Wonkwang University

Infection Control Knowledge, Job Stress, and Self-Efficacy in Relation to Infection Control Performance Among Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurses: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Background/Objectives: Healthcare-associated infections remain a critical patient-safety concern in intensive care units (ICUs), where invasive procedures and immunocompromised patients elevate infection risk. Infection control knowledge, job stress, and self-efficacy have each b...

Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of ARSACS: An Atypical Adolescent-Onset Presentation with Compound Heterozygous SACS Variants

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a rare hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in SACS.Initially described in the French-Canadian population, ARSACS is now recognized worldwide and ranks among the most co...

Glycaemic–treatment phenotypes of diabetes and their correlates among Korean adults: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015–2024

Existing studies of diabetes management have largely relied on dichotomous controlled/uncontrolled outcomes, which obscure the clinical heterogeneity of the population living with diabetes. We propose a composite classification combining HbA1c level and treatment stage, character...

Repeat Meningitis/Encephalitis Syndromic Panel Testing After an Index-Negative Result: A Retrospective Laboratory-Record Study

Syndromic molecular panels rapidly detect predefined central nervous system pathogens, but the incremental microbiological yield of repeating the same panel after an index-negative result is uncertain. We retrospectively analyzed 313 meningitis/encephalitis (ME)-panel episodes fr...

Cloud-edge efficient image segmentation via lightweight multiscale attention learning

Image segmentation in cloud-edge visual analytics needs to balance pixel-level accuracy with practical constraints such as inference latency, model size, and communication cost. Most existing segmentation models tend to rely on heavy backbone networks or complicated feature fusio...

Improvements in Gait Function Following Integrative Korean–Western Medicine Treatment in Older Adults with Chronic Stroke: A Retrospective Exploratory Study

Background and Objectives: Patients with chronic stroke aged 65 years or older and who are more than 6 months post-onset are generally considered to have reached a rehabilitation plateau, beyond which further functional improvement is difficult to achieve. This study aimed to eva...

Turning Data into Sustainability: Agricultural Big Data Policy, Capital Composition, and Rural Eco-Environmental Sustainability in China

Rural environmental degradation is diffuse, weakly monitored, and hard to govern, and is among the most persistent obstacles to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Whether treating data as a factor of production relieves this constraint remains unsettled, as does what a rur...

Indoor radon exposure and ventilation-driven mitigation in a high-rise residential unit using source-term-informed monitored-zone assessment

Increasing airtightness in high-rise residential buildings can enhance indoor radon accumulation when persistent indoor source terms are combined with limited air exchange. This study evaluated indoor radon accumulation and ventilation-driven reduction in four monitored zones of...

Evaluation of the physicomechanical properties and biocompatibility of low-viscosity denture base resins for 3D printing

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has rapidly emerged as a transformative manufacturing technology in prosthodontics. However, the clinical application of 3D-printed denture base resins remains limited by insufficient mechanical properties and high viscosity. This study evaluated t...

Extracellular Vesicles as Molecular Regulators of Viral Infection: Implications for COVID-19 and Future Viral Pandemics

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), exposed critical gaps in global preparedness for rapidly evolving viral pandemics. Though current antiviral treatments have shown some efficacy in managing COVID-19, subst...

Comparative Prognostic Performance of Platelet-Containing and Platelet-Free Inflammatory Indices After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Background/Objectives: Systemic inflammatory indices derived from the complete blood count differ in whether they incorporate platelet count. Whether platelet-containing indices outperform platelet-free indices and whether platelet count adds independent prognostic information re...

Artificial Intelligence Exposure and the Composition of Corporate Green-Skill Recruitment: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reorganising corporate work, but whether green skills retain their relative weight during intelligent upgrading remains unclear. This study examines how disclosure-based AI technology exposure is associated with the share of green-skill positions i...

Zero-Fluoroscopy, ICE-Only Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Early Pregnancy: A case report

Abstract Background Transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an established strategy for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke in selected patients. During pregnancy, the timing and method of closure require individualized assessment of recurrent embolic risk...

Deep learning-based segmentation of the maxillary sinus on panoramic radiographs using MedSAM and DeepLabv3+

Abstract Background Panoramic radiographs are used in dental practice because of low radiation dose, patient comfort, and rapid acquisition. However, segmentation of the maxillary sinus remains difficult because of superimposed anatomical structures. We evaluated the performances...

Multi-objective optimum life-cycle management and decision-making for deteriorating structures: review and future directions

Civil structures deteriorate under continuous exposure to external loads, mechanical and environmental stressors, and extreme events throughout their service life. The high uncertainty associated with these factors complicates the accurate prediction of structural performance and...

Generalizations of Certain Summation Formulas Involving the Generalized Hypergeometric Function via Eslahchi and Masjed-Jamei

Classical summation theorems for generalized hypergeometric series constitute an important tool in the study of special functions. Motivated by earlier generalizations of these theorems, this paper derives several new summation formulas for generalized hypergeometric functions by...

Vitamin B deficiency and sarcopenia: an integrated narrative review of metabolic, inflammatory, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and myokine signaling pathways

Sarcopenia is an age-related skeletal muscle disorder characterized by progressive decline in muscle mass, strength, and physical performance, leading to frailty, disability, falls, and increased mortality. Although its pathogenesis is multifactorial, growing evidence indicates t...

Association between factor analysis-derived dietary patterns at 24 months of age and allergic diseases in toddlers.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Early-life diet may influence immune development and the risk of allergic diseases. This study investigated associations between dietary patterns at 24 months of age and allergic diseases in Korean toddlers. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN: In this cross-secti...