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Development of Cultural Competence Scale for Prospective Social Workers (예비 사회복지사의 문화적 유능감을 측정하는 척도 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Sunyoung
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.65 no.2
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    • pp.29-51
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    • 2013
  • This study aims to develop and validate Cultural Competence Scale for prospective social workers. The scale adopted three constructs of cultural competence, which include multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. It was made up with concrete episodes based on which respondents rate sets of competing statements relating to multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. The score of each item was calculated by subtracting each score of non-cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills from the corresponding score of cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills when cultural statements got higher scores than did non-cultural statements. Each score was summed up to make a total cultural competence score. Through preliminary and main test, 16 episodes and corresponding sets of statements were selected for the final version. The final scale showed satisfactory levels of reliability and validity. Based on the results, implications for the application and the further improvement of this scale were discussed.

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Scale Effects of Stability Parameters in the Hydraulic Model Tests of Rubble Mound Coastal Structures (사석구조물(捨石構造物)의 안정성(安定性)에 관한 수리모형(水理模型)의 축척효과(縮尺効果))

  • Ryu, Cheong Ro
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 1987
  • Scale effects of stability, run-up, run-down and reflection of layered coastal structures are investigated through the experiments with 7 kinds of hydraulic scale models. The occurrence mechanism and the control method of scale effects are also discussed. As a result, it is found that the similarity of permeability of inner layers plays an important role in the occurrence of scale effects, which has been neglected in the most of conventional model tests. To assure the best scale effects for permeable coastal structures, control of Reynolds numbers of the porous media flow in each layer is recommended. It is also found that Reynolds numbers in revetment, filter, and core layer must be greater than $2{\times}10^4$, $3{\times}10^3$, and $1{\times}10^3$, respectively.

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Development of an Multi-dimentional Affect Scale for Distinguishing between Depression and Anxiety (우울과 불안의 변별적 진단을 위한 다차원 정서 척도의 개발)

  • Lee, Changmook
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.9 no.10
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    • pp.393-406
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    • 2018
  • The depression and anxiety are the most popular mental disorders and not easy to distinguish because of their lots of similarities in the diagnostic criteria, related theories, and clinical symptoms. In this article, we developed the affect scale for distinguishable diagnosis, utilized the relationships between the Positive and Negative affect, and the depression and anxiety. We made up the seed scale of the items which selected by partial correlation, and set the scoring up by multiple regression method. The Multi-dimentional affect scale is reliable and working similarly as the scales used before, but less correlated to each other. We conclude that the affect scale achieved the diagnosis for distinguish between depression and anxiety. Our suggestions for the further study are to redeem the cultural differences, modify by the elaborate methods, and validate by the actual clinical data.

Differences Between Facial Electrodermal Activities of Paralyzed Side and Those of Normal Side in Acute Stage of Bell's Palsy Patients (발병초기 Bell's Palsy 환자의 안면부 피부전기활동성 차이에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Kyung-Sook;Nam, Tong-Hyun;Koh, Hyung-Kyun;Park, Young-Bae
    • The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.72-82
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    • 2005
  • Background and purpose: Bell‘s Palsy is a condition that causes the facial muscles to weaken or become paralyzed. It's caused by trauma to the 7th cranial nerve, and is not permanent. The aim of this study is to be convinced of differences between facial electrodermal activities of paralyzed side and those of normal side in acute stage of Bell's Palsy patients Methods: Electrodermal activity (EDA) was performed within 1 week after the onset of facial palsy and facial nerve electromyography (EMG) at 2 weeks after the onset. The recovery of facial nerve function was documented by House and Brackmann grading. All the patients were followed up weekly until recovery or up to 6 weeks. Results: There was significant differences (conductivity A: t=3.319, p=0.002; conductivity C: t=2.699, p=0.010) between facial electrodermal conductivities of paralyzed side and those of normal side in acute stage of Bell's Palsy patients (N=45). And the result showed that logarithmic scale of electrodermal conductivity A value ratio obviousely decreased with logarithmic scale of EMG zygomatic branch amplitude ratio (r=-0.472, p=0.143); logarithmic scale of capacitance B, logarithmic scale of EMG temporal branch amplitude ratio (r=-0.422, p=0.133); logarithmic scale of conductivity C, logarithmic scale of EMG buccal branch amplitude ratio (r=-0.545, p=0.083) (N=12). Conclusion: Electrodermal conductivities increased in paralyzed facial side in acute stage of Bell's Palsy patients.

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The Impact of Community-based Integrated Care Service Policy's Home-visiting Exercise Guidance Services on Depression, Pain, and Balance among the Elderly: A case study (지역사회 통합돌봄 정책에서 방문운동지도 서비스가 노인의 우울증과 통증 그리고 균형에 미치는 영향: 사례 연구)

  • Gwan-Hyeok Go;Byeong-Jo Kim
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.179-188
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    • 2024
  • Purpose : The home-visiting exercise guidance service is a component of the community-based integrated care policy in District J of Busan Metropolitan City. This study aims to investigate the effects of the service provided by physical therapists on depression, pain, and balance among the elderly. Methods : Three elderly individuals were selected as study participants. Depression was assessed using the beck depression inventory (BDI) and the short geriatric depression scale-Korea (SGDS-K). Pain was evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS). Balance was assessed using the berg balance scale (BBS), functional reach test (FRT), and timed up and go test (TUGT). The evaluation data were compared by averaging the values from the first and eighth sessions. Additionally, the overall satisfaction with the home-visiting exercise guidance service was surveyed. Results : In the depression assessment, the beck depression inventory score decreased (by 16.67±5.69 points), and the short geriatric depression scale score decreased (by 4.67±2.52 points). The visual analog scale score for pain decreased (by 2.67±0.58 points). In the balance assessment, the berg balance scale score increased (by 7.67±2.52 points), the functional reach test distance extended (by 4.67±0.58 cm), and the timed up and go test time decreased (by 5.33±0.58 s). Overall satisfaction with the home-visiting exercise guidance service was high (4.26±0.14 points). Conclusion : The home-visiting exercise guidance service received high satisfaction ratings from the participants. It was effective in reducing depression and pain while improving balance, potentially reducing fall risk factors among the elderly. These findings suggest that the home-visiting exercise guidance service, delivered by physical therapists, could significantly enhance the quality of life for elderly individuals by addressing issues related to depression, pain, and fall prevention within the community. Consequently, it is recommended that this service be continued and expanded as part of government policy.

Investigations on aerosols transport over micro- and macro-scale settings of West Africa

  • Emetere, Moses Eterigho
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.75-86
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    • 2017
  • The aerosol content dynamics in a virtual system were investigated. The outcome was extended to monitor the mean concentration diffusion of aerosols in a predefined macro and micro scale. The data set used were wind data set from the automatic weather station; satellite data set from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer aerosol index and multi-angle imaging spectroradiometer; ground data set from Aerosol robotic network. The maximum speed of the macro scale (West Africa) was less than 4.4 m/s. This low speed enables the pollutants to acquire maximum range of about 15 km. The heterogeneous nature of aerosols layer in the West African atmosphere creates strange transport pattern caused by multiple refractivity. It is believed that the multiple refractive concepts inhibit aerosol optical depth data retrieval. It was also discovered that the build-up of the purported strange transport pattern with time has enormous potential to influence higher degrees of climatic change in the long term. Even when the African Easterly Jet drives the aerosols layer at about 10 m/s, the interacting layers of aerosols are compelled to mitigate its speed to about 4.2 m/s (macro scale level) and boost its speed to 30 m/s on the micro scale level. Mean concentration diffusion of aerosols was higher in the micro scale than the macro scale level. The minimum aerosol content dynamics for non-decaying, logarithmic decay and exponential decay particulates dispersion is given as 4, 1.4 and 0 respectively.

Scale-up of Covalently Immobilized Urokinase Column and Repeated Use of It by Solid-Phase Refolding (공유결합으로 고정화된 urokinase 칼럼의 스케일업과 solid-phase refolding에 의한 반복 사용)

  • 서창우;최강선;이은규
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.500-504
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    • 2001
  • We scaled up a covalent immobilization system of urokinase to the activated Sepharose and used it repeatedly to cleava a fusion protein consisting of human growth hormone and GST fragment. After scale up from 6 ml to 250 ml. the column system still demonstrated basically the same performance in terms of urokinase immobilization and fusion protein cleavage. When the column was washed with 6 M guanidine HCI after the cleavage reaction, the immobilized urokinase showed no activity probably becasue it was fully unfoled. However, as the denaturant was gradually removed from the column the immobilized urokinase fully regained its bioactivity, which indicated it was properly refolded into is natie conformation as covalently attached to the solid matrix. After 20 cycles of this solid-phase unfolding/refolding. the immobilized urokinase maintained approx. 80% of the initial bioactivity. This method provides and efficient protocol to apply the solid-phase refolding technique to improve the longevity of immobilized enzyme columns.

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