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Determination of Mineral and Trace Elements in Ganoderma Lucidum Consumed in China, Vietnam and Korea

  • Nguyen Thi Van;Park Moon-Ki
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.21-26
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    • 2007
  • The concentrations of fourteen mineral and trace elements (Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Se, Ba, Co, Cu, V, Pb, Hg, Cd and As) were determined in Ganoderma Lucidum and their infusions consumed for medical purposes collected from Vietnam, China and some places in Korea. Concentrated acid digestion procedure was applied under optimized conditions for dissolution of these medicinal fungi. Element concentrations in these fungi and their in-fusions were then determined by ICP-AES. The mineral and trace element content of these samples and their in-fusions showed a wide variability However, distribution of some elements in the infusions is not high.

Weight misperception and its association with dieting methods and eating behaviors in South Korean adolescents

  • Lim, Hyunjung;Lee, Hae-Jeung;Park, Sangshin;Kim, Cho-Il;Joh, Hee-Kyung;Oh, Sang Woo
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.213-219
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    • 2014
  • BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: There is little information on the association between weight misperception and eating behavior in Korean adolescents. Therefore, we investigated the association of food intake habits and dieting method and disturbed eating behavior (DEB) in relation to weight misperception. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Data was collected by using a nationwide online panel survey from 6,943 adolescents enrolled in middle/high school. DEB was measured with the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and those who scored ${\geq}20$ on the EAT-26 were considered to have eating disorder. Logistic regressions were conducted to examine the association between weight misperception based on self-reported weight status and dieting method and eating behaviors. RESULTS: The proportion of weight underestimation was 23.5% and that of overestimation was 24.0%. Weight overestimating girls were more likely to engage in various unhealthy dieting practices (OR = 1.69 for fasting; OR = 1.88 for laxative or diuretic use; OR = 2.05 for self-induced vomiting after meals; P < 0.05). Moreover, there was a strong association between overestimation and undesirable eating behaviors, especially among girls, e.g.: having breakfast (OR = 0.85), high consumption of fast foods (OR = 1.28) and regular sodas (OR = 1.39), but not among boys. In both genders, weight overestimation appears to be a major risk factor for DEB (OR = 1.34 for boys and OR = 1.41 for girls; P < 0.05). CONSLUSIONS: Weight overestimation is associated with unhealthy weight control practices and eating behaviors. We particularly found a significant association between weight overestimation and DEB among nationwide Korean adolescents.

Plan for Public Information Museum of Herb Resources (약초자원 홍보관 계획)

  • Cha, Sang-Gi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.149-152
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    • 2004
  • Currently, with the development of an advanced industrial form, attention to human life has risen gradually. On the basis of aboves, Oriental medical industry has been achieved revolutionarily, and moreover the new word 'Well-being' has been born due to the value of life and attention to health. All who live in the 21-century have worried about problem with health and well-being, and the substitute medical science centering around the Oriental medicine has come up as the major concern, not to speak of the Oriental the West. Domestically, Research and attention to the Oriental medicine has increased, and its importance has appeared. At the moment, locally self-governing groups have taken an active step to study the genetic resources centering around locally- breedy wild medicinal herbfor their economy growth. Accordingly, in the historic view, to discover our medicinal herb's essence and to supply professional, systemical infomation of herb genetic, the necessity of professional exhibition museum can come up. under the above circumstances, I propose the public information museum in local area.

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Current States of the Global Water Market and Considerations for the Groundwater Industry in South Korea (물 시장의 현주소와 지하수 산업에 대한 고찰)

  • Kim, Byung-Woo;Koh, Yong-Kwon;Choi, Doo-Houng;Kim, Deog-Geun;Kim, Gyoo-Bum
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.431-440
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    • 2014
  • Since the establishment of the Groundwater Act in Korea in 1993, the national policy on groundwater has focused on the preservation and management of groundwater, which should be used only as a subsidiary water resource. However, population growth, increased water demand, climate change, and the need for uniform water distribution have brought changes to groundwater policy, and have led to the prioritization of development projects such as groundwater dams and river bank filtration. Population growth, changes to the water environment, and increased water risks have all played a role in triggering rapid growth within the water industry; the size of the investment in water resources will also continue to increase worldwide. Until now, private wells and bottled mineral water have led the groundwater industry in South Korea. However, a new area of the groundwater industry, which includes the health and medical sciences, employs groundwater properties derived from regional geology, and is growing. This requires the advancement of groundwater research and technical development connected with ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and medical science, and that the public development of groundwater and its various applications is expanded through locating groundwater in the core of the water industry cluster.

Analysis of Unmet Healthcare Needs and Risk Factors to Improve the Life Care of Osteoporosis Patients (골다공증 환자의 라이프 케어 증진을 위한 미충족 의료실태와 위험요인 분석)

  • Park, Hyeon-Hee
    • Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.225-235
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: This study is a descriptive and secondary analytical study that uses panel data to analysis of unmet healthcare needs and risk factors for improving life care of osteoporosis patients. Methods: The subjects of this study were 941 patients who were diagnosed with osteoporosis using Korea Medical Panel 2015 data(β-version 1.0). Data analysis was performed using Chi-Square and logistic regression using SPSS/win 22.0. Results: The unmet healthcare needs of osteoporosis patients were 22.6%. The factors of unmet healthcare needs were education level and age in Model I of demographic factors, and eating problems, memory problems, activity limitation, and disability in Model II. In Model III, which added socio-psychological factors, eating problems, memory problems, Total family income, and pain/Discomfort were identified. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it should be considered in the planning of medical policies to improve the life care of osteoporosis patients, and it is necessary to improve access to medical services and to prevent and mediate realistically to reduce unmet healthcare needs.

Implementation of user-identification based healthcare system using Zigbee (Zigbee를 이용한 사용자인식기반의 헬스케어 시스템 구현)

  • Kim, Jung Won;Shin, Jin Chul;Park, Hyung Kun
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2008
  • Recently, a great many people are concerned about promoting their health because medical science and scientific technology has become much larger and more develop. Thus, the person who interested in health wants to confirm his condition whatever he may take a meal or exercise. But it is disappointed of our expectation. By reason that many people doesn't know what changes will occur in their body. In this paper, we are going to introduce our Health Care Managing System which could display a physical variation, in addition, we will also propose how to control serial data from wireless sensors. We implemented this system using ZigbeX and Java application.

Analysis and Application Methods of Patent Map for Performance Diffusion of Translational Research in Health Technology Research and Development (보건의료 R&D 연구성과 활용·확산을 위한 특허맵 분석 및 활용방안 연구)

  • Cheon, Su-Hwan;Lee, Kyung-Min;Kim, Mi-Kyoung;Je, Young-Tae;Shin, Sang-Hun;Kim, Myung-Hwan;Kim, Dong-Seok;Park, Seong-Ho;Kim, Gi-Tae;Kwak, Jung-Ae;Jeon, Hye-Kyoung;Kwon, Jun-Young;Kim, Dong-Il;Kim, Byung-Soo;Park, Noh-Hyun
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.339-348
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    • 2013
  • Translational research (TR) as high quality research can accelerate collaboration strongly between biotechnology-based researchers and clinical-research experts for overcoming diseases. TR facilitates basic science translated to clinical efficacy and effectiveness from bench (basic science) to bedside (clinical practice) for the enhancement of human health. Disease-oriented TR programs were defined as unilateral, bilateral and multilateral TR in this patent performance analysis. Patent performance was measured in a R&D project on Health and Medical Technology to enhance the productivity of R&D investment on disease-oriented TR in Health Technology (HT). Patent Map (PM) analysis and Bibliometrics were conducted to collect information for the assessment of research patents of TR programs. Futhermore, PIAS (Patent Information Analysis System) and Thinklear programs were applied for quantitative and qualitative analysis successfully. These indicate that multi-dimensional analysis of patent performance for disease-oriented TR could promote the connection of R&D-IP (Research and Development-Intellectural Property) and R&BD (Research and Business Development) supporting system significantly.

The Impacts of Organizational Commitment on Medical Service Fee Reduction Rate by Lifestyle with Environmental Factors as Medium (환경요인을 매개로 라이프 스타일에 따른 조직몰입이 진료비 삭감률에 미치는 영향)

  • Yang, Yu-Jeong;Jeong, Yeon-Ja
    • Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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    • v.14 no.7
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    • pp.609-621
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    • 2020
  • This study identified the impacts of organizational commitment on medical service reduction rates by lifestyles of medical institution workers with a medium of environmental factors in a medical institution, and it conducted a survey targeting 300 medical institution workers in Jeolla-do, South Korea. The results are as follows. First, there was a significant difference in an organizational commitment by sociodemographic characteristics based on age, academic career, gender, marital status, occupational description, monthly earnings, the years of employment, and the type of hospital. Second, there was a significant difference in environmental factors by sociodemographic characteristics based on marital status, the years of employment, and the type of hospital. Third, there was a significant difference in the inpatient reduction rate based on the occupational description, years of employment, and the type of hospital. In the outpatient reduction rate, a significant difference was shown based on age, marital status, occupational description, the years of employment, and the type of hospital. Fourth, when analyzing the relationship between organizational commitment, environmental factors, and the reduction rate, there was a significant positive correlation between inpatient reduction rate and outpatient reduction rate. Fifth, when analyzing the impacts on the inpatient reduction rate by deploying organizational commitment and environmental factors at the same time, it was shown that the environmental factors mediated partially in organizational commitment and inpatient reduction rate. In the case of outpatient reduction rate, it was shown that the environmental factors mediated completely in organizational commitment and outpatient reduction rate. The present study is aimed to contribute to providing the baseline data for an efficient operational plan and effective workforce management of medical institutions.

Modulation of the aqueous extract of Bupleuri radix on glycine-induced current in the acutely dissociated rat periaqueductal gray neurons

  • Sung, Yun-Hee;Shin, Mal-Soon;Kim, Tae-Soo;Lee, Sang-Won;Kim, Youn-Jung;Shin, Hye-Sook;Kim, Hong;Kim, Chang-Ju
    • Advances in Traditional Medicine
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.549-555
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    • 2008
  • Bupleuri radix (Umbelliferae), the dried root of Bupleurum Chinense DC, has been clinically used to mitigate pain sensation. The descending pain control system consists of three major components, and modulation of pain in the periaqueductal gray is the most extensively studied descending pain control system. However, the relation of Bupleuri radix on the descending pain control system has not been clarified. In the present study, modulation of the aqueous extract of Bupleuri radix on glycine-induced ion current in the acutely dissociated periaqueductal gray neurons was investigated by using nystatin-perforated patch-clamp technique under voltage-clamp condition. In the present results, the glycine-induced ion current was significantly suppressed by 0.1 mg/ml Bupleuri radix, while treatment with $10^{-5}\;M$ naltrexone, opioid receptor antagonist, alleviated Bupleuri radix-induced inhibition on glycine-induced ion current. The present study showed that the aqueous extract of Bupleuri radix may activate descending pain control system through inhibition on glycine-induced ion current in the periaqueductal gray neurons and this effect is mediated by opioid receptors.

Construction of EDI Bridges to Utilize Semantic Dictionary (의미사전 활용을 위한 EDI 브리지의 구축)

  • Jung, Yong-Gyu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2007.06d
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    • pp.145-148
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    • 2007
  • 본 연구에서는 KIEC 라이브러리와 UBL 라이브러리 간에 의미를 기반으로 한 상호운용의 결과물과 연계가 되도록 하며 이를 확장하여 EDIFACT문서를 대상으로 XML-EDI 간의 상호운용이 가능하게 한다. 이를 위해서 KEDIFACT 표준전자문서에 대해 구성항목을 분석하고, 사용되고 있는 문서를 중심으로 의미를 기반으로 한 항목정의를 하였다. 관련된 국내 외 표준을 준용하여, 구축한 KEDIFACT 의미사전을 기반으로 기존에 구축되어있는 XML(KIEC, UBL) 의미사전과 의미기반의 비교 분석 작업을 통하여 EDI-XML 라이브러리 간 매핑이 가능하도록 브릿지를 구축하여 상호운용 기반을 마련하였다.

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