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The Effect of Satisfaction Among Convalescent Hospital Staff Members on Patient Safety and Quality of Care After Medical Institution Certification (의료기관 인증 후 요양병원 종사자의 만족도가 환자의 안전과 질 향상에 미치는 영향)

  • Jeong, Yeon-Ja;Choi, Senog-Woo;Park, Jong;Han, Mi-Ah
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.39-51
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of satisfaction among convalescent hospital staff members on patient safety and quality of care after the certification of the medical institution. Methods: A survey was conducted on seven convalescent hospitals in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, and North Jeolla Province, which were certified as medical institutions for convalescent hospitals by the end of May 2017, The study period lasted from July 24, 2017 to August 22, 2017. Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between staff member satisfaction and patient safety and quality of care (r = 0.586, p<0.001). Regression analysis showed that staff member satisfaction (${\beta}=0.531$, p<0.001) had a statistically significant effect on patient safety and quality of care and showed 46.9% explanatory power. Conclusions: The satisfaction of the convalescent hospital staff after the certification of the medical institution positively affected patient safety and quality of care.

Hydrograph Separation Using EMMA Model for the Coniferous Forest Catchment in Gwangneung Gyeonggido, Republic of Korea (I) - Determination of the End Members and Tracers -

  • Kim, Kyongha;Yoo, Jae-Yun;Jun, Jae-Hong;Choi, Hyung Tae;Jeong, Yong-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.95 no.5
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    • pp.556-561
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    • 2006
  • This study was conducted to choose end-members and tracers for application of End Member Mixing Analysis (EMMA) model for the coniferous forest catchment, Gwangneung Gyeongi-do near Seoul metropolitan of South Korea (N $37^{\circ}$ 45', E $127^{\circ}$ 09'). This coniferous forest of Pinus Korainensis and Abies holophylla was planted at stocking rate of $3.0stems\;ha^{-1}$ in 1976. Thinning and pruning were carried out two times in the spring of 1996 and 2004 respectively. We monitored two successive rainfall events during ten days from June 26, 205 to July 5, 2005. Two storm events were selected to determine the end members and natural traces for hydrograph separation. The event 1 amounts to 161.9 m for two days from June 26 to 27, 2005. The event 2 precipitates to 139.2 mm for one day of July 1, 205. Throughfall, groundwater, soil water and stream water of the two events above were sampled through the bulk and automatic sampler. Their chemical properties were analyzed for prediction of the main tracer. The end members that contribute to the stream runoff were identified from the three components including groundwater, soil water and throughfall. Each component and stream water in the two events formed the suitable mixing diagram in case of chloride-nitrate ion and sulfate-potassium ion. Especially, chloride-nitrate ion was found to be the most suitable tracers for EMMA model in the two events.

Nonlinear inelastic analysis of steel-concrete composite beam-columns using the stability functions

  • Park, Jung-Woong;Kim, Seung-Eock
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.763-785
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    • 2008
  • In this study, a flexibility-based finite element method considering geometric and material nonlinearities is developed for analyzing steel-concrete frame structures. The stability functions obtained from the exact buckling solution of the beam-column subjected to end moments are used to accurately capture the second-order effects. The proposed method uses the force interpolation functions, including a moment magnification due to the axial force and lateral displacement. Thus, only one element per a physical member can account for the interaction between the bending moment and the axial force in a rational way. The proposed method applies the Newton method based on the load control and uses the secant stiffness method, which is computationally both efficient and stable. According to the evaluation result of this study, the proposed method consistently well predicts the nonlinear inelastic behavior of steel-concrete composite frames and gives good efficiency.

Identification and Differentiation of Cucumber Mosaic Virus Isolated from Forsythia koreana (CMV-Fk) Using PCR Techniques (PCR기법을 이용한 오이 모자이크 바이러스 개나리 분리주(CMV-Fk)의 동정과 구분)

  • 이상용;박선정;최장경
    • Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.308-313
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    • 1998
  • Reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) techiniques were used to identification and differentiation of cucumber mosaic virus isolated from Forsythia koreana (CMV-Fk). RT-PCT used by two set of 20-mer primers one was CMV-common primers and another was CMV subgroup I-specific primers designed in a conserved region of the 3' end of CMV RNA3, amplified about 490 bp and 200 bp DNA fragments from CMV-Fk, respectively. CMV could be detected by RT-PCR at a dilution as low as 10-4 in forsythia crude sap extracts. Restriction enzyme analysis of RT-PCR products using EcoRI and MspI showed that CMV-Fk belonged to CMV subgroup I. But, analysis of RNA fingerprinting by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (RAP-PCR) showed heterogeneity of RNA3 between CMV-Fk and CMV-Y as a member of subgroup I.

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Effects of modelling on the earthquake response of asymmetrical multistory buildings

  • Thambiratnam, David P.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.211-225
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    • 1994
  • Responses of asymmetrical multistorey buildings to earthquakes are obtained by quasi-static code approach and real time dynamic analysis, using two different structural models. In the first model, all vertical members are assumed to be restrained at the slab levels and hence their end rotations, about horizontal axes, are taken as zero. In the second model this restriction is removed and the rotation is assumed to be proportional to the lateral stiffness of the member. A simple microcomputer based procedure is used in the analyses, by both models. Numerical examples are presented where results obtained from both the models are given. Effects of modelling on the response of three buildings, each with a different type and degree of asymmetry, are studied. Results for deflections and shear forces are presented and the effects of the type of model on the response are discussed.

Spectral Mixture Analysis in forest using Landsat-7 ETM+ (Landsat-7 ETM+영상을 이용한 산림지역의 혼합화소분석)

  • 이지민;이규성
    • Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.157-162
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    • 2003
  • 중저해상도 광학영상의 순간시야각(instantaneous filed of view -IFOV)에 포함되는 공간에는 반사특성이 상이한 두 개 이상의 지표물이 존재하는 경우가 대부분이다. 영상분류와 같은 기존의 영상처리기법에서는 하나의 화소가 단일의 지표물을 대표한다는 가정에서 접근하였으나, 최근 화소의 혼합정도를 세분하는 분광혼합분석(spectral mixture analysis)기법이 개발되고 있다. 분광혼합분석법을 이용하여 혼합된 화소에 포함된 지표물을 분해(unmixing) 하고 그 효과를 분석하고자 하여 경기도 광릉국립수목원의 시험림 지역을 대상으로 Landsat-7 ETM+영상을 이용하여 선형혼합 모델을 적용하였고, 그 결과 각각의 화소를 6개의 End-member의 혼합비로 구분하였다. Endmember의 비율을 나타낸 영상을 분석하여 점유비율에 따른 활엽수와 침엽수의 구분을 할 수 있었고, 각 임상별의 특징도 얻을 수 있었다. 특히 침엽수의 경우 그림자의 효과가 높다는 특성도 파악 할 수 있었다. 분광혼합분석법은 기존의 전통 분류방법과는 달리 다양한 산림의 정보를 추출해 낼 수 있다.

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Theoretical Determination of Transfer Length in Pretensioned Members Using Thick Cylinder Theory

  • Oh, Byung-Hwan;Kim, Eui-Sung
    • KCI Concrete Journal
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.31-43
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    • 2000
  • The extensive usage of pretensioned prestressed concrete component in modem construe- tion as structural members mandates precise understanding of its mechanism. Especially, an adequate transfer of prestressing force from steel tendons to concrete around the end regions of the member is a critical issue. Due to the importance of the topic, several investigators have formulated equations modeling the transfer bond length based on various bonding mechanism between steel and concrete. However, the existing models are still inadequate in predicting the bond development in pretensioned prestressed concrete members. Therefore, this study presents a model of transfer bond length based on rational theory that can simulate experimental results. The model is developed into solid mechanics based structural analysis computer program. The program is validated by comparing the analysis results with experimental results of bond stress distribution, concrete strain profiles, and transfer length in pretensioned prestressed concrete members. The proposed analytical procedure in this study can be utilized as a useful tool for realistic evaluation of transfer length in pretensioned prestressed concrete members.

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Dynamic Sensitivity Analysis For Lateral Drift Control Of Frame-Shear Wall Structures (골조-전단벽 구조물의 횡변위제어를 위한 동적 민감도 해석)

  • Lee, Han-Joo;Kim, Ji-Youn;Han, Seung-Baek;Nam, Kyung-Yun;Kim, Ho-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2007.04a
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    • pp.571-576
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    • 2007
  • This study presents stiffness-based optimal design to control quantitatively lateral drift of frame-shear wall structures subject to seismic loads. To this end, lateral drift constraints are established by introducing approximation concept that preserves the generality of the mathematical programming and can efficiently solve large scale problems. Also, the relationships of sectional properties are established to reduce the number of design variables and resizing technique of member is developed under the 'constant-shape' assumption. Specifically, the methodology of dynamic displacement sensitivity analysis is developed to formulate the approximated lateral displacement constraints. The 12 story frame-shear wall structural models is considered to illustrate the features of dynamic stiffness-based optimal design technique proposed in this study.

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Bearing Reinforcing Effect of Concrete Block with a Round End according to the Application of Aluminum Stiffener (알루미늄 보강재 적용에 따른 원형 단부 콘크리트 블록의 지압 보강 효과)

  • Seok Hyeon Jeon;Tae-Yun Kwon;Jin-Hee Ahn
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.38-46
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    • 2023
  • In this study, a bearing test was performed and analytically evaluated to evaluate the bearing performance according to the application of the aluminum stiffener in round-end concrete. In the bearing strength test, the change in bearing performance due to the aluminum stiffener using the aluminum form for manufacturing concrete with round-end, and the steel anchor bolts for member movement and assembly was confirmed. The FE analysis model was identically configured to the experimental conditions, and the result was compared with the experiment. Also, the crack patterns and stress behavior were confirmed. In addition, the effect of strength change of the aluminum stiffener on the round-end concrete was also evaluated analytically. The bearing strength of the round-end concrete increased by about 20% due to the aluminum stiffener, and it was confirmed that the steel anchor bolt did not affect the bearing strength. The maximum load and crack patterns shown as a result of FE analysis were similar to those of the experiment. As a result of FE analysis according to the strength change of the aluminum stiffener, the maximum load change according to the increase and decrease of the strength of the aluminum stiffener by 10% and 20% was evaluated to have no significant effect at a maximum of about 4% compared to before the strength change.

Analysis on Interactions of Creativity Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Team in Creative Robot Making and Programming Activities (창작 로봇 제작 및 프로그래밍 활동에서 창의성 동질 및 이질 팀 구성에 따른 팀 상호작용 분석)

  • Jo, Hanjin;Kim, Minwoong;Wi, Sunbok;Kim, Taehoon
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.13-24
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this research is to examine the characteristics of team interaction according to the creativity of team members. Research subjects to achieve this purpose included 28 students who are in engineering education in the College of Education at A University in Daejeon and have taken robot-related courses. Through first and second MBTI, and TTCT tests, the final homogeneous and heterogeneous teams were formed, and an experimental study was conducted by developing team design activity assignment. The major research results were as follows. In terms of a comprehensive view on interaction frequency, both homogeneous team and heterogeneous team suggested had the highest frequency in suggesting opinions. However, each of the team members in the homogeneous team had different communication frequency among each other while each team member in the heterogeneous team had almost similar frequency. A microscopic analysis of the communication process of homogeneous team showed that the team members' roles were divided among each other in communication. Next, according to the microscopic analysis of the heterogeneous team's communication process, the team members exchanged opinions in the beginning, talked to themselves in words that were hard to understand the meanings, and they stopped having conversations in the end. Due to such decrease in communication, two team members could not solve the confusing state of being unable to understand each other's opinions and failed to complete their assignments. The microscopic analysis demonstrated that the homogeneous team had a smooth interaction, because when one team member suggested an opinion during a conversation, other team members agreed with it through a discussion. However, the members in the heterogeneous team experienced confusion as they could not understand each other's conversation and could not overcome this problem, leading to lack of conversations.