• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.4723-4727
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• 2016

Background: There are substantial differences in the mortality rates of stomach cancer among the 47 prefectures in Japan, and Aomori prefecture is one of the most severely impacted. The aims of this study were to determine the incidence and mortality rates of stomach cancer in Aomori prefecture in comparison with Japan as a whole and cast light on reasons underlying variation. Methods: Data on stomach cancer cases were extracted from the Aomori Cancer Registry Database. Incidence rates for specific stages at the time of diagnosis were cited from Monitoring of Cancer Incidence in Japan, and mortality rates for stomach cancer in Aomori prefecture and the whole of Japan were obtained from Vital Statistics. Age-standardised incidence and mortality rates were calculated using the direct method. Results: The age-standardised incidence rate of stomach cancer in Aomori prefecture was higher than in the whole of Japan for males but lower for females. However, the age-standardised mortality rates were higher in Aomori prefecture in both sexes. The proportion of localised cancers was lower in Aomori prefecture than in the whole of Japan for most age groups. Conclusions: The lower rate for localised cancer suggests that higher age-standardised mortality rates are due to delays in diagnosis, despite an attendance rate for stomach cancer screening was higher in Aomori prefecture than in the whole of Japan. One plausible explanation for the failure of successful early detection might be poor quality control during screening implementation that impedes early detection.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.242-248
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• 2012

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the success rates of the manual and motor-driven mini-screw insertion methods according to age, gender, length of mini-screws, and insertion sites. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 429 orthodontic mini-screw placements in 286 patients (102 in men and 327 in women) between 2005 and 2010 at private practice. Age, gender, mini-screw length, and insertion site were cross-tabulated against the insertion methods. The Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test was performed to compare the success rates of the 2 insertion methods. Results: The motor-driven method was used for 228 mini-screws and the manual method for the remaining 201 mini-screws. The success rates were similar in both men and women irrespective of the insertion method used. With respect to mini-screw length, no difference in success rates was found between motor and hand drivers for the 6-mm-long mini-screws (68.1% and 69.5% with the engine driver and hand driver, respectively). However, the 8-mmlong mini-screws exhibited significantly higher success rates (90.4%, p < 0.01) than did the 6-mm-long mini-screws when placed with the engine driver. The overall success rate was also significantly higher in the maxilla (p < 0.05) when the engine driver was used. Success rates were similar among all age groups regardless of the insertion method used. Conclusions: Taken together, the motor-driven insertion method can be helpful to get a higher success rate of orthodontic mini-screw placement.

• 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한불임학회 2004년도 제46차 춘계학술대회
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• pp.69.2-70
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• 2004

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 1994년도 교수 연수회(역학)
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• pp.297-312
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• 1994

Over the last decade, considerable interest has focused on sample size estimation in the design of clinical trials. The resulting literature is scattered over many textbooks and journals. This paper presents these methods in a single review and comments on their application in practice.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.939-941
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• 1999

Recognition rates of 3-D underwater object using the SCL neural network and the SOFM neural network were 91.8% and 95.9%, respectively.

• 한국조사연구학회지:조사연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.27-49
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• 2004

최근 한국을 포함한 여러 국가들에 있어 이동전화가 빠르게 보급되면서 유선전화가구보유율이 감소하고 있다. 이러한 유선전화 보유율의 감소로 인하여 표집틀의 중요한 비포함문제가 발생되고 결국 조사 추정치의 편향이 커질 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 먼저 국내에서의 유선전화 가구보유율과 이동전화 가구보유율의 변화를 살펴보고, 사회인구학적 가구 특성에 따른 이들 전화 가구보유율의 변화도 알아본다. 아울러 이로 인한 국내에서의 유선전화 표집틀 비포함 수준의 변화와 문제점들을 언급한다. 다음 유럽연합의 일부 국가들과 미국, 캐나다 등의 최근 유선전화 가구보유율을 비교한다. 마지막으로 국내의 이동전화 증가에 따른 전화조사환경의 변화에 대응하기 위한 앞으로의 연구방향을 제시한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.6163-6168
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• 2012

Although much health services research has been conducted using national health insurance claims data in Korea, the validity of this method has not been ascertained. The objective of this study was to validate the use of claims data for health services research by comparing incidence rate of cancers found using insurance claims data against rates of the national cancer registry of Korea. An algorithm to estimate incidence rates using claims data was developed and applied. The claims data from 2005-2008 were acquired and the patients admitted to hospitals due to cancer in 2008 without admission to hospital from 2005-2007 by the same diagnosis code were regarded as incident cases. The acquired results were compared with the values from the National Cancer Registry of Korea. The incidence rate of all cancers found using claims data was 363.1 per 100,000 people, which is very similar to the 361.9 per 100,000 rate of the national cancer registry. Also the age-, gender- and disease-specific rates between the two data sources were similar. Therefore, national health insurance claims data may be a worthwhile resource for health services research if appropriate algorithms are applied, especially considering the cost effectiveness of this method.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.157-183
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• 2008

'지방대학 혁신역량 강화사업' 혹은 'NURI(New University for Regional Innovation)사업'은 지역발전혁신전략의 한 주체로 설정된 지방대학의 발전을 도모하는 사업이다. NURI사업은 학부 졸업생 수준의 중견전문인력을 양성하는 지방대학의 기능을 강화하고자 하는 목적으로 시행되었다. 본 논문은 졸업생 취업률의 변화를 중심으로 노동시장에서 나타난 NURI사업의 성과를 평가하고자 한다. 이를 위해 우리는 한국교육개발원의 졸업생 취업률 통계조사 자료를 활용하여 NURI사업단과 NURI사업에 지원하였으나 미선정된 사업단의 취업률을 비교하였다. 이를 바탕으로 NURI사업이 시행된 이후 취업률의 개선이 나타났는지를 이중차감법을 이용하여 검증하였다. 검증 결과, NURI사업단의 취업률은 미선정 사업단에 비해 빠르게 상승하였으며, 기간이 지남에 따라 취업률 개선 정도의 차이가 더욱 크게 나타났다. 그러나 이러한 차이는 통계적으로 유의한 수준은 아니므로 취업률 개선효과를 단정할 수 없다. 더구나 취업률의 변화를 관찰한 기간이 충분히 길지 않다는 점에서 NURI사업의 효과성을 단정적으로 평가하기는 더욱 어렵다. 또한 어느 정도의 취업률 개선이 이루어졌다 하더라도 투입된 예산규모가 상당히 크다는 점 등을 고려할 때 NURI사업이 기대한 만큼의 성과를 거두고 있다고 단언하기는 어렵다. 따라서 차후에도 지속적인 검증이 필요할 것이다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.131-135
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• 1991

The purpose of this study was designed to compare the storage stage of spermatozoa in the utero-vaginal (U-V) glands and the infundibular glands of high-fecundity hens. These laying hens were assigned to four groups by date intervals after last artificial inseminations. The U-V glands and the infundibular glands in the tissue preparation of the each hen uterus were observed microscopically, and also the appearance rates of spermatozoa-contained U-V glands were compared with those of the infundibular glands. 1. The appearance rates of spermatozoa-contained U-V glands were found to be 27.8, 28.8, 19.9 and 11.1% respectively at the hen groups of 1, 3, 7 and 10 days after artificial insemination. 2. The appearance rates of spermatozoa-contained infundibular glands were found to be 0.5, 1. 1, 0.6 and 0.4% of 1, 3, 7 and 10 days after AI and number of spermatozoa contained in a infundibular glands tended predominantly to be 1 to 2. So this study concluded as follows: The appearance rates of spermatozoa-contained glands were found to be higher in the U-V glands than in the infundibular glands and also spermatozoa number per gland were more numerous in U-V glands than in infundibular glands.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 1990

The more N fertilizer, the more grass proportion (58 8, 240 kg N/ha) and the less white clover (Trifolium repens) (6 %, 240 kg N) under grazing utilization. The proportion of white clover was maintained about 27 % at 60 kg N/ha/yr and weed proportion was reached 33 %. Under the condition of differentiated N rates, the proportion of white clover was ranged from 10 to 36 % at 20 kg N/ha/cut which was allocated after every grazing and it probably dependent on differentiated N rates rather than total amounts of N applied annually. 53-74 % of total dry matter yield were concentrated at 1st and 2nd growth under grazing system and there were no great differences in dry matter yield at 3rd, 4th, and 5th growth in comparison with the variations of N rates. There was very significant relationship between the proportions of white clover and the amounts of N uptaken by herbage upto 180 kg N/ha. About 138 kg N/ha were uptaken by herbage without N fertilizer but only with white clover (31 %) as a substitute of N. In the amounts of crude fiber and crude protein by differentiation of N fertilizer, there were no any great variations and liveweightgain during grazing periods was reached 1583 kg liveweightlha.