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중년 여성의 뇌교육 명상 프로그램 참여여부에 따른 스트레스, 우울, 회복탄력성 비교 연구 (A comparative Study of on the Stress, Depression and Resilience in Middle-aged Women According to the Participation in Brain Education Meditation Program)

  • 남궁은하;김향수
    • 한국응용과학기술학회지
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    • 제37권6호
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    • pp.1687-1697
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    • 2020
  • 본 연구는 중년 여성의 뇌교육 명상 프로그램 참여에 따른 스트레스(신체적 스트레스, 심리적 스트레스), 우울, 회복탄력성(자기조절능력, 대인관계능력, 긍정성)의 정도 및 차이를 파악하는 비교서술연구이다. 대상자는 D광역시 D센터에서 뇌교육 명상 프로그램을 1년 이상 참여자 중 중년 여성 26명과 D광역시 J구에 거주하고 있는 자 중 뇌교육 명상 프로그램에 참여하지 않는 중년 여성 29명 총 55명으로 2019년 11월 4일~22일까지 3주 동안 자료를 수집하였다. 자료 분석 결과, 뇌교육 명상 프로그램에 참여군이 미참여군보다 신체적 스트레스(t=2.549, p=.014), 심리적 스트레스(t=2.352, p=.022), 회복탄력성의 상위요인인 자기조절능력(t=-2.219, p=.031), 긍정성(t=-2.387, p=.021)에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 뇌교육 명상 프로그램 참여군은 미참여군보다 신체적 스트레스와 심리적 스트레스 점수가 낮았으며 자기조절능력과 긍정성 점수가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 중년 여성의 스트레스를 감소시키고 자기조절능력과 긍정성을 향상시키기 위해 뇌교육 명상 프로그램을 간호중재로서 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

3D 프린팅 기법 기반의 Hoffman Brain 팬텀 개발 및 유용성 평가 (Development and Evaluation of the Usefulness for Hoffman Brain Phantom Based on 3D Printing Technique)

  • 박훈희;이주영
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.441-446
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this paper is to recognize the usefulness of the Phantom produced with 3D printing technology by reproducing the original phantom with 3D printing technology. Using CT, we obtained information from the original phantom. The acquired file was printed by the SLA method of ABS materials. For inspection, SPECT/CT was used to obtain images. We filled the both Phantom with a solution mixed with 99mTcO4 1 mCi in 1 liter of water and acq uired images in accordance with the standard protocol. Using Image J, the SNR for each slice of the image was obtained. As a reference images, AC images were used. For the analysis of acquired images, ROI was set in the White mater and Gray mater sections of each image, and the average Intensity Value within the ROI were compared. According to the results of this study, 3D printed phantom's SNR is about 0.1 higher than the conventional phantom. And the ratio of Intensity Value was shown in the original 1 : 3.4, and the printed phantom was shown to be 1 : 3.2. Therefore, if Calibration Value is applied, It is assumed that it can be used as an alternative to the original.

골격성 3급 부정교합 환자에서 하악지시상분할골절단술 후 3D CT 영상을 이용한 하악과두 위치변화 분석 (THE EVALUATION OF THE POSITIONAL CHANGE OF THE MANDIBULAR CONDYLE AFTER BILATERAL SAGITTAL SPLIT RAMUS OSTEOTOMY USING THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN SKELETAL CLASS III PATIENTS)

  • 장정록;최근호;박영준;김방신;유민기;국민석;박홍주;유선열;오희균
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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    • 제35권5호
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    • pp.316-323
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate three-dimensional positional change of the condyle using 3D CT after bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy (BSSRO) in skeletal class III patients. Patients and methods: Nine patients who underwent BSSRO for mandibular set-back in skeletal class III malocclusion without facial asymmetry were examined. Miniplates were used for the fixation after BSSRO. 3-D CT was taken before, immediately after, and 6 months after undergoing BSSRO. After creating 3D-CT images using V-works $4.0^{TM}$ program, axial plane, coronal plane, & sagittal plane were configured. Three dimensional positional change, from each plane to the condyle, of the nine patients was measured before, immediately after, and 6 months after undergoing BSSRO. Results: 1. The mean value of mandibular set-back for nine mandibular prognathism patients was 7.36 mm (${\pm}\;2.42\;mm$). 2. In the axial view, condyle is rotated inward immediately after BSSRO (p < 0.05), comparing with preoperative but outward 6 months after BSSRO comparing with postoperative (p < 0.05). 3. In the axial view, condyle is moved laterally immediately after BSSRO (p < 0.05), comparing with preoperative but regressed 6 months after BSSRO comparing with preoperative (p > 0.05). 4. In the frontal & coronal view, there is changed immediately after and 6 months after BSSRO, comparing with preoperative but no statistical difference. Conclusion: These results indicate that three-dimensional positional change of the condyle in skeletal class III patients is observed lateral displacement & inward rotation immediate after BSSRO, but the condyle in 6 months after BSSRO tends to regress to preoperative position.

Analysis of in vitro 2D-COSY on Human Brain Metabolites for Molecular Stereochemistry

  • Kim, Sang-Young;Woo, Dong-Cheol;Bang, Eun-Jung;Kim, Sang-Soo;Lim, Hyang-Sook;Choi, Chi-Bong;Choe, Bo-Young
    • 한국자기공명학회논문지
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.14-25
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    • 2008
  • To investigate the 3-bond connectivity of human brain metabolites by scalar coupling interaction through 2D-correlation spectroscopy (COSY) techniques using high field NMR spectroscopy. All NMR experiments were performed at 298K on Unity Inova 500 or 600 (Varian Inc.) equipped with a triple resonance probe head with z-shield gradient. Human brain metabolites were prepared with 10% $D_2O$. Two dimensional 2D COSY spectra were acquired with 4096 complex data points in $t_2$ and 128 or 256 increments in $t_1$ dimension. The spectral width was 9615.4 Hz and solvent suppression was achieved using presaturation using low power irradiation of the water resonance during 2s of relaxation delay. NMR data were processed using VNMRJ (Varian Instrument) software and all the chemical shifts were referenced to the methyl resonance of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) peak at 2.0 ppm. Total 10 metabolites such as N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr), choline (Cho), glutamine (Gln), glutamate (Glu), myo-inositol (Ins), lactate (Lac), taurine (Tau), ${\gamma}$-aminobutyricacid (GABA), alanine (Ala) were included for major target metabolites. Symmetrical 2D-COSY spectra were successfully acquired. Total 14 COSY cross peaks were observed even though there were parallel/orthogonal noisy peaks induced by water suppression. Except for Cr, all of human brain metabolites produced COSY cross peaks. The spectra of NAA methyl proton at 2.02 ppm and Glu methylene proton ($CH_2(3)$) at 2.11 ppm and Gln methylene proton ($CH_2(3)$) at 2.14 ppm were overlapped in the similar resonance frequency between 2.00 ppm and 2.15 ppm. The present study demonstrated that in vitro 2D-COSY represented the 3-bond connectivity of human brain metabolites by scalar coupling interaction. This study could aid in better understanding the interactions between human brain metabolites in vivo 2D-COSY study. Also it would be helpful to determine the molecular stereochemistry in vivo by using two-dimensional MR spectroscopy.

개에서 Brain-stem Auditory Evoked Responses를 이용한 Deafness 진단 (Brain-stem Auditory Evoked Responses as a Diagnostic tool for Deafness in Dogs)

  • 윤영심;연성찬;권오경;남치주
    • 한국임상수의학회지
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.410-416
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    • 1998
  • These experiments were designed to evaluate the possibility of brain-stem auditory evoked responses(BAER) as a diagnostic tool for deafness in dogs. The BAER was recorded from three different groups of dogs; the normal dogs,'dog with otitis externa and dogs with unilateral destruction of cochlear. BAER of the normal dogs was consisted of distinct five peaks(I, II, III-IV, V). Furthermore, the clear shapes of waveform were observed at 85 dB. The latency of BAER was increased with reducing the intensity of sound-stimulus. The highest threshold of BAER was measured at 2 KHz with 10-30 dB. Dog with otitis externs demonstrated unclear shapes of BAER compared to the that of normal dogs. In the dogs with unilateral destruction of cochlear, the flat and indistinct waveform of BAER was recorded from the cochlear destroyed ear while that of BAER from normal side of ears did not show any differences from the normal BAER. These results indicate that the BAER can be clinically used in order to diagnose the deafness in dogs.

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쥐 뇌의 고해상도 이미지에서 임계화 기법을 활용한 뇌혈관 네트워크 분석 및 3D 재현 (Analysis and 3D Reconstruction of a Cerebral Vascular Network Using Image Threshold Techniques in High-resolution Images of the Mouse Brain)

  • 이준석
    • 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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    • 제22권9호
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    • pp.992-999
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, I lay the foundation for creating a multiscale atlas that characterizes cerebrovasculature structural changes across the entire brain of a mouse in the Knife-Edge Scanning Microscopy dataset. The geometric reconstruction of the vascular filaments embedded in the volume imaging dataset provides the ability to distinguish cerebral vessels by diameter and other morphological properties across the whole mouse brain. This paper presents a means for studying local variations in the small vascular morphology that have a significant impact on the peripheral nervous system in other cerebral areas, as well as the robust and vulnerable side of the cerebrovasculature system across the large blood vessels. I expect that this foundation will prove invaluable towards data-driven, quantitative investigations into the system-level architectural layout of the cerebrovasculature and surrounding cerebral microstructures.

Anti-Aging Effect of Nigella Sativa Fixed Oil on D-Galactose-Induced Aging in Mice

  • Shahroudi, Mahdieh Jafari;Mehri, Soghra;Hosseinzadeh, Hossein
    • 대한약침학회지
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.29-35
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    • 2017
  • Objectives: Aging is an unconscious and gradual process that can lead to changes in biological systems. Induction of oxidative stress and apoptosis, hepatotoxicity and neurotoxicity are involved in the aging process. Regarding the antioxidant property of black seed oil, the aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-aging effect of Nigella sativa (N. sativa) oil on d-galactose-induced aging in mice. Methods: For induction of aging, D-galactose (500 mg/kg, subcoutaneously SC) was administrated to male mice for 42 days. Animals were treated with D-galactose alone or with b lack seed oil (0.1, 0.2, 0.5 mL/kg, intraperitoneally (ip)). Additionally, vitamin E (200 mg/kg) was used as a positive control. At the end of treatment, the malondialdehyde (MDA) and the glutathione (GSH) contents in brain and liver tissues were measured. Also, enzymes in serum, including aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine amino transferase (ALT), were determined. The levels of the proteins Bax, Bcl2, caspase-3 (pro and cleaved) in brain and liver tissues were evaluated. Results: Administration of D-galactose (500 mg/kg, SC) for 42 days increased serum levels of ALT and AST, as well as the MDA content, in brain and liver tissues, but decreased the GSH content. Additionally, the levels of apoptotic proteins, including Bax, procaspase-3 and caspase-3 cleaved, were markedly increased. N. sativa oil (0.1 and 0.2 mL/kg) diminished the levels of the biochemical markers ALT and AST. Administration of black seed oil (0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 mL/kg) reduced lipid peroxidation and at doses 0.1 and 0.2 mL/kg significantly recovered the GSH content. The oil decreased Bax/Bcl2 levels and at 0.1 mL/kg down-regulated the expressions of caspase-3 (pro and cleaved) proteins in brain and liver tissues. Conclusion: Through its antioxidant and anti-apoptosis properties, black seed oil exhibited an anti-aging effect in a model of aging induced with D-galactose.

Dopamine signaling in food addiction: role of dopamine D2 receptors

  • Baik, Ja-Hyun
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제46권11호
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    • pp.519-526
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    • 2013
  • Dopamine (DA) regulates emotional and motivational behavior through the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway. Changes in DA signaling in mesolimbic neurotransmission are widely believed to modify reward-related behaviors and are therefore closely associated with drug addiction. Recent evidence now suggests that as with drug addiction, obesity with compulsive eating behaviors involves reward circuitry of the brain, particularly the circuitry involving dopaminergic neural substrates. Increasing amounts of data from human imaging studies, together with genetic analysis, have demonstrated that obese people and drug addicts tend to show altered expression of DA D2 receptors in specific brain areas, and that similar brain areas are activated by food-related and drug-related cues. This review focuses on the functions of the DA system, with specific focus on the physiological interpretation and the role of DA D2 receptor signaling in food addiction.

Role of phospholipase D and osteopontin in reactive glial cells after transient forebrain ischemia

  • Kim, Seong-Yun
    • 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국응용약물학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.15-16
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    • 2000
  • Transient forebrain ischemia results in delayed neuronal death in the CA1 region of the hippocampus after injury, which is, at least in part, a consequence of excessive generation of reactive oxygen species. Previous in vitro studies using cell cultures or brain slices have demonstrated that phospholipase D (PLD) in the nervous system is involved in the signaling mechanism in response to a variety of agonists. Several recent studies have shown that reactive oxygen species stimulate phospholipase D (PLD) activity in several kinds of cells. Therefore, this raises the possibility that PLD activity is enhanced in the ischemic brain. Meanwhile, osteopontin (OPN) was initially identified as a sialoglycoprotein in bone, but has since been found in various tissues. Although not much is known about its function, OPN seems to play an important role in inflammation and tissue repair. Recently, it was reported that OPN was upregulated in the activated microglia after focal brain ischemia, suggesting that OPN might play a role in wound healing after a focal stroke.

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