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COVID-19 시대에서 외국인의 자궁경부암 백신접종 (Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Foreigners during COVID-19 Era)

  • 임주원
    • 항공우주의학회지
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.21-23
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination schedule is recommended by Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization of World Health Organization to achieve high efficacy and immunogenicity. However, the patients often cannot keep up their schedule for several reasons. Methods: Monthly numbers of visitors for HPV vaccination between 2019 and 2021 were analyzed to measure the impact of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) outbreak which was the main cause of this delay. Results: In February 2020, the number of foreign patients vaccinated with HPV was dropped suddenly due to COVID-19. Prior to this impact, the average patients per month for HPV vaccination was 160 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 143-176). It was then 30 (95% CI: 20-40). However recent trends show a gradual recovery. Conclusion: If a woman is pregnant after starting the HPV vaccine series, the reminder doses should be delayed until she is no longer pregnant. If this series is interrupted for any length of time, it can be resumed without restarting the series. HPV vaccine series need to be administered with a minimum interval of 14 days before or after administration of COVID-19 vaccines.

Treatment of Radius Fracture Using a Shuttle Pin in a Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus): A Case Study

  • Jinho Jang;Hee-Jong Kim;Young-Seok Park;YoungMin Yun
    • 한국임상수의학회지
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    • 제41권3호
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    • pp.189-194
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    • 2024
  • Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a large raptor that belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Falconiformes. It is a migratory bird that returns to Mongolia after wintering in the Korean Peninsula. In February 2015, a cinereous vulture was rescued from Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do Province as it could not fly. It was transferred to the Chungnam Wild Animal Rescue Center in Korea. It was found to have a closed fracture on the right radius through radiographic examination, a basic procedure. Surgery was performed at the fracture site using a shuttle pin and wire. After successful physical therapy and rehabilitation, the cinereous vulture was released in October 2015. A metal ring (150-00713) and wing tags (G/BL 3) were attached to the bird before its release for subsequent identification. Two years and 4 months later, in March 2018, the cinereous vulture was rescued and brought back to the center. It was diagnosed with secondary pesticide poisoning. After receiving treatment, a radiography test revealed no specific findings related to the previous fracture surgery. Considering that migratory birds travel long distances, it was confirmed that the treatment for reducing the fracture in the radius using a shuttle pin and a cerclage wire was suitable.

수익관리의 이해와 ISP사업에의 응용 (Revenue Management and It's Application to ISP Business)

  • 윤문길;김후곤;윤덕영
    • 한국산업정보학회논문지
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    • 제8권3호
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 2003
  • The concept of revenue management have been used mainly in the service-industries like hotel and air transportation which handles perishable asset. Recently however, it is being increasingly applied to many other areas including travel, railway and medicine. This paper tries to introduce the concept into the internet business. Revenue management used in the service industry is a good system for the management of perishable asset. Internet business can be classified as various industries according to the characteristics of the individual companies. Contents providers and internet service providers are very similar to service industry, and revenue management system is suitable to them. This paper develops the ways to apply the revenue management concept to ISP business.

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Lung mucus: A clinician′s view

  • Kim, Won-Dong
    • 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국응용약물학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 1996
  • In ancient times, respiration's perceived purpose was only to cool the blood, and nasal mucus was thought to be a discharge from the brain. Later it was demonstrated that fluids cannot travel from the brain to the nose. It appears that credit for pointing out the medical significance of bronchial secretions and the biological value of the exocrine function of the lungs belongs to Laennec. He described the “chronic idiopathic pituitous catarrh” known today as bronchorrhea, which is characterized by paroxysms of expectoration. The importance of all this is that airway secretions, and their alterations, became one of the cardinal signs of many respiratory diseases (1).

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Severe Tick Infestation in a Hare and Potential Risk for Transmitting Pathogens to Humans

  • Zheng, Weiqing;Chen, Haiying;Liu, Xiaoqing;Guo, Xuejian;Fu, Renlong
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제49권4호
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    • pp.419-422
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    • 2011
  • Severe tick infestation was found in a hare in a suburban area of Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. We sampled ticks and identified them based on their morphologic characteristics. Three species, Ixodes sinensis, which is commonly found in China and can experimentally transmit Borreliia burgdorferi, Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides, and Haemaphysalis longicornis which can transmit Lyme disease were detected with an optical microscope and a stereomicroscope. Risk of spreading ticks from suburban to urban areas exists due to human transportation and travel between the infested and non-infested areas around Nanchang.

마을단위 보건요원의 활동이 사업 성과에 미치는 영향 -강화지역사회 보건시범사업지역에서- (The Influence of Family Health Workers' Activities on Health Program Performance -Evaluative Research in the The Kang Wha Community Health Demonstration Project-)

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    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.24-30
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    • 1978
  • This study was designed to analyse effects of Family Health Workers' activities on the performance of a child immunization program as part of the evaluative research in the community health demonstration project in Kang Wha. Frequent shortcomings of evaluative research are problems in setting evaluative indices, difficulties in interpreting influences of socioeconomic changes due to lack of control and failure of demonstrating association between activity input and program performance. Specific objectives of this study was to improve the frequent shortcoming of evaluative research by isolating the effects of Family Health Workers' activities on the performance of the program through controlling other variables which also influenced the program performance. The target population consisted of 1240 children who were born between Jan. 1971 and Dec. 1975 in Sunwon Myun, and Naega Myun in Kwang Wha Gun, Kyonggi Province. The data were collected in part through 20 Family Health Workers who interviewed the mothers of these children in their villages during Nov. 1977. Part of the data were obtained by summarizing Family Health Workers daily activity records. All data were grouped for each birth cohort according to the 20 villages. Dependent variable of the model is the measle immuinization rate of each village and the independent variables are characteristics of baby, mother, household, travel time to the health subcenter, to Kang Wha Town, and the mean member of visits to the household by Family Health Workers as well as their other related activities and the year of birth of children according to village. The model was analysed by stepwise multiple regression technique. The summarized results show that overall $R^2$ were 39.3% and mean number of Family Health Worker household visits, mean age of mother and mean economic status were significant variables in explaining the immunization rate. Therefore Family Health Workers' activities are one of the significant variables in influencing the increased immunization rate of children in villages of the project area.

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안각동맥의 해부학적 고찰과 임상적 적용 (The Vascular System of the Angular Artery: Anatomical Study and Clinical Application)

  • 우종설;김다앎;오상하;김동운
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • 제35권6호
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    • pp.669-674
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: Although there are many ways to perform midface reconstruction, several difficulties exist for selecting the appropriate method, because of its anatomical and functional complexities, donor site morbidities, and poor aesthetic results. Various flaps based on the angular artery can overcome these limitations of the traditional reconstruction methods. The purpose of this study is to suggest an alternative reconstructive method for the midface using various flaps based on the angular artery. Methods: We investigated the relationship between the angular artery and its surrounding structures through cadaveric studies and then applied the findings clinically. As a result, we were able to perform reconstruction with a retroangular flap for defects of the lower half of the nose and the lower eyelid. In addition, defects of the upper half of the nose and the medial canthal area were reconstructed by using island composite glabellar flap. Results: The angular artery was reliable as a pedicle, whether it was used antegrade or retrograde. All the wounds were successfully closed, with the exception of minor complications such as partial skin necrosis and flap bulkiness. The aesthetic outcomes for the donor and recipient sites were satisfactory. Conclusion: The angular artery has diverse relationships with its surrounding structures according to its course of travel, and if a surgeon has a precise understanding of its anatomical location, we believe that retroangular flap and island composite glabellar flap may improve the treatment of midface defects.

Xenorhabdus nematophila K1 대사물질 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionic acid의 고추 역병과 탄저병에 대한 방제 효과 (Control Effects of 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-propionic Acid Isolated Xenorhabdus nematophila K1 against Phytophthora Blight and Anthracnose of Red Pepper)

  • 천원수;김도연;김용균;홍용표;이영근
    • 식물병연구
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    • 제19권3호
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    • pp.208-215
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    • 2013
  • 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-propionic acid (HPP)는 곤충 병원 세균인 Xenorhabdus nematophila K1의 대사산물이다. 이 물질의 고추의 역병과 탄저병에 대한 방제가능성을 평가하였다. HPP는 역병균과 탄저병균의 균사생장을 현저하게 억제하였다. 이 항균력은 자연 태양광 아래에서 25일이상 유지되었으며, 토양수 내에서도 상실되지 않았다. HPP의 고추 뿌리를 통한 식물체 내 침투 및 상향이행성이 입증되었다. HPP 현탁액을 고추의 근권토양에 관주하고 지상부에 10일 간격으로 살포하였을 때, 약해 발생 없이 역병과 탄저병 발생이 크게 감소되었다. 이러한 결과는 HPP를 고추 역병 및 탄저병 방제를 위한 침투성농약으로 개발할 가능성이 있음을 의미한다.

중증 열대열 말라리아에 합병한 흑수열 소아 1예 (Blackwater Fever Followed by Severe Falciparum Malaria in a Child)

  • 양송이;최영준;이환종;최은화
    • Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.117-122
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    • 2017
  • 흑수열은 급성 혈관 내 용혈, 발열과 검붉은색 소변 등의 증상을 보이는 증후군으로, 말라리아 및 불규칙적인 키닌의 투약과 관련 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 국내에서는 삼일열 말라리아만 발생하고 있으나, 최근 말라리아 유행지역을 여행한 해외여행객들로부터 열대열 말라리아의 해외 유입 보고가 증가하고 있다. 따라서 의료진들은 열대열 말라리아와 그 합병증에 대해 알 필요가 있다. 본 증례는 쇼크를 동반한 중증 열대열 말라리아 이후에 흑수열이 합병한 14세 여자에 대해 보고하는 바이다.

The sphenopalatine vein: anatomical study of a rarely described structure

  • Joe Iwanaga;Eric Pineda;Yusuke Miyamoto;Grzegorz Wysiadecki;Samir Anadkat;R. Shane Tubbs
    • Anatomy and Cell Biology
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    • 제56권2호
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    • pp.200-204
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    • 2023
  • Although in counterpart, the sphenopalatine artery (SPA), has been well described in the medical literature, the sphenopalatine vein (SPV) has received scant attention. Therefore, the present anatomical study was performed. Additionally, we discuss the variations, embryology, and clinical significance of the SPV. Adult cadaveric specimens underwent dissection of the SPV. In addition, some specimens were submitted for histological analysis of this structure. The SPV was found to drain from the sphenoidal sinus and nasal septum. Small tributaries traveled through the nasal septum with the posterior septal branches of the SPA and nasopalatine nerve. The SPA and SPV were found to travel through the sphenopalatine foramen and another tributary was found to perforate the medial plate of the pterygoid process and to connect to the pterygoid venous plexus which traveled lateral to the medial plate of the pterygoid process. The vein traveled through the posterior part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity with the posterior lateral nasal branches of the SPA and the lateral superior posterior nasal branches of the maxillary nerve. To our knowledge, this is the first anatomical study on the SPV in humans. Data on the SPV provides an improved anatomical understanding of the vascular network of the nasal cavity. Developing a more complete picture of the nasal cavity and its venous supply might help surgeons and clinicians better manage clinical entities such as posterior epistaxis, cavernous sinus infections, and perform endoscopic surgery with fewer complications.