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Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism and the Readiness of Business-to-Consumer E-commerce

  • XU, Jun;CHENG, Chen
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.791-801
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    • 2021
  • This study aims to test whether and to what extend national culture affects the readiness of business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce across the world. We regress two sets of data at national level: (1) the ratings of two main dimensions of Hofstede's national culture framework, uncertainty avoidance and individualism, and (2) UTCTAD B2C e-commerce index value. A sample of 83 countries was tested in this study. Several control variables at national level are included in our regression model. We find that these two cultural dimensions have an effect on the readiness of B2C e-commerce in various ways. We find that countries with high individualism score have high index value of B2C e-commerce development. We discuss the implications of these findings for B2C e-commerce developing strategies. We then call for designing relative policies with full consideration on national culture to promote the development of B2C e-commerce. In addition, we identify the limitations of the study and propose recommendations for future research. This study is the first one to use UNCTAD data on B2C e-commerce to explore the relationships between two dimensions of Hofstede's national culture and the readiness of B2C e-commerce and adds to the knowledge of literature in this research field.

Metabolism of Saikosaponin c and Naringin by Human Intestinal Bacteria

  • Yu, Ki-Ung;Jang, Il-Sung;Kang, Keung-Hyung;Sung, Chung-Ki;Kim, Dong-Hyun
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • 제20권5호
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    • pp.420-424
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    • 1997
  • By human intestinal bacteria, saikosaponin c was transformed to four metabolites, prosaikogenin E1 (E1) prosaikogenin E2 (E2), prosaikogenin E3 (E3) and saikogenin E. Metabolic time course of saikosaponin c was as follows; in early time, saikosaponin c was converted to E1 and E2, and then these were transformed to saikogenin E via E3. Also, this metabolic pathway was similar to the metabolism of saikosaponin c by rat intestinal bacteria. Bacteroides JY-6 and Bacteroides YK-4, the bacteria isolated from human intestinal bacteria, could transform saikosaponin c to E via E1 (or E2) and E3. However, these bacteria were not able to directly transform El and E2 to saikogenin E. Naringin was mainly transformed to naringenin by human intestinal bacteria. The minor metabolic pathway transformed naringin to naringenin via prunin. By JY-6 or YK-4, naringin was metabolized to naringenin only via prunin.

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윤충란 정량검사를 위한 Stoll 희석충란계산법과 Kato 후층도말변법의 비교 (Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Modified Kato's Cellophane Thick Smear and Stoll's Dilution Egg Counting Technique for Quantitative Fecal Examination of Helminth Eggs)

  • 홍성종;우호춘
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제30권2호
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    • pp.141-146
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    • 1992
  • Kato후층도말변법 (M.C.T.S.)과 Stoll 회석충란계산법(D.E.C.T)으로 회충, 괸충, 간흡 충란 양성자 197명에 대하여 충란 정량검사를 실시하고 그 결과를 비교하여 상관함수식을 도출하였다. M.C.T.S.법에 소요된 검경시간은 표본 1매당 평균 12.6분으로 D.E.C.T.법의 14.6분보다 짧았으며, 층계부하가 낮은 감염자에 있어서도 위음성이 적었다. 각 윤충류 충란에 있어서 M.C.T.S.으로 얻은 결과를 대변 1 g당 충란수(E.P.G.)로 바꾸어 주는 전환함수식은 회충의 경우 E.P.G.=47.86×100.87 logM.C.T.S., 편충은 E.P.G.=41.69×100.83 logM.C.T.S., 간흡충은 E.P.G=63.10×100.55 logM.C.T.S.이었다. 장내 윤충류 감염에 대한 정량적 대변검사법으로 Kato후층도말변법이 Stoll희석충란계산 법보다 더 유용하다고 생각되었다.

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한국산 겨우살이 렉틴 (KML-C)에 대한 단일크론항체의 생산과 특성 (Production of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific to Korean Mistletoe pectin (KML-C) and Their Characterization)

  • 윤택준;유영춘;강태봉;김성훈;김갑수
    • 약학회지
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    • 제45권2호
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    • pp.180-189
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    • 2001
  • We have reported that water-extracted Korean mistletoe (KM-110) had various biological activities such as antitumor and immunomodulatory activity, and the pectin fraction (KML-C) of the extract was one of major factors related to its biological functions. In this paper, we produced murine monoclonal antibody (mAb) against KML-C. The cAbs obtained were largely classified into two groups according to specificity to KML-C and ML-I, a pectin from European mistletoe. One group mAbs (9H7-D10 and 3C2-lH4) strongly reacted with KML-C, but not ML-I. In contrast, another group cAbs (8Bll-2C5, BE12-3E9 and 5E10-Fl) reacted with both KML-C and ML-1. The subisotypes of these mobs were shown to be IgGl (9H7-lD10, 3C2-lH4 and 8Bll-2C5) or IgM (8E12-3E9 and 5E10-Fl). To develop an assay system for determination of the amount of KML-C, we established the sandwich ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) method using these mAbs and horse radish peroxidase (HRP)-labelled cAbs. In various combinations of the cAbs for coated antibody and detection antibody, the sandwich ELISA quantitatively detected KML-C, showing the detection limit ranging from 7-5,000 ng/ml. Especially reproducibility (C.V) of the sandwich ELISA, in which 8E12-3E9 was used for coating antibody and 8Bll-2C5-HRP for detection antibody, was 4.59-5.83 in intra assay, and 3.9-9.4 in inter assay.

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운동량이 젊은 성인 남자의 비타민 C와 E 섭취량 및 혈장 비타민 C, $\alpha$-tocopherol 및 $\gamma$-tocopherol 수준에 미치는 영향 (The Effects of Exercise on the Vitamin C and E Intakes and Their Plasma Levels of Vitamin C, $\alpha$-tocopherol and $\gamma$-tocopherol in Young Male Adults)

  • 강명희;윤지숙
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제34권3호
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    • pp.306-312
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    • 2001
  • We investigated the effect of physical exercise on the intakes and plasma levels of vitamin C and E in young male adults. The study population were divided into two groups: small-amount exercisers($\leq$ 30min/day, n=29) and moderate-amount exercisers(> 30min/day, n=32) according to their physical exercise habits measured by a questionnaire. Dietary intakes of vitamin C and E of the subjects were estimated by the 24 hour recall method. Plasma lipid profiles, vitamin C, $\alpha$-tocopherol and ${\gamma}$-tocopherol levels were analyzed. No significant differences were observed in total cholesterol, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C of plasma between two groups. Plasma vitamin C and $\alpha$-tocopherol levels in moderate-amount exercisers were significantly higher than those in small-amount exercisers, although dietary intakes of vitamin C and vitamin E were not significantly different between two groups. However, plasma ${\gamma}$-tocopherol level of moderate-amount exercisers did not significantly differ from small-amount exercisers. There was a positive correlation between the amount of exercise and plasma $\alpha$-tocopherol level. These results suggest that moderate amount of exercise over 30 min per day would lead to a healthy life with an activated antioxidant defence system against oxidative stress.(Korean J Nutrition 34(3) : 306~312, 2001)

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