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A Study on the Evaluation Criteria of Light Rail Transit Systems (경량전철시스템의 평가항목 설정에 관한 연구)

  • 김현웅;정병현;문대섭
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.32-39
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    • 2000
  • It is hard for central and local government, constructor to decide an appropriate system any city, because there are many factors that must considered. So, we considered various factor such as capability, accessibility, usability, durability, serviceability, availability, reliability, dependability, maintainability, etc that used previous research and feasibility study. As more important factors, they should take into consideration prices, a possibility on whether or not technology is applicable for repairing or keeping the system, the localization rate, and all kinds of contracts, when deciding a system. We put in order factors and grouping for interested party. This article present almost factors that be used to decide light railway system, maybe these factor consideration will be helpful for system decider.

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors (위 신경내분비종양의 진단과 치료)

  • Soo In Choi
    • Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2022
  • The incidence of gastric neuroendocrine tumors (NET) has been increased with the improvement of endoscopy accessibility. The World Health Organization classified NET of low (G1), intermediate (G2), high (G3) grade and neuroendocrine carcinoma with poor differentiation by mitotic count and Ki-67 labeling index. Gastric NET are divided into three subtypes based on the pathophysiology, and treatment is determined according to the subtype and prognostic factors of tumor. For diagnosis, endoscopy with biopsy, endoscopic ultrasonography, abdominal pelvis computed tomography, and serum gastrin level measure are required. In general, type 3, size > 2 cm, deep submucosal infiltration, high histological grade, lymphovascular invasion and metastasis are poor prognostic factors. Type 1 or 2 without these factors are treated by endoscopic resection, and other tumors needs surgery. Endoscopic resection of early type 3 or type 1 and 2 tumors with poor prognostic factors still remains a challenge.

The Analysis on the Determinations Factors of Container Port Competitiveness (컨테이너 항만경쟁력 결정요인 분석)

  • Lee, Ki-Tae;Baek, In-Hum
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.262-272
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    • 2015
  • The aim of this study is to analysis factors that determine the competitiveness of container ports using the KJ and AHP methods. For this, 54 detailed attributing factors were identified both by previous studies and port users. 24 attributing factors were identified by a group of port experts. also, These were grouped 18 detailed attributing factors into 6 attributing factors by a group of port experts using the KJ method. These were made into a model of hierarchical structure with 3 levels, taking 1 goal factor, 6 evaluation factors and 18 detailed evaluation factors. The collected date of questionnaires were analyzed by a group of port experts using the AHP method. The analysis result of the evaluation factors in container port shows that port cargo volume is the most important factor, followed by port location, port cost, port service, port facility and port management. The analysis results of detailed evaluation factors in container port shows that import and export cargo volume is the most important factor, followed by transshipment cargo volume, distance from main trunk, cargo handling cost, distance from the point of importing and exporting, speediness of cargo handling, stability of cargo handling, vessel/cargo cost in port entry and leaving, punctuality in port entry and leaving, number and length of berth, collateral service cost, terminal area, hinterland accessibility, ability of terminal operation company, front depth of berth, etc.

Hospital Selection Factors and Patient Satisfaction of Refractive Surgery Patients (시력교정수술환자의 병원선택요인과 만족도)

  • Lee, Gu-Seul;Sohn, Tae-Yong
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.279-294
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    • 2012
  • The study compared refractive surgery patients' hospital selection factors and satisfaction, through this to see the factors influencing patients' satisfaction, aiming at 235 patients visiting two Eye hospitals. The research results are followed. First, target group's hospital selection factors appeared facilities and environment factor, reliability factor, personal service factor, and accessibility factor in the order. Second, patients' satisfaction appeared reliability factor, facilities and environment factor, and personal factor in the order. Fourth, in the result comparing patients' expectation on hospital selection and satisfaction score, all factors of facilities and environment, personal service, and reliability had high satisfaction score than expectation. Third, in the result of factors influencing refractive surgery patients' satisfaction, in surgery determination period, surgery expenditure, and hospital selection factors among characteristics relating to refractive surgery, facilities and environment, personal service, and reliability appeared as satisfaction influencing factors. In conclusion, the study found that hospital selection factors and satisfaction influencing factors by refractive surgery patients' surgery type are considered to be able to be used to establish marketing strategy in the fields excluded from insurance application, the researches to improve patients' satisfaction in patient-oriented medical market should be continuously proceeded.

Hospital Selection Factors and Satisfaction, Intention to Revisit and Recommend by Recognition of Specialized Hospital : Based on Joint Specialized Hospital Inpatients (전문병원인지에 따른 병원 선택요인과 만족도·재이용 의사 및 추천 의사에 관한 연구 : 관절전문병원 입원환자를 대상으로)

  • Lee, JI-Young;Park, Young-Hee
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.39-54
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: This study was performed to investigate selection factors for specialized hospital and to find out the impact of hospital selection factors on satisfaction, revisiting invention and recommendations. Methods: A survey was performed with 398 inpatients of 4 specialized joint hospital in Busan. Data were collected from August to October 2016 with questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS 24.0. Results: First, inpatients know that it was a specialized hospital were highly satisfied and willing to revisit and recommend. Second, in hospital satisfaction, influence size was shown in order of specialty factors, service quality factors, physical factors, and accessibility factors. Third, the intention to revisit hospitals was higher in the awareness of a specialized hospital and high satisfied inpatients, and recommendation intend were affected by the higher revisitation intention, the high satisfaction level, and the high professionality level. Conclusions: All the hospital selection 4 factors for joint specialized hospitals affects satisfaction level which is linked to revisit and recommend. Specialized Hospitals will have to strengthen qualitative management of hospital selection factors to enhance patient satisfaction.

Factors on Healthcare Utilization by Asian Immigrants in the United States (미국내 아시아 이민자들의 의료서비스 이용에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • So, Aeyoung;De Gagne, Jennie C.;Oh, Jina
    • Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.53-66
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: This study was considered in order to identify the factors affecting healthcare utilization by Asian immigrants in the United States. Methods: From February to April 2011, a descriptive survey study was conducted in a convenience sample of 250 Korean and Asian Indian immigrants aged between 40 and 64 in the Triangle area of North Carolina. An author-developed instrument was used to assess predisposing, enabling, and need factors according to Anderson's Behavioral Model of Health Services. Utilization Data analysis was performed by $X^2$-test, t-test, and binary logistic regression. Results: Participants' healthcare services experiences were significantly different when they had a longer stay in the U.S., had been employed, had higher income, were Asian Indians, had better English-speaking skills, better health status, more knowledge of health system and health insurance, had higher satisfaction with the healthcare system, and when they were taking prescribed medications and having health insurance. The strongest association with experience of healthcare services was having health insurance with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 15.37 (95% CI 4.95-47.71, p<.001) and self-reported English proficiency (OR=1.99, 95% CI 1.00-3.96, p=.05). Conclusion: Intervention strategies to increase accessibility to healthcare services should focus on these significant predictors.

An Empirical Study on the Factors and Resolution Methods of the Smart Divide of Older Adults (노년층의 스마트 정보격차 요인 및 해소방안에 관한 실증적 연구)

  • Paek, Kihun;Bong, Jinsook;Shin, Yongtae
    • Journal of KIISE
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    • v.42 no.10
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    • pp.1207-1221
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    • 2015
  • This research was conducted both to analyze the determining factors of and to suggest resolution methods for the smart divide of adults over 65 years of age in the rapidly aging society of the 2000s and the smart society of the 2010s following the information society of the 1990s. The research model based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) includes 6 determining factors derived from existing studies: Self Efficacy, Training, Accessibility, Playfulness, Cost Rationality, and Policy Support. Research data were collected through a survey given to a total of 243 older adults in 14 Senior Welfare Centers nationwide, and research hypotheses were verified by structural equation model (SEM) analysis. The results of this research that gives priority to the order of Political Support, Playfulness, Self Efficacy, Accessibility, Cost Rationality, and Training can be used to develop various resolution methods for the smart divide of adults over 65 years of age.

A Study on the Effect of Customer Satisfaction Factors of Small Sized Housing, by Demographic Customer Group (소형주택 주거만족 요인 연구 -인구통계변인에 따른 고객특성그룹 중심으로-)

  • Joung, Yun-Taek;Kim, Jae-Tae;Kim, Jong-Won
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.488-499
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    • 2017
  • This study analyzes the effects of residential satisfaction factors of small sized housing, according to the costumer groups based demographic aspects. To attain the goal of this study, we set 8 groups (male and female : 2 groups, ages : 3 group, marriage : 2 groups, including whole group : 1) and selected 6 independent variables such as the social factor, economic factor, accessibility factor. external comfort factor, physical factor, and convenience of living factor. As a result, it is found that the economic factor has the statically significant determinant in all the 8 groups, with big positive coefficient. And the convenience of living factor is another important significant determinant in 6 groups. But the physical factor shows low the significant influence or insignificant influence in the all groups. Other factors, such as the external comfort factor, the social factor, accessibility factor. and convenience factor, are different depending on the groups.

An Empirical Study on Factors Influencing Knowledge Sharing among Groups (집단간 지식공유의 영향요인에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Moonsoo;Moon, Hyounkoo
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.1-23
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    • 2004
  • Knowledge sharing, as well as knowledge creation, is the basis for an organization to maintain its competitive advantage. Organizations trying to use knowledge resources for strategic purposes or pursuing knowledge management are now paying more attention to methods to facilitate knowledge sharing. This study aims to find out the answers to the questions below. (1) Which relational or structural factors influence the intentions to share knowledge among groups? (2) Does the intension to share knowledge among groups really influence the knowledge sharing behavior? (3) What are the roles of accessibility on the relationship between intention to share knowledge and behavior of knowledge sharing? (4) Does the behavior of knowledge sharing really improve the effectiveness of knowledge sharing among groups? Findings of this study are summarized as follows. First, the positive relations of the relational and structural factors with the intention to share knowledge among groups are found. However, crisis intensity was found to have no meaningful influence on the intention to share knowledge among groups. After all we could see through additional analysis that it is in curvilinear relation, not linear relation. Second, we examined relation of the intention to share knowledge with the behavior of knowledge sharing among groups. Multiple regression analysis showed that intention to share knowledge among groups had a statistically significant influence on the behavior of knowledge sharing among groups. Third, the moderating effect of accessibility on the relation between the intention to share knowledge and the behavior of knowledge sharing was found to be statistically significant. Fourth, the relation between behavior of knowledge sharing and the effectiveness among groups was found to be statistically significant, but in a negative direction. The findings imply that the quantity of knowledge sharing does not always lead to the effectiveness of knowledge sharing.

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Factors Affecting Scaling Experiences of Adolescent Children from Multicultural and Native Families

  • Ahn, Eunsuk;Yang, Jin-Young;Kim, Ki-Eun
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.89-96
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    • 2020
  • Background: Multicultural families are constantly on the rise as marriage migrants and foreign workers increase. Multicultural families appear to record poor health levels compared to native families. As health is a social issue, children of surviving generations of multicultural families are also a growing interest. This study was conducted to confirm the effect of multicultural families and parents' educational level on the scaling experience of children. Methods: For this study, the 2016~2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey data were used. In order to make the two groups of adolescents belonging to multicultural and native families similar, a total of 5,362 people were included in the survey, consisting of 2,681 individuals each from multicultural and native families using the propensity score matching method. Logistic analysis was performed to identify factors influencing the scaling experience of adolescent children. Results: The results confirm that, even after controlling for factors such as parents' educational level, household income, and children's oral health behavior, parents' nationality appeared to have a statistically significant effect on their children's scaling experience. In addition, it was confirmed that the experience of oral health education had a significant effect. Conclusion: Cultural heterogeneity and the lack of adequate language ability of immigrants affects health behavior and medical accessibility. Therefore, children from multicultural families are more likely to be exposed to unhealthy environments compared to the children of native Korean families. Based on an understanding of the socioeconomic multicultural background of individuals, education and public policy should be prepared to improve the awareness for the need for preventive oral health and provide unhindered accessibility to dental services.