• 의학교육논단
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.11-15
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• 2014

A number of medical schools in Korea have been using computer-based testing (CBT) for evaluating their students' scientific and/or clinical performance since the early 1990s. Introducing CBT to medical education would have several advantages: first, presenting figures and audio-video files of clinical content is simple with CBT, making it possible to evaluate medical students' competency with navigating more realistic clinical situations at minimum cost; second, CBT enables automatic item analysis and score reporting. To establish CBT, constructing an item bank with item parameters such as difficulty or discriminating parameters will be needed. To select more psychometrically sound items, analysis of the items according to item response theory is necessary. CBT has already been introduced in high stakes tests like the United States Medical Licensing Examination and the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination. The National Health Personnel Examination Board in Korea is also planning to introduce a CBT-based version of the National Medical Examination soon. Thus all medical schools in Korea will need to introduce CBT and construct item banks to prepare their students for their licensing examinations and to measure the students' competency more accurately.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2012년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.495-497
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• 2012

의료기기 소프트웨어 테스트 위험관리 적용 방안에 대해 연구하였다. 먼저 설문조사를 통해 의료기기 제조업체의 소프트웨어 밸리데이션 및 위험관리 현황을 분석하고 두 번째로 블랙박스 테스트와 화이트 박스 테스트를 비교하여 차이점을 분석하였다. 세 번째로 소프트웨어 분석 도구를 활용한 코드 분석 후 잠재적인 위해요인을 도출하고 이를 정량화 하였으며, 마지막으로 도출된 위해요인을 FMEA 기법을 이용하여 의료기기 위험관리 프로세스에 적용할 수 있도록 프레임워크를 구축하였다. 이를 통해 의료기기 품질관리(GMP) 업무 중 소프트웨어 밸리데이션 및 위험관리 프로세스를 구축하기 어려운 제조업체를 위한 업무 지원에 활용하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.378-383
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• 2023

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.357-365
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• 2012

We have examined the effect of circadian disturbances induced by night shifts (NSs) on the phenotypes of the tibiae and abdominal adipose tissues (ADTs) in a mouse model by using in vivo micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). We found that the volumes of total and visceral ADTs in the night-shifted group of mice were significantly larger (69 and 92%, respectively) than those in the control. The mean polar moment of inertia, cross-sectional thickness, and bone mineral density of the cortical bone in the night-shifted group of mice were less (13, 5, and 3%, respectively) than those in the control. Moreover, the volume and the thickness of growth plates (GPs) of the tibiae in the night-shifted mice were significantly smaller (22 and 20%, respectively) than those in the control. Taken together, our results indicate that disturbances in the mouse circadian rhythms induced by NSs affect the morphological characteristics of cortical bone, the volume and the thickness of GPs, and the volume of ADTs.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.364-370
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• 2017

Background: Labeled noise reduction (NR) data presented by manufacturers are considered one of the main challenging issues for occupational experts in employing hearing protection devices (HPDs). This study aimed to determine the actual NR data of typical HPDs using the objective fit testing method with a microphone in real ear (MIRE) method. Methods: Five available commercially earmuff protectors were investigated in 30 workers exposed to reference noise source according to the standard method, ISO 11904-1. Personal attenuation rating (PAR) of the earmuffs was measured based on the MIRE method using a noise dosimeter (SVANTEK, model SV102). Results: The results showed that means of PAR of the earmuffs are from 49% to 86% of the nominal NR rating. The PAR values of earmuffs when a typical eyewear was worn differed statistically (p < 0.05). It is revealed that a typical safety eyewear can reduce the mean of the PAR value by approximately 2.5 dB. The results also showed that measurements based on the MIRE method resulted in low variability. The variability in NR values between individuals, within individuals, and within earmuffs was not the statistically significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion: This study could provide local individual fit data. Ergonomic aspects of the earmuffs and different levels of users experience and awareness can be considered the main factors affecting individual fitting compared with the laboratory condition for acquiring the labeled NR data. Based on the obtained fit testing results, the field application of MIRE can be employed for complementary studies in real workstations while workers perform their regular work duties.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.122-127
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• 2007

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1781-1787
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• 2015

Background: miRNAs are relatively recently discovered cancer biomarkers which have important implications for cancer early diagnosis, treatment and estimation of prognosis. Here we focussed on expression of mir-196a-5p in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines so as to analyse its significance for clinicopathologic characteristics and generate enriched KEGG pathways clustered by target genes for exploring its potential roles as a biomarker in gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: The expression of mir-196a-5p in poorly, moderate and well differentiated gastric cancer cell lines compared with GES-1 was detected by RT-qPCR, and the expression of mir-196a-5p in gastric cancer tissues comparing with adjacent non cancer tissues of 58 cases were also assessed by RT-qPCR. Subsequently, an analysis of clinical significance of mir-196a-5p in gastric cancer and enriched KEGG pathways was executed based on the miRWalk prediction database combined with bioinformatics tools DAVID 6.7 and Mirfocus 3.0. Results: RT-qPCR showed that mir-196a-5p was up-regulated in 6 poorly and moderate differentiated gastric cancer cell lines SGC-7901, MKN-45, MKN-28, MGC-803, BGC-823, HGC-27 compared with GES-1, but down-regulated in the highly differentiated gastric cancer cell line AGS. Clinical data indicated mir-196a-5p to beup-regulated in gastric cancer tissues (47/58). Overexpression of mir-196a-5p was associated with more extensive degree of lymph node metastasis and clinical stage (P < 0.05; x2 test). Enriched KEGG pathway analyses of predicted and validated targets in miRWalk combined with DAVID 6.7 and Mirfocus 3.0 showed that the targeted genes regulated by mir-196a-5p were involved in malignancy associated biology. Conclusions: Overexpression of mir-196a-5p is associated with lymph node metastasis and clinical stage, and enriched KEGG pathway analyses showed that targeted genes regulated by mir-196a-5p may contribute to tumorgenesis, suggesting roles as an oncogenic miRNA biomarker in gastric cancer.

• 의학교육논단
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2013

Since the establishment of the national medical licensing examination board in 1992, the medical licensing examination system has changed enormously and this has had a number of impacts on examination services. All those reforms were aimed at improving the relevance and reliability of the test. Several attempts of the testing system have appeared in the new examination service, and which have also brought about the changes in the medical school curriculum such as introducing integrated courses instead of traditional subjects, using test scores as a reference to the post-graduation selection test. Some examples of changes in the examination system are as follows: 1) choosing three integrated test subjects and outlines of their reference content instead of 15 academic subjects, 2) adjusting the ratio of multiple choice question items to focus more on the problem solving level, 3) introduction of 'one-best answer' single set and 'extended matching type items, 4) item construction based on real clinical cases and real clinical materials. Recently, a clinical skill test system has been introduced to measure examinees' basic clinical skills competencies. Despite continuing efforts, the examination system still has many issues remaining to be solved. These problems include the differential weighting of test items, appropriate threshold for passing, and practicality of pre-testing to stabilize the passing rate and avoid the hazards of newness and undesirably difficult test items.

• 보험의학회지
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• 제12권
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• pp.50-55
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• 1993

1) 생명보험(生命保險)에서의 Screening은 사정조건(査定條件)이며 충분(充分)한 기능(機能)을 갖인 기구(器具)이다. 2) Screening 기술(技術)은 의학적(醫學的)으로 충분(充分)히 명시(明示)되여 있으며 장래(將來)에도 일반적(一般的)인 임상적(臨床的)인 Rule에 따라야 한다. 3) Screening Parameter는 연령(年齡)이나 Risk-Group에 의(依)한 질병(疾病)의 Pattern에 따라야 한다. 4) Screening Parameter에서의 예후(豫後)의 추론(推論)은 임상의학적관찰(臨床醫學的觀察)과 Rule를 모두 고처(考處)하는 한(限)에서는 합법적(合法的)이다. 5) 민감(敏感)한 성격(性格)의 Screening 기술(技術)은 일관성(一貫性)있게 취급(取扱)하기 의(依)해서는 대단(大端)히 특별(特別)한 Rule를 필요(必要)로 한다. 6) HIV-항체시험(抗體試驗)과 같은 Screening-Parameter는 그들의 새로운 시험범위내(試驗範圍內)에서는 계속적(繼續的)인 과학적(科學的) Feedback를 필요(必要)로 한다. 7) 유전의학적시험(遺傳醫學的試驗은 생명보험(生命保險) Screening에서는 아직 사용(使用)하고 있지 않지만 생명보험의학(生命保險醫學)에서는 장래(將來)의 역할(役割)과 가능성(可能性)에 대(對)해서 검토(檢討)해야 될 것이다. 8) 보험업계(保險業界)의 Screening은 가능한(可能限) 역선택(逆選擇)을 배제(排除)하고 보험청약자(保險請約者)나 보험자(保險者)의 쌍방(雙方)에서 평균여명(平均餘命)을 짧게하는 어떠한 결함(缺陷)에도 같은 지식(知識)으로 대비(對備)해야 한다. 9) Screening에서의 Informed Consent, Counselling과 Confidentiality는 현재나 더욱 발전된 장래에서도 알맞게 취급하지 않으면 않된다.

• 대한수의사회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.549-558
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• 2002

3.5살짜리 래브라도 리트리버(Labrador Retriever)는 매일 처방되는 피질스테로이드제에 무반응으로 비계절적, 심한 소양증을 2년간 앓고 있는 병력을 갖고 있었다. 공기유래 알레르겐(알러젠; Allergens)들에 대한 시험관내 RAST1(Radioallergosorbent testing; 방사선 알레르기 흡착 시험법)에 양성으로 나타난 것을 기초로 한 면역요법(Immunotherapy)을 18개월 동안 시행했으나 성공적이지 않았다. 부신피질호르몬(Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, ACTH)자극 시험법은 이것이 본래 임상수의사에 의해 발생(Iatrogenic)된 것임을 예시하여준다. 피부 찰과물(Skin scrapings)을 검사한 결과 개 천공개선충(Sarcoptic mange)이라는 진단이 내려졌다. 이버맥틴(Ivermectin)치료효과와 피질스테로이드(Corticosteroid)의 투약중지에 대한 반응이 극적으로 나타났다. 10개월 추적기간(10-month follow-up period)동안에 이 질병은 재발되지 않았다. 이것은 비록 계절적인 알레르겐을 배제하기 위해 긴 기간동안 추적이 필요하였으나 개 천공개선충이 오히려 피질스테로이드요법에 대한 2차적인 것보다는 1차적인 질병이라는 것을 말해준다. 아토피의 진단을 위해 혈청학적 시험법의 이용이 논의되었다.