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A Study on the Significance of the Costume with Khadi Campaign (카디 운동을 통해서 본 복식의 의미에 관한 연구)

  • 이자연
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2001
  • This study is to reconsider the symbolic potential of the costume by investigating the role of cloth in Indian culture, noting the fact that Indians wore hand-woven cloth and adopted a flag with the spinning wheel in the center as part of their nationalistic programs for independence. The results are as follows; The Indian cotton industry had held the fist position in the world and spinning and weaving had been an Indian national industry until the early part of the 19th century. As for the Indian cotton industry under the rule of Britain, Indian was reduced to being a colony producing raw materials and a market of cheap British finished goods, and eventually fell into anarchy with economic poverty of the general public and peasants'uprising mixed with the complaint of the intellectuals. The Indian National Movement started as a resort to escape the British rule because of continuous poverty and social exhaustion, and its pivot was Gandhi. Gandhi launched a revolutionary noncooperation movement in Indian society with diverse races, religions and castes, and developed nation-wide campaigns such as Boycott, Swadeshi, the encouragement of spinning wheels, etc. Gandhi urged that Indians' weak identity and poverty were caused by the dissolution of their native craft and that the Indians should wear Indian products for economic independence. Accordingly, leaders of Indian National Congress regarded a spinning wheel as an economic necessity and national symbol, and approved manual spinning and weaving as part of their nationalistic programs in order to drew the general public to the nationalistic movement in 1920. They also decided that all Congressmen should wear hand-woven cloth, Khadi, and adopted spinning wheels as the logo type of Indian National Congress. Khadi, Indian national cloth, was a symbol of national unification, freedom and equality, and also a means of economic self-sufficiency, Swadeshi, and eventually led India to autonomy, Swaraji. Therefore, it can be concluded that the cloth converted Indias economic and political identity.

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Research on the change of water footprint according to food self-sufficiency (식량자급률 조정에 따른 국내 물발자국의 변화 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Hyun;Yoo, Seung-Hwan;Choi, Jin-Yong
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.466-466
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    • 2011
  • 가상수는 Allan에 의해 1993년 처음 도입된 개념으로 모든 재화나 서비스를 생산하기 위하여 사용된 물의 양( /kg)을 의미한다. 예를 들어 1차 농산물의 경우 생육기간동안 농산물이 필요로 하는 물의 양이 가상수로 사용되고, 가공품의 경우 가공과정을 거치며 소비되는 물의 양이 가상수에 포함된다. 이러한 가상수의 개념을 활용한 소비 기반 물사용 지표가 물발자국이며 이는 2002년 Hoekstra에 의해 도입되었다. 물발자국은 개인이나 지역, 집단 등이 소비하는 재화와 서비스를 생산하는데 필요한 물의 총량을 나타낸다. 우리나라와 같은 물 부족 국가에서는 농 축산물 관련 정책의 수립 시 정량적인 생산량뿐만 아니라 소비되는 물의 양도 동시에 고려할 필요가 있다. 특히 현 정부는 2015년 식량자급률 목표치(곡물자급률 25%, 육류자급률 71%)를 설정하여 농 축산물의 생산 및 수입량을 조정하고자 한다. 이러한 식량자급률의 목표치에 따라 국내 생산 및 수입량의 비율이 변화하게 되므로 국내 물발자국의 값도 변화하게 되며 이는 수자원 정책 수립 시 주요한 요인으로 작용할 수 있다. 그러므로 식량자급률의 변화에 대해 단순히 생산량의 관점뿐 아니라 물 소비 절약의 관점에서의 접근이 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 2015년 정부의 식량자급률 목표치 달성을 위하여 각 품목별로 소비되는 가상수의 양을 정량적으로 산정하고, 국내적으로 소비 또는 절약되는 가상수의 양을 추정하고자 하였다. 추정된 결과를 바탕으로 식량자급률 목표치에 따른 생산량의 조정으로 인한 물발자국의 변화와 그 영향을 파악하고자 하였다. 본 연구를 위하여 식량 자급률 목표치 설정에 포함된 농 축산물의 단위 가상수량과 생산량 추이, 목표 생산량 등을 조사 하였다. 이중 곡물의 단위 가상수량은 국내의 실정을 적용한 국내 연구결과를 활용하였으며, 축산물의 단위가상수량은 음용, 세척을 위한 원단위 필요수량과 소비되는 사료의 재배를 위한 단위 가상수량을 활용하여 전체 축산물의 가상수량을 산정하였다. 조사, 산정된 자료를 활용하여 2015년 식량자급률 목표치 달성을 위해 필요로 하는 가상수의 변화량과 국내적으로 소비 또는 절약되는 가상수의 양을 파악하고자 하였다.

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Development of The Criticality Evaluation System for Rare Metals Stockpiling (희유금속 비축 적정성 평가체계 수립)

  • Kim, Yu-Jeong;Kim, Dae-Hyung;Kim, Jinsoo;Kim, Juhan
    • Resources Recycling
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.66-77
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    • 2018
  • The import amount of rare metal in Korea is about 6,034 million USD, but the self-sufficiency of rare metals is about only 1%. In order to secure the stable supply of rare metals, it is necessary to operate an efficient stockpile system. In this study, we established a system to assess the adequacy of stockpiles by quantifying the risk factors of tangible and intangible risks in order to establish an efficient stockpile strategy. The model developed in this study aims to select the rare metals that need to be stockpiled first and to suggest the direction of the stockpiling policy in accordance with technological change and market change from the mid and long term viewpoint. The evaluation results derived from the model can quantitatively measure the security level of each rare metal and enable relative comparison between the rare metals using criticality matrix. Therefore, it is expected that more efficient stockpile policy will be possible if the proposed model is utilized in the future policy making.

Investigation of Urban Sprawl and Interregional Interaction by Demographic and Commuting Data - The Case of Seoul Metropolitan Area - (인구 및 통근자 자료 분석을 통한 도시확산현상 및 지역 간 상호작용 검증 - 서울 대도시권을 중심으로 -)

  • Park, Jane;Choi, Nak-Hoon;Chang, Hoon
    • Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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    • v.14 no.2 s.36
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    • pp.77-88
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    • 2006
  • Overpopulation has been one of the most serious problem of the Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA), which consists of the City of Seoul, Incheon, and the whole of Gyeonggi Province. People have been still moving into SMA, especially being concentrated into the fringe of Seoul. This study examines the inner city decline phenomenon of SMA which can be easily found in large cities over the world, based on the demographic data of these area. In addition, this study monitors the imbalance in growing of SMA by analyzing RMI (Rank Mobility Index), and the inverse relation between the self sufficiency of the adjacent area and the commuting rate to Seoul by analyzing commuting data. Even though the total population has been unchanged, the internal change of population was substantial. The growth of Seoul Metro region was placed near the city of Seoul, especially commuter data reassured the population concentrations. The results will be useful in urban planning and growth management.

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Beyond SARS-CoV-2: Lessons That African Governments Can Apply in Preparation for Possible Future Epidemics

  • Oboh, Mary Aigbiremo;Omoleke, Semeeh Akinwale;Imafidon, Christian Eseigbe;Ajibola, Olumide;Oriero, Eniyou Cheryll;Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.53 no.5
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    • pp.307-310
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    • 2020
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has placed unprecedented pressure on healthcare systems, even in advanced economies. While the number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Africa compared to other continents has so far been low, there are concerns about under-reporting, inadequate diagnostic tools, and insufficient treatment facilities. Moreover, proactiveness on the part of African governments has been under scrutiny. For instance, issues have emerged regarding the responsiveness of African countries in closing international borders to limit trans-continental transmission of the virus. Overdependence on imported products and outsourced services could have contributed to African governments' hesitation to shut down international air and seaports. In this era of emerging and re-emerging pathogens, we recommend that African nations should consider self-sufficiency in the health sector as an urgent priority, as this will not be the last outbreak to occur. In addition to the Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement fund (US$600 million) provided by the World Bank for strengthening health systems and disease surveillance, each country should further establish an epidemic emergency fund for epidemic preparedness and response. We also recommend that epidemic surveillance units should create a secure database of previous and ongoing pandemics in terms of aetiology, spread, and treatment, as well as financial management records. Strategic collection and analysis of data should also be a central focus of these units to facilitate studies of disease trends and to estimate the scale of requirements in preparation and response to any future pandemic or epidemic.

Study on the Optimum Pre-treatment Condition for Manufacture of Rice Hull Board (왕겨보드 제조를 위한 적정 전처리 조건에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Hwa-Hyoung;Han, Kie-Sun
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.9-13
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    • 2000
  • Wood demand is increasing more and more, but world has been confronted with decreasing forest resources. Korea has to depend upon foreign wood and wood-based products for more than 95 percent of total domestic demand per year. In order to heighten self-sufficiency for wood supply and demand, we have to develop wood substitutes. Rice hull is the cheapest agricultural by-product we can get in Korea, more over the production of rice hull amounts to 1 million tons per year. This study was carried out to utilize rice hull and to decide the optimum condition of rice hull pretreatment for manufacture of rice hull board. Steam explosion method gave the best result, and the next boiling treatment of 1 hour, the last 1 hour treatment with 1% NaOH solution. Optimum conditions of explosion method were 20kgf/$cm^2-1$ minute and 25kgf/$cm^2-1$ minute. Rice hull board made with exploded rice hull met the KS standard(KS F 3104, 1997) and showed the same strength as a control, PB. And also the 1 hour boiling treatment was more effective than the 1 hour treatment with 1% NaOH solution.

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Utilization of Soil Resources for Maximum Production of Food Grains (식량 최대생산을 위한 토양자원 이용)

  • Sin Je Seong;Kim Lee Yeol
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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    • 1999.11a
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    • pp.145-167
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    • 1999
  • Our self-sufficiency of food has become less than $30{\%}$ and our nation is highly dependant on world's grain market for food. which is unstable in long term due to the world population growth faster than food production. Therefore, it is a great possibility that food might become a political weapon by way of its global shortage. its purchasing difficulty in international free trade market. and the resultant price rising. Our maximal capability of food production has become the most outstanding problem in the dimension of future food security. It would be the utmost scheme for maximal production of food to realize the maximal utilization of arable land through the enlargement of sufficient farming land and the conversion of rotation system for the more grain production. Extensional enlargement of arable land can be positively executed through the development of farming land in domestic and abroad countries. The readjustment of arable land and the installation or irrigation and drainage system can enforce the farming basement for maximal utilization of arable land through the improved rotation between paddy and upland. The prevention policy against farming land encroachment should be strictly executed through grain production encouragement on resting or marginal lands and regulation of utilization conversion for the other than food production on high grade farming lands. It is also required urgently to develope high yielding and high quality varieties through advanced genetic technology for the improvement of unit area yield, especially of wheat, corn. and soybean we import in large quantity The maximal utilization of arable land for the highest production of food can be realized through rational rotation system, the most adaptable crop cultivation on the suitable land, and the most optimal fertilization through the GIS analysis of agricultural environment information on the basis of the computerized soil resource data on super detailed soil maps(1:5000) surveyed plot by plot of whole nation.

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Effects of Controlled Drainage Systems on Soybean (Glycine max L.) Growth and Soil Characteristics in Paddy Fields

  • Lee, Sanghun;Jung, Ki-Yuol;Chun, Hyen Chung;Choi, Young Dae
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.62 no.2
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    • pp.134-142
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    • 2017
  • Crop production in rice paddy fields is of great importance because of declining rice consumption and the low self-sufficiency ratio for field crops in Korea. A controlled drainage system (CDS) is recognized as an effective means to adjust water table (WT) levels as needed and control soil water content to improve the soil environment for optimum crop growth. The present study evaluated the effects of a CDS on soil characteristics, including soil water distribution and soybean development in paddy fields. The CDS was installed with two drain spacing (3 m and 6 m) at the experimental paddy field at the National Institute of Crop Science, Miryang, Korea. It was managed with two WT levels (0.3 m and 0.6 m) during the growing season. Soil water content, electrical conductivity and plant available nitrogen content in the soil were significantly greater in the 0.3 m WT management plots than in the 0.6 m plot and the control. At the vegetative stage, chlorophyll content was significantly lower with higher WT control because of excess soil moisture, but it recovered after the flowering stage. Soybean yield increased with WT management and the 0.6 m WT treatment produced the greatest grain yield, $3.38ton\;ha^{-1}$, which was 50% greater than that of the control. The CDS directly influenced outflow through the drains, which significantly delayed nutrient loss. The results of this study indicated that WT management by CDS can influence soil characteristics and it is an important practice for high yielding soybean production in paddy fields, which should be considered the crop growth stages for stable crop production.

A Study on the Upland Use Plans Using Farm Manager Registration Information and Spatial Data (농업경영체 등록정보와 공간데이터를 활용한 밭 이용 방안 연구: 전라남도 무안군·해남군을 중심으로)

  • Oh, Yun-Gyeong;Yoo, Seung-Hwan;Choi, Soo-Myung;Lee, Jimin
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.60 no.4
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    • pp.27-35
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    • 2018
  • Food consumption pattern changes, including a decrease in rice consumption and increasing demand for fresh vegetables, along with declining food self-sufficiency rate, more importance is being placed on agricultural industry within Korea. Taking these changes into consideration, there is an increasing necessity for managing upland fields on agricultural sector to revitalize agricultural land use. Therefore, in this study, upland use type was classified into agricultural economic, environmental conservation, and rural social frames. The purpose of this study was to suggest upland use plan with farm manager registration information and spatial data. As results of this analysis, the mean area of agricultural economic frame in Haenam (16.47 ha) was found to be wider than Muan (3.17 ha), and scale improvement zones (54 zones) were located in only Haenam. In case of environmental conservation frame, there's no zone of scenic agriculture land in both study areas, but landuse transition zones were located in Muan (278 zones) and Haenam (604 zones). Agro-healing zones of rural social frame were 1,018 zones in Muan and 1,588 zones in Haenam and kitchen garden sites were 342 zones in Muan and 370 zones in Haenam. These results could be used when we establish the plan of an agricultural infrastructure project or select places for a collaborative agricultural land use project.

The Study on the System and Weight about Evaluation Indicators of Social Sustainability in Residential Environment (주거환경의 사회적 지속가능성 평가항목 체계와 가중치에 관한 연구)

  • Jo, In-Sook;Shin, Hwa-Kyoung
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.47-56
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    • 2017
  • Sustainable development is one of the important concept of the 21st century. Especially, Social sustainability is an important factor in today's society with the weakened community, and is needed exploring social sustainability in the residential environment as a container of human life. The purpose of this study was to develop the evaluation indicators and evaluation system of social sustainability in residential environment. In order to develop evaluation indicators first, the delphi expert survey was conducted to assess the adequacy of selected the evaluation indicators in previous studies. Second, expert survey using the method of AHP was progressed in order to analyze importance and weight of evaluation indicators and was analyzed using Expert Choice. The findings of this study are as followings; the evaluation system was composed of locality, communality and organisms. The communality is the most important. The locality was composed of historical and cultural, reflection of regional identity and homogeneous of regions. Reflection of local identity is the most important in locality area. The communality was composed of social integration environment, community activities and the community space. The community activities are the most important in communality area. The organism was composed of employment, self-sufficiency, welfare, population, safety and housing. Safety is the most important in the organism area.