• Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2023

Purpose: Since late 2019, the novel coronavirus disease has been a global concern, and alongside preventive strategies, including social distancing and personal hygiene, vaccination is now the primary hope for controlling the pandemic. Sputnik V is an adenovirus vector vaccine used against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Iranian health care providers, and there is a lack of information regarding the Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) by Sputnik V among the Iranian population. The present study aimed to evaluate AEFI by Sputnik V vaccine among Iranian population. Materials and Methods: Every member of the Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council received their first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine in Mashhad (Iran) and was referred to receive their second dose enrolled in the present study and asked to fill an English language checklist asking about development of any AEFI following immunization with the first dose of Sputnik V vaccine. Results: A total number of 1,347 with a mean±standard deviation age of 56.2±9.6 years filled the checklist. Most of the participants were male (838 [62.2%]). The present study demonstrated that immunization with the first dose of Sputnik V results in at least one AEFI in 32.8% of the Iranian medical council members. Most of the AEFI was related to musculoskeletal symptoms, including myalgia. By considering the age of 55 years as a cut-off point, individuals younger than 55 had a higher rate of AEFI (41.3% vs. 22.5%, p=0.0001). Male gender, use of analgesics, beta-blockers, and previous COVID-19 infection have a lower chance of developing AEFI (p<0.05). Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that most of the AEFI was related to musculoskeletal symptoms, including myalgia, and older individuals, male gender and those receiving analgesics and beta-blockers were less likely to develop AEFI following immunization with the first dose of Sputnik V.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2017

본 연구는 다문화가정 어머니가 인식하는 자녀 인성교육이 무엇이며, 가정에서의 자녀 인성교육의 실제 및 요구가 무엇인지 심층면담을 통해 다문화가정 어머니들의 자녀 인성교육에 대한 효율적인 방향을 제시하고자 한다. 연구참여자는 강원도 E시에 거주하는 유아기 자녀를 둔 다문화가정 어머니 6명이다. 연구결과 첫째 다문화가정 어머니들이 인지하고 있는 자녀의 인성교육이란 착한 사람 되기, 부모의 말을 잘 듣고 가족과 화목하게 지내는 아이 되기, 친구들과 잘 어울리는 아이 되기 등에 맞게 가정에서 인성교육을 하는 것이라고 하였다. 둘째, 가정에서 자녀의 인성교육의 실제에 있어서 자녀가 바르지 않은 행동을 할 때 '하지마, 안 돼' 등 통제 언어를 사용하는 경우가 많은 것으로 나타났다. 특히 '경찰서에 데리고 간다' 등 위협적인 단어를 사용하고 있는 경우도 있었다. 셋째, '다문화가정 아이라서 버릇이 없어'라는 말 안 듣기, 남편의 교육적 지지받기, 조부모의 지원받기, 교육기관에서의 관심 등의 다양한 관심과 지원이 이루어지기를 희망하였다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.431-438
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• 2019

본 연구는 로페라마이드로 처리된 흰쥐의 결장점막에 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)로 유도시 aberrant crypt foci(ACF)에 대한 길항 작용 효과를 갖는 초임계 열처리된 무 복합추출물의 화학적 암 예방 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 초임계 열처리된 무 복합물추출물을 DMH유발 발암의 개시(12주 동안) 또는 개시 후 단계(9주 동안)에 식수(3.2 mg/ml)에 투여 하였다. 12주 동안 DMH와 함께 초임계 열처리된 무 복합추출물 투여군은 비정상적인 선와(전신경병변)의 총 수와 ACF의 수를 각각 35 %와 30 %로 크게 줄였다. 12주 동안 초임계 열처리된 무 복합추출물을 투여한 흰쥐의 결장에서 4가지 이상의 이상선와소(ACF)가 있는 ACF의 수가 현저히 감소하였다. 9주 동안 개시후 초임계 열처리된 무 복합추출물을 투여한 그룹에서, 4 이상의 이상선와소(ACF)의 수만이 현저히 감소하였다. 12주 동안 단독으로 투여한 초임계 열처리된 무 복합추출물은 ACF의 발생을 유발하지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 초임계 열처리된 무 복합추출물이 화학적으로 유도된 흰쥐의 결장 발암에 화학적 암예방 효과를 가지고 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.97-118
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 가해자가 사과했을 때 피해자가 지각한 가해자 잘못과 용서의 관계에서 자존감의 조절효과를 검증하는 것이다. 이때 용서를 두 개의 차원으로 보는 최근 연구경향에 따라 정서적 용서와 결정적 용서로 구분하였다. 충청·전라 지역 대학교에 5개의 해당 설문조사를 실시한 후 총 861명(남 486, 여 375)의 자료를 사용하여 위계적 중다회귀분석으로 조절효과를 검증하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 정서적 용서와 결정적 용서 각각에 대한 지각된 가해자 잘못과 명시적 자존감의 이원상호작용 효과가 모두 유의미하였다. 지각된 가해자 잘못이 작은 경우 명시적 자존감이 낮을 때보다 높을 때 정서적·결정적 용서가 더 높은 반면, 지각된 가해자 잘못이 큰 경우 명시적 자존감 수준에 따른 정서적·결정적 용서의 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 정서적 용서에 대한 지각된 가해자 잘못, 명시적 자존감, 암묵적 자존감의 삼원상호작용 효과가 유의미하였다. 상호작용의 구체적인 양상을 살펴본 결과, 암묵적 자존감이 높은 집단에서 지각된 가해자 잘못이 작은 경우 명시적 자존감이 낮을 때보다 높을 때 정서적 용서가 더 높은 반면, 지각된 가해자 잘못이 큰 경우 명시적 자존감 수준에 따른 정서적 용서의 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 결정적 용서에 대한 지각된 가해자 잘못, 명시적 자존감, 암묵적 자존감의 삼원상호작용 효과는 유의미하지 않았다. 결과들에 대한 의의 및 한계를 논의하였다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제80권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2017

Background: A sputum culture is the most reliable indicator of the infectiousness of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB); however, a spontaneous sputum specimen may not be suitable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the infectious period in patients with non-drug-resistant (DR) PTB receiving adequate standard chemotherapy, using induced sputum (IS) specimens. Methods: We evaluated the duration of infectiousness of PTB using a retrospective cohort design. Results: Among the 35 patients with PTB, 22 were smear-positive. The rates of IS culture positivity from baseline to the sixth week of anti-tuberculosis medication in the smear-positive PTB group were 100%, 100%, 91%, 73%, 36%, and 18%, respectively. For smear-positive PTB cases, the median time of conversion to culture negativity was 35.0 days (range, 28.0-42.0 days). In the smear-negative PTB group (n=13), the weekly rates of positive IS culture were 100%, 77%, 39%, 8%, 0%, and 0%, respectively, and the median time to conversion to culture-negative was 21.0 days (range, 17.5-28.0 days). Conclusion: The infectiousness of PTB, under adequate therapy, may persist longer than previously reported, even in patients with non-DR PTB.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2015

Purpose - The objective of this research is to investigate whether national culture influences consumers' service evaluations. The services industry is receiving increasing attention from academia and practitioners as its position grows in global markets. Standardization or localization is a traditional managerial decision in global business. As the boundaries of services expand across national borders, firms are required to decide whether to standardize services or adjust to local needs. Though it is imperative to reflect global perspectives in marketing theories, these perspectives are mostly based on Western conceptualization of the world. Through a comparison of consumer groups from two culturally remote countries, service quality evaluation mechanisms are examined based on similar stimuli. The study tries to expand service marketing perspectives across national borders. Research design, data, and methodology - Eastern and Western countries are known to be culturally distinct. One Eastern and one Western country were chosen: an Anglo-Saxon country (the U.S., England, and Australia) and South Korea. In Hofstede's cultural dimensions, the differences between the two are pronounced. The Anglo-Saxon based countries share many similarities. Samples of the same sites are targeted. Questionnaires using a service quality scale (SERVQUAL) and a customer satisfaction scale were distributed. Utilizing Hofstede's typology of culture, the service evaluation mechanisms of the respondents from the two groups are evaluated. Three hypotheses are proposed from the review of the literature. These are service evaluation habits, importance of service quality dimensions for the individualistic/collectivistic countries, and strong/weak uncertainty avoidance cultures. Consumers from the individualistic countries are considered to care about themselves and demand a higher level of responsiveness and assurance. On the other hand, consumers from high uncertainty avoidance cultures are assumed to rely more on tangible questions of service quality, as these are the only predictable service quality indicators. A t-test and regression analysis are applied to validate the constructs. Results - The respondents from the Anglo-Saxon countries are more generous on service evaluations than Koreans. Researchers have indicated that Americans tend to give higher service evolution scores than European, Mexican, and Korean counterparts. The tendency is the same here. The sample from Anglo-Saxon countries demonstrated higher service evaluation scores on every dimension of SERVQUAL. For the second hypothesis, the respondents from the collectivistic culture rely less on core service dimensions (assurance and responsiveness) due to their tendency to place more value on group harmony than individual interest. However, the third hypothesis was not validated. Conclusions - The study attempted to expand the scope of service marketing to reflect cross-national perspectives. Service quality is known to have a strong influence on customer satisfaction and loyalty behavior. However, this research demonstrated that individuals from different cultural territories respond heterogeneously to the same stimuli. Scholars argue that national cultures are main factors in such deviated behavior. Scholars and global managers should be aware of differences in consumer value judgment mechanisms such as satisfaction, expectations, and perceptions.

• International Journal of Quality Innovation
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.29-56
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• 2008

Since the execution of National Health Insurance system in Taiwan, the competition of medical industry is becoming more and more severe. The ways the hospital operate knowledge management (KM) concept, combine current human resources and professional knowledge by information techniques and upgrade the competitiveness through reinvention of organizational culture have become the important issues. This research is based on the relationship between KM and organizational operation, integrates the characteristic of medical institutions and framework of medical knowledge cycle and starts the research subject by questionnaires from three dimensions: current situation of KM construction in medical organizations, executive effect of KM activities and the challenges faced by KM; subsequently, from qualitative interview, this research attempts to understand how a medical organization executes and adjusts in the consideration of theory and reality as well as quality and costs when actually operates the organization. This research accesses to KM system application of medical institutions and the empirical executive benefits and difficulties through questionnaires. The research results are as follows: (1) having initial understanding toward current KM establishment of medical institutions; (2) confirming the most important items of KM establishment of medical organizations; (3) understanding the most difficulty which the medical organizations encounter when executing KM; (4) establishing medical knowledge cycle figure of the hospitals receiving interviews. Through case interview, this research profoundly accessed to the actual operation of KM application of medical organizations. The target hospitals intended to try many medical KM measures; however, during to complicated hospital organizations and cultural characteristics, the promotion was not successful and the results were not apparent. The most difficulty was to change the employees’ behavior. The targets believed that only the continuous promotion of KM can allow it to be an important aspect of organizational culture and the competitiveness could constant be upgraded.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.270-278
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• 2003

The purposes of this study were to investigate the customers' perception on nutrition information provided on a family restaurant menu, to examine customers' intention to use the nutrition information when eating out if nutrition information would be provided, and to identify what kinds of nutrient information the customers want. A total of 265 respondents were answered. Female was sixty-six percents, and eighty-four percent of the respondents was less than thirty-five years old. The patrons' perception about nutrition information on the menu showed the level of 2.5 points out of 5 points, which pointed out that family restaurant patrons were not satisfied with receiving nutritional information related to the menu. The customers perceived that restaurants had responsibilities for providing nutritional information about menu items. Sixty-six percent of respondents showed a positive intention to the question item about how much the customer would use nutritional information provided on the menu. The customers, who were female (p<0.05), who had a good health status, who showed higher interest on weight control (p<0.01), and who were health-oriented (p<0.01), showed the higher intention to use nutritional information. Nutrient information in which the customers were interested strongly was a fat content, followed by cholesterol content and calorie information. According to the trends of eating out, preferring family restaurants, and increasing interests in a healthful menu, nutrition information demand in restaurant operations would be increased rapidly in the near future. Providing nutrition information at the point of menu choice might result in the improvement of customers' nutritional and health status by encouraging proper dietary habits of patrons as well as providing nutritional education. Therefore, it is recommended that government and restaurant firms should recognize the importance of nutrition information and make strategic plans for the future.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.85-96
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• 1992

The puropse of this study is to find out that whether the juvenile delinquency could be decreased by the revival of school uniform for the high school students. For this purpose, the difference and frequency of juvenile delinquency between uniformed students and none·uniformed students were surveyed. In addition, the relation among the students, social classes, receiving attitude for the sub-culture, with juvenile delinquency were also surveyed. For this study, 728 high school students were' studied with a questionaire. They were 328 ' uniformed students from 6 schools and 400 none-uniformed students from other 6 schools. The conclusions of this study are as follow: 1. The order of juvenile delinquency is resistance to their parents and teachers, cunning in examination, drinking, watching shameful video tapes, possession of dirty books and pictures, gambling, entering to thea rooms, billiard rooms, the prohibited cinema houses aild drinking houses, and smoking. The students' delinquency was chiefly misdeed against the public order and social position and most of them were without any victims. And there were no misdeed such as drug addiction, robbrry and bodily harm. 2. The difference of juvenile delinquency between uniformed and non·uniformed schools was not found. 3. More nisdeed were occurred when they were without uniform; especially in cases of entering to shameful video shops, drinking houses, tea rooms and billiard rooms. 4.The logical propriety that the juvenile delinquency would be decreased by putting on uniform to all students is scarce, because Ell misdeed were occurred when they were without uniform after school. Uniform were worn only when they go to school. 5. A negative effect between student's affection toward their parents and schools, and juvenile deliquency was found. Much they love their parents and schools, less misdeed occurred. 6. Positive effect between sub·culture and juvenile delinquency was found. The friendship with delinquent students gives a great influence to juvenile delinquency.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.515-524
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• 2001

Differences in dietary intake of Korean Americans (KA) by the length of residence in the U.S. were studied in relation to health and disease patterns in Michigan. Of 1860 questionnaires mailed, 637 (34.3%) responded with demographics, anthropometrics, self-reported disease patterns, lifestyle, and dietary patterns (93-item FFQ developed for KA). Complete responses were available for 498 people (263 men,253 women, aged 30-87 yr), who were then divided into three groups based on the number of years lived in the U.S.: 15y, 16-25y, 26y. Age-adjusted weight, height, BMI, and waist to hip ratio were within the normal ranges and did not differ among the three groups. Chronic diseases frequently reported in men and women (age-adjusted) included hypertension (14.4%, 14.1%), digestive diseases (5.4%, 8.5%), diabetes (3.6%,4.9%), and arthritis(3.3%, 12.5%), respectively. The length of residence in the U.S. was inversely associated with the age-adjusted prevalence of digestive diseases (12.4%, 6.5%, 0.4% in men, 13.0%, 11.7%, 0% in women). The length of residence was positively associated with health consciousness, receiving regular health care, taking supplements regularly, and exercising, while inversely related to smoking. The majority favored American foods for breakfast and Korean foods for dinner. Foods frequently consumed included cooked rice (w/other grains). kimchi, coffee (w/cream and sugar),bread (white and dark), citrus juice, milk (low fat and skim), lettuce and cucumber, apple, seaweed, and soda. Intake frequency of the Korean starch food group was inversely associated with the length of residence for both men and women (p<0.001), but not with the American starch food group. Fat intake did not differ by the length of residence in the U.S. The dietary changes were associated with the length of residence and chronic disease patterns for the first generation of KA, which should be further examined 'for the subsequent generation of KA.