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New Frontiers of Knowledge on Nepalese Plant Science

  • Shrestha, Gyan L.;Shrestha, Bhushan
    • Korean Journal of Weed Science
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.71-80
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    • 1994
  • Nepal, with its unique geographical and ecological features due to its abrupt rise in altitude, plays significant role in biological evolution. Existence of numerous wild relatives of the present-day cultivated agricultural crop plants in this small Himalayan nation may serve as a potential source of several yet unidentified desirable genes that are needed for future incorporation in the improvement of cultivated crop plants. This report includes 82 different wild relatives of 41 genera under 19 families of 37 agricultural crops of Nepal(Table 1). It serves as the sample of the glossary of these wild relatives of crop plants in Nepal. Under food grain crop plants of gramineae, leguminoceae and polygonaceae families, 16 different wild species namely wild rices(7 species), wild relatives of wheat plant(3 species), wild arhar(3 species), wild fingermillets(1 species) and wild buckwheat(2 species) have been identified in different parts of the country. Similarly, under vegetable crop plants of Araceae, Amaranthaceae, Crucifereae, Cucurbitaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Labiteae, Leguminosae, Liliaceae, Malvaceae, Polygonaceae, Solanaceae and Umbellifereae, 37 different wild species-wild colocasia(1 species), wild amaranths(3 species), wild leafy vegetables(2 species), wild gourds(3 species), wild cucumber(1 species), wild yams(4 species), wild mints(3 species), wild fenugreeks(4 species), wild pea(1 species), wild beans(3 species), wild garlics(2 species), wild spinach(3 species), wild lady's finger(1 species), wild spinach(3 species), wild eggplants(2 species) and wild carrot(one species) have also been identified. In case of wild relatives of cultivated orchard plants, 11 different wild species namely wild mango(one species), wild banana(one species), wild strawberry(one species), wild pear(one species), wild cherries(2 species), wild apple(one species) and wild grapes(3 species) have been identified, Among 19 different wild species of economic crop plants, five wild species of sugarcane, one species of wild sunhemp, two wild relatives of cotton, three wild relatives of rose, two wild species of tobacco, four wild species of turmeric and two wild species of tea have also been identified. This report includes only sample of the total wild species of the present-day cultivated agricultural crop plants. Further exploration on this economic botany will help the country in cataloging the wild relatives of cultivated crop plants and their future use in crop improvement.

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A Critical Analysis of the Characteristics and Causes of the Changes in Marriage Rates and Recommendations for Family Policy (혼인율 특성, 변화요인 분석과 가족정책 제언)

  • Chung, Hyun-Sook
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.24 no.6 s.84
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    • pp.177-193
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    • 2006
  • This study analyzes marriage and fertility rates in Korea and makes recommendations for family policy. Based on the 'The Report of Marriage & Divorce Statistics in 2005' and data from the Korea Statistical Information System (KOSIS) of the National Statistics Organization, the trends, reasons for marriage rates changes, and future expectations were critically reviewed. In addition, the relationship between marriage and fertility rates was analyzed. The principle characteristics of marriage rates are as follows: 1) the M-shape of the longitudinal crude marriage rates; 2) the increased age of individuals entering their the first marriage; 3) the increase in remarriage rates; 4) the changes in the patterns of remarriage; 5) the increased in the age at which individuals remarry and; 6) the increase in marriage to non-Koreans. The marriage and fertility rates changes are a permanent normative shift because of 1) later marriage because of women's increased education and labor force participation 2) rational choices about birth control 3) reduced population because of the aging of baby boomers 4) structural changes in the marriage market and 5) egalitarian changes in women's attitudes toward marriage and family. The recommendations for future family policy were as follows: 1) the need for a realistic, long-term family policy because the current marriage patterns will continue; 2) the need to develop new statistics such as fertility rates that are based on marriage cohort or birth cohort because family behavior is a mixture of personal, social and political responses; 3) the need for impact analysis of current family policy about increasing fertility rates; 4) the need for a new family perspective that encompasses diverse marriage and family patterns; 5) the need to focus on men's role in families because of women's changing roles and family interaction patterns and; 6) the need for preventive family policies such as family life education.

A Study on 'Platform' e-Government for Reducing the digital divide in a Multicultural Society of S. Korea (다문화사회에서의 정보격차해소를 위한 플랫폼 전자정부 구축 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Yun;Chung, Myungju
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2014
  • The 2020 Digital polarization in accordance with rapid information and communication technology (ICT) development arises as an important issue in the society of the time in S. Korea. And at that time of 2020 S. Korea society due to the multicultural families of nearly one million people are expected to start full-scale multicultural society. So this study has been developed ways to bridge the gap as the digital divide with a discussion of multicultural society policy relevant to advent of the era of the informatization. Also under changing environment of this new paradigm, this study proposed that the future strategic direction like expanded and enhanced information services relevant to multicultural families in S. Korea. So this study focused on the strategy consulting of multicultural society policy with e-Government of S. Korea by the application of 'scenario planning' as a foresight method. As a result, A desirable future vision of multicultural society policy with e-government in S. Korea is to build 'open platform' based on ICT-integrated data services.

Analysis of Adaptation Research Trends of Multicultural Families Adolescents (다문화가정 청소년의 적응 연구 동향 분석)

  • Park, Byung-Kum
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.371-381
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the research trends of adaptation research of adolescents in multicultural families and to seek future research tasks and directions. For this purpose, a total of 94 journal papers were selected and the research status, research method, research subject, and research contents were examined. The analysis results are as follows. Firstly, journal articles has been steadily appearing since the 1st edition in 2007, and has soared since 2018. As a result of examining the number of papers by journal, a total of 50 papers were found in various fields. By journal field, 37(74%) were the most in the social science field. Second, among the analysis results of the research method, 68 research surveys were found, and quantitative research analysis methods accounted for 74%. Third, as a result of analyzing the research subjects, 75 cases were studied directly for multicultural adolescents only, and 19 others studied parents, teachers (workers) or adolescents and other subjects together. Fourth, in the contents of the study, school adaptation characteristics were the most frequently(52), followed by sociocultural adaptation characteristics(37). Based on the analysis results, future research directions and tasks were discussed.

Current Status and Future Directions of Pheromone Research on Orchard Pests in Korea (과수해충 페로몬 연구의 현황과 향후 방향)

  • Yang, Chang Yeol
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.61 no.1
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    • pp.51-62
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    • 2022
  • Numerous insect pests threaten the Korean orchard industry through feeding on various tissues of fruit trees. Generally, the control of economically important orchard pests is based on the use of chemical insecticides. Owing to growing concerns regarding the environmental and human health effects of insecticides, environment-friendly pest control strategies are urgently needed. Pheromones of orchard pests could lead to an environmentally safe control system based on mating disruption or mass trapping. This review summarizes the functions and compounds of known pheromones from 51 orchard pests in Korea. The pheromones identified to date from 14 species in the families Miridae, Aphididae, Diaspididae, Pseudococcidae, Rutelidae, Cecidomyiidae, and Eurytomidae and 26 species in the order Lepidoptera are female-produced sex pheromones that attract only males. In contrast, all known examples for 11 species in the families Alydidae, Pentatomidae, Thripidae and Cerambycidae are male-produced aggregation pheromones that attract both sexes. Research on pheromones in new pests, kairomones in key orchard pests, mating disruption dispensers to generate prolonged release of the pheromones, and trap design and trap location for mass trapping will be required for the expanded use of pheromones and other semiochemicals in orchard pest management in the future.

A Study on the Research Trends and Tasks in the Development of Program for Remarried Families (재혼가족을 위한 프로그램 개발의 현황과 과제)

  • Rho, Myung-Sook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.169-175
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    • 2013
  • According to the increase of the remarried family, education programs are needed to help the adaptation of them. The purpose of this study is to analyze remarriage preparations and to present considerations for the development of remarriage educational program in the future. Through analysis of total nine existing remarriage programs, there are needs to consider the following factors when developing remarriage programs. There is a need to be developed and implemented various programs to adequately support the remarried family. Also need to have a system that help adaption. As a result of research, future remarried program shall be as follows. First, the educational content consists of differency depending on the type of remarriage. Second, we should develop program avoiding the problem-oriented perspective, focus on the enhancements remarried families and address the adaptive factors. Third, psychological support counseling programs should be included. Remarriage Preparation measurement Scale is utilized and children is included in programs.

Weed Flora Diversity and Composition on Upland Field of Korea (우리나라 밭작물 재배지 잡초 발생 및 분포현황)

  • Lee, In-Yong;Oh, Young-Ju;Hong, Sun-Hee;Choi, Jun-Keun;Heo, Su-Jeoung;Lee, Chae-Young;Hwang, Ki-Seon;Park, Kee-Woong;Cho, Seng-Hyun;Kwon, Oh-Do;Im, Il-Bin;Kim, Sang-Kuk;Seong, Deok-Gyeong;Chung, Young-Jae;Kim, Chang-Seok;Lee, Jeongran;Seo, Hyun-A;Jang, Hyung-Mok
    • Weed & Turfgrass Science
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.159-175
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    • 2015
  • Surveys of weed species on upland fields were conducted in Korea to investigate the occurrence of weed flora from April to May 2014 for winter crop fields and from July to August 2014 for summer crop fields. From the nation-wide survey, 375 weed species in 50 families were identified and classified to 162 annuals, 78 biennials and 135 perennials. Based on the occurrence ratio, the most weed species belonged to Compositae (73 species). 44 and 25 weed species belonged to Poaceae and Polygonaceae, respectively, and these 183 weed species in the most five families accounted for 49% of total weed occurrence. While 287 weed species in 45 families occurred in the winter crop fields, 339 weed species in 47 families occurred in summer crop fields. The most dominant weed species in Korean upland fields were Digitaria ciliaris, followed by Portulaca oleracea, Acalypha australis, Chenopodium album, Rorippa palustris etc. 129 weed species in 25 families were considered as exotic weeds. Based on the importance analysis, the highest value was C. album followed by Amaranthus lividus, Conyza canadensis etc. This information could be useful for estimation of future weed occurrence, weed population dynamics and establishment of weed control methods in upland fields of Korea.

Psychological and Physical Health in Family Caregivers of Intensive Care Unit Survivors: Current Knowledge and Future Research Strategies

  • Choi, JiYeon;Donahoe, Michael P.;Hoffman, Leslie A.
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.46 no.2
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    • pp.159-167
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: This article provides an overview of current knowledge on the impact of caregiving on the psychological and physical health of family caregivers of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors and suggestions for future research. Methods: Review of selected papers published in English between January 2000 and October 2015 reporting psychological and physical health outcomes in family caregivers of ICU survivors. Results: In family caregivers of ICU survivors followed up to five years after patients' discharge from an ICU, psychological symptoms, manifested as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, were highly prevalent. Poor self-care, sleep disturbances and fatigue were identified as common physical health problems in family caregivers. Studies to date are mainly descriptive; few interventions have targeted family caregivers. Further, studies that elicit unique needs of families from diverse cultures are lacking. Conclusion: Studies to date have described the impact of caregiving on the psychological and physical health in family caregivers of ICU survivors. Few studies have tested interventions to support unique needs in this population. Therefore, evidence for best strategies is lacking. Future research is needed to identify ICU caregivers at greatest risk for distress, time points to target interventions with maximal efficacy, needs of those from diverse cultures and test interventions to mitigate family caregivers' burden.

Research Trends of Children's Manners on the Related Thesis & Dissertation in Korea (유아예절 연구의 동향 분석 - 석.박사학위논문과 학술지논문을 중심으로 -)

  • Ju, Young-Ae
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.43-57
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    • 2009
  • This study analyzes the tendency for studies of children's manners in Korea. This research provides basic information for future research on the study of children's manners. I reviewed previous research during Mar.10~Apr. 30., 2009, and published articles that used terms such as 'ye-jul', 'yua ye-jul', 'jun-tong ye-jul', and 'yua-dare kyo yuk' as key-words provided by the National Assembly Library and Academic Information Center, and the terms were used for contents analysis. In the past, parents usually taught manners to their children at home, but now, most children learn etiquette at kindergarten and day care centers. A greater portion of the studies dealing with children's manners has been published since 2001. The experimental method was used for most of this research. Based on the results, I have made suggestion regarding the direction of future studies of children's manners. Research should investigate the value of children's manners and philosophy in future research. Based on the personal characteristics of each child and their understanding of the ecological environment, studies of children's manners require an interdisciplinary research approach or ecological research approach. These studies should continue to research in cooperation with kindergartens and day care centers. In addition, further research should focus on an effective teaching method or instructional media research of children's manners.

A Study on Participation Experience of Immigrants in Korea Immigration & Integration Program of the Ministry of Justice (이민자의 법무부 사회통합프로그램 참여경험에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Bae-Young;Han, Eun-Joo
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.83-103
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    • 2012
  • This thesis is based on an in-depth interview on participation experience of ten immigrants who reside in S Multi-cultural Family Support Center that is located in Gyeonggi-do in Korea Immigration & Integration Program(KIIP). The purpose of this research is to present through it's basic data for improvement in the operation of KIIP in the future by grasping participation process in KIIP that the immigrants have experienced, problems involved in their operation, and related requirements. Major results of the research are as follows: First, the motive for the immigrants' participation in KIIP was to acquire Korean nationality, learn Korean, and prepare for their future in Korea. Second, as a difficulty in participation in KIIP, access to educational institutions loomed large. Third, regarding improvements in the operation of KIIP, marriage immigrants needed to continue Korean language education, whereas other immigrants revealed a demand for opening evening classes or weekend classes. In the final analysis, it seems that for KIIP to provide an opportunity for the immigrants to have a vision for their life in the future, as well as for its realization in Korean society, policy-oriented institutional support that pays attention to their life situation and demands is badly needed.