• Animal cells and systems
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2003

Adult periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease whose etiology is not well defined. Recent studies have shown that vitamin D receptor gene has been a candidate for the susceptibility of adult periodontitis. The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency of Taq I restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in the vitamin D receptor gene in nan periodontically healthy controls and 28 adult periodontitis patients. Taq I RFLP in the vitamin D receptor gene was detected by PCR amplification, followed by restriction enzyme digestion and 2％ agarose gel electrophoresis. There was no significant difference in the distribution of Taq I RFLP between healthy controls and adult periodontitis group (P > 0.05). Thus, Taq I RFLP in the vitamin D receptor gene may not confer the susceptibility to adult periodontitis in Korean population. However, t allele distributions of this RFLP showed various frequencies among ethnic groups studied. Further studies in other ethnic groups will be required.

• 공연문화연구
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• 제22호
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• pp.223-252
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• 2011

세계역사가 서구의 식민지배와 근대를 통해 엘리트적 서구예술음악이 중심으로 부상되는 과정에서 지역의 음악들은 전근대적, 주변적 지위로 위치지워졌다. 20세기의 대중음악은 서구의 자본주의, 상업주의, 음반산업, 대중매체, 기술과 정보의 확산을 통해, 새로운 중심의 지위를 차지하였고 21세기 들어 다양한 글로컬리제이션과 초문화적 초국경적 문화현상을 첨예하게 보여주는 장이 되어가고 있다. 전 지구적 자본, 시장, 경계의 넘나듦을 실천하고 문화산업, 대중음악, 공연예술시장에서 매력적인 분야로 성장하고 있는 월드뮤직은 식민지와 근대를 통해 '서구'에게 발견되었던 '비서구'의 '민속적' '전통적'인 음악들이 가장 탈근대적인 방식으로 '차용' '적합화' '혼종'된 음악으로, 글로컬리제이션을 실천하고 있다. 흥미로운 점은 포스트 모던시대를 대표하는 음악현상인 월드뮤직도 기본적으로는 근대적이었던 음악인류학의 전제와 마찬가지로 '다름'과 '차이'를 기반으로 구성하고 있다는 점이다. 탈영토화된 월드뮤직은 다양한 방식을 통해 타자의 이국적인 음악으로 민족적인 것으로 재현되고, 재현된 민족성은 글로벌시대 다양한 맥락을 가진 로컬의 청중들에게 각기 다른 방식으로 체험된다. 혼종을 실현한 월드뮤직에서도 민속적 악기들, 민속적 보컬스타일들은 월드뮤직의 민족적 음악풍경을 구성하면서 구체화한다. 또한 월드뮤직의 청중은 음악적 '다름'과 '상상된 민족'을 소비하는 글로벌 대중으로 일상의 음악적 소비와 체험을 통해 다층적 사회적 의미들을 구성하고 있다. 월드뮤직의 초문화적 음악적 실천은 기본적으로 민족의 상상을 기반으로 한다. 더 나아가 이러한 상상은 구체적으로 음악의 양식을 뛰어넘어 글로벌 정치, 경제, 문화의 특정조건들 속에서 자신만의 방식으로 민족을 상상하는 생산자와 매개자, 그리고 로컬적 삶의 경험속에서 '다름'과 '차이'를 다시 민족적으로 구성하여 인식하는 해석자의 다양한 상상력에 의해 "구성된 복수의 세계"로서의 전 지구를 상상하고 민족성의 새로운 의미를 "주조하고 동원"한다. 월드뮤직은 다층적인 "상상된 민족들"의 세계가 교차되어 만들어진 구성물로 수많은 초문화적인 의미들을 생산해 내고 있다.

• 복식
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.149-167
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• 2001

Today, every culture has taken on the compromise form by means of the cultural difference, variety, and pluralism according to the internationalization and the advance so that it has been developed toward the half-blooded and multilayered the aspect. In accordance with this current of the times, this thesis observed the feminism found in the multiculturism of the end of the 20th century, the third world, and technology with the side of the tendency of modern fashion, considered the hybride phenomenon which is pulling down the wall between culture and genre due to the social diversification. and predicted the fashion trend do 21st century serf on it. Multiculturism is the movement that began to arise in the academic world of America and the literary world form the close of 1980's in accepting the variety of culture and regarding the culture with the more balanced and wide view and just as it is, it means the attitude of accepting one or more cultures of variely and the position of taking interest in the culture of minority race not the culture of a governing race. It is the fashion of feminism adapts dualism like unisex, androgynous look, etc of bisexual lendency in the 1980's, it shows new style with crossover of liberal sense because there is not the difference of sex in fashion. The eco-feminism pursues the natural sexuality not being instrumental and dismantling and expressed it in the Gender expression of an integrated human being. The trend of ethnic fashion in the close of 20th century is that the element of hippie is working so strongly. By adding embroidery of Oriental style, accessories of Indian style, feathers, beads, a hempen hood to the ethnic costumes of Asia and Latin, is shows the figure of ethnic hippie. As the cycler fashion is the future clothes through technology of computer, it uses a cool glass material bringing up the image of a spacesuit in order to expresses cyber image through artificial color combination of sheen colors, Though this techno-color fashion has established the fresh stimulation and the innovative aspect with ultramodern materials and image of futurism, it transmits a hope of estranged people and the natural elements. Hybride means a cross and mixture of animal and plant in Korean and is also called fusion. The phenomenon of hybrid predicts to comes the period of a cross and variation because something completely new comes into the world by contamination, mixture and compromise through meeting something different each other and it has on advantage of developing something existing to one more stage. It is prospected that in the society of 21st century, the borderline of traditional gender will be disappeared, variety and individuality will determine the individual behavior, and the masculine value will be substituted by feminine value. In the society giving priority to feminine value, a fashion stuck closely to women is what must reflect lives of woman under the proposition of woman's beauty, being on original function. So, it is considered that a fashion with added convenience and practicality having the function which is easy to put on, comfortable to act, able to express solves so much, and able to show various appearances according to T.P.O will get into the spotlight.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.171-176
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• 2014

PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to determine the absolute value of the root/crown ratio (R/C ratio) using panoramic radiographs (PRGs) in a healthy Korean population. MATERIALS AND METHODS. In total, 99 patient radiographs (of 50 males and 49 females subjects; aged 16 to 24 years old) were examined, and 2,770 teeth were analyzed. Crown lengths and root lengths were measured with modified Lind's measurements using PACS tools by two examiners in two separate sessions two months apart. All data were analyzed using SPSS. The independent t-test was used to assess for gender differences, and the paired t-test was used to compare both arches with a significance level of P<.05. RESULTS. The mean R/C ratios varied from 1.29 to 1.89 (male: 1.28-1.84; females: 1.31-1.94). The highest R/C ratios were recorded for the mandibular canines (1.89), followed by the maxillary canines (1.79). The lowest R/C ratios were recorded for the maxillary second molars (1.31). In comparison with the maxillary teeth (1.29-1.78), the mandibular teeth yielded the higher R/C ratio (1.47-1.89), and this difference was significant in the females (P<.05). The difference between the genders was not statistically significant, except for the maxillary central incisors, mandibular canines and mandibular first premolars. CONCLUSION. These data may enhance the understanding of the clinical R/C ratio as a useful guideline for determining the status of teeth and the ethnic difference.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.641-662
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• 2010

본 연구는 미국에서 화교가 제일 많이 분포되어 있는 곳 중의 한 곳인 캘리포니아 주 화교 은행의 성장과 수익성의 경제적 실적을 한인 은행과 비교하여 그러한 실적의 차이가 나타나는 원인을 사회자본의 관점에서 재해석하여 화교사회자본의 변화를 추적하고자 한다. 미국에서 소수계민족은행은 소수계민족경제 번영의 중요한 결정요인으로 밝혀져 왔다. 그러나 역으로 소수계민족은행의 경영전략과 경영실적 역시 소수계민족경제가 가진 특성에 의해 다시 규정된다. 소수계은행은 시장적 은행전략을 취하는 미국의 주류은행과 달리 관계적 은행전략을 공통적으로 취하고 있다. 그러나 한인은행과 화교은행은 경영실적과 경영전략에서 미세한 차이를 보이고 있는데 역사적 차이와 동질성/비동질성의 차이 외에도 전자의 경우 사업대출의 비중이, 후자의 경우 부동산 대출의 비중이 높은 것 등의 차이가 있다. 본 연구는 관계적 은행전략을 넘어서는 양 소수계 민족은행의 경영실적과 경영전략의 차이가 각 민족은행의 시장기반인 소수계사회의 문화적 특성에 기인한 것임을 밝히며 이를 사회자본으로 개념화한다. 이러한 사회, 문화적 차이를 사회자본에 관한 연구와 연결함으로써 이러한 사회자본의 차이가 두 소수계은행의 경영행태를 다르게 하여 결과적으로 경영실적의 차이로 나타나게 하는 과정을 추적하여 사회자본 개념의 확대에 기여하고자 한다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제17권
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• pp.145-155
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• 2001

Cytochrome P4502C19 (CYP2C19) is one of human polymorphic xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes. The enzyme has been reported to catalyze more than 70 substrates, involving more than 100 reactions. These include several classes of therapeutic agents (e.g. anti-microbial. cardiovascular, psycho-active, etc.), sex hormones and insecticides. Associations of the CYP2C19 genotype/phenotype with individual differences in drug efficacy (e.g. diazepam, omeprazole, proguanil) and toxicity (e.g. mephenytoin, barbiturates) have been documented by many investigators. At least 11 allelic variants of CYP2C19 gene were reported to date. Most of the mutant alleles found in the poor metabolizer (PM) led to the production of truncated and/or inactive proteins. Except for the exon 6, single-nucleotide mutations were reported in all nine exons of the gene. Genetic polymorphism of CYP2C19 shows marked interethnic variation with the population frequencies of PM phenotype ranging from 1∼2% up to more than 50%. The prevalence of CYP2C19 PM tends to be higher in Asian and certain Pacific Islanders than other race or ethnic specificity. Genotyping results of CYP2C19 also revealed that there are different proportions of individual mutant alleles among ethnic populations. This may, in part, explains the interethnic difference in the metabolism of certain drugs (i.e. diazepam), though they were from the same CYP2C19 phenotype. Recently, our research group has studied the genotype and phenotype of CYP2C19 and found that the PM frequency (7∼8%) in Thais is lower than other Asian populations. Molecular and clinical impacts of this finding warrant to further investigation.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.238-245
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• 2012

This study investigated the preference and intake frequency of a list of 15 commonly available high sodium Malaysian foods/dishes, dis cretionary salt use, and their possible association with demographics, blood pressures and anthropometric measurements among 300 Malaysian university students (114 males, 186 females; 259 ethnic Chinese, 41 Indians; 220 lean, 80 overweight). French fries and instant soup noodle were found to be the most preferred and most frequently consumed salty food, respectively, while salted fish was least preferred and least frequently consumed. Males had a significantly higher intake frequency of at least 6 of the salty foods, but the preference of most salty foods was not significantly different between genders. Ethnic Chinese significantly preferred more and took more frequently traditional and conventional Malaysian foods like asam laksa (a Malaysian salty-sour-spicy noodle in fish stock), salted biscuits and salted vegetable, while Indians have more affinity and frequency towards eating salty Western foods. Body Mass Index was significantly negatively correlated with the intake frequency of canned/packet soup and salted fish while waist circumference was significantly positively correlated with the preference of instant noodle. Also, an increased preference of potato chips and intake frequency of salted biscuits seemed to lead to a decreased WHR. Other than these, all the other overweight/obesity indicators did not seem to fully correlate with the salty food preference and intake frequency. Nevertheless, the preference and intake frequency of asam laksa seemed to be significant negative predictors for blood pressures. Finally, increased preference and intake frequency of high sodium shrimp paste (belacan)-based foods like asam laksa and belacan fried rice seemed to discourage discretionary salt use. In conclusion, the preference and intake frequency of the high sodium belacan-based dish asam laksa seems to be a good predictor for ethnic difference, discretionary salt use and blood pressures.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.304-318
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• 2015

최근 장기체류 외국인이 수적으로 증가하면서 이들의 집중거주지가 형성되었고 그것이 장기적으로 발달할 것으로 예견된다. 본 연구는 외국인 집중거주지가 유지되고 발달하는 동력과 과정을 살펴보고자 한다. 이에 국내 외국인 중 가장 수가 많은 중국 국적인의 대표적인 집중거주지인 서울시 대림동을 사례로 그들의 일상생활에 필요한 주거, 노동, 급양, 교육, 여가, 교통, 공동체 등 존재기본기능을 분석하였다. 그 결과 대림동은 모든 존재기본기능을 수행하면서 중국 국적인의 한국 생활을 용이하게 하고 나아가 신규 이주민을 흡인하는 것으로 드러났다. 외국인 이주민 집중거주지 형성에 대한 기존 논의는 선진국 출신 외국인에게는 '자민족 단합'을, 개도국 출신 외국인에게는 '이주국에서의 차별'을 주요 요인으로 보았다. 하지만 그 유지와 발달 측면에서는 개도국 출신 외국인의 집중거주지도 자민족 단합이 투영된 존재기본기능을 통해 성장함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.12-21
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• 2002

Genetic polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) have been associated with hypertension in various ethnic groups, but no relation between these polymorphisms and hypertension has yet been systematically evaluated. To assess the relationship between allelic variation of RAS genes and hypertension, we performed the case-control studies using genetic markers in Korean normotensives and hypertensives. The allele and genotype frequencies of RAS genes in Korean population were not significantly different between normotensives and hypertensives. To investigate the distribution of allele frequencies among various populations, the data obtained in this study were compared to those in other ethnic groups studied previously. Except for T174M polymorphism of angiotensinogen (AGT) gene, allele frequencies of RAS genes were different among racial groups. The reason for these differences may be due to the difference in various genetic or environmental background or due to the effects by various sample size studied. In addition, it can be emphasized that carefully designed studies are required to minimize the ethnic heterogeneity of the case and control populations.

• 대한임상약리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한임상약리학회 1998년도 제7차 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.26-26
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• 1998