Constitutional discussion on the large-scale influx of North Korean residents into South Korea after the division of two Koreas ends

There have been no large-scale studies on the epidemiology of benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (CwG) since the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in South Korea in 2007. This study aimed to analyze the trends in rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) and rotavirus-associated CwG (RaCwG) after rotavirus vaccination. Further, we aimed to analyze changes in norovirus gastroenteritis (NVGE) and norovirus-associated CwG (NaCwG) using nationwide data from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. Between 2007 and 2019, this study analyzed children aged <6 years who were diagnosed with RVGE, NVGE, RaCwG and NaCwG. The changes in the prevalence of each disease and the ratio of CwG to enteritis were analyzed and the effects of age, sex and season were also analyzed. RVGE, RaCwG, NVGE and NaCwG were diagnosed in 273,898, 4246, 35,593 and 337 patients, respectively. The prevalence of RVGE was on a decreasing trend every year, but the prevalence of NaCwG and NVGE was on an increasing trend. There was a significant annual increase in the ratio of CwG to enteritis in both viruses. In order to control the prevalence of RaCwG, measures other than the rotavirus vaccine are required and measures to prevent norovirus are necessary.

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The Relationships among Self-Worth Contingency on Others’ Approval, Appearance Comparisons on Facebook, and Adolescent Girls’ Body Esteem: A Cross-Cultural Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18030901 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 901 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Prieler ◽

Jounghwa Choi ◽

Hye Eun Lee

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Large Scale ◽

Body Esteem ◽

Asian Country ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

European Countries ◽

Self Worth ◽

Appearance Comparison

The present study examined the relationship between appearance-related social comparison on social networking services (SNSs) and body esteem in a cross-cultural context (three European countries, i.e., Austria, Belgium, and Spain, versus one Asian country, i.e., South Korea). The role of self-worth contingency on others’ approval was considered to be a psychological and cultural factor. Utilizing a large-scale cross-national survey of early and middle adolescents in 2017, the responses of female adolescents (N = 981) were analyzed. The results generally support the findings from previous studies but also reveal cultural differences. Appearance comparison on Facebook negatively influenced girls’ body esteem in all European countries, but not in South Korea. Self-worth contingency on others’ approval negatively influenced girls’ body esteem across all four countries. Finally, a positive relationship between self-worth contingency on others’ approval and appearance comparison on Facebook was found in all European countries, but not among Korean girls. These findings suggest the importance of self-worth contingency on others’ approval and cultural contexts can be used to study the effects of body image-related SNS use.

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Proposal for the generation of network data for pedestrians in South Korea using large-scale maps

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering ◽

10.1007/s12205-015-0694-4 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 19 (5) ◽

pp. 1483-1491 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jiyoung Kim ◽

Yong Huh ◽

Jung Ok Kim ◽

Jae Bin Lee

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Large Scale ◽

Network Data

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Comparative Risk of Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 among Proton Pump Inhibitor and Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonist Users: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-882550/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jimyung Park ◽

Seng Chan You ◽

Jaehyeong Cho ◽

Chan Hyuk Park ◽

Woon Shin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

South Korea ◽

Receptor Antagonist ◽

Clinical Outcomes ◽

Respiratory Disease ◽

Proton Pump ◽

Retrospective Cohort Study ◽

Retrospective Cohort ◽

Large Scale ◽

All Cause Mortality

Abstract Background: This study aimed to evaluate incidence risk and severe clinical outcomes in COVID-19 disease among short-term users of acid-suppressants in South Korea.Methods: This retrospective cohort study, conducted using a nationwide claims database for South Korea, used data from patients with COVID-19 tested between January 1 and May 15, 2020. Patients aged over 18 years and prescribed proton pump inhibitors (PPI) or histamine-2 receptor antagonist (H2RA) for more than 7 days were identified. Primary outcome was COVID-19 while secondary outcomes were all-cause mortality, hospitalization with respiratory disease, or intensive respiratory intervention. Large-scale propensity scores were used to match patients, while the Cox proportional hazard model was utilized to evaluate any association between exposure and outcome(s). The risk estimates were calibrated by using 123 falsification endpoints.Results: We identified 26,166 PPI users and 62,117 H2RA users. After propensity score matching, compared to H2RA use, PPI use was not significantly associated with lower risk of COVID-19 (calibrated hazard ratio [HR], 0.81 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.30–2.19]); moreover, PPI use was not associated with adverse clinical outcomes in COVID-19, namely, hospitalization with respiratory disease (calibrated HR, 0.88 [95% CI, 0.72–1.08]), intensive respiratory interventions (calibrated HR, 0.92 [95% CI, 0.46–1.82]), except for all-cause mortality (calibrated HR, 0.54 [95% CI, 0.31–0.95]).Conclusions: In this study, we found that the PPI user was not associated with risk of COVID-19 compared to H2RA users. There was no significant relationship between severe clinical outcomes of COVID-19 and exposure to PPI compared with H2RA, except for all-cause mortality.

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Effects of Large-Scale Coastal Construction on Storm Surge Height in Shallow Coastal Zones of the Yellow Sea, South Korea

Journal of Coastal Research ◽

10.2112/si95-049.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 95 (sp1) ◽

pp. 252

Author(s):

Hwa-Young Lee ◽

Yeong-Han Jeong ◽

Dong-Hwan Kim ◽

Dong-Seag Kim ◽

Whan-Hee Cho ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Storm Surge ◽

Yellow Sea ◽

Large Scale ◽

The Yellow Sea ◽

Coastal Zones ◽

Surge Height

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The Historical Landscape: Evoking the Past in a Landscape for the Future in the Cheonggyecheon Reconstruction in South Korea

Humanities ◽

10.3390/h9030113 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 113

Author(s):

Eyun Jennifer Kim

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Collective Memory ◽

Large Scale ◽

Metropolitan Government ◽

The Past ◽

Direct Observations ◽

Geographic Origins ◽

Design Activities ◽

Park Design ◽

The City

As cities become increasingly de-industrialized and emphasize building a sustainable future, we have seen an increase in the design of large-scale landscapes being incorporated into the urban fabric. The reconstruction of the Cheonggyecheon stream and park in Seoul, South Korea, is an example of this phenomenon. Since its completion in 2005, the city of Seoul has promoted the project as a restoration of its history and recreation of a collective memory of the site and historic stream from its geographic origins. However, this narrative of historic rebirth of a stream raises questions of authenticity, the selective emphasis of one history over another, and how this transformation of Seoul’s built environment may change the identity of the city’s culture and society. Using a mixture of direct observations of the park design, activities, and events held at the site, and interviews with project designers and former Seoul Metropolitan Government staff who worked on the project and Cheonggyecheon park visitors, this research examines the reconstruction of the Cheonggyecheon as simultaneously a recovery of and break with the past, and the representation of Seoul’s history, memory, and culture as performative functions of the design of the landscape and its activities. In the process, this new landscape offers a rewriting of the past and memory of the city as it redefines the identity of the city for its present and future.

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Mapping Environmental Conflicts Using Spatial Text Mining

Land ◽

10.3390/land9090287 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. 287 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jae-hyuck Lee ◽

Do-kyun Kim

Keyword(s):

Text Mining ◽

South Korea ◽

Large Scale ◽

Local Environment ◽

Environmental Conflict ◽

Current Status ◽

Environmental Conflicts ◽

Mining Technique ◽

Management Policies ◽

Definition Of

Mapping the characteristics and extent of environmental conflicts related to land use is important for developing regionally specific policies. However, because it is only possible to verify the frequency of conflicts on a specific predetermined subject, it is difficult to determine the various reasons for conflicts in a region. Therefore, this study mapped the current status of regional environmental conflicts in South Korea using a spatial text mining technique, then proposed relevant management policies. The results were obtained by analyzing environmental conflict data extracted from the online agendas of regional environmental organizations. Air quality-related conflicts in South Korea are concentrated in western municipalities; development-related conflicts are concentrated in the southern region of Jeju Island; and intensive safety-related conflicts occur in metropolitan areas, particularly Ulsan. Thus, the type of conflict is determined by the local environment, in accordance with the definition of environmental conflict, and the distribution is determined by the location of the stakeholder population. This study reveals the issues and locations related to local environmental conflict that require further attention, and proposes more wide-ranging methods for managing the links between conflicts by mapping environmental conflicts on a large scale rather than on an individual basis.

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Probabilistic Heat Wave Forecast Based on a Large-Scale Circulation Pattern Using the TIGGE Data

Weather and Forecasting ◽

10.1175/waf-d-19-0188.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 367-377

Author(s):

Hyun-Ju Lee ◽

Woo-Seop Lee ◽

Jong Ahn Chun ◽

Hwa Woon Lee

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Heat Wave ◽

Large Scale ◽

Heat Waves ◽

Ensemble Prediction ◽

Multimodel Ensemble ◽

Large Scale Circulation ◽

Circulation Patterns ◽

Wave Forecast ◽

Prediction Systems

Abstract Forecasting extreme events is important for having more time to prepare and mitigate high-impact events because those are expected to become more frequent, intense, and persistent around the globe in the future under the warming atmosphere. This study evaluates the probabilistic predictability of the heat wave index (HWI) associated with large-scale circulation patterns for predicting heat waves over South Korea. The HWI, reflecting heat waves over South Korea, was defined as the vorticity difference at 200 hPa between the South China Sea and northeast Asia. The forecast of up to 15 days from five ensemble prediction systems and the multimodel ensemble has been used to predict the probabilistic HWI during the summers of 2011–15. The ensemble prediction systems consist of different five operational centers, and the forecast skill of the probability of heat waves occurrence was assessed using the Brier skill score (BSS), relative operating characteristics (ROC), and reliability diagram. It was found that the multimodel ensemble is capable of better predicting the large-scale circulation patterns leading to heat waves over South Korea than any other single ensemble system through all forecast lead times. We concluded that the probabilistic forecast of the HWI has promise as a tool to take appropriate and timely actions to minimize the loss of lives and properties from imminent heat waves.

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Large-Scale Circulation Anomalies Associated with Extreme Heat in South Korea and Southern–Central Japan

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-8477 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ke Xu

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

East Asia ◽

Large Scale ◽

Extreme Heat ◽

Central Japan ◽

Large Scale Circulation ◽

Westerly Jet ◽

Anomalous Anticyclone ◽

Wave Trains ◽

Circulation Anomalies

<p>&#160;&#160;&#160; The large-scale circulation anomalies associated with extreme heat (EH) in South Korea and southern&#8211;central Japan are examined using data during the time period 1979&#8211;2016. Statistical analysis indicates that EH days in these two regions are concentrated in July and August and tend to occur simultaneously. These EH days are therefore combined to explore the physical mechanisms leading to their occurrence. The composite results indicate that the anomalous atmospheric warming during EH days is dominantly caused by a significant subsidence anomaly, which is associated with a deep anomalous anticyclone over East Asia. Further investigation of the evolution of circulation anomalies suggests that the anomalous anticyclone over East Asia related to EH is primarily initiated by wave trains originating from upstream regions, which propagate eastward along the Asian westerly jet in the upper troposphere. These wave trains can be categorized into two types that are characterized by the precursor anticyclonic and cyclonic anomalies, respectively, over central Asia. The distinction between these two types of wave train can be explained by the wavenumbers of the Rossby waves, which are modulated by both the intensity and the shape of the Asian westerly jet as the background basic flow.</p>

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Kerjasama Korea Selatan –Indonesia dalam Manajemen Bencana Alam (Rekontruksi Aceh Pasca Tsunami Samudera Hindia)

Andalas Journal of International Studies (AJIS) ◽

10.25077/ajis.5.2.178-193.2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 178

Author(s):

Ady Muzwardi

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

South Korea ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Large Scale ◽

Regional Cooperation ◽

The Political ◽

Diplomatic Relations ◽

Effective Response ◽

Political Dialogue

Natural Distasters is a part of media diplomacy and cooperation between nations, strengthening disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels. In coping with disasters, national resources could be overwhelmed, especially in the event of large-scale disasters. In this respect, bilateral and regional cooperation is of particular importance, and this is part of the Korean Indonesian relations. The political dialogue also intends to foster closer cooperation on humanitarian and activities between the Indonesia and Korean. The tsunami in Aceh serves as an example of media diplomacy between the two nations as part of global cooperation. The development of political, social and culture cooperation through reconstruction efforts, programs and projects in Aceh has become a strength in the diplomatic relations between South Korea and Indonesia. This research aims to share knowledge and exchange best practices and to be able to work together in the event of major disasters. . Keywords:Natural Disasters, diplomacy, reconstruction.

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