• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2010

This study was conducted to compare the aspects of behavior between miniature pigs and conventional sows during gestation and lactation periods. Miniature pigs and conventional sows at 3 parity were used in this experiment with 4 pigs per treatment. The behavioral patterns and stereotyped behaviors were observed on day 60 and 90 of gestation, at farrowing, and on day 10 of lactation before and after the feeding. On 60 and 90 days of pregnancy, both treatments showed the tendency of frequent lateral lying rather than other postures. On ventral lying, eating and drinking, miniature pigs spent more time than conventional pigs at day 90 of gestation (P<0.01, P=0.0539, P<0.05, respectively). The occurrence of stereotyped behaviors included bar biting and bar mouth chewing. At 90 day of pregnancy was observed, conventional pigs was higher than miniature pigs (P<0.05). At farrowing, miniature pigs spent more time on ventral lying, standing and walking than conventional sows (P<0.05), however, there were more frequency of drinking and eating. And on day 10 of lactation, there was no significant difference in stereotyped behaviors between miniature pigs and conventional sows. In conclusion, miniature pigs were generally more sensitive than conventional sows although sows were reared in stall during gestation and lactation period and the behavioral pattern during lactating period showed the similarity between miniature pigs and conventional sows for protection of nursing pigs. In consideration of the general reproductive performance of conventional sows, the high sensitivity and stress of miniature pigs did not affect the reproductive performance of miniature pigs.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.207-218
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• 2019

Purpose: To compare reproductive health promoting behaviors (RHPBs) of infertile women with those of normal women and identify effects of RHPB on infertility. Methods: A total of 148 females (73 infertile women and 75 normal women) were enrolled in this study. Measurements included their general characteristics and RHPB using self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2$ test, ANCOVA, and hierarchical logistic regression using SPSS. Results: There were significant difference in incomes, number of family, number of term deliveries, and number of abortions according to infertility diagnosis. Mean duration of infertility was 32.16 months. Only 12.32% women had known cause of infertility. The most common cause of infertility was unknown. Mean RHPB score was 3.98 for infertile women and 4.41 for normal women. In logistic regression, total RHPB (odds ratio [OR], 0.21) and safe sex of RHPB (OR, 0.66) were significant factors influencing infertility. Infertile women's total RHPB and subcategories of RHPB (safe sex behavior and sexual transmitted disease [STD] prevention) were lower than those of normal women. Conclusion: For infertility women, RHPB-related intervention programs are needed, especially information about safe sex behavior and STD prevention.

• BMB Reports
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.241-242
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• 2015

Reproductive behaviors have evolved through severe inter-sexual competition. We have recently described a behavior in post-mated female Drosophila melanogaster that controls ejaculate retention and sperm storage, and is a possible mechanism by which females who have mated with several partners can choose which sperm that is stored and used for fertilization. This behavior can also regulate exposure of the female to harmful effects of male SFP that are present in the ejaculate. Our study identified the neural pathway functioning in the female brain that regulates this behavior. [BMB Reports 2015; 48(5): 241-242]

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.383-390
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• 2004

본 연구는 1999년 3월부터 2002년 9월에 걸쳐 경기도 시화호, 경기도 웅진군 동${\cdot}$서만도, 장구엽도 3곳에서 검은머리물떼새의 번식기전 행동, 텃세권 행동, 번식생태, 주요 섭식지역과 섭식행동, 종내와 종간번식 및 먹이경쟁에 대해 조사하였다. 검은머리물떼새의 번식 시작은 지역에 따라 차이를 보여 시화호 지역은 4월 중순부터, 동${\cdot}$서만도와 장구엽도의 경우 5월 중순 번식을 시작하였다. 번식에 들어가기 전 짝간의 유대를 강화하기 위한 행동으로 암수짝간의 섭식행동(foraging behavior)과 추적행동(male-female chasing behavior)을 보인다. 교미행동에 들어가기 전 암수는 함께 섭식행동을 하며, 다른 쌍이나 개체들이 섭식장소로 접근해 오면 삑- 삑- 하는 울음소리(piping calling)와 함께 공격적 행동을 보이며 침입자를 쫓아내거나, 침입자 추적비행을 하기도 한다. 연속적 행동양상을 관찰하지 않으면 암수 추적비행과 침입자 추적비행을 구별하기 어렵다. 텃세권 행동은 나비비행(butterfly flight), 음성행동(calling behavior), 침입자 추적행동(chasing behavior), 싸움행동(fight behavior)의 4가지 타입으로 분류하였다. 시화호 지역의 중요 취식 지역은 대부도 선착장 앞쪽, 방어머리 갯벌, 시화방조제 오이도 초입부의 정치망이 설치되어 있는 갯벌, 공단의 조류 조망대 앞쪽 북측 간석지 등 크게 4지역으로 구분된다. 섬지역 중 동${\cdot}$서만도는 썰물시 갯벌에서, 만조시에는 섬 주변에서 취식하였고, 밀${\cdot}$썰물의 차가 없는 장구엽도의 경우 섬 주변에서 주로 취식하였다. 섭식행동 중 종내(intraspecific)와 종간 (interspecific) 경쟁이 이루어졌다. 취식지역에서 검은머리물떼새 개체간에는 먹이를 빼앗기 위해 쫓아가는 행동이 관찰되기도 하고, 중요 취식지역에 다른 개체가 들어올 경우 침입자 추적행동을 하며 쫓아내기도 하였다. 종간 섭식 경쟁은 주로 괭이갈매기와 일어난다. 괭이갈매기와 먹이경쟁이 이루어질 경우에 검은머리물떼새는 먹이를 갈취 당하거나 공격을 받아 다른 지역에서 먹이를 취식하는 개체보다 먹이 섭취율이 상대적으로 떨어지는 것이 관찰되었다. 종간 경쟁이 심하면 섭식지역을 떠나 다른 지역으로 이동하였다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.275-283
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• 2021

Objectives: The workplace is an ideal place for encouraging health-promoting behaviors. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of an empowerment program on the health-promoting behaviors of women workers. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted with 80 women workers employed at a food packaging facility in 2020. The subjects were selected using convenience sampling and were classified into intervention and control groups using block randomization. An empowerment program for women workers was conducted across 6 sessions based on an empowerment model. Data collection tools included a demographic questionnaire and the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II, which participants completed both before the program and 8 weeks after the last session. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 16 using descriptive analysis and inferential statistics. Results: There were no significant differences between the 2 groups in various health-promoting behaviors before the program. However, the intervention group's scores for nutrition (34.92±1.09 vs. 27.87±4.23), physical activity (24.40±2.94 vs. 17.40±5.03), stress management (26.35±2.60 vs. 23.05±4.27), spiritual growth (34.02±3.00 vs. 30.22±5.40), interpersonal relationships (30.82±2.38 vs. 27.60±4.61), and health responsibility (31.60±2.71 vs. 28.22±4.59) were significantly higher than the control group's 8 weeks after the program had ended. Moreover, there was a significant difference in the total score of health-promoting behaviors for the intervention group compared to the control group (179.00±9.22 vs. 151.42±20.25, p=0.001). Conclusions: An empowerment program for women workers led to significant improvements in the health-promoting behaviors of the participants. Similar programs can ultimately improve women's health in the workplace.

• 산업과 과학
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.37-50
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• 2024

본 연구는 우간다 루웨로 지역의 젊은 여성들 사이에 성생식보건 지식, 태도, 자기효능감의 관계를 조사했다. 2016년 5월부터 7월까지 루웨로 지역의 여성 82명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시했으며, 다중 선형 회귀 분석을 통해 자기효능감에 대한 지식과 태도의 예측력을 평가했다. 연구 결과 참가자 중 48.8%가 16-17세였으며, 지식, 태도, 자기효능감 사이에 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 또한, 지식과 태도는 자기효능감의 59.6%를 설명했으며, 모두 자기효능감을 예측하는 데 유의한 역할을 했다. 연구 결과는 건강한 활동에 참여하는 자기효능감과 여성의 역할과 가치에 대한 긍정적 태도, 청소년기 건강 유지에 대한 지식 간의 관련성을 강조한다. 이를 토대로 향후교육 프로그램은 이러한 요소를 강화하여 우간다의 청소년 임신 및 성생식보건 문제에 대응해야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.651-662
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• 2006

프탈레이트 에스테르는 플라스틱 가소제로서 이용되며 또한 유제품과 같은 음식에서 미량으로 발견되고, 종종 내분비 교란물질로 의심되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 DBP, DINP 또는 DEHA의 주산기 노출이 랫트에 있어 성 성숙 후, 번식기능 특히 뇌의 성분화에 어떤 영향을 끼치는 지에 대해 조사하였다. 이를 수행하기 위해서, 어미에게 식물성 에스트로겐의 함유가 낮은 분말 사료에 다음과 같은 단계적 농도의 DBP (20, 200, 2000, 10000 ppm), DINP (40, 400, 4000, 20000 ppm), DEHA (480, 2400, 12000 ppm)를 혼합한 후, 임신 15일째부터 출생 후, 21일째 (이유기)까지 섭취 시켰고, 성 성숙 후, 혈청 성호르몬 및 성선자극호르몬의 레벨과 교배행동 및 성주기 회귀를 분석하였다. 그 결과, DBP, DINP 또는 DEHA의 주산기 노출에 의한 생후 20~21주째의 암수 랫트에 있어, 성호르몬 및 성선자극호르몬의 레벨뿐만 아니라 암컷의 성주기의 회귀에 대해 어떠한 영향을 주지 않았다. 이것은 시상하부－하수체－성선축의 내분비계를 제어하는 뇌의 성분화에는 이들 화학물질이 영향을 주지 않았다는 사실을 시사한다. 하지만, 수컷의 성행동 특히, 사정 (ejaculation)과 암컷의 로도시스 반응이 억제되는 것이 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과로부터 DBP, DINP 또는 DEHA의 주산기 노출은 성선자극 호르몬의 분비에는 영향을 주지 않지만, 성행동을 제어하는 시상하부의 어떤 영역에 직접적으로 작용할 가능성 즉, 뇌의 성분화에 영향을 끼쳐 성 성숙 후, 성 특이적 행동을 억제시킬 가능성을 시사한다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.145-148
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• 2009

To understand whether experience of cold season in reproductive behaviors in the adults of Amaurobius ferox, the paired adults of a female and a male were exposed under 'cold-treated environment' and 'not cold-treated environment', respectively. I investigated effects of the cold treatment on the brood production of A. ferox. In not cold treatment in which male-female pairs were formed in October at a temperature of $20^{\circ}C$ (${\pm}2^{\circ}C$) and continuously kept under not cold-treated environment, only 3 of 50 pairs successfully reproduced (reproduction was defined as the emergence of spiderlings). In cold treatment where individuals were kept in cold conditions for 3 months prior to pair formation, 57 out of 60 couples succeeded in reproducing. Females which did not experience the low temperature displayed strong aggressiveness toward males. This behavioral inhibition might the primary barrier to copulation of A. ferox that decrease following a period of low temperature. The reproductive inhibition might help the females to allocate the maximum amount of energy in a given environment to reaching the adult stage and to delay reproduction in unfavorable wintering conditions.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.219-229
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify awareness levels in regard to preconception care and gender differences targeting single undergraduate students in their 20s. Methods: The study participants were 867 single undergraduate students aged 20~29 (523 women, 344 men). This was a descriptive research, in which awareness levels of preconception care and pregnancy were identified the through questionnaire surveys. Results: Gender differences in the awareness of reproductive care before conception were found. Generally, women's awareness of issues related to preconception care and pregnancy was higher than that of men. Women recognized risk factors in pregnancy ($x^2$=22.85, p<.001) and positive behaviors ($x^2$=10.91, p=.012) better than men. Women's awareness of preconception care was significantly higher than that of men (t=8.37, p<.001). The awareness levels of the students who completed a reproduction related class (t=3.16, p=.002) and the students who knew about folic acid (t=-10.78, p<.001) in preconception care were statistically significantly higher. Conclusion: The results indicate that the ways to educate and alert students to major risk factors before pregnancy and other reproductive care content before conception is to provide education both single women and single men.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제5권1_2호
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• pp.17-26
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• 1978

The purpose of this study is to explore into the Korean Women's sexual life in terms of sexual behavior, sexual attitudes, and sexual experiences. In recent years, it has been generally recognized in both academic area and general publics that traditional norms, values, and patterns of behavior have been rapidly changing in Korea, thus being replaced by new ones. 1. The prevailing preconception that Korean women are sexwise traditional and conservative seems to be no longer true in the present days. 2. In this country, their sexual behaviors and attitudes at least within their marriage have been already westernized, being very similar to those of western women. 3. Knowledge and information of sexual matters held by Korean women prior to their marriage seems to be very limited, compared to those of western women. 4. It seems that Korean women have developed positive attitudes toward sex education practice in their family.