The Double Mediating Effect of Family Support and Family Relationship Satisfaction on Self-Compassion and Meaning in Life among Korean Baby Boomers.

This study identified the relationship between self-compassion and meaning in life among Korean baby boomers and examined the double mediating effect of family support and family relationship satisfaction on this relationship. For this purpose, data were collected from 400 baby boomers (born between 1955-1963) using the self-compassion, meaning in life, family support, and family relationship satisfaction scales. PROCESS Macro 3.5 Model 6 was used to analyze the double mediating effects. The results revealed that first, there was a significant correlation between the self-compassion, meaning in life, family support, and family relationship satisfaction of this study. Second, in the relationship between self-compassion and the meaning in life, family support, and family relationship satisfaction were found to have a partial mediating effect and a double mediating effect. The implications and limitations of these findings are also discussed.

Advanced korean industrial safety and health policy with risk assessment.

This article describes a systematic roadmap master plan for advanced industrial safety and health policy in Korea, with an emphasis on. Since Korean industries had first emergence of industrial safety and health policy in 1953, enormous efforts have been made on upgrading the relevant laws in order to reflect real situation of industrial work environment in accordance with rapid changes of Korean and global business over three decades. Nevertheless, current policy has major defects; too much techniques-based articles, diverged contents in less organization, combined enforcement and punishments and finally enforcing regulations full of commands and control. These deficiencies have make it difficult to accommodate changes of social, industrial and employment environment in customized fashion. The approach to the solution must be generic at the level of paradigm-shift rather than local modifications and enhancement. The basic idea is to establish a new system integrated with a risk assessment scheme, which encourages employers to apply to their work environment under comprehensive responsibility. The risk assessment scheme is designed to enable to inspect employers' compliances afterwards. A project comprises four yearly phases based on applying zones; initially designating and operating a specified risk zone, gradually expanding the special zones during a period of 3 years (2010-2012) and the final zone expanded to entire nation. In each phase, the intermediate version of the system is updated through a process of precise and unbiased validation in terms of its operability, feasibility and sustainability with building relevant infrastructures as needed.

Enolization and racemization reactions of glucose and fructose on heating with amino-acid enantiomers and the formation of melanoidins as a result of the Maillard reaction.

This study investigated the enolization and racemization reactions of glucose and fructose on heating with amino acid enantiomers and the formation of melanoidins as a result of the Maillard reaction. The study measured reducing sugars and L- and D- amino acids using HPLC as an index for the amount of enolization of the sugars and isomerization of the amino acids. Additionally, the absorption of melanoidins was measured at different wavelengths (420, 450, 470, 490 nm); the UV-Vis spectra and the extinction coefficient were determined for the formation of melanoidins. Melanoidins were, rather arbitrarily, defined by a high-molecular-weight (HMW) if it was above a lower limit of 12.4 kDa, which was the nominal cut-off value in the dialysis system used. A remarkable enolization reaction of the sugars was observed in the course of the Maillard reaction. Especially, in the Fru/D-Asn model system, the degree of sugar enolization was more than in the other model systems. All of the FDAA (1-fluoro-2, 4-dinitrophenyl-5-L-alanine amide) amino acids were separated by TLC. The racemization of the amino acids was higher in the fructose-amino acids systems. Isomer formation was the highest in the Fru/D-Asn system. The L- and D- isomers showed different absorptions in the UV-Vis spectra, although these had similar shapes. The absorption of the melanoidins formed from glucose was higher than that formed from fructose. In particular, the sugar-asparagine system showed different characteristics according to the L- and D-isomers. The differences in the extinction coefficients of the melanoidins was significant (P<0.05), except for the sugar-lysine system.

Effect of reaction pH on enolization and racemization reactions of glucose and fructose on heating with amino acid enantiomers and formation of melanoidins as result of the Maillard reaction.

This study investigates the effect of reaction pH on enolization and racemization reactions of glucose and fructose on heating with amino acid enantiomers, can influence the formation of melanoidins as result of the Maillard reaction. Remarkable enolization reaction of sugars was observed in the course of the Maillard reaction. Especially, the degree of sugar enolization was increased as the pH levels increased, which was higher in fructose than glucose systems. Otherwise, enolization of sugars on heating with amino acid was higher in glucose than fructose systems. Formation of isomer in Glc/d-Lys, Fru/d-Asn and Fru/d-Lys were increased upon increase of pH levels. The relative amounts of isomers in Glc/l-Asn and Glc/d-Asn were decreased upon increase of pH levels. Browning development was dependent on the pH levels, being more significant for model systems apart from heated glucose solution alone. Browning development of fructose systems was higher than glucose-amino acid systems. The l- and d-isomers both showed different absorption in the UV-vis spectra and that these occur at similar shape. Every peak has a stable absorbance appeared in the range between 260 and 320nm, characteristic of melanoidins.