Publications by authors named "Byoung Ok Lim"
Results of tuberculosis contact investigation in congregate settings in Korea, 2013.
Osong Public Health Res Perspect
December 2014
Article Synopsis
- - This study in South Korea investigated tuberculosis (TB) contact investigations in congregate settings to identify TB rates and treatment outcomes in 2013.
- - Researchers found that kindergartens had the highest latent TB infection (LTBI) rate at 19.8%, while workplaces and social facilities also showed significant rates around 23.8% and 23.6%, respectively.
- - The study concluded that effective TB contact investigations are crucial for preventing outbreaks and establishing better LTBI management policies, particularly for at-risk populations like young people.
The laser generation method of focused-Lamb wave is expected to have high defect-detection ability with advantages of non-contact testing. In this method, the laser beam is illuminated on the surface of the object through an arrayed-arc slit, and then the energy of the generated Lamb wave is concentrated on the focus point of arc. This focusing effect enables the concentration of higher wave intensity on the focus with better S/N ratio of signal, and has better spatial resolution compared to the conventional line arrayed method.
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