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Effects on Pregnancy of Reproductive Environments by Ultrasonography in Thoroughbred Mares (초음파술에 의한 더러브렛 암말의 번식환경이 임신에 미치는 영향)

  • 양영진;조길재;신상태;남치주
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.121-130
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of breeding conditions on reproductive efficiency of thoroughbred broodmares by ultrasonography. The mean age and breeding career of 120 mares used in this study were 11 years old and 6 years, respectively. The average pregnancy rate and embryonic loss rate were 87.5%, 11.8%. The groups that were 8-10 years old, 4-6 years, maiden and mated on May showed the highest pregnancy rate. While mares mated on 1st estrus post partus had the highest ovulation rate but showed the highest embryonic loss rate and he lowest pregnancy rate. And broodmares that had more intrauterine foreign bodies such as cyst and fluid with age and breeding career had represented lower pregnancy rate and higher embryonic loss rate than those having normal uterine condition. These results suggest that the breeding condition and uterine environment of mares had a significant influence on reproductive efficiency.

A Study on the Diet Management System via Personal Communication (개인통신단말기를 통한 다이어트 관리 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Moon, Tae-Gyun;Chang, Sung-Bong
    • 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.08a
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    • pp.331-335
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    • 2008
  • Recently, the development of u-City and u-City services have been actively pursued by individual local government bodies in South Korea. This study focuses on the development of u-Health service, one of the services of u-City, by studying u-Health services in development (domestic and foreign) and by analyzing and proposing the communication infrastructure required to provide such services. Mainly, this study will focus on analyzing the current trend in personal mobile device based u-Health services domestically and internationally, and propose a new type of u-Health service, u-Diet service. The study will introduce the architecture, service scenario, technologies, characteristics, and the business model for the u-Diet service. It is expected that this study will provide the guideline for developing new u-Health services.

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Impacted dental bridge in the esophagus following general anesthesia: A case report

  • Park, Jeong-Heon;Song, Jaegyok;Cho, Chaemin
    • Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.111-114
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    • 2019
  • A dental bridge impacted in the esophagus of a 43-year-old man was successfully removed using endoscopy, without any further complications. It is of utmost importance that the medical staff carefully assess the patient's dental condition, provide clear documentation, and notify the patient appropriately to prevent dental prosthesis-related complications and claims. Anesthesiologists also need to be more cautious in the perioperative period, even after extubation, because this complication may not be completely avoidable.

The diathermy scratch pad: A cheap and efficient tool for chemical and explosion-related burns

  • Wong, Allen Wei-Jiat;Hong, Qi En;Hui, Cheryl Li Yu;Chong, Si Jack
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.88-91
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    • 2019
  • The burn center in our hospital is a national and regional (Southeast Asia) center. Of all admissions, 10% are related to blast explosions, and 8% due to chemical burns. In the acute burn management protocol of Singapore General Hospital, early surgical debridement is advocated for all acute partial-thickness burns. The aim of early surgical debridement is to remove all debris and unhealthy tissue, preventing wound infection and thereby expediting wound healing. In chemical burns, there can be stubborn eschars that are resistant to traditional debridement. We would like to present a novel technique using the diathermy scratch pad as a cheap and efficient tool for the dual purpose of surgical debridement and dermabrasion.

Nuda vida y espacio límite en La transmigración de los cuerpos de Yuri Herrera

  • Michel, Gerardo Gomez
    • Iberoamérica
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.271-295
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    • 2016
  • In dialogue with the concepts of State of Emergency and Bare Life developed by Giorgio Agamben (1998), this paper explores the novel La transmigración de los cuerpos (2013) by Yuri Herrera, to see how the author builds a narrative space where the logic of the state of emergency is a detonator of the fictional plot. This analysis underlines how Herrera articulates a poetics of precariousness and violence to draw a map of desolation and despair recognizable through the cardinal points of death, fear, corruption and an agonizing will to survive. In this unnamed universe the characters' bodies are subject to violence from the State and from criminals.

Study on the Relationship between Dae-Jang-Jung-Gyeok(大腸正格) and Leaky Gut Syndrome (대장정격증(大腸正格證)과 장누수증후군(Leaky Gut Syndrome)과의 관계 고찰(考察))

  • Lee, Jin-Cheoul;Park, Sang-Kyun;Bang, Jung-Kyun
    • Journal of Korean Medical classics
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.105-116
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    • 2013
  • Objective : If the penetration ratio of the intestinal mucosa is increased, the toxic or unhealthy materials - which should not be absorbed into our bodies - will be come into our bodies. They cause a sort of anti-toxic response or confusion of the immune system, and ultimately bring various types of diseases. This syndrome is related "Poison in Excrement" or "Internal Damage(內傷發癍)" and Leaky Gut Syndrome, so I will study on the relationship between them. Method : Study on the relationship between Dae-Jang-Jung-gyeok and Leaky Gut Syndrome. Result : Korean doctors in ancient times called this syndrome "Poison in Excrement" or "Internal Damage(內傷發癍)" and treated it with "Dae-Jang-Jung-Gyeok(大腸正格)". Leaky Gut Syndrome is a sort of clinical lesion, which allows foreign and harmful toxins in and results in a disorder of the immune system due to the leaking intestinal mucosa. Conclusion : Based upon the analyses, Dae-Jang-Jung-Gyeok and Leaky Gut Syndrome are closely related. Therefore diseases caused by the Leaky Gut Syndrome might be expected to be cured by Dae-Jang-Jung-Gyeok. Particularly the use of treatments for self-immune diseases and allergic diseases such as atopyic dermatitis and articular rheumatism should be expected to reveal a new path of treatment for other disorders such as Leaky Gut Syndrome.

Clinical Study of Childhood Accidents from a Hospital Over Ten Years with Regard to Foreign Body Aspiration (단일병원에서 관찰한 최근 10년간의 소아 우발사고에 관한 연구 : 이물흡인을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Cheol-Min;Song, Jun-Young;Kim, Ja Hyung;Kim, Ki Soo;Hong, Soo-Jong
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.45 no.9
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    • pp.1134-1140
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    • 2002
  • Purpose : Childhood accidents have been increasing recently. Accidents rank as the leading cause of childhood mortality and morbidity. We performed this study to evaluate the causes of childhood accidents. Methods : The authors analysed retrospectively the medical records of 6,410 cases of childhood accidental injuries who visited the emergency room of Asan Medical Center from January 1990 to December 1999. Results : The most common type of accidents was trauma which accounted for 5,038 cases of the total accidents, followed by falls, burns, foreign body aspiration, and poisoning. The most common age of foreign body aspiration was under two years old and the male to female ratio was 2 to 1. The most common site of foreign body aspiration was the esophagus and the stomach, followed by the respiratory tract. In airways, the right and left main bronchus were the most common site for foreign body aspiration and were accompanied by the highest mortality. The most common foreign body in the gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract were coins and peanuts, respectively. Conclusion : The most common cause of accidents was trauma, followed by falls, burns, foreign body aspiration, and poisoning. The incidence of foreign body aspiration and poisoning is increasing in infants. In cases of foreign bodies in airways, proper management is needed because of the high mortality rate.

Subphrenic Abscess Due to Retained Gauze (체내에 남은 거즈가 원인인 횡경막 하 농양)

  • Hwang, Eui-Doo;Won, Tae-Hee;Kim, Si-Wook;Na, Myung-Hoon;Yu, jae-Hyun;Lim, Seung-Pyung;Lee, Young
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.105-107
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    • 2004
  • Eighty-four-year old man who had lapalotomy for stomach ulcer perforation 35 years ago was admitted for left lower chest discomfort. Chest X-ray and CT showed a large mass with air fluid level in left lower lung field. The tentative diagnosis was infected bronchogenic cyst. After a thoracotomy, the mass was confirmed as elevated diaphragm and subphrenic abscess with a foreign body, retained surgical gauze. The pus and gauze were located between stomach and diaphragm. His hospital course was smooth and uneventful, he was discharged with good outcome on postoperative day 9.

A Patient Presenting Purulent Discharge From Open Window Thoracostomy (전폐절제술 후 흉강개구부의 화농성 분비물을 보인 환자)

  • Kang, In Sook;Jung, Ji-Min;Ryu, Yon Ju;Kim, Yookyung;Lee, Jin Hwa;Cheon, Eun Mee;Nam, Dong Ki;Chang, Jung Hyun
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.57 no.1
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    • pp.78-81
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    • 2004
  • A 73-year-old man who had undergone a right pneumonectomy and open window thoracostomy due to tuberculous empyema, presented with purulent discharge from the previous operation site. The computed tomography of the chest showed diffuse pleural thickening and a low attenuated lesion, with air bubbles in a dependent portion of the right hemithorax. These air bubbles were revealed to be due to 7 pieces of retained surgical gauze by flexible bronchoscopy. The patient showed marked clinical improvement with diminished purulent discharge after removal of the foreign bodies.

Usefulness of Microscopic Procedures in Composite Grafts for Fingertip Injuries

  • Jo, Dong In;Song, Yu Kwan;Kim, Cheol Keun;Kim, Jin Young;Kim, Soon Heum
    • Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.9-13
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: Fingertip amputations are the most common type of upper limb amputations. Composite grafting is a simple and cost-effective technique. Although many factors have investigated the success of composite grafting, the success rate is not high. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate whether the microscopic procedure process during composite grafts improves the success rate. Materials and Methods: Thirteen cases of unreplantable fingertip amputation underwent a microscopic resection procedure for composite graft in the operating room. The principle of the procedure was to remove the least devitalized tissue, maximize the clean tissue preservation and exact trimming of the acral vessel and to remove as many foreign bodies as possible. Results: All fingertips in the thirteen patients survived completely without additional procedures. Conclusion: Composite grafting allows for the preservation of length while avoiding the donor site morbidity of locoregional flaps. Most composite grafts are performed as quickly as possible in a gross environment. However, we take noticed the microscopic resection. This process is thought to increase the survival rate for the following reasons. First, the minimal resection will maximize the junction surface area and increase serum imbibition. Second, sophisticated trimming of injured distal vessels will increase the likelihood of inosculation. Third, accurate foreign body removal will reduce the probability of infection and make it possible to increase the concentration and efficiency in a microscopic environment. Although there is a need for more research into the mechanisms, we recommend using a composite graft under the microscopic environment.