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Young radish was more effective as a natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agent as compared to commercial vegetable powder, which is currently used to make natural meat products, indicating that young radish has a high potential as a natural preservative. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.

We found a discrepancy between balance confidence and physical performance according to sex and age among Koreans elders. Low balance confidence among women elders was correlated with pain-related dysfunctions other than those reflected in POMA scores. Therefore, enhancing confidence and controlling pain as a means of preventing disability should be emphasized when developing models for maintaining and promoting health in elders.

ObjectivesZZThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Richmond Compulsive Buying Scale (RCB-K).MethodsZZParticipants (n=598) included patients recruited through an online panel survey. For the semantic adaptation step, the scale was translated into Korean and then back-translated to English by one psychologist, one public health professional, one psychiatrist who could speak both Korean and English, and one professional translator, without communication between those involved. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test whether the factor structure of the RCB-K was consistent with the English version. Convergent validity was assessed by correlating the RCB-K scores with those of other scales (i.e., O'Guinn & Faber's Compulsive Buying Scale, Problem Gambling Inventory).ResultsZZThe factor structure of the RCB-K was consistent with the two-factor structure established for the original RCB. Cronbach's α was high (0.906), indicating that the reliabilities of the items in each subscale were satisfactory. The RCB-K score was significantly correlated with those for the O'Guinn & Faber's Compulsive Buying Scale (r=0.7) and the Problem Gambling Inventory (r=0.422).ConclusionZZThe results of the present study indicate that the RCB-K is an effective and valid scale for evaluating the severity of compulsive buying. The findings suggest that the RCB-K is a promising assessment tool for use in the treatment and study of online compulsive buying behavior.

This study aimed to investigate the factors predicting courtship stalking behaviors in female college students. The data were collected from 150 female college students concerning -women wanting to date someone who did not want to meet them‖ at a four-year university located in D city from November 2nd to 29th, 2014, and from September 1st to 25th, 2015. Binominal logistic regression analysis was performed to determine factors predicting participants' courtship stalking behavior. The present study found that attachment anxiety was the predictive factors for courtship stalking behavior in female college students. That is, when attachment anxiety was higher, there was a risk of increasing stalking behavior. Therefore, it is necessary to form positive attachment relationships, and a nursing intervention is required that considers the predictive factors of stalking behaviors.