• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권10호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2020

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of sterilization in Vietnam. We estimate a simultaneous equation by using Two-Stage least squares (2SLS) regression analysis. The time-series data was collected for the first quarter of 2004 to the fourth quarter of 2018. In particular, the effectiveness of sterilization is considered in terms of dollarized economy, since making the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy system, the Vietnamese economy has remained in a state of dollarization. In addition, we also assess whether the global financial crisis had an impact on the sterilization effectiveness of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). On the basis of the estimated sterilization and offset coefficients, our results suggest that the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has not been able to fully neutralize the impact on the domestic money supply when intervening in the foreign exchange market, and the capital inflows respond strongly to changes in domestic monetary conditions. The results also show that the global financial crisis has changed the effectiveness of these sterilization policies. An analysis of this study's empirical findings provides the opportunity to derive some recommendations that may assist in increasing the effectiveness of the State Bank of Vietnam's sterilization policies in the process of accumulating international reserves.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2015

The aim of this study was to determine the heat-penetration characteristics using stationary and rotary retorts to manufacture Kimchi soup. Both heat-penetration tests and computer simulation based on mathematical modeling were performed. The sterility was measured at five different positions in the pouch. The results revealed only a small deviation of $F_0$ among the different positions, and the rate of heat transfer was increased by rotation of the retort. The thermal processing of retort-pouched Kimchi soup was analyzed mathematically using a finite-element model, and optimum models for predicting the time course of the temperature and $F_0$ were developed. The mathematical models could accurately predict the actual heat penetration of retort-pouched Kimchi soup. The average deviation of the temperature between the experimental and mathematical predicted model was 2.46% ($R^2=0.975$). The changes in nodal temperature and $F_0$ caused by microbial inactivation in the finite-element model predicted using the NISA program were very similar to that of the experimental data of for the retorted Kimchi soup during sterilization with rotary retorts. The correlation coefficient between the simulation using the NISA program and the experimental data was very high, at 99%.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.935-945
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge of dental hygienists on infection control in dental office and their attitude toward that in a bid to provide some information on ways of enhancing the level of infection control in dental office. Methods : The subjects in this study were 220 dental hygienists who worked in dental hospitals and clinics in Busan and South Gyeongsang Province. A survey was conducted from May 17 to June 17, 2010, and the answer sheets from 183 respondents were analyzed with a SPSS WIN 12.0 program. Statistical data on frequency, percentage and mean were obtained, and t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and one-way ANOVA were utilized. Results : They got a mean of $4.59{\pm}.68$ in six categories of infection control knowledge. They had the best knowledge on dental waste disposal, followed by hand washing, post-sterilization management, instrument disinfection and sterilization, surface management of dental equipment and wearing personal protective equipment. They got a mean of $3.99{\pm}.54$ in attitude, and they scored lowest in practice of surface management of dental equipment. Overall, they scored higher in every aspect of knowledge than in attitude(t=11.410, p=.0.000). There was the greatest gap between their knowledge and practice in surface management of dental equipment (t=13.885, p=0.000), and there was the smallest gap between their knowledge and practice in hand washing(t=5.460, p=0.000). And a positive correlation was found between knowledge and attitude, as better knowledge of infection control led to better attitude toward that(p<.001). Finally, concerning infection control knowledge and attitude by general characteristics, the presence or absence of infection control guidelines made differences to infection control knowledge, and infection control attitude was statistically significantly different according to infection control education experiences(t=6.501, p=.012) and the presence or absence of infection control guidelines(t=22.836, p=.000). Conclusions : In order to bolster infection control in dental office, the related system should be improved to legally require dental personnels to implement infection control. Every dental office must be furnished with infection control guidelines, and sustained education should be provided for dental hygienists to carry out infection control.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.249-264
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• 1995

Although liposome has many advantages as a pharmaceutical dosage form, its application in the industrial field has been limited because of some problems such as preparation method, reproducibility, scale-up, stability and sterilization etc. Liposomes prepared by microemulsification method had defined size, narrow size distribution, reproducibility and high entrapment efficiency. For enhancing the stability, the dry form of liposome was recommended. These types of liposome are proliposome and freeze-dried liposome. The liposome must have some properties for preparing of freeze-dried liposome; small size $(50{\sim}200\;nm)$, narrow size distribution and cryoprotectant. In this experiment, the liposomes containing 5-Fluorouracil(5-FU) and its prodrug(pentyl-5-FU-1-acetate; PFA, hexyl-5-FU-1-acetate; HFA) were made with soybean phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, stearylamine(SA) and dicetyl phosphate(DCP) employing hydration method or microemulsification method using $Microfluidizer^{TM}$. Both or liposome types were MLV and MEL. After preparation, freeze drying and rehydration were performed. In the process of freezing, trehalose(Tr) was added as a cryoprotectant. Their evaluation methods were as follows; entrapment efficiency, mean particle size and size distribution, dissolution test, retain of entrapment efficiency and turbidity after freeze-drying. The results are summarized as belows. The entrapment efficiency of 5-FU was dependent on total lipid concentration and cholesterol content but that of PFA and HFA was decreased when cholesterol was added. When DCP and SA were added, entrapment efficiency was decreased. As the partition coefficient of drug was increased, entrapment efficiency was increased. Under the same condition, entrapment efficiency of MEL is similar to that of MLV. The mean particle size and size distribution of MEL were smaller than those of MLV. Dissolution rates of drug from both liposome types were comparatively similar. Dissolution rates of drugs with serum and liver homogenate were faster than without these material. After preparation of liposome, free drug was removed efficiency by Dowex 50W-X4. When liposome was freeze-dried and then rehydrated in the presence of Tr, characteristics of liposome were maintained well in MEL than MLV. Tr Was used successfully as a cryoprotectant in the process of freeze drying and the optimal ratio of Tr:Lipid was 4:1(g/g).

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2020

목적: 이 연구의 목적은 동종 쐐기 골편의 성상과 최대압축하중과의 관계를 알아보고 동종 쐐기 골편의 최대압축하중과 경골 근위부 개방 절골술 시 측정된 개방부의 압력을 비교하는 것이다. 대상 및 방법: 경골 근위부 개방 절골술을 시행하기 전 연구에 동의한 10명의 환자가 본 연구에 포함되었다. 수술 중 절골 부위를 8 mm에서 14 mm까지 개방시키면서 1 mm 간격으로 개방부의 압력을 측정하였다. 대퇴골, 경골 및 상완골에서 U자형 동종 쐐기 골편을 채취하여 골편의 높이, 폭, 단면적 및 피질골의 두께를 측정한 뒤에 골편이 파괴되기 직전의 최대압축하중을 측정해 골편의 성상과 최대압축하중과의 관계를 평가하였다. 경골 근위부 개방 절골술 시 별도의 신연장치 없이 개방부에 동종 쐐기 골편을 삽입할 수 있는지 평가하기 위해 경골 근위부 개방 절골술 시 측정된 개방부 압력과 동종 쐐기 골편의 최대압축하중을 비교하였다. 결과: 경골 근위부 개방 절골술 중 절골부를 많이 개방할수록 개방부 압력이 증가해 14 mm 개방하였을 때 개방부의 압력(평균 282±93 N, 최대 427 N)이 가장 크게 측정되었다. 동종 쐐기 골편의 최대압축하중은 평균 13,379±6,469 N (최소값 5,868 N, 최대값 29,130 N)으로 측정되었으며 피질골의 두께(상관계수=0.693, p=0.002) 및 단면적(상관계수=0.826, p<0.001)과 유의한 상관관계를 가지고 있었다. 살균 방법에 따라 동결 건조(freeze-dried) 골편은 평균 13,406±5,928 N (최소값 5,868 N, 최대값 25,893 N), 동결(fresh frozen) 골편은 평균 13,348±7,449 N (최소값 5,916 N, 최대값 29,130 N)으로 측정되었다. 동종 쐐기 골편의 최대압축하중 최소값은 경골 근위부를 14 mm까지 개방하였을 때 측정된 개방부의 최대압력에 비해 13.7배 높았다(5,868 N vs. 427 N). 결론: 동종 쐐기 골편의 최소 압축 강도는 경골 근위부 개방 절골술 시 측정된 개방부의 최대 압력보다 충분히 큰 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 경골 근위부 개방 절골술 중 별도의 신연장치 없이 동종 쐐기 골편을 개방부에 안전하게 삽입 가능한 것으로 판단된다.