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산화적지(山火跡地)의 생태학적(生態學的) 연구(硏究) -산화후(山火後) 임지(林地)의 생산구조(生産構造)에 대(對)하여- (Ecological Studies on the Burned Forest -On the Productivity System of the Burned Forest-)

  • 김옥경;정현배
    • 한국산림과학회지
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.45-54
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    • 1971
  • 산화(山火)가 삼림식생(森林植生)에 및이는 영향(影響)을 연구(硏究)코저 본인(本人)은 1967년(年)부터 강원도(江原道) 춘성군(春城郡) 서면덕두원(西面德斗院)에 소재(所在)한 삼악유(三岳由)에 약(約) 5ha의 면적(面積)이 산화(山火)로 인(因)하여 불탄 장소(場所)를 택(擇)하여 산화후(山火後)의 생산구조(生産構造)와 Succession을 다음과 같이 조사연구(調査硏究)하였다. 1. 생산구조(生産構造)에 있어서 현존량(現存量)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)를 보면 개체수(個體數)에 있어서는 초본류(草本類)에서 산겨울, 억새 등(等)이 다수(多數)이어서 목본류(木本類)보다 상위(上位)에 속(屬)하며 목본류(木本類)는 상수리, 떡갈나무 순위(順位)로 되어 있으며 S.D.R.도 역시 초본류중(草本類中)에서도 화본과(禾本科)가 으뜸을 차지하고 있음을 알수있다(표(表) 1). 그리고 비교구(比較區)보다 산화구(山火區)에서 개체수(個體數)가 약(約) 4배(倍)나 증가되어 있음을 알수있다(그림 2, 3, 표(表) 3.). 2. 비화입지(非火入地)에서도 우점도(優點度)의 순위로 5종(種)을 선정하여 S.D.R.를 비교(比較)하여 본 결과(結果) 목본(木本) : 초본(草本)은 4.43:11.52로서 초본(草本)이 상위치(上位置)에 속(屬)하고 있는 것을 알 수 있다 (표(表)4. 그림 4.). 3. 현존량(現存量)에 있어서 지하부(地下部)를 비교(比較)한 결과 비교구(比較區)보다 시험구(試驗區)가 552.45g이나 더 많은 것을 알수 있었으며 지하부(地下部)에 있어서도 1470.53g이나 더 많은 것은 고온처리(高溫處理)가 일부종자(一部種子) 발아(發芽)에 촉진(促進)을 시킨것과 다년생식물(多年生植物)에 있어서는 생장(生長)에 촉진(促進)을 시켜준 것으로 생각된다(표(表) 6, 7.). 4. 종별(種別)로도 현존량(現存量)은 Miscanthus 속(屬), Carex속순위(屬順位)로 증가됨을 알수있었고 목본류(木本類)에서는 Lespedeza속(屬)이 증가되어 있음을 알수있었다. 5. 높이의 총합(總合)에서도 비교구(比較區)보다 시험구(試驗區)가 약(約) 6000cm나 더 높은 것을 알수있었다. 6. 결과적(結果的)으로 화입(火入)은 교목(喬木)과 관목(灌木)에 있어서는 소사(燒死) 또는 종자(種子)의 소각(燒却) 등(等)으로서 큰 손실(損失)을 보았으나 2차년도(次年度)의 천이(遷移)는 화입지(火入地)의 다년생초본(多年生草本)에 있어서 생장(生長)에 촉진(促進)을 시켜주었고 종류(種類)에 따라서 발아능력(發芽能力)을 촉진(促進)시켜준 것으로 생각된다.

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뇌기능 자기공명영상 장치를 이용한 짠맛 자극에 따른 인간 뇌의 반응에 대한 기초 연구 (Salty-taste Activation of Human Brain Disclosed by Gustatory fMRI Study)

  • 김수현;최기승;이현용;신운재;은충기;문치웅
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.30-35
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    • 2005
  • 목적 : 본 논문은 뇌 기능 자기공명영상(Brain Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Brain fMRI)을 이용하여 짠 맛 자극에 대한 인지활동으로 뇌 신경세포의 활성화에 따른 국소 대사 및 혈류역학적 변화가 일어나는 뇌 영역을 분석 및 가시화함으로써 맛에 대한 뇌 활성화 부위의 기초자료를 마련하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 건강한 비흡연 남자 12명을 대상으로 1.5T MRI 장치에서 혈액산소수준의존(Blood Oxygen Level Dependent, 이하 BOLD) 방법을 이용한 fMRI 실험을 수행하여 인간의 미각 중 짠맛에 대한 반응을 관찰하였다. 잔 맛의 자극은 $3\%$ 농도의 소금물(NaCl)을 미각 자극기를 이용하여 혀 전체에 자극을 주었다. 미각 자극기인 Auto Syringe Pump는 일정한 자극을 반복적으로 가할 수 있도록 마이크로프로세서를 이용하여 연구실에서 자체 제작되었다. 자극의 패러다임은 5회의 휴식기간과 4회의 자극기간으로 구성되었으며, 자극기간은 15초씩 진행되고 휴식기간은 30초로 하여 각 slice당 42 영상을 연속적으로 획득하였다. 자극에 대해 얻은 fMRI 영상은 SPM99'(Statistical Parametric Mapping, UCL)를 이용하여 분석하였다. 활성화 영상은 EPI 영상과 동일한 부위의 T1 강조영상에 registration 기법을 이용하여 overlapping시켜 활성화 부위의 해부학적 판별을 용이하도록 하였다. 결과 : 농도 $3\%$ 소금물의 짠맛 자극에 대해서 insula, amygdala, frontal opercular taste cortex (OFC), orbitofrontal cortex 영역에서 활성화 영역을 fMRI로 확인하였으며, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) 영역에서도 유효한 신호를 관찰하였다. 결론 : 본 연구의 결과는 미각의 주요 신경이 뇌의 insula, OFC 그리고 DLPFC 영역에 주로 분포한다는 기존의 결과와 잘 일치하고 있다. 마이크로 프로세서로 동작하는 자동펌프를 미각 자극기로 사용함으로써 미각자극에 대한 뇌의 활성화 영역을 안정되게 관찰할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 fMRI를 이용한 고차원적 미각작용 과정 연구에 튼튼한 밑거름이 될 것으로 생각된다.

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슬관절 전치환술 중 지속 정주한 Fentanyl이 압박띠로 인한 심혈관계 변화 및 수술 후 선행 진통에 미치는 효과 (Effect of Intraoperative Continuous I.V. Fentanyl on Tourniquet Induced Cardiovascular Changes and Postoperative Preemptive Analgesia in Total Knee Replacements)

  • 이종원;전종헌;김영선;정미애;심재철;김교상
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.165-170
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    • 2005
  • Background: It is difficult to treat tourniquet-induced hypertension despite adequate anesthesia, and the mechanism of that is not known. And it may be possible that intraoperative continuous infusion of opioid induces preemptive analgesia postoperatively. We investigated the effect of intraoperative continuous i.v. fentanyl on tourniquet induced cardiovascular changes and postoperative preemptive analgesia in total knee replacements. Methods: Sixty patients were randomly assigned to two groups; In study group ($1.5{\mu}g/kg$ loading and $0.5{\mu}g/kg/hr$ continuous infusion of fentanyl before skin incision and tourniquet inflation) and control group (no treatment). Anesthesia was maintained with enflurane (1-2 MAC) and 50% nitrous oxide in oxygen. Arterial pressure and heart rate were compared between two groups. They received postoperative pain treatment with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with fentanyl during the postoperative 48 hours after total knee replacement. Visual analog scale (VAS) scores at either rest or movement were used to assess pain. Total fentanyl dose delivered, number of PCA requests, supplemental analgesics, overall satisfaction score and adverse events were evaluated. Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups on cardiovascular changes by tourniquet induced pain effect. VAS, PCA delivered dose and PCA demands at movement in the 24-48 hour decreased in study group compared with control group (P < 0.05). But there were no significant differences between the two groups on the other time periods except 24-48 hour's patient satisfaction and adverse events. Conclusions: We suggest that intraoperative continuous i.v. fentanyl infusion dose not affect cardiovascular change by tourniquet induced pain. But it may induce preemptive analgesia postoperatively.

소음인(小陰人)의 장부경락론적(臟腑經絡論的) 고찰(考察) (Overview of four subgroups in Soeum(Lessor Yin) Constitution, Which are classified based on 'Chang(=Viscera) and Fu(=Bowels) meridian theory')

  • 염태환
    • 사상체질의학회지
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.10-23
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    • 2000
  • 이제마선생에 의해 제창된 사상체질론은 지난 백년간 후세 사상연구가들에 의하여 발전되어 왔다. 그 중 하나가 바로 권도원 선생에 의해 제창된 체질침(體質針)의 출현이었던 것이다. 체질침범에서는 종래의 방법과는 다른 새로운 맥법(脈法)과 맥도(脈圖) 그리고 체질에 따른 체질침방(體質針方)이 운용되고 있다. 이 체질침방의 경우 실제로는 장부경락(臟腑經絡)의 오행혈을 운용한 사암(舍岩)선생의 오행침을 체질침화(體質針化)한 것이다. 이제마 선생의 체질이론과 사암선생의 오행침이 결합된 것은 실로 역사적인 일이라 하지 않을 수 없다. 권도원 선생은 여덟 개의 맥도와 함께 8체질론을 내세웠으며 스물네개의 사암선생 침방 중 여덟 개를 체질침화하여 이 여덟 체질의 기본 치료처방으로 사용하였다. 본 논문의 저자인 염태환은 지남 1986년 미국 라스베가스에서 열린 동양의학 학술대회에서 이미 24체질론과 24체질 맥도를 제시한 바 있다. 본 논문은 우선 체질의학의 발달에 대한 역사를 간단히 정리하였다. 4체질론에서 시작하여 24체질론까지의 발전되어 온 단계 단계가 여기에 설명되어 있다. 이 설명 속에서 십이경락이 어떻게 사상의학과 이론적으로 결부되는가를 이해하게 되면, 24체질론의 출현이 쉽게 받아들여질 것이다. 본 논문은 이 24체질 중 특히 소음인에 속하는 네 체질에 대하여 초점이 맞추어져 있다. 이 네 개의 체질에 대한 체질맥진법, 맥도, 침법 그리고 한약처방 등이 이 논문에 다루어지고 있는 것이다. 그리고 이 논문의 뒷부분에는 이 네 체질에 대한 저자들의 임상 실례들이 실려 있다. 이 논문의 목적은 새로운 학설을 임상실례와 더불어 소개함으로써, 더욱 많은 한의사들이 관심을 가지고 체질침을 임상에 응용하게 하며 또한 앞으로 치료효과를 객관적으로 밝히기 위한 이중맹검시험(Double blind controlled study) 등이 시행될 수 있는 토대를 마련하고자 하는 것이다.

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유산 가능성 임부의 정서, 불편감 및 간호요구에 관한 연구 (A Study on Emotions, Feelings of Discomfort, and Nursing Needs of the Women in the Possibility of Abortion : Centered on the Threatened Abortion and Habitual Abortion during Hospitalization)

  • 윤인숙
    • 여성건강간호학회지
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.119-137
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    • 1995
  • Maternity nurses' roles are to find out women's various responses related to the health problems during pregnancy, to intervene adequate nursing and supports, and to help them adapt satisfactorily to new situation, such as hospitalization. The purposes of this study are : firstly, to inquire about women's emotional status, feeling of discomfort, and the nursing need during hospitalization because of discomfort, and the nursing needs during hospitalization because of the possibility of abortion by threatened and habitual abortion : secondly, to provide fundamental data for developing adequate nursing intervention and improving hospital management. The subjects of this study were 62 women who were hospitalized, visited out-patient clinic for follow-up, and stayed at home after discharge since August, 1993 from one hospital located in Seoul, from March 23 to April 13, 1994. The questionnaire was consisted of 21 items of emotion(Reliability Cronbach's alpa, .77), 19 items of feeling of discomfort(.79), and 21 items of nursing needs (.89), and nurses' performance according to nursing needs,(.90). These were measured by using Likert Scale and analyzed by using SPSS / $PC^+$ with the descriptive statistics, $X^2$-test, and ANOVA. Research findings are as follows : 1) The subjects' average age, hospitalized days, and gestational age are 32.2, 15.7, 12.9 by respectively. 2) 88.7% of the subjects are getting antepatal care, 66.1% are experiencing 1.75 times of spontaneous abortion, and 82.3% are nuclear family. 3) The Emotions were mainly comprized negative and subjective state of minds such as uneasiness, anxiety, and discomfort. The domains of emotions were related to 'fetus', 'herself', 'hospitalization', and 'husband's 'families', in rank. The highest scored item was "I, above anyone else, am mostly stressed from abortion." 4) The feelings of discomforts were firstly related to 'personal discomfort arising from absolute bed rest', 'meals provided', Usage of hospital, perse', 'health team', in rank. 5) The nursing needs frequently pointed out were 'Nurses kindly explain of me the purpose, method, and results of the lab. test', 'Nurses sincerely pay attention to my word in communication'. The least nursing needs were 'Nurses observe my feces and whether I have constipation or not'. 'When I can't move, nurses help me by holding my arms or pulling my bed'. 6) The highest performed items were 'Nurses observe whether I bleed or not', and 'Nurses give me drug with exact dose in time'. The least performed items was about hospital environment, such as 'Temperature, ventilation & humidity in the room should be controlled'. 7) Besides religion that is related to nursing need with statistically significant difference, none of general characteristics were related to emotion, feeling of discomfort, and nursing needs.

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족삼리 애구가 고혈압 환자의 혈압 강하에 미치는 영향 ; 무작위배정 임상연구 (Effect of Choksamni(족삼리, $ST_{36}$) Moxibustion on Blood Pressure Elevation in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.)

  • 김보성;장인수;여진주;이태호;손동혁;서의석;강신화;곽민정;임영진
    • 대한한의학회지
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.66-73
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    • 2005
  • Objectives : The purpose uf this study was to evaluate the effect of Choksmni$(ST_{36})$ moxibustion in hypertensive patients who showed sudden elevation of blood pressure. Methods : Among patients admitted to Woosuk University Hospital from June to September 2004, sixty-one patients who had shown sudden elevation in systolic blood pressure over 100mmHg were chosen by random sampling and divided into a treatment group (Choksamni moxibustion group) and a control group. In the Choksamni $(ST_{36})$ moxibustion group, moxibustion was done at the point between tibial tuberosity and head of fibula where the $ST_{36}$ is known to be located. Direct moxibustion was practiced on the patients 5 times with an increase of size from a grain of rice to a bigger cluster. Male patients were chosen to practice on the left meridian and female patients were chosen to practice on the right meridian point. Changes in blood pressure after He moxibustion were checked 4 times at tine intervals of 30 minutes. In the control group, the patients took bed rest without my medical treatment. The two groups were compared in order to demonstrate whether then were any remarkable changes in depression of blood pressure. Results : There were significant decreases in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure before and after moxibustion. We found significant decreases in systolic blood pressure at 60 minutes, 90 minutes, and 120 minutes ana diastolic blood pressure at 120 minutes in the patient group compared with the control group. Conclusions : There was a statistically significant depressing effect on blood pressure elevation observed in the group with moxibustion at $ST_{36}$ versus the control group without any medical treatment.

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관상동맥 우회술환자의 수술 후 재발 관련 지식과 교육요구도와의 상관관계 (Correlation Between Knowledge and Educational Needs Related to Recurrent in Coronary Artery bypass graft patients)

  • 김희승;박민정
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제30권3호
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    • pp.549-559
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between the knowledge and educational needs related to recurrent in coronary artery bypass graft patients as a basis to provide an individual nursing education for the population. The subjects consisted of 110 patients who had coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) at Asan Medical Center in Seoul and Sechong hospital in Buchon. Data was obtained from a knowledge questionnaire and a learning needs questionnaire between November 1998 and February 1999. Data were analyzed using SAS program for Wilcoxon rank sum test and Spearman correlation coefficient. The results were as follows : 1. With regard to the 18 items to measure knowledge, the mean (median) of items 'don't know' was 4.9(4) items. The mean (median) of items answered wrong was 3.2(3) items. The number of items answered 'don't know' tend to show higher in those who had less education, blue color jobs and myocardiac infarction history than in their counter parts. There were higher frequency of items answered 'don't know' in those who had no hypertension 2. With regard to the level of knowledge by questionnaire about CABG, The most "I dont know" (59.1%) highly response was 'He has to be treated with anticoagulant drug to prevent revasculized vessel from obstructing.' The seond highest response (56.4%) was 'If you were hypotensive, the coronary attack would collapse. 'During the hospitalized day, the patient has complete bedrest.' The highest error probability was cholesterol has not to intake.', 'After surgery, the sexual life is need controlled for 1 year. 3. The mean of educational needs was 3.38. With regard to the level of learning needs by sentence about CABG, 'Food that benefit heart disease', 'Recurrence possibility of heart disease', 'Management method of operation site', 'Risk symptom that visit hospital or report immediately' were higher than other sentenses. With regard to the level of learning needs by factor 'food(5 items)', 'disease(9 items)' and 'exercise(3 items)' showed the highest than other factors. The educational needs by patients characteristics tend to show higher in males, under the age of 49, middle or high school degree, previous experience of admission with coronary artery disease, history of myocardial infarction, expierience of PTCA, history of cerebro-vascular accident, previous expierience of smoking than in their counter parts. 4. The number of items answered 'don't know', wrong and correct weren't correlated with the level educational needs. As the results, the number of items answered 'don't know' tend to show higher in those who had less educated, blue color jobs and myocardiac infarction history than in their counter parts. There were higher frequency of items answered 'don't know' in those who had no hypertension .There were higher frequency of items answered 'don't know' on anti-thrombolitic theraphy, hypotension and pain relief. Also there were higher frequency of items answered wrong on bed rest period, cholesterol intake, and sexual life. Educational needs were higher in young age group, had previous experience of procesure and history of other disease. And when we educate CABG patients, education for diet, recurrence possibility of disease, management methods of operation site and risk symptom should be emphasized.

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분산 제어가 적용된 WDM 전송 링크에서 집중 RDPS를 통한 시스템 성능 개선 (Improvement of System Performance Through Concentrated RDPS in WDM Transmission Links with Dispersion Management)

  • 이성렬
    • 한국정보통신학회논문지
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.971-980
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    • 2013
  • 파장 분할 다중 전송을 위한 분산 제어 (DM; dispersion management)가 적용된 전송 링크에서 특정 중계 구간에만 RDPS(residual dispersion per span)가 집중된 구조를 통한 시스템 성능 개선 정도를 RDPS가 모든 중계 구간에서 균일한 구조에서의 시스템 성능과 비교하여 살펴보았다. 80 km의 14개 단일 모드 광섬유 중계 구간 중 RDPS가 집중되는 중계 구간을 제외한 나머지 중계 구간의 RDPS가 0 ps/nm인 전송 링크에서 5번째~13번째 중계 구간의 RDPS가 300 ps/nm로 집중되고 6번째~13번째 중계 구간의 RDPS가 1,320 ps/nm로 집중되면 최상의 시스템 성능 개선이 이루어지는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 두 경우 모두 precompensation에 의해 결정되는 최적의 NRD(net residual dispersion)는 10 ps/nm이고, postcompensation에 의해 결정되는 최적의 NRD는 -10 ps/nm인 것을 확인하였고, 눈 열림 패널티(EOP; eye opening penalty)가 1 dB 이하가 되는 유효 입사 전력의 범위가 RDPS가 균일한 링크에 비해 집중 RDPS가 300 ps/nm인 경우 2 dB, 1,320 ps/nm인 경우 6 dB 정도 개선되는 것을 확인하였다.

비연소식(非燃燒式) 구법(灸法) 재료(材料)를 이용한 온열자극(溫熱刺戟)이 체열방사(體熱放射)에 미치는 효과 (Effects of Non-combustible moxibustion on Thermography of Healthy Human Beings)

  • 최원종;김재효;김경식;손인철
    • Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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    • 제21권3호
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    • pp.21-38
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    • 2004
  • Objectives : Moxibustion has been become very useful tool to prevent and treat various diseases with acupuncture in oriental medicine. Expecially, moxibustion combining the heat stimulation and chemical stimulation of Artemisiae Argyi has a non-invasive characteristics comparing to the other therapeutic tools. However, because the moxibustion makes the patient's skin be burn by the combustible feature of moxibustion, most of people have been scared of being scald. Methods : In this study, we have developed new non-combustible moxibustion tools in collaboration with company (Hana Medical, co. and ICURE, co.) and tested the efficacy through effects of moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ on the abdominal thermography of health subject. The non-combustible moxibustion has main characteristics of controlled heating to inhibit being scald and heat stimulation lasting over 1 hrs. Also, to induce the chemical stimulation, the bottom contacting with skin was coated by the extract of artemisiae argyi. The volunteers who participating in this study had taken rest for 20 - 30 mins in room temperature $(23-25^{\circ}C)$ before the examination and informed them what to prohibit smoking, drinking and administration of drug for the previous day The thermography of abdomen including a below part of the chest was taken using Infra-Red Imaging System (IR 2000, MEDI-CORE Co., Korea) by time interval of 15 minutes. Results : The results showed that moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ had more potencies of changes on all the ROIs of abdominal thermography than those of control group. Also, it was observed that the quantities of thermal changes following moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ been increased significantly comparing that of control group at all the ROIs (region of interest). Observed the thermography classified by ROI, however, moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ could modulate ipsilateral specific areas concerning to the abdominal pathway of Stomach Meridian. Conclusion : These results suggest that new non-combustible moxibusion has some similarity as like as the conventional moxibustion and moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ may modulate thermal changes of abdominal areas.

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온요법이 여고생의 월경곤란증 경감에 미치는 효과 (The Effect of Thermotherapy on High School Girls' Dysmenorrhea)

  • 강인선;조결자
    • 지역사회간호학회지
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    • 제12권3호
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    • pp.773-784
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    • 2001
  • The study was conducted to test the effectiveness of thermotherapy for high school girls who suffered from disruption in school activities through dysmenorrhea, and to study the extent of its availability in school infirmaries as one of the nursing methods. The test for the study was designed to make a contrast between half of the subjects (20) who did not receive the thermotherapy, and the rest (20) who did during the period from February 15th to April 14th, 2001. Measurements were taken of the subjects who complained of painful menstruation by a set of variables. The variables that were established and complemented by Hur, Mung-heang (1985) consist of 29 items that assess the dysmenorrhea and vitality through the symptoms of primary menstruation visually. Spsswin was used to analyze the data. The Cronbach-${\alpha}$ method was used for statistic confidence, and the test effect of both the subjects and the contrary ones was analyzed by way of T-test. The conclusions are as follow. (1) The hypothesis 1 states that the subjects with themotherapy have a lower degree of dysmenorrhea rather than the contrary ones without it. By the above assessment, there was a quantitative difference between the subjects at 39.40, and the contrary ones at 22.0. After the themotherapy, the degree of dysmenorrhea in the subjects was low indicating that there is a still 5% chance of statistic meaningful difference (t= 2.651. P= .012). As a result, the first hypothesis was accepted. (2) The hypothesis 2 states that the subjects with themotherapy have a different primary menstruation than those without. Data indicate that there was a difference of -5.95 and -4.80. The subjects showed low degrees. Since it was statistically insignificant (t=-1.398, P=.170), the second hypothesis was rejected. (3) The hypothesis 3 states that the subjects with themotherapy have a different vitality. The vitality was measured in three aspects. (1) pulse rate (/min) The hypothesis 3' states that the subjects with themotherapy have the different pulse rate from those without. Data indicate that there was no statistically meaningful difference between the two groups (t=.237, P=. 814). Therefore, the third 1st hypothesis was rejected. (2) Respiration rate The hypothesis 3' states that the subjects with themotherapy have a different respiration rate between pre-thermotherapy and post-thermotherapy. in contrast with the ones without it. The data show that there was no statistically meaningful difference (t=.133. P=.895). A little respiration rate difference was shown between pre-and post-. Likewise. the third 2nd hypothesis was rejected. (3) Blood pressure In the 3rd sub-hypothesis that there would be a difference between experimental and controlled groups was also rejected. because there was no statistically significant difference between the contracting blood pressure and the relaxing blood pressure. In terms of vitality. the pulse rate, respiration rate and blood pressure have no statistical meaning but the first two ones show the decreasing in the rate. In short, though exclusive studies focused on thermo therapy have not been conducted and the comparison can not be made, this study shows not only that the thermotherapy is very effective to dysmenorrhea, but also that it can be available in school infirmaries as one of the nursing methods.

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