• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.303-311
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• 2002

This study evaluated the concentrations of urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in industrial waste incineration workers. The effect of genetic polymorphisms of xenobiotic metabolism enzymes on urinary concentration of PAH metabolites was assessed. And, aromatic DNA adduct levels were also determined in total white blood cells. Fifty employees were recruited from a company handling industrial wastes located in Ansan, Korea: non-exposed group (n=21), exposed group (n=29). Sixteen ambient PAHs were determined by GC/MSD (NIOSH method) from personal breathing zone samples of nine subjects near incinerators. Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene glucuronide (1-OHPG), a major pyrene metabolite, was assayed by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy after immunoaffinity purification using monoclonal antibody 8E11 (SFS/IAC). Multiplex PCR was used for genotyping for GSTMI/TI and PCR-RFLP for genotyping of CYP1A1 (MspI and Ile/Val). PAH-DNA adducts in peripheral blood WBC were measured by the nuclease P1-enhanced postlabeling assay. Smoking habit, demographic and occupational information were collected by self-administered questionnaire. The range of total ambient PAH levels were 0.00-7.00 mg/㎥ (mean 3.31). Urinary 1-OHPG levels were significantly higher in workers handling industrial wastes than in those with presumed lower exposure to PAHs (p=0.006, by Kruskal-Wallis test). There was a statistically significant dose-response increase in 1-OHPG levels with the number of cigarettes consumed per day (Pearson correlation coefficient=0.686, p<0.001). Urinary 1-OHPG levels in occupationally exposed smoking workers were highest compared with non-occupationally exposed smokers (p=0.053, by Kruskal-Wallis test). Smoking and GSTMI genotype were significant predictors for log-transformed 1-OHPG by multiple regression analysis (overall model R²=0.565, p<0.001), whereas smoking was the only significant predictor for log-transformed aromatic DNA adducts (overall model R²=0.249, p=0.201). Aromatic DNA adducts was also a significantly correlation between log transferred urinary 1-OHPG levels (pearson's correlation coefficient=0.307, p=0.04). However, the partial correlation coefficient adjusting for Age, Sex, and cigarette consumption was not significant (r=0.154, p=0.169). The significant association exists only in individuals with the GSTMI null genotype (pearsons correlation coefficient=0.516, p=0.010; partial correlation coefficient adjusting for age, sex, and cigarette consumption, r=0.363, p=0.038). Our results suggest that the significant increase in urinary 1-OHPG in the exposed workers is due to higher prevalence of smokers among them, and that the association between urinary PAH metabolites and aromatic DNA adducts in workers of industrial waste handling may be modulated by GSTMI genotype. There results remain to be confirmed in future larger studies.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.4459-4466
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• 2015

본 연구는 간호대학생의 대학생활 적응에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 간호대학에 재학 중인 학생 333명으로, 정서지능, 완벽주의적 자기제시, 임상실습 스트레스 정도를 설문지로 측정하였다. 자료수집기간은 2014년 10월 20일부터 12월 8일까지이었다. 수집된 자료는 t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple linear regression analysis로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 대학생활 적응에 영향을 미치는 요인은 정서지능, 종교, 완벽주의적 자기제시였으며, 모델의 설명력은 27.2%였다. 본 연구의 결과를 토대로 대학생활 적응을 위해서는 정서지능을 향상시킬 수 있는 교육전략을 개발하여 적용하는 것이 필요하다고 제언한다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.510-519
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• 2011

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to identify the factors influencing service quality in nursing homes, and to develop an evaluation instrument for service quality. Methods: A three-phase process was employed for the study. 1) The important factors to evaluate the service quality in nursing homes were identified through a literature review, panel discussion and focus group interview, 2) the evaluation instrument was developed, and 3) validity and reliability of the study instrument were tested by factor analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ and Cohen's Kappa. Results: Factor analysis showed that the factors influencing service quality in nursing homes were healthcare, diet/assistance, therapy, environment and staff. To improve objectivity of the instrument, quantitative as well as qualitative evaluation approaches were adopted. The study instrument was developed with 30 items and showed acceptable construct validity. The criterion-related validity was a Pearson correlation coefficient of .85 in 151 care facilities. The internal consistency was Cronbach's ${\alpha}$=.95. Conclusion: The instrument has acceptable validity and a high degree of reliability. Staff in nursing homes can continuously improve and manage their services using the results of the evaluation instrument.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.238-243
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• 2001

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to determine radiologic variables affecting extraction of impacted mandibular third molar. Materials and Methods : This study was investigated on 44 consecutive extractions of unilateral impacted mandibular third molars (Male;34, Female;10, Mean age;24.98, Age range;19-35). Fourteen radiologic variables, which were actual value except only one, were evaluated to establish their relation to the operation time. The Pearson correlation coefficient and Stepwise procedures for regression analysis were carried out. Results : Eight variables (depth, angulation, ramus width, relationship to the second molar, distal ramus depth, mesial ramus depth, mesial periodontal ligament width and follicle) showed a statistically significant relation to the operation time(Pearson correlation coefficient, p<0.05). Two variables, depth and mesial periodontal ligament width, showed the most powerful and just relation to the operation time($r^2$ = 0.349, p<0.05). Conclusion : This study shows that our results can help general practioner to estimate the operation time of extraction of impacted mandibular third molars by measuring two radiologic variables ; depth and mesial periondontal ligament width.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.342-350
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• 2004

Purpose: It has been suggested that approximately 40% of women between 40 and 64 years of age cease their sexual activity. The aim of this study was to establish the basic data for FSD(female sexual dysfunction) and FSD-related factors in regional urban and rural areas of Korea. Method: Three hundred twenty five women over 20 years of age and resident in regional urban and rural areas were analyzed by a visit survey with an organized questionnaire. The female sexual function index(FSFI) for measurement of sexual dysfunction was used. The significance between the degree of sexual dysfunction and characteristics of the participants was analyzed by a t-test and ANOVA test. The relationship between the degree of sexual dysfunction and related factors was analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: All analyzing tools including the FSFI had a high validity for measuring. The FSFI in Korean women was $19.97{\pm}4.87$ and ranged from 2 to 29. Old age, menopause, medication, no contraception usage and longer marital duration were significantly related with a lower FSFI score. Pearson's correlation coefficient revealed the significance in degrees of sexual distress (r=-.469, p=.000), sexual attitude(r=.305, p=.000) and a stressful life event(r= -.141, p=.038) with the sexual function index score. Conclusion: Women with sexual dysfunction should be evaluated for these sexual function-related factors in the history taking, and this data can be a basis for study for sexual dysfunction.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2016

In recommender systems based on collaborative filtering, measuring similarity is very critical for determining the range of recommenders. Data sparsity problem is fundamental in collaborative filtering systems, which is partly solved by Jaccard coefficient combined with traditional similarity measures. This study proposes a new coefficient for improving performance of Jaccard coefficient by compensating for its drawbacks. We conducted experiments using datasets of various characteristics for performance analysis. As a result of comparison between the proposed and the similarity metric of Pearson correlation widely used up to date, it is found that the two metrics yielded competitive performance on a dense dataset while the proposed showed much better performance on a sparser dataset. Also, the result of comparing the proposed with Jaccard coefficient showed that the proposed yielded far better performance as the dataset is denser. Overall, the proposed coefficient demonstrated the best prediction and recommendation performance among the experimented metrics.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.545-557
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• 2011

The objective of this study was to estimate the trends of each pollutant using the air pollution monitoring networks data from January 2005 to December 2008 in Daegu area. Also, the spatial characteristics of each pollutant were determined using the Pearson correlation coefficients and COD (coefficients of divergence). In this study, the trends of hourly, monthly, seasonal, and total average concentrations of each pollutant for the 10 sites were analyzed. The Ihyeon site showed highest concentration for the $SO_2$, $NO_2$, and PM10}. In the case of $O_3$, the Jisan site showed highest concentration among the other sites. Also, industrial area presented highest concentration for the $SO_2$, CO, and PM10. On the other hand, $NO_2$ showed highest in commercial area. The IDW (inverse distance weighting) method was used to estimate characteristics of spatial distribution. The results provide identify spatial distribution for each pollutant. Also, the Pearson correlation coefficients and COD values provide spatial variability among the monitoring sites. The COD of each pollutant showed very low values for all of the sites pairs. On the other hand, the Pearson correlation coefficients showed high values for all of the sites pairs. Finally, analysis of spatial variability can be used to characterize the spatial uniformity and similarity of concentrations from each pollutant.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.117-122
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the use of 3-dimensional (3D) laser scanning and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) as methods of root surface measurement. Materials and Methods: Thirty teeth (15 maxillary first premolars and 15 mandibular first premolars) from 8 patients who required extractions for orthodontic treatment were selected. Before extraction, pre-treatment CBCT images of all the patients were recorded. First, a CBCT image was imported into simulation software (Mimics version 15.01; Materialise, Leuven, Belgium) and the root surface area of each tooth was calculated using 3-Matic (version 7.01, Materialise, Leuven, Belgium). After extraction, all the teeth were scanned and the root surface area of each extracted tooth was calculated. The root surface areas calculated using these 2 measurement methods were analyzed using the paired t-test (P<.05). Correlations between the 2 methods were determined by calculating the Pearson correlation coefficient. The intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC) was used to assess intraobserver reliability. Results: The root surface area measurements ($230.11{\pm}41.97mm^2$) obtained using CBCT were slightly greater than those ($229.31{\pm}42.46mm^2$) obtained using 3D laser scanning, but not significantly (P=.425). A high Pearson correlation coefficient was found between the CBCT and the 3D laser scanner measurements. The intraobserver ICC was 1.000 for 3D laser scanning and 0.990 for CBCT. Conclusion: This study presents a novel CBCT approach for measuring the root surface area; this technique can be used for estimating the root surface area of non-extracted teeth.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.4157-4164
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• 2014

목적 이 연구는 한국군 병사의 자살사고 예방을 위해 영적안녕, 자기통제, 조직몰입의 상관관계를 밝히는 것이다. 방법 599여명의 한국군 병사를 대상으로 2013년 12월 1일부터 31일까지 조사한 설문지를 통해 영적안녕, 자기통제, 조직몰입의 상관성을 조사한 양적인 설문조사연구이다. 자료는 SPSS 18.0 프로그램을 이용한 t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient로 처리하였다. 결과 영적안녕, 자기통제, 조직몰입 간에는 정적 상관관계가 있다. 결론 영적안녕과 자기통제는 대상자들의 조직몰입과 정적 상관관계를 갖는다. 조직몰입을 높이기 위해서는, 건강문제로서 영적안녕에 대한 필요성이 중요함을 인식할 필요가 있다. 또한 영적안녕, 자기통제에 대한 교육 프로그램의 도입 및 자체 개발 및 적용이 필요하다. 이는 병사의 삶을 더욱 건강히 하고, 사회적으로 큰 이득이 될 것이다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.619-627
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• 2014

본 연구는 대학생의 우울 정도를 파악하고, 불안, 취업스트레스, 자아존중감과 우울의 상관관계 및 이들의 관계에 회복탄력성이 미치는 조절효과를 규명하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 본 연구는 S대학에 재학중인 대학생 298명을 대상으로 하였다. 수집된 자료는 t-test, ANOVA test, Pearson correlation coefficient, 조절회귀분석을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 남학생보다 여학생의 우울점수가 높고, 3학년보다는 1,2,4학년의 우울정도가 높았으며, 가족 경제수준에 따라 우울정도의 유의한 차이가 있었다. 또한, 우울은 불안, 취업스트레스와 양의 상관관계가 있었고, 자아존중감, 회복탄력성과 음의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 우울에 영향을 주는 조절요인에 대한 분석결과 회복탄력성 중 자기조절능력이 자아존중감과 불안을 조절하는 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 대학생의 우울을 조절하기 위해서는 불안과 취업스트레스를 낮추고 자아존중감을 높이는 것이 중요하며, 이를 위해서는 회복탄력성 중 특히 자기조절능력을 향상시키는 전략이 효과적일 것으로 생각된다.