• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.25 no.9
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• pp.1633-1644
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• 2001

이 연구의 목적은 중년여성들의 체형을 분류하고 이들 체형을 분류하는 판별기준을 세우고자 하는 것이다. 이 연구에서 개발한 판별방법은 중년여성들의 체형을 간편하게 판별할 수 있도록 해주므로 이 방법을 활용하여 중년여성복을 제작할 경우, 소비자들은 인체적합도가 높은 의복을 구입 할 수 있고 의류업 체들은 이에 따른 매출증대를 가져올 수 있다. 연구의 진행절차와 이에 따른 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 만 40세~59세 중년여성 279명에 대 한 인체 계측을 하였다. 인체 계측항목은 34개의 직접 계측항목과 측면사진 촬영을 통한 3개의 간접계측항목,11개의 지수치, 5개의 계산치 등의 총 53개 항목이다. 인체 계측치에 대한 통계분석 방법으로는 분산분석과 SNK검정, 판별분석 방법을 사용하였다. 2. 피험자는 몇 가지 체형으로 분류되었다. 상반신 체형분류는 인체측면 자세와 유방크기를 분류기준으로 하여 바른-유방중소 체형, 바른-유방대 체형, 젖힌-유방중소 체형 , 숙인/휜-유방중소 체형, 숙인/휜-유방대 체형의 5가지로 분류하였다. 하반신 체형분류는 배와 엉덩이의 돌출정도에 따라 분류하여 배정상-엉덩이정상 체형, 배 정상-엉덩이돌출 체형, 배돌출-엉덩이정상 체형 , 배돌출-엉덩이돌출 체형의 4가지로 분류하였다. 3. 분류된 체형은 다음의 판별변수에 따라 체형이 판별되었다. 상반신 체 형 의 판별변수는 앞품/뒤품, 가슴둘레/밑가슴둘레 , 앞길이/뒤 길이, 앞허리선$\longrightarrow$어깨선 길이/어깨선$\longrightarrow$뒤허 리선 길이의 4가지 항목이고, 하반신 판별변수는 엉덩이상부각도, 배 하부각도, 배상부 각도, 엉덩이둘레/엉덩이 최대둘레, 뒤엉덩이둘레의 5가지 항목이다. 상반신 체 형과 하반신 체형 판별함수 모두 70% 이상의 높은 적중률을 나타내었다.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.58
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• pp.201-221
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• 2012

The male audience for melodrama, a typical women's genre, has drawn little attention in the audience research. Thus, this paper examines how and in what context they watch it, as well as how they accept and rationalize their 'feminine' taste. And in-depth interviews were conducted with seven middle-aged males. While they acknowledge their feminine taste, they tend to legitimize and re-contextualize it in ways that may not contradict their notion of masculinity. Consequently, they often demonstrate seemingly contradictory attitudes oscillating between enjoying it and distancing themselves from their please of viewing. Yet, their acknowledgement of feminization hardly extends to an acceptance of being labelled 'feminine' men. They attempt to distance themselves from emotional engagement in television viewing, either through emotional self-censorship or under-valuation of the taste for the genre itself. Finally, they hardly connect their taste for the genre to a sort of active post-viewing practices of fandom. The results have considerable implications for understanding how the melodrama-viewing males keep traversing the boundaries of gender-specific genres, and reconstitute the notion of masculinity.

• ALGAE
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.175-187
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• 2016

This study evaluated the effects of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-enriched fermented sea tangle (GFST), as a functional food, on brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-related muscle growth and lipolysis, in a sarcopenic obesity high-risk group. Twenty-one middle-aged women (53-63 y) participated in this randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study. Participants ingested either 1,000 mg of GFST (n = 10) or a sucrose placebo (CON) (n = 11) everyday, for 8 weeks. Subjects were asked to abstain from any regular exercise. Fasting venous blood samples, body composition and muscular strength were measured before and after supplementation period. Collectively, we demonstrated that GFST significantly decreased total fat mass and triglyceride in body composition, as well as significantly increasing serum BDNF (p < 0.001), angiotensin converting enzyme (p < 0.001), human growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels (p < 0.05 and p < 0.05, respectively) accompanied by increased total lean mass (p < 0.01). Furthermore, the reported improvements in total work, knee extension and flexion at 60° s⁻¹ (p < 0.05), and peak torque normalized to body weight of knee flexion at 60° s⁻¹ (p < 0.05), support an ergogenic effect of GABA associated with increased growth factor levels. The use of GFST, as a functional food ingredient, to elicit anti-obesity effects and stimulate the release of muscle-related growth factors with increasing serum BDNF levels may provide a protective intervention for age-related degeneration such as sarcopenic obesity.

• Survey Research
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.65-88
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• 2011

This study analyzed the work and retirement behavior of middle- and old-aged Koreans using panel-data based multi-state life table models. Compared to previous studies that have mainly focused on gender differences in the work and retirement behavior, this study also analyzed educational differences in the retirement life course. With respect to the heterogeneity of work and retirement experiences, this study finds that the retirement life course of men and women differs substantially. Despite their longer life spans, women are expected to have shorter working life expectancies but live in a non-working state longer, resulting in a substantially higher proportion of non-working state in their lives. In terms of educational differences, this study finds that there is little difference in the expected length of stay in the labor force across educational levels but that poorly educated persons are more likely to spend a greater proportion of their lives in the labor force due to their shorter non-working life expectancies.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.46-50
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• 2009

Purpose: Finger injury by green onion cutting machine is one of the common hand injuries in the kitchen. It has a unique feature: there are multiple parellel laceration 3 - 5 mm wide. There are two directions of injuries(vertical, oblique). It may involve bone, tendon, nerve, and vessel injuries. We discuss its management and the long - term progress. Methods: We have treated six patients from 2003 to 2007. We carried out low tension approximation with thin suture materials to avoid ischemia and performed the additional operation as nail bed repair, tenorrhaphy, open reduction, vessel anastomosis, and composite graft. We reviewed the record of initial injury and collected the follow - up record. Results: They were all middle aged - women who had worked in the kitchen. Right hand was dominent over left hand. The ratio of the directions was 3 : 3 (vertical : oblique). They were all competely healed although there were three atrophy, four hyperesthesia, and one nail deformity. Conclusion: Finger injury by green onion cutting machine is a unique pattern of laceration with various accompanied injuries. It may look like a severe form of injury, but in most cases have relatively favorable progress. We have to perform careful examination of accompanied injuries and carry out the proper management. First and foremost, the user especially in the middle aged women should be warned to be careful in handling this risky machine.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.223-230
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• 2019

Purpose : Wellness tourism is defined as travel for the purpose of promoting health and well-being through physical, psychological, or spiritual activities. The development and verification of a comprehensive wellness program for health care for workers is needed. The purpose of this study is to investigate the wellness and skin health effects of skin health programs in order to develop high-value health care services. Methods : The subjects were 15 middle-aged women who understood the research and volunteered and participated in the two-day skin health wellness program. Participants were measured to determine their wellness index and skin health twice: before and after participating in the program. Wellness index measures include comprehensive wellness, physical wellness, mental wellness, emotional wellness, social/cultural wellness, financial wellness, and environmental wellness. Skin health measurement items consisted of skin oil, skin water, skin pore, skin elasticity, skin wrinkle, and skin pigment. The skin wellness program included aerobic exercise, endurance exercise, functional food, cosmetics, herbal tea, massages, spa treatments, meditation, and marine leisure sports. The t-test analysis was used to compare the difference between wellness index and skin health measurement items before and after the program. Results : Among the wellness index items, the comprehensive wellness index (p<.05), mental wellness index (p<.05) and environmental wellness index (p<.05) showed statistically significant differences. Among skin health items, skin oil (p<.05), skin elasticity (p<.01) and skin wrinkle (p<.01) all showed statistically significant differences. There was no statistically significant difference in physical wellness, emotional wellness, social/cultural wellness, financial wellness, skin water, skin pore and skin pigment. Conclusion : This study confirmed that the two-day complex wellness program is an effective program for some items of wellness index and skin health.

• Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.140-148
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• 2003

This study examined the relationship between body fitness and body composition as well as the body fluid and intracellular fluid (ICF) of extremities to determine body composition's quantitative criteria for body fitness. Multiple-frequency segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis and the physical fitness test provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology were used to measure body composition and physical fitness, respectively. The test results showed that in women in their fifties, the correlation between the amount of body fluid in the upper limbs and grip strength was r=.654 (p<0.01) for the right arm and r=.445 for the left while that between the amount of ICF in the upper limbs and grip strength was r=.708 (p<0.01) for the right and r=.323 for the left. Also, in women in their fifties, the correlation between the amount of body fluid in the lower limbs and the result of a repetitive side jump test was r=.730 for the right leg and r=.753 for the left (p<0.01 for both), and that between the amount of ICF and the counts for the right and left legs was even higher with r=.742 and r=.763, respectively (p<0.01 for both). The body fluid and ICF volumes in the right extremities exceeded those in the left, and physical fitness was correlated with both body fluid and ICF. These findings indicate a connection between physical fitness and body fluid and ICF, suggesting that body composition may help predict physical fitness.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.571-581
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of virgin coconut oil supplementation and complex exercise on body composition, oxidative stress and blood pressure in the middle-aged women with metabolic syndrome. As a result, weight and body fat in coconut oil+complex exercise and coconut oil group are significantly decreased after the program. BMI and WHR in coconut oil+complex exercise group are significantly decreased after than before the program. MDA in coconut oil+complex exercise and coconut oil group is significantly decreased after the program. SOD in coconut oil+complex exercise and coconut oil group is significantly increased after the program. Systolic blood pressure in coconut oil+complex exercise and coconut oil group is significantly decreased after than before the program. Diastolic blood pressure in coconut oil+complex exercise group is significantly decreased after than before the program.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.325-330
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• 2014

This study aims to examine how a 12-week sling exercise program has influences on lumbar extension strength and balance ability of 40 middle-aged women consisting of 20 of exrcise group and 20 of control group in order to figure out if it is helpful to lumbar extension strength and balance ability and the summary of the results are as follows. 1. As the results of lumbar extention strength in both the exercise and the control groups, that of the exersie group showed statistically significant improvements in every aspect after 12 weeks while the control group did not show any statistically significant differences. 2. As the results of balance ability in both the exercise and the control groups, all sway area, sway ditance and maximal sway speed of the experiment group showed statistically significant improvements after 12 weeks while the control group did not show any statistically significant differences.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.787-796
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• 2013

This study is an initial report of actual wearing conditions and attitude based on a survey of wearing outdoor wear for men and women in their 30s to 50s who enjoy daily leisure sport activities. Most middle-aged men and women who enjoy outdoor activities were interested in new trends and clothing styles. The greatest area of interest was health(42.9%), followed by leisure and sports(38.4%); in addition, hiking(40.2%) was the most popular outdoor activity. The majority of subjects participated in outdoor activities for over 5 years(34.4%). The highest frequency of outdoor activities was conducted once or twice a month, and it took one to three hours for each activity. Nearly half of the respondents( 47.7%) answered that the goal of outdoor activities was to maintain their health. Subjects in their 40s and 50s were more equipped in their outdoor activities and in their 50s made ongoing investments despite costs. When wearing clothing, the subjects placed a priority on design(in the case of subjects in their 30s) and comfort(for subjects in their 40s and 50s). This survey shows that the subjects emphasized access to outdoor wear and equipment. In all age groups, the biggest complaint about outdoor wear was price; in addition, they were unsatisfied with the length and the sleeves of outdoor jackets. Outdoor wear will draw a positive attention for its practical use of clothing if it is developed according to consumer demands based on functionality for outdoor activities and convenience in daily life.