• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.52 no.4
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• pp.424-429
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• 2019

Two juvenile (9.48 and 10.11 mm in standard length) specimens of the lanternfish Notoscopelus japonicus, belonging to the family Myctophidae, were collected from the waters around Busan and Jeju Island in February 2017. This species is characterized by having melanophores along the dorsal side of the body and one photophore (PO5) in front of the pelvic fin. It is distinguished from Benthosema pterotum in having many melanophores on the dorsal side and a single photophore (PO5) on the trunk. N. japonicus is also distinguished from its congeneric N. resplendens and N. caudispinosus in having no melanophores at the base of the anal fin. Analyzing 521 base pairs of the 16S rRNA sequence, the specimens were identical to N. japonicus adults from Japan (K2P distance <0.004). This is the first record of N. japonicus in Korea, and we propose a new Korean name "Deung-jum-saet-bi-neul-chi" for this species.

• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.89-92
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• 2018

Malignant salivary gland tumors only represent 0.08% of all childhood tumors. Especially, nasopharyngeal mucoepidermoid carcinoma(MEC) in pediatric age is an extremely rare malignancy. We hereby report a case of nasopharyngeal MEC in 5 year-old female patient. The patient underwent the complete removal of the tumor by endonasal endoscopic approach. Adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy was not considered. After 3.5 years of follow-up, there are no sign of recurrence and metastasis. Minor salivary gland tumor must be considered as a differential diagnosis of angiofibroma in nasopharynx in pediatric age. To our knowledge, the case we describe is the third case of nasopharyngeal MEC in pediatric age reported in literature.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.58 no.3
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• pp.225-228
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• 2019

The genus Chrysaster Kumata is one of the members in Lithocolletinae of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera: Gracillarioidea). Chrysaster hagicola Kumata, 1961 has been the only known species of the genus in Korea so far. In this study, we report another species, Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859) for the first time from Korea. The samples of C. ostensackenella were collected as larvae and adults on Robinia pseudoacacia L. (Fabales: Fabaceae). Diagnostic characteristics with a brief description are given, as well as, photographs of adults and genitalia of both sexes are provided. A further study on C. ostensackenella is strongly recommended, especially for the business of honey, as this species is recently known to be a serious pest on acacias (black locust) in China.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.58 no.1
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• pp.63-68
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• 2019

Three species of Epipleminae: Europlema nubifasciaria (Leech), Dysaethria meridiana (Inoue), and Phazaca theclata ($Guen{\acute{e}}e$), are reported for the first time from Korea. Europlema leleji Sinev turns out to be a new synonym of Epiplema nubifasciaria Leech and the latter is newly combined to the genus Europlema. Its female genitalia are first described. This is the first record of Europlema for the Korean fauna. Photos of adults and genitalia are provided for the treated species.

• Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.4-19
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• 2009

Total 57 sauropod tracks are found from the Cretaceous Kyokpori Formation in the Buangun, Jeollabukdo, Korea. Six sauropod trackways in second stratigraphic level of three stratigraphic levels were recognized and described. The type of sauropod trackways is a wide-gauge trackway which has been generally in Cretaceous sauropod trackways. On the basis of foot length, trackway orientations, and preservation, all of the tracks are thought to have been made by small sauropods moving not only towards and away from the shoreline but also along the shoreline of lacustrine environment.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.202-208
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• 2019

Objective: Suicide has recently become an important social problem. Thus, we analyzed prescription drugs that cause suicidal ideation. Methods: Of 156 drugs on the the Minister of Food and Drug Safty (MFDS) EZ-Drug site that had "suicide" listed as a side effect, 78 had "suicide" listed as a warning or contraindication; those 78 drugs were analyzed using data from the 2016 Health Insurance and Review and Assessment Services National Patient Sample (HIRA-NPS). Results: 51 "suicide risk" drugs was identified. Of all patients, 5.2% had received such drugs. The prescription rate was 0.8% of all prescriptions, accounting for 1.6% of all prescription days. From logistic regression analysis, the prescription rate for the drugs was approximately 1.1 times higher for women than for men. With regard to age, the prescription rate for patients 66 years and older was 15.5 times higher than those for patients 25-years and lower. With regard to medical departments, the prescription rates in psychiatry and dermatology departments were 8.1 times higher and 0.6 times lower than those in internal medicine departments, respectively. With regard to region, the prescription rates in Daegu and Jeju were 1.3 times higher and 0.79 times lower than those in Seoul, respectively. Conclusion: Drug-induced suicidal behavior is possible, and therefore efforts are needed to prevent it.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.60 no.3
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• pp.335-338
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• 2021

The subgenus Pronocerodes Plavilstshikov (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) is reported from Korea for the first time with a species of Ropalopus (Pronocerodes) aurantiicollis Plavilstshikov, 1940. The morphological information is provided with a key to the Korean Ropalopus and photographs of an adult specimen.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2019.10a
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• pp.22-22
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• 2019

수국속(Hydrangea L.)은 APG IV분류체계에 따르면 국화군(Asterids), 층층나무목(Cornales), 수국과(Hydrangeaceae)에 속하는 식물로서 동아시아, 북아메리카 동부 지역을 중심으로 분포하며 전 세계에 23여종이 알려져 있다. 한국산 수국속은 Nakai가 H. hortensia var. acuminata의 분포를 기록함으로써 시작되었다. 이후 Nakai는 산수국을 H. acuminata로 재처리, 다시 H. serrata var. acuminata로 변경하였다. 한편 산수국은 분류학적 위치에 대한 이견이 있다. Wilson은 수국과 산수국을 가까운 유연관계를 가지는 독립된 분류군으로 분류하였지만, Makino는 산수국을 수국의 아종인 H. marcrophylla subsp. serrta로 기재하는 등 산수국과 수국의 동정과 계급설정에 혼란이 있는 가운데, 최근 천연물 hydrangenol을 활용한 건강기능식품 개발에서 사용가능 재료의 한계를 설정하기 위한 산수국과 수국에 대한 종 설정 연구도 요구되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 nrDNA ITS, trnL-F, trnC-ycf6의 3개 구간의 DNA sequence와 NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information)를 참고한 분자생물학적 분석결과와 외부형태학적 재검토 결과를 통하여 H. marcrophylla를 종(Species)으로서의 분류학적 위치 지지하며 또한 수국과 산수국을 가까운 유연관계를 가지는 독립된 분류군으로 분류한 의견을 지지하는 결과를 도출하였다. 향후 hydrangenol 활용의 기초정보로 활용되기를 기대한다.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.98-102
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• 2021

An alien plant of unrecoreded Kickxia (Plantaginaceae) was found in Korea. K. eltine (L.) Dumort. was distirbuted in Yangju-si, Gyoenggi-do and Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. This species can be distinguished from the other related genera by having stems that trail along the groud without putting down roots, and the leaves are sagittate, or shaped like arrowheads with longer, narrower, pointed lobes opposite the shorter tip. The new Korean names is given, as 'Hae-ran-cho-a-jae-bi' to Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort. Here, we provide precise description, illustrations, photographs and taxonomic key to related genera and species.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2022

A larva of the deep-sea angler fish, Himantolophus groenlandicus (2.2 mm BL), identified based on the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence, was collected at the surface of the western North Pacific. The postflexion stage larva had a round body, small teeth, incipient dorsal fin rays, eyes slightly recessed in the lower part, and melanophores on the gills and parietal and dorsal regions. These morphological features differ from a description of a larva reported as the same species with similar size (2.1 mm BL). The genetic and morphological information of our specimen should be useful for identifying larval H. groenlandicus.