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Reduction of headache intensity and frequency with maxillary stabilization splint therapy in patients with temporomandibular disorders-headache comorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Manrriquez, Salvador L.;Robles, Kenny;Pareek, Kam;Besharati, Alireza;Enciso, Reyes
    • Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.183-205
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    • 2021
  • This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to analyze the effectiveness of maxillary stabilization splint (SS) therapy to reduce headache (HA) intensity and HA frequency in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)-HA comorbidity. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using full-arch coverage, hard resin, and maxillary SS therapy were included. Electronic databases, including Cochrane Library, MEDLINE through PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE, were searched. The risk of bias was analyzed based on Cochrane's handbook. The search yielded 247 references up to January 28, 2020. Nine RCTs were included at a high risk of bias. The comparison groups included other splints, counseling, jaw exercises, medications, neurologic treatment, and occlusal equilibration. Four studies reported a statistically significant reduction in HA intensity, and five studies reported significant improvement in HA frequency from baseline at 2-12 months in patients with TMD-HA comorbidity treated with a full-arch hard maxillary SS. HA frequency in tension-type HA (TTH) comorbid with TMD diagnoses of myofascial pain (MFP) or capsulitis/synovitis improved significantly with SS than that with full-arch maxillary non-occluding splint (NOS) in two studies. Comparison groups receiving hard partial-arch maxillary splint nociceptive trigeminal inhibition (NTI) showed statistically significant improvements in HA intensity in patients with mixed TMD phenotypes of MFP and disc displacement comorbid with "general HA." Comparison groups receiving partial-arch maxillary resilient/soft splint (Relax) showed significant improvements in both HA intensity and frequency in patients with HA concomitant with MFP. The meta-analysis showed no statistically significant difference in the improvement of pain intensity at 2-3 months with comparison of the splints (partial-arch soft [Relax], hard [NTI], and full-arch NOS) or splint use compliance at 6-12 months with comparison of the splints (partial-arch Relax and full-arch NOS) versus the SS groups in patients with various TMD-HA comorbidities. In conclusion, although SS therapy showed a statistically significant decrease in HA intensity and HA frequency when reported, the evidence quality was low due to the high bias risk and small sample size. Therefore, further studies are required.

A Study on the Preference Program of Forest Healing by Region According to Moving Line (이동동선에 따른 지역별 산림치유 선호프로그램에 관한 연구 - 전주시 건지산을 중심으로 -)

  • So, Eun-joo;Park, Yool-jin
    • The Journal of the Korean Institute of Forest Recreation
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.35-48
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    • 2018
  • This research was carried out to provide a good quality forest healing program as a basic source of development by researching the general characteristics of users of Geiji Mountain in North Jeolla Province, the recognition of forest healing and regional preference programs. As a result of the survey, Geigisan Mountain is used as a natural place for recreation and leisure of residents of Jeonju. The most important factors in the selection of forest healing programs for visitors were the activities, organization and chronology of the program, and the main purpose was to improve health. Week-by-week programs utilizing weekends were preferred for management of forest healing programs. It was revealed that sports programs prefer to enjoy natural scenery, forest experience programs, healing programs, forest therapy programs, meditation programs, and listening to forest music. The outcome of this study is expected to be used as a basic source for developing and researching a program for forest healing in the area of Mt. Meanwhile, the limit on the composition of suitable forest healing programs according to preference is required for continuous and continuous integrated study of the forest healing program for the future of the forest healing program.

The Relationship between Personality, Posttraumatic Cognition, Event-Related Rumination, Posttraumatic Disorder(PTSD) Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth(PTG): Based on the Posttraumatic Growth Model (성격 5요인, 외상 후 인지, 사건관련 반추, PTSD 증상, 외상 후 성장의 관계: 외상 후 성장모델을 중심으로)

  • Lee, Dong Hun;Lee, Su Yeon;Yun, Ki Won;Choi, Su Jung;Kim, si Hyeong
    • Korean journal of psychology:General
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.241-270
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    • 2017
  • In this study we investigated the structural relationship between the Big Five personality traits which is a pretrauma characteristic, posttraumatic cognition, rumination, posttraumatic growth(PTG), and posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) symptoms. The participants were 1,000 adults who experienced traumatic event. For statistical analysis we set the research model with the Big Five personality traits affecting deliberate rumination through posttraumatic cognition and intrusive rumination. Competing model was set without the path from intrusive rumination to deliberate rumination. The results indicated that rumination and posttraumatic cognition did not mediate the relationship between extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and PTG, PTSD symptoms. Second, there was a mediating effect of intrusive rumination between openness to experience and PTSD symptoms. Moreover, the pathway to intrusive rumination, deliberate rumination, and PTG from openness to experience was also significant. Third, the pathway to posttraumatic cognition, event-related rumination, and both PTSD symptoms and PTG from neuroticism was significant. These results support the cognitive process of PTG model In the end we discussed the implication and limitations of the study.

Expression of Heat Shock Protein 70 Gene and Body Color Changes in Non-biting Midge Larvae (Glyptotendipes tokunagai) Effected by O3 Treatment (오존(O3) 노출에 의한 조각깔따구(Glyptotendipes tokunagai)의 체색 변화 및 heat shock protein 70 발현 변화)

  • Kim, Won-Seok;Choi, Bohyung;Kim, Moon-Kyung;Chae, Seon Ha;Kwak, Ihn-Sil
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.324-330
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    • 2020
  • Ozone (O3) is a general disinfectant to remove micro-pollutants in water treatment system. Previous studies have reported effect of ozone to bacteria and pathogens removal, but its effect to the relatively large organisms has little known. In this study, we investigated potential effects of ozone toxicity to the non-bite midge larvae (Glyptotendipes tokunagai) with accumulate mortality, coloration change and expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70). The accumulate mortality rate of G. tokunagai increased in a dose-time dependent manner and the highest mortality rate was observed to 75% at 30 minute of exposure duration with 2.0 ppm of ozone concentration. Exposure to ozone was a factor increasing body color of the larvae. The tendency of HSP70 mRNA expression showed up-regulation in ozone exposure at 20 minute. After that time, the expression of HSP70 in exposed group decreased to a similar level of control group. Our results clearly showed that ozone toxicity affects physical and molecular activity of G. tokunagai, implying the potential hazardous of ozone in the aquatic ecosystem including macroinvertebrates.

A comparative study Nursing competency and Major satisfaction between Nursing college students before and after their First Clinical Practice (간호대학생의 첫 임상실습 전·후 간호역량과 전공만족도의 차이)

  • Kim, Eun Jae;Lee, Oi Sun
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.19 no.7
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    • pp.237-243
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    • 2021
  • This study was attempted to identify the difference between nursing competencies and major satisfaction before and after the first clinical practice of nursing college students and use it as basic data for efficient clinical practice education. Data collection by single group pre- and post-design was conducted from February 18 to April 23, 2019 for 201 nursing college students before and after clinical practice for 8 weeks. The collected data were analyzed by frequency, paried t-test, and Pearson's Correlation, Multiple Regression using SPSS/Win 23.0. As a result of the study, Nursing competency increased after the first clinical practice than before, but it was not significant(t=-1.73, p=.084). Among the sub-factors of nursing competency, educational ability(t=-1.97, p=.050) and ethical practical ability(t=-209, p=.038) was found to increase significantly. Major satisfaction was significantly increased after clinical practice than before(t=-2.45, p=.015). After clinical practice, it was found that general satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, and recognition satisfaction which are sub-factors of major satisfaction, had a positive correlation with nursing competency. As a result of analyzing the impact on nursing competency, it was found that recognition satisfaction explains nursing competency as 9.9%. Therefore, it is necessary to reorganize the clinical practice curriculum that can improve nursing competency, develop a program that can improve major satisfaction, and verify the effectiveness.

A Study on Life Cycle Cost According to Bridge Condition (교량 상태에 따른 생애주기비용 영향 분석)

  • Park, Jun-Yong;Lee, Keesei
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.802-809
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    • 2021
  • To cope with the increasing maintenance costs due to aging, the maintenance cost was evaluated from the perspective of asset management. The maintenance cost can be predicted based on the condition of the bridge, and the life cycle cost is used as an index. In general, the condition of a bridge has a wide distribution characteristic depending on the deterioration, load, and material characteristics. In this paper, to evaluate the effect of the bridge conditions on the life cycle cost, condition prediction models were constructed considering the service life, deterioration rate, and inspection error, which are the main variables of the bridge condition and life cycle cost calculation. In addition, condition prediction models were constructed based on the distribution of the health index to estimate the upper and lower bounds of the life cycle costs that can occur in individual bridges. Life cycle cost analysis showed that the life cycle cost differed significantly according to the condition of the bridge. Accordingly, research will be needed to increase the reliability of predicting the life cycle cost of individual bridges.

The Effect on the Life Satisfaction of the Workers in the Shift Work Service: The Fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey (교대근무 서비스 종사자의 생활만족도에 미치는 영향: 제 5차 근로환경조사를 이용하여)

  • Kim, Hyeon-Ah;Lim, So-Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.178-187
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    • 2021
  • This study is a descriptive correlation study to identify the factors affecting life satisfaction for shift service workers and is a secondary data analysis study using the raw data from the Fifth Korean Work Environment Survey. Five hundred and seventy-seven study subjects were selected from 20-year-old wage workers who had more than one year of work experience at the time of the survey and had worked more than 40 hours a week. The analysis used SPSS 23.0 WIN, including a t-test, one-way ANOVA by Scheffe test, Pearson's correlation oefficients, and Hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Regarding the general characteristics of the subjects, there was a difference in life satisfaction according to age, educational level, industrial type, and subjective health status. The higher the work-life balance and work satisfaction of the shift service worker, the higher the life satisfaction. In addition, social support had a moderating effect on the relationship between work-life balance and work satisfaction of shift service workers. Active social support, work satisfaction, and work-life balance improvement promotion programs were developed and applied to shift work service workers considering the factors influencing life satisfaction, thereby improving the life satisfaction of work shift service workers.

Relationship Between Internal Marketing, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment of Clinical Dental Hygienists (임상치과위생사의 내부마케팅, 직무만족도와 조직몰입간에 관련성)

  • Do, Yu-Jeong
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.10 no.12
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence the organizational commitment of clinical dental hygienists to contribute to manpower management. The subject of the study was 195, and the following results were obtained as a result of collecting and analyzing data using a self-filling questionnaire from March 10 to April 20, 2020. The degree of organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and internal marketing according to general characteristics were analyzed by t-test and one-way ANOVA, and post-test was set to'Scheffe'. The correlation between organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and internal marketing showed a significant positive correlation with job satisfaction (r=0.689) and internal marketing (r=0.678). The factors influencing organizational commitment were multiple regression analysis, and the influencing factors for organizational commitment were internal marketing and job satisfaction. The most influential factor was job satisfaction, and the explanatory power was 56.1%.As a result, the internal marketing of clinical dental hygienists was found to be related to job satisfaction and organizational commitment, and the factor that most affected was job satisfaction. Therefore, institutional and administrative support from dental medical institutions is needed to improve job satisfaction, which has an impact on organizational commitment of clinical dental hygienists.

The Effects of Playfulness and Sensitivity on Play Teaching Efficacy in Early Childhood Teacher (영유아교사의 놀이성과 민감성이 놀이교수 효능감에 미치는 영향)

  • Ahn, Youn-Kyoung;Choi, In Sook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.570-577
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    • 2020
  • This study is aimed at figuring out the influence of early childhood teachers' playfulness and sensitivity on play teaching efficacy. The subjects of the study were 262 early childhood teachers working in kindergarten and day care centers located in J City. The instruments were the Adult Playfulness Scale, the Sensitivity Scale, and the Play Teaching Efficacy Scale. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS. In order to find out the general background of the early childhood teachers, frequency and percentage were used. In addition, in order to assess the relationships among playfulness, sensitivity, and the play teaching efficacy of an early childhood teacher, Pearson's correlation analysis was carried out. Lastly, for examination of the effects and a relative explanation of the effects of playfulness and sensitivity on play teaching efficacy in early childhood teachers, a multiple regression analysis was conducted. The results of this study are as follows. First, there was positive correlation among playfulness, sensitivity, and play teaching efficacy in the early childhood teacher. Second, play teaching efficacy of early childhood teachers was influenced by their playfulness and sensitivity. In conclusion, the significance of this study is that there was a significant correlation among playfulness, sensitivity, and play teaching efficacy in early childhood teachers, and that both of the first two variables were factors influencing play teaching efficacy.

The Effects of Preschool Infants' Self-elasticity on Emotional Control, Empathy, and Teacher Efficacy (예비유아교사의 자아존중감이 자아탄력성과 정서조절능력 및 공감능력에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Mi Soog
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.586-594
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    • 2020
  • This study examined the effect of self-esteem of pre-infant teachers on self-elasticity, emotional regulation, and empathy. The subjects of this study were 230 university students from W University's Early Childhood Education Department in location I. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0. In addition, in each sub-variable, self-elasticity was found to have the greatest positive correlation with positivity, emotional regulation ability with self-emotional regulation ability, and empathy ability with cognitive empathy ability. Second, self-esteem had a significant positive effect on self-elasticity, and among the sub-variables, this study found that general self-concept, self-responsibility, and personal integrity in order were important determinants. Third, self-esteem has an influence on personal integrity in emotional regulation ability. Fourth, as for the effect of self-esteem on empathy ability, it was found that self-assertion had a significant and positive effect on empathy ability. These research results have led to re-awareness of the importance of pre-service early childhood teachers' self-esteem, suggesting that research on various educational activities that can improve self-esteem in the curriculum is needed.