• Korea journal of population studies
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.97-129
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• 2005

Korean society recently witnesses a rapid lllcrease of suicide across all ages. In particular, suicide in old ages jumps up ill a very unexpected way. Furthermore, the order of suicide in the cause of death across all ages is becoming higher and higher in Korea. This study provides details of suicide that occurs in Korean society with the comparison to that of Japan at the descriptive level. It is not well known why suicide in Korean surges recently. Several previous research show the possibility that surging suicide is closely related to the worsened economic conditions especially since the economic crisis in 1997. They adopt economic growth, unemployment rate, income distribution, household finance index as economic indicators in their research. This study also adopts those indicators and conducts a correlation analysis in two periods, 1990-1997 and 1998-2004. It is found that there is no correlation between economic indicators and suicide in the period of 1990-1997. On the other hand, there is a very strong correlation between income distribution and suicide in the period of 1998-2004. Other economic indicators except income distribution does not have any significant correlation with suicide. This finding suggests that currently increasing suicide in Korea may be a result of economic polarization, which has been worsened since the economic crisis in 1997.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.71-80
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• 2016

The fauna of freshwater fish and water chemistry characteristics were investigated from June, 2014 to October, 2014 at 10 sites in Taebaeksan Provincial Park. A total of 7 species under three families were collected from the survey sites and among them one endangered species - Koreocobitis naktongensis - was identified. The endemic species of Korea were 2 species: Koreocobitis naktongensis, Iksookimia koreensis. Dominant species was Rhynchocypris oxycephalus(89%) and subdominant species was Orthrias nudus(8.9%). Water quality including conductivity, turbidity, pH and total dissolved solids(TDS) varied largely depending on the sampling locations. Values of ambient conductivity and TDS were greater in the upstream than in the downstream, and seasonal variabilities were also higher in the upstream. The pH decreased towards the downstream, and especially showed a sharp decrease in S5. This phenomenon was evident due to a dilution by the influx in the acid mine drainage(AMD) of S4. Physical habit conditions, based on qualitative habitat evaluation index(QHEI) model, indicated a "Sub-optimal" condition(mean: 157.3; range: 78 ~ 194) in the Sodo stream watersheds.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.95 no.4
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• pp.393-397
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• 2006

Thuja koraiensis Nak. is a short and creeping evergreen shrub which reaches about 3 m in height and only occurs in the northeast China and in high mountains over the Korea. It's designated as a rare and endangered tree species in Korea and DD (data deficient) in Red List Category & Criteria of IUCN. This study was carried out to develop the propagation technique by cutting for conservation of genetic resources of T. koraiensis. The rooting responses of branch cuttings, obtained from hard (May) and semi-hard wood shots (August) to three plant growth regulators (PGRs), namely, IAA, IBA, and NAA applied at various concentrations (0, 100, 500, 1000, 2000, and 3000 mg/l) were examined in sand and mixed soil media. Percentage of rooting showed significant difference between cutting time, among kinds and among concentration of PGRs. The optimum cutting time was April to May in hardwood cutting. The application of IAA 1000 mg/l and NAA 500mg/l were effective in callus formation and rooting of cutting. Relatively, rooting of cutting of the control taken in May was above 93%.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.520-529
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• 2019

This study is intended to provide basic data for health management of firefighters in the future by empirically looking into health hazard factors of firefighters in Busan City. It was revealed that firstly, the danger of harmful chemicals in a fire was perceived the most by firefighters, who extinguish a fire in person on the scene of a fire, and it was followed by the danger of falling while putting out a fire. This study is intended to provide basic data for health management of firefighters in the future by empirically looking into health hazard factors of firefighters in Busan City. It was revealed that firstly, the danger of harmful chemicals in a fire was perceived the most by firefighters, who extinguish a fire in person on the scene of a fire, and it was followed by the danger of falling while putting out a fire. Moreover, the danger of shift work was perceived the most by paramedics. This corresponds to the existing studies arguing that shift work is harmful to health. Next, the overload of patient transport was recognized as the second biggest hazard factor. This demonstrates they are worried about various second accidents that may happen due to a lot of patient transport works. In addition, the possibility of causing a traffic accident was perceived as a hazard factor too, since they must drive ambulance cars quickly to transport patients. Lastly, rescue workers regarded these hazard factors to be most dangerous. This is associated with their occupational characteristics, because rescue workers are the closest to diverse risks including a fire.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.295-306
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• 2020

In 21st century, theater evolves into a complex aspects. Advanced visual media, such as photography and movies has brought crisis to theater's position, and that crisis led contemporary theater seek for distinctive strategy by repeatedly pondering over the format in which it can be more competitive than other arts. And postdramatic theatre is one of distinctive characteristics of this trend in contemporary theater. Among these flows, The aim of thesis is to study the phenomenon of postdramatic theatre and its practical application in the recently performed (2019) by Theater Group "Mul-Kyul". (2019) puts the body at the front, one of the features of the postdramatic theatre. When creating stage, or developing narratives, the process of characterization, or even highlighting dramatic themes, non-verbal focused theatrical expressions hold a dominant position over verbal expressions. Also, by combining various non-verbal elements like object, with body language, it builds a complex Scenography and creates a metaphorical expression. In this regards, I would like to classify the postdramatic theatre phenomenon shown in the (2019) into 'Disorganization of text through Scenography' and 'Collage of Body Language and Object' and consider its characteristics and meanings.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.165-176
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• 2022

This study surveyed the characteristics of fish communities in Hwapocheon Wetland, Korea, from May to September 2020. The survey collected 735 objects in 21 species belonging to 7 families from 8 survey stations. The dominant and subdominant species were Hemiculter eigenmanni(23.8%) and Micropterus salmoides(10.3%), respectively. The next most abundant species were Zacco platypus(9.5%), Carassius auratus(9.4%), Pseudorasbora parva(9.0%), Squalidus chankaensis tsuchigae(6.7%), Acheilognathus macropterus(5.4%), Lepomis macrochirus(5.2%), Pseudogobio esocinus(4.1%), Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis(3.7%), and Carassius cuvieri(3.3%). Among the fish species collected, one species, Culter brevicauda, was class II endangered wildlife designated by the Ministry of Environment, and one species,S. c. tsuchigae(4.8%), was endemic to Korea.Additionally, three exotic species (M. salmoides, L. macrochirus, and C. cuvieri) and one landlocked species (Rhinogobius brunneus) were collected. Compared to previous studies, the proportion of fish living in the running water area tended to decrease, the proportion of fish living in the water purification area tended to increase, and ecosystem-disturbing species (M. salmoides and L. macrochirus) tended to increase gradually. Results of fish community analysis showed that the mainstream stations (St. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8) had low dominance, but high diversity and richness, and other stations (St. 2 and 7) had high dominance but low diversity and richness. The river health (index of biological integrity) evaluated using fish was assessed as bad (6 stations), normal (1 station), and very bad (1 station). The water quality grade was assessed as slightly bad due to the chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic content (TOC), suspended solid (SS), and total coliforms (TC). The annual water quality showed a gradually increasing trend of biological oxygen demand (BOD), COD, SS, and chlorophyll-a. The stable life of fish and the improvement of river health in Hwapocheon Wetland require water quality improvement and the systematic management of ecosystem-disturbing species (M. salmoidesand L. macrochirus).

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.12-26
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• 2006

유하간(劉河間), 주단계적학설전파이후(朱丹溪的학說전播以后), 인위명대모사의가용약적시후편중고한(因위明代某些의家用葯的時候偏重苦寒), 소이도치료상비위이극벌진양적폐두(所以도致了상脾胃而克伐眞陽的弊두). 종이위료교정착오(종而위了교正착오), 형성료주장온보적온보학파(形成了主張溫보的溫보學派). 설기(설己), 손일규(孫一圭), 張景岳等溫보학파강조주재생명적비위(張景岳等溫보學派强凋主宰生命的脾胃), 신명양기(腎命陽氣), 재변증론치방면입족우선(在辨證論治方面立足于先), 후천(後天), 중시비여신(重視脾與腎), 선용료감온적약물(善用了甘溫的藥物). 저대우교정착오기착극대적작용(저대于교正錯오起着極大的作用), 동시논증(同時논증), 이론전개상비위여신명이주제공탁료(理론展개上脾胃여腎命以主제공托了), 우기후자가심료명문학설적연구(尤其后者加深了命門학설的硏究). 장경악활동적명대시이주자학위국책적(張景岳活동的明代是以朱子學위國策的), 구비사변성적철(具비思辨性的哲) 학배영상(학背영上), 추상(推想)"리(理)"이발휘의(而발휘의) 학이론(학理론). 우시저시기의가문입족우(于是저시期의家門立足于) "황제내경(黃帝內經)" 여연기론진행료기초이론화임상연구(여연氣論진行了基초理론和임床硏究), 경악통과편찬(景岳通과編찬) "내경(內經)"이저작(而著作)"류경(類經)"등(等), 근거자기적임상실험(根据自己的임床실험), 제출료온보학설(提出了溫보학설). 타쟁론적초점시자기제출적(他爭론的焦点是自己提出的)"음부족론(음不足론)". 침대전현적쟁론상(침대前현的爭론上), 경악이하간여범계위대상경(岳以河間여凡溪위대象). "경악전서(景岳全書)" 지운(之云): "양자유하간출(襄自劉河間出), 이서화입론(以署火立論), 전용한량벌차양기(專用寒凉伐此陽氣), 기해이심(其害已甚), 뢰동원선생비위지화필수온양(賴東垣先生脾胃之火必須溫養), 연상미능진척일편지류(然尙未能盡斥一偏之謬), 이단계복출(而丹溪復出), 우입음허화동지론(又立陰虛火動之論) ...... 한량지폐우복성행(寒凉之弊又復盛行), 부선수기해자기거이불반(夫先受其害者旣去而不返), 후습이용자유미이불오(後習而用者猶迷而不悟)", 지분료하간여단계시(指분了河間여丹溪是)"헌기지마(軒岐之魔)". 저사주장현출독특적유해저(些主장현出독特的유解), 이대후대학설발전적봉헌(以대后代학설발展的奉헌). 경악침대단계적"양상유여(景岳침대丹溪的)"양상유여(陽常有餘), 음상부족(陰常不足)", "기유여변시화(氣有餘便是火)", 설성(설成)"양비유여(陽非有餘), 진양부족(眞陽不足)", "기부족변시한(氣不足便是寒)", "상화부시사화(相火不是邪火)", 대단계학설견지료비판적입장(대丹溪학설堅持了批判的立장). 단계제출(丹溪提出)"양음설(養陰說)"이수립음허화왕적병기이론(而수立陰虛火旺的病機理론), 타적(他的)'양유여음부족론(陽有餘陰不足論)'상(上), '음(陰)'주요지생식물질(主要指生殖物질), "양(陽)"지정욕(指情欲). 가시중심사상시강조생리적양생(可是中心思想是强조生理的양생), 몰수립실제(沒수立실제)'음허화왕(陰虛火旺)'적병기(的病機). 취시장경악실재완성료저사병기(就是張景岳실在完成了저些病機). 경악재(景岳在) "진음론(眞陰論)" '장형질설성진양적상(將形질설成眞陽的象), 이명문위기(以命문위其)', 용(用)"개부족(皆不足)"해석질병(解석질病), 이익화(以益火) 장수이론위치법(장水理론위治法). 이차제조좌우귀환(而且制造左右歸丸) 음이귀납료치료방법(飮以귀納了治료方法), 발휘진음(발휘眞陰), 진양학설이구조유계통적이론(眞陽學說而구造有系統的理론). 저양위의가적쟁론핵심리유상화론(저兩位의家的爭론核心里有相火論), 논자상교연구타문적이론이보고기결과(논者相교硏究他문的理론而보告其結果).

• Clean Technology
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.228-236
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• 2020

Korea has an economy based on manufacturing industrial fields, which produce high amounts of hazardous wastes, in spite of few landfill candidates, and a significant concern for fine airborne particulates; therefore, traditional waste management is difficult to apply in this country. Moreover, waste collection and accumulation have recently been intensified by the waste import prohibitions or regulations in developing nations, the universalization of delivery services in Korea, and the global COVID-19 crisis. This study thus presents a domestic waste management strategy that aims to address the recent issues on waste. The contents of the strategy as the main results of the study include the (1) improvement of the compatibility of the classification codes between the domestic hazardous waste and the international ones such as those of the Basel Convention; (2) consideration of the mixed hazard indices to represent toxicity from low-content components such as rare earth metals often contained in electrical and electronic equipment waste; (3) management application based on risks throughout the life cycles of waste; (4) establishment of detailed material flow information of waste by integrating the Albaro system, Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) system, and online trade databases; (5) real-time monitoring and prediction of the waste movement or discharge using positional sensors and geographic information systems, among others; and (6) selection and implementation of optimal treatment or recycling practices through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and clean technologies.

• Archives of design research
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.181-188
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• 2004

The values of material civilizations that dominated the last century have been replaced with invisible values such as knowledge, information, and culture. The central axis of the world economy is also rapidly shifting from a capital and labor-intensive industry to a knowledge-based industry of software and contents. From the perspective of the industrialization of culture as multinational corporations and dominance and subordination relationships between cultures thereof, and crisis of cultural identity, the issues of support and fostering a culture industry arise. These have become major issues of concern in deciding national policies. In response to this trend, new departments related to culture contents in various universities have been established for fostering manpower in the field and the government policy to foster related human resources. However, actual results have not been currently achieved, despite the increase in quantity. This is due to the fact that the walls between culture contents departments were too high and thus education and fostering excellent human resources have not been properly conducted. It is also due to the obscure direction of education and a deficiency in the system. To cope with these problems, a systematic manpower-fostering education program should be developed through enhancement of the understanding of culture contents via linking education programs with detailed major fields of study. Accordingly, this study aims to identify changes in the current culture contents industry at home and abroad according to digitalization for fostering manpower of culture contents required in a rapidly changing environment of the culture contents industry. Then, it will review what influence has been made on the education system through the identification of personnel types through work flow charts and contents delivery modes following integration, as well as a desirable method to construct culture contents. Therefore, this study is a preliminary study on the means of fostering core personnel in the culture contents industry through linkage with the education system.

• Archives of design research
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.189-200
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• 2002

Human beings at the beginning of the world have tried to gain mental and physical satisfaction from nature. However, as it became difficult to find such satisfaction in nature, an advanced civilization was created that confronted nature by developing a unique environment. In this process of confrontation, an ecological crisis occurred. As an alternative to solve this problem, there began interest in the ecological paradigm of many fields, and the domain of space design for living became the center of attention. Korean traditional architecture has ecological characteristics suitable for Koreas nature and climate. When discussing Korean traditional architecture from the viewpoint of an ecological paradigm, studies have been based on the understanding that it is the entire combination of structures existing with and as a part of a natural ecosystem rather than the use of independent and individual structures like that of Western architecture. In particular, Korean traditional windows and doors are examples of maintaining an ecological essence by accepting natural surroundings and have important meaning in the subject of ecological space design, but its unfortunate that theyre not utilized in contemporary Korean architecture. Focusing on these discrepancies, this study aims to make traditional windows and doors native to Korea the subject of discussion and to expand the area of study in Korean traditional architecture.