• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.2795-2799
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• 2016

Purpose: To study histomorphological and immunohistochemical patterns of gastro-intestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A total of 29 GIST cases from Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar, Seremban, were studied retrospectively over a period of 10 years from January 2002 to December 2011. Patient demographic data like age, sex and etnicity were collected. Tumour characteristics like site, maximum dimension and specimen type were analysed. Evaluation was according to established criteria into very low, low, intermediate and high-risk categories. Immunohistochemical characteristics were also analysed. Results: The mean age of patients was 59.7 years. Males (59%) were found to be more commonly affected than females (41%). The Chinese (45%) were commonly affected than Malays (41%), and Indians (10%). The most common symptom was pain in the abdomen (13.8%). More than half of the cases were seen in stomach (53%). The tumour size ranged from 1.5 cm to 17 cm with a mean of 6.94cm. Microscopic findings revealed that the spindle cell type was the most common (76%). It was observed that the majority of the cases (48%) were categorised in the intermediate risk group. Immunohistochemical staining showed positivity for CD117 (78.6%), CD34 (71.4%), vimentin (86.2%), S-100 (27.6%), SMA (35.7%), PKC THETA (46.4%) and PDGRFA (67.9%).

• 동남아시아연구
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.41-76
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• 2017

본 논문은 ASEAN내에서 한 중 일간 수출경쟁관계를 살펴보고, 일본 엔화 또는 중국 위안화 환율변화가 우리나라의 대(對)ASEAN 수출에 미친 영향을 시계열 분석방법을 이용하여 고찰한다. 이를 위해 우선 한 중 일의 품목별 ASEAN 시장점유율 및 수출경합도지수를 도출하여 한 중 일의 ASEAN시장내 경합관계 및 변화추이를 살펴본다. 더 나아가 다양한 공적분 접근법을 사용하여 우리나라의 대(對)ASEAN 주요국별 수출함수를 추정함으로써 일본 및 중국의 환율변화가 우리의 대(對)ASEAN 수출에 미치는 영향을 살펴본다. 분석결과, 과거 가장 높았던 일본의 ASEAN 시장점유율이 중국에 의해 대체되었고, 한국의 시장점유율은 큰 변화가 없으며 그 과정에서 한 중 일간 수출경합관계는 더 치열해진 것으로 나타났다. 한편 일본 및 중국의 실질환율 변화가 우리나라의 대(對)ASEAN 수출에 미치는 영향은 매우 제한적이며, ASEAN의 경제성장이 우리나라의 대(對)ASEAN 수출증가를 견인한 것으로 나타났다. 이는 우리 기업들이 ASEAN을 글로벌 가치사슬에 포함하여 직접투자 및 중간재 교역을 급속히 확대한 결과로 보인다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.6391-6395
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• 2012

Background: Ovarian cancer is ranked as the fifth most common cause of cancer death in women. In Malaysia, it is the fourth most common cancer in females. CA125 has been the tumor marker of choice in ovarian cancer but its diagnostic specificity in early stages is only 50%. Hence, there is a critical need to identify an alternative tumor marker that is capable of detecting detect ovarian cancer at an early stage. HE4 is a new tumor marker proposed for the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer and disease recurrence. Currently, none of the normal ranges of HE4 quoted in the literature are based on data for a multiethnic Asian population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine reference intervals for HE4 in an Asian population presenting in University Malaya Medical Centre, a tertiary reference hospital. Materials and Methods: 300 healthy women were recruited comprising 150 premenopausal and 150 postmenopausal women, aged from 20-76 years. All women were subjected to a pelvic ultrasonograph and were confirmed to be free from ovarian pathology on recruitment. Serum HE4 levels were determined by chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA, Abbott Architect). The reference intervals were determined following CLSI guidelines (C28-A2) using a non-parametric method. Results: The upper limits of the $95^{th}$ percentile reference interval (90%CI) for all the women collectively were 64.6 pmol/L, and 58.4 pmol/L for premenopausal) and 69.0 pmol/L for postmenopausal. The concentration of HE4 was noted to increase with age especially in women who were more than 50 years old. We also noted that our proposed reference limit was lower compared to the level given by manufacturer Abbott Architect HE4 kit insert (58.4 vs 70 pmol/L for premenopausal group and 69.0 vs 140 pmol/L in the postmenopausal group). The study also showed a significant difference in HE4 concentrations between ethnic groups (Malays and Indians). The levels of HE4 in Indians appeared higher than in Malays (p<0.05), while no significant differences were noted between the Malays and Chinese ethnic groups. Conclusions: More data are needed to establish a reference interval that will better represent the multiethnic Malaysian population. Probably a larger sampling size of equal representation of the Malay, Chinese, Indians as well as the other native ethnic communities will give us a greater confidence on whether genetics plays a role in reference interval determination.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.3163-3167
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• 2014

Background: Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) plus radiotherapy is equivalent to modified radical mastectomy (MRM) in terms of outcome. However there is wide variation in mastectomy rates dependent both on tumour and patient characteristics. Objective: This study aimed to assess the determinants of surgery choice in Asian patients with early breast cancer in a middle-income country. Materials and Methods: 184 patients with early breast cancer treated between Jan 2008 and Dec 2010 were recruited to complete a questionnaire. Chi-square test was used to analyze the association between surgery choice and demographic and tumour factors, surgeon recommendation, family member and partner opinions, fear of recurrence, avoidance of second surgery, fear of disfigurement, interference with sex life, fear of radiation and loss of femininity. Results: 85 (46%) had BCS while 99 (54%) had mastectomy. Age >60, Chinese ethnicity, lower education level, and larger tumour size were significantly associated with mastectomy. Surgeon recommendation was important in surgery choice. Although both groups did not place much importance on interference with sex life, 14.1% of the BCS group felt it was very important compared to 5.1% in the mastectomy group and this was statistically significant. There was no statistical difference between the two groups in terms of the other factors. When analyzed by ethnicity, significantly more Malay and Indian women considered partner and family member opinions very important and were more concerned about loss of femininity compared to Chinese women. There were no statistical differences between the three ethnic groups in terms of the other factors. Conclusions: When counseling on surgical options, the surgeon has to take into account the ethnicity, social background and education level, age and reliance on partner and family members. Decision-making is usually a collective effort rather than just between the patient and surgeon, and involving the whole family into the process early is important.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.124-136
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• 2002

As an official journal of the Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (AAAP), the Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences (AJAS) was born in February 1987 and the first issue (Volume 1, Number 1) was published in March 1988 under the Editorship of Professor In K. Han (Korea). By the end of 2001, a total of 84 issues in 14 volumes and 1,761 papers in 11,462 pages had been published. In addition to these 14 volumes, a special issue entitled "Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition" (April, 2000) and 3 supplements entitled "Proceedings of the 9th AAAP Animal Science Congress" (July, 2000) were also published. Publication frequency has steadily increased from 4 issues in 1988, to 6 issues in 1997 and to 12 issues in 2000. The total number of pages per volume and the number of original or review papers published also increased. Some significant milestones in the history of the AJAS include that (1) it became a Science Citation Index (SCI) journal in 1997, (2) the impact factor of the journal improved from 0.257 in 1999 to 0.446 in 2000, (3) it became a monthly journal (12 issues per volume) in 2000, (4) it adopted an English editing system in 1999, and (5) it has been covered in "Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Science since 2000. The AJAS is subscribed by 842 individuals or institutions. Annual subscription fees of US$ 50 (Category B) or US$ 70 (Category A) for individuals and US$ 70 (Category B) or US$ 120 (Category A) for institutions are much less than the actual production costs of US$ 130. A list of the 1,761 papers published in AJAS, listed according to subject area, may be found in the AJAS homepage (http://www.ajas.snu.ac.kr) and a very well prepared "Editorial Policy with Guide for Authors" is available in the Appendix of this paper. With regard to the submission status of manuscripts from AAAP member countries, India (235), Korea (235) and Japan (198) have submitted the most manuscripts. On the other hand, Mongolia, Nepal, and Papua New Guinea have never submitted any articles. The average time required from submission of a manuscript to printing in the AJAS has been reduced from 11 months in 1997-2000 to 7.8 months in 2001. The average rejection rate of manuscripts was 35.3%, a percentage slightly higher than most leading animal science journals. The total number of scientific papers published in the AJAS by AAAP member countries during a 14-year period (1988-2001) was 1,333 papers (75.7%) and that by non- AAAP member countries was 428 papers (24.3%). Japanese animal scientists have published the largest number of papers (397), followed by Korea (275), India (160), Bangladesh (111), Pakistan (85), Australia (71), Malaysia (59), China (53), Thailand (53), and Indonesia (34). It is regrettable that the Philippines (15), Vietnam (10), New Zealand (8), Nepal (2), Mongolia (0) and Papua New Guinea (0) have not actively participated in publishing papers in the AJAS. It is also interesting to note that the top 5 countries (Bangladesh, India, Japan, Korea and Pakistan) have published 1,028 papers in total indicating 77% of the total papers being published by AAAP animal scientists from Vol. 1 to 14 of the AJAS. The largest number of papers were published in the ruminant nutrition section (591 papers-44.3%), followed by the non-ruminant nutrition section (251 papers-18.8%), the animal reproduction section (153 papers-11.5%) and the animal breeding section (115 papers-8.6%). The largest portion of AJAS manuscripts was reviewed by Korean editors (44.3%), followed by Japanese editors (18.1%), Australian editors (6.0%) and Chinese editors (5.6%). Editors from the rest of the AAAP member countries have reviewed slightly less than 5% of the total AJAS manuscripts. It was regrettably noticed that editorial members representing Nepal (66.7%), Mongolia (50.0%), India (35.7%), Pakistan (25.0%), Papua New Guinea (25.0%), Malaysia (22.8%) and New Zealand (21.5%) have failed to return many of the manuscripts requested to be reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief. Financial records show that Korea has contributed the largest portion of production costs (68.5%), followed by Japan (17.3%), China (8.3%), and Australia (3.5%). It was found that 6 AAAP member countries have contributed less than 1% of the total production costs (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Thailand), and another 6 AAAP member countries (Mongolia, Nepal and Pakistan, Philippine and Vietnam) have never provided any financial contribution in the form of subscriptions, page charges or reprints. It should be pointed out that most AAAP member countries have published more papers than their financial input with the exception of Korea and China. For example, Japan has published 29.8% of the total papers published in AJAS by AAAP member countries. However, Japan has contributed only 17.3% of total income. Similar trends could also be found in the case of Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. A total of 12 Asian young animal scientists (under 40 years of age) have been awarded the AJAS-Purina Outstanding Research Award which was initiated in 1990 with a donation of US$ 2,000-3,000 by Mr. K. Y. Kim, President of Agribrands Purina Korea Inc. In order to improve the impact factor (citation frequency) and the financial structure of the AJAS, (1) submission of more manuscripts of good quality should be encouraged, (2) subscription rate of all AAAP member countries, especially Category B member countries should be dramatically increased, (3) a page charge policy and reprint ordering system should be applied to all AAAP member countries, and (4) all AAAP countries, especially Category A member countries should share more of the financial burden (advertisement revenue or support from public or private sector).

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2017

본 연구는 세계 최대 선사인 머스크의 글로벌 해상운송에 대하여 전 세계 102개 국가에 위치한 281개 항만을 통해 총 6,318개 경로에 대한 네트워크를 구성하고, 사회네트워크분석을 이용해 항만 및 국가별 특성을 분석했다. 중국 정부는 적극적인 항만 개발과 동시에 세계 거점항만과의 협력 확대를 추진하고 있으며, 일대일로 사업을 통해 해상운송에서 중국이 차지하는 비중과 영향력을 확대하고 있다. 중국의 항만 개발은 수출입 및 원자재 수급에 대한 안정적이고 독립적 물류 네트워크 구축의 의미를 포함하고 있으며, 해상 경로개발은 개별항만의 경쟁력 뿐 아니라 세계 해운시장에서 가장 큰 비중 및 영향력을 갖고 있는 미국 등 강대국과 이를 둘러싸고 있는 주요 국가의 관계구조와도 매우 밀접한 연관성을 갖고 있다. 이러한 관점에서 해상운송에 관한 연구는 개별항만과 함께 국가별 특성에 대한 분석이 병행되어야할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 항만들 간의 관계적 측면에서 특징을 파악했고, 이를 국가 단위로 적용했으며, 중국과 미국, 한국의 개별 네트워크를 비교하여 중국 해상경로의 특징과 연구에 대한 시사점을 모색했다. 분석의 주요 결과로 머스크 해상네트워크에서 중국, 미국과 파나마, 말레이시아, 스페인 등의 비중이 높았으나, 중국 개별 네트워크에서는 중국, 한국과 대만, 베트남 등의 비중이 높게 나타났다. 또한, 부산항과 광양항 등 한국항만이 중국 네트워크에서 큰 경쟁력을 확보하고 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.297-307
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• 2017

피부 특성은 다양한 내부 또는 외부 요인의 영향을 받는다. 이 연구는 아시아 여성들의 피부 특성을 조사 및 비교하기 위해 수행되었다. 우리는 7개국(말레이시아, 인도네시아, 베트남, 태국, 인도, 중국 및 한국)에서 1,500명의 아시아인의 피부 물리적 변수 및 지역 간 차이를 평가하였다. 경피 수분 손실, pH, 피부 수분, 피지함량, 피부 민감도, 탄력, 눈가 주름 및 피부 밝기의 값을 측정하였다. 인도 여성들은 다른 국가들의 여성들보다 피부 수분량, 피지량 및 민감도 점수가 낮게 나타났고, 더 어두운 피부색을 갖는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한, 모든 부위의 피부 표면 pH는 7개국 중 가장 높게 나타났다. 베트남인은 가장 낮은 수치의 피부 표면 pH 값을 보였다. 한국인과 중국인은 일반적으로 탄력성이 높고 적은 눈가 주름을 가진 것으로 나타났다. 피부 수분과 경피 수분손실량은 민감도와 양의 상관 관계가 있었으며, 주름과 민감도 간에는 음의 상관 관계가 있었다. 본 연구 결과는 해당 지역이나 지역과 관련된 명확한 추세는 없었다. 피부 물리적 매개 변수는 지역적 차이에 대한 이해와 함께 다양한 요인(피부 관리 습관, 라이프스타일 및 개인 민감도)에 대한 연구도 함께 진행되어야 할 것이다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.484-491
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• 2023

Objective: The aim of this trial was to investigate the effect of supplementation and withdrawal of selenium-enriched kale sprouts (SeKS) on productivity and egg Se concentration of laying hens. Selenium from commercial Se-enriched yeast (SeY) was used as a comparative Se source. Methods: One-hundred and eighty 61-week-old laying hens were randomly divided into 5 treatment groups with 4 replicates (9 hens each) in a 2×2+1 Augmented Factorial Experiment in a completely randomized design. The experimental diets were basal diet, basal diet supplemented with 0.2 and 0.4 mg Se/kg from SeKS and SeY, respectively. The 8-week feeding trial was divided into 2 periods, namely the Se supplemental period (week 1 to 4) and the Se withdrawal period (week 5 to 8). Results: Productive performance, egg quality and egg Se concentration of laying hens were not affected by sources of Se (SeKS and SeY) during both, the Se supplemental and withdrawal periods. Egg production and egg Se concentration increased (p<0.05) with increasing levels of Se supplementation. The egg Se concentration increased and reached a peak 1 week after Se supplementation. However, concentration of Se in eggs of hens fed Se from both sources decreased rapidly from the second week of the Se withdrawal period to reach the same egg Se concentration of hens fed the basal diet by the fourth week of the Se withdrawal period. Conclusion: The efficacy of Se from SeKS on productivity and egg Se concentration in laying hens was comparable to commercial SeY. Thus, SeKS can provide an alternate organic Se source for production of Se-enriched eggs.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2017

본 연구에서 NDV의 L유전자와 F유전자를 표적 부위로 각각 제작한 primer 세트를 사용함으로써 하나의 PCR 튜브에서 NDV 검출(386 bp의 증폭 크기)과 함께 병원성 NDV(229 bp의 증폭 크기)를 동시에 감별 증폭할 수 있는 dRT-PCR 검사법을 개발하였다. 개발된 dRT-PCR검사법은 NDV를 특이적으로 검출하고, 병원성을 감별하였다. 특히 국내 병성감정 실시기관에서 적용 중인 기존의 RT-PCR 상용키트에서는 검출하지 못하는 class I NDV과 PPMV(class II 유전형 VI형)을 NDV를 검출함과 동시에 병원성 NDV도 감별가능하였다. 개발된 dRT-PCR 검사법의 검출 민감도는 약 $10^{3.0}EID_{50}/0.1mL$로 평가되었다. 또한 ND발생국의 야외 시료에 적용했을 때, NDV 공통항원 검출율은 94.4%였으며, 병원성 NDV 검출율은 100%이었다. 그러므로 본 연구에서 개발한 dRT-PCR 검사법은 의심축 사례에서 ND를 신속 정확하게 진단하는 데 유용할 진단 방법을 제공할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 동남아시아연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.95-129
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• 2017

이 글은 2016년 한 해 동안 동남아 각국들과 아세안이 정치, 경제, 국제관계의 영역에서 보여 준 변화를 살펴보고, 그 변화가 민주화, 경제발전, 지역통합에 미치는 영향을 분석해 보고자 했다. 나아가 2016년에 대한 분석을 바탕으로 2017년 이후의 변화 가능성과 방향도 나름대로 가늠해 보았다. 아울러 2016년에 전개된 한-아세안관계를 전반적으로 살펴보고, 한국의 대아세안외교가 드러내는 문제점을 지적하였다. 2016년의 동남아 정치는 연초의 기대와 달리 대다수 나라에서 민주화 전망은 더 나빠지고 권위주의화는 더 강화되는 양상을 보였다. 태국, 말레이시아, 캄보디아는 권위주의적 집권세력이 야당을 더욱 약화시켰고, 필리핀, 베트남, 라오스에 들어선 새 지도부는 인권 상황을 되레 악화시켰다. 미얀마도 소수민족에 대한 군부의 탄압이 지속되고, 선거에 의해 들어선 민간정부는 첫해부터 내분, 부패, 무능을 드러내며 삐걱거리고 있다. 출범 이틀 째 새해를 맞은 아세안경제공동체(AEC)는 각 국의 내정에 밀려 관심과 주목을 받지 못했다. 경제는 2015년에 이어 뚜렷한 회복세를 보였으나, 중국과 미국 등 경제대국들에서 기인하는 세계경제의 불확실성이 커지고 있어, 앞날을 점치기 힘들게 되었다. 마지막으로 이 글은 한국의 대아세안외교가 경제중심, 국가주도, 비밀주의, 냉전적 경쟁외교의 덫에 빠져 있다고 비판하고, 지금이 바로 사고의 전환과 과감한 개혁이 필요한 때라고 주장한다.