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분재(盆栽)의 대량재배(大量栽培)를 위한 관수(灌水)시스템과 관리방법(管理方法)의 개발(開發) (Development of Bottom Irrigation System and Management Method for Cultivation of Bonsai)

  • 이기의;정진형
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.48-68
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    • 2003
  • 현재 분재재배의 큰 문제점은 높은 노동력에 비해 생산성이 매우 낮은 것이다 본 연구는 관수시스템과 관리방법의 개발로 고품질의 분재를 대량생산하기 위해 실시되었다. FRP분상에서 재배된 분재는 직수관수나 스프링클러 관수에 비해 저변관수시스템에서 생육이 매우 좋았다. 또한 저면관수시스템은 노동력을 크게 줄일 수 있었고 짧은 기간에 대량생산을 할 수 있었다. 또한 비닐하우스내(內)에서 저면관수 시스템의 이용은 조기생산은 물론 고품질의 분재를 생산할 수 있었으며 내한성이 약한 수종들도 겨울재배가 가능하였다. 본 연구는 세계시장을 위한 국가경쟁력에 크게 기여하였을 뿐만 아니라 농가 수익에도 큰 도움을 줄 수 있었다.

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Social Determinants of Health and Tobacco Use in Five Low - and Middle-Income Countries - Results from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 2011 - 2012

  • Tee, Guat Hiong;Aris, Tahir;Rarick, James;Irimie, Sorina
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제17권3호
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    • pp.1269-1276
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    • 2016
  • Background: Tobacco consumption continues to be the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. The objective of this study was to examine the associaton of selected socio-demographic variables with current tobacco use in five countries that participated in the Phase II Global Adult Tobacco Survey in 2011 - 2012. Materials and Methods: We analysed internationally comparable representative household survey data from 33,482 respondents aged ${\geq}15years$ in Indonesia, Malaysia, Romania, Argentina and Nigeria for determinants of tobacco use within each country. Socio-demographic variables analysed included gender, age, residency, education, wealth index and awareness of smoking health consequences. Current tobacco use was defined as smoking or use of smokeless tobacco daily or occasionally. Results: The overall prevalence of tobacco use varied from 5.5% in Nigeria to 35.7% in Indonesia and was significantly higher among males than females in all five countries. Odds ratios for current tobacco use were significantly higher among males for all countries [with the greatest odds among Indonesian men (OR=67.4, 95% CI: 51.2-88.7)] and among urban dwellers in Romania. The odds of current tobacco use decreased as age increased for all countries except Nigeria where. The reverse was true for Argentina and Nigeria. Significant trends for decreasing tobacco use with increasing educational levels and wealth index were seen in Indonesia, Malaysia and Romania. Significant negative associations between current tobacco use and awareness of adverse health consequences of smoking were found in all countries except Argentina. Conclusions: Males and the socially and economically disadvantaged populations are at the greatest risk of tobacco use. Tobacco control interventions maybe tailored to this segment of population and incorporate educational interventions to increase knowledge of adverse health consequences of smoking.

Screening for Breast Cancer in a Low Middle Income Country: Predictors in a Rural Area of Kerala, India

  • Sreedevi, Aswathy;Quereshi, Mariya Amin;Kurian, Beteena;Kamalamma, Leelamoni
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제15권5호
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    • pp.1919-1924
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    • 2014
  • Background: In India, breast cancer is the leading malignancy among women in a majority of the cancer registries. Therefore it is important to understand screening practices and its predictors, including in rural areas with high female literacy and good health indices. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study with multistage sampling was conducted in Vypin Block, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. Four Panchayats (self administration units) were randomly chosen and a woman in every second household was invited to participate from the tenth ward of each. Thus a total of 809 women were interviewed. Results: The majority of the repondents (82.1%) were not aware of risk factors and about a third (37.9%) were not aware of symptoms of breast cancer. About half of the population studied (46.6%) had undergone screening. Age (35-50 years), being married, health professionals as source of information and working were significant predictors of screening. Logistic regression showed that older women (35-50 yrs) were more likely to practice screening. Out of the never screened, about a third (35%) were desirous of doing it, but had not for various reasons and 53.5% were not willing to screen. The reasons identified for not screening among those desirous of doing it were grouped into knowledge 66 (43.4%), resources 23 (15.1%) and psychosocial 32(21.1%) factors. Unmarried women were significantly more likely to express factors related to all the three domains. Conclusions: This study showed that in spite of the absence of a population-based screening program, about half of the study population had undergone some type of screening. The older women (35-50 years) in particular were significantly more likely to practice screening. At this critical juncture, a high quality breast cancer awareness and screening initiative can help to consolidate the gains and tackle knowledge, resource and psychosocial barriers.

OECD의 개념에 따른 우리나라 약제비의 국제 비교 (Korean Pharmaceutical Expenditure according to OECD's System of Health Accounts)

  • 정형선
    • 보건행정학회지
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.48-65
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    • 2003
  • Detailed analyses of total health expenditure and its sub­categories are essential for the evidence­based health policy(EBHP). These analyses, again, should be based on timely and reliable data that are comparable across countries. The System of Health Accounts (SHA), published by the OECD in 2000, provides an integrated system of comprehensive and internationally comparable accounts. The author has implemented the SHA manual into Korean situation, and examined overall expenditure estimate and its basic functional breakdown following the manual. This study explains how pharmaceutical expenditure is estimated. The results are, then, analyzed particularly from the international perspective. Both administrative data in Statistical Yearbooks (National Health Insurance, Medical Aid, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance) and survey data on Health and Nutrition are used for the estimation. Per capita pharmaceutical expenditure in Korea (183 US$ PPPs) was far less than the OECD average (308 US$ PPPs) in 2001, but pharmaceutical expenditure share in total health expenditure (20.3%) was higher than the average (16.7%). This can be explained by the fact that there is a statistically significant correlation between pharmaceutical expenditure share and per capita GDP of each country. Korean people follow the tendency of relatively low­income countries to spend less than OECD average for health care, but follow again their tendency to spend more on drugs than on other health care services. In consideration of results and analysis as above, per capita pharmaceutical expenditure in Korea is expected to grow in the future, but the growth rate of the pharmaceutical expenditure is expected to be less than that of overall health expenditure.

Comparison of the Health Insurance Systems of South Korea and Peru

  • Kim, Yanghee;Tantalean-Del-Aguila, Martin;Dronina, Yuliya;Nam, Eun Woo
    • 보건행정학회지
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    • 제30권2호
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    • pp.253-262
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    • 2020
  • Background: The public health care system of a country is shaped and driven by its historical background as well as social, economic, and cultural structures. This study sheds light on the unique features, strengths, and weaknesses of the health insurance systems of South Korea (Korea) and Peru. Methods: The capacity mapping tool was used to explore the Korean and Peruvian population and geographical structures; health insurance laws, regulations, and policies; payment systems; eligibility and contribution collection; and long-term care insurance. Results: The study found that the Korean government took the lead in integrating multiple insurers into a single-payer system in an effort to reinforce and stabilize its health insurance system in 2000. Peru has been developed mixed model such based on taxes and contributions, to address a gap between different social classes. Peruvian government developed a two-axis system, one for low-income earners, financed by taxes, and another financed by contributions paid by workers and government officials in the formal sector. Peru has introduced many variations to its fee payment and insurer systems, target population, and coverage scope, and maintains its health insurance system accordingly to this day. Conclusion: The current study provides observation of the Health Insurance System in two different countries and helps to understand possible ways to improve the health insurance system in both countries. Based on this study, Peru will be able to see how its system differs from Korea's and benefit from the related policy implications.

Projecting suitable habitats considering locational characteristics of major wild vegetables and climate change impacts

  • Choi, Jaeyong;Lee, Sanghyuk
    • 농업과학연구
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    • 제46권3호
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    • pp.661-670
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    • 2019
  • In this study, we constructed a model of an area where the production and production amount of wild vegetables which are designated as short term income forest products for the whole country are self-sufficient for the representative Eastern Braken fern(Pteridium aquilinum)and Edible aster(Aster scaber). The difference between the existing cultivation site and the model result was examined, and the distribution of the cultivable area was simulated according to the near future climate change by the 2050s. The degree of agreement between the cultivated area and the actual native area was very low at 14.5% for Eastern Braken fern and 12.9% for Edible aster. Using the Maxent model, which has already been proven by many research examples, the cultivation maps through the model can guarantee statistical accuracy by considering many variables. To analyze future location changes, the RCP 4.5 scenario and the RCP 8.5 scenario were applie Edible aster d to predict potential future cultivable areas and compare them to the present. There was no decrease in the cultivable area due to climate change nationwide. However, in the RCP 8.5 scenario for Eastern Braken fern and the RCP 4.5 scenario for Edible aster, declining areas such as Gangwon-do, Jeollabuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do showed prominence according to the scenarios. The result of this study suggests that various models can be used for the production of short-term forest productivity maps and it will be used as a climate change impact assessment data for competitive forest products considering the influence of future climate change.

임베디드 시스템 환경에서의 머신러닝 기반 미술 작품 추천 서비스 구현 (Implementation of Machine Learning-Based Art Work Recommendation Service in Embedded System Environments)

  • 천미현;이동화
    • 디지털융복합연구
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    • 제17권10호
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    • pp.265-271
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    • 2019
  • 국민 소득의 증가로 인해 문화 생활에 대한 관심이 크게 증가하면서 전국 미술관의 수도 함께 증가하고 있다. 하지만 다른 서비스에 비해 미술관 만족도는 상대적으로 낮은 편이다. 본 논문에서는 미술관 만족도를 높이기 위해 임베디드 시스템 환경에서 머신러닝에 기반한 관중들의 선호도에 관련된 정보를 제공하는 서비스를 제안한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 라즈베리 파이를 이용하여 임베디드 시스템을 구현했다. 관람자가 선호하는 작품과 유사한 작품을 찾아내기 위해 머신러닝을 이용하였고 여러 머신러닝 모델을 비교하여 임베디드 시스템에 적용 가능한 모델을 선정했다. 관람자의 취향에 맞는 정보를 활용하여 갤러리 전시 내용을 효과적으로 구성하여 전시 만족도를 높이고 이는 미술관 재 방문율을 높일 수 있을 것이다.

Pre-Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pediatric Acute Appendicitis: Risk Factors Model and Diagnosis Modality in a Developing Low-Income Country

  • Salim, Jonathan;Agustina, Flora;Maker, Julian Johozua Roberth
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • 제25권1호
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    • pp.30-40
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: Pediatric acute appendicitis has a stable incidence rate in Western countries with an annual change of -0.36%. However, a sharp increase was observed in the Asian region. The Indonesian Health Department reveals appendicitis as the fourth most infectious disease, with more than 64,000 patients annually. Hence, there is an urgent need to identify and evaluate the risk factors and diagnostic modalities for accurate diagnosis and early treatment. This study also clarifies the usage of pediatric appendicitis score (PAS) for children <5 years of age. Methods: The current study employed a cross-sectional design with purposive sampling through demographic and PAS questionnaires with ultrasound sonography (USG) results. The analysis was performed using the chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests and logistic regression. Results: This study included 21 qualified patients with an average age of 6.76±4.679 years, weighing 21.72±10.437 kg, and who had been hospitalized for 4.24±1.513 days in Siloam Teaching Hospital. Compared to the surgical gold standard, PAS and USG have moderate sensitivity and specificity. Bodyweight and stay duration were significant for appendicitis (p<0.05); however, all were confounders in the multivariate regression analysis. Incidentally, a risk prediction model was generated with an area under the curve of 72.73%, sensitivity of 100.0%, specificity of 54.5%, and a cut-off value of 151. Conclusion: PAS outperforms USG in the sensitivity of diagnosing appendicitis, whereas USG outperforms PAS in terms of specificity. This study demonstrates the use of PAS in children under 5 years old. Meanwhile, no risk factors were significant in multivariate pediatric acute appendicitis risk factors.

A Study on Measures to Promote Rural Community Empowerment Project for Residents in Jinja, Uganda: Focused on On-Site Investigation on the Feasibility of Creating a Tourism Agriculture Complex

  • Jung, Yong Jo
    • 인간식물환경학회지
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this research is to strengthen rural community empowerment by creating a tourism farm as a plan to reduce relative poverty and to improve the quality of life by creating jobs and increasing the income of local residents in underdeveloped countries. To do so, literature review, stakeholder interviews, on-site investigations, focus-group interviews, a project meeting for residents and a questionnaire survey were performed and analyzed and the results were as follows. First, Uganda has the potential to increase agricultural production based on its warm climate, fertile land and abundant natural resources. The quality of life of local residents is expected to be improved by realizing high-added values through the convergence of the conventional existing agricultural industry and other industries if the agricultural technology is properly transferred based on abundant labor force and low labor expenses. Opportunities for the success of the project can be spread to other rural villages across the country. Second, since local residents are now cultivating sugar cane, cassava, matoke, banana, coffee and so on as a farm owner, tourism agriculture with high-added values can be promoted by vitalizing communities based on farming technology to be transferred and a cooperative farm. It is also necessary to implement a rural community empowerment project to do so. Third, the university that is the cooperative partner of the project is positively considering to train experts by establishing a community development department, and, if necessary, a technical training center to educate the general public, which is expected to create synergic effects through the convergence of education, agriculture and tourism.

1950년대 국가정책이 음식소비문화에 미친 영향 - 신문기사를 중심으로($1950{\sim}1959$) - (The Effects of National Policies on Food Consumption Patterns in the 1950's - This Study Focused on Articles Written between $1950{\sim}1959$ -)

  • 김미혜;정혜경
    • 한국식생활문화학회지
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.10-22
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    • 2009
  • This study was conducted to evaluate changes in food consumption during the 1950's on the basis of articles that reflected national policy and changes in society during that time period. Many factors are involved in the development and changes in food consumption culture, and these factors can affect each other. As a result, the process involved in the development of food consumption culture acts as a living system. This study evaluated the food consumption culture during the 1950's because this period was subjected to obvious influences that may explain the modern food consumption market logic and commercialism. Changes in the national food consumption are dependent on natural changes such as income enlargement or cultural exchange with a foreign country. Accordingly, food consumption during the 1950's was influenced by changes in economical, social, and political needs. In addition, the influx of surplus agricultural products from the United States had an adverse effect on local agriculture and resulted in an increased external dependence on food during the 1950s. Moreover, the import of raw materials and simple manufacturing techniques led to the development of an industrial food processing industry that enabled accelerated mass production of food at a low-price. Furthermore, the importation of surplus agricultural products from the United States that were used as the raw materials for foods that had traditionally been produced domestically led to an increased burden and qualitative decline in the local food-service industry. Taken together, the results of this study indicate that during the 1950's fresh food began to be replaced with processed foods in Korea.