• Cross-Cultural Studies
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• v.42
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• pp.47-68
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• 2016

This paper closely examines Popol Vuh, regarded as the Bible of the Mayans, from the perspective of the Deep Ecology. Deep ecology is a concept born out of the criticisms on the existing environmental movements as superficial, and encourages the moral and ethical change of the man's attitude towards the nature, inevitably becoming "metaphysical" in character. As such the Deep ecology advocates the break away from the anthropocentricism, the dichotomous thinking and the rationalism of the modern times. Popol Vuh is a text that contains such concepts and it requires an analysis from the Deep ecological perspective beyond the existing framework of the study that simply focuses on mythological elements.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.490-495
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• 2013

A 9-year old, castrated male Pekingese dog weighing 6.9 kg was referred with one week history of dyspnea, depression, yellow vomiting and abdominal distension. Refractory right lung field opacity was diagnosed as spontaneous right cranial lung lobe torsion (LLT) with collapsed middle lobe on the computed tomography. Four days after diagnosis, right fourth intercostal thoracotomy was performed under propofol-remifentanil based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA). Right cranial and middle lung lobes were twisted together in a clockwise direction. ENDOPATH-ETS-FLEX-45, an articulating endoscopic linear cutting stapler was applied at the hilus and there were no complications after resection. The patient recovered favorably and has been doing well up to one year follow up. Lung lobe torsion is an uncommon condition in small breed dogs, this case report suggests serial lung lobe torsion of cranial lobe followed by middle lobe in small breed dog, and immediately after diagnosis surgical intervention is beneficial to prevent progression of LLT. Furthermore, using self cutting stapling device and TIVA technique will be helpful for lung lobectomy in dogs.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.275-280
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• 2022

This study investigated the perception and attitudes toward drug abuse among young people entering from adolescence to adulthood, and analyzed based on 1076 analytic questionnaires. Looking at the gender of the young people who participated in the survey, 699 men and 377 women had high awareness of methamphetamine, marijuana, bond, and propofol among abused drugs. It was found that 384 people (35.7%) were well aware of the dangers of drugs of abuse, but 249 people (23.1%) were well aware of the various problems caused by drugs of abuse, and 442 said they did not know. The number of people (41.1%) was almost twice as high. As for the desirable method to improve the problem of drug abuse, strong punishment were the highest at 53.6%, and school essential education was found to be an effective educational method for drug abuse prevention at 53.5%. Therefore, publicity or education projects for drug abuse prevention should be conducted more realistically, and a prevention education program that young people can empathize with should be developed. In addition, it is thought that it should help to establish a sound foundation for becoming an adult through proper education.