• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.1392-1403
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• 2015

The rapid development of both communication traffic and increasing optical network sizes has increased energy consumption. Traditional algorithms and strategies don't apply to controlling the expanded network. Immunization algorithms originated from the complex system theory are feasible for large-scale systems based on a scale-free network model. This paper proposes the immunization strategy for complex systems which includes random and targeted immunizations to solve energy consumption issues and uses traffic to judge the energy savings from the node immunization. The simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed strategy. Furthermore, this paper provides a possibility for saving energy with optical transmission networks.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.183-204
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• 2005

본 연구 목적은 예방접종에 대한 교육홍보 기본 컨셉 도출, 매체 집행전략 개발, 매체시안 개발을 위해 광고전략 조사를 실시하여, 2000년대에 국가예방접종사업의 홍보고안을 위한 효과적인 전략을 제시코자 실시하게 되었다. 연구대상과 방법으로 우리나라 보건소 242개 중 169개 보건소에 종사하는 예방접종 담당자(242명)와 자녀의 예방접종을 위해 보건소에 내소한 보호자(1,193명)를 대상으로 구조화된 우편 설문조사를 실시하여 예방접종에 대한 주관적 중요도, 예방접종 사업에 대한 홍보 경험 및 수단, 예방접종에 대한 지식과 인식, 예방접종 홍보광고 전략개발을 위한 방안을 도출하기 위해 빈도 분석, t-검정, 일원분산분석을 각각 실시하였다. 조사결과로 예방접종 담당자는 예방접종에 대한 중요성을 인식하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 예방접종 사업의 홍보 매체 경험율에 대해서는 예방접종 담당자는 91.3%, 보호자는 70.6%가 경험이 있다고 응답하였고, 일반대중이나 광고 전문인 모두 자주 접할 수 있는 TV, 지역신문, 팜프렛 등의 홍보광고 수단을 경험한 것으로 조사되었다. 예방접종에 대한 지식과 인식에 대한 조사에서는 예방접종 담당자가 예방접종에 대한 전문적인 지식을 갖고 있는 것으로 나타났고, 보호자는 예방접종에 대한 필요성과 중요성을 높게 인식하고 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 예방접종 홍보매체의 선호도에서는 예방접종 담당자가 팜프렛 76.0%, 포스터 44.6% 순으로 나타났고 보호자는 TV 70.5%, 지역신문 39.2% 순으로 선호하는 것으로 나타났다. 광고 포스터 색상 선호도 조사에서는 예방접종 담당자가 초록 32.0%, 노랑 19.9% 순이었고, 보호자 역시 초록 29.5% 노랑 22.0% 순으로 나타났다. 광고 스타일 선호도 조사에서는 예방접종 담당자는 유명인사나 연예인이 예방접종으로 인해 일상생활이 활기차고 건강하다는 생활 장면을 보여주는 스타일로 구성해야 함을 알 수 있었다. 캠페인용 슬로건의 선호도 조상에서는 예방접종 담당자와 보호자 모두 긍정적 메시지를 선호하였다. 연구를 통해 예방접종 사업의 중단기 홍보전략에 대한 실행방안 구체화와 비교평가를 통한 가장 효율적인 홍보 방안을 제시하기 위한 연구사업이 필요하며 이를 위해 현실적 대중 요구를 반영한 홍보매체 개발, 홍보전략에 근거한 홍보매체 개발, 매체에 대한 평가연구, 연구방법 및 평가가 요구된다. 또한 교육홍보매체에 활용될 표준매체 제작 및 집행지침의 개발이 필요하다고 할 수 있다. 무엇보다도 이러한 사업의 추진을 위해서는 정부 또는 국가 공공기관의 예산 투자, 인력 투입과 활용 등을 통해 국가 예방 접종 사업이 활성화되길 기대한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2006

Varicella, which is mostly a benign disease, but also can cause considerable health burden in the community, can be prevented by immunization with live attenuated varicella vaccine. Higher uptake of varicella vaccine by universal immunization in North America has apparently been associated with decline in the number of reported cases of varicella, varicella-related hospitalizations, and the number of deaths caused by complications of varicella. On the contrary, there has been some reluctance in endorsing varicella vaccine for universal immunization in most of European countries. Concerns include unanticipated outbreaks of varicella among vaccine recipients, risk of varicella among unvaccinated adults, risk of herpes zoster among vaccinees as well as unvaccinees. Recently developed measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella combination vaccine and herpes zoster vaccine that may be licensed in the upcoming years may be the solution for varicella vaccine to be utilized in a greater scale. In Korea several varicella vaccine products have been utilized since late 1980. The adoption of varicella vaccine for universal immunization since 2005 along with the changing view in varicella prevention strategy mandates more studies for immunogenecity and efficacy of varicella vaccines as well as more surveillance to delineate the changes in epidemiology of varicella in Korea.

• 한국경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국경영과학회/대한산업공학회 1999년도 춘계공동학술대회:정보화시대의 지식경영
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• pp.152-153
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• 1999

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제31권3_4호
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• pp.443-456
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• 2013

In this paper we consider a model with demographics for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) spread on scale-free networks. We derive the epidemic threshold, which is depend on the birth rate, the natural death rate and other parameters. The absence of a threshold in infinite scale-free network is proved. For a hard cut off scale-free network, we also analyze the stability of disease-free equilibrium and the persistence of STDs infection. Two immunization schemes, proportional scheme and targeted vaccination, are studied and compared. We find that targeted strategy is more effective on scale-free networks.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 2001년도 제53차 추계 학술대회 연제집
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• pp.219-221
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• 2001

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.396-402
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• 2012

Vaccination is the main strategy for preventing influenza infection. However, vaccine efficacy is influenced by several factors, including age and health status. The efficacy of the influenza vaccine is much lower (17% to 53%) in individuals over 65 yr of age compared with young adults (70% to 90%). Therefore, increasing vaccine efficacy remains a challenge for the influenza vaccine field. In this study, we investigated the impact of supplementing vaccination with the dietary intake of Korean red ginseng (RG) extract and RG saponin. Mice were immunized two times intranasally with inactivated influenza A (H1N1) virus. Mice received RG extract or RG saponin orally for 14 d prior to the primary immunization. After the primary immunization, mice continued to receive RG extract or RG saponin until the secondary immunization. Mice vaccinated in combination with dietary intake of RG extract and RG saponin showed elevated serum anti-influenza A virus IgG titers and improved survival rates in lethal influenza A virus infection: 56% and 63% of mice receiving RG extract or RG saponin survived, respectively, while 38% of mice that only received the vaccine survived. Moreover, mice receiving RG extract supplementation recovered their body weight more quickly than those not receiving RG extract supplementation. We propose that the dietary intake of RG extract and RG saponin enhances the vaccine-induced immune response and aids in providing protection against influenza virus infection.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.429-435
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• 2018

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous protozoan parasite responsible for causing toxoplasmosis. Preventive measures for toxoplasmosis are currently lacking and as such, development of novel vaccines are of urgent need. In this study, we generated 2 virus-like particles (VLPs) vaccines expressing T. gondii rhoptry protein 4 (ROP4) or rhoptry protein 18 (ROP18) using influenza matrix protein (M1) as a core protein. Mice were intranasally immunized with VLPs vaccines and after the last immunization, mice were challenged with ME49 cysts. Protective efficacy was assessed and compared by determining serum antibody responses, body weight changes and the reduction of cyst counts in the brain. ROP18 VLPs-immunized mice induced greater levels of IgG and IgA antibody responses than those immunized with ROP4 VLPs. ROP18 VLPs immunization significantly reduced body weight loss and the number of brain cysts in mice compared to ROP4 VLPs post-challenge. These results indicate that T. gondii ROP18 VLPs elicited better protective efficacy than ROP4 VLPs, providing important insight into vaccine design strategy.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.32.1-32.15
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• 2023

Most influenza vaccines currently in use target the highly variable hemagglutinin protein to induce neutralizing antibodies and therefore require yearly reformulation. T cell-based universal influenza vaccines focus on eliciting broadly cross-reactive T-cell responses, especially the tissue-resident memory T cell (T_RM) population in the respiratory tract, providing superior protection to circulating memory T cells. This study demonstrated that intramuscular (i.m.) administration of the adenovirus-based vaccine expressing influenza virus nucleoprotein (rAd/NP) elicited weak CD8 T_RM responses in the lungs and airways, and yielded poor protection against lethal influenza virus challenge. However, a novel "prime-and-deploy" strategy that combines i.m. vaccination of rAd/NP with subsequent intranasal administration of an empty adenovector induced strong NP-specific CD8⁺ T_RM cells and provided complete protection against influenza virus challenge. Overall, our results demonstrate that this "prime-and-deploy" vaccination strategy is potentially applicable to the development of universal influenza vaccines.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.188-200
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• 2003

Background: Immunization of dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with tumor antigen can activate tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) that are responsible for protection and regression. In this study, we examined whether the uptake of necrotic tumor cells could modulate DC phenotypes and whether the immunization of necrotic tumor cell-loaded DCs could elicit efficient tumor specific immune responses followed by a regression of established tumor burdens. Methods: We prepared necrotic tumor cell-pulsed DCs for the therapeutic vaccination and investigated their phenotypic characteristics, the immune responses induced by these DCs, and therapeutic vaccine efficacy against colon carcinoma in vivo. Several parameters including phagocytosis of tumor cells, surface antigen expression, chemokine receptor expression, IL-12 production, and NK as well as CTL activation were assessed to characterize the immune response. Results: DCs derived from mouse bone marrow efficiently phagocytosed necrotic tumor cells and after the uptake, they produced remarkably increased levels of IL-12. A decreased CCR1 and increased CCR7 expression on DCs was also observed after the tumor uptake, suggesting that antigen uptake could induce DC maturation. Furthermore, co-culturing of DCs with NK cells in vitro enhanced IL-12 production in DCs and IFN-${\gamma}$ production in NK cells, which was significantly dependent on IL-12 production and cell-to-cell contact. Immunization of necrotic tumor cell-loaded DCs induced cytotoxic T lymphocytes as well as NK activation, and protected mice against subsequent tumor challenge. In addition, intratumoral or contra-lateral immunization of these DCs not only inhibited the growth of established tumors, but also eradicated tumors in more than 60% of tumor-bearing mice. Conclusion: Our data indicate that production of IL-12, chemokine receptor expression and NK as well as CTL activation may serve as major parameters in assessing the effect of tumor cell-pulsed DC vaccine. Therefore, DCs loaded with necrotic tumor cells offer a rational strategy to treat tumors and eventually lead to prolonged survival.