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Translating Evidence into Practice in Low Resource Settings: Cervical Cancer Screening Tests are Only Part of the Solution in Rural India

  • Isaac, Rita;Finkel, Madelon;Olver, Ian;Annie, I.K.;Prashanth, H.R.;Subhashini, J.;Viswanathan, P.N.;Trevena, Lyndal J.
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제13권8호
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    • pp.4169-4172
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    • 2012
  • Background: The majority of women in rural India have poor or no access to cervical cancer screening services, although one.quarter of all cervical cancers in the world occur there. Several large trials have proven the efficacy of low-tech cervical cancer screening methods in the Indian context but none have documented the necessary components and processes of implementing this evidence in a low-resource setting. Methods: This paper discusses a feasible model of implementation of cervical cancer screening programme in low-resource settings developed through a pilot research project carried out in rural Tamilnadu, India. The programme used visual inspection of cervix after acetic acid application (VIA) as a screening tool, nurses in the primary care centres as the primary screeners and peer educators within Self-Help Women groups to raise community awareness. Results: The uptake of screening was initially low despite the access to a screening programme. However, the programme witnessed an incremental increase in the number of women accessing screening with increasing community awareness. Conclusions: The investigators recommend 4 key components to programme implementation in low-resource setting: 1) Evidence-based, cost-effective test and treatment available within the reach of the community; 2) Appropriate referral pathways; 3) Skilled health workers and necessary equipment; and 4) Optimisation of health literacy, beliefs, attitudes of the community.

한반도 바람지도 구축에 관한 연구(II. 저해상도 바람지도화 및 풍력자원 정보체계) (Study on Establishment of Wind Map of the Korean Peninsula(II. Low-Resolution Wind Mapping and Wind Resource Information System))

  • 김현구;장문석
    • 신재생에너지
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.20-26
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    • 2007
  • A low-resolution national wind map, which is a prerequisite for setting up the national dissemination target and strategy of wind energy development, has been established by numerical wind simulation using the synoptic wind map, developed at the first stage, as an upper boundary condition. Based on the wind map, Wind Resource Information System has been composed in order to support scientific and systematic wind resource assessment and analysis.

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Comparative Assessment of a Self-sampling Device and Gynecologist Sampling for Cytology and HPV DNA Detection in a Rural and Low Resource Setting: Malaysian Experience

  • Latiff, Latiffah A;Ibrahim, Zaidah;Pei, Chong Pei;Rahman, Sabariah Abdul;Akhtari-Zavare, Mehrnoosh
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제16권18호
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    • pp.8495-8501
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the agreement and differences between cervical self-sampling with a Kato device (KSSD) and gynecologist sampling for Pap cytology and human papillomavirus DNA (HPV DNA) detection. Materials and Methods: Women underwent self-sampling followed by gynecologist sampling during screening at two primary health clinics. Pap cytology of cervical specimens was evaluated for specimen adequacy, presence of endocervical cells or transformation zone cells and cytological interpretation for cells abnormalities. Cervical specimens were also extracted and tested for HPV DNA detection. Positive HPV smears underwent gene sequencing and HPV genotyping by referring to the online NCBI gene bank. Results were compared between samplings by Kappa agreement and McNemar test. Results: For Pap specimen adequacy, KSSD showed 100% agreement with gynecologist sampling but had only 32.3% agreement for presence of endocervical cells. Both sampling showed 100% agreement with only 1 case detected HSIL favouring CIN2 for cytology result. HPV DNA detection showed 86.2%agreement (K=0.64, 95% CI 0.524-0.756, p=0.001) between samplings. KSSD and gynaecologist sampling identified high risk HPV in 17.3% and 23.9% respectively (p=0.014). Conclusion: The self-sampling using Kato device can serve as a tool in Pap cytology and HPV DNA detection in low resource settings in Malaysia. Self-sampling devices such as KSSD can be used as an alternative technique to gynaecologist sampling for cervical cancer screening among rural populations in Malaysia.

스타트업의 앙트레프레니얼 마케팅 성공요인에 관한 탐색적 연구 (An Exploratory Study on Successful Factors of Entrepreneurial Marketing in Start-up)

  • 변충규;하환호
    • 벤처창업연구
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.183-192
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    • 2020
  • 본 연구는 스타트업을 대상으로 앙트레프레니얼 마케팅의 성공요인을 도출하기 위해 탐색적 연구를 실시하였다. 델파이(Delphi) 분석을 통해 앙트레프레니얼 마케팅의 성공요인으로 진취성, 계산된 위험관리, 혁신성, 기회지향, 외부자원 활용, 고객집중성, 가치창출, 가격설정, 마케팅커뮤니케이션, 경로관리, 제품개발, 판매, 마케팅 정보관리 등 13개의 항목을 도출하였다. 주요 속성의 중요도와 실행도를 측정하기 위해 IPA분석을 실시하였다. 제 1사분면(좋은 성과 지속적 유지)에는 진취성, 계산된 위험관리, 기회지향, 외부자원 활용, 고객 집중성이 위치하였다. 제 2사분면(집중개선)에는 혁신성이 위치하였다. 제 3사분면(저우선 순위)에는 경로관리, 판매, 마케팅 정보관리 능력이 위치하였다. 제 4사분면(현상유지)에는 가격설정능력, 제품개발능력이 위치하였다. 이러한 결과는 스타트업에서 필요한 앙트레프레니얼 마케팅의 요인은 진취성, 계산된 위험관리, 혁신성, 기회지향, 외부자원활용, 고객집중성, 가치창출 등이며, 창업초기단계에서는 고객 중심의 기회를 탐색하고 진취성이고 혁신적인 마케팅 활동을 통해 가치를 창출하는 활동이 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있다.

녹색성장을 위한 가정경영의 가치와 실천 (Value and Practice for Green Growth from the Perspective of Family Resource Management)

  • 차성란
    • 가정과삶의질연구
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    • 제29권2호
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    • pp.13-22
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    • 2011
  • Since environmental problems were globalized, discussions on 'Sustainable Development' started from Rio Declaration on Environment and Development(Rio Agenda 21). In Korea, the idea of 'Green Growth' was introduced and generalized since the celebration speech made on 8.15(Independence Day of South Korea) on 2008. And Low Carbon- Green Growth Basic Law was established on 2010. There are 3 strategies and 10 sub-tasks to achieve green country-traffic and green revolution of life. Family resource management is capable of changing life style from energy wasty to ecologically green. The value of family resource management plays a critical role in changing the lifestyle through influencing the goal and standard setting. So, this study is aimed to suggest the green value and green way of life from the perspective of family resource management. Results are as follow. First, the green value is to change from 'material-oriented' to 'people-oriented'. The 'material-oriented value pursues pleasure from possessing, but the 'people-oriented' value pursues pleasure from being itself. Second, the change from the value of 'human-mastery of the nature' to the value of 'mother -nature' is necessary. The value of 'human-mastery of the nature' seeks pleasure from the velocity and tangible outcome. But the value of 'mother- nature' seeks pleasure from the time to relax and slow way of life. 'Third, the change from the value of 'individualism' to the value of 'community sprit' is necessary. Individualism focuses on man's achievement, which may fall into family egoism. And the green way of life suggests the change from 'results-oriented' to 'enjoy the process itself", from 'consumption' to 'ecological restoration' and from 'work to home and then home to community'.

결혼이주여성의 문화적응스트레스와 부부 적응: 자아탄력성의 매개효과 및 조절효과를 중심으로 (Acculturative Stress and Marital Adjustment among Marriage Migration Females: Focusing on the Mediating and Moderating Effects of Ego-Resilience)

  • 김현숙;김희재;최송식
    • 가족자원경영과 정책
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.153-176
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between marriage migration females' acculturative stress and marital adjustment, especially the mediating and moderating effects of ego-resilience. The structural equation models were tested by setting marriage migration females' acculturative stress as a prediction variable, their marital adjustment as an outcome variable and their ego-resilience as mediator and moderator variables. The sample consisted of 172 marriage migration females from Busan. I analyzed the data using correlation analysis in order to discover the correlation coefficient of those variables among acculturative stress, ego-resilience and marital adjustment. I used the structural equation model (SEM) for investigating the relationship among acculturative stress, ego-resilience and marital adjustment and for investigating the mediating effects of ego-resilience. I also used multiple group analysis and two way ANOVA to investigate the moderating effects of ego-resilience. The results of structural equation modeling were as follows: first, it was proved that ego-resilience was exerted as a mediating variable, because acculturative stress appeared to affect marital adjustment in relation to ego-resilience. Therefore, marital adjustment was evident when ego-resilience was low. Second, it was proved that ego-resilience was exerted as a moderating variable, because those with low ego-resilience experienced high acculturative stress and low marital adjustment, and those with high ego-resilience experienced low acculturative stress and high marital adjustment. Such findings point out the importance of considering personal characteristics, like ego-resilience, in the relationship between acculturative stress and marital adjustment.

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SW 테스트 자동화 구현을 위한 핵심성공요인에 관한 연구 (Critical Success Factors for Implementing Software Test Automation)

  • 김성용;민대환;임성택;채봉수
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.101-116
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    • 2020
  • This study attempts to derive critical success factors and prioritize activities for implementing the automation of software test. Software testing proceeds in five steps of test plan, test case design, test scripting & test environment setup, test execution & evaluation, and test closure. From the literature, twenty influence factors in the five steps were identified. Focus Group Interviews with ten experts in software testing selected fourteen factors on the basis of importance and feasibility. Some factors were further divided to clarify their meanings and the number of influence factors finally became twenty one. A survey on the influence factors was conducted with 75 IT professionals. An importance-feasibility analysis was applied to the survey responses and classified the influence factors into four groups of essential factors, critical factors, low priority factors, and minimal factors. Essential factors include objectives for test automation, strategies for test automation, test automation training, test automation education, setting up test automation environment, setting up test environment, test automation tool selection. Critical factors include management's continued support, management's continued interest, role of automation engineers, and skills of automation engineers. This result suggests that a lot of efforts should be put into SW test plan for the successful SW test automation and SW automation should proceed in consideration with the priorities and resource consumption.

Study of thin film transition liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) optical waste glass applied in early-high-strength controlled low strength materials

  • Wang, Her-Yung;Chen, Jyun-Sheng
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • 제5권5호
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    • pp.491-501
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    • 2008
  • The present study verifies compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity, electrical resistance,permeable ratio, and shrinkage from waste glass controlled low strength materials (WGCLSM) and early-high-strength WGCSLM specimens, by replacing the sand with waste glass percentages of 0%, 10%,20%, and 30%. This study reveals that increasing amounts of waste LCD glass incorporated into concrete increases WGCLSM fluidity and reduces the setting time, resulting in good working properties. By increasing the glass to sand replacement ratio, the compressive strength decreases to achieve low-strength effects. Furthermore, the electrical resistance also rises as a result of increasing the glass to sand replacement ratio. Early-high-strength WGCSLM aged 28 days has twice the electrical resistance compared to general WGCSLM. Early-high-strength WGCSLM aged 7 days has a higher ultrasonic pulse velocity similar to WGCSLM aged 28 days. The variation of length with age of different compositions is all within the tolerance range of 0.025%. This study demonstrates that the proper composition ratio of waste LCD glass to sand in early-high-strength WGCSLM can be determined by using different amounts of glass-sand. A mechanism for LCD optical waste glass usage can be established to achieve industrial waste minimization, resource recycling, and economic security.

충청지역의 농촌협약 특성에 관한 연구 - 농촌 공간구조 분석과 농촌생활권 설정, 농촌다움(시설)자원 활용을 중심으로 - (A Study on the Characteristics of Rural Convention in Chungcheong Region - Focused on the Rural Spatial Structure Analysis, Setting of Rural Living Area and Use of Amenity Resource(Facility) -)

  • 엄성준;김상범;안필균
    • 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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    • 제24권4호
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study is to present the implications of the rural living area setting and rural spatial structure analysis of the rural spatial strategy plan through case analysis. Following the decentralization of autonomy and the promotion of the transfer of state affairs to local areas, some of the general agricultural and fishing village development projects of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs were transferred to local areas. In addition, in 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs introduced a rural agreement system for 113 cities and counties. However, since the understanding of the field is still low, this study attempted to present implications through a case analysis of the structure of rural space and the establishment of rural living areas in three local governments in Chungcheong. As a result of the study, in the stage of establishing the living zone, it is necessary to comprehensively review the contents reviewed in the analysis of the current status and conditions. However, the two local governments had insufficient interpretation of the axis by function and the establishment of the base area, or were using the upper plan as it was. Second, the source of the data used in the survey on the distribution status of living SOC facilities is unclear. Since the distribution status of living SOC facilities overlaps with accessibility analysis, OD data analysis, and resident survey results and is used as the basis for setting living areas, the data source should be clearly marked, and verification should be possible. Third, amenity (facility) resources were classified and analyzed according to the conditions and characteristics of local governments. The local government that applied the guidelines as they were was A local government, and the remaining local governments conducted surveys and analysis according to the current status. Forth, since the establishment of the rural living area is the minimum unit supported by government policies through future rural agreements, it is necessary to distinguish them based on quantitative standards in the process of establishing them. Only one case area presented clear grounds and standards, and the rest of the case areas presented standards but are based on non-quantitative standards. In order for rural agreements to be sustainable in the future and benefit local residents, it is necessary to use or establish a government-level institution that can collect and produce objective data. In addition, it is necessary to find ways to specify and standardize the standards for setting the living area and specify them in the guidelines.

Non-radial Data Envelopment Analysis를 적용한 지역별 에너지 및 이산화탄소 저감가능성 추정 (Estimating Potential Energy Consumption and Carbon Emission Reduction in South Korea Using Non-radial Data Envelopment Analysis Approach)

  • 김광욱;강상목
    • 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.299-320
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구는 자료포락분석의 target-setting approach를 기초로 우리나라 16개 지자체의 에너지 효율성을 추정하고, 에너지 효율향상을 통해 저감할 수 있는 에너지 소비수준을 계측한다. 나아가 에너지 믹스변화에 의한 지역별 환경성과를 분석하고 그에 따른 이산화탄소 감축효과를 평가한다. 분석결과, 표본기간 2004년~2013년 동안 평균적으로 14.0%의 에너지 비효율이 존재하며, 특히 석유연료의 비효율적 사용이 주요 광역시를 중심으로 크게 나타났다. 또한 에너지 소비구조의 변화를 통해 에너지 효율향상과 추가적인 이산화탄소 저감가능성이 발생하며, 적극적인 에너지 믹스전략의 필요성을 확인할 수 있었다.