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BACKGROUND: To meet the need for a subspecialized skin type system, the Baumann skin type (BST) system was proposed. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the distribution of BST types and influencing factors among Korean women. METHODS: BST questionnaires were administered to 1,000 Korean women. The possible responses were as follows: oily (O) or dry (D), sensitive (S) or resistant (R), pigmented (P) or non-pigmented (N), and wrinkled (W) or tight (T). The correlations of the BST with the subjects' age, location, ultraviolet (UV) ray exposure, drinking and smoking habits, and blood type were assessed. RESULTS: The OSNT, DSNT, DRNT, and OSNW skin types were the most common skin types (55.3%). The O, S, P, and W types accounted for 46.6%, 68.8%, 23.2%, and 31.9%, respectively. The proportion of the O and S type was the highest in Gyeongsangbuk-do (55.0%) and Seoul (77.2%). The proportion of the P and W type was the highest in Gyeongsangbuk-do (33.0%) and Chungcheong-do (39.0%). The O type decreased in the higher age group, whereas the P and W type showed a reversed tendency. In smokers, the proportion of W type was significantly higher than in the non-smokers (66.3% vs. 24.1%, p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The 4 most common BST types were OSNT, DSNT, DRNT, and OSNW. In the comparison across the 4 BST parameters according to the age, region, smoking and drinking habits, occupation, blood type, and UV exposure, significant differences were observed. Individualized and customized skin care is required according to the personal skin type.
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OBJECTIVE:To observe the protective effect of Zhuyu annao pill on model rats against cerebral hemorrhage. METHODS:The experimental rats were randomized to 6 groups:blank group,model group,Angong liuhuang pill group,Zhuyu annao pill high,medium and low dosage groups. Cephalophyma model of rats were duplicated with rats' autoblood clot; the neurologic impairment change was recorded by integration method; the water content of the brain tissue was measured by dry-wet specific density method; meanwhile,the changes in hemorheology,blood coagulation (4 parameters),the blood coagulation time and the histology of the morphology of brain tissue were observed. RESULTS:In rats treated with Zhuyu annao pill (high,medium or low dosage) as compared with model group,no significant change was noted in the water content and neurological impairment; however,the pro-time (PT) was significantly prolonged(P
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Objective To study the material attribute of articular cartilage.Methods An improved 4 parameters inhomogeneous triphasic model based on 3 parameters model was developed to estimate the uniaxial modulus Ha of cartilage and to predict the swelling pattern of cartilage.Results The results showed that more accurate uniaxial modulus can be extracted using 4 parameters inhomogeneous triphasic model,and the predicted results appeared to match the experimental strain data better than other models.Conclusion Inhomogeneous 4 parameters triphasic model can describe the depth-dependent material attribute of articular cartilage more exactly.