The aim of this paper is to explain the divergent developmental outcomes between South Korea, Taiwan, and South Vietnam. Whilst US aid has correctly been cited as key factor in explaining the rapid post-war development of South Korea and Taiwan, the ultimate failure to establish strong institutions in South Vietnam calls for a closer analysis of how differing historical and geopolitical factors...

The South Korean government passed the Bioethics and Biosafety Act, known henceforth as the Bioethics Act,in 2003 and it took effect in 2005. South Korea?s Ministry of Health and Welfare proposed the law to the South Korean National Assembly to allow the progress of biotechnology and life sciences research in South Korea while protecting human research subjects with practices such as informed c...

in a recent issue of the asia pacific journal of medical toxicology (apjmt), the importance of empowering medical toxicology in the asia pacific region has been discussed. in the editorial by dr. afshari, it has been stated that national societies of medical toxicology are important infrastructure for the development of medical toxicology, and the asia pacific association of medical toxicology ...

The South Korean government passed the Bioethics and Biosafety Act, known henceforth as the Bioethics Act,in 2003 and it took effect in 2005. South Korea?s Ministry of Health and Welfare proposed the law to the South Korean National Assembly to allow the progress of biotechnology and life sciences research in South Korea while protecting human research subjects with practices such as informed c...

2361. Incidence and Risk Factors for Infections After Liver Transplant in Children: Single-Center Experience for 15 Years Jae Choon Kim, MD; Joon Kee Lee, MD; Song I Yang, MD; Sun Hyoung Park, MD; Ki Wook Yoon, MD, PhD; Hyunju Lee, MD, PhD; Nam Joon Yi, MD. PhD.; Kyung Suk Suh, MD. PhD.; Eun Hwa Choi, MD, PhD and Hoan Jong Lee, MD, PhD; Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Childr...

using an anodic aluminum oxide template Seunghun Lee, Won-Kyung Kim, Yong Chan Cho, Bum-Su Kim, Ji Hun Park, Chang-Won Lee, YoungPak Lee, Sangbok Lee, Sean Fackler, Ichiro Takeuchi, Chae Ryong Cho, and Se-Young Jeong Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Miryang 627-706, South Korea Crystal Bank Research Institute, Pusan National University, Miryang 627-706, S...

Hematogenous Vertebral Osteomyelitis Who Undergo and Do Not Undergo Surgical Debridement Ki-Ho Park, MD; Oh-Hyun Cho, MD; In-Gyu Bae, MD; Yu-Mi Lee, MD; Chisook Moon, MD; Seong Yeon Park, MD; Sung-Han Kim, MD; Sang-Oh Lee, MD; Sang-Ho Choi, MD; Jun Hee Woo, MD; Yang Soo Kim, MD; Mi Suk Lee, MD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seou...

North Korea suffered from severe famine in the mid-1990s; this impacted many areas, including people's transnational movement, child growth, and mortality. This review carefully examined nutritional status trends of children in North Korea using published reports from national nutrition assessment surveys. Nutritional adaptation of North Korean child refugees living in South Korea was also stud...

Pil Kim, Younghun Kim, Taewook Kang, In Kyu Song, and Jongheop Yi* School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Duckjin-dong 1 ga, Jeonju Duckjin-ku, 561-756, South Korea Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Wolgye 1-dong, Seoul 139-701, Nowon-ku, South Korea School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Se...

*Han, C Whan (A-Taejon St. Mary's Hospital); +**Kim, J Man; *Kim, W Yoo; *Kim, J Young; *Kim, H Kwan; *Ryu, J Duk; *Lee, K Won *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Taejon St. Mary's Hospital, Taejon, South Korea. +**Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KangNam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 505, Ban Po-Dong, Seo Cho-Ku Seoul,...