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Oocytes* ; Pregnancy* ; Spermatozoa*

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Embryo Transfer* ; Embryonic Structures* ; Fertilization in Vitro*

PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to construct a hypothetical structural model which explains the premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in adolescent girls and to test the fitness with collected data. METHODS: The participants were 1,087 adolescent girls from 3 high schools and 5 middle schools in B city. Data were collected from July 3 to October 15, 2012 using self-reported questionnaires and were analyzed using PASW 18.0 and AMOS 16.0 programs. RESULTS: The overall fitness indices of hypothetical model were good (chi2 =1555, p<.001), chi2/df=4.40, SRMR=.04, GFI=.91, RMSEA=.05, NFI=.90, TLI=.91, CFI=.92, AIC=1717). Out of 16 paths, 12 were statistically significant. Daily hassles had the greatest impact on PMS in the adolescent girls in this model. In addition, PMS in adolescent girls was directly affected by menarche age, Body Mass Index (BMI), amount of menstruation, test anxiety, social support, menstrual attitude and femininity but not by academic stress. This model explained 27% of the variance in PMS in adolescent girls. CONCLUSION: The findings from this study suggest that nursing interventions to reduce PMS in adolescent girls should address their daily hassles, test anxiety, menstrual attitude and BMI. Also, social support from their parents, friends, and teachers needs to be increased.
Adolescent ; Anxiety ; Body Mass Index ; Female ; Humans ; *Models, Theoretical ; Premenstrual Syndrome/*psychology ; Psychology, Adolescent ; Questionnaires ; Social Support ; Stress, Psychological

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Iron*

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Hemangioma* ; Liver* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

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Hemangioma* ; Liver* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

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Bacteroides fragilis* ; Bacteroides* ; Chemokines, CXC* ; Enterotoxins* ; Epithelial Cells* ; Humans* ; NF-kappa B*

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Bacteroides fragilis* ; Bacteroides* ; Chemokines, CXC* ; Enterotoxins* ; Epithelial Cells* ; Humans* ; NF-kappa B*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify effects of parenting stress in North Korean refugee fathers on their parenting behavior. METHODS: A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected during 2014 and 2015 in a settlement support center for North Korean refugees and 99 North Korean refugee fathers participated. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0. RESULTS: Warmth·encouragement parenting behavior received the highest score. The score for parenting stress was 81.98 out of 180, and 32.3% of participants were found to need professional help (≥PSI 90). There were significant negative correlations between warmth·encouragement parenting behavior and parenting stress. There were also significant positive correlations between rejection·neglect parenting behavior and parenting stress. Predictors of warmth·encouragement behavior were parent-child dysfunctional interaction which explained 10.1% of the variance. Predictors of rejection·neglect behavior were parent-child dysfunctional interaction, number of children and wife's education level which explained 33.4% of the variance. CONCLUSION: Findings show that North Korean refugee fathers' parenting stress significantly influenced warmth·encouragement and rejection·neglect parenting behavior indicating a need to identify ways to decrease parenting stress. Parenting education can guide North Korean refugee fathers to strengthen parent-child positive interactions and therefore promote their children's growth and development.
Child ; Education ; Education, Nonprofessional ; Fathers* ; Growth and Development ; Humans ; Parenting* ; Parents* ; Refugees*

Current immunosuppressants have nonspecific immuosuppressive effects, and are not helpful for tolerance induction. Consequently, transplant patients cannot discontinue using them, and their nonspecific immunosuppressive effects result in many side effects, including infection and malignancy. However, most of cellular immunotherapy can have donor antigen-specific immunsuppressive effects. Therefore, cell therapy could be an alternative or adjunctive to nonspecific immunosuppressants. Polyclonal or antigen-specific Foxp3+ regulatory T cells have been actively tried for prevention of acute rejection, treatment of chronic rejection, or tolerance induction in clinical trials. Regulatory macrophages are also under clinical trials for kidney transplant patients. IL-10-secreting type 1 regulatory T cells and donor- or recipient-derived tolerogenic dendritic cells will also be used for immunoregulation in clinical trials of kidney transplantation. These cells have antigen-specific immunoregulatory effects. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have good proliferative capacity and immunosuppressive actions independently of major histocompatibility complex; therefore, even third-party MSCs can be stored and used for many patients. Cell therapy using various immunoregulatory cells is now promising for not only reducing side effects of nonspecific immunosuppressants but also induction of immune tolerance, and is expected to contribute to better outcomes in transplant patients.
Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy* ; Dendritic Cells ; Humans ; Immune Tolerance ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; Immunotherapy ; Kidney ; Kidney Transplantation* ; Macrophages ; Major Histocompatibility Complex ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory ; Tissue Donors