THE U.S. INITIATIVE ON JOINT IMPLEMENTATION : AN ASIA-PACIFIC PERSPECTIVE

Dixon, Robert K. The Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam Un 1998 人文學硏究 Vol.23 No.-

Economic, energy, and environmental security is a tripartite challenge to developing and develped countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the burning of fossil fuels are growing rapidly in Asia. Flexible economic instruments, such as joint implementation (JI) and emissions trading, offer a means concomitantly to facilitate economic, energy, and environmental security. The U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation (IJI) was established as a pilot program to facilitate voluntary project investments by U.S. entities to reduce GHG emissions worldwide. U.S. IJI, working under guidelines established by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), has developed a set of operational criteria for evaluating project proposals. To date, U.S. IJI has received more than 150 project proposals, of which thirty-one have been accepted into the pilot program. These projects represent a diverse set of innovative technologies and practices in thirteen countries. Preliminary estimates suggest that cumulative net emission reductions as a result of these project are expected to be more than 30 million Mt C (megatons of carbon). Descriptions and case studies of two U.S. IJI projects in Southeast Asia are considered: carbon sequestration in Indonesia through reduced impact logging, and a rural electrification project in Sri Lanka. Experiences from U.S. IJI provide a basis for considering ways to implement emissions reductions under the UN FCCC Kyoto Protocol.

Land use characterization and change detection of a small mangrove area in Banacon Island, Bohol, Philippines using a maximum likelihood classification method

Dixon Gevana,Leni Camacho,Antonio Carandang,Sofronio Camacho,임상준 한국산림과학회 2015 Forest Science And Technology Vol.11 No.4

Geospatial information of small mangrove islands in the Philippines is usually lacking. Such information is vital to monitor mangrove cover change and craft plans for their sustainable management. This study was conducted to provide some land use information about Banacon Island in Bohol province. The island is renowned for its vast mangrove plantations, community-initiated reforestation, and double reef system. To determine the different forest land uses therein, the study employed a maximum likelihood classification method using two Landsat images of different periods. Results revealed three distinct forest land uses, namely: dense mature stand; dense intermediate stand; and sparse mangrove area. Land use change detection analysis was also conducted. Findings suggest that mangrove cover has generally improved from 1993 to 2004, as seen in the expansion of dense plantations over sparsely vegetated areas. Such change is attributable to continuous reforestation activities by the local community. Minor deforestation was also recorded due to various natural and anthropogenic causes. Comparing the area of deforestation with the increase in plantations, the results suggest that reforestation has compensated or exceeded the rate of cover loss. In order to further improve the geospatial results, the study recommends the use of high resolution images covering other years for better analysis of land use change.

Significant conservation of synthetic lethal genetic interaction networks between distantly related eukaryotes.

Dixon, Scott J,Fedyshyn, Yaroslav,Koh, Judice L Y,Prasad, T S Keshava,Chahwan, Charly,Chua, Gordon,Toufighi, Kiana,Baryshnikova, Anastasija,Hayles, Jacqueline,Hoe, Kwang-Lae,Kim, Dong-Uk,Park, Han-Oh National Academy of Sciences 2008 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF Vol.105 No.43

<P>Synthetic lethal genetic interaction networks define genes that work together to control essential functions and have been studied extensively in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the synthetic genetic array (SGA) analysis technique (ScSGA). The extent to which synthetic lethal or other genetic interaction networks are conserved between species remains uncertain. To address this question, we compared literature-curated and experimentally derived genetic interaction networks for two distantly related yeasts, Schizosaccharomyces pombe and S. cerevisiae. We find that 23% of interactions in a novel, high-quality S. pombe literature-curated network are conserved in the existing S. cerevisiae network. Next, we developed a method, called S. pombe SGA analysis (SpSGA), enabling rapid, high-throughput isolation of genetic interactions in this species. Direct comparison by SpSGA and ScSGA of approximately 220 genes involved in DNA replication, the DNA damage response, chromatin remodeling, intracellular transport, and other processes revealed that approximately 29% of genetic interactions are common to both species, with the remainder exhibiting unique, species-specific patterns of genetic connectivity. We define a conserved yeast network (CYN) composed of 106 genes and 144 interactions and suggest that this network may help understand the shared biology of diverse eukaryotic species.</P>

Underbelly Inferno: Interfaces between Television and the Internet in Australian Dramatic Production

Ian Dixon 연세대학교 영어영문학과 BK21 Plus 사업단 2019 Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context Vol.12 No.1

This paper investigates the persistence of television media in Australiain the wake of Web 2.0 through the two free-to-air television series,Guinevere Jones (2002) and Underbelly: Squizzy (2013), as both casestudies and textual analyses. The paper employs Margaret Wertheim’scomparison of Internet space to Dante Alighieri’s vision of the celestialrealm and Amedeo D’Adamo’s analysis of Dantean space in televisionas a uniquely active space that collapses past, present, and futureexperiences. Through Wertheim’s analysis of Dante’s first cantica—Inferno—I consider the fracturing of mainstream televisual culture. Bylooking at the changing fan-celebrity interactions bookending the middledecade of Internet distribution waves, I attempt to shed light on Internetculture through the depictions of otherworldliness in Guinevere andUnderbelly. Offering some concluding reflections on television’s Bazinian“window to the world,” the paper examines the transformations in onlinepractice and how this affected television production in the years between2002 and 2013.

Consumer-Oriented Distributed Energy Policy for Korea: Based on a Case Study of Victoria, Australia

( Alan Dixon Brown ),정주희 ( Juhee Jeong ),변장섭 ( Jangseop Byeon ),나주몽 ( Na Ju Mong ) 국제지역학회 2024 국제지역연구 Vol.28 No.2

한국은 최근 에너지시스템의 분산화를 촉진하기 위해 분산에너지 활성화 특별법을 제정하였다. 그러나 이에 대한 규제와 정책은 공급자 측면에 초점을 맞추고 있으며, 분산에너지의 수요자인 소비자에 대한 관심은 부족하다. 따라서 본 연구는 소비자 관점에서 분산에너지 정책에 대한 보완점에 대한 시사점을 제시하고자 한다. 이를 위해 선도적으로 분산에너지시스템을 도입하여 운영하고 있는 호주 빅토리아의 사례를 통해 소비자 관련 문제들을 확인하였다. 해당 사례 연구를 바탕으로, 본 연구는 PRISMA 절차에 따라 소비자 관점에서 분산 에너지 시스템에 대한 국제 연구를 체계적으로 검토하였다. 최종적으로 선정된 문헌을 공동 검토한 후, 각 논문의 연구결과를 '정보', '제품 및 서비스 구매', '설치 및 연결', '운영 및 관리', '분쟁 해결', '규제 프레임워크'로 분류하였다. 그 결과로 다음과 같은 정책적 시사점을 도출하였다. 첫째, 고객이 합리적인 공급자를 선택할 수 있도록 공급자에 대한 정보와 선택옵션이 제공되어야 한다. 둘째, 분산에너지의 전력 계통 측면에서 에너지저장장치(ESS)의 설치 및 연결이 필요하다. 셋째, 분산에너지에 적합한 동적 및 차등적 요금제가 필요하다. 넷째, 분산에너지에서 소비자의 권리를 확보하기 위한 법적·제도적 장치가 마련되어야 한다. Korea recently enacted the “Special Act on the Promotion of Distributed Energy”, which sets out to develop a localized, environmentally friendly energy system. However, related regulations and policies pay little attention to distributed energy consumers. Therefore, this study sets out to derive implications for consumer-oriented distributed energy policies. First, a case study of consumer-related issues from Victoria, Australia, was provided. Second, based on the case study, a Systemic Literature Review of international research on distributed energy from the consumer's perspective was conducted. The following policy implications emerged: information and options should be provided for rational supplier selection by customers; it is necessary to install and connect energy storage systems in the power system aspect of distributed energy; there is a need for dynamic and differentiated tariffs suitable for distributed energy; legal and institutional mechanisms should be established to secure consumer rights in distributed energy.

Surgical Rib Fracture Fixation: Early Operative Intervention Improves Outcomes

James Dixon,Iain Rankin,Nicholas Diston,Joaquim Goffin,Iain Stevenson 대한심장혈관흉부외과학회 2024 Journal of Chest Surgery (J Chest Surg) Vol.57 No.2

Background: This study aimed to assess the outcomes of patients with complex rib fractures undergoing operative or nonoperative management at our major trauma center. Methods: A retrospective review of all patients who were considered for surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) at a single major trauma center from May 2016 to September 2022 was performed. Results: In total, 352 patients with complex rib fractures were identified. Thirty-seven patients (11%) fulfilled the criteria for surgical management and underwent SSRF. The SSRF group had a significantly higher proportion of patients with flail chest (32 [86%] vs. 94 [27%], p<0.001) or Injury Severity Score (ISS) >15 (37 [100%] vs. 129 [41%], p<0.001). No significant differences were seen between groups for 1-year mortality. Patients who underwent SSRF within 72 hours were 6 times less likely to develop pneumonia than those in whom SSRF was delayed for over 72 hours (2 [18%] vs. 15 [58%]; odds ratio, 0.163; 95% confidence interval, 0.029–0.909; p=0.036). Prompt SSRF showed non-significant associations with shorter intensive care unit length of stay (6 days vs. 10 days, p=0.140) and duration of mechanical ventilation (5 days vs. 8 days, p=0.177). SSRF was associated with a longer hospital length of stay compared to nonoperative patients with flail chest and/or ISS >15 (19 days vs. 13 days, p=0.012), whilst SSRF within 72 hours was not. Conclusion: Surgical fixation of complex rib fractures improves outcomes in selected patient groups. Delayed surgical fixation was associated with increased rates of pneumonia and a longer hospital length of stay.

Trade Policy in Australia and the Development of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling

( Peter B. Dixon ) 세종대학교 경제통합연구소 (구 세종대학교 국제경제연구소) 2008 Journal of Economic Integration Vol.23 No.3

This paper discusses the early establishment in Australia of CGE modeling as a major policy tool. As background, it provides a short history of CGE modeling and describes the impetus to the field from: (a) the failure of less theoretically formal approaches; and (b) the recognition that this type of modeling can handle policy-relevant detail. The paper then argues that the CGE approach flourished in Australia because Australia had the right issue, the right institutions and the right model. The final section looks to the future of CGE modeling and the challenge of demonstrating that it really works.

Investigating Manganese Oxides in Soils and Weathering Systems : A Brief Review

( J . B . Dixon,D . C . Golden ) 한국광물학회 1987 MODERN MINERALOGY Vol.- No.-

African Swine Fever Virus Host Interactions and Approaches to Vaccine Development

Linda K. Dixon,Charles C. Abrams,Chris Netherton,Lynnette C. Goatley,Ana Reis,Claire Barber,Derah Arav,Dave A. G Chapman,Geraldine Taylor 대한수의학회 2013 대한수의학회 학술대회발표집 Vol.2013 No.-

Truth - the Essential Dimension of Ethics in Scholarship, Teaching, Learning and Research

Geoffrey R. Dixon 한국원예학회 2006 한국원예학회 기타간행물 Vol.- No.-