Experience Of South Korea Research Articles

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The Effectiveness of Utilising Modern Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Initiatives to Combat COVID-19 in South Korea: A Narrative Review

All nations are facing significant challenges and difficulties in the face of an intense pandemic that controls human life, and many things have changed in life, which led to the doubling of the global economy and the difficulty of life for many of the world's inhabitants. At present, the nations are seeking to control the spread of the epidemic in them, as every country uses plans to prevent this pandemic. This article presents South Korea's experience in employing modern artificial intelligence techniques in facing COVID-19. Besides, the use of artificial intelligence techniques and their great role in analysing images of people with COVID-19 disease are discussed, and how they are used to save many lives of the victims. The data obtained in this article is from a group of studies, social networking sites, and news on TV channels in the first period of 2020, which are collected and summarised in this article. This study summarises the role of South Korea in facing the pandemic through the application of artificial intelligence techniques to detect the disease, tracking the injured through GPS and how an intelligent quarantine is established, diagnosing and examining the damaged remotely, applying an electronic platform to publish information about how to avoid infection and the use of robots to assist diagnose disease and use drones for sterilisation purposes.

Exploring foreign residents’ perceptions of recreational fishing experiences in South Korea

This is an exploratory qualitative study of foreign anglers’ perceptions and experiences of fishing in South Korea. In the first stage of the study, a total of 56 original posts and the subsequent replies related to fishing in Korea posted on the website eslcafe.com were analyzed using Quirkos, a text analysis program. In the second stage, eight individuals who had experienced fishing in South Korea were interviewed via Zoom, a program for online meetings. Semi-structured questions asked in the interviews sought to explore the themes from the online analysis more deeply as the subjects were actively participating in the sport. The results showed that a consistent constraint for foreign anglers to participate in recreational fishing was a lack of information, particularly in English. To negotiate this constraint, they relied on word-of-mouth from other foreigners for information, both in-person and online. Foreigners sought out fishing opportunities for a variety of motivations, with many citing it as an opportunity to meet Korean anglers, relax, and relieve stress. In general, fishing satisfaction could be improved, with problems cited including catch quality, environmental degradation, and unsustainable fishing methods by local fishermen.

Gender Differences in Sexual Behaviors and Their Relevance to Mental Health among High School Students with Sexual Experience in South Korea.

We explored gender differences in sexual behavior, and their relevance to mental health among high school students in South Korea. This study was based on data from the 14th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (2018). The subjects were 2460 high school students who reported sexual experiences. Student′s t-test, ANOVA, and Rao-Scott chi-squared test were performed to identify the significance of the differences. Boys had earlier sexual debuts (Rao-Scott χ2 = 53.55, p < 0.001), a lower frequency of using contraceptives (Rao-Scott χ2 = 26.57, p < 0.001), and lower rates of sex education in school (Rao-Scott χ2 = 11.20, p = 0.004). With respect to mental health factors, there was a difference in suicidality according to sexual risk behaviors, with a stronger association found in boys. In girls, there was an association between pregnancy experiences and suicidal ideation (Rao-Scott χ2 = 9.90, p = 0.003), plans (Rao-Scott χ2 = 17.25, p < 0.001), and attempts (Rao-Scott χ2 = 23.11, p < 0.001). Our findings suggest differences by gender and age group in the association between sexual behavior and mental health. It is necessary to devise a sex education strategy for adolescents considering gender and early versus late adolescent development period.

Does Short-Term International Immersion have a Sustainable Impact on Teachers’ Cultural Competence? Follow-up Interviews Eight Years After a Teaching Experience in South Korea

This qualitative study was conducted with teacher candidates studying in a Masters program at a university on the west coast in the United States. The main goal was to capture if immersion in a foreign culture and the short-term teaching of primary and secondary school students in South Korea had any sustainable impact on the participating teachers’ perception of their cultural knowledge, competence, and awareness almost a decade after their immersion experience. The researchers interviewed four teachers who had participated in one of two immersion projects conducted in 2010 and 2011. A questionnaire on teachers’ self-efficacy regarding culturally responsive teaching (modified from Chu &amp; Garcia, 2014) was administered prior to the interview giving the participants a tool to reflect on what it means to be a culturally responsive teacher and to self-assess their own cultural competence and teaching practices. Four themes emerged from the interviews, namely, perspective-taking ability, relationships, teaching strategies, and cultural knowledge. The findings indicate that international immersion not only offers an effective way for pre-service teachers to receive intercultural training. It also has the potential to create transformative learning experiences by immersing students in cultural contexts unfamiliar to them. The findings from this study will be interesting to teacher educators who consider integrating international immersion projects into their teacher education programs.

Banal Orientalism on YouTube: “Eat Your Kimchi” as a New Cultural Intermediary and its Representation of South Korea

This study examines the emergence of YouTube and its content creators as a major platform for introducing, mediating and interpreting South Korea to global audiences. By exploring Eat Your Kimchi (EYK), a YouTube channel based on content about Korea, this study discusses the novel roles and strategies of YouTubers as transnational cultural intermediaries, who as white expats continue to translate and interpret the East (i.e., South Korea) to the West, (i.e., Anglophone audiences). Firstly, EYK employ a strategy of selectively articulating their dual identity both as amateurs with no academic background or authority, and as cultural experts based on their hands-on experiences in South Korea. Secondly, EYK reproduce the discursive themes of infantilizing and othering South Korea, emphasizing cultural hierarchy, though in a subtle, everyday manner. This study suggests these discursive strategy and themes as seminal constituents of banal Orientalism that EYK as transnational cultural intermediaries produce in the process of introducing Korean society and its people to the globe. By highlighting banal Orientalism, which is repeatedly and successfully constructed in EYK’s discourses, we call attention to the cultural politics of YouTubers as one of the most influential transnational cultural intermediaries for online representation across countries, their cultures and societies.

Impact of diversifying media content on country's economic potential: case study of South Korea

The popularity of Korean pop culture in the world can be considered an exceptional phenomenon of 2020. One should note that processes reflecting the effective interaction of state structures with the spheres of the creative industry in the modern economy have a special scientific potential at the moment. These creative industry spheres include art, cinema, animation, music, game development and software products. The most successful case in this area is the developed system of cultural media export in South Korea. Research into the economic opportunities of creative industries as a new stage in modern society is becoming a practically significant way to solve the problems of increasing the country's economic power in the Digital Age. The experience of South Korea is still insufficiently covered in Russian research. The practical significance of research in this field is associated with the study of the use of cultural products as a tool for economic growth.

Developing the First Telenursing Service for COVID-19 Patients: The Experience of South Korea.

This study aimed to examine the process of establishing a telenursing service for COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms admitted to a community treatment center (CTC). The process of establishing the service was reviewed, and the degree of satisfaction with the provided service was investigated based on the medical records the patients submitted at their discharge from the CTC. A total of 113 patients were admitted; the patients themselves entered the self-measured vital signs and symptoms of COVID-19 infection to the electronic questionnaires and mobile application. The nurses implemented remote nursing based on the patients’ input data. The educational materials, including the video for self-measuring vital signs and the living guidelines, were prepared and arranged in advance. The telenursing protocol regarding the whole process from the patients’ admission to their discharge was used and applied to five other CTCs. The non-contact counseling service’s satisfaction and convenience scores were 4.65 points and 4.62 points, respectively, out of 5 points. The non-contact nursing counseling service played an important role in monitoring patients’ medical conditions during the spread of COVID-19. This experience of establishing telenursing services to the CTC provides a clear direction to innovate healthcare services in future disasters.

COVID-19 and the failure of the neoliberal regulatory state

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed massive failures of governance at the global and national levels. Global health governance failed rapidly, with action quickly becoming nationally based, uncoordinated, and often zero-sum. However, domestic health governance also often fared very poorly, even in some of the wealthiest countries, which were ostensibly best-prepared to deal with a pandemic. Why? We argue that this reflects the inherent pathologies of the shift from ‘government to governance’ and of the ‘regulatory state’ it had spawned. This has resulted in the hollowing-out of effective state capacities, the dangerous diffusion of responsibility, and de facto reliance on ad hoc emergency measures to contain crises. We demonstrate this through a detailed case study of Britain, where regulatory governance and corporate outsourcing failed miserably, contrasting this with the experience of South Korea, where the regulatory state form was less well established and even partially reversed.

الجامعة المستنصرية / كلية الادارة والاقتصاد

This research deals with the possibility of applying the development experience of South Korea in Iraq to reduce the problem of underemployment, as the research started from the hypothesis that the development policies and current employment policies in Iraq are not able to simulate the Korean development experience, because Iraq suffers from economic, social and institutional problems and challenges. The research aims to identify the levels of underemployment in Iraq, review the development experience of South Korea and examine the possibility of benefiting from it to achieve the economic renaissance in Iraq, and this research derives its importance from its treatment of the seriousness of the problem of unemployment and underemployment and the consequent economic, social and political problems, and the research reached a set of results, the most notably of which is that the Iraqi economy suffers from deep structural imbalances that are difficult to reform if the situation remains as it is and therefore it needs continuous and vigorous efforts to be reformed, which means that there is a clear developmental failure in the Iraqi economy, despite the fact that the Iraqi economy was distinguished by the abundance of natural resources on South Korea, in addition to the wars, destruction and sabotage that Korea was subjected to, but it was able to achieve a comprehensive economic and development renaissance

Same color, different realities: analysis of Black experience in South Korea

ABSTRACT Ethno-nationalism, state-imposed integration and economic slowdown fuelled by Covid-19 restrictions have hardened antiforeigner sentiments and impeded inclusion in Korea despite deliberate government policies geared towards multiculturalism. This study investigated the experience of Blacks in Korea; interrogating how people of color- Black Africans and Blacks from North America and Europe perceive Koreans and Korea. It examined the differences and similarities, if any, between the experience of Black Africans and other Blacks. Grounded in the theory of Universalist multiculturalism and using eclectic surveys; findings indicate that Black Africans experience significant immigration complexities that often narrow their economic opportunities and restricts social integration. Black Americans, though treated better than Black Africans, are less liked compared to White Americans and more likely to experience discrimination, racism and cultural appropriation. In Korea, nationality-based preferences and skin color defines access, acceptance and integration. This study recommends public education as a means to challenge anti-Black propaganda.

Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a single-center experience in South Korea.

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection has been increasing worldwide in both general population and immunocompromised patients, which has also been reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This study aimed to identify the incidence and clinical characteristics of NTM infection in RA patients living in tuberculosis (TB) infection endemic area.We performed a retrospective analysis of NTM infection cases in our RA registry at a tertiary referral center from January 1995 to December 2013. The clinical features of them were compared to those of 52 TB infection patients from same registry.Among 1,397 patients with RA, NTM infection was newly developed in 26 patients and the incidence of NTM infection was 164.8 per 100,000 patient-years. The Mycobacterium avium complex was the most frequent isolate (76.9%). None of the NTM infections had extrapulmonary involvement, which was rather common in TB infection (26.9%). Patients with NTM infection were older, received higher cumulative steroid doses, and had higher rates of past TB infection history and concomitant interstitial lung disease (ILD) than cases with TB infection.In South Korea, NTM infection is not rare in RA patients, and infection rates are growing. Physicians should be cautious about NTM infection in patients with a history of TB infection or concomitant ILD, even living in TB endemic area.

Consume of information and communication technologies in the physical development of children in preschool education

This article contains theoretical and methodological materials on the problem of forming a healthy lifestyle in preschoolers by means of a computer in combination with methods ofphysical education. In the words of our President, “it is not necessary to reinvent the bicycle, it is necessary to make effective use of advanced foreign experience, for example, the experience of South Korea.” A number of researchers have noted that most parents complain that children in kindergarten complain of indecent, rude behavior. They also note that they have difficulty repeating more complex exercises.

Qualitative Study on Dietary Experience in South Korea for North Korean Defector Adolescents

Qualitative Study on Dietary Experience in South Korea for North Korean Defector Adolescents

РОЛЬ ІНТЕЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЇ ВЛАСНОСТІ У ЗМІНІ ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ СПЕЦІАЛІЗАЦІЇ УКРАЇНИ

The article is devoted to the study of the nature, features and significance of intellectual property in modern economic systems. The role of intellectual property in stimulating the development of the national economy and changing its specialization in the post-industrial era is analyzed. Authors underlined the fact that Ukraine faces the problem of changing economic specialization in the context of post-industrial transformations in order to ensure an advantageous position in the global competitive environment. The analysis shows that EU countries and the US are trying to export finished products with a high share of value added, while most of Ukraine's export basket is made up of raw materials, which gives our country a losing position in the global economic environment. The role of commercialization of intellectual property and investments in intellectual capital in the structural transformation of the economic system and the formation of the post-industrial system of production is substantiated. The impact of knowledge, information, innovations and intellectual property on the economic growth and competitiveness of the country in modern globalized consumer markets has been investigated. South Korea's experience in the commercialization of intellectual property and the formation of an effective model of specialization is considered. Results of research demonstrated that distinguishing tools as a component of intangible assets of enterprises turned into important factor of its competitiveness in the context of post-industrial transformations. China's experience in supporting the commercialization of intellectual property by creating industrial parks that accumulate foreign direct investment is studied. Analysis of statistics has proved key role of intellectual property in the modern system of public reproduction, and allows to identify a clear link between the volume and dynamics of investment in intellectual capital and profitability of innovative enterprises. The necessity to implement the state policy aimed at changing the economic specialization of Ukraine in the direction of forming a favorable institutional environment for the implementation of innovative and technological potential has been substantiated.

Supportive Built Environment for Active Aging in Korea’s Healthy City

Many small and medium-size towns in South Korea experience an increasing number of older adults growing older. This medium-size mountain city has been a member of WHO’s Healthy City Alliances and we investigated the impacts of built environment (BE) in the community on active aging. The purpose of the survey was to identify the BE affecting the residents’ physical activity level and quality of life. The survey data (N=630) were collected from the residents aged 40 years and over in May 2019 from a mountain city near a national park in Northeast part of Korea. The average age of the participants was 67.41 years of age and most wanted to stay in their community. Our descriptive data analysis show that the following items are perceived very important to address in creating more supportive environment: benches in public spaces; safe pathways and public transportation station; well-maintained sidewalks; affordable and accessible housing options. Regression models were also developed to examine the impacts of BE on activity level and quality of life. BE factors included the features related to outdoor spaces and buildings, public transportation, streetscape and housing, and found a significant relation between the participants’ activity level and public transportation in addition to demographic factors such as age and health status. Regarding the quality of life, the participants’ perception on outdoor spaces and buildings and safe public spaces were positively related to quality of life. The study showed the importance of supportive and age-friendly environments for active living.

Recognition of Qualifications Obtained as a Result of Non-Formal and Informal Learning: Foreign Experience and Prospects for Russian Practice

The article discusses modern approaches to the procedures for awarding qualifications based on the results of formal, non-formal, and informal education. The article analyzes domestic and best foreign practices that have received recognition from the world educational community. Innovative tools for assessing qualifications are considered. In this regard, the experience of South Korea described in the article is interesting, using the Register of Academic Credit Units as the main tool for the recognition of qualifications. Similar systems are used in France and Denmark. In Germany, Norway and Japan, modern information and communication systems are being actively introduced to accumulate information about the qualifications of the adult population. In Italy, it is legally established that qualifications obtained through formal, non-formal, and informal means are equivalent. The experience of Italy is valuable in that the results of not only non-formal but also informal learning are taken into account during the qualification recognition procedure. The educational legislation of the Russian Federation makes it possible to take into account certain documented results of non-formal and informal learning obtained in the course of mastering additional education programs, including in relation to higher education programs. However, some learning outcomes can be difficult to recognize, especially if they are not documented. The article proposes a project model for the recognition of qualifications obtained in the course of non-formal and informal education, which could be considered as promising for the Russian Federation.

Private tutoring and the subjective rationalities of parents: the experiences in South Korea and Singapore

PurposeThis article proposes a model of subjective rationalities to shed light on the global phenomenon of parental reliance on private tutoring for their children. The model is illustrated using the examples of the rational decision-making process and outcome of parents with regards to enrolling their children in private tutoring in South Korea and Singapore.Design/methodology/approachThis is a theoretical paper that relies on a critical review of official documents, academic publications and newspaper reports.FindingsThis article proposes an original model to shed light on the global phenomenon of parental reliance on private tutoring for their children. The model highlights the following: the dynamic interactions between parents, education policy and private tutoring; the active role of private tutoring providers; and the socio-culturally embedded and complex nature of educational decisions.Research limitations/implicationsThis is a conceptual paper that proposes a theoretical model, so there is no empirical data.Originality/valueThis article fills an existing research gap on the dynamic interactions between the parents, education policy and private tutoring. It offers an original model that illuminates the rational decision-making process and outcome of parents that pertains to private tutoring for their children.

Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection after lung transplantation: A single-center experience in South Korea.

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection is an important issue after lung transplantation. However, a large-scale epidemiological study on this issue in Korea is lacking. We aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of NTM infection after lung transplant surgery in Korea. Between October 2012 and December 2018, we retrospectively evaluated lung transplant recipients in a referral hospital in South Korea. A total of 215 recipients were enrolled. The median age at transplantation was 56 years (range, 17-75), and 62% were men. Bronchoscopy was performed according to the surveillance protocol and clinical indications. A diagnosis of NTM infection was defined as a positive NTM culture from a bronchial washing, bronchoalveolar lavage sample, or two separate sputum samples. We determined NTM pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) according to the American Thoracic Society/Infectious Disease Society of America 2007 guidelines. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used for conditional survival analysis in patients with follow-up of ≥12 months. Fourteen patients (6.5%) were diagnosed with NTM infection at a median of 11.8 months (range, 0.3-51.4) after transplantation. Nine patients (4.2%) were diagnosed with NTM-PD, and the incidence rate was 1980/100,000 person-years. Mycobacterium abscessus was the most common species causing NTM-PD (66%), followed by M. avium complex (33%). The presence of NTM infection did not influence all-cause mortality among those who underwent follow-up for ≥12 months (N=133, log-rank P=0.816). The incidence of NTM-PD was considerably high among lung-transplant recipients. M. abscessus was the most common causative species of NTM-PD after lung transplantation.

A New Tech-Powered Epidemic Control Versus Flattening the Curve: Insights from South Korea's Experience in COVID-19 Control

Background: As a new approach to control COVID-19, we have conceptualised a tech-powered model that pre-empts further infection by comprehensively identifying the infection’s sources and traces. This model aims to quickly cap the epidemic’s curve instead of traditional flattening. We have documented empirical evidence for this new conceptualization.Methods: Data regarding daily incidences and fatalities from the outbreak to 12 August 2020 were collected from nine countries that had reported their outbreak before 01 February 2020. Each country’s epidemic curve was characterised by its peak height (peak incidence), time to peak (TTP), and cumulative incidence (CI). It was hypothesised that a quicker TTP is associated with a lower peak incidence, lower CI, and lower case-fatality when the epidemic curves are capped instead of being flattened.Results: Since the outbreak, China and South Korea have had the two quickest TTPs of 40·70 and 45·37 days, respectively, and the lowest peak incidences of 2·95 and 4·65 cases per day respectively. Meanwhile, Sweden known for its laissez-faire approach to dealing with the epidemic had the longest TTP (120·36 days) and the highest peak incidence (279·74 days). Quicker TTPs were correlated with lower peak incidences (ρ = 0·896, p = 0·0026) and with lower CIs (0·864, p = 0·0056), which supports the hypothesis.Conclusions: Overall, the multiple nations concerned had implemented a tech-powered approach to cap the epidemic curve. The conceptualisation of the capping model marks a paradigm shift in epidemic control and accordingly informs the design of a more effective epidemic control program.Funding Statement: This study did not receive any funding.Declaration of Interests: All the authors of this study declare that they have no conflict of interest.