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Review of Selenium and Prostate Cancer Prevention

  • Yang, Lei;Pascal, Mouracade;Wu, Xiao-Hou
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.2181-2184
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    • 2013
  • Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men in the United States. Surgery or radiation are sometimes unsatisfactory treatments because of the complications such as incontinence or erectile dysfunction. Selenium was found to be effective to preven prostate cancer in the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer Trial (NPC), which motivated two other clinical trials: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT) and a Phase III trial of selenium to prevent prostate cancer in men with high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. However, these two trials failed to confirm the results of the NPC trial and indicated that the selenium may not be preventive of prostate cancer. In this article we review the three clinical trials and discuss some different points which might be potential factors underlying variation in results obtained.

Prevention Meteorological Database Information for the Assessment of Natural Disaster (자연재해 평가를 위한 방재기상 DB 정보)

  • Choi, Hyo-Jin;Park, Jong-Kil;Jung, Woo-Sik
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.02a
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    • pp.315-318
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    • 2007
  • In order to reduce the amount of damage from natural disasters, we needs prevention meteorological database classified into the cause of disaster, damage elements etc. For this, we have analyzed four data, such as Statistical yearbook of calamities issued by the National Emergency Management Agency and Annual Climatological Report issued by the Korea Meteorological Administration and Recently 10 years for natural disaster damage and Statistics Yearbook from the Ministry of Government Administration and Human affairs. Through the analysis of disaster data, we have selected input variables, such as causes and elements, occurrence frequencies, vulnerable areas of natural disaster, etc. In order to reduce damage from natural disaster, the prevention activities and forecasting based on meteorological parameters and damage datas are required. In addition, it is necessary to process meteorological information for disaster prevention activities. Through these procedure, we have established the foundation of database about natural disasters. This database will be used to assess the natural disasters and build risk model and natural disasters mitigation plan.

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A Comparison of Beliefs Regarding Accidents, Injury and Prevention Behaviors Between Mothers and Teachers in Childcare Centers (어머니와 보육교사의 상해 신념과 안전사고 예방행동의 비교)

  • Kim, Hye-Gum
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.169-182
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    • 2010
  • This study sought to compare beliefs regarding injury, accidents, and prevention behaviors between mothers and teachers in childcare centers. The subjects were 252 mothers whose children were aged between 1 and 4 years old and 264 teachers in childcare centers. The data were analyzed using t-tests, ANOVA, and partial correlation. Our results were as follows; 1) Mothers believed that by experiencing minor injuries young children would learn to recognize risk and develop their abilities to endure pain. Mothers engaged in prevention behaviors in accidents less when compared to teachers in childcare centers. 2) Mothers and teachers in childcare centers whose ages were below 30-years-old and whose education levels were below high school tended to believe young children would learn to recognize risk through accidents, and they engaged in prevention behaviors in accidents less. 3) There was a negative correlation between injury beliefs and prevention behaviors in accidents.

The Suggestion of a New Control Method for SPAM Mail Prevention Solution (스팸 메일 차단솔루션의 새로운 제어 방식 제안)

  • 김민홍;두창호
    • Journal of the Korea Computer Industry Society
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.453-460
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    • 2004
  • SPAM mails become a serious social problem all of the world and the products for SPAM prevention are coming to the market. This study classifies the existing SPAM prevention solutions according to the patterns to be set up and the judging SPAM methods, and analyses the merits and demerits of them. This study also draws problems of the existing SPAM Prevention solutions and suggests a new URL Prefetch method, a new filtering method which have been out of use. And it draws synergistic effects of SPAM prevention by this new method and suggests SPAM Prevention solution by HTML Pattern method

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Crime Prevention Using Ubiquitous Technique (유비쿼터스 기술을 활용한 범죄예방 활동)

  • Park, Ju-Sang
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.169-175
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    • 2007
  • As the concept of Ubiquitous Computing has become an important issue, we need to have a voice in the field of Crime Prevention Technology. Ubiquitous Computing means that IT network based on realization of 6A(Anytime, Anywhere, Anybody, Anynetwork, Anydevice, Anyservice) is deeply penetrated into our daily life. As ITS has developed with the aid of IT and Crime Prevention Technology together, we need to discuss u-Crime Prevention or Crime Prevention sector is mentioned as a major application of Ubiquitous Computing.

An Outline of the Need for Psychology Knowledge in Health Professionals: Implications for Community Development and Breast Cancer Prevention

  • Ahmadian, Maryam;Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.5097-5105
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    • 2014
  • Knowledge of health and community psychology in health professionals influences psychosocial and community determinants of health and promoting participation in disease prevention at the community level. This paper appraises the potential of knowledge on psychology in health care professionals and its contribution to community empowerment through individual behavior change and health practice. The authors proposed a schematic model for the use of psychological knowledge in health professionals to promote participation in health interventions/disease prevention programs in developing countries. By implication, the paper provides a vision on policies towards supporting breast cancer secondary prevention efforts for community health development in Asian countries.

Health Behavior for Cancer prevention and Influencing Factors in University Students (대학생의 암 예방 건강행위와 영향요인)

  • Kim, Young-Sook
    • The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.45-58
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: The study was done to identify health behavior for cancer prevention in university students according to characteristics of the university students and other factors affecting health behavior for cancer prevention and to provide data to set up a strategy to reduce the cancer. Methods: Data were collected by questionnaires from 353 university students in G city. To analyze the sample survey data, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, and multiple regression analysis were performed with SPSS/WIN 15.0. Results: Significant factors that affect health behaviors for cancer prevention in university students were perception of health status, knowledge and attitudes about cancer, and smoking. These variables explained 21% of health behaviors for cancer prevention. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that in order to improve the health behavior for cancer prevention in university students it is important to development health education programs that focus on positive perception of health status. This development could be enhanced with structured and on-going education about cancer.

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Injury prevention for children (아동 사고 예방)

  • Son, Ina
    • The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.99-107
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    • 2001
  • Injury has now replaced disease as the biggest single cause of death in children after their first birthday. Each month one child dies from preventable, unintentional injury and the medical cost of these injury is increasing remarkably. It is necessary to develop injury prevention system to manage, evaluate and analysis the information about accident. This resource manual developed as a result of literature review of child care safety project which is based on the Kidsafe Tasmanian Division in Australia and the other resources. The purposes of this study is to; 1. Develop model to enable services to focus on injury prevention 2. Develop standardized child care injury report form 3. Develop home safety checklist 4. Development of injury prevention policies The suggestions to develop injury prevention policies : 1. detail analysis of injury occurrence 2. investigation of known intervention and their effectiveness 3. analysis of policy environment 4. development of policy on implementation of intervention 5. develop protocol and materials to develop an injury prevention focus 6. increase knowledge and awareness among staff and parents of where injuries were occurring and develop.

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Quitline Activity in China

  • Wang, Jijiang;Nan, Yi;Yang, Yan;Jiang, Yuan
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.17 no.sup2
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    • pp.7-9
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    • 2016
  • In order to help smokers quit easier, China has started to provide quitline service since 2004. There are two models for Chinese quitline service-the National Quitline Model, which provides only cessation service to smokers, and the 12320 Hotline Model, which integrates cessation counseling into public health hotline service and is currently adapted in public health hotlines in 28 provinces. A protocol of 4 counseling calls is used by 12320 Hotline. Three-month abstinence rate for clients is about 20%. The fact that most smokers who attempted quit don't seek cessation help or quitline service is not well known by the public are major constraints for quitline service in China. Effective advocating campaign should be implemented to propagate quitline. Diverse protocols targeting different subpopulation will also need to be developed to better service the public.

The Development of Sewer Drainage for Harmful Insect and Bad Smell Prevention (침수방지와 방충.방취 기능을 갖는 오우배수장치의 개발)

  • Kim, Yong-Seok;Park, Sung-Ho;Yang, Soon-Young
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.94-100
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    • 2008
  • New type of the sewer drainage has been developed to overcome present sewer drainage's shortcoming. This system has the function of drainage, sewerage, reverse flow prevention, and harmful insect and smell prevention. Numerical simulation has been carried out in order to minimize the troubles that can be happened in the process of manufacture and installation process. This sewer drainage system for harmful insect and smell prevention intercepts pollution source, and then it prohibit second pollution. Harmful insect cannot go in and out in this system. Also, this system can reduce the damage of flooded districts due to heavy rain because it is impossible to flow backward from sewer drainage.