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  1. Book: Cities, climate change, and public health

    Kim, Ella Jisun

    building human resilience to climate change at the local level

    2020  

    Author's details Ella Jisun Kim
    Language English
    Size 131 Seiten, Illustrationen, Diagramme
    Publisher Anthem Press
    Publishing place London
    Publishing country Great Britain
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT020427987
    ISBN 978-1-78527-324-7 ; 1-78527-324-8
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  2. Article ; Online: Urolithiasis: Don't forget the rarities.

    Kim, E J / Crook, M A

    Annals of clinical biochemistry

    2021  Volume 58, Issue 5, Page(s) 392–394

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Urolithiasis/diagnosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 390309-6
    ISSN 1758-1001 ; 0004-5632
    ISSN (online) 1758-1001
    ISSN 0004-5632
    DOI 10.1177/00045632211018711
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  3. Article ; Online: Effects of a direct fed microbial (DFM) on broiler chickens exposed to acute and chronic cyclic heat stress in two consecutive experiments.

    Sarsour, A H / Koltes, D A / Kim, E J / Persia, M E

    Poultry science

    2022  Volume 101, Issue 4, Page(s) 101705

    Abstract: Two consecutive 35 d experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of a multistrain DFM fed continuously to broiler chickens exposed to HS from 28 to 35 d on broiler performance, body composition, ileal digestibility, and intestinal permeability ... ...

    Abstract Two consecutive 35 d experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of a multistrain DFM fed continuously to broiler chickens exposed to HS from 28 to 35 d on broiler performance, body composition, ileal digestibility, and intestinal permeability using serum Fluorescein Isothiocyanate Dextran (FITC-d) concentration. The treatments were arranged as a 2 × 2 factorial with temperature: Elevated (HS: 33 ± 2°C for 6 h and 27.7°C for the remaining 18 h from 28 to 35 days of age) and Thermoneutral (TN: 22 to 24°C over the entire 24-h day from 28 to 35 days of age) and diet: corn-soybean meal based with and without DFM (3-strain Bacillus; Enviva PRO) fed over the entire 35-d period as the two factors. Experimental diets were formulated to meet all nutrient recommendations based on breed standards using a starter (0-10 d), grower (10-21 d), and finisher (21-35 d) period. For each of the 2 experiments, 648 Ross 708 broiler chicks were allotted among the treatments with 9 replicate pens of 18 broilers. Data were analyzed as a 2 × 2 factorial within each experiment in JMP 14. In both experiments, cloacal temperatures were increased (P ≤ 0.05) in the broilers subjected to the HS treatment at both 28 d (acute) and 35 d (chronic). Supplementing birds with DFM reduced cloacal temperatures in the Experiment 1 at 28 d, but not at the other time periods. The HS treatment reduced body weight gain and lean tissue accretion from 0 to 35 d in both experiments (P ≤ 0.05). In Experiment 2, when the litter was reused BWG was increased by 36 g/bird with supplementation of DFM (P ≤ 0.05). Ileal digestibility at 28 d (2 h post HS) was improved with DFM supplementation in both experiments (P ≤ 0.05). Serum FITC-d increased with HS at both 28 and 35 d. Serum FITC-d was generally decreased with DFM at 28 d but the response was inconsistent at 35 d. Overall, the results suggest that HS reduced broiler performance and DFM treatment improved intestinal permeability and nutrient digestibility responses to HS in both experiments but did not improve performance until built up litter was used in Experiment 2.
    MeSH term(s) Animal Feed/analysis ; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena ; Animals ; Chickens/physiology ; Diet/veterinary ; Dietary Supplements/analysis ; Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate ; Heat Stress Disorders/veterinary ; Heat-Shock Response ; Plant Breeding
    Chemical Substances Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate (I223NX31W9)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 242586-5
    ISSN 1525-3171 ; 0032-5791
    ISSN (online) 1525-3171
    ISSN 0032-5791
    DOI 10.1016/j.psj.2022.101705
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  4. Article ; Online: Health-related quality of life in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: examining all sides of the issue.

    Rosenthal, J M / Kim, E J

    The British journal of dermatology

    2019  Volume 182, Issue 1, Page(s) 20–21

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous ; Quality of Life ; Skin Neoplasms
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-09-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 80076-4
    ISSN 1365-2133 ; 0007-0963
    ISSN (online) 1365-2133
    ISSN 0007-0963
    DOI 10.1111/bjd.18428
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  5. Article ; Online: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections at intensive care units in South Korea: data from the Korean National Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance System (KONIS).

    Lee, Y-M / Kim, D Y / Kim, E J / Park, K-H / Lee, M S

    The Journal of hospital infection

    2023  Volume 138, Page(s) 52–59

    Abstract: Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has influenced hospital infection control practices.: Aim: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care units (ICUs).: ... ...

    Abstract Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has influenced hospital infection control practices.
    Aim: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care units (ICUs).
    Methods: A retrospective analysis using data from the Korean National Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance System was conducted. Comparisons between incidence rates and micro-organism distributions of bloodstream infection (BSI), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic were performed according to hospital size.
    Findings: The incidence rate of BSI significantly decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-COVID-19 period (1.38 vs 1.23 per 10,000 patient-days, relative change -11.5%; P < 0.001). The incidence rate of VAP (1.03 vs 0.81 per 1000 device-days, relative change -21.4%; P < 0.001) significantly decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-COVID-19 period, whereas rates of CLABSI (2.30 vs 2.23 per 1000 device-days; P = 0.19) and CAUTI (1.26 vs 1.26 per 1000 device-days; P = 0.99) were similar between the two periods. The rates of BSI and CLABSI significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-COVID-19 period in large-sized hospitals, whereas these rates significantly decreased in small-to-medium-sized hospitals. The rates of CAUTI and VAP significantly decreased in small-sized hospitals. There were no significant changing trends in the rates of multidrug-resistant pathogens isolated from patients with HAI between the two periods.
    Conclusion: The incidence rates of BSI and VAP in ICUs decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-COVID-19 period. This decrease was mainly seen in small-to-medium-sized hospitals.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Catheter-Related Infections/epidemiology ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Cross Infection/epidemiology ; Intensive Care Units ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated/epidemiology ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Sepsis/epidemiology ; Urinary Tract Infections/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-03
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 779366-2
    ISSN 1532-2939 ; 0195-6701
    ISSN (online) 1532-2939
    ISSN 0195-6701
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.05.010
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  6. Article ; Online: Production and Characterization of a Recombinant Cold-Active Acetyl Xylan Esterase from Psychrophilic Paenibacillus sp. R4 Strain

    Nguyen, D. L. / Hwang, J. / Kim, E. J. / Lee, J. H. / Han, S. J.

    Appl Biochem Microbiol. 2022 Aug., v. 58, no. 4 p.428-434

    2022  

    Abstract: Acetyl xylan esterases (AXEs) hydrolyze the specific ester linkages between acetic acid and xylose units, leading to the deacetylation and depolymerization of xylan. The AXE from the soil-psychrophilic Paenibacillus sp. R4 strain (PbAcE), was produced in ...

    Abstract Acetyl xylan esterases (AXEs) hydrolyze the specific ester linkages between acetic acid and xylose units, leading to the deacetylation and depolymerization of xylan. The AXE from the soil-psychrophilic Paenibacillus sp. R4 strain (PbAcE), was produced in recombinant Escherichia coli with 1 mM isopropyl β‑d-1-thiogalactopyranoside. The final dry cell weight and production of purified PbAcE were 17 g/L and 657 mg/L using 7-L bioreactor and, 6 g/L and 500 mg/L using 30-L fermenter, respectively. The hydrolysis activity of PbAcE was approximately 27 U/mg when p-nitrophenyl was used as the substrate. PbAcE was the most active at pH 8.0 and it maintained more than 80% activity from pH 4.0 to pH 11.0 compared to the maximum value under the given conditions. Furthermore, PbAcE deacetylated cephalothin and chromomycin A₃ antibiotics. The current study demonstrates that the production of PbAcE was successful, and the results may encourage further application studies.
    Keywords Escherichia coli ; Paenibacillus ; acetic acid ; bioreactors ; cephalothin ; depolymerization ; esterases ; fermenters ; hydrolysis ; pH ; xylan ; xylose
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-08
    Size p. 428-434.
    Publishing place Pleiades Publishing
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 412550-2
    ISSN 1608-3024 ; 0003-6838
    ISSN (online) 1608-3024
    ISSN 0003-6838
    DOI 10.1134/S0003683822040123
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  7. Article: Effects of a direct fed microbial (DFM) on broiler chickens exposed to acute and chronic cyclic heat stress in two consecutive experiments

    Sarsour, A.H. / Koltes, D.A. / Kim, E.J. / Persia, M.E.

    Poultry science. 2022 Apr., v. 101, no. 4

    2022  

    Abstract: Two consecutive 35 d experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of a multistrain DFM fed continuously to broiler chickens exposed to HS from 28 to 35 d on broiler performance, body composition, ileal digestibility, and intestinal permeability ... ...

    Abstract Two consecutive 35 d experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of a multistrain DFM fed continuously to broiler chickens exposed to HS from 28 to 35 d on broiler performance, body composition, ileal digestibility, and intestinal permeability using serum Fluorescein Isothiocyanate Dextran (FITC-d) concentration. The treatments were arranged as a 2 × 2 factorial with temperature: Elevated (HS: 33 ± 2°C for 6 h and 27.7°C for the remaining 18 h from 28 to 35 days of age) and Thermoneutral (TN: 22 to 24°C over the entire 24-h day from 28 to 35 days of age) and diet: corn-soybean meal based with and without DFM (3-strain Bacillus; Enviva PRO) fed over the entire 35-d period as the two factors. Experimental diets were formulated to meet all nutrient recommendations based on breed standards using a starter (0–10 d), grower (10–21 d), and finisher (21–35 d) period. For each of the 2 experiments, 648 Ross 708 broiler chicks were allotted among the treatments with 9 replicate pens of 18 broilers. Data were analyzed as a 2 × 2 factorial within each experiment in JMP 14. In both experiments, cloacal temperatures were increased (P ≤ 0.05) in the broilers subjected to the HS treatment at both 28 d (acute) and 35 d (chronic). Supplementing birds with DFM reduced cloacal temperatures in the Experiment 1 at 28 d, but not at the other time periods. The HS treatment reduced body weight gain and lean tissue accretion from 0 to 35 d in both experiments (P ≤ 0.05). In Experiment 2, when the litter was reused BWG was increased by 36 g/bird with supplementation of DFM (P ≤ 0.05). Ileal digestibility at 28 d (2 h post HS) was improved with DFM supplementation in both experiments (P ≤ 0.05). Serum FITC-d increased with HS at both 28 and 35 d. Serum FITC-d was generally decreased with DFM at 28 d but the response was inconsistent at 35 d. Overall, the results suggest that HS reduced broiler performance and DFM treatment improved intestinal permeability and nutrient digestibility responses to HS in both experiments but did not improve performance until built up litter was used in Experiment 2.
    Keywords blood serum ; body composition ; body weight changes ; cloaca ; dextran ; digestibility ; fluorescein ; heat stress ; ileum ; isothiocyanates ; permeability ; temperature
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-04
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 242586-5
    ISSN 1525-3171 ; 0032-5791
    ISSN (online) 1525-3171
    ISSN 0032-5791
    DOI 10.1016/j.psj.2022.101705
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  8. Article ; Online: Cuspal Shape Alterations by Bmp4 Directing Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis.

    Kim, E-J / Kim, H-Y / Li, L / Tang, Q / Kim, K-H / Ohshima, H / Jung, H-S

    Journal of dental research

    2023  Volume 102, Issue 7, Page(s) 825–834

    Abstract: The enamel knot (EK), located at the center of cap stage tooth germs, is a transitory cluster of nondividing epithelial cells. The EK acts as a signaling center that provides positional information for tooth morphogenesis and regulates the growth of ... ...

    Abstract The enamel knot (EK), located at the center of cap stage tooth germs, is a transitory cluster of nondividing epithelial cells. The EK acts as a signaling center that provides positional information for tooth morphogenesis and regulates the growth of tooth cusps. To identify species-specific cuspal patterns, this study analyzed the cellular mechanisms in the EK that were related to bone morphogenetic protein (Bmp), which plays a crucial role in cell proliferation and apoptosis. To understand the cellular mechanisms in the EK, the differences between 2 species showing different cuspal patterning, mouse (pointy bunodont cusp) and gerbil (flat lophodont cusp), were analyzed with quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescent staining. Based on these, we performed protein-soaked bead implantation on tooth germs of the 2 different EK regions and compared the cellular behavior in the EKs of the 2 species. Many genes related with cell cycle, cell apoptosis, and cell proliferation were involved in BMP signaling in the EK during tooth development. A comparison of the cell proliferation and apoptosis associated with Bmp revealed distinctive patterns of the cellular mechanisms. Our findings indicate that the cellular mechanisms, such as cell proliferation and apoptosis, in the EK are related to Bmp4 and play an important role in tooth morphogenesis.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Mice ; Tooth ; Dental Enamel/metabolism ; Odontogenesis/genetics ; Tooth Germ ; Bone Morphogenetic Proteins/metabolism ; Cell Proliferation ; Apoptosis ; Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Bone Morphogenetic Proteins ; Bmp4 protein, mouse ; Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80207-4
    ISSN 1544-0591 ; 0022-0345
    ISSN (online) 1544-0591
    ISSN 0022-0345
    DOI 10.1177/00220345231167769
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  9. Article: Incidence and risk factors for backpack palsy in young Korean soldiers.

    Kim, Kyoung-Eun / Kim, E-J

    Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

    2016  Volume 162, Issue 1, Page(s) 35–38

    Abstract: Objectives: Backpack palsy (BPP) is a common aetiology of brachial plexopathy in military hospitals. We aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors of BPP in young Korean soldiers.: Methods: We identified enlisted patients who were diagnosed ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Backpack palsy (BPP) is a common aetiology of brachial plexopathy in military hospitals. We aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors of BPP in young Korean soldiers.
    Methods: We identified enlisted patients who were diagnosed with BPP from a review of the medical records of all the Korean military hospitals in 2011 and 2012 and investigated their clinical findings and medical study results. To identify risk factors of BPP, we also surveyed, by questionnaire, healthy recruits of a company in a training centre who had just finished night marches. We divided them according to whether they had paresthaesia and/or weakness in their arm(s) during marching and compared their characteristics.
    Results: The incidence of BPP in Korean soldiers was 29.7 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI 17.2 to 24.3). Body mass index (BMI) was significantly lower in patients with BPP than it was in healthy recruits. Among healthy recruits, those who had experienced paresthaesia and/or weakness during marching had a significantly lower BMI than did those who had not.
    Conclusions: We report the incidence of BPP in young Korean soldiers. A low BMI was a risk factor for BPP. These results may be helpful in establishing a strategy for the prevention of BPP in the setting of military training.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Brachial Plexus Neuropathies/epidemiology ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data ; Muscle Weakness/physiopathology ; Muscle, Skeletal/physiopathology ; Paresthesia/physiopathology ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Risk Factors ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 840678-9
    ISSN 2052-0468 ; 0035-8665
    ISSN (online) 2052-0468
    ISSN 0035-8665
    DOI 10.1136/jramc-2014-000403
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  10. Article ; Online: A method of evaluating facial pores using optical 2D images and analysis of age-dependent changes in facial pores in Koreans.

    Jang, S I / Kim, E J / Lee, H K

    Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI)

    2018  Volume 24, Issue 2, Page(s) 304–308

    Abstract: Background: Enlarged facial pores and changes in pore area are of concern for cosmetic reasons. To evaluate pores, measuring tools based on 3D methodology are used. Yet, these methods are limited by their measuring ranges. In this study, we performed ... ...

    Abstract Background: Enlarged facial pores and changes in pore area are of concern for cosmetic reasons. To evaluate pores, measuring tools based on 3D methodology are used. Yet, these methods are limited by their measuring ranges. In this study, we performed pore analysis by measuring the whole face using 2D optical images. We further sought to understand how the pores of Korean women change with age.
    Materials and methods: One hundred sixteen Korean female subjects aged 20-60 years were recruited for this study. Facial images were taken using the VISIA-CR
    Results: The pore area, as indicated by pixel count, gradually increased in patients through their 40s, but decreased through their 50s and 60s. Facial pores generally exhibited directionality through the patients' 30s, but this isotropic feature was more prominent in their 50s. Pore elongation increased stepwise. The first increase occurred during the transition from patients' 30s to their 40s and the second increase occurred during the transition from patients' 50s to their 60s. This indicated that the pores deformed from a circular shape to a long elliptic shape over time.
    Conclusion: A new evaluation method using 2D optical images facilitates the analysis of pore distribution and elongation throughout the entire cheek. This is an improvement over an analysis of pores over a narrow region of interest.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Age Distribution ; Face ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Republic of Korea/ethnology ; Sebaceous Glands/anatomy & histology ; Skin/anatomy & histology ; Skin Aging/ethnology ; Skin Aging/pathology ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1229160-2
    ISSN 1600-0846 ; 0909-752X ; 1397-1344
    ISSN (online) 1600-0846
    ISSN 0909-752X ; 1397-1344
    DOI 10.1111/srt.12430
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