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A Case Study on Performance Analysis of Antimicrobial Copper Film Attaching to Window for Responding to COVID-19 and Others (코로나19 등 대응을 위한 "유리창 부착용 항바이러스 동필름" 성능분석 사례연구)

  • Kim, Seong Je
    • Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.23-40
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    • 2021
  • In the era of the global coronal 19 pandemic, there is a risk of cross-infection in hospitals at the stage where treatments and vaccines are currently being developed and marketed, so individuals should enhance their acquired immunity and generalize their living systems by the performance of copper ions in the social environment. In order to prevent the spread of infection, the need for anti-bacterial film and its efficacy were analyzed through anti-viral performance tests based on research and development cases of worldwide and immemorial time. he Korea Construction Research Institute (KCL) has received anti-bacterial performance certification and anti-viral test scores from the "National Approval Performance Certification Agency." At the time, NCCP 43326 Human Corona virus (BetaCoV/Korea/KCDC03/2020), which was approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was introduced to ensure that the activity rate of infected cells was satisfied in the anti-viral performance test. Anti-proliferation measures for the Corona 19 virus require a quality clinical trial study comparing the experimental group within the glass space where the antiviral copper film is constructed with the comparator of the same condition without copper film.

An Importance-Performance Analysis of the Healthcare Reform on a Doctor-Designation System - Focused on the Perception of Medical Providers' at Tertiary Hospital in Seoul - (선택진료제도 개편에 대한 중요도-성취도 분석(IPA) - 서울시내 상급종합병원 의료종사자 인식을 중심으로 -)

  • Park, Hye Jin;Kim, Hyo Jeong;Kim, Young Hoon
    • Korea Journal of Hospital Management
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.28-40
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: The purpose is to understand the perception of medical providers at tertiary hospitals in Seoul on the importance-performance of the reform on a doctor-designation system, and to provide the policy suggestion of the perception on such a system. Methodology: To achieve the purpose, this study utilized structured survey tools to conduct a questionnaire survey of nursing, administrative and medical technology professionals at six tertiary hospitals in Seoul. An importance-performance analysis was utilized for an analysis that showed the perception of the reform on a doctor-designation system. Findings: First, it was identified that those medical providers had the highest perception of the importance about the performance of the reform on a doctor-designation system. Second, according to the result of action grid of an importance-performance analysis (IPA), it can be identified that in the 2nd stage of 'Concentrate here' included are the items as to design and effect of medical care quality and subsidies & patient infection and safety and control fees, effect of income security of the method for compensating for loss established by the government and offering sufficient information on general medical services and doctor-designation medical services. In the 1st stage of 'Keep up the Good Work', and the 2nd stage of 'Concentrate here' included is the item as to the performance of patients of the reform on a doctor designation system. Practical Implications: There could be identified the effect of the reform bill on the perception of medical providers. It is expected that a better environment would be provided for patients to use a hospital and for medical providers to offer medical services, if the goverment makes efforts to improve methods for compensating for loss and continuous monitoring of the performance of patients.

Residue of Clindamycin in the Muscles of Eel and Flounder Infected by Streptococcus sp. by HPLC

  • Jang, Won-Cheoul;Shim, Sang-Kyun;Heo, Gang-Joon
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.209-213
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    • 1997
  • Residue and recoveries of clindamycin were investigated by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) which was infected for the control of streptcoccal infection in Anguilla japonica and Paralichthys olivaceusis. Detection limit was 0.1 ppm. Recoveries of clindamycin in muscles of flounder and eel were 80.4 and 78.8%, respectively. The clindamycin in eel and flounder was detected up to 13 and 15 days after dosing, respectively.

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Development and psychometric evaluation of Clinical Practice Self-Efficacy Scale for nursing students (간호대학생을 위한 임상수행 자기효능감 척도 개발 및 타당도, 신뢰도 검증)

  • Choi, Heejung;Kim, Sueun;Jeong, Harim
    • The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.236-247
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the importance of nurses' clinical performance, and accordingly, nursing educators have emphasized students' clinical practice and performance. This study developed a Clinical Practice Self-Efficacy Scale for nursing students and examined its psychometric properties. Methods: The authors reviewed instruments for selecting items for the scale in the areas of clinical skills, communication, infection control, safety, and nursing process. After preliminary items were selected, ten experts consisting of nursing professors and clinical nurses reviewed the items considering Korean clinical and educational situations. The data for the psychometric evaluation was collected from 257 nursing students in their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years and then analyzed. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the goodness of fit of this scale with five factors represented by 40 items was appropriate. The significant positive correlations with general self-efficacy indicated sound construct validity. The senior nursing students showed higher scores than others, as we expected. Cronbach's alpha was .94. Conclusion: The Clinical Practice Self-Efficacy Scale is appropriate for measuring Korean nursing students' self-efficacy of clinical practice. It is expected to act as a good tool to measure the effects of clinical practice education.

Spray Dried Animal Plasma as an Alternative to Antibiotics in Weanling Pigs - A Review -

  • Torrallardona, David
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.131-148
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    • 2010
  • Piglet health at weaning is compromised due to several stress factors. Following the ban of antibiotic growth promoters new alternatives are required to control these problems. This paper reviews the evidence available for the use of spray dried animal plasma (SDAP) as an alternative to antibiotics in weaning pigs. Data from 75 trials in 43 publications involving over 12,000 piglets (mean values) have been used to calculate the performance responses of piglets according to several factors including SDAP origin, protein source from the control diet being replaced, dose of inclusion, age and weight of the piglets at weaning, sanitary conditions and simultaneous use or not of medication. Although the use of SDAP of all origins results in positive responses, it appears that plasma from porcine origin has the highest efficacy. This could be explained by the specificity of its IgG against porcine pathogens. During the first week post-weaning the response to plasma appears to increase with the inclusion dose, although over the two-week pre-starter period an optimal inclusion level of 4-8% is suggested. SDAP improves feed efficiency more markedly when the piglets are challenged with an experimental infection or when feed does not contain medication, which could be indicative of a lower expenditure of energy and nutrients to build an immune response against the challenge. There is evidence supporting that SDAP IgG and other bioactive substances therein prevent the binding of pathogens to the gut wall and reduce the incidence of diarrhoea in the post-weaning phase. Overall, plasma can be postulated as an excellent alternative to in-feed antimicrobials for piglets in the post-weaning phase.

Factors Affecting Performance of Hand Hygiene by Parents of Hospitalized Infants (입원 영유아 부모의 손 위생 수행 영향요인)

  • Jin, Su Jin;Song, Young Mi;Han, Hye Young;Seo, Kyung Hwa;Kim, Soon Jeong
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.285-292
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: Purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting the performance of hand hygiene by parents of hospitalized infants. Methods: The study was conducted with 209 parents of hospitalized infants from one hospital in Changwon. Data were collected from June through August, 2014 and analyzed using SPSS Win 18.0 program. Results: There were positive correlations between performance of hand hygiene and perceptions of sanitary formula bottle (r=.586, p<.001), attitude to hand hygiene (r=.438, p<.001), and knowledge of hand hygiene (r=.405, p<.001) and between parent efficacy and perceptions of sanitary formula bottle (r=.572, p<.001). Awareness of perceptions of sanitary formula bottle (${\beta}$=.308, p<.001), parent efficacy (${\beta}$=.281, p<.001) and hand hygiene attitude (${\beta}$=.207, p<.001) were significant predictors of hand hygiene performance and explained 46.1% of the variance. Conclusion: To increase infection control medical institutions should provide education on hand hygiene and training for parents of hospitalized infants. In order to enhance the performance of hand hygiene, it is necessary to develop and apply nursing programs for hospitalized infants that include hand hygiene attitude, maintenance of the sanitary formula bottle and parent efficacy.

Effects of Empowerment and Regarding Standard Precautions for Healthcare associated Infection Control in Nursing Students Experiencing Clinical Practice on Performances (임상실습을 경험한 간호대학생의 임파워먼트와 의료관련감염 관리 표준주의지침 인지도가 수행도에 미치는 요인)

  • Jung, Mi-Ra;Jeong, Eun
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.259-267
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among empowerment, awareness and performance on standard precautions and identify the factors that affect performance of standard precaution in nursing students experiencing clinical practice. The data were collected from 168 nursing students who experienced clinical practice in the two colleges located Jeonnam. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS 20.0 program. The result of the stepwise multiple regression indicates the awareness predict 77.7% (F=579.84, p<.001) in the performance of standard precaution. Therefore, it is necessary to develop awareness of the standard precaution strategy program for improving the performance of standard precautions in nursing students experiencing clinical practice.

Effects of Empowerment and Regarding Standard Precautions for Healthcare associated Infection Control in Healthcare Workers on Performances (의료종사자의 임파워먼트와 의료관련감염 관리 표준주의지침 인지도가 수행도에 미치는 요인)

  • Jung, Mi-Ra
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.243-250
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among empowerment, awareness and performance on standard precautions and identify the factors that affect performance of standard precaution in the health care workers. The data were collected from 200 health care workers working in the general hospital located Y city. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression. The result of the stepwise multiple regression indicates the awareness predict 49.0% (F=191.98, P<.001) in the performance of standard precaution. Therefore, it is necessary to develop awareness of the standard precaution strategy program for improving the performance of standard precautions in health care workers.

An Evaluation of a New Quantitative Point-of Care Diagnostic to Measure Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity

  • Bahk, Young Yil;Ahn, Seong Kyu;Jeon, Heung Jin;Na, Byoung-Kuk;Lee, Sung-Keun;Shin, Ho-Joon
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.60 no.4
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    • pp.281-288
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    • 2022
  • Malaria continues to be one of the most crucial infectious burdens in endemic areas worldwide, as well as for travelers visiting malaria transmission regions. It has been reported that 8-aminoquinolines are effective against the Plasmodium species, particularly primaquine, for anti-hypnozoite therapy in P. vivax malaria. However, primaquine causes acute hemolytic anemia in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Therefore, G6PD deficiency testing should precede hypnozoite elimination with 8-aminoquinoline. Several point-of-care devices have been developed to detect G6PD deficiency. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of a novel, quantitative G6PD diagnostics based on a metagenomic blue fluorescent protein (mBFP). We comparatively evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the G6PD diagnostic modality with standard methods using 120 human whole blood samples. The G6PD deficiency was spectrophotometrically confirmed. The performance of the G6PD quantitative test kit was compared with that of a licensed control medical device, the G6PD strip. The G6PD quantitative test kit had a sensitivity of 95% (95% confidence interval (CI): 89.3-100%) and a specificity of 100% (95% CI: 94.3-100%). This study shows that the novel diagnostic G6PD quantitative test kit could be a cost-effective and time-efficient, and universally mandated screening tool for G6PD deficiency.

Implementation of Untouched Interactive Digital Signage Control using Kinect (키넥트를 사용한 터치 없는 디지털 사이니지 제어기의 구현)

  • Kim, Jiyoung;Lee, Youngkyung;Baek, Wookjin;An, Beongku
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.127-132
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, we propose a digital signage method that can control the contents of the screen and download the desired files to individual smart terminal with no touch of digital signage screen by using Kinect. The main features and contributions of the proposed method are as follows. First, can solve the problems such as the risk of bacterial infection, not cleanliness on the screen as well as maximize advertising effectiveness. Second, can support bi-directional communications with computer while we touch only wanted advertisements. The performance evaluation shows the effectiveness of the proposed method. Especially, we can see that the proposed system operates through the recognition of user's actions when the cursor is within the scope of a certain coordinate and the file transfer time to download information is different depending on the PC performance and the version of personal smart device.