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A Case Report of Soyangin Adult Atopic Dermatitis Patient Treatment with Soyangin Formulae (소양인(少陽人) 처방을 활용한 성인형 아토피피부염 치험 1례(例))

  • Han, Su-Jin;Song, Jeong-Mo
    • Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.178-185
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    • 2009
  • 1. Objectives: The purpose of this case study is to evaluate the effects of Sasang constitutional therapy and treatment of an adult atopic dermatitis patient, who was diagnosed Soyangin, Interior febrile disease induced from the stomach affected by heat(少陽人 胃受熱裏熱病). 2. Methods: The adult Atopic Dermatitis patient was diagnosed Soyangin, Interior febrile disease induced from the stomach affected by heat(少陽人 胃受熱裏熱病) which was based on his Nature & Emotion(性情), physical characteristics, symptoms. He was medicated with Prescriptions of Soyangin. 3. Results and Conclusions: The clinical evaluation was made by SCORAD index, Total eosinophil count and Total IgE. After treatment, his SCORAD results significantly decreased from 88.4 to 21.9, Total eosinophil count decreased from 1320 to 120 and Total IgE also decreased from 1406.6 to 897.3. And the patient's subjective symptom and gerneral condition considerably improved after treatment. This case study describe the effectiveness on adult Atopic Aermatitis symptom by using Prescriptions of Soyangin.

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A Study on the Convenient Facilities for Accessibility to disabled student of 4-year university campus in Jeollabukdo (장애학생 접근성 확보를 위한 편의시설 현황연구 -전북 소재 4년제 대학을 중심으로-)

  • Jang, Myeong-Hwa;Jung, Sung-Hak;Lee, Min-Gyu;Bae, Seon-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.283-295
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the conditions of disability facilities in universities and to improve disability facilities for disabled students. First, we selected six universities in Jeollabukdo and categorized their accommodations into exterior connection facilities, interior facilities, sanitation facilities, guidance facilities, and other facilities. We evaluated their fidelity to guidelines on accommodations under the convenience enhancement act for students with disabilities. The physical environment of the universities generally did not fit the guidelines, and they did not provide an appropriate environment for students because of inconvenient utilization and lack of management, even though they were equipped. Universities should make a greater effort to improve and expand the accommodations to establish a consumer-centered higher-education environment. This can be done by universal design and enhancing the fidelity for an advanced higher-education environment and students with disabilities.

A Study on the Characteristics of Application for Therapeutic Light and Color in Dementia Care Facilities - Focused on Qualitative and Quantitative Application Characteristics (치매요양시설에서의 치료를 위한 빛·색채의 시설적 적용 특성에 관한 고찰 - 정성적 및 정량적 적용 특성을 중심으로)

  • Jee, Soo In
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.69-87
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: This study has been started with the awareness that light and color are the main visual sensors of the multi-sensory stimulation environment to achieve the therapeutic environment for demented elderly. The purpose of this study therefore is for clarifying the application characteristics of therapeutic light and color for dementia care facilities. Methods: Internal and external literature reviews have been conducted for the investigation into a)disorders and visual system in demented elderly, b)therapeutic effects of light and color, c)heliotherapy, light therapy and color therapy to deduce the therapeutic characteristics of light and color for demented elderly, and finally into d)the application characteristics of it for dementia care facilities. Results: The application characteristics of the therapeutic light and color for dementia care facilities are classified into both qualitative and quantitative characteristics. Qualitative application characteristics of light represented using of daylight, using of lighting approximate to daylight, expansion of iluminance level, equality in iluminance Level, reduction of shadow, and as well as exclusion of blare. Quantitative application characteristics of it represented iluminance level, color temperature and color rendering index prescribed in international lighting standards. Qualitative application characteristics of color represented non-monochromatic color, color contrast, long wavelength of yellow-red colors, exclusion of short wavelength of blue colors and patterns, and as well as different colors for idenfication. Quantitative application characteristics of it represented kontrast(K) prescribed in DIN32975:2009 and light reflectance value(LRV) prescribed in BS8300:2009. Implications: To form dementia care facilities as therapeutic environment both qualitative and quantitative application characteristics of therapeutic light and color in dementia care facilities are needed.

A Method to Evaluate Rate of 'Soft-Hard' In a Drawing (그림의 '부드러운-딱딱한' 정도의 평가 방법)

  • Yoon, Seok-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.10 no.12
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    • pp.3963-3970
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    • 2009
  • This study proposes a method to evaluate the level of 'soft-hard' of color quantitatively by evaluating the shape with edge sharpness automatically and by evaluating color in the color image scale in a drawing in art therapy using a computer. The dependent variable is the rank for the color experts to rate the level of 'soft-hard'. The mean and standard deviation of Value(V), and Chroma(C), colors, main color, clusters, length of edge, and sharp line rate of edge are considered as the independent variable. The appropriate independent variables to explain the dependent variable are selected through the step wise regression analysis. The inter-rater reliability of two raters is checked and the validity of developed system is verified by the rank correlations coefficient between the ranks of rater's and system's. This system can be used to evaluate of the shape or color in a drawing objectively and quantitatively for art therapy assessment, and to give the useful information to the fashion, textile, interior industry as well as color psychology and art therapy.

Amino Acid-Based Material for the Complementary Therapy of Decubitus Ulcers

  • Nogueira, Frederico;Gouveia, Isabel C.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.747-758
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    • 2017
  • Chronic wounds, pressure sores, lesions, and infections of microbial origin in bedridden, paralyzed, or malnutrition patients remain the object of study of many researchers. A variety of factors behind the development of these disorders are related to the patient's immune system, making it unable to respond effectively to the treatment of the wound. These factors can be properly controlled, giving particular importance to the ethiology and stage of the wound, as well as the time periods corresponding to the replacement of the dressings. The present research reports a novel foam/soft material, ${{\small}L}$-Cys-g-PCL, with an application for decubitus/pressure ulcers, especially for wounds with a difficult healing process due to infections and constant oxidation of the soft tissues. During this work, the interactions between S. aureus and ${{\small}L}$-Cys-g-PCL foam were studied under conditions that simulate decubitus ulcers; namely, pH and exudate. The effects of duration of grafting (1 or 8 h) and pH (7.0 and 8.9) on wettability, surface energy, swelling, and porosity were also evaluated. Results showed an effective microbicidal activity exhibiting an inhibition ratio of 99.73% against S. aureus. This new ${{\small}L}$-Cys-g-PCL soft material showed saftey to contact skin, ability to be shaped to fill in sunken holes (craters) - pressure ulcers stage III - and to act as a smart material responsive to pH, which can be tailored to develop better swelling properties at alkaline pH where exudates are normally higher, so as to address exudate self-cleaning and prevention of desiccation.

Production of ColE1 Type Plasmid by Escherichia coli $DH5\alpha$ Cultured Under Nonselective Conditions

  • PASSARINHA L. A.;DIOGO M. M.;QUEIROZ J. A.;MONTEIRO G. A.;FONSECA L. P.;PRAZERES D. M. F.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.20-24
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    • 2006
  • Plasmid DNA (pDNA) is a product of interest for many biopharmaceutical companies and research laboratories, because of increase in the number of gene therapy protocols that use nonviral vectors. This work was undertaken to study the effect of antibiotic and dissolved oxygen concentration (DOC) on the production of a ColE 1-type plasmid (pVAX1-LacZ) hosted in Escherichia coli $DH5\alpha$ and cultured in a batch fermentor with 0.751 of Terrific Broth. A decrease in the DOC from $60\%\;to\;5\%$ was shown to increase the specific pDNA concentration approximately 1.5-fold, due to the downregulation of growth. Additionally, this increase in the pDNA concentration led to a 2.2-fold increase in the purity of cell lysates obtained after cell lysis. However, the use of higher DOC led to 2.8-fold higher volumetric productivity as a consequence of a faster growth rate, reducing the fermentation time from 24 to 8 h. Interestingly, the specific pDNA concentration, and pDNA productivity and purity were always higher $(10-15\%)$ in the absence of antibiotic. Overall, the data indicate that nonselective conditions can be used without compromising yield, productivity, and purity of pDNA.

A Study on the Characteristics of Rehabilitation for Space Configuration in the Special Clinic for the Elderly (노인전문병원 내 재활치료 공간 구성 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Min-Sun;Jeon, Hya-Won
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.120-129
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    • 2008
  • It requires great efforts to satisfy all functional characteristics of the rehabilitating treatments space for the specialized clinic for the elderly as the rehabilitating scope for treatment of the clinic has become more specialized and sectionalized. The specialization of the clinic for the elderly is saliently different in terms of rehabilitation treatment. The changed concept of rehabilitation for the elderly means that it places great importance in helping the elderly in their day-to-day life through a short-term or outpatient treatment, not a long term stay at hospital for retreat. The rehabilitation space in the clinic is essential in that it provided environment for efficient space placement in varied location. Thus, this study has been researched on 6 clinics for the elderly. It is because the space will have a variety of functions, which will be for the sake of the effective rehabilitation treatment of those aged patients who use that medical facilities, and not only for the physical therapy. It could have been designed to accommodate and realize not only the physical well-being, but also psychological, social and spiritual integrity for a variety of treatments, with which as the basis, this study theorizes the characteristics of the essential elements and the specialization factors by extracting spatial element through theoretical investigation. In conclusion the study here proposes the planned guideline for the rehabilitation treatment space to be designed inside the specialized clinic for the elderly, with renewed awareness of the importance on the spatial element in a recently established clinic.

Community Shared Space Planning for Vitalization of For-Profit Urban Elderly Welfare Housing (도시형 유료노인복지주택의 활성화를 위한 공용공간 계획)

  • Jang, Eun-Hye;Kim, Mi-Kyoung
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.318-327
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    • 2013
  • Elderly welfare housing refers to a residential facility with diverse medical and welfare services for cohabitation of elderly. Especially, community shared spaces in the elderly welfare housing plays an important role as a place for community and leisure activities that enhance vitality of elderly life. The purpose of this study was to investigate types, planning characteristics and actual utilization of community shared spaces in for-profit elderly welfare housing. Eight for-profit elderly welfare housing facilities in Seoul and Gyeonggi province were selected for this study and categorized into small-, medium- and large-scale facilities based on the number of housing units. Community shared spaces in the elderly welfare housing were classified into six space types: social space, education space, exercise space, medical space, convenience space and leisure space. Findings are as follows. Small-scale elderly welfare housing facilities with less than 100 housing units had fitness centers, clinics, restaurants, convenience stores and hobby rooms which were required by law. All community shared spaces were planned on a single level. Fitness centers was found the most frequently used while the other spaces were not used very frequently. Medium-scale facilities with 100 to 299 housing units had multi-purpose halls, libraries, swimming pools, indoor and/or outdoor driving ranges, physical therapy centers, saunas, karaokes and so on. Most community shared spaces were found frequently used. Large-scale facilities with 300 or more housing units had religion rooms, community halls, hair salons, pharmacies, etc. In most facilities, community shared spaces were planned in distributed locations.

Documentational Study and Observation from the View of Hyungsang Medicine on Bangpungtongseong-san (방풍통성산(防風通聖散)의 문헌(文獻) 및 형상의학적(形象醫學的) 고찰(考察))

  • Suck, Min-Hee;Kim, Jun-Hong;Lee, Yong-Tae
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.51-59
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    • 2008
  • The following conclusions were obtained from the studies on Bangpuntongseongsan both from the documents and Hyungsang medicine. Bangpungtongseong-san was created by Yu Wan-so to relieve both interior and exterior of disease from the pathogenic fire, and it cures wind syndrome and dry syndrome. Bangpungtongseong-san is of light herbal combination and it works in the upper part of the body and is mainly applied to skin disease. Perspiration without harming the exterior and purgation without hurting the interior shows that it is not a severe prescription belonging to meditation therapy. It is mostly used for curing the disease of internal heat caused by over drinking and consuming heavy food, and it has special relationship with Yangmyung meridian. It is mentioned in the chapters of spirit, head, face, eye, ear, nose, throat, skin, hair, prescription, wind, dryness, fire, internal damage, epidemic infectious disease, carbuncle and cellulitis, ulceration, and pediatrics of ${\ulcorner}$Donguibogam${\lrcorner}$. It is usually applied to those who belong to Yangmyung type of the six meridian types or wind type, who has excessive heat, people with red complexion, reddened nose, pimples over the face and nose, coarse heel, loss of hair due to wind-heat, and to those who tend to have dandruff. Through examination over the cases treated with Hyungsan medicine, Bangpungtongseong-san was found efficacious in bloodshot eyes, brandy nose, loss of hair, various skin problems, tetanus, acute alcoholism, paralysis of hand and foot, deafness, and tinnitus.

A Study on the Spacial Environment Satisfaction for Evidence Based Design of Rehabilitative Health-Care Facilities -convergent approach for patient-centered rehabilitative healthcare service (근거중심 재활 공간 디자인을 위한 공간 환경 만족도 연구 -환자 중심 재활의료서비스를 위한 융복합적 접근)

  • Lee, Nakyung;Suh, Dasom;Song, Kyungeun
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.15 no.10
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    • pp.327-337
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate patient satisfaction for the spacial environment of the rehabilitative facilities, and by this to examine areas of patients' needs to develop patient-friendly improvement in spacial environment. 308 patients were surveyed at physical therapy centers of 6 hospitals or rehabilitative institutions in Daejeon with patient satisfaction questionnaire. The spatial environment satisfaction was categorized into 7 constructs and the data were statistically analyzed and compared by t-test and ANOVA according to the patient characteristics. As a result, inter-floor transfer was found to be the area with the least satisfaction, especially in the in-patient group. Locating floor level was the second lowest satisfied construct. Comfort was relatively highly satisfied construct overall, but patients with neurological disease had less satisfaction than with musculoskeletal disease. Patients in 20's were less satisfied in wayfinding than 60's. Satisfaction for interior design was lower in subject in 50's than 70's. These findings can be used as evidences to improve spacial environment design for rehabilitative facilities to the better patient satisfaction.