• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.10021-10025
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• 2014

Background: The study aimed to describe the age distribution of breast cancer diagnosis among Chinese females for comparison with the United States and the European Union, and provide evidence for the screening target population in China. Materials and Methods: Median age was estimated from hospital databases from 7 tertiary hospitals in China. Population-based data in China, United States and European Union was extracted from the National Central Cancer Registry, SEER program and GLOBOCAN 2008, respectively. Age-standardized distribution of breast cancer at diagnosis in the 3 areas was estimated based on the World Standard Population 2000. Results: The median age of breast cancer at diagnosis was around 50 in China, nearly 10 years earlier than United States and European Union. The diagnosis age in China did not vary between subgroups of calendar year, region and pathological characteristics. With adjustment for population structure, median age of breast cancer at diagnosis was 50~54 in China, but 55~59 in United States and European Union. Conclusions: The median diagnosis age of female breast cancer is much earlier in China than in the United States and the European Union pointing to racial differences in genetics and lifestyle. Screening programs should start at an earlier age for Chinese women and age disparities between Chinese and Western women warrant further studies.

• 미국학
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.99-131
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• 2018

The United States of America is privileged in that social stratification is not directly linked to the division of powers. Nonetheless, America endured the devastating Civil War only to consolidate her national identity when a nation was not defined. In fact, state governments preexisted as a sovereign long before the federal government came into existence as a national government. As a consequence, intergovernmental relations have persistently been contested long after the Civil War ended. In contrast, the European Union was founded on the political will to establish regional integration such that her member states would never repeat the bloodshed in catastrophic wars. Since the principle of subsidiarity precipitated political endeavor in regional integration, the EU developed into a bifurcated system of transnational and international organizations. In this paper, I evaluate the US and the EU by applying the perspective of federalism in which separation and integration are perennially at tension.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.87-99
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to provide basic data for the improvement of the standards related to the performance improvement of the firefighting equipment standards for special ambulances. Methods: Among the domestic firefighting equipment standards, the special ambulance standard was compared with the NFPA 1917 standard for the United States automobile ambulance 2019 and European Union European standard EN 1789 medical vehicle and its equipment, a road ambulance. Results: Anti-skid performance based on indoor noise standards, performance standards for interior lights, seat belt warning device, child car seat fixing device, safety handle, auxiliary footrest, and flooring materials should be supplemented. Conclusion: It is necessary to strengthen the production and performance standards for improvement to a level corresponding to the national standards, such as the United States and European Union.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.339-359
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• 2020

The policy change in the Data 3 Act is one of the issues that should be noted at a time when non-face-to-face business strategies become important after COVID-19. The Data 3 Act was implemented in South Korea on August 5, 2020, calling 'Big Data 3 Act' and 'Data Economy 3 Act,' and so personal information that was not able to identify a particular individual could be utilized without the consent of the individual. With the implementation of the Data 3 Act, it is possible to establish a fair economic ecosystem by ensuring fair access to data and various uses. In this paper, the law on the protection of personal information, which is the core of the Data 3 Act, was compared around Korea, the European Union and the United States, and the implications were derived through network analysis of keywords.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.171-176
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• 2023

What we have in common worldwide today is economic difficulties due to high inflation and uncertainty in the financial industry. The root cause of this is the war between Russia and Ukraine. The war between Russia and Ukraine is not simply a war between two countries. The United States and the European Union are providing military aid such as missiles to Ukraine, and Russia is attacking Ukraine by introducing UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) from Iran. A prominent weapon in this Russia-Ukraine war is the UAVs used in Russia. It is predicted that the form of war using UAVs will gradually expand in the future based on stealth. In addition, UAVs will continue to be used due to the fact that they can cause serious damage to the other country without harming their own lives, and because they have good cost-effectiveness. In this study, UAVs based on autonomous driving were studied. The target countries of the study include the United States, the European Union, China, and Iran, and the UAVs used in these countries have characteristics that can represent the world. In this study, the main specifications of major UAVs in use in major countries were investigated. In addition, the future technology and development direction were described through specifications and characteristics of UAVs currently in operation in major countries.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.79-99
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• 2022

South Korea is at an important juncture in its history to decide whether to continue its investment to become a first-mover of artificial intelligence (A.I.) platform technology or stay as a fast follower. This paper compares South Korea's A.I. platform capacity to that of the United States, China and the European Union by reviewing publicly opened documents and reports on AI platform strategies and policies using the three elements of the national innovation capacity: common innovation infrastructure, cluster-specific conditions, and quality of linkages. This paper found three major areas the South Korean government can focus on in the A.I. platform industry. First, South Korea needs to increase its investment in the A.I. field and expand its public-private collaboration activities. Second, unlike the U.S. and the U.K., South Korea lacks data protection policies. Third, South Korea needs to build a high-performance system and environment to experiment with artificial intelligence technology and big data.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.92-101
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• 2021

국내 도시광산업체의 해외진출을 장려하기 위해 유럽 32개국과 일본, 미국의 폐기물 발생 및 재활용 현황을 정리하였다. 그 결과 EU(European Union) 32개국 중 독일의 물질소비량과 폐기물 발생량이 가장 많았고, EU의 폐기물 조성 중 광산폐기물이나 흙 등 무기물이 가장 많은 부분을 차지하고 있었다. 폐기물 처리방법으로서 매립과 재활용이 각각 39%와 38%으로 아직까지 재활용할 여지가 많은 것으로 판단되었다. 일본의 전체 폐기물 발생은 최근 4억톤 이하로 감소하고 있는 추세이며, 제조업에서 가장 많은 폐기물이 발생하였다. 폐기물 중 재활용되는 비율은 50%를 조금 넘는 수준이나, 금속스크랩의 경우 90%를 상회하고 있으며, 폐플라스틱의 경우 60%로 나타났다. 미국의 폐기물발생량은 최근 2억6천5백만톤을 상회하고 있으며, 폐기물 중 52.1%가 매립되고 있고 재활용은 25.1%정도에 불과하여 향후 재활용산업에 진출할 여지가 높다고 판단된다.

• 정보화정책
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.98-113
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• 2021

본 연구는 우리나라와 미국, 영국, EU의 국가 데이터전략, 데이터 정책과 제도 및 거버넌스를 비교함으로써 우리 환경에 맞는 시사점을 제안했다. 비교분석 결과 범정부 차원의 데이터 정책을 총괄할 수 있는 거버넌스, 데이터 윤리를 포함하는 데이터 정책을 고려할 수 있어야 할 것으로 보인다. 이에 본 연구는 데이터 정책의 총괄 거버넌스 확립을 위해 국가 차원의 최고데이터책임자(CDO)를 요구하면서 대통령 소속 데이터특별위원회를 두거나 대통령 비서실 내에 가칭 '국가디지털혁신실'을 설치하는 방안을 제시했다. 또한 민간 부문의 데이터도 규율할 수 있는 데이터산업기본법의 제정, 데이터 중심 보안과 정보보호 체계, 설명가능성과 책임 등 신뢰 확보를 위해 요구되는 공공부문의 데이터 전문역량과 전문가 윤리 관념 기반의 공직윤리 및 인사, 교육훈련 제도와의 연계 등을 제안했다.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.411-428
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• 2003

We have examined and analyzed the status of policy, R＆D investments, patents and market share of physiological signal measurement technologies for major countries including Korea, the United States, European Union and Japan. Korea is generally inferior to the others in terms of priority of industrial policy, R＆D investment, number of patents, technological level and world market share. However, Korea could recover competitiveness, with intensive government supports for this technology.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.321-339
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• 2002

We have examined and analyzed the status of policy, R&D investments, patents and market share of medical imaging technologies for major countries including Korea, the United States, Japan and European Union. ]Korea is mostly inferior compared to the others in priority of industrial policy, R&D investment, research manpower, number of patents, technological level and world market share. However, Korea can recover competitiveness, if there are intensive government supports for this technology.