• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.192-199
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• 2017

본 논문의 목적은 지난 2010년 이후 우리의 수출 대상인 아시아, 북미, 유럽, 중남미, 중동, 아프리카를 중심으로 수출액의 상승률 동향과 변동성 그리고 상관관계와 모형분석 등을 살펴보고 향후 성장 방향을 찾아보는데 있다. 분석 결과 아시아, 북미, 유럽, 중남미, 중동, 아프리카 순으로 높은 수출 비중을 보여주었으며 수출액 상승률은 아시아, 북미, 유럽이 상대적으로 높게 나타났고 전윌대비 변동률은 아시아와 북미가 안정된 움직임을 보여주었다. 이 연구를 통해 우리의 수출액을 증가시키기 위해서는 아시아, 북미, 유럽으로의 수출 향상에 많은 관심을 보여야 할 것이다. 특히 50%가 넘는 아시아 즉, 중국, 일본, 베트남, 홍콩, 대만, 인도 등으로 수출 향상과 수출전략 방안이 필요해 보인다. 아직은 수출 비중이 크지 않지만 향후 중남미, 중동, 아프리카 등의 신시장 개척에도 많은 관심을 가지고 수출향상방안이 체계적으로 진행되기를 기대해 본다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.141-149
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• 2022

Despite the importance of the insurance business for financial and economic development, few studies have looked at the factors that influence its growth. This research adds to the body of knowledge by empirically examining the impact of numerous factors on the development of the insurance business in 15 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries from 2000 to 2017. The study looks at macroeconomic, demographic, and institutional factors as potential drivers of the insurance industry's growth, with the insurance premium as a percentage of GDP as the dependent variable. All variables are stationary at the first difference, according to the IPS panel unit root test. The Pedroni residual cointegration test, Kao residual cointegration test, and Johansen-Fisher panel cointegration tests are then used to look for long-run associations. The cointegration tests strongly suggest that the insurance premium and the various variables have long-run correlations. Findings from the Fully-Modified OLS imply that GDP per capita, gross capital formation, and the KOF economic globalization index have a positive long-term impact on the insurance business. The insurance business is also driven by combating corruption and the rule of law. The population and regulatory quality, on the other hand, have no significant impact.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.181-187
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to examine empirically the short- and long-run determinants of entrepreneurial activity in a sample of 15 the Middle East and North African economies between 2006 and 2018. More specifically, four groups of determinants are considered in the analysis, namely economic, demographic, business environment, and institutional. Given the autoregressive feature of the entrepreneurial activity process, a dynamic panel data model is estimated using the system GMM estimator. Findings reveal that unemployment, trade openness, population density, and economic freedom are the main drivers of new business creation in the short-run, while the cost and number of procedures to start a new business negatively affect entrepreneurship. In the long-run, the same findings hold true. Moreover, education and political stability and the absence of violence/terrorism positively affect entrepreneurial activity. Policy recommendations are accordingly designed.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2014

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.445-452
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• 2004

Genetic diversity of sub-Saharan African goats was assessed using 19 microsatellite markers. Breeds were sampled from eastern Africa (Maasai, Kigezi, Mubende, North West Highland, Arsi-Bale), southern Africa (Ndebele, Pafuri) and West Africa (West African Dwarf, Maure, Djallonke). European breeds (Grisons Striped, Toggenburg), Asian breeds (Mongolian Cashmere, Bandipur) and a Middle East breed (Arab) were also included. The mean number of alleles per locus and average gene diversity ranged from 5.26$\pm$0.464 (Djallonke) to 7.05$\pm$0.516 (Mubende) and from 0.542$\pm$0.036 (Pafuri) to 0.672$\pm$0.031 (Ndebele), respectively. The between breeds variation evaluated using $$G_{ST}$$ and $\theta$ were found to account for 14.6% ($\theta$) and 15.7% ($$G_{ST}$$) of the total genetic variation. The $D_{A}$ measure of genetic distance between pairs of breeds indicated that the largest genetic distance was between Pafuri and Djallonke while the lowest genetic distance was between Arsi-Bale and North West Highland. A neighbour-joining tree of breed relationships revealed that the breeds were grouped according to their geographic origins. Principal component analysis supported the grouping of the breeds according to their geographic origins. It was concluded that the relationships of sub-Saharan African goat breeds were according to their geographical locations implying that the goats of eastern Africa, West Africa and southern Africa are genetically distinct. Within each sub-region, goat populations could be differentiated according to morphological characteristics.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.536-544
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• 2019

Purpose: Proper nutrition is essential for brain development during infancy, contributing to the continued development of cognitive, motor, and socio-emotional skills throughout life. Considering the insufficient published data in the Middle East and North Africa, experts drafted a questionnaire to assess the opinions and knowledge of physicians on the impact of nutrition on brain development and cognition in early life. Methods: The questionnaire consisted of two parts: The first focused on the responders' demographic and professional characteristics and the second questioned the role of nutrition in brain development and cognition. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize respondents' characteristics and their responses to questions. Results: A total of 1,500 questionnaires were distributed; 994 physicians responded. The majority of the surveyed physicians (64.4%) felt that nutrition impacts brain development in early childhood (0-4 years), with almost 90% of physicians agreeing/strongly agreeing that preventing iron, zinc, and iodine deficiency would improve global intelligence quotient. The majority of physicians (83%) agreed that head circumference was the most important measure of brain development. The majority of physicians (68.9%) responded that the period from the last trimester until 18 months postdelivery was crucial for brain growth and neurodevelopment, with 76.8% believing that infants breast-fed by vegan mothers have an increased risk of impaired brain development. Conclusion: The results of this study show that practicing physicians significantly agree that nutrition plays an important role in brain and cognitive development and function in early childhood, particularly during the last trimester until 18 months postdelivery.

• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.57-66
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• 2017

Home meal replacements (HMR) are kinds of convenient foods as cooked or semi-cooked foods, which are produced outside of home, to eat directly or after simple cooking in substitution for traditional home meals. Recently the market size for HMR is expanding rapidly around the world due to the changes of global consumer trends, growth of single-person household, increase in economic participation of women, aging population, and so on. The Europe takes over 52.4% of the global market share for HMR in global HMR market, and North America, Asia-Pacific, and Africa-Middle East are following. The most popular HMR products in US and Europe are frozen foods, whereas the market share of chilled products in Asia including Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam are much higher than that in US and Europe. Currently, the trends in HMR is focus on the expansion of the list of products that replace for meals with simple cooking, but it is expected that nutrition-enforced HMR product for aged persons or patients who live alone are requested for the further growth of the HMR market.

• 융합보안논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2017

2011년 1월 튀니지에서 시작된 재스민혁명은 북아프리카와 중동지역 국가들에 많은 변화를 가져왔으며, 우리는 그 원인을 살펴볼 필요가 있다. 우선, 이 지역의 왕정과 독재체제 국가들은 장기집권을 위하여 야당, 언론 등을 탄압하였고, 특권계층에 집중된 권력은 부정부패를 양산하였다. 다음으로, 이 지역 국가들의 국가수입 대부분은 왕실과 독재자에게 귀속되었고, 이를 배분하는 과정에서 문제가 발생하기 시작하였다. 특히, 1990년대 유가하락과 2000년대 생필품 가격 상승은 정부에 대한 불신을 초래하는 계기가 되었다. 마지막으로, 2000년부터 2010년까지 이 지역 국가들의 인터넷 사용자가 평균 4,863% 증가하였고, 페이스북(Facebook), 트위터(Twitter) 등과 같은 소셜 네트워크 서비스(SNS)의 증대도 국가차원의 정보 통제를 어렵게 한 요인이 되었다. 그렇다면, 과연 북한의 급변사태 가능성은 어떠한가에 대한 고민을 해야 한다고 본다. 이를 위해 재스민혁명이 발생 국가들과 북한의 정치, 경제, 사회적 특성 등을 비교 분석할 필요가 있으며, 그 시사점을 도출하고자 한다.

• 융합보안논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2017

남유럽에서 시작된 민주화라는 물결은 남아메리카와 아시아로 확산되었고, 구소련과 동유럽을 붕괴시켰으며, 북아프리카와 중동지역 국가들에 재스민혁명이라는 모습으로 나타났다. 이로 인하여 다수의 학자들은 재스민혁명이 북한에도 발생할 가능성이 있다는 조심스러운 전망을 하면서, 북한 급변사태와 관련된 연구들을 활발히 하여왔다. 이러한 연구의 주제들은 급변사태의 발생원인과 시기, 그리고 주도세력 등에 초점이 맞추어졌고, 그 전개과정이 어떻게 될 것인가와 체제변화가 있을 것인가에 대한 논의는 부족하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 재스민혁명 국가들의 체제변화를 분석한 결과에 근거하여, 북한 급변사태 이후에 전개 가능한 시나리오를 I유형 비교적 평화롭게 정권이 교체될 가능성, II유형 분단된 국가에서 통일된 이후에 다시 내전이 발생할 가능성, III유형 정권이 교체된 이후에 김일성가계의 누군가가 재집권할 가능성, IV유형 정권교체는 성공하였지만 내전이 발생할 가능성, V유형 정권교체도 실패하고 내전이 지속적으로 발생할 가능성으로 분류하였다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권11호
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• pp.747-757
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• 2020

This study investigates the impact of bank regulation and supervision on the efficiency of banking sectors on 108 Islamic banks from 26 countries offering Islamic banking and finance products and services. The technical efficiencies of individual Islamic banks have been analyzed using the data envelopment analysis method (DEA). The ordinary least square estimation method is employed to examine the impact of country supervision and regulation on the technical efficiency of Islamic banks. The empirical findings suggest that supervisory power, activity restrictions and private monitoring positively influence the efficiency of Islamic banks. The study revealed that Islamic banks that are operating in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and middle-income countries are more technically efficient given the less stringent rules on capital requirement and we found that there is statistically significant evidence that higher capital requirements are negatively associated with the efficiency of Islamic banks. The empirical findings of this study are expected to help policy-makers and government officials to better understand how their decisions affect the performance.