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A Link to the Authoritarian Past? Older Voters as a Force in the 2012 South Korean Presidential Election

South Korea's democratization appeared to mean the demise of a harsh political style that was dominant during the country's rapid industrialization. The 2012 presidential election placed in power a leader who deliberately invoked the style and policies of that predemocratic period. The election saw a sharp divide between voters aged fifty and over, who overwhelmingly supported the winning candidat

The Rise of Transnational Education Corporations in the Asia Pacific

The last decade has witnessed the emergence of a new type of player in primary and secondary education in the Asia Pacific. This type is the transnational corporation (TNC) specializing in schools. I refer to these organizations as Education TNCs, which I define as private firms that operate for-profit schools in multiple countries. This paper examines the rise of Education TNCs that run internati

PITX2 gain-of-function in Axenfeld-Rieger eye model.

The Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome is autosomal dominant and affects the development of eyes, teeth, and gut. The eyemanifestations include cloudy corneas, tearing, glaucoma, iris hypoplasia, irido-corneal adhesion, and occasionallymegalocornea. Mutations have been found in the genes for transcription factors PITX2 and FOXC1. Mice homozygousfor disruption of PITX2 are embryonic lethal from heart malform

Decade-long analysis of postoperative endophthalmitis in Sweden : Insights from insurance and national quality registers

Purpose: To analyse clinical characteristics and risk factors for post-operative endophthalmitis (POE) in a Swedish patient insurance database and compare prevalence of POE with two national quality registers. Methods: We analysed 218 medical records of patients who claimed compensation for POE following ocular surgery from 2010 to 2020. The data were cross-referenced with national quality registe

Spoon Theory and the Fall of a Populist Princess in Seoul

On December 9, 2016, South Korea's National Assembly voted to impeach the country's president, Park Geun-hye, over abuse of power among other charges. Three months later, the Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment and she was dismissed from office-the first South Korean president to be removed this way. New elections were called. Park was then made the subject of a criminal investigation and

Risk of anxiety disorders in men with prostate cancer : A national cohort study

Background: Men with prostate cancer (PC) may experience significant psychosocial distress from physical symptoms, treatment side effects, or fear of recurrence. However, little is known about the long-Term risk of anxiety disorders in men with PC. Methods: A national cohort study was conducted of 180189 men diagnosed with PC during 1998-2017 and 1801890 age-matched population-based control men in

Contending Visions of Agriculture in a Non-Agricultural State: Food Sovereignty in Singapore

What do calls for food sovereignty look like in a context with little agriculture and limited opportunities for resistance? Despite the small number of producers, the lack of overt resistance, and the absence of ties to the global food sovereignty movement, food activists in Singapore articulate a quiet but radical critique of how the state manages globalization. This critique contains elements of

Evaluation of Integrated Anaerobic/Aerobic Conditions for Treating Dye-Rich Synthetic and Real Textile Wastewater Using a Soda Lake Derived Alkaliphilic Microbial Consortia

Textile industry wastewater (WW) has intense color, high chemical oxygen demand (COD), pH, and salinity, making it challenging for conventional treatment. Soda lakes, with high alkalinity and salinity, host diverse microbes capable of textile dye degradation. This study evaluated anaerobic/aerobic reactors using alkaliphilic microbial consortia from Lake Chitu, an Ethiopian soda lake, for treating

Transnational Korean Networks and Business in China

South Koreans pursuing business opportunities in China have routinely sought assistance from Chinese-born Koreans who possess the linguistic and cultural skills to help make ventures in China successful. While shared ethnicity is a proven resource for furthering transnational business, emphasis on common identity can quickly deteriorate into an emphasis on separate identities. This article examine

The Association between Physical Frailty and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults Aged 60 to 96 Years : Data from the “Good Aging in Skåne” (GÅS) Swedish Population Study

Background: The association between physical frailty and performance in different cognitive domains in the absence of cognitive disorders is poorly understood. Hence, we aimed to explore the associations between frailty levels based on the Fried Physical Frailty Phenotype and performance of different cognitive domains. We also aimed to examine the associations between cognitive function and each c

Limosilactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 Produce Bioactive Components during Formulation in Sucrose

Improved efficacy of probiotics can be achieved by using different strategies, including the optimization of production parameters. The impact of fermentation parameters on bacterial physiology is a frequently investigated topic, but what happens during the formulation, i.e., the step where the lyoprotectants are added prior to freeze-drying, is less studied. In addition to this, the focus of proc

Bioadaptor implant versus contemporary drug-eluting stent in percutaneous coronary interventions in Sweden (INFINITY-SWEDEHEART) : a single-blind, non-inferiority, registry-based, randomised controlled trial

Background: Persistent non-plateauing adverse event rates in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remain a challenge. A bioadaptor is a novel implant that addresses this issue by restoring the haemodynamic modulation of the artery, allowing cyclic pulsatility, vasomotion, and adaptative remodelling, by unlocking and providing dynamic support to the artery. We aimed to as

Telomere length and 4-year changes in cognitive function in an older Mediterranean population at high risk of cardiovascular disease

Background: Cognitive decline, a common process of brain ageing, has been associated with telomere length (TL). Delving into the identification of reliable biomarkers of brain ageing is essential to prevent accelerated cognitive impairment. Methods: We selected 317 non-smoking 'Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea-Plus' (PREDIMED-Plus) participants (mean age, 65.8 ± 5.0 years) with metabolic syndrome

Enhanced TDS Modeling Using an AI Framework Integrating Grey Wolf Optimization with Kernel Extreme Learning Machine

Predictions of total dissolved solids (TDS) in water bodies including rivers and lakes are challenging but essential for the effective management of water resources in agricultural and drinking water sectors. This study developed a hybrid model combining Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) and Kernel Extreme Learning Machine (KELM) called GWO-KELM to model TDS in water bodies. Time series data for TDS an

South and/or North: An Indigenous Seed Movement in South Korea and the Multiple Meanings of Food Sovereignty

South Korean cultivators share features with counterparts in both the global south and north. This combination of traits has produced a diversity of sources that underpin a food sovereignty movement. A case study of t’ojong, or native, seed activism illustrates how local systems of meaning and particular constellations of interests make food sovereignty appealing to a broad coalition of farmers, c

The Influx of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes into Local Education Systems in Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea

This comparative analysis aims to capture the complex roles and positionings of the International Baccalaureate (IB) in conjunction with local education systems in Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea. Our analysis focused on how the IB’s institutional legitimacy is presented in the three societies. We conducted a documentary analysis of texts on the introduction and implementation of IB programm