• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.2656-2664
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to compare the difference between stomach cancer stages and related factors according to the diagnosis path. The self-administered questionnaire was filled out by 375 inpatients with primary stomach cancers who had been scheduled at Chungnam National University Hospital were targeted for the survey during the period from August 1st 2010 to March 31st 2013. Rogistic regression model were estimated to identify related factors between Medical checkups group and symptom group. As a results, the study suggests that early checkups is important because ratio of early stomach cancer is higher in Medical checkups group than in symptom group(p=0.001). And if there was a symptom at diagnosis of stomach cancer, stomach cancer stage appeared to have a strong possibility(p=0.001). If cancer screening has been widely implemented and supported by a large scale prospective studies will be possible even in the most appropriate tests and interval estimation for the country.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.107-116
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• 1992

In order to study the effect and safety of HPS-A on various digestive symptom, it was taken 3 times a day for 2 weeks on 31 patients. The results were as follows ; 1. The sex distribution was male 42% and female 58% 2. The age distribution was thirties 35% twenties 20%, forties 19% 3. The average improvement rate after 1 week was 85.2% and improvement rate of each symptom was epigastric soreness 89.9%, dyspepsia 85.1%, hunger pain 84.6% 4. The average improvement rate after 2 weeks was 94.5% and improvement rate of each symptom was epigastric soreness 96.6%,hunger pain 96.5%, dyspepsia 96.3% 5. No cases were showen side effects. Aecording to the above results, it is proved that PHS-A can be applied to care gastritis and early peptic ulcer.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.44-51
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• 1991

This study has been carried out to investigate the cause and symptom of coughing made of foods and wine by referring to 43 literatures. The results were obtained as follows; 1. The factor causing Sik Juk Su ( 食積嗽 ) is Dam Yeum ( 痰飮 ) made from mistaking meals. 2. Excepted Sik Juk Su ( 食積嗽 ), Coughing made of foods and wine are Bi Hae ( 脾咳 ), Uey Hae ( 胃咳 ), Dam Su ( 痰嗽 ). Ju Su ( 酒嗽 ). Han Su (寒嗽). 3. The symptom of Sik Juk Su ( 食積嗽 ) is as follows. pale-looking cough in early morning pain of right sub-ribs body tired low appetite body fever vomitting acid 4. Excepted Sik Juk Su ( 食積嗽 ), the symptom of Coughing made of foods and wine are simulanted of Sik Juk Su ( 食積嗽 ).

• Asian Spine Journal
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.1043-1052
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• 2018

Study Design: Level III retrospective cross-sectional study. Purpose: To define and characterize the presentation, symptom duration, and patient/surgical risk factors associated with 'post-decompressive neuropathy (PDN).' Overview of Literature: PDN is characterized by lower extremity radicular pain that is 'different' from pre-surgical radiculopathy or claudication pain. Although it is a common constellation of postoperative symptoms, PDN is incompletely characterized and poorly understood. We hypothesize that PDN is caused by an intraoperative neuropraxic event and may develop early (within 30 days following the procedure) or late (after 30 days following the procedure) within the postoperative period. Methods: Patients who consented to undergo lumbar laminectomy with or without an instrumented fusion for degenerative lumbar spine disease were followed up prospectively from July 2013 to December 2014. Relevant data were extracted from the charts of the eligible patients. Patient demographics and surgical factors were identified. Patients completed postoperative questionnaires 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year postoperatively. Questions were designed to characterize the postoperative pain that differed from preoperative pain. A diagnosis of PDN was established if the patient exhibited the following characteristics: pain different from preoperative pain, leg pain worse than back pain, a non-dermatomal pain pattern, and nocturnal pain that often disrupted sleep. A Visual Analog Scale was used to monitor the pain, and patients documented the effectiveness of the prescribed pain management modalities. Patients for whom more than one follow-up survey was missed were excluded from analysis. Results: Of the 164 eligible patients, 118 (72.0%) completed at least one follow-up survey at each time interval. Of these eligible patients, 91 (77.1%) described symptoms consistent with PDN. Additionally, 75 patients (82.4%) described early-onset symptoms, whereas 16 reported symptoms consistent with late-onset PDN. Significantly more female patients reported PDN symptoms (87% vs. 69%, p=0.03). Patients with both early and late development of PDN described their leg pain as an intermittent, constant, burning, sharp/stabbing, or dull ache. Early PDN was categorized more commonly as a dull ache than late-onset PDN (60% vs. 31%, p=0.052); however, the difference did not reach statistical significance. Opioids were significantly more effective for patients with early-onset PDN than for those with late-onset PDN (85% vs. 44%, p=0.001). Gabapentin was most commonly prescribed to patients who cited no resolution of symptoms (70% vs. 31%, p=0.003). Time to symptom resolution ranged from within 1 month to 1 year. Patients' symptoms were considered unresolved if symptoms persisted for more than 1 year postoperatively. In total, 81% of the patients with early-onset PDN reported complete symptom resolution 1 year postoperatively compared with 63% of patients with late-onset PDN (p=0.11). Conclusions: PDN is a discrete postoperative pain phenomenon that occurred in 77% of the patients who underwent lumbar laminectomy with or without instrumented fusion. Attention must be paid to the constellation and natural history of symptoms unique to PDN to effectively manage a self-limiting postoperative issue.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.178-183
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• 2014

BACKGROUND: The white stain symptom of grape clusters and canes by dust-like particles occurred in many vineyards recently. This study was conducted to investigate the ecological characteristics of white stain symptom in grapevines and vineyards. METHODS AND RESULTS: Optimal climate condition for white stain symptom was $25^{\circ}C{\sim}30^{\circ}C$ with 60% of humidity. Moreover, closed condition with same humidity showed higher incidence rate of white stain symptom than ventilation condition. Grape varieties with black berry skin such as Campbell-Early and Kyoho were more sensitive to white stain symptom compare to varieties with green and red berry skin. Although the pathogens were not detected until March, they increased from April, and increased sharply from mid of July. The pathogens may overwinter in the infected stems and/or on the bark as a mycelium. According to the increase of sugar content of grape from August to September, the mycelium which was parasitic on the bark grew to move to the fruits through the stems, and finally reached the fruit stalk to detach berries from the clusters. CONCLUSION: Well ventilation is recommended inside the vineyard since mid-July with roll up an insect net. In addition, infected stems and fruits should be removed out from grapevines infected with pathogens in the vineyards.

• Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.14-20
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• 2023

Purpose: This study was conducted to provide basic data for a health promotion program by analyzing the effects of high school students' mental health-related factors on oral symptom experiences. Methods: This study included 24,833 high school students who participated in the screening and health survey in the "17th (2021) Adolescent Health Behavior Survey." SPSS software (SPSS Statistics ver. 21.0; IBM) was used for statistical analysis. Multiple sample logistic regression analysis was performed. The significance level was set to 0.05. Results: The result of the analysis on the effect of mental health revealed that oral symptom experience was low in students without depression and suicidal thoughts. Oral symptom experience was high in students with stress perception. Additionally, the experience of oral symptoms was low when there was sufficient subjective sleep. Conclusion: Therefore, it is necessary to develop a customized oral health education program for early detection of oral symptoms and oral health promotion in high school students. Furthermore, it suggests the need for strategies and continuous oral health guidance to practice proper oral health habits to maintain healthy oral conditions.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.79-82
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• 2020

Tetanus is a fatal disease caused by the infection Clostridium tetani found in animal feces and soil. It is a vaccine-preventable disease and rarely occurs in developed countries. However, approximately 30 cases still occur annually in South Korea. Tetanus, commonly called lockjaw, cause contraction of the masseter muscles in the early stage, resulting in trismus as the first symptom. As it progresses, spasm extends to various muscles in the face, neck, shoulder, and back, leading to distorted facial expression, dysphagia, backward arching of the body, dyspnea, and even death. Early diagnosis of tetanus is critical because it can quickly become fatal if left untreated. We present a case of trismus caused by tetanus and emphasize the importance of early diagnosis of acute trismus.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2013

Objectives This clinical study was aimed to examine the effects of herbal medicine and acupuncture on early onset - essential tremor and report on the therapeutic progress. Methods Herbal medication (Kamiyangsintang) and acupuncture were used for treatment. Also, VAS scale were used to check the improvement. Results The hands tremor was relieved during 4 months of treatment. However, the symptom was aggravated after one and a half years. The patient has shown improvement after retreatment. Conclusions This study showed that child patient diagnosed with essential tremor who received Kamiyangsintang and acupuncture treatments was improved. However, it also can be aggravated depending on the patients and their body condition. More cases and long-term observation in relation to early onset of tremor are required.

• Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.67-74
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the muscle activations between the professional golfers without low back pain symptom and the professional golfers with low back pain symptom, and so identify the stress related to golf swings, and provide the basic data to minimize the low back pain and the injury risk. Using surface electrode electromyography, we evaluated muscle activity in 6 male professional golfers during the golf drive swing. Surface electrodes were used to record the level of muscle activity in the Abdominal Oblique, Elector Spinae, Rectus Abdominis, Gluteus Maximus muscles during the golfer's swing. These signals were compared with %RVC(Reference voluntary contraction) which was normalized by IEMG(Integrated EMG). The golf swing was divided into five phases: take away, forward swing, acceleration, early follow through, late follow through. we observed patterns of trunk muscle activity throughout five phases of the golf swing. The results can be summarized as follows: RES(Right Elector Spinae) had statistically significant difference in take away phase, LGM(Left Gluteus Maximus), LRA(Left Rectus Abdominis), LOA(Left Oblique Abdominal) had statistically significant difference in forward swing phase, RES(Right Elector Spinae), RGM(Right Gluteus Maximus), ROA(Right Oblique Abdominal) had statistically significant difference in acceleration phase, RES(Right Elector Spinae), RGM(Right Gluteus Maximus) had statistically significant difference in early follow-through phase, LES(Left Elector Spinae), RGM(Right Gluteus Maximus) had statistically significant difference in late follow through phase.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.373-378
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• 2023

Untypical symptoms and lack of diagnostic records make it difficult for even medical specialists to detect rare diseases. Thus, it takes a lot of time and money from the onset of symptoms to an accurate diagnosis, which seriously results in physical, mental, and economic pressure on patients. In this paper, we propose and implement an early detection assistance system for rare diseases using web crawling and text mining, which can suggest the names of suspected rare diseases so that medical staffs can easily recall the disease names and make a final diagnosis of the rare diseases.