• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2002

Anthropogenic changes have been made to the water budget for the Mediterranean Sea as a result of river diversion projects. The decrease in freshwater inflow to the Mediterranean represents an effective increase in the overall net evaporation over the basin. Hydraulic control models for the exchange between the Mediterranean and Atlantic through the Strait of Gibraltar predict that the salinity of the Mediterranean should increase if the net evaporation over the Mediterranean increases. Increases in the salinity of the deep waters in both the western and eastern Mediterranean basins have been observed. The causes of such higher deep water salinity are attributed to increases in intermediate water salinity which are ultimately mixed down into the deep sea during wintertime buoyancy loss events. The pattern of the Mediterranean salinity increase is instructive for understanding how the water mass properties in a basin change over time as a result of anthropogenic changes.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.333-343
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• 2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: To compare five indices of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) among adults living in the Mediterranean region. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 100 healthy Lebanese adults aged between 18 and 65 years. Face-to-face interviews to collect sociodemographic and medical information, to take anthropometric measurements, and to fill a validated, culturally adapted, food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The score for each item was calculated following the recommendations for each corresponding index. The five MD indices were Mediterranean Diet Scale (MDScale), Mediterranean Food Pattern (MFP), MD Score (MDS), Short Mediterranean Diet Questionnaire (SMDQ), and the MedDiet score. RESULTS: Significant correlations were detected between items with P-values < 0.001. Minimal agreement was seen between MDScale and MedDiet score and maximal agreement between MDS and MedDiet score. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that MDS and MedDiet scores had significant correlations with fiber and olive oil intake, main components of the MD. MDScale showed a significant correlation with waist-to-hip ratio and with total energy intake but none of the five indices was correlated to body mass index (BMI). CONCLUSIONS: The indices that showed the highest correlation with variables related to the MD are the MDScale and the MedDiet score; therefore, they can be used to assess our future study populations. Based on the current results, more than half of the study population was non-adherent to the MD and adherence to this diet did not appear to protect against being overweight ($BMI{\geq}30$).

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2020

The cruise industry in the Mediterranean region increased from 2000-2018, being the second most important region after the Caribbean. The purpose of this study was to analyze the networks and hub ports of the Mediterranean. This paper used the SNA (Social Network Analysis) methodology, which includes Hub and Authority Combined Centrality (HACC) that has been used to analyze cruise port centrality, as well as degree centrality such as In-Degree, Out-Degree, and Betweenness. This empirical study suggests that the top three ports of the Mediterranean ports' network in terms of hub index are Barcelona, Civitavecchia, and Palma de Mallorca. The academic implications are the suggestion for data integration based on real itineraries and numbers of POC (Port of Calls), as well as the selection of the hubs of the targeted areas. The practical implications are suggested such as a clear requirement for cruise industry, as a way to widen the scope for the Mediterranean region and a valuable reference for cruise ship companies to select the best fit home ports.

• 대기
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2020

Impacts on the atmospheric circulation and ocean system over the Mediterranean during boreal summer are investigated using Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) historical simulations (from 1911 to 2005). As the climate warms, global and remote effects lead to a strengthening in descending motion, an increase in sea surface temperature (SST) and surface dryness, but a decrease in marine primary production over the Western Mediterranean. The global effect is estimated from interannual variability over the global mean SST and the remote effect is driven by diabatic forcing generated from the South and East Asian summer monsoons. On the other hand, a local contribution leads to the strengthened descending motion and increased surface dryness over the Eastern Mediterranean, whereas the marine primary production over this region tends to increase due to possibly the urban wastewater and sewage. Our result suggests that particular attention needs to be paid to conserve the marine ecosystem over the Mediterranean.

• 예술인문사회 융합 멀티미디어 논문지
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.167-176
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• 2015

지중해 지역은 다양한 관광자원으로 인하여 매년 전 세계의 수많은 관광객들이 방문하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 아랍의 봄 등과 같은 특정 사건이 이러한 지중해 지역의 관광에 어떻게 영향을 미치는가를 분석하는 것이다. 세부적으로 사진 공유 웹 사이트인 파노라미오에서 추출한 지오태그 사진 데이터를 기반으로 위치 및 시간정보를 추출하여 밀도지도를 제작한다. 그리고 이 밀도지도를 이용하여 특정 사건이 지중해 관광에 미치는 영향을 분석한다. 이를 위하여 먼저 사진 공유 사이트에서 지중해 지역 관련 사진들의 위치 및 시간 정보를 이용하여 데이타베이스를 구축한 후에, GIS 도구의 기능을 활용하여 밀도 분석 및 밀도 지도를 생성한다. 그리고 이 밀도 지도를 기반으로 지중해 관광을 아랍의 봄 사건을 기준으로 이전과 진행, 이후로 구분하여 시각적으로 분석한다.

• 예술인문사회 융합 멀티미디어 논문지
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.409-419
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• 2016

일반적으로 지역학 연구를 수행하는데 있어 연구 동향을 파악하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 그러나 지역학의 연구 분야는 매우 다양하며, 모든 지역학 연구 분야에 대한 연구가 동시에 진행되는 것은 매우 어렵다. 이로 인해 지역학연구는 시대에 따라 연구 분야 및 연구 동향이 변화 하였다. 이와 함께 지역학의 연구 동향을 이해하려는 관심이 꾸준히 증가되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 국내의 지중해지역 연구를 대상으로 동시 출현 키워드를 기반으로 연구 동향을 분석한다. 이를 위하여 국내 지중해지역 연구의 대표 학술지인 『지중해지역연구』에 게재된 논문들을 대상으로 논문 유형 분석 및 키워드를 추출하여 정제 과정을 거쳐 동시 출현 키워드를 생성하였다. 세부적으로 논문의 유형 분석을 통해 기본적인 동향 분석을 수행하였고, 논문의 동시 출현 키워드를 이용하여 단순 정량 분석보다 심층적인 분석을 수행하고, 동시출현 키워드를 통해 생성된 네트워크 그래프 형태의 시각화를 통해 분석을 수행한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권sup1호
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• pp.53-56
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• 2016

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common Mendelian autoinflammatory disease, characterized by uncontrolled activation of the innate immune system that manifests as recurrent brief fever and polyserositis (e.g., peritonitis, pleuritic, and arthritis). FMF is caused by autosomal recessive mutations of the Mediterranean fever gene, MEFV which encodes the pyrin protein. Although FMF predominantly affects people from Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ethnic origins, 3 cases of FMF have been reported in Korea since 2012. We report another case of FMF in Korea in which the patient presented with a month-long fever without serositis. After treatment with colchicine was initiated, the patient's symptoms quickly subsided. The response to colchicine was helpful for diagnosis. We compare the FMF genotypes in Korea with in other countries. Studying FMF cases in Korea will help establish the best MEFV exons to use for screening and diagnosis of Korean FMF.

• ALGAE
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.175-193
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• 2021

This study provides the first report of the presence of Coolia malayensis in the Mediterranean Sea, co-occurring with C. monotis. Isolated strains from the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia (South-eastern Mediterranean) were identified by morphological characterization and phylogenetic analysis. Examination by light and scanning electron microscopy revealed no significant morphological differences between the Tunisian isolates and other geographically distant strains of C. monotis and C. malayensis. Phylogenetic trees based on ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and D1-D3/28S rDNA sequences showed that C. monotis strains clustered with others from the Mediterranean and Atlantic whereas the C. malayensis isolate branched with isolates from the Pacific and the Atlantic, therefore revealing no geographical trend among C. monotis and C. malayensis populations. Ultrastructural analyses by transmission electron microscopy revealed the presence of numerous vesicles containing spirally coiled fibers in both C. malayensis and C. monotis cells, which we speculate to be involved in mucus production.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.237-256
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to verify whether Mediterranean diet, which proved to have a significant effect on preventing dementia for people aged 65 or older, could be well modified to be a Korean-style Mediterranean diet. This study was performed as a randomized-controlled trial for 6 weeks. Functional physical changes, cognitive scores, depression scores and dietary changes were all assessed. The walking speed (P<0.001) and the cognitive scores were statistically improved in only the experimental group (P<0.001), and the depression scores were also significantly improved in only the experimental group (P<0.01). The dietary intake showed a 30% improvement for consuming more than 7 cups per day of vegetables and fruits. When the participants were contacted four months after the end of the study, 90% of them said that the Korean-style Mediterranean diet was feasible and 100% said the nutrition interventions helped them maintain the diet during their daily lives. The results suggest that although the Mediterranean diet can be difficult to apply, any limitations of this healthy diet can be overcome.

• 예술인문사회 융합 멀티미디어 논문지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.907-916
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• 2017

최근 ICT융합과 관련하여 다양한 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 학문 분야에서도 ICT융합에 대한 요구가 증가하는 추세이며 그 사례로 디지털 인문학(Digital Humanities)이나 지역정보학(Area Informatics)등의 분야가 대표적이다. 지역연구는 특정지역에 대한 문화를 통합적으로 연구하는 것을 의미한다. 이와 관련하여 해외지역을 전문적으로 연구하는 연구자들은 해당지역과 관련된 정보를 획득하기 위해 웹사이트를 활용하는 것이 일반적이다. 부산외국어대학교 지중해지역원에서 운영 중인 다국어 지중해 웹서비스 시스템 (Multilingual Mediterranean Web Service System, 이하 MMWS)은 해외지역 중에서도 지중해지역을 연구하는 연구자 또는 일반인을 대상으로 전문정보 및 일반정보를 제공하는 웹사이트이다. 본 논문에서는 해외지역 웹사이트 MMWS를 분석하고 이 분석 결과를 기반으로 웹사이트를 활성화하는 방안에 대해 알아본다. 세부적으로 로그 분석을 통해 MMWS를 분석하며 이를 위한 프로그램으로 구글에서 제공하는 로그 분석 시스템인 구글 애널리틱스를 활용한다. 또한 웹사이트 활성화 방안으로 ICT융합 콘텐츠를 웹사이트에 활용하는 방안에 대해 연구한다.