• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.13-36
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• 2024

Objectives: The purpose of this field case report is 1) to analyze the community's strategy and performance in responding to infectious diseases through the case of COVID-19 infectious disease crisis response of Daegu Metropolitan City, and 2) to interpret this case using governance theory and infectious disease response governance framework. and 3) to propose a strategic model to prepare for future infectious disease outbreaks of the community. Methods: Cases of Daegu Metropolitan City's infectious disease crisis response were analyzed through researchers' participatory observations. And review of OVID-19 White Paper of Daegu Metropolitan City, Daegu Medical Association's COVID-19 White Paper, and literature review of domestic and international governance, and administrative documents. Results: Through the researcher's participatory observation and literature review, 1) establishment of leadership and response system to respond to the infectious disease crisis in Daegu Metropolitan City, 2) citizen's participation and communication strategy through the pan-citizen response committee, 3) cooperation between Daegu Metropolitan City and governance of public-private medical facilities, 4) decision-making and crisis response through participation and communication between the Daegu Metropolitan City Medical Association, Medi-City Daegu Council, and medical experts of private sector, 5) symptom monitoring and patient triage strategies and treatment response for confirmed infectious disease patients by member of Daegu Medical Association, 6) strategies and implications for establishing and utilizing a local infectious disease crisis response information system were derived. Conclusions: The results of the study empirically demonstrate that collaborative governance of the community through the participation of citizens, private sector experts, and community medical facilities is a key element for effective response to infectious disease crises.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.315-320
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• 2022

This study discussed its implications for the meaning in life, which began to emerge through existential psychotherapy in the era of coronavirus infection 19 (COVID-19). In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are making efforts to live a meaningful life, and individuals and communities are making efforts to find meaning in how to live a meaningful life. Humanity has a premise for a peaceful life, and since the past, interest in the meaning in life has continued. The deadly virus called COVID-19, which hit the world in December 2019, created stress such as anxiety, alienation, and depression in people, endangering the lives of individuals and communities. Research on the meaning in life was active even before COVID-19, but I think it is necessary to look at the changes in people's meaning in life and how COVID-19 is affecting each individual amid the global pandemic of the virus. In other words, clarifying the meaning of our lives in the era of COVID-19 is a coping to reduce stress and a catalyst to improve the quality of life. This study aims to provide basic research to prepare ways to improve the quality of life in the era of COVID-19 by examining various perspectives and results on the meaning in life.

• 월간산업보건
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• s.383
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• pp.42-55
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• 2020

협회에서는 최근 발생한 코로나바이러스감염증19와 관련하여 2020년도 감염병 관리사업지침을 소개합니다. 본 지침은 「감염병의 예방 및 관리에 관한 법률」 에 따른 감염병 감시, 역학조사, 실험실 검사, 감염병 환자 및 접촉자 관리, 감염병 예방, 방역, 지자체 역량강화에 관한 정확한 정보를 제공하여 업무수행의 효율성을 높이고자 제작하였습니다. 해당 내용은 질병관리본부의 <2020년도 감염병 관리사업지침>을 발췌하였습니다. 사업장 특성과 사정에 따라 참고하시길 바랍니다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2020.07a
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• pp.249-251
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 코로나바이러스감염증19 사태가 국내 취업시장에 어떠한 영향을 미쳤는지에 대해 알아보기 위하여 빅데이터를 활용한 직업 관련 분석 및 시각화를 수행하였다. 빅데이터를 위한 기본 자료는 통계청 자료와 워크넷 Open API를 활용하였으며, 빅데이터 처리 과정을 거쳐 결과값을 예측을 시도하였다. 2020년도 워크넷 Open API를 통해 고용수와 통계청 자료를 통해 비교 분석 및 시각화를 실시하였고, 08년~20년 취업자수를 통해 시계열 분석 및 예측을 진행해 앞으로의 횡보를 예상해보았다. 분석한 결과 19년, 20년도를 비교 분석했을 때에는 크게 차이가 나지 않았다. 추가적으로 시계열 분석기법을 활용해 보았을 때 매년 고용수는 전체적으로 증가하고 4월에는 감소, 7월에는 증가하는 추세가 나왔다. 코로나바이러스감염증19 사태로 인해 공공기관과 언택트 시대에 따른 화상회의나 재택근무로 인해 운수·통신 취업률은 상승한다는 결과값이 도출되었고, 자영업이나 서비스 직업 등은 다른 직종에 비해 큰 감소를 보여줬으나 국가 경제 활성화에 따른 고용수는 점차 증가할 것이라 예측된다.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.106-118
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• 2020

This study examined the impact of COVID-19 on traffic demand (Average Daily Traffic : ADT) by analyzing the available data on highway traffic volume and the spread of COVID-19 cases in Korea. This study used the data from 228 permanent traffic counts (PTCs) on highways from January to May of 2019 and 2020 to analyze the change in ADT. The first cases of infection in Korea occurred on January 20, 2020, and the maximum daily number of infections was 909 on February 29. On April 30, 2020, the daily number of infections decreased to four. The ADT decreased by 3.3% due to the impact of COVID-19. Considering that the traffic volume has increased 2.3% annually over the past decade, the actual decrease in ADT due to the COVID-19 is estimated to be 5.6% (3.3% + 2.3%). The ADT for weekends decreased significantly, compared to during the week. An analysis of the changes in ADT according to the road type revealed decreases in the following: urban roads -4.6%, rural roads -3.2%, and recreational roads -0.7%. Urban roads decreased the most, and tourist roads decreased the least.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.85 no.3
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• pp.682-690
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• 2024

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare immune-mediated complication of a viral infection commonly involving the bilateral thalamus and has been reported mainly in children. Here, we describe the MRI findings of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated ANE in two pediatric patients, including a 7-year-old girl with fever and mental change, and a 6-year-old girl with fever and generalized seizures. Brain MRI revealed symmetrical T2 fluid attenuated inversion recovery high-signal intensity lesions in the bilateral thalamus with central hemorrhage. In one patient, the thalamic lesions showed a tri-laminar pattern on the apparent diffusion coefficient map. This report emphasizes the importance of creating awareness regarding these findings in patients with COVID-19, particularly in children with severe neurological symptoms. Furthermore, it provides a literature review of several documented cases of COVID-19 presenting with bilateral thalamic hemorrhagic necrosis, suggesting a diagnosis of ANE.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.140-146
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• 2024

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), causing multi-organ damage affecting the heart, lungs, kidneys, digestive tract, and nervous system. As the cases of MIS-C have been increasing following the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of appropriate management for MIS-C is becoming increasingly apparent. Immunomodulating agents such as anakinra, infliximab, and steroids are regarded as supplementary therapy to the first-line treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. However, these immunomodulating therapies can potentially precipitate opportunistic infections, including those caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus, and tuberculosis, or increase the risk of co-infections. Herein, we report a case of a 3-year-old boy who was treated with immunoglobulin, infliximab, and high-dose methylprednisolone for MIS-C, and subsequently developed a persistent fever lasting 32 days caused by a CMV infection.

• Journal of Advanced Technology Convergence
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.25-32
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• 2023

This study was conducted to find out the relationship between knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19 and infection control performance among college students in paramedicine. The subjects of the study were 154 university students attending a 3-4 year paramedicine located in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Jeollabuk-do Province, and the collected data were frequency, percentage, sum, average and It was analyzed by standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA(Scheffe), Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, and Multiple Linear Regression. The order of attitude and knowledge about COVID-19 affected the infection control performance of college students in the paramedicine. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and apply regular or non-regular curriculum and multidisciplinary curriculum that can improve knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19 in order to improve the infection control performance of paramedic students.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.84 no.4
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• pp.964-969
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• 2023

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated demyelinating polyneuropathy characterized by progressive, ascending, and symmetrical paralysis. It is known to be triggered by an antecedent infection or vaccination. Recently, GBS development following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination has been reported. Cranial neuropathies in typical GBS patients usually involve the facial and the lower cranial nerves (from IX to XII). We report a rare case of multiple cranial neuropathies involving trigeminal, abducens, and facial nerves in a patient who developed GBS following COVID-19 vaccination on the basis of obvious MRI features.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.221-225
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• 2023

In this paper, we proposed an efficient method for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 by voice. A novel Strided Convolution Separable Transformer (SC-SepTr) is proposed by modifying the conventional Separable Transformer (SepTr) for audio signal recognition. The proposed method reduces the memory and computational requirements to enable rapid diagnosis of COVID-19. As a result of experiments on Coswara, it was shown that the proposed method perform rapid diagnosis with guaranteeing Area Under the Curve (AUC) performance even for a relatively small amount of learning data.