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Prescription Drug Use in Primary Health Care Posts and Its Improvement Scheme (보건진료소 처방의약품 사용실태 및 개선안)

  • Kim, Chun Mi;Song, Yeon Yi;June, Kyung Ja;Hyeon, Sa Saeng;Shin, Hyun Ju
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.123-134
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: The prescription drug list for primary treatment by community health practitioners has been maintained for 30 years without any modification. Thus, this study will suggest an improvement scheme of prescription drug list for primary health care posts through an analysis of drug use in those posts. Methods: A questionnaire survey was implemented with community health practitioners from April to June in 2012. A total of 1,249 copies were analyzed. As for the databases of drug use in the integrated information, a total of 154,229 diagnoses selected in the method of stratified cluster sampling from 39 primary health care posts' data were analyzed. We consulted some experts about the prescription medication list, and referred to the medication information on-line home page for up-to-date drug information. Results: This study ultimately suggests 77 prescription drug items for primary health care posts by eliminating 35 items and replacing 1 item from the original list, and adding 4 items to it. Conclusion: This study will provide basic data for revising the prescription drug list in primary health care posts by periodically reflecting adverse effects in the existing drugs, demographic and environmental changes, and development of new drugs.

Changes of Soil Microbial Phospholipid Fatty Acids as Affected by Red Pepper Cultivation and Compost Amendment (고추재배지에서 퇴비시용에 따른 토양 미생물의 인지질지방산 변화)

  • Park, Kee-Choon;Kim, Su-Jung
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.194-199
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    • 2010
  • Compost as a soil amendment is of importance in enhancing the soil chemical and microbial qualities; however, soil microbial community can vary depending on the composition, and the amount of compost applied to plant in the soil. Responses of soil microbial properties to compost applications with 0, 30, and 60 Mg $ha^{-1}$ were investigated in silt loam soils where red pepper(Capsicum annuum L.) was mainly cultivated in Yeongyang, Gyeongbuk, Korea. The analysis of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) extracted from soil showed that compost amounts significantly increased PLFAs representing as bacteria, fungi, and VAM-fungi as well as the ratio of fungi/bacteria, and monounsaturated/saturated PLFAs. Increasing the amount of compost significantly increased Gram-/Gram+ PLFAs' ratio, but significantly decreased monounsaturated/saturated PLFAs' ratio. Therefore, this result shows that compost would vary to a limited extent the microbial community in red pepper field. However, increase in compost application would change the subgroup structure of microbial community only.

Analysis of Bacterial Diversity and Community Structure in Forest Soils Contaminated with Fuel Hydrocarbon

  • Ahn Jae-Hyung;Kim Mi-Soon;Kim Min-Cheol;Lim Jong-Sung;Lee Goon-Taek;Yun Jun-Ki;Kim Tae-Sung;Kim Tae-San;Ka Jong-Ok
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.704-715
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    • 2006
  • Oil spill was found in 1999 from a diesel storage facility located near the top of Baekun Mountain in Uiwang City. Application of bioremediation techniques was very relevant in removing oil spills in this site, because the geological condition was not amenable for other onsite remediation techniques. For efficient bioremediation, bacterial communities of the contaminated site and the uncontaminated control site were compared using both molecular and cultivation techniques. Soil bacterial populations were observed to be stimulated to grow in the soils contaminated with diesel hydrocarbon, whereas fungal and actinomycetes populations were decreased by diesel contamination. Most of the dieseldegrading bacteria isolated from contaminated forest soils were strains of Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, and Rhodococcus species. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis revealed that the profiles were different among the three contaminated sites, whereas those of the control sites were identical to each other. Analysis of 16S rDNA sequences of dominant isolates and clones showed that the bacterial community was less diverse in the oil-contaminated site than at the control site. Sequence analysis of the alkane hydroxylase genes cloned from soil microbial DNAs indicated that their diversity and distribution were different between the contaminated site and the control site. The results indicated that diesel contamination exerted a strong selection on the indigenous microbial community in the contaminated site, leading to predominance of well-adapted microorganisms in concurrence with decrease of microbial diversity.

Research on Revitalizing Public Libraries Reflecting Community Characteristics in Yangpyeong-gun (지역사회 특성을 반영한 공공도서관 활성화 방안 연구 - 경기도 양평군을 중심으로 -)

  • Jeon, Kyungsun;Shin, Donghee
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.403-423
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    • 2022
  • This study's purpose is to suggest ways to improve and revitalize public libraries' operations to reflect the Yangpyeong-gun community's characteristics. To this end, the Yangpyeong-gun region's characteristics and the current state of public library operation were analyzed, and a survey was conducted targeting Yangpyeong-gun residents (library users and nonusers). Additionally, interviews were conducted to investigate the library's operating status and limitations and librarians' perceptions of library revitalization plans. As a result of the analysis, in Yangpyeong-gun, improvement points such as library operation improvement and library accessibility improvement reflecting local community changes such as urban development, population change, manpower and collections expansion, complex cultural space strengthening, reading culture programs, and user services were derived.

The Analysis of Water and Soil Environment at Farm Pond Depression (농지연못습지의 수질 및 토양환경 분석)

  • Son, Jin-Kwan;Kang, Bang-Hun;Kim, Nam-Choon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.46-62
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    • 2010
  • This study was conducted to understand the water and soil properties to propose the promotion of vegetation environment at farm pond depression. We selected 8 palustrine wetlands from agricultural area after consideration of human interference, surround land use, and size of area. Water quality analysis showed that the average SS, T-N, T-P were over the limit of agricultural water quality standard level at some sites. The cause for deterioration of water quality is supposed by the long-term stagnation of water in palustrine wetland. The recommended measures to improve water quality are as follows; improving water circulation by connecting with nearby natural water, preventing oxygen depletion by dredging deposit, lowering down T-N and T-P by removing autumn plants, preventing inflow of phosphorus in fertilizer ingredients which is the main cause for high T-P. The soil contamination of the surveyed area was about the same level of average heavy metal contents in soils from 2,010 paddy fields in Korea, which was much lower than soil contamination standards. As for soil texture, sand content was 40~90% and clay content was less than 20%. The content of silt and clay in soil from community of floating-leaved:submerged hydrophytes and community of emergent hydrophytes was higher that of soil from community of hygrophytes, and the content of sand in soil from community of hygrophytes was 10% higher than underwater soil. In terms of bulk density, the average was 0.24~0.96g/$cm^3$, which was quite low, because of high content of peat and organic matter in soil of the surveyed area. As for the average content of organic matter, community of floating-leaved:submerged hydrophytes was 18.25g/kg, community of emergent hydrophytes was 16.88g/kg, and community of hydrophytes was 25.63g/kg. The range of content of T-N in soil of community of floating-leaved;submerged hydrophytes was 0.022~0.307%, and that of community of emergent hydrophytes was 0.029~0.681% and that of community of hydrophytes was 0.088~0.325%. Apart from three sites in the surveyed area, most parts were over the standards or below the standard. After this study, we will conduct and discuss the relationship between vegetation characteristics and environments, which will be used of the best practical management and restoration of wetland.

An analysis of determinants of non-farming income activities of female farmers: Focused on female farmers of Chungnam area (여성농업인의 농외소득활동 참여 결정요인 분석: 충남 지역 여성농업인을 대상으로)

  • Ahn, Soo Young;Kwon, Yong Dae
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.42 no.3
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    • pp.277-283
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    • 2015
  • This study aims at analyzing determinants of non-farming income activities of female farmers, and presenting how to support their participation in non-farming activities. The result of logistic regressive analysis whose subjects are female farmers in the Chungnam area indicates that human and economic capital variables that can predict non-farming income activity participation statistically significantly are persons at the age of 40s to 50s and female farmers who returned to the rural areas. Farming characteristic variables are households that receive subsidiary and participate in two different types of farming whose main farming is rice. The female farmers who spend longer hours doing household chores participate in non-farming income activities more actively. In terms of policy and on-site response variables, the interest in farming and farming businesses shows positive relation, and that of farming and community organization participation presents negative relation. These analysis results indicate that the local government must present the policy that can select non-farming income activity participation groups strategically. This study suggest that it is necessary to expand community centered-non-farming income activities, and to expand or make laws to support female farmer's participation in non-farming activities.

On Study of Rural Regional Development Planning by using GIS (GIS를 활용한 농촌지역개발계획 수립에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Sang-Bum;Rhee, Sang-Young;Kim, Eun-Ja;Kim, Yong-Wook
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Community Living Science Conference
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.96-96
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    • 2009
  • 최근 이상적인 계획안 수립을 위한 주요 요건은 대상지역의 물리적 비물리적 현황에 대한 충분한 이해와 검토에서 출발한다고 해도 과언이 아니다. 차별화된 계획 혹은 아이디어는 지역이 지닌 특성과 문제점에 대한 분석을 통하여 가능하기 때문이다. 다시 말해 현재 상황에 대한 철저한 인식을 바탕으로 미래에 대한 구체적인 계획안은 도출될 수 있기 때문이다. 이 과정에서 해당 지역의 구성원이자 대표적인 이해당사자인 거주민들은 해당지역의 주요 속성정보 제공자로서 중요한 역할을 담당한다. 기존 계획수립과정에서 활용되어 왔던 자료는 주로 지자체 등 공공기관에서 제공하는 공공데이터를 기반으로 하고 있지만, 이러한 공공데이터의 활용은 최신정보의 제공 및 디테일한 지역의 특성을 포괄적으로 반영하는 데 일정부분 한계를 지니고 있다. 이러한 한계를 극복할 수 있는 대안으로, GIS 기법과 양방향 인터넷 등 다양한 첨단 IT기술을 활용한 주민참여형 계획수립에 주목하고 있다. 본 연구는 GIS를 활용한 해외사례를 고찰하고 이를 통하여 도출된 지역분석기법을 예산군에 적용함으로서 향후 주민참여형 지역기본 계획수립에 대한 활용방안을 제시하였다.

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Selection of the Measurement Points for Garment Pressure of the Girdle and the All-in-one (거들과 올인원의 의복압 측정부위 선정에 관한 연구)

  • Baek, Yoon-Jeong;Choi, Jeong-Wha
    • The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.609-616
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    • 2007
  • This study was to select the measurement points of the girdle and the all-in-one. 15 subjects (age 30-40) were chosen by % body fat to represent various physical types. Subjects tried on each garment; a girdle and a all-in-one, in turns. Measurement points in the underwear were selected according to the parts of the human body. The characteristics and the surface area of the each garment were considered carefully when the measurement points were selected. Selected measurement points on the girdle and the all-in-one were chosen from the anterior midsagittal line, the side-seam line, and the posterior midsagittal line. Four points on the girdle and four points on the all-in-one were selected as the measurement points. There was highly significant correlation between % body fat and mean garment pressure. There was no significant relationship between thickness of subcutaneous fat and mean garment pressure by measured parts.

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The Adaptability of Korean Farmers to Environment by the Seasonal Fluctuation of Energy Expenditure, Cold and Heat Tolerance (에너지대사의 계절변동과 내한내열성으로 본 한국농업인의 환경적응 능력)

  • Choi Jeong-Wha;Hwang Kyoung-Sook
    • The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.49-60
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    • 2006
  • It was measured the energy expenditure in each season, the cold tolerance in winter and the heat tolerance in summer. Farmers' adaptability to the change of environment was compared with those of city-dwellers such as indoor workers and street cleaners to determine the effect of living environment, especially living temperature, on the health of human body. It turned out that farmers had experienced wide range of temperature that was higher in summer and lower in winter than indoor workers. Farmers and street cleaners showed seasonal adaptation in energy expenditure, which was high in winter and low in summer. However, indoor workers did not show seasonal changes. Energy expenditure had an inverse correlation with the temperature in work place where subjects spend the longer time in a day except in female indoor workers in Seoul. And It was proved that farmers and street cleaners had stronger cold tolerance and heat tolerance than indoor workers.

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Thermal Comfort Evaluation of Protective Clothing for Shielding Electromagnetic Waves (전자파 차단 보호복의 온열쾌적성 평가)

  • Choi, Jeong-Wha;Kim, Myung-Ju;Park, Joon-Hee;Kim, Do-Hee
    • The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.595-603
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    • 2010
  • The present study was performed on humans to investigate the physiological strain of wearing protective clothing for shielding electromagnetic waves and to compare control clothing that are currently on the market and new clothing that are developed for improving thermal comfort and material weight. Experiments were conducted in a climatic chamber of $28.8{\pm}0.6^{\circ}C$, $37{\pm}5%$RH under three differed experimental clothing conditions: None, Control, New. The results were as follows. Mean skin temperature and rectal temperature in New were significantly lower than that in None and Control (p<.05). The temperature and humidity inside clothing were lower in None (p<.05). Total weight loss was lower in New. Thermal sensation and thermal comfort were less hot and more comfortable in New than those in Control. It was concluded that wearing the protective clothing for shielding electromagnetic waves affects physiological responses such as distribution of body temperature, sweat rate, etc.