• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제30권
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• pp.4.1-4.11
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• 2015

Objectives: This survey was designed to conduct the first nationwide dietary exposure assessment on hazardous substances including the intakes of functional food and herbal medicine. In this paper, we introduced the survey design and the results of the dietary exposure status and internal exposure levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg). Methods: We selected 4867 subjects of all ages throughout Korea. We conducted a food survey, dietary survey, biomonitoring, and health survey. Results: Pb and Cd were the highest (median value) in the seaweed ($94.2{\mu}g/kg$ for Pb; $594{\mu}g/kg$ for Cd), and Hg was the highest in the fish ($46.4{\mu}g/kg$). The dietary exposure level (median value) of Pb was $0.14{\mu}g/kg$ body weight (bw)/d, $0.18{\mu}g/kg$ bw/d for Cd, and $0.07{\mu}g/kg$ bw/d for Hg. Those with a blood Pb level of less than $5.00{\mu}g/dL$ (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reference value for those 1 to 5 years of age) were 99.0% of all the subjects. Those with a blood Cd level with less than $0.30{\mu}g/L$ (German Federal Environmental Agency, reference value for non-smoking children) were 24.5%. For those with a blood Hg level with less than $5.00{\mu}g/L$ (human biomonitoring I, references value for children and adults, German Federal Environmental Agency) was 81.0 % of all the subjects. Conclusions: The main dietary exposure of heavy metals occurs through food consumed in a large quantity and high frequency. The blood Hg level and dietary exposure level of Hg were both higher than those in the European Union.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.21.1-21.7
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• 2019

Background: Lactococcus garvieae is one of the most important risk factors in the rainbow trout culture. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify and detect strains isolated from rainbow trout suspected of having Lactococcus garvieae using biochemical characteristics and PCR and determination of the degree of severity of isolated strains. Methods: In this study, the cause of lactococcosis in selected rainbow trout farms in Kohkilooieh and Boyerahmad province was assayed. Gram-positive and catalase-negative bacterial isolates were first obtained from selected trout fish farms using conventional biochemical tests and PCR assay. The 10-day LD₅₀ method (concentration causing 50% mortality in 10 days) was used to determine the severity of the isolated bacteria. Results: One bacterial isolate was detected from all sampled fish which confirmed as Lactococcus garvieae using a specific PCR assay based on the 16S rDNA gene by producing a single band of 1107 bp. Analysis of the rate of mortality showed that the 10-day LD₅₀ was 4.6 × 10⁵ CFU/fish. The results of this study showed that isolated bacteria had high severity for rainbow trout. The presence of bacteria in internal organs of suspected fish showed a severe systemic infection in challenged fish. Antibiogram assay also indicated that the isolated Lactococcus garvieae were resistant to some mostly used antibiotics in rainbow trout. Conclusions: According to current research, it can be concluded that the condition of lactococcosis in the studied area is not suitable, and despite the presence of disease, there is no proper action to control and prevent the disease. Unfortunately, isolated bacteria from the studied area have a very high severity compared to bacteria isolated from other regions of the country or other countries. Therefore, further investigation is needed to determine the cause of this difference and possibly in the design of the vaccine.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.807-813
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• 2016

Triple-negative breast cancers constitute about 15% of all cases, but despite their higher response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the tumors are very aggressive and associated with a poor prognosis as well as a higher risk of early recurrence. This study was retrospectively performed on 101 patients with stage II and III invasive breast cancer who received 6-8 cycles of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. Out of the total, 23 were in the triple negative breast cancer subgroup. Nuclear Ki-67 expression in both the large cohort group (n=101) and triple negative breast cancer subgroup (n=23) and its relation to the pathological response were evaluated. The purpose of the study was to identify the predictive value of nuclear protein Ki-67 expression among patients with invasive breast cancers, involving the triple negative breast cancer subgroup, treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in correlation to the rate of pathological complete response. The proliferation marker Ki-67 expression was highest in the triple negative breast cancer subgroup. No appreciable difference in the rate of Ki-67 expression in triple negative breast cancer subgroup using either a cutoff of 14% or 35%. Triple negative breast cancer subgroup showed lower rates of pathological complete response. Achievement of pathological complete response was significantly correlated with smaller tumor size and higher Ki-67 expression. The majority of triple negative breast cancer cases achieved pathological partial response. The study concluded that Ki-67 is a useful tool to predict chemosensitivity in the setting of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for invasive breast cancer but not for the triple negative breast cancer subgroup.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.851-856
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• 2016

Background: Breast cancer is a major health problem among women around the world. Recent developments in screening and treatment have greatly improved the prognosis of patients with breast cancer in developed countries. However, in developing countries breast cancer mortality remains high.Breast cancer awareness is a first and important step in reducing breast cancer mortality. The development of a validated instrument to measure breast cancer awareness is crucial for the understanding and implementation of suitable health education programs to facilitate early deletion and minimize mortality. Objective: The objective of this study was to develop an instrument for the assessment of breast cancer awareness in Thai women. Materials and Methods: This methodological study was conducted in two stages: (1) literature searches and semi-structured interviews were conducted to generate items of the breast cancer awareness scale (B-CAS) which were subsequently examined for content and face validity, and (2) an exploration of the factor structure of the resulting instrument and an examination of its reliability. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire in Thai women aged 20-64 in August, 2015. Results: A total of 219 women (response rate 97.4 %) participated in this validation study. The B-CAS contains five domains with 53 items on breast cancer awareness: 1) knowledge of risk factors, 2) knowledge of signs and symptoms, 3) attitude to breast cancer prevention, 4) barriers of breast screening, and 5) health behavior related to breast cancer awareness. Items with a content validity index < 0.80 were excluded, and factor structure for the remaining items reflected the hypothesized five factor model. The scales based on all retained items was shown to have strongly internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's ${\alpha}=0.86$). Conclusions: The B-CAS provides good psychometric properties to assess breast cancer awareness in women. It can be used to examine breast cancer awareness in Thai women and it could lead to the development and evaluation of suitable educational interventions for raising breast cancer awareness. Future research should focus on further validating the B-CAS including an assessment of construct and criterion-based validity.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.127-131
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• 1999

경골 과간 융기부의 견열 굴절은 비교적 드물지 않게 관찰되는 손상으로, 전위된 견열 골절편은 해부학적 정복과 견고한 고정을 필요로 한다. 그러나 관절경적 수술 방법을 포함한 대부분의 잘 알려진 수술 방법들은 비교적 복잡한 수술 기법과 정교한 수술 술기를 필요로 하며, 이에 따른 수술 시간의 지연과 수술 합병증으로 창상 감염, 조기 성장판 폐쇄 및 조기 관절 운동을 제한하는 고정력의 소실 등이 발생할 수 있다. 이에 저자들은 전외측 및 중앙부, 내측 mid-patella 입구를 사용한 관절경적 기법을 이용하여, 골편의 정복에 삽관 나사못을 사용함으로써, 비교적 짧은 수술 시간 안에 만족스런 정복과 고정을 얻을 수 있었으며, 술 후 조기에 능동적 관절 운동을 허용할 수 있었다. 또한 분쇄 골절의 경우 와셔를 사용함으로써 만족스런 고정을 얻을 수 있었다. 저자들의 방법은 수술 기법의 용이함과 금속 제거 시의 안전성, IV형 분쇄 골절에도 적용할 수 있는 점, 추가적인 피부 절개가 필요없다는 점, 성장기 소아에서 성장판의 손상 가능성을 줄일 수 있는 등의 장점이 있다고 사료된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권10호
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• pp.1076-1081
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• 2005

목 적 : 인슐린 저항성은 소아 및 청소년 비만증에서 내당능 장애, 당뇨병증, 심혈관계질환을 일으키는 중요한 위험요인 중 하나로 알려져 있다. 따라서 이 연구의 목적은 비만증 청소년이 소아에 비해 인슐린저항성이 증가하는가 그리고 성별에 따른 차이점을 규명하며 인슐린저항성에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하고자 한다. 방 법 : 5-16세의 학생 9,837명을 신체검사하여 92명의 비만증 소아와 187명의 비만증 청소년을 선별하였고, 이들을 대상으로 당부하검사, 공복상태의 혈당, 인슐린농도, 총콜레스테롤, LDL-콜레스테롤, HDL-콜레스테롤, 중성지방의 농도, leptin, hs-CRP 및 adiponectin 농도를 측정하였다. 결 과 : 당부하검사를 통한 비만증 소아 및 청소년에서 성별에 따른 인슐린의 농도는 여자에서 인슐린의 농도가 높았다(P<0.05). 비만증 소아에서 4명(4.3%), 비만증 청소년에서 25명(13.3%)에서 내당능 장애로 나타났으며, 당뇨병으로 진단된 경우는 1례도 없었다. 인슐린 저항성은 여자, leptin, adiponectin, 중성지방의 농도와 밀접한 상관관계가 있었다(P<0.05). 결 론 : 비만증에서 인슐린 저항성은 소아보다 청소년에서 컸으며, 남자보다 여자에서 컸다. 또한 leptin 및 중성지방의 농도가 높을수록, adiponectin의 농도가 낮을수록 인슐린 저항성이 컸다. 소아 및 청소년 비만증에서 인슐린 저항성에 미치는 요인들에 관하여 좀 더 많은 연구가 필요하다.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.10-21
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• 2001

Background : The Clostridium difficile is the most important identifiable cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea and colitis, which lengthens hospital stay. Recently incidence of C. difficile has been increasing in an university hospital, and an intervention for prevention and control of C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) was in prompt need. Methods : Subjects were the patients in the neurosurgical intensive care unit(NCU) where C. difficile was most frequently isolated. To increase participation of various departments, we used the CQI method, because management of CDAD requires a wholistic approach including control of antibiotics, barrier precaution and environmental cleaning and disinfection. Duration of the CQI activities was 9 months from April to December 1999. Results : The identified problems were misuse and overuse of antibiotics, lack of consciousness of medical personnels and the possibility of transmission from the contaminated environment and tube feeding. Education for proper use of antibiotics and management of C. difficile infection, use of precaution stickers, supplement of handwashing equipments, emphasis on environmental disinfection, and the change of the process of tube feeding were done. The CDAD rate in NCU was significantly decreased after the CQI program (8.6 case per 1,000 patient days from January to April 1999 vs 4.8 from May to December 1999). The distribution of neurosurgical wards including NCU among the total number of isolated C. difficile from the clinical specimens dropped from 49.4% in January to April to 33,7% in May to December. The average hospital stay of the neurosurgical department changed from 19.6 days to 15.2 days. Also, the effect of the CQI activities for C. difficile may have affected the incidence of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE). Duration and dosage of certain antibiotics used in the NS department were decreased. The distribution of neurosurgical department in the number of VRE isolated patients declined from 18.4% to 11.1%. Conclusion : Infection control of resistant organisms such as C. difficile is likely to be successful when management of environmental contamination an collaborative efforts of decreasing the patients' risk factors such as antibiotics management and decreasing the length of hospital stay come simultaneously. For this work, related departments need to actively participate in the entire process under a common target through discussions for identifying problems and bringing up solutions. In this respect, making use of a CQI team is an efficient method of infection control for gathering participation and cooperation of related departments.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.593-602
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• 2020

국내 공장이나 지중에 설치되어 있는 전력 케이블은 제조과정, 설치, 사용 중의 환경여건에 따라 사고가 발생할 수 있는 필연성을 갖고 있다. 전력 케이블에서 사고가 일어났을 때 막대한 경제적 손실과 사회적 혼란을 야기할 수 있어 이를 미연에 방지하고자 진단을 통한 케이블의 예방관리의 중요성이 증대되고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 현장에서 발생 될 수 있는 케이블의 설치나 제조결함, 경년열화로 문제가 될 수 있는 부분을 모의하여 진단시료 케이블을 제작하였고, 최근 도입되어 적용되고 있는 VLF(Very Low Frequency)장비를 사용하여 유전정접(tan 𝛿 ; TD), 부분방전(Partial Discharge ; PD)시험을 실시하였고, 0.1Hz 주파수를 갖는 VLF전원을 가압을 한 후 HFCT(High Frequency Current Transformer)를 이용한 부분방전과 AC(상용주파)내압 장비를 이용하여 가압한 후 PD측정을 수행하였다. 그 결과, VLF를 통한 2.0U₀ 전압에서 B, C상 결함시료에서는 내부 부분방전을 측정할 수 있었으며 A상 정상시료에서는 0.5~2.0U₀ 전압에서 모두 노이즈로 측정되었다. 또한, 상용주파수의 AC(60Hz) 내압장비를 통한 1.5U₀전압에서 측정하여 그 실효성을 검증하였다. 활선상태에서의 부분방전은 1.0U₀의 사용전압에서 측정 되어지며, 장비를 설치할 때 위험성이 있고, AC내압장비는 부피나 무게 등에 의해 이동의 어려움이 있어 사선상태의 VLF를 통한 진단방법이 안전과 실효성이 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.30-43
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• 2012

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis are at risk for protein-energy malnutrition because of nutrient losses during dialysis. This study determined the nutritional status of patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Forty-four patients receiving CAPD were divided into two groups according to dialysis period. We investigated the nutritional status of the patients by measuring anthropometric and biochemical parameters, as well as food intake, self-appetite, dietary habits, a subjective global assessment, and a total nutritional status assessment. Group I subjects (7 males, 13 females) had received dialysis for < 2 years, whereas the group II subjects (18 males, 6 females) received dialysis for ${\geq}$ 2 years. Energy intake with added dextrose in the dialysate per kg of body weight was $30.3{\pm}5.8$ kcal in group I and $29.0{\pm}8.1$ kcal in group II. The average protein intake per kg of weight was $1.0{\pm}0.3$ g in group I and $1.0{\pm}0.4$ g in group II, which were less than the recommended protein intake for patients undergoing CAPD (1.2-1.5 g/kg). Mean serum albumin level was significantly lower in group II than that in group I (p < 0.05). A recent self-appetite score was significantly higher in group II than that in group I (p < 0.01). The dietary habits score was significantly lower in group II than that in group I (p < 0.05). The subjective global assessment was significantly higher in group I (85.0%) than that in group II (54.2%) under normal nutrition status (p < 0.05). The dialysis period was significantly and negatively correlated with the subjective global assessment (r = -0.502, p < 0.01) and the total nutritional status assessment (r = -0.575, p < 0.01). These results demonstrated that patients undergoing CAPD for ${\geq}$ 2 years had worse nutritional status than those who had been undergoing dialysis for < 2 years. Good nutritional status can predict the long-term survival of patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Additionally, the exact evaluation of nutritional status before 2 years will be important to maintain long-term dialysis therapy in patients undergoing CAPD.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.724-729
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• 2017

회전익항공기용 연료탱크의 중요한 성능 중의 하나인 내충격성능은 충돌충격시험을 통해 검증된다. 충돌충격시험은 작용하는 하중이 매우 높기 때문에 실패 위험이 큰 시험인데, 만약, 연료탱크가 내충격 요구조건을 불만족하게 되면 항공기 전체 개발 일정에 심각한 차질을 줄 수 있다. 따라서, 초기 설계단계부터 연료탱크 충돌충격시험에 대한 수치해석을 수행하여 실물시험에서의 실패 가능성을 최소화 하려는 노력이 수행되어 왔다. 최근, 국내개발 회전익항공기의 항속거리를 증가시키기 위한 목적으로 외부 보조연료탱크 개발이 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 해당 외부 보조연료탱크의 내충격 성능의 검토를 위해 현재까지 진행되어 온 충돌충격시험에 대한 수치해석 결과를 제시하였다. 수치해석 방법으로는 유체-구조 연성해석 방법인 입자법을 적용하였고, 미군사규격에서 규정하고 있는 시험조건을 해석조건으로 반영하였다. 또한, 실물 연료탱크 소재의 시편시험을 통해 기 확보된 바 있는 물성데이타를 수치해석에 적용하였다. 그 결과로 연료탱크 외피 및 피팅 부위의 등가응력을 계산하고 내부 장착품의 거동과 작용 하중을 분석함으로써 외부 보조연료탱크의 내충격성 설계를 위한 데이터 확보 가능성을 확인하였다.