The importance of preserving intangible cultural heritage (ICH) for sustainable development has been widely acknowledged by the international society. Various forms of cooperation have taken place to prevent deterioration and destruction due to its inherent characteristic of ‘intangibleness’. Public engagement, however, has largely been excluded from the system in spite of its significance in safeguarding ICH by inducing people to be trained as successors. In this respect, this paper discusses and emphasises the necessity of public engagement in safeguarding ICH. To this end, it suggests the use of digital technologies to create museum content to encourage public involvement with and learning about ICH. Focusing on ICH in Korea, digital exhibitions on Jultagi and Daemokjang utilising virtual reality technology are proposed. The ultimate aim of this article is to contribute to the sustainability of world ICH for humanity through digital exhibitions.

Background: Despite the central position in chemotherapy, the clinical application of doxorubicin is compromised by severe adverse effect in different organs. Results: Doxorubicin induces AMPK␣2 transcription, and AMPK␣2 in turn stabilizes E2F1 in non-carcinoma cells. Conclusion: AMPK␣2 and E2F1 mediate cytotoxicity of doxorubicin. Significance: AMPK␣2 might serve as a novel target for alleviating the cytotoxicity of doxorubicin.

Abandoned industrial facilities have become a nuisance in cities because the needs of society members are continuously changing. Idle industrial facilities might be considered to be merely abandoned and empty spaces, but they are in reality historic sites that illustrate the period of industrialization in the region. They are valuable because they serve to accumulate memories from the past. Recently, with the need for urban regeneration, there have been various discussions on converting the abandoned industrial facilities into cultural art spaces. They are intended to promote the sustainability of communities and cities by vitalizing the area. Considering the social dimensions of urban regeneration, it is necessary to render such a creative space as a ‘Third Place’ to promote the city’s sustainability. Converted industrial facilities, through the medium of ‘Voluntary Arts Activities,’ have many elements that are suitable for the needs of a creative space, and even for a ‘Third Place’. As opposed to the private sector, it is seen that when the public sector regenerates these facilities, they approach this issue in order to lower the cultural arts barrier. The public sector, which is a government-centered first sector, conducts regeneration projects based on the ‘Democratization of Culture’ perspective. However, in order to promote participation in the third sector, which is a community-based, non-profit sector that actually uses the space, it is important to approach the issue from the ‘Cultural Democracy’ perspective. Focusing on this aspect, this study aims to examine cases of public sector-led converted cultural arts spaces by ‘Voluntary Arts Activities’ in France and South Korea, namely ‘Le Centquatre-Paris,’ the ‘Oil Tank Culture Park,’ and the ‘West Seoul Arts Center for Learning’. This will allow us to contemplate the possibility of sustainable spaces, individuals, communities and cities.

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Abstract. Synchronic and diachronic data is used with the help of GIS, interactive map and visual effect. But it cannot be simultaneously loaded on paper map. Extra process is needed to handle intangible humane information like identity, memory and know-how, when making map of ecomuseums which dynamically preserve life zone and life style of inhabitants. To reflect the past(history) and present(situation) conditions of ecomuseums in Korea, classified into seven types, is possible in conventional ways. To predict the possibility of successful future, as seen from recent example of solidarity-type ecomuseum with multiple local governments, suitable assessment criteria for each ecomuseum is needed.