• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.87-104
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• 2011

Objectives : A safety issue on acupuncture and moxibustion treatment during pregnancy is as important as effectiveness. To establish a rationale and research strategy for future studies, a traditional literature review was performed to summarize how and for what conditions acupuncture and moxibustion treatment was given during pregnancy. Methods : An extensive traditional literature search for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment during pregnancy was conducted in texts on acupuncture and moxibustion, obstetrics and gynecology, and comprehensive medical texts. Treatment conditions, methods, and contraindications were summarized and tabulated. Results : Twenty-eight books were included in our review. Most frequent description of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment use during pregnancy was for difficult delivery including breech presentations; commonly used acupuncture points for difficult labor included LI4, SP6, BL67, BL60, KI6, ST30, SP12, LR4, LR3, PC6, CV3, CV14, KI13, and GB21, indicating that they may have to be avoided during pregnancy. Descriptions of other symptoms or conditions were sparse. For habitual abortion or recurrent miscarriage, moxibustion on GV4, BL23, CV3, KI8, and KI2 was indicated. A combination of LI4 and SP6, and CV4 were contraindicated during pregnancy consistently across the reviewed books. Conclusions : Our traditional literature review has shown that the use of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment during pregnancy has been limited. Given that more and more pregnant women are interested in safe and effective treatment, further research of acupuncture's safety and efficacy during pregnancy is urgently needed.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.224-233
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• 2022

Purpose: In Japan, the Long-Term Care Insurance Act has stipulated visiting rehabilitation since 2000. This study aimed to identify the actual conditions of visiting rehabilitation in Japan through a literature review of reports published by the Japanese government. Methods: This literature review was conducted on eight articles among various government reports on the topic of the actual conditions of visiting rehabilitation. These reports were published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan based on their own investigations or reports from an external agency entrusted with the task, and were issued between 2000 and 2021. Results: The characteristics of the visiting rehabilitation offices, their number, manpower allocation, the number of users, and their visits to each office were identified. Also, the characteristics of the users, number of users, age and required degree of long-term care, causative disease, and required medical care were identified. To evaluate the actual status of the visiting rehabilitation service, the service use time, frequency, period of use, intervention by doctors and the degree of such intervention, therapist's service content, visitors' address before the use of the service, reason, and timing of the service introduction, evaluation of the service effectiveness, combination of services and transfer destination after termination, and status after service termination were checked. Conclusion: Based on the Japanese experience where visiting rehabilitation was introduced and applied to long-term care insurance, it would be meaningful to review the factors that required benchmarking among the Japanese service models while designing a similar model in Korea.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2022

To help the industry, outsourcing was found to be the most efficient method. An extensive literature analysis was done to assess the macroeconomic factors associated with outsourcing to supplement the anxious parties' decision-making process with evidence-based comprehensive tools. As a theoretical framework for evaluating these issues, transaction cost economies and resource-based perspective theories are investigated. Outsourcing is proven to be a result of energy crises and political instability. The advantages of outsourcing assist major industries in the economy. To discover the key drivers behind outsourcing, we used the vector autoregressive (VAR model) and step-wise regression techniques for the period 1992 to 2016. This research adds to the literature in that it not only explains the energy issue but also discusses the dilemma of political instability in the country in the context of outsourcing. The findings indicate that labor cost and export tendency have a positive impact on outsourcing strategy, which confirms the study's third and fourth hypotheses. Customs tax, inflation, and the unemployment rate, on the other hand, have a negative impact on textile outsourcing in Pakistan, according to the study's fifth, sixth, and seventh hypotheses.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2014

Policy planners in Asia readily covet high technology districts and regional systems of innovation such as Silicon Valley. We examine the law's role, by way of covenants not to compete (競業禁止條項) in the development of Silicon Valley by reviewing the literature from 1999 through 2013. The research suggests that in certain high-tech districts such as Silicon Valley, there are greater gains in the innovation of a region by prohibiting CNCs. While we emphasize CNC law as the main legal determinant to Silicon Valley's success, the application of trade secret law and the inevitable disclosure doctrine are also factors that can aid or restrict the mobility and knowledge spillover of a region. Even with much explored, perspectives are lacking from a regional innovation systems analysis, and more so in the context of Asian nations. To tackle these gaps, three analytical frameworks are presented that entails labor law, law and economics, and law and innovation. And from within the law and innovation framework, research is introduced in the hope that future discussions on Asian regional innovation systems consider the legal foundation of Silicon Valley.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.440-448
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 우선 예술인복지법의 쟁점과 한계를 분석하였다. 그것은 예술인 근로성 및 지위의 문제이고, 사회보험 가입절차의 문제 등이다. 본 연구에서는 기존 자료를 수집하여 정리, 분석, 평가하는 문헌연구 방법을 사용하였다. 연극예술인의 사회보험 활성화를 위한 정책적 해결방안은 다음과 같다. 우선, 사회보험법상 예술인 지위의 특례를 적용하는 것이다. 그리고 사회보험가입 절차는 고용노동부를 통한 우선 가입 후 문화체육관광부의 사후 심사 방식으로 변경하도록 한다. 한편 극장 임대인이 극단에 극장을 임대해줄 시에 기존의 산업재해보상보험법 가입을 의무화 하도록 한다. 새로운 보험 수식 제안으로는, 예술인 근로의 특수성을 감안한 새로운 고용보험수식과 산업재해보상 보험료 산출 공식이 있다. 끝으로 제작준비기간 및 부업을 인정해주는 특례방식을 도입이 필요하다.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.1-32
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 경기변동에 따라 그리고 지역에 따라 달라지는 실업률에 임금이 얼마나 유연하게 반응하는가를 분석한다. 분석의 주된 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 최근의 패널데이터에 근거한 많은 외국의 연구 결과와 마찬가지로 실질임금의 경기순응성(procyclicality)은 매우 크게 추정되었다. 실업률이 1퍼센티지 포인트 하락할 때 실질임금률은 약 3.25% 상승하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 실질임금의 경기순응성은 여성보다는 남성에게 있어서 더 크게 나타났다. 둘째, Blanchflower and Oswald(1990, 1994, 1995)가 발견한 임금곡선(wage curve)이 우리나라에서도 존재하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 그 탄력성의 절대값은 0.1보다는 작게 나타났다. 또한 실질임금률과 지역실업률의 관계는 영구적인 부분(permanent component)에 있어서나 일시적인 부분(transitory element)에 있어서나 부(-)의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 본 연구에서 가장 선호하는 모형인 지역실업률과 총실업률을 동시에 포함시킨 임금함수의 추정에서, 임금은 주로 총실업률에 의해 결정되며 지역 실업률의 효과는 미미한 것으로 나타났다. 이는 임금이 일차적으로는 지역노동시장 여건에 의해 결정된다는 Blanchflower and Oswald(1994)의 주장이 적어도 우리나라 노동시장에서는 성립하지 않음을 의미한다. 또한 우리나라에서는 총실업률이든 지역실업률이든 시간지연효과는 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.298-307
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• 2023

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the recent trends in patients with work-related musculoskeletal disorders in South Korea and to check the major results by reviewing the literature on the risk factors and prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases related to work. Methods: Industrial disaster data from the Ministry of Employment and Labor from 2012 to 2021 were used, and the literature was reviewed regarding risk factors for musculoskeletal diseases related to work using PubMed and RISS. Results: The trend of patients with work-related musculoskeletal disorders has increased overall since 2017 after declining until 2016, with a particularly notable increase in the average annual number of patients with physical burden work. The average annual rate per ten thousand people for patients with body burden work, non-accidental lower back pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome among work-related diseases was high in the mining industry. The average annual rate per ten thousand people for patients with accidental lower back pain was the highest in the fishing industry. Within the manufacturing field, it was the highest in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry. As a result of the literature review, the search rate for work-related musculoskeletal disease papers in unstructured work was high. In addition, physical stress factors were high among risk factors, and pain areas showed a high rate for the waist. Conclusion: Even after the institutional implementation of a hazard investigation system related to musculoskeletal diseases is implemented, the number of patients with occupational musculoskeletal disorders continues to increase. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct regular surveys and implement effective improvement activities for vulnerable industries or occupations.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.205-223
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• 2016

Objective:This study introduced the status of studies and the projects related with agricultural accident prevention carried out by the Rural Development Administration. This study was conducted to promote Korean farmers' agricultural safety activation by analyzing study trends on farmers' agricultural work safety. Background: Agriculture is one of the dangerous industries, and the agricultural accident rate is on the rise, due to recent serious aging and increased female work force. Such a phenomenon emerges as a serious problem from the social perspective, and therefore measures for farmers' healthy and safe agricultural activities and accident prevention are required. Method: This study conducted literature review related with domestic and international agricultural safety and health. This study also examined the hazard factors of agricultural labor and injuries, agricultural safety and health system and policy, support and education for farmers' safety practice, and the status of convenience tools and protection equipment, based on major study activities performed by the Rural Development Administration for recent four to five years. Results: Through the study results, the status of Korea's agricultural safety system, compensation support policy, safety education of farmers for actual practice, and diverse channels including media were confirmed. This study also presented the R&D implementation status on convenience equipment and protective gear to prevent agricultural diseases and safety accidents. Conclusion: This study found out that continuous monitoring and efforts are required to prevent accidents for the Korea's agricultural labor environment and agricultural safety, and that social bond of sympathy formation is demanded through effect analysis on the implemented projects including education and support projects. Furthermore, it can be understood that agricultural accident prevention should be carried out through shift from current government-led top down approach to bottom-up approach from itself. Application: The results of this study can be utilized as useful data for farmers' safety and health.

• 무역학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.171-194
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• 2020

Although there is a lot of literature on the effectiveness of regional trade agreements(RTAs), it is usually analyzed only using trade-related theories and data. However, this paper has a differentiation in that we examine the linkage between international trade and financial markets through the stock markets reactions when the trade agreements related news arrived. Specifically, using an event study, we look into the Korea-US free trade agreement(KORUS FTA) which is the most commercially significant FTA in almost two decades for both the countries. Korean stock market generally responded more sensitively to FTA news than the US stock market, especially in 'Auto & Parts', 'Electrical Equipment' and 'Chemicals' industries. And the investors' perception toward the effect of KORUS FTA on Korean industries changed from negative to positive as negotiations proceed. Korea has a comparative advantage in the production of labor-intensive goods relative to US, but the economies of scale hypothesis does not hold.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.45-62
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 소득이질성과 개인의 공공재 공급행위(여기서는 자원봉사활동) 간의 상관관계를 우리나라의 통계청 자료를 사용해 분석하였다. 관련문헌에 대한 차별화된 공헌으로, 첫째, 소득이질성의 영향을 개인의 소득계층별 위치에 따른 영향과 분리하여 이론화하여 실중분석하였고, 둘째, 관련실증문헌의 주요 쟁점 중 하나인 소득이질성을 정의하는 오목함수 지역단위의 설정 문제에 대한 대응방안을 제시하였고, 셋째, 봉살활동에 소극적인 경역단위 설명변수의 내생성 문제를 극복한 결과를 제시하였고, 넷째, 자원봉사활동 단순 참여 여부만을 고려하는 선행연구와 달리 자원봉사시간을 가중치로 사용해 기존 연구의 실증분석 결과의 강건도를 점검하였다. 실증분석 결과를 종합할 때 소득이질성이 커지면 다수의 선행연구와 유사하게 자원봉사행위의 저하 가능성이 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.