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PCR Approach for Detection and Typing of Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis-associated Human Papillomavirus Types

  • Shin, Yong-Jae;Choi, Hyun-Chul;Kim, Chan-Gil;Lee, Kwang-Ho
    • The Journal of Korean Society of Virology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.39-44
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    • 1999
  • Warts, or verrucae, are benign epithelial proliferations of the skin and mucosa caused by infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV). It is now recognized that there are many different HPV types. Especially type3 is most frequently observed in flat wart. Other types, such as type2, 10, 14, 27, 28, 29, 38, and 41 are rarely encounted in flat wart. We describe here a simple and economic method for detection and identification of epidermodysplasia verruciformis-associated HPV. The method is based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and restriction analysis. The method has been developed with cloned HPV DNA and DNA from clinical samples. Clinical samples are from either frozen tissue or paraffin-embedded tissue. Genomic fragments were obtained from two different HPV types (3 and 10). The amplification fragments were identified by a form of miniature fingerprinting, with a set of restriction enzymes that gave a unique digestion pattern for each HPV type. We have tested 74 clinical samples. Only type3 among these clinical samples is detected, and one sample is involved in neither type3 nor type10.

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Anti-depressant Effect of Herbal Extracts in the Chronic Mild Stressed Rat (Mild stressed rat을 이용한 수종한약의 항우울효과에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Yoon Jeong Hwan;Shin Dong Won;Bae Hyun Su;Shin Min Kyu;Hong Moo Chang
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.113-117
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    • 2003
  • This study was performed to investigate the anti-depression effect of herbal extracts (Rehmanniae Radix Preparat, Corni Fructus, Lycii Fructus, Pinelliae Rhizoma, Nelumbinis Semen) in the chronic mild stressed rat. After adaptation period for 2 weeks, each herbal extract was administered to the rats divided 5 groups. For comparison, St. John's wart was administered to another group in the same environment. The chronic mild stress was induced to rats by overnight illumination for 2 days before the forced swimming test. Struggling time, first latency and rest duration were calculated during the forced swimming test to evaluate the anti-depressant effect. The results were as follows: 1. In the result of evaluation of the struggling time, there was no significance in Pinelliae Rhizoma (-1.1%), Corni Fructus (-3.9%), Rehmanniae Radix Preparat (15.2%), Lycii Fructus (4.9%), St. John's wart (25.2%). There was a significant increase only in Nelumbinis Semen (43.9%) (P=0.0037). 2. In the result of evaluation of the first latency time, there was no significance in Lycii Fructus (-21.37%), Rehmanniae Radix Preparat (38.4%), Pinelliae Rhizoma (65.5%), Corni Fructus (29.2%), St. John's wart (75.8%). There was a significant increase only in Nelumbinis Semen (90.2%) (P=0.0116). 3. In the result of evaluation of the first rest duration, there was no change in St. John's wart, and Decrease was shown in Pinelliae Rhizoma (62.4%), Corni Fructus (31.6%) Rehmanniae Radix Preparat (63.1 %), Lycii Fructus (12.4%), Nelumbinis Semen (59.0%), but there was no significance in all. 4. Nelumbinis Semen is considered to have a superior anti-depression effect than the other herbal extracts, and to have a superior and-depression effect than St. John's wart being used commonly.

Review of the TCM Papers about Direct Moxibustion Therapy Used in the Treatment of Warts (우(疣)치료에 사용된 직접구(直接灸) 요법의 중의(中醫) 논문 고찰)

  • Park, Ji-Hyun;Son, Hyeon-Eui;Seo, Hyung-Sik
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.123-130
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    • 2016
  • Objective : The aim of this article is to report the chinese published papers on the results using the direct moxibustion to treat warts.Methods : Searching chinese published papers, we classified the results involved in the direct moxibustion treatment about warts. And analysed remedy methods, periods, cure rate, etc.Results : According to chinese published papers, the direct moxibustion itself may be effective in patients with warts. In all paper, the direct moxibustion showed more than 90% cure rate. The recurrence rate was low.Conclusion : We introduce a variety of wart treatments with the direct moxibustion which is made in China and report meaningful results. We hope to this paper contributes to various studies on cauterization of direct moxibustion.

Electrical Properties of ZnTe-lnSb Heterojunctions (ZnTe-InSb Heterojunction의 전기적 특성)

  • 김화택
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 1975
  • The Zn7e-lnSb heterojunctions was prepared by interface alloying technique. The structure of this beterojunction had p-i-n which semi-insulating ZnTe laver at interface of this heterojunction was formed by diffusing In of InSb into ZnTe crystal. The current transport mechanism of this heterojunction was Spacecharge-Limited-Current(SCLC) mechanism by hole at semi-insulating ZnTe layer. The hole wart injected from valence band of p- type SnTe crystal. Orange color electroluminescence was observed at this heterojunction when forward and reversed bias voltage applied.

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A Combination of Herbal Medicine and Moxibustion Treatment is Effective for a Recalcitrant Cutaneous Warts in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

  • Lee, Ji-Yeon;Kim, Sul-Ki;Jeon, Cheon-Hoo;Shim, Soo-Bo;Ahn, Hae In;Kim, NamKwen
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.233-235
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    • 2021
  • Although warts are a common skin condition/disease that recurs in childhood, treatment completion is difficult owing to the pain associated with conventional therapies. In this case, Korean herbal medicine, Guijakjihwang-Tang, and indirect moxibustion was used to treat a recalcitrant cutaneous wart without pain and recurrence. A 7-year-old boy presented with recurrent cutaneous warts on his right hand and received cryotherapy 3 times in the previous year. The wart recurred during the course of cryotherapy treatment, and the patient did not want to suffer any more pain from the previous treatment. Therefore, parents sought an efficient and painless therapy. The patient was treated for 2 months using Guijakjihwang-Tang combined with indirect moxibustion. The prominent lesion separated in the 2nd month of treatment and completely recovered without adverse events in the 3rd month. There was no recurrence over 12 months of follow-up. This report provides meaningful insights into the use of Korean medicine as a safe, painless and efficient treatment for warts in pediatric patients.

Taxonomy of Janczewskia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta): Morphology and Reproduction of J. gardneri from California

  • K. W. Nam;Kim, Y. S.;Lee, S. J.;J. Ryu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.293-295
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    • 2003
  • Janczewskia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), the parasitic red algal genus, was established by Solms-Laubach (1877). This genus is characterized by wart-like thallus with coalescent branches, which form a solid tissue. Some species have conspicuously projected branches, but others have not this kind of branches. In the species, the branches rarely project beyond the surface of the nodule-like body. (omitted)

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Effective Leadership in Public Organizations: The Impact of Organizational Structure in Asian Countries

  • Valero, Jesus N.
    • Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.69-79
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    • 2015
  • Among public organizations, does variation in organizational structure explain variation in public managers' leadership styles (e.g., transformational and transactional leadership)? The study of leadership in public organizations is increasingly an area of scholarly interest partly sparked by movements to reform public organizations, particularly in the context of emergency management. There is, for example, a need for effective leadership that can help organizations respond to disasters (Kapucu et al. 2010; Van Wart and Kapucu 2011; Stern 2013). There are numerous documented cases where the lack of leadership skills has been linked to major social and economic losses as a result of poor disaster response (e.g., Hurricane Katrina in the U.S.). Yet, leadership is a complex concept and numerous theoretical frameworks have been developed to help explain it (Van Wart 2005). Practically speaking, the existence of different theories of leadership suggests that public managers can decide to exercise various styles of leadership. The style of leadership that a public manager exhibits matters because some styles are perceived to be more effective than others (Trottier et al. 2008). While the effects of leadership have been extensively studied, antecedents or predictors of leadership style have received little scholarly attention (Wright and Pandey 2009; Nielsen and Cleal 2011). The purpose of this research note then is to explore the potential causal relationship between the structure of an organization and the ability of a public manager to exercise transformational leadership in the context of emergency management in two Asian countries: South Korea and Japan. This research note consists of three main sections. The following section explores the relationship between leadership and organizational structure. The second section examines how certain concepts of leadership and organizational structure were applied in two case studies of disaster response. The final section presents some directions for future research.

Clinical Analysis of 194 Patients with Condyloma Applying Korean Medicine Treatment (한의학적 치료를 활용한 성기사마귀 환자 194례의 임상 특성 연구)

  • Yoon, Jung Jeh;Jo, Su Ji;Kim, Chul Yun
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.295-301
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to assess potential effects of the effects of Korean Medicine treatments on condyloma. Retrospective study of 194 patients with diagnosed condyloma in Saengki Korean Medicine Clinic from October 2013 to September 2018 was done. Patients were treated with Korean Medicine treatments such as herbal treatment, pharmacopuncture and moxibustion. The data has been analyzed by chi-squared distribution and t-test. A total of 194 patients were 148 males and 46 females. In the aspect of diagnosis, newly diagnosed patients were 96 and recurrent patients were 98. After the treatment, in the light of size complete clearances were 110 patients, partial clearances were 63 and non responses were 21. And in the light of number complete clearances were 110 patients, partial clearances were 68 and non responses were 16. In complete clearance group, the relation among the treatment period, sex, age, and the site of wart showed statistically significant. There were 3 recurrences of warts in the 6 months of follow-up observation for 110 of clearance group. No major side effects related to the treatment were found. As the result of t-test shows, the Korean Medicine treatment we had applied revealed as statistically effective on both number(t=11.471, p<.001) and size(t=11.951, p<.001) of the wart. The result of this study suggests that additional treatment of Korean medicine such as acupuncture and moxibustion treatment could be effective on condyloma patients.

A Case report of Verruca Plana (편평 사마귀 환자의 한방 치험 1례)

  • Yun, Young-Hee;Choi, In-Wha
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.161-168
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    • 2008
  • We report the case of an 18-year-old woman with a 6-year history of widespread facial plane warts that had proved resistant to repeated treatments with laser therapy and imiquimod cream. The patient had recurrent lesions, which subsequently resolved with treatment. We diagnosed the case as heat and blood stasis and qi deficiency damp stagnation. Treatment with herb medication and herbal external wet dressing was initiated. During the 4-month treatment period, the warts resolved gradually. At 4 months follow up, there were no recurrent lesions and no other adverse effects.

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An Unrecorded Species of Nematode-trapping Fungus, Dactylella pseudoclavata in Korea

  • Kim, Dong-Geun;Lee, Joong-Hwan;Kim, Hyun-Ok
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.210-211
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    • 2007
  • Dactylella pseudoclavata that captures nematodes in adhesive networks was isolated from nematode-infested strawberry plants from Andong, Korea. It produces obclavate, 0-1 septate conidia, $30-40{\mu}m$ long and $8-11{\mu}m$ wide, with round distal ends and bases shaped like bottle-necks. The conidiophores were simple, occasionally branched, $150-300{\mu}m$ long, producing 1-4 conidia at the apex. Chlamydospores were abundant, intercalary or catenulate, yellowish to brown, globate or subglobate, wart on the surface, $30-35{\times}25-30{\mu}m$ in size. This is the first report of Dactylella pseudoclavata in Korea.