Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Converter Slag Aggregate for Blended Mortar Based on CT Scanning.

This study investigated the air aging converter (Basic Oxygen Furnace, BOF) slag aggregate mortar with pulverized fly ash (PFA) and ferronickel slag (FNS). The chemical composition and mineralogical constituents of BOF incorporated mortar were analyzed. Setting time, flowability, compressive strength, and length change were measured to evaluate the fundamental properties of BOF mortar.

Study on the Pore Structure Characteristics of Ferronickel-Slag-Mixed Ternary-Blended Cement.

Pore structure development in Portland cement, fly ash, or/and ferronickel slag (FNS) was investigated using mercury intrusion porosimetry and X-ray CT tomography. The progress of hydration was observed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and compressive strength while durability of concrete was monitored by chloride penetration resistance and chloride profiles. Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) results suggested that the blended cement had a higher porosity while lower critical pore size.

[Development of a questionnaire to measure family stress among married working women].

Purpose: Even though a number of studies have suggested that appropriate measuring instruments of family stress for working women have to be developed, the validity and reliability of the instruments used have not been consistently examined. The purpose of the present study was to develop a sensitive instrument to measure family stress for married working women, and to test the validity and reliability of the instrument.

Method: The items generated for this instrument were drawn from a comprehensive literature review.

The relationship of work stress and family stress to the self-rated health of women employed in the industrial sector in Korea.

Objective: To identify the relationship of work stress and family stress to the health of women in Korea.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Sample: Three hundred and thirty-one married women working in 14 manufacturing companies in Korea.

Community health service needs assessment in Korea using OMAHA Classification System.

This study examined the appropriateness of OMAHA Classification System in identifying health service needs and relevant strategies for intervention by public health nurses working in community health centers in Seoul. The face-to-face interview using a questionnaire was used to assess individual and family health needs in the targeted district. Respondents were 4024 persons from 1449 households in one municipal district in Seoul, Korea.

Examining health problems and intensity of need for care in family-focused community and public health nursing.

The purpose of this study was to advance evidence-based family-focused community and public health nursing (C/PHN) practice by examining 2 important indicators of health need, family health problem labels, and intensity of need for care, and their relationship to each other. The Omaha System (OS; Martin & Scheet, 1992) was the framework used to classify the most common family health problems. Intensity of need for care was determined using the Community Health Intensity Rating Scale (CHIRS; Hays, Sather, & Peters, 1998).