• 제목/요약/키워드: Screening Theory

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Application of Health Behavior Theories to Breast Cancer Screening among Asian Women

  • Ahmadian, Maryam;Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제14권7호
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    • pp.4005-4013
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    • 2013
  • Background: Although breast cancer is a major public health worry among Asian women, adherence to screening for the disease remains an obstacle to its prevention. A variety of psycho-social and cultural factors predispose women to delay or avoidance of screening for breast cancer symptoms at the early stages when cure is most likely to be successful. Yet few interventions implemented to date to address this condition in this region have drawn on health behavior theory. Materials and Methods: This paper reviews the existing literature on several cognitive theories and models associated with breast cancer screening, with an emphasis on the work that has been done in relation to Asian women. To conduct this review, a number of electronic databases were searched with context-appropriate inclusion criteria. Results: Little empirical work was found that specifically addressed the applicability of health theories in promoting adherence to the current breast cancer prevention programs Among Asian women. However, a few studies were found that addressed individual cognitive factors that are likely to encourage women's motivation to protect themselves against breast cancer in this region of the world. The findings suggest that multi-level, socio-cultural interventions that focus on cognitive factors have much promise with this issue. Conclusions: Interventions are needed that effectively and efficiently target the personal motivation of at-risk Asian women to seek out and engage in breast cancer prevention. Concerning implications, personal motivation to seek out and engage in individual preventive actions for breast cancer prevention among Asian women is a timely, high priority target with practical implications for community development and health promotion. Further studies using qualitative, anthropologic approaches shaped for implementation in multi-ethnic Asian settings are needed to inform and guide these interventions.

Factors related to the Performance of Mammography Screening among Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer in Korea

  • Oh, Jin-A;Kim, Tae-Hyun;Park, Young-Ok
    • 여성건강간호학회지
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    • 제17권5호
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    • pp.439-446
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: Early diagnosis is the primary method aimed at controlling breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to analyze some factors affecting the performance of mammography screening among women with a family history of breast cancer in Korea. Methods: This study applied a descriptive design method through structured self-report questionnaires. The Care Seeking Behavior Theory provided a theoretical framework for the study. Factors measured in this study represent demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables including anxiety, barriers, utility, habits, perception, and facilitators. A total of 212 participants, of at least 20 years old, were sampled from April 8, 2010 to March 31, 2011. The data was analyzed by logistic regression method using the Statistical Package for the Social Science 18.0 software. Results: Of the 212 participants, 122 women (57.5%) went through mammography screening. The results of the analysis showed that (a) age (Odds Ratio [OR] =1.10, p<.001), (b) facilitating influences (OR=1.83, p=.008), (c) perception of mammography importance (OR=1.92, p=.011), (d) barriers to mammography (OR=0.60, p=.031), and (e) utility of mammography (OR=2.01, p=.050) significantly affect mammography screening. Conclusion: The results underscore the impact that psychosocial variables in obtaining mammography have on adherence to screening. Women with a family history of breast cancer should be given accurate information and recommendation about mammography by healthcare provider and a regular source of healthcare.

장애인 실업의 원인 : 생산성 또는 차별? (Causes of high unemployment among the people with disabilities : productivity, or discrimination?)

  • 유동철
    • 한국사회복지학
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    • 제48권
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    • pp.333-358
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze empirically the causes of high unemployment among the people with disabilities, focused on productivity and discrimination. In order to pursue such goal this study adopts human capital theory, screening theory, job contest theory, taste theory and statistical discrimination theory as theoretical background. The major findings are: (1) Among the human capital variables Education degree and job training are not statistically significant on employment. Only degree of activity limit has significant effect. (2) Among the discrimination related variables only discrimination experiences variable has negative effect on employment. (3) Between degree of activity limit and discrimination experiences, both have similar effect on employment. But the degree of activity limit can be thought as discrimination related element. Because' not giving resonable accommodation' is regarded discrimination in ADA or DDA. These mean that it is important for society to compel the employment of the disabled and to put focus on eliminating prejudice rather than accomplishing education and job training programs to improve the employment of the disabled. In order to accomplish this it is necessary to increase the levy for disabled persons' employment promotion of the disabled persons' employment promotion act and to establish the disability discrimination act. Also, integrated education starting from infancy is necessary. Education system should be changed, and Job training must focused on industry which demand more labor force.

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그리드에서 서비스 기반 가상 탐색 시스템 설계 및 구현 (Design and Implementation of Service based Virtual Screening System in Grids)

  • 이화민;진성호;이종혁;이대원;박성빈;유헌창
    • 한국정보과학회논문지:시스템및이론
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    • 제35권6호
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    • pp.237-247
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    • 2008
  • 가상 탐색은 대규모의 화학분자 데이타베이스의 화학분자 데이타들을 분자 다킹과 같은 컴퓨팅 기술을 이용하여 한정된 소규모의 화학분자만을 스크리닝하는 과정으로, 대규모 컴퓨팅 파워와 데이터 저장 용량을 요구하는 대표적인 대규모의 과학 어플리케이션이다. AutoDock, FlexX, Glide, DOCK, LigandFit, ViSION 등과 같은 기존의 분자 다킹 소프트웨어나 어플리케이션들은 슈퍼 컴퓨터, 단일 클러스터, 또는 단일 워크스테이션 둥을 이용하여 작업을 수행하도록 개발되었다. 하지만 슈퍼컴퓨터를 이용한 가상 탐색은 너무 많은 비용이 든다는 문제점이 있고, 단일 클러스터나 워크스테이션을 이용한 가상 탐색은 오랜 수행 시간이 요구되는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 대규모의 데이타 집약적인 연산을 지원하는 그리드 컴퓨팅 기술을 이용하는 서비스 기반 가상 탐색 시스템을 제안한다. 이를 위해 본 논문에서는 가상 탐색을 위한 3차원 화학 데이타베이스를 구축하였다. 그리고 효율적인 분자 다킹 서비스를 제공하기 위해 자원 브로커와 데이타 브로커를 설계하고 가상 탐색을 위한 다양한 서비스들을 제안하였다. 본 논문에서는 DOCK 5.0과 Globus 3.2를 이용하여 서비스 기반 가상 탐색 시스템을 구현하고 성능 평가를 실시하였다. 본 논문에서 구현한 서비스 기반 가상 탐색 시스템은 신약 개발이나 신소재 개발 과정에서 연구 개발 기간을 단축하고 개발 비용을 절감할 수 있다.

부유식 해양구조물의 완전 통계적 피로평가 프로그램 개발 (Development of Fully Stochastic Fatigue Analysis Program for Offshore Floaters)

  • 정준모;정장현;추명훈;윤기영
    • 대한조선학회논문집
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    • 제44권4호
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    • pp.425-438
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, unsettled technical controversies concerning about fatigue strength analysis for FPSO, one of the representative floaters, associated with welding types, screening methods, fabrication tolerances, corrosion margins and Morison loads are described based on yard practices. Basic theory for stochastic fatigue analysis is introduced as detail as possible. In order to resolve large parts of the controversies, a new fully stochastic fatigue analysis program for FPSO is developed.

Simple Analysis for Interaction between Nanoparticles and Dye-Containing Vesicles as a Biomimetic Cell-Membrane

  • Shin, Sohyang;Umh, Ha Nee;Kim, Younghun
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.231-236
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    • 2013
  • Some cytotoxicity studies for the interpretation of the interaction between nanoparticles and cells are non-mechanistic and time-consuming. Therefore, non-biological screening methods, which are faster and simpler than in-vivo and in-vitro methods, are required as alternatives to current cytotoxicity tests. Here, we proposed a simple screening method for the analysis of the interaction between several AgNPs (bare-, citrate-, and polyvinylpyrrolidone-coating) and dye-containing vesicles acting as a biomimetic cell-membrane. The interaction between AgNPs and vesicles could be evaluated readily by UV-vis spectra. Absorbance deviation in UV-vis spectra revealed a large attraction between neighboring particles and vesicles. This was confirmed by (Derjagin, Landau, Verwey, and Overbeek) theory and DMF (dark-field microscopy) analysis. This proposed method might be useful for analyzing the cytotoxicity of nanoparticles with cell-membranes instead of in vitro or in vivo cytotoxicity tests.

Virtual screening, molecular docking studies and DFT calculations on JNK3

  • Priya, dharshini;Thirumurthy, Madhavan
    • 통합자연과학논문집
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.179-186
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    • 2022
  • The c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK3) play major role in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cerebral ischemia and other Central Nervous System disorders. Since JNK3 is primarily stated in the brain and stimulated by stress-stimuli, this situation is conceivable that inhibiting JNK3 could be a possible treatment for the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases. In this study drugs from Zinc15 database were screened to identify the JNK3 inhibitors by Molecular docking and Density functional theory approach. Molecular docking was done by Autodock vina and the ligands were selected based on the binding affinity. Our results identified top ten novel ligands as potential inhibitors against JNK3. Molecular docking revealed that Venetoclax, Fosaprepitant and Avapritinib exhibited better binding affinity and interacting with proposed binding site residues of JNK3. Density functional theory was used to compute the values for energy gap, lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO), and highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO). The results of Density functional theory study showed that Venetoclax, Fosaprepitant and Avapritinib serves as a lead compound for the development of JNK3 small molecule inhibitors.

대장암 검진 행동 촉진을 위한 메시지 전략 (Message Strategy to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening Behavior)

  • 이지선;오의금;이향규;김상희
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제17권12호
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    • pp.357-367
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구는 대장암 검진 정보 콘텐츠에 대한 효과적, 설득적 메시지 유형을 확인하기 위한 목적으로 시도된 비동등성 대조군 사후설계의 유사실험 연구이다. 연구대상자는 일개 산업장 근로자 176명이었으며, 메시지 프레이밍(이득, 손실 및 일반메시지)에 따라 분류된 대상자에게 차별적으로 중재프로그램을 시행하였고, 실험중재 후 대장암 검진 관련 건강신념 및 iFOBT(immunoassay Fecal Occult Blood Test) kit 수거률을 확인하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 21.0 program을 이용하여 $x^2$ test 및 one-way ANOVA 통계방법을 활용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과 대장암 검진 건강신념은 손실메시지군에서 지각된 민감성 및 심각성이 높았으며, 이득메시지군에서 지각된 유익성이 높았다. iFOBT 수거률은 손실메시지군에서 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이는 대장암 검진을 주제로 하는 암정보 콘텐츠를 구성 하는데 유용한 이론적 근거가 될 것으로 기대되며, 메시지 유형에 따른 실질적 효과를 사전에 예상하고, 제시함으로써 실무적 도움 역시 제공할 수 있을 것이라고 생각된다.

Wigner 함수 모델을 이용한 양자전송의 시뮬레이션 (Simulation of Quantum transport using wigner function model)

  • 김경염;이병호
    • 전자공학회논문지D
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    • 제34D권3호
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    • pp.93-104
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    • 1997
  • Steady-state I-V characteristics of a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) is calculated by numerical analysis using quantum liouville equation based on wigner function which is derived from density operator. Modifications to the conventional discrete model are made to calculate more accurate quantum correlations. It is pointed out that we must include inelastic processes and the resistivity of the contacting layers to get a much more credible potential which can be theoretically obtained from the simple screening theory. The effects of spatially-varying effective mass is also checked briefly.

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심미적 치료를 적용한 여대생의 외모관리 경험 (Experiences in Appearance Management With Esthetic Treatment of Female College Students)

  • 김정수
    • 한국보건간호학회지
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.359-371
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study was conducted in order to describe the process of appearance management with esthetic treatment and for development of a substantive theory that explains lifestyle in female college students. Methods: The participants were seven students who had undergone a surgical procedure with LASEK, cosmetic, and wearing orthodontic brackets. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and analyzed using grounded theory in Strauss and Corbin (1998). Results: The core category, 'discovering factors of social opportunities' incorporated the relationship between and among all categories and explained the process. Theses processes were categorized acording to four stages: 'facing appearance stress', 'screening medical information', 'applying esthetic treatment', and 'restoring self-confidence'. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate an understanding and profound insight on the issue of psycho-social health promotion in young female.