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Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer on the Island of Guam

  • Haddock, R.L.;Paulino, Y.C.;Bordallo, R.
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.3175-3176
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    • 2013
  • Patient records from the Guam Cancer Registry were compared with patients listed in a health department viral hepatitis case registry and the numbers of liver cancer and viral hepatitis cases were compared by ethnicity. Hepatitis C was the form of viral hepatitis most common among liver cancer cases on Guam (63.3% of viral hepatitis-associated liver cancer cases). Since viral hepatitis is an important cause of liver cancer, studies such as the present one may provide the information necessary to establish programs (screening of populations at risk and infant vaccination in the case of hepatitis B, for example) that may lessen the impact of liver cancer in the future.

Observations on some mangrove-associated algae from the western Pacific (Guam, Chuuk, Kosrae, and Pohnpei)

  • West, John A.;Kamiya, Mitsunobu;Loiseaux de Goer, Susan;Karsten, Ulf;Zuccarello, Giuseppe C.
    • ALGAE
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.241-266
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    • 2013
  • The mangrove algal flora of Guam and the Federated States of Micronesia has been poorly explored. We add to our knowledge of this region by observations of collections from these regions. This paper presents new and additional records of: Rhodophyta-Acrochaetium globosum, Colaconema sp., Caulacanthus indicus, Bostrychia moritziana / B. radicans, B. radicosa, B. simpliciuscula, B. kelanensis and B. tenella, Murrayella periclados, and Caloglossa ogasawaraensis; Chlorophyta-Boodleopsis carolinensis; and Phaeophyceae-Dictyota adnata, Dictyotopsis propagulifera, and Canistrocarpus cervicornis. Most specimens were cultured to investigate their reproductive biology and many specimens were further identified using molecular data. Low molecular weight carbohydrates (dulcitol, sorbitol, and digeneaside) were identified in samples of B. radicosa and B. simpliciuscula. We also present data on manganese-rich deposits found on B. simpliciuscula and B. tenella in culture, possibly formed by epiphytic bacteria.

A Study on the Variation of the GDOP and Service Area in Accordance with Arrangement of Transmitting Station Loran C System (로오란 C 시스템에서 발신국의 배치에 따른 GDOP의 변화 및 유효범위에 관한 연구)

  • An, Jang-Yeong;Hiroshi Suzuki
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.365-371
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    • 1990
  • In this paper, the authors calculate GDOP(Geometric Dilution of Precision) with the mast and slave transmitting stations at the past and present and simulation positions in the 9970 chain and 5970 chain of the loran C system, and analyzed variations of the GDOP and effective ranges in accordance with the shifting of transmitting stations. The results obtained are as follows; 1) The line 3.0 of equi-GDOP map that the Z slave station of 9970 chain is Guam island is falled on with line 2.0 of it's map that it is Yap island approximately, and units of GDOP of calculating with Guam island are increased then them with Yap island on the south parts of mast station. 2) If the control right of Z slave station of 9970 chain could be not transfered to japan and be closed on account of the territorial problems, the units of GDOP to calculate without it's station at any positions are very increased and the accuracy is down on the south parts of mast station. The line 5.0 of it's map is falled on with line 2.0 in case of Yap island, its Z station, and line 3.0 in case of Guam island with Z slave station approximately. 3) The X slave station of 9970 chain and 5970 chain are required rearrangement for the purpose of accurating position fix and expending service area in view of propagation route of wave and arrangement of transmitting station.

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A Study on Guam LeeJung's Publication of Books (구암(龜巖) 이정(李楨)의 도서간행(圖書刊行)에 관한 연구(硏究))

  • Ahn, Hyeon-Ju
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.339-367
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    • 2011
  • This study presents the publication of books by Guam LeeJung who is a Confucian scholar and a public official in 16th century. He played important roles in editing, correcting, and publishing of 20 books, of which 3 books were edited and published by him; 4 books corrected and published; and 12 books published. His works were helped by contemporary scholars and officials such as LeeWhang, NamgungChim, KimChungkap, and KimHong. All the books are related with Confucian studies except one book, and they were published in the period from 1554 and 1566 when he serve as the head of counties, Sungju(성주), Kyungju(경주), and Sunchun(순천). The publication record of one book is unclear, and all others were printed with woodblocks.

A Study on Prevention as result of Controlled-Flight-Into-Terrain Accident - Focusing on Guam accident, Mokpo accident, Gimhae accident (Controlled-Flight-Into-Terrain 항공 사고 예방에 관한 연구 - 괌사고, 목포사고, 김해사고 중심으로 -)

  • Byeon, Soon-Cheol;Song, Byung-Heum;Lim, Se-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.18-28
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is leading to prevent the major causes of commercial-aviation fatalities about controlled-flight-into-terrain(CFIT) in approach-and-landing accidents. The paper of major analysis for controlled flight into terrain(CFIT) was Guam accident, Mokpo accident and Gimhae accident in commercial transport-aircraft accidents from 1993 through 2002. CFIT occurs when an airworthy aircraft under the control of the flight crew is flown unintentionally into terrain, obstacles or water, usually with no prior awareness by the crew. This type of accident can occur during most phases of flight, but CFIT is more common during the approach-and-landing phase. Ninety-five percent of the Guam accident, Mokpo accident, and Gimhae accident where weather was known involved IMC, fog, and rain. The paper believed that prevention for CFIT accident was education and training for flying crew and upgrade for equipment such as EGPWS, and need more research for professional organizations of airlines, and accomplishing precision approaches should be a high priority.

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Bioimpedence to Assess Breast Density as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer in Adult Women and Adolescent Girls

  • Maskarinec, Gertraud;Morimoto, Yukiko;Laguana, Michelle B;Novotny, Rachel;Guerrero, Rachael T Leon
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.65-71
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    • 2016
  • Although high mammographic density is one of the strongest predictors of breast cancer risk, X-ray based mammography cannot be performed before the recommended screening age, especially not in adolescents and young women. Therefore, new techniques for breast density measurement are of interest. In this pilot study in Guam and Hawaii, we evaluated a radiation-free, bioimpedance device called Electrical Breast Densitometer$^{TM}$ (EBD; senoSENSE Medical Systems, Inc., Ontario, Canada) for measuring breast density in 95 women aged 31-82 years and 41 girls aged 8-18 years. Percent density (PD) was estimated in the women's most recent mammogram using a computer-assisted method. Correlation coefficients and linear regression were applied for statistical analysis. In adult women, mean EBD and PD values of the left and right breasts were $230{\pm}52$ and $226{\pm}50{\Omega}$ and $23.7{\pm}15.1$ and $24.2{\pm}15.2%$, respectively. The EBD measurements were inversely correlated with PD ($r_{Spearman}=-0.52$, p<0.0001); the correlation was stronger in Caucasians ($r_{Spearman}=-0.70$, p<0.0001) than Asians ($r_{Spearman}=-0.54$, p<0.01) and Native Hawaiian/Chamorro/Pacific Islanders ($r_{Spearman}=-0.34$, p=0.06). Using 4 categories of PD (<10, 10-25, 26-50, 51-75%), the respective mean EBD values were $256{\pm}32$, $249{\pm}41$, $202{\pm}46$, and $178{\pm}43{\Omega}$ (p<0.0001). In girls, the mean EBD values in the left and right breast were $148{\pm}40$ and $155{\pm}54{\Omega}$; EBD values decreased from Tanner stages 1 to 4 ($204{\pm}14$, $154{\pm}79$, $136{\pm}43$, and $119{\pm}16{\Omega}$ for stages 1-4, respectively) but were higher at Tanner stage 5 ($165{\pm}30{\Omega}$). With further development, this bioimpedance method may allow for investigations of breast development among adolescent, as well as assessment of breast cancer risk early in life and in populations without access to mammography.

Phylogenetic diversity of marine bacteria dependent on the port environment around the Ulleng Island (울릉도 항구의 해양환경에 따른 해양미생물의 분포 변화)

  • Khang, Yongho;Ahn, Minkyung
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.51 no.3
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    • pp.312-317
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    • 2015
  • Pyrosequencing of 16S rDNA tags was used to obtain the bacterial diversity and community structure in the uncultured seawaters as well as in the cultured seawaters, which were collected from the 7 ports (Cheonbu, Hyunpo, Taeha, Namyang, Sadong, Dodong, and Jeodong) and 1 seashore (Guam) around the Ulleng island, Korea. Alphaproteobacteria were the most abundant group in the clean seawaters such as seawaters of Taeha and Sadong ports. Gammaproteobacteria proportion increased depending upon the wastewater amounts mixed with the seawaters such as seawaters of Namyang, Dodong, and Jeodong ports. The genuses of Alteromonas (from samples of Cheonbu, Taeha, Guam, Namyang, Sadong), Shewanella (from sample of Jeodong), and Vibrio (from samples of Hyunpo and Dodong) were dominant group in each of the cultured seawaters incubated in marine broth (Difoco). The results suggest that the incoming wastewaters to the port seawaters contribute to the dynamic change of the marine bacterial community around the Ulleng island.

A Study on Problem-solving Using Combinational Proof (조합적 논증을 이용한 문제해결에 대한 연구)

  • Yoon Dae-Won;Kim Eun-Ju;Lyou Ik-Seung
    • Communications of Mathematical Education
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    • v.20 no.3 s.27
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    • pp.373-389
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to compare the way of proving using combinational proof with the way of proving presented in the existing math textbook in the proof of combinational equation and to classify the problem-solving into some categories using combinational proof in combinational equation. Corresponding with these, this study suggests the application of combinational equation using combinational proof and the fundamental material to develop material for advanced study.

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Development of Performance Measuring and Analysis system for Diesel Engine (박용 엔진 성능 측정 시스템 개발)

  • Sur, Jung-Surk;Yook, Sim-Kyun;Cho, Chang-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1996.07b
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    • pp.953-955
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    • 1996
  • For organizing a flexible and reasonable measuring system, it is necessary that one should not only understand the process itself but also choose an adequate system. In this paper, we want to show a system of measuring and analyzing diesel engine's performance which is capable of producing a report of a certain format as well as gathering, analyzing and managing data. The system was designed by VXIbus as an all-in-one. It was also proven by a real field test through the Guam diesel power plant, which was designed and constructed by Hanjung.

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