• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.82-91
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• 2023

The children who are part of this study are compelled to wear masks at educational facilities for an extended period of time as they continue to be exposed to Asian dust, fine dust, and COVID-19. However, use of masks is currently causing them a lot of inconvenience. This study aimed to gather basic data for the development of a mask that is suitable and comfortable for children to wear. A total of 331 children aged 1 to 9 were investigated through their parents in terms of their lifestyle, mask wearing and purchasing status, mask preferences, mask inconvenience, and mask improvement. According to the survey on mask use, the proportion of children aged 1-3 years old and wearing ultra-small/XS masks, 4-6 year olds wearing small/S, and 7-9 year olds wearing small/S was the highest. More than 80% of children were wearing masks with a standard filter of KF80 or higher. The purchase criteria for children's masks were found to be excellent in terms of wearing comfort and meeting the filter standards. According to the survey on inconvenience of wearing masks, the majority of those surveyed expressed the need to develop children's masks of different sizes. Furthermore, they experienced various kinds of inconveniences from adult masks, such as the material quality and length of earring bands; it was deduced that these aspects need to be taken care of. The vertical folding type was the most popular in the mask design for children. Children have to wear masks for a prolonged period of time, but they are experiencing lot of inconvenience, which need to be addressed.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2015

This study aimed to identify the development pattern of final stop consonant perception using the gating task. Sixty-four subjects participated in the study: 16 children aged 4 years, 16 children aged 5 years, 17 children aged 6 years, and 15 adults. One-syllable words with consonant-vowel-consonant(CVC) structure, mokㄱ-motㄱ and papㄱ-patㄱ were used as stimuli in order to remove the redundancy of acoustic cues in stimulus words, 40ms-length (-40ms) and 60ms-length (-60ms) from the entire duration of the final consonant were deleted. Three conditions (the whole word segment, -40ms, -60ms) were used for this speech perception experiment. 48 tokens (4 stimuli ${\times}3$ conditions ${\times}4$ trials) in total were provided for participants. The results indicated that 5 and 6 year olds showed final consonant perception similar to adults in stimuli, papㄱ-patㄱ and only the 6-year-old children showed perception similar to adults in stimuli, 'mokㄱ-motㄱ. The results suggested that younger typically developing children require more acoustic information to accurately perceive final consonants than older children and adults. Final consonant perception ability may become adult-like around 6 years old. The study provides fundamental data on the development pattern of speech perception in normal developing children, which can be used to compare to those of children with communication disorders.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.97-115
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• 2018

Objective: This study aimed to analyse the influence of young children's playfulness at home and class characteristics on their playfulness at kindergarten. Methods: Twenty eight classes of 3, 4 and 5 year olds in Gyeonggi and Chungbuk provinces were recruited. Participants of this study were mothers and head teachers of the children of recruited classes. Analyses was implemented using hierarchical linear modeling with HLM 7.0. Results: Differences were found in children's playfulness at kindergarten according to their classes. Individual characteristics including, gender, age and playfulness at home were shown to have significant influences on playfulness at kindergarten, while relevance of variable class characteristics to playfulness at kindergarten was not observed. Conclusion/Implications: It is concluded that playfulness of children is more related to playfulness at home rather than class characteristics, implying the strong characteristic of playfulness as an individual trait.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate age-specific features of 2;1- to 4;1-year -olds' production of monophthongs and diphthongs through both auditory perceptual analysis and acoustic analysis. Test material included {vowel+'da'} consisting of 7 monophthongs and 10 diphthongs and meaningful words beginning with vowels. The percentage of correct vowels was used for perceptual analysis and Praat(5.2.12) was used for acoustic analysis, analyzing variables related to monophthongs and diphthongs. The results of this study are as follows: First, perceptual analysis showed that children from an age group of 2;1 to 2;8 years showed significant difference in the accuracy level of both monophthongs and diphthongs as compared to those aged 2;9 to 3;4 years and those aged 3;5 to 4;1 years. Second, the results of acoustic analysis provided that formant (F1 and F2) of monophthong, in general, tended to decrease as age increased. In terms of F2 differentiation slope and regression slope, which were diphthong-related variables, the age group of 3;5 to 4;1 years showed a large general slope change.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제83권1호
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• pp.127-137
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• 2022

목적 소아에서 우연히 발견되는 요추 척추분리증의 유병률을 평가하고자 한다. 대상과 방법 2014년 3월부터 2018년 12월까지 복부-골반 컴퓨터단층촬영술을 시행한 11세 미만의 환자 809명(평균나이 7.0 ± 2.7세, 남아:여아 = 479:330)의 자료를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 척추분리증의 유무, 척추분리증이 있는 위치, 그리고 편측성(일측성 혹은 양측성)을 기록하였다. 척추분리증의 유무에 따라 환자군 spondylolysis (이하 SP) 그룹과 non-SP 그룹으로 나누었다. 결과 20명의 환자에서 21개의 척추분리증이 확인되었다(20/809, 2.5%). SP 그룹의 평균 나이가 non-SP 그룹보다 많았다(7.8 ± 1.8세 vs. 6.9 ± 2.7세, p > 0.05). 남아에서 여아보다 유병률이 높았다(15/479 [3.1%] vs. 5/330 [1.5%], p > 0.05). 만 6-10세의 학령기 연령에서 만 0-5세의 미취학 연령보다 유병률이 높았다(17/538 [3.2%] vs. 3/271 [1.1%], p > 0.05). 척추분리증은 요추 5번에서 가장 흔하게 보였고(76.2%), 8세 남아에서 두 개의 요추에서 척추분리증을 보였다. 10세 남아에게서 척추분리전방전위증이 확인되었다(1/809, 0.1%). 11건의 일측성 척추분리증은 확인되었다(11/21, 52.4%). 결론 본 연구에서 11세 미만의 환자에서 척추분리증의 유병률은 2.5%였다. 척추분리증은 여아보다는 남아에게서, 미취학 연령군보다는 학령기 연령군에서 더 높은 유병률을 보였으나, 통계학적으로 유의미한 차이는 없었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.441-443
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• 2011

This survey was performed to investigate and compare egg positive rates (EPRs) of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in 3 Korean localities (Chuncheon-si, Inje-gun, and Paju-si) in 2008. A total of 7,048 preschool children were examined. Overall, the total EPR was 4.0%; the EPR was the highest in Chuncheon-si (5.6%), followed by Inje-gun (4.5%) and Paju-si (3.4%). The EPR of boys (4.9%) was higher than that of girls (3.1%). The EPR significantly increased with age, with the highest observed in 5~7-year-olds. These findings demonstrate that E. vermicularis infection is widely prevalent among preschool children in Chuncheon-si, Inje-gun, and Paju-si, Republic of Korea.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.274-281
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• 2004

Objectives : This study was performed to investigate the injury rates and risk factors for preschool children in Daegu city and Kyungpook province. Method : A questionnaire survey about medically attended injuries during the preschool period was performed in nine primary schools located in Daegu city, Pohang city and Goryung County. The overall injury rate was estimated using person-year. The causes and patterns of the injuries, and their risk factors were examined. Result : A total of 469 medically attended injuries were reported in 330 of the 959 study subjects during the preschool period. The overall annual injury rate was 7.5 per 100 children. The injury rate increased sharply during the period from infant (2.4) to 1 year of age (7.5), and the peak injury rate (9.2) was reported for 5 year olds. The most common causes of injuries were falling (36.0%), followed by being struck by an object (23.7%), and traffic accidents (14.1%). Among the traffic accidents, 72.8% occurred while playing on the road, riding a bicycle or roller-skating. A proportional hazard model showed that males (hazard ratio=1.49, p<0.001 compared with female) and the mother's higher education level (hazard ratio of college or higher= 1.51, p=0.013; high school=1.32, p=0.085 compared with those of middle school or lower) were significant risk factors of childhood injury. Conclusion : The results of this study suggested that efforts for children's safety should be made, especially from the toddler stage, and in male children. To develop a more specific childhood injury prevention program, a surveillance system for injuries should be established. Further study of the relationship between mother's occupation and injury rates is also needed.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.75-87
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the preschoolers' hostile attributional bias and the narrative representation profiles. Forty five 4-year-old preschoolers (24 boys, 21 girls) participated in this study. In order to measure the children's narrative responses, MacArthur Story Stem Battery (MSSB) was used, and "a cartoon-based social perception task" was used to obtain preschoolers' hostile attributional bias. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and cluster analysis. The results were as follows. First, the rate of hostile attributional style of the subjects was 28.89%. Second, four profiles regarding the narrative representations of 4-year olds were found including: Prosocial (33.3%), Constrained (42.2%), Anxious/Restricted (6.7%), and Dysregulated (17.8%). Third, the rate of preschoolers' hostile attributional style differed by the preschoolers' narrative representation profile. Children with a Prosocial profile showed a less hostile attributional style than children with an Anxious/Restricted profile and Dysregulated profile. In conclusion, preschoolers' hostile attributional bias is related to the narrative representation profile.

• 아동학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.45-60
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• 1987

This research examined children's perception of parental authority within three different types of rules : moral, social-conventional, and personal issue. Specifically, two major aspects of parental authority-legitimacy and obedience-were explored. The subjects of this study were 120 children from an elementary school in Kwangju. There were 40 subjects (20 males and 20 females) in each of three age groups: 7-, 9-, and 11- year-olds. The subjects were administered an interview individually. Based on Tisak (1986) open-ended questions concerning three family rules (moral rule, social-conventional rule, personal issue) were administered. Responses to the assessment questions were coded as positive or negative. Responses to the judgment conception questions were coded into 7 categories : Other's Walfare, Social Coordination, Personal choice, Deservedness of Punishment for Wrongdoing, Existence of Authority, Conflicting Personal Interest and Authority, and Personal Development. Statistical analysis of obtained data was by percentage and ${\chi}_2$ test using log linear procedure. The results were as follows : (1) There was a significant main effect of type of rule on the children's assessment regarding legitimacy and obedience of parental authority. The children (average 96%) stated that it was all right for parents to make rules prohiliting an act when it pertained to moral and social conventions. However, the majority of the children (average 40%) stated that it was not right for parents to regulate personal issues. (2) There was a significant interaction effect between type of rule and age. (3) There was a significant main effect of rules on the children's judgment conception of parental authority. (4) There was a significant interaction effect between rules and ages on children's judgment conception of parental authority.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.179-183
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• 2004

2002년도 부산지역의 병ㆍ의원으로부터 의뢰된 바이러스성 뇌수막염으로 의심되는 환자의 가검물을 대상으로 바이러스 분리를 시도한 결과 703건의 검체 중 83건의 장내바이러스를 분리하였다. 이 중 echovirus 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 25, 29, 30 혈청형이 72건으로 가장 많았고, coxsackievirus B3과 B4혈청형이 11건으로 예전에 비해 보다 다양한 경향을 나타내었다. 월별발생 양상은 4월부터 11월까지 넓은 발생 분포를 나타내었지만 특히 6월과 7월에 가장 발생률이 높았다. Echovirus와 coksackievirus는 Veroft HEp-2 세포주에서 강한 병변 효과를 나타내었다. 연령별 및 성별 감염현황은 0-10세 사이의 어린이가 주로 발생하였고, 여아에 비해 남아의 비율이 비교적 높게 나타내었다. 전자현미경으로 촬영한 echovirus 및 coxsackievirus의 형태학적 양상은 모두 envelope가 없고 크기가 30∼35nm로 아주 작은 구형의 특징을 나타내었다. 세포병변 효과가 나타난 세포배양액에 대하여 nested PCR을 수행한 결과 echovirus 및 coxsackievirus 모두 437 bp위치에 단일 띠를 나타내었으며, serotype은 국립보건원 소화기바이러스과에 의뢰하여 확인 동정하였다.