• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.243-269
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• 2023

The multidimensional poverty index is an indicator system established for defining and evaluating poverty, to understand poverty in dimensions beyond just monetary scarcity. Based on income, education, health, living standards, and social dimensions, this article measures and analyzes the level of multidimensional poverty in Xinjiang using the AlkireFoster method, with cross-sectional data obtained from a 2022 survey. Probit model is constructed for regression analysis, further considering the impact of education on enhancing feasible capabilities and alleviating multidimensional poverty at the post-poverty alleviation era. The data shows that many people still face significant challenges from the perspective of multidimensional poverty; the decomposition results of each dimension show that education contributes more to the multidimensional poverty; the regression analysis results show that the higher the education level, the lower the multidimensional poverty; heterogeneity analysis revealed that the inhibitory effect of education on multidimensional poverty is greater for females than males, and the poverty reduction effect of education mainly concentrates on middle-aged and older individuals. This article is meaningful for exploring strategies to alleviate multidimensional poverty in ethnic minority regions in frontier areas in the new era, accelerating regional economic development, and achieving shared prosperity.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.491-510
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• 1997

이 논문의 목적은 뉴질랜드 한국인 이민이 어떻게 주류사회에 적응하고 있는가를 그들의 생업형태를 분석함으로써 알아보는 것이다. 연구자료로는 한인 전화번호부와 교민잡지의 업소안내편을 주로 이용하였다. 한국인의 본격적인 뉴질랜드 이민은 점수제 이민제도가 도입된 1991년 이후로 기하급수적으로 증가하였고 한국인 생업 역시 급속한 성장을 하였다. 그러나 대부분 '한국인이 한국인 자본으로 한국인 상대의 사업'을 하는 전형적인 소수민족 사업성을 벗어나지 못하고 있으며, 이것은 한국인 관광객 상대의 사업체가 오클랜드 시내에 집중하는 것이나 한국인이 밀집${\cdot}$거주하는 노스쇼어 시에 한인 업소가 집중하는 지역분포 패턴에도 그대로 반영되고 있다. 이것은 소수민족의 밀집거주지가 소수민족 사업체의 성장과 밀접한 관계가 있다는 구미에서의 연구결과와 매우 유사한 것으로 한국인 생업의 성격을 말해 주는 중요한 증거이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권21호
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• pp.9453-9458
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• 2014

Background: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. Differences in survival of breast cancer have been noted among racial and ethnic groups, but the reasons for these disparities remain unclear. This study presents the characteristics and the survival curve of two racial and ethnic groups and evaluates the effects of race on survival times by measuring the lifetime data-based half-normal model. Materials and Methods: The distributions among racial and ethnic groups are compared using female breast cancer patients from nine states in the country all taken from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registry. The main end points observed are: age at diagnosis, survival time in months, and marital status. The right skewed half-normal statistical probability model is used to show the differences in the survival times between black Hispanic (BH) and black non-Hispanic (BNH) female breast cancer patients. The Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard ratio are used to estimate and compare the relative risk of death in two minority groups, BH and BNH. Results: A probability random sample method was used to select representative samples from BNH and BH female breast cancer patients, who were diagnosed during the years of 1973-2009 in the United States. The sample contained 1,000 BNH and 298 BH female breast cancer patients. The median age at diagnosis was 57.75 years among BNH and 54.11 years among BH. The results of the half-normal model showed that the survival times formed positive skewed models with higher variability in BNH compared with BH. The Kaplan-Meir estimate was used to plot the survival curves for cancer patients; this test was positively skewed. The Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard ratio for survival analysis showed that BNH had a significantly longer survival time as compared to BH which is consistent with the results of the half-normal model. Conclusions: The findings with the proposed model strategy will assist in the healthcare field to measure future outcomes for BH and BNH, given their past history and conditions. These findings may provide an enhanced and improved outlook for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients in the United States.

• 시큐리티연구
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• 제1호
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• pp.351-370
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• 1997

This study concerns possible measures to prevent separatists' terrorist acts against overseas Korean businessmen. Of late, many Korean enterprises are helping a number of foreign countries develop their economy, by building factories and manning regional offices in those countries. But recent development of terrorism especially against Korean businessmen is alarming. This report discusses the need for Korean enterprises heading overseas to prepare themselves with awareness of terrorism and possible protective measures against it, besides their routine pursuance of profits; and for the government and prospective enterprises to refrain from investing in those countries having active separatist movements. If an investment has become inevitable, a careful survey of the region in conflict should be conducted and self-protective measures should be put in place through security information exchange, emergency coordination and training of personnel, etc. This study will first review the past terrorist incidents involving employees of overseas Korean enterprises, and then will focuss on seeking effective measures on the basis of the reported incidents. In carrying out the study, related literature from both home and abroad have been used along with the preliminary materials reported and known on the Internet from recent incidents. 1. The separatist movements of minority groups Lately, minority separatist groups are increasingly resorting to terrorism to draw international attention with the political aim of gaining extended self rule or independence. 2. The state of terrorism against overseas Korean enterprises and Koreans Korean enterprises are now operating businesses, and having their own personnel stationed, in 85 countries including those in South East Asia and Middle East regions. In Sri Lanka, where a Korean enterprise recently became a target of terrorist bombing, there are 75 business firms from Korea and some 700 Korean employees are stationed as of August 1996. A total of 19 different terrorist incidents have taken place against Koreans abroad since 1990. 3. Terrorism preventive measures Terrorism preventive measures are discussed in two ways: measures by the government and by the enterprises. ${\blacktriangleleft}$ Measures by the government - Possible measures at governmental level can include collection and dissemination of terrorist activity information. Emphasis should be given to the information on North Korean activities in particular. ${\blacktriangleleft}$ Measures by individual enterprises - Organizational security plan must be established by individual enterprises and there should also be an increase of security budget. A reason for reluctant effort toward positive security plan is the perception that the security budget is not immediately linked to an increment of profit gain. Ensuring safety for overseas personnel is a fundamental obligation of an enterprise. Consultation and information exchange on security plan, and an emergency support system at a threat to security must be sought after and implemented. 4. Conclusion Today's terrorism varies widely depending on reasons and causes, and its means has become increasingly informationalized and scientific as well while its method is becoming more clandestine and violent. Terrorist organizations are increasingly aiming at enterprises for acquisition of budgets needed for their activities. Korean enterprises have extended their business realm to foreign countries since 1970, exposing themselves to terrorism. Enterprises and their employees, therefore, should establish their own security measures on the one hand while the government must provide general measures, on the other, for the protection of the life and property of Korean residents abroad from terrorist attacks. In this regard, set-up of a counter terrorist organization that coordinates the efforts of government authorities in various levels in planning and executing counter terrorist measures is desired. Since 1965, when the hostile North Korea began to step up its terrorist activities against South Koreans, there have been 7 different occasions of assassination attempt on South Korean presidents and some 500 cases of various kidnappings and attempted kidnappings. North Korea, nervous over the continued economic growth and social stabilization of South Korea, is now concentrating its efforts in the destruction and deterioration of the national power of South Korea for its earlier realization of reunification by force. The possibility of North Korean terrorism can be divided into external terrorist acts and internal terrorist acts depending on the nationality of the terrorists it uses. The external terrorist acts include those committed directly by North Korean agents in South Korea and abroad and those committed by dissident Koreans, hired Korean residents, or international professionals or independent international terrorists bought or instigated by North Korea. To protect the life and property of Korean enterprises and their employees abroad from the threat of terrorism, the government's administrative support and the organizational efforts of enterprises should necessarily be directed toward the planning of proper security measures and training of employees. Also, proper actions should be taken against possible terrorist acts toward Korean business employees abroad as long as there are ongoing hostilities from minority groups against their governments.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.612-622
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• 2017

본 논문은 다양한 소수민족으로 구성된 중국의 가장 대표적 소수민족인 내몽고자치구의 몽고족을 중심으로 그들의 문화상징에 대한 인식과 민족 정체성 확립을 위한 문화상징요소를 설문조사를 통해 체계적으로 정립하여 향후 몽고족의 대외 홍보 및 디자인에 응용 가능한 학제적 기초를 마련하고자한다. 본 논문은 객관적 자료를 위해 몽고족 및 타민족 300명을 대상으로 설문조사 하였으며 그 결과 대부분 몽고족은 소수민족임에 자부심을 느끼고 있으며 소수민족을 대표하는 민족이라 인식하고 있다. 몽고족의 민족성은 사회성이 높고 장식하기 좋아하는 심미성이 있으며, 창의성, 신뢰성, 진취성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 문화상징의 디자인요소 선호도에서는 색상은 청색, 문양은 성길사한의 인물 문양, 재질은 마노를 선호하였으며 상징의미는 평화가 가장 높았다. 문화상징 활용은 축제 때 가장 많이 사용하는 것으로 나타났으며 의류에 가장 많이 적용되는 것으로 파악 되었다. 이런 문화상징을 내몽고의 정체성 확립 및 홍보를 위해 적극 사용해야 한다는 의견이 높았다. 몽고족 문화상징의 체계적 정립은 몽고족의 민족 정체성을 확립하는 중요한 일로, 민족적 의미와 문화적 사명 아래 민족문화자원과 잘 결합되어 소수민족문화의 발전에 도움이 될 뿐만 아니라 소수민족으로서 자부심을 고취시킬 것이다.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.135-156
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• 2010

알타이라는 명칭은 어족의 이름, 알타이 산맥 일대에 거주하는 민족의 이름 그리고 알타이어족의 사람들과 그들이 거주하는 지역의 이름 등 여러 가지로 쓰이면서도, 그것이 의미있는 단위인가를 둘러싼 논란이 계속되어 왔다. 이 논문에서는 알타이 어족의 분포 지역 전체를 포괄하는 주체가 형성되지 않았다는 데에 이러한 논란의 핵심적인 원인이 있다고 주장한다. 일각에서 주장하듯이, 알타이 문화권이라고 부를만한 문화적인 공통성과 역사적인 접촉이 있었을 수 있지만, 그것이 근대를 겪으면서 의미있는 단위인 민족으로 묶어지지 않았고 또 그러한 의식이 형성되지도 않았기에 문화적 유사성으로만 남게 된 것이다. 이는 한편으로 소비에트적인 근대화를 통한 종족 정체성의 재구성과 러시아, 중국 등 주변 강대국의 강력한 개입, 불교, 기독교등 외래 종교의 뒤늦은 전래 등의 요소가 복합적으로 작용한 결과이기도 하다. 그러나 알타이를 지역 연구의 단위로 설정하는 데 따르는 어려움은 이 지역에 특이한 현상만은 아니다. 이는 지역 설정이 물리적 환경에 따른 자연적인 경계 획정이 아니라, 문화정치적 관계에 따라 인위적으로 권력관계가 분배된 결과이기 때문이다. 따라서 알타이의 사례는 그 지역적 특수성에도 불구하고, 지역연구에서 지역을 균일한 "문화"를 지니는 것으로 미리 전제하는 것의 위험성을 알려주는 함축을 지닌다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.1058-1071
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• 1999

Although healthy lifestyles have been proved as an effective way of improving higher well-beings for individuals. researches on health-promoting behaviors of minority elderly with a specific ethnic heritage have been sparsely tried. This study was designed to explore health-promoting lifestyle patterns of Korean immigrant elderly living in Seattle, USA and its relationships with two associated perceptual variables, self-esteem and perceived health status. One hundred ten Korean immigrant elderly were recruited from two senior centers and interviewed with a structured questionnaire. Data were collected from October 1998 to January 1999, and analyzed using SPSS program through which t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation Coefficients were tested. As the results, the mean HPLP score of the Korean immigrant elderly was 2.54 (SD ＝ .36), showing significant differences by education (F ＝ 3.61, P ＝ .016), economic status (F ＝ 3.01, P ＝ .034), and current health status (F ＝ 3.69, p ＝ .008). In self-esteem, two socioeconomic variables showed statistical association with self-esteem : marital status (t ＝ 2.47, P ＝ .015) and living situation (F ＝ 4.03, p ＝ .021). The HPLP subscales that showed higher mean scores were nutrition (M ＝ 3.01, SD ＝ .52) and interpersonal support (M ＝ 2.65, SD ＝ .47) while lower mean scores were detected in the domain of exercise (M ＝ 1.92, SD ＝ .74) and stress management (M ＝ 2.26, SD ＝ .47). Perceived health status revealed significant positive correlation with health-promoting lifestyle patterns (r ＝ .19, P ＝ .043) and self-esteem (r ＝ .32, P ＝ .001) in the present study. It is concluded that engagement in health-promoting lifestyle patterns should be actively encouraged to enhance personal health of Korean immigrant elderly. Developing health promotion programs focused on exercise and stress management is also imperatively suggested not only for better health practices of Korean immigrant elderly population but also for enhancing their level of well-beings and life satisfaction.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.902-915
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• 2007

This study examines decorative features found in the traditional costume of the Miao, one of the minority groups in China, and adapts them for the development of modern Korean-style fashion designs in order to present visual sample data and to introduce techniques. As for the research method, both literature and visual data are examined: the former includes Miao-related books and theses; the latter, pictures from various documents and real-life data in the possession of Seoul Women's University. The study result is as follows: 1. The basic structure of Miao costume is consist of a Caftan-type upper garment and an accentuated lower garment, pleats skirt although they are decorated luxuriously with various techniques such as delicate embroidery and dyeing. 2. Details and trimmings in modern shapes are developed and presented by adding modern materials to satin, twists, cross-stitch embroidery, stripe patterns, geometrical patchwork, machine pleats and smoking, trimmings of fringe & feather, and the border line decoration of coloration, braids, piping, embroidery, belts tied and wound with colorful threads. 3. Detachable accessaries such as front reinforcement strips, back reinforcement strips, belts, decorative aprons and patchwork skirts are developed and designed by adapting highlighted layered effects. 4. The silver decoration used as an necessary by the Miao is suitable for modern fashion design in futuristic sense. Various techniques and decorative features of Miao costume display their true value all the more in modern fashion stream in which ethnic trends draw much attention.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.53-66
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was considered in order to identify the factors affecting healthcare utilization by Asian immigrants in the United States. Methods: From February to April 2011, a descriptive survey study was conducted in a convenience sample of 250 Korean and Asian Indian immigrants aged between 40 and 64 in the Triangle area of North Carolina. An author-developed instrument was used to assess predisposing, enabling, and need factors according to Anderson's Behavioral Model of Health Services. Utilization Data analysis was performed by $X^2$-test, t-test, and binary logistic regression. Results: Participants' healthcare services experiences were significantly different when they had a longer stay in the U.S., had been employed, had higher income, were Asian Indians, had better English-speaking skills, better health status, more knowledge of health system and health insurance, had higher satisfaction with the healthcare system, and when they were taking prescribed medications and having health insurance. The strongest association with experience of healthcare services was having health insurance with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 15.37 (95% CI 4.95-47.71, p<.001) and self-reported English proficiency (OR=1.99, 95% CI 1.00-3.96, p=.05). Conclusion: Intervention strategies to increase accessibility to healthcare services should focus on these significant predictors.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.121-149
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• 2006

최근 우리사회에 급증하고 있는 북한이탈주민들이 성공적으로 정착하지 못하고 부적응 현상을 보이고 있는 현실에서, 이 연구는 북한이탈주민들이 봉착해 있는 적응과 정착의 문제를 "정보"의 관점으로 접근해 보고자 하였다. 이 연구에 의하면 북한이탈주민들은 남한사회의 정착을 위해 다양한 정보요구를 가지고 있었는데, 그 중에서 취업/사업에 대한 정보요구가 가장 높았으며, 이어서 복지혜택. 건강/안전, 육아/교육, 북한소식, 언어/억양 등의 순으로 정보요구가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 안타깝게도 이러한 정보요구를 충족하기 위한 방법에서는 많은 한계가 존재하고 있었다. 그들은 남한사회 정착에 필수적인 정보를 입수하기 위해 공식적인 기관이나 단체를 활용하기보다는 자신과 같은 처지에 있는 북한이탈주민 가족, 친구, 이웃을 통해 폐쇄적으로 정보를 입수하는 경향을 보이고 있었다. 그리고 TV와 신문, 인터넷 등 대중매체 정보원을 적극적으로 활용하려는 모습은 나타났으나 현재 그들의 정보환경이 상대적으로 열악한 상태에 있어 필요한 정보를 제대로 입수하여 삶의 문제 해결에 활용하는데 어려움을 겪고 있었다.