• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.259-260
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• 2011

대기압 플라즈마는 멸균과 살균, 지혈, 피부재생, 치아 미백 등 여러 의학 분야를 대상으로 그 효과를 나타내고 있으며, 플라즈마 장비를 만들어 내기 위해 부피가 큰 진공 장비가 필요하지 않다는 점에서 대기압 플라즈마는 그 활용과 효과에 있어 큰 기대를 받고 있다. 대기압에서 플라즈마는 다양한 주파수를 이용하여 만들어져 왔으며, 본 연구실에서 연구하고 있는 수백 MHz-수 GHz 대역의 파워를 사용하는 플라즈마의 경우 대기압 플라즈마를 의학 분야에 사용할 때 만족해야 할 조건들에 만족하는 특성을 보여준다. 기존의 고주파를 사용하는 장비의 경우 추가적인 Matching 장비로 인해 플라즈마를 만들기 위해 큰 장비와 높은 파워가 필요한 단점이 있었다. 하지만 이 마이크로웨이브 장비는 전송선 이론을 기반으로 장비 자체가 구조적인 Matching이 이루어 지도록 설계되었다(그림 1). 즉, 추가적인 Matching 장비의 필요 없이 외부에서 파워를 주는 것만으로 플라즈마를 발생 시킬 수 있으며, 50% 이상의 파워 효율을 보여준다. 또한 그 크기도 손에 쥐고 사용할 수 있을 볼펜 정도의 크기이며, 3W의 정도의 저 전력으로 플라즈마를 발생 시켰다. 높은 에너지를 가지는 전자들은 공급되는 기체뿐만 아니라, 주변 공기와의 반응하여 여러 응용분야에 적합한 활성 종을 다량 만들어내게 된다. 본 연구실의 강점인 플라즈마 시뮬레이션으로 얻은 결과에서 주파수가 올라 갈수록 높은 에너지를 가지는 전자들이 많아지는 것을 보여준다. 그리고 발생시킨 플라즈마의 광학 특성에서도 생의학 분야에 적합한 많은 활성 종들이 발생 되는 것을 확인하였다. 일반적으로 의학 분야에 사용되는 플라즈마의 경우 플라즈마에서 발생하는 열에 의한 피해를 최소화 하는 것이 중요하다. 마이크로웨이브 플라즈마의 경우, 그 플라즈마의 온도가 50$50^{\circ}$C 미만으로 의학 분야에 사용하기 적합하다. 또한 구동 주파수가 올라갈수록 플라즈마를 유지하는데 필요한 전압이 상대적으로 낮아지게 되는데, 이는 전기적 쇼크 등 플라즈마 의용에서 발생하는 안전성 문제에 있어서도 마이크로 웨이브 장비가 좋은 점이다. 본 플라즈마 장비를 구동하기 위한 손바닥 크기 정도의 소형의 전용 파워 장치를 개발함으로써 저전력 소형 플라즈마 장치를 개발하는 것을 목표로 하고 있다. 마이크로 웨이브 장비는 여러 가지 분야에서 그 효과를 검증 받았다. 혈액 응고 실험에서 30초 정도의 짧은 처리만으로도 자연 응고에 비해 탁월한 지혈 효과를 보여줬다 (그림 2). 충치를 발생시키는 대표적인 구강균인 S.mutans의 살균 실험에서 Ti02와의 복합적인 처리를 통해 30초 미만의 처리로 처리하지 않은 것에 비해 10-6 만큼의 줄어드는 살균 효과를 보여줬다. 뿐만 아니라 치아의 미백에 있어서도 탁월한 효과를 나타냈다. 현재 본연구실에서는 마이크로 웨이브 장비의 기본적인 구조를 응용하여, 좀더 넓은 영역을 처리할 수 있는 대면적 마이크로 웨이브 장비를 위한 연구를 수행 중이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2013.06a
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• pp.31-33
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• 2013

종래의 전구식 등명기의 경우 중량이 많이 나갈 뿐만 아니라 전구의 교체시기가 짧고 전력소모가 심하다는 문제가 있었다. 또한 5mm 포탄형 저휘도 LED램프의 경우에는 수명이 길고 저전력이라는 장점이 있으나, 근래에는 해상의 배후광이 높아져 개당 소비전력이 1W(와트) 이상인 고휘도 파워 LED를 광원으로서 채택하는 등명기가 등장하고 있는 실정이다. 그런데, 이러한 고휘도 파워 LED의 경우 종래의 포탄형 LED에 비하여 광도는 매우 높으나, 소비전력이 상대적으로 매우 높으며, 그에 따라 발열이 심하다는 문제가 있다. 따라서, 고휘도 파워 LED를 채용하여 등명기의 광도를 높이는 경우에는 반드시 방열 문제를 고려해야 한다. 그렇지 않으면, 고휘도 파워 LED의 발열로 인하여 제품이 안정적으로 구동할 수 없으며, 결국에는 관련 부품의 고장이나 파손으로 이어지기 때문이다. 본 연구는 종래의 전구식 램프나 저전력 포탄형 LED램프를 대체하여 고휘도 파워 LED램프를 광원으로 적용함에 있어, 등명기의 중량을 증가시키지 않는 구조로서 보다 효과가 우수한 방열기술을 개발하기 위한 것이다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.9
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• pp.343-348
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• 2021

This research analyzed the influence of distributive justice on the job satisfaction and the mediating effect of the empowerment of social workers in rehabilitation facilities for disabled persons. A survey of 241 social workers being engaged in the facilities of A Metropolitan City and B Province was conducted. The analysis result of this research is as follows : the social workers' distributive justice influenced the job satisfaction positively and the empowerment mediated between the distributive justice and the job satisfaction. According to these results, some solutions can be presented to promote their job satisfaction. It is necessary to improve the social workers' perception of distributive justice and their empowerment through various methods. I think that this study will contribute to the improvement of the level of services in the facilities and desirable community life and self-reliant life of the disabled.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.645-649
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• 2022

This study verified the relationship between empowerment and job satisfaction and mediating effect of self-esteem of specialists in rehabilitation centers. We surveyed of 325 specialists in 14 centers of Deajeon and Chungnam. The analysis result is that specialists' empowerment has an positive effect on the job satisfaction and the self-esteem mediates between empowerment and job satisfaction. Considering this analysis result, we can suggest several plans to improve the job satisfaction. Firstly, in order to promote the empowerment, it is important to provide directors' positive leadership, appropriate support for the improvement of empowerment of specialists and their voluntary efforts, and development of self-leadership for voluntary work efforts and improvement of self-efficacy. Secondly, for enhancement of the self-esteem, operation of monitoring program to advance self-awareness, establishment of smooth cooperative system with colleagues, and managers' advocacy supervision is required.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.511-516
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• 2021

This research verified the influence of the empowerment on the burnout and the mediating effect of the turnover intention of professionals in the rehabilitation centers. A survey of 363 professionals working in the facilities of D Metropolitan City and C Province was conducted. The important analysis methods are correlation, confirmatory factor analysis, and bootstrap test. The research results are as follows : the professionals' empowerment influenced burnout negatively and the turnover intention mediated between the empowerment and the burnout. According to this analysis results, it is important to improve the empowerment and to lower the turnover intention for reducing the burnout. And some measures were suggested to improve the empowerment and to lower the turnover intention.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.371-376
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• 2021

This study analyzed the mediating effect of turnover intention between the empowerment and the job satisfaction of professionals in the welfare centers for the handicapped. A survey of professionals working in Deajeon and Chungnam areas was conducted and the 352 data were analyzed. The analysis results are as follows : 1) professionals' empowerment had a positive effect on the job satisfaction. 2) the mediating effect of the turnover intention was proved between the both variables. Based on the research findings, it is necessary to provide proper authority for professionals and to raise the wage level for improving their empowerment quality. For reducing professionals' turnover intention, we need to ease the burden of work and to offer the mentor program, the club activities and the rest support service for the sake of managing emotional labor.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.715-727
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• 2020

For the empirical analysis in this study, 335 cabin crews from large airline companies and budget airlines were interviewed using self-reporting questionnaires. The data was analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0. First, of the organizational culture types, the relationship-oriented culture, hierarchy-oriented culture, and task-oriented culture were found to have negative impacts on job stress. Second, the innovation-oriented organizational culture, relationship-oriented culture, and hierarchy-oriented culture were found to have positive impacts on empowerment. Third, empowerment was found to have a negative impact on job stress. Fourth, as for the mediating effect of empowerment, the innovation-oriented culture, relationship-oriented culture, hierarchy-oriented culture, and task-oriented culture were verified to be all significantly mediated by empowerment in their relationship with job stress. As a result, it was shown that cabin crews of airline companies found their work more fun, interesting, and valuable in an organizational structure that was more oriented toward flexibility, rather than the hierarchical, task-oriented cultures that are more focused on control and order. It was also found that empowerment was a mediating factor in the relationship between organizational culture and job stress.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.61 no.4
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• pp.307-332
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• 2009

This study is about the development and effectiveness of the 'Empowerment Program' for the persons with disabilities caused by industrial accidents. The program was developed on the basis of the analysis of focus group interviews for the rehabilitation counselors who work with the persons with disabilities caused by industrial accidents. Also, it was based on Miley et al's empowerment model and the group social work practice. The goal of the program was to strengthen the level of empowerment and decrease emotional frustration for the persons with disabilities caused by industrial accidents. The program consisted of two different types: one for the hospitalized person and the other for the discharged person. The program practiced once a week for 6 weeks and 8 weeks by the choice of the rehabilitation counselors. In order to verify the effectiveness of the program, the participants included 11 persons for the experimental group and 10 persons for the control group. The empowerment scores of the two groups were estimated at the point of pre-test and post-test and were analysed through the Wilcoxon signed rank test and Mann-Whitney U test. As the results of the analyses showed, there were significant differences in the increases in the areas of total empowerment and self-image as a sub-scale between the two groups. In conclusion, the effectiveness of the program was confirmed. Also, it has been verified that the program can be an important social work practice tool for strengthening the empowerment level of the persons with disabilities caused by industrial accidents.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.129-152
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to develop a sustainable dietary education program for middle school home economics subject using a teaching strategy to improve the empowerment of adolescents and to verify and evaluate the effectiveness of the program. To achieve the purpose of this study, the program was developed and evaluated according to the ADDIE teaching design model. The contents related to the dietary area were extracted from the technical & home economics curriculum of the 2015 revised middle school and SDGs, and their relevance was analyzed to select the contents of dietary education. The program developed based on the analysis results is 'dietary life together' and consists of five learning topics: 'living together in the global village', 'maintaining healthy diet', 'creating a dietary culture together', 'living with nature and people', and 'maintaining a safe diet'. As a strategy for improving empowerment, we presented four situations, each of which represents value judgment, prediction of results, responsible behavior choice, and decision making. The developed program was reviewed by experts and applied to 17 unit classes for 17 weeks (1 unit hour per week) to the third graders of middle schools in Gyeonggi-do. Significant differences were found between before and after the class measurements of the personal empowerment and the political and social empowerment, which shows the classes were effective in improving empowerment. However, since there was no significant difference in interpersonal empowerment before and after the program, suggestions were made to utilize strategies to facilitate discussion and cooperative learning when implementing the program. The students who participated in the class evaluated the program positively as a whole. The program was evaluated to have helped the students believe they could change society through solving dietary problems.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.77-87
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• 2022

Previous literatures have provided growing evidence regarding the impact of leadership in enhancing follower creativity. Despite these ample evidences, a noticeable omission in this body of study is entrepreneurial leadership. The present study extends leadership·creativity research by developing a mediation-moderation model and investigating the key roles that innovation climate and psychological empowerment may play in the mechanism between entrepreneurial leadership and followers' individual creativity. Using a data of 161 SME's members, the results show that: (a) followers' psychological empowerment positively mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and individual creativity; (b) the impact of entrepreneurial leadership on followers' psychological empowerment through innovation climate is high (in other words, innovation climate positively moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and followers' psychological empowerment). This study gain more comprehensive insight of individual creativity and leader's entrepreneurial leadership, to foster more creative venture organizations. The findings of this study make several important implications to present venture·leadership·creativity knowledge. Future studies should examine a broad range of mediating or moderating processes through which context for innovation effects positively on individual creativity. Therefore, additional study is needed to test if the results of this research can be generalized across industry·firm types.