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Subjective oral health awareness level and quality of life Study (주관적 구강건강인식수준과 삶의 질에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jee-Hee;Hong, Min-Hee;Jeong, Mi-Ae
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.57-67
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    • 2010
  • In this study, perceived oral health survey of factors affecting the level of analysis, and oral disease prevention and oral health improvement program for providing the basic information needed to develop community health promotion and aims at improving the quality of life Placed. The study period, 2010 January 2 to February 22 for adults and Yeungnam area surveyed as follows. Subjective oral condition is very bad as the 40.4% response rate was the highest. There were missing teeth in 41.3%, 61.5% had prosthetic teeth. 57.5% had dental caries, periodontal disease and 38.6% who were not parents to get dentures fitted by petitioner was 41.3%. The level of oral health knowledge, oral health is a good side, the prosthetic teeth and TMJ or no characters were higher than other groups. Oral Health Practice is a good side of the level of oral health status, and prosthetic teeth were the characters each. Eating Patterns is a good side of the level of oral health, dental caries, those who can not or do not have TMJ and the characters were higher than other groups.

Effects of Oral Health Knowledge and Practices on Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index and Quality of Life -Path Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling- (구강보건 지식과 실천이 우식경험치아와 삶의 질에 미치는 영향 -구조방정식을 이용한 경로분석을 중심으로-)

  • Lee, Young-Soo;Bae, Sung Yoon;Ji, Jae-Hoon
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2013
  • This study aims to measure oral health knowledge and practice level among dental clinic patients, and examine their relationships with decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMF) index and the oral health-related quality of life (QOL). Empirical data have been collected from 311 patients through structured questionnaires and dental examinations conducted in Busan area. According to the analysis of causal relationship, oral health knowledge turned out to have a direct effect on oral health practices, which exerted both direct and indirect effects on DMF index and oral health-related QOL. While DMF index directly affected the oral health-related QOL, oral health knowledge proved to have only an indirect effect on DMF index and oral health-related QOL, mediated by oral health practices. Considering all these findings, effective oral health education and other intervention programs should focus on motivating people to participate in the active practices of desirable oral health behaviors, which will lead to the prevention of oral diseases and the subsequent improvement in the QOL.

A Study on the Usefulness of VGR (Virtual Grid Role) Algorithm for Elevation of Image Quality in DR System (DR 시스템에서 화질 개선을 위한 VGR 알고리즘의 유용성에 관한 연구)

  • Yang, Hyun-Jin;Han, Dong-Kyoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.763-772
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    • 2020
  • During X-ray examinations in the DR system, the scattered X-rays physically generated by the patient cause image blurring in poor quality. Although X-rays to increase the contrast of images, this increases the patient's exposure dose and is likely to result in grid induced artifacts. Therefore, the purpose of this study is obtain images similar to those of real-grid with non-grid level conditions using a VGR (Virtual Grid Role) algorithm that serves as a virtual grid. Comparing MTF, SNR and CNR of non-grid and VGR algorithm images obtained with 70% exposure conditions of real-grid images showed that the MTF0.5 differed from 0.265 to 0.350 and the MTF0.1 from 0.412 to 0.467 and the SNR, CNR were also different. In addition, comparing MTF, SNR and CNR of VGR algorithm and real-grid images showed that the MTF0.5 differed from 0.350 to 0.367 and the MTF0.1 from 0.467 to 0.483 and the SNR, CNR by little.

Study on service and Use the Actual conditions of Day care Center for the elderly - with A Focus on Adult Day Care Facilities - (노인주간보호시설의 프로그램운영과 공간구성관계연구 - 경기도 노인주간보호시설을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Yong-Woong;Park, Kyung-Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.135-141
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    • 2013
  • As the country's elderly people who are 65 years or older recently exceeded 10% of the total population with development of medical technology and improvement of living standards, Korea has turned into an aging society. Especially in Gyeonggi-do, as of late December 2012, elderly people who were 65 years or older were 1,135,242 persons, taking up 18.98% of the region's population and registering the largest number of elderly people in the nation's cities or provinces. Due to such a sharp rise in elderly population, support for the elderly is increasing the burden on families and communities. The study aims to take as its subjects elderly people staying at authorized elderly welfare facilities, who are weak in mind and body and have difficulty in daily life with disabilities, or adult day care facilities that take care of elderly people during the day or at night, examine the concept of adult day care facilities and instances in foreign countries, and study the status of the adult day care facilities located in Gyeonggi-do, their services, and safety by figuring out space arrangement based on program implementation. Spacial arrangement in program operation should satisfy fuction and purpose from the manager and user's perspective, and a desirable program operation should provide separate spaces for the elderly with Alzheimer's and those without Alzheimer's. Compared to residential care facilities, adult day care facilities incur less financial burden and, compared to other authorized services, have many right functions that can upgrade the quality of users and satisfy their desires. Major countries like Japan, the UK, and Sweden recognize the right functions of day and night care services and aggressively support and utilize adult day care facilities. For adult day care facilities, quality services should be developed and use and choices should be enhanced as regards services. Development of special programs for the elderly with dementia and stroke, instead of simple protective functions of a program, must be actively promoted, while manpower training is required for program operation, conveniences, and safety. By developing and providing space arrangement models that focus on efficiency, convenience, and safety of program operation, adult day care operation can be revitalized, while quality of elderly care may be enhanced and welfare budget can be saved.

A Study on the Analysis of the Cooperative Operation Policy of Foreign Universities in China (중국의 외국대학 합작운영정책 특성 분석)

  • Lee, Su-Jin;Kim, Han-Na
    • Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.45-71
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    • 2017
  • This study was designed to examine the characteristics of Chinese-foreign Cooperation in Running Schools (CFCRS) to draw implications for the introduction and management of curriculum cooperation with foreign universities. For this study, relevant literatures and articles on CFCRS were collected and analyzed. This study summarized the characteristics of CFCRS from the perspectives of the running purpose, cooperation modes, and evaluation and quality management. The results show that the main characteristics of CFCRS are to promote the comprehensive development of China's higher education and cultivate talents for imminent national development by introducing the advanced educational resources and experience, to achieve the purpose of "not studying abroad" through diversified and high-quality co-operation programs, to conduct strict quality management over the introduction and operation stages, and to establish legal grounds by establishing enough relevant policies. Based on the results, this study proposes several areas of improvement such as the introduction and operation of foreign curriculum in Korea to foster global talents, enhancement of the evaluation and management of cooperation programs and institutions with foreign universities, regulation and examination of the foreign university curriculum introduction, and normalization of the curriculum operation through the policy review process and related policies.

Housing Choice Determinants of the Youth and Newlyweds Households: A Case Study of Incheon (청년·신혼부부의 주거선택요인에 관한 연구: 인천시를 중심으로)

  • Key, Yunhwan
    • Land and Housing Review
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.13-26
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    • 2022
  • This study analyzes housing choice determinants of the youth and newlyweds households by using housing survey data in Incheon. A multinomial logit model is employed for analysis with the following variables: housing characteristics, housing market characteristics, and residential and neighborhood environment characteristics. The findings from the analysis are as follows. First, for the continued residence of the youth, the important factors were the relief assistance of housing maintenance costs. For the newlyweds, the important factors were the quality improvement of residential environments to ensure residential stability. Second, the housing choice factors to attract the youth were residential support for rent, maintenance costs, and relocation, and the improvements of residential environments such as security, noise levels, and medical facilities. For the newlyweds, the important factors were housing loan assistance for a home purchase or a cheonsei deposit and residential quality improvements for air pollution and parking facilities. Third, the youth were likely to move out due to high rental costs, and the newlyweds were likely to move out for the purchase of a new apartment or higher-quality housing.

A Simulation Study on Image Quality of Virtual Monochromatic Image using Dual-energy Method (이중에너지 방법을 이용한 가상 단색 영상의 화질 시뮬레이션 연구)

  • Son, Ki-Hong;Lee, Soo-Yeul;Kim, Dae-Hong;Chung, Myung-Ae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.553-558
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this work was a simulation study to evaluate the virtual monochromatic (VM) image quality of blood vessels compared to the monochromatic image. Dual-energy images were obtained based on the linear attenuation coefficients of five materials at 50 keV and 80 keV at low- and high-energies, respectively. A weighting factor is required to synthesize the VM image, and the liver and bone were used as basis materials to obtain the weighting factor. VM images were synthesized at energies ranging from 30 keV to 100 keV. Image quality was evaluated by Contrast to noise ratio (CNR) and noise by setting calcium and contrast medium as signals and blood as background. According to the results, the energies with the maximum CNR were 50 keV and 60 keV for calcium and contrast medium, respectively. The energies showing the minimum noise were 70 keV, 70 keV, and 60 keV in calcium, iodine contrast medium, and blood, respectively. The VM image can contribute to the improvement of diagnostic performance in CT examination because it can implement an image at the optimal energy that minimize noise and maximize CNR.

The Utilization Pattern of a Rural Health Subcenter among Suburban Farmhouse Members (일 도시근교 농가구원의 보건지소 이용양상)

  • Sohn, Seok-Joon;Kwon, Sun-Seok;Kim, Sang-Won;Byun, Ju-Nam;Nam, Hae-Sung;Son, Myung-Ho
    • Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.65-77
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    • 1999
  • In order to estimate the utilization pattern of a rural health subcenter, and to identify the recognition for it among the farmhouse members in a suburban area, a questionnaire survey was carried out for objects of 696 population. The results observed were as follows: The annual utilization rate of rural health subcenter for a basic health service unit was 25.0 per 100 persons, and annual mean visiting times was 0.22 times. And the most frequent disease by annual health subcenter utilization illness was musculoskeletal disease(30.6%), and the next was respiratory disease(14.1%), gastrointestinal disease(13.9%) by order. Favorite reason for community health subcenter utilization were near distance from living place(49.6%), lower disease severity(18.9%) and lower medical cost(18.1%) by order. But disfavoring reasons for it were absence of specialist(20.2%), non effective treatment(19.2%) and insufficient equipment(14.7%) by order. And insufficient items about community health subcenter utilization were restriction of treatment limit(40.7%), lower reliance(22.5%) and difficulty in traffic(13.4%) by order. The results of logistic regression analysis suggested that statistically significant factors in health subcenter utilization was educational level. The desirable works for the health subcenter in a suburban area were disease control of elderly and disease preventing service. These results suggested that to increase the utilization of rural health subcenter in a suburban area and to promote the accessibility of rural residents to primary health care, there must be considered public relation about health subcenter, improvement of medical quality and change of priority about health subcenter's works.

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A Study on the Level of Air Pollution and Noise in Pusan Area (부산의 지역별 대기오염과 소음정도에 관한 조사연구)

  • Cho, G.I.;Moon, D.H.;Lee, J.T.;Sin, H.R.;Kim, Y.W.;Park, H.J.;Pae, K.T.;Lee, C.U.
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.23 no.4 s.32
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    • pp.391-403
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    • 1990
  • In order to assess the degree of atmospheric pollution and noise and to contribute the health improvement of residents in Pusan, the author measured the levels of CO, $SO_2,\;NO_2$, TSP, HCHO and noise in 8 areas (industrial, residential and park areas) from January to March in 1990. The results were as follows : 1. Sasang industrial area was significantly higher($2.85{\pm}0.84ppm$) in the average concentration of CO than other areas. However, there no areas to affect the human body in terms of CO concentration. 2. In general, industrial area was significantly higher ($0.134{\pm}0.084ppm$) in the average concentration of $SO_2$ than other areas, and it was the lowest ($0.009{\pm}0.005ppm$) in the Namchon-dong area. 3. Industrial ($0.033{\pm}0.009ppm$) and residential area ($0.029{\pm}0.004ppm$) were significantly higher in the average concentration of $NO_2$ than Park area ($0.009{\pm}0.001ppm$). However, there were no areas to affect the human body in terms of $NO_2$ concentration. 4. Sasang industrial area was the highest ($580.4{\pm}415.26{\mu}g/m^3$) at the average concentration of TSP and Hae-Un Dae area was the lowest ($97.22{\pm}37.86{\mu}g/m^3$). But TSP concentration showed the level to affect the human body in most areas. 5. Industrial area was significantly higher ($2.25{\pm}1.15ppb$) in the average concentration of HCHO than residential ($1.13{\pm}0.25ppb$) and park area ($1.33{\pm}0.20ppb$). 6. Industrial area was significantly higher ($77.28{\pm}6.92dB(A)$) in the level of noise than residential ($65.77{\pm}3.76dB(A)$) and park area ($64.65{\pm}5.25dB(A)$). In comparison with regional Standard Noise Level, howeverm the average noise level of residential and park area was higher than that of the Standard. In general, the level of pollution of industrial complex areas was relatively higher than those of residential and park areas. Among the industrial areas, sasang area was worst in most items. Both $SO_2$ and TSP showed the level to affect the human body in most of studied areas. It is necessary to install a new Air Quality Standard for HCHO to screen our environmental pollution.

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Quality Characteristics of Pettitoes(Jokbal) added with Coffee Meal (커피박 첨가 돈족(豚足)의 품질특성)

  • Choi, Seok-Bong;An, Sang-Ran;Lee, Myung-Ho
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.115-124
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this paper is to verify improvement of the basic quality of food resources and make the pork legs as the more advanced food products after taking special processing steps with the mixture of traditional medical herbs and hot water extracted coffee meal. The pH level of the pettitoes(Jokbal) showed the highest rate among the control group but it showed no statistical differences in the moisture content between the control and the pettitoes(Jokbal) processed with coffee waste extract as an additional component. In addition, the levels of crude fat and crude ash showed slight increases as the addition of the amount increase. In case of the proteins, however, tendency of slight was decreased but it was not significantly difference as the amount increases. The sodium rate in the pettitoes(Jokbal) was higher in the additional group than in the control group. Texture analysis showed a tendency of wide decrease in the hardness and chewiness depending on amount of the added coffee waste extract. On the other hand, as for the cohesiveness and springiness, there was no significant difference with the control group. In case of the lightness value, as the amount of added coffee waste extract is increased from 10% to 20% and 30%, the 'L' value was reduced significantly compared to that of the control. And the 'a' value was not significantly different compared to the coffee waste extract foil impregnated furniture control. But the 'b' values were significantly increased in accordance with the result of increasing the amount of control is at the lowest level. The result may come from the influence of coffee waste extract, which affects the color of the pettitoes(Jokbal). According to the sensory evaluation, the pork part with 10% of coffee waste extract showed the highest score in looking, chewiness, smell and preference, resulting in the improvement in quality of the pettitoes(Jokbal).