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A Study on Horticulture Foods in Kory$\v{o}$ Era (고려시대의 원예식품류에 관한 연구)

  • 강춘기
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.69-79
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    • 1990
  • Koryo(918-1352) made a certain progress in her culture and agriculture except the latter part of the era when the development in social economy were retarded due to military dictatorship and Mongol invasion. Despite of these external conditions, cultivations and kinds of horticulture foods were expanded With the help Of many king's agriculture first policy and the advancement in cultivating method . Among the horticulture foods, fruits such as peach, plum, Japanese apricot, apricot, cherry, pear, persimmon, pomegranate, crab apple, Jujube, grape, Chinese quince, walnut, orange, yuzu, chestnut, ginkgo nut(silvernut), pine nut, nutmeg nut, and fiat were crowed, and vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, turnip, radish, garlic, welsh onion, gynmigit, scallion, taro, malva, cucumber, white gourd, bottle gourd, water melon, eggplant, Japanese ginger, ginger and litchi were cultivated, while semi, water shieled and bamboo sprouts were taken in natural. Fruits were taken in natural or through dry, and particularly grapes were used to make wine, Flowers of Japanese apricots, some fruit trees, and chrysanthemum were also made into wine. Certain fruits were used as medicine owing to its medicinal nature. Vegetables were used to make Kimchi or to boil soup, sometimes they were dried to be kept in storage to be used in rare season and also used as medicine Increase in kinds of horticulture foods does not have any direct relation with the reform of social economy, but the fact that so many kinds of horticulture foods were cultivated and used in Koryo era shows that they elevated people's life and dietary culture.

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Clinical Approaches to Patients with Congenital Malformations (선천성 기형의 임상적 접근)

  • Lee, Jin-Sung
    • Journal of Genetic Medicine
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.94-99
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    • 2008
  • Congenital malformation is observed in about 2-5% of newborns and is a leading cause of infant mortality. The prognosis of malformation is dictated mainly by proper treatment followed by correct diagnosis at an early age. In practice, etiological consideration and classification of a malformation is critical for diagnosis. Malformations can be classified as belonged to minor or major anomaly. It is clinically important to clarify the pathogenesis of the anomalies among malformation, deformation, disruption, and dysruption. Genetic counseling aids this process by helping patients or family members understand and the nature of the malformation and risk assessment.

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Material Transfer Agreement for Human Material (인체 유래 물질과 관련된 계약)

  • Kim, Jang-Han
    • The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.9-34
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    • 2007
  • Human material is considered as an independent object after departing from human body. But unlike other materials, that is not allowed for the trading because of the nature of personality. According to the present legal system, the human material is only permitted to donate to the researcher or biobank for scientific study. Bur after the collection, the human materials are regarded as a valuable assets and the collectors want to get more economic gains. If the neutral modulators serve for the justifiable circulation. The economic motivations could be prevented within material transfer processes. In real life, the neutral modulator is hard to find and most of partipants are involved in the economic interests. In this situation, it may be justifiable to permit the person who donate his body material to pursue reach through right on his material. The problem is how to measure the value of human material and how to treat the informed consent. If the essential portion of human personality is contributed to the value of human material and if only his material can be served for the invention, the tissue donator can get economic interests on his body material as his property. That is based on the rule of processing of human efforts on civil law.

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Unrecognized intraorbital wooden foreign body

  • Kim, Young Ho;Kim, Hyonsurk;Yoon, Eul-Sik
    • Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.300-303
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    • 2018
  • Intraorbital wooden foreign bodies may present difficulties in diagnosis due to their radiolucent nature. Delayed recognition and management can cause significant complications. We present a case report that demonstrates these problems and the sequela that can follow. A 56-year-old man presented with a 3-cm laceration in the right upper eyelid, sustained by a slipping accident. After computed tomography (CT) scanning and ophthalmology consultation, which revealed no fractures and suggested only pneumophthalmos, the wound was repaired by a plastic surgery resident. Ten days later, the patient's eyelid displayed signs of infection including pus discharge. Antibiotics and revisional repair failed to solve the infection. Nearly 2 months after the initial repair, a CT scan revealed a large wooden fragment in the superomedial orbit. Surgical exploration successfully removed the foreign body and inflamed pocket, and the patient healed uneventfully. However, the prolonged intraorbital infection had caused irreversible damage to the superior rectus muscle, with upgaze diplopia persisting 1 year after surgery and only minimal muscle function remaining. We report this case to warn clinicians of the difficulties in early diagnosis of intraorbital wooden foreign bodies and the grave prognosis of delayed management.

A Herbological study on the plants of Fagales in Korea (한국산(韓國産) 각두목(殼斗目)식물에 관한 본초학적(本草學的) 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Bong-Kyoo;Jeong, Jong-Kil
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.27-36
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    • 2006
  • Objectives : The plans can be used for medicinal purposes among Fagales in korea and examined their effects and distributions. Methods : The examined herbalogical books and research papers which published at home and abroad. Results : 1. Quercus genus is main kind enough that it has 32 species among 94 species in the Fagales, of which medicinal plants are 8 species. 2. Cortex is the main medicinal parts of medicinal plants in the Fagales which is used in 12 species. 3. According to nature and flavor of medicinal plants in the Fagales, they were classified into balance 23 species, cool 8 and warm 6; rough taste 25, bitter taste 21 and sweet taste 10 in the order. 4. According to meridian propism of medicinal plants in the Fagales, they were classified into large intestine meridian 11 species, spleen meridian 9, lung meridian 8, liver meridian 8 and stomach meridian 6 in the order. 5. According to the properties and principal curative action, they were classified into drugs for antifebrile and detoxicant 16 species, drugs for hemostasis 14, drugs for astriction 11, drugs to relieve cough 8 in the order. 6. It was noticed that every medicinal plant in the Fagales is nontoxic. Conclusion : There were totaled to 9 genera and 94 species in Fagales in Korea and among them medicinal plants are 6 genera, 22 species, some 23% in total.

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A Herbological study on the plants of Gymnospermae in Korea (한국산(韓國産) 나자강(裸子綱)식물에 관한 본초학적(本草學的) 연구(硏究))

  • An, Sang-Ho;Jeong, Jong-Kil
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.15-26
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    • 2006
  • Objectives : The plans can be used for medicinal purposes among Gymnospermae in korea and examined their effects and distributions. Methods : The examined herbalogical books and research papers which published at home and abroad. Results : 1. Pinus genus is main kind enough that it has 22 species among 75 species in the Gymnospermae of which medicinal plants are 7 species. 2. Folium is the main medicinal parts of medicinal plants in the Gymnospermae which is used in 22 genera. 3. According to nature and flavor of medicinal plants in the Gymnospermae, they were classified into warm 19 genera, balance 18 ; bitter taste 25, sweet taste 21. 4. According to meridian propism of medicinal plants in the Gymnospermae, they were classified into spleen meridian 12 genera, lung meridian 11, liver meridian 9, heart meridian 7. 5. According to the properties and principal curative action, they were classified into drugs for relieve wind and moisture 37 genera, drugs for relieve pain 21, drugs for hemostasis 15, drugs to activity 14. 6. It was researched that toxic medicinal plants include toxin were 8 kinds. Conclusion : There were totaled to 21 genera and 75 species in Gymnospermae in Korea and among them medicinal plants are 14 genera, 28 species, some 37% in total.

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Harmfulness in asbestos and review from comparison method for securing national health right (석면의 위해성과 국민건강권 확보를 위한 비교법적 검토)

  • Jeong, Jeong-Ile
    • The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.69-98
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    • 2011
  • Asbestos has been used for roofing, walling and the like for the constructions since 60's~70's owing to its excellent fire resistance and heat insulative nature. However, it has banned to be used in major countries all over the world since WHO-affiliated International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) stipulated asbestos by a top carcinogen causing lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma and so on in 1986. Therefore, we had prohibited the use of asbestos on brakes for automobile since 2007 and on most of the products other than some cases of having no alternatives such as munitions from 2009. Nevertheless, diseases from asbestos have a long incubation period of 10~40 years, therefore, even if being exposed to asbestos, preliminary prevention is rather more important than instant possible damage as damages can be greater decades later. Accordingly, this thesis has a purpose to seek a plan in order to guarantee the rights of national health from harmfulness of asbestos by comparing and reviewing the policies on asbestos in advanced countries such as France, Japan, Netherlands and such like.

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A Research on Aesthetic Approaching Method of Ayurveda (아유르베다의 피부미용 접근방법에 관한 고찰)

  • Lee, Kye-Suk
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fashion and Beauty
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    • v.2 no.1 s.1
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    • pp.57-64
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    • 2004
  • Nowadays, this Ayurveda is coming to be accommodated and executed partially in various fields, with the name 'an alterative medicine', not only in the medical treatment territory but also in the beauty care territory. In this way, under the basic rules of the harmony with nature, we have investigated several documents with a view to grasp Ayurveda's principles which are being applied to skin beauty care and to indicate the accurate grounds and directions. However, there were not many data which have been verified scientifically yet, so we had many difficulties researching it. From now, It is thought that we need much research about more objective data and clinical aspects. As the result of this research, according to Ayurveda, it is the principles of Ayurveda that we all are governed by three kinds of Dosha which are called Vata, Pitta, Kapha and when their balance is broken up. we get diseases physically or mentally. That is, we need the aquisition following each physical constitution, in order for this principle to approach to the field of skin beauty care. Futhermore, it is expected that we will be able to improve much more effects by managing so as to follow each own's physical constitution.

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Insomnia in the Elderly (노인에서의 불면증)

  • Sohn, Chang-Ho
    • Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.5-10
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    • 2001
  • The prevalence of insomnia and the degree of impairment due to insomnia is greater than in the of young. The cause for insomnia in the elderly are various factors among the elderly is known to be high including medical, psychiatric, drug issues, circadian rhythm changes, sleep disorders, and psychosocial. So the careful evaluation to find the cause of insomnia is needed for the eldery. Treatment options for insomnia include behavior modification and pharmacotherapy. Outcome data from previous studies indicate that behavioral approaches produce reliable and durable therapeutic benefits, as evidenced by improved sleep efficiency and continuity and enhanced satisfaction with sleep patterns. Treatment methods such as stimulus control and sleep restriction, which target maladaptive sleep habits, are especially beneficial for older insomniacs, whereas relaxation-based interventions aimed at decreasing arousal, produce more limited effects. Cognitive and educational interventions are instrumental in altering age-related dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep. The choice of hypnotics is based on matching the nature of the insomnia to the hypnotic agent. The ideal agent has rapid onset, duration of action that lasts through the night but no residual daytime effects, and no adverse effects. The key for the healthcare professional is finding the appropriate treatment or treatment combination, including behavioral modification and pharmacotherapy. When hypnotics are indicated, the most appropriate short-acting agent should be considered.

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Literatural Study on the cause of a disease and prescription in migraine (편두통(偏頭痛)의 원인(原因)과 처방(處方)에 대한 문헌적(文獻的) 고찰(考察))

  • Kim, Jong-In;Hwang, Chi-Won
    • Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.171-189
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    • 2000
  • By Literatural studying on migraine, The results were obtained as fallow : 1. A different name on migraine were called hemicrania(頭偏痛, 邊頭痛, 偏頭風). 2. In the cause of a disease in migraine, the cases were clasified into the fallowing kind : internal cause were a decline in energy and blood(氣血具虛), external cause were outside evil(外邪) in wind cold heat wetness(風寒暑濕), non internal, external cause were exhaustion. The right side migraine were concerned phlegm heat, the right side migraine were concerned wind decline in blood. 3. Migraine is appeared on the side, For the reason, liver function in excess of normal limits(肝陽上亢), a sudden of liver fire(肝火) is becomeed of invasion upon soyangkuong(少陽經) in internal external cause 4. Usage method of medicines is appeared that order underclothes theraphy(內服法), to pump out in nose theraphy, to join head theraphy(頭點法), heating smoke theraphy(熏煙法) 5. CNIDII RHIZOMA(川芎) is in mostly general use for migraine, in that order LEDEBOURIELLAE RADIX(防風) ANGELICAE DAHURICAE RADIX(白芷) ASARI HERBA CUM RADICE(細辛) NOTOPTERYGII RHIZOMA(羌活) GLYCYRRHIZAE RADIX(甘草) CHRYSANTHEMI FLOS(菊花) BUPLEURI RADIX(柴胡) SCUTELLARIAE RADIX(黃芩) ANGELICAE GIGANTIS RADIX(當歸) GYPSUM FIBROSUM(石膏) MENTHAE HERBA(薄荷) GLYCYRRHIZAE RADIX(炙甘草) VITICIS FRUCTUS(蔓荊子), nature is in mostly general hot warm(辛溫), bitter cold(苦寒), guikuong(歸經) is in mostly general liver gall kuong(肝膽經), efficacy is in mostly general to remove wind pain (祛風止痛) and to down fire(瀉火).

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