Factors associated with cervical cancer screening behaviors among young married female (aged 20-29) immigrants in South Korea.

Objective: To identify factors that affect the participation of female immigrants in their 20s in the national cervical cancer screening programs.

Methods: Data were obtained from the National Health Insurance Services from 2016 to 2017. A total of 17,730 women who agreed to undergo cervical cancer screening during 2016-2017 were included in the study.

Balance performance and related soft tissue components across three age groups.

With the aging process, falls and related injuries are common and unwanted events among older women. Lost balance is the last step before the frequent experience of falls. After menopause, women's bone conditions regarding health and balance performance steeply decline often resulting in serious injury.

Effect of Hydrocolloids on Rheological Properties and Printability of Vegetable Inks for 3D Food Printing.

In food ink systems in which the particles are dispersed in a hydrocolloid matrix, the source of the particles and the particle content are the main factors affecting the printability and rheological properties of the system. In this study, different contents (10% and 30% w/w) of vegetable (broccoli, spinach, or carrot) powders were added to hydrocolloid matrices with different hydration properties, and their influence on the printability and rheological properties was investigated. At low powder contents (10%), slight differences in the printability and rheological values were observed between the different vegetable sources in all hydrocolloids.

Immunomodulatory Effects of Deokgu Thermomineral Water Balneotherapy on Oxazolone-Induced Atopic Dermatitis Murine Model.

Background: Although the therapeutic mechanism of balneotherapy for atopic dermatitis has not been clarified, many atopic patients who visit thermomineral springs have shown clinical improvements.

Objective: This study was aimed to evaluate the immunomodulatory effect of thermomineral water balneotherapy on the atopic dermatitis murine model.

Methods: The oxazolone-induced atopic dermatitis murine model was used to evaluate the therapeutic effect of balneotherapy with Deokgu thermomineral water compared with distilled water.

Combination treatment of low-fluence Q-switched Nd:YAG laser and oral tranexamic acid for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation due to allergic contact dermatitis to henna hair dye.

A 64-year-old female presented with facial hyperpigmentation. She had dyed her hair monthly with pure henna powder for the past seven months. After patch tests, the patient was diagnosed as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentastion due to allergic contact dermatitis to pure henna that has rarely been reported.

Efficient PEDOT:PSS-Free Polymer Solar Cells with an Easily Accessible Polyacrylonitrile Polymer Material as a Novel Solution-Processable Anode Interfacial Layer.

Unlabelled: We demonstrate that an easily accessible polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer can efficiently function as a novel solution-processable anode interfacial layer (AIL) to boost the device performances of polymer:fullerene-based solar cells (PSCs). The PAN thin film was simply prepared with spin-coating of a cost-efficient PAN solution dissolved in dimethylformamide on indium tin oxide (ITO), and the thin polymeric interlayer on PSC parameters and stability were systemically investigated. As a result, the cell efficiency of the PSC with PAN was remarkably enhanced compared to the device using bare ITO.

Genomic diagnosis by whole genome sequencing in a Korean family with atypical progeroid syndrome.

Clinical genomic diagnosis is unfamiliar to many dermatologists. Limited knowledge of bioinformatics has limited the use of the next generation sequencing method in dermatological clinics. We evaluated the usefulness of whole genome sequencing as a diagnostic approach to inherited dermatological disease.

Histology of a novel injectable filler (polymethylmethacrylate and cross-linked dextran in hydroxypropyl methylcellulose) in a rat model.

A novel injectable filler of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and cross-linked dextran in hydroxypropyl methylcellulose was introduced in the commercial filler market. For soft tissue augmentation, safety and biocompatibility should be evaluated and the stability at the implantation site should be assessed using histologic evaluation. In order to evaluate the biocompatibility of the novel soft tissue filler, PMMA and cross-linked dextran in hydroxypropyl methylcellulose was subdermally injected into the skin of Sprague-Dawley Rats.