• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.376-386
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• 2011

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbial hazards posed by food utensils and fixtures in food service operations at selected middle and high schools located in Seoul, Korea. Methods: We collected 200 samples of utensils and fixtures including cups, spoons/chopsticks, food trays and tables from five different schools in Seoul. Target microorganisms of this study were divided into two groups: total bacterial count and total coliform as indicators of microbial contamination and Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus as pathogens of food poisoning. We used selective media to quantify microbial concentration and 16S rRNA PCR assay for qualitative analysis. In addition, intensive interviews with nutritionists were conducted and observations were made to identify factors that may affect microbial contamination. Logistic regression analysis was employed to examine the relationship between the microbial concentration and operation characteristics of each operation. Results: The level of microbial concentration in school B and C were significantly lower than in school A, D and E (p<0.05). Some samples from school A, D and E showed over 3.4 log CFU/100 $cm^2$ (total bacterial count) and 1.0 log CFU/100 $cm^2$ (total coliform), which requires immediate hygienic action. The number of customers per staff member, periodicity of hygiene education for staff and daily operation time of sterilizers were also found to be important factors related with the microbial contamination of food service operations. Conclusions: These results suggested that not only a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) approach, but also efforts to assess internal risk factors within operations be needed to reduce the microbial contamination of food utensils and fixtures. This study is expected to provide preliminary data for assessing microbial hazards in food service operations.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.118-132
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• 1999

To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of public health personnel training, we evaluated not only how appropriate the students felt the objectives, contents, methods and multimedia used in the train ing courses, but also how much the students accomplished the objectives and applied skill and knowledge to their own works. We selected 5 courses for the study : Tuberculosis control, Radiological technique, Public health information, Immunization, Mental health management courses used by Kirkpatrick's evaluation model. Reaction evaluation was carried out in final day by questionnaire. The results showed that all of them were very satisfied with educational input and curricula, learn Ing environment. Secondly, we measured the degree of learning achievement on pre and post training by questionaire of specific behavioral objectives. The degree of learning achievement was statistically higher just after training than pre training (paired t-test, p<0.01). Thirdly, evaluation of behavioral change to job was conducted to find out how much students applied skill and knowledge to their own job in 3 months after training by questionnaire. The results of behavioral change evaluation showed that 43.5% of the students who were performing job related with the training courses in 3 months after training applied the learned skill and knowledge to their own job quite well and 37.8% of them applied relatively well, therefore total 81.4% of them applied to their own job. And effectiveness of training for the above mentioned students showed that 41.9 % of them had improved or enforced their jobs after training, 35.5% of them had had no remarkable changes, and 15.7% had newly applied the learned skill and knowledge to their jobs. For evaluating the degree of usefulness of material predistribution in two weeks before training, we compared experimental groups with control groups. The results showed that general reactions are helpful but the degree of learning achievement is no discrepancy.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제69권1호
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• pp.59-77
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• 2017

본 연구는 종단적 시각에서 손자녀 돌봄 유형과 중 고령층 여성의 건강과의 관계를 살펴봄으로써, 한국 여성노인의 노후생활에 대한 이해를 제고하는데 그 의미가 있다. 이를 위해 국민노후보장패널 2차년도 자료부터 5차년도 자료를 사용하여 손자녀 돌봄 유형을 돌봄지속, 돌봄전이, 돌봄중단, 미돌봄으로 구분하고 이 유형들이 50대 이상 중 고령층 여성의 신체건강 및 정신건강에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구결과, 인구사회학적 요인을 통제한 상태에서 손자녀를 돌보지 않는 여성에 비해 손자녀를 돌보다가 중단한 여성일수록 좋은 신체건강 수준을 보였다. 하지만 손자녀 돌봄 경험은 여성의 정신건강에 유의미한 영향을 보이지 않았다. 이를 통해, 손자녀 돌봄 유형이 중 고령층에 있는 여성의 신체건강과 정신건강에 미치는 영향은 다를 수 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로, 손자녀 돌봄을 제공하는 여성노인의 건강한 노후생활을 위한 후속 연구의 필요성 및 제고방안을 논의하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.327-331
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• 2007

참나물의 식품영양학적인 측면의 우수성과 생리활성 이용 가능성에 관한 연구의 일환으로 일반성분과 영양성분을 조사하였다. 일반성분은 건물(dry basis) 기준으로 조단백질 28.73%, 조지방 2.66%, 회분 19.14%와 탄수화물 40.50%로 나타났으며, 탄수화물을 가장 많이 함유하고 있다. Glucose, arabinose, galactose, fructose 총 4종의 유리당이 검출되었고, 이당류는 maltose 1종만이 검출되었다. 아미노산은 proline 함량이 가장 많이 검출되었고, 다음으로는 alanine, methionine, lysine 순으로 검출되었으며, 참나물의 구성 아미노산은 전체적으로 고루 함유되어 있었다. 지방산은 linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitic acid 순이었으며, 고도불포화지방산이 전체의 68.60%를 차지하고 있었다. 비타민 A와 E의 함량은 각각 9.23 mg%, 0.26 mg%이었다. 유기산은 총 3종이 검출되었으며, oxalic acid, succinic acid, malic acid 순으로 검출되었다. 무기질은 Ca>Mg>Na>Fe>K 순으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과 참나물은 체내 신진대사와 생리활성을 증진시킬 수 있는 유리당, 필수아미노산 및 필수지방산을 비롯한 비타민과 무기질을 다량 함유하고 있어 참나물이 식품으로서의 이용화가치가 한 층 더 높아질 것으로 기대되어진다.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.59-75
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• 2003

This study was conducted to investigate the degree of utilization of outsourcing in large hospitals in Korea. We also investigated the outcome and the level of satisfaction for adopting outsourcing in these hospitals. Types of work areas that were currently operated by outsourcing and were planned to adopt outsourcing in the future were identified. A total of 83 hospitals were eligible for this study, which had more than 500 beds, and were identified from the 2003 National Hospital List published by the Korean Hospital Association. A self-administered Questionnaire survey was conducted between April 25th and May 20th in 2003 with a personnel being charged of arrangement of outsourcing in each hospital. Among the 58 hospitals responding the survey(response rate=69.9%), 49 hospitals(84.5%) utilized outsourcing in at least one work field in their organizations. The largest proportion of the hospitals(85.7%) using outsourcing responded that the biggest outcome after introducing outsourcing were cost reduction(49.0%), followed by improved efficiency in operating the organization or human resources(34.7%) and the improved quality of the work(6.1%). The degree of satisfaction for outsourcing among the hospital managers(3.43) was significantly higher than that among the employees(3.l4) on a S-point Likert-type scale(p<0.05). Among the 7 work areas, the hospitals used outsourcing most frequently in facility management(housekeeping, building maintenance, hospital security and parking management), followed by non-medical profit business(funeral, convenient store, and cafeteria), logistics(provision of patient meal, in-house delivery, and purchasing), and information and computing system(hospital information system, maintenance of personal computers and printers). The work areas that the hospitals planned to adopt or expand the outsourcing in the future most frequently were facility management, non-medical profit business, logistics, and information and computing systems. In conclusion, outsourcing was highly diffused in large Korean hospitals, particularly in the work field of facility management and non-medical profit business. The satisfaction for outsourcing was not high yet in Korean hospitals.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1501-1511
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• 2015

As essential trace elements, copper and zinc play important roles in many physiological events in plants. In excess, however, these elements can limit plant growth. This study selected a heavy metal-tolerant plant by analyzing seed germination and biomass of alfalfa (Medicago sativa), canola (Brassica campestris subsp. napus var. nippo-oleifera), Chinese corn (Setaria italica), and a sorghum-sudangrass hybrid (Sorghum bicolor ${\times}$ S. sudanense), and determined heavy metal uptake capacity by analyzing biomass, chlorophyll a fluorescence, and heavy metal contents under high external copper or zinc levels. The seed germination rate and biomass of the sorghum-sudangrass hybrid were higher under copper or zinc stress compared to the other three plants. The plant biomass and photosynthetic pigment contents of the sorghum-sudangrass hybrid seedlings were less vulnerable under low levels of heavy metals (${\leq}50ppm$ copper or ${\leq}400ppm$ zinc). The maximum quantum yield of PSII ($F_v/F_m$) and the maximum primary yield of PSII ($F_v/F_o$) decreased with increasing copper or zinc levels. Under high copper levels, the decline in $F_v/F_m$ was caused only by the decline in $F_m$, and was accompanied by an increase in non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). The $F_v/F_m$ declined under high levels of zinc due to both a decrease in the maximum fluorescence ($F_m$) and an increase in the initial fluorescence ($F_o$), and this was accompanied by a marked decrease in photochemical quenching (qP), but not by an increase in NPQ. Accumulations of copper and zinc were found in both aboveand below-ground parts of plants, but were greater in the below-ground parts. The uptake capacity of the sorghum-sudangrass hybrid for copper and zinc reached 4459.1 mg/kg under 400 ppm copper and 9028.5 mg/kg under 1600 ppm zinc. Our results indicate that the sorghum-sudangrass hybrid contributes to the in situ phytoremediation of copper or zinc polluted soils due to its high biomass yield.

• 대한감각통합치료학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2008

목적: 본 연구는 전정감각과 고유감각 제공을 기초로 한 감각통합치료를 통해 아스퍼거 아동의 전정 고유감각 처리 능력에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법: 연구대상은 P시에 거주하는 만 11세 2개월 된 남아로, 8세되던 해에 아스퍼거로 진단받았다. 본 연구는 개별 실험 연구 중 AB설계를 사용하였다. 실험과정은 기초선 기간(A) 3회, 중재 기간(B) 8회로 진행되었다. 기초선 기간에는 감각통합치료를 실시하지 않았으며, 중재기간에는 전정감각과 고유감각 제공을 기초로 한 감각통합치료를 실시하였다. 전정 고유감각 처리는 자세 조절 능력의 기초를 형성하므로 자세 조절 능력을 알아보기 위해 테이블 활동 후 아동의 앉은 자세 변화와 복와위 신전 자세를 평가하였다. 결과: 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 아동의 앉은 자세 조절 능력과 복와위 신전 자세는 기초선 기간과 비교하여 중재기간에 대부분 2 표준편차 이상으로 향상되었다. 따라서 전정감각과 고유감각 제공을 기초로 한 감각통합치료가 아스퍼거 아동의 전정 고유감각 처리능력 향상에 효과적이었다. 결론: 본 연구는 아스퍼거 아동이 보이는 감각처리의 어려움을 파악하여 감각통합치료를 접근하고 그 결과를 측정함으로써, 감각통합치료의 질적인 효과를 제시한데 의의가 있다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the frequence of 4 periodontal pathogens in the supra- and subgingival plaque in periodontally healthy subjects. Twenty adult individuals aged 22 to 28 years (mean age 23.65 years) participated in this study. All subjects had no pocket sites more than 3 mm deep, and the sites selected for sampling were all negative for bleeding. After drying and isolation of the sites with cotton rolls, supragingival plaque was sampled using sterile periodontal curette. Each plaque sample was placed in individual tubes containing 500 ml of 1X PBS. After removal of the supragingival sample and any remaining supragingival plaque, subgingival plaque samples were taken from the same sites using sterile curette and placed in similar individual tubes. Identification of 4 putative periodontal pathogens from the samples was performed by polymerase chain reaction based on 16S rDNA. Chi-square test was employed to identify significant explanatory variables for the presence of the 4 periodontal pathogens. The data show that Actinobacillus actinmycetemcomitans, Porphyromonanas gingivalis, Bacteroides forsythus, and Fusobacterium nucleatum occurred in 16.9%, 14.4%, 52.5%, and 80.6%, respectively. No significant differences were noted in the periodontal pathogens between supra- and subgingival plaques according to the kind of teeth. However, the incisors were at higher risk for harboring F. nucleatum (p <0.05). Conclusion: These results reveal that anaerobic periodontal pathogens can be detected in supragingival plaques. Supragingival plaque may function as a reservoir of peri-odotopathogens.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.460-465
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• 2006

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with probiotics as a feed additive for Juvenile olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Three experimental diets supplemented with Bacillus polyfermenticus (BP), Bacillus licheniformis (BL), or Bacillus polyfermenticus plus Saccharomyces cerevisiae, (BP+SC) at $1.0{\times}10^7CFU/kg$ diet on a dry-matter basis were prepared. The basal diet was used as a control. After the 8-week feeding trial, the respiratory burst activity (NBT assay) of fish fed the BP + SC diet was significantly higher than that of fish fed the control diet. Fish fed the BP, BL and BP + SC diets had significantly lower cumulative mortality than did fish fed the control diet after the third day of the challenge test (P<0.05). However, there were no significant differences among fish fed the experimental diets in weight gain, feed efficiency, protein efficiency ratio, hematosomatic index, condition factor, survival rate, or Iysozyme activity. Results could suggest that dietary B. polyfermenticus, B. licheniformis, and B. polyfermenticus +S. cerevisiae enhance nonspecific immunity and disease resistance in juvenile olive flounder.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.385-391
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• 2016

The discovery and understanding of antigenic proteins are essential for development of a vaccine against malaria. In Plasmodium falciparum, Pf92 have been characterized as a merozoite surface protein, and this protein is expressed at the late schizont stage, but no study of Pv92, the orthologue of Pf92 in P. vivax, has been reported. Thus, the protein structure of Pv92 was analyzed, and the gene sequence was aligned with that of other Plasmodium spp. using bioinformatics tools. The recombinant Pv92 protein was expressed and purified using bacterial expression system and used for immunization of mice to gain the polyclonal antibody and for evaluation of antigenicity by protein array. Also, the antibody against Pv92 was used for subcellular analysis by immunofluorescence assay. The Pv92 protein has a signal peptide and a sexual stage s48/45 domain, and the cysteine residues at the N-terminal of Pv92 were completely conserved. The N-terminal of Pv92 was successfully expressed as soluble form using a bacterial expression system. The antibody raised against Pv92 recognized the parasites and completely merged with PvMSP1-19, indicating that Pv92 was localized on the merozoite surface. Evaluation of the human humoral immune response to Pv92 indicated moderate antigenicity, with 65% sensitivity and 95% specificity by protein array. Taken together, the merozoite surface localization and antigenicity of Pv92 implicate that it might be involved in attachment and invasion of a merozoite to a new host cell or immune evasion during invasion process.