Back-trajectory analyses for evaluating the transboundary transport effect to the aerosol pollution in South Korea
This study performed a back-trajectory analysis to determine the influence of transboundary transport on the extent of aerosol pollution in South Korea, based on 5-year PM2.5 measurements (2015‒2019) in five cities covering South Korea. A transboundary transport case was selected if a back trajectory passed over a dedicated region (BOX 1 and BOX 2) in the Yellow Sea. First, we found that the frequency of transboundary transport largely increases in the high pollution case, and this pattern is almost consistent for all months and all five cities, indicating the importance of investigating the horizontal direction of air m...
Source: Environmental Pollution - April 28, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ja-Ho Koo Donghee Lee Hyejin Bae Taegyung Lee Seong Gyun Na Sang-Wook Yeh Jinsoo Park Minju Yeo Source Type: research
Genetic risk factors for bortezomib-induced neuropathic pain in an Asian population: A genome-wide association study in South Korea
Bortezomib-induced neuropathic pain (BINP) poses a challenge in multiple myeloma (MM) treatment. Genetic factors play a key role in BINP susceptibility, but research has predominantly focused on Caucasian populations. This research explored novel genetic risk loci and pathways associated with BINP development in Korean MM patients, while evaluating reproducibility of variants from Caucasians. Clinical data and buffy coat samples from 185 MM patients on bortezomib were collected. The cohort was split into discovery and validation cohorts through random stratification of clinical risk factors for BINP. (Source: The Journal of Pain)
Source: The Journal of Pain - April 28, 2024 Category: Materials Science Authors: Young Gi Min, Sung-Yeoun Lee, Ehyun Lim, Mi-Young Park, Dong-ho Kim, Ja Min Byun, Youngil Koh, Junshik Hong, Dong-Yeop Shin, Sung-Soo Yoon, Jung-Joon Sung, Seog Bae Oh, Inho Kim Source Type: research
Synergistic interaction of co-exposure to humidifier disinfectant chemicals CMIT/MIT and PHMG in lung injury
In this study, we aimed to investigate associations of a mixture of chloromethylisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (CMIT/MIT) and polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG), which had been used as humidifier disinfectants (HDs) in South Korea, with HD-associated lung injury (HDLI) in a Korean population (n = 4058) with HD exposure through use of HD products. Exposure to HD was retrospectively assessed by an interview-based standardized survey, and HDLI was determined by clinical assessment. After adjusting for covariates, PHMG-specific exposure indices (e.g., amount of use, indoor air concentration, and weekly exposure level) w...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 27, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Habyeong Kang Seula Lee Eun-Kyung Jo Wonho Yang Yoon-Hyeong Choi Source Type: research
Reactivation of Varicella-Zoster Virus in Patients with Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Retrospective Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study from South Korea
CONCLUSIONS: In these real-world data from an Asian population with lung cancer, ICIs treatment might be associated with a reduced risk of HZ compared to that without ICIs treatment.PMID:38672581 | DOI:10.3390/cancers16081499 (Source: Herpes)
Source: Herpes - April 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jiyun Jung Seong-Yeon Park Jae-Yoon Park Dalyong Kim Kyoungmin Lee Sungim Choi Source Type: research
Reactivation of Varicella-Zoster Virus in Patients with Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Retrospective Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study from South Korea
CONCLUSIONS: In these real-world data from an Asian population with lung cancer, ICIs treatment might be associated with a reduced risk of HZ compared to that without ICIs treatment.PMID:38672581 | PMC:PMC11048333 | DOI:10.3390/cancers16081499 (Source: Herpes)
Source: Herpes - April 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jiyun Jung Seong-Yeon Park Jae-Yoon Park Dalyong Kim Kyoungmin Lee Sungim Choi Source Type: research
The Impact of Infectious Mononucleosis History on the Risk of Developing Lymphoma and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Retrospective Large-Scale Cohort Study using National Health Insurance Data in South Korea
CONCLUSION: This study suggests that individuals with a history of IM have an elevated risk of developing lymphoma and NPC in South Korea, emphasizing the importance of vigilant follow-up and monitoring. The results advocate for heightened awareness and potential national monitoring policies to address the long-term health implications of EBV infection and to implement preventive measures.PMID:38665055 | DOI:10.4143/crt.2023.1356 (Source: Cancer Control)
Source: Cancer Control - April 26, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: So Hee Kang Yun-Hee Lee Jun-Pyo Myong Minsu Kwon Source Type: research
Identifying Contact Time Required for Secondary Transmission of Clostridioides difficile Infections by Using Real-Time Locating System
Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 May;30(5):908-915. doi: 10.3201/eid3005.231588.ABSTRACTConsidering patient room shortages and prevalence of other communicable diseases, reassessing the isolation of patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is imperative. We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the secondary CDI transmission rate in a hospital in South Korea, where patients with CDI were not isolated. Using data from a real-time locating system and electronic medical records, we investigated patients who had both direct and indirect contact with CDI index patients. The primary outcome was secondary CDI transmi...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Min Hyung Kim Jaewoong Kim Heejin Ra Sooyeon Jeong Yoon Soo Park Dongju Won Hyukmin Lee Heejung Kim Source Type: research
Pedobacter rhodius sp. nov. and Pedobacter punctiformis sp. nov., isolated from soil
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2024 Apr 26;117(1):72. doi: 10.1007/s10482-024-01963-z.ABSTRACTTwo Gram-staining negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive, pinkish-colored and rod-shaped strains, designated SJ11T and HCMS5-2 T, were isolated from soil in South Korea. The growth of strain SJ11T was observed from 15℃ to 35℃ (optimum, 30℃), from pH 6.0 to 11.0 (optimum, pH 6.0-7.0) and with NaCl 0-1% (w/v) (optimum, 0%) and that of strain HCMS5-2 T was observed from 4℃ to 40℃ (optimum, 25℃), from pH 6.0 to pH 8.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and with NaCl 0-5% (w/v) (optimum, 0-1%). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene seque...
Source: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - April 26, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Haejin Woo Geeta Chhetri Inhyup Kim Yoonseop So Sunho Park Yonghee Jung Taegun Seo Source Type: research
Identifying Contact Time Required for Secondary Transmission of Clostridioides difficile Infections by Using Real-Time Locating System
Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 May;30(5):908-915. doi: 10.3201/eid3005.231588.ABSTRACTConsidering patient room shortages and prevalence of other communicable diseases, reassessing the isolation of patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is imperative. We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the secondary CDI transmission rate in a hospital in South Korea, where patients with CDI were not isolated. Using data from a real-time locating system and electronic medical records, we investigated patients who had both direct and indirect contact with CDI index patients. The primary outcome was secondary CDI transmi...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Min Hyung Kim Jaewoong Kim Heejin Ra Sooyeon Jeong Yoon Soo Park Dongju Won Hyukmin Lee Heejung Kim Source Type: research
Identifying Contact Time Required for Secondary Transmission of Clostridioides difficile Infections by Using Real-Time Locating System
Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 May;30(5):908-915. doi: 10.3201/eid3005.231588.ABSTRACTConsidering patient room shortages and prevalence of other communicable diseases, reassessing the isolation of patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is imperative. We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the secondary CDI transmission rate in a hospital in South Korea, where patients with CDI were not isolated. Using data from a real-time locating system and electronic medical records, we investigated patients who had both direct and indirect contact with CDI index patients. The primary outcome was secondary CDI transmi...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Min Hyung Kim Jaewoong Kim Heejin Ra Sooyeon Jeong Yoon Soo Park Dongju Won Hyukmin Lee Heejung Kim Source Type: research
Pedobacter rhodius sp. nov. and Pedobacter punctiformis sp. nov., isolated from soil
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2024 Apr 26;117(1):72. doi: 10.1007/s10482-024-01963-z.ABSTRACTTwo Gram-staining negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive, pinkish-colored and rod-shaped strains, designated SJ11T and HCMS5-2 T, were isolated from soil in South Korea. The growth of strain SJ11T was observed from 15℃ to 35℃ (optimum, 30℃), from pH 6.0 to 11.0 (optimum, pH 6.0-7.0) and with NaCl 0-1% (w/v) (optimum, 0%) and that of strain HCMS5-2 T was observed from 4℃ to 40℃ (optimum, 25℃), from pH 6.0 to pH 8.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and with NaCl 0-5% (w/v) (optimum, 0-1%). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene seque...
Source: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - April 26, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Haejin Woo Geeta Chhetri Inhyup Kim Yoonseop So Sunho Park Yonghee Jung Taegun Seo Source Type: research
Bicultural Acceptance Attitude as a Protective Factor Against the Effect of Acculturative Stress on Life Satisfaction Among Korean Multicultural Adolescents
AbstractAs we enter the era of globalization, it is becoming crucial to understand the unique experience that multicultural adolescents have to go through. As such, this study examined the moderating effect of Bicultural Acceptance Attitude between Acculturative Stress and Life Satisfaction. A nationwide sample of 1,857 youth(Mage = 11.05,SD = .03; 52.3% male) is analyzed, using the 2nd wave(2021) data of the 2nd term Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study(MAPS) provided by the National Youth Policy Institute of South Korea(NYPI). The hypothesis was tested through SPSS PROCESS macro and the Johnson-Neyman method. Fi...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Real-World Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data from a Population with Type 1 Diabetes in South Korea: Nationwide Single-System Analysis
Diabetes Technology&Therapeutics, Ahead of Print. (Source: Diabetes Technology)
Source: Diabetes Technology - April 26, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ji Yoon Kim Sang-Man Jin Sarah B. Andrade Boyang Chen Jae Hyeon Kim Source Type: research
Bicultural Acceptance Attitude as a Protective Factor Against the Effect of Acculturative Stress on Life Satisfaction Among Korean Multicultural Adolescents
AbstractAs we enter the era of globalization, it is becoming crucial to understand the unique experience that multicultural adolescents have to go through. As such, this study examined the moderating effect of Bicultural Acceptance Attitude between Acculturative Stress and Life Satisfaction. A nationwide sample of 1,857 youth(Mage = 11.05,SD = .03; 52.3% male) is analyzed, using the 2nd wave(2021) data of the 2nd term Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study(MAPS) provided by the National Youth Policy Institute of South Korea(NYPI). The hypothesis was tested through SPSS PROCESS macro and the Johnson-Neyman method. Fi...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
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