• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.16.1-16.10
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• 2020

Cancer is a major cause of death in dogs worldwide, and the incidence of cancer in dogs is increasing. The attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic (ATR-FTIR) technique is a powerful tool for the diagnosis of several diseases. This method enables samples to be examined directly without pre-preparation. In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic value of ATR-FTIR for the detection of cancer in dogs. Cancer-bearing dogs (n = 30) diagnosed by pathologists and clinically healthy dogs (n = 40) were enrolled in this study. Peripheral blood was collected for clinicopathological diagnosis. ATR-FTIR spectra were acquired, and principal component analysis was performed on the full wave number spectra (4,000-650 cm^-1). The leave-one-out cross validation technique and partial least squares regression analysis were used to predict normal and cancer spectra. Red blood cell counts, hemoglobin levels and white blood cell counts were significantly lower in cancer-bearing dogs than in clinically healthy dogs (p < 0.01, p < 0.01 and p = 0.03, respectively). ATR-FTIR spectra showed significant differences between the clinically healthy and cancer-bearing groups. This finding demonstrates that ATR-FTIR can be applied as a screening technique to distinguish between cancer-bearing dogs and healthy dogs.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.182-196
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to provide the basic resources for developing a parish nursing program. We did this by investigating what demands were made on the parish nursing service by the parishes or churches under review. The subjects of this study were 96 pastors located throughout the City of Busan. NP (New paragraph) $\gg$ We conducted our research by utilizing a modified version of the study created by Hwang (2000) and by using the help of prior research and professionals gathered from the parish nurse questionnaire by Djupe (1990). The data in this study were collected from July 1 to Oct. 31, 2001, using the questionnaire method. The Data were analyzed by: (a) frequency: (b) percentage: (c) mean: (d) standard deviation, and x^2-test$ with SPSS/PC program. The study has found the follows: 1. For subjects making demands on the parish nursing service, 95.8% were in need of using the services of parish nurses. On the demands of parish nursing service for the subjects, 95.8% the necessity of parish nursing services. And they answered by their intention of asking for parish nursing service practice. 2. Of the subjects under review, 71.9% were part-time workers and 28.1% were full-time employees 71.9% of part time and 28.1% of full times duty. In terms of the method of pay for work, 41.8% were pay free or freelance while 51.2% were on salary. And engagement intention of parish nurse as preacher was 88.5%. 3. The demand for nursing services in various categories were as follows. (a) hospice care: (4.02 1.11), (b) health screening: (3.98 1.09), (c) home visiting: (3.97 1.16), (d) group health education: (3.81 1.12), (e) organization of volunteer groups: (3.75 1.12), (f) individual health education: (3.75 1.14), (g) advice on choosing hospital or hospital consultation: (3.69 1.21) and (h) individual counseling: (3.51 1.31). 4. In terms of the specific services rendered by parish nurses. our study found that services were needed for the following: physical symptom management; preparation before death in spiritual preparation for death, blood pressure check in health examination, home visiting where the patient makes phone call, management of chronic disease in group health education, disease management in individual health education, advice on choosing hospital, or hospital consultation: and physical problems in individual counseling. 5. With respect to whether there was a correlation between what church a pastor came from and the types of demands made, there was NO significant difference found. 6. In relation to the characteristics of the subjects and their church and the hope demands (duty pattern and method of payment and engagement intention of parish nurse as preacher) for parish nurses, these had non significant differences. In conclusion, the perception of parish nursing service is very high. Moreover, we found that there is a great demand for well ordered parish nursing services to promote the health of each congregation. Before doing so, it would be better to make things known and to consider the relevant characteristics shown in the researched results.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.131-142
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• 2005

목적: 본 연구는 일개 종합병원에 입원한 환자의 가족을 대상으로 호스피스에 대한인지 및 요구도를 사정하기 위해 시도되었다. 방법: 2003년 3월부터 5월까지 J 종합병원에 입원한 환자가족 277명을 대상으로 자기보고식 설문지를 통해 자료를 수집하였고, SPSSWIN 10.0으로 분석하였다. 결과: 대상자 중 호스피스에 대해 들어 본 적이 있는 경우가 232명(83.8%)이었고, 매스컴을 통해 들은 경우가 107명(38.6%)으로 가장 많았으며, 213명(76.9%)이 호스피스란 환자의 남은 생을 끝까지 충만하게 살고 편안한 죽음을 맞도록 돕는 일이라고 제대로 알고 있었다. 233명(84.1%)이 호스피스가 필요하다고 인식하였고, 220명(79.4%)이 본인이나 가족이 호스피스 간호가 필요하다면 받겠다고 응답한 반면 가족이나 주변사람이 호스피스 간호를 받아본 경험이 있는 경우는 25명(9.0%)에 불과하였다. 만약 불치병(말기암)이라면 미리 죽음을 준비해야 한다고 생각한 응답자는 212명(76.5%)이었고, 243명(87.7%)이 그 상태에 관하여 진실을 알고 싶어하였다. 불치병에 걸린 사람에게 이루어져야 할 조치로는 최소한의 통증과 평화로운 죽음을 위한 신체적, 정신적, 영적 간호가 필요하다고 올바르게 지적한 자가 173명(62.5%)으로 가장 많았다. 임종시 가족과 함께 있고 싶다고 응답한 경우가 177명(63.9%)으로 가장 많았고, 73명(26.4%)은 가장 도움이 되는 호스피스요원으로 간호사를 꼽았다. 임종환자들만을 위한 호스피스 병동 운영에 대하여 226명(81.6%)이 찬성하였고, 대상자들이 선호한 호스피스시설의 운영형태는 병동형 66명(23.8%), 시설형 57명(20.6%), 공공의료형 56명(20.2%), 산재형 47명(17.0%), 가정형 34명(12.3%)의 순으로 나타났다. 결론: 본 연구의 결과 입원환자 가족의 호스피스에 대한 인지 및 요구도는 전반적으로 높았으며 일반적 특성에 따라 호스피스 인지 및 요구도에 차이를 보였다. 따라서 대상자의 일반적 특성을 고려한 개별적이고 다양한 접근을 시도할 수 있는 호스피스 교육 및 중재 프로그램을 개발하여 수행해야 할 것이다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.701-711
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• 2013

Purpose: The plan proposed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2012 did not reflect the position of nurses and focused only on how to increase the number of nurses. There is a need for coming up with a specific and viable alternative plan considering the qualitative aspect of nursing, delegation of nursing tasks, the in-death analysis of the reasons for leaving the nursing profession, and the legal standards based on varying nursing tasks. Methods: Drawing on a review of existing literature, this report was written to examine policy directions and the factors that influence the institutional environment that regulates the supply and demand of the nursing workforce in Korea. Results: Implementing the government's plan for introducing a new type of nurse, the registered practical nurse, which generally requires a two-year associate's degree, must be reconsidered. Also, a concrete plan to make use of unemployed nurses and to close the salary gap between nurses working at hospitals in cities and those working at hospitals in rural areas must be prepared. Furthermore, there is a need for introducing a new rating system aimed at boosting the quality of nursing care in small-and medium-sized hospitals, thereby increasing the number of nursing professionals who provide high quality care. Conclusion: In preparation for expected poor quality of care and looming unemployment crisis due to the increase in the number of nursing professionals, a practical and concrete plan for the supply and demand of the nursing workforce should be made. The Korean Nurses Association should mount a profession-wide campaign to make the government formulate a new and viable policy on the supply and demand of the nursing workforce.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.479-489
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• 1998

This work was done for 9 patients having experience of a herb medical treatment after being diagnosed as CVA during a year from January, 1996 to December, 1996 by using an ethnographic research method. The summarized results of this research are following. Ⅰ. THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ILLNESS First, the falling-ill phase is the time that they have the first stroke of paralysis and the decision pattern of medical institution' comes out. The emotional experience in the period is something like 'flustration', 'anxiety', 'despair', and 'expectation'. Second, the active-treatment phase is the time that the patients as well as their family or care giver not only show the positive attitude and actively participate in the illness treatment but also show a lot of interest in medical institutions and activities of health recovery. There is a primary factor of the continuation of treatment as an experience of treatment and being crushed and sensitivity as an experience of the illness. Third, the rehabilitation phase is the time that the patients or their family become tired and insensitive to the treatment and recuperation, and then reduce the treatment activity. There is a primary influence factor of the discontinuance of treatment as an experience of treatment and physical experience and emotional experience as an experience of the illness. The physical experience is divided into 'personal-hygiene care', and 'the sphere of activity' The emotional experiences are 'blaming someone', 'contempt' and 'despair' as a negative experience and 'hope' as a positive experience. Ⅱ. COPING STRATEGY There are a physical coping, an emotional and mental coping, a social coping, and a spiritual coping as a coping strategy used for the patients to overcome their illness and adjust themselves to their altered life. First, the physical coping comes out as 8 categories, 'using an auxiliary tool', 'doing exercise', 'protecting', 'improving their diet', 'taking care of something', 'using subsidiary medicines', 'trying a folk remedy', and 'having interest in their health'. Second, for the emotional and mental coping, there are 'accepting' and 'trying' as a positive coping and a failure of control as a negative coping. Third, the social coping is appeared as 'being supported'. Fourth, the spiritual coping is recognized as' recourse to God' and 'preparation of death'. After all, the elderly CVA patients in an agricultural area choose the act of treatment based on the traditional belief and the relationship with a caretaker. A personal health can be maintained by taking care of themselves and controling their mind, and the overcome of the illness is decided on the basis of traditional concepts and cultural principles in which the patients as well as the family, neigbors and take carers should work out together and cooperate with each other in order to achieve that.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2008

죽상경화증(arteriosclerosis)의 예방과 치료를 목적으로 조성된 새로운 한방처방인 WK-38을 웅성과 자성 랫트에 13주간 반복 투여하여 독성을 평가하였다. WK-38은 대황(大黃, Rhei Rhizoma), 후박(厚朴, Magonoliae Cortx), 목단피(牧丹皮, Moutan Cortex Radicis)의 복합물로 구성되었다. 실험동물에게 5 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg 또는 500 mg/kg을 경구로 투여하였다. 투여기간 동안 사망, 일반증상, 섭이량, 섭수량, 및 체중증가 등을 관찰하였다. 투여된 WK-38 모든 용량에서 사망하는 개체는 없었다. 시험기간 동안 체중의 지속적인 증가가 관찰되었으며 통계학적으로 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 안검사 및 뇨검사에서 모든 투척군에서 대조군과 비교하여 시험물질 투여에 기인한 유의성 있는 변화는 관찰되지 않았다. WK-38 투여는 혈액학적 검사 및 혈액 생화학적 검사 결과 시험물질에 의한 독성학적 변화로는 판단되는 지표는 없었다. 이상의 결과에 근거하여 본 시험 조건하의 WK-38의 랫트에 대한 13주 반복 경구투여 시험에서는 독성학적 변화가 관찰되지 않았다. 따라서 무독성량은 500 mg/kg을 상회하는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 1997

단백질 결합 다당류인 PS-K가 Edwardsiella tarda의 감염에 대한 나일 틸라피아(Oreochromis niloticus)의 저항력 증강 효과에 대한 능력분석을 실시하였다. PS-K를 0.1 mg/g 어체중의 농도로 처리한 나일 틸라피아에 대하여 여러 농도외 E. tarda로 공격 실험을 하였다. 저농도($1.2{\times}10^7$ 그리고 $1.2{\times}10^8$ cfu/틸라피아)의 공격에 대하여 PS-K 처리구는 100% 생존율을 나타내었고 대조구는 각각 50%와 100%의 폐사율을 보여 주었다. 그러나 고농도의 E. tarda($1.2{\times}10^9$ 그리고 $1.2{\times}10^{10}$ cfu/틸라피아) 공격에 대해서는 약간의 수명 연장효과만 있었을뿐 대조구와 같이 100%의 폐사율을 보여 주었다. E. tarda($1.2{\times}10^7$ cfu/틸라피아) 공격 1주일 후 PS-K를 복강 투여한 나일 틸라피아는 100%의 생존율을 나타내었으나 대조구는 50% 생존율을 나타내어 PS-K가 가지고 있는 치료제로서의 잠재력을 보여 주었다. 그리고 PS-K 투여 1주일 후 주사된 E. tarda FKC에 대하여 보여준 나일 틸라피아의 높은 항체 반응은 PS-K가 어류의 특이 액성 면역반응에 관여하여 어류가 세균 감염시 높은 저항성을 갖게 하여 주는 것으로 나타났다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.231-244
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• 2000

Parish nursing is a community health nursing role developed in 1983 by Lutheran Chaplain Granger Westberg. An increasing emphasis on holistic care, personal responsibility for a healthy lifestyle, and changes in healthcare delivery systems have undoubtedly facilitated the establishment of an innovative nursing role in the community. Parish nurses are functioning in a variety of church congregations of various denominations. The parish nurse is a educator, a personal health counselor, a coordinator of volunteers. The parish nurses helps people relate to the complexed medical care system and assists people to integrate faith and health. The purpose of this study is to investigate what the korean parishioners want in parish nursing and what type of role expectation from parish nurse. The subjects were 1138 parishioners of 23 churches of various denominations in nationwide Korea. Data were collected by self-reported question naires from Feb 4 to June 25. 1999. The data were analyzed by using percentage. frequency. $x^2-test$. multiple Response set with SPSS program. The results are as follows: 1. Desired parish nursing contents by parish nurses are: psychological counselling(23.4%) out of private counselling. stress management(21.1 %) out of private health education. Emergency care(14.1%) out of group health education. Blood Pressure check-ups (19.0%) out of Health check ups. home visiting(44.9%) out of patient visiting method. B T. pulse, respiration and blood pressure check(15.0%) in Care to serve in home visiting. spiritual preparation to accept the death(41.7%) in hospice care, advices to choice of medical treatment using guide(50.1%) in introducing and guiding of health care facilities, pray(21.7%) in spiritual care' faith support. 2. Desired Health Teaching Content According to Period of Clients by Parish Nurse are: Vaccination(22.5%) in infant and toddler health management. sexual education(25.3%) in adolescent health management. prenatal care (29.5%) in pregnant health management. osteoporosis prevention and management (22.4%) in Middle aged health management. dementia prevention and management(25.5%) in elderly health management. 3. The expectant role from parish nurse is spiritual care faith support(14.1%). patient visiting care(13.2%), hospice care(12.9%), private counseling(12.8%), health check ups (11.1 %), volunteer organization and training out of believer(11.0%), private health education (9.3%), group health education (8.3%). 4. In Necessity of Performing Parish Nursing according to Region, Most(over 95%) responded that nursing program is needed. so there is no significance between regions. In Performing Parish Nursing in their church, Most(92.2%) responded they want to perform program. 5. In case of performing parish nursing, 52% out of the subjects responded they want to participated in parish nursing volunteer's activity, for example. to be in active to be a companion to chat(42.1%), necessity support (25.3%), donation support(25.0%), exercise support(18.2%), vehicles support (9.9%). As a result. in holistic care and spiritual care, the need of parish nursing and the role expectation from parish nurse are very high among korean believers. Therefore, I suggest parish nursing centering around Taegu and Kyungbuk province should be extended to nationwide. For extending parish nursing program. more active advertisement and research is needed. After performing parish nursing program through out the country, further comparative research between regions should be practiced and Korean parish nursing program will be developed and activated.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 1996

The conventional glutaraldehyde (GA) fixation method of tissue valves is considered to be responsible for accelerated valve degeneration. The release of toxic GA from the valve tissue is believed to limit endothelial cell (EC) ingrowth. Removal of toxic GA by reaction with L-glutamic acid and storage in a Paraben solution may offer good EC growth. To investigate the conditions for endothelialization of tissue valves, the growth properties of ECs on the conventionally and alternatively treated pericardial tissue were compared. Conventional preparation included zero-pressure fixation for 72 hours in phosphated-buffered saline (PBS) solution containing 0.5% GA at 4$^{\circ}C$ and storage into PBS containing 0.2% GA(group I). Alternatively treated pericardial tissues were divided into three postfixation treatment groups : (1) storage in PBS solution containing Paraben(group II), (2) treatment with PBS containing 8$^{\circ}C$ L-glutamic acid(PH 7.35) and storage in PBS solution containing Paraben (g oup III), (3) treatment with L-glutamic acid dissolved in distilled water (PH 3.5) (group IV). Pericardial tissue were transferred into the 24-well plate after storage for 4 weeks. ECs were harvested enzymatically from the bovine pulmonary artery and grown to confluence on culture flask surfaces. Detached ECs by trypsin were incubated into the each well of the 24-well plate including test pericardial tissues. Cells were detached by trypsin, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 days after incubation and counted on the hemacytometer. Cell viability test was performed by frypan-blue exclusion method. Acute cell death in the group I were found even after prolonged washing. The group II showed prolonged cell survival compared with the group I. Both group III and group IV showed better cell growth than group II. There was no statistically significant difference between group III and group IV method in terms of EC growth. This results suggest that treatment by L-glutamic ac id and storage in a Paraben solution be a promising approach for improvement of durability of GA-treated tissue valves.

• 부모자녀건강학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.206-223
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to discuss the nature of pregnancy experience among unwed Korean mothers and to figure out what it meant for them, by asking some of them to reflect on themselves in a written form from interpretative and phenomenological perspective, based on van Manen's research method of the same approach. The subjects in this study were seven unmarried mothers in Korea. The data were collected from July through December 2000 through in- depth interview and observation. The statements of the participants were taped, recorded, analyzed and select essential themes. To have a phenomenological understanding of the pregnancy unmarried mothers, literary works, including essays and novels, were reviewed. The findings of this study were as below: The selected substantial themes about the pregnancy and birth experiences of the single mothers included 'hatred for boy friend,' 'hatred for the fetus,' and 'hatred for myself.' The unmarried mothers met their boy friends through the introduction of friends. At first, they were good friends, but they soon went on a date and had sexual relation with no common knowledge about sex. Most of them were aware of their pregnancy after they felt fetal movement, but they put off taking the test because they didn't want to accept the fact and feared it. Such an attitude was rare among married pregnant women, and being pregnant with no prior preparation or sexual knowledge is not common in Western countries. They felt guilty and informed their boy friends of the fact, but the boy friends didn't admit their responsibility and rejected the babies. This made the poor girls hate them, and it turned into severe abhorrence. They thought their lives were ruined by the babies, and wished they would disappear. They reproached the babies, hitting their own bellies or making a kick. They considered themselves to be abandoned and didn't want to live any more. Giving themselves up to despair, some attempted to commit a suicide. They hoped to die, thinking their death would solve the problem. When they lost a chance of abortion and were about to have the babies adopted, they felt sorry for them. The unwanted pregnancy gave them a pain, but they keenly felt they were loved by their mothers, and learned the value of family. It's attempted in this study to clearly show how much unmarried Korean mothers suffered from pregnancy, and this effort paved the way for seeing unwed mothers in a new light and having a better understanding of them, instead of sticking to general perception.