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Study on Digital Finance Secure Architecture based on Blockchain (블록체인 기반의 디지털 금융보안 아키텍처에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Kyoung-jin;Hong, Seng-phil
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.415-425
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    • 2021
  • In line with the trend of the digital transformation, the financial sector is providing financial services with new technologies. Among them, the open banking, which is drawing attention from global financial industry, is a service environment that maximizes customers' convenience and data utilization. In addition, the shift in the digital paradigm has also increased anxiety that security problems such as hacking and information leakage caused by data sharing are also concerned. A failure to overcome the negative view will hinder the development of financial services. This study presents a security governance system that can safely and comprehensively manage data in a digital financial ecosystem. This prepares a technical application plan by presenting a digital financial security architecture to field workers, focusing on the open banking service environment. It can be seen that this study is worthwhile by presenting a comprehensive information protection system that allows financial IT to introduce and utilize open banking services in a changing environment.

Biodiversity of Overwintering Arthropods in a Paddy Field Ecosystem (월동기 논 생태계 절지동물의 생물다양성)

  • Seo, Hwa-Young;Lee, Gyeong-Ju;Whang, In-Su;Ju, Jung-Il;Kim, Kwang-Ho;Kong, Min-Jae;Choi, Yong-Seok
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.60 no.4
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    • pp.417-422
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    • 2021
  • This study aimed to provide information on the biodiversity of various arthropods living in paddy fields during the winter season by examining their incidence density. Insect collection was carried out by 50 × 50 cm grids of soil surface and plants from paddy fields, as well as from ridges between paddies, using a battery-powered aspirator. The total number of individuals collected from paddy fields and inter-paddy ridges was 41,197, most of belonged to the orders Collembola, Hemiptera, and Diptera. Arthropods showed similar appearance patterns in fields under both organic and conventional farming. However, a higher number of insects was collected in organic farms. The species diversity, species richness, and species evenness were all greater in inter-paddy ridges than in paddy fields, in a statistically significant manner (P < 0.05).

Disease-Related Vocubulary and its translingual practice in Late 19th to Early 20th century (19세기 말 20세기 초 질병 어휘와 언어횡단적 실천)

  • Lee, Eunryoung
    • Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.65-78
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    • 2019
  • Objectives This study aims to investigate how the Korean disease-related vocabulary is established or changed when it is translated into French or English. Through this, we examine changes in the meaning of diseases and the ecosystem of disease-related vocabulary in transition period of $19^{th}$ to $20^{th}$ century. Methods Korean disease-related vocabulary are extracted from a total of 148,000 Korean headwords included in our corpus of three bilingual dictionaries. Among them, the scope of analyisis is limited to group of vocabularies that include a high frequency words, disease(病) and symptom(症). Results The first type of change is the emergence of a neologism. In this case, coexistence of existing vocabulary and new words is observed. The second change is the appearance of loan words written in Hangul. The third is the case where the interpretation of meaning is changed while maintaining the word form. Finally, the fourth change is that the orthographic variants are displayed while maintaining the meaning of the existing vocabulary. Discussion Disease-related vocabulary increased greatly between 1897 and 1931. The increasing factor of vocabulary was the emergence of coined words, compound words and the influx of foreign words. The Korean language and the Western language made a new lexical form in order to introduce a new unknown concept to the Korean. We could also confirm that the way in which English word expanded its semantic field by modifying the way of representing the meaning of Korean Disease-related vocabulary.

A Study on the Flora and Vegetation Changes in the Riparian Zones of Han River Watershed (한강 수변구역의 식물상 및 식생변화에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jong-Mun;Cho, Yong-Hyeon;Kim, Hyun-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.13-30
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in vegetation and flora after five years through field surveys data with the Han Gang Watershed Management Committee (2013) data in order to observe natural vegetation changes in the riparian zone of Han River watershed. As a result, the flora of the riparian zone in 2012 were listed total 231 taxa, 66 families, 158 genus, 207 species, 23 varieties, and 1 forms, and in 2017, a total 247 taxa, 74 families, 174 genus, 218 species, 27 varieties, and 2 forms were identified. The number of rare plants decreased from 4 taxa in 2012 to 2 taxa in total in 2017, and the number of endemic plants increased from 1 taxa to 3 taxa. The number of specific plants by floral region decreased from 21 taxa (9.1% of all 231 taxa of flora) in 2012 to 16 taxa (6.5% of all 247 taxa of flora) in 2017. The total number of naturalized plants is analyzed to increase from 35 taxa, a naturalization rate of 15.15% (all 231 taxa of flora) and urbanization index of 11.2% (all 312 taxa of naturalized plants) in 2012 to 44 taxa a naturalization rate of 17.8% (all 231 taxa of flora) and urbanization index of 14.1%(all 312 taxa of naturalized plants) in 2017. The ecosystem disturbance species showed an increase in both number of species and cover degree grades, indicating that the riparian zone changed in a negative direction.

Ecological Characteristics of Pine Wilt Disease affected areas in Andong city, Korea (안동시 소나무재선충병 피해지에 대한 생태학적 특성)

  • Kim, Sung-Yeol;Park, Jun-Seong;Moon, Geon-Soo;Choi, Jae-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.35-53
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    • 2021
  • A field survey was carried out targeting 59 pine wilt disease control areas distributed in Andong, and the ecological characteristics of the areas affected by pine wilt disease were analyzed using vegetation information, ecological information, and land use information. Vegetation characteristics of Pine wilt disease affected forest area showed a 3-layer vegetation structure, high percentage of accidental occurrence species (37%) and secondary vegetation species (59.6%), appearing 12 taxa naturalized plants and 3 taxa ecosystem disturbance organisms designated by the Ministry of Environment. Ecological information of Pine wilt affected area showed frequent occurrence of water stress in south and west slopes, low lying grounds in mountains, and in well-drained soils. Also, surrounding the area has been used as roads, tombs, and cultivation where intensive human activities were the cause of disturbance and stress to the pine forest. It was analyzed that the pine forest in Andong city suffered extensive damage due to the onset of pine wilt disease while the pine trees were weakened due to continuous human activities. Conclusively, the spread and onset of pine wilt disease are worsened by artificial factors than natural environmental conditions.

Development of Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) Model for Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) and Great spotted woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major) (도시에 서식하는 원앙과 오색딱다구리의 서식 적합성 지수(HSI) 모델 개발)

  • Park, June-Young;Song, Young-Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.37-51
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this research is to develop the Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) for habitat environments of Aix galericulata (A. galericulata) and Dendrocopos major (D. major), which tend to inhabit urban environments. A. galericulata and D. major are the keystone species representing the ecosystem of wetlands and forests. Based on the analysis of their urban habitat environments, this study selects artificially adjustable levels of the environmental index in order to produce the HSI model, which can be used when either restoring or creating the urban habitats for these species. To develop the HSI, we conducted field surveys at Jungnangcheon Stream, Changgyeonggung, Jangneung, Bangbae Neighborhood Park, Gildong Ecological Park, and Seodalsan Mountain. These surveys were conducted between April and August 2020, and this period includes the breeding season of both A. galericulata and D. major. Based on our findings from the surveys, we conclude that there are six SI factors for A. galericulata. These include (1) the presence of alluvial islands, (2) waterfront vegetation cover rate, (3) type of aquatic plants for food, (4) size of forest patch, (5) type of trees in nearby forests, and (6) connectivity of waterfront and forest. We also conclude that there are five SI factors for D. major, which include (1) size of forest patch, (2) rate of broadleaf trees in forest patches, (3) type of nesting trees, (4) diameter at breast height (DBH) of nesting trees, and (5) density of dead trees. The result of this research can provide future studies with useful guidance when both (1) comparing the habitat suitability of the target species in different environments and (2) restoring or creating habitats for these species.

Future Development Direction of Water Quality Modeling Technology to Support National Water Environment Management Policy (국가 물환경관리정책 지원을 위한 수질모델링 기술의 발전방향)

  • Chung, Sewoong;Kim, Sungjin;Park, Hyungseok;Seo, Dongil
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.36 no.6
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    • pp.621-635
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    • 2020
  • Water quality models are scientific tools that simulate and interpret the relationship between physical, chemical and biological reactions to external pollutant loads in water systems. They are actively used as a key technology in environmental water management. With recent advances in computational power, water quality modeling technology has evolved into a coupled three-dimensional modeling of hydrodynamics, water quality, and ecological inputs. However, there is uncertainty in the simulated results due to the increasing model complexity, knowledge gaps in simulating complex aquatic ecosystem, and the distrust of stakeholders due to nontransparent modeling processes. These issues have become difficult obstacles for the practical use of water quality models in the water management decision process. The objectives of this paper were to review the theoretical background, needs, and development status of water quality modeling technology. Additionally, we present the potential future directions of water quality modeling technology as a scientific tool for national environmental water management. The main development directions can be summarized as follows: quantification of parameter sensitivities and model uncertainty, acquisition and use of high frequency and high resolution data based on IoT sensor technology, conjunctive use of mechanistic models and data-driven models, and securing transparency in the water quality modeling process. These advances in the field of water quality modeling warrant joint research with modeling experts, statisticians, and ecologists, combined with active communication between policy makers and stakeholders.

Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria for Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil: Characteristics, Application and Prospects (중금속 오염 토양 정화를 위한 식물생장촉진세균: 특성, 활용 및 전망)

  • Cho, Kyung-Suk
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.399-422
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    • 2020
  • Remediating soils contaminated with heavy metals due to urbanization and industrialization is very important not only for human health but also for ecosystem sustainability. Of the available remediation technologies for heavy metal-contaminated soils, phytoremediation is a relatively low-cost environment-friendly technology which preserves biodiversity and soil fertility. The application of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) during the phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils can enhance plant growth against heavy metal toxicity and increase heavy metal removal efficiency. In this study, the sources of heavy metals that have adverse effects on microorganisms, plants, and humans, and the plant growth-promoting traits of PGPB are addressed and the research trends of PGPB-assisted phytoremediation over the last 10 years are summarized. In addition, the effects of environmental factors and PGPB inoculation methods on the performance of PGPB-assisted phytoremediation are discussed. For the innovation of PGPB-assisted phytoremediation, it is necessary to understand the behavior of PGPB and the interactions among plant, PGPB, and indigenous microorganisms in the field.

Ocean Optical Properties of Equatorial Pacific Reef Habitat (적도 태평양 산호초 서식지의 해수 반사도 특성)

  • Moon, Jeong-Eon;Choi, Jong-Kuk
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.615-625
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    • 2021
  • The coastal areas around Palau Island and Tonga Island, near the Pacific equator, consist of coral reefs, mangrove and seaweed. In particular, understanding the optical properties of sea surface water in coral reef habitats helps improve the accuracy of remote sensing based habitat mapping and identify tropical ecosystem characteristics. Here, we collected spectral characteristics of sea surface water of Palau Island and Tonga Island and analyzed the concentration of suspended matters, absorption coefficient, and remote sensing reflectance to understand the seawater characteristics of the coral reef habitats. Based on the results of the suspended matter concentration analysis, we developed and verified an empirical algorithm to derive the concentration from satellite data using remote sensing reflectance of three bands, 555, 625, 660 nm, showed a high determinant coefficient, 0.98. In conclusion, coral reef habitats in tropical regions are characterized by CASE-I water in terms of the marine optics with oligotrophic properties, and require monitoring using continuous collection and analysis of field data.

How "Covid-19" Affected Reporters' News Coverage?: Focusing on Reporters' Perception of Changes in Work Environment Before and After the Pandemic (코로나 19는 기자들의 취재관행에 어떤 영향을 주었나?: 팬데믹 전후의 근무형태 변화에 대한 기자 인식을 중심으로)

  • Yang, Young-Yu
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.11-21
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study is to explore and analyze how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the reporting practices and news production of the reporters working with Korean media over the past one year. To this end, this study has conducted in-depth interviews with reporters working with daily newspapers, news agencies, and broadcasting companies. The analysis of the interviews resulted in the following generalizations. The reporters are working at home, which was never experienced before the Covid-19 pandemic, and they have difficulties in covering their reporting beats because they have little or no access to contact points. The reporters rely heavily on indirect coverage and online briefings via phones or SNS because they have difficulties in meeting news sources in person. As a result, the diversity of news contents and the media's on-site monitoring functions has been severely weakened. In addition, the reporters have no chances to both exchange ideas with fellow reporters and to transfer the know-how of collecting news items to their juniors. This paper has also discussed the disruption of practices that the ongoing Covid-19 has brought to the media ecosystem from a variety of perspectives.