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An Exploration and Comparison of Infant Feeding Practices in Home and Center Contexts

  • Branscomb, Kathryn R.;Goble, Carla B.
    • Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.39-49
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    • 2011
  • This study compared parents' and teachers' feeding practices with young children. Parents and teachers of children aged 0-3 years were recruited at 24 child care centers to complete surveys regarding their demographic characteristics, parenting styles, and feeding practices with young children. Respondents included 106 parents and 102 teachers. Participants' feeding beliefs and values were found to be related to their parenting style classifications (i.e., Authoritative, Authoritarian, or Permissive), ethnicity, income, and other demographic characteristics. Findings indicate the need for teachers and parents to begin communicating about their longterm goals for a child's development as soon as the child enters care. Understanding the goals and variation of feeding practices used at home and at school can help teachers and parents begin to construct a shared vision for care.

Enterobacter sakazakii : New emerging pathogen Review on E. sakazakii and development of selective medium

  • O, Se-Uk
    • Bulletin of Food Technology
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.45-61
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    • 2005
  • The first cases of neonatal meningitis believed to have been caused by Enterobacter sakazakii were reported in 1961. Prompted by several subsequent outbreaks of E. sakazakii infections in neonates and an increasing number of neonates in intensive care units being fed rehydrated powdered infant formula, considered to be a source of the pathogen, public health authorities and researchers are exploring ways to eliminate the bacterium or control its growth in dry infant formula, processing environments and formula preparation areas in hospitals. Reviewed here are advances in taxonomy and classification of E. sakazakii, methods of detecting, isolating and typing the bacterium, antibiotic resistance, clinical etilogy and pathogenicity. Outbreaks of E. sakazakii infections in neonates and adults are summarized. Reports on the presence of E. sakazakii in clinical settings, the environment and foods and food processing facilities are reviewed.

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Development of the Infant Incubator Using Micro Processor (마이크로 프로세서를 이용한 미숙아 보육기 시스템)

  • Cha, D.I.;Lee, S.Y.;Kim, J.M.;Seo, G.Y.;Seo, M.Y.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1992 no.11
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    • pp.83-85
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    • 1992
  • In this paper, the Infant Incubator Consisting of amp lifer, A/D Convert, I/O Expand, Watchdog Timer, Alarm Circuit. Display, and mirco-Computer part was developed. The care of Premature new borns of the required that they be in an environment in which temperature is elevaled and Controlled, because they are unable to regulated their own temperature. The central and processing methods based on micro-processor employ the flexibility, and economy over other conventional system. The system characteristic were as follows 1) system based on micro-processor. 2) Easy-to read, touch-Operate control panel all displays and indicators 3) System flexibility.

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A Comparative Analysis Study of Guidelines for Childcare Space Environment at Daycare Centers - Focusing on the Guidelines of Korea, the United States, and the United Kingdom (어린이집 보육공간환경의 가이드라인 비교 분석 연구 - 한국, 미국, 영국의 가이드라인을 중심으로)

  • Song, Su-Bin;Lim, Kyungran
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.509-518
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    • 2022
  • The childcare scpace environment greatly affects the growth and development of infant and toddler. Building a comfortable space environment is considered a great social task. Through this study, the current guidelines can be expanded and supplemented by comparatively analyzing the childcare space environment of domestic and foreign guidelines. An integrated guideline with additional suggestions for universal design, scale, dimensions, environment, and finishing materials was derived.

Development and Evaluation of an e-Learning Program for Mothers of Premature Infants (e-Learning을 이용한 미숙아 어머니 교육 프로그램 개발 및 평가)

  • Lee, Nae-Young;Kim, Young-Hae
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.152-160
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: It has been attempted to support mother of premature infants by providing information of premature infant care using e-Learning because premature infants need continuous care from birth to after discharge. Method: The e-Learning Program for mother of premature was developed with Xpert, Namo web editor, Adobe Photoshop, and PowerPoint and applied for 4 weeks from 4 to 30 September 2006. Result: 1) We found that the contents of information which premature infants' need when being in the hospital and after discharge were the definition of a premature infant, orientation of NICU, care of premature infants, care of premature infants' common diseases, the connection of healthcare resources, exchange of information, and the management of rearing stress. 2) The program content consisted of cause of premature birth, comparison to full-term baby, physiology character, orientation of NICU, common health problems, follow up care, infection control, feeding, normal development physically and mentally, weaning method, and vaccination. Conclusion: Considering the results, this program for mother of premature is a useful means to provide premature-care information to mothers. This information can be readily accessible and can be varied and complex enough to be able to help mothers to the information and assistance they require.

A study on e-Learning multimedia contents develop focus basic resuscitation (기본 소생술 e-러닝(e-Learning) 멀티미디어 컨텐츠 개발 연구)

  • Lee, Young-Ah;Kim, Tae-Min;Kim, Hyo-Sik;Koh, Jae-Moon
    • The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.65-75
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    • 2002
  • This study was designed to develop e-Learning multimedia contents to provide the first aid rescuer with the basic resuscitation, members of the public, corporations and any other institutions who wish to learn this skills. It is carried out from October to December in 2001. This program was constructed on the basic of the network-instructional system Design model, this model has severalprogressive steps, which includes the planning, analysis of the contents, development of the contents, instructional design, development of web-based and multimedia, pilot test, implement, and evaluation. The URL of this site is http://www.cyber.hc.ac.kr named as the cyber education program for the basic resuscitatingskill. This contents consisted of 8 chapters providing as follows : Introduction, anatomy and physiology of heart-ling, Adult Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, Adult Foregin-body Air-Obstruction, Child Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, Child Foregin-body Air-Obstruction, Infant Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, Infant Foregin-body Air-Obstruction. To make the learning more interesting, as much animation and videos were integrated. In conclusion, this e-Learning multimedia contents will be useful for student as well as members of the public. It significantly increases the chances of saving the life of person who has collapsed.

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The Developmental Comparisons in Preterms at risk, Full-terms at risk, and Normal Infants (일반 영아와 위험군 영아에 관한 발달 평가)

  • Oh, Myung Ho;Lee, ln Kyu;Lee, Hee-jung
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.147-161
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    • 2004
  • This study was designed to explore developmental evaluation in healthy full-term, at risk preterm and full-term infants. Specifically the purposes of the study were to investigate Psychomotor Developmental Index(PDI) and Mental Developmental Index(MDI) based on Bayley Scales of Infant Development(1993). The subjects were 72 infants, 24 each for healthy full-term infants, 24 each for at risk preterm infants and 24 each for at risk full-term infants such as having neonatal asphyxia, hypoxic ischemic brain damage, respiratory distress syndrome. The data were analyzed through Kruskal-Wallis test and correlations to examine healthy full-term, at risk pre-term and at risk full-term infants. Results showed that there were significant differences among healthy full-term, at risk pre-term and at risk full-term infants in PDI and MDI. On the correlation with PDI and MDI, infants showed significant correlations. Early interventions for developmental improvement are required for functional outcome in these infants.

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Aflatoxin M1 in Pasteurized Market Milk in Korea

  • Hwang, Kyu-Choon;Hwang, Joo-Yea;Kim, Hyoun-Wook;Oh, Mi-Hwa
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.376-378
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    • 2012
  • Aflatoxin M1, ingested as aflatoxin B1 via contaminated feedstuff and later converted into, is a major problematic target for milk safety control among the aflatoxin class. Korean government has controlled level of AFM1 in milk at 500 ppt as maximum residue level (MRL), and more recently, government also publicized the proposal for more strict control on fungal toxins about infant and baby foods. In this study the levels of Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) of 42 marketed milk samples were determined with Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) to evaluate the status on the contamination of Aflatoxin M1. The evaluated ELISA performances of limit of detection (LOD) and the half maximal inhibitory concentration ($IC_{50}$) were 5 pg/mL (ppt) and 49 ppt, respectively. In all 42 samples, AFM1 appeared above the 5 ppt, with the average of 21 ppt and the range of up to 90 ppt. Only 3 (7%) of samples showed the level of contamination above the EU MRL (50 ppt). Although there was incidence of higher level of contamination compared with previous reports, the result of this study requires more intensive study to control of AFM1 in milk and infant foods.

Comparison of the pathogenicity among Cronobacter species in a neonatal mouse model

  • Hong, Sun-Hwa;Chung, Yung-Ho;Park, Sang-Ho;Kim, Ok-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.67-71
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    • 2013
  • Neonatal infection caused by Cronobacter species can result in serious illnesses such as bacteremia, septicemia, meningitis, and death in at-risk infants who are orally fed contaminated reconstituted powdered infant formulas. The objective of this study was to compare the virulence among three Cronobacter species strains by using an animal model for human neonatal Cronobacter species infections. We acquired timed-pregnant ICR mice and all owed them to give birth naturally. On postnatal day 3, each pup was administered orally a total dose of $1{\times}10^7$ CFU Cronobacter species strain 3439, CDC 1123-79, and 3231. Mice were observed twice daily for morbidity and mortality. At postnatal day 10, the remaining pups were euthanized, and brain, liver, and cecum were excised and analyzed for the presence of Cronobacter species. Cronobacter species were isolated from cecum and other tissues in inoculated mice. In the tissues of Cronobacter species infected mice, meningitis and gliosis were detected in the brain. In this study, we identified the virulence among Cronobacter species strains by using a neonatal mice model which was a very effective animal model for human neonatal Cronobacter species infections.

One Year Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Infants' Turn-Taking and Vocabulary Development (영아의 차례 맡기와 어휘발달 관계에 대한 단기 종단연구)

  • Kim, Myoung-Soon;Kim, Eui-Hyang;Lee, Yoo-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.50 no.2
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    • pp.75-84
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between infants' turn-taking and vocabulary development during a one-year longitudinal study. Participants of this study included 46 infants who participated in both of the 1st and the 2nd tests. The infants' turn-taking frequencies were observed during mother-infant's free play for 10 minutes. The infants' vocabulary was investigated with MCDI-K for the 1st test and PRES for the 2nd test. The collected data were analyzed using both t-test and Pearson's correlation. The research results were as follows: First, the turn-taking frequencies and vocabulary of infants increased with age groups. Second, there was positive relationship between the turn-taking and the receptive vocabulary in group A at T1. Third, there were significant differences in receptive vocabulary at T1 and expressive vocabulary at T2 among group A according to the infants' turn-taking levels.