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Unveiling the Meaning of Walking for Health Promotion: The Perspectives of Urban Walkers (건강증진을 위한 걷기의 의미와 영향 요인: 도시 걷기 실천자들의 경험)

  • Kim, Jin-Hee;Yoo, Seung-Hyun;Sim, Sor-Young
    • Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.63-77
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    • 2011
  • Objectives: This study identifies the meaning of walking and its facilitating factors and barriers from the perspective of urban walkers in Seoul. Methods: The participants consisted of twelve people who either lived or worked in Gangnam district of Seoul. The study applied the data collection process featured in the photovoice, in which the participants took photographs and shared their stories through focus group interviews. Results: Walking is regarded as one of the easiest types of physical activity. While walking, participants find mental tranquility, communication opportunities, and a chance to step back from their everyday lives. Facilitating factors include: access to walking-friendly venues and attractive surrounding environments; the participant's assimilation into the surrounding area; having the feeling of ease and relaxation; and friends and family to walk together. Barriers consist of physical factors such as street design and the busy urban streets, insensitive traffic and low civic awareness, and personal situational factors. Conclusions: The benefit of walking exceeds beyond those of physical health promotion. Actions to encourage walking in urban areas should address the multiple meanings perceived by their citizens.

Cyborg Feminism Expressed in Fashion Design (패션에 표현된 사이보그 페미니즘 시각)

  • Kim, Soon-Ja
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.89-103
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    • 2011
  • The recent innovations in technoscience have changed the patterns of everyday lives for women and their politics of identity. Among the various debates on a women's relationship to technoscience, Donna J. Haraway's theory of the cyborg has been one of the most influential, as it provides new modes of conceiving subjectivity as well as new notions of women's shared experiences. For Haraway, the cyborg is an image of a female subject that will lead the future of science and technology as an amalgamation of non-hierarchical differences. This study examines the characteristics and meanings for the distortion, anti-aesthetic body, and clothing in fashion design through the cyborg feminism theory. Characteristics and meanings of the cyborg in fashion designs find their expression through mechanical images, distorted physical transformations, reconstruction of a destructed body, expression of an anatomical and heterogeneous body, and the persona image. Such expressions are not simply an act of distorting and destroying a body image but extending the category of a body, but of going beyond the limit of a real body and create a new body.

A Study on Reform Case of the Citizen Service Delivery System by using IT : Focused on the Implementation of Public Utility Charges Depreciation Simplification and its Implications (정보기술을 활용한 주민서비스 전달체계 개선사례 연구 : "공공요금 감면절차 간소화" 구현 및 성공요인 중심)

  • Kim, Wan Pyong
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.221-230
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    • 2010
  • Citizens' demand, which has been previously focused on welfare, is now expanding to include elements for higher quality of life such as employment, housing, culture, and sports. Accordingly, the government, with an aim of effectively delivering resident services that satisfy various demands, is committed to transforming the central government-oriented service system into the integrated service system based on public-private partnership. The government is also dedicated to expanding services to 8 areas including not only welfare but also healthcare, employment, housing, education, sports, culture, and tourism, which are directly related to everyday lives of residents. This project is designed to support such reforms in the citizen service delivery system in order to enhance quality of life of local residents. This study is to draw implications from analysis for implementing the citizen service integrated information system in order to reform the citizen service delivery system effectively through examinations and analyses of citizen services provided by the central government. Especially focus on public utility charges depreciation simplification citizen service. Its implications are expected to offer a real contribution for central and local Governments that want to increase the productivity of implementing eGovernment service.

A Research on Management and Layout of Gimnyeong Beach, Jejudo (김녕해수욕장의 공간배치 및 관리현황 조사 연구)

  • Byun, Kyeong-Hwa;Lee, Jeong-Lim;Cho, Won-Seok;Kim, Kyu-Han
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.59-68
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    • 2013
  • This study aims to propose the future plan and research management of a beach and the relation between spatial structure of a village and layout of the beach focusing on Gimnyeong beach among the 12 general beaches in Jejudo. The results are as followings: First, Gimnyeong beach had the relation to primary industries of residents in the village in times past and was the space for everyday lives of residents. However, at present it has the relation to tertiary industries and is more important in community activities. Second, the entry part and the sandy beach of Gimnyeong beach were crucial in location and function in times past but total size of the beach has expanded for campground nowadays. Therefore, it is necessary to change the location of entry part to center part of the beach. In addition, convenient and safe facilities are need to be built more to corresponding to expanding area of the beach. Finally, in order to maintain clean sea, residents in the Gimnyeong have agreed to not make sea farms in the vicinity of Gimnyeong Beach which pollute the sea. Their roles have influenced on positive effect to community of the village, management of the beach, and maintenance of clean sea.

An Analysis of Literacy Textbooks for Adult Learners Developed by Adult Literary Education Institutes (성인 문해교육 기관의 자체 개발 교과서의 내용 제시 방식 분석 연구)

  • Gim, Chae-Chun;Byeon, Hyo-jong;Park, Eun-young
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.457-466
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    • 2007
  • This study is to analyze literacy textbooks for adult learners developed by adult literacy education institutes. In the study, six different kinds of literacy textbooks are collected and analyzed on the basis of five evaluation criteria.: unit organization, presentation way of Hangeul, type of content, level of content, and degree of subject integration. The results of literacy textbook analysis are as follows. First, literacy textbooks carry different forms of unit organization in different textbooks. Most textbooks are composed of lessons, without a hierarchical organization of lessons, whereas some textbooks carry a hierarchical structure of 'unit + lessons'. Second, Hangeul is mostly presented in the form of reading and writing and literacy textbooks tend to present Hangeul as constructing letter through combining vowels and consonants rather than as whole language. Third, literacy textbooks contain life-adjustment situations which would help adult learners to lead everyday lives more efficiently. Fourth, literacy textbooks carry different levels of educational content, ranging from 'basic Hangeul' through 'expanded content' to high level of Hangeul writing. Fifth, literacy textbooks appear to integrate educational content from different subjects in order to provide more relevant content for adult learners.

A Study on the Cyber-geospace Construction in the Evernet Age (에버넷 시대의 사이버국토 구축방안)

  • 김영표
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.371-389
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    • 2003
  • This study aims at defining the concept of a cyber-geospace and proposing how to establish a cyber-geospace fir the entire country in detail. The study defined the cyber-geospace as 'the dynamic second territory of Korea not only to manage the land systematicality and deal with administrative services for the people in aspect of public sector, but also to contain economic activities of corporations and the citizen's everyday lives in aspect of private sector, in a 3D virtual reality made by digitizing various facilities and buildings as well as the entire toterritory including ground, underground and even sea'. In order to establish such a cyber-geospace, the project should be pursued on the national level fir around ten-year period.

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Consideration on 'Redesign' in Fashion Industry Through Case Studies (사례연구를 통한 패션산업에서의 '리디자인'에 관한 고찰)

  • Cho, Eun-Joo
    • Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.105-116
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    • 2011
  • Modem society has reached the level where its environmental pollution is in a critical stage, and socio-political focus has been moved onto the minimization of environmental pollution. In the fashion industry, ethical production and consumption for the global protection has become the value to aim for. The purpose of this study is to establish the concept of redesigned fashion, which is a type of designing method designed to reduce global waste, and conduct a case studies on it to analyze its patterns. Environmental-friendly redesigned fashion concept is about remaking a fashion with totally different function, using disposed and wornout items from everyday lives. It is a fashion design minimizing raw materials and reducing industrial wastes. The types of redesigned fashion may be divided into three patterns: first, there is a method to recreate collar, sleeves, cuffs, pocket and other usable pieces of old clothing to make a new one. Second method is about taking out usable parts of textile from various old clothing and make a new one with patchwork method. Third is about making a purse or fashion accessories using paper, vinyl, aluminum can or worn out leather. Fourth is about making a new artistic fashion by applying tearing, punching, fringing, mashing, and layering techniques. This study aim5 to help in spreading out and applying systematic practice of redesigned fashion for companies, and elaborate the sense of social responsibility for customers, and vitalize the fashion studies for redesigned fashion in academic sense.

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A Study on the multimedia settings in Kindergarten (멀티미디어 활용(活用)을 위한 유아교육(幼兒敎育) 환경(環境))

  • Joo, Young-Ju;Kwak, Eun-Soon
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.37-50
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    • 2002
  • Computers have become an indispensable part of everyday lives in 21st century. This is particularly true in early childhood education; multimedia use in kindergarten has rapidly grown in the last decade. Although ample research had been done on the issues of teachers' role in multimedia settings and selecting quality materials, few studies have been done on the proper environment for multimedia use in early childhood education. In this regard, this research examines the current status of multimedia use-animated illustration films, CD-ROM titles, and internet-in kindergarten. In addition, computer environment in kindergarten is investigated in order to provide guidelines for appropriate facilities and equipments. For smooth integration of computer activities into a school system, computers are located in ordinary classrooms in more than half of kindergarten in Seoul. Computers are used in independent lab settings in the last of the kindergarten in Seoul and there are four different types of lab settings. Among them computer at perimeter style is preferred for the ease of student-teacher, and student-student interactions. The importance of environment for early childhood education cannot be overestimated. It is so critical for early childhood education that the people in this field regard the environment as 'the third teacher' next to parents and teachers. Therefore the multimedia environment should also be considered seriously for the maximum use in early childhood institutions.

Development of Motocycle's Anti-theft Device Based on NFC (NFC기반의 보안인증을 통한 이륜차 도난방지장치 구현)

  • Jin, Taeseok
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.65 no.1
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    • pp.165-170
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    • 2016
  • Recently, IoT(Internet of Things) technology is widely applied in not only our everyday lives but also in industry, medical field and security system. NFC system, the basis of IoT, is in the spotlight which can be an alternative solution of a anti-theft system for motorcycle as they basically have practicality and security issues. Anti-theft system for motorcycle using the NFC smart devices based on RFID has been proposed. because Progress of Smart Device If someone get the Key for motorcycle theft, he can be easily stolen motorcycle. We thought about the concept of NFC security devices as a wireless key and automatic solenoid valve for setting the lock and unlock module. In this study, we designed motorcycle smart key system with general-purpose NFC system and the automatic solenoid valve for setting the lock and unlock module. First, we designed control unit and NFC card reader for motorcycle smart key system. Then we propose an AES encryption algorithm and prove that the motorcycle key system is controllable by showing the result of implementing and testing, after installing.

Understanding Current Issues in Research and Education in Science and Technology: A Framework of Knowledge and Action Sharing between Universities and Science and Technology Parks

  • Fernandez, Ramon Emilio;Ferguson, David L.
    • World Technopolis Review
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.2.1-2.9
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    • 2017
  • Humanity is experiencing a very fast-paced technological evolution. As technological systems evolve exponentially, societies are becoming more global and are starting to have impacts beyond their geographic demarcations. This implies that, the actions of a person who is across the ocean from where we live could have significant impacts on our everyday lives. This article explores the complexity of globalization, identifies a number of global issues, and looks at the University and the Science and Technology Parks as potential sources of human capital to tackle current and forthcoming global challenges, ranging from new energy sources to potable water distributions. The article focuses on current efforts that are taking place across universities and science and technology parks around the world. We propose a new methodology whereby interdisciplinary work can inform the development of multidisciplinary approaches to solve some of the most complex global issues such as cyber security and educating the next generations of global leaders, providing them them with the necessary skills to be successful in a globally distributed workforce.