No abstract available.
Arthritis, Rheumatoid* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Tenosynovitis*

This study was intended to investigate the relation between nutrient status and food diversity of elementary school students in Daegu-Kyungpook area. The subjects were 164 elementary school students (82 boys, 82 girls) who participated in "Dietary Intake Survey of Infants, Children and Adolescents" conducted by Korea Food & Drug Administration and Korea Health Industry Development Institute. We analyzed the nutritional status for two non-consecutive days by 24 hour recall method. Adequacy of dietary intake was evaluated by the proportion of subjects consuming nutrients less than Estimated Average Requirements (EAR). Food diversity was compared by using Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) and Dietary Variety Score (DVS). Nutrients intake was significantly higher in boys than girls. Subjects who consumed all food groups showed higher intake of energy and other nutrients. Boys maintained better diet quality than girls, measured by Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) as well as Dietary Variety Score (DVS). Based on these results, nutrition education for elementary school students should focus on the importance of consuming all food groups with more attention for girls.
Child ; Diet ; Humans ; Infant ; Korea ; Nutritional Status

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of video feedback training for the parents of autistic spectrum disorder children. METHOD: Ten Autistic spectrum disorder children and their mothers participated in this training. Twenty minutes play times were videotaped including free play time and chosen play time. After one session, watching videotape, the researcher analyzed the relation of the children and their mother and had a feedback training with the mother of child. RESULTS: The child's responses to the mother's start actions had significant differences (p<0.05). The language responses of children increased in the organized environment of chosen play. Language responses increased but negative actions and no responses reduced when mother encouraged child centered play rather than mother engaged in children's play directly. In log sector model, mother's responses according to the play type had meaningless difference (p0.05). But in division analysis mother's responses to child's start action had meaningful difference in pre/post treatment and play type. CONCLUSION: The effects of video feedback training of autistic spectrum disorder children's parents were positive. Through this investigation the interaction and the communication with autistic spectrum disorder children and their parents are influenced positively.
Child ; Humans ; Language Development* ; Mothers ; Parents* ; Videotape Recording

OBJECTIVE: To explore the healing effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound with three different timing of intervention after tenotomy of Achilles tendon in rats. METHOD: One hundred and thirty-two male rats were divided into experimental and control groups. Both groups were classified according to treatment phase: treatment on inflammatory phase (group I), proliferative phase (group II), and maturation phase (group III). Each groups were divided into 2 subgroups according to tendon excision time: 1 day after 7 consecutive treatment on 3 different phases (I-A, II-A, and III-A) and 30 days after tenotomy (I-B, II-B, and III-B). Three MHz pulsed ultrasound was administered on right tendon for 4 mins at 0.5 W/cm2. The excised tendons of all groups were compared histologically and biochemically as control. RESULTS: The tendons of II-A experimental group revealed increased fibroblasts. The collagen fibers in the neo-tendon of II-B and III-B experimental groups had a tendency to be arrayed more regularly. On I-A group, the neo-tendon showed high immunoreactivity for type I and particularly type III collagen in cytoplasm of fibroblasts and collagen fibers. The imunoreactivity for type III collagen in the neo-tendon of II-A experimental group increased than control. The concentration of collagen of the neo-tendon was significantly increased on I-A and II-A experimental groups compared with control (p<0.05). Collagen concentration of the neo-tendon of II-B experimental group increased significantly compared with control and I-B and III-B experimental groups (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy on injured Achilles tendon may be of benefit such as increasing collagen synthesis in the early healing process, especially in proliferative phase.
Achilles Tendon* ; Animals ; Collagen ; Collagen Type III ; Cytoplasm ; Fibroblasts ; Humans ; Male ; Rats* ; Tendons ; Tenotomy ; Ultrasonography*

The anorectal anomaly is not rarely seen in the neonatal period. But, If it is not accompanied with a fairly large fistula, it presents an urgent problem, so should be managed with perianal anoplasty or colostomy. Neonatal peritonitis is very grave and is caused by various conditions listed in Table 1. In Korea, no case of neonatal peritonitis caused by anorectal has yet been reported in the literature. With brief review of the literature, we present a case of neonatal peritonitis which appeared 36 hours after birth by perforation of the colon due to anorectal stenosis.
Colon ; Colostomy ; Constriction, Pathologic* ; Fistula ; Korea ; Parturition ; Peritonitis*

The Bcl-2 interacting death suppressor (Bis) protein is known to be involved in a variety of pathophysiological conditions. We recently generated bis-deficient mice, which exhibited early lethality with typical nutritional deprivation status. To further investigate the molecular basis for the malnutrition phenotype of bis deficient mice, we explored Bis expression in the digestive system of normal mice. Western blot analysis and quantitative real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis indicated that Bis expression is highest in the esophagus, followed by the stomach, colon, jejunum and ileum. Immunohistochemical data indicated that Bis expression is restricted to the stratified squamous epitheliums in the esophagus and forestomach, and was not notable in the columnar epitheliums in the stomach, small intestine and colon. In addition, strong Bis immunoreactivity was detected in the striated muscles surrounding the esophagus and smooth muscles at a lesser intensity throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Ganglionated plexuses, located in submucous layers, as well as intermuscular layers, were specifically immunoreactive for Bis. Immunofluorescence studies revealed that Bis is co-localized in glial fibrillary acidic protein-expressing enteric glial cells. Immunostaining with neuron specific esterase antibodies indicate that Bis is also present in the cell bodies of ganglions in the enteric nervous system (ENS). Our findings indicate that Bis plays a role in regulating GI functions, such as motility and absorption, through modulating signal transmission between the ENS and smooth muscles or the intestinal epitheliums.
Absorption ; Animals ; Antibodies ; Blotting, Western ; Colon ; Digestive System ; Enteric Nervous System ; Epithelium ; Esophagus ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique ; Ganglion Cysts ; Ileum ; Immunohistochemistry ; Intestinal Mucosa ; Intestine, Small ; Jejunum ; Malnutrition ; Mice ; Muscle, Smooth ; Muscle, Striated ; Neuroglia ; Neurons ; Phenotype ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Reverse Transcription ; Stomach

Thoracic foreign bodies (FBs) are serious and relatively frequent in emergency departments. Thoracic FBs may occur in association with aspiration, ingestion, trauma, or iatrogenic causes. Imaging plays an important role in the identification of FBs and their dimensions, structures, and locations, before the initiation of interventional treatment. To guide proper clinical management, radiologists should be aware of the radiologic presentations and the consequences of thoracic FBs. In this pictorial essay, we reviewed the optimal imaging settings to identify FBs in the thorax, classified thoracic FBs into four types according to their etiology, and reviewed the characteristic imaging features and the possible complications.

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to meta-analyze the relationships of major concepts, which were made by synthesizing similar explanatory variables into more comprehensive concepts, to hope. METHOD: The relevant researches from Jan 1980 to Dec 2003, performed in adults or adult patients, were collected. Using the SAS program, meta-analysis were done with the input data of the number of subjects, the correlation coefficients provided from most of the studies or a few transformed correlation coefficients from F value. In order to get the analysis to be done in homogeneous status of the data regarding each relationship of each major concept to hope(p>0.05), heterogeneous data were eliminated in repeating Q-test. RESULT: The major variable regarding relationship to self/transcendental being/life(spiritual wellbeing & self esteem) and social support(social support & family support) have very large positive effects on hope(D(_)=1.72, D(_)=1.27). The negative effect of the variable regarding captive state(uncertainty in illness, perceived unhealthiness status, & fatigue) and positive effect of coping(approach coping) on hope are in the level between moderate to large(D(_)=-0.61,D(_)=0.78). All the effects of the major concepts on hope were verified as significant statistically(p=.000). The Fail -Safe numbers showed the significant effects of the three major concepts except coping on hope were reliable. CONCLUSION: The results can be a guide to advance hope theory for nursing.
Attitude to Health ; *Emotions ; Humans ; Self Concept ; Social Support ; Spirituality

We found a case of Ael for the first time in Korea. The patient was 28-year-old woman admitted for the delivery of her first baby. Patient's red cells were typed as O, while the serum typing was A. The red cells were agglutinated by anti-H, but not agglutinated by anti-A1 or anti-AB. Adsorption of anti-A by patient's RBC was confirmed on the adsorption-elution test. In the saliva, only H substance was demonstable. A substance was not demonstrated either in the serum or in the saliva. A transferase was not demonstrated in patient's serum. One of the patient's sister and her daughter, and the patient's son also had same Ael phenotype.
Adsorption ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Korea* ; Nuclear Family ; Phenotype ; Saliva ; Siblings ; Transferases