Publications by authors named "Euisook Kim"

Aims: This article is a report on an international study of the quality of nursing doctoral education; herein, we report findings for Korea. Specific aims were to: examine the validity and reliability of the quality of nursing doctoral education questionnaire; and identify contributing factors and domain(s) for improvement.

Background: The quality of nursing doctoral education has been a worldwide concern with the recent rapid increase in number of nursing doctoral programmes around the world, and comprehensive evaluation is needed for policy recommendations.

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Background: The rapidly increasing number of nursing doctoral programs has caused concern about the quality of nursing doctoral education, including in Korea.

Objectives: To describe the perceived quality of Korean nursing doctoral education in faculty, student, curriculum and resources.

Design: Focus group.

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  • * The 26S proteasome, which is present on the sperm acrosomal surface, requires ATP for the proteolytic degradation of ubiquitinated proteins essential for successful fertilization.
  • * Treatment with apyrase, an enzyme that depletes sperm-surface associated ATP, significantly reduced fertilization rates in porcine IVF, indicating that ATP is necessary for maintaining the integrity of the proteasomal 19S complex, while blocking proteasomal activity with MG132 had different outcomes.
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Purpose: The objective of this study was to identify how daily experiences of college students with schizophrenia reflected the course of their disease.

Methods: The sample included 8 college students with schizophrenia. Comparisons of life experiences were made across disease courses using themes established in a prior study.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the theoretical characteristics and direction of inquiry in the discipline of nursing by analyzing doctoral dissertations.

Method: The materials used in this study were 277 doctoral dissertations from five universities in Korea. The framework for the study was derived from Kim's(1993) alternative linkage among philosophy, theory, and method in nursing science.

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