• 영미문화
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.53-92
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• 2018

This essay aims to examine chick lit written within the Asian American context. For the most part, the chick lit genre has been typically regarded as a site to study contemporary white women's experiences and to debate the genres' credentials as feminist literature. Though some may disagree, there is general consensus that chick lit has fallen out of vogue after reaching its peak in the first decade of the new millenium.; nevertheless, it is being revisited by readers and critics alike as it has recently re-emerged as a location upon which to examine how race and gender inform notions of national belonging and female subject formation in the twenty-first century. To this end, this essay reads Kim Wong Keltner's The Dim Sum of All Things (2004). Keltner's protagonist Lindsey Owyang is yet another twentysomething "chick" looking for love, self, independence, and success in the huge megalopolis of San Francisco. What sets Lindsey apart from the chick prototype is that she is a third-generation ABC (American-born Chinese) and issues relevant to Asian America frequently make their way into Lindsey's narrative. Though it is generally considered as standing a "few notches above the standard chick-lit fare" (Stover n. pag), I would argue that meaningful reflections on many of the major pillars of Asian American literature, history, and cultural politics are glossed over in favor of cursory musings about the daily vicissitudes of Lindsey's life. This essay thus takes to task Ferriss's claim that a "serious" consideration of chick lit "brings into focus many of the issues facing contemporary women and contemporary culture - issues of identity, of race and class, of femininity and feminism, of consumerism and self-image" (2). I contend that a close examination of Keltner's The Dim Sum of All Things discloses that the chick lit format undermines a "serious consideration" of Asian American issues by presenting in particular a highly problematic representation of race and of Asian American femininity.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2021

중국에서의 빅데이터의 발전 과정은 비교적 짧아 10년 정도에 불과하다. 따라서 실제 생활에서의 구체적인 활용도는 높지 않으나, 공급망분야에서는 일부 성과를 보이고 있다. 공급망이 실제로 작동하는 과정에서 발생하는 각종 데이터를 효과적으로 분류·활용할 수 있다면, 공급망 운영 과정에서 발생하는 '채찍효과' 또한 개선될 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구의 목적은 빅데이터를 활용한 공급망 협업 재고 관리 모델과 응용 프레임워크의 개발이다. 본 연구에서는 "채찍효과"가 가장 뚜렷한 소비 업종인 중국의 맥주 업계 공급 체인을 분석하였으며, 시뮬레이션 및 민감도분석을 위해 Vensim을 사용하였다. 본 연구의 모델을 적용한 결과 맥주 업계 공급 체인의 각 참여 주체의 재고변화가 적어지는 의미 있는 결과를 발견하였다. 또한 이러한 연구가 더 큰 데이터를 갖는 공급망 협업 재고관리모델에도 적용될 수 있는 가능성을 제사하고, 공급망 협업 재고관리모델에서 발생할 수 있는 문제점 및 대응방안을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.1219-1225
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• 2022

Microorganisms involved in food fermentation not only improve the aroma and taste of the food, but also enhance its preservation. Thus, they are added as starter cultures to boost the final product quality of commercial fermented foods. Although these microorganisms originate from fermented foods and have a long history of consumption, the European Union recently applied the concept of Qualified presumption of Safety (QPS), which is a safety evaluation system for microorganisms used in food or feed in Europe. The QPS system is a species-level safety system and shares results with the European Novel Food System, a strain-level safety evaluation system. In the United States, microorganisms added to fermented foods are considered as food additives or Generally Recognized as Safe substance. In Korea, food microbe lists are presented at the species level. Moreover, the nation has established a strain-oriented evaluation system that applies temporary safety evaluation methods for food raw materials as well as new raw materials. However, when it comes to microorganisms isolated from traditional fermented foods and other fermented food products, there is no definition of the term "species," and there is a lack of an evaluation system at the species level. Therefore, such an evaluation system for microbial species used in Korean fermented foods is necessary.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2023

Due to the routine nature of social distancing in accordance with the COVID-19 pandemic, the logistics industry is under rapid development, given that offline demand is focused on online platforms. The number of warehouse workplaces and workers are steadily increasing per annum, and the industrial accident rate of transportation, warehouse, and telecommunication industries to which warehouse employees belong is higher than the total industrial accident rate in Korea. In previous studies, warehouse workers reported exposure to health hazards such as musculoskeletal disorders due to the handling of heavy objects and improper working postures. Accordingly, in this study, a survey was conducted to investigate symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders with focus on parcel delivery workers nationwide. The questionnaire included a musculoskeletal disorder symptom survey table to identify information such as worker occupational history, work type, and signs or symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders. Survey response data from 453 people were obtained to determine the influence of delivery business characteristics on occupational musculoskeletal disorders, and the influencing factors were analyzed. Based on the results, in the analysis of pain with respect to body part, the duration, degree, and frequency of pain were highest in the leg part, and as a result, the average value for the leg part exhibited a significant difference from those of other body parts. In addition, 52.32% of workers exhibited symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders, and a high number of patients with musculoskeletal disorders was observed in the work group with less than three years of service and with ages ranging from 30-39. The results of this study can serve as basic data for the derivation of a management plan that meets the characteristics of musculoskeletal disorders that impact logistics workers overburdened with work due to the rapid increase in parcel delivery volume in accordance with an increase in online consumption.

• 한국심리학회지:법
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.323-341
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• 2021

본 연구는 우리나라 성인 522명을 대상으로 지적장애인 성범죄 하급심 판결문에서 인용된 감경 사유에 대한 동의 여부 및 법정 형량의 적절성에 대한 온라인 설문조사를 실시하였다. 전체 응답자의 약 80%은 현행 지적장애인 성범죄 법정 형량을 적절하다고 판단하는 것으로 나타났다. 다만, 동의하지 않는 경우 현재보다 더 엄벌이 필요하다고 인식하였다. 거의 대부분의 응답자는 피고인의 '연령', '건강 상태', '사회경제적 수준', '성장배경 및 가정환경'과 같은 일신상의 이유 또는 범행이 '음주', '성적 충동', '우발적'으로 발생했다는 점을 감경 사유로 사용하는데 있어 동의하지 않았다. 반대로 '자수', '미수', '피고인의 지적장애', '진지한 반성' 등을 감경 사유로 사용하는데 있어서 동의 비율은 상대적으로 높았으나, 여전히 응답자의 절반 이상은 동의하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 성별과 학력에 따른 감경사유 인식의 차이는 존재하지 않았다. 반면 응답자의 연령이 낮을수록 감경에 대해 더 엄격한 태도를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 본 연구는 국민들의 의견이 반영된 양형기준의 필요성을 제안하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.1485-1494
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• 2023

The bow of the nuclear fuel assembly is a well-known phenomenon. One of the vital criteria during the history of nuclear fuel development has been fuel assembly's mechanical stability. Once present, the fuel assembly bow can lead to safety issues like excessive water gap and power redistribution or even incomplete rod insertion (IRI). The extensive bow can result in assembly handling and loading problems. This is why the fuel assembly's bow is one of the most often controlled geometrical factors during periodic fuel inspections for VVER when compared e.g. to on-site fuel rod gap measurements or other instrumental measurements performed on-site. Our proposed screening method uses existing video records for fuel inspection. We establish video frames normalization and aggregation for the purposes of bow measurement. The whole process is done by digital image processing algorithms which analyze rotations of video frames, extract angles whose source is the fuel set torsion, and reconstruct torsion schema. This approach provides results comparable to the commonly utilized method. We tested this new approach in real operation on 19 fuel assemblies with different campaign numbers and designs, where the average deviation from other methods was less than 2 % on average. Due to the fact, that the method has not yet been validated during full scale measurements of the fuel inspection, the preliminary results stand for that we recommend this method as a complementary part of standard bow measurement procedures to increase measurement robustness, lower time consumption and preserve or increase accuracy. After completed validation it is expected that the proposed method allows standalone fuel assembly bow measurements.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.655-661
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• 2008

The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children has increased dramatically in recent years. Although AD has genetic determinants, this rapid increase is most likely due to changes in environmental influences--for example, dietary changes. The purpose of this case-control study was to assess the relationship between the risk of developing AD and dietary factors, including eating habits, food intake, and the consumption of various functional foods in children at ages of 7 or 8 years. 143 AD patients and 335 healthy children participated in this study. A mini-dietary assessment was utilized to evaluate the food intake and dietary patterns of the children, and other information, including demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, eating habits, and the frequency of functional food use was collected using a questionnaire. The results demonstrated that, among the demographic and socioeconomic factors assessed in this study, female gender, mother's employment, and the family history of AD significantly increased the risk of AD. However, no differences in dietary habits and specific food intake between AD patients and healthy controls were identified. On the other hand, the frequencies of taking multivitamin supplements, Spirulina, or gamma-linoleic acid were significantly higher in AD patients than in the controls. These data indicate that alterations in eating habits and the intake of certain foods may not be a critical cause associated with the risk of AD in school-age children, and caution should be taken in recommending food elimination diets for the purpose of preventing AD. Further studies are required in order to determine whether the intake of specific nutrients could contribute to the increase or prevention of the development of AD in school-age children.

• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.25-43
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• 2013

Tasmania with its clean air, isolated from mainland Australia, has been producing high-quality agricultural products and has been continually developing organic farming since 1946 when the Living Soil Association of Tasmania(LSAT) was established. The organic farming movement in Tasmania has been actively advocated through three steps: the philosophical embryonic period, the movement diffusion period and the industrialised development period. The campaigns for informing about the connection between healthy soil and life unfolded during the embryonic period. This was followed by the birth of publicity of organic farming and the certification system through the dissemination of organic farming techniques and various events related to agriculture in the diffusion period when the Organic Gardening and Farming Society(OGFS) was established in 1972. In the industrialised development period, The Organic Coalition of Tasmania (OCT) which is representative of Tasmania was organised in 2000 and has been leading the organic farming industry. The organic farming movement in Tasmania not only limits the use of artificial agricultural chemical but pursues the quality of food, environment, the health of life including all animals and plants, the issue of development in rural society, social justice, and equity in understanding. It is far more holistic in its philosophy. The output of organic food accounts for 1 % of the total amount of agricultural production and 150 certified organic farms have managed with 5,000ha of land in 2010. The supply channels for organic foods vary from farmer's market, specialty stores, supermarket chains, local store to the cooperative community. Also the consumers' behaviour for organic foods has been establishing as an alternative life style. The education of the value and role of organic farming on the environment should be enlarged for the consumption of the organic food. In addition, organising for small farmers who act individually and the link with differentiated local food have still remained issues.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.463-470
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• 2023

This study aimed to identify the recent risk factors for Opisthorchis viverrini infection and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) to improve disease prevention. The participants were divided into the following 3 groups based on their health status: healthy control (nonOV and nonCCA), those with O. viverrini infection (OV), and those with CCA. A questionnaire was used to explore their lifestyle and behaviors. Multivariate logistic regression and backward elimination were used to identify the significant risk factors. The results showed that the significant risk factors for both O. viverrini infection and CCA were age>50 years (odd ratio (OR)=8.44, P<0.001, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 2.98-23.90 and OR=43.47, P=0.001, 95% CI 14.71-128.45, respectively) and raw fish consumption (OR=8.48, P<0.001, 95% CI 3.18-22.63 and OR=3.15, P=0.048, 95% CI 1.01-9.86, respectively). A history of O. viverrini infection was identified as an additional risk factor for CCA (OR=20.93, P=0.011, 95% CI 2.04-215.10). This study provided an update on the risk factors for O. viverrini infection and CCA. Asymptomatic patients with O. viverrini infection, particularly those>50 years old, should be carefully monitored to prevent CCA.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.601-612
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• 2003

이상으로 한국의 채소음식에 대한 시대적인 변화 경향과 최근의 채소 섭취량 및 섭취형태 변화 경향을 살펴본 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 부족국가시대와 고려시대를 거치면서 채소의 종류는 점차 다양해졌으며, 조선시대에는 거의 현재와 비슷한 채소를 이용하였다. 상고시대 이래 계속 섭취하고 있는 채소로는 마늘과 쑥이 있으며 삼국 및 통일신라시대 이후 현재까지 계속 섭취하고 있는 채소는 가지, 오이, 상추가 고려시대 이후로는 죽순, 토란, 우엉, 무, 순무, 파, 부추, 미나리, 배추, 아욱, 시금치, 쑥갓 등이 조선시대 이후 현재까지 계속 섭취하고 있는 채소는 고추, 호박, 토마토, 캐비지, 셀러리, 케일, 순무(turnip), 근대(beet), 등이 있다. 한편, 과거에는 섭취했으나 현재는 섭취하지 않는 채소로는 박과 마, 순채 등과 각종 식용야생초들이 있다. 2. 한국인의 채소 공급량은 일인당 연간 232.2kg으로 나타났고 이러한 양은 이러한 양은 전세계의 평균 공급량인 101.9kg과 비교해서 많은 편이며 아시아 지역에서 비교해 보면 중국(203.5kg)이나 일본(111.6kg) 보다는 많은 양이었다. 3. 채소섭취량은 1970년 이후에 뚜렷한 증가가 나타났으며 1990년에 201.1kg으로 가장 많았고 그 이후 감소하여 2000년에 다시 증가하는 경향을 보이고 있다. 일본의 경우 1965년 이후 큰 변화없이 110-120kg 수준을 공급하고 있으며 중국의 경우에는 1995년 이후에 급속한 증가를 보이고 있다. 미국은 채소류의 공급이 꾸준히 증가하고 있는 나라로 나타났다. 4. 한국인이 가장 많이 섭취하고 있는 채소는 마늘, 파 등의 양념류와 배추김치, 무, 양파, 당근 등으로 종류가 매우 제한적으로 나타났다. 조사된 114종 가운데 섭취한 채소의 종류는 모두 72종으로 나타났으며 남자의 경우 1인 1일 섭취량이 가장 많은 채소는 배추김치였고, 그 다음으로 무, 양파, 파, 깍두기, 감자, 배추, 시금치, 애호박 등의 순서로 나타났다. 여자의 경우도 남자와 같은 경향이었으나 애호박이 다소비식품 내에 포함되지 않았다. 5. 구황식품과 부식으로 이용되었던 산나물과 야생식물의 이용은 현재 거의 사라진 반면 새로운 외래채소와 허브류의 도입은 급증하고 있으며, 채소를 섭취하는 방법도 다양해지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 전통적인 나물에 대한 기호도는 낮아지는 반면 다양한 채소를 이용한 쌈싸기와 녹즙, 생식등이 상업화되었으며, 채소전문식당이 나타나고 있다. 또한 여러 형태의 채식주의도 나타나서 채식문화가 다양해짐을 보여주고 있다. 앞으로 채소 음식의 소비는 더욱 다양해질 것으로 보이며 따라서 우리가 과거에 섭취했던 산나물들의 효능과 함께 우리나라 전통 채소 음식의 조리방법에 대한 연구 및 보급 방안에 대한 연구가 필요한 것으로 보이며 변화하고 있는 채소의 생산과 소비 현황에 대한 보다 정확한 통계자료의 수집이 시급한 것으로 보인다.