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Growth and Spatial Distribution of Korean Society in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, USA (미국 조지아 주 메트로 애틀랜타 한인사회의 성장과 공간적 분포)

  • Lee, Sung-Cheol;Lee, Eui-Han
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.225-239
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    • 2011
  • The main purpose of this paper is to analysis the growth process of new emerging Korean society in Georgia, the USA by investigating changes in the regional distribution of Korean business located in metro Atlanta region. More specifically, it aims to identify the characteristics of spatial distribution of Korean business in metro Atalanta through their locational trends since 1980s. To this end, it has explored the history of Korean migration into Georgia and the locational trends of Korean firms in metro Atlanta by industries. As a result, the main location of Korean firms has expanded into the northeastern regions of Atlanta due to the development of transportation, new regional development, education environment and changes in residential distribution by ethnic. Also, the main Korean business has transformed from retails and restaurant to real estate and finance because of changes in market strategies, institutions and Korean local migration.

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Relationship between Migratory Timing of Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) into the Wangpi River and Coastal Environment of the Mid-eastern Coastal Water of Korea (동해 중부 연안에서 연어(Oncorhynchus keta)가 왕피천으로 이동하는 시기와 연안 환경간의 관계)

  • Kim, Beom-Sik;Jung, Yong-Woo;Jung, Hae-Kun;Lee, Chung Il
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.30 no.12
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    • pp.1067-1079
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    • 2021
  • The coastal water is a space where salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), critical energy-conveying mediator, stay to adapt to different environments while traveling between ocean and river ecosystems for spawning and growth. The mid-eastern coast of Korea (MECW) is the southern limit of salmon distributed in the North Pacific Ocean. Understanding the distribution and migration characteristics of salmon in the MECW is important for the prediction of changes in the amount and distribution of salmon related to changes in the future marine environment. We analyzed the relationship between the salmon migratory timing ascending the Wangpi river and change in vertical seawater temperature and tidal elevation. Overall results highlight that (1) Salmon began to ascend the river when the sea surface water temperature (SST) decreased below 20℃; (2) The number of salmon ascending the river increased when the temperature difference between the upper and lower layers decreased, but decreased when the temperature difference was higher than 5℃; (3) The number of salmon ascending the river peaked, when the SST was 18℃-19℃ and sea levels rose at high tide. This study provide important insight into predicting changes in the ecosystem energy circulation through climate change at its southern distribution limit.

Distribution and Behavioral Characteristics of Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in Namdae Stream, Korea (강릉 남대천에서 소상하는 연어(Chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta) 분포와 행동 특성)

  • Kim, Beom-Sik;Jung, Yong-Woo;Kim, Woobo;Hong, Sung-Eic;Lee, Chung Il
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.31 no.10
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    • pp.861-868
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    • 2022
  • The Namdae stream in Gangneung-si is one of the rivers where salmon stock is mainly maintained by natural spawning rather than artificial seedlings. There are structures including weir, and fish distribution and movement characteristics can be different by these structures. In this study, we investigated the distribution and behavioral characteristics of salmon by sighting survey within 12 km immediately upstream of the river mouth between October 2021 and February 2022. As a result, salmon distributed within 9 km from rivermouth. There were more salmon in the lower reaches of Doosan weir than in the upper reaches of that. The main spawning ground for salmon was between 7-9 km from rivermouth and around the lower part of Doosan weir. Salmon behaved for spawning in the gravel-bed area and undercut slope of the mainstream, such as mating, digging the riverbed, and competition among males. Salmon moved more slowly in the gravel-bed area than sand-bed area. Doosan weir hinders the spawning migration of salmon by frequent flow changes and terraced fishway. This study provides primary information to understand the ecological changes of salmon by environmental changes in the Namdae stream.

Regional Distribution Aspect of Swans(Cygnus spp.) in the Nakdong River Downstream Area from October 2013 to September 2018, Busan, R. O. Korea (낙동강하류역에서 2010년 중반기 고니류(Cygnus spp.)의 권역별 서식 현황)

  • Soon-Bok Hong;Ji-Pyo Hong
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.32 no.8
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    • pp.533-542
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    • 2023
  • Understanding the regional distribution of swans in the lower Nakdong River area is also important for the continuous habitat of swans according to changes in the surrounding environment of the area. This study was conducted to understand the regional distribution aspect of swans (Cygnus spp.) downstream of the Nakdong River, Republic of Korea, from October 2013 to September 2018. In the estuary, a small ship was used to move along a certain route and observe it with the naked eye or binoculars, and in the land area, Line transect census and Point census method were conducted in parallel. During this period, two species and 34,647 individuals of swans were observed, including 34,356 Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) and 291 Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus). The average number of individuals observed in 15 different areas was 1172, 103, 214, 1825, 1850, 13, 318, 1, 0, 1, 11, 21, 5, 0, and 239 respectively. The total average of the number of individuals in these areas was 384.76. The numbers differed significantly among the survey areas (Kruskal-Wallis test, X2=4349.01, P < 0.001). Particularly, the numbers were larger in Eulsukdo, Lower Eulsukdo, and Daemadeung than in the other regions. In conclusion, as long-term survey data, it can be used as basic data to analyze the distribution of swans due to environmental changes caused by the development of the Nakdong River, predict changes in the habitat status of migratory birds, and prepare measures necessary for preservation.

Evaluation of Mandibular Condylar Bony Changes in Temporomandibular Disorders using Polytome-U Images (Polytome-U 촬영법을 이용한 측두하악관절증의 하악과두 골변화 관찰)

  • Nah Kyung-Soo
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.321-327
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    • 1998
  • The author examined bone changes from 1274 poly tomographic images of 182 temporomandibular joints which showed symptoms of temporomandibular disorder and the following results were obtained; 1. The number of temporomandibular joints which showed bone changes were 64 (35.2%) among 182 joints. 2. The age and sex distribution of 64 joints which had bone changes showed the prevalence of female (90.6%) and third decade (25.0%) followed by fourth (21.2%) and second decade (17.2%). 3. The 252 images which showed bone changes consisted of 56 images from lateral side (22.2%). 118 images from center (46.8%) and 78 images from medial side (30.9%). 4. The most frequently observed bone changes were flattening (22.7%) followed by sclerosis (19.3%) and cortical unsharpness (19.3%)

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Travel Pattern Analysis Using TCS Data and GIS in Korea (TCS 자료 및 GIS를 이용한 한국의 통행패턴 분석)

  • Kim, Jae-Hun;Chung, Jin-Hyuk;Choi, Min-Hwan;Chang, Hoon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.75-84
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    • 2008
  • In 2002, the 5-day workweek policy was effective in Korea. As we have expected, the 5-day workweek policy has changed people's travel behavior during weekdays and weekends. Several studies have been done to understand these changes and impacts on transportation systems. However, these studies have only focused on travel pattern changes without considering spatial factors. Said in another way, although individual travel pattern changes are usually investigated, indices adopted cannot describe travel pattern changes in a proper way due to lack of the spatial distribution measure. This study aims to analyze travel change since the 5-day work week policy in effect using a new index (i.e. Travel Vector Index) developed in this study, which can explain travel pattern changes in terms of magnitude and spatial point of views. The new index uses a GIS technology and TCS (Toll Collection System) databases in Korea. The results in this study show that the index is very useful and reliable to measure the travel patterns changes. They are applied to TCS data set and the results show that the 5-day workweek policy significantly affects on travel behaviors.