• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.142-155
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to construct and test a structural equation model for the risk factors of metabolic syndrome in Korean adults. The structural equation model hypothesizes that eating alone and feeling depressed is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome. The data of this study were obtained from the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey which was cross-sectional data from the representative national survey. A total of 4,013 subjects replied to the survey item of lifestyle and completed the physical examinations among adults aged 19 years or older in South Korea was in 2015. The structural model in this study was composed of four latent variables: eating alone, depression, negative health behavior, and metabolic syndrome. Two variables, the rate of eating alone and depression, were exogenous variables. Negative health behavior was both a mediating variable and endogenous variable, and metabolic syndrome was the final endogenous variable. The data were analyzed using the Maximum Likelihood method and bootstrapping. The structural model was appropriate for the data based on the model fit indices. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: Eating alone is a direct risk factor of metabolic syndrome in Korean women. Depression can mediate metabolic syndrome through negative health behaviors. Negative health behavior had a direct impact on metabolic syndrome in both men and women. This study may be a guideline for interventions and strategies to reduce the incidence of metabolic syndrome in Korean adults.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2019

BACKGOUND/OBJECTIVES: This study investigated nutritional status of the elderly with dementia in a care facility with the aim of improving the meal quality of the facility. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Data were collected from 30 dementia patients aged more than 65 years in a long-term care facility in Hongseong. The data were obtained from questionnaires and medical records. The food intake data was obtained using food photographs and the nutrient intakes were calculated using the CAN-Pro 5.0. The data were compared with the dietary reference intakes for Koreans (KDRIs). The nutrient density, diet quality such as nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR), mean adequacy ratio (MAR), and index of nutritional quality (INQ), as well as dietary diversity score (DDS) were evaluated. The data were analyzed using SPSS statistical programs. RESULTS: The average daily energy intakes for men and women were much lower than the estimated energy requirements of the KDRIs. The average intakes of energy and most nutrients in the general diet group were significantly higher than those of the other two groups. Significant differences in diet quality and diet diversity were observed according to the meal type groups. The NARs of some minerals (calcium, iron, and zinc) and vitamins (vitamin $B_6$ and folic acid) were less than 0.5 in all study groups. The NARs of protein, iron and MAR of the general diet group were significantly higher than those of the liquid diet group. The DDS scores of meats, fruits and diary food group were very low in all meal type groups, meaning that the diet qualities of the study subjects were not appropriate in all meal type groups. CONCLUSIONS: The food intakes of the study groups showed some limitations by a direct comparison with KDRIs because of the very low physical activities of the study subjects. The diet quality and diet diversity indices suggest the need for improvements in the nutritional quality in all types of diet. Overall, new intervention strategies targeting facility residents with dementia in Korea are needed as soon as possible.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2019

Background: In a cluster-randomized trial, the Safety and Health Involvement For Truck drivers intervention produced statistically significant and medically meaningful weight loss at 6 months (-3.31 kg between-group difference). The current manuscript evaluates the relative impact of intervention components on study outcomes among participants in the intervention condition who reported for a post-intervention health assessment (n = 134) to encourage the adoption of effective tactics and inform future replications, tailoring, and enhancements. Methods: The Safety and Health Involvement For Truck drivers intervention was implemented in a Web-based computer and smartphone-accessible format and included a group weight loss competition and body weight and behavioral self-monitoring with feedback, computer-based training, and motivational interviewing. Indices were calculated to reflect engagement patterns for these components, and generalized linear models quantified predictive relationships between participation in intervention components and outcomes. Results: Participants who completed the full program-defined dose of the intervention had significantly greater weight loss than those who did not. Behavioral self-monitoring, computer-based training, and health coaching were significant predictors of dietary changes, whereas behavioral and body weight self-monitoring was the only significant predictor of changes in physical activity. Behavioral and body weight self-monitoring was the strongest predictor of weight loss. Conclusion: Web-based self-monitoring of body weight and health behaviors was a particularly impactful tactic in our mobile health intervention. Findings advance the science of behavior change in mobile health intervention delivery and inform the development of health programs for dispersed populations.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권1호
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• pp.125-136
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• 2021

Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is associated with severe diarrhea, dehydration, and depression, which result in significant economic damages in the dairy and beef cattle industries worldwide. However, differences in the gut microbiota structure and their correlations with differing physiological parameters between BCoV-infected calves with diarrhea and recovered calves are not well understood. In this study, fecal specimens were collected from 10 post-weaned calves, before and after 2 months of fluid therapy, and the samples were used for microbiota analysis. Following recovery, the alpha-diversity profiles (observed operational taxonomic units [OTUs], and Chao1, Shannon, and Simpson indices) changed significantly when compared with those of calves with diarrhea. Beta-diversity analysis exhibited significant differences in gut microbiota compositions between calves with diarrhea and those in the recovered state. The abundances of eight phyla and thirteen genera in feces changed markedly after restoration of BCoV diarrhea. In addition, our correlation study clearly revealed that increased abundances of the genera Caproiciproducens, Pseudoflavonifractor, and Oscillibacter negatively correlated with serum glucose, and phosphorus levels, but positively correlated with serum chloride in calves with diarrhea, whereas increased abundances of the genera Peptostreptococcaceae;Clostridium (Clostridium cluster XI), Intestinibacter, Cellulosilyticum, Ruminococcus, Romboutsia, Paeniclostridium, Clostridiaceae;Clostridium and Turicibacter in recovered calves showed the opposite pattern. These results suggest that structural changes of the gut microbiota after recovery from BCoV infection correlate with changes in physiological parameters. In conclusion, our data provide evidence of gut microbiota-composition changes and their correlations with the physical profiles of post-weaned calves, before and after fluid therapy for BCoV-related diarrhea.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.385-396
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• 2022

The accurate determination of the subgrade reaction modulus (K_s) of soil is an important factor for geotechnical engineers. This study estimated the K_s of soft soil improved with floating deep cement mixing (DCM) columns. A novel prediction model was developed that emphasizes the accuracy of identifying the most significant parameters of K_s. Several multi-layer perceptron (MLP) models that were trained using the Levenberg Marquardt (LM) backpropagation method were developed to estimate K_s. The models were trained using a reliable database containing the results of 36 physical modelling tests. The input parameters were the undrained shear strength of the DCM columns, undrained shear strength of soft soil, area improvement ratio and length-to-diameter ratio of the DCM columns. Grey wolf optimization (GWO) was coupled with the MLPs to improve the performance indices of the MLPs. Sensitivity tests were carried out to determine the importance of the input parameters for prediction of K_s. The results showed that both the MLP-LM and MLP-GWO methods showed high ability to predict K_s. However, it was shown that MLP-GWO (R = 0.9917, MSE = 0.28 (MN/m²/m)) performed better than MLP-LM (R =0.9126, MSE =6.1916 (MN/m²/m)). This proves the greater reliability of the proposed hybrid model of MLP-GWO in approximating the subgrade reaction modulus of soft soil improved with floating DCM columns. The results revealed that the undrained shear strength of the soil was the most effective factor for estimation of K_s.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.551-560
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• 2021

Due to the low strength and high compressibility characteristics, the loess deposits tunnels are prone to large deformations and collapse. An accurate stability evaluation for loess deposits is of considerable significance in deformation control and safety work during tunnel construction. 37 groups of representative data based on real loess deposits cases were adopted to establish the stability evaluation model for the tunnel project in Yan'an, China. Physical and mechanical indices, including water content, cohesion, internal friction angle, elastic modulus, and poisson ratio are selected as index system on the stability level of loess. The data set is randomly divided into 80% as the training set and 20% as the test set. Firstly, principal component analysis (PCA) is used to convert the five index system to three linearly independent principal components X1, X2 and X3. Then, the principal components were used as input vectors for probabilistic neural network (PNN) to map the nonlinear relationship between the index system and stability level of loess. Furthermore, Leave-One-Out cross validation was applied for the training set to find the suitable smoothing factor. At last, the established model with the target smoothing factor 0.04 was applied for the test set, and a 100% prediction accuracy rate was obtained. This intelligent classification method for loess deposits can be easily conducted, which has wide potential applications in evaluating loess deposits.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.110-120
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to confirm the factor structure of the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire-Revised (MQOL-R) in the context of Korean culture and to verify its reliability and validity. Methods: The participants comprised terminal cancer patients aged 25 or older, and data from 164 participants were analyzed. The study was conducted in the following order: translation, expert review, reverse translation, preliminary investigation and interviews, and completion of the final version. Confirmatory factor analysis was applied to evaluate the validity of the instrument, and the Beck Depression Inventory, Korean version (K-BDI) was applied to confirm the criterion validity of the MQOL-R Korean version. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient, representing internal consistency, was measured to evaluate reliability. Results: Cronbach's alpha for all 14 questions was 0.862. The model fit indices for confirmatory factor analysis were within the acceptance criteria. The factor loadings of all four factors were over 0.50, and convergent validity and discriminant validity were confirmed. Regarding criterion validity, a negative correlation was found between the four factors of MQOL-R Korean version and the K-BDI. Conclusion: The MQOL-R Korean version, the reliability and validity of which were verified in this study, is a 15-item tool consisting of 14 items dealing with four physical, psychological, existential, and social factors and a single item evaluating the overall quality of life. The MQOL-R Korean version is an instrument that can more concisely and effectively measure the quality of life of patients with life-threatening diseases.

• 한국지형학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2010

식물 세포와 조직 사이에 형성된 규산염인 식물규소체는 특히 벼과식물에서 다양한 형태로 많이 산출되고, 분석 결과는 제4기 기후와 환경변화 복원 및 농경활동 가능성을 밝히는데 기여한다. 식물규소체는 물리적, 화학적 풍화에 대한 저항력이 강하며 토양에서 장기간 보존되지만, 제자리에 퇴적되는 특성으로 인하여 연구성과의 적용 공간은 제한된다. 식물규소체는 반복성과 중복성으로 동정이 어렵고, 분류체계도 완성되지 않았으므로 우리나라에서 적용할 수 있는 식물규소체 형태분류를 시도하였다. 식물규소체 분석 결과를 통한 고환경복원은 다양한 분야에서 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 특히 식물규소체의 기후지시자와 함께 Iph와 Ic 등 기후지수를 이용하여 고해상도의 고기후복원도 가능하다.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.306-315
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the rest-activity circadian rhythm (RAR) using data obtained from wearable actigraph devices in hospitalized older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and to investigate its relationship with salivary alpha amylase (sAA). Methods: This secondary data analysis used data from the Hospitalized Older Adults' Cognition and Physical Activity Study. Actigraph data for 3-4 days were analyzed for RAR. RAR indices such as interdaily stability (IS), intradaily variability (IV), activity level during the most active 10-hour period and during the most least active 5-hour period, and relative amplitude (RA) were calculated. Data on sAA collected in the morning and general characteristics, including body mass index (BMI), were analyzed. Results: Data from 92 hospitalized older adults with MCI were analyzed. The IS, IV, RA were 0.23, 0.73, 0.88, respectively. The average level of sAA was 77.02 U/mL, and a higher level of sAA was significantly associated with better IS and RA in the regression analysis, while age, BMI, and cognitive level were not. BMI showed positive correlations with IS and RA. Conclusion: RAR in the hospitalized older adults with MCI was attenuated, showing especially low IS, which implies they failed to maintain regular and repetitive 24-hour RAR. Increased sAA and BMI were associated with robust RAR. Nurses need to pay attention to maintain robust RAR in hospitalized older adults with MCI, and strategies should be developed to improve their RAR.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.644-652
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• 2007

본 연구는 초등학교 $5{\sim}6$학년 아동의 식품군의 섭취 횟수 및 활동량을 조사하여 2005년 한국영양학회의 영양 섭취 기준에 따른 식사 구성안의 식품군 일일 권장 섭취 횟수와 비교하였으며, 또한 질병 가족력이 있는 아동의 식품군 섭취 횟수, 비만도, 활동량 등을 분석하여 질병 위험 요인을 조사하였다. 1. 남아의 경우 83.2% 정상 체중, 7.4% 경도 비만, 7.4% 중등도 비만, 2% 고도 비만으로 나타났고, 여아는 89.9% 정상 체중, 6.2% 경도 비만, 3.5% 중등도 비만, 0.5% 고도 비만으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 남아의 54%가 일일 $1{\sim}2$시간의 신체 활동을 하는 반면 여아의 대부분(80%)은 일일 1시간 미만의 신체 활동을 하는 것으로 조사되었다(p<0.05). 2. 성별에 따른 식품군 섭취 횟수는 채소군 에서만 유의적인 차이가 나타났으며(p<0.05), 일일 권장 섭취 횟수에 대한 순응도는 곡류군($4{\sim}5$회/일)에서 가장 높았으며, 어육류 군과 우유 군의 경우 순응도가 매우 낮았다. 성별에 따른 일일 고지방 스낵 섭취 횟수에는 차이가 없었으나(남아 32%, 여아 34%), 일일 고당질 스낵 섭취 횟수에는 유의적인 차이가 있었다(남아 24%, 여아 34% p<0.05). 3. 비만 가족력이 있는 아동의 경우 가족력이 없는 아동에 비해 비만 아동이 많았으며(p<0.05), 고당질 스낵(p<0.05)이나 고지방 스낵(p<0.05)을 매일 섭취하는 비율도 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 조사된 주요 식품군 중 채소군과 고혈압 가족력의 상관성(p<0.05)을 제외하고는 생활습관병 가족력 유무에 따른 주요식품군 섭취에 유의적인 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 우리나라는 날로 생활 습관병의 발병율이 높아지고 있으며, 그로 인한 경제적인 손실도 증가하고 있다. 생활 습관병은 일단 발병하면 치유가 어려우므로 미리 예방하는 것이 최선의 방법이다. 생활 습관병의 위험요인 중 식생활 및 신체 활동습관은 우리의 의지로 조절이 가능하며 초등학교 5, 6학년은 특히 본인의 의지에 의해 식품을 선택할 수 있는 시기이므로 이 시기의 효과적인 영양교육은 매우 중요하다. 따라서 다양한 식품을 선택하고 균형 있는 식생활을 위한 영양섭취 기준과 식사 구성안에 대한 영양 교육이 필요하며, 특히 당뇨병이나 비만 가족력이 있는 아동에 대한 체계적인 건강 및 영양 관리가 한국인의 생활 습관병의 발병 위험을 줄이는데 도움이 될 것으로 사려된다.