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The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine has established various committees, which are working every day to disseminate Japanese traditional herbal medicine (Kampo) and support the activities of academic members. As the members of the International Committee and the medical doctors who conduct research and clinical practice of Kampo at the university hospital, the authors participated in the 14th International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research held in Australia in May 2019. To improve the international recognition and international dissemination of Japanese Kampo, we held the Japanese Kampo Symposium on gastrointestinal diseases successfully. While it was realized that there was an international big interest in Japanese Kampo, it seemed that Kampo researchers in Japan lack the ability to dispatch of information at international conferences compared to neighboring countries such as Korea and China.
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OBJECTIVE: Great advances have been made in the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART) since the first in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby was born in Korea. This study was designed to report on the current status of ART therapy in South Korea between January 1 and December 31 of 2010. METHODS: A revised survey, originally developed by the International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies, was sent to all available ART centers via email in 2013. Fresh embryo transfer (FET) cases were categorized into standard IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injections. These cases, the thawing embryo transfer (TET) cases, and other related procedures were surveyed. RESULTS: Data from 30,785 ART procedures were provided by 78 clinics. Of the 28,200 cycles in which oocytes were retrieved, 92.2% of these cycles were completely transferred. In addition, 8,075 cycles were confirmed to be clinical pregnancies in the FET cycles, which represent a pregnancy rate of 28.6% per oocyte pick-up and 31.1% per embryo transfer. The most common number of embryos transferred in the FET was three embryos (37.3%) followed by two embryos (36.3%) and one embryo (14.0%). Of the 6,648 TET cycles transferred, 2,356 clinical pregnancies were confirmed by ultrasonography. The most common number of embryos in the TET group was two embryos (43.4%) followed by three embryos (25.4%) and one embryo (18.9%). CONCLUSION: The clinical pregnancy rate per transfer in the FET cycles was similar in 2009 and 2010. Among the FET cycles where one or two embryos were transferred, the clinical pregnancy rate per transfer slightly increased from 2009 (28.7%) to 2010 (32.9%).
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Pregnancy , Art Therapy , Electronic Mail , Embryo Transfer , Embryonic Structures , Fertilization in Vitro , Korea , Oocytes , Pregnancy Rate , Reproductive Techniques, Assisted , Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
Corneal dystrophy represents a group of inherited corneal diseases with progressive accumulation of deposits in different layers of cornea,resulting in loss of corneal transparency and visual impairment,or even blindness.Initial classification of corneal dystrophy was upon involved cornea layer,and it is insufficient for some multi-layer lesion.With the current progress in molecular genetics,researchers proposed a new classifying way based on genetic information of corneal dystrophy.A revised classification has been recommended by the International Committee for Classification of Corneal Dystrophies (IC3D).The clinical manifestation,histological and genetic basis of the disease are integrated in the classification system,so it is regarded as to be more scientific and reasonable.Recent years,our laboratory performed genetic screen on some Chinese pedigrees with corneal dystrophy,mainly focusing on the corneal dystrophy-associated genes such as human transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) gene,which reveals the relationship of the different mutations on TGFBI gene with clinical phenotypes.Our studies further indicated that the corneal dystrophy classification method based on molecular level is a more scientific and practicable method.Some updated information on the clinical phenotypes and molecular aspects of corneal dystrophy were provided here aimed to offer the aid to the differential diagnosis and management of these diseases.
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Great advances have been made in the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART) since the first in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby was born in Korea in the year of 1985. However, it deserve to say that the invaluable data from fertility centers may serve as a useful source to find out which factors affect successful IVF outcome and to offer applicable information to infertile patients and fertility clinics. This article intended to report the status of ART in 2009 Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology surveyed. The current survey was performed to assess the status and success rate of ART performed in Korea, between January 1 and December 31, 2009. Reporting forms had been sent out to IVF centers via e-mail, and collected by e-mail as well in 2012. With International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies recommendation, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and non-ICSI cases have been categorized and also IVF-ET cases involving frozen embryo replacement have been surveyed separately. Seventy-four centers have reported the treatment cycles initiated in the year of 2009, and had performed a total of 27,947 cycles of ART treatments. Among a total of 27,947 treatment cycles, IVF and ICSI cases added up to 22,049 (78.9%), with 45.3% IVF without ICSI and 54.7% IVF with ICSI, respectively. Among the IVF and ICSI patients, patients confirmed to have achieved clinical pregnancy was 28.8% per cycle with oocyte retrieval, and 30.9% per cycle with embryo transfer. The most common number of embryos transferred in 2009 is three embryos (40.4%), followed by 2 embryos (28.4%) and a single embryo transferred (13.6%). Among IVF and ICSI cycles that resulted in multiple live births, twin pregnancy rate was 45.3% and triple pregnancy rate was 1.1%. A total of 191 cases of oocyte donation had been performed to result in 25.0% of live birth rate. Meanwhile, a total of 5,619 cases of frozen embryo replacement had been performed with 33.7% of clinical pregnancy rate per cycle with embryo transfer. When comparing with international registry data, clinical pregnancy rate per transfer from fresh IVF cycles including ICSI (34.1%,) was comparable to clinical pregnancy rate per transfer in European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology report was 32.5% though lower than 45.0% for USA data. There was no remarkable difference in status of assisted reproductive technology in Korea between the current report and the data reported in 2008. The age of women trying to get pregnant was reconfirmed to be the most important factor that may have impact on success of ART treatment.
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Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Electronic Mail , Embryo Transfer , Fertility , Fertilization in Vitro , Korea , Live Birth , Oocyte Donation , Oocyte Retrieval , Pregnancy Rate , Pregnancy, Twin , Reproduction , Reproductive Techniques , Reproductive Techniques, Assisted , Sperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicABSTRACT
Florence Nightingale funda la escuela moderna de enfermería. Sus méritos y devoción, sin barreras políticas, económicas y culturales, a la noble causa de servir al necesitado, al desamparado con auxilios sanitarios, su vida y obra ejemplar como enfermera la elevaron a lo más alto de la excepcionalidad. Su historia y llena de amor y altruismo, de valentía y humanismo, sirvió de inspiración al Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja en la creación de la Medalla que lleva su nombre, la más alta distinción conferida por esa institución humanitaria a enfermeras y enfermeros por eminentes y distinguidos servicios prestados para mejorar la asistencia a los heridos y a los enfermos. El destacar la obra humanitaria y solidaria de siete, de las ocho abnegadas cubanas que llevan sobre su pecho con honor tan alta distinción, así como significar la destacada figura de la precursora de la enfermería profesional en el mundo, justamente en el año del centenario de su desaparición física, constituyen los objetivos de este trabajo(AU)
Florence Nightingale founded the modern school of nursing this merits and devotion, without political barriers, economic and cultural to the Nobel cause of serving to needy, the destitute with medical aid, life and exemplary work as a nurse was elevated to the top of exceptionalism this story and full of love and altruism, courage and humanism, inspired the International Committee of the Red Cross in the creation of the medal that bears in her names the highest distinction awarded by the humanitarian Institution of eminent nurses and distinguished service to improve care for the wounded and sick. Highlighting the humanitarian work and solidarity of seven of eight Cuban selfless bearing of her chest with honor such a distention as well as a meanig the leathering figure at the pioneer of professionals nursing in the world, right in the centenary of this physical disappearance, are the objective of this work(AU)
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Humans , Female , Red Cross , Awards and Prizes , Nursing Care/methodsABSTRACT
The definition of authorship is a subject of ongoing discussion wherein elements of prestige and academic career are involved. As a potential source of conflicts, it must be handled with extreme strictness to avoid difficulties when presenting scientific outcomes. Both a review of international standards relating to regarding authorship, accepted to date, and the position of the editorial board of the Revista Chilena de Radiología are presented.
La definición de autoría es un tema de discusión permanente, donde se ven involucrados elementos de prestigio y carrera académica. Siendo una potencial fuente de conflictos, debe ser manejado con extrema rigurosidad, para evitar dificultades al momento de presentar resultados científicos. Se presenta una revisión de los criterios internacionales referidos a autoría, aceptados a la fecha, y la postura del cuerpo editorial de la Revista Chilena de Radiología.