• 분석과학
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.172-180
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• 2006

본 연구는 유해폐기물에 의한 환경오염을 예방하기 위해 폐기물 시험방법과 신규 항목을 설정하기 위해 수행하였다. 국내외 유해폐기물의 규제기준, 시험항목 등을 조사검토하여 유해물질에 대한 우선순위를 선정하였다. 선정한 Ba, Be, Cr(VI), F, Ni, Sb, Se, V 8종의 유해물질을 함유한 오니, 폐유, 소각재 등 폐기물 인증표준물질을 사용하여 전처리방법을 비교분석하였다. 이 결과를 통해 시험방법(안)을 확립하고, 관련 항목 배출 가능성이 있는 표본사업장을 선정하여 시료 37건을 채취분석하였다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2021

Objective: This study aimed to overview and assess the effectiveness of the policies and regulations that have governed new drug access in Korea, and to propose policies to enhance patient access to drugs, particularly for new innovative medicines. Methods: We approached drug access issues in two perspectives: approval lag (or availability) and reimbursement lag (or affordability). The issues were identified and evaluated through the review of literature, public documents, reports published by the government agencies and private organizations, and news articles. Results: To shorten approval lag, it is recommended to hire and train more reviewers at the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Increasing user fees to a realistic level can facilitate this process. To reduce reimbursement lag, flexible incremental cost-effectiveness ratio threshold, alternative cost-effectiveness evaluation, and establishment of funding source other than the national health insurance are identified as the areas to be improved. Conclusion: The current policies and regulations had to be supplemented by new systems to drastically promote patient accessibility to new drugs, consequently in order to promote national public health.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.46-64
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• 2005

This study was conducted to verify the current criteria and classification system used to determine specialized general hospitals status. In this study, we proposed a new classification system which Is simpler and more convenient than the current one. In the new classification system clinical procedure was chosen as the unit of analysis in order to reflect all the resource consumption and the complexities and degree of medical technologies in determining specialized general hospitals. We developed a statistical model and applied this model to 117 general hospitals which claim their national insurance through electronic data interchange(EDI). Analysis based on 984 clinical procedures and medical facilities' characteristic variable discriminated specialized general hospital in present without misclassification. It means that we can determine specialized general hospital's permission In new way without using the current complicated criteria. This study discriminated specialized general hospital by the new proposed model based on clinical procedures provided by each hospital. For clustering the same types of medical facilities using 984 clinical procedures, we executed multidimensional scale analysis and divided 117 hospitals into 4 groups by two axises : a variety of procedure and the Proportion of high technology Procedure. Therefore, we divided 117 hospitals into 4 groups and one of them was considered as specialized general hospital. In discriminating analysis, we abstracted proportion of 16 clinical procedures which effect on discriminating the specialized general hospital in statistical system also we identify discriminating function which include these variables. As a result, we identify 2 discriminating functions, one is for current discriminating system and the other two is for new discriminating system of specialized general hospital.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2020

With the advancement in modern information technology, virtual reality (VR) is being increasingly used for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of mental disorders. Recently, a VR-based cognitive behavioral therapy for social phobia has been recognized as a new medical technology in South Korea. This might lead to an increase in the use of VR in the field of psychiatry. The present review provides an overview of the status of VR therapies in various psychiatric conditions such as anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, addiction, and eating disorder. Besides, it summarizes the role of VR therapy in the management of disorders associated with child and adolescence psychiatry as well as various other clinical applications. Additionally, we discuss the merits and limitations of VR therapy, which might serve as a useful reference for researchers. In the current environment wherein novel medical models consisting of a combination of digital devices and medicine are being developed; understanding new technologies such as VR could open new doors to mental health treatments.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.372-380
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• 2018

The manual handling of people (MHP) is known to be associated with high incidence of musculoskeletal disorders for aged care staff. Environment-related MHP interventions, such as appropriate seated heights to aid sit-to-stand transfers, can reduce staff injury while improving the patient's mobility. Promoting patient mobility within the manual handling interaction is an endorsed MHP risk control intervention strategy. This article provides a narrative review of the types of MHP environmental controls that can improve mobility, as well as the extent to which these environmental controls are considered in MHP risk management and assessment tools. Although a range of possible environmental interventions exist, current tools only consider these in a limited manner. Development of an assessment tool that more comprehensively covers environmental strategies in MHP risk management could help reduce staff injury and improve resident mobility through auditing existing practices and guiding the design of new and refurbished aged care facilities.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2019

Purpose: This review describes the historical changes in nutrition philosophy from a reductionist to a holistic approach during the $20^{th}$ century. Also, the role and efficient use of a holistic approach to precision nutrition are discussed. Results: Over the past century, significant progress has been made in human nutrition research, unraveling fundamental mechanisms of single nutrients on single targets or pathways. This kind of a reductionist approach has helped to save populations from nutrient deficiency diseases and improve associated health outcomes in large parts of the world. However, a new set of nutrition problems, like obesity and diet-related chronic diseases, are growing each year worldwide, increasing the financial burden on the health care system. A linear cause-effect association between single nutrients and a single physiologic effect, is insufficient to solve the complex nutrition-health relationships. Research that involves a more holistic rather than reductionist approach is needed to tackle a new set of nutrition problems. Recent advances in technology, informatics, and statistical methods are enabling an understanding of the diversity of individuals and the complex interactions between foods and human bodies, leading to the concept of "precision nutrition." Conclusion: The emerging goal of precision nutrition is to provide tailored dietary advice for maintaining health and preventing obesity and diet-related chronic diseases. The parts are already being installed. To grab the complexity, reductionism and holism must be used interdependently.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.52-58
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• 2011

Osteoporotic fracture (OF), along with bone mineral density (BMD), is an important diagnostic parameter and a clinical predictive risk factor in the assessment of osteoporosis in the elderly population. However, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on OF has not yet been clarified sufficiently. To identify OF-associated genetic variants and candidate genes, we conducted a GWAS in a population-based cohort (Korean Association Resource [KARE], n=1,427 [case: 288 and control: 1139]) and performed a de novo replication study in hospital-based individuals (Asan and Catholic Medical Center [ACMC], n=1,082 [case: 272 and control: 810]). In a combined meta-analysis, a newly identified genetic locus in an intergenic region at 10p11.2 (near genes FZD8 and ANKRD30A ) showed the most significant association (odd ratio [OR] = 2.00, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.47~2.74, p=$1.27{\times}10^{-6}$) in the same direction. We provide the first evidence for a common genetic variant influencing OF and genetic information for further investigation in bone metabolism.

• 부모자녀건강학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2000

In recent years, there has been a proliferation of consumer health information available on the internet related to parent-child health. More and more, parents are accessing information about child ca re through the Internet and computer at home. But there is no guarantee that the information is current, unbiased, or accurate. Several researchers have suggested some criteria for evaluating internet sites; source, accuracy, disclosure, currency, accessibility. As more consumer search the World Wide Web for parenting information, nurses have to learn more about this technology. Because nurses can assist parents in identifying how to locate information they can trust. It is also needed to for nurses to document the criteria for information selection on internet and to evaluate outcome of cyberspace intervention of parenting.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2019

공과계열 대학에서 운영되고 있는 융합교육은 대체로 정부주도의 사업에 의해 주도되고 있으며 해당 대학의 소속 교수진 전공 및 연구 분야를 고려하여 개설되고 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 최근 부각되고 있는 신산업 분야 융합기술교육에 대한 산업체의 요구를 분석함으로써 융합기술교육에 대한 방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 연구참여자는 산업체에 근무하는 299명의 산업체 종사자들이다. 수요조사도구는 융합교육에 대한 필요성, 산업체 관점에서의 융합신기술교육에 대한 요구, 학부융합교육에 대한 의견으로 세 가지 부분으로 구성하였다. 연구결과 융합기술교육에 대한 산업체의 필요성 인식 수준은 높은 것으로 나타났고 융합기술분야 중 IoT 융합분야, 바이오헬스, 첨단신소재, 신재생에너지 분야에 대한 교육 수요가 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 이와 함께 산업체 분야별 융합신기술교육에 대한 요구 결과를 제시하였다. 학부융합교육에 대한 기대, 문제, 개선사항에 대한 의견이 제안되었고 연구결과에 기반하여 융합기술교육에 대한 시사점에 대해서 논의하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.2900-2906
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• 2009

e-health 시스템은 의료부문에 관련된 이해당사자들에게 의료서비스와 정보를 정보통신기술을 이용하여 제공하는 것이다. 이런 상황에서 보건의료 분야에서 'e-Health' 시스템의 구축을 통해서 보건의료부문의 효율성 증진, 서비스질의 향상, 의료비용의 감소 그리고 관련 산업 발전에 따른 대외경쟁력 강화를 위한 돌파구를 마련하고 있다. 의료분야가 다른 산업분야에 비해서 매우 전문적이고 폐쇄적이어서, 인터넷 기술을 적용하는데 어려움이 많다. 그래서 인터넷의 사용자 중심적인 속성을 의료분야에 활성화시켜야 소정의 목적을 이룰 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에서는 의료 부문에서의 인터넷을 이용한 e-Health 시스템의 개념과 특성 그리고 유형을 고찰하고, 한국의 의료부문을 위한 e-Health 시스템의 구축을 위한 보다 진보된 새로운 개념의 설계 방법론을 연구하기로 한다. 본 연구자에 의해 제안된 발전된 모형의 방법론을 AHP 기법을 이용하여 그 타당성과 적용가능성을 검증해보도록 한다. 본 연구는 e-Health 시스템의 발전 및 활성화를 위한 정책개발 및 실현에 기초자료가 될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.