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Is the Agricultural Work a Risk Factor for Koreans Elderly Spinal Sagittal Imbalance?

  • Hong, Jong-Hwan;Han, Moon-Soo;Lee, Seul-Kee;Lee, Jung-Kil;Moon, Bong Ju
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제63권5호
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    • pp.623-630
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    • 2020
  • Objective : A primary degenerative sagittal imbalance has been considered because of unique lifestyles such as the prolonged crouched posture during agricultural work and performing activities of daily living on the floor. Previous papers have reported that sagittal imbalance disease is often seen distinctly in the farming districts of "oriental" countries such as Korea and Japan. However, this finding was only evaluated with the use of X-ray, and other factors such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), muscle volume, compression fracture, and laboratory results were not considered. Thus, using these, we evaluate the agricultural work-associated factors for Korean elderly spinal sagittal imbalance. Methods : We recruited 103 Korean participants who had a sagittal vertical axis (SVA) of >5 cm in this Korean Elderly Sagittal Imbalance Cohort Study. The following were evaluated : radiological parameters, MRI, compression fracture, vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, C-terminal telopeptide, osteocalcin, bone mineral density and muscle fatty change, muscle volume, and health-related quality of life from patients' survey. Moreover, in this survey, the farmers' annual working hours were investigated. Subsequently, we analyzed the associated factors for spinal sagittal imbalance depending on occupation. Results : A total of 46 participants were farmers, and the others were housewives, sellers, and office workers. The farmer group had more SVA (141 vs. 99 mm, p=0.001) and pelvic tilt (31° vs. 24°, p=0.004) and lesser lumbar lordosis (20° vs. 30°, p=0.009) and thoracic kyphosis (24° vs. 33°, p=0.03) than non-farmer group. A significantly positive correlation was noted between the working hour and SVA in the farmer group (p=0.014). The visual analogue scale score for back pain (8.26 vs. 6.96, p=0.008) and Oswestry Disability Index (23.5 vs. 19.1, p=0.003) in the farmer group were higher than that in the non-farmer group, but the Short Form-36 score was not significantly different between the two groups. The Mini-Mental State Exam score was significantly lower in the farmer group than in the non-farmer group (24.85 vs. 26.98, p=0.002). Conclusion : The farmer group had more sagittal imbalance and back pain in proportion to the working hours even though the muscle and bone factors and general laboratory condition were not significantly different between the two groups. These results supported that the long hours spent in the crouched posture while performing agricultural work were a risk factor for severe sagittal imbalance.

감잎의 광노화 피부 개선에 미치는 효과(1) (Effects of Persimmon leaf on the Photoaging Skin Improvement(1))

  • 이창현;김남석;최동성;오미진;마상용;김명순;유승정;권진;신현종;오찬호
    • 동의생리병리학회지
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.771-781
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    • 2013
  • This study was performed to investigate the anti-photoaging effects of Persimmon leaf tea(PLT) in hairless mice(SKH-1) exposed to UVB irradiation. The animals were divided into non-treated group (normal, N) and UV-radiated groups. UV-radiated groups were divided into only UV-radiated group(control, C) and UV-radiated and PLT treated experimental groups[first extraction treated group(PLT-I), second extraction treated group(PLT-II), and third extraction treated group(PLT-III)]. Three PLT treated experimental groups of mice were treated with both oral administration(300 mg/Kg B.W./day) and topical application (100 ul of 2% conc./mouse/day) for 4 weeks. Anti-photoaging effects of Persimmon leaf were evaluated by anti oxidative reaction, stereomicroscopic and microscopic observations. The expression of photoaging skin related factors including mast cell tryptase, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was examined by immunohistochemical staining. Treatment of PLT-I, -II, -III prevented the wrinkle formation as well as epidermal hyperplasia, inflammatory cells, disruption of collagen in photoaged skin induced by UVB radiation. It also reduced the PCNA and VEGF expression in the UVB irradiated dorsal skin. Furthermore, it significantly decreased the number of mast cells in the UVB irradiated dermis(p<0.05 and p<0.01). On the effects of oxidative stress and antioxidant function on the treatment with water extract from Persimmon leaf tea(PLT), the activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) was significantly increased in PLT-III group(p<0.05), and catalase(CAT) was significantly increased in PLT-I and PLT-III groups(p<0.05), and PLT-II group(p<0.001). These extracts showed relatively antioxidant activity and protective effect on UVB-induced oxidative stress in hairless mice(SKH-1). Our results suggest that Persimmon leaf tea may serve as an useful radical scavenging antioxidant and anti-photoaging skin agents in the UVB irradiated skin.

굴 양식장 밀집해역인 거제한산만의 저서동물군집 구조와 저서환경의 시.공간적 변동 (Spatio-temporal Changes in Macrobenthic Community Structure and Benthic Environment at an Intensive Oyster Culturing Ground in Geoje-Hansan Bay, Korea)

  • 윤상필;정래홍;김연정;홍석진;오현택;이원찬
    • 한국해양학회지:바다
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.213-228
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 국내의 대표적 굴 양식지인 거제한산만에서 저서동물군집의 시 공간적 분포 및 구조적 변화를 파악하고자 수행되었다. 현장 조사를 위해 굴 양식지와 비양식지를 포함하는 총 15개 정점을 선정하였으며 2008년 2월부터 11월까지 계절별로 저서환경과 대형저서동물군집에 대한 조사를 수행하였다. 표층퇴적물은 평균입도 $9.0\;{\Phi}$ 전후의 극세립실트로 구성되었으며 총유기탄소는 평균 1.9%이었다. 용존산소농도의 평균은 8.1 mg/L이었으며 사계절 중 가장 낮은 값은 보인 8월에는 해역 수질환경기준 II등급에 해당하는 농도가 관찰되었다. 저서동물군집의 총 종수는 351종, 평균 개체밀도는 3,675 개체/$m^2$ 이었으며 두 가지 변수에서 모두 다모류가 가장 우세한 동물군이었다. 출현종수와 개체밀도는 시 공간적으로 크게 변하였으며 계절적으로는 5월에 그리고 공간적으로 내만역 보다는 수로역에서 높은 값을 보였다. 주요 우점종은 Lumbrineris longifolia(21.3%), Aphelochaeta monilaris(17.8%) 그리고 Ericthonius pugnax(6.1%) 등으로 모두 유기물이 풍부한 해역을 대표하는 종들이었다. 다변량분석 결과, 전체군집은 내만역과 수로역으로 구분되었다. 전체군집의 시 공간적 변화와 가장 밀접한 상관성을 보인 환경요인은 총유기탄소와 산휘발성황화물이었다. 저서동물군집 구조와 주요환경요인의 특성은 거제한산만에서 유기물 오염의 징후가 있음을 의심하게 하였으며 그러한 현상은 특히 내만역의 굴 양식지에서 뚜렷하였다.

농촌여성의 무릎 골관절염 유병률 및 관련요인 (Prevalence and Related Factors of Knee Osteoarthritis in Rural Women)

  • 서중환;강복수;이경수;윤성호;황태윤;박종서
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제30권2호
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    • pp.167-182
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    • 2005
  • 지역사회 주민들을 대상으로 무릎 골관절염 진단기준을 적용하여 무릎 골관절염의 유병률을 파악하고, 관련요인을 규명하기 위하여 2002년 9월부터 10월까지 무작위 집락표본추출에 의하여 경상북도 고령군의 5개리에 거주하는 조사 가능한 40세 이상 여성 258명 중 200명을 조사완료(77.5%)하여 분석하였다. 대상자의 일반적 특성과 질병 과거력, 가족력, 건강행위, 좌식생활 형태 및 일상생활 수행능력 등은 설문조사를 하였으며, 신체계측과 혈압, 혈당, 혈중 총 콜레스테롤, 골밀도를 측정하고 무릎 X-선 촬영을 하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 10.0을 이용하여 빈도분석, 카이제곱검정, t-검정, 다중로지스틱회귀분석을 시행하였다. 골관절염 양성의 기준이 되는 Kellgren과 Lawrence 분류법에 의한 등급 2 이상(71%)과 설문조사에 의한 무릎 통증이 있는(67%) 기준을 충족시키는 무릎 골관절염 환자는 54%였다. 단변량 분석에서는 연령이 높아질수록 무릎 골관절염 유병률이 높았으며, 직업에 따라서는 농업이나 가내공업에 종사하는 군의 유병률이 58.9%로 기타 직업을 가진 군에 비하여 유의하게 높았다. 무릎 골관절염의 가족력과 무릎 외상 및 수술경험(p<0.01), 당뇨병(p<0.05)은 유병률과 유의한 관련성이 있었다. 신체활동도 점수는 무릎 골관절염 군이 정상군에 비하여 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 무릎 골관절염 이환 여부에 따른 좌식생활 기간을 비교해 보면 골관절염 군이 정상군에 비해 유의한 차이가 있었다. 혈당, 골밀도, 체질량지수는 골관절염군과 정상군 간에 유의한 차이가 있었다. 무릎 골관절염의 유병 여부를 종속변수로 한 다중로지스틱회귀분석에서는 연령이 높을수록, 농업이나 가내공업에 종사할수록, 관절외상 및 수술경험이 있는 경우에 혈당이 높을수록, 체질량지수가 높을수록 무릎 골관절염 유병률에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 골관절염 관리를 위한 자조운동과 체중조절, 통증관리를 위한 물리치료 등의 조절가능 인자에 대한 중재를 위한 자조교실과 같은 접근 가능한 자기관리와 골관절 운동프로그램을 확대하고 비닐하우스 작업시 자세에 대한 가이드라인 등의 제시가 필요하다고 생각한다.

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농어촌과 중소도시 초등 학교 6년생의 흡연 실태 (Smoking Investigation of the Sixth Year Grade-Students of Elementary School in the Rural and Small Sized Urban Area)

  • 김상영;정문숙
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.61-72
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    • 1995
  • 농어촌과 중소도시 청소년의 흡연 실태를 조사하기 위하여 1994년 2월 1일부터 2월 28일 까지 경상북도내 농어촌 지역 6개 국민학교와 중소도시 2개 국민학교 총8개교의 남녀6학년학생 1427명을 대상으로 설문 조사를 실시하여 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 대상학생의 5.5%가 현재 흡연 인구이었고, 과거 경험은 6.9%이었으며, 비흡연은 87.6%이었으며, 남학생의 흡연율을 보면 농어촌 14.6% 및 중소도시는 5.7%이었다. 농어촌 남학생의 13.8%와 중소도시 남학생의 9.7%가 과거 흡연경험이 있었고, 농어촌과 중소도시 국민학교 학생의 흡연율간에는 유의한 차를 나타냈다(p<0.01). 농어촌의 경우 부의 직업이 어업이 38.8%로 가장 많았고, 중소도시는 회사원이 45.4% 많았으나 모의 직업은 농어촌의 경우 44.3%가 취업주부였고 중소도시는 34.6%가 취업 주부로 나타났으며, 부모교육 정도는 농어촌에서 전반적으로 학력이 중소도시에 비해 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 가족상황에서 양친이 있는 경우 농어촌이 86.9%였으며, 중소도시는 94.3%여서 농어촌 학생 중에서 결손 가정이 많은 것으로 나타났다. 용돈 지출에서는 농어촌에서는 군것질을 가장 많이 하고, 중소도시에서는 학용품 구입이 가장 많았으며, 학교수업 이외 시간 활용에서는 농어촌에서는 운동이나 놀이를 중소도시에서는 학원에 많이 가는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 남자형제가 많을수록, 학교성적 하위, 흡연자가 있는 가정 및 결손 가정에서 흡연율이 높은 것으로 나타나 차이를 보였다(p<0.001). 농어촌의 경우 친구, 선배형의 권유고 흡연을 많이 하는 것으로 나타났으며, 중소도시의 경우는 호기심으로 어른들을 담배를 몰래 꺼내어 흡연하는 것으로 나타났다. 장소도 농어촌은 야외에서 "흡연한다"로 나타나 중소도시의 자기 집에서 "흡연한다"와는 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.001). 대가족의 경우 흡연율이 핵가족보다 높게 나타났으며(p<0.001) 흡연학생에서 부모의 교육정도가 낮은 것으로 나타났으며(p<0.05) 흡연학생중에서 월세를 사는 경우가 비흡연학생에 비해 많아 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 흡연에 관한 태도 지식은 흡연이 타인에 나쁜 영향을 주지 않는다, 나쁜영향을 주는지 잘 모르겠다고 대답한 학생이 흡연군에서 더 높게 나타나 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.001). 담배의 해독에 관한 지식을 어디에서 얻었는가 하는 물음에 흡연학생의 경우는 친구 선배로부터 들었다가 많았고, 비흡연학생의 경우는 T.V, 라디오에서 제일 많이 들은 것으로 나타나 흡연학생과 비흡연학생간의 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.001). 장래흡연 유무의 물음에는 비흡연학생 51.2%, 흡연학생의 47.0% 피우지 않겠다고 하였고, 성인이 되어야 안다고 대답한 학생도 비흡연 경우 46.6%, 흡연의 경우 39.9%로 나타났다. 성인 흡연에 대한 찬반 물음에는 남학생의 70.2%가, 여학생의 82.25가 반대한다고 하였고, 금연교육에 대해서는 남학생 70.6%, 여학생의 75.2%가 필요하다고 대답했다. 근래에 들어 청소년의 흡연 연령이 낮아지고 있고, 특히 농어촌의 경우 중소도시 보다 환경적인 요인으로 흡연율이 더 높은 것으로 나타나 문제로 대두되고, 국민학생의 경우 흡연에 대한 지식이 없이 막연한 호기심으로 시작하는 경우가 많아, 학교에서 조기 금연교육 실시가 반드시 필요하며, 가정과 사회에서도 더 적극적으로 관심을 기우려야 할 필요가 있다.

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Tissue Fluid Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbant Assay for Piglets Experimentally Infected with Toxoplasma gondii and Survey on Local and Imported Pork in Korean Retail Meat Markets

  • Yoo, Won Gi;Kim, Sun-Min;Won, Eun Jeong;Lee, Ji-Yun;Dai, Fuhong;Woo, Ho Choon;Nam, Ho-Woo;Kim, Tae Im;Han, Jeong-Hee;Kwak, Dongmi;Cho, Yun Sang;Kang, Seung-Won;Kim, Tong-Soo;Zhu, Xing-Quan;Wang, Chunren;Youn, Heejeong;Hong, Sung-Jong
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제56권5호
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    • pp.437-446
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    • 2018
  • To investigate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pork on the market in Korea, an in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for tissue fluid (CAU-tf-ELISA) was developed using a soluble extract of T. gondii RH strain tachyzoites. As the standard positive controls, the piglets were experimentally infected with T. gondii: Group A (1,000 cysts-containing bradyzoites), Group B (500 cysts-containing bradyzoites) and Group C ($1.0{\times}10^3$ or $1.0{\times}10^4$ tachyzoites). The CAU-tf-ELISA demonstrated infection intensity-dependent positivity toward tissue fluids with average cut-off value 0.15: 100% for Group A, 93.8% for Group B and 40.6% for Group C. When tissue-specific cut-off values 0.066-0.199 were applied, CAU-tf-ELISA showed 96.7% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive and 90.0% negative predictive values. When compared with the same tissue fluids, performance of CAU-tf-ELISA was better than that of a commercial ELISA kit. Of the 583 Korea domestic pork samples tested, anti-T. gondii antibodies were detected from 9.1% of whole samples and 37.9% from skirt meat highest among pork parts. In the 386 imported frozen pork samples, 1.8% (skirt meat and shoulder blade) were positive for anti-T. gondii antibodies. In Korea, prevalence of anti-T. gondii antibodies in the pork on retail markets appeared high, suggesting that regulations on pig farming and facilities are necessary to supply safe pork on the tables.

일부(一部) 농어촌주민(農漁村住民)의 상병(傷病) 및 의료이용도(醫療利用度)에 관(關)한 조사연구(調査硏究) (A Study on Sickness and Utilization of Medical Care in a Rural Area of Kyunggido)

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    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.139-146
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    • 1976
  • This survey attempted to determine the overall health situation in Kyunggido in terms of sickness prevalence, sickness distribution, demand for medical care by type, and utilization of medical care. The survey was conducted on 766 households, or 4,065 people, from July 1-31, 1975. The findings from the survey are as follows: 1) In terms of age distribution, 28.7% of the sample was from 10-19, the 40-49 age group was the next largest group, and those over 60 made up 7% of the sample. 2. The education distribution is as follows, 30.4% completed primary school, 22.4% had no formal education, 20.6% attended but did not onplete primary school, and 1.8% attended unversities or higher. 3) In terms of occupation, 55.9% were unemployed or family employees, which represents a large dependent population, 30.4% of the workers were employed in farming or fisheries. 4. The marital status is as follows, 58.8% of the women were married, 32.3% unmarried, and 7.5% divorced. 5) The prevalence rate of mouthy illness was 19.7% of 100 infant, 42.8% became fatally ill within the first year of life. This is a very high percentage compared with more developed nations. 6) Of those reportion on illness, 54.6% sought treatment. The rate of treatment was highest in infants at 77.7%. Us age increased, demand for treatment decreased to 43.1% for those in the aldest age group. The oldest age group also had the highest rate of non treatment at 56.8%. 7) The demand for medical care showed that 65.6% utilized drug stores, 20.2% utilized hospitals and clinics, 5.4% used herbdrug-stores and herb clinices, and 3.9% relied upon folk medicine and withch craft. 8) The utilization of medical facilties by sex is as follows, 65.1% of the men and 66.0% of the women used drug stores, and 19.2% of the men and 20.2% of the women used hospitals and clinics. However, more men (3.5%) were hospitalized than women (1.8%) 9) In terms of out-patient care, the largest age group of males was 10-19 (28.2%), and the largest age group of females was 0-9 (30.8%). There was no sex difference in the use of western pharmacies. Menaged 30-39 and women aged 50-59 were the most frequent users of herb clinics. 10) The rate of receiving treatment at drugstore hospitals went towards declining level in the second case of what While increaing much more at herb clinics and folk medicines in the second case than the first one. 11) After primary utilization of hospitals, 32.7%. of the adults aged 20-59 used drug-stores as a secondary source of care, and 12.8% of children and youth under age 20 continued receiving care at hospitals. 12) After primary utilization of drug-stores, 32.5 % of the adults continued to seek care at drug stores and 1.8% used hospitals. 4.2% of those over age 60 utilized folk medcine and witch craft.

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대만의 농민 후계자 및 농업인력 양성계획 연구 (A Study on the Project of Empowering Young Farmers and Agricultural Personnel in Taiwan)

  • 김재기
    • 농촌지도와개발
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.43-54
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    • 1999
  • Taiwan has plural agricultural education system and has accelerated its social and economic growth through Agricultural Extension Education. This study has been carried out centering around the work plans which analyzed the project of cultivating young farmers supported by the Republic of China Government. Taiwan has promoted administrative and financial support systems with the government as the central figure in order to equip the efficient and continuous development system of agricultural human resources for securing agricultural skilled personnel, developing farmers' organizations and cultivating young farmers that can cope with the open world. The main training programs are for developing farmers' organizations and they are as follows. 1) The Agricultural Production and Marketing Group(APMG) 2) Expert Farming Training Program for Rural Youth 3) Agricultural Extension Service Worker Training Program 4) Rural Youth Development Program 5) School 4-H Club Activities for Student Development Program 6) International Rural Youth Exchange Program Development 7) Agricultural Extension Education Program for Minority People 8) Job Change Training Program for Rural People The training programs are organized for all the rural residents and students to develop their individual careers systematically and continuously, and they are very encouraging in whole development. Also they offer us many suggestions.

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넙치(Paralichthys olivaceus) 치어의 성장 및 양면착색 현상에 있어 잠입기질의 효과 (Effect of the Burrowing Substratum on the Growth and Ambicoloration of Juvenile Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus Cultured at High Density)

  • 강덕영;김효찬;명정인;민병화
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제47권4호
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    • pp.406-412
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    • 2014
  • To evaluate the influence of burrowing substrate on the rearing performance and ambicoloration of cultured flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, we compared the daily food intake (DFI), feed efficiency (FE), survival, growth, proportion of pigmented skin on the blind side, and proportion of ambicolored fish. We reared juvenile flounders [total length (TL) $4.46{\pm}0.06cm$, body weight (BW) $0.77{\pm}0.03g$] in dark-green fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) aquariums without (control) or with gravel substrate at a density of 200 fishes/ton for 120 days. While there was no difference in survival rate or growth, the DFI was lower and FE higher in the group raised with substrate than in the control. The proportions of pigmented area on the blind side and ambicolored fish were significantly higher in the control tank. Therefore, the supplement of substrate on the aquarium bottom positively affects the feeding efficiency, and inhibits abnormal pigmentation on the blind side in flounder farming at high density.

The Business Alteration for Tobacco Farmers: Lessons from Rural Area in Indonesia

  • SEDYATI, Retna Ngesti;DJATMIKA, Ery Tri;WAHYONO, Hari;UTOMO, Sugeng Hadi
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제6권4호
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    • pp.281-286
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    • 2019
  • The study aims to analyze the adaptation strategies and resilience of tobacco farmers to face unfavorable trading system. The research method refers to a qualitative approach with phenomenological models and case studies. The findings revealed tobacco farmers in Jember developed various adaptation strategies and resilience through farmer group organizations, partnerships, self-capacity building and access to financial institutions based on economic, social, cultural, and experience values from various sources and interactions among fellow tobacco farmers. The tobacco trading system, which is left to the market mechanism, results in low bargaining power of farmers, this encourages tobacco farmers to develop various adaptation and survival strategies, namely through collective activities of farmer groups, partnerships and self-development and access to financial institutions. Dealing with the unfavorable tobacco trading system, tobacco farmers do not switch to other commodity farming but adapt and make Jember a center for tobacco production in East Java and Indonesia. From this findings, it suggests to the government as the regulator does not only provide subsidies for tobacco farmers, but also must provide various technical assistance to increase the ability of tobacco farmers. More importantly, regulations must be made benefit tobacco farmers other than corporations so that equality can be enjoyed by tobacco economy players.