• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1657-1670
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• 2023

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Limosilactobacillus fermentum and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum isolated from human feces coordinating with inulin on the composition of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles in db/db mice. These supplements were administered to db/db mice for 12 weeks. The results showed that the Lactobacillaceae coordinating with inulin group (LI) exhibited lower fasting blood glucose levels than the model control group (MC). Additionally, LI was found to enhance colon tissue and increase the levels of short-chain fatty acids. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that the abundance of Corynebacterium and Proteus, which were significantly increased in the MC group compared with NC group, were significantly decreased by the treatment of LI that also restored the key genera of the Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group, Lachnoclostridium, Ruminococcus_gnavus_group, Desulfovibrio, and Lachnospiraceae_UCG-006. Untargeted metabolomics analysis showed that lotaustralin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, and 13(S)-HpODE were increased while L-phenylalanine and L-tryptophan were decreased in the MC group compared with the NC group. However, the intervention of LI reversed the levels of these metabolites in the intestine. Correlation analysis revealed that Lachnoclostridium and Ruminococcus_gnavus_group were negatively correlated with 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and 13(S)-HpODE, but positively correlated with L-tryptophan. 13(S)-HpODE was involved in the "linoleic acid metabolism". L-tryptophan and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid were involved in "tryptophan metabolism" and "serotonergic synapse". These findings suggest that LI may alleviate type 2 diabetes symptoms by modulating the abundance of Ruminococcus_gnavus_group and Lachnoclostridium to regulate the pathways of "linoleic acid metabolism", "serotonergic synapse", and" tryptophan metabolism". Our results provide new insights into prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.37-50
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• 2018

This paper examines the relationship between diversification and financial performance of community credit unions in Korea from 2011 to 2017. To do so, I employ fixed-effects panel analyses using credit union level panel data collected from the National Credit Union Federation of Korea. This study finds evidence that business diversification is likely to lower the ratio of troubled loans, which means improving asset quality of credit unions. However, the relationship between diversification and asset quality is not linear but nonlinear, which means over-diversification would have negative effects on asset quality. Next, diversification tends to increase profitability. Specifically, although diversification results in a rise in expenditures, an increase in profits made by diversification outweighs the rise in expenditures, which contributes to profitability. Put together, diversification would be a good business strategy to improve both profitability and asset quality. Given a result that fast loan growth deteriorates asset quality, credit unions' managers might adopt the diversification strategy to enhance asset quality, and not to pursue their own objectives motivated by moral hazards.

• 의료법학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.343-405
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• 2009

This paper is to discuss essential business of hospital business. While the labor world and ILO made continuous recommendation for improvements towards the compulsory arbitration system along with the controversy over unconstitutionality of the system, the Constitutional Court ruled that the system is constitutional on December 23, 1996(90hunba19) and on May 15, 2003 (2001hunga31). Despite this decision from the Constitutional Court, there has been much controversy over whether the compulsory arbitration system infringes the rights of collective action against the principle of trade union & labor relations adjustment which allows Commissioner of the Labor Relations Commission to decide on submission of arbitration by virtue of his/her authority in case where industrial disputes take place in the essential public-service businesses. The revision on the above provision was closely examined from the year 2003 and an agreement was made on the abolition of the compulsory arbitration system and the introduction of essential business with a grand compromise among labor unions, employers and the government on September 11, 2006 followed by revision(Essential business system enacted on January 1, 2008) of the Trade Union & Labor Relations Adjustment Act on December 30 in the same year. Accordingly, in order to perform the essential business, parties to labor relations must have an agreement or obtain a decision by the Labor Relations Commission before taking industrial actions. This paper firstly examined the concept of essential public-service businesses and essential business, legal meaning of essential business, procedures for making agreement and decision and legal effects. Secondly it intensively explored a theory against the principle of the legality which was raised from some part of society. In other words, it is claimed that a theory against the principle of the legality is not consistent with the rule of legislation and some abstract wording is against void for vagueness doctrine because part of crime constitution requirements is delegated to the Presidential Decree or to consultation among parties to labor relations. But analysis on the rule of legislation and void for vagueness doctrine reflected in the decision by the Constitutional Court led that argument for a theory against the principle of the legality is not reasonable. Close examination was done on a formal act of essential business agreement and necessity of prior agreement before submission of decision to the Labor Relations Commission which might have difficulties in performing work. In addition, an example agreement on hospital essential business is attached to help you understand this paper better.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.205-234
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 우리나라와 주요 FTA 상대국과의 디지털 제품에 대한 국제경쟁력의 변화를 분석하였다. UN의 무역자료를 이용하여 FTA 상대국과의 무역량 변화와 경쟁력 변화에 대해 분석하였다. 분석대상국가로는 최근 우리나라와 FTA 협약을 체결한 미국과 EU를 선정하였으며, 분석기간은 2000년부터 2009년까지 최근 10년간을 대상으로 하였다. 분석방법은 UN의 무역자료를 이용하여 각 국가별디지털 제품의 무역구조와 세계시장점유율, 무역특화지수, 세계시장 및 미국과 EU 시장을 대상으로 현시비교우위지수의 연도별 변화에 대해 분석하였다. 분석결과 우리나라의 디지털 제품의 국제경쟁력은세계시장점유율, 무역특화지수, 현시비교우위지수 모든 부문에서 세계시장은 물론 미국과 EU 시장에서도 비교열위에 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 품목별의 차이는 있지만 미국, EU는 국제경쟁력에서 비교우위에 있음을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 우리나라의 디지털 제품 산업은 성장 속도가 빨라지고 있는 디지털시대에 국제경쟁력을 갖추고 살아남기 위해서는 기업들의 경쟁력 강화 노력 외에도 정부의 정책적 뒷받침이 필요할 것으로 판단되었다. 본 연구는 우리나라와 FTA 상대국을 대상으로 진화하고 있는 디지털 제품 및 콘텐츠 산업의 국제경쟁력과 향후 전개될 산업구조를 이해하는데 도움을 줄 것이다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.245-262
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 EU 집행위원회가 취한 반덤핑 규제와 특징을 분석하고, EU의 대 한국산 제품에 대한 반덤핑 규제에 영향을 미치는 EU의 GDP 성장률, 실업률, 무역수지, EU 한국간 무역수지, 수입침투도 등과의 관계를 실증 분석함으로써 EU의 반덤핑 조치결정과 EU의 거시 경제변수들 간의 관계를 확인하고자 하였다. 2004년~2012년까지 분기자료를 기반으로 실증분석 결과 EU의 거시경제 변수 중에서 GDP 증가율, 무역수지, EU 한국 무역수지 부분은 EU 반덤핑 영향에 유의한 결과를 가져오며, 다만 EU 실업율, 수입침투도 부분에서는 EU 반덤핑 규제 영향력에 대한 유의성이 없음을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 한국기업이나 정부는 EU의 반덤핑 규제에 대한 피소가능성이 높은 EU 경제상황을 예의 주시하면서 적절한 대응책을 마련해야 할 것이다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.433-445
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• 2015

Objectives: The major objectives of this study are to review the issues surrounding trade secret claims in the Chemicals Control Act and Amendment on Occupational Safety and Health Act(1917-227) and to propose a way of improving the reliability of chemical information in MSDSs, labels and National Chemical Survey results. Materials: To review the issues on trade secret claims, we made an analysis frame which was divided into three steps: Value and Problem Recognition; New Regulation Design; and Enforcement and Amendment. We then compared Korean issues with issues from the United States' Hazard Communication Standard and Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act, Canada's Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System and Hazardous Materials Information Review Act and the European Union's Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and Mixtures. Results: The stage of right-to-know development in Korea has passed the Value and Problem Recognition phase, so efforts are needed to elaborately design new regulation. Conclusions: We recommend two ways to improve right-to-know in Korea. First, strict examination of the quality of documents for trade secret claims is very important. Second, trade secrets should be limited to less-hazardous substances.

• 한국유기농업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유기농업학회 2001년도 심포지엄
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• pp.163-178
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• 2001

The last few nears have seen significantly increased interest in organic food. Organic food is still a small but growing part of the food industry with an identity defined and protected by law. Its existence provides an element of consumer choice. To obtain consumer confidence and, product credibility and transparency in the organic market, organic legislation and certification is needed, To facilitate export of organic products, harmonization of the organic legislation is favoured. The IFOAM accreditation programme has already achieved very much in this respect. Several national regulation, such as the NOP(USA) and EC2092/91(European Union) have already complied with the IFOAM basic standards. But in many countries there is still a lack of national legislation on organic agriculture. Because of the fast globalisation, organic agriculture is facing major challenges for international trade, so it is very important to consider the future development and certification of organic produce in all countries.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.113-115
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• 2017

A brief analysis of the impact of the UK off Europe paper on both the positive and negative aspects. For example, in the UK after the EU referendum, out of the shackles of the UK's European Union in the short term, away from the impact of refugees. On the contrary, however, it can have a tremendous impact on the UK's foreign trade and financial industry, while the UK's International will be influenced by the West.

• 무역학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.83-100
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• 2020

This study aimed to provide the most accurate analysis possible regarding the buyer's duty to examine goods and give notice, or the like, of non-conformity to the seller under Belgian law in comparison with the CISG and CESL. Even though Belgium is the capital of the Europe Union, most of its laws remain untranslated in English. Therefore, this study may offer key insights into the specificities of Belgian law, which while being derived from the French Napoleon Code has its own practices coded into its Case Law. It also makes a comparison with the new CESL and CISG in order to evaluate their respective influence on national law and other infructuous attempts to harmonize Belgian law for the internal European market. Evaluating the differences of each system in the spirit of comparative law may be a good basis for the development of laws in each jurisdiction.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.27-66
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• 2005

From the reunification of Germany we can learn much for the reunification of Korea. That particularly applies for the dispute resolution of the trade relations between both states. The domestic trade relation, which was the only contractually regulated relation between two states for a long period of time, played a crucial role in the reunification of Germany, In this research paper, we examine how the economic disputes in divided Germany had been settled, and consider for the amicable economic relations between south and north Korea, what can we learn from that. In Germany, the disputes from the trade relations could be settled via the civil procedure, because the judicial codes of both German states were the same until 1975, However, that does not apply in Korea, as two Koreas have another law and another court system, from the start. We argue that arbitration is the best way for the completion of the economic disputes. Besides the general advantages of the arbitral procedure, the arbitration is particularly suitable to regulate the economic disputes from Korea-Korea relations, because of glaring differences of the legal status and reality of both countries. Furthermore, the standing arbitral tribunals would be in the economic relations between two Koreas more effectively than the ad-hoc arbitral tribunals. The ad-hoc arbitration generally requires a lot of time to setting up an arbitral Oibunal. For the rapid and obligatory settlement of dispute, the Convention of Currency, Economic and Social Union between West and East Germany 1990(Staatsvefrag zur Wahrungs-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialunion zwischen der Bundesrepublik und der DDR) also planned the institutional arbitration. The organizational support of the internal-Korean arbitration can take place via already existing institution, namely in south Korea 'The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board' Periodic decision reports and publication of substantial awards at the early stage seem appropriate.