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4차 산업혁명 시대의 사물인터넷 산업 발전전략에 관한 연구: 기업측면의 비즈니스 모델혁신 방향을 중심으로 (A Study on the Strategy of IoT Industry Development in the 4th Industrial Revolution: Focusing on the direction of business model innovation)

  • 정민의;유성진
    • 지능정보연구
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.57-75
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    • 2019
  • 본 논문에서는 4차 산업혁명 핵심기술 중 가장 활발하게 산업화가 진행되고 있는 사물인터넷 산업을 대상으로 비즈모델 혁신방향 중심의 연구를 수행하였다. 글로벌 트렌드 분석을 위해 PEST분석을 활용하여 정책적, 경제적, 사회적, 기술적 이슈를 도출하였고, Gartner, International Data Corporation 등 ICT관련 조사 분석기관의 사물인터넷산업에 대한 미래전망을 제시하였는데, 사물인터넷은 인프라 및 플랫폼을 기반으로 산업인터넷(IIoT), 소물인터넷(IoST) 등으로 네트워크 기술경쟁이 이슈가 될 것으로 전망하였다. 4차 산업혁명으로 인해 급변하는 산업계에 대응하기 위해 기존의 비즈니스 모델 혁신을 위한 다양한 경영학적 방법론들을 검토하였고, '적용성', '민첩성', '다양성', '연계성' 4가지 기준을 가지고 전문가 설문조사를 수행하여 Business Model Canvas 모델이 비즈니스 모델 혁신 방법론으로 가장 적합하다는 AHP 분석결과를 도출하였다. Business Model Canvas는 비즈니스 모델 혁신을 위한 방법론으로 비교적 최근에 제시된 경영전략이며, 9개의 블록 접근 방식을 통해 비즈니스모델의 가치를 식별하며, 비즈니스의 4대 핵심 영역인 고객, 주문, 인프라, 사업타당성 분석 등을 포괄한다. 결론적으로 ICT융합산업 분야에서 어떠한 Business Model Canvas 모델을 방향으로 적용할지에 대한 고찰을 기술하였다.

4차 산업혁명 시대에 있어서 해원상생의 재해석과 지평 (The Reinterpretation and its Prospect about Resentment Solution and Coexistence in The 4th Industrial Revolution Era)

  • 김방룡
    • 대순사상논총
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    • 제29집
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    • pp.37-68
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    • 2017
  • 이 연구는 4차 산업혁명시대에 본격적인 도래를 앞두고 종교는 어떠한 역할과 기능을 할 수 있는가 하는 문제의식에서 출발한다. '대순진리회의 미래관'이란 종교 신앙적 차원에서 증산 상제의 천지공사에 의하여 도래할 미래사회의 모습을 예견하고 전망하는 사명으로 이해할 수도 있다. 그러나 종교의 존립근거는 변화하는 현실 속에서 새롭게 교리를 재해석하여 시대적 의미를 적극적으로 부여하는 데 있다고 할 수 있다. 증산은 앞으로 도래하는 시대는 '인존(人尊)시대'라고 밝혀주었다. 이는 기술 과학의 혁명을 인간이 주도하고 인간이 통어하며 인간을 위해 진행되어야 함을 의미한다. 그런데 '산업혁명'의 핵심은 '지식'을 기반으로 삼기 때문에 지금까지 '지식기반사회'에서 발생하였던 '인간소외'와 '양극화 심화' 및 '환경파괴' 등의 문제는 여전히 발생할 수 있고 그 정도가 심해질 수 있다. 따라서 4차 산업혁명시대의 진입에 있어서 이러한 문제점을 직시하고 그 대안을 제안해줄 종교적 역할이 새롭게 대두된다 할 수 있다. 본고에서는 대순진리회의 4대 종지 가운데 하나인 '해원상생'의 이념이 다가오는 제4차 산업혁명시기에 있어서 구체적으로 어떻게 재해석할 수 있는가 하는 문제를 다루었으며, 크게 세 가지의 연구를 진행하였다. 첫째, 대순진리회의 종지와 그 가운데 해원상생의 본래적 의미가 무엇인가를 밝히고, 이를 새로운 4차 산업혁명시대를 염두에 두고 그 보편적인 의미를 어떻게 해석할 수 있는가 하는 점을 밝혔다. 둘째, 종교학적 차원에서 4차 산업혁명시대의 소외와 갈등 요소를 규명하였다. 4차 산업혁명의 특징과 더불어 노동에서의 인간소외, 인간의 정체성 혼란, 인간 대 포스트휴먼의 갈등 등을 다루었다. 셋째, 해원상생의 원리를 통한 소외와 갈등의 치유 방법에 대하여 다루었다. 두 번째 작업을 통하여 드러난 소외와 갈등을 치유하기 위한 해원상생의 이념의 새로운 해석과 적용을 통하여 4차 산업혁명시대의 대순종학의 해석의 지평을 확장하고자 하였다.

VIDEO GAME CULTURE AND INTERACTIVITY -An exploration of digital interactive media through a metaphorical approach to video game culture-

  • 우탁
    • 한국게임학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.70-72
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    • 2009
  • This research is focused on defining interaction within the context of digital media and creating a multi cultural definition of interactivity. The concept of multi digital culture and a definition of interaction in digital media have often been overlooked by other researchers and this has caused the emergence of many different notions on this issue. As a result of these varied notions of the concept, public confusion has arisen regarding interactivity. The main purpose of this research is to find a suitable multi definition of interaction through examining local digital culture. In order to analogise multi digital culture, the video game culture is employed as a metaphor to interpret local digital culture. The reason for this is that a specific national culture can be easily identified within the video game culture. Four countries, South Korea, Japan, the U.S. and the UK have been chosen for comparison purposes. Case study, questionnaire and publicly accessible video game related data, such as, video game charts, are used for formalising and analysing unique local digital culture. The Heyri POP UP IMAGE Festival, S. Korea, was also used as a pilot study, with some of the above research methods being employed to analyse South Korean digital culture. In relation to western cases, interview and questionnaire were primarily used. The data from the case countries was carefully compared and analysed and then it became the basis of a theory of multi definition of interaction in digital media. The case study employed the cultural metaphor for this research and in addition video game culture related questionnaires and interviews with experts of interactive art genre, regarding new notions of digital interaction were utilised. The survey was conducted simultaneously in the four different cultural case nations of this research. Twenty respondents from each case nation participated in the survey, in order to investigate firstly, the existence of 'local digital culture' and secondly, the trends and phenomena of 'digital culture' in these four different 'local digital cultural areas'. In terms of interviews with experts of the interactive art genre, these were focused on obtaining their understanding of contemporary digital culture in their research. Using gathered data from the observation of local digital culture, the basic theory of interaction and the terminology of interaction are reformed. Localised definitions of interaction on digital media, control based interaction and communication based interaction are presented, in order to identify a 'locality' in terms of various contemporary digital cultures. As a result of analysing digital culture, new definitions of 'multi definition of digital interaction' were formulated. As mentioned above, 'control' and 'communication' based interaction were initiated, based on 'user to media' relationships. Based on the degree of physical interaction, 'liminal' and 'transitive' interactions were initiated. Less physical digital interaction is named 'liminal' interaction and more physical digital interaction is named' transitive' interaction. These new definitions of interaction were applied to the real world examples of uses of digital interaction, such as, digital interactive installation artworks and video games. The newly defined meaning of digital interaction can be applied to analysing digital interactive installation artworks and possibly indicate their future development and the prospects of future electronic games. Three leading digital interactive artists were selected for this analysis and their works were studied in terms of the implementation of 'multi definition of digital interaction'. Throughout these processes, the meaning of 'communication' in digital interactive media was emphasised. Many of the selected artists' digital installations were focused on 'communication' or 'interaction between each user through digital media', rather than the concept of 'control' in digital interaction, otherwise termed, 'communication with digital media'. In their artworks, interaction between each audience was digitally engaged within the physical interactive environment which was created by the digital media. Both the audience's action and all the reaction throughout the interaction between the audiences, triggered the digital media' s reaction. This audience-audience-media interaction is the key to understanding the concept of 'communication' in physical digital media and it is the main interactive concept upon which the selected digital interactive installation artists for this research and many other artists from similar fields, are concentrating their efforts. In the case of the video game, a similar trend was noticed to that of digital interactive installations. Based on this research's 'multi definition of digital interaction', the video game has evolved from the early stage of being conventional game, which was focused on control based interaction, to the on-line game which was focused on communication based interaction, to physical interactive games, such as, Nintendo Wii, which are focused on more physical interaction and finally, the ubiquitous interactive game, which is mainly concentrated on the concept of 'communication' in physical digital interaction. It is possible that this evolution of the video game concept of interaction is comparable to the progress of digital interactive artworks. This view is based on the fact that both genres show evidence that they are developing in the direction of the concept of 'communication', in terms of physical digital interaction. The important emphasis of this research's results is 'locality' and 'communication' in physical digital interaction. The existence of different digital culture trends, which were assessed by the 'multi definition of digital interaction', can explain the concept of 'locality' in digital interaction. This meaning of 'locality' may assist in understanding contemporary digital culture and can reduce possible misunderstanding as regards 'local' digital culture. In the application of the concept of digital interaction to the field of either artworks or video games, it is possible to form the opinion that an innovative concept of physical digital interaction is 'communication' within this context. This concept and its applications can improve the potential of both digital interactive culture and technology.

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한국 기록관리행정의 변천과 전망 (Records Management and Archives in Korea : Its Development and Prospects)

  • 남효채
    • 한국기록관리학회지
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.19-35
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    • 2001
  • 조선왕조의 기록관리 전통의 맥이 끊어진지 거의 한세기가 지난 1999년도에 한국은 "공공기관의 기록물관리에 관한 법률"을 제정 시행함으로써 기록관리의 새로운 시대를 맞이했다. 조선왕조실록에는 국사 전반에 걸쳐 오백년 간의 중요한 역사적 사실들이 기록되었다. 이것은 인류역사상 주요한 업적이며 전세계적으로 귀한 사례이다. 이것이 가능했던 것은 실록이 누대(累代)의 사관들이 저술하고 편찬한 일차자료인 기록물을 수집, 선정한 것이기 때문이다. 근대적 기록보존소에서는 중요한 공공기록물이 원형대로 보존될 필요가 있기 때문에 기록보존을 위해 중요한 국가 기록물을 평가 선별하는 근대적 기록보존제도를 확립해야 했다. 그러나 일제에 의한 식민지화로 그 기회를 빼앗겼고 우리의 훌륭한 기록보전 전통은 계승되지 못했다. 중앙화된 기록보존제도는 1969년 총무처에 정부기록보존소를 설립함으로써 발전하기 시작했다. 정부기록보존소는 조선왕조의 사고 전통을 계승해서 1984년 부산에 현대적 사고시설을 건축했다. 1998년 정부기록보존소는 대전정부종합청사로 본부를 이전하고 첨단 시청각기록물 서고를 갖추었다. 1996년부터 정부기록보존소는 마이크로필름 보존을 보완하고 수작업 등록시스템을 개선하기 위하여 기록물 관리시스템 전산화를 도입했다. 소장 기록물의 디지털화는 이용자에게 디지털 이미지를 제공하기 위한 주요한 사업이었다. 이를 위해 정부기록보존소는 새로 컴퓨터/서버 시스템을 구입하고 응용 소프트웨어를 개발했다. 이와 병행하여 정부기록보존소는 역사학 및 문헌정보학 배경을 가진 아키비스트들을 증원하여 고도의 전문화를 이루는 방향으로 인력구조를 크게 혁신하였다. 보존연구직과 전산직 역시 채용되었다. 새로운 기록물관리법은 2000년 1월 1일부터 시행되고 있다. 이 법은 한국의 기록물관리에 있어 다음과 같은 변화를 가져왔다. 첫째, 이 법은 입법 사법 행정부, 헌법기관, 육해공군, 국가정보원 등 모든 공공기관의 기록물을 규정한다. 범국가적으로 통일된 기록물관리체계가 갖추어지게 되었다. 둘째, 각 기관의 수준별로 공공기록물 관리 기관을 두게 되었다. 중앙기록물관리기관, 국회 및 사법부에 특수기록물관리기관, 대도시 및 도에 지방기록물 관리기관, 공공기관에 자료관 또는 특수자료관, 각 과단위에서는 기록물관리책임자가 기록관리를 책임지게 되었다. 셋째, 공공기관의 기록물은 생산시에 컴퓨터에 등록된다. 따라서 인터넷이나 컴퓨터망을 통해 기록물을 쉽게 추적, 검색할 수 있게 될 것이다. 넷째, 기록관리학 분야에서 전문적 훈련을 받은 기록물관리 전문요원 배치를 의무화함으로써 기록물의 전문적 관리를 보장하게 된다. 다섯째, 공공기록물의 불법적 처리는 처벌을 받을 수 있는 범죄를 구성한다. 앞으로 공공기록물관리는 한국정부의 '전자정부 추진정책'과 함께 발전할 것이다. 다음과 같은 변화가 예상된다. 첫째 공공기관에서는 전자결재 문서 외에 종이문서, 시청각기록물, 간행물 등도 모두 디지털화하여 행정의 효율화 및 생산성을 제고할게 될 것이다. 둘째, 국회는 이미 특수기록관을 설립하였다. 법원과 국가정보원도 뒤를 따를 것이다. 시도 차원에서 더 많은 기록관들이 설립될 것이다. 셋째, 우리 사회가 지식정보사회화 될수록 기록관리기능은 더욱 중요한 국가기능이 될 것이다. 더 많은 대학교, 학회, 시민단체들이 기록보존에 고한 인식제고에 참여하고, 기록보존운동이 범국민적 차원으로 심화될수록 한국의 기록물관리는 현재보다 눈에 띄게 발전할 것이다.

한국 정치지리학과 인문지리학 일반 50년의 회고 (Retrospect and prospect of political geography and general-synoptic part of human geography in Korea)

  • 임덕순
    • 대한지리학회지
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    • 제31권2호
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    • pp.295-308
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    • 1996
  • 1945년 8월 광복을 맞았을 당시 국내 정치지리학은 사실상 그 존재를 말할 형편이 못 되었다. 미군정 기간중인 1947년 초에야 비지리학자 표문화가$\ulcorner$조선 지정학 개관 : 조선 의 과거 현재와 장래$\lrcorner$를 출간했을 정도였다. 국내 지리학자로서 최초의 정치지리학 체계서 를 써낸 사람은 최복현이었다. 그의 정치지리학(1959)은 당시 미국 영향을 크게 받은 것이 다. 형기주는 국내서 지리학을 공부한 사람으로서는 최초의 정치지리학 논문(국토 통일 가 능성)을 쓴 사람이다. 1960년대 종반에 들어서서 국내 정치지리학은 꿈틀거리기 시작했다. 김대경, 차윤, 임덕순 등에 의해서였다. 1970년대에 들어서서도 연구 활기는 지속되었는데 특히 동년대 초반에 해방후 국내 지리학 수업자에 의한 최초의 정치지리학 체계서(임덕순) 가 나온 점은 특기할 만하다. 1980년대 중반에는 양적으로 보아 정치지리학이 크게 발전한 시기이다. 박사학위 논문도 최초로 나왔고 석사학위 논문도 이후 다수 나왔다. 전기간에 걸 쳐 볼 때 정치지리 연구는 \circled1 수도, \circled2 행정구역, \circled3 지정적 구조 (특히 한반도), \circled4 분단- 통일, \circled5 각급 행정수도, \circled6 성곽, \circled7 선거, \circled8 도시정치 순의 8대 범주에 걸쳐서 크게 이루 어졌다. 한국의 정치지리학은 국내 문제와 관련, \circled1 국토통일, \circled2 3면 임해의 활동, \circled2 영호 남 불통합의 3대 과제에 연구를 더 기울여야 한다. 학문 자체와 관련해서는 \circled1 신 지정학적 연구, \circled2 전략-군사지리 연구 등에 크게 힘을 기울일 필요가 있다. 인문지리학 일반 연구는 $\ulcorner$인문지리학$\lrcorner$을 써낸 김경성으로부터 논의하는 것이 타당하다. 이후 약 20년이 지나고나 서 오홍석의 비포괄적이나마 $\ulcorner$인문지리학 원리$\lrcorner$가 나왔다. 1970년대 중반이후 인문지리의 실증-계량적 분석에 대한 비판이 일어나기 시작했고, 그런 중에 1980년대 초반에 인문지리 학 방법론상 중요한 2개의 대립적 논문 (김인의 공간지리학 옹호와 최기엽의 장소이해 옹 호)이 나왔다. 그후 방법론상의 논의가 5-6편 나와 오늘에 이르렀다. $\ulcorner$인문지리조사법$\lrcorner$ 교 재가 역시 비포괄적이나마 국내 최초로 출간된 것은 1988년 (조동규)의 일이다. 포괄성이 훌 륭한 인문지리학 체계서의 출간이 절실히 요망된다. 방법론에 있어서는 공간-계량적 입장과 지역-종합-해석적 입장간의 조화와 상호보완이 있어야 할 것이다.

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한국(韓國)에 있어서의 장내기생충감염(腸內寄生虫感染)의 현황(現況)과 추이(推移) (Current Status and Transition of the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Korea)

  • 김동찬
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • pp.83-108
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    • 1984
  • Out of a total of 58 species of helminthic and protozoan parasitic infections in Korea, so far 38 species were reported as intestinal parasites of man. Quite a few species of the intestinal parasitic infections have long been prevalent throughout the country and this has been a significant public health problem. In this paper, current status and transition of the intestinal parasitic infections in the past years were presented. Chronological reviewing of data show background and prospects of change in the prevalence of infections. In the national prevalence survey on parasitic infections conducted once every five years since 1971, stool examinations were done by both cellophane thick smear and brine flotation techniques. Every egg positive case of Ascaris lumbricoides and Clonorchis sinensis was further examined by Stoll's dilution egg counting technique. In 1981, perianal swab using adhesive cellulose tape was added for Enterobius infection. For protozoan cyst examination conducted by province and city in '81, fecal specimens were fixed in SAF solution and examined by the formalin-ether concentration technique. High prevalence of parasitic infection in ana before the 1960s can be easily understood from the data given by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in 1967. From a parasite control point of view, the 1960s was the preparatory period particularly for control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Several organizations which have contributed to parasite control were founded in this period and the prevention law of parasitic infections was passed in '66. In the '70s, overall prevalence rates of the common intestinal parasitic infections, which were highly prevalent in the past were turned into reduction phase for the first time. The '80s can be said to be an active control period of parasitic infections. Intestinal helminths According to the reports of the national prevalence survey on parasitic infections, the prevalence of helminthic infections was 84.3%(number of person examined:24,887) in '71, 63.2%(27,178) in '76, and 41.1%(35,018) in '81. By area, the prevalence rate in '81 was 35.1%(20,569) in urban areas and 49.6%(14,447) in rural areas. Intestinal nematodes Ascaris lumbricoides The prevalence of Ascaris infection has decreased significantly in recent years. Among students, the prevalence was 55.4%, in '69 and decreased to 4.7% in '83. In the national prevalence surveys, the prevalence decreased to 13.0% in '81 from 54.9% in '71. By area, the prevalence decreased to 8.5% in '81 from 46.4% in '71 in urban area and 19.4% in '81 from 59.6% in '71 in rural area. By age, the prevalence has become in recent years relatively even in all age groups, although higher prevalence used to be seen in young age groups of around 10 years old, particulary in the highly prevalent rural areas. By sex, the prevalence was higher in the female than in the male. Unfertilized egg positive rates among the ascariasis cases increased gradually up to 55.4% on the average in '81. The intensity of the infection was also significantly decreased. Trichuris trichiura Trichuris infection had also decreased to 23.4% in '81 from 65.4% in '71. By area, the decreasing tendency of the prevalence became faster in urban areas than in the rural areas. The prevalence in urban and rural areas in '71 was 69.7%, and 63.1% respectively and decreased to 19.5% and 29.0% respectively in '81. By age, the prevalence reached a peak at the 10-14 age group and showed relatively even distribution throughout all age groups. By sex, the prevalence was close in young age groups, but in the 30s or over age group, especially in rural area, the prevalence was significantly higher in the female than in the male. The prevalence has much fluctuated depending in the area. The prevalence in rural areas surveyed in the '80s shows a range between 20.9% and 73.7% by locality. It is anticipated that the prevalence of Trichuris infection will drop more rapidly, when mass treatment is conducted. Hookworms Hookworm infection by mostly Ancylostoma duodenale and a few by Necator americanus has decreased to a negligible levels in recent years. In the national prevalence surveys, the prevalence was 10.7% in '71, 2.2% in '76, and 0.5% in '81. The prevalence was higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Wide application of multi-specific anthelminthics in the ascariasis control programmes conducted in the past decade appear to have been effective against hookworm infection. Trichostrongylus orientalis As in the case with hookworm infection, the prevalence of Trichostrongylus infection has reached a negligible levels. In the national prevalence surveys, the prevalence was 7.7% in '71, 1.0% in '76 and 0.2% in '81. Enterobius vermicularis In the national prevalence survey in '81, the egg positive rate was 12.0%. Higher prevalence is expected when examined repeatedly. The prevalence rate was 10.3% in urban area and 14.6% in rural area. In recent surveys conducted in rural areas among schoolchildren, the prevalence was 32.4% in Gimhae Gun in '82 and 64.1% in Yeongyang Gun in '83. By age, the egg positive rate was higher in young age groups of around 10 and sharply decreased in age groups of around 20 and then somewhat increased again in middle age groups. By sex, the prevalence was higher in the female than in the male. Strongyloides stercoralis Strongyloides stercoralis infection has rarely been found in Korea. Three cases were reported in 1914. And 0.1-0.5% were found infected out of 2,642 persons examined at the prisoner-of-war camp on Geojedo in 1956. One case was reported in '54 and '82, respectively. Anisakis spp. No systematic survey has been conducted for anisakiasis In Korea. So far, only several cases have been found 1 case in Seoul in '71, 5 cases in Busan in '81 and 1 case in Busan in '84. Intestinal trematodes Metagonimus yokogawai In the national prevalence survey conducted in 1981, the egg positive rate was 1.24% on the average. High endemic areas are located in the southwestern part of Korea. The prevalence in Hadong Gun was 29.1% on the average in '79. In a survey conducted in 76, the prevalence was 44.0% in Gwangyang, 55.0% in Gogseung and 29.0% in Gurye. The infection is closely correlated with raw sweetfish consumption in these areas. Other intestinal trematodes A human case of Heterophyes heterophyes was reported in 1914. Several species were reported in the '80s : 17 cases of Fibricola seoulensis, 9 cases of Pygidiopsis summa, 8 cases of Heterophyes heterophyes nocens, 1case of Heterophyopsis continua, 2 cases of Stellantchasmus falcatus, 1 case of Stictodora sp., 1 case of Echinostoma hortense, and 4 cases of Echinochasmus japonicus. As the intermediate hosts, snakes and frogs play a role for F.seoulensis and fish for the rest of the species. Intestinal cestodes Taenia saginata and T. solium Egg positive rates in the national prevalence survey were 0.7% in '76 and 1.1% in '81. The prevalence in '81 was 0.6% in urban area and 1.8% in rural area. The proglottid positive rate in Jeju Do was 19.2% on the average. On Udo, Jeju Do in 1983, the egg positive rate among the inhabitants was 2.9%. Hymenolepis nana In the national prevalence survey, egg positive rates were 0.6% in '76 and 0.4% in '81. No difference was seen in the prevalence by area and sex. Hymenolepis diminuta Infected cases were reported : 3 in '64 and I in '66. Egg positive rate in '81 was 0.01% in the national prevalence survey. Diphylobothrium latum So far, about 30 cases have been reported. The cases have been reported more frequently in recent surveys. Mesocestoides sp. A case was reported from a hospitalized patient in Seoul in '67. Spirometra erinacei Two cases were reported in '84 following reidentification of the adult worms collected in '74. Intestinal protozoa Out of a total of 23 species of human protozoan infections in Korea, 13 species were reported as intestinal protozoa : Entamoeba histolytica, E coli, Endolimax nana, Iodamoeba b$\ddot{u}$tschlii, Dientamoeba fragilis, Giardia lamblia, Chilomastix mesnilii, Embadomonas sp., Enteromonas hominis, Trichomonas hominis, Isospora belli, I. Hominis(Sarcocystis hominis), and Balantidium coli. Since the first report on intestinal protozoan infections in 1925, there have been quite a few survey data on the prevalence of the infection. It was found reviewing the data chronologically that up to the early '70s the infection was prevalent around a 30-50%. After that, the protozoan cyst positive rate has shown the tendency of gradual decrease throughout the country. Protozoan cyst survey conducted in Seoul and several provinces in 1981 revealed infection rates of 8.9%(1,310) in Gangweondo, 10.7%(1,703) in Gyenggi Do, 11.7%(1,032) in Jeonra Buk Do, 9.1%(4,116) in Jeonra Nam Do, and 1.4%(5,275) in Seoul. Entamoeba histolytica In the survey conducted by province in '81, the cyst positive rate was 0.8% in Gangweon-do, 0.3% in Gyeonggi Do, 1.4% in both Jeonra Buk Do and Jeonra Nam Do, and 0.2% in Seoul. Giardia lamblia In the survey by province in '81, cyst positive rates were 2.2% in both Gyeonggi Do and Jeonra Buk Do, 1.9% in Jeonra Nam Do, 0.5% in Gangweon Do, and 0.9% in Seoul. Balantidium coli Two cases were reported. One in 1930 and the other in '74. Isospora belli and I. Hominis(Sarcocystis hominis) Isospora belli was reported : 1 case in '56 and 3 cases in '66. I. Hominis, recently identified to be synonymous with Sarcocystis hominis, was reported : 3 cases in '66. Other intestinal protozoa The protozoan parasites other than the above mentioned are generally treated as commensal, although some of them are considered to be pathogenic. The data of '81 show that about 10% of the inhabitants are still infected with protozoa.

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