• Child Health Nursing Research
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.111-119
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• 2013

Purpose: This research was a descriptive study of nursing activities observed in nursing simulation during a senior nursing student practicum. Content and frequencies of nursing activities during the simulation practice were identified. Methods: Thirty-six episodes of pediatric nursing simulation were videotaped. Both verbalizations and descriptions of nonverbal behaviors were recorded from the videotapes. The data were coded and analyzed. The coded nursing activities were evaluated for frequency and purpose of interaction. Results: Average time per simulation episodes was 27 minutes and ranged from 3.30 to 32.54 minutes. Nursing activities in these simulation episodes included nursing assessments such as vital sign measurement, associated symptom assessment, and check of patient condition, nursing interventions such as medication, tepid water massage, fluid therapy, provision of oxygen, suctioning, hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia management, communication such as parent education, procedure guidance, and communication among providers. Activities in assessment were most frequent, and among them, vital sign measurement and check of patient condition were more frequent than others. Conclusion: Students showed enhanced nursing activities such as more frequent nursing assessment, communication and interventions in their simulation experience. Therefore simulation experience can be considered as one strategies to provide nursing students with better and more intense practicum experience.

• Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.87-101
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• 2012

Bruxism is extensively defined as a diurnal or nocturnal parafunctional habit of tooth clenching or grinding. The etiology of bruxism may be categorized as central factors or peripheral factors and according to previous research results, central factors are assumed to be the main cause. Bruxism may cause tooth attrition, cervical abfraction, masseter hypertrophy, masseter or temporalis muscle pain, temporomandibular joint arthralgia, trismus, tooth or restoration fracture, pulpitis, trauma from occlusion and clenching in particularly may cause linea alba, buccal mucosa or tongue ridging. An oral appliance, electromyogram or polysomnogram is used as a tool for diagnosis and the American Sleep Disorders Association has proposed a clinical criteria. However the exact etiology of bruxism is yet controversial and the selection of treatment should be done with caution. When the rate of bruxism is moderate or greater and is accompanied with clinical symptoms and signs, treatment such as control of dangerous factors, use of an oral appliance, botulinum toxin injection, pharmacologic therapy and biofeedback therapy may be considered. So far, oral appliance treatment is known to be the most rational choice for bruxism treatment. For patients in need of esthetic correction of hypertrophic masseters, as well as bruxism treatment, botulinum toxin injection may be a choice.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.190-195
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to identify the change of energy intake, blood sugar and body composition in accordance with menstrual cycle among the women with the premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) group and women with no premenstrual symptoms (NPS) group. Energy and carbohydrate intake were significantly increased in luteal and menstrual phases than follicular phase in both groups. Protein intake was significantly increased in luteal phase than follicular phase in both of groups. Fat intake was not difference in according to the menstrual phases in both groups. Weight and body water were significantly increased in luteal and menstrual phases than follicular phase in both groups. Fat mass was significantly increased in luteal phase than follicular phase in both groups. However, the differences in energy, carbohydrate, protein and fat intake, weight, body water and fat mass between groups were not significant. Above finding of this study showed that women's energy intake and body composition have connection with change of menstrual cycle and implied that more systematic study which affects menstrual cycle is requested.

• Proceedings of the KSCN Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.1091-1092
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• 2003

당뇨병은 발병한 후에는 혈당조절을 위한 식사요법 실천이 평생에 걸쳐 지속적으로 이루어져야하는 질환이므로 식사요법에 대한 영양교육이 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 지속적인 실습을 포함하는 소그룹 단위의 영양교육프로그램을 실시함으로써 식사요법 실천에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 2003년 4월부터 7월까지 보건소에서 여성 당뇨병 환자 13명을 대상으로 혈당에 가장 영향을 미치는 당질식품의 적정섭취와 균형있고 규칙적인 식사를 강조한 쉬운 식사요법 교실의 형태로 연속 4주간, 2시간의 교육형태로 그룹인원을 5명 이하로 하여 실시하였다. 설문조사를 통하여 식사요법 장애 인자를 파악하였으며 교육 전후에 식사 섭취량, 혈당 허리둘레를 측정하여 비교하였다. 대상자의 평균 연령은 57.85 $\pm$ 9.55세, 유병 기간 6.38 $\pm$ 2.9년이었다 식사요법 교육을 받은 경험이 있는 환자는 15.4%이며 당뇨병 가족력을 가지고 있는 환자는 53.8%이었다. 당뇨병 발견 동기는 증상 .있었던 경우가 23.1%, 종합 진단시 발견된 경우 15.4%, 타 질환 치료시 알게된 경우 61.5%이었다. 저혈당 증세 및 대처방법을 알고 있는 환자는 53.8%이었다. 식사요법시 장애인자를 항목별로 질문하였을 때 가장 큰 장애는 주위에서 더 먹으라고 권유하는 것, 식사요법은 나에게 큰짐이 된다는 생각, 식사요법보다 일상생활에서 더 중요한 것이 많음이 53.8%로 답하였다. 교육 전후의 식사 섭취 량을 비교하였을 때 교육 전 에너지 섭취량은 1579.6 $\pm$ 355.8㎉ 교육 후 1505 $\pm$ 425.3㎉로서 70㎉정도 감소하였다. 교육 시 처방한 열량의 98.3%를 섭취하고 있었다. 당질섭취는 교육 전 257$\pm$60.6g 교육 후 214.8$\pm$56.1g로 감소하였고 단백질, 지질의 섭취는 교육전후에 큰 차이가 없었다. 총열량에 대한 3대 영양소의 섭취비율은 교육 전 57:23:20에서 교육 후 51:28:21로 당질비율은 감소하고 지질이나 단백질 섭취비율이 증가하였다. 교육전 후 식품군 별 섭취 량을 식품교환단위 수로 비교하였을 때 곡류군 섭취는 교육 전 5.87 $\pm$ 2.51에서 교육 후 5.38 $\pm$ 1.71로 교육후 당질 식품 섭취량이 감소하였으나 통계적으로 유의성은 나타나지 않았다. 교육 후 식품선택에서의 큰 변화는 과일류 중 토마토 섭취 비율 증가로 교육 전에는 총 과일 섭취량의 19.87%에서 교육 후에는 56.32%로 증가했다. 혈당은 교육후 42.8mg/㎗ 감소한 것으로 나타났으며 허리둘레는 교육 전 평균 83.8 $\pm$ 5.75에서 교육 후 82.33 $\pm$ 5.89cm로 약 1.5cm가량 감소하였다. 따라서 당질 식품 적정 섭취에 대한 실습 위주의 단기간 영양교육은 당뇨병 관리에 유익한 것으로 평가되었다.

• Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.123-135
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• 2016

This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) to investigate the management efficiency of Korean shipping companies based on business administration costs such as corporate entertainment, advertisement, and labor costs. We analyze shipping enterprises listed on the Korean stock market of the period of 2010-2014. Corporate entertainment, advertisement and labor costs are used as input variables and sales and net income are used as output variables. We use technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency, scale efficiency and returns to scale to propose a plan to improve the efficiency of inefficiency decision-making units (DMUs). The results of the efficiency analysis show that six of the DMUs in the technical efficiency of CCR model and eight of the DMUs in the pure technical efficiency of BCC model are in efficient state. In terms of return to scale, six of the DMUs(24% of all DMUs) show increasing returns to scale, while 13 DMUs(52% of all DMUs) showdecreasing returns to scale. Because multiple efficient state for DMUs exist in the technical efficiency analysis, we conduct a super efficiency analysis. The results show that the efficient state of the twomost efficient DMUs are 1.314 and 1.243, respectively. This implies that these DMUs could maintain their current levels of the efficiency if they increase the amount spent on advertisements, corporate entertainment and labor costs by 31.4% and 24.3%. respectively. We conclude this study by providing the efficiency states of each DMU and target for improving the inefficiencies in each case.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.37-44
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• 2010

Purpose : Kabuki syndrome is a multiple congenital malformation syndrome with mental retardation. It was named after its characteristic appearance, a face resembling that of an actor in a Kabuki play. To date, six Korean cases of Kabuki syndrome have ever been reported. Here, we present the phenotypic and genetic characteristics of six patients with Kabuki syndrome. Materials and Methods : Between 2003 and 2009, six Korean girls have been diagnosed and followed up as Kabuki syndrome at Center for Genetic Diseases of Ajou University Hospital. Their clinical and laboratory data were collected and analyzed by the retrospective review of medical records. Results : All six patients showed the characteristic facial dysmorphism and developmental delay. Persistent fingertip pads were also found in all patients. Most patients showed postnatal growth retardation (83.3%) and hypotonia (83.3%). Opthalmologic problems were common, particularly for strabismus (83.3%). Congenital heart defects were present in three patients (50%). Skeletal abnormalities including 5th finger shortening (83.3%), clinodactyly (50%), joint hypermobility (50%) and hip dislocation (16.7%) were also observed. There was no patient who had positive family history for Kabuki syndrome. Cytogenetic and molecular cytogenetic analyses including karyotyping and array CGH could not reveal any underlying genetic cause of Kabuki syndrome. Conclusion : Korean patients with Kabuki syndrome showed a broad spectrum of clinical features affecting multiple organ systems. Although clinical manifestations of Kabuki syndrome have been well established, our results failed to detect recurrent chromosome aberrations which could cause Kabuki syndrome. Its natural history and genetic background remains to be further studied for providing appropriate management and genetic counseling.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.58-63
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• 2006

There was cross-sectional study on investigating the factors related asbestos-related disease on chest radiograph of workers exposed to asbestos in ship repair. According to Occupational Safety & Health Administration asbestos standard, medical surveillance, chest radiologic study, pulmonary function test and medical questionnaire are performed in 118 subjects exposed to asbestos for 10 years or more in ship repair. The sixteen out of 118 subjects $(13.6\%)$ were observed asbestos-related disease finding on chest radiography. Significant factors related to those finding on chest radiography were abnormal pulmonary function test, cough, sputum, past history of respiratory disease, work duration. Workers with Significant factors related asbestos-related disease finding on chest radiography should be managed on a strict program. Further, factors unrelated with asbestos-related disease finding on this study should be evaluated prospectively for medical surveillance program of workers exposed to asbestos.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.420-427
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• 2019

Scrub typhus is a fever-related disease that is commonly diagnosed during the autumn season. The number of patients affected by this disease continues to increase every year. However, the cause of the disease and the regional differences of its incidence are poorly understood. This study examined the epidemiological features and regional differences in the incidence of scrub typhus. The monthly incidence of cases from all reports rose to more than 90% during the fall season (October~December). Based on the analysis of the 18,851 cases in the epidemiological investigation, 14,777 (78.4%) and 4,074 (21.6%) cases occurred in high and low occurrence areas, respectively. Moreover, there were more female cases than male cases (males: 7,233 [38.4%]; females: 11,618 [61.6%]; P< 0.001). The clinical symptoms, including fever, chills, myalgia, and eschar of the body, were noted in 16,688 (89.1%), 11,533 (61.2%),11,439 (60.7%), and 6,005 (45.4%) cases, respectively. The incidence rates were higher for Gyeongnam, Jeonam, Jeonbuk, and Chungnam provinces. The areas with a high occurrence of scrub typhus were consistent with the areas experiencing a high distribution of Leptotrombidium scutellare. The incidence of scrub typhus has been rising owing to the increasing population of ticks due to global warming and increased agricultural and outdoor activities. Thus, continuous management of patients and preventive environmental measures are needed to control this disease.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.436-443
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• 2019

Lyme disease is a national notifiable infectious disease as of September 2018. The number of cases of Lyme disease has recently been increasing. This study analyzed the epidemiological features and clinical symptoms of domestic and imported. From 2011 to December 31, 2018, of the 119 cases, 48 confirmed cases, 63 probable cases, and 8 suspected cases. 70 cases (58.8%) were reported in Korea and 49 cases (41.2%) of imported. In addition, 91 cases (76.5%) were reported during the summer~autumn season (June~November). In 2017, the highest number of 31 cases. The time needed to make a diagnosis was 2.8±14.7 days for domestic occurrences versus 1.4±4.5 days for those cases that infection occurred imported. Among the clinical symptoms, fever and rash were statistically significant (P<0.001). Clinical trials included early localized 31 cases (52.1%), early disseminated 43 cases (35.3%), and late disseminated 15 cases (12.6%). The estimated regions of infection in Korea were Chungnam 12 cases (17.1%), Gyeonggi 12 cases (17.1%), and Gangwon 8 cases (11.4%), Patient care is also considered to be very important as this disease occurs of all ages. Therefore, the promotion of preventive education and identification of epidemiological features are of paramount importance and should be implemented. The study's findings can be used as basic data for the prevention and management of patients with lyme disease.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.237-246
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• 2009

This study was carried out to investigate of the associations of Alcoholic & Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(AFLD & NAFLD) with metabolic syndrome(MS) defined by IDF criteria. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 799 adult males with alcohol consumption underwent laboratory investigation(control 297, alcoholic 206, nonalcoholic 296). The ultrasound scan of the liver was performed to determine the presence and the severity of FLD. We analyzed the association between the severity of AFLD & NAFLD and MS by logistic regression analysis. The distribution of metabolic syndrome was 7.4%, 48.8%, 34.9% in control, AFLD & NAFLD. The association of blood pressure, glucose, triglycerides, obesity were risk factor in AFLD & NAFLD. According to the severity of FLD, AFLD was significantly increased with MS, Obesity, low HDL-cholesterol. MS, High triglycerides was increased significantly in NAFLD(p<0.05). The prevalence of AFLD & NAFLD was increased with increasing the number of features of metabolic syndrome. This study shows that AFLD & NAFLD was closely associated with MS and its components. The patients of AFLD & NAFLD should managed and monitored to prevent metabolic abnormalities.