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A Study on a PDA-Based Ubiquitous Healthcare System for the Management of Chronic Diseases (만성질환 관리를 위한 PDA폰 기반 이동형 방문건강관리 시스템 개발)

  • Son, Sung-Yong;Hwang, Won-Sook;Yee, Yang-Hee;Kim, Chang-Seob;Lim, Chae-Seung;Park, Gil-Hong
    • Journal of Home Health Care Nursing
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.18-22
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: The rapid change to an aging society generates an increase in the incidence of chronic diseases. Many chronic patients have been facing their illnesses without enough preparation. In order to solve these problems, we designed and tested a public healthcare service based on ubiquitous technology. Method: Telemedicine has emerged as new medical care system of chronic disease. However, public potential of its technology is difficult to know under current traditional health care system. In this work, we developed a Personal Digital Access (PDA) phone based healthcare system by trained visiting nurses for elderly patients. A field test was performed by SeongBuk Public Health Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK). Result: Surveys were generated to assess the effects of this system compared to conventional public health system. Findings of trials demonstrate that healthcare coordination enhanced by PDA phone technology is satisfactory to the patients and nurses compared to previous one because prompt responses arouse their recognition of health. Conclusion: Ubiquitous healthcare system applied to public health service proved to be efficient and time-saving to monitor and control the chronic illnesses of large population.

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Usability and Preventive Effect of Dairy- and Milk-Derived Isolates for Dementia and Age-Related Cognitive Decline: A Review (유제품의 치매와 노화에 의한 인지 감소 예방 효과: 총설)

  • Chon, Jung-Whan;Kim, Hyun-Sook;Kim, Dong-Hyeon;Kim, Hong-Seok;Song, Kwang-Young;Yim, Jin-Hyuk;Choi, Dasom;Kim, Young-Ji;Kang, Il-Byung;Lee, Soo-Kyung;Seo, Kun-Ho
    • Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.179-196
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    • 2015
  • Because of our aging population, there is increasing concern about the impact of dementia and age-related cognitive decline. Intense research efforts on effective dietary interventions for the prevention or amelioration of dementia and age-related cognitive decline have indicated that dairy products affect physiological health and potentially healthy brain function during aging. Milk is a rich source of proteins and peptides with nutritional and immunotropic activities. The preparation of biologically active proteins and peptides generally requires enzymatic degradation, chemical modification, or the addition of specific co-factors. Milk-derived preparations are widely available in the food industry in the form of hygiene products and infant formulas. However, milk-derived products could also be applied as preventive or therapeutic measures for a wide-range of pathological conditions not only in neonates and infants but also in adults, including the elderly. Because they have no adverse side effects, milk-derived proteins and peptides could be used as a supplementary treatment for dementia and age-related cognitive decline.

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Appearance concern, attitude toward cosmetic surgery, self-esteem, and quality of life in women of the 60s and 70s (60-70대 여성노인의 외모관심도, 미용성형에 대한 태도, 자아존중감 및 삶의 질)

  • Lee, Young Hee;Ko, Sung Hee;Yun, Ok-Jong
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.401-411
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate appearance concern, attitude toward cosmetic surgery, self-esteem, quality of life, and to identify affecting factors of quality of life on elderly women. The subjects consisted of 162 elderly women in the G city. The variables were measured using questionnaires, analyzed using descriptive statistic, ${\chi}^2-test$, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. The appearance concern, attitude toward cosmetic surgery were not significant difference in 60s and 70s. Quality of life was significant difference in 60s and 70s. Factors influencing quality of life in 60s were self-esteem, perceived health status, and explanation of quality of life is 39.1%. In 70s were self-esteem, level of education, and explanation of quality of life is 41.7%. These results suggest that it is necessary for aging preparation education included appearance concern and should be made to develop program to improve quality of life.

UO2 Kernel Particle Preparation for HTGR Nuclear Fuel (고온가스로용 핵연료 UO2 Kernel 입자제조)

  • Jeong, Kyung-Chai;Kim, Yeon-Ku;Oh, Seung-Chul;Cho, Moon-Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.44 no.8
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    • pp.437-444
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    • 2007
  • The broth solution was prepared by the mixing of an uranyl nitrate, THFA, PVA, and water. The uranium concentration of the broth solution was $0.5{\sim}0.8$ mole-U/L and the viscosity of it was $30{\sim}80cSt$. The droplets of this broth solution were farmed in air and ammonia by the vibrating nozzle with the frequency of 100 Hz at the amplitude of $100{\sim}130V$. The diameter of the droplet was about $1900{\mu}m$ from using the nozzle diameter of 1 mm. The diameter of the aged gel was about $1400{\mu}m$ after aging in ammonia solution at $60{\sim}80^{\circ}C$, and the dried gel with the diameter of about $900{\mu}m$ was obtained after drying at room temperature or partially vacuum condition. The diameter of the calcined $UO_3$ microsphere after calcination at $600^{\circ}C$ appeared about $800{\mu}m$ in air atmosphere. Although the droplets of the same sizes were formed, the calcined microspheres of different sizes were manufactured in the case of the broth solutions of the different uranium concentration. The droplets of the desired diameters were obtained by the change of the nozzle diameters and the broth flow rates.

A Study on the Effects of Senior Entrepreneurs Characteristics on the Entrepreneur ship (시니어 창업가의 특성이 기업가정신에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jin-Soo;Choi, Myeong-Gil;Sung, Chang-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.1833-1843
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    • 2011
  • Recently, Our society socioeconomically has faced the sudden changes. The retirement of the baby-boom generation is expected to become mainstream amid the falling birth rate and the aging society at the fastest rate in the world. As such a baby-boom generation is a core pillar of our economic development in the 1970s and 1980s, the rehiring difficulties after retirement, the insignificant old age preparation and their welfare and medical problem has become national issue. The government has implemented the policy for promoting the senior entrepreneur to participate productive economic activity by actively utilizing the senior's strength from this year. However, in spite of the importance of such a senior entrepreneur, the research to study the senior's desire and the concrete characteristics of the senior entrepreneur is nonexistence. Therefore, this paper empirically analysed the senior's concrete nature, entrepreneurial intention and the impact on the senior entrepreneurship, which is the core of the success entrepreneur and provided stimulating measure.

Preparation and Properties of EPDM/Zinc Methacrylate Hybrid Composites (에틸렌 프로필렌 디엔 고무/메타크릴산아연 하이브리드 복합체의 제조와 물성에 관한 연구)

  • Chang, Young-Wook;Won, Jong-Hoon;Joo, Hyun-Seok
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.59-65
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    • 2005
  • Zinc methacrylate(ZMA) was incorporated into ethylene-propylene diene rubber(EPDM) by direct mixing of the metal salt with the rubber or was in-situ prepared in the rubber matrix through neutralization reaction of zinc oxide(ZnO) and methacrylic acid(MAA). Tensile and tear tests showed that ZMA had a great reinforcing effect for the EPDM. It was also found that ZMA reinforced EPDM vulcanizates can retain their mechanical properties under thermo-oxidative aging. Moreover the incorporation of ZMA induces a substantial improvement in the adhesive strength of the EPDM onto aluminum substrate. The reinforcing effect and an enhancement in adhesion was greatly manifested when the ZMA is in-situ formed with an excess amount of ZnO. The extraordinary improvement in the properties is supposed to be related with the formation of ionic crosslink as well as the degree of dispersion or ZMA domain in the rubber matrix.

A Study on the Priorities in the Roles of Community Pharmacists in Aged Society Using AHP (AHP를 이용한 고령사회 약국약사의 역할에 대한 우선순위 연구)

  • Kang, Eunjeong;Jang, Sunmee;Kil, Tae Soo
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.402-411
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    • 2019
  • This study aimed to identify priorities in community pharmacist's roles in aged society using Analytic Hierarchy Process. We developed a survey questionnaire for AHP, which consisted of 19 pharmacist's roles selected from the FIP/WHO guidelines. The AHP survey questionnaire was self-administered by 127 pharmacists. The results showed that pharmacists put medication therapy management at the highest priority, preparation, dispense, distribution of medication at the second priority, and efficient healthcare system at the lowest priority. Among the 19 roles, new roles such as monitoring of medication therapy results, team-based health care, and transitions of care obtained relatively high priority.

A Study on the Welfare Policy of Career Interrupted Women (경력단절여성의 복지정책에 관한 연구)

  • Kyung-Hwa, Lee
    • Journal of Advanced Technology Convergence
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.57-62
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    • 2022
  • In order to support women with career breaks to re-enter the labor market, it is not only necessary to discover and select promising jobs, but also to provide objective and accurate job information on selected promising jobs so that women with career breaks can make reasonable career choices. need arises. It can be pointed out that the government support course has no burden of tuition compared to the general course, and because the quality of education is high, it is possible to select trainees with a high willingness to find employment through competition in the recruitment process. In addition, the government support process secures relatively high-quality programs and instructors, increasing trainees' concentration, satisfaction, and willingness to find a job. Job literacy and employment preparation education are obligatory, job design support through job counseling, and continuous follow-up support. The system also works. Accordingly, if systematic and continuous development and support are made in the process of selecting promising occupations for women with career breaks and designing education and training programs, it is expected that women with career breaks will be more active in their re-entry into the labor market.

Prevention of UV-induced Skin Damage by Activation of Tumor Suppressor Genes p53 and $p14^{ARF}$

  • Petersen, R.;John, S.;Lueder, M.;Borchert, S.
    • Proceedings of the SCSK Conference
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    • 2003.09a
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    • pp.338-351
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    • 2003
  • UV radiation is the most dangerous stress factor among permanent environmental impacts on human skin. Consequences of UV exposure are aberrant tissue architecture, alterations in skin cells including functional changes. Nowadays new kinds of outdoor leisure-time activities and changing environmental conditions make the question of sun protection more important than ever. It is necessary to recognize that self-confident consumers do not consider to change their way of life, they demand modern solutions on the basis of new scientific developments. In the past one fundamental principle of cosmetics was the use of physical and organic filter systems against damaging UV-rays. Today new research results demonstrate that natural protecting cell mechanisms can be activated. Suitable biological actives strongly support the protection function not from the surface but from the inside of the cell. A soy seed preparation (SSP) was proven to stimulate natural skin protective functions. The major functions are an increased energy level and the prevention of DNA damage. These functions can I be defined as biological UV protection. The tumor suppressor protein p53 plays a key role in the regulation of DNA repair. p53 must be transferred into the phosphorylated form to work as transcription factor for genes which are regulating the cell cycle or organizing DNA repair. A pretreatment with SSP increases the phosphorylation rate of p53 of chronically UV-irradiated human keratinocytes significantly. According to the same test procedure SSP induces a dramatic increase in the expression of the tumor suppressor protein p14$^{ARF}$ that is supporting the p53 activity by blocking the antagonist of p53, the oncoprotein Mdm2. Mdm2, a ubiquitin E3-ligase, downregulates p53 and at the same time it prevents phosphorylation of p53. The positive influence of the tumor suppressor proteins explains the stimulation of DNA repair and prevention of sunburn cell formation by SSP, which was proven in cell culture experiments. In vivo the increased skin tolerance against UV irradiation by SSP could be confirmed too. We have assumed, that an increased repair potential provides full cell functionality.y.

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Preparation of Na-X and Na-A Zeolites from Coal Fly Ash in a Thermoelectric Power Plant and Comparison of the Adsorption Characteristics for Cu(II) with a Commercial Zeolite (화력발전소 석탄비산재를 이용한 Na-X와 Na-A 제올라이트 제조 및 상업용 제올라이트와의 Cu(II) 흡착 특성 비교)

  • Choi, Yu-Lim;Angaru, Ganesh Kumar Reddy;Kim, Dong-Su;Ahn, Hye-Young;Kim, Dae-Ho;Choi, Chi-Dong;Reddy, Kodoru Janardhan;Yang, Jae-Kyu;Chang, Yoon-Young
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.749-756
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    • 2019
  • Na-X and Na-A zeolites that give high adsorption capacity for heavy metals in an aqueous system were synthesized from the coal fly ash obtained from a thermoelectric power plant using a fusion method. The characteristics and Cu(II) adsorption capacity of the synthetic zeolites were also compared to those of using a commercial zeolite. For the selection of optimum conditions of zeolite synthesis, the effects of major parameters in the fusion method such as a dosage ratio of NaOH, aging time, hydrothermal reaction time, and also the dosage ratio of NaAlO2 (Na-A) on the characteristics and Cu(II) adsorption capacity of the synthetic zeolites were studied. For the analysis of characteristics of the synthetic zeolites, X-ray diffraction (XRD), cation exchange capacity (CEC), Brunaue-Emmett-Teller (BET) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used. The optimum conditions for the synthesis of zeolites with a high adsorption capacity for cationic heavy metals including Cu(II) were the aging time of 6 h, hydrothermal reaction time of 6 h and NaOH and NaAlO2 dosage ratio of 1.5 and 0.5 (Na-A), respectively. According to the Langmuir isotherm test, maximum Cu(II) adsorption capacities of the synthetic and commercial Na-X and Na-A zeolites were found to be 90.1, 105.26, 102.05, and 109.89 mg/g, respectively. This indicates that the adsorption capacity of synthetic zeolites was comparable to commercial ones. The results of this study also suggest that the coal fly ash can be potentially used as a raw material for the zeolite synthesis.