OBJECTIVES The present study investigated the association between long working hours and serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) levels, a factor influencing the incidence of cardiovascular disease. METHODS Data from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010-2011) were used to analyze 1,809 women. Subjects were divided into three groups based on the number of weekl...

Recent healthcare legislation, financial pressures, and regulatory oversight have increased the need to create improved mechanisms for performance measurement, quality management tracking, and outcomesbased research. The Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) has established the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR) to support these requirements for a wide-range of customers includ...

Laminin (LM)-332 (alpha3beta3gamma2), a large heterotrimeric glycoprotein, is an essential component of epithelial basement membranes that promotes cell adhesion and migration. Here, we expressed human LM-332 using a novel protein expression system based on the trypanosomatid protozoan host Leishmania tarentolae. Plasmids containing cDNA encoding full-length beta3 and gamma2 subunits and trunca...

BACKGROUND To investigate the long-term effects of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) therapy and the influence of sociodemographic and clinical factors on the use of community-based home help services (HHS) by patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS This 3-year, prospective, multicenter study included 880 AD patients treated with donepezil, rivastigmine, or galantamine in a routine clin...

To examine how measuring adherence at 3 weeks by self-report and pill counts compares to measurements 7 in a pre-randomization run-in period. Study within trial of an international parallel group randomized controlled (RCT) that spironolactone placebo. Adults receiving dialysis enter 8-week active period with spironolactone. Adherence was assessed both subgroup participants weeks. 332 entered t...

BACKGROUND Koreans typically work long hours. We herein analyze the relationship between the level of working hours and extent of stress complaints. METHODS We analyzed stress complaints with respect to hours worked per week, as reported by 7,075 subjects, using data from the 2006 First Korean Working Conditions Survey. Subjects were categorized as those working fewer than 40 hr per week (sho...