Studies of proficient second-language (L2) learners have often noted phonetic drift of their native language (L1) vis-à-vis monolingual norms. Such drift has been attributed to perceptual linkage between similar sounds in L1 and L2. This study provides evidence that L1 phonetic drift is limited neither to advanced L2 learners, nor to crosslanguage influence at a segmental level. During the firs...

BACKGROUND Standardized questionnaire is one of key instruments for general population surveys. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to develop and validate the Korean version of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) screening questionnaire for adult asthma surveys. METHODS The ECRHS screening questionnaire was translated into Korean language according to the international c...

OBJECTIVE A self-report scale of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, the World Health Organization (WHO) Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) was developed and demonstrated good psychometric properties. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the psychometric properties of the ASRS in Korean samples. METHODS The ASRS includes 18 questions regarding the frequency of recen...

1. Stedman TL. Stedman's medical dictionary. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006. 2. Andrews WA. AP relationship of the maxillary central incisors to the forehead in adult white females. Angle Orthod 2008;78:662-9. 3. Hwang HS, Kim WS, McNamara JA Jr. Ethnic differences in the soft tissue profile of Korean and European-American adults with normal occlusions and well-balanced faces...

1. Im HJ, Park SM, Choi JH, Choi EJ. Binge drinking and its relation to metabolic syndrome in korean adult men. Korean J Fam Med 2014;35:173-81. 2. Lindtner C, Scherer T, Zielinski E, Filatova N, Fasshauer M, Tonks NK, et al. Binge drinking induces whole-body insulin resistance by impairing hypothalamic insulin action. Sci Transl Med 2013;5:170ra14. 3. Ling PM, Neilands TB, Glantz SA. Young adu...

This guideline contains the recommended immunization schedule for adults in Korea, updated in 2012. In 2007, the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases (KSID) published a textbook on adult immunization, titled 'Vaccination for Adult.' In 2012, when the second edition of the book was published, the KSID revised its previous recommendations on adult immunization.

glimepiride/metformin(2/500mg) is an oral antihyperglycemic agent for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. a generic glimepiride/metformin(2/500mg) fixed-dose combination(fdc) tablet was developed recently. this study was designed to collect data for submission to korean regulatory authorities to allow the marketing of the test formulation. we evaluated the comparative bioavailability and tolerabi...

OBJECTIVES To investigate differences in psychopathological, temperamental and characteristic factors between young adults with and without persistent Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. METHODS A total of 429 university students were divided into three groups: persistent adult ADHD (n = 53), only childhood ADHD (n = 56) and healthy controls (n = 320). The Korean Adult A...

Results Korean MFS patients had similar height and weight compared with the general population at birth. However, linear growth curve of Korean MFS after two years of age showed that the 50th percentile of MFS is above the 97th percentile of normal in both genders. Regarding body mass, although the mean body weight of MFS patients was larger than that of the general population in males and fema...

Same-different discrimination judgments for pairs of Korean stop consonants, or of Japanese syllables differing in phonetic segment length, were made by adult Korean adoptees in the Netherlands, by matched Dutch controls, and Korean controls. The adoptees did not outdo either control group on either task, although the same individuals had performed significantly better than matched controls on ...