• 제목/요약/키워드: Geographical Diversity

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Telecommunications Infrastructures and Services Development and Challenges in Nepal

  • Shrestha, Surendra;Adhikari, Dilli Ram
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.27-36
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    • 2017
  • The world's unique geographical, multilingual, multiethnic, multiracial and multi religious Himalayan country Nepal has more than 100 years history on telephony service and it has been formulating appropriate policy and regulation for the adoption of new technology, introducing the competitive market environment for the overall development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructures and application of ICT service and tools for socio-economic transformation. The Nepalese market seems to be continuously growing and having huge demand of mobile telephony and internet subscriptions trend. The ICT infrastructure development in difficult geographical area is quite challenging and thus operators are focusing mobile telephony and mobile internet services. Nepal has been doing its best effort on formulating policy and regulation, adoption key strategies for ICT sector development and at the same time joining hands with international and regional bodies such as ITU, SAARC etc for ICT sector development. Due to geographical diversity, policy and regulatory barriers in some extent, power supply constraints and low affordability from customers on ICT tools and services, Nepal has been facing challenges on ICT infrastructure development. However, the national statistics on ICT, Networked Readiness Index and ICT Development Index show that Nepal has done quite good progress and is keeping its pace on ICT development despite the these challenges. Moreover, there seems to be quite uncovered market segments on internet service and big opportunity on ICT sector development in Nepal in the days to come.

Developing a World Geography Gamification Lesson Plan with Digital Tools

  • Suji JO;Jiwon BYUN
    • 4차산업연구
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 2024
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop a geography class teaching and learning guide that enables learners to realistically explore the characteristics of the world's climate and geographical environment using digital tools. Research design, data and methodology: We review previous research on classes using goal-based scenario learning models, gamification, and digital tools, and explore tools that can be applied to world geography classes. Based on the exploration results, a goal-based scenario learning module is designed and a strategy for promoting educational gamification is established based on the ADDIE instructional design model. Results: The study comprises four sessions. Sessions 1-3 involve performance evaluations using a goal-based scenario learning module. Learners create game characters reflecting geographical characteristics, present results, and proceed with 3D modeling. In Session 4, a gamification class using Google Sites on the CoSpaces metaverse platform will be conducted. Conclusions: The study introduces a goal-based scenario learning model and a gamification class using digital tools to empower learners in exploring geographical diversity and its impact on lifestyles. Utilizing an accessible online platform, the study provides practical measures for integrating digital tools into geography education, addressing the current importance of digital technology in teaching.

RFLPs of Mitochondrial DNA in Korean Wild Soybeans

  • Ouk-Kyu, Han;Jun, Abe
    • 한국작물학회지
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    • 제44권3호
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    • pp.243-247
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    • 1999
  • Mitochondrial DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms are convenient markers for identifying cytoplasmic variation among plants. We have collected 212 wild soybeans (Glycine soja Sieb. et Zucc) from all over Korea, and classified mitochondrial genome types based on hybridization patterns in DNA gel-blot analyses using two mitochondrial DNA clones, cox2 and atp6, as probes. Korean wild soybean was classified with eight-mtDNA types, and some of the mtDNAs showed geographical clines among the regions. The diversity index of the mtDNA was much higher in the western and southern regions than in the eastern and northern regions of Korea, respectively. Dissemination and distributive characteristics of wild soybeans in Korea were discussed.

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중국 의류소비자 특성 고찰 (Characteristics of Chinese Consumers Related to Clothing Consumption)

  • 유혜경
    • 한국의류학회지
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.233-240
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    • 1998
  • The main objective of this study was to develop a basic information base on Chinese consumers related to clothing purchases. Previous studies on Chinese consumers were extensively reviewed and in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 middle-level managers at Korean apparel companies which market their merchandises in China. Combined results from the reviews on previous studies and interviews indicated that traditional values, communism and industrialization are the major forces which shape contemporary Chinese consumers. Industrialization, in particular, accompanied by influx of western culture and economic development, has resulted in wide-spread phenomenon of conspicuous consumption. Thus, brand and brand images appeared to be the most important considerations for purchasing imported apparels. In addition, diversity of Chinese consumers and geographical differences were emphasized, which indicated need for market segmentation. Other characteristics including body measurements also provided implications for fashion marketing in China.

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북미인디안의 환경친화적인 복식 소재에 관한 연구 -전통복식을 중심으로- (A Study on the Environment-friendly Material of North American Indian Costume -Focused on Traditional Costume-)

  • 한명숙;박부진;남기선
    • 복식문화연구
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.13-26
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    • 1999
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the origin of diversity of costume material caused by environmental difference. For this purpose, this research involved theoretical studies and studies based on historical data obtained from previous related studies. The common truth was proved that environmental including the geographical distribution of plants and animals determines costume material. Also, It was found that the unique traditional costume styles were developed through unique combination of costume material and their culture. The major results of this study are as follow : 1. The traditional costume of North American Indian was well-developed and closely related to geographical distribution of plants and animals. Also, their costume was so diverse that it could not be categorized. 2. The traditional costume of North American Indian showed ideal har mony between nature and human being surrounding environment into their costume. 3. The application of plants and animal materials into their costume was one of the environment-friendly human activity and it seems to give us an important message.

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First Finding of a Bivalve-Inhabiting Hydrozoan (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from Korea

  • Kubota, Shin;Lee, Jimin;Chang, Cheon Young
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.57-62
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    • 2019
  • Eutima japonica Uchida, 1925, a bivalve-inhabiting hydrozoan was collected for the first time in Korea, associating with Mytilus galloprovincialis. The morphology of male medusae of this hydrozoan is clarified by culture and described as well as other developmental stages. As the present material from Korea is in good accord with that of the northern Japanese form of E. japonica, so the geographical distribution of the northern form of this species is widened, Japan, China and Korea. Green fluorescent protein distribution pattern of this medusa is also described and compared with that of the most related species Eutima sapinhoa Narchi and Hebling, 1975.

SSR 마커에 의한 한국 원산 Soja 아속의 다양성과 지리적 유연관계 (Diversity and Geographical Relationships by SSR Marker in Subgenus Soja Originated from Korea)

  • 조양희;윤문섭;이정란;백형진;김창영;김태산;조은기;이희봉
    • 한국작물학회지
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    • 제51권3호
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    • pp.239-247
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    • 2006
  • 우리나라에서 자생하는 야생콩(Glycine soja) 81점과 재래종 콩(G. max) 130점에 대해 7개의 SSR 마커의 다형성을 통해 두 종간의 변이를 조사하고 지리적 유연관계를 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 전체 두종에서 총 144 개의 대립인자(평균 20.6개)를 확인하였고, 각 유전자좌별 복수 대립인자수는 $13{\sim}41$개로 나타났다. 각 종별 대립인자수로 야생콩은 총 117개의 대립인자수(평균 16.7개)를 나타냈으며 재래종 콩은 총 69개의 대립인자(평균 9.9개)를 나타냈고, 두종간에 서로 공유된 대립인자수는 총 42개였다. 2. 전체 두종에 대한 유전자좌별 유전자 다양성 값 범위는 0.69(Satt141)${\sim}0.96$(Sat_074)이었다. 또한 전체 다양성 값은 0.81을 나타냈고 야생콩은 0.88, 재래종 콩은 0.69였다. 3. 야생콩과 재래종 콩의 유전적 변이에서 SSR 분석에 의한 정준판별분석 결과, Canl(84.2%)에 의해 좌측은 G. soja(I군), 우측은 G. max(II군) 그리고 두 종이 서로 중복되는 군(III군)으로 구분되었으며, 유전적 기저가 넓은 야생콩이 재래종에 비해 변이가 크게 나타났다. 4. 야생콩의 지리적 유연관계는 2개의 군으로 구분되었는데 I군은 강원, 경상, 전라, 충청도 지역이, II군에는 경기도 지역이 독립된 군을 형성하였으며, I군내에서는 강원도와 경상도 지역이, 그리고 전라도와 충청도 지역이 각각 같은 군을 형성하였다. 재래종 콩도 2개의 군으로 구분되었는데 I군에는 강원도, 경기도, 경상도 지역이, II군에는 전라도, 충청도 지역이 포함되었다. 또한, I군내에서는 경상도 지역이 독립된 군을 형성하였으며, 강원도와 경기도 지역이 강한 유연관계를 나타냈다.

Genetic Diversity Analysis of Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) Germplasm Using EST-SSR Markers

  • Lee, Myung-Chul;Choi, Yu-Mi;Yun, Hyemyeong;Shin, Myoung-Jae;Lee, Sukyeung;Oh, Sejong
    • 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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    • pp.43-43
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    • 2019
  • The collection, evaluation and conservation of crop germplasm have been treated as one of the basics to breeding program. An understanding of genetic relationships among germplasm resources is vital for future breeding process like yield, quality, and resistance. In the present study, EST-SSR markers were employed to assess the polymorphism and genetic diversity of 192 accessions of Proso millet preserved in the National Agrobiodiversity Center of RDA. We evaluated the efficiency of EST-SSR markers developed for proso millet species. A total of 98 alleles were detected with an average allele number of 4.5 per locus among 192 proso millet millet accessions using 22 EST-SSR markers. The averaged values of gene diversity ($H_E$) and polymorphism information content (PIC) for each EST-SSR marker were 0.362 and 0.404 within populations, respectively. Our results showed the moderate level of the molecular diversity among the proso millet accessions from diverse countries. A phylogenetic tree revealed three major groups of accessions that did not correspond with geographical distribution patterns with a few exceptions. The less correlation between the clusters and their geographic location might be considered due to their type difference. Our study provided a better understanding of genetic relationships among various germplasm collections, and it could contribute to more efficient utilization of valuable genetic resources. The EST-SSR markers developed here will serve as a valuable resource for genetic studies, like linkage mapping, diversity analysis, quantitative trait locus/association mapping, and molecular breeding.

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Factors Affecting the Vineyard Populational Diversity of Plasmopara viticola

  • Boso, Susana;Gago, Pilar;Santiago, Jose-Luis;de la Fuente, Maria;Martinez, Maria-Carmen
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.125-136
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    • 2019
  • Vitis vinifera is very susceptible to downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola). A number of authors have suggested different genetic populations of this fungus exist in Europe, each showing a different degree of virulence. Work performed to date indicates this diversity to be the result of different factors. In areas where gene flow is greater and recombination more frequent, the diversity of P. viticola appears to be wider. In vineyards isolated by geographic barriers, a race may become dominant and produce clonal epidemics driven by asexual reproduction. The aim of the present work was to identify the conditions that influence the genetic diversity of P. viticola populations in the vineyards of northwestern Spain, where the climatic conditions for the growth of this fungus are very good. Vineyards situated in a closed, narrow valley of the interior, in more open valleys, and on the coast were sampled and the populations of P. viticola detected were differentiated at the molecular level through the examination of microsatellite markers. The populations of P. viticola represented in primary and secondary infections were investigated in the same way. The concentration of airborne sporangia in the vegetative cycle was also examined, as was the virulence of the different P. viticola populations detected. The epidemiological characteristics of the fungus differed depending on the degree of isolation of the vineyard, the airborne spore concentration, and on whether the attack was primary or secondary. Strong isolation was associated with the appearance of dominant fungal races and, therefore, reduced populational diversity.

Bird Diversity and Environmental Correlates in the Mulchat-oream Wetlands of the Jeju Islands, South Korea

  • Jeong, Young-Hun;Jin, Seon-Deok;Banjade, Maniram;Son, Se-Hwan;Choi, Sung-Hoon;Choi, Sung-Hwan;Oh, Hong-Shik
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.77-83
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    • 2022
  • This study was conducted from March 2018 to December 2019 to identify bird diversity and environmental correlates within the Mulchat-oream wetlands in the Jeju Islands of South Korea. A total of 255 individual belonging to 37 species were recorded form Mulchat-oream. The observation produced a species diversity of 3.14, species richness of 6.54 and species evenness of 0.88 in 2018, and in 2019, the observed species diversity was 3.02, species richness was 6.56 and species evenness was 0.84. The highly dominant species are composed of Passeriformes. The absence of diverse submerged plants, deep water depth and isolated geographical locations makes difficult for aquatic birds to prefer this area, and this has resulted in the dominance of Passeriformes. The appearance of the birds was the lowest in the winter and highest during the summer. The analysis showed that the species richness and evenness increased with an increase in temperature and precipitation. However, the number of species appearing during Mulchat-oream significantly dependent on the temperature (P<0.001, df=2). To date, there has been little research on bird diversity together with environmental factors for the Hallasan National Park. This study shows the environmental factors and seasonal patterns that affect bird population.