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Industrial Fatigue and Low Back Pain of the Workers (산업장 근로자들의 피로자각증상과 요통)

  • Kim, Soon-Lae;Moon, Jung-Soon
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.400-409
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    • 1996
  • To investigate industrial fatigue and low back pain, the questionaire survey for subjective symptoms of fatigue and low back pain was carried out among 591 male workers aged 20-55 employed in an automobile industry in Korea. Workers participated to this study were divided into low back pain group(LBP) and control group, according to the self-reports by written questionaires. The subjective sysptoms of fatigue comprised three groups of 10 items each, representing dullness and sleepiness(level of cerebral activation), difficulty in concentration(level of motivation) and bodily projection of fatigue. The resultant data were processed for $\chi^2-test$, t-test and a pearson's correlation coefficient to confirm the relationships. The results were as follows: 1. 30 items of fatigue subjective symptoms exeptone item, 'lack in perseverance', were directly associated with low back pain. 2. The percentage of fatigue complaint were sig nificantly higher in LBP group. 3. Of the 30 items of fatigue subjective symptoms, the highest percentage was accounted for 'eye strain'(27.9%), followed by 'whole body feels tired' and 'legs feel heavy'(22.9%), 'feel like lying'(21.4%), 'feel a pain in the low back'(18.7%), 'feel drowsy'(16.4%) and 'feel stiffness in the neck or the shoulders'(16.2%) in the order of sequence. 4. The average weighted score for the first group of fatigue items(dullness and sleepiness) was the largest among three groups and was followed by the second group(difficulty in concentration) and the third group(bodily projection of fatigue) in the order of sequence, suggesting the heavier shift work stress of the workers. 5. In the groups of the aged 30-40, work duration of 5-7yrs, heavy work amount and irregular work speed, significant high fatigue complaints were revealed in terms of eye strain, whole body feels tired, legs feel heavy, feel like lying, feel a pain in the low back and feel stiffness in the neck or the shoulders. 6. A significant negative correlations were shown between age, work duration and eleven subjective symptoms while positive reciprocal correlations were shown between eleven items with one another.

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Industrial Fatigue and Low Back Pain of the Nurses in General Hospital (종합병원 간호사들의 피로자각증상과 요통)

  • Kim, Soon Lae;Cho, Tong Ran
    • Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.162-168
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    • 1999
  • To investigate industrial fatigue and low back pain, the questionaire survey for subjective symptoms of fatigue and low back pain was carried out 305 nurses in general hospital in Korea. Nurses participated to this study were divided into low back pain group(LBP) and control group, according to the self-reports by written questionaires. The subjective sysptoms of fatigue comprised three groups of 10 items each, representing dullness and sleepiness(level of cerebral activation), difficulty in concentration(level of motivation) and bodily projection of fatigue. The resultant data were processed for $x^2$-test, t-test to confirm the associations. The results were as follows: 1. 28 items of fatigue subjective symptoms exept two item, 'feel thirsty and 'feel ill', were directly associated with low back pain. 2. The percentage of fatigue complaint were significantly higher in LBP group than control. 3. Of the 30 items of fatigue subjective symptoms, the highest percentage was accounted for 'legs feel heavy', 'eye strain', 'feel stiffness in the neck or the shoulders' followed by 'feel like lying', 'whole body feels tired', 'feel a pain in the low back', 'feel drowsy' and in the order of sequence. 4. The average weighted score for the first group of fatigue items(dullness and sleepiness) was the largest among three groups and was followed by the second group(difficulty in concentration) and the third group (bodily projection of fatigue) in the order of sequence, suggesting the heavier mental and shift work stress of the female workers.

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Related Factors and the Symptoms of Menopause in Male Workers (직장 남성들의 갱년기 증상 정도와 관련요인)

  • Kim, Nam-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.29-42
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    • 2008
  • Objective: To find the related factors and the symptoms of menopause in male workers. Method: This Study is targeted on 369 people(40's; 219, 50's; 150) who are married and being 40 years old or more with working for over ten year. Results: First, the symptom of menopause in proportion to age is, 40's appeared in order of 'Decrease in ability to play sport', and 50's appeared in order of 'Less strong erection'. Second, the symptom of menopause was higher from the difference between general characteristic and work characteristic when people have old age. Third, the symptom of menopause was lower from difference among life habits when people do some exercises regularly, and no overeating. Fourth, the symptom of menopause was much lower from the difference of subjective health state when people feel comfort without any disturbance to their daily life, as they feel much younger than their ages, and feel healthy. Fifth, the variables affected to the symptom of menopause were age, do exercise whether or not, subjective health state when people feel much younger than their ages, and feel healthy. Conclusion: the symptom of menopause is not only for women but also for men. And it is not only for people who are old but we could find some abilities from young ages, too.

An Ergonomic Shape Design for Automotive Push-Return Switches

  • Choi, Daewon;Ban, Kimin;Choe, Jaeho;Jung, Eui S.
    • Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.9-21
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    • 2017
  • Objective: The objective of this study is to understand the effect of angle and curvature of push-return switches, which are external factors in the operation environment inside the cars, on the feel of operation and to propose optimum alternatives. Background: Customers' needs for products are changing from functional and performance aspects to customer-led type where customers can reflect on their needs on the products. The operation inside cars is executed by HMI. The push-return switch is utilized as the most intuitive mode of HMI; therefore, this push-return switch, which is widely used, has to be developed by assessing the preference and satisfaction of the customer. Method: The angle and curvatures, which are external factors that affect the feel of operation, are drawn through surveying the preceding research literatures. The stages to construct alternatives in experiments are as follows: (1) the tactile switch is replaced after dismantling the switch assembly to evaluate the internal characteristics proposed by preceding researches, (2) a drawing is prepared by using a design software, is printed using 3D printer, and then it is attached on the switch assembly, and (3) evaluation for satisfaction of operation is carried out by using a driving simulator. Results: Both the angle and curvature that are external factors of switch significantly affect the feel of operation. However, interaction between the two factors is found insignificant. Therefore, an optimum alternative is proposed considering the experimental outcomes. Conclusion: This study evaluates the satisfaction in operation that affects the feel of operation environment inside the cars. Based on the study results, a guideline for switch design in the center fascia is proposed. Application: This study is expected to be used as basic data for designing automotive switches, as well as switches in the industries similar with the operation environments of cars.

The Relationships Among the Department Store's Marketing Mix, Experience Factors and Store Attitude (백화점의 마케팅믹스요인, 체험요인 및 점포태도의 관계)

  • Fan, Qing-ji;Kim, Won-Kyum;Cui, Guang
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.243-246
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    • 2010
  • In this research, the object is to analysis the impact of the four dimensions of Marketing Mix, product, price, place and promotion on store attitude. At the same time as mediating factors of relationship between Marketing Mix and customer attitude, experience factors, such as sense experience, feel experience and think experience are also analyzed. The results show that the promotion has a significant effect on sense experience, and place also has a significant effect on sense experience, feel experience and think experience. Another important result is, experience factors, such as sense experience, feel experience and think experience have significant effect on store attitude.

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A study on the Nurses' Perception of Comfort (임상간호사가 지각하는 환자의 안위에 관한 연구)

  • Kim Keum-Soon;im Kyung-HeeK;Kang Ji-Yeon;Seo Hyun-Mi;Won Jong-Soon;Jeong In-Sook;Chung Hae-Kyung;Sohng Kyeong-Yae
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.300-310
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    • 2002
  • Purpose: This study describes the perception of comfort by hospital nurses. Q-methodological was used. Method: The participants completed a 37-item a sort made up of statements which could be ranked in terms of their relevance to the subjective meaning of comfort Result: Three interpretable types of comfort were identified. They are as follows : Type I, emotional and spiritual well-being style: The nurses perceived that patients feel comfortable when they feel emotional support from others and spiritual easiness. The nurses felt that the patients put worth in hope for a healthy life. free from pain and fear of death. Type II, acceptive medical environment style: The nurses perceived that patients have a secure and satisfied attitude towards prompt responses, exact information and skilled Intervention techniques. They also perceived that patients feel safe and secure when they feel free of pain and medical staff are kind. Type III, physical well-being style; The nurses perceived that patients feel safe and comfortable when they feel free of pain and have a good sleep and are able to maintain a comfortable position. They perceived that patients put a high value on meeting the basic needs of safety, such pain, sleep and positioning. Conclusion: The result of this study can be used as a basis to develop nursing measures for promoting comfort. Further studies are recommended on factors which influence nurses' perception of comfort and strategies to promote comfort according to the style of the patients.

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Development of Simulator for Performance Test of Electric Power Steering of Light Weight Vehicle (경차용 전동조향장치의 성능평가를 위한 시뮬레이터의 개발)

  • Hahn, Chang-Su;Rhee, Meung-Ho;Park, Ho;Oh, Jae-Eung
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.923-929
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    • 2001
  • Steering system is most important for vehicle in safety and driving feel. However, testing using real car to improve steering feel is often difficult in aspect to repeatability, safety and money. Repeatability in testing steering system is very important because steering feel for driver is variable according to the environment condition. And steering testing of vehicle is so dangerous that driver may not concentrate in testing. In this paper, the steering system simulator using front part of steering and suspension system was developed. We can test the electric power steering system for the light weight vehicle using this simulator cheap, safely and repeatably.

Haptic Device for Realizing the Stiffness of Virtual Swatch (가상 스와치를 위한 신축성 구현 햅틱 장치)

  • Lee, Sooyong
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.230-237
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    • 2022
  • A technology that allows users to feel the elasticity of fabric through force feedback in the fashion and textile fields is very helpful to related manufacturing and sales areas. Currently bundle of fabrics, so called Swatch, is the only available way for the designer, manufacturer and the end-user to feel the fabrics. Images and video clips provide only visual characteristics, hence touch and stiffness are also very important characteristics to check beforehand. A study is conducted on a haptic device, which estimates the amount of change in the length of the virtual fabric and generates resistive force so that the user could feel the fabric stiffness. Since cables that can only transmit the tensile force are used, a force realization method is proposed, and it is verified numerically and experimentally.

An approach to utilize human empathy measurement (인간의 공감 측정에 대한 기술 및 활용방안)

  • Jin, Jung-A;Kim, Sun-Woo;Choi, Yeon-Sung
    • The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.32-37
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    • 2016
  • When another person is injured finger in the car door do you know that feeling? Do you feel the emotion reading a novel? How do you feel the emotion of other person? This is due to empathy. Empathy is feel emotion or react emotionally of other person. Empathy is feel together. In this paper, we are going to describe how to measure these empathy. Before you begin, it is not easy to measure human empathy. The reason is that humans have communications system is diverse. Because it is different feel and be expressed sympathy for each person, is required various data analysis. In this paper, we proposed a new method to utilize Head Nodding and a short speech units (1sec : A-ha, Yes, Good etc.).

Determinants of Price in Specialty Coffee by Consumers

  • Kim, Hyojin;Jung, Oh-Hyun
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.151-159
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    • 2016
  • With the targeted coffee consumers in Kwangju city, South Korea, this paper investigates a few determinants such as taste, aroma, mouth-feel, and satisfaction to influence coffee price, based upon self-evaluations by those who enjoy specialty coffee. Using both simple regression and standard multiple regression analyses, it turned out that tastes, smell, mouth-feel, and satisfaction of specialty coffee had effects on coffee price. This study implies that when coffee consumers decide coffee price, they consider multiple factors to influence their overall satisfaction in multiple aspects than a single facet like taste, aroma, and mouth-feel. Practical and theoretical discussion and implications are suggested for the following studies.