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The Ecological Characteristics of the Communities and Social Interactions of the Elderly in rural Korea (농촌마을의 환경특성과 노인들의 사회적 상호작용에 대한 사례연구)

  • Han Gyoung Hae;Kim Joo Hyun
    • The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.73-88
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    • 2005
  • As the proportion of the elderly population in rural Korea has increased rapidly, the quality of life of the rural elderly has become a major public and policy concern. In this regards, most of the researches on rural elderly have focused mainly on the 'risk factors or problems' of rural areas, ignoring the 'positive or protective aspects' of rural community on the quality of life of elderly. This study attempts to explore the possible positive influence of rural community on the quality of life of elderly and to examine the linkage among ecological characteristics of the communities, social interaction and quality of life of rural elderly. To achieve this goal, a community case study was conducted in four Korean rural villages. The data were collected using participant observation method and in-depth interviews (person-to-person, group interviews). All the interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim for the analysis. The data was analyzed using the reflective qualitative analytic technique. The major findings of this study are as follows : All of the four villages have strong community ties and provide contexts which make it possible for older people to share their everyday life with neighbors and to actively participate as a community member. Although the four villages were geographically not far from each other, the pattern of social interaction and the nature of everyday-life of the elderly were nevertheless different depending on the ecological environment of each community, the relationship history among the community members, and the shared experience of historical events in recent Korean history. Elderly men have smaller networks and have less frequent contact with community members than elderly women. The political and practical implications of this study are discussed.

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A Life History Study on Aged Women Living Alone Who Receive the National Basic Livelihood Security Program (국민기초생활수급 여성독거노인의 생애사 연구: 사회적 배제와 행위주체성(agency)을 중심으로)

  • Ahn, Gi Deok
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.447-465
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the life of single aged women receiving minimum living expenses. In order to accomplish desired result, I focus on social exclusion and Resisting women agent. So it provides them practical implication. This study approach life history study of qualitative study. Date were collected from four single aged women. Raw date were analyzed by Mendelbaum analysis frame offering dimension, turnings and adaptation. In research findings, their life was 'Begining of wandering' in childhood and then 'Floating life' since their marriage. After breaking up their husbands, They intend to do 'Existential life'. According to these results, I suggest the necessity of strengthening their own ability and taking the life of human nature.

Recent Trends in Integrative Insect Nutrition: A Nutritional Geometry Perspective (통합곤충영양학에 관한 최신 연구동향: 영양기하학적 관점을 중심으로)

  • Lee, Kwang Pum;Jang, Taehwan;Rho, Myung Suk
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.61 no.1
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    • pp.129-142
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    • 2022
  • Nutrition dictates nearly all biological processes and determines Darwinian fitness in all living organisms, including insects. Research on insect nutrition has a long history in the field of insect physiology and the importance of understanding insect nutrition has become increasingly apparent with the growing need for producing insects as food and feed. Nevertheless, it is only in recent years that we have witnessed a major breakthrough in our knowledge of insect nutrition. The multivariate, interactive, and dynamic nature of nutrition has long hampered our complete understanding of insect nutrition. However, the challenge posed by such nutritional complexity has been overcome with the advent of the Nutritional Geometry, which is an integrative and multidimensional framework that enabled us to model complex interactions between multiple nutrients. In this review, we introduce the basic concepts and principles of the Nutritional Geometry and describe how this innovative framework has revolutionized the field of insect nutrition and has placed nutrition in the centre of the interface between physiology, ecology, and evolution. We close this review by discussing potentially fertile research areas that can benefit tremendously from the application of this powerful nutritional paradigm in the future.

Gastric Adenoma in the Pyloric Outflow Tract of a Shih-tzu Dog (시츄견에서 위유문부에서 발생한 위선종 증례)

  • Lee, Hee-Chun;Kwon, Do-Hyung;Moon, Jong-Hyun;Kim, Young-Ki;Cho, Kyu-Woan;Kang, Byeong-Teck;Im, Keum-Soon;Sur, Jung-Hyang;Jung, Dong-In
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.169-172
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    • 2012
  • A 12-year-old castrated male Shih-tzu dog presented with vomiting, anorexia, and weight loss. The patient's medical history and hematological, radiographic, ultrasonographic, and endoscopic findings were used for diagnosis. The patient's medical history showed that he was being treated for chronic kidney disease since a few weeks. The serum biochemical analysis showed moderate azotemia. However, abdominal radiographic and ultrasonographic findings showed the presence of a mass in the pylorus area of the stomach. On gastrointestinal endoscopic examination, the proliferative mass was found in the pyloric antrum. The histopathological results of the endoscopic biopsy specimen indicated that it was strongly suspected a gastric adenoma; therefore, we surgically excised the pyloric outflow region via a Y-U pyloroplasty. The histopathological examination of the surgically excised specimen also indicated that the mass was a gastric adenoma. After surgical treatment, the patient's condition improved gradually, and the clinical symptoms diminished in approximately 3 weeks after surgery. The patient's condition was well controlled until recently, i.e., 18 months after surgery. This case report describes the clinical findings, imaging characteristics, endoscopic findings, and histopathological features of a gastric adenoma in the pyloric outflow tract of a dog.

Life History of Retired Female Teachers: Analysis Methods of F. Schütze (퇴직 여교사의 생애: F. Schutze 방법으로 분석)

  • Han, Eun-Hwa;Lee, Hyun-Sim;Lee, Geon-Uk
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.959-979
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    • 2016
  • This study was performed to explore the life experience as a teacher was dissolved in life aimed at elementary school female teachers. The selection of the four-year teaching career more than 35 years, from January to November 2015 and retired teacher retirement not more than three years to 2015, five people in the study participants were conducting research. Research method was approached narrative interview method of qualitative research, Sch?tze of biographical research methods utilized in exploring how narratives. Results from this study showed the biographical curve through the 'biographical statement', 'experience the life of a female teacher','difficulties experienced in the reality of female teachers', 'reward as a teacher', divided into the categories' 'post-retirement life adaptation types'. These findings are in accordance with the retirement teacher pointed out the lack of social adaptation programs, such as training or preparation for life after retirement, With the increasing need for pre-retirement training is to prepare for life after retirement were suggestions that the government offers programs and information about the life after retirement is necessary.

Cervical Lymph Node Metastases of Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Shih-tzu (시츄견에서 경부 림프절로 전이된 편도 편평세포암종)

  • Jung, Dong-In;Lee, Kyung-Woo;Park, Ki-Tae;Wang, Ji-Hwan;Yeon, Seong-Chan;Lee, Hyo-Jong;Lee, Hee-Chun
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.154-158
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    • 2011
  • A 8-year-old female Shih-tzu dog (weighting 4.5 kg) with history of both hindlimb lameness and cervical mass was presented to Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Gyeongsang National University. In physical examination, ataxia, kyphosis, back pain and cervical mass were identified. Marked periosteal new bone formation of the fourth lumbar vertebra and soft tissue opacity mass of cervical region were observed in survey radiographs. Transverse computed tomography (CT) scan obtained at the lumbar and cervical lesions shown a well defined multilobulated bony mass and partially destructive lytic lesions the fourth lumbar vertebral body and a enlarged retropharyngeal lymph node with heterogeneous contrast enhancement and moderately enhancing left tonsillar mass. Neoplastic squamous epithelium which have developed vessel and lymphocyte infiltration in surrounding tissue were confirmed based on histopathologic examination. Based on the diagnostic findings the dog was diagnosed as a cervical lymph node metastases of tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma.

A Study on Life Experience by Persons with Mental illness - Focusing on the Experience after the Onslaught of Mental Illness - (정신장애인의 생애경험에 관한 연구 - 정신질환발병 이후의 경험을 중심으로 -)

  • Park, Eun-Ju
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.63 no.1
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    • pp.5-28
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    • 2011
  • This study, based on the research on the history of life, aimed to recompose and analyze into what life progressive structure the life experience by the mentally ill, after the onslaught of the disease, developed in a bid to understand the risk progress in the mentally ill's life, and to determine what contributed to the current stabilized recovery and adjustment. Five mentally ill persons participated in the study, and Sch$\ddot{u}$tze's narrative interview was used to gather data. The gathered data were analyzed according to Sch$\ddot{u}$tze's process structure of life. The interviewees' life experiences were chronologically organized as understood, and significant stories were recomposed that not only brought about changes but also helped overcome their disabilities in the process of treatment and rehabilitation after the onslaught of the disease. As a result, their experiences were recomposed into the stage of onslaught of the mental illness and confusion, and into the stage of intensive treatment and rehabilitation. The former was categorized into suppression by the disease, repetition and endurance of the painful life, and separation from their family and frustration. The latter was categorized into the rediscovery of self through social role change, others who helped realize the life potential, the expansion of mental health services in the community, obstacle to the integration of communities, re-integration of family relationships, re-analysis of experience of the disease through the examination of the life prior to onslaught of the disease, and expectation for the future. Also, these themes were comparatively examined so as to examine the crisis progress in the mentally ill's life after the onslaught of the disease, as well as the life transfer process through positive rehabilitation. Lastly, on the basis of these results, important areas of mental health services for the mentally ill were discussed.

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Embryonic Development and Early Life History of the Endangered Species Microphysogobio koreensis (Pisces: Cyprinidae) (멸종위기종 모래주사 Microphysogobio koreensis의 난발생 및 초기생활사)

  • Kim, Chi-Hong;Yoon, Seung-Woon;Kim, Jae-Goo;Kim, Hyun-Tae;Park, Jong-Sung;Park, Jong-Young
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.160-166
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    • 2012
  • Egg development and early life history of the endangered Korean freshwater fish, Microphysogobio koreensis, was investigated to get a basic information for establishing its conservation strategy. The matured adult fishes were sampled at Imsil-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Korea in May 1 2012 and artificially fertilized. The fertilized eggs were spherical, separated demersal and $1.8{\pm}0.14mm$ in diameter. The hatching of the embryo began at about 29 hours after fertilization under water temperature of $23^{\circ}C$. The newly hatched pre-larvae were average $2.2{\pm}0.48mm$ in total length. At 4 days after hatching, the post-larvae were $3.6{\pm}0.55mm$ in total length and york sac was completely absorbed. At 20 days after hatching, their fin rays were formed and finally the larvae entered juvenile stage and grew up to $6.5{\pm}0.77mm$ in total length. At 60 days after hatching, the total length reached $24.4{\pm}1.71mm$, and the band patterns of he head and lateral side were similar to adult fish. Based on this study, the fertilized eggs of M. koreensis hatched more quickly and the pre-larvae length was also smaller, compared with related species.

The research into the life and medical philosophy of Na Cheon-ik (나천익(羅天益)의 생애(生涯)와 의학사상(醫學思想)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Byung-kuk;Yun, Chang-yeol
    • The Journal of Korean Medical History
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.33-45
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    • 2000
  • Through this research author discovered the fact that Na Cheon-ik inherited the 'Bi Wi Nai Sang Seol' of Lee Ko, which bases spleen and stomach as the fundamentals of our body, and stated the importance of rise of the spleen ki. He also stated the ways in which spleen and stomach could be damaged and in doing so, he made sub-divisions into 'Sik Sang Bi Wi Ron' and 'Eum Sang Bi Wi Ron' to explain how the diseases and treatment could be different. As well, he presented the importance of the relationship between the five visceras and the dialectics of triple energizer.

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한국노동패널 사례보고

  • 장지연
    • Proceedings of the Korean Association for Survey Research Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.171-200
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    • 2000
  • 한국노동패널조사(Korea Labor and Income Panel Study)는 비농촌지역에 거주하는 한국의 가구와 가구원을 대표하는 패널표본구성원(5,000가구에 거주하는 가구원)을 대상으로 1년에 1회 경제활동 및 노동시장 이동, 소득 활동 및 소비, 교육 및 직업훈련, 사회생활 등에 관하여 추적 조사하는 종단면 조사(longitudinal survey)이다. 매년 반복적인 조사를 통해 표본가구구성원들에 대한 다양한 내용의 정보를 수집하는 가운데 조사년수가 늘어가면서 표본가구원 개인들의 생애과정(Life Course)에 걸친 단계별 변화와 이동의 이력, 특히 학교교육력(Schooling History), 취업력(Work History) 혹은 노동시장이동(Labor Market Transitions) 과정이 구축될 수 있을 것이다. 조사구의 추출방법은 계통추출방법을 사용하였으며, 제주도를 제외한 전국의 시부만을 대상으로 1,000개의 조사구를 선정하고, 각 조사구내에서는 97년 고 3965;의 조사대상가구 중에서 5가구를 임의 선정(random sampling)하였다.다.

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