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The Influential Factors on Nursing Students' Behavioral Intention of Recommended Immunizations for Health Care Personnel (간호대학생의 의료인 권장예방접종 의도에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Shin, Yeon-Yi;Choi, Dongwon
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.270-279
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study was to find the influential factors of nursing students' behavioral intention of Recommended Immunizations for Healthcare Personnel(RIHP). The survey was performed on 260 nursing students. Data were collected using a structured questionnaires and analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression with SPSS 23.0 program. Results of this study revealed that the influential factors on the behavioral intention of RIHP were the cues to action, self-efficacy, perceived benefits and senior grade. And the explanation power of the regression model appeared as being 36.4%(F=13.35, p<.001). Based on the study findings, further development and application of specific programs to improve nursing students' intention of RIHP in consideration of grade, to emphasize benefits of immunization, are needed to prevent infection in clinical practice.

A Survey of the Effect of Nursing Students on Community Health Knowledge (간호학생 실습이 지역주민의 보건지식 및 태도에 미치는 영향 -연세대학교 간호대학 보건간호학 실습을 중심으로-)

  • 조원정;김의숙;이정숙
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 1973
  • The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the delivery of health services effects the health knowledge of the recipients of that service. 10 was hypothesized that the practical application of theory, though health services rendered by public health nursing students during their field experiences. would have a positive relationship with the quantity and quality of health knowledge of the female population of a given community. In April 1970, ninety five women(between an age 15-49) from Koyang-Gun were interviewed regarding their knowledge and attitudes in four areas of health: maternal health, child health. family planning and tuberculosis prevention. After 11 years(Nov. l971), during which time the women received home visits by student nurses, the women were again interviewed using the original questionnaire. Additionally, they were asked where they had received information about each question. During the 1$\frac{1}{2}$ year period the visits were made by a total of 112 students. They visited the community twice a week. The result were as follows: Maternal health There was marked improvement in the knowledge of specific aspects of maternal health such as the proper instruments needed for cutting the cord and nutritional precaution of pregnancy (p<0.05). In each case 42.0 percent of more of this knowledge was attributed to information gained from the nursing students. However even after the nursing students'visits, the knowledge of other general areas of maternal remained poor. Child health There were increases in the knowledge of the respondents for the time to supplement breast feeding and for time to wean infants (p<0.05). In each case 35.0 percent or more of this information was attributed to the student. The increase in knowledge regarding types of immunization was more often attributed to the clinic nurse than to the nursing students. Knowledge of the necessity of booster immunization was poor both before and after the visits by the nursing students. Family planing There were significant increases in correct information regarding the time of I.U.D. insertion (P<0.05) and method of taking the oral pill (P<0.05). More than 42.0 percent of the increase was attributed to the nursing students'visits. However there was a slight decrease in correct information about concept of family planning. Tuberculosis There was a general lack of improvement in all areas concerned with tuberculosis. Two thirds of the respondents felt tuberculosis was hereditary and did not know what B.C.G. was. From this study, it could be concluded that in specific area the health knowledge of the female population studied was positively effected by the visits of the nursing students. The study also, suggests, however, that there was a marked unevenness in the overall increase in health knowledge. This raises serious questions which require further research. Suggested areas for further research are (1) Adequacy of the course content preparing nurses for the field experience. (2) A public health nursing manual for student reference. (3) Where and when specific aspects of health can be taught most effectively.

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Mobile service of national immunization information using smart phone (스마트폰을 이용한 예방접종 정보제공 서비스)

  • Jeon, Byung-Jun;Kim, Haeng-Wook;Kim, Myong-Jin;Lee, Yeon-Kyung;Bae, Geun-Ryang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2012.06d
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    • pp.44-46
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    • 2012
  • 예방접종은 예방접종 대상 감염병 예방을 위해 가장 효과적인 보건학적 수단으로 예방접종 기록의 체계적 관리는 개인의 건강보호 및 국가 감염병예방을 위해 매우 중요하다. 이를 위해 질병관리본부는 2002년부터 8개년 국가정보화사업으로 '예방접종등록관리 정보시스템'을 구축하여 연간 1천 4백만 건의 예방접종 내역을 전산등록하고 있다. 최근 스마트폰의 보급 확산과 사용자 증가에 착안하여 전산 등록된 예방접종기록의 활용방안과 함께 예방접종 서비스 질 향상과 함께 적기 접종률 향상을 위해 개인별 예방접종 정보제공 방안이 필요함에 따라 2011년 예방접종도우미 모바일 서비스를 개발하여 제공하게 되었다.

Evaluation of a Tuberculosis Control Program at Community Health Centers (보건소 결핵관리사업 평가)

  • Hwang, Eun-Jeong
    • Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.241-251
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: To identify the effects on tuberculosis mortality of a tuberculosis control program conducted at 108 community health centers in terms of structure and process. Methods: The dependent variable was tuberculosis mortality, and the independent variables were the structure(type of centers, staff, nurses, doctors, budget) and process(chest X-ray checking, immunization, case detection, health education, patients registering & managing) of the tuberculosis control programs at the community health centers. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and stepwise regression analysis. Result: Tuberculosis morality was positively correlated with type of centers(rural area)(p<0.01), but negatively correlated with type of centers(large cities) (p<0.01), (middle cities)(p<0.05), staff FTE(p<0.05), and number of nurses(p<0.05). Regression analysis indicated that type of centers(rural area)($\beta$=0.457) and case detection($\beta$=0.234) had a significant effect on tuberculosis mortality. Conclusion: Ultimately, this study will provide information to improve the effectiveness of tuberculosis control programs in community health centers.

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Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization

  • Hong, Jung-Yun
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.53 no.5
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    • pp.629-633
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    • 2010
  • Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory tract disease caused by $Bordetella$ $pertussis$ infection. The clinical manifestation of this infection can be severe enough to cause death. Although pertussis has been supposed to be a vaccine-preventable disease ever since the widespread vaccination of children against pertussis was started, since the 1990s, cases of pertussis and related fatalities are on the rise, especially in countries with high vaccination coverage. In Korea, there have been no deaths due to pertussis since 1990, and the vaccination rate continues to be approximately 94%. However, the number of pertussis cases reported to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention has tended to increase in the 2000s, and in 2009, there was an obvious increase in the number of pertussis cases reported. This review aims to present the latest information about the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pertussis.

Sensitivity Studies on Thermal Margin of Reactor Vessel Lower Head During a Core Melt Accident

  • Kim, Chan-Soo;Kune Y. Suh
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.379-394
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    • 2000
  • As an in-vessel retention (IVR) design concept in coping with a severe accident in the nuclear power plant during which time a considerable amount of core material may melt, external cooling of the reactor vessel has been suggested to protect the lower head from overheating due to relocated material from the core. The efficiency of the ex-vessel management may be estimated by the thermal margin defined as the ratio of the critical heat flux (CHF)to the actual heat flux from the reactor vessel. Principal factors affecting the thermal margin calculation are the amount of heat to be transferred downward from the molten pool, variation of heat flux with the angular position, and the amount of removable heat by external cooling In this paper a thorough literature survey is made and relevant models and correlations are critically reviewed and applied in terms of their capabilities and uncertainties in estimating the thermal margin to potential failure of the vessel on account of the CHF Results of the thermal margin calculation are statistically treated and the associated uncertainties are quantitatively evaluated to shed light on the issues requiring further attention and study in the near term. Our results indicated a higher thermal margin at the bottom than at the top of the vessel accounting for the natural convection within the hemispherical molten debris pool in the lower plenum. The information obtained from this study will serve as the backbone in identifying the maximum heat removal capability and limitations of the IVR technology called the Cerium Attack Syndrome Immunization Structures (COASISO) being developed for next generation reactors.

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Acquired resistance of rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) against rock bream iridovirus (RBIV) through undergoing low water temperature period

  • Zenke, Kosuke;Yoon, Ki Joon;Kim, Min Sun;Choi, Seung Hyuk;Kim, Ki Hong
    • Journal of fish pathology
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.85-89
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    • 2014
  • Water temperature is a key environmental factor controlling the epizootics of viral diseases in fish. High water temperature is associated with the rapid spread of rock bream iridovirus (RBIV) disease and with high mortality of RBIV infected fish. Although protection of fish against iridoviral disease by active immunization has been reported, little information is available concerning whether fish survived from an epizootic of iridoviral disease can naturally acquire resistance against the viral disease. In the present study, we have demonstrated that juvenile rock bream, which survived from a natural epizootic of RBIV, acquired resistance against recurrence or reinfection of RBIV, and this resistance was established during the subsequent low water temperature period. Furthermore, the possible involvement of the adaptive humoral immune response in the resistance of the juvenile rock bream was suggested by in vivo neutralization experiment.

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies (MAb) against flounder serum immunoglobulin (Ig)

  • Jang, Han-Na;Cho, Young-Hye;Park, Sang-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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    • 2000.05a
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    • pp.446-446
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    • 2000
  • Specific polyclonal and/or monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to immunoglobulins (Igs) and their subunits have proved to be valuable tools in immunological research and in immunological assays. In this study, we developed and characterized MAbs against flounder serum Igs. To obtain the pure flounder serum Igs, mouse IgG (mIgG) was immunized to flounder. Flounder Igs were purified by using mIgG-agarose affinity column chromatography. The structure of purified flounder Ig was observed, on denatured SDS-PAGE, to be composed of two heavy chains (77 and 72 kd) and two light chains (28 and 26 kd). MAbs were produced by fusion of myeloma cells (SP2/0) with Balb/c mouse spleen cells previously primed with the flounder Igs. Finally, three hybridoma clones, FIM 511, FIM 519 and FIM 562 were established to recognize both 2 heavy chains, 26 kd of light chain and 28 kd of light chain, respectively. On the other hand, the flounder immune sera collected on the weekly basis were tested on ELISA and immunoblot analysis whether boosting effect is present in flounder humoral immune system. As a result, the secondary immune response in flounder was ascertained on ELISA, but not on immunoblot analysis. Further, we observed an alteration of serum protein levels following immunization. Our MAbs and basic information on flounder humoral immune system obtained in this study will be helpful to control and monitor the efficiency of fish vaccines and therapeutic process of flounder diseases.

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Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies to Porcine Zona Pellucida (돼지난자 투명대의 단일클론 항체 생산 및 특성화)

  • 이광희;이홍준;이상호
    • Journal of Embryo Transfer
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.71-80
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    • 1996
  • The envelope of the rnannnalian oocyte plays crucial roles in sperm-oocyte interactions by providing sperm receptors, inducing acrosome reaction and preventing polyspermy. Understanding of properties of the zona pellucida (ZP) is essential for the artificial control of fertility in mammals. This study was carried out to produce and characterize monoclonal antibodies(MAbs) to porcine ZP proteins. Approximately 8,000 ZPs were obtained from follicular oocytes and dissolved in 40$\mu$l of double distilled water. Following immunization through foot-pad injections of Balb /c mice with a ZP solution, the popliteal lymph nodes were recovered at 2 weeks after the last injection. Hybridoma cell lines were established by fusing lymph node cells with P3X63 myeloma cells through selection using HAT medium and screening by immunofluorescence(IF) microscopy on the isolated ZP. Secreted MAbs were found to consist k chains and different heavy chains as evidenced by isotyping. Some of the MAbs demonstrated high specificity to the ZP in IF. The Mabs also showed positive cross reactivity with hamster and mouse eggs, while negative with bovine eggs. The results implicate that the MAbs can be used not only for identification of functional regions of the ZP, but also for elucidation of mechanisms involved in fertilization of mammals. The MAbs will provide basic information on biochemical anatomy of the ZP as well as can be candidates for the future contraceptive vaccines.

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Origin of Milled Wood Lignin : An Immunocytochemical Approaches in Combination with Transmission Electron Microscopy (면역전현법(免疫電顯法)에 의한 마쇄(磨碎) 리그닌의 기원(起源)에 관한 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Yoon-Soo;Koh, Hong-Bum
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.68-74
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    • 1996
  • Present work was undertaken to investigate the origin of milled wood lignin(MWL) in the wood cell wall using immunocytochemical techniques, which can provide the information on the localization of specific antigens(MWL in the present study) to be examined. Spruce MWL dissolved in DMSO and emulsified with Freund adjuvant was injected directly into the mouse spleen. The animals were boostered at two-week intervals after the initial immunization. Blood samples were purified in standard procedures. The characteristics of antibodies against MWL were tested by indirect ELISA. Visualization of MWL was carried out using conventional indirect immunogold-labelling methods on the ultrathin sections of spruce wood. Immuno-TEM observations showed that the immunogold probes were selectively attached to secondary cell walls of spruce wood. The most intense labelling was frequently observed in the S2 layer. In contrast, gold labelling in the lignin-rich regions, such as middle lamella and cell corner was not found. The immuno-TEM provides an indication that spruce MWL originates from the S2 layer.

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