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Changes in Physicochemical Properties of Soybean Protein due to Acetylation during Incubation with Glucose

  • Kim, Myung-Hee;Kim, Jin-Hee;Kim, Kang-Sung
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.308-313
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    • 2004
  • Native and acetylated soybean protein with acetylation percentage of $25\%$ were incubated with glucose to induce Maillard reaction. Acetylation of ${\varepsilon}$-amino group of lysine residues changed the conformation of soybean protein. The direct uv spectrum of native and acetylated soybean protein showed conformational changes with accessibility of tyrosine and tryptophan residues increased. Acetylation suppressed Maillard reaction between soybean protein and glucose. Acetylated soybean protein showed improved water sorption, fat binding, foam formation, and emulsion activity of the protein, but depressed brown pigment development and trypsin digestion. Thus aceylation prevented deterioration of certain functional characteristics that occurred during storage, besides causing functional characteristics to be improved on its own.

PHealth Service Deployment Methodology: A Case Study

  • Paggetti, Cristiano;Rugnone, Alberto;Tamburini, Elena;Nugent, Chris
    • Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.60-66
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    • 2012
  • It has been proved that information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for personalized health (PHealth) and ambient assisted living (AAL) can support people in their daily life activities. Several solutions have been demonstrated to empower different levels of services through seamless data acquisition and specific users' interaction modalities. Usually services usability and accessibility are handled in the design process and are validated with small users' groups. Moreover, while service design and systems development have been extensively described in literature, service deployment methodologies are not properly addressed and documented. Proper reference guidelines are also missing. The most common methodologies like unified process (UP) or ICONX can cover only the design and the development of PHealth services without a clear description on the following phases such as deployment, service provision and maintenance. These phases present several risks to be taken into account right from the beginning of the implementation of PHealth or AAL services. This paper focuses on the description of a structured methodology to deploy PHealth services and how this process can be supported by integrated software routines and adapting the UP framework in particular the "Transition phase."

Discussion on Expansion and Establishment of Home Nursing Care (가정ㆍ방문간호사업의 확대 및 정착을 위한 시론(時論))

  • 박정호;윤순녕;김매자;한경자;홍경자;박성애;황나미;허정순
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.855-866
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of study is to develop a home nursing care project model suitable for Korea's heath care system and policy directions for expansion and establishment of home nursing care. Method: The first, status of home nursing care program in medical institution and public health center was evaluated respectively in view of structure, process and performance. And then, issues of the program were analyzed in view of accessibility, safety, and sufficient supply. The second, demand projection of home nursing care according to income level and technical level of service that is needed to the subject was tried. In addition, the level of supply for home nursing care at present was estimated. The third, home nursing care program in advanced countries (Japan and U.S.A.) was examined. Result and Conclusion: Community-based home nursing care program is developed into public-operation model and private-operation model from above the sub-subject result. Functional network for referral system among related institutions is built up to meet various needs, regardless of accessibility to distance and economy. And prior settlements and policy directions for expansion and establishment of home nursing care are suggested.

A Study on Access and Convenience to Local Food Farmers Market (로컬푸드 직매장의 접근성 및 편의성)

  • Nam, Yun-Cheol
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.43-50
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    • 2017
  • This paper presents improvement of consumer's access and convenience to Farmers Market(Local Food Shop). We analyzed case studies and proposed plans of Local Food Shop and related facilities. The results are described below. Thorough pre-education and public relations with extensive support for agricultural products in the area and external support are necessary. Most importantly, the consuming population was close. These factors were the factors of success. Tourists' visit is effective. Consumer distance should be within 10km. Long distance tourists need a way to attract tourists on weekends. It is an advantage that there are many consumers. And it would be nice to have a market in the vicinity. And it is necessary to develop various activities such as experience activities and programs. Also, a place convenient for cooperation with the government office, public health center, etc. is good. Accessibility is enhanced when ICs of frequent highway and highway are close to cars. As a suggestion of placing a direct sales place, we will set up a place for consumers to collaborate and relax and also consider the convenience of providers. For the convenience of consumers' shopping, including sales outlets, we set up booths for daily necessities and industrial products, and place other agricultural cooperatives (NACF banks), local cafes and farmer restaurants in front. Consider multifunction combined service center for consumers and farmers.

An analysis of internet websites for searching domestic toxic information (국내 독성정보 검색을 위한 인터넷 웹사이트 분석)

  • Jung, Eun-Kyung;Kang, Ji-Hun
    • The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.117-128
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: This study analyzed the information and accessibility of toxic substances provided to Internet websites. Methods: From August 1, 2020, to August 31, 2020, we analyzed eight internet websites regarding toxic pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and chemicals. The website-evaluation criteria were divided into five categories for information and five categories for website convenience. Results: All eight websites about toxic substances were hosted by reliable institutions or organizations and provided accurate information in terms of informational relevance. The website run by the Safety and Health Corporation scored the highest with 100points. Analysis of the websites' accessibility to non-members' revealed that six (75.0%) were accessible, but two (12.5%) provided only limited information. Access to information through mobile apps was only available in three of the eight cases (37.5%). Conclusion: This study can be used as a reference for Internet websites about toxic substances. Toxicological information that can be viewed only with membership and manager approval requires membership in advance of viewing. In addition, emergency medical personnel working at a site or hospital should be familiar with the characteristics of toxicity information retrieval.

Analysis of the Sociodemographic Characteristics and Desire for Employment of Job seekers in their Fifties and Sixties Using Portal Site (50·60세대 취업 포털 사이트 구직자의 특성 및 구직 요구 분석)

  • Kim, Ae-Kyoung;Kim, Ki-Sung
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.55-65
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze basic data on socio - demographic characteristics, occupational careers, and desire for employment of job seekers in their Fifties and Sixties using a portal site. Methods: For this research, secondary data were collected by the researcher from 704 job seekers and were statistically analyzed using the SPSS package. Results: The results of the analysis are as follows: Most job seekers want a job that suits their competence and career trajectory, but the reality is that as their age increases, jobs suitable for those in their fifties and sixties are hard to find; thus these job seekers accept simple labor or functional jobs. Conclusions: Differences were found in work conditions such as occupation level, job position, total career years, desired employment type, and expected salary depending on socio - demographic variables. Consequently, improvements should be made for various job searching paths for older adults as well as increasing the accessibility of job searching information.

Resource Management for O2O based Coach Matching (O2O기반 코치 매칭을 위한 자원관리)

  • Kim, Jiyeon;Kim, Jae Chul
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2022.10a
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    • pp.318-320
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    • 2022
  • The people who is returning to the community after hospital treatment are faced with the choosing where to proceed with rehabilitation exercise with an appropriate exercise specialists based on the current health condition of them. It is required to supprot a personalized exercise rehabilitation service (hereinafter referred to as ARES system) in the community based on individual disease information and health conditions based on hospital clinical data. In this study, we designed a resource management system for online-to-offline (O2O) based coach matching to improve accessibility with facilities and coaches for exercise rehabilitation in the community.

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The Relation between Type of Insurance and Acute Appendicitis Rupture Rate (급성 충수돌기염 환자에서 의료보장형태와 천공률의 관련성)

  • Hong, Jee-Young;Kim, Keon-Yeop;Lee, Moo-Sik;Nam, Hae-Sung;Im, Jeong-Soo;Rhee, Jung-Ae;Na, Baeg-Ju
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.267-273
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    • 2004
  • Objectives : This study was aimed at investigating the medical service utilization pattern of patients who use public medical aid compared to those who have health insurance. Methods : We selected every patient between the age of 18 and 69 who used public medical aid from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2001, in Gwangju metropolitan city, South Korea. For comparison, a list of patients with health insurance was gathered for same period. Then the medical records of those who had been hospitalized for acute appendicitis were selected among both groups. Of those records, we compared the number of cases of ruptured appendicitis to cases of whole acute appendicitis in both groups. Regarding coding for ruptured appendicitis, International Classification of Diseases - 10 (ICD-10) was used. Multiple logistic regression was used as a statistical tool to determine the effectiveness of risk factors. Results : Even after adjusting for risk factors, such as age and sex, the proportion of perforation of acute appendicitis among public medical aid patients was found to be significantly higher than among insured patients. Conclusions : This comparative study on ruptured appendicitis among public medical aid patients and insured patients, indicates that the proportion of perforation of acute appendicitis could be an index showing that these types of patients utilize medical services differently than insured patients. We know that when abdominal pain is not properly treated at the outset, it easily develops into ruptured appendicitis complicated with peritonitis. Considering this data analysis, we guess the public medical aid system to have significant problem with medical accessibility. So additional and systematic research on the pattern of utilization of medical services of public medical aid patients is needed.

A Comparative Study on Hospital Choice Factors between First-visit and Revisit patients in General Hospitals (초진과 재진환자의 종합병원 선택요인 비교분석)

  • Yang, Jong-Hyun
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.15 no.7
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    • pp.231-238
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    • 2017
  • The purposes of this study is to analysis the differences of the hospital choice factors between first-visit and revisit patients in general hospitals. The samples used for data analysis are 499 outpatients of G, H, S, U hospitals using a standardized questionnaires in 4 provinces. In case of first-visit patients, human, effectiveness and accessibility factors were found to have a significant positive(+) effect on hospital choice factors. In case of revisit patients, human, physical, accessibility, image of hospital and salary factors were found to have a significant positive(+) effect on hospital choice factors. Based on these results, this study suggests implications to improve customer satisfaction, profitability and provide a high-quality medical service by making effectively use of planning strategies of hospital management with a variety of factors.

Research on the Senior Food Industry and Revitalization: focusing on HMR products

  • JeungSun LEE;Seong Soo CHA
    • The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2023
  • As the elderly population is rapidly increasing not only domestically but also globally, convenience foods for the elderly population are receiving attention. Therefore, the senior food market continues to grow rapidly both domestically and overseas. In relation to this, this study seeks to explore convenience food preferences through the growth status of the convenience food market and the demand for convenience food among the elderly population. We would like to consider various factors that influence the increase in convenience food consumption among the elderly population. This study uses meta-analysis and systematic literature research to find ways to revitalize the convenience food market targeting the elderly population. As a result of the analysis, it was mentioned that in order to revitalize the convenience food market for the elderly population, it is important to develop products with high nutritional value, suitable for the physical characteristics of the elderly population, and low price, and to consider convenience and accessibility. Through a multifaceted approach, we aim to increase the need for convenient food products that meet the needs of the elderly population, contribute to improving the health and well-being of the elderly, and further efficiently manage the health of the elderly nationally and globally.