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Determinants of Bilateral Foreign Direct Investment Intra-ASEAN : Panel Gravity Model

  • Zebua, Hasrat Ifolala;Nasrudin, Nasrudin
    • Asian Journal of Business Environment
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2016
  • Purpose - This paper aims to find and analyze factors that determine the flows of bilateral foreign direct investment in intra-ASEAN. It specifically focuses on the dimension of macro-economic, natural resources, human resources, and the quality of governance. Research design, data, and methodology - Data were collected from 64 bilateral relations between ASEAN nations from 2002 to 2013. Panel gravity model was utilized to find factors that determine the flows of bilateral foreign direct investment. Results - Significant factors were identified that determine the flows of bilateral foreign direct investment: GDP home country, GDP host country, real interest rate, distance, and total natural resources rent. Unexpectedly, natural resources have a negative effect. Conclusions - In a situation of increasing the flow of FDI among the countries of ASEAN, the government should control the interest rates and maintain good relations with nearby countries. The negative effect of total natural resource rents implies that ASEAN countries should not depend on their natural resources to attract foreign investments.

A Natural Language Query Framework for the Semantic Web

  • Kim, Jin-Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.127-132
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    • 2008
  • This study proposes a Natural Language Query Framework (NLQF) for the semantic web. It supports an intelligent inference at a semantic level. Most of previous researches focused on the knowledge representation on the semantic web. However, to revitalize the intelligent e-business on the semantic web, there is a need for semantic level inference to the web information. To satisfy the need, we will review the knowledge/resource representation on the semantic web such as RDF, Ontology and Conceptual Graph (CG), and then discuss about the natural language (NL) inference. The result of this research could support a natural interface for the semantic web. Furthermore, we expect that the NLQF can be used in the semantic web-based business communications.

Pharmacognostical Study on the Dioscoreae Rhizoma in Korea (한국산(韓國産) 산약류(山藥類)의 생약학적(生藥學的) 연구(硏究))

  • Toh, Chung-Ae
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.30-38
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    • 1984
  • Yam, Dioscorea batatas Decne (Dioscoreaceae) is a plant growing in Korea. Dioscoreae Rhizoma in the markets are classified into natural and cultural ones. These studies were conducted to investigate the differencies between natural and cultural Yams by characteristics of morphology, cell contents, chemical components and physical properties. More mucilage cells which contain calcium-oxalate raphides were contained in cultural Yam than natural Yam. However, the amount of crude protein, crude lipid and mucilage viscosity, swelling, gelatinization of polysaccharides were greater in natural Yam than the other. It is suggested that natural Yam is excellent as nutrition agent in quality and worthwhile as a resource of crude drugs.

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Quantitative Analysis of Bergenin in Astilbe rubra and Growth Inhibition Effect of Ethanol Extract on Hela Cells (노루오줌으로부터 Bergenin의 함량 분석 및 에탄올 추출물의 자궁경부암세포 성장 억제 효과)

  • Kim, A Hyeon;Nho, Jong Hyun;Woo, Kyeong Wan;Gang, Ju Eun;Sim, Mi Ok;Kim, Min Suk;Ham, Seong Ho;Cho, Hyun Woo
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 2018
  • Astilbe rubra (AR) is a perennial, belongs to the Saxifragaceae family, it contains tannin and triterpene. AR has been used in republic korea to improve toxication, fever, pain and convulsion. Recently, number of natural products have been analyzed for potential pharmacological activities including anti-cancer, anti-obesity and anti-diabetic medication. Consequently, we investigated the growth inhibition effect of Astilbe rubra water extract (WAC), ethanol extract (EAC) and bergenin on Hela cell (human adenocarcinoma cell). From whole plant of A. rubra, bergenin was isolated by column chromatography and its structures were identified by $^1H$, $^{13}C$ NMR and IT TOF-ESI MS. High extraction efficiency of bergenin was shown at 0.95% under 60 min reflux extraction with 50% MeOH. The MTS assay showed that EAC (ethanol extract) treatment increased cell death in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, EAC treatment on Hela cell increased apoptotic cell death and caspase-3 activity. Results suggest that EAC has growth inhibition effect on Hela cells, but not WAC and bergenin. $500{\mu}g/mL$ EAC treatment inhibited Hela cell at $60.2{\pm}1.5%$.

The Concept and Mesurement of Resource Rent and Profit (자원 렌트와 이익의 개념 및 측정에 관한 연구)

  • Nam, Soo-Hyun
    • The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.67-89
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    • 2018
  • In fisheries, as well as in other natural resource-based industries, there is difference between profit and rent. The former is a basic indicator for gauging the business performance of firms, while the latter is for the evaluation of the contribution of resources and industry to economic welfare. Put simply, resource economists are mainly concerned about rent, including pure resource rent and producer surplus (intra-marginal rent [IMR]). In other hand, business economists are mainly concerned about the profitability of the firms comprising the industry. In the academic literature, there are not always clear definitions of the profit and rent concepts and their use in actual analyses. This article will mainly discuss and clarify differences and similarities in profit and rent concepts. In the classical fisheries economic model with one-dimensional homogenous effort and a constant cost per unit of effort, no rent exists in open-access equilibrium. A simple change in this model, for example by introducing heterogeneous effort, opens it to the existence of rent, specifically IMR, at open-access equilibrium. We estimated resource rent and profit from the data using SNA(system of national accounts) and accounting data methods. RR(resource rent) is composed of value-added, compensation of employees, consumption of fixed capital and normal profit in SNA. RR(resource rent) is composed of EBT, Depreciation of fishing rights, financial costs of fishing rights and calculated interests on equity in accounting data methods. We found that the result of two methods is equal. RR is composed of excess profit, rent and interest expenses. In Korea, the magnitude of RR and profit is not different significantly.

An Evaluation on Use Suitability of Recreation Resource in Natural Parks (자연공원 휴양자원의 이용적합성 평가)

  • 배민기;신원섭
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.285-294
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this paper is to provide useful knowledge for recreation management in natural park(NP) by evaluating use suitability of recreation resource. We had obtained data through a questionnaire, which surveyed 385 visitors at 6 of the 73 NP in Korea in 2001, based on stratified sampling method. We have analyzed the data using the multiple regression method. We found that 1) in bivariate analysis, the relationships between use suitability and all the recreation resources are fairly high and statistically significant. The higher the degree of recreation resources, the higher the degree of use suitability. 2) in multivariate analysis, topography, social resource(SR), cultural resource(CR), landscape, smell, color and sound(SCS) have been turned out to be statistically significant at one percent level. 3) the direction of relationship between topography, SR, CR, landscape, SCS and use suitability is same. 4) in relative contribution of the use suitability of recreation resource, level of topography has been turned out to have about 1.05, 1.56, 2.16 and 2.70 times more important than that of SCS, SR, landscape, topography, respectively This results will be used for a criterion for recreation resource evaluation and a settlement of management priority and increasing user's satisfaction.

Ecosystem management system of Wangsuk stream region by geographical information systems (GIS를 이용한 왕숙천 유역의 생태계 관리 시스템)

  • 이웅재;원두희
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.54-60
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    • 2001
  • The need and concern about ecosystem are growing rapidly. However, ecosystem management systems are still in the first stage since the data are handled locally and separately. It results in the waste of money and time. In this research, we designed and implemented ecosystem management system of stream region using geographical information system(GIS) that is able to be used to manage the natural resource efficiently. It is expected to be used as a useful tool for Improvement of environment and management of ecosystem as well as recovery of natural environment.

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A Study on the Local Resources Industrial in Gimpo (김포지역 산업화 유망 향토자원 발굴 조사연구)

  • Kim, Mi-Heui;Lee, Young-Ok;Lee, Gi-Man
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.993-1019
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    • 2009
  • Local resources can be employed as an original resource for local revitalization. This study has investigated the local resource, and then categorized these to suggest the implication available to the industrialization. Local resources were classified into 5 categories(with 25 subcategories), including remains and ruins, ethnic custom, manners and customs, people, traditional food and the principal product, and the natural ecology environment. Three phases were carried out in this study. We made lists of local resources and analyzed applicable resources among the lists. Also, we selected the target resources for the survey in Gimpo, and also analyzed the application for industrialization. Of all these resources, 560 cases were first investigated, then 51 local resources were in-depth analyzed. Based on this result, the application plan was investigated, dividing the central resources and the connection resources.

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The Application of Discrete Time Optimal Control Theory to Natural Resource Problems (이산시간 적정제어이론의 응용사례에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jin Hyung;Lee, Dug Man
    • Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.157-175
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    • 2003
  • 본 연구는 이산시간 적정제어이론을 사용하여 동태적 경제 문제의 최적해를 구하기 위해 사용되는 두 가지 형태의 극대원리를 분석하고 있다. 이산시간 적정제어이론에 관한 선행연구들은 상태방정식이 차분방정식의 형태를 띠는 경우에 적용할 수 있는 극대원리를 제안하고 있다. 그러나 본 연구는 상태방정식이 차분방정식이 아닌 일반방정식의 형태를 띠는 경우에 적용할 수 있는 극대원리를 개발하였다. 그리고 본 연구를 통해 개발된 극대원리와 선행연구들이 제안한 극대원리와의 차이는 공동상태 변수의 운동법칙에 있음을 보여주고 있다. 특히 본 연구는 Bellman의 최적원리를 이용하여 본 연구에서 개발된 극대원리는 선행연구들이 제안한 극대원리를 포함하는 일반적인 극대원리임을 설명하고 있다. 마지막으로 본 연구는 목재공급모형인 TSM2000에 포함된 경제변수의 동태적 최적화를 구하는 과정을 통해 본 연구에서 개발된 극대원리가 경제 문제에 적용되는 사례를 보여 주고 있다.

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A Study on the Economic Feature of Fisheries Resource and Socio-economic Objectives in Fisheries Management (어업자원의 경제적 특성과 그 관리의 사회.경제적 목표에 관한 연구)

  • 유동운
    • The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.73-100
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    • 1981
  • Fisheries resources, due to their intrinsic biological -density dependent, and socio- economic -common property nature, might yield the sustained benefits to the society involved, depending on the degree to which the social management scheme, pursuing the optimum yield from each of them, is framed. And besides, the success or failure of the management on them would, with no doubt, lead parallelly to the direction on scientific study of "Natural Resource Economics." Thus the objectives of the management, to ensue the best use of these society's resource, should underlie the technical, economic, ana social efficiency all together to meet the maximization of society's benefits from yields, taking account of managerial efficiency. And those multiple conflicts need communications between biologists, social scientists, and managers given tile mandate, tobe coordinated to arrive at a unique value weighed, through the well-ordered system approach and resulting timely decision-making which accommodates dynamical fisheries aspects and varying social purposes. purposes.

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