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A Case Study on Relationship between Environmental Affordance and Holistic Health of the Active Elderly (환경적 지원성과 활동적 노인의 총체적 건강 간의 관계에 대한 질적사례 연구)

  • Lee, Hee-Jin;Lee, Yeun-Sook;Lee, Soo-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.77-86
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    • 2010
  • Korean population is now aging at an unprecedented rate. Fertility decline together with rapid improvements in life expectancy is the dominant demographic trend. As human life and housing environment are inseparably related to each other, the importance of conditions of housing environment for active aging among seniors has been received considerable attention as vital ones to expand the independency period of seniors. The purpose of this case study is to identify relationships between environmental affordance and perceived holistic health of the active elderly living in a retirement community located in Seoul. With spending time personally in the community to observe their lives, the researcher could be in close rapport with the residents. After the period of getting familiar with each other, in-depth individual interview and focus group interview were conducted and then, qualitative analysis was completed. As a result, general evidences showed that perceived seniors' health on the whole was improved physically, socially, and mentally by moving into the community providing appropriate environment affordance with the older adults. The study presents that retirement relocation into an improper environment may be a negative challenge, however, it may positively influence on the health and well-being of those who live there if the environment properly supports seniors‘ needs physically and socially

Successful Aging and the Influencing Factors in the Korean Elderly: Focused on Family Support (한국노인의 성공적 노화와 영향을 미치는 요인: 가족지지를 중심으로)

  • Han, SongYi;Yun, Soon-Nyung
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.372-379
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: This research was conducted to examine the successful aging and identify factors influencing successful aging in the Korean elderly. Methods: The subjects were 4,507 elders and data were collected from the 4th Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing in 2012. The data were analyzed using frequencies, weighted percentage, ${\chi}^2$ test, and logistic regression. Results: The results of this study showed that 19.6% of the participants were categorized to successful aging. The domains of the absence of disease and disability and maintaining physical and mental functioning showed a high rate of achievement, while the domain of active engagement with life showed a low rate of achievement compared to others. Successful aging was influenced by gender, age, subjective economic status, subjective health status, and family support, particularly spouse's support. Conclusion: Intervention programs to increase the prevalence of successful aging are required. Especially programs for strengthening spouse's support and enhancing subjective health status are required.

Advancement of Mass Purification of Porphyra 334 from Porphyra yezoensis by Applying Direct Current (직류전류 인가를 통한 김으로부터 포피라334의 대량 정제 고도화)

  • Jang, Sung Joo;Lee, Jeong Hun;Seo, Hyo Hyun;Lee, Sak;Kim, Jiyeon;Kim, Doyoun;Moh, Sang Hyun
    • Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.66-74
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    • 2020
  • Marine algae contain a variety of substances, such as mycosporine-like amino acids, which can defend against UV irradiation. Among them, Porphyra-334 derived from Porphyra yezoensis is attracting attention as a novel active ingredient for anti-aging cosmetics because of its excellent anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing properties through promoting skin cell migration. In this study, a process using direct current (DC) for increasing the yield of large-scale purification of Porphyra-334 was developed. When DC was applied to obtain Porphyra-334 efficiently, the purification time was shortened by approximately 1/4 compared with the process wherein DC was not applied; moreover, the yield of purification was improved.

Central Server Management System of AMOLED Aging Chamber Signal Generator (AMOLED 에이징 챔버 신호 생성기 중앙서버 관리 시스템)

  • Kim, Hankil;Lee, Byungkwon;Jung, Heokyung
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.1161-1166
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    • 2017
  • Recently, with the development of display technology, AMOLED(Active Matrix OLED) panel production and demand are increasing. Unlike LCD, AMOLED panel basically does not need backlight, so it can output clear images with low power consumption. Therefore, the AMOLED market is growing globally. Accordingly, the demand for inspection devices required for production is also expanding. The inspection device of the AMOLED panel aging system operates in conjunction with MES(Manufacturing Execution System) and MIS(Management Information System), and it is efficient to construct network environment. The inspection device used for panel aging is a pattern generator capable of outputting multiple signals. Efficient design is required to operate multiple signal generators. To solve this problem, the proposed system proposed a method for remotely controlling the signal generator remotely and a method for driving the AMOLED panel. And the timing and power setting results are presented.

Association of Social Support and Social Activity with Physical Functioning in Older Persons (노인의 사회적 지지 및 사회활동과 신체기능의 관련성)

  • Park, Kyung-Hye;Lee, Yun-Hwan
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.137-144
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    • 2007
  • Objectives : According to Rowe and Kahn (1998), successful aging is the combination of a low probability of disease, high functioning, and active engagement with life. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between active engagement with life and functioning among the community-dwelling elderly. Methods : Data were collected from Wave 2 of the Suwon Longitudinal Aging Study (SLAS), consisting of a sample of 645 persons aged 65 and older living in the community. A social activity checklist and social support inventory were used as measures of engagement with life, along with the Physical Functioning (PF) scale as a measure of functioning. The effects of social support and social activity on physical functioning, taking into account the covariates, were analyzed by hierarchical linear regression analysis. Results : Maintenance of social activity and social support were significantly associated with higher physical function, after adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related covariates. Social support appeared to be more prominent than social activity in predicting physical functioning. Conclusions : Social support and social activity are potentially modifiable factors associated with physical function in older persons. Studies examining the role social engagement may play in preventing disability are warranted.

Relationship among Matured Aging Attitude, Depression, and Successful Aging of Elderly Participating in Dance-Oriented Physical Activity: Focused on Line Dance and Rhythmic Gymnastics (댄스중심의 신체활동에 참여하는 노인들의 성숙한 노화태도와 우울 및 성공적 노화의 관계: 라인댄스와 리듬체조 참여자를 중심으로)

  • Shin, Seak-Hwan
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.469-477
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    • 2020
  • This study was conducted with 202 elderly people aged 65 years or older (40.6% male and 59.4% female) participating in physical activities centered on line dance and rhythmic gymnastics. To achieve the main objectives of the study, a questionnaire for mature aging attitude, depression and successful aging was used. The results are as follows. First, matured aging attitude influenced negatively on depression. Second, matured aging attitude influenced positively on successful aging. Third, depression influenced negatively on successful aging. Based on the above results, it is necessary to encourage the elderly to participate in physical activities to achieve successful aging through active interventions against depression.

Insulation Ageing Diagnosis Using HFPD Pattern Analysis (HFPD 패턴분석을 이용한 절연열화 진단)

  • Kim, Deok-Keun;Yeo, In-Sun;Lim, Jang-Seob;Lee, Jin
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2003.07c
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    • pp.1726-1728
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    • 2003
  • The aging diagnosis method using partial discharge measurement detects discharge signals that critical cause of failure in insulation material operated a long time and can diagnose aging state of insulation materials with an aging analysis algorithm. The HFPD measurement method is a technique to analyze aging state of high voltage insulation materials and detect higher frequency signals than conventional PD measurement method therefore it takes less noise effect and could execute active line measurement. It is possible to analyze main discharge phenomena and obtain access to aging progress occurred in insulation materials through accumulation of HFPD signals during determined interval and expression of fractal dimension using statistical process of accumulated signals. The HFPD signals that occurred in each applied voltages are measured during 180 cycles and accumulated to the same phase of one cycle. These patterns that made by previous method are normalized with logarithm function and than inputted to neural networks. The aging diagnosis of insulation material was possible and the recognition ratio of neural network appeared very high.

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The Study on the Anti-aging Effects of Mallotus japonicus Bark Extracts (예덕나무 피 추출물의 노화 방지 효과에 관한 연구)

  • Lee Kang Tai;Lee Jeong No;Ahn Gi Woong;Jeong Ji Hean;Jo Byoung Kee
    • Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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    • v.30 no.4 s.48
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    • pp.445-448
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    • 2004
  • Aging is divided into intrinsic aging and photo-aging. Intrinsic aging is naturally occurred as the time passed and photo-aging is induced by the UV radiation of skin. The main reason of aging is the free radicals and the degeneration of the cellular materials by free radicals. In this paper, we checked the anti-aging effects of Mallotus japonicus bark extracts. It has the ability to scavenge free radicals and the SOD like activity. Also, it reduced the cell damage by hydrogen peroxide treatment. Mallotus japonicus bark extracts showed the excellent activity on inhibiting the UV induced cell damage and DNA damage. In conclusion, Mallotus japonicus bark extracts can be used as active ingredients for anti-aging cosmetics.