The Ethical Obligations of Humankind towards Animals and Its Implications for Korean Religions: Focusing on Korean Buddhism and Daesoon Thought

Dominik Rutana DAOS(The Daesoon Academy of Sciences) 2024 Journal of Daesoon Thought and the Religions of Ea Vol.3 No.2

This study presentsand examinesvarious ethical theories that could offer potential solutions to the issue of discrimination against non-human animals in contemporary society, and traces its implications for Korean religions. The article focuses on two normative ethical theories – virtue ethics and the ethics of care – and through an analysis of existing research, argues that both theories may serve as foundational principles guiding our behavior, not only in our interactions with otherhumans but also in our treatment of non-human animals. Furthermore, the examples presented in this study demonstrate that similar ethical theories have already been adopted as frameworks for human behavior towards other living beings within two religious traditions, Buddhism and Daesoon Jinrihoe. In both belief systems, animals are acknowledged as integral components of the world in which we live. Additionally, both religions endorse the idea that the well-being of non-human animals and our attitudes toward them can also have a direct impact on our present lives, as well as on our future existence. Consequently, promoting morally upright conduct towards other living creatures should be viewed as a necessary measure, beneficial not only for the animalsthemselves but also for the collective well-being of humanity

Shadow Economy - The Impact of Regulation in OECD-countries

Dominik H. Enste 한국국제경제학회 2010 International Economic Journal Vol.24 No.4

A comprehensive regulation index covering five major fields (labour, product and capital market; education/innovation and the quality of institutions) has been used to analyse the relationship between the density of regulations and the size of shadow economies. The empirical results from 25 OECD countries for the time period 1995-2005 show that - apart from tax burden and tax morale - the main causes are labour and product market regulations, overall regulations and poor quality of official public institutions and administration. An overview of relevant findings on the impact of regulation on irregular activities complements these findings.

Current Drug Therapy in Chronic Heart Failure: the New Guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Dominik Berliner,Johann Bauersachs 대한심장학회 2017 Korean Circulation Journal Vol.47 No.5

Congestive heart failure (HF) is a morbidity that is increasing worldwide due to the aging population and improvement in (acute) care for patients with cardiovascular diseases. The prognosis for patients with HF is very poor without treatment. Furthermore, (repeated) hospitalizations for cardiac decompensation cause an increasing economic burden. Modern drugs and the consequent implementation of therapeutic recommendations have substantially improved the morbidity and mortality of HF patients. This paper provides an overview of the current pharmacological management of HF patients, based on the 2016 guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

The Adoption of Kṣitigarbha and the Ten Kings of Hell in Shamanic Death Rituals in Korea

DOMINIK RUTANA 계명대학교 한국학연구원 2021 Acta Koreana Vol.24 No.1

By late Chosŏn times, the ideas of hell, punishment, and possible ways of salvation expressed in the Kṣitigarbha and the Ten Kings of Hell belief (chijang siwang sinang 地藏十王信仰) had not only deeply penetrated popular consciousness, but also gained so much popularity that they influenced other worldviews, including shamanism. Accordingly, Korean shamans started to adopt motifs derived from the belief into their mythology and ritual, something which is still visible today. The way Korean shamans adopted and applied motifs derived from the belief in Kṣitigarbha and the Ten Kings of Hell to death rituals like chinogi kut 진오기굿or ssikkim kut 씻김굿 varies from ritual to ritual but they serve as a medium that connects the present (isŭng 이승) and the otherworld (chŏsŭng 저승). Korean shamans use this medium, along with other symbols and deities such as Princess Pari, not only to explain and secure the ontological transformation of the deceased from worldly to otherworldly beings during the liminal process of the ritual, but also to meet the needs of their clients and make the ritual more persuasive. This amalgamation of Buddhist and shamanistic elements, a kind of bricolage, should be considered a creation of the specific mythical thought pattern of Korean shamans.

Identifi cation of Fire Modeling Issues Based on an Analysis of Real Events from the OECD FIRE Database

Dominik Hermann 한국원자력학회 2017 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.49 No.2

Precursor analysis is widely used in the nuclear industry to judge the significance of eventsrelevant to safety. However, in case of events that may damage equipment through effectsthat are not ordinary functional dependencies, the analysis may not always fully appreciatethe potential for further evolution of the event. For fires, which are one class of suchevents, this paper discusses modelling challenges that need to be overcome when performinga probabilistic precursor analysis. The events used to analyze are selected fromthe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Fire Incidents RecordsExchange (FIRE) Database.

ON SOME PROPERTIES OF BENFORD’S LAW

Dominik StrzaÃlka 대한수학회 2010 대한수학회지 Vol.47 No.5

In presented paper there were studied some properties of Benford’s law. The existence of this law in not necessary large sets of numbers is a very interesting example that can show how the complex phenomena can appear in the positional number systems. Such systems seem to be very simple and intuitive and help us proceed with numbers. However, their simplicity in the case of usage in our lifetime is not necessary connected with the simplicity in the case of laws that govern them. Even if this laws indicate the existence of self-similar properties.

A Novel Method for Intraoperative Breast Implant Pocket Assessment: Air Augmentation

Dominik Duscher,Raphael Wenny,Francesco Somma,Georg M. Huemer 대한성형외과학회 2017 Archives of Plastic Surgery Vol.44 No.4

Changes in Electrical Skin Resistance at Gallbladder 34 (GB34)

Dominik Irnich,Bernhard Wiegele,Daniela Zaps,Sybille Kramer 사단법인약침학회 2008 Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies Vol.1 No.2

Abstract Objective: Electrodermal screening is widely used in the acupuncture community for point location, diagnosis and therapy. However the underlying theory that electrical skin resis tance (ESR) of an area corresponding to an acupuncture point (AP) is lower than ESR of the surrounding areas is yet to be proven. The objective of this study was to evaluate and quantify the phenomenon of ESR changes at the Gallbladder 34 (GB34) Acupuncture Point (AP). Materials and Methods: In this single-blinded study GB34 was measured bilaterally in 43 healthy volunteers. Electrical skin resistance measurements (ESRMs) were performed with a specially designed array consisting of 64 (8 × 8) electrodes on an area of 6 × 6 cm. Then the electrodes corresponding to the AP were identified and compared with those of the surrounding electrodes with Wilcoxon rank sum test. Values for p of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Eighty-one ESRMs were evaluated. ESR was significantly different from the surrounding skin area in 27 (33.3%) cases with 15 (18.5%) points showing a lower and 12 (14.1%) points showing a higher ESR. Conclusion: This shows that ESR changes at APs exist in one third of the measured points, a very low rate for a postulation that forms the basis of various diagnosis and therapy systems. Abstract Objective: Electrodermal screening is widely used in the acupuncture community for point location, diagnosis and therapy. However the underlying theory that electrical skin resis tance (ESR) of an area corresponding to an acupuncture point (AP) is lower than ESR of the surrounding areas is yet to be proven. The objective of this study was to evaluate and quantify the phenomenon of ESR changes at the Gallbladder 34 (GB34) Acupuncture Point (AP). Materials and Methods: In this single-blinded study GB34 was measured bilaterally in 43 healthy volunteers. Electrical skin resistance measurements (ESRMs) were performed with a specially designed array consisting of 64 (8 × 8) electrodes on an area of 6 × 6 cm. Then the electrodes corresponding to the AP were identified and compared with those of the surrounding electrodes with Wilcoxon rank sum test. Values for p of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Eighty-one ESRMs were evaluated. ESR was significantly different from the surrounding skin area in 27 (33.3%) cases with 15 (18.5%) points showing a lower and 12 (14.1%) points showing a higher ESR. Conclusion: This shows that ESR changes at APs exist in one third of the measured points, a very low rate for a postulation that forms the basis of various diagnosis and therapy systems.

Is intravesical stent position a predictor of associated morbidity?

Dominik Abt,Livio Mordasini,Elisabeth Warzinek,Hans-Peter Schmid,Sarah Roberta Haile,Daniel Stephan Engeler,Gautier Müllhaupt 대한비뇨의학회 2015 Investigative and Clinical Urology Vol.56 No.5

Purpose: Temporary drainage of the upper urinary tract by use of internal ureteral stents is a common procedure that is often associated with a variety of symptoms. The role of intravesical stent position in associated morbidity is controversial. Materials and Methods: The German version of the ureteral stent symptom questionnaire (USSQ) was completed by 73 patients with an indwelling ureteral stent the day before stent removal. Intravesical stent position was classified into 3 categories by x-ray before stent removal. The influence of intravesical stent position on USSQ score was analyzed, including subscores and single items. Results: Intravesical stent position showed no significant influence on associated morbidity. The median USSQ total score in all patients was 77.5 (range, 30–147). Patients with ipsilateral stents (69.0; range, 30–122) tended to have lower total scores than did those with tangential (86.5; range, 30–122) or contralateral (77.0; range, 31–147) stents, but the differences were not statistically significant (p=0.35). The USSQ subscores for urinary symptoms (p=0.80), body pain (p=0.80), general health (p=0.16), work performance (p=0.07), additional problems (p=0.81), and all of the USSQ single items of interest in the context of stent length also did not differ significantly between the three groups. Conclusions: Intravesical stent position did not significantly influence associated morbidity in our study. An appropriate stent length should be chosen to avoid dislocation. However, complex calculations of optimum stent length, time-consuming manipulations, and costly stock holding of various stent sizes to obtain the perfect stent position do not seem worthwhile.

Estimation of Radiation Exposure of 128-Slice 4D-Perfusion CT for the Assessment of Tumor Vascularity

Dominik Ketelsen,Marius Horger,Markus Buchgeister,Michael Fenchel,Christoph Thomas,Nadine Boehringer,Maximilian Schulze,Ilias Tsiflikas,Claus D. Claussen,Martin Heuschmid 대한영상의학회 2010 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.11 No.5

Objective: We aimed to estimate the effective dose of 4D-Perfusion-CT protocols of the lung, liver, and pelvis for the assessment of tumor vascularity. Materials and Methods: An Alderson-Rando phantom equipped with thermoluminescent dosimeters was used to determine the effective dose values of 4DPerfusion-CT. Phantom measurements were performed on a 128-slice singlesource scanner in adaptive 4D-spiral-mode with bidirectional table movement and a total scan range of 69 mm over a time period of nearly 120 seconds (26 scans). Perfusion measurements were simulated for the lung, liver, and pelvis under the following conditions: lung (80 kV, 60 mAs), liver (80 kV/80 mAs and 80 kV/120 mAs), pelvis (100 kV/80 mAs and 100 kV/120 mAs). Results: Depending on gender, the evaluated body region and scan protocol, an effective whole-body dose between 2.9-12.2 mSv, was determined. The radiation exposure administered to gender-specific organs like the female breast tissue(lung perfusion) or to the ovaries (pelvic perfusion) led to an increase in the female specific dose by 86% and 100% in perfusion scans of the lung and the pelvis, respectively. Conclusion: Due to a significant radiation dose of 4D-perfusion-CT protocols, the responsible use of this new promising technique is mandatory. Gender- and organ-specific differences should be considered for indication and planning of tumor perfusion scans. Objective: We aimed to estimate the effective dose of 4D-Perfusion-CT protocols of the lung, liver, and pelvis for the assessment of tumor vascularity. Materials and Methods: An Alderson-Rando phantom equipped with thermoluminescent dosimeters was used to determine the effective dose values of 4DPerfusion-CT. Phantom measurements were performed on a 128-slice singlesource scanner in adaptive 4D-spiral-mode with bidirectional table movement and a total scan range of 69 mm over a time period of nearly 120 seconds (26 scans). Perfusion measurements were simulated for the lung, liver, and pelvis under the following conditions: lung (80 kV, 60 mAs), liver (80 kV/80 mAs and 80 kV/120 mAs), pelvis (100 kV/80 mAs and 100 kV/120 mAs). Results: Depending on gender, the evaluated body region and scan protocol, an effective whole-body dose between 2.9-12.2 mSv, was determined. The radiation exposure administered to gender-specific organs like the female breast tissue(lung perfusion) or to the ovaries (pelvic perfusion) led to an increase in the female specific dose by 86% and 100% in perfusion scans of the lung and the pelvis, respectively. Conclusion: Due to a significant radiation dose of 4D-perfusion-CT protocols, the responsible use of this new promising technique is mandatory. Gender- and organ-specific differences should be considered for indication and planning of tumor perfusion scans.