, the largest portion of respondents replied that their preferred instructional method was a teacher-directed instruction followed by a case study approach. Fourth, in terms of the effectiveness of environmental education, both male and female teachers showed negative responses. Furthermore, male teachers were more negative than female teachers. Fifth, total means of their preference of the environment-related units was 3.13. The unit for sixth graders titled 'Environmental Pollution and Protecting Nature' showed the highest preference, whereas the unit for fifth graders titled 'Structure and Functions of Plants' showed the lowest preference. Sixth, there was no statistically significance in gender and their working areas. Seventh, there was statistically significant differences between male and female teachers in terms of teaching experience. In detail, the teachers with 5 to 9 teaching experience showed the lowest scores, while the teacher with more than 15 years teaching experience showed the highest scores in their perception of the units. Eighth, there was a significant difference between two groups in terms of their educational background. For example, two-year college graduates showed higher preference than four-year college graduates.