• 감성과학
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2015

본 연구는 1/f fluctuation의 ${\alpha}$기울기 따라 구성된 사운드를 들었을 때 감정 스트레스 업무에 종사하고 있는 피험자들의 심박 변화를 확인하고자 하였다. 기존의 연구에서는 주로 사용자의 심리상태 안정시키는 효과 또는 생리적 안정성에 1/f fluctuation의 ${\alpha}$기울기가 관계가 있는 것으로 보고되었다. 본 연구에서는 1/f fluctuation 수준을 총 3가지 나누어 제작한 사운드를 독립변수로 사용하였다. 독립변수는 감정노동 종사자에게 제시하여 그에 따른 심장반응을 측정하였다. 종속변수는 네 가지로 BPM(Beat Per Minute), VLF(Very Low Frequency), SDNN(Standard Deviation of NN intervals), 그리고 HF(High Frequency) 파워(Power)값을 확인하였다. 분석결과 기울기가 3인 1/fluctuation 사운드는 각성효과를 보였다. 기울기 1, 2인 사운드는 이완효과가 있는 것을 통계적으로 검증하였다. 이러한 1/f fluctuation 사운드의 특성을 활용해 감정 노동자들의 스트레스를 완화시키기 위한 서비스에 응용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.180-188
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• 1994

This study was designed to investigate qualitatively whether respirators now being used in workplaces tit workers iflfaces well or not. Leak sites were determined after exposing the subjects to fluorescent aerosol and were analyzed by gender, brand and manufacturing nation. The results were as follows ; 1. Among those leak sites which were classified into four areas(nose, cheek, lip and chin), test aerosol was mostly deposited on the nose and the cheek areas. 2. The mean number of leak sites observed from the female subjects were 2.3 while the number were 2.2 from the male subjects. The most frequently observed leak site was nose and followed by chin, lip and cheek in descending order of frequency. 3. Among different brands of respirators, different leak sites were observed. Test subjects wearing the Sand N brands were more heavily exposed than those of wearing the D and M brands. 4. No significant difference of the number of leak sites were found between Korean-made and American-made masks. However, the most frequent leak site observed for the Korean-made ones was the nose area while it was the chin area for the American-made ones. 5. Analyses of 97 leak sites by shape showed that 27(27.8%) were point types, 54(55.7%) diffuse types and 16(16.5%) streamline types. 6. Test subjects indicated that the facepieces of Korean-made respirators were harder and smaller in size than those of American-made one. The most comfortable respirator selected was the respirator by the N Co. and the most uncomfortable one was the respirator by the D Co. This study suggests that many half-mask respirators now being used in the workplaces may not fit to workers well. Therefore, when selecting respirators, employers are advised to test respirators if they fit to workers well. And manufacturers are recommended to produce effective and comfortable respirators tested qualitatively and quantitatively not only in the laboratory but also in the field.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제48권
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• pp.7-41
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• 2002

This paper analyses the proposals contained in the British Government Green Paper, A New Contract for Welfare: Partnership in Pensions for low paid workers and the potential of the new rules to guarantee a decent income in old age. The UK pension system is a partnership between the State(providing the basic state pension and the SERPS), employers(providing occupational pension scheme) and private pension providers(providing personal pensions). Although the system needs to change, this partnership remains the right foundation. However, the pension Green Paper proposes substantial changes to second tier pension provision in the UK. In particular, the Government plans to replace the SERPS with a new State Second Pension. According to the Green Paper, this will result in "dramatically better pension provision for those earning less than ${\pounds}9,000$ a year" and through increased payments to private pension schemes, will also provide "extra help to those on middle incomes(${\pounds}9,000-{\pounds}18,500$ a year). Therefore, it discusses the general principles inherent in the design of the British pension system and analyses the balance of these principles is represented in the Green Paper. The paper then examines how the Government's proposals protect individuals from a means-tested old age. This paper finds that the Green paper's proposals add up to reinventing a new two-stage basic pension. However, two key features of a such a basic pension package are missing- an 'adequate' level of payment and comprehensive entitlement. Because of these missing principles we argue that the Green Paper's proposals incorporate for the low paid. The income from the basic pension and the secondary pension which is so near the means-tested minimum that little is gained in retirement from a lifetime of work and contribution. Indeed, the shift away from collective provision and the emphasis on individual responsibility will reinforce this inequality, so that many poor will continue to experience poverty in later life.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.180-190
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• 2016

Purpose: This study examined the influence of occupational type and lifestyle habits on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Korean male workers. Methods: Through secondary analysis of their four-year health examination data, 3,892 subjects were divided into four subgroups according to the presence of MetS now and four years ago. Results: Nineteen percent (n=739) suffered from MetS and these 739 subjects were classified into following occupations: 7.1% were office workers, 17.6% were non-office workers, and 42.2% were drivers. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that when the data adjusted for age, the predicting factors on the prevalence of MetS were heavy drinking (OR 1.34, 95% CI 1.09~1.64) and the occupation of non-office workers (OR 2.99, 95% CI 2.13~4.18) and drivers (OR 7.97, 95% CI 4.89~10.83) among workers without MetS four years ago. Among workers already with a history of MetS, the predicting factors were less exercise (OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.02~2.35) and drivers (OR 2.21, 95% CI 1.03~2.94). Conclusion: Heavy drinking and less exercise and drivers were reported as influencing factors on the prevalence of MetS by this sample. The findings suggest that employers need to provide their employees with screening and management program for those at risk of MetS.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.719-726
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• 2020

Education policy is a dynamic process featuring social development trends. The world countries have focused their education program on empowering the learners for future life and work. This paper aims to assess the higher education curriculum based on a survey of 280 students, employers, alumni, and lecturers in both social sciences and natural sciences in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The fuzzy decision-making method, namely the Fuzzy Extent Analysis Method (F-EAM), was applied to measure the relative weight of each parameter. Seven factors under the curriculum development have been put in the ranking. Input with emphasis on foreign language was the highest priority in curriculum development, given the expected demand of the labor market. Objective and learning outcome and teaching activities ranked second and third, respectively. The traditional triangle of teaching content, methodology, and evaluation and assessment are still proven their roles, but certain modifications have been defined in the advanced curriculum. Teaching facilities had the least weight among the seven dimensions of curriculum development. The findings are helpful for education managers to efficiently allocate scarce resources to reform the curriculum to bridge the undergraduate quality gap between labor supply and demand, meeting the dynamic trends of social development.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.285-298
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to analyze in detail the employment characteristics of the elderly over 65 years old and to compare those that have experienced no job change in the last 10 years with another group that have experienced job change at least once in the last 10 years. From the 10th wave data(KLIP), participants who were over 65 years old were chosen and their employment status for the last 10 years was reviewed. The results of this study were as follows: first, the analysis of demographic profiles indicated that householders and elderly couples with low education levels and low socioeconomic status were more likely to be employed compared to others. Second, in terms of work-related characteristics, it was revealed that the elderly who were employed tended to be non-paid workers, employers, and self-employed workers, primarily in the farming, fishing, forestry, and the mining industries, these were the elderly workers who had experienced job change three times or more in the last 10 years. Third, the analysis of economic characteristics indicated that elderly who were employed tended to rely more on private income transfers. Last, when the elderly who had experienced no job change in the last 10 years were compared to the elderly who had experienced job change in the last 10 years, the two groups differed significantly in terms of employment status, type of business, and occupation category.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2003

This study was conducted to evaluate nutritional status of Korean women of child-bearing age. A comparison was made between 113 non-pregnant and 200 pregnant women. Pregnant women of 24-28 weeks of gestation were recruited from prenatal clinic in Seoul. Nonpregnant women were included college students, nurses, office employers, and sales women. General characteristics, anthropometric measurements, dietary intakes, and hematological values were assessed. There was no difference in mean BMI for nonpregnant and pregnant (pre-gravid) women, which were 20.2 kg/m$^2$and 20.6 kg/m$^2$respectively. The pregnant women showed a tendency of better health-caring behavior, evidenced by stop smoking and drinking, and in taking nutrient supplements. The mean intakes of energy, vitamin A, vitamin B$_2$, calcium, and iron did not meet Korean RDA for adult women. In particular, calcium and iron intakes of both nonpregnant and pregnant women were under 60% of the Korean RDA. Judging by MDA score, dietary quality was better in pregnant than in nonpregnant women. Mean serum values of albumin, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, Hb, IgA, IgG were in normal range. However, more than 13% of the nonpregnant subjects showed mild hypercholesterolemia (cholesterol > 200 mg/dl) and anemia (Hb < 12.0 g/dl) . The percentage of anemia in pregnant women were much higher; the subject with Hb < 11.0 g/dl were approximately 30%. The pregnant subjects showed significantly higher serum concentrations of triglycerides and cholesterol, and significantly lower concentrations of albumin, IgA, and IgG compared to nonpregnant women. Correlation analysis showed that Hb concentrations were correlated with the intakes of iron- and protein- containing foods such as meat and vegetables. This study strongly suggest that iron-deficient anemia is a major nutrition problem in Korean child-bearing women and this condition is correlated with dietary intakes.

• 한국실천공학교육학회논문지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.144-149
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• 2012

본 논문은 고용보험 사각지대의 실태를 분석하고, 사각지대 해소를 위한 여러 정책 대안을 비교분석하여 합리적인 대안을 모색하고 있다. 고용보험 사각지대 해소를 위한 대안으로서 고용보험 미가입자의 가입 활성화 방안, 적용 제외 근로자의 적용 확대 방안, 실업급여의 관대화 방안, 비임금근로자의 고용보험 적용 방안, 실업부조 및 실업보험저축계좌제 도입 방안, 맞춤형 패키지 사업을 활성화 방안을 검토하였다. 전문가에 의한 설문조사와 객관적 평가 기준에 의한 평가 결과 각각의 대안은 나름대로의 장단점이 있지만 고용과 복지가 연계된 맞춤형 패키지 사업을 활성화하는 것이 바람직한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 1차적으로는 고용보험 미가입자에 대하여 가입률을 높이고, 법령상의 적용 제외 근로자를 최소화하면서, 고용보험으로 보호하기 어려운 비임금근로자와 실업급여 수급자격이 없는 구직자 등에 대해서는 심층상담, 직업훈련, 집중적인 취업알선 등 맞춤형 패키지 사업을 활성화하는 것이 바람직하다.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.61-71
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• 2012

Other-regarding preferences (such as trust, reciprocity and altruism) between companies, between consumers and retailers, and between employers and employees are integral elements in determining economic performance. Social trust which is a core element of social capital, especially, is known to reduce transaction costs, help solve collective action problems, and contribute to economic, social, and political development. Therefore, social trust has been given a great deal of attention across an array of academic disciplines for its role in promoting cooperation among individuals and groups, and for its positive influence on economic performance. Most studies describe Korea as a low-trust society than Japan or China. To identify the causes of social trust, this paper focuses on differences of social values (perception on competition and wealth accumulation) in 4 countries (Japan, China, Korea, and United States). Based on World Values Survey data, this paper analyzes effects of the social values on social trust. Social trust was measured by degree to which a respondent thinks that most people can be trusted. Perception on competition was measured by the degree to which a respondent thinks that competition is harmful, and perception on wealth accumulation was done by the degree to which a respondent thinks that wealth can grow so there is enough for everyone. The results showed that social trust was affected by perception on competition and wealth accumulation. A respondent showed higher level of social trust when he (or she) perceived positively competition and wealth accumulation. For enhancing social trust in a country, it is not easy to reduce income inequality and corruption which were reported as causes of social trust by previous studies. Compared to them, social values can be changed more easily by various concrete measures like education and mass-media. Differently from previous studies this paper stresses the concrete measures to enhance social trust in a country.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.67-96
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• 2001

최근 3년에 걸친 경제위기 과정에서 노동시장에 나타난 가장 뚜렷한 현상은 노동시장의 비정규화이다. 저임금, 저조한 부가급부 혜택, 미비한 고용안정성 등 부정적인 특성을 갖는 비정규근로의 확산에 따라 이에 대한 보호논의가 전개되고 있으나 정의와 실태자료가 미비한 상태에서 엄밀한 연구는 많지 않다. 본고는 "한국노동패널" 자료에 포함된 임금근로자를 표본으로 전환회귀모형을 이용하여 고용형태의 선택식과 시간당 임금 결정식을 추정하고, 임금격차를 생산성 특성의 차이에 의한 임금격차와 임금차별의 두 요인으로 분해한다. 여성, 청년층, 고연령층, 저학력, 건강상 문제의 근로취약요인과 최근 경채위기 중 입직한 경우가 비정규근로률 선택할 확률을 높이는 것으로 나타난다. 비정규근로와 정규근로의 시간당 임금의 격차는 35%에 이르며 다른 임금절정요인을 통제하였을 때 고용형태별 임금격차는 19%에 이른다. Oaxaca에 따라 임금격차를 분해한 결과는 임금격차의 4분의 1 내지 3분의 1이 동일한 생산성 특성에 대하여 고용형태에 따라 체계적으로 상이한 가격을 지불하는 가격효과에 의한 것으로 나타난다.