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Allergic to Pool Water

  • Stenveld, Harma
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.101-103
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    • 2012
  • To identify the allergy problem of a 36-year old swimming instructor, who experiences heavy itching and rashes whenever she comes in contact with pool water. Patch tests were performed with European standard series and materials from the work floor. A positive patch test to aluminum chloride and flocculant was observed. Occupational dermatitis is, based on a contact allergy to aluminum chloride in the flocculant.

Effects of Electroacupuncture on Immobilization Stress Responses : A Study on Inhibitory Avoidance Task, Forced Swimming Test, and Stress Hormones (전기침이 결박 스트레스 반응에 미치는 영향 : 억제성 회피 과제, 강제 수영 시험, 스트레스 호르몬 반응 연구)

  • Kwon, So-Yeon;Kim, Min-Soo;Lee, Sang-Kwan;Je, Jun-Tae;Oh, Jae-Gun;Lee, Jong-Deok;Sung, Kang-Keyng
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.100-112
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : This study investigated the effects of electroacupuncture on memory, depression, and plasma stress hormone levels in rats that were under immobilization stress. Materials and Methods : The immobilization-only group was given two hours of immobilization stress for 10 consecutive days. The immobilization and high frequency EA group was given two hours of immobilization stress simultaneously with high frequency (100Hz) electroacupuncture stimulation on the right ST-36 (Zusanli) for 10 consecutive days. We conducted the inhibitory avoidance and forced swimming tests to recognize whether immobilization stress and electroacupuncture have effects on memory and depression. We collected blood samples from the tail of each rat at 30, 60, 90, and 120-minute intervals during the immobilization stress and EA stimulation to measure plasma concentrations of ACTH, corticosterone, melatonin, and norepinephrine induced by immobilization stress and electroacupuncture. Results : There was a significant effect of high frequency on the increase in anamnesis based on the result of the inhibitory avoidance test, but there was no significant effect of decreasing depression based on the result of the forced swim test. Also, there was no significant effect on the response indicated by stress hormones. Conclusions : 1. High frequency electroacupuncture (100Hz) improved anamnesis in immobilization stress states under the inhibitory avoidance task. 2. High frequency electroacupuncture (100Hz) did not reduce depression induced by immobilization stress under the forced swimming test. 3. High frequency electroacupuncture (100Hz) did not decrease stress hormones through blood sampling.

A Structural Relation Among Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction of Highly Stressed University Students for Studying after Taking Swim Class in College (학업스트레스가 높은 대학생의 교양 수영 수업 수강에 따른 자기효능감, 자아존중감 및 생활만족도의 구조적 관계)

  • Lee, Young Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.192-205
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to verify the structural relationship empirically among self-esteem, self-efficacy and life satisfaction of college students who answered that they had high academic stress. SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 21.0 were used to achieve the objectives of this study. In SPSS 23.0, frequency analysis to analyze demographic characteristics, correlation analysis to verify multi-collinearity among the questionnaire scales, and reliability verification to determine the reliability of questionnaire questions were conducted. In AMOS 21.0, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to verify the construct validity of factors and to verify the causal relationship between variables. To determine the goodness of fit of the model, the 𝑥2 test and the goodness-of-fit index were used. Judging. First, the self-efficacy of college students with high academic stress group through swimming class was positively influenced on self-esteem. Second, the self-efficacy of college students with high academic stress group through swimming class was positively influenced on life satisfaction. Third, the self-esteem of college students with high academic stress group through swimming class was found to affect life satisfaction. This study has significance in demonstrating the problem of academic stress of Korean university students and in proposing expansion of the physical education class as a solution.

Movement range and behavior characteristics of Pagrus major by acoustic telemetry in Byeonsan Peninsular, Korea (음향 텔레메트리에 의한 변산반도에서의 참돔(Pagrus major)의 이동 범위 및 행동 특성)

  • HEO, Gyeom;HEO, Min-A;KANG, Kyoungmi;HWANG, Doo-Jin;SHIN, Hyeon-Ok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.57 no.1
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    • pp.34-44
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    • 2021
  • In order to collect basic information of response behavior of red seabream (Pagrus major) during pilling, works for constructing wind power station in Byeonsan Peninsular, Korea were investigated. Four cultured red seabream CRB1 to CRB4 [total length (TL): 27.1 ± 1.0 cm; body weight: 359 ± 30 g] were tagged with an acoustic tag and used in experiment. CRB1 and CRB2 to CBR4 were released on the sea surface at same time around the constructing site of the wind power plant on September 22, 2017 and July 18, 2018, respectively. The tracking of the CRB1 to CRB2 and CRB3 to CRB4 were conducted for two hours, approximately, using VR100 receiver including a directional hydrophone and VR2W receivers array consisted of 19 presence/absence receivers (VR2W receivers), respectively. The underwater noise level before (no pile driving works) and during pile driving works was measured 116.0-118.0 dB (re 1��Pa) and a maximum of 160 dB (re 1��Pa), respectively. CRB1 moved about 6.0 km with average swimming speed of 80.2 ± 20.5 cm/s for 2.1 hours without pile driving work. The average water depth of the sea bed on the route of CRB1 was 9.1 ± 0.4 m. CRB2 moved about 7.3 km with the average swimming speed of 96.8 ± 27.1 cm/s for 2.1 hours with pile driving work. The water depth of the sea bed on the route of CRB2 was 11.9 ± 0.6 m. At results of the Rayleigh's z-test two fishes CRB1 and CRB2 showed significant directionality in the movement (p < 0.01). Movement mean angles of CRB1 and CRB2 were 92.7 and 251.8°, respectively. CRB2, CRB3 and CRB4 exhibited the escaping behavioral response from the noise of source during the pile driving work. The swimming speed of the CRB2 exposed on the heavy underwater noise stimuli due to the pile driving work was 1.21 times faster than that of the CRB1 exposed on the ambient underwater noise in the study site.

Empirical Evidence on Scope Effects in Contingent Valuation of Water Quality Improvement in Man Kyoung River (만경강 수질개선 편익측정을 위한 조건부가치평가에 있어서 범위효과 분석)

  • Eom, Young Sook
    • Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.387-412
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    • 2001
  • This paper is to empirically test scope effects proposed to judge the internal consistency of contingent valuation method. The application was illustrated for the case of estimating people's WTP for improving water quality at Man Kyoung River in the Chon Buk area. The CV survey was carefully designed and implemented by carrying out recommendations from the NOAA Blue Ribbon panel. Using a split sample, we conducted the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test with the frequency distribution of no responses, calculated the Turnbull low bound mean for WTP, and measured the mean WTP from estimated variation functions. The test results consistently exhibited that the CV estimates of WTP were adequately responsive to the size of water quality changes being offered. The mean WTP for improving water quality suitable for swimming (5,171 and 5,212 won) was significantly larger than that for agricultural use and fishing activity (3,280 and 3,136 won).

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Effects of Mixture of Lycii Radicis Cortex and Gardeniae Fructus on the Change of HPA-Axis and Catecholamine System in the Forced Swimming Test (지골피(地骨皮)와 치자(梔子) 합제(合劑)가 강제수영부하실험에서 HPA-Axis와 Catecholamine system에 미치는 영향)

  • Oh, Jeong-Jin;Lee, Tae-Hee
    • Herbal Formula Science
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.51-65
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    • 2012
  • Objectives : In this study the antidepressant effects of mixture of Lycii Radicis Cortex and Gardeniae Fructus on the change of HPA-Axis and Catecholamine system was investigated Methods : The forced swimming test was performed. The expression of CRF, c-Fos in the PVN, and TH in the VTA and LC were measured with immunohistochemical method. And the experimental groups were divided into the Extraction after Mix group(A) and Mix after Extraction group(B). The effects of both group were compared. Results : The duration of immobility in the FST was decreased significantly in three groups except B100(P<0.01). B100 was shown the significant increase(P<0.05). The expression of CRF in PVN was decreased significantly in all group(P<0.05~P<0.01). The expression of c-Fos in PVN was decreased in A100, A400 and was increased significantly in B100, B400(P<0.05). The expression of TH in VTA and LC were decreased significantly in all group(P<0.001). Conclusions : Effects of Extraction after Mix group(A) and Mix after Extraction group(B) on the HPA-Axis system and Catecholamine system were validated.

Effects of Paeoniae Radix Rubra on CRF, c-Fos and TH in the Forced Swimming Test (적작약(赤芍藥)이 강제수영부하시험에서 CRF, c-Fos 와 TH에 미치는 영향)

  • Min, Nam-Ki;Lee, Tae-Hee
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.61-67
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    • 2010
  • Objectives : For the purpose of verifying the anti-depressant effect of Paeoniae Radix Rubra(PR), the expression of corticotropin-releasing factor(CRF), c-Fos and tyrosine hydroxylase(TH) was evaluated after performing the Forced Swimming Test(FST). Methods : Spraque-Dawley rats were ingested PR extract(100mg/kg, 400mg/kg, p.o.) for 3 times prior to FST. And the expression of corticotropin-releasing factor(CRF), c-Fos in the paraventricular nucleus(PVN) and tyrosine hydroxylase(TH) in the locus coelureus(LC) and ventral tegmental area(VTA) was measured immunohistochemically after FST. Results : The duration of immobility was significantly decreased in PR 100mg/kg Group and PR 400mg/kg Group, in comparison with the control group (p<0.001). The expression of CRF in the PVN was significantly decreased in PR 400mg/kg Group in comparison of the control group (p<0.05). The expression of c-Fos in the PVN was rather significantly increased in PR 100mg/kg Group in comparison with the control group, while almost no change was demonstrated in PR 400mg/kg Group. The expression of TH was significantly decreased in VTA in comparison with the control group (p<0.05), but the number of expression cells in LC was slightly decreased in case of PR 100mg/kg group while it was increased in case of PR 400mg/kg Group. Conclusion : Judging from the result of the aforementioned tests, Paeoniae Radix Rubra has decreased immobility. In addition, it has also decreased the expression of CRF and the expression of TH in VTA, while the expression of c-Fos and of TH in LC has no significance. Therefore, it is believed that Paeoniae Radix Rubra has an anti-depressant effect by decreased immobility through the reduced expression of CRF and TH in VTA.

Antidepressant effect of chunwangboshimdan and its influence on monoamines (천왕보심단(天王補心丹)의 항우울효과 및 monoamine 대사에 미치는 영향)

  • Park Jong-Heum;Bae Chang-wook;Jun Hyun-Suk;Hong Sung-You;Park Sun-Dong
    • Herbal Formula Science
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.77-93
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    • 2004
  • Depression is a sort of mental disorder which is very common. To treat depression, many drugs such as TCA, MAOI are developed and used. But they have a lot of side effects, so it needs to develop drugs without side effects or with less side effects. Herbal medicines have been used to treat diseases not only physical but also mental and have less side effects. therefore, it has been thoght the need to develop herbal medicine with antidepressant effect. The purpose of this study was to reseach antidepressant effect and influence on monoamines of chunwangboshimdan thought to have antidepressant according to ancient medical book- donguibogam- and recent reports. We used 'forced swimming test(FST)' to know antidepressant effect of chunwangboshimdan and HPLC to check the influence on monoamines and their metabolites(norepinephrine, dopamine, DOPAC, HVA, serotonin, 5-HIAA) of chunwangboshimdan after divided into cerebral cortex, striatum, hypothalamus and hippocampus. The results were obtained as follows: In the study of antidepressant effect by 'forced swimming test(FST)'method, chunwang boshimdan had a significant antidepressant effect. In the study of influence on monoamines by HPLC, chunwangboshimdan mainly increased dopamine among monoamines and their metabolites(norepinephrine, dopamine, DOPAC, HVA, serotonin, 5-HIAA) significantly in 4 parts of rat's brain above-mentioned. Calculated by turnover ratio formulae of monoamine, chunwangboshimdan has more results than Imipramine. These results suggest that chunwangboshimdan has antidepressant effect that is related with the increase of monoamines by suppressing their metabolism as its mechanism.

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