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Low Genetic Diversity and Shallow Population Structure of the Japanese Halfbeak Hyporhamphus sajori Revealed from Mitochondrial DNA in the Northeast Asia (Mitochondrial DNA를 이용한 동북아시아 학꽁치 Hyporhamphus sajori의 유전적 다양성과 집단 구조)

  • Gwak, Woo-Seok;Zhang, Qun;Roy, Animesh
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.187-194
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    • 2019
  • This study was conducted to know the genetic diversity and population structure of Japanese halfbeak (Hyporhamphus sajori) in the Northeast Asia, using mitochondrial DNA control region. In the present study, a total of 70 individuals were collected from three locations of China (Liaoning), Korea (Tongyeong) and Japan (Wakasa Bay), and 47 individuals sequences from three locations of Japan (Wakasa Bay, Toyama Bay and Mikawa Bay) were downloaded from genbank. A total of 7 haplotypes were identified with 7 polymorphic sites from 358 bp length sequences. Haplotype and nucleotide diversity were very low and ranged from 0 to 0.295±0.156 and 0 to 0.0009±0.0011, respectively. Ancestral haplotype was shared by 94% individuals. An extremely low haplotype and nucleotide diversity, and starlike minimum spanning tree indicated that the species have undergone a recent population expansion after bottleneck. Pairwise FST values were low and there was no significant differences among populations suggesting a gene flow among the populations. Dispersal of the eggs with the aid of drifting seaweed and currents might be the major responsible factor for the genetic homogeneity.

Impact of Future Chinese Emissions on Ozone Air Quality and Human Health in Northeast Asia (동북아 지역에서 중국의 미래 배출량 변화가 오존농도와 보건에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Hyeon-Kook;Lyu, Youngsook;Woo, Jung-Hun;Hong, Sung-Chul;Kim, Deok-Rae;Seo, Jeonghyeon;Shin, Myunghwan;Kim, Sang-Kyun
    • Journal of Climate Change Research
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.451-463
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    • 2016
  • We explore the impact of Chinese future air pollutant emissions on ozone air quality in Northeast Asia (NEA) and health in South-Korea using an assessment framework including ICAMS (The Integrated Climate and Air Quality Modeling System) and BenMAP (The Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program). The emissions data sets from the climate change scenarios, the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) (emission scenarios, EMSO), are used to simulate ozone air quality in NEA in the current (1996~2005, 2000s), the near future (2016~2025, 2020s) and the distant future (2046~2055, 2050s). Furthermore, the simulated ozone changes in the 2050s are used to analyze ozone-related premature mortality and economic cost in South-Korea. While different EMSOs are applied to the China region, fixed EMSO are used for other country regions to isolate the impacts of the Chinese emissions. Predicted ozone changes in NEA are distinctively affected by large changes in NOx emission over most of China region. Comparing the 2020s with the 2000s situation, the largest increase in mean ozone concentrations in NEA is simulated under RCP 8.5 and similarly small increases are under other RCPs. In the 2050s in NEA, the largest increase in mean ozone concentrations is simulated under RCP 6.0 and leads to the occurrence of the highest premature mortalities and economic costs in South-Korea. Whereas, the largest decrease is simulated under RCP 4.5 leads to the highest avoided premature mortality numbers and economic costs. Our results suggest that continuous reduction of NOx emissions across the China region under an assertive climate change mitigation scenario like RCP 4.5 leads to improved future ozone air quality and health benefits in the NEA countries including South-Korea.

A Study on Herbal Formulas and their origin in Mayaku-ku(麻藥考) (마취 전문서 "마약고(麻藥考)"의 처방과 그 원류에 대한 연구)

  • Park, Sang-Young;Oh, Jun-Ho;Kwon, Oh-Min
    • Journal of Korean Medical classics
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.27-38
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    • 2013
  • Objective : This article shows that while Seishu Hanaoka(華岡靑洲) is known to have developed an effective anesthetic formula composed of traditional herbs and performed the world first partial mastectomy under a general anesthesia in 1804, anesthetic formulas very similar to those developed by him were widely recorded and deemed used in Japan and Northeast Asia before his invention. The origin of the formulas will be tracked down to compare with the several formulas broadly administered in the region. Methods : Historical literature analysis was adopted to achieve the objective. 1. Mayaku-ku (麻藥考): this book is the main medical classic by Nakagawa Syutei(中川修亭) that introduces Seishu Hanaoka, his anesthetic formulas and mastectomy. 2. Northeast medical classics: Seuideukhyobang (世醫得效方) in 1337, Uibangryuchui (醫方類聚), Uihui(宜彙) and so on. Result : Herbs such as aconitum and datura were applied as a anesthetic agent early on before the Chinese Yuan dynasty. In Korea as well, some old medical books documented such use of those herbs and relevant formulas. Conclusion : Formulas that counted as invented and employed by Seishu Hanaoka as anesthetics, in fact, had been widely known and used in the region before his era. We should pay due attention to his creativity that combined a western surgical intervention and traditional anesthetic agents and successfully performed a newly introduced surgical practice in Japan. The point is that Hanaoka took note of anesthetic herbs or formulas traditionally inherited in North-east Asian medicine and successfully applied them to the surgical procedures for breast cancer, or mastectomy and mammotomy. This history alerts us to neglected or forgotten potentials of traditional medicine in anesthetic treatment and more.

Strategy for Kwangyang Port as a Logistics Center of East Asia (동북아 물류중심과 광양항)

  • Choi Jeong-Gui
    • Management & Information Systems Review
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    • v.12
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    • pp.203-226
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    • 2003
  • These days the surroundings around harbours are rapidly changing. Particularly in the age of Pacific Rim it is rather clear that the competition among the harbours in Northeast Asia region where are so many of worldwidely famous harbours might be intense. From 1980s on the industrialization and urbanization in the area of Kwang Yand-Bay, thanks to the regional development program, have been speedily under way. And in the year of 1987 the 1st development program of Kwang Yang-Bay container quay was started and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 1997. As the completion of the program it is expected that in 1998 the newly-opening Kwang Yang-Bay container quay on one hand will play a role in relieving the awaiting-time of vessels in Pusan Port, and on the other hand it will contribute to the balanced development of the country. In this context this thesis conducted Its study on the effect of the specification and facilities of a harbour, and especially on the effect on the regional economy resulted by the development & developmental static of Kwang Yang-Bay container quay. And progressively in the thesis the plan to provide Kwang Yang-Bay container quay with competitiveness was suggested.

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Xi Jinping's Visit to South Korea and Its Implications (시진핑(習近平) 국가주석의 방한과 한·중 미래 전략적 협력 동반자 관계)

  • Shin, Jung-Seung
    • Strategy21
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    • s.34
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    • pp.5-25
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    • 2014
  • On July 3~4, 2014, the Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Seoul might be seen as a step on the path toward strategic outcomes for both country. For South Korea, Seoul shrewdly retains some degree of self-reliance by balancing between ROK-China strategic cooperative partnership relationship and ROK-US alliance. For China, Beijing appears to put its interests on the Korean Peninsula increasingly within China's larger geopolitical influence. To what extent can ROK-China relationship maintain futuristic strategic cooperative partnership between them? As we observed joint press communiques of the Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit on July 3, 2014, four agendas of bilateral relationship between Seoul and Beijing can be identified: intractable rivalry between the two great powers, North Korea nuclear issues, disparities of their displeasure with Japan denying the past wrongdoing and enhancing its military capabilities and Chinese imposing of its core interests on its Korea policy. With these evolving strategic environments, however, China and the ROK appear justifiably be pleased with the state of their relations: their strategic cooperative partnership is the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific or Indo-Pacific region and continues to grow broader and deeper.

A Study on 4PL Development to Improve Air Cargo Process (항공물류 프로세스 개선을 위한 4PL 도입 연구)

  • Na, Hyeong-Seok;Jho, Yong-Chul;Lee, Chang-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2008.04a
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    • pp.383-387
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    • 2008
  • Nowadays, the tendency of world air cargo is noteworthy and air traffic in terms of cargo throughput will no doubt grow significantly in the new Region, with India and China's booming economy and the upcoming Olympics 2008. For example, in the first 11 months of 2006 cargo traffic was increased by 6.3%. First of all, the market of air cargo in Korea grows very quickly and diversifies. It is an essential factor in the process of development of Northeast-Asia as a hub for Air Cargo logistics. However the process of air cargo in Korea is complex as compared with other north-east asia nations. At the same time, it has many problems and causes inconvenience to owners of freight. This paper investigated the process of air cargo in Korea now and analyzed problems of the process. We emphasize that 4PL is the excellent solution from among many alternatives. It is also worthy of notice that EPCglobal network strengthen the role of 4PL. In conclusion, the 4PL system based on EPCglobal network will result in a good success, so it will raise a prestige of air cargo in Korea to a higher position.

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Observational Study of Surface Ozone in Jeju Island

  • Hu Chul-Goo;Lee Ki-Ho
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.14 no.12
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    • pp.1103-1112
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    • 2005
  • Ozone measurements made from 4 sites in Jeju Island have been analyzed, including those from two urban and two rural locales. The data were analyzed in terms of the seasonal and diurnal trends. It should be clear that the surface ozone levels in Jeju area would be relatively sensitive to the external ozone supply originated from the region of Northeast Asia. It seems to be that due to the reactions of ozone with $NO_{x}$ and CO, the average ozone level in Jeju City appears lower than that in Seogwipo City although Jeju City is the largest city in Jeju Island.

Whole Genome Enabled Phylogenetic and Secretome Analyses of Two Venturia nashicola Isolates

  • Prokchorchik, Maxim;Won, Kyungho;Lee, Yoonyoung;Segonzac, Cecile;Sohn, Kee Hoon
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.98-105
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    • 2020
  • Venturia nashicola is a fungal pathogen causing scab disease in Asian pears. It is particularly important in the Northeast Asia region where Asian pears are intensively grown. Venturia nashicola causes disease in Asian pear but not in European pear. Due to the highly restricted host range of Venturia nashicola, it is hypothesized that the small secreted proteins deployed by the pathogen are responsible for the host determination. Here we report the whole genome based phylogenetic analysis and predicted secretomes for V. nashicola isolates. We believe that our data will provide a valuable information for further validation and functional characterization of host determinants in V. nashicola.

A study of strategy to start 3PL business in China (3PL 사업의 중국진출을 위한 전략 연구)

  • Won You-Jon;Yoon Jun-Sup;Kang Kyong-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.181-194
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    • 2006
  • Economic and political barriers in Northeast Asia including Korea have been eliminated gradually. As results of economic relations are more active in this region. The administration of physical distribution tightened circulation- cost down. This is one of the most important facts to develop world economy. Distribution in China is expected to grow quantitatively and continuously. China is just out of planned economic system. Therefore, it is expected that foreign affiliated firms will take a fierce competition for the next $1\sim2$ years. This study investigates Korea-China trade and distribution index with analysis and expectation of China market. The study analyzes the business conditions, faced problems and differentiated strategies of foreign affiliated firms. Be based on those, it is researched how domestic companies will make strategies to start China successfully.

An Exploratory Study on Developing Asian Rail Pass linking Korea, China and Japan (아시아레일패스 개발을 위한 탐색적 연구)

  • Yang, You-Kyung;Lee, Kyung-Tae;Yin, Tae-Myoung
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.801-812
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    • 2009
  • Recently, the cooperation between railway operators has been increased to maximize the efficiency of Asian railway network and international tourists, especially tourists to Asian region grow rapidly. But the cooperation in the rail tourism and leisure field has not yet been promoted. Therefore, this study suggests the development strategy of Asian Rail Pass like Eurail and InetRail Pass. It discusses mainly three Northeast Asian countries, Korea, China and Japan, which are very important area as the third world trade market and high rate of personal exchange. A joint research has to be conducted to feel out the practicability and profitability for the development of Asian Rail Pass. This study will publicize the necessity of Rail Pass in Asia.

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