1.Kajian Rintis Penilaian Literasi Digital: Kesediaan Guru Prasekolah Menggunakan Platform Pembelajaran dalam Talian untuk Pendidikan Pemakanan (A Pilot Study Assessing Digital Literacy: Preschool Teachers’ Readiness to Use Online Learning Platforms in Nutrition Education)
CHONG YI TING ; POH BEE KOON ; RUZITA ABD. TALIB ; KOH DENISE ; WOO PIK XUAN ; NELSON GEORGIA LIVAN ; CHEAH WHYE LIAN ; LEE JULIA AI CHENG ; YATIMAN NOOR HAFIZAH ; ESSAU CECILIA A ; REEVES SUE ; SUMMERBELL CAROLYN ; GIBSON EDWARD LEIGH
Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences 2024;22(No.1):71-82
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			eToyBox is a learning management system for preschool teachers to improve their health literacy, which ultimately aims 
to improve children’s obesity-related behaviour. As part of the development process of eToyBox, assessment on digital 
literacy, acceptance of digitization of education materials, and perceived barriers in adopting online learning is needed. 
Fifty-four preschool teachers under the Community Development Department (KEMAS) in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, 
and Sarawak, who participated in ToyBox Study Malaysia intervention in 2018, took part in this cross-sectional study. 
An online self-administered questionnaire was used to assess sociodemographic background, use of communication 
tools and media, and teacher’s views on adapting the ToyBox modules to digital education materials. Respondents were 
contacted, and questionnaire link was shared through WhatsApp messages. Most participants (74.0%) were Malay 
females aged 31 to 40 years old. Most participants had internet access (94.4%) and owned at least a smart phone, 
laptop or tablet (94.4%). Participants perceived their computer skills to be average (75.0%). Majority of respondents 
(65.0%) reported advanced and higher abilities in word processing and email, but only 22.0% in spreadsheet skills. The 
main barrier to accessing online material was unstable internet connection (74.1%). Most respondents (90.0%) agree 
that adapting effective modules to online learning will be beneficial for professional development and teaching practices. 
In conclusion, most participants supported digitizing Toybox Study Malaysia educational content and were comfortable 
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with its implementation via an online learning platform. The findings from this study can advise future development of 
online learning materials for preschool teachers in Malaysia.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.The cumulative survival rate of dental implants with micro-threads:a long-term retrospective study
Dong-Hui NAM ; Pil-Jong KIM ; Ki-Tae KOO ; Yang-Jo SEOL ; Yong-Moo LEE ; Young KU ; In-Chul RHYU ; Sungtae KIM ; Young-Dan CHO
Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science 2024;54(1):53-62
		                        		
		                        			 Purpose:
		                        			This study aimed to evaluate the long-term cumulative survival rate (CSR) of dental implants with micro-threads in the neck over a 10-year follow-up period and to examine the factors influencing the survival rate of dental implants. 
		                        		
		                        			Methods:
		                        			This retrospective study was based on radiographic and dental records. In total, 151 patients received 490 Oneplant ® dental implants with an implant neck micro-thread design during 2006–2010 in the Department of Periodontology of Seoul National University Dental Hospital. Implant survival was evaluated using Kaplan–Meier analysis. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was used to identify the factors influencing implant failure. 
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			Ten out of 490 implants (2.04%) failed due to fixture fracture. The CSR of the implants was 97.9%, and no significant difference was observed in the CSR between externaland internal-implant types (98.2% and 97.6%, respectively,P=0.670). In Cox regression analysis, 2-stage surgery significantly increased the risk of implant failure (hazard ratio: 4.769, P=0.039). There were no significant differences in influencing factors, including sex, age, implant diameter, length, fixture type, location, surgical procedure, bone grafting, and restoration type. 
		                        		
		                        			Conclusions
		                        			Within the limitations of this retrospective study, the micro-thread design of the implant neck was found to be favorable for implant survival, with stable clinical outcomes. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Utilizing a high power light-emitting diode to induce apoptosis of uterine carcinosarcoma (malignant mixed mullerian tumor) cells through a bi-phasic effect
Gil Jae JUNG ; Su Jin LEE ; Yun Dan KANG ; Seung Hoon WOO ; Jong Soo KIM
Medical Lasers 2024;13(3):142-149
		                        		
		                        			 Background:
		                        			Malignant mixed mullerian tumor (MMMT), a carcinoma of the uterus, is a bi-phasic tumor composed of malignant epithelial and mesenchymal components. The treatment of MMMT remains a challenge despite advances in technology. This study is a preliminary investigation of the potential use of high power lightemitting diode (HPLED) modules as an alternative to laser therapy for cancer treatment. 
		                        		
		                        			Methods:
		                        			This study used 656 and 850 nm HPLEDs at 50 mW power output within a non-thermal range duration. The viability and proliferation of the cells were analyzed after irradiation with the HPLEDs. 
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			A significant reduction in cancer cell viability was observed after irradiation with either the 656 or 850 nm HPLED. 
		                        		
		                        			Conclusion
		                        			This study shows the potential use of HPLEDs for cancer treatment. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.Impact of User’s Background Knowledge and Polyp Characteristics in Colonoscopy with Computer-Aided Detection
Jooyoung LEE ; Woo Sang CHO ; Byeong Soo KIM ; Dan YOON ; Jung KIM ; Ji Hyun SONG ; Sun Young YANG ; Seon Hee LIM ; Goh Eun CHUNG ; Ji Min CHOI ; Yoo Min HAN ; Hyoun-Joong KONG ; Jung Chan LEE ; Sungwan KIM ; Jung Ho BAE
Gut and Liver 2024;18(5):857-866
		                        		
		                        			 Background/Aims:
		                        			We investigated how interactions between humans and computer-aided detection (CADe) systems are influenced by the user’s experience and polyp characteristics. 
		                        		
		                        			Methods:
		                        			We developed a CADe system using YOLOv4, trained on 16,996 polyp images from 1,914 patients and 1,800 synthesized sessile serrated lesion (SSL) images. The performance of polyp detection with CADe assistance was evaluated using a computerized test module. Eighteen participants were grouped by colonoscopy experience (nurses, fellows, and experts). The value added by CADe based on the histopathology and detection difficulty of polyps were analyzed. 
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			The area under the curve for CADe was 0.87 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.83 to 0.91). CADe assistance increased overall polyp detection accuracy from 69.7% to 77.7% (odds ratio [OR], 1.88; 95% CI, 1.69 to 2.09). However, accuracy decreased when CADe inaccurately detected a polyp (OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.58 to 0.87). The impact of CADe assistance was most and least prominent in the nurses (OR, 1.97; 95% CI, 1.71 to 2.27) and the experts (OR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.15 to 1.74), respectively. Participants demonstrated better sensitivity with CADe assistance, achieving 81.7% for adenomas and 92.4% for easy-to-detect polyps, surpassing the standalone CADe performance of 79.7% and 89.8%, respectively. For SSLs and difficult-to-detect polyps, participants' sensitivities with CADe assistance (66.5% and 71.5%, respectively) were below those of standalone CADe (81.1% and 74.4%). Compared to the other two groups (56.1% and 61.7%), the expert group showed sensitivity closest to that of standalone CADe in detecting SSLs (79.7% vs 81.1%, respectively). 
		                        		
		                        			Conclusions
		                        			CADe assistance boosts polyp detection significantly, but its effectiveness depends on the user’s experience, particularly for challenging lesions. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Assessing the Fear Factor of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea Using the COVID-19 Phobia Scale: A Cross-Sectional Study
Hocheol LEE ; Hye Ji KIM ; Dan Hee KWON ; Myung Bae PARK ; Sang Mi KIM ; Kyeong Na KIM ; Eun Woo NAM
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2023;38(7):e52-
		                        		
		                        			 Background:
		                        			A study on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) phobia among students revealed that fear of contracting COVID-19 was associated with commuting to school and spending time with others at school. Therefore, it is the need-of-the-hour for the Korean government to identify factors affecting COVID-19 phobia among university students and to consider these factors while framing the policy direction for the process of returning to normalcy in university education. Consequently, we aimed to identify the current state of COVID-19 phobia among Korean undergraduate and graduate students and the factors affecting COVID-19 phobia. 
		                        		
		                        			Methods:
		                        			This cross-sectional survey was conducted to identify the factors affecting COVID-19 phobia among Korean undergraduate and graduate students. The survey collected 460 responses from April 5 to April 16, 2022. The questionnaire was developed based on the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S). Multiple linear regression was performed on the C19P-S scores using five models with the following dependent variables: Model 1, total C19P-S score; Model 2, psychological subscale score; Model 3, psychosomatic subscale score; Model 4, social subscale score; and Model 5, economic subscale score. The fit of these five models was established, and a P-value of less than 0.05 (F test) was considered statistically significant. 
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			An analysis of the factors affecting the total C19P-S score led to the following findings: women significantly outscored men (difference: 4.826 points, P = 0.003); the group that favored the government’s COVID-19 mitigation policy scored significantly lower than those who did not favor it (difference: 3.161 points, P = 0.037); the group that avoided crowded places scored significantly higher than the group that did not avoid crowded places (difference: 7.200 points, P < 0.001); and those living with family/friends scored significantly higher than those in other living situations (difference: 4.606 points, P = 0.021). Those in favor of the COVID-19 mitigation policy had significantly lower psychological fear than those who were against it (difference: -1.686 points, P = 0.004). Psychological fear was also significantly higher for those who avoided crowded places compared to those who did not difference: 2.641 points, P < 0.001). Fear was significantly higher in people cohabitating than those living alone (difference: 1.543 points, P= 0.043). 
		                        		
		                        			Conclusion
		                        			The Korean government, in their pursuit of a policy that eases COVID-19-related restrictions, will also have to spare no efforts in providing correct information to prevent the escalation of COVID-19 phobia among people with a high fear of contracting the disease. This should be done through trustworthy information sources, such as the media, public agencies, and COVID-19 professionals. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.The Impact of the Percent of Residual Prostate-Specific Antigen on Metastasis-Free Survival in Patients with Persistent Prostate-Specific Antigen after Radical Prostatectomy
Dan Bee LEE ; Jae Yeon KIM ; Won Hoon SONG ; Jong Kil NAM ; Hyun Jung LEE ; Tae Un KIM ; Sung-Woo PARK
The World Journal of Men's Health 2023;41(1):227-235
		                        		
		                        			 Purpose:
		                        			Persistent levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a poor prognostic factor for recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP). We investigated the impact of the percentage of residual PSA (%rPSA) [(post-/preoperative PSA)×100], representing a biochemical residual tumor, and the first postoperative PSA (fPSA) level on metastasis-free survival (MFS) in men with persistent levels of PSA after RP. 
		                        		
		                        			Materials and Methods:
		                        			We retrospectively identified male patients within a single tertiary referral hospital database who harbored persistent (≥0.1 ng/mL) vs. undetectable (<0.1 ng/mL) PSA levels 4 to 8 weeks after RP. Kaplan–Meier analyses and Cox regression models were used to test the effect of persistent PSA levels, the fPSA level, and %rPSA on MFS. 
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			Of 1,205 patients, 178 patients with persistent PSA levels were enrolled. Seven-year MFS rates were 60.5% vs. 84.3% (p<0.001) for patients with a %rPSA ≥6% and <6%, respectively. Multivariable Cox regression models of the overall cohort revealed that persistent PSA levels (hazard ratio [HR], 3.94; p=0.010), extracapsular extension (HR, 4.17; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.06–16.41; p=0.041), and pathological Gleason grade group (pGGG) (HR, 3.69; 95% CI, 1.32–10.27; p=0.013) were independent predictors of metastasis. Multivariable Cox regression models in men with persistent PSA levels revealed that the %rPSA (HR, 8.92; 95% CI, 1.74–45.71; p=0.009) and pGGG 4–5 (HR, 4.13; 95% CI, 1.22–13.96; p=0.022) were independent predictors of distant metastasis, but not the fPSA level after surgery. 
		                        		
		                        			Conclusions
		                        			Persistent levels of PSA were associated with worse MFS after RP. In men with persistent PSA levels after RP, the %rPSA is a valuable predictor of MFS unlike the fPSA level. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
8.Postpartum Hemorrhage
Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2022;26(4):225-233
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			 Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The most common cause of maternal death in Korea is complications related to the postpartum period (obstetric embolism), accounting for 37.5%, while complications of labor and delivery (uterine atony, PPH, etc.) were the second most common cause, accouning for 21.9%. The effective treatment of PPH often requires multidisciplinary intervention. When managing PPH, multiple interventions (medical, mechanical, invasive, and nonsurgical and surgical procedures), which require different levels of skill and technical expertise, may be used to control bleeding. The healthcare provider needs to begin resuscitative efforts quickly, establish the cause of the hemorrhage, and possibly enroll the assistance of other care providers, such as an obstetrician, anesthetist or radiologist. Avoiding delays in diagnosis and treatment will have a significantly impact on sequelae and chances of survival. This review discusses the causes, identification, management, prevention and prediction of PPH. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9.Factors related to the intention of healthy eating behaviors based on the theory of planned behavior: focused on adults residing in Beijing, China
Dan LIU ; Seungwoo LEE ; Ji-Yun HWANG
Journal of Nutrition and Health 2021;54(1):67-75
		                        		
		                        			 Purpose:
		                        			The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was used to investigate how the psychological constructs of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control (PBC) affect the individual intention of behaviors in adults. Social support is also important in enabling the stability of healthy eating. This study examined the relationship between three major constructs of TPB as well as social support and the intention of healthy dietary behaviors in adults residing in Beijing, China using the extended TPB. 
		                        		
		                        			Methods:
		                        			The study questionnaire was based on previously validated items and an online survey was conducted from October to November 2020. Using a total of 244 Chinese adults in Beijing, multiple linear regression analysis was used to test the relationships between three major constructs of TPB as well as the social support and intention of healthy eating. 
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			Among the three major constructs of TPB, subjective norms (p = 0.044) and PBC (p = 0.000) were significantly related to the behavioral intention of healthy eating (p = 0.000), and the model explained 76.6% of the variance of the behavioral intention from the three constructs of TPB included in the multiple linear regression model. The additional inclusion of social support to the model did not increase the explanatory power of the model to describe the behavioral intention of healthy eating. The subjective norms (p = 0.040) and PBC (p = 0.000) were still significant where social support did not explain the variance of the behavioral intention adequately. 
		                        		
		                        			Conclusion
		                        			The subjective norms and PBC may be potential determinants of the behavioral intention of healthy eating in adults residing in Beijing, China. These study results can be used to promote healthy eating in Chinese adults living in urban areas. Large-scale intervention studies will be needed to determine if social norms and PBC predict the actual behaviors of healthy eating in Chinese adults 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
10.Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Klebsiella species isolated from clinically ill companion animals
Dan LEE ; Jae Young OH ; Samuth SUM ; Hee-Myung PARK
Journal of Veterinary Science 2021;22(2):e17-
		                        		
		                        			Background:
		                        			Klebsiella spp. is an important conditional pathogen in humans and animals.However, due to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics, the incidence of antimicrobial resistance has increased. 
		                        		
		                        			Objectives:
		                        			The purpose of this study was to investigate antimicrobial resistance in strains of Klebsiella strains and the phylogenetic relatedness of extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC)-resistance among Klebsiella strains isolated from clinically ill companion animals. 
		                        		
		                        			Methods:
		                        			A total of 336 clinical specimens were collected from animal hospitals.Identification of Klebsiella species, determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations, detection of ESC resistance genes, polymerase chain reaction-based replicon typing of plasmids by conjugation, and multilocus sequence typing were performed. 
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			Forty-three Klebsiella strains were isolated and, subsequently, 28 were identified as K. pneumoniae, 11 as K. oxytoca, and 4 as K. aerogenes. Eleven strains were isolated from feces, followed by 10 from ear, 7 from the nasal cavity, 6 from urine, 5 from genitals, and 4 from skin. Klebsiella isolates showed more than 40% resistance to penicillin, cephalosporin, fluoroquinolone, and aminoglycoside. ESCresistance genes, CTX-M groups (CTX-M-3, CTX-M-15, and CTX-M-65), and AmpC (CMY-2 and DHA-1) were most common in the K.pneumoniae strains. Some K. pneumoniae carrying CTX-M or AmpC were transferred via IncFII plasmids. Two sequence types, ST709 and ST307, from K. pneumoniae were most common. 
		                        		
		                        			Conclusions
		                        			In conclusion, this is the first report on the prevalence, ESCresistance genotypes, and sequence types of Klebsiella strains isolated from clinically ill companion animals. The combination of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance by Klebsiella in companion animals suggest that, in clinical veterinary, antibiotic selection should be made carefully and in conjunction with the disease diagnosis.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            

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