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의료관광 산업은 국가 경제에 커다란 파급 효과를 창출하며, 고부가가치 산업으로 각광받고 있다. 한국으로의 의료관광 역시 크게 성장하며 학계와 산업계 모두에서 관심을 끌고 있는 중이다. 특히 한국에는 지난 10여 년간 중국 의료관광객의 증가가 두드러진다. 본 연구는 한국 방문경험이 없는 중국의 잠재적인 의료관광객들이 한국으로의 방문을 고려할 때 국가이미지와 의료서비스 기대수준이 방문의도에 미치는 직·간접적인 영향을 실증분석을 통해 확인하고, 의료관광 산업의 활성화 방안과 향후 효과적인 관광객 유치 및 마케팅 활동 시사점을 제공하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 기존 연구문헌의 검토를 토대로 3가지의 가설을 설정하고, 기존 연구와 다르게 개별적인 회귀분석이 아닌 매개변수가 포함된 전체 구조방정식 모형으로 검증하였다. 실증분석에 사용된 자료는 중국인들을 대상으로 한 온라인 설문조사를 통해 수집되었다. 실증분석 결과, 국가이미지 차원의 사회수준 요인과 의료서비스 차원의 모든 요인들이 방문 의도에 직접적인 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 의료서비스 기대수준을 매개변수로 하여 실시한 간접적 영향력 분석에서는 국가이미지를 구성하는 일부 요인들이 의료서비스 기대 수준에 영향을 주어 방문의도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

Medical tourism has been regarded as one of high value-added industries having great ripple effects on national economies. Medical tourism toward Korea, especially from China, recently has seen a big growth, attracting attention from both academia and industries. This study investigates effects of country image on medical tourism intention toward Korea; both direct effects and indirect effects through medical service expectation. Data for the statistical tests were collected from a Chinese sample through an on-line questionnaire Empirical tests through a structural equation model generally or partially support our hypotheses. Hypothesis 1 stating that country image would have a positive effect on tourism intention was partially supported. Social dimension of country image such as honesty and politeness was shown to have a positive effect on visit intention, while either economic or political dimension was not. Hypothesis 2 relating medical service expectation to medical tourism intention was highly supported. Both intrinsic(such as medical equipment, technique and reputation) and supplementary(such as accessibility, waiting time and confidentiality) aspects of medical service expectation were shown to have highly significant positive effects on visit intention. Hypothesis 3 postulating that country image would positively affect medical service expectation was generally supported. Among the three dimensions of country image, social and political dimensions were shown to have positive effects on medical service expectation, while economic dimension was not. Thus, social dimension of country image seems to have a direct positive effect on medical tourism intention, as well as an indirect effect through medical service expectation.

This study utilized social network analysis to structurally compare the social perceptions of aesthetic skincare and medical skincare. Based on unstructured text data collected from major domestic portal sites, keyword frequency analysis, degree centrality analysis, network structure analysis, and CONCOR analysis were conducted. The data collection period covered the most recent two years (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025), and Textom and UCINET were employed for the analysis. The results showed that aesthetic skincare was characterized by keywords related to experience and emotions, such as 'reviews', 'recommendations', 'space', and 'private', while medical skincare was centered on keywords reflecting functionality and treatment purposes, such as 'procedures', 'effects', 'consultations', and 'professional'. In the network structure, medical skincare exhibited denser and more cohesive connections between keywords, whereas aesthetic skincare demonstrated a dispersed structure of diverse interests and experiences. The CONCOR analysis revealed that both domains shared a common cluster of 'service environment', while other cluster compositions differed, indicating domain-specific perception structures. Therefore, it is necessary to develop customized content planning and marketing strategies that reflect consumers’ expectations and interests for each skincare service domain.

本研究运用社交网络分析技术,对美学皮肤管理和医疗皮肤管理的社会认知进行了结 构性比较.基于从国内主要门户网站收集的非结构化文本数据,进行了关键词频率分析,连 接中心性分析,网络结构分析和CONCOR分析.数据收集期为最近两年(2023年7月1日至 2025年6月30日),使用了Textom和UCINET工具.分析结果表明,美学皮肤管理方面,“后 记”,“推荐”,“空间”,“私人”等以体验和情感为中心的关键词出现频率较高;而医疗皮肤管 理方面,“施术”,“效果”,“咨询”,“专业”等反映功能性和治疗目的的关键词占据了核心位 置.在网络结构方面,医疗皮肤管理的关键词间连接更为紧密,呈现出凝聚力更强的结构, 而美学皮肤管理则呈现出兴趣点和经验更为分散的结构.CONCOR分析显示,在两个领域中 都共同析出了“服务环境”聚类,除此之外的聚类构成则确认了不同领域认知结构的差异.因 此,需要根据消费者对这两个领域皮肤管理服务的期望和关注点,来制定定制化的内容策划 和营销策略.

A survey was conducted from October 12th to November 7th, 2017 to investigate the actual status of the departure of medical estheticians and the determinants of turnover. A total of 47 questionnaires were used for the analysis. The subjects were 97.9% women and 48.9% were aged between 20-25 years. The majority of subjects were college graduates (72.3%) who had majored in beauty studies (83.0%). 53.2% of subjects reported their salary ranged from 1.5 million to 2 million won. 72.3% hold the position of skin care manager and 31.9% had work experience of less than one year. One of the main reasons for working in a hospital was the prospect to be a professional (46.8%). 51% of subjects considered the decade of the 30s as being the maximum age to work in a hospital setting, which means that they did not consider medical esthetician as a lifetime job. 75.5% had experienced at least one turnover, and the main reasons were unsatisfactory working conditions (26.7%) and salary (25.0%), and the matter of aptitude and supervisor (23.1%). After leaving the hospital, 51.1% were reemployed in a hospital. This study is meaningful in that it has grasped the actual conditions of the departure of medical estheticians and the determinants of turnover within this population. However, it would be difficult to generalize the results as the subjects were collected only in one region. Further in-depth research is suggested for efficient human resource management of medical estheticians.

이 연구는 한 대학에서 의료인공지능 융합인재 양성을 목적으로 운영중인 의료인공지능 마이크로디그리 교육과정에 대한 학생대상 만족도조사와 전문가대상 자문의견조사 결과를 분석하여 향후 의료인공지능 교육과정의 개선을 위한 시사점을 탐색하는 것을 목적 으로 한다. 조사는 2022년과 2023년에 학생과 전문가를 대상으로 실시되었다. 조사문항별 학생 응답결과가 빈도분석되고, 카이제곱 검정방법에 의해서 응답자 전공특성에 따른 응답차이가 검정되었다. 전문가 의견은 범주화 후 그 내용이 분석되었다. 분석결과는 의료AI정보학, 바이오통계와빅데이터, 바이오데이터마이닝 과목의 만족도가 높았고, 2개 년도에서 공통적으로 자연과학 및 공학 분 야 과목인 자료구조개론의 만족도가 낮았다. 이공/인문사회 전공보다 의학/바이오헬스 전공 학생들에서 2022년 기계학습개론, 2023 년 정보시각화, 인간-컴퓨터상호작용의 이해 등 3개 과목 선호 정도가 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다. 학생의 과목개선 요구사항으로 실습과목과 기초과목 추가개설의 의견이 많았고, 전문가 자문의견에서도 소프트웨어와 데이터분석 기초과목의 추가개설이 권고되 었다. 일부 자연과학 및 공학 분야 과목들에 대한 낮은 선호도는 의학/바이오헬스 전공학생들의 이들 과목 이수를 위한 기초 학업 수행능력 부족 때문인 것으로 해석되었다. 의학과 공학 융합인재의 양성을 위해서 영역별로 일정 수 이상의 학점 취득을 강제하는 제도 수립이 제안되었다.

This study aims to enhance medical AI education programs by analyzing student satisfaction and expert feedback on the Medical AI micro-degree program. Surveys were conducted among students and experts in 2022 and 2023. Student responses were analyzed for frequency, and differences by major were tested using chi-square analysis. Expert responses were categorized and then analyzed. High satisfaction was reported for Biomedical Informatics for AI, Biostatistics and Big Data, and Biodata Mining courses. Negative responses were noted for Introduction to Data Structures in both years. Medical/bio-health majors had low preferences for Introduction to Machine Learning, Information Visualization and Understanding of Human-Computer Interaction. Students and experts highlighted the need for more practical and basic courses in software/data analysis. The low preference for some science/engineering courses suggests a lack of foundational academic skills among medical/bio-health majors. To cultivate interdisciplinary talents, a system mandating credits in medical AI courses across various fields is proposed.

본 논문에서는 의료용 빅 데이터를 활용하여 비즈니스와 연계하여 새로운 서비스를 창출하기 위한 프레 임 워크를 설계하였다. 단순한 데이터 분석 단계를 나타내는 것이 아니라 데이터의 활용 목적을 명확히 하고, 이에 대한 분석을 수행하여 그 속에서 가치를 추출하고 실제 사업이나 서비스를 운용할 때까지의 과정을 설계한다. 설 계된 프레임워크는 기본 아키텍처, 사회 시스템 모델까지 커버할 수 있도록 하였다. 설계된 프레임 워크를 참조하 여 사회 시스템에 적용될 수 있도록 디자인하였으며, 기본 데이터로는 의료용 빅 데이터를 중심으로 하였다. 의료 용 기본 데이터를 적용한 프레임 워크 설계로 여러 의료용 사업 제휴 및 서비스 창출을 실현할 수 있을 것으로 기대하고 있다.

In this article, we have presented a framework, designed to create new services for businesses, which use large sets of medical data. It is not a simple data analysis step, but it clarifies the purpose of data utilization, analyses it, extracts value from it, and designs a process from actual business or service to an operation. The designed frame work covers the basic architecture and social system model. It was designed, using basic data, which was focused on large sets of medical data, and to be applied to a social system with reference to the designed framework. We are looking forward to create various medical business alliances and services applying the designed framework to the available sets of basic medical data.

본 연구는 항노화를 중심으로 최근 30년간의 연구동향을 알아보는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 총 1978편의 등재학 술지를 대상으로 빈도분석, 교차분석, 추이분석을 통해 논문동향을 분석하였으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 항노화 관련 논문은 지난 30년간 꾸준히 증가하였다. 이는 항노화 산업의 활성화와 웰빙열풍, 고령인구의 증가, 피부, 미용, 화장 품 등의 연구가 증가하였다. 이후 고령화 해결책, 웰니스와 웰다잉의 관심, 항노화 산업 발전, 노인체육 활동, 액티브 에이 징 등은 항노화 연구의 증가를 가속화 시켰다. 둘째, 항노화 관련 논문의 연구방법은 실험연구, 조사연구, 문헌연구, 질적연 구, 혼합연구 순으로 활용되었다. 이 중 실험연구가 56.7%로 항노화 연구의 절반 이상을 차지하고 있으며, 조사연구가 26.1%로 실험연구와 조사연구가 대부분을 차지하고 있다. 이는 항노화의 경우 생물학적 접근과 사회·심리적 검증이 필요로 하기 때문에 실험연구와 조사연구가 주로 수행되었다. 셋째, 항노화 관련 연구주제는 노인체육/운동, 피부/미용, 의료/제약, 정책/연구 순으로 나타났으며, 노인체육/운동 주제가 전체 연구의 79%를 차지해 월등하게 많이 수행되었다. 노인체육과 운동은 노년기의 신체 건강과 삶의 질을 확보하기 위한 연구로 수행되어 왔다. 이는 노화를 극복하고 활력 있는 노년기 준비하기 위해 체육, 스포츠, 체력, 운동, 신체활동, 여가활동 등에서 찾으려는 노력이라 하겠다. 또한 항노화 와 직접적 영향이 있는 의료/제약 분야는 노인체육/운동과 피부/미용에 비교하여 연구의 수는 적지만, 꾸준히 발행되어 왔다. 넷째, 항노화의 연구방법과 연구주제의 교차분석에서 노인체육/운동 분야의 실험연구가 전체 연구의 40%를 차지 하였고, 피부/미용 및 의료/제약 분야도 실험연구가 주류를 이루었다. 본 연구를 통해 항노화와 관련한 논문이 산업의 발전과 함께 지속적으로 상승했다는 사실과 고령화로 인한 건강 관련 문화와 외향적 사회 열풍으로 인해 항노화 연구의 증가는 지속될 것으로 예측한다.

The purpose of this study is to investigate research trends over the past 30 years, focusing on anti-aging. To this end, a total of 1978 registered journals were analyzed for thesis trends through frequency analysis, cross-analysis, and trend analysis, and the results are as follows. First, papers related to anti-aging have steadily increased over the past 30 years. This increased the activation of the anti-aging industry, the well-being craze, the increase in the elderly population, and research on skin, beauty, and cosmetics. Since then, solutions to aging, interest in wellness and well-dying, development of the anti-aging industry, sports activities for the elderly, and active aging have accelerated the increase in anti-aging research. Second, the research methods of anti-aging-related papers were used in the order of experimental research, investigative research, literature research, qualitative research, and mixed research. Among them, 56.7% of the experimental studies account for more than half of the anti-aging studies, and 26.1% of the survey studies account for most of the experimental and survey studies. This requires a biological approach and social and psychological verification in the case of anti-aging, so experimental and investigative studies were mainly conducted. Third, research topics related to anti-aging appeared in the order of elderly sports/exercise, skin/beauty, medical/pharmaceutical, and policy/research, and the subjects of elderly sports/exercise accounted for 79% of the total study, which was performed significantly. Physical education and exercise for the elderly have been conducted as a study to secure physical health and quality of life in old age. This is an effort to find in physical education, sports, physical strength, exercise, physical activity, and leisure activities to overcome aging and prepare for a vibrant old age. In addition, the number of studies in the medical/pharmaceutical field, which has a direct effect on anti-aging, has been steadily published, although the number of studies is small compared to physical education/exercise for the elderly and skin/beauty. Fourth, in the cross-analysis of anti-aging research methods and research topics, experimental studies in the field of sports/exercise for the elderly accounted for 40% of the total studies, and experimental studies in the fields of skin/beauty and medical/pharmaceuticals were also mainstream. Through this study, it is predicted that the increase in anti-aging research will continue due to the fact that papers related to anti-aging have continued to rise with the development of the industry and the health-related culture and extroverted social craze caused by aging.

증례 콘텐츠는 의학교육을 위한 문제기반 학습, 증례 기반 학습에서도 필수적으로 활용되고 있으나 증례 집 등 지면으로 표현되어 있어 활용에 제약이 많다. 증례를 인덱싱하는 방법도 키워드를 사용하는 수준에 그치고 있어 연구와 교육을 위해 의료인들이 적합한 환자를 찾는데도 많은 애로점을 지니고 있다. 본 연구는 의료인들이 임상에서 획득한 데이터를 활용하여 디지털 증례를 손쉽게 저작할 수 있는 저작 도구와 디지털 증례가 유통 및 활용될 수 있는 플랫폼을 구축하기 위한 요구사항 분석, 전략 수립, 시스템의 기능 설계 방안을 제시하고 핵심적 인 기능에 대하여 프로토타입을 개발하였다. 본 기술의 적용은 종이 매체에 의존하던 기존 임상 증례의 제작, 유 통 방식을 혁신함으로써 급성장이 예상되는 스마트 증례 콘텐츠 시장의 선점과 고용 창출, 의료산업의 혁신을 도 모함으로써 경제의 성장과 고용 창출을 촉진할 수 있다.

Clinical case contents are essentially used in problem-based learning and case-based learning for medical education. Still, their use is limited because they are expressed on paper, such as case books. The method of indexing cases is also limited to using keywords, so medical professionals have many difficulties finding suitable patients for research and education. The purpose of this study is to present a requirement analysis, strategy establishment, and prototype development. Medical professionals can author clinical cases easily using data acquired in clinical practice. The platform promotes effective dissemination of clinical case knowledge. This technology's application supports economic growth and job creation by preoccupying the rapidly growing smart case contents market by innovating the production and distribution method of clinical case knowledge that currently depends on paper media.

본 연구에서는 1920년대부터 30년대에 이르기까지 발전하는 과학 문명 아래, 기계화가 급속하게 진행되는 일본의 시대 상황 속에서 탐정문학 작가인 유메노 규사쿠의 ‘기계’를 모티브로 한 작품을 통해 인간의 관련 양상을 고찰하였다. 먼저 ｢X광선｣은 의료행위의 대상을 의사로 설정함으로써 엘리트적 존재를 해체해서 당시의 새로운 의학적 담론의 불안과 공포감을 극대화하였고, 인간이라는 존재가 하나의 대상, 재료로 전락하여가는 현상을 그려냈다. 그리고 ｢인간레코드｣에서 대상 혹은 재료가 되어버린 인간을 ‘인간=레코드/인간=기계’라는 구도로 그려내어, 기계화된 인간의 극한의 모습을 보여주었다. 나아가 ｢인간소시지｣에서는 기계를 통해 인간이 가공되고 상품화로까지 발전할 수 있다는 시대 비판을 인육을 먹는다는 금기된 설정으로 극단화함으로써 비판적 시각으로 문제를 제기 하고 있다. 이처럼 유메노 규사쿠의 기계를 모티브로 한 작품들은 1920년대부터 30년대에 이르는 시대상을 적극적으로 반영하고 있었으며, 이를 엽기적이고 괴기적인 형태로 보여줌으로써 기계에 의해 인간이 상품화되고 인간존재가 말살되어 버리는 기계화의 지옥을 적나라하게 보여주고 있다.

This study attempts to explicate the relation of Mechanization and Detective stories of Japan in the 1920s-1930s. In Taisho period, new technology and machinery from America were introduced in Japan, and Yumeno Kyusaku wrote many detective stories mainly about Mechanization and Humanity. On X-rays, Yumeno Kyusaku tried to maximize the anxiety and fear of mechanization by setting a doctor who knows well about new medicines as a main character for his story in the time of the new medical discourse, and it showed how the mechanization could change human being to an object which could be used as a experimental material. On Human Sausage, he criticized the era of machine. People make sausage from human body, and the taboo--eating human flesh-- is effectively described as a example of manufactured and mechanized human beings. Detective stories of Yumeno Kyusaku often used new technologies as tools for solving the crimes, and they represented the mechanization of 1920s and 1930s in modern Japan. These bizarre and grotesque stories could be read as a criticism of modernization.

本研究は発展していく科学文明に下で、機械化が急速に進行する1920年代から30年代の日本の時代状況を探偵文学の作家である夢野久作の｢機械｣をモチーフとした作品を通して機械と人間の関連様相に関して考察したのである。｢ｘー光線｣は医療行為の対象を医師と設定することでエリート的な存在を解体し、当時の新しい医学的言説の不安と恐ろしさを劇大化し、人間という存在がただの対象の一つになってしまう現状を描いている。｢人間レコード｣では対象化された人間を｢人間＝レコード/人間＝機械｣という構図として描き、機械化された人間の極限まで描写したのである。そして｢人間腸詰｣では機械により、人間が加工され、商品化される段階にまで発展できるという時代批判を人肉を食べるというタブーとされた設定で、極限にまで追い詰めることで問題提起していることが分かった。夢野久作の探偵文学は1920~30年代の時代象を積極的に反映しているし、それを猟奇的で、なお怪奇的な形で見せることで機械によって人間が商品化され、結局の所、人間の存在まで抹殺されてしまう機械化の地獄を赤裸々にみせようとしているのである。

뇌-컴퓨터 인터페이스(BCI: Brain Computer Interface)는 뇌파를 활용하여 뇌의 활동이 컴퓨터에 직접 입력되 어, 마우스나 키보드 같은 입력장치가 없이도 컴퓨터와 커뮤니케이션을 할 수 있는 장치를 말한다. 뇌파 인터페이스 관련 하드웨어제작기술이 발전함에 따라 고가이면서 대형이었던 뇌파측정장비가 최근에는 소형화되고 저렴한 가격대 로 출시되면서 앞으로 다양한 멀티미디어 분야에서 응용이 될 것으로 예상된다. 본 논문은 BCI의 다양한 연구 가운 데 일반인들이 가장 먼저 접할 수 있는 응용영역인 게임에 대하여 BCI가 어떻게 적용되고 있는지 현재까지의 국내 외 기술수준과 동향을 파악하고자 한다. 다음으로 BCI를 사용한 게임의 문제점을 살펴보고 향후 국내 BCI 연구 및 개발방향을 제시하고자 한다.

Brain-computer interface is (BCI) is a communication device that the brain activity is directly input to the computer without input devices, such as a mouse or keyboard. As the brain wave interface hardware technology evolves, expensive and large EEG equipment has been downsized cheaply. So it will be applied to various multimedia applications. Among BCI studies, we suggest the domestic and foreign research trend about how the BCI is applied about the game almost people use. Next, look at the problems of the game with the BCI, we would like to propose the future direction of domestic BMI research and development.

Kegel exercise is commonly prescribed to improve the urination and evacuation capabilities of a patient. Assistive devices developed for Kegel exercise are found limited in terms of clinical effectiveness and motivation. The present study is intended to develop a serious game to support active and sustainable Kegel exercise for patients. A four-step process (benchmarking, analysis of patent and technology, ideation of hardware and software, and implementation) is applied in the present study to development of a Kegel serious game. The proposed serious game for active Kegel exercise needs to be validated in urology clinics.

Polyurethane resin containing isocyanate is marked by excellent tensile and mechanical strengths and this test aims to gauge its applicability as a medical high polymer. Tris [2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl]isocyanurate and hexamethylenediisocyanate were added to a basic mixing ratio of HEMA (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), MMA (methyl methacrylate), NVP (n-vinyl- 2-pyrrolidone) and crosslink agent, EGDMA (ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) with increasing proportions and copolymerized respectively. Also, the basic physical properties of the polymerized high polymers including refraction rate, tensile strength, light transmission and water content were measured to confirm that they are appropriate as hydrogelcontact lenses. After measuring the physical properties of high performance polymers produced by adding tris [2-(acryloyloxy) ethyl]isocyanurate, it was found that the average tensile strengths of sample TRIS1 to TRIS10 were between 0.285 and 0.612 kgf, while the average values of refractive index were ranged from 1.441 to 1.449 with water content from 30.00 to 37.35%.The measurement of physical properties of the copolymers generated by adding hexamethylenediisocyanate showed that the average tensile strength of sample HEXA1 to HEXA10 ranged from 0.267 to 1.742 kgf, the refractive index ranged from 1.443 to 1.475 and water contents were in the range of 21.22 to 35.58%. In all combinations the transmission rates satisfied the transmittance of general hydrogel contact lenses. From theresults, it is possible to conclude that the produced copolymers can be used as contact lens materials with excellent tensile strength.

본 논문에서 제시되는 MIR 시스템은 의료정보를 필요로 하는 어느 병원에서나 보건기관에서 즉시 사용할 수 있도록 전국적인 의무기록 정보 시스템을 구축하는 것으로 대부분 보안이 요구되는 자료들이다. 특히, 환자와 의사에 관련된 개인정보, 의료 전문기술 관련정보, 각 병원의 전산적 정보는 사용 빈도가 높고 정보의 변질을 통해 다른 목적으로 이용될 수 있는 가능성이 높다. 따라서 이러한 의료정보 서비스를 효과적으로 제공함과 동시에 정보의 유출을방지하기 위한 보안대책이 강구된 시스템 개발이 필요하다

MIR system is a nationwide medical record information system that makes medical information available to any hospital and health institution at any time, and information in the system mostly requires high security. In particular, personal information related to patients and doctors, medical technology information and each hospital's digital information are used very frequently and are likely to be modified for illegal use. Thus we need to develop a system equipped with security measures to prevent information leakage while providing medical information service effectively.

This case study aimed at disclosing the changing trends of amount of document delivery services (DDSs) in the Medical Library Information System (MEDLIS) of the Korean Medical Library Association (KMLA). The data from 2001 to 2014 in the MEDLIS were searched and analyzed according to year. To know outside environment of DDS, The trend in use of DDS of the Research Information Sharing Service and the journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journal were presented. The DDS request in MEDLIS decreased year by year from 214,304 in 2001 to 50,352 in 2014 (23.4%). There was an increased number of requests a monthly average from 4,799 in 2009 to 8,157 in 2014 (170.0%) through Research Information Sharing Service. As of 2015, 10,702 journals were listed in the Directory of Open Access Journal. I can find that the continuous decreased request of DDS in MEDLIS which might be originated from the increased number of DDS service through RISS and the increased number of open access journals.

메디컬 스킨케어 화장품에 대한 인지 여부는 전체적으로는 들어본 적 있음이 82.1%, 들어본 적 없음이 17.9% 로 나타났다. 메디컬 스킨케어 화장품에 대한 인식도는 평균이 3.60점으로 보통보다 조금 긍정적으로 나타났다. 메디 컬 스킨케어 화장품에 대한 이미지는 가격 비싼 정도가 가장 높았고, 다음으로 사용해 보고 싶은 정도, 신뢰성과 전문 성 정도, 사용 후 효능효과 정도, 피부 안전성 정도, 관심 정도, 구입 경로 쉬운 정도 순으로 나타났다. 선호도를 조사한 결과 메디컬 스킨케어 화장품에 대한 선호 여부는 선호함이 60.2%, 선호하지 않음이 39.8%로 나타났다.

The awareness, image, and preference of medical skin care (MSC) cosmetics were investigated targeting 324 persons involved in the skincare and beauty services of Daejeon region. To the question of whether ot not they are aware of MSC cosmetics, 82.1% of them responded that overall, they had heard of it, and 17.9% responded that they had never heard of it. The degree of awareness of MSC cosmetics turned out to be 3.60 on the average, which was slightly more positive than normal. As for the image of MSC cosmetics, the high price was the highest, followed by the desire to use it, the reliability and specialization, the efficiency and effectiveness after use, the skin safety, the degree of concern, and the easiness of purchase in the order. To the question of whether or not they prefer medical skincare cosmetics, 60.2% responded ‘yes’, and 39.8% responded ‘no’. In conclusion, the general opinion is that medical skin care cosmetics is safer and more useful in skincare.

Primary Sjogren syndrome, which involves lesions in both the brain and spinal cord, is rarely reported. Related symptoms, such as intractable pain due to central nervous system involvement, are very rare. A 73-year-old woman diagnosed with primary Sjogren syndrome manifested with subacute encephalopathy and extensive transverse myelitis. She complained of severe whole body neuropathic pain. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a non-enhancing ill-defined high intensity signal involving the posterior limb of the both internal capsule and right thalamus on a T2 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery image. Additionally, multifocal intramedullary ill-defined contrast-enhancing lesion with cord swelling from the C-spine to L-spine was also visible on the T2-weighted image. Her intractable pain remarkably improved after administration of concomitant oral doses of gabapentin, venlafaxine, and carbamazepine.

Three-dimensional (3D) medical image segmentation is vital in clinical applications, but faces challenges like computational complexity and spatial context loss in 2D processing. To address these issues, we propose 3DAS2D, which processes 3D images as 2D slices while retaining volumetric data for better accuracy. Our approach integrates modules like Neighbour Attention, Memory Attention, Memory Bank, and Mask Encoder to capture inter-slice dependencies and historical context within a 2D prediction framework. Evaluated on four datasets covering prostate, cardiac, and lung tumour tasks, 3DAS2D performed comparably to 3D methods. This work offers an efficient, adaptable solution bridging 2D efficiency and 3D accuracy, with significant clinical potential.

Purpose This study investigated Korean medical students’ knowledge about and attitudes towards plagiarism according to their commission of plagiarism. Furthermore, the institutional environment regarding plagiarism was assessed. Methods A questionnaire provided by Turnitin was distributed to 67 first-year medical students of Hallym University, Korea in December 17, 2015 through SurveyMonkey, a web survey platform. Of the 67 subjects, responses from 60 students (89.6%) were analyzed with descriptive statistics and a comparative analysis. Results The respondents’ average knowledge level about plagiarism, measured as the item difficulty index for the relevant 8 items, was 0.658 (maximum 1). More than half did not know where they could find guidance about how to reference others’ work. They were only a little confident (41.7%) or not confident (11.7%) in referencing others’ work. They felt that plagiarism was not dealt with seriously at the university (53.3%). Eighty percent of students wanted their instructors to use text-matching software to check students’ work, and many of them thought that text-matching software helps them to spend more time making sure that references are correct (48.3%). Forty-six (75.4%) students reported having copied and pasted from the internet for their work without citing the original work. There were no significant differences in knowledge about plagiarism, attitudes towards classmates who plagiarize, or recommended actions against classmates who plagiarize according to whether students had committed plagiarism. Conclusion The medical students’ knowledge about plagiarism was insufficient. This medical school should introduce more intensive training on how to correctly reference others’ work and on the concept of plagiarism.