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Based on social cognitive theory (SCT), an educational program was developed to prevent rural elderly residents from respiratory infections in South Korea. The effectiveness of the program was investigated in terms of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about respiratory infection prevention, as well as social capital. A pretest&ndash, posttest nonequivalent control group quasi-experimental design was used to test the short-term effect of this program. In addition, 1- and 6-month follow-up surveys were administered to evaluate the long-term effects. A total of 69 subjects (37 in the experimental group and 32 in the control group) participated in the experiment. The results showed that knowledge about respiratory infection prevention, respiratory infection prevention practices, and social capital were enhanced among the elderly residents who participated in the educational program. The educational effects differed significantly across time periods (pretest, posttest, 1- and 6-month follow up) in all the above variables. In particular, the program remained effective 1 month after the intervention, but a reinforcement session extended the program&rsquo, s effects up to 6 months later. This educational program would be used as an effective intervention to help rural elderly residents prevent respiratory infections.

Purpose: This study is aimed at grasping the benefit/effect of program promoting intention to exercise performance based theory of planned behavior in the elderly who live in the rural areas with degenerative joint diseases (DJDs). Methods: There were 2 groups; 32 people in the experimental group and 24 in the control group, all above the age of 60. Program promoting intention to exercise performance was applied to the experimental group for 12 weeks. Results: Compared to the control group, the experimental group showed a significant the increase of attitude towards exercise, subjective norm, perceived behavior control, exercising intention, and exercise performance. Also, pain as a physical function, joint stiffness, ADLs, body flexibility, parallel, perceived health state as a psychological function, and life satisfaction were significantly improved. Conclusion: We expect that program promoting intention to exercise performance is used in nursing practice for the elderly with DJDs are needed to manage lifestyle.

The new azomethine metal complexes were synthesized and three complexes among them were applied to the organic electroluminescent devices as a blue or white light-emitting layer. Emission wavelengths were observed at the region of 420–540 nm in luminescence spectra for these complexes. Their HOMO, LUMO and band gaps were investigated with cyclic voltammetry and found to be consistent with their UV-vis absoption spectral data.

The metal complexes chelated with N-naphthalenyl aminomethyl phenol were synthesized and the beryllium complex was applied to the organic electroluminescent devices as a blue light-emitting layer. Emission wavelength was observed at 406nm in luminescence spectra for this complex. Its ionization potential (IP), electron affinity (EA) and band gap were investigated with cyclic voltammetry and found to be consistent with their UV-vis absoption spectral data.

A chelate-metal complex such as zinc bis(2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) benzothiazolate) (Zn(BTZ) 2 ) was known to show white emission with a broad electroluminescence [1-2] . In this study, the electroluminescent characteristics of Be(BTZ) 2 and Mg(BTZ) 2 , as well as Zn(BTZ) 2 were investigated using organic electroluminescent devices with the structure of ITO/TPD/Be(BTZ) 2 , Mg(BTZ) 2 , or Zn(BTZ) 2 /Al. It was found that the device containing Be(BTZ) 2 shows the highest power efficiency.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a nutrition education program as part of health promoting projects in an elementary school. A total of 168 students in the 4th grade were enrolled in the program for 6 months. A self-administered questionnaire was developed to assess nutrition knowledge and dietary habit. Nutrient intakes and body shape perceptions were measured using 24-hour recall method and self-ratings of body shape figures, respectively. The education program was conducted in various ways, focused on healthy dietary behavior, nutrients’ roles and sources, and proper body shape perceptions, etc. After the education program, nutrition knowledge and dietary habit were significantly improved. Dietary habit scores were significantly and positively related to nutrition knowledge levels. Body shape perceptions were significantly and properly changed after the program. Dissatisfaction with perceived current body shape and discrepancy between shapes desired and considered healthy were significantly decreased. But girls still indicated a desire to be leaner than shapes which were perceived current and considered healthy. Nutrient intakes were partly improved by the program, but some nutrients, such as calcium, folate, zinc, sodium and niacin, were still remained deficient or excessive. These findings indicate that enhancement of nutrition knowledge is extended to the improvement of dietary habit. In addition, establishment of proper body shape perception is closely related to healthy dietary habits and is required to good nutrition and health.

Internal friction techniques at 35 kHz were used to study the interactions between point defects and dislocations in crystals of silver chloride. The Granato-Lucke plots of the amplitude-dependent decrement were not linear, but were concave upward. Various analyses of these data all gave pin-dislocation binding energies of approximately 0·2 eV. An extensive study was made of the decay of the amplitude-independent decrement after “excitation” by high-amplitude oscillation; the Granato-Lucke L4 law was found valid, but the arrival of pins proceeded as t1/3, rather than the usual t2/3 found in deformed specimens. A first-order model of the response of a slightly perturbed Maxwell atmosphere about the dislocation is presented. The model quantitatively describes the experimental results. The activation energy of the rate constant was found to be 0·42 eV, consistent with data on solute diffusion and strain-aging.