• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2010

This paper attempts to establish a scoring system for the originality in evaluation of mathematical creativity. The scoring system is composed of three categories; fluency, flexibility and originality. In this paper, we proposed an evaluation method for originality as following based on relative frequency and standard normal distribution. (1) Fluency: It is judged on the basis of the number of correct answers a student made. If several correct answers are given for a single category, then its maximum score is set to 5 points. (2) Flexibility: We examined how many categories the students' responses can be classified into. If at most 15 answers are allowed for each question, the maximum score of flexibility is 15 points. (3) Originality: Originality score is given if a student made some original response that other students did not show. That is, it reflects relative rarity. The originality is measured according to the following steps: Step 1: Analyze the frequency of how many students made an answer to the response type categorized at low level, and calculate the relative frequency p of each category. Step 2: Find the originality point os for each response, that is, os = max{0,z} where z satisfies P(Z > z) = p with standard normal distributed random variable Z. For example, - p is greater than 0.5: 0 point - p is 0.1587: 1 point - p is 0.0228: 2 points - p is 0.0013: 3 points Step 3: Assign the one's originality score to the sum of originality point for each response. Remark. There is no upper limit of originality score.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.504-514
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was done to assess the bone mineral density (BMD), biochemical bone turnover markers (BTMs), and factors associated with bone health in young Korean women. Methods: Participants were 1,298 women, ages 18-29, recruited in Korea. Measurements were BMD by calcaneus quantitative ultrasound, BTMs for Calcium, Phosphorus, Osteocalcin, and C-telopeptide cross-links (CTX), body composition by physical measurements, nutrients by food frequency questionnaire and psychosocial factors associated with bone health by self-report. Results: The mean BMD (Z-score) was -0.94. 8.7% women had lower BMD ($Z-score{\leq}-2$) and 14.3% women had higher BMD ($Z-score{\geq}0$) than women of same age. BTMs were not significantly different between high-BMD ($Z-score{\geq}0$) and low-BMD (Z-score<0) women. However, Osteocalcin and CTX were higher in women preferring caffeine intake, sedentary lifestyle and alcoholic drinks. Body composition and Calcium intake were significantly higher in high-BMD. Low-BMD women reported significantly higher susceptibility and barriers to exercise in health beliefs, lower bone health self-efficacy and promoting behaviors. Conclusion: Results of this study indicate that bone health of young Korean women is not good. Development of diverse strategies to intervene in factors such as exercise, nutrients, self-efficacy, health beliefs and behaviors, shown to be important, are needed to improve bone health.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권11호
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• pp.416-421
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• 2019

Background: The seropositivity rate of hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) antibodies is known to be ≥95% after hepatitis B virus vaccination during infancy. However, a low level or absence of anti-HBs in healthy children is discovered in many cases. Recent studies in adults reported that a reduced anti-HBs production rate is related to obesity. Purpose: To investigate whether body mass index (BMI) affects anti-HBs levels in healthy children following 3 serial dose vaccinations in infancy. Methods: We recruited 1,200 healthy volunteers aged 3, 5, 7, or 10 years from 4-day care centers and 4 elementary schools. All subjects completed a questionnaire including body weight, height, and vaccine type received. Levels of serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-HBs in all subjects were analyzed using electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. The standardized scores (z score) for each sex and age were obtained using the lambda-mu-sigma method in the 2017 Korean National Growth Charts for children and adolescents. Results: Our subjects (n=1,200) comprised 750 males (62.5%) and 450 females (37.5%). The overall anti-HBs seropositivity rate was 57.9% (695 of 1,200). We identified significant differences in mean BMI values between seronegative and seropositive groups (17.45 vs. 16.62, respectively; P<0.001). The anti-HBs titer was significantly decreased as the BMI z score increased adjusting for age and sex (B=-15.725; standard error=5.494; P=0.004). The probability of anti-HBs seropositivity based on BMI z score was decreased to an OR of 0.820 after the control for confounding variables (95% confidence interval, 0.728-0.923; P=0.001). Conclusion: There was a significant association between anti-HBs titer and BMI z score after adjustment for age and sex. Our results indicate that BMI is a potential factor affecting anti-HBs titer in healthy children.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2019

Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of how the trauma care system applied on the management of trauma patient within the region. Methods: We divided the patients in a pre-trauma system group and a post-trauma system group according to the time when we began to apply the trauma care system in the Halla Hospital after designation of a trauma center. We compared annual general characteristics, injury severity score, the average numbers of the major trauma patients, clinical outcomes of the emergency department, and mortality rates between the two groups. Results: No significant differences were found in the annual patients' average age ($54.1{\pm}20.0$ vs. $52.8{\pm}18.2$, p=0.201), transportation pathways (p=0.462), injury mechanism (p=0.486), injury severity score (22.93 vs. 23.96, p=0.877), emergency room (ER) stay in minutes (199.17 vs. 194.29, p=0.935), time to operation or procedure in minutes (154.07 vs. 142.1, p=0.767), time interval to intensive care unit (ICU) in minutes (219.54 vs. 237.13, p=0.662). The W score and Z score indicated better outcomes in post-trauma system group than in pre-trauma system group (W scores, 2.186 vs. 2.027; Z scores, 2.189 vs. 1.928). However, when analyzing survival rates for each department, in the neurosurgery department, in comparison with W score and Z score, both W score were positive and Z core was higher than +1.96. (pre-trauma group: 3.426, 2.335 vs. post-trauma group: 4.17, 1.967). In other than the neurosurgery department, W score was positive after selection, but Z score was less than +1.96, which is not a meaningful outcome of treatment (pre-trauma group: -0.358, -0.271 vs. post-trauma group: 1.071, 0.958). Conclusions: There were significant increases in patient numbers and improvement in survival rate after the introduction of the trauma system. However, there were no remarkable change in ER stay, time to ICU admission, time interval to emergent procedure or operation, and survival rates except neurosurgery. To achieve meaningful survival rates and the result of the rise of the trauma index, we will need to secure sufficient manpower, including specialists in various surgical area as well as rapid establishment of the trauma center.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.495-504
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• 2012

이 연구에서는 면접 점수가 발생되는 통계적 모형을 사영에 근거하여 제시하였다. 이 모형은 피면접자의 개인별 참값과 이와 관련된 변수값이 2차원 평면의 X와 Y축의 값으로 주어졌을 때, 심사위원의 시각을 X축과의 각도로 생각하여 이 축에 사영된 값으로서 심사위원의 면접 점수의 평균으로 잡는 방법이다. 이 값에 개인적 편향과 관측 오차를 더해져 심사위원의 관측 면접 점수가 얻어지게 된다. 이 통계적 모형을 사용하여 흔히 사용되고 있는 면접 점수 표준화 방법인 절사평균법, 순위평균법, z-점수평균법을 비교하였다. 이 모의실험에서는 두 가지 면접 형태, 두 가지 면접자 수, 두 가지 면접자의 전문성 정도, 실제 점수와 관련된 변수 간의 분포 두 가지와 세 가지 상관계수가 고려되었다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.157-176
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• 2009

This study analyzed the information factors which determine cash liquidity in Korean export-oriented companies. In this paper, cash liquidity means the ratio of the value of cash or cash equivalent to the asset value subtracted marketable securities value from total asset value. The empirical test shows that main information factors are the size of company, the growth opportunity of company, the volatility of operating cash flows and free cash flows, the credit yield spread of company, the debt ratio, the turnover ratio of cash flows and free cash flows, and the estimate of bankruptcy that amounts to the inverse number of Z score. In summary, the size of company, debt ratio, turnover ratio of cash flows and free cash flows, and Z-score have negative influence on the cash liquidity of Korean export-oriented companies. but the volatility of operating cash flows affect the cash liquidity positively.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.111-119
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• 2013

목적: I형 뮤코다당증 (MPS I)은 ${\alpha}$-L-iduronidase 효소의 결핍으로 인하여 발생하는 리소좀 축적 질환으로, 광범위한 양상으로 다기관에 영향을 미친다. 저신장과 성장 속도의 감소는 MPS I의 중요한 특징이다. 본 연구에서는 효소 보충 요법이 MPS I 환자들의 성장에 미치는 효과에 대해 알아보기 위하여 단일 기관의 환자들을 대상으로 분석하였다. 방법: 2세에서 15세 사이에 효소 보충 요법을 시작하여 최소 3년 이상의 치료를 시행 받은 10명의 한국 MPS I 환자들의 키 측정치를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 효소 보충 요법 시작시의 평균 나이는 7년 7개월 이였으며, 남아는 6명, 여아는 4명 이였다. 키는 표준 편차(SDS)로 표현되었다. 효소 보충 요법 전과 후의 연간 성장 속도를 계산하였으며, 구분회귀모델을 이용하여 치료 전과 후의 키 z-score를 분석하였다. 표현형[(중증(Hurler) versus 경증(Hurler-Scheie, Scheie)]이 성장에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 개별 분석을 시행하였다. 결과: 효소 보충 요법 전 1년 동안의 연간 성장은 3.3 cm (z-score=-0.21) 였으며, 효소 보충 요법 후 1년, 2년, 3년에서는 각각 6.2 cm (z-score=0.17), 5.8 cm (z-score=0.07), 3.8 cm (z-score=-0.4)이였다. 회귀분석 결과, 효소 보충 요법 전에 비하여 치료 후 기울기에 유의한 호전을 보였다(기울기 차이=0.04; P=0.022). 중증과 경증 표현형 간의 치료 전(P=0.001)과 후(P<0.0001)의 기울기 차이는 통계적으로 유의하였으나, 표현형에 따라 분석하였을 때 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 보이지 않았다. 결론: MPS I 환자들의 키 성장에 있어 aldurazyme 효소 보충 요법이 긍정적인 효과를 미치는 것으로 보인다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.533-541
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• 1998

This study compares the growth performance(weight-for-age Z-score, height-for-age Z-score, weight-for-height Z-score) of one- to three- month-old Korean infants(n=232) with the Korean standard(1994) and NCHS reference(1983). The weight-for-age Z-scores(WAZ) by the Korean standard were -2∼1,5 for males and -3∼1 for females. The NCHS reference, WAZ results were -1∼2.5 and -2.5∼3.5 for males and females, respectively. The WAZ compared Korean standard showed no subjects with overnutrition. But 1.3% of the infants showed signs of malnutrition. Comparison with NCHS reference revealed that 0.4% of the infants were malnourished and 7.0% of the infants were overnourished. The WAZ of formula-fed infants were distributed higher than breast-fed infants, but that was not significant. The height-for-age Z-score(HAZ) by the Korean standard were -4.5%∼1.5% for males and -4∼1.5% for females. According to the NCHS reference, HAZ were -2.5%∼2.5% and -3∼3 for males and females, respectively. When the WAZ was compared with the Korean standard, there was no overnutrition but 16% of the infants showed signs of malnutrition. The NCHS reference, revealed that 6.9% of the infants were malnourished and 1.8% of the infants were ovemourished. The weight-for-height Z-scores(WHZ) by the Korean standard were -2∼5 for males and -2.5∼5 for females. The NCHS reference WAZ scores were -1∼4 and -1.5∼4.5 for males and females, respectively. When the WHZ was compared with the Korean standard, 2.2% of infants were malnourished and 19.5% were overnourished. There were no malnourished subjects according to the NCHS reference and 19.1% of the infants were overnourished. When the three Z-scores are considered together, 92.0% of the infants should a normal growth status, there was no malnutrition, and 8.0% of the infants were overnourished. The growth performance was evaluated differently according to the type of standards. Thus, it is necessary to set proper growth standards for infants, according to which classification of feeding methods is chosen. A longterm and careful assessment of infants's growth performances to develop any group of standards.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2017

연구목적 탈북 청소년의 정신병리와 자살 관련 특성과의 관계를 알아보고자 이 연구를 수행하였다. 방 법 국내에 입국 후 대안학교에 재학중인 탈북 청소년 104명을 대상으로 연구를 수행하였다. 한글판 역한연구센터 우울척도, 한글판 Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, 한글판 Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale와 함께 자살 사고, 자살 계획, 자살 시도에 대한 유무룰 조사하였다. 결 과 자살 사고를 경험한 탈북청소년은 21명으로 전체의 20.19% 이었으며, 우울 증상(Z=-4.050, p<0.001), 불안 증상(Z=-2.076, p<0.05), 자존감(Z=-2.328, p<0.05)은 자살 사고의 유무에 따라 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 관찰되었다. 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과 우울 증상(p<0.05)이 통계학적으로 유의하게 자살 사고를 예측하였다. 결 론 탈북 청소년의 우울과 불안에 대한 관심이 탈북 청소년의 자살에 대한 도움을 주는데 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.473-480
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• 2022

Purpose: Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a complication in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are limited data evaluating dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as a screening tool for low BMD in children with IBD. We performed a single site retrospective analysis of DXA use. Methods: Children aged 5-18 years with IBD diagnosed between 2013 to 2017 at the Royal Children's Hospital, Australia, were included. Patient demographics, measures of disease activity, DXA scores, and factors related to BMD were collected. Results: Over a median follow up of 5.1 (4-6.4) years, 72/239 (30.1%) children underwent DXA, and 28/239 (11.7%) children had a second DXA. Our DXA practice differed to consensus guidelines regarding initial screening based on height and/or body mass index (BMI) z-score (8/17 [47.1%]), and repeat surveillance (13/42 [31.0%]). Children had a median lumbar spine (LS) z-score -0.80 (-1.65-0.075). Children with LS z-score≤-2.0 (n=14) had lower weight (6.57 [1.78-23.7] vs. 51.1 [26.5-68.7], p=0.0002) and height centiles (3.62 [1.17-17.1] vs. 42 [16.9-67.1], p=0.0001), and higher faecal calprotectin (FCP) (3041 [1182-4192] vs. 585 [139-2419], p=0.009) compared to children with LS z-score>-2.0. No fractures were reported. Of 28 children who underwent a second DXA 1.6 (1.1-2.2) years following initial DXA, no significant change in z-scores occurred. Conclusion: Children with IBD had low BMD. In addition to height centile and weight centile, FCP was associated with lower BMD, and should be considered in DXA screening guidelines. Greater clinician awareness of DXA consensus guidelines is required. Future prospective studies are required.