• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2020

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between pet ownership and asthma symptoms in Korean children. Methods: This study used data from the 8th Panel Study on Korean Children in 2015. For the final study, 1598 cases were used. Wheezing as an asthma symptom was self-reported as an outcome variable. Whether children had owned dogs or cats or not was used as an independent variable. Results: A total of 6.8% of children lived with dogs and 2.1% of children lived with cats in their homes. There were 4.0% of children who had asthma symptoms in the past year. When comparing 'children who had owned dogs for more than 12 months' with 'children who had not owned dogs', the adjusted odds ratio (OR) for 'asthma symptoms' were 1.20 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.10-1.30) among male children and 2.19 (95% CI, 1.94-2.46) among female children. When comparing 'children who had owned cats for more than 12 months' with 'children who had not owned cats', the adjusted ORs for 'asthma symptoms' were 38.94 (95% CI, 35.55-42.65) among male children and 5.32 (95% CI, 4.60-6.16) among female children. When comparing 'children who had owned both dogs and cats for more than 12 months' with 'children who had not owned at all', the adjusted OR for 'asthma symptoms' was 13.22 (95% CI, 11.93-14.65), and when comparing 'children who had owned cats only' with 'children who had not owned at all', the adjusted OR for 'asthma symptoms' was 9.25 (95% CI, 8.50-10.08). Conclusions: As a result, children's asthma symptoms were higher in the case of cats than with dogs, and in the case of cats, boys were more at risk than girls. In the analysis for the risk of asthma symptoms when a dog and a cat are raised at the same time, it was statistically confirmed that the children in the home were more at risk than with single animal ownership. The results of this study can be considered to be of great importance in policy-making and for the use of educational materials in the field of environmental health.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제59권5호
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• pp.11.1-11.7
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• 2017

Background: Use of prebiotics in companion animal nutrition is often considered advantageous over probiotics because of the ease of handling, ability to withstand processing and storage etc. While most of the studies on prebiotic use in dogs have been done with processed food as basal diet, the response in relation to homemade diet feeding is not very well explored. Methods: The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary mannanoligosaccharide (MOS) supplementation on nutrient digestibility, hindgut fermentation, immune response and antioxidant indices in dogs. Ten Spitz pups were divided into two groups: control (CON) with no supplementation, and experimental (MOS) wherein the basal diet was supplemented with MOS at 15 g/kg diet. All dogs were fed on a home-prepared diet for a period of 150 days. The study protocol included a digestion trial, periodic blood collection and analysis for lipid profile and erythrocytic antioxidants. Immune response of the animals was assessed towards the end of the feeding period. Results: Results revealed no significant (P > 0.05) variations in palatability score, intake and apparent digestibility of nutrients between the groups. Faecal score, faeces voided, faecal pH, concentrations of ammonia, lactate and short-chain fatty acids were comparable (P > 0.05) between the two groups. Cell-mediated immune response, assessed as delayed-type of hypersensitivity response, was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the MOS group. The percent of lymphocyte sub-populations CD4+ and ratio of CD4+:CD8+ were also significantly (P < 0.05) higher in MOS group. The serum IgG levels were similar (P > 0.05) in both the groups. Supplementation of MOS lowered (P < 0.05) serum total- and LDL- cholesterol levels, when compared with the control group. The erythrocytic antioxidant indices were similar (P > 0.05) between the two groups. Conclusions: The results indicated that supplementation of MOS at the rate of 15 g/kg in the diet of dog augmented the cell-mediated immune response and serum lipid profile without any influences on digestibility of nutrients, hindgut fermentation and antioxidants indices.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2018

본 연구는 필자가 2017년 4월에 실제로 당했던 파밍과 보이스피싱이 결합된 사이버 금융사기에 대한 체험적 사례연구이다. 범죄나 재난을 연구하는데 있어서 실제 피해를 입은 피해자를 대상으로 한 연구는 범죄예방대책을 수립하는 데 매우 도움이 되는 분야이다. 한국은 상대적으로 이런 연구가 매우 빈약하다는 점에서 본 연구의 의의가 있다. 필자는 8년을 키워 가족이 된 반려견이 방광염으로 매우 위험한 상황에 처했을 때, 정신적 혼란으로 합리적 판단력을 상실하는 상태에 빠진 결과 사이버사기를 당했다. 다행히도 빠른 신고로 피해액을 모두 돌려받았으나 그 기간이 8개월이나 되었다. 피해액을 모두 돌려받는데 너무 오랜 시간이 걸린 결과 또 다른 고통을 받을 수밖에 없었다. 필자의 경험에 비추어 피해예방대책을 제안한다. 첫째, 일정한 조건과 일정한 금액이 이체될 경우 자동적으로 거래가 중지되거나 더 엄격한 확인절차를 추가한다. 둘째, 피해자에게는 피해가 없고 범인을 체포할 수 있도록 하는 함정거래 수단을 강구한다. 셋째, 범죄 피해자에게 피해액의 조속한 상환을 하거나 생활자금을 무이자나 저리로 대출해주는 제도를 도입해야 한다.