• 유통과학연구
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2023

Purpose: The purpose of the research is identified factors influencing the competitiveness of the copper industry in Kazakhstan. Research design, data and methodology: A few studies are dedicated to the analysis in developing countries, particularly Kazakhstan. The algorithm was chosen for research provision: statistical and comparative analysis, correlation, and regression analysis. The data of 1999-2021 obtained from the World Bank, Bureau of National Statistics, National Bank of Kazakhstan. Results: The obtained results demonstrate the trends in the development of the industry since 2000. The development of the copper industry is strongly influenced by the distribution and state of the business environment, economic situation, and trends in the global commodity markets. Conclusions: According to econometric modeling, there is a correlation between the profitability of the copper industry, GDP, copper prices, liquidity, and energy resource prices. Trends in global commodity and energy markets have a significant impact on the state of the industry. Further research should be conducted to include an analysis and forecast of internal factors that may affect the development of the industry, such as copper reserves, condition of fixed assets, government programs, etc. It is also important to examine the correlation with the trends in the development of the global green economy and the revival of the Chinese market.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.269-275
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• 2019

This study intended to examine the relationship between inflation and unemployment rate in Indonesia during 1987 to 2018 period. The study applied a quantitative method using Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) in order to comprehensively understand the causality between inflation and unemployment rates. The data were collected from various main sources including the World Bank, Central Bank of Indonesia, and Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The findings showed that inflation has a one-way relationship toward unemployment in Indonesia and it occurs at the third lag. Impulse Response Function (IRF), shows that the inflation rate are fluctuating in response to the shock of unemployment. The unemployment rate responses to shocks from inflation initially increased until it is eventually diminished. It shows that the shocks caused by the impact of inflation were only in the short term. Further, inflation in the three previous lags will have consequences for the unemployment rate in the year. Lastly, both in the long run and short run, unemployment did not affect inflation rates. These findings suggest that high inflation in Indonesia is determined the rising price of basic commodities and fuel. In addition, most companies in Indonesia applying capital intensive so that employment growth in Indonesia is small.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.151-154
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• 2007

Phytoplasma was identified from leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa) cultivated in commercial green-house in Korea. Diseased leaf lettuce revealed proliferation of shoots, and yellowing and shrinking of leaves (lettuce proliferation-K). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with universal primer pair P1/P6, and aster yellows (AY) specific primer pair R16F1/R1 amplified 1.5kb and 1.1kb length of DNA fragments, respectively. Nucleotide sequences of 16S rRNA gene were determined (Gen Bank accession no EF489024). Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA showed the closest relationship with AY phytoplasma (GenBank accession no. AY389822 and AY389826), indicating that lettuce proliferation-K is a member of AY. Phytoplasma bodies were detected in phloem sieve tubes of diseased lettuce by transmission electron microscopy. The structures had round or pleomorphic shapes with a diameter of 130-300nm. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene, microscopic observation of phytoplasma bodies and symptomatology indicated that lettuce proliferation-K is caused by phytoplasma in the AY group. This is the first report of phytoplasma disease in lettuce in Korea.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.201-219
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• 2012

낙동강 하구둑은 1987년 건설되어 20년이 경과하였으며, 그간 하구둑의 생태계 피해에 대한 논란이 많았으나 중요한 역할이 기대되는 하구둑 어도의 기능과 개선에 관한 고려는 전혀 없었다. 본 조사는 낙동강 하구둑을 중심으로 상류와 하류의 어류상을 조사하고, 이들 어류가 하구둑에 설치된 계단식 및 통선갑문의 어도를 이용하는 실태를 분석함으로서 추후 연구 및 개선 방안에 대해 고찰하고자 하였다. 조사 결과 낙동강 하구둑 상류부에서 출현한 어류는 31종으로 이 중 71%가 1차담수어이어서 완전 담수화되었음을 알 수 있었으며, 웅어, 뱅어 등 일부 어종은 담수역으로 소상하여 산란이 이루어지고 있었다. 하구둑 가까운 수역에서는 9종의 연안성 어류가 나타나 하류와의 소통이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 하구둑 하류부는 조사된 36종의 어류 중 1차담수어 6종을 제외하고는 모두 연안어종이어서 이전 기수역에서 완전 해수역으로 바뀌었음을 나타내고 있었다. 출현한 1차담수어는 부유성 어종들로 계절적으로 제한되어 출현하는 점으로 미루어 담수 방류의 영향을 받는 것으로 사료되었다. 하구둑에 어류의 이동을 위해 설치된 어도를 이용하는 어류는 모두 39종으로 상 하류에서 관찰된 종수보다 많았으며, 양안에 설치된 계단식 어도에서는 19종이, 통선갑문에서는 32종이 관찰되어 통선갑문의 어도 기능이 중요함을 보였다. 특히 통선갑문에서는 뱅어류의 치어와 멸치가 다량으로 채집되어 회유 통로로서의 중요성이 부각되었다. 하구둑에서의 어류 이동을 위한 통로로 하향식 구조인 계단식보다는 쌍방 유통형인 통선갑문의 효율적인 운영과 관리 중요성을 논의하였다.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 1999년도 학술대회논문집-국제 전기방전 및 플라즈마 심포지엄 Proceedings of 1999 KIIEE Annual Conference-International Symposium of Electrical Discharge and Plasma
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• pp.23-28
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• 1999

The manufactured pulsed power system with 500kA current is described in this paper. The capacitor bank, control cabinent, dec charging unit, closing switch and dumping box, cable system etc. employed with the system components are described. Especially the development of the inverse pinch switch controlled by gas puffing enabled the generation of the very high voltage and current.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.55-74
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• 2015

This study examines the effect of a one-on-one outsourced pre-lending consulting service on the repayment behavior of microcredit borrowers in Korea with administrative data from the Smile Microcredit Bank. A random change in the cut-off loan amount for mandatory consulting is utilized as an identification strategy. This three-day pre-lending business consulting service is effective in encouraging repayment behavior of existing businesses but it has no significant effect on start-up loans. The effectiveness of the consulting service in deterring delinquency with regard to existing loans is greater among male borrowers than among females.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.576-596
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• 2009

지역발전을 위해서는 부가가치 창출률이 높고 규모의 경제 및 집적의 경제를 극대화할 수 있는 지역경제시스템을 구축할 필요가 있다. 이러한 우리나라의 지역정책 과제를 세계은행이 지역발전의 관건으로 제시한 3D(density, distance, division)의 관점에서 논하였다. 참여정부의 국가균형발전정책을 논평하고, 광역경제권별 글로벌 경쟁력 강화를 핵심으로 하는 새 정부의 지역발전정책의 실효 있는 추진을 위한 전략과 정책과제를 제시하였다. 광역경제권 중추도시의 기능 강화, 중추도시-중소도시-농산어촌의 상호보완성 활용의 극대화, 시 도간 협력 장애요인의 제거가 필요하며, 광역경제권 간의 동반발전을 통한 국가적 결속의 강화도 중요한 과제이다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.182-189
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• 2011

Background: Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) appear to play an important role in the control and prevention of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. The pp65 antigen is a structural protein, which has been defined as a potential target for effective immunity against HCMV infection. Incorporation of an 11 amino acid region of the HIV TAT protein transduction domain (Tat) into protein facilitates rapid, efficient entry into cells. Methods: To establish a strategy for the generation of HCMV-specific CTLs in vitro, recombinant truncated N- and C-terminal pp65 protein (pp65 N&C) and N- and C-terminal pp65 protein fused with Tat (Tat/pp65 N&C) was produced in E.coli system. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated with dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with pp65 N&C or Tat/pp65 N&C protein and immune responses induced was examined using IFN-${\gamma}$ ELISPOT assay, cytotoxicity assay and tetramer staining. Results: DCs pulsed with Tat/pp65N&C protein could induce higher T-cell responses in vitro compared with pp65N&C. Moreover, the DCs pulsed with Tat/pp65 N&C could stimulate both of $CD8^+$ and $CD4^+$ T-cell responses. The T cells induced by DCs pulsed with Tat/pp65 N&C showed higher cytotoxicity than that of pp65-pulsed DCs against autologous lymphoblastoid B-cell line (LCL) expressing the HCMV-pp65 antigen. Conclusion: Our results suggest that DCs pulsed with Tat/pp65 N&C protein effectively induced pp65-specific CTL in vitro. Tat fusion recombinant protein may be useful for the development of adoptive T-cell immunotherapy and DC-based vaccines.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.45-68
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• 2018

We uncover a nexus between actual inflation, inflation perceptions and expectations in Korea through analyzing micro as well as aggregate data from the Consumer Survey. We document two novel findings. First, households' subjective perceptions of inflation exert more impact on expectation formation than actual inflation. Second, inflation perceptions are broadly in line with the trajectory of the inflation trend. This is attributable to the fact that changes in actual inflation have been generated mainly by the consumption items whose price changes are perceived more sensitively as those items are frequently bought or have a larger share in household expenditures. Conducting a cross-country comparison, we find that information rigidity in expectation formation process and the nexus between perceptions and expectations of inflation prove to be stronger in Korea. Additionally, we reconfirm the existing finding that the scope of information utilized for forming inflation expectations is fairly circumscribed.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제58권3호
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• pp.327-331
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• 2020

Toxoplasma gondii are intracellular protozoa that can cause neurological disease or death in fetuses and even in immunocompromised human adults. Ticks are recognized as vectors of many microorganisms including viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. Recent studies detected T. gondii in various tick species in many countries. In this study, we performed PCR detection of the T. gondii B1 gene from Haemaphysalis ticks collected from vegetation in 4 localities, Wonju, Gunsan, Miryang, and Yangsan, in Korea. We analyzed DNA from 314 ticks (268 Haemaphysalis longicornis and 46 Haemaphysalis flava) and the B1 gene of T. gondii was detected in 13 of these. The detection of T. gondii in ticks differed significantly by region (P=0.021). T. gondii was detected in the following percentages of collected ticks: 3.7% (7 of 189) in Gunsan, 10% (5 of 50) in Wonju, 16.7% (1 of 6) in Yangsan, and 0% (0 of 69) in Miryang. The detection of T. gondii in ticks was not associated with tick species or development stage. This is the first report of T. gondii detection in ticks in Korea. Our results provide important information necessary to understand toxoplasmosis transmission.