Decontamination Targets for Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing in the Aspect of the Radiological Risk of Human Intrusion

Hyewon Shin,Younghwan Jeong,Jungho Hur,Jaeyeong Park,Il Soon Hwang 한국방사성폐기물학회 2020 한국방사성폐기물학회 학술논문요약집 Vol.2020 No.12

Ethnic Particularism and White Universalism in Native Speaker and Aloft

( Hyewon Shin ) 한국현대영미소설학회 2013 현대영미소설 Vol.20 No.1

Chang-rae Lee`s first two novels, Native Speaker (1995) and A Gesture Life (1999), explicitly deal with the complex psychology of an Asian American man straddling two continents and two cultures, Native Speaker foregrounds the political aspect of Asian American experiences. Its main character, John Kwang, is an ethnic politician who not only seeks a particular voice for his own community but also wants to speak for American people as a whole. Lee employs a trope of visibility and invisibility for figuring ethnic specificity and white universalism, by contrasting the hypervisible “color” of the minority subject with the standard whiteness unnoticed. Although his third novel, Aloft (2004), delves into the mindscape of a white male living in Long Island suburbs, race is still the major issue. Lee questions the permeable white universality, as opposed to other races` differences examined in the previous works. In Aloft, whiteness is self-consciously observed from the perspective of a wealthy Italian American, Jerry Battle. Unfortunately, Lee`s interrogation of whiteness is only half successful, since the white male patriarchy is ultimately upheld by the symbolic sacrifice of racial minorities. Jerry achieves redemption in exchange for the victimization of Korean Americans and Hispanic Americans. Both Native Speaker and Aloft illuminate the individuals` response to the multiethnic and multicultural U.S. society, one from the perspective of a minority subject struggling with ethnic particularism, and the other from the perspective of a white male recognizing his whiteness no more universal. A comparison of the two novels brings to attention the limits of identity politics, while suggesting a changing viewpoint in exploration of race and ethnicity, with more emphasis on how race is perceived by both whites and nonwhites.

The Politics of Immolation in Philip Roth's Academic Novel: The Human Stain

Hyewon Shin 한국아메리카학회 2015 美國學論集 Vol.47 No.2

This essay examines Philip Roth's The Human Stain, a contemporary academic novel, with respect to its representation of intellectuals and Roth's view on the current transformation of American higher education. While developing the conventional theme of the crises in male academics' family and professional lives, 1990s' academic novels, including Roth's, depict the university campus as a battleground for the culture wars, canon wars, and political correctness. The important historical backdrop here is the Lewinsky scandal and impeachment of President Bill Clinton in 1998. Like other 1990s' novels, The Human Stain reads as a satire of neo-Puritan hysteria and moral hypocrisy in this period, portraying the witch hunt of a Jewish-passing (white) male professor Silk and depicting President Clinton as a victim of the national eruption of collective paranoia. Yet, through Silk's immolation, the novel displays a problematic racial and gender politics whereby the existing sexual and racial hierarchies in academia are sustained, particularly through the feminist stereotype and the negative depiction of minority professors. The novel's major conflict occurs between the male protagonist, Silk, and a female professor, Roux, who represent traditional humanism and political correctness respectively. The death of the white male academic, /1 persecuted" by feminists and minority professors, paradoxically gives birth to a myth of the great American individualist hero battling against social restrictions, while disparaging female/minority academics. His immolation ironically contributes to the reinforcement of white male dominance.

Perceptions toward family planning and influencing factors among Korean young adults: An application of the social-ecological model

Hyewon Shin,Minjeong Jo,Anna Lee,Sunyeob Choi 한국간호과학회 2023 한국간호과학회 학술대회 Vol.2023 No.11

A Study of the Resilience of Children with Cancer and their Mothers

Hyewon Shin 한국간호과학회 2007 한국간호과학회 학술대회 Vol.2007 No.11

Attitudes towards Parenthood and Fertility Awareness in Female and Male University Students in South Korea

Shin, Hyewon,Lee, Jungmin,Kim, Shin Jeong,Jo, Minjeong Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 2020 Child Health Nursing Research Vol.26 No.3

Purpose: This study investigated intentions and attitudes towards future parenthood and awareness of fertility among university students in South Korea. Methods: The participants comprised 166 female and male undergraduate students enrolled at five universities. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to July 2019 using the Korean version of the Fertility Awareness Questionnaire and Attitudes of Parenthood. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics based on participants' general characteristics, the χ² test to identify differences in intentions, and the t-test to evaluate attitudes towards parenthood and awareness of fertility in female and male students. Results: Both female and male students desired to have two children, but they lacked awareness about fertility. The possibility of combining work and having children, along with the availability of childcare resources, impacted the desire for parenthood. Male students tended to consider parenthood as less impactful on their lives and careers than female students. Social structures might also impact the decision to have children. Conclusion: It is important to provide health education emphasizing fertility awareness and parenthood in young adulthood so participants can consider these facts in advance. In addition, the government should provide resources for couples making parenthood decisions.

Boundless Despair as the Way to Salvation: Melville`s "Bartleby, the Scrivener"

( Hyewon Shin ) 한국근대영미소설학회 2015 근대 영미소설 Vol.22 No.2

This essay discusses Melville’s view of “prudence” and “charity” in “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” the moral virtues originating from Classical humanism and Christianity. The narrator’s predicament of helping Bartleby in the story exposes his flawed conceptualization of prudence and charity whose meaning underwent a significant change during nineteenth-century America. The narrator’s blindness to the truth behind Bartleby’s dejection proves his lack of prudence, which in Classical humanism means the moral force to see through the surface appearances, according to Dosia Reichardt (43). His material notion of charity, in accordance with the market logic and Adam Smith’s moral economy, also contradicts the biblical sense of charity as boundless love with no earthly payback possible. His incomprehension of prudence and charity in their true meaning cripples his endeavor to reach Bartleby’s “soul” (22). Yet, his affective investment in Bartleby pays in the end through his own spiritual salvation, ironically done in loss and not by gains. Consequently, the story’s ending, called “the sequel,” completes the narrative design to emphasize the narrator’s awakening to the truth that he has not been a benefactor but a beneficiary of charity, bequeathed by Bartleby through suffering and despair.

Decursinol chloroacrylates useful as fungicides

Shin Yun-Jeong,Shin Jiyoung,Jang Hyewon,Son Hokyoung,Kwon Yonghoon 한국응용생명화학회 2022 Applied Biological Chemistry (Appl Biol Chem) Vol.65 No.4

Natural products decursin and decursinol angelate were recently reported as benign fungicides for controlling rice blast. Inspired by the structural similarity of the cumarin compounds and gained hint from the skeletal motifs, we designed and prepared synthetic compounds to increase the natural product efficacy and evaluated their antifungal activities against various plant disease pathogens in vitro. Synthetically prepared compound 4 and 5 indeed suppressed the mycelial growth of B. cinerea, F. oxysporum, P. italicum, and R. quercus-mongolicae. Additionally, compound 5 effectively prevents the growth of C. coccodes and C. parasitica. Furthermore, both 4 and 5 possess better inhibitory activities on spore germination of F. oxysporum and M. oryzae than the natural product decursin and commercial pesticide Iprodione. These results suggest that the effect of the lead compound for plant disease protection can be improved by tuning the structure of the original natural product and decursinol chloroacrylates 4 and 5 are candidates for the control of F. oxysporum and M. oryzae. Natural products decursin and decursinol angelate were recently reported as benign fungicides for controlling rice blast. Inspired by the structural similarity of the cumarin compounds and gained hint from the skeletal motifs, we designed and prepared synthetic compounds to increase the natural product efficacy and evaluated their antifungal activities against various plant disease pathogens in vitro. Synthetically prepared compound 4 and 5 indeed suppressed the mycelial growth of B. cinerea , F. oxysporum , P. italicum , and R. quercus-mongolicae . Additionally, compound 5 effectively prevents the growth of C. coccodes and C. parasitica . Furthermore, both 4 and 5 possess better inhibitory activities on spore germination of F. oxysporum and M. oryzae than the natural product decursin and commercial pesticide Iprodione. These results suggest that the effect of the lead compound for plant disease protection can be improved by tuning the structure of the original natural product and decursinol chloroacrylates 4 and 5 are candidates for the control of F. oxysporum and M. oryzae .

Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Korean version of the fertility awareness and attitudes towards parenthood questionnaire

Shin, Hyewon,Hong, Minjoo,Jo, Minjeong,Lee, Jungmin Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 2021 Child Health Nursing Research Vol.27 No.3

Purpose: This study presents a translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric evaluation of two instruments of the Fertility Awareness and Attitudes Towards Parenthood (FAAP) questionnaire (Conditions and Life changes) for use in South Korea. Methods: This methodological study included 166 university students for psychometric evaluation in the sixth step. The first five steps included forward translation, backward translation, committee review, assessment of content validity, and a pre-test. In the sixth step, psychometric properties, including internal consistency, construct validity, and criterion validity, were evaluated. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to identify the structure of the tool and to assess its validity. Results: The Korean version showed acceptable internal consistency. Cronbach's α was .73 for FAAP-Conditions and .83 for FAAP-Life changes. FAAP-Conditions showed a four-factor structure (social conditions, relationship with partner, external environment, and child-rearing support) and FAAP-Life changes had a two-factor structure (reward and burden). In the confirmatory analysis, CMIN/DF, TLI, IFI, SRMR, CFI, and RMSEA were satisfactory. Conclusion: This study provided preliminary evidence of the acceptability, reliability, and validity of the Korean version of the FAAP questionnaire in university students in South Korea. Nonetheless, further evaluation among Korean young adults is warranted to validate this instrument.

Mary Shelley`s Criticism of Anthropomorphic Compassion in Frankenstein

( Shin Hyewon ) 한국근대영미소설학회 2016 근대 영미소설 Vol.23 No.2

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has produced numerous criticisms and adaptations, which proves its enduring power, just as the undead Creature in the novel has fascinated generations of readers. Yet, while critical attention is often given to the two main characters, Victor Frankenstein and his deformed “son,” the Creature, readers tend to be oblivious to the significance of the novel’s framing narrative and its narrator, Robert Walton. This essay examines Walton as the moral center of the novel, in comparison with Frankenstein. Though less heroic than Frankenstein and less eloquent than the Creature, Walton, as a stand-in for the reader, demonstrates the power of compassion, the important virtue championed in modern European society. His non-anthropomorphic compassion mediated by language can be juxtaposed with Frankenstein’s immediate affection originating from his self-projection. While Frankenstein’s visually-oriented, kinship-based identification is often restricted to his family, Walton’s compassion towards both his fellow humans and the nonhuman Creature transcends the affective boundaries of the familiar and the foreign. Walton’s sympathy illustrates Shelley’s appropriation of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s idea of the pity generated between speaker and listener in the process of storytelling. Following Rousseau, Shelley contests the definitions of sympathy provided by eighteenth-century British materialist philosophers as well as the Enlightenment idea of human perfectibility.