• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.620-629
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• 2014

Keloid scars are often considered aesthetically unattractive and frustrating problems that occur following injuries. They cause functional and cosmetic deformities, displeasure, itching, pain, and psychological stress and possibly affect joint movement. The combination of these factors ultimately results in a compromised quality of life and diminished functional performance. Various methods have been implemented to improve keloid scars using both surgical and non-surgical approaches. However, it has proven to be a challenge to identify a universal treatment that can deliver optimal results for all types of scars. Through a PubMed search, we explored most of the literature that is available about the intralesional injection treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids and highlights both current (corticosteroid, 5-fluorouracil, bleomycin, interferon, cryotherapy and verapamil) and future treatments (interleukin-10 and botulinum toxin type A). The reference lists of retrieved articles were also analysed. Information was gathered about the mechanism of each injection treatment, its benefits and associated adverse reactions, and possible strategies to address adverse reactions to provide reliable guidelines for determining the optimal treatment for particular types of keloid scars. This article will benefit practitioners by outlining evidence-based treatment strategies using intralesional injections for patients with hypertrophic scars and keloids.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제34집
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• pp.1-26
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• 2020

九天應元雷聲普化天尊在臺灣道教中, 被奉為雷部至上之神 ; 在韓國大巡真理會中, 卻是其宗教信仰的至上神。而九天應元雷聲普化天尊也因為在兩個宗教中具有相同名稱, 不禁讓人想知道, 在不同宗教卻出現相同名稱的神祇, 兩者之間是否指的是同一位神?亦或是兩者之間是否具有一定的關聯性?九天應元雷聲普化天尊在兩個宗教中, 所負含的意義為何?諸如此類的相關問題, 有必要先進行基礎性的釐清。而宗教經典即是釐清基礎性問題的基石。宗教經典對於具有該宗教情愫的人而言, 通常具有一定的神聖性, 權威性與教化性, 這些宗教經典的特性, 經常可由經典中人物的話語或經文字句中看出端倪, 因此, 本文亦試圖從兩宗教的經典中開始著手研究。本文從韓國大巡真理會與道教正一派的兩部關於「九天應元雷聲普化天尊」之經典 《典經》 與 《玉樞寶經》 著手, 探究兩部經典中, 解析 關於九天應元雷聲普化天尊, 在兩部經典中的神聖形象, 權威形象與教化形象, 並對九天應元雷聲普化天尊在兩部經典中的形象進行比較, 試圖探究兩者異同性。本文基於釐清「九天應元雷聲普化天尊在兩宗教中的異同」的終極目標下, 於本文中先進行第一步的經典分析探究。本文內容大致分為四大部分, 第一部分為, 探究兩部經典的內涵, 包含經典的由來, 內涵與價值。第二部分為, 兩部經典中九天應元雷聲普化天尊之三種經典形象, 包含神聖形象, 權為形象與教化形象。第三部分為, 兩部經典中九天應元雷聲普化天尊之三種經典形象比較。最後, 以兩教間的發展演化, 歷史關係, 為兩部經典中的九天應元雷聲普化天尊之存在價值做些許論述。

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.741-747
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• 2021

The Cayley-Bacharach theorem says that every cubic curve on an algebraically closed field that passes through a given 8 points must contain a fixed ninth point, counting multiplicities. Ren et al. introduced a concrete formula for the ninth point in terms of the 8 points [4]. We would like to consider a different approach to find the ninth point via the theory of truncated moment problems. Various connections between algebraic geometry and truncated moment problems have been discussed recently; thus, the main result of this note aims to observe an interplay between linear algebra, operator theory, and real algebraic geometry.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.124-136
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• 2019

Orthodontic treatment is more complicated when both soft and hard tissues must be considered because an impacted maxillary canine has important effects on function and esthetics. Compared with extraction of impacted maxillary canines, exposure followed by orthodontic traction can improve esthetics and better protect the patient's teeth and alveolar bone. Therefore, in order to achieve desirable tooth movement with minimal unexpected complications, a precise diagnosis is indispensable to establish an effective and efficient force system. In this report, we describe the case of a 31-year-old patient who had a labio-palatal horizontally impacted maxillary left canine with a severe occlusal alveolar bone defect and a missing maxillary left first premolar. Herein, with the aid of three-dimensional imaging, sequential traction was performed with a three-directional force device that finally achieved acceptable occlusion by bringing the horizontally impacted maxillary left canine into alignment. The maxillary left canine had normal gingival contours and was surrounded by a substantial amount of regenerated alveolar bone. The 1-year follow-up stability assessment demonstrated that the esthetic and functional outcomes were successful.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.232-240
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• 2023

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the zygomaticotemporal suture (ZTS) maturation, analyze the age distribution patterns of ZTS maturation stages, and investigate the relationship between ZTS and cervical vertebral maturation (CVM). Methods: A total of 261 patients who underwent cone-beam computed tomography (112 males, mean age, 13.1 ± 3.3 years; 149 females, mean age, 13.7 ± 3.1 years) were examined to evaluate the ZTS stages. The ZTS stages were defined based on a modified method from previous studies on zygomaticomaxillary sutures. Differences between groups and correlations between indicators were analyzed using the Spearman correlation test, intraclass coefficient of correlation (ICC), one-way analysis of variance and rank sum test. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. The diagnostic value of CVM stages in identifying ZTS maturation stages was evaluated using positive likelihood ratios (LRs). Results: A positive relationship was found between the ZTS and CVM stage (r = 0.747, ICC = 0.621, p < 0.01) and between the ZTS stage and chronological age (r = 0.727, ICC = 0.330, p < 0.01). Positive LRs > 10 were found for several cervical stages (CSs), including CS1 and CS2 for the diagnosis of stage B, CS1 to CS3 for the diagnosis of stages B and C, and CS6 for the diagnosis of stages D and E. Conclusions: The ZTS maturation stage may be more relevant to the CVM stage than to the chronological age. The CVM stages can be good indicators for clinical decisions regarding maxillary protraction, except for CS4 and CS5.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2014

Teeth that have short clinical crown, which are not alone enough to support the definitive restoration can be best treated using the post and core system. The advantages of fiber post over conventional metallic post materials have led to its wide acceptance. In addition to that the combination of aesthetic and mechanical benefits of fiber post has provided it with a rise in the field of dentistry. Also the results obtained from some clinical trials have encouraged the clinicians to use the fiber posts confidently. Fiber posts are manufactured from pre-stretched fibers impregnated within a resin matrix. The fibers could that be of carbon, glass/silica, and quartz, whereas Epoxy and bis-GMA are the most widely used resin bases. But recently studies are also found to be going on for polyimide as possible material for the fiber post resin base as a substitute for the conventional materials.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제39권11호
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• pp.63-72
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of adolescents'social network and their self-perceived competence. In this study 207 seventh and ninth grade adolescents completed Social Network of Relationships Inventory(NRI) and Self-Perception Profile For Children(SPPC). The data were analyzed by Frequencies, Percentiles, t-test, Cronbach's $\alpha$, Pearson's correlation. Major findings were as follows: 1) Social network of relationships with various social agents made different contributions to the prediction of adolescents'self-perceived competence. 2) In social network of relationships, boys perceived significantly higher than girls for the social support from teacher. In Competence, boys perceived significantly higher than girls for the social acceptance and athletic competence. 3) In social network of relationships, the seventh grader perceived significantly higher than the ninth grader for the social support from mother, father and teacher. In scholastic competence, athletic competence, physical appearance and global self-worth, the seventh grader perceived significantly higher than the ninth grader.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제29집
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• pp.71-100
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• 2017

대순진리회의 신앙의 대상인 강증산의 신격명으로 언급되는 것이 두 가지이다. 증산의 강세 전 신격은 '구천대원조화주신'이고, 그의 화천 후 신격은 '구천응원뇌성보화천존상제'이다. 중국 도교에서 최고신으로 변증되지 않는 '구천응원뇌성보화천존' 신격이 강증산의 화천 후 신격에 동일한 용어가 등장한다는 것은 대순진리회 신앙체계에서 매우 중요한 문제인 것이다. 즉 대순진리회만의 신앙체계에서 중국 도교와는 다른 위치에 있는 대순진리회의 '구천응원뇌성보화천존상제'의 최고신 위치에 대한 변증문제와 구천대원조화주신으로부터 변화한 신격에 대한 합리적이고 개연성 있는 설명이 대순사상연구를 통해 제시되어야 된다는 것이다. 그렇지 않는다면 결국 중국 도교와 대순진리회에서 '상제'라는 단어를 제외하고 동일하게 나타나는 두 신격 간에 대한 교학적 논쟁이 혼란의 문제를 가져올 수 있는 가능성이 충분하기 때문이다. 아직까지 대순사상 내에서 이와 관련한 교리적 설명이나 담론이 거의 없으므로 향후 이 문제에 대한 연구의 기초가 필요한 실정이다. 그래서 본 연구는 대순진리회가 도교 문화권 사람에게 '구천응원뇌성보화천존'이라는 명칭의 신격을 어떻게 표명할 것인가에 대한 것과 이와 연관되어 증산의 강세 전 신격인 '구천대원조화주신'에서 또 다른 명칭인 '구천응원뇌성보화천존상제'라는 화천 후의 신격변화를 교학적으로 어떻게 설명할 것인지에 대해 가설적 수준까지 논해보고자 한다. 본 논문이 이 문제의식에 대한 초석연구로써 그 기반이 되게 하는 과정에 있어서 연구의 범위가 담론적 가설에 그칠 수밖에 없는 이유는 이 주제와 관련하여 타당한 학문적 근거를 찾으려면 논문 한편이 아닌 심도 있는 수많은 비교연구들을 필요로 하기 때문이다. 논자는 이 주제에 대한 담론을 크게 세 가지 방향으로 나뉘어 보았는데, 첫째는 중국 도교의 '구천응원뇌성보화천존'과 대순진리회의 '구천응원뇌성보화천존상제'는 칭호가 같은 부분이 있으나 서로 관계가 전혀 없는 별도의 신격이다.'라는 가설이다. 둘째는 중국 도교의 '구천응원뇌성보화천존'과 대순진리회의 '구천응원뇌성보화천존상제'의 두 신격은 같은 신격이다.'라는 가설이다. 셋째는 중국 도교의 '구천응원뇌성보화천존'과 대순진리회의 '구천응원뇌성보화천존상제'는 매우 밀접한 관련성을 가지고 있겠으나, '구천응원뇌성보화천존'은 어떠한 일을 하기 위한 직위로써 '구천대원조화주신'인 증산이 화천 후 뇌부(雷府), 즉 그 특정직위에 임어하여 새로운 신격인 구천응원뇌성보화천존상제라는 또 하나의 명칭을 가지게 되었다'는 가설이다. 첫 번째 관점으로 교학을 전개할 경우 대순진리회의 중요 신앙체계의 성립이 피상적 혼합주의로 비판받을 수 있다는 점에 유의해서 신격 차용에 대한 교학적 설명이 반드시 전개되어야 한다. 두 번째 관점으로 교학을 전개할 경우 중국 도교 신앙체계와 모순됨이 없이 교학을 전개할 수 있는 이론적 치밀함이 반드시 필요할 것이다. 또한 대순교학에 있어서 도교적 관점의 도입이 비판 될 수 있음도 유의해야 할 것이다. 세 번째 관점으로 교학을 전개할 경우 최고신 변증과 신격 변화에 대한 설명이 수월한 점이 있지만 현재까지는 그 논거가 아직 많이 부족하다. 지금은 시론에 불과하지만 본 연구에서 제시하는 의문점으로부터 향후 수많은 후속 연구를 기대해본다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2015

CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (CD4+CD25+ Tregs) have been shown to play a regulatory or suppressive role in the immune response and are possibly relevant to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. In the present study, we attempted to investigate the frequency of CD4+CD25+ Tregs in peripheral blood (PB) of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats during the development of arthritis, to determine whether their frequency is involved in the immunoregulation of this disease. The results showed that normal rats had similar frequencies of CD4+CD25+ Tregs in PB during the experiment time, expressed as a percentage of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells among the CD4+ T lymphocyte population. In contrast, the frequency of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells in CIA rats was found to change during the development of arthritis. In CIA rats, there is a significant negative correlation between the frequency of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells and paw swelling (r=-0.786, p< 0.01). The relationship between the frequency of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T and immune activation was not found in normal rats. During the time course, the frequency of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T was lower in CIA rats than in normal ones. The data suggest that the frequency of PB CD4+CD25+ Tregs may be a promising marker for arthritis activity.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2008

There are two cases when the life of a sacrificial anode is shortened from the designed life: one case results from self-corrosion of the anode due to contamination by sea water in the other case, however, electrical current to protect some given steel piles overflows to protect other, adjacent non-protected steel piles. In this study, the variation of polarization potential of nine steel piles, being protected cathodically and with anode-producing current between anode and steel piles, was investigated. Parameters were varied, such as the eighth and ninth steel piles either connected electrically or not, and whether the ninth steel pile was protected by another sacrificial anode or not. The current produced by the sacrificial anode decreased when the ninth steel pile was cathodically protected by the anode of another pile. However, produced current increased when the ninth steel pile was not connected to another anode. The study concludes that the life of a sacrificial anode can be prolonged or shortened depending on whether adjacent steel piles are cathodically protected or not.