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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF POSTOPERATIVE SKELETAL SYMMETRY RELATED TO SURGICAL METHODS IN UNILATERAL CONDYLAR HYPERPLASIA (CONDYLECTOMY VS RAMUS SURGERY) (편측성 하악과두증식증에서 수술방법에 의한 술후 골격구조의 대칭성에 관한 비교연구)

  • Lee, Jeong-Gu;Hong, Kwang-Jin;Min, Byeong-Jin;Lee, Won-Hak;Cho, Yoon-Joo
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.200-207
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    • 1996
  • In patients with unilateral condylar hyperplasia, increased length of the condylar neck causes deviation of the mandible to the opposite site, resulting in facial asymmetry, but the arch form and general contour of the displaced mandible is approximately symmetric. So, the unilateral condylectomy have been prefered surgical method among the surgeons. The purpose of this study is to analyze the postoperative results comparatively following two different surgical methods, condylectomy and ramus surgery, in unilateral condylar hyperplasia. Case of 6 patients with the unilateral condylar hyerplasia were analyzed in this study, 3 case of the condylectomy only, 3 cases of the ramus surgery, Clinical and radiographic evaluations were tried for comparison. In conclusion, comparative results between two groups did not show any significant difference, but we confirmed that unilateral condylectomy could be a excellent surgical methods in unilateral condylar hyperplasia thinking over the unique morphological characteristics of it.

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A Study on the Development of Resistance Exercise Prescription System for the Health Improvement of the Older Adults (고령자 건강증진을 위한 저항성 운동처방 시스템 구축에 관한 연구)

  • Wang, Jong Soo;Son, Lak Seong
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.69-81
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    • 2010
  • Physical manifestations of aging due to the lack of exercise include the slowing down of motor learning, cardiopulmonary degradation, and the increasing difficulty to adapt to the environment. Aging is manifested with the lack of aerobic exercise work, decrease in muscular endurance, decline in skeletal and muscular strength, flexibility and agility, and the decrease in reaction speed and balance. Added to those are aging-related physiological changes, including the reduction of muscle bulk, increased body fat, decrease in total body water and basic metabolic rate as activities are reduced, and a decrease in cell and Lean Body Mass (LBM). These changes are known to cause problems. Interest and participation in appropriate physical activities among the elderly is needed to help them increase stamina, avoid diseases, maintain a clear intellect, and basically enable the elderly to live their daily lives as easy as possible. Therefore, physical activities are necessary for the elderly to enhance health-related factors. Special exercises should be performed for the enhancement of muscle function, muscle endurance, flexibility, agility, and balance. An accurate measurement of cardio-respiratory endurance and stamina through basic physical and cognitive characteristics of older adults is also required to ensure safety. Also, the development of a more scientific resistance exercise prescription system for the elderly is desperately needed.

Fracture analysis of wild mammals in South Korea

  • Jang, Hyunkyu;Park, Jong-Moon;Ahmed, Sohail;Seok, Seong-Hoon;Kim, Ho-Su;Yeon, Seong-Chan
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.59 no.4
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    • pp.175-180
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    • 2019
  • This study was conducted to evaluate and analyze fractures types in wild mammals in Korea. Wild mammals treated at 3 wildlife centers in Korea were included. Of the 63 cases included in this study, water deer was the most common species encountered with fractures. We determined 85 different fracture sites, with maximum lumber vertebral fractures followed by femoral, tibial and pelvic fractures. External skeletal fixator (ESF)-intramedullary (IM) pin (IM+ESF tie-in fixation) was the most common method applied for the surgical treatment of mammals. Lumbar vertebrae and femur were the most common bones involved. The findings of this study are expected to provide information for veterinarians regarding the frequency and characteristics of fractures in wild mammals and serve as a basic database for the types and outcomes of fractures in wild mammals.

Health Status and Health Care System of Homeless Shelter Residents (쉼터거주자의 건강관리실태 및 대안)

  • Han, Young Ran;Yoon, Hee Sang
    • Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.536-552
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how homeless shelter worker and public health nurses perceive health status and health care of homeless shelter residents (HSRs). Methods: Data collected through focus group interviews. In Focus group, in-depth discussions were between 150 to 160 minutes. Data analyzed using Krueger (1998) step analysis. Participants were seven experienced clinical social workers, nurses working homeless shelters, and public health center nurses for dosshouse people. Results: The results were 4 themes and 15 sub-themes: Characteristics of HSRs, perception of health and health problem of HSRs (alcohol related disease, hypertension Diabetics, gastro-intestinal disease, dental disease and infectios disease such as Tuberculosis, musculo-skeletal disease, prostate problem), health care status of HSRs(insufficient health care service, discrimination of medical staff, lack of health care management, low satisfaction community health care services), and the health care proposal of HSRs(nurse in homeless shelter, integrated health care system, understanding of homeless) Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, health care programs focusing on understanding of HSRs and chronic diseases of HSRs increasing steadily although the management system is limited. Therefore, more systemized health care plan and health referral system for homeless people.

Skeletal myogenic differentiation of human periodontal ligament stromal cells isolated from orthodontically extracted premolars

  • Song, Minjung;Kim, Hana;Choi, Yoonjeong;Kim, Kyungho;Chung, Chooryung
    • The korean journal of orthodontics
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    • v.42 no.5
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    • pp.249-254
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    • 2012
  • Objective: To investigate the stem cell-like characteristics of human periodontal ligament (PDL) stromal cells outgrown from orthodontically extracted premolars and to evaluate the potential for myogenic differentiation. Methods: PDL stromal cells were obtained from extracted premolars by using the outgrowth method. Cell morphological features, self-replication capability, and the presence of cell-surface markers, along with osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic differentiation, were confirmed. In addition, myogenic differentiation was induced by the use of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-Aza) for DNA demethylation. Results: PDL stromal cells showed growth patterns and morphological features similar to those of fibroblasts. In contrast, the proliferation rates of premolar PDL stromal cells were similar to those of bone marrow and adipogenic stem cells. PDL stromal cells expressed surface markers of human mesenchymal stem cells (i.e., CD90 and CD105), but not those of hematopoietic stem cells (i.e., CD31 and CD34). PDL stromal cells were differentiated into osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic lineages. Myotube structures were induced in PDL stromal cells after 5-Aza pretreatment, but not in the absence of 5-Aza pretreatment. Conclusions: PDL stromal cells isolated from extracted premolars can potentially be a good source of postnatal stem cells for oromaxillofacial regeneration in bone and muscle.

New Mechanism of Thin Film Growth by Charged Clusters

  • Hwang, Nong-Moon;Kim, Doh-Yeon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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    • 1999.06a
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    • pp.115-127
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    • 1999
  • The charged clusters or particles, which contain hundreds to thousands of atoms or even more, are suggested to form in the gas phase in the thin film processes such as CVD, thermal evaporation, laser ablation, and flame deposition. All of these processes are also used in the gas phase synthesis of the nanoparticles. Ion-induced or photo-induced nucleation is the main mechanism for the formation of these nanoclusters or nanoparticles inthe gas phase. Charged clusters can make a dense film because of its self-organizing characteristics while neutral ones make a porous skeletal structure because of its Brownian coagulation. The charged cluster model can successfully explain the unusual phenomenon of simultaneous deposition and etching taking place in diamond and silicon CVD processes. It also provides a new interpretation on the selective deposition on a conducting material in the CVDd process. The epitaxial sticking of the charged clusters on the growing surface is gettign difficult as the cluster size increases, resulting in the nanostructure such as cauliflowr or granular structures.

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Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome

  • Kim, Su Jin
    • Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.44-48
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    • 2015
  • Body fat distribution in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is characterized by reduce lean body mass (LBM), increased total body fat mass (FM), and lower percentage of visceral adipose tissue (VAT). Individuals with PWS seem to have a lower risk for insulin resistance with high levels of adiponectin, an anti-atherogenic adipocytokine that is decreased in visceral fat hypertrophy subjects compared to simple obese subjects, both in children and in adults. The mechanism of the reduction in visceral adiposity in PWS is still unclear. It might be related to qualitative intrinsic characteristics of adipocyte or novel genetic influences on the control of fat distribution. However, obesity remains a critical problem, and obesity status plays a crucial role in individual metabolic risk clustering and development of metabolic syndrome (Mets) in PWS children and adults. Long-term growth hormone (GH) treatment after cessation of skeletal growth improved body composition, with an increase in lean body mass and a reduction in total body fat and subcutaneous and visceral fat in PWS adults. Thus, the role of GH is important after childhood because it might attenuate obesity and Mets in PWS adult by adipocyte modification.

A ROENTGENOCEPHALOMETRIC STUDY OF CRANIOFACIAL SKELETAL CHARACTERISTICS OF KOREAN NORMAL OCCLUSION BY MOYERS' ANALYSIS (Moyers 분석법에 의한 한국인 정상교합자의 안면두개골격에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Young Ran;Lee, Ki Soo
    • The korean journal of orthodontics
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.391-407
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    • 1990
  • This study was performed to establish the cephalometric standards and to observe the nature of anatomic fit in the internal structural relationship of the craniofaciodental complex of the normal Korean by means of Moyers' method. Lateral cephalograms of 143 males and 144 females with normal occlusion and acceptable profile from 6 to 25 years of age, which were consisted of 5 groups that were 6 year-, 9 year-, 12 year-, 15 year- and adult-group were obtained. Data were gathered by traced digitizing the cephalograms and were statistically analyzed. The findings can be summerized as follows. 1. Norms of Korean males, females and both sexes in each group were established. 2. There was little significant sexual dimorphism in the form of craniofacial skeleton of all age groups. 3. The height and length of craniofacial skeleton was alike in each sexes in the 6 year-, 9 year- and 12 year-group, whereas it was larger in male than in female in the 15 year- and adult-group. 4. There were no significant sexual differences in the internal structural relationship of the craniofacial skeleton in all age groups.

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Development of Facial Rejuvenation Procedures: Thirty Years of Clinical Experience with Face Lifts

  • Kim, Byung Jun;Choi, Jun Ho;Lee, Yoonho
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.42 no.5
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    • pp.521-531
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    • 2015
  • Facial rejuvenation procedures can be roughly divided into face lift surgery and nonoperative, less invasive procedures, such as fat grafts, fillers, botulinum toxin injections, thread lifts, or laserbrasion. Face lift surgery or rhytidectomy is the procedure most directly associated with rejuvenation, due to its fundamental ability to restore the anatomical changes caused by aging. Various methods of face lift surgery have been developed over the last hundred years, thanks to advances in the understanding of facial anatomy and the mechanisms of aging, as well as the dedication of innovative surgeons. However, no generally applicable standard method exists, because the condition of each patient is different, and each operative method has advantages and disadvantages. Specific characteristics of the skin of Asians and their skeletal anatomy should be considered when determining the operative method to be used on Asian patients. Plastic surgeons should improve their ability to analyze the original aesthetic properties and problem areas of each patient, drawing on scientific knowledge about the aging process, and they should develop the skills necessary to perform various rejuvenative techniques. In the present article, we reviewed various face lift procedures and the current methods of modified double plane face lift, based on our clinical experience of over 30 years.

Development of Catalytic Characteristics for Enhancement of Iso-Butene Yield in Isomerization of 1-butene (1-butene의 골격 이성질화 반응에 있어서의 Iso-butene 수율 제고를 위한 촉매 특성 개발)

  • Kim, Jin Gul
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.191-196
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    • 1997
  • The isothermal reduction on $Pt/MoO_3/SiO_2$ at $50^{\circ}C$ demonstrates that the rate of hydrogen spillover is increased as calciantion temperature increases. That is due to the overlayer formation over the surface of Pt crystallites, investigated by TEM and CO chemisorption. It is known that reaction mechanism of skeletal isomerization of 1-butene into iso-butene is composed of 2 step such as formation of carbonium ion and isomerization of methyl group. It is expected that the increase of i-butene yield after calcination at $250^{\circ}C$ is due to increased rate of hydrogen spillover coming from first, overlayer formation over Pt surface and second, chlorine lessoning from $PtCl_x$ precursor.

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