• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.4681-4688
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• 2016

Objective: Our aim was to estimate whether diabetes mellitus (DM) may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality in Japan. Methods: The Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study is a nationwide prospective study, initiated in 1988, which involves 110,585 subjects (age range: from 40 to 79 years; 46,395 males and 64,190 females). Our present analysis population comprised 96,081 (40,510 men and 55,571 women) who provided details on DM history. The questionnaire also included age, sex, weight, height, family history of CRC, smoking, drinking and exercise habits, and education. Cox proportional-hazard regression was used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR). We used SPSS 21 software to analyze all data. Results: Among the participants with DM, we followed up for 71,174 person-years and 640. deaths from CRC were confirmed; and, among the non-diabetic participants, 785 CRC deaths were identified during 1,499,324 person-years. After adjusting for multivariate confounding factors, such as age, sex, body mass index (BMI), family history of colorectal cancer, smoking habit, drinking habit, physical activity (sports and walking) and education, DM was associated with an increased risk of CRC death (HR 1.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.0-2.0). Diabetic women, but not diabetic men, experienced increased mortality from CRC (HR 1.7, 95% CI 1.0-3.0). Conclusion: The risk of CRC mortality is significantly increased in both sexes and women with diabetes, but no significant increase was seen for diabetic men among Japanese.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2010

We have performed analyses using ancient DNA extracted from 25 excavated human bones, estimating around the 1st century B.C. Ancient human bones were obtained from Nukdo Island, which is located off of the Korean peninsula of East Asia. We made concerted efforts to extract ancient DNA of high quality and to obtain reproducible PCR products, as this was a primary consideration for this extensive kind of undertaking. We performed PCR amplifications for several regions of the mitochondrial DNA, and could determine mitochondrial haplogroups for 21 ancient DNA samples. Genetic information from mitochondrial DNA belonged to super-haplogroup M, haplogroup D or its sub-haplogroups (D4 or D4b), which are distinctively found in East Asians, including Koreans or Japanese. The dendrogram and principal component analysis based on haplogroup frequencies revealed that the Nukdo population was close to those of the East Asians and clearly distinguished from populations shown in the other regions. Considering that Nukdo is geologically isolated in the southern part of the Korean peninsula and is a site of commercial importance with neighboring countries, these results may reflect genetic continuity for the habitation and migration of ethnic groups who had lived in a particular area in the past. Therefore, we suggest that phylogenetic analyses of ancient DNA have significant advantages for clarifying the origins and migrations of ethnic groups, or human races.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.169-173
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• 2009

본 연구는 마품종 간의 유전적 배경과 다양성을 분석하기 위해 제주마, 경주마, 더러브렛, 몽고마, 쿼터호스, 일본마를 기초 축으로 생물체 집단 간의 유전적 배경 및 관련성을 연구하는데 도움 되는 microsatellite marker를 사용하여 13종의 좌위에 대한 개체별 유전자형을 분석하여 대립 유전자별 빈도에 있어 품종별 차이를 보이는 microsatellite loci들을 나타냈다. 전체 개체들의 유전적 다양성을 나타내는 유전자 좌위별 품종별 기대 이형질성은 0.669-0.869를 나타냈고, 전체 집단 간의 유전자 분화정도는 0.061-0.219를 나타냈다. 이러한 대립 유전자 빈도를 근거로 하여 DISPAN 프로그램을 이용하여 집단 간 표준 유전적 거리를 도식하여 유전자 좌위별 유전적 거리는 0.137-0.414를 나타내어 마품종간의 유전적 다양성과 관련성을 고찰할 수 있게 되었다. 따라서 초위성체 유전자 표지를 이용하여 집단 내의의 혈통분석 및 분자 진화학을 연구하는데 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.685-691
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• 2020

태아 생체지수 계측의 표준 값은 과거와 현재, 대상 인구의 일반적 특성에 따라 다르게 적용되어야 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 한국인 태아 신체 계측 값을 바탕으로 임신주수를 예측하고 나라별 차이를 분석하여 태아 성장평가의 기초자료로 활용하고자 하였다. 초음파를 이용하여 계측된 임신주수 15~38주 사이 총 480명의 태아 신체 지표 값을 일본, 미국 자료와 비교하여 후향적으로 연구하였다. 국가별 차이분석은 일원배치 분산분석을 이용하였으며 한국인 태아의 표준 값을 정의하기 위해 태아 신체 지표들의 임신주수 예측 2차 회귀모형을 설계하였다(p<0.005). 95% 신뢰구간 내 평균차이에서 양쪽마루뼈지름(BPD)은 한국과 미국 0.17, 한국과 일본 0.11, 복부둘레(AC)는 한국과 미국 -0.35, 한국과 일본 0.42, 대퇴골길이(FL)는 한국과 미국 -0.18, 한국과 일본 0.14로 나타났다. 결과적으로 임신주수 예측의 태아 신체 계측 지표는 서양인과 아시아인과의 인종간의 차이를 고려하여 국가별 정확한 기준을 태아 성장 평가의 표준 값으로 적용해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권16호
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• pp.6571-6574
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• 2014

Background: Alcohol is well established as a risk factor for cancer development in many organ sites. To assess the reliability and validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption (AUDIT-C) for detecting alcohol use disorders or risky drinking in Japanese adults the present study was conducted. Materials and Methods: A test-retest method was applied with a 2-week interval with 113 health care employees. The k coefficient, Cronbach's coefficient alpha, Spearman's correlation coefficient, and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were determined and the validity of the AUDIT-C was analyzed using the data from a nationwide survey on adult alcohol use conducted in 2008 (n=4,123). Results: The reliability of the AUDIT-C score was high (${\kappa}$ coefficient=0.63, Cronbach's alpha=0.98, correlation coefficient=0.95, and ICC=0.95). According to the likelihood ratio and Youden index, appropriate cutoffs for the AUDIT-C were ${\geq}5points$ in men and ${\geq}4$ points in women. The sensitivity and specificity of these cutoffs for identifying ${\geq}8$ points on the AUDIT were 0.88 and 0.80, respectively, for men (positive likelihood ratio [LR+]=4.5) and 0.96 and 0.87, respectively, for women (LR+=7.7). The sensitivity and specificity of the cutoffs for identifying ${\geq}12$ points on the AUDIT were 0.90 and 0.84, respectively, for men (LR+=5.8) and 0.93 and 0.94, respectively, for women (LR+=15.8). The sensitivity and specificity of the cutoffs for identifying ${\geq}16$ points on the AUDIT were 0.93 and 0.80, respectively, for men (LR+=4.7) and 0.92 and 0.98, respectively, for women (LR+=55.6). With higher scores on the AUDIT, the specificity decreased and false-positives increased. The appropriate cutoffs for identifying risky drinking were the same for both genders. Conclusions: The reliability and validity of the AUDIT-C are high, indicating that it is useful for identifying alcohol use disorders or risky drinking among the general population in Japan, a group at high risk of cancer development.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 1986

The present surveys were conducted in attempts to investigate the health situation of horses in Korea through mass-screening the samples serologically, bacteriologically and clinically. A total of 575 horses were sampled randomly, comprising 126 from the Korean Horse Affairs Association, 288 from the Korean Equestrian Federation and 161 from the Jeju ponies. Each of the samples taken was tested for diagnoses of 18 horse diseases including African horse sickness. Summarised below are the results obtained from this surveys. 1. From results of the serological survey it is evident that Korea is currently free from African horse sickness, dourine, glanders, vesicular stomatits, equine piroplasmosis, equine viral arteritis, Venezuelan encephalomyelitis and contagious equine metritis. Constant vigilence with strengthened quarantine measures is thus vital for maintaining freedom of any those diseases in Korea. 2. No clinical case was observed with any of signs or symptoms of infectious lymphangitis, anthrax and infestations with ringworm, mange or scab. However, continuous follow-up is required for establishing the evidence of no occurrence of the diseases in Korea. 3. One case of seropositive to equine infectious anemia may fully justify systematic and regular testings for the whole population of horse in Korea. 4. It is manifested that equine rhinopneumonitis, Japanese encephalitis and Getah virus infection are well established in Korea, together with the presence of equine infectious abortion(Salmonella abortus equi). This strongly entails preventive precautions before entry into Korea for the horses participating in the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.51-73
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• 2011

선진국의 경제성장률 둔화로, 신흥국이 글로벌 수요의 새로운 시장으로 부상하고 있다. 세계 각국은 금융위기로 증발한 선진국의 수입수요를 대체할 시장으로서 신흥국 BOP 시장을 그 대안으로 주목하고 있다. 이미 유럽과 일본기업들은 이러한 BOP 시장의 잠재력을 높게 보고 가장 발 빠르게 시장공략에 나서고 있다. 우리나라도 신흥국가의 BOP 시장의 가능성을 인식하고, 진출을 위한 신흥대상국 분석과 전략수립과 대응이 필요한 시점이다. 중국과 함께 인도는 아시아 신흥국으로 BOP 시장규모와 잠재성이 가장 높게 평가되고 있다. 우리나라는 인도와 CEPA체결로 시장진입이 한층 용이한 가운데, 정부와 대기업들은 기존의 진출 전략과 함께, 중장기적인 관점에서 인도 BOP 시장 접근을 위한 효과적인 진출모델을 구축할 필요가 있다. 즉, 인도 전 계층에 대한 밀착형 맞춤형 전략으로 우리기업들의 마케팅력, 현지 적응력, 빠른 의사결정 등으로 인도 소비시장 전체를 대상으로 하는 TMB모델을 구축해 가야할 것이다. 이러한 인도에서의 BOP 시장 진입의 성공 여부가 중장기적으로 인접국가로의 진출을 위한 교두보 및 세계 시장 확대로 이어질 수 있도록 하여야 할 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.4409-4413
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• 2013

Background: Cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor of pancreatic cancer (PC). Although an association between nicotine dependence phenotype, namely time to first cigarette (TTFC) after waking, and the risk of several smoking-related cancers has been reported, an association between TTFC and PC risk has not been reported. We assessed the impact of smoking behavior, particularly TTFC, on PC risk in a Japanese population. Materials and Methods: We conducted a case-control study using 341 PC and 1,705 non-cancer patients who visited Aichi Cancer Center in Nagoya, Japan. Exposure to risk factors, including smoking behavior, was assessed from the results of a self-administered questionnaire. The impact of smoking on PC risk was assessed with multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for potential confounders to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Cigarettes per day (CPD) and/or smoking duration were significantly associated with PC risk, consistent with previous studies. For TTFC and PC risk, we found only a suggestive association: compared with a TTFC of more than 60 minutes, ORs were 1.15 (95%CI, 0.65-2.04) for a TTFC of 30-60 minutes and 1.35 (95%CI, 0.85-2.15) for that of 0-30 minutes (p trend=0.139). After adjustment for CPD or smoking duration, no association was observed between TTFC and PC. Conclusions: In this study, we found no statistically significant association between TTFC and PC risk. Further studies concerning TTFC and PC risk are warranted.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.303-303
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• 2017

Japanese agriculture has faced to several threats: aging and decrease of farmer population, global competition, and the risk of climate change as well as harsh and variable weather. On the other hands, the number of large scale farms is increasing, because farm lands have been being aggregated to fewer numbers of farms. Cost cutting, development of efficient ways to manage complicatedly scattered farm lands, maintaining yield and quality under variable weather conditions, are required to adapt to changing environments. Information and communications technology (ICT) would contribute to solve such problems and to create innovative technologies. Thus we have been developing an early warning and decision support system to reduce weather and climate risks for rice, wheat and soybean production in Japan. The concept and prototype of the system will be shown. The system consists of a weather data system (Agro-Meteorological Grid Square Data System, AMGSDS), decision support contents where information is automatically created by crop models and delivers information to users via internet. AMGSDS combines JMA's Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System (AMeDAS) data, numerical weather forecast data and normal values, for all of Japan with about 1km Grid Square throughout years. Our climate-smart system provides information on the prediction of crop phenology, created with weather forecast data and crop phenology models, as an important function. The system also makes recommendations for crop management, such as nitrogen-topdressing, suitable harvest time, water control, pesticide spray. We are also developing methods to perform risk analysis on weather-related damage to crop production. For example, we have developed an algorism to determine the best transplanting date in rice under a given environment, using the results of multi-year simulation, in order to answer the question "when is the best transplanting date to minimize yield loss, to avoid low temperature damage and to avoid high temperature damage?".

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.87-103
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• 2008

지명은 생활환경에 대한 인간의 인지적 표현이자 시 공간적으로 변화하는 역사, 문화적 산물로서 지역의 역사성과 지역성을 이해하는 유용한 기초자료이다. 본 연구는 일제시기 대축척 지도에 수록된 지명의 유형별, 지역별 분포와 빈도를 파악하고 이를 전자문화지도로 구현함으로써 시대적, 지역적 특성을 읽어보고자 하였다. 연구결과, 20세기 초 한반도의 지명분포 양상은 지형과 지세, 인구와 경지, 군현 수, 행정 및 군사 기능 등 국토의 자연 및 인문 환경의 보편적 특성을 반영하고 있다. 또한 지명의 양태별 비중과 빈도를 통해 우리 고유지명의 변화는 물론 자원수탈, 철도부설, 국경관리, 만주경영 의욕 등 한반도 식민경영을 위한 일제의 정책적 수요와 필요에 따른 시대적 변화상을 읽을 수 있었다. 나아가 '치(峙)' '령(嶺)' '덕(德)' '항(項)' '평(坪)' '곡(谷)' 등과 같은 자연 및 인문지명어의 빈도와 분포 특성을 비교하여 당대 사람들의 환경인식과 선호경향, 지명의 명명기반과 형태 등의 지역적 차이를 확인하였는데 이는 서로 다른 지리환경적 특성에 가장 크게 영향을 받은 것으로 설명된다.