• 대한지리학회지
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• 제29권
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• pp.20-36
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• 1984

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.5625-5629
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• 2013

Occurrence of breast cancer is related to genetic as well as cultural, environmental and life-style factors. Variations in diversity of these factors among different ethnic groups and geographical areas emphasize the immense need for studies in all racial-ethnic populations. The incidence of breast cancer in Pakistan is highest in Asians after Jews in Israel and 2.5 times higher than that in neighboring countries like Iran and India, accounting for 34.6% of female cancers. The Pakistani population is deficient in information regarding breast cancer etiology and epidemiology, but efforts done so far had suggested consanguinity as a major risk factor for frequent mutations leading to breast cancer and has also shed light on genetic origins in different ethnic groups within Pakistan. World-wide research efforts on different ethnicities have enhanced our understanding of genetic predisposition to breast cancer but despite these discoveries, 75% of the familial risk of breast cancer remains unexplained, highlighting the fact that the majority of breast cancer susceptibility genes remain unidentified. For this purpose Pakistani population provides a strong genetic pool to elucidate the genetic etiology of breast cancer because of cousin marriages. In this review, we describe the known breast cancer predisposition factors found in the local Pakistani population and the epidemiological research work done to emphasize the importance of exploring factors/variants contributing to breast cance, in order to prevent, cure and decrease its incidence in our country.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.176-186
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• 2022

Purpose: This study investigated the nutritional status of ethnic (belonging to minority groups) preschool children in Northern Thailand. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, the sample group included 147 parents and 147 preschool children (2-6 years old). Participants volunteered to complete a questionnaire on the personal information of children and parents, as well as family- and school-related factors. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a nutritional status calculator, and logistic regression analysis. Results: A birth weight of less than 2,500 g was related to weight-for-age and weight-for-height. Not having been breastfed and having been breastfed for less than 6 months were related to weight-for-height. An elementary school education level among parents was related to children's height-for-age. Familial unhealthy food consumption for 1-2 days per week was related to weight-for-age and height-for-age. Conclusion: This study reflects the importance of nutritional care for children at the beginning of pregnancy and continuing to the preschool age, as well as the importance of breastfeeding. Families were found to be a key factor in supporting good nutrition among children.

• 비교교육연구
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.213-238
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• 2017

본 논문은 공통의 인식형성 장치로서 근대 교과서를 위치 짓고, 삽화의 사실적 표현 양식과 교과서 내 배치가 세계인식 형성에 중요한 역할을 했음을 지적하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 주된 연구대상은 일제 강점기에 문부성, 조선총독부, 타이완 총독부, 만주교육회 등이 간행한 초등학교 지리교과서의 인종 민족에 관한 삽화를 비교함으로써 당시의 제국이라는 세계의 인식을 교과서 편자가 시각적으로 어떻게 조정하고자 했는지를 검토했다. 연구의 주요결과는 다음의 세 가지이다. 첫째, 지리교과서에 인구조사와 분류방법론이 도입된 후 비로소 제국은 인종, 민족별 총합으로 간주되었다. 나아가 전시기의 제국은 소수 인종 및 민족에 의해 그 의미가 지지되었다. 둘째, 인종 민족의 표현양식은 초기에 과학적 관찰 대상으로서 이질적인 부분을 강조하던 것에서 후기로 갈수록 독자와 유사한 생활 문화를 지닌 대상으로 변해갔다. 셋째, 인종 민족 삽화는 제국 내 간행지역에 따라 다르게 사용되었는데 각 지역 독자에게 같은 범주의 다른 이미지를 가지게 했다. 많은 사례 중에 대표성이 가지는 정치성, 특정 인종 민족 삽화의 사용 유무로 알 수 있었다. 20세기 전반의 교과서는 삽화그림을 대거 사용함으로써 독자가 직접 만날 수 없는 인민에 대한 선견적 인식을 부여했다. 종주국 아동은 교과서를 통해 다양한 제국인민을 조망하면서 '보는 입장'에 선 위치를 자각한다. 반면 식민지 아동의 교과서에는 '보이는 입장'에 섰다가 제국의 확장과 함께 종주국 주체의 입장을 내면화해가는 변화를 보였다.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.374-387
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• 2010

This study presumed that pre-service elementary teachers' stereotypical attitude toward foreign groups is critical factor to be considered in the context of Korean multicultural education. 422 pre-service elementary school teachers rated repeatedly seven ethnic groups on thirteen semantic differential scales which consist of four factors; attractiveness-unattractiveness, superiority-inferiority, rationality-irrationality, and aggressiveness-compliance. A series of repeated measure MANOVAs were used to test variability in pre-service elementary school teachers' stereotypical attitude across foreign groups. They rated Japanese the most positive, but Chinese the most negative, and others more or less positive in overall attitude. Their ratings of each ethnic group also varied across four attitude factors. Japanese and Whites were classified into the most attractive and superior, and moderately rational and aggressive groups. In contrast, Chinese were rated as the most unattractive, inferior, irrational, and moderately aggressive one. Southeast Asians were rated as attractive, compliant, and inferior one. In contrast, Arabians were rated as unattractive, aggressive, and moderately superior one. Finally, North Koreans were rated moderately superior, the most aggressive and irrational one. All these findings were discussed in terms of multicultural education in Korea.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.3067-3072
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• 2015

Cervical cancer is the most common malignant cancer of the female reproductive organs worldwide. Currently, cervical cancer can be prevented by vaccination and detected at an early stage via various screening methods. Malaysia, as a developing country faces a heavy disease burden of cervical cancer as it is the second most common cancer among Malaysian women. This population based study was carried out to fulfil the primary aim of determining the survival rates of Malaysian women with cervical cancer and associated factors. Data were obtained from two different sources namely, the Malaysian National Cancer Registry (MNCR) and National Health Informatics Centre (NHIC) from 1st January 2000 to 31st December 2005. Kaplan Meier analyses were conducted to identify the overall survival rates and median survival time. Differences in survival among different ethnic and age group were compared using the log-rank test. A total of 5,859 patients were included. The median survival time for cervical cancer in this study was 65.8 months and the 5-year survival rate was 71.1%. The overall observed survival rates at 1, 3 and 5 years were 94.1%, 79.3% and 71.1% respectively. The log-rank test finding also showed that there were significant differences in the 5-year survival rate among different ethnic groups. Malays had the lowest survival rate of 59.2% followed by Indians (69.5%) and Chinese (73.8%). The overall 5-year survival rate among patients with cervical cancer in Malaysia is relatively good. Age and ethnic groups remain as significant determining factors for cervical cancer survival rate.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.511-525
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• 2008

거주지 분화(residential segregation)는 도시 불평등을 심화하는 요인 중 하나이다. 본 연구는 거주지 분화의 원인에 대한 상이한 주장들을 살펴보고 사례분석을 통해 현실 적합성을 검증하고자 한다. 이론적 고찰은 일찍이 논의가 활발했던 미국도시의 인종 민족별 거주지 분화에 대한 것으로 한정하였으며, 거주지 분화가 소수민족의 주류사회로의 낮은 동화에 기인한다고 주장하는 지리적 동화론(spatial assimilation), 주택금융시장의 인종차별에 기인한다는 층화론(place stratification), 그리고 거주지선택에 있어 타민족에 대한 선입관과 자기민족에 대한 선호에 기인한다는 재기되는 민족성론(resurgent ethnicity)을 살펴보았다. 사례 연구로 시카고에 거주하는 아시아인의 거주패턴의 변화를 출신국가별로 지도로 그려 분석하였다. 1990년대를 통한 가장 큰 변화는 교외화와 재집중화로 요약될 수 있으며 이는 민족성론을 그리고 부분적으로 마나 동화론을 뒷받침한다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.181-188
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• 2011

In planning a model-based phylogenic study for highly related ethnic data, the SNP marker number is an important factor to determine for relationship inferences. Genotype frequency data, utilizing a sub sampling method, from 63 Pan Asian ethnic groups was used for determining the minimum SNP number required to establish such relationships. Bootstrap random sub-samplings were done from 5.6K PASNPi SNP data. DA distance was calculated and neighbour-joining trees were drawn with every re-sampling data set. Consensus trees were made with the same 100 sub-samples and bootstrap proportions were calculated. The tree consistency to the one obtained from the whole marker set, improved with increasing marker numbers. The bootstrap proportions became reliable when more than 7,000 SNPs were used at a time. Within highly related ethnic groups, the minimum SNPs number for a robust neighbor-joining tree inference was about 7,000 for a 95% bootstrap support.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.469-488
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• 2012

International marriage is composed over 10% among total marriage in Korea. Korea is changing rapidly to the multi-cultural society. The researches need to inquire into what the state of 'ethnic communities of the immigrant wives as the minorities' is and how the immigrant wives build and develop the ethnic networks longitudinally. At the beginning, this study tried to know what kinds of social networks the immigrant wives use for the process of being married and for the adjusting to marriage and Korean culture. For the purposes of this study FGI and the interviews were applied for the immigrant wives and the specialist groups in metropolitan city DaeGu. 18 interviewees from Vietnam, China, Philippine, etc.. were collected by the snow-ball sampling. The social networks of the immigrant wives in DaeGu were mainly private, but were deterritorialized and reterritorialized actively. They managed the close relationship with their family members of motherland, and had the networks sticky with relatives, friends, and other immigrant wives from the same countries. Even though they acquired the Korean nationality, they have the transnational identities. But the internet environment of Korea can contribute to activate the social networks for the ethnic communities of the immigrant wives.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.39-63
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• 2008

이 연구의 목적은 '일상적 정보행태의 관점'에서 재미한인의 삶을 조망하되 거주지역과 민족정체성이라는 변수가 그들의 정보행태에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 심층적으로 들여다보는데 있다. 이를 위해 이 연구에서는 기존 연구에서와는 달리 학자들의 관심에서 상대적으로 소외되어 있던 미(美)대륙 중서부에 위치한 3개 주(洲)(켄터키, 인디애나, 오하이오)에 거주하는 한인들을 관찰의 대상으로 삼고 있다. 논의를 위해 필요한 자료는 기본적인 문헌조사에 더해 설문조사와 면담을 통해 수집하였다. 연구 결과, 거수지역과 민족정체성에 따라 재미한인의 정보행태는 다양하고 복합적인 양상을 띠고 있는 것으로 확인되었으며, 이를 근거로 재미한인과 같은 소수민족 집단을 위한 정보복지정책은 정보행태의 다양성과 복합성을 반드시 고려하여 수립되어야함을 권고하고 있다.