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Analysis on the recent trends of acupuncture related patents (침과 관련된 특허의 최근 동향 분석)

  • Hwang, Hye-Suk;Han, Kyung-Ju;Kim, Yu-Sung;Lee, Ji-Eun;Jeong, Sang-Yong;Ryu, Yeon-He;Choi, Sun-Mi;Koo, Sung-Tae
    • Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
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    • v.13 no.1 s.19
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    • pp.101-107
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    • 2007
  • Aims: We have examined and analyzed trends of acupuncture related patents to understand the status of acupuncture technology and research trends of acupuncture in major countries including Korea, the United States, European Union and Japan. Methods: To analyze the patents, we searched and analyzed the total of 1,048 on-line DB based patents under time limit of July, 2006. Results: According to the search results, Korea is mostly superior compared to the others in number of domestic patents. However, Korea patents is inferior in number of international patents and leave much to be desired in industrial applications because of low patents barrier of personal patents and the absence of prospective clients. In addition, in this study, we show an index of international competitiveness and preliminary data of necessity of international cooperation in a field of acupuncture researches. Conclusion: These data suggest that Korea has strong possibility to recover competitiveness for guaranteeing valuable patents, if there are international cooperation and intensive managements of industries in advanced country markets.

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Environment and Health: An Overview of Current Trends at WHO and OECD (국제기구의 환경보건 분야 동향)

  • Park, Jeongim
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.299-311
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    • 2013
  • Background: Environmental hazards are responsible for as much as a quarter of the total world-wide burden of disease. Therefore, appropriate management of environmental hazards is a critical part of the effort to improve human health. This review aims to summarize current issues, topics, and programs at international institutions such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the area of environmental health. Results: The WHO European Center for Environmental Health (ECEH) plays a significant role in implementing environmental health policies and also takes the lead in related issues in Europe. It has developed an Environmental Health Information System and environmental health inequality indicators. In the environmental health area, the OECD focuses most on chemical management programs. It foresees that air pollution and chemical risk management will become the leading environmental health issues if appropriate measures are not taken. Several topics were identified that require greater effort in Korea, including cancer as an environment-related disease, an environmental health information system, and environmental health inequality issues. Conclusions: More active roles are expected from Korea in international societies, in part because of the introduction of the Environmental Health Act of 2008, and active involvement in related activities in WHO WPRO/SEARO. Understanding recent developments and concerns at major international organizations like WHO and the OECD will assist in the implementation of effective international collaboration and the identification of a better strategies for improving environmental health performances in Korea.

A Study on Recent Trends of Technology and Standardization for Modernizing Maritime Mobile Radiocommunication (해상통신 디지털화를 위한 최근 기술 및 표준화 동향 연구)

  • Jang, Dong-Won
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2013.10a
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    • pp.597-600
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    • 2013
  • This paper presents recent trends of technology and standardization for modernizing maritime mobile radiocommunication. International standard organizations are studying for digitally global maritime mobile radiocommunication infrastructure that harmonized frequency allocations and technical regulations internationally. ITU-R develops regulations, recommendations and reports by cooperating with IMO and IEC. This paper analysed reports which is from several meetings(WRC-12, ITU-R WP5B) to held recently between these organizations.

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Analysis of International Research Trends on Metaverse

  • Mina, Shim
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.453-459
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    • 2022
  • This study attempted to explore the realization and research direction of a successful metaverse environment in the future by analyzing international research trends of the metaverse using topic modeling. A total of 208 papers among WoS and ScienceDirect papers using metaverse as keywords were selected, and quantitative frequency analysis and topic modeling were performed. As a result, it was confirmed that research has rapidly increased after 2022. The main keywords of the research topics were 'second', 'life', 'learning', 'reality', 'metaverse', 'virtual', 'blockchain', 'nft', 'medical', 'avatar', etc. The topic keywords 'Second life & Education' and 'Virtual Reality & Medical' accounted for a large proportion of 57%, followed by 'Blockchain & Cryptocurrency', 'Avatar & Interaction', and 'Sensing and Device'. As a result of semantic analysis, current metaverse research is focused on application and utilization, and research on underlying technologies and devices is also active. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the commonalities and differences between domestic and foreign studies, and to study the application method considering the domestic environment. In addition, new jurisprudence research is more necessary along with predicting new problems. It is expected that the results of study will provide the right research direction for domestic researchers in the era of digital transformation and contribute to the realization of a digital society.

Analysis of International Research Trends in the Utilization of Digital Technologies for Architectural Heritage: A Case Study of the CIPA2023 International Symposium (건축유산의 디지털 기술 활용에 관한 국제 연구동향 분석: CIPA2023 국제심포지엄 사례를 중심으로)

  • Kang, Hye Ri;Lee, Jong Wook
    • Journal of architectural history
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.63-75
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    • 2023
  • Based on my attendance at the CIPA International Symposium(CIPA2023) organized by the International Scientific Committee on Heritage Documentation(ICOMOS), this paper explored research cases applying digital technologies, including BIM, to architectural heritage. The researches presented at this symposium were categorized into specific areas: data acquisition, data management, data sharing&experience. Through this classification, an analysis of research cases in architectural heritage utilizing digital technology was conducted. By categorizing the 43 academic papers from the CIPA2023 based on research themes, trends in the digital architecture field were analyzed, providing insights into future research directions for the digital acquisition, management, sharing, and experiential aspects of Korean architectural heritage. In conclusion, it is deemed necessary to reference and supplement the methodologies, including algorithms, workflows, and approaches developed in each study, to effectively apply methodologies suitable for the characteristics of Korean architectural heritage and its data.

Analyzing Research Trends in Forest Watersheds Using the Vosviewer Program (VOSviewer 프로그램을 이용한 산림유역 관련 연구동향 분석)

  • Ji-Eun Lee;Rhee-Hwa Yoo;Min-Jae Cho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.26 no.6_3
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    • pp.1183-1195
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    • 2023
  • In this study, we collected and analyzed domestic and international studies related to watersheds in the forest sector. Keyword co-occurrence analysis was conducted using the VOSviewer program to identify the research areas of domestic and international studies and the network structure to compare research trends. As a result, the number of research articles in international watershed-related studies showed an overall increasing trend, and the research areas were diverse and located close to each other, indicating that many convergence studies were conducted. On the other hand, the number of papers in domestic watershed-related studies seems to have stagnated overall from the past to the present, and the research areas are mainly focused on forest disasters and hydrology, with limited interdisciplinary convergence studies. In addition, in both domestic and international studies, watersheds are currently mentioned as research sites rather than management or analysis units in the forest sector. It is important to actively promote interdisciplinary research in Korea to provide a scientific and balanced basis for watershed-level forest management planning.