• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.88-95
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate the clinical utilization of radiation therapy (RT) in Korea between 2009 and 2013. Materials and Methods: We analyzed open claims data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The subjects were patients who had diagnostic codes C00-C97 or D00-D48 according to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, with procedure codes indicating RT treatment. Results: The total number of patients who received RT in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 were 45,571, 49,593, 54,671, 59,172, and 61,485, respectively. Among them, the total numbers of male and female patients were 20,780/24,791 in 2009, 22,711/26,882 in 2010, 24,872/29,799 in 2011, 27,101/32,071 in 2012, and 27,941/33,544 in 2013. The five cancers that were most frequently treated with RT between 2009 and 2012 were breast, lung, colorectal, liver, and uterine cervical cancers. However, the fifth most common cancer treated with RT that replaced uterine cervical cancer in 2013 was prostate cancer. The three leading types of cancer among the male patients were lung, colorectal, and liver cancers, whereas in female patients, they were breast, uterine cervical, and lung cancers. The type of cancer most commonly treated by RT was cancer of the central nervous system in patients aged 20 years or less, breast cancer in patients aged 30-50 years, and lung cancer in patients aged 60 years or more. Conclusion: Data from this study provided the clinical utilization of RT in Korea between 2009 and 2013.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.210-217
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• 2006

Many types of interspinous distraction devices (IDDs) have been recently developed as an alternative surgical treatment to laminectomy and fusion with pedicle screws for the treatment of the lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). They are intended to keep the lumbar spine in a slightly flexed posture to relieve pain caused by narrowing of the spinal canal and vertebral foramen. However, their biomechanical efficacies are not well known. In this study, we evaluated the kinematic behaviors and changes in intradiscal pressure (IDP) of the porcine lumbar spine implanted with IDD. For kinematics analysis, five porcine lumbar spines (L2-L6) were used and the IDD was inserted at L4-L5. Three markers (${\phi}{\le}0.8mm$) were attached on each vertebra to define a rigid body motion for stereophotogrammetric assessment of the spinal motion in 3-D. A moment of 7.5Nm in flexion-extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation were imparted with a compressive force of 700N. Then, IDD was implanted at L3-L4. IDPs were measured using pressure transducer under compression (700N) and additional extension moment (700N+7.5Nm). In kinematic behaviors, insertion of IDD resulted in statistically significant decrease 42.8% at the implanted level in extension. There were considerable changes in ROM at the adjacent levels, but statistically insignificant. In other motions, there were no significant changes in ROM as well regardless of levels. IDPs at the surgical level (L3-L4) under compression and extension moment decreased by 12.9% and 18.8% respectively after surgery (p<0.05). At the superiorly adjacent levels, IDPs increased by 19.4% and 12.9% under compression and extension, respectively (p<0.05). Corresponding changes at the inferiorly adjacent levels were 29.4% and 6.9%, but they were statistically insignificant (p>0.05). The magnitude of pressure changes due to IDD, both at the operated and adjacent levels, were far less than the previously reported values with conventional fusion techniques. Our experimental results demonstrated the IDDs can be very effective in limiting the extension motion that may cause narrowing of the spinal canal and vertebral foramens while maintaining kinematic behaviors and disc pressures at the adjacent levels.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.421-429
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 생리주기별로 인체계측변인의 둘레를 반복측정하고 둘레의 변화 정도를 제시하여 월경전 증후군 증상 경감을 위한 프로그램 및 보조물 개발, 월경기 여성건강관리프로그램 개발, 월경전기 및 월경기 여성을 위한 운동프로그램 개발 등에 기초자료를 제공하고자 하는 것이다. 연구참여자는 생리불순과 (속발성)월경곤란증, 월경전 증후군을 호소하지 않는 건강한 여자대학생 10명이었다. 생리주기별로 가슴부위(2곳)와 허리부위(2곳), 엉덩이 부위를 반복측정한 결과 겨드랑부위는 황체기에 비해 월경기에, 유두부 가슴둘레와 가는 허리둘레는 난포기에 비해 월경기에 유의하게 큰 결과를 보였다. 가슴둘레와 허리둘레에 있어 난포기와 황체기 사이에 유의한 차이가 없었으며, 엉덩이둘레는 생리주기에 따른 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론적으로 가슴둘레와 허리들레는 생리주기에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 향후 체중, 체지방율, 혈중 및 국소호르몬 농도 변화 등을 중심으로 한 지속적인 연구수행이 제언된다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.73.1-73.16
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• 2023

Background: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) is considered a global threat to both human health and the poultry industry. MicroRNAs (miRNA) can modulate the immune system by affecting gene expression patterns in HPAIV-infected chickens. Objectives: To gain further insights into the role of miRNAs in immune responses against H5N1 infection, as well as the development of strategies for breeding disease-resistant chickens, we characterized miRNA expression patterns in tracheal tissues from H5N1-infected Ri chickens. Methods: miRNAs expression was analyzed from two H5N1-infected Ri chicken lines using small RNA sequencing. The target genes of differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs were predicted using miRDB. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis were then conducted. Furthermore, using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, we validated the expression levels of DE miRNAs (miR-22-3p, miR-146b-3p, miR27b-3p, miR-128-3p, miR-2188-5p, miR-451, miR-205a, miR-203a, miR-21-3p, and miR-200a3p) from all comparisons and their immune-related target genes. Results: A total of 53 miRNAs were significantly expressed in the infection samples of the resistant compared to the susceptible line. Network analyses between the DE miRNAs and target genes revealed that DE miRNAs may regulate the expression of target genes involved in the transforming growth factor-beta, mitogen-activated protein kinase, and Toll-like receptor signaling pathways, all of which are related to influenza A virus progression. Conclusions: Collectively, our results provided novel insights into the miRNA expression patterns of tracheal tissues from H5N1-infected Ri chickens. More importantly, our findings offer insights into the relationship between miRNA and immune-related target genes and the role of miRNA in HPAIV infections in chickens.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.591-601
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 심리운동과 뇌 기능간의 관계와 관련된 국내외 문헌들을 고찰하여 심리운동의 기전을 뇌 과학적 관점에서 규명하여 아동 치료 영역에서 활동하고 있는 교사, 치료사 및 아동 부모들에게 뇌 생리적 관점에서 심리운동의 기전에 대한 이해를 높일 수 있는 기초자료를 제공하는데 있다. 뇌 과학 관점에서 본 심리운동의 기전과 관련된 국내외 문헌들을 고찰하여 심리운동의 움직임을 통해 생애초기의 긍정적인 학습 환경과 다양한 신체경험은 뇌 생리적 관점에서 매우 중요하며, 아동이 움직이면 움직일수록 학습은 더욱더 증진되고, 건강한 정서조절 능력이 함양되어 뇌를 최적화 시킬 수 있는 가능성이 증가한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 심리운동의 기전을 뇌 과학적 접근을 통해 알아본 본 연구는 심리운동의 움직임과 뇌 기능간의 관계를 이해하는데 매우 중요한 기초정보를 제공했다고 판단된다. 특히 아동이 움직이면 움직일수록 학습은 더욱더 증진되고, 건강한 정서조절 능력이 함양되어 뇌를 최적화 시킬 수 있다는 가능성을 교사, 치료사 및 부모를 이해시키는 것은 향후 우리 아이들을 잘 교육하기 위해 매우 필요한 과정이라고 판단된다. 물론 지금까지는 심리운동 기전과 뇌 기능에 관한 연구가 많이 부족했지만 본 연구를 통해 조금이나마 더 많은 사람들이 심리운동에 대한 이해의 폭을 넓히는 계기가 되기를 희망한다.

• 공업화학
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.835-841
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• 1998

활성탄제조에 적합한 유연탄과 무연탄을 선정하여 활성탄을 제조하고, 유연탄과 무연탄의 혼합비율을 달리하였을 때 나타나는 물리적 특성을 규명하였다. 유연탄에 무연탄인 Dandong탄을 25, 50, 75 wt.%로 혼합하여 활성탄을 제조할 경우 활성탄 수율은 Dandong탄의 함량 증가에 따라 증가되었으나 겉보기 밀도는 유연탄의 성상에 관계없이 일정하게 나타났고, 흡착력을 나타내는 요오드가는 반대로 감소되었다. Fushun탄과 Dandong탄을 75:25 wt.%로 혼합한 후 활성화조건에 따른 기공특성을 관찰한 결과 기공분포는 활성화온도 $850{\sim}900^{\circ}C$에서 $20{\AA}$ 이하의 미세기공이 발달되었고, $830^{\circ}C$와 $950^{\circ}C$에서는 중간기공이 발달되었다. 또한 제조된 석탄혼합 활성탄의 성능을 고찰하기 위해 상용화된 제품과 실험을 통해 흡착성능을 비교하였는데 경쟁력있는 흡착력을 갖는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 활성탄 제조시 탄화 및 활성화 과정에서 여러 가지 조업변수와 원료탄 혼합효과에 의해 그 특성이 달라짐이 확인되었다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.122-130
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• 2011

Objective: Although recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) has revolutionized the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving hemodialysis (HD) with no need of blood transfusion, some patients have a blunted or appear to be resistant to rhEPO. There is a controversy in the causes of rhEPO resistance in maintenance HD patients with anemia. This study is to examine current anemia treatment outcomes and the factors influencing the rhEPO responsiveness in HD patient with CKD. Methods: The clinical parameters or factors relating to erythrompoietin treatment outcomes and erythropoietin responsiveness were collected from the HD patients in two large dialysis centers for three months. The collected paramenters included serum iron, total iron biding capacity (TIBC), transferrin saturation rate, ferritin, albumin, intact PTH, C-reactive protein (CRP), nPCR and medications such as an angiotensin converting enzyme inhbitor, an angiotension II receptor blocker and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (HMG-CoA RI). The data were analyzed to examine the degree of acheiveing the anemia treatment goal and factors relating to ERI. Results: Among total 111 patients, 42 (42.3%) and 47 (37.8%) patients achieved the target Hct and Hb based on the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Services (HIRA) reimbursement criteria. In the higher ERI group (upper quartile), the patients had higher CRP levels (0.5 mg/dl) (p=0.0096), and lower TIBC score (<$240{\mu}g/dl$) (p=0.0027), and less patients were taking HMG-CoA RI (p=0.0019). Male patients (p=0.0204), patients with high TIBC score ($R^2$=0.084, p=0.0021) and patients taking HMG-CoA RI (p=0.0052) required to administer less dose of rhEPO meaning higher erythropoietin responsiveness. Conclusion: Less than 50% of CKD patients were achieving the goals of anemia by erythropoietin administration in large hospitals in Korea even though the goals were lower than those of NKF-K/DOQI practice guideline. The factors influencing ERI were sex, TIBC and HMG-CoA RI administration status, and neither an ACEI nor an ARB did not influence ERI.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2008

생균제는 충분하고도 적절하게 사용되었을 때 숙주의 건강에 도움이 될 수 있는 살아있는 미생물이다. Lactobacilli나 Bacillus와 같은 직접투여하는 미생물 (DFM)은 생장을 촉진하기 위하여 사료에 첨가되는 항생제 혹은 식품첨가물보다 장내의 정상균총의 정착에 매우 긍정적인 효과를 보여줄 수 있다. 또한, 생균제가 투여됨으로 해서 면역체계가 강화되고, 감염에 대한 예방효과가 있는데 이는 동물 체내에 병원균이 정착하는 것을 방해함으로서 이러한 효과를 기대할 수 있다. 생균제 투여를 통해 얻을 수 있는 효과는 배설물의 분해를 촉진하여 악취를 저감시켜줌으로서 가축의 사육환경을 개선할 수 있다는 점이다. 최근 들어, 환경보호와 안전한 먹거리에 대한 새로운 패러다임이 정착됨에 따라, 환경을 개선하고 우수한 품질의 축산품을 생산하기 위해 가축농가에서는 기존의 항생제를 대체할 수 있는 대안으로서의 생균제에 대한 요구가 높아지고 거의 모든 농가에서 생균제를 사용하고 있다고 해도 무리가 없다. 국내에서 유통되는 생균제는 크게 세부류이다. 첫째는 국립수의과학독성원(NVRQS)에 의해 검증되고 약사법에 의해 관리를 받는 동물의약품으로서의 생균제, 둘째는 시군에서 등록이되는 보조사료로서의 생균제와 마지막으로 미등록된 환경개선제들이다. 그러나, 많은 검증받지 않은 제품이 유통되고 생산됨으로 인해 이를 검증할 방안마련이 시급한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 환경개선제로서의 생균제를 검증하기 위한 방안으로, 생균수의 검증, 항생제 내성 검증, 그리고 악취제거능에 대한 검증의 3단계 방법을 제안한다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.417-425
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• 2006

The purpose of this study were to a) investigate operation of human resource in contract foodservice management company (CFMC), b) identify the staffing indices for the establishment an labor productivity for CFMC, and c) develop standardized model of staffing demand as foodservice's scale in CFMC. The data was collected using FS intra-net system from 138 contract-managed foodservice operations in A CFMC and statistical analysis was completed using the SAS/win package (ver. 8.0) for description analysis, ANOVA, Duncan multiple comparison, pearson correlation analysis, and regression analysis. The types of operation were included factory (45%), small scale operation (26%), office (11%), department store (10%), training institute (4%), and hospital (3%). The distribution of foodservice scale was classified by meal served was as follows; 'less than 500 meals (47%)', 'from 500 to 1500 meals (25%)', 'from 1500 to 2500 meals (17%)', and 'more than 2500 meals (12%)'. There was two types of contract method, fee-contract (53%) and profit-and-loss contract (46%) Some variables were significantly high operation indices such as selling price, food cost, monthly sales, net profit and others were significantly low operation indices such as labor, meal time a day in the small foodservice on meal scale (p<.001). The more foodservice was large, the more human resource was disposed on dietitian, cook, cooking employee altogether (p<.001). Foodservice in A CFMC was divided into 2 groups by 500 meals a day, according to comparative analysis of labor productivity as meal scale per working hour, meal scale a day and operation indices as meal per foodservice employee, meal per cooking employee (p<.001). The regression equation model was developed as 'the number of employees=1.82+0.014 ${\times}$ meal served' in the operation of less than 500 meals, 'the number of employees=9.42+0.013 ${\times}$ meal scale a day -0.94 ${\times}$ meal scale per working hour' in the operation over 500 meal scale using labor productivity indices and operation indices. Therefore, CFMC could be enhanced efficiency of human resource arrangement using the standardized model of staffing demand and would be increased effectiveness of profit.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.467-475
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• 2006

The necessity of adequate pregnancy weight gain for optimal pregnancy outcome has been recognized. However, the specific components of pregnancy weight gain that might be critical for fetal growth and development have not been elucidated clearly. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of pregnancy weight gain and birth weight with serum leptin levels in women delivered newborns. The subjects were recruited from K university hospital. The subject's characteristic data (age $32.1\;{\pm}\;4.3\;y$, gestational age $39.5\;{\pm}\;1.1wk$, pre-pregnancy weight $58.0\;{\pm}\;8.6\;kg$, pregnancy weight gain $12.7\;{\pm}\;5.5\;kg$, newborn's birth weight $3.5\;{\pm}\;0.5\;kg$) were gathered. Maternal dietary assessment was carried out at the end of pregnancy. After delivery, blood samples were collected from 20 mother-newborn pairs. Serum levels of various lipids and leptin were analyzed. Maternal daily consumption of iron, zinc, folate were lower than the RDA of each nutrient and index of nutritional quality was less than 1 showing that the quality of maternal diet was low. The levels of serum leptin of mothers and infants were $10.2\;{\pm}\;6.7\;ng/ml$ and $1.7\;{\pm}\;0.6\;ng/ml$, respectively. The serum leptin concentrations of male infants $(1.9\;{\pm}\;0.7\;ng\;ml)$ were not different from that of females $(1.7{\pm}0.5\;ng/ml)$. A negative correlation was found between the maternal pre-pregnant BMI and weight gain during pregnancy (r = -0.54, p < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between the pregnancy weight gain and the newborn's birth weight (r=0.59, p < 0.01 There were also positive correlation between newborn's birth weight and newborn's serum leptin levels (r = 0.57, p < 0.01). No correlations were found between maternal serum leptin levels and that of newborn's. Efforts should be made to attain adequate diet and weight gain during the pregnancy to reduce the likelihood of low or over birth weight of newborns.