• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.15 no.9
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• pp.4005-4012
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• 2014

Background: This study investigated the utilization of both problem and emotion focused coping strategies and their association with aspects of quality of life among Turkish women with ovarian cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: The convenience sample consisted of 228 patients in all disease stages. The data were collected using the brief COPE, QOL-Cancer patient tool, sociodemographic sheet, and medical variables were gathered from patients' medical charts. Results: Findings reveal that quality of life is moderately high for this group of cancer patients, despite some specific negative facets of the illness and treatment experience. Acceptance, emotional support and religion were the most frequently used problem-focused coping strategies and self-distraction, venting and behavioral disengagement were the most frequently used emotion-focused coping strategies reported by patients. Overall quality of life and, particularly, psychological and spiritual well-being scores of younger patients were lower. Patients reported using significantly more problem-focused coping than emotion-focused coping, and more problem-focused and less emotion-focused coping predicted greater quality of life. Problem-focused coping was related to patients' physical and spiritual well-being and emotion-focused coping was related inversely with psychological and social well-being. Conclusions: Coping strategies are influential in patient quality of life and their psychosocial adaptation to ovarian cancer. Psycho-oncology support programs are needed to help patients to frequent use of problem-focused coping and reduce emotion-focused coping strategies to improve overall quality of life.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.38-45
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• 2011

This study aimed to determine the sensory acceptability of Gochujang dressing containing added Maesil (Prunus mune) concentrate. Gochujang dressing was blended with different concentrations of Maesil concentrate (0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%). Moisture contents, L, a, b values, pH level, and sugar contents decreased, whereas acidity and viscosity increased with increasing Maesil contents. Salinity did not change significantly. For attribute difference test, as Maesil concentration increased, color intensity, savory flavor, sour flavor, hot taste, and mouthfeel decreased, whereas glossiness decreased. The acceptance test showed that 2% Maesil concentrate was the most preferable for appearance, taste, texture, and overall quality. In conclusion, the results indicate that addition of 2% Maesil concentrate to Gochujang dressing is optimal and provides good properties as well as reasonably high overall acceptability.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.139-150
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• 2013

This study aims to determine the sensory acceptability of Gochujang added with persimmon syrup concentrate. To achieve this, Gochujang was blended with different concentrations of persimmon syrup concentrate (0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%). Moisture contents and salinity decreased, whereas L, a, b values, pH level, and sugar contents and viscosity increased as the concentrations increased. As a result of an attribute difference test, glossiness and sweetness significantly increased with more concentrations. The acceptance test showed that 30% concentrate was the most preferable for taste, texture, and overall quality. In conclusion, the results indicate that addition of 30% persimmon syrup concentrate to Gochujang is optimal, providing good properties as well as reasonably high overall acceptability.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.22 no.1 s.91
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• pp.37-44
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• 2006

This study attempted to determine the optimum addition amount of sea tangle to rice flour in the preparation of sea tangle Sulgidduk. The moisture content of sea tangle Sulgidduk with added sea tangle was $39\sim53%$. With increasing addition of sea tangle, the L-value was decreased. The a- and b-values were the highest at the 25% level, there is no respective comparison here. In the mechanical evaluation of sea tangle Sulgidduk, the hardness was the lowest in the 35% sea tangle Sulgidduk during storage. The adhesiveness and cohesiveness did not differ significantly with the addition of sea tangle for storage period. The springiness was the highest at the 25% level during storage. The gumminess and brittleness were the lowest at the 35% level and the highest at the 0% level during storage. In the sensory evaluation of sea tangle Sulgidduk, the acceptance of the color, taste and chewiness characteristics was the highest at the 25% level. Sea tangle Sulgidduk with the addition of 25% of sea tangle to rice flour was found to be the best recipe in terms of the sensory qualities of color, taste, chewiness and overall acceptability.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.336-344
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• 2017

The physical characteristics of gluten-free rice bread, commercial rice as well as wheat bread marketed in Korea were delineated, a sensory descriptive analysis performed, and a consumer acceptability study conducted. Both the specific gravity and color of gluten-free rice bread were higher than those of commercial rice and wheat bread. The sensory descriptive analysis revealed that the adhesiveness, fracturability, fermentation odor, and the powdery mouthfeel of gluten-free rice bread were higher than those of commercial rice and wheat bread. In contrast, the sweet odor, sweetness, egg taste, butter taste, and milk taste of gluten-free rice bread were lower than those of commercial rice and wheat bread. The consumer acceptability results revealed differences regarding odor, appearance, taste, texture, and overall acceptance between a blind test and an informed test of gluten-free rice bread, commercial rice, and wheat bread. The consumer acceptability findings were associated with those of the sensory descriptive analysis. In overall, the results indicated that the quality of gluten-free rice bread can be improved by controlling the decrease of adhesiveness, fracturability, and powdery mouthfeel.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.1211-1222
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• 2012

This research studied the effects of Backryeoncho (Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten) extract as an additive in kimchi in various amounts (0%, 0.4%, 0.8%, 1.2%), and its acceptance by middle school students in the Jeonju area. The treated kimchi had a higher pH than the untreated kimchi without extract, and the titratable acidity of the kimchi decreased with the addition of the Backryeoncho extract. The degree of salinity decreased in kimchi with the added Backryeoncho extract in a dose-dependent manner. The cutting force and compression force were higher in kimchi where the extract was added during the fermentation period resulting in improved texture of the kimchi. The addition of the extract slowed growth of total bacteria (1.83~2.12 log CFU/mL) and lactic acid bacteria (1.4 log CFU/mL) as compared with the control sample. In the sensory evaluation of overall taste, kimchi with 0.8% extract added demonstrated higher evaluation in overall categories. The acceptability of Backryeoncho extract as an additive in kimchi among middle school students was higher than in the control sample, with an optimum additive of 0.4% extract, based on the lowest volume of leftovers.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.464-472
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• 2017

The qualities of rice cooked on heat plate, induction heat and heat plate with pressure, were investigated. The weight, volume, water soluble index (WSI), hydration by SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope), and gelatinization by DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), as well as the consumer acceptability of cooked rice were analyzed. The weight, volume and WSI of rice cooked on heat plate with pressure were higher than those of rice cooked on heat plate and induction heat. The rice cooked on heat plate with pressure also showed higher degree of hydration and gelatinization, and lower degree of enthalpy of gelatinization than the rice cooked on heat plate and induction heat for 5~15 min. The consumer acceptability revealed that the odor, appearance, taste, texture and overall acceptance of rice cooked on induction heat were better than those of rice cooked on heat plate and heat plate with pressure. During storage in a cooker for 0~12 h, there was a decrease in the consumer acceptability of cooked rice. Overall results indicate that the qualities of rice cooked on induction heat and heat plate with pressure were higher than those of rice cooked on heat plate.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.738-745
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• 2005

This study was conducted in order to promote the utilization of fish meat paste added mulberry leaf powder(EPM) as food. The tested concentrations of mulberry leaf powder were 0, 0.1, 3, 0.5 and Ito The weight of the fish meat paste with FPM was heavier than the control(p<0.001). Oil absorption was the highest in the one with $0.3\%$ mulberry leaf powder, The It a and b values of the fish meat paste were decreased as increasing the concentration of mulberry leaf powder in Hunter color value(p<0.001). Good flexibility was shown not only in the control but also in the one with FPM in folding test. In texturometer test, the hardness was increasing, but the cohesiveness, springiness, gumminess, and brittleness were decreasing in according to increasing the concentration of mulberry leaf powder. In sensory evaluation, color and oily taste were getting higher as increasing the concentration of mulberry leaf powder. The fish meat paste added with $0.5\%$ mulberry leaf powder showed the highest acceptance scores in flavor, texture and overall quality. The result suggest that mulberry leaf powder can be applied to fish meat paste for both quality and functionality.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.21 no.3 s.87
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• pp.360-370
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• 2005

The aim of this study was to fud the optimum addition mont of astringency persimmon paste to rice flour in the preparation of Gamsulgiduck (persimmon rice cake). The moisture content of Gamsulgiduck with added astringency persimmon paste was $42\~45\%$. With increasing addition of astringency persimmon paste, the L-value was decreased. The a- and b-values were the highest at the $15\%\;and\;10\%$ levels, respectively. In the mechanical evaluation of Gamsulgiduck the hardness was the lowest at the $20\%$ astringency persimmon paste-sulgiduck during storage. The adhesiveness and cohesiveness did not differ significantly with the addition of astringency persimmon paste for storage period. The springiness was the highest at the $0\%$ level except for 2days of storage. The gumminess was the lowest at the $20\%$ level and the brittleness was the highest at the $0\%$ level during storage. In the sensory evaluation of Gamsulgiduck the acceptance of the softness and chewiness characteristics was the best at the 15% level. Gamsulgiduck with the addition of $15\%$ of astringency persimmon paste to rice flour was found to be the best recipe in terms of the sensory qualities of softness, chewiness and overall acceptability.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.826-835
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• 2012

This study was conducted to examine the quality characteristics of Oncorhynchus masou stock containing various amounts of tomato (2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10%). To accomplish this, the moisture contents, Hunter's color value, pH, salinity, sugar contents, free sugar contents, minerals and free amino acid were measured. The b value decreased, while the L value, a value, pH, salinity, sugar contents, total sugar (fructose, glucose, sucrose) and minerals (Na, Mg, K, Ca, Fe) increased as the ratio of tomato increased. A total of 33 free amino acids were detected, and the amino acid content increased as the ratio of tomato increased. Investigation of different attributes revealed that tomato content significantly affected color intensity, savory flavor and tomato taste. In the acceptance test, stock containg 8% tomato was preferred for flavor, taste, texture and overall quality ; therefore, this was taken as the optimal tomato content for maximizing the overall quality of Oncorhynchus masou stock.