• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to develop an educational app that informs parents of elementary students with correct information on pesticide residue based on their awareness and information needs on pesticide residue. A survey was conducted from 918 parents living in 8 different districts of Korea. The results of the survey indicated that a majority of parents felt uncomfortable with pesticide residue and wanted to have the proper information regarding it. Based on the above results, an app named 'Perfect Conquest of Pesticide Residue' consisting of 5 main menus of 'Pesticide residue, Is it safe?', 'Safe management of pesticide residue', 'Perfect removal of pesticide residue on fruits and vegetables through washing', 'Shopping without anxiety', 'Playground' and their own sub-menus was developed. When the app was applied to 30 parents using smart phones, a majority of them were satisfied with the contents of detailed information and fun activities. Therefore, this app could be utilized as an effective educational tool for the parents of elementary students by allowing them to have proper awareness on pesticide residue. Furthermore, more apps could be developed on other food risk factors to promote safe dietary life.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.228-231
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• 2007

The intracranial hemorrhage in regions remote from the site of initial operations is unusual but may present as fatal surgical complication. We report a rare case of multiple, sequential, remote intracranial hematomas after cranioplasty in a patient who did not have any prior risk factors. A 51-years-old man was transferred to the hospital after a head trauma. The brain computed tomography (CT) revealed acute subdural hemorrhage on the right hemisphere with prominent midline shifting. After performing decompressive craniectomy and hematoma removal, the patient recovered without any complications. However, the patient showed neurological deterioration immediately after cranioplasty, which was done three months after the first surgery. There was extensive hemorrhage in the posterior fossa remote from the site of the initial operation site. The brain CT taken soon after removing this hematoma evacuation displayed large epidural hematoma on the left hemisphere. This case represents posterior fossa hemorrhage after supratentorial procedure and sequential delayed hematoma on the contralateral supratentorial region thus seems very rare surgical complications. Despite several possible pathogenetic mechanisms for such remote hematomas, there are usually no clear cut relationships with each case as in our patient. However, for the successful outcome, prompt evaluation and intensive management seem mandatory.

• Journal of Menopausal Medicine
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2018

Objectives: To investigate the rate of postoperative urinary retention (POUR) and identify the risk factors for this complication in women who underwent transvaginal uterosacral suspension surgery. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted for 75 women who underwent transvaginal uterosacral suspension surgery with vaginal hysterectomy, repair of cystocele, and levator myorrhaphy with/without transobturator anti-incontinence surgery. POUR was defined as a need for continuous intermittent catheterization on the third day subsequent to removal of the urethral indwelling catheter. Results: Acute POUR was reported in 18 women (24.0%). Thirty-six of the 75 patients (48.0%) had undergone anti-incontinence surgery. Crude analysis revealed significant association between the following variables and the risk of POUR: hypertension, the lower average flow rate in the pressure-flow study (PFS), greater post-void residual (PVR) urine volume in PFS, and PVR >30% of the total bladder capacity (TBC) in PFS. In the logistic regression analysis, PVR >30% of the TBC in PFS was identified as the only significant predictor of POUR (odds ratio, 15.4; 95% confidence interval, 2.5-90.9; P = 0.003). Conclusions: The PVR >30% of the TBC in PFS was identified as the only predictive factor of acute POUR in women who underwent transvaginal uterosacral suspension surgery.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.136-143
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• 2009

Objective: Remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) is one of the rare complications occurring after supratentorial surgery, and its pathomechanism is poorly understood. We report 10 cases of RCH from our institution and review 154 cases from a database in order to delineate incidence, common presentation, risk factors, and outcomes of this complication. In addition, the means of prevention are discussed. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 10 patients who experienced RCH after undergoing supratentorial surgery at our institution between 2001 and 2008. A database search in Medline revealed 154 cases of RCH in the English literature. Characteristic features were analyzed and compared. Results: There were 10 cases of RCH among 3307 supratentorial surgery cases, indicating a 0.3% incidence. All patients had characteristic imaging features of RCH, namely a streaky bleeding pattern in the superior folia of the cerebellum. Seven patients had a history of preoperative hypertension. Four cases were related to cerebral aneurysms, and other four developed after the removal of brain tumors. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage apparatuses were installed postoperatively in all cases. Outcomes according to modified Rankin scale (mRS) were good in 7 patients, with 1 fatal case. Conclusion: RCH is a rare complication after supratentorial surgery, and the exact etiology still remains uncertain. Hypertension and perioperative loss of CSF seem positively correlated with RCH, but no single risk factor is totally responsible. Patients with RCH should be closely observed to improve their prognosis.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.557-562
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• 2023

국내에서는 건설용 리프트, 타워크레인, 이동식 크레인 등의 건설기계에 대한 제도적·관리적 문제점 파악을 통해 안전작업개선에 관한 여러 정부 정책이 시행됐지만 여전히 관련 재해는 줄어들고 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 기존 연구에서 다루지 않았던 관리감독자, 안전관리자, 건설기계운전원의 안전작업에 대한 관점 차이를 확인하고 관련 안전교육에 대한 인식과 필요성에 대해 설문조사를 진행하였다. 조사결과 현장 작업자들이 작업에 투입되기 전 작업 방법, 안전수칙, 현장 위험요인의 인지 및 제거 등에 대한 효과적인 교육을 받았을 때 재해가 줄어들 것이라는 결론을 도출하였다.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2022년도 가을 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.17-18
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• 2022

In Korea, asbestos removal has been actively carried out nationwide since 2015 when asbestos was completely banned as a first-class carcinogen. Since scattering dust generated in the process of removing asbestos causes fatal diseases such as asbestos lung disease and lung cancer, concerns are growing over the safety of construction workers and building users undergoing dismantling. For this reason, regulations on asbestos sites have been strengthened and prior studies on safety and risk assessment have been conducted, but research on actual site data collection and process planning is insufficient even though safety is reduced due to delay in site construction period. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the work and delay factors of the asbestos dismantling process and develop an optimized process plan model for workers. This study is an initial step to develop an optimized process plan model that considers the safety and productivity of asbestos dismantling work, and aims to help establish an optimized process plan for asbestos dismantling process using website clone simulation.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.2211-2215
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of post-Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) complications in Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Retrospective chart review was performed for 200 patients undergoing LEEP during January 2012 to February 2013. Their mean age was 45 years-old. Fifty-three (26.5%) were menopausal. The three most common preceding abnormal cervical cytology were high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL; 50%), atypical squamous cell cannot exclude HSIL (ASC-H; 10.5%), and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL; 10%). The overall complications prevalence rate was 16.5% (95%CI, 11.4-21.6). Complications included bleeding (11%; 95%CI, 6.66-15.3), offensive discharge (4%; 95%CI, 1.28-6.72), and pelvic inflammatory disease (1.5%; 95%CI, 0.18-3.18). Only mode of delivery was an independent predictor of post-LEEP complications. Women with previous caesarean sections carried an increased risk of complications by 3.9 times (95%CI, 1.21-12.56) compared with vaginal delivery. In conclusion, LEEP is generally safe with an acceptable complication rate. Previous caesarean section was the only independent predictor for post-LEEP complications. However, this predictor still needs prudent evaluation as no clear cause-effect relationship was identified.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.451-466
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• 2023

Gastrointestinal cancer (GC) is a prevalent malignant tumor of the digestive system that poses a severe health risk to humans. Due to the specific organ structure of the gastrointestinal system, both endoscopic and MRI diagnoses of GIC have limited sensitivity. The primary factors influencing curative efficacy in GIC patients are drug inefficacy and high recurrence rates in surgical and pharmacological therapy. Due to its unique optical features, good biocompatibility, surface effects, and small size effects, nanotechnology is a developing and advanced area of study for the detection and treatment of cancer. Because of its deep location and complex surgery, diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal cancer is very difficult. The early diagnosis and urgent treatment of gastrointestinal illness are enabled by nanotechnology. As diagnostic and therapeutic tools, nanoparticles directly target tumor cells, allowing their detection and removal. XGBoost was used as a classification method known for achieving numerous winning solutions in data analysis competitions, to capture nonlinear relations among many input variables and outcomes using the boosting approach to machine learning. The research sample included 300 GC patients, comprising 190 males (72.2% of the sample) and 110 women (27.8%). Using convolutional neural networks (CNN) and artificial neural networks (ANN)-EXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), the patients mean± SD age was 50.42 ± 13.06. High-risk behaviors (P = 0.070), age at diagnosis (P = 0.037), distant metastasis (P = 0.004), and tumor stage (P = 0.015) were shown to have a statistically significant link with GC patient survival. AUC was 0.92, sensitivity was 81.5%, specificity was 90.5%, and accuracy was 84.7 when analyzing stomach picture.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.178-182
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• 2003

목 적: 소아에 있어서 중추신경계 종양은 백혈병 다음으로 흔하며 그 중 수모세포종은 소아 뇌종양의 약 15-25%를 차지하는 종양으로, 방사선과 항암제에 예민한 것으로 알려져 있고 치료방법의 발달로 장기 생존율도 많이 향상되었다. 소아의 수모세포종의 생존율에 영향을 미치는 인자로는 진단시의 연령, 병기, 병소의 수술적 적출정도 등이 있다. 이번 연구는 수술 후 항암치료와 방사선 치료를 받은 환아들에서 기존에 생존율에 영향을 미치는 것으로 알려져 있는 인자들에 대한 성적을 조사하여 항암요법 후 이들 예후인자들이 생존율에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1985년부터 2001년 9월까지 신촌세브란스병원 소아과 및 신경외과에서 수모세포종으로 진단 받고 치료받은 94명의 환자 중 항암치료를 시행 받은 61명의 환자를 대상으로 의무기록을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 결 과 : 항암제 치료를 받은 환자들의 총 생존율을 보면 3년 무진행 생존율이 $66.5{\pm}6.3%$이고 15년 무진행 생존율이 $60.3{\pm}6.7%$로 나타났다. 진단 당시 3세 이상 및 미만 환아의 무진행 생존율은 각각 $64.5{\pm}7.7%$ 및 $48.2{\pm}12.9%$로 각 군간 생존율의 차이는 통계적인 유의성이 없었다. 진단당시 분류에 의한 저위험군 및 고위험군의 무진행 생존율은 각각 $72.7{\pm}10.5%$ 및 $54.6{\pm}8.3%$로 각 군간 생존율의 차이는 통계적인 유의성이 없었다. 수술적 적출에 의한 생존율의 차이도 완전적출은 $65.8{\pm}11.8%$, 아전적출은 $56.8{\pm}8.2%$로 두 군간 생존율의 차이는 통계적인 유의성이 없었다. 결 론 : 이전에 중요하다고 생각되던 예후인자에 따른 생존율의 차이가 나타나지 않는 이유는 항암제 치료가 전체적인 수모세포종의 생존율을 향상시켰지만, 특히 과거 불량예후인자를 가지고 있던 환자들에서 더욱 생존율의 향상을 가지고 왔기 때문인 것으로 보인다. 또한, 현재 대부분의 환자에서 수술, 방사선치료 그리고 항암제 치료가 이루어지고 있는 현실을 볼 때, 과거 예후를 판정하는데 있어 중요하게 여겨졌던 연령, 병기에 따른 위험군, 종양의 적출정도 등은 오히려 치료방법의 강도를 조절하는데 필요한 인자라 여겨지며, 충분한 종양의 적출과 그 이후 적절한 항암제 및 방사선 치료를 받는 것이 생존율에 영향을 미치는 중요한 인자인 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.334-342
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• 2018

연구목적: 이 연구는 현재 국가에서 시행하고 있는 국가안전대진단의 문제점을 살펴보고 개선하여 각종 재난에 대응하는 시스템을 개선하기 위한 목적을 가진 연구이다. 연구방법: 연구의 완성을 위하여 국가안전대진단과 관련된 자료를 이용하여 이론적 배경을 구성하였고, 공개되어 있는 국가안전대진단 관련 통계자료 등을 이용하여 문제점을 파악하고 개선방안을 제시하였다. 연구결과: 국가안전대진단은 일상생활 속에 방치되어 있는 각종 재난발생 위험요소들을 제거하기 위하여 2015년부터 중앙정부와, 지방자치단체, 시민들이 협력하여 생활주변의 위험 요소에 대하여 대규모 전수조사를 실시하여 위험요소를 사전에 제거함으로써 대규모 재난을 예방하는데 긍정적인 영향을 끼쳤다. 그러나 타 기관과의 협력문제, 시민들의 신분적 역할의 한계, 보여주기식의 점검으로 인한 비효율적인 활동 등이 문제로 지적되고 있다. 결론: 이 연구에서는 재난안전 관련 기관과의 소통활동 강화, 민간인의 유형별 참여로 인한 효율성 강화, 국가안전대전단에서 사용되는 체크리스트의 현실화로 인한 효율적 활동 등을 제안하였다.