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The Climate Change and Zoonosis (Zoonotic Disease Prevention and Control) (기후변화와 인수공통전염병 관리)

  • Jung, Suk-Chan
    • 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.07a
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    • pp.228-239
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    • 2009
  • The observations on climate change show a clear increase in the temperature of the Earth's surface and the oceans, a reduction in the land snow cover, and melting of the sea ice and glaciers. The effects of climate change are likely to include more variable weather, heat waves, increased mean temperature, rains, flooding and droughts. The threat of climate change and global warming on human and animal health is now recognized as a global issue. This presentation is described an overview of the latest scientific knowledge on the impact of climate change on zoonotic diseases. Climate strongly affects agriculture and livestock production and influences animal diseases, vectors and pathogens, and their habitat. Global warming are likely to change the temporal and geographical distribution of infectious diseases, including those that are vector-borne such as West Nile fever, Rift Valley fever, Japanese encephalitis, bluetongue, malaria and visceral leishmaniasis, and other diarrheal diseases. The distribution and prevalence of vector-borne diseases may be the most significant effect of climate change. The impact of climate change on the emergence and re-emergence of animal diseases has been confirmed by a majority of countries. Emerging zoonotic diseases are increasingly recognized as a global and regional issue with potential serious human health and economic impacts and their current upward trends are likely to continue. Coordinated international responses are therefore essential across veterinary and human health sectors, regions and countries to control and prevent emerging zoonoses. A new early warning and alert systems is developing and introducing for enhancing surveillance and response to zoonotic diseases. And international networks that include public health, research, medical and veterinary laboratories working with zoonotic pathogens should be established and strengthened. Facing this challenging future, the long-term strategies for zoonotic diseases that may be affected by climate change is need for better prevention and control measures in susceptible livestock, wildlife and vectors in Korea. In conclusion, strengthening global, regional and national early warning systems is extremely important, as are coordinated research programmes and subsequent prevention and control measures, and need for the global surveillance network essential for early detection of zoonotic diseases.

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Burden of Disease in Japan: Using National and Subnational Data to Inform Local Health Policy

  • Gilmour, Stuart;Liao, Yi;Bilano, Ver;Shibuya, Kenji
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.136-143
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    • 2014
  • The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has been instrumental in guiding global health policy development since the early 1990s. The GBD 2010 project provided rich information about the key causes of mortality, disability-adjusted life years, and their associated risk factors in Japan and provided a unique opportunity to incorporate these data into health planning. As part of the latest update of this project, GBD 2013, the Japanese GBD collaborators plan to update and refine the available burden of disease data by incorporating sub-national estimates of the burden of disease at the prefectural level. These estimates will provide health planners and policy makers at both the national and prefectural level with new, more refined tools to adapt local public health initiatives to meet the health needs of local populations. Moreover, they will enable the Japanese health system to better respond to the unique challenges in their rapidly aging population and as a complex combination of non-communicable disease risk factors begin to dominate the policy agenda. Regional collaborations will enable nations to learn from the experiences of other nations that may be at different stages of the epidemiological transition and have different exposure profiles and associated health effects. Such analyses and improvements in the data collection systems will further improve the health of the Japanese, maintain Japan's excellent record of health equity, and provide a better understanding of the direction of health policy in the region.

The study of a novel SWRO-PRO hybrid desalination technology (SWRO-PRO 복합해수담수화 신공정기술의 연구)

  • Kim, Jisook;Yeo, Inho;Lee, Wonil;Park, Taeshin;Park, Yonggyun
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.317-324
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    • 2018
  • SWRO-PRO hybrid desalination technology is recently getting more attention especially in large desalination markets such as USA, Middle East, Japan, Singapore, etc. because of its promising potential to recover a considerable amount of osmotic energy from brine (a high-concentration solution of salt, 60,000 - 80,000 mg/L) and also to minimize the impact of the discharged brine into a marine ecosystem. By the research and development of the core technologies of the SWRO-PRO desalination system in a national desalination research project (Global MVP) supported by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) and Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), it is anticipated that around 25% of total energy consumption rate (generally 3 to $4kWh/m^3$) of the SWRO desalination can be reduced by recovering the brine's osmotic energy utilizing wastewater treatment effluent as a PRO feed solution and an isobaric pressure exchanger (PX, ERI) as a PRO energy converter. However, there are still several challenges needed to be overcome in order to ultimately commercialize the novel SWRO-PRO process. They include system optimization and integration, development of efficient PRO membrane and module, development of PRO membrane fouling control technology, development of design and operation technology for the system scaling-up, development of diverse business models, and so on. In this paper, the current status and progress of the pilot study of the newly developed SWRO-PRO hybrid desalination technology is discussed.

Governance, Discourse and Social Actors: A Constructivist Approach to the Global Rule-Making Process (글로벌 커뮤니케이션 거버넌스 연구를 위한 이론적 제언)

  • Moon, Sang-Hyun
    • Korean journal of communication and information
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    • v.23
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    • pp.7-45
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    • 2003
  • As e-commerce has led to profound changes in the way economic transactions are made and has spurred the rapid integration of global markets, governance of e-commerce has emerged as an important policy agenda around the globe. Given the broader social and economic implications of e-commerce, it is of no surprise that the rule-making process for global e-commerce has increasingly captured the attention of scholars. Despite the substantial contributions to understanding this process, a review of the literature reveals some weaknesses in the study of emerging forms of governance in global e-commerce. This paper addresses these weaknesses and proposes an alternative theoretical framework that underscores the role of ideas and discourse in the global rule-making process.

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Impacts of Global Temperature Rise on the Change of Snowfall in Korea (전구 기온 상승이 한국의 적설량 변화에 미치는 영향)

  • 이승호;류상범
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.463-477
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    • 2003
  • This study identified the effects of global temperature rise on snowfall change over Korea selecting Seoul, Gangneung, Gunsan, and Daegu as study areas. The trend of snowfall change has generally decreased since 1950s over Korea, but has only increased in Gunsan since 1990s. The variation of snowfall days are similar to those of snowfall. The relationship between snowfall over Korea and the anomaly of global mean temperature in spring has a negative correlation. The change of Siberian High intensity also has a good relationship with snowfall in both Gunsan and Gangneung; the former is positively correlated while the latter is negatively correlated. This result might suggest that if the intensity of Siberian High would weakens due the ongoing global warming in the future, there would be a possibility that the amount snowfall could decrease in Gunsan but it could increase in Gangneung.

Effects of Marketing Strategy on Brand attitude, Store affect, and Store loyalty: A comparison between Global and Korean SPA brands (마케팅 전략이 브랜드 태도, 점포감정, 점포충성도에 미치는 효과: 글로벌 SPA 대 한국형 SPA 비교)

  • Ko, Soon Hwa;Kim, Eun Young
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.386-395
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    • 2014
  • This study was to identify underlying dimension of marketing strategy, and to examine effect of the marketing strategic factors on store affect, brand attitude, and brand loyalty in global and domestic SPA brands. Based on pilot study, four SPA brands of which consumers were most aware were selected: Korean SPAs (e.g., Codes-Combine, Basic House) and global brands (e.g., Zara and Uniqlo). A self-administered questionnaire was developed based on literatures. By using intercept survey, 421 respondents were obtained from consumers shopping at the selected SPA retail stores located in cities (Seoul, Daejon, Chongju) in Korea. Result showed that SPA brand marketing strategy consisted of four factors: Product differentiation, store location, in-store VMD, and price value. The marketing strategic factors had partially significant effects on brand attitude, store affect and store loyalty. However, there was significant differences in those effects between global and Korean SPA brands. Specifically, the effect of in-store VMD on brand attitude was higher in Korean SPA brands, whereas the effect of price value was higher in global SPA brand. Also, the price value was significant predictor of store affects in global SPAs, while in-store VMD was significant predictor of store loyalty in Korean SPA brands. This study discussed a managerial implication for creating brand attitude and emotional responses, which obtains comparative advantages in the competing marketplace.

Effects of Polygoni Multiflori Radix on Cerebral Ischemia of Hyperlipidemic Rats. (하수오가 고지혈증 흰쥐의 허혈성 뇌손상에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee Young-Hyo;Lee Won-Chul
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.26 no.3 s.63
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    • pp.146-161
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    • 2005
  • Objectives : This study investigated neuroprotective effects of Polygoni Multiflori Radix on cerebral ischemia of hyperlipidemic rats. Methods : Effects of Polygoni Multiflori Radix were evaluated with changes of infarct size after He focal cerebral ischemia induced by the middle cerebral artery occlusion, changes of pyramidal neurons and expressions of Bax and Bcl-2 apoptosis regulating factors after global cerebral ischemia, and changes of serum lipid revels after cerebral ischemia. Results & Conclusions : Results obtained were as follows; 1. Polygoni Multiflori Radix did net reduce the focal cerebral infarct size induced by the middle cerebral artery occlusion under both hyperlipidemic and normal-lipid conditions. 2. Polygoni Multiflori Radix significantly reduced the increase of neuronal cell death in CAl region of hippocampus induced by the global cerebral ischemia under both hyperlipidemic and normal-lipid conditions. 3. Polygoni Multiflori Radix significantly reduced the increase of Bax expression in the CAl region of the hippocampus induced by global cerebral ischemia under both hyperlipidemic and normal-lipid conditions. 4. Polygoni Multiflori Radix significantly increased Bc1-2 expression in the CA1 region of the hippocampus after global cerebral ischemia under normal-lipid condition, but was not effective on that under hyperlipidemic condition. 5. Polygoni Multiflori Radix was not effective on serum total-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels under normal-lipid conditions, irrespective of focal cerebral infarct or global cerebral ischemia. 6. Polygoni Multiflori Radix significantly reduced the increase of serum total-cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and increased serum LDL-cholesterol level under hyperlipidemic conditions, irrespective of foc31 cerebral infarct or global cerebral ischemia.

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A Study on the Functions and Problems of Bolero Bill of Lading in the Days of Global Electronic Trading (글로벌 전자무역시대(電子貿易時代)에서의 볼레로 선화증권(船貨證券)의 기능(機能)과 문제점(問題點))

  • Choi, Seok-Beom
    • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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    • v.14
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    • pp.177-218
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    • 2000
  • Global Electronic Trading means that trading partners trade each other via Global Electronic Trading Network, that is, global business to business electronic commerce. Recently, where the cargo arrives ahead of the B/L, the importer cannot take delivery of the cargo without the B/L. This situation is referred to as the B/L dilemma. But the BOLERO system will resolve this B/L dilemma. Bolero Project is developing a cross industry utility platform for the secure, electronic transfer of commercial trade information world wide. After the successful testing of an original pilot project, The Bolero Association was formed in 1995 by a group of interested cross industry companies. As a joint venture between SWIFT and TT Club, bolero.net is changing the way the world trades by providing a web-based, paperless mode of commerce that is designed to become a global standard. Bolero International Limited published the first edition of Bolero Rulebook in 1999. The Bolero Rulebook as amended from time to time, governing the relationship between Users and their rights and obligations arising from the Bolero system. The Bolero service will be governed by a multilateral contract called the Bolero Rule Book which specifies the rights and responsibilities of Bolero and its users. The Title Registry and Bolero Bill of Lading provide a fully functional equivalent to the paper bill of lading. The Bolero Bill of Lading can be created, transferred, amended, and surrendered by way of designating to order party, blank endorsement, refusal by the transferee etc. Thus, this study deals with the functions of Bolero Bill of Lading and the problems and solutions in the Bolero Bill of Lading in point of definitions and operation under the Bolero Rulebook.

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Candidate of Probiotic Bacteria Isolated from Several Jeotgals: Korean Traditional Fermented Seafoods

  • Cho, Gyu-Sung;Do, Hyung-Ki;Bae, Chae-Yoon;Cho, Gyu-Sup;Whang, Cher-Won;Shin, Heuyn-Kil
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.140-145
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    • 2006
  • Seventy eight bacterial strains were isolated from several jeotgals using MRS and M 17 agar media. The probiotic properties such as tolerance of extreme growth condition, production of antimicrobial compound, production of hydrogen peroxide, and enzymatic activity of bile salt hydrolase were investigated. DHK 4, 10, 21 and 74 strains showed_a strong tolerance property against extreme conditions such as low pH and 0.5% oxgall-supplemented medium. DHK 10 and 47 strains produced hydrogen peroxide on TMB agar plate. DHK 8 and 10 strains produced antimicrobial compounds onto MRS agar against E. facalis. DHK 4, 6, 21, 29, 33, 63 and 87 strains had high activities of bile salt hydrolase. Especially, DHK 10 displayed a strong probiotic candidate; the abilities to produce the antimicrobial compound, hydrogen peroxide, and bile salt hydrolase. All these strains are assumed to be useful probiotic candidates. Among 78, twenty seven strains which have probiotic properties were tentatively identified by 16S rRNA sequencing. Among them, 7 Lactobacillus spp., 6 Leuconosotoc spp., 2 Weisella spp., 1 Pediococcus sp., 1 Staphylococcus sp., 1 Enterococcus sp. and 2 Streptococcus spp. were tentatively identified.

A study on the adaptive query conversion using TMDR-based global query (TMDR 기반의 글로벌 쿼리를 이용한 적응적 쿼리 변환에 관한 연구)

  • Hwang, Chi-Gon;Shin, Hyo-Young;Jung, Kye-Dong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2012.10a
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    • pp.966-969
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    • 2012
  • This study suggests a query conversion method based on Topic Maps MetaData Registry(TMDR) in order to solve heterogeneity problems distributed in networks and to integrate data efficiently. In order to integrate distributed data, TMDR provides global schema and it solves heterogeneity problem within local data using query conversion method. After analyzing relationship between Meta Schema Ontology(MSO) of eXtended Meta Data Registry(XMDR) and Topic Maps, this method allows integrated access through Meta Location(ML) which manages accessing information of local data. The processing method is to produce a global query for global processing by using TMDR and then to make the produced global query approach to systems distributed through networks so that allows integrated access at the end. For this, we propose a method to convert a global query into a query which is adaptive to local query.

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