• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.286-296
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• 2020

Purpose: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children and adolescents is associated with high morbidity and possibly has a significant negative impact on their quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of children and adolescents with IBD and define the variables that impact these individuals. Methods: We administered the Pediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire (PedsQL) to 35 children and adolescents diagnosed with IBD and with available quantitative data from clinical records on epidemiology, clinical evolution, complementary tests, medical interventions, and disease activity. Data were evaluated according to the IBD type and compared with a control group of healthy children. Results: The study group showed a significantly lower PedsQL score than the control group (p<0.01). Significant factors contributing to poor overall quality of life included female sex, Crohn's disease, surgery, and food restrictions. Symptoms such as diarrhea and the fear of using public toilets were associated with low physical scores. Feeling sick had a negative impact on the emotional PedsQL scores. Patients with a fear of using public toilets, anthropometric scores below the 3rd percentile, and greater disease activity scored lower in the social domain. Regarding school and psychosocial evaluations, younger children with symptom onset after the age of 2 years had lower scores than younger children with symptom onset before the age of 2 years. Conclusion: IBD negatively affects the quality of life of children and adolescents based on its impact on the physical, emotional, social, and psychosocial statuses of these patients.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.2187-2195
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• 1997

A semi-active suspension test system was designed and built for the experimental study. Vehicle parameters were estimated through tests and a quarter-car model was validated by comparing computer simulation results and laboratory test results. Alternative semi-active suspension control laws have been tested using the test system. Modulable damper used in this study is a "reverse" damper with 42 states which is controlled by a stepper motor. Experimental results have shown that semi-active suspensions have potential to improve ride quality of automobiles.tomobiles.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.13-21
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• 2009

PET/CT is a machine for imaging in vivo functions or metabolic activities after the administration of radiopharmaceuticals labeled with radioisotope emitting positrons in the body. Recently the number of PET/CT installed in Korean medical institutions is increasing rapidly. In response, the number of PET/CT tests to be used in the diagnosis and treatment of tumors is also increasing every year, and this is increasing the necessity for developing the methods of PET/CT performance evaluation and quality control. Among the test items for the performance evaluation and quality control of PET/CT suggested in NU 2-2007, this study examined spatial resolution test, sensitivity test, image quality, attenuation accuracy & scatter correction test, scatter fraction, count losses and randoms test and accuracy( correction for count losses and randoms).

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Near Infrared Spectroscopy Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.3122-3122
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• 2001

Documented quality control plays a vital role I the production of technical “Depth filter” sheets used in industries such as Beverage and pharmaceutical. Depth filter sheets which can be up to several millimeters thick are stacker in plate and frame filter systems. They are the core of stainless steel filter systems which can be up to several meters high. FT-NIR Spectroscopy has many potential applications in the whole production line of filter sheets. Raw materials such as different types of cellulose pads, white powdery fillers (e.g. Kieelgur, Perlite) or liquid chemicals such as wet-strength agents we, with the help of NIR, easy to identify. NIR can also determine physical parameters such as particle size, essential for the filtration behavior. FT-NIR can be used for the quality parameters of the final product. Moisture and permeability can be determined, and with the help of the speed of this NIR method it is possible to correct possible faults quickly in the production process. Waste production can be minimized which is good for both the product profitability and the environment. Further tests have shown that it is also possible to use NIR on-line in the production area, to check the concentrations and the homogeneity of the paper suspension consisting of cellulose fibres, fillers and additives.

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.550-559
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of the integrated dementia managing programme for the elderly with mild dementia in which the physiological, cognitive, emotional, sociological and spiritual aspects have considered. Methods: This study employed non-equivalent control group pre-post tests with the repeated measure design. The subjects of the study were 39 elderly with mild dementia (20 in the experimental group and 19 in the control group) who have admitted to two nursing homes in B city. The data were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA. Results: There were significant interactions between two groups and times in self-efficacy (p=.011), cognitive function (p<.001), depression (p=.005), spiritual well-being (p=.002), and quality of life (p=.037). The integrated dementia managing programme of this study showed significant positive effects on the quality of life for the elderly with mild dementia. Conclusion: On considering the current trends of aging and increasing number of the elderly with dementia, this integrated programme would be highly recommended to be used in nursing homes for the elderly with mild dementia, and contribute to improving their quality of life, and saving the social and medical expenses as well.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.1244-1250
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• 1999

Job,s tears powder and green tea powder were added to bread mixture and their effects on the quality of bread were investigated using sensory evaluation and some physical tests. Sensory evaluation showed that flavor, hardness and chewiness were increased as the amount of Job's tears powder and green tea powder was increased. Lightness and redness values decreased with the addition of Job's tears powder and green tea powder, while yellowness values increased. Texture measurement showed that springiness was highest in bread with 3% green tea powder among the batches tested, while gumminess showed highest in control. Hardness of 3% green tea powder was lower than that of control. It appears that the higher the moistness, the higher the value of redness. Chewiness was positively correlated with yellowness. Gumminess was negatively correlated with color and flavor. Bread with 1% green tea powder and 10% Job's tears powder showed good overall preference. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the addition of Job's tears powder and green tea powder to bread exhibited small pores and crude surface.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.84-88
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• 2019

A variety of microorganisms in rhizosphere affect plant health by plant growth promotion, mitigation of abiotic stresses as well as protection from pathogen attacks. In our previous study, we selected a bacterium, Bacillus mesonae H20-5, for alleviation of salinity stress in tomato plants. In this study, we verified the effect of a liquid formulation of B. mesonae H20-5 (TP-H20-5) on fruit production and phytochemical accumulation including lycopene and polyphenol in cherry tomato and strawberry fruits in on-farm tests of protected cultivation under salinity stress. When vegetables including tomato, cherry tomato, strawberry, and cucumber were treated with TP-H20-5 by irrigated systems, final marketable yields were increased by 21.4% (cherry tomato), 9.3% (ripen tomato), 120.6% (strawberry), and 14.5% (cucumber) compared to untreated control. Moreover, treatment of TP-H20-5 was showed increase of phytochemicals such as lycopene and total polyphenol compared to untreated control in cherry tomato and strawberry. Therefore, these results indicated that a formulant of B. mesonae H20-5 can be used as a potential biofertilizer for increasing fruit production and quality.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.513-524
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• 2015

The effects of four different oligosaccharides with 2, 4, 6% (w/w) (fructo-oligosaccharide, xylo-oligosaccharide, chito-oligosaccharide and soybean-oligosaccharide) on gelatinization and retrogradation of sulgidduks (Korean rice cake) were examined. The amylograph results of rice flour showed that chito-oligosaccharide hastened gelatinization, and delayed retrogradation. Blue value results of chito-oligosaccharide added sulgidduks showed retarded retrogradation during storage (1, 2 and 3 days). Chitooligosaccharide and xylo-oligosaccharide added sulgidduks showed significantly lower hardness during storage. Lightness (L) decreased and redness (a) and yellowness (b) increased with increasing oligosaccharide amounts. In the sensory evaluation of sulgidduks, color of fructo-oligosaccharide added sulgidduks obtained the highest score among oligosaccharide added sulgidduks. During storage, xylo-oligosaccharide and fructo-oligosaccharide added sulgidduks had higher flavor, taste, graininess and overall quality scores than the control. Physicochemical tests showed that chito-oligosaccharide retarded retrogradation, whereas chitooligosaccharide- added sulgidduks had low scores in sensory tests due to aftertaste of chito-oligosaccharide. To improve the sensory quality of chito-oligosaccharide added sulgidduks, mixtures of chito-oligosaccharide with xylo-oligosaccharide and fructooligosaccharide were applied at ratios of 3%:3%, 2%:4% and 1%:5%, respectively. The addition of chito-oligosaccharide and xylo-oligosaccharide at ratios of 2%:4% and 1%:5% to sulgidduks showed relatively high scores in the sensory evaluation retarding retrogradation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.54-61
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• 2011

Ball screw systems are largely used in industry for motion control and motor applications. But the problem of noise, which really perplexes us, is highly correlated with the quality in ball screw systems all the way. In this paper, machining process parameters were evaluated in respects of technique, business, produce and quality to verify which impact influences the noise most. In order to adjust and compare, two comparison groups were set with the present parameters bench mark. Different ball screws were produced as specimens for the noise tests. Through comparing the noise performance of different parameters in the machining process respectively, a group of optimized machining process parameters were obtained. Another noise test was proceeded to know how noise performance was improved by optimizing the machining process parameters. At last, surface roughness tests have been done to know how surface roughness improved by optimization. The improvement of surface roughness is the main factor influences the noise performances.

• Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.44-52
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• 2015

Various approaches have been used in crack preparations and each of the approaches has advantages and disadvantages. Although the routing method has been widely used and seems to be the best approach among the approaches, it is not a complete solution for crack preparation. This paper compares and evaluates a pneumatic crack cleaning device (CCD) developed by Robotics and Intelligent Construction Automation group at Georgia Tech, over existing devices. Surveys were conducted to discover factors that affect the performance of crack/joint preparation work. Then, data for such information were collected via field tests for devices such as router, heat lancer, air blower and CCD. Performed field test results and follow-up interviews demonstrated that the utilization of CCD has potential to offer improvements in productivity, safety, and maintenance cost. An analytic hierarchical procedure (AHP) and economic analyses were conducted. The AHP analysis considered three factors including safety, quality and productivity while the economic analyses examined the alternatives in various ways. The results indicated that the CCD was ranked first and second for the AHP analysis and economic analysis, respectively. In conclusion, the field tests and results revealed that the utilization of CCD achieved satisfactorily in performance, quality, safety and control, and showed that it has high potential in crack cleaning practice.