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Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale-Short-Form in Cancer Patients

  • Song, Chi Eun;Kim, Hye Young;So, Hyang Sook;Kim, Hyun Kyung
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.375-388
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale-Short- Form in patients with cancer. Methods: The original scale was translated into Korean using Brislin's translation model. The Korean Short-Form and the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-General were administered to 164 Korean patients with cancer using convenience sampling method. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0. Construct validity, criterion validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency reliability of the Korean Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale-Short-Form were evaluated. Results: Exploratory factor analysis supported the construct validity with a four-factor solution that explained 60.6% of the total variance. Factor loadings of the 15 items on the four subscales ranged .52~.86. The four-subscale model was validated by confirmatory factor analysis (Normed ${\chi}^2=1.38$ (p=.013), GFI=.92, SRMR=.02, RMSEA=.05, TLI=.94, and CFI=.95), and criterion validity was demonstrated with the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-General. Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency of the total scale was .83 and ranged .68~.81 for all subscales, demonstrating sufficient test-retest reliability. Conclusion: The Korean version showed satisfactory construct and criterion validity, as well as internal consistency and test-retest reliability.

A study on the Application of Gravity Model using 1990 Seoul O/D Data (1990년 서울특별시 O/D자료를 이용한 중력모형적용에 관한 연구)

  • 임성빈;이부원
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.29-42
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    • 1996
  • Among trip distribution models, The BPR type Gravity Model is the one which is the most widely used. The key issue associated with this model is a functional form of friction factor which should be calibrated in the process, and interpretation for socioeconomic factor known as K-factor(Kij) which is used to adjust the difference between observed zone-to-zone trips and the estimated trips. In this study, the BPR type Gravity Model has been fitted to 1990 O/D data for Seoul. Two type of function form for friction factor has been employed : one is a form of Generalized function and the orther is UTP function. With above two function, the parameters for travel distance(Skin-tree) are prepared. The relationship between socioeconomic factor and trips is identified by calculating and analyzing the characteristics of Kij. Consequently, both of the friction factor functions are statistically signified. However, it show an overestimation tendency when estimated with UTP function. It is found that the Generalized function is suitable for the city of Seoul, and also, in case there are a lot of trips correlatively, the socioeconomic factor is close to 1, on the other hand if it's small, it shows a bias which is dispersed around 1.

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Research on Perception of Health Functional Foods and Preference of Desired Onion Peel Products - Focused on adults in Changwon - (경남일부 성인에서 양파껍질 유래 건강기능식품 개발에 대한 소비자 인식 및 선호도 - 창원지역 성인을 중심으로-)

  • Jeong, Hee-Ran;Jeong, Eun-Jeong;Cha, Yong-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.241-248
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of health functional foods and preference for desired onion peel products. Questionnaires were distributed to 582 adults (34.2% male, 65.8% female) living in Gyeongnam province. The major information sources on biological effects of onions cited by respondents were TV/radio (37.1%), followed by nearby people (32.8%) and Internet (11.0%), in that order. Reducing cholesterol effect was the most important factor in terms of perception and concerns relating to biological function of onions. Over 73% of subjects had experience of eating processed onion products, and among all types of onion products, onion juice (53.5%) was the most frequently eaten. The most considered factors for processing onion peel-derived functional foods were taste & odor (29.6%), convenience of eating (28.9%), and nutrition value (27.1%), in that order.

Aequorin Based Functional Assessment of the Melanin Concentrating Hormone Receptor by Intracellular Calcium Mobilization

  • Lee, Sung-Hou
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.152-158
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    • 2010
  • Melanin concentrating hormone is a neuropeptide highly expressed in the brain that regulates several physiological functions mediated by receptors in the G-protein coupled receptor family, especially plays an important role in the complex regulation of energy balance and body weight mediated by the melanin concentrating hormone receptor subtype 1 (MCH1). Compelling pharmacological evidence implicating MCH1 signaling in the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure has generated a great deal of interest by pharmaceutical companies as MCH1 antagonists may have potential therapeutic benefit in the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Although fluorescence-based calcium mobilization assay platform has been one of the most widely accepted tools for receptor research and drug discovery, fluorescence interference and shallow assay window limit their application in high throughput screening and have led to a growing interest in alternative, luminescence-based technologies. Herein, a luminescence-based functional assay system for the MCH1 receptor was developed and validated with the mitochondrial targeted aequorin. Aequorin based functional assay system for MCH1 presented excellent Z' factor (0.8983) and high signal-to-noise ratio (141.9). The nonpeptide MCH1 receptor antagonist, SNAP 7941 and GSK 803430, exhibited $IC_{50}$ values of 0.62 ${\pm}$ 0.11 and 12.29 ${\pm}$ 2.31 nM with excellent correlation coefficient. These results suggest that the aequorin based assay system for MCH1 is a strong alternative to the traditional GPCR related tools such as radioligand binding experiments and fluorescence functional determinations for the compound screening and receptor research.

Functional Testing Techniques for Concurrency Control in Transaction Processing Systems (트랜잭션 처리 시스템을 위한 동시성 제어의 기능시험 기법)

  • 홍석희
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.805-811
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    • 2003
  • System test is an important factor in the development process of good quality complex software in time, ensuring user requirements. Transaction processing module of database management systems schedules multiple transactions effectively and ensures that each transaction preserves data consistency. In this paper, we propose automatic functional testing techniques which ensure systematically that the implemented concurrency control function confirms to its requirements. The proposed testing technique tests functions of concurrency control module based on scenario without user intervention, and displays the result of functional testing. Finally, we utilize the proposed functional testing technique in the testing process of a database management system.

Effect of Naesowhajung-tang on Electrogastrography in children with functional dyspepsia (기능성 소화불량증 환아(患兒)의 위전도에 대한 내소화중탕(內消和中湯)의 효과(效果))

  • Kim, Jong-Yoon;Lee, Jin-Yong;Yoon, Sang-Hyub
    • The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.199-213
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    • 2002
  • We have surveyed the epidemiology of functional dyspepsia in 7 cases of Children and investigated the therapeutic effect on Functional Dyspepsia following 4 weeks medication of Naesowhajung-tang using Electrogastrogram. The Results were as followings: 1. Sex ratio are 6 males, 1 female; their mean ages, $9.0{\pm}1.41(7-11years)$; length, $137.2{\pm}13.86cm$; body weight, $35.3{\pm}l1.34kg$. 2. Most of subjects have a normal growth state. But one case have severe growth disturbance. Familial tendency for this disease is noted in 85.8%. 3. Abdominal pain was seen in 100% of subjects. The indicated symptom was lowed in order of abdominal pain(100%), nausea vomiting(71.43%), general fatigue(65.34%), vertigo headache(57.14%), belching(55.38%), etc. 4. The EGG finding after treatment was improved in 53%, aggrevated in 43. In cases, postprandial improvement was more remarkable than fasting improvement. Common cold and antibiotics seems to have functioned as an aggrevating factor on gastric motility. From the above results, Naesowhajung-tang seems to have been used in the treatment of functional dyspepsia for children.

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Effects of Motivation-Enhancing Program on Health Behaviors, Cardiovascular Risk factors, and Functional status for Institutionalized Elderly Women (동기강화 프로그램이 노년기 여성의 건강행위, 심혈관질환 위험요인 및 기능적 건강상태에 미치는 영향)

  • 송라윤;전경자;노유자;김춘길
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.858-870
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    • 2001
  • Purpose: This study was to compare changes in health behaviors, motivational factors, cardiovascular risk factors, and functional status (SIP) after implementing the 6-month motivation-enhancing program to institutionalized elderly women. Methods: Sixty-four elderly women participated. Face to face interviews with blood sampling and anthropometric assessment were conducted at the pretest, 10 weeks and 6 months during the program. Results: 1. The program participants showed significantly better health behaviors over 6 months. The mean motivational level was also significantly improved, especially for perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and emotional salience. 2. The mean of cardiovascular risk factors for the participants was 21.8 at the level of low to moderate risk. After completing the program, total risk score was significantly decreased to 18.7 at 10 weeks, and further to 17.7 at 6 months. A significant reduction was also found in HDL and LDL-cholesterol levels, blood pressure, obesity, inactivity, and stress. 3. The functional status (SIP) was 11% at the baseline and significantly changed in positive direction at 10 weeks(M=9.3) and at 6 month(M=6.3). The significant improvement was also found in physical and psychosocial dimensions and sleep/rest dimension. Conclusion: The motivation enhancing program was effective to reduce cardiovascular risks and to improve the functional status of institutionalized elderly women by motivating them to perform better health behaviors.

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A STUDY ON THE VISCO-ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF FOUR CURRENTLY USED TISSUE CONDITIONERS (수종의 조직 양화재에서 탄성 변형과 복원에 관한 연구)

  • Choi Sung-Ho;Shim June-Sung;Moon Hong-Seok;Chung Moon-Kyu
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.35-47
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    • 2003
  • The dimensional stability of tissue conditioners characterizes the ability of the materials to yield accurate functional impressions of oral mucosa. This study evaluated the viscoelastic property and the linear dimensional changes with the factor of time and thickness of tissue conditioners ($COE-COMFORT^{TM}$, Visco-gel. $COE-SOFT^{TM}$, Soft-Liner). The thickness of these materials were changed (1.5mm, 3.0mm) and the percentage changes in dimension were measured at 1h, 12h, 24h, 36h, 3day, 7day after specimen preparation. From the results large differences appear between the various tissue conditioners. The results suggest that the period recommended for forming functional impression would be 2-3days after insertion in the mouth. in addition. it is important to select tissue conditioners suitable for functional impression because of the wide range of dimensional stability among the materials.

The Effects on Logistics Production with reference to Personality Type in Logistics Workforce (물류 종사자의 성격유형이 물류생산에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Ki-Hong
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.109-115
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    • 2017
  • In order to increase the productivity of the logistics center and transportation, we try to articulate the priority ranking factors of the productivity influenced by the personality of the field workers (logistics center workers) and functional workers (drivers) via the AHP technique Individual personality was studied by applying the Big 5 model of psychological factors (openness, Conscientiousness, extroversion, Agreeableness, neuroticism). In this paper, extraversion was critically analyzed as a priority factor. A trait of extroversion is a strongly active and individual personality. In this study, the field workers are logistics center workers and the functional workers are drivers. They are interactively influenced in the In & Out operation. For example, when it comes to 'up and down work' and 'inspection work', the functional workers perform 'up and down work' and 'delivery work' and the field workers perform 'inspection work'. Stressing on the respective work has an affect on work productivity. Inspection workforce has something to do with inventory management. Functional workforce affects the delivery workforce. Delivery work is positively correlated with customer satisfaction. Nevertheless, as a result of research, extrovert personality that has something to do with an energetic activity would not affect on the implementation of their operation. In addition, personal extraversion of workers and drivers in the warehouse can have a significant impact on job commitment and productivity improvement.

A Study on the Functional Factors, Advertising Effect, and Satisfaction of Smartphone-based Shopping Brand App UI (스마트폰 기반 쇼핑 브랜드앱 UI의 기능적요인, 광고효과, 만족 관계에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Hyewon
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.97-105
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    • 2020
  • As smartphone app use and untact consumption activities become more common, a new consumption environment is starting. The purpose of this study is to measure preference and brand trust as an advertising effect through experience of UI functional factors of shopping brand app and to establish causal structural relationship to satisfaction.Based on theoretical research, the research model was set and the data of 223 people collected in the survey were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 program.App UI functional factors partially affect advertising effects, and advertising effects have been found to affect satisfaction. This could provide basic research on marketing communications for brand shopping apps.