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Identifying Barriers to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing for Men Who Have Sex with Men in South Korea
The principal objective of this study was to identify the barriers to testing for men who have sex with men (MSM) in Korea, something that might prove useful in future studies of this nature. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - June 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Aeree Sohn, Byonghee Cho, Harvey A. Kennedy Tags: Original article Source Type: research

The modification of the AxSYM HIV assay to identify recent HIV infections in Korean HIV-positive individuals
To estimate HIV incidence by HIV avidity assays in Korea, we established a serological testing method to differentiate recent HIV infections from long-standing ones. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - June 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jin-Sook Wang, Mee-Kyung Kee, Byeong-Sun Choi, Sung Soon Kim Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Identifying Barriers to HIV Testing for Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in South Korea
The principal objective of this study was to identify the barriers to testing for MSM in Korea, something that might prove to be useful in future studies of this nature. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - June 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Aeree Sohn, Byonghee Cho, Harvey A. Kennedy Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

A Study on the Characteristics of Infrequent and Frequent Outpatients Visiting Korean Traditional Medical Facilities
This study was intended to analyze the characteristics of infrequent and frequent outpatients visiting Korean Medical facilities, and find the related variables of frequent users. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - June 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jinwon Yoon, Hae-Mo Park, Chaeshin Chu, Sung-Yong Choi, Kibum Lee, Sundong Lee Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Discrimination and Stigma
In June 2012 issue of Osong Public Health and Research Perspective, we have raised a question that stigma and discrimination can affect aspect of HIV/AIDS in Korea [1]. Since the first reported case of AIDS, the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimated the global people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to be 35.3 million in 2012 [2]. The cumulative total number of diagnosed PLWHAs in Korea is 9,410 in 2012, relatively low in global standard since its first diagnosis of the HIV infection in 1985 [3]. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - June 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hae-Wol Cho, Chaeshin Chu Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Experience of Late–Middle-Aged Women who Reside in Small and Medium-Sized Cities in Becoming Psychologically Mature Women
The purpose of this study is to search the inner world of postmenopausal women in late-middle age who are facing senescence and live in small and medium-sized cities. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Euna Park, Hae Ok Kim Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Study on the Behavior of Dengue Viruses during Outbreaks with reference to Entomological and Laboratory Surveillance in Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Thirunelveli Districts of Tamil Nadu, India
To understand the behavior of dengue viruses with the outcome of entomological and Laboratory surveillance in outbreaks, this study has been undertaken. It has been used for reconfirming the facts of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory diagnosis and ultimately to use them for forecasting the dengue as well as to justify the impact of intervention measures. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Parasuraman Basker, Karumana Gounder Kolandasamy Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Experience of late middle-aged women who reside in small- and medium-sized cities in becoming psychologically mature women
The purpose of this study is to search the inner world of postmenopausal women in late middle age who are facing senescence and live in small- and medium-sized cities. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Euna Park, Hae Ok Kim Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The use of task-based cognitive tests for defining vocational aptness of individuals with disabilities
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the use of task-based cognitive tests to detect potential problems in the assessment of work trainingfor vocational rehabilitation. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jae-Sung Kwon, Duck-Won Oh Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

From Seoul to Lima: Korean Doctors in Peru
The Republic of Korea has unique Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officers with its own EIS program in Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Some of the medical school graduate men are recruited for their mandatory military service as EIS officers on a voluntary basis. They serve two or three years in epidemiological investigation and return to their own specialties [1]. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - April 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hae-Wol Cho, Chaeshin Chu Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

High Prevalence of AmpC β-Lactamases in Clinical Isolates of in Ilam, Iran
Widespread use of β-lactam antibiotics could cause resistance to this group of antibiotics in pathogenic bacteria through the production of the enzyme β-lactamases. The aim of this study is to determine the molecular detection of AmpC β-lactamases among clinical Escherichia coli isolated from Ilam hospitals in Ilam, Iran. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - March 14, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Abbas Maleki Tags: Original article Source Type: research

High prevalence of Ampc β -lactamases in clinical isolates of in Ilam, Iran
Widespread use of β -lactam antibiotics could be cause to develop resistance to this group of antibiotics in pathogenic bacteria through the production of the enzyme β -lactamases. The aim of this study is the molecular detection of Ampc β -lactamases among clinical E.coli isolated from Ilam hospitals. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - March 14, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Abbas Maleki Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Application of Gap-Constraints Given Sequential Frequent Pattern Mining for Protein Function Prediction
Predicting protein function from protein-protein interaction network is challenging due to its complexity and huge scale of protein interaction process along with inconsistent pattern. Previously proposed methods such as neighbor counting, network analysis and graph pattern mining has predicted functions by calculating the rules and probability of patterns inside network. Although these methods have shown good prediction, difficulty still exist in searching several functions which are exceptional from simple rules and patterns as a result of not consider the inconsistent part of interaction network. (Source: Osong Public H...
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - February 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hyeon Ah Park, Taewook Kim, Meijing Li, Ho Sun Shon, Jeong Seok Park, Keun Ho Ryu Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Effects of Fenugreek Seed Extract and Swimming Endurance Training on Plasma Glucose and Cardiac Antioxidant Enzymes Activity in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by chronic hyperglycemia condition resulting from defective insulin secretion or resistance insulin action, or both. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of 6 weeks swimming training and Trigonella foenum-graecum seed (fenugreek) extract, alone and in combination, on plasma glucose and cardiac antioxidant enzyme activity of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - February 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sajad Arshadi, Salar Bakhtiyari, Karimeh Haghani, Ahmad Valizadeh Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Comparison of Consensus on Life-sustaining Treatment of the Elderly in Care Facilities and Family Member Dyad
The purpose of this study is to compare the agreement in opinion between the elderly in care facilities and their family members regarding the life-sustaining treatment at the deathbed and to find out if the intentions of the elderly are being properly reflected in their deathbed treatment. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - February 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sun-mi Lim, Seong-Ae Hong, Hyun-Sook Lee Tags: Original article Source Type: research