Analysis of Research Trends in South Korean ODA for Ethiopia (2000-2015)

Kim HyunJae,Shon Mi,Kim YoungHwan,Park MinKyoung APEC국제교육협력원 2015 Asia-Pacific Cybereducation Journal Vol.11 No.2

The purpose of this study is to analyze the research trends in the South Korean Official Development Assistance (ODA), by examining the papers of degree thesis papers, project reports, and academic journals published from 2000 to 2015, as well as investigating and proposing the themes for future studies. According to the rubrics of analysis, from numerous papers, twelve thesis, twelve reports and eight academic journals were selected and considered following five analysis criteria; namely, published year, stakeholder of study, project procedure, methodology, and relevance to MDGs, the Millennium Development Goals. The results of the analysis are as follows: first, the papers associated with South Korean ODA for Ethiopia were published in 2008 for the first time. With steadily increasing numbers of thesis, reports, and journals, following after 2008, researches have conducted studies vigorously since 2011. However, investigations on the South Korean ODA for Ethiopia are noticeably insufficient, in comparison to the grant aids and concessional loans paid thus far. Secondly, the analysis appeared in twelve papers published by universities, eleven by government authorities, and eight by specialty magazines. Upon closer inspection, the government authority indicated Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and eight other specialty magazines, as well as the following: Korea Water Resources Association2), Korean Association of African Studies3), Korea Society of Agricultural Extension4), Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion5), Journal of International Collaboration in Education6), Korea Research Society for Customs7),Perspectives in Nursing Science, The Women’s Studies8). Third, project procedure utilized as the criteria for the analysis. As a result, one feasibility study conducted in 2012 and 2013, one planning study in 2008 and 2010, two planning studies in 2013, one evaluation study in 2011 were identified. However, each project procedure paper for the 25 projects launched thus far were difficult to find. Papers for those have no relevance with ODA projects, and were considered as other studies. Fourth, papers relevant to the MDGs stand as such; 11 papers were linked with MDG 2, ‘Achieve universal primary education’. Three papers had relevance to MDG 1, ‘Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger’, one to MDG 3, ‘Promote gender equality’, three to MDG 5, ‘Improve maternal health’, four to MDG 6, ‘Combat HIV/AIDS malaria, and other diseases’, two to MDG 7, ‘Ensure environmental sustainability’, seven to MDG 8, ‘Develop a global partnership for development’. There were no papers connected with MDG 4, ‘Reduce child mortality’. Therefore, based on this trend analysis, broader spectrums and diverse methods of study should be implemented for the future studies with regard to the South Korean ODA for Ethiopia.

Development of a simultaneous multi-residue analysis for screening and confirmation of 7 veterinary drugs in bovine milk by LC-MSMS

MinKyoung Kim,NamSun Kim,HyunJung Kwon,SungYong Ha,HeeSun Kim,JongWon Kim 한국예방수의학회 2019 예방수의학회지 Vol.43 No.2

A simple and fast analytical method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was developed for detection of the veterinary drugs acetanilide, anthranilic acid, antipyrine, cyproheptadine, diphenhydramine, DLmethylephedrine, and phenacetin in bovine milk. The target analytes were extracted from milk samples by using acetonitrile followed by clean-up with C18 and liquid-liquid purification with saturated n-hexane. A reverse-phase analytical column was employed with a mobile phase comprising (A) 0.1% formic acid in distilled water and (B) 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile to achieve the best chromatographic separation. Matrix-matched calibration curves (r2 ≥ 0.9986) were constructed using six concentrations (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 40 μg/kg) of drugs in the milk matrix. Recoveries at three drug-spiking levels (5, 10, and 20 μg/kg) ranged from 71.2% to 103.8% with intra-day and inter-day relative standard deviation (RSD) values of ≤ 8.6%. The calculated limits of quantification (LOQ) were 0.19-7.1 μg/kg.

Prevalence and Characteristics of Neuropathic Pain in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury Referred to a Rehabilitation Center

Hae Young Kim,Hye Jin Lee,Tae-lim Kim,EunYoung Kim,Daehoon Ham,Jaejoon Lee,Tayeun Kim,Ji Won Shin,Minkyoung Son,Jun Hun Sung,Zee-A Han 대한재활의학회 2020 Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine Vol.44 No.6

Objective To identify the prevalence and characteristics of neuropathic pain (NP) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to investigate associations between NP and demographic or disease-related variables. Methods We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients with SCI whose pain was classified according to the International Spinal Cord Injury Pain classifications at a single hospital. Multiple statistical analyses were employed. Patients aged <19 years, and patients with other neurological disorders and congenital conditions were excluded. Results Of 366 patients, 253 patients (69.1%) with SCI had NP. Patients who were married or had traumatic injury or depressive mood had a higher prevalence rate. When other variables were controlled, marital status and depressive mood were found to be predictors of NP. There was no association between the prevalence of NP and other demographic or clinical variables. The mean Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) of NP was 4.52, and patients mainly described pain as tingling, squeezing, and painful cold. Females and those with below-level NP reported more intense pain. An NRS cut-off value of 4.5 was determined as the most appropriate value to discriminate between patients taking pain medication and those who did not. Conclusion In total, 69.1% of patients with SCI complained of NP, indicating that NP was a major complication. Treatment planning for patients with SCI and NP should consider that marital status, mood, sex, and pain subtype may affect NP, which should be actively managed in patients with an NRS ≥4.5.

호혜적 개발협력을 위한 주요 국가의 STI 시스템 분석 및 협력방향 - 브라질, 인도를 중심으로 -

김왕동(Wangdong Kim),임덕순(Deok Soon Yim),선인경(Inkyoung Sun),김은주(Eun Joo Kim),이다은(Daeun Lee),유제현(Jehyun Yu),이정원(Jung-won Lee),김기국(Ki-Kook Kim),최용인(Yongin Choi),김원호(Wonho Kim),조충제(Chungje Jo),박민경(Minkyoung P 과학기술정책연구원 2021 정책연구 Vol.- No.-

Reciprocal development cooperation refers to “all activities in the public and private sectors that benefit the donor country’s national interest as well as poverty eradication and economic and social development in the recipient country”. The Korean governments development cooperation paradigm is expected to gradually shift from a humanitarian level to a reciprocal level. However, in the case of science and technology innovation, it is difficult to acquire information about countries that are subject to reciprocal development cooperation. Therefore, in this study, the conceptual framework for reciprocal development cooperation was established and STI systems of major countries were analyzed to provide basic STI data and to suggest directions for reciprocal development cooperation. In this study, two countries, Brazil and India, were selected for analysis by applying three criteria: “differentiation from existing research,” “relevance to national interests and national tasks,” and “possibility of securing data”. In this study, the STI system components of Brazil and India were classified and analyzed into macro-environment, STI governance, STI investment and achievements, STI human resources, STI innovative actors, and STI support organizations. The reciprocal development cooperation agenda was described focusing on three dimensions: “what”, “how” and “who”. First, in the perspective of “what”, climate change, digital transformation, infectious diseases, and other issues were derived as cooperation contents. Second, policy advice and joint research, human exchange, and so on, were suggested as cooperation methods. Third, universities, GRIs, and companies were suggested as cooperation partners. Brazils STI system is characterized by a weak national R&D budget, excellent research manpower and strong basic research, lack of connection and creation of innovation demand between universities and companies, weak industrial competitiveness, lack of science and technology policy and strategy, policy implementation, and coordination of inefficiency and slow-step administration. The characteristics of the Indian STI system include inefficient governance and lack of interconnection led by the government, insufficient investment in STI between the government and the private sector, abundant STI manpower and global talent, the pursuit of R&D activities centered on universities and public research institutes rather than the private sector, bureaucratic and bureaucratic An inefficient STI support organization was identified. In-depth interviews and consultations were conducted with experts from each country to derive the Korea-Brazil development cooperation agenda and the Korea-India development cooperation agenda. The interview and advisory groups were largely divided into policymakers(public officials) for each country, researchers(researchers and professors), and local experts(embassies and dispatchers). The detailed agenda contents are described in Chapters 6 and 7. This study is expected to contribute to the theoretical construction of the field of development cooperation, and to the derivation of the governments Korea-Brazil and Korea-India STI cooperation agenda. The study also can contribute to the demand for STI system information of Brazil and India. However, this study has limitations in responding to more demand by the government by selecting Brazil and India as two countries for reciprocal development cooperation. Therefore many more countries besides Brazil and India should be explored in the future. In addition, in order to improve the reliability and validity of the STI cooperation agenda between Korea-Brazil and Korea-India, interviews and consultations with more experts are required.

High mobility group box-1 and inflammatory cytokines in follicular fluid of patient with Endometriosis

( Minkyoung Kim ),( Jae Hoon Lee ),( Jung Mi Yoon ),( Ah Leum Kim ),( Seok Kyo Seo ),( Sihyun Cho ),( Young Sik Choi ),( Byung Seok Lee ),( Bo Hyon Yun ) 대한산부인과학회 2016 대한산부인과학회 학술대회 Vol.102 No.-

목적: The aim of the study was to examine the inflammatory status of follicular fluid in endometriosis by detecting High mobility group box-1 (HMGB-1) and inflammatory cytokines, which reflect the milieu of oocyte that may play a role for infertility. 방법: Total 60 patients who had received in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) from March, 2013 to March, 2016 were included: 30 patients who had endometriosis as case group, 30 participants without endometriosis as the control. Follicular fluid (FF) was obtained from a dominant follicle during oocyte retrieval and stored at -70°C. Level of HMGB-1 was measured with ELISA, as well as inflammatory cytokines including Interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor-necrosis factor (TNF)-α. 결과: Level of HMGB-1 was significantly higher in FF samples from the endometriosis group compared to the controls. IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α levels were significantly higher in the endometriosis group compared to those in the control. There were significant positive correlations among the four inflammatory cytokines. The levels of the inflammatory cytokines positively correlated with the levels of HMGB-1 in the FF samples. TNF-α levels were negatively correlated with the cumulative embryo score per embryo. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the number of high-quality embryos was an independent factor predicting clinical pregnancy. 결론: This study showed that HMGB-1 and inflammatory cytokines may play an important role through NF-kB pathway, in inflammatory cascade affecting oocyte milieu.

Relax of natural color

MinKyoung KIM 한국색채학회 2017 International Invitation Exhibition of Color Works Vol.- No.-

An Investigation of the Sample Rotation Effects on Suppression of Convective Flows in PGSE Diffusion NMR Experiments

Kim, Minkyoung,Chung, Kee-Choo 한국자기공명학회 2016 Journal of the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society Vol.20 No.2

Undesirable convective flow in an NMR tube inhibits the accurate measurement of diffusion coefficients by NMR spectroscopy. To minimize the convection effects, various methods have been suggested, and it has been known that the use of sample rotation can be useful. However, it has not been clearly examined that the convection suppressing effect of the sample rotation under the different spinning speeds. In this study, the relation between convective flow and the sample rotation was investigated using PGSE NMR diffusion experiments to reveal the feasibility for controlling the convective flow in an NMR tube by sample rotation itself. The viscosity effect was also examined using solvents with four different viscosities, acetone-$d_6$ chloroform-d, pyridine-$d_5$, and $D_2O$. The sample rotation showed apparent convection suppressing effects at all temperature range for the low viscosity solvents, acetone-$d_6$ and chloroform-d, even at the faster than 5 Hz spinning rate. The similar patterns were also observed for pyridine-$d_5$ and $D_2O$, which have higher viscosity. This effect was observed even at high temperatures where convective flow arises conspicuously.

Purity with Green on Blue

MinKyoung KIM 한국색채학회 2016 International Invitation Exhibition of Color Works Vol.2016 No.-

KMK168 COLOR

MinKyoung KIM 한국색채학회 2020 International Invitation Exhibition of Color Works Vol.- No.-

Properties of Working Electrodes with IGZO layers in a Dye Sensitized Solar Cell

Kim, Gunju,Noh, Yunyoung,Choi, Minkyoung,Kim, Kwangbae,Song, Ohsung The Korean Ceramic Society 2016 한국세라믹학회지 Vol.53 No.1

We prepared a working electrode (WE) coated with 0 ~ 50 nm-thick indium gallium zinc oxide(IGZO) by using RF sputtering to improve the energy conversion efficiency (ECE) of a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were used to analyze the microstructure and composition of the IGZO layer. UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy was used to determine the transparency of the WE with IGZO layers. A solar simulator and a potentiostat were used to confirm the photovoltaic properties of the DSSC with IGZO layer. From the results of the microstructural analysis, we were able to confirm the successful deposition of an amorphous IGZO layer with the expected thickness and composition. From the UV-VIS-NIR analysis, we were able to verify that the transparency decreased when the thickness of IGZO increased, while the transparency was over 90% for all thicknesses. The photovoltaic results show that the ECE became 4.30% with the IGZO layer compared to 3.93% without the IGZO layer. As the results show that electron mobility increased when an IGZO layer was coated on the $TiO_2$ layer, it is confirmed that the ECE of a DSSC can be enhanced by employing an appropriate thickness of IGZO on the $TiO_2$ layer.