• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2019

During the Obama administration, America made a shift in its foreign policies to re-focus on Asia. The strategy, known as 'Pivot to Asia', was used to contain a rising China. In this editorial note, I appropriate the geopolitical term to call for a scholarly refocus on Asia (and the broader Asia Pacific region). JCEA started as an area journal. While it has become more technology-focused and less geographically-bounded in its coverage of topics, the journal recognizes the centrality of the region's political economy and technological forces in setting (and upsetting) global norms and rules. The Asia Pacific contains the world's freest economies as well as the most oppressive regimes. It breeds both technology giants and laggards. As new geopolitical tensions loom, it is where the digital iron curtain is drawn, and where the vice and virtue of innovations debated. Social scientists in the English world, who lend extensively on European and American cases, can benefit from studying the Asia Pacific by testing whether and how local experience conforms to or confronts with universal theories. Very likely, western-centric norms and models become morphed and entangled in the grounded local particularity, reflecting many shades of this diverse place. In my arguments below, I highlight the Asia Pacific as a site of contradiction, as well as a site of contention and negotiation. My emphasis is that regional particularity holds the key to answer concurrent debates in the West concerning governance and accountability in the digital age.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.59-83
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• 2006

This article was written in order to understand rockers of today and to provide basic data of their designs and manufacture studying pattern changes in the West. This article contains, the characteristics of the style of the Adirondack rockers, the Mission style rockers in America and the European rockers. Adirondack rockers ($1850{\sim}1940$) were made in various styles out of the mingling of rustic sensibilities with the formalism of Victorian designs. They were Old Hickory chair Co. style, Westport style, bentwood rocker style of two shape and Mottville rocker style. Mission style denoted American furniture design style of the early 20th century especially the work of Gustav Stickley and Roycroft Community. Mission style rockers had a simple, rectilinear style with exposed construction techniques, unpretentious materials (usually oak, with covering of leather, canvas or plain cloth) and little or no decoration. European rockers ($1660{\sim}1918$) have come to mean rockers from the English regional chair, Thonet, J&J Kohn, Henry Van de Velde and Hoffmann. The modernism of modern furniture was affected by the characteristics of the Adirondack rockers, the Mission style rockers and European rockers.

• 천문학논총
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.21-34
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• 2016

There were two books on astronomy published in 1908. One is "Astronomy (天文學)" written by Jeong, Yeong-Taek (鄭永澤, 1874 ~ 1948), an educator. The other is "Introduction to Astronomy(텬문략 )" written by William Martyn Baird (裵偉良, 1862 ~ 1931), an American missionary. It was known that these two books were translated into Korean as astronomical textbooks of the Korean Empire. We investigated the life of translators, the motivation of writing textbook, and the translators' specialty in astronomy. We also compared the two books in terms of content, orthography of terminology, scale of units, and so forth. We suggest that these books were really utilized as textbooks of astronomy in the modern school in the early $20^{th}$ century in Korea. We also conclude that in astronomy education these two textbooks bridged the gap between the traditional Chinese astronomy of the middle age and modern astronomy from the West.

• 한국의상디자인학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.31-46
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to explore the ways of improving Korean apparel firms' competitiveness by examining the Korea's number one trading partner U.S. apparel industry. Especially, the Los Angeles area apparel industry which is the second largest and the primary market center on the west coast was analysed. The following strategies are suggested to Korean apparel firms to function more effectively in incleasingly competitive U.S. markets: l)Basics can be produced in lower wage countries meanwhile quick turnaround and high quality works can be produced either in Korea or U.S. 2)Manufacturers might try to have direct relationship with powerful retailers who have their own private labels of store-brand lines. 3)Apparel companies can open market showrooms in the California Market Center. For small firms they can contact with independent representatives who receive commissions for showing lines for manufacturers or rent space for showing the lines during market weeks. 4)Apparel firms can contact buying offices to introduce their products to retail buyers. 5)Korean firms can contact Korean-American apparel firms to gain easy access to U.S.Market.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.10-19
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a protocol of cryotherapy and Tai Chi on women with Fibrolmyalgia Syndrome. Methods: The study design was a pretest and posttest quasi-experimental, nonrandom assignment. The subjects were 48 outpatients with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia based on the American College of Rheumatology Standards. The setting was a University Medical Center in S city. The protocol was self administered ten times a week, for a two week period resulting in twenty treatments. Results: A protocol of cryotherapy and Tai Chi self-help program showed significant improvement in the fibromyalgia impact as measured by reports of physical impairment, feeing good, number of missed work days, ability to perform work, reports of pain, fatigue, rest, stiffness, anxiety and depression as reported by the comparison group (p<.001). No significant differences between the two regarding in reports of the tender points (p=.062). Conclusion: The results suggested that a protocol of cryotherapy and Tai Chi self-help program may be a promising multidisciplinary strategy for fibromyalgia patients.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.613-622
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• 2023

Background/Aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is currently considered the first-line treatment for the eradication of superficial neoplasms of the esophagus in Eastern countries. However, in the West, particularly in Latin America, the experience with esophageal ESD is still limited because of the high technical complexity required for its execution. This study aimed to present the results of the clinical application of ESD to manage superficial esophageal neoplasms in a Latin American center in over 100 consecutive cases. Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic ESD for superficial esophageal neoplasms between 2009 and 2022. The following clinical outcomes were assessed: en bloc, complete, and curative resection rates, local recurrence, adverse events, and procedure-related mortality. Results: Esophageal ESD was performed mainly for squamous cell carcinoma (66.6%), high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (17.1%), and adenocarcinoma (11.4%). En bloc and complete resection rates were 96.2% and 81.0%, respectively. The curative resection rate was 64.8%. Adverse events occurred in six cases (5.7%). Endoscopic follow-up was performed for an average period of 29.7 months. Conclusions: ESD performed by trained operators is feasible, safe, and clinically effective for managing superficial neoplastic lesions of the esophagus in Latin America.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.123-134
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• 2004

A convenience samples of Korean-Canadian/American adults who lived in Vancouver, San Hose and Los Angeles areas for over 10 years, were studied in 2000. Total of 130 adults were analyzed by immigration age. The age of immigration age was divided into 3 groups: the young group immigrated at 25 or before, the middle group immigrated at 26 to 40, and the old group immigrated at over 40. Their average length of residence in Canada and the U.S. was a little longer than 20 years. The dietary behavior patterns were similar among 3 groups, except co-eaters and dining-out frequency, and the Korean-Canadians/Americans seemed to be more home-based, family-tightened and traditional patterns than Koreans in Korea. They liked Korean traditional basic dishes, but their children liked a-la-carte ones and immigrants at early 20's showed similar food preferences as young generations. The attitudes of dietary acculturation for themselves and for their children were high. Since immigrating at age 26 to 40 years old rather than 20's or over 40's, showed stronger acculturation attitudes even with no significance and revealed significantly differences in some dietary behaviors and food preferences, it is recommended that immigration age should be considered when planning dietary foodservices at nursing care systems for Korean Canadians/Americans.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2009

Pulmonary surfactant (PS) therapy in premature infants has a remarkable impact on improving survival and outcomes in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Early PS therapy involves instillation of PS upon delivery of very premature infants or if there is evidence of RDS, such as an increased requirement of oxygen 2 hours after birth, especially in infants <30 weeks gestation. Early PS treatment in very premature infants results in a significant reduction in the severity of RDS, mortality, and incidence of pneumothorax, pulmonary interstitial emphysema, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in comparison with late PS treatment. According to European and American consensus guidelines on the management of neonatal RDS, early PS instillation should be considered for infants <30 weeks gestation, infants with a birth weight <1,250 g, or if the mother has not received antepartum corticosteroids. We suggest that the Korean health insurance policy on RDS be modified so that PS can be used for better clinical outcomes of very premature infants.

• 환경생물
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.293-303
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• 2005

송사리(Oryzias latipes)는 한국, 일본 및 중국 등을 포함하는 동북아시아에 분포하는 어종으로. 주로 담수계 독성 실험용 표준시험생물로 이용되고 있다. 본 연구는 담수에 주로 분포하는 송사리가 marine receiving water, 공극수 또는 해양투기물질과 같은 해수의 생태독성평가를 위한 표준시험생물로서 가능성을 구명하기 위하여 염분 내성 및 표준독성물질을 이용한 민감도 실험을 수행하였다. 송사리의 염분 내성을 구명하기 위하여 다양한 염분에서 사망률, 성장률 및 부화율 실험을 실시하였다. 담수에서 산란 및 수정이 이루어진 개체를 이용하여 $0\~35$psu 구간에서 부화율 실험을 실시한 결과, 전 염분구간에서 대조구(Opsu)와 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(p=0.24). 반면 담수에서 부화된 자어는 염분이 25psu를 초과할 경우 사망률이 급증하였으나, 담수에서 산란, 수정되어 기수에서(13.8및 14.2psu)부화된 자어는 전염분 구간에서 약 $90\%$ 이상 생존하였다. 또한 기수에서 부화된 자어의 성장률(체장) 역시 염분에 따른 차이가 없었다(p=0.64, p=0.32). 염분 별로 노출된 송사리 자어의 아가미 조직의 염세포 출현율을 검경한 결과,고염분에서 염세포 출현이 급증하여 송사리의 염분 적응력은 매우 높은 것으로 사료된다. Zinc chloride를 이용한 표준물질독성실험 결과 송사리 자어의 96시간 $LC_{50}=8.84\;mg\;L^{-1}$로 북미에서 널리 이용되는 Cyprinodon variegatus(Sheepshead minnow)보다 민감한 반응을 보였으며, 타 표준시험생물과도 유사한 민감도를 보였다 따라서 송사리는 생태독성실험에 주로 이용되는 부화율과 자어 사망률을 이용한 해수 생태독성 실험에 매우 유용한 실험생물이며, 담수, 기수 및 해수의 독성실험에 포괄적으로 이용될 수 있는 생태 독성 평가용 실험생물로 판단된다.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.365-391
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• 2007

본 연구는 한국과 미국의 창의성에 대한 인식 차이를 알아보기 위한 선행연구로서 한국 대학생의 한국과 미국에 대한 암묵적 창의성을 조사하였다. 연구방법은 한국의 4년재 대학생을 대상으로 개방형 질문으로 다중 응답하게 하였고, 빈도 분석하여 해석하였다. 그 결과로 첫째, 한국의 대학생들은 한국의 창의성 특성에 대하여 인지적 특성, 인성적 특성, 문화적 특성, 연구개발분야, 예술분야 등으로 생각하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 기존의 창의성 이론과 비슷한 방식으로 창의성을 인식하는 경향이 있음을 알 수 있다. 둘째, 한국의 경우, 사회문화적 배경과 같은 환경적 특성은 창의적 특성, 비창의적 특성 모두에 비중 있게 차지하였다. 셋째, 미국의 창의성을 개인주의적인 성향에 초점을 두어 인식하고 있으며, 이에 비해 한국적 창의성에서는 공동체의식이 창의적 특성으로 나타났다. 넷째, 한국f보다는 미국의 문화가 창의성을 발휘하는데 더 유리한 조건으로 인식되고 있다. 다섯째, 한국의 전통문화는 문화의 고유성과 우수성 그리고 현대적 활용 가능성 측면에서 창의적 특성으로 인식되었다. 여섯째, 창의적 인물은 대학생들이 잘 알고 있는 예술가, 경영자, 통치자, 과학자 순으로 인식되었다. 일곱째, 창의적 인물의 특성에 나타난 양 국가의 창의적 특성 비교에서 한국보다는 미국의 특성이 더 많이 반영되었으며, 이는 미국문화에 보다 익숙한 대학생들이 선호하는 인물들이기 때문인 것으로 보인다. 결론적으로 본 연구는 비교문화적 창의성 연구에서 동양적 창의성에 대한 새로운 가능성을 찾았으며, 특히 전통문화와 전통재창조, 동양적 가치관 등이 서양에는 없는 우수한 문화자원이며 창의성을 지원할 수 있는 역할을 할 것으로 제기되었다.