Assessment of sexual dysfunction and determination of its risk factors in the Republic of Korea

2014 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoon Choi ◽  
Jae-Heon Kim ◽  
Jae-Young Park ◽  
Ji-Sung Shim ◽  
Jeong-Gu Lee ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 559-564
Author(s):  
Jung Wook Park ◽  
Dae Sung Yu ◽  
Gi Seong Lee ◽  
Jin Jong Seo ◽  
Jae Keun Chung ◽  
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A survey of rodents and chiggers associated with Orientia tsutsugamushi was conducted in a rural region of the Republic of Korea (Korea) between 2014 and 2018. Overall Apodemus agrarius 15.2% had the highest seropisitive for O. tsutsugamushi, followed by Myodes regulus 11.4%. Monthly risk factors using logistic regression analysis were not associated with O. tsutsugamushi infections in rodents. The overall prevalence rate of O. tsutsugamushi among chiggers was 0.3%. The chigger (Leptotrombidium scutellare) and monthly (October) risk factors were associated with O. tsutsugamushi human infections (P<0.05). Orientia tsutsugamushi infections are endemic in rodents in Korea and people, for example, soldiers who are active outdoors, must employ preventive measures, especially during October (P<0.05). When there are many reports of O. tsutsugamushi infections in Korea. The Boryong strain 85.7% (2/14) was the most common strain detected in chiggers, followed by the Shimokoshi 7.1% (1/14) and Karp 7.1% strains.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-131
Author(s):  
Dok Hee Oh ◽  
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Aliaksei Danilchanka ◽  
Boris Zhalezka ◽  
Volha Siniauskaya ◽  
...  

The article demonstrates the impact of digitalization on the political system and economy of the Republic of Korea based on the IT-revolution of the XXI century. Research methods used include comparative, system and logical data analysis, and the investigation of the digitalization trends. Data from Korean National Statistical Office and other official open sources are used for the determination of the main digitalization trends in the Korean economy. An analysis of specific phenomena arising in the economy and society as a whole is carried out under conditions of the digital economy. The evolution of the digitalization of hardware and software in the Republic of Korea is presented. The consequences of the transition of the economy from analogue to digital are revealed in such areas as the structure of the economy and business model, economic integration and liberalization, resource allocation and balanced development of regions, the role of government, and the intellectual property system.


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