Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

Editorial

Roll the Dice

Hae-Wol Cho, Chaeshin Chu

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):243-244. Published online October 31, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.09.001

Original Articles

Molecular Investigation of Quinolone Resistance of Quinolone Resistance-Determining Region in Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Isolated from Iran Using Polymerase Chain Reaction–Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Method

Mohammad Kargar, Fataneh Moein Jahromi, Abbas Doosti, Somayeh Handali

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):245-250. Published online October 31, 2014

Cited By 1

Objectives The resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae to the recently available antibiotic treatment has been a growing problem. The aim of the study was to determine the quinolone-resistant strains and detect the presence of mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions of the gyrA, parE, and parC genes. Methods In this study, for the first time in Iran, the polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.08.010

Associations Between Estimated Desaturase Activity and Insulin Resistance in Korean Boys

Young Sim Choi, Han Byul Jang, Ju Yeon Park, Hye-Ja Lee, Jae-Heon Kang, Kyung-Hee Park, Jong Ho Lee, Sang Ick Park, Jihyun Song

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):251-257. Published online October 31, 2014

Cited By 7

Objectives Obesity in childhood increases the risk of obesity in adulthood, and is predictive of the development of metabolic disorders. The fatty acid compositions of various tissues, including blood, are associated with obesity and obesity-associated disorders. Thus, tracking plasma phospholipid (PL) features and metabolic parameters in young individuals may strengthen the utility of fatty acid composition as an early biomarker of...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.08.008

Suicidal Ideation and its Correlates among Juvenile Delinquents in South Korea

Suyoung Kim, Hyekyeong Kim, Dong-Chul Seo, Dong Hwan Lee, Han-Ik Cho

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):258-265. Published online October 31, 2014

Cited By 4

Objectives This study investigated suicidal ideation and its correlates among juvenile delinquents in South Korea. Methods Suicidal ideation, psychological health status, and health-related behaviors were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire in 1682 juvenile offenders aged between 15 and 18 years in 2012. Results The prevalence of suicidal ideation in juvenile delinquents was 15.2%. Girls were more likely to report suicidal thoughts than boys (30.3% vs....

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.08.007

Optimal Implementation of Intervention Strategies for Elderly People with Ludomania

Byul Nim Kim, M.A. Masud, Yongkuk Kim

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):266-273. Published online October 31, 2014

Cited By 1

Objectives Now-a-days gambling is growing especially fast among older adults. To control the gratuitous growth of gambling, well-analyzed scientific strategies are necessary. We tried to analyze the adequacy of the health of society mathematically through immediate treatment of patients with early prevention. Methods The model from Lee and Do was modified and control parameters were introduced. Pontryagin's Maximum Principle was used to obtain...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.08.006

Cloning and Expression of Recombinant Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus-like Particles in Pichia pastoris

Seok-Min Yun, Young Eui Jeong, Eunbyeol Wang, Ye-Ji Lee, Myung Guk Han, Chan Park, Won-Ja Lee, WooYoung Choi

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):274-278. Published online October 31, 2014

Cited By 5

Objectives The purpose of this study was to verify the feasibility of using the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAP) promotor based Pichia pastoris expression system to produce tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) virus-like particles (VLPs). Methods The complementary DNA encoding the TBEV prM signal peptide, prM, and E proteins of TBEV Korean strain (KrM 93) was cloned into the plasmid vector pGAPZɑA, then integrated into the...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.08.005

A New Direction of Cancer Classification: Positive Effect of Low-Ranking MicroRNAs

Feifei Li, Minghao Piao, Yongjun Piao, Meijing Li, Keun Ho Ryu

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):279-285. Published online October 31, 2014

Cited By 5

Objectives Many studies based on microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles showed a new aspect of cancer classification. Because one characteristic of miRNA expression data is the high dimensionality, feature selection methods have been used to facilitate dimensionality reduction. The feature selection methods have one shortcoming thus far: they just consider the problem of where feature to class is 1:1 or n:1. However,...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.08.004

Comparison of Four Serological Tests for Detecting Antibodies to Japanese Encephalitis Virus after Vaccination in Children

Go Woon Cha, Jung Eun Cho, Young Ran Ju, Young-Jin Hong, Myung Guk Han, Won-Ja Lee, Eui Yul Choi, Young Eui Jeong

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):286-291. Published online October 31, 2014

Cited By 9

Objectives Several different methods are currently used to detect antibodies to Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in serum samples or cerebrospinal fluid. These methods include the plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT), the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test, indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of each method in detecting vaccine-induced antibodies...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.08.003

Evidence Gap on the Prevalence of Non-conventional Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Iran

Abdolreza Shaghaghi, Ali Ahmadi

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):292-297. Published online October 31, 2014

Cited By 2

Objectives Robust scientific evidence exists about the role of non-conventional risk factors in type 2 diabetes worldwide. The current epidemiological pattern of the disease in Iran suggests a precipitating role for these non-conventional risk factors. This review was performed to examine the research evidence suggesting a higher prevalence of non-conventional type 2 diabetes risk factors in Iran. Methods MeSH keywords were applied to...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.08.002

In Vitro Antibacterial Activity, Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. Leaf Extract and Host Toxicity Testing With In Vitro Cultured Lymphocytes From Human Umbilical Cord Blood

Debasmita Dubey, Rajashree Patnaik, Goutam Ghosh, Rabindra N. Padhy

Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(5):298-312. Published online October 31, 2014

Cited By 11

Objectives To locate a plant with suitable phytochemicals for use as antimicrobial agents to control multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria as a complementary medicine, without host toxicity as monitored through cultured lymphocytes from human umbilical cord blood. Methods The methanol crude leaf extract of the plant Woodfordia fruticosa was subjected to antimicrobial assay in vitro with nine pathogenic MDR bacteria from clinical samples. This was followed...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.08.001

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