• Architectural research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2001

Concern about global environment has been increasing in recent years. Efforts to minimize the environmental impact to the globe as well as human beings have increased, especially in the late twentieth century. The study researches one of the solutions for the environmentally friendly building construction, which can contribute to sustaining the world environment. Assessment and proposals are made for high-rise apartments, one of the most popular construction types nowadays in Korea. Since the volume of high-rise apartment construction is so great, a small improvement in each building will make a great contribution. Assessments are made over the life-span of apartment buildings. A tool named EIAHA (Environmental Impact Assessment for High-rise Apartment) has been made through references from western examples, mainly in the UK. The components of EIAHA include passive design strategies, building materials, energy consumption during building operation and management/maintenance. Although the issues are on a global scale, solutions are sought on regional scale. Korean high-rise apartments are assessed with the tool and suggestions for sustainable development are made mainly for improvement of embodied energy of building materials and the life of buildings.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권11호
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• pp.157-167
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• 2020

One of the concerns that have received substantial interest in the accounting field, in particular, in accounting education, is the increasing scarcity and demand for professional accountants around the globe. This study aims to investigate the effects of financial rewards (FR), parents' and peers' influence (PPIF), and benefits and cost (BCE) on students' intention to pursue a career in accounting. A quantitative, convenient random sampling approach was used, and an online survey was conducted to collect data from students studying in China. A total of 311 valid responses were used for model testing based on the theory of reasoned action and the theory of planned behavior. The findings of the study include the positive effects of FR, PPIF, and BCE on accounting career choice (ACC). This study illustrates that FR is the most dominant factor (β=0.479) for influencing ACC. Furthermore, the used factor explained 70% variation in ACC. The results of the study have implications both for accounting firms and universities whether offering or not offering accounting as a major. This study provides a global perspective, which keeps this study unique from other studies. And in this study, the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) has been used which is randomly used in accounting research.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.663-676
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• 2020

Plant leaf classification is a significant application of image processing techniques in modern agriculture. In this paper, a multi-granular angle description method is proposed for plant leaf classification and retrieval. The proposed method can describe leaf information from coarse to fine using multi-granular angle features. In the proposed method, each leaf contour is partitioned first with equal arc length under different granularities. And then three kinds of angle features are derived under each granular partition of leaf contour: angle value, angle histogram, and angular ternary pattern. These multi-granular angle features can capture both local and globe information of the leaf contour, and make a comprehensive description. In leaf matching stage, the simple city block metric is used to compute the dissimilarity of each pair of leaf under different granularities. And the matching scores at different granularities are fused based on quotient space theory to obtain the final leaf similarity measurement. Plant leaf classification and retrieval experiments are conducted on two challenging leaf image databases: Swedish leaf database and Flavia leaf database. The experimental results and the comparison with state-of-the-art methods indicate that proposed method has promising classification and retrieval performance.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.289-295
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• 2021

Workplace violence (WPV) is an increasing cause of concern around the globe, and healthcare organizations are no exception. Nurses may be subject to all kinds of workplace violence due to their frontline position in healthcare settings. The purpose of this systematic review is to identify and consider different interventions that aim to decrease the magnitude/prevalence of workplace violence against nurses. The standard method by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA, 2009) has been used to collect data and assess methodological quality. Altogether, twenty-six studies are included in the review. The intervention procedures they report on can be grouped into three categories: stand-alone trainings designed to educate nurses; more structured education programs, which are broader in scope and often include opportunities to practice skills learned during the program; multicomponent interventions, which often include organizational changes, such as the introduction of workplace violence reporting systems, in addition to workplace violence training for nurses. By comparing the findings, a clear picture emerges; while standalone training and structured education programs can have a positive impact, the impact is unfortunately limited. In order to effectively combat workplace violence against nurses, healthcare organizations must implement multicomponent interventions, ideally involving all stakeholders.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.205-217
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• 2021

Cold regions with high air density and wind speed attract wind energy producers across the globe exhibiting its potential for wind exploitation. However, exposure of wind turbine blades to such cold conditions bring about devastating impacts like aerodynamic degradation, production loss and blade failures etc. A series of wind tunnel tests were performed to investigate the effect of icing on the aerodynamic properties of wind turbine blades. A baseline clean wing configuration along with four different ice accretion geometries were considered in this study. Aerodynamic force coefficients were obtained from the surface pressure measurements made over the test model using MPS4264 Simultaneous pressure scanner. 3D printed Ice templates featuring different ice geometries based on Icing Research Tunnel data is utilized. Aerodynamic characteristics of both the clean wing configuration and Ice accreted geometries were analysed over a wide range of angles of attack (α) ranging from 0° to 24° with an increment of 3° for three different Reynolds number in the order of 105. Results show a decrease in aerodynamic characteristics of the iced aerofoil when compared against the baseline clean wing configuration. The key flow field features such as point of separation, reattachment and formation of Laminar Separation Bubble (LSB) for different icing geometries and its influence on the aerodynamic characteristics are addressed. Additionally, attempts were made to understand the influence of Reynolds number on the iced-aerofoil aerodynamics.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.302-311
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• 2022

Increase of population, lack of land, and decrease in fertility of soil have caused the limitation of food production across the globe. This leads to developing alternative foods, at the same time, vegan society have been got bigger. They argue for animal's right to life and happiness, dissent from breeding and improving livestock, and proscribe eating meat. Emerging problem concerns their health as many turn to vegan society. Only intaking vegetable protein can cause health problems, leading to the development of novel food replacing meat. The most promising candidate is non-slaughtered cultured meat which can be produced in a laboratory. The cultured meat enables it to keep its texture, nutrient, and taste while also addressing the problems of breeding stock and slaughter. We have discussed the cultured meat industry from the perspective of a vegan society, and the prospects were considered from various aspects of awareness and preference.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.673-689
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• 2022

계절 변화를 이해하기 위해서는 3차원 공간 속에서 천체들의 관계를 이해하는 것이 필요하며 이를 위해 학생들이 직접 3차원 모델을 구성하여 사용하고, 평가 및 수정하는 모델링 활동이 중요하다. 이 연구에서는 초등학생이 지구본과 전구를 사용하여 계절 변화 원인으로서 지구의 운동을 3차원 공간에서 모델링하는 과정을 분석하였다. 초등학교 6학년 17명이 참여하였으며 모델링 수업은 계절 변화와 관련된 현상과 개념을 탐색한 뒤 현상의 원인이 되는 지구의 운동을 지구본과 전구를 사용하여 학생들이 직접 모델을 구성하고 이를 활용하여 계절 변화를 설명하는 과정으로 진행되었다. 학생들의 모델링 과정을 녹화한 비디오 자료, 학생들의 활동지, 사후 면담 전사본을 연구 자료로 사용하였고, 삼각 검증을 통해 자료의 신빙성을 확보하였다. 모델링 수준 분석 틀은 선행 연구를 기초로 구성하였으며 모델에 대한 이해와 모델링 실행뿐만 아니라 지구의 운동 관련 개념을 고려하여 구성하였다. 최종 확정된 분석틀에서는 3차원 모델링 수준을 1수준부터 3수준까지 구분하였고 각 수준에서 나타날 수 있는 학생의 수행을 구체화하였다. 연구 결과, 계절 변화를 설명하기 위한 초등학생의 지구본 활용 모델링 수준은 크게 두 가지로 나타났다. 지구의 자전 및 자전축의 기울기, 지구의 공전을 고려하였으나 경험적 증거를 활용하지 못하는 수준(2수준)과 지구의 자전 및 자전축의 기울기, 공전을 고려하고 경험적 증거를 활용하는 수준(3수준)으로 나타났다. 그러나 학생들이 경험적 증거를 활용하여 모델링을 하는 경우도 과학적 모델 구성으로 이어지지 못하였는데, 이 연구에서는 그 원인을 모델링 시 사용하는 도구의 특징과 관련지어 탐색하였다.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.42-47
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• 2020

YouTube, the online video streaming platform, has become popular and influential around the globe. Due to the development of science and technology, people without expertise in filming can now easily produce their videos with unique content. Many people are more eager to become a popular YouTube creator because they can earn money by placing commercials or Products in Placement (PPL) in their video clips. However, it is yet unknown what genres of YouTube videos are popular. YouTube creators have their channels where they upload videos of a certain type of genre. This study investigates video genres of the top 250 YouTube channels in English-speaking countries (United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia) using Social Blade, which is a research website. The ranking is set based on the number of times people watched a video ("Video Views"). We handsomely analyze popular genres of the channels and also the YouTube ecosystem, and it will be meaningful for today's new media era.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2008년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.85-89
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• 2008

This study carried out field observations of measuring thermal environment, especially evaluating amount of water evaporation at roof Pond by field observations during the summer. Thermal environment measuring was categorized as air temperature, water temperature of roof pond, surface temperature, globe temperature, short and long wave radiation, net radiation, and amount of water evaporation by water level measurement. Results from this study could be used as fundamental for reducing heat Island phenomena.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.75-78
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• 2009

Purpose: Microsurgery is an essential technique in plastic and reconstructive surgery. However, microsurgical suturing and handling of the instrument are difficult for beginners, and who requires a steep learning curve. Therefore, methods for improving the technical skill are needed. The authors describe the value of a small stereoscopic microscope as a training tool. Materials and Methods: A small stereoscopic microscope was used to help improve the microsurgical skill. Monofilament 10-0 Nylon and a surgical rubber globe were used as a suture material and education material, respectively Result: Stereoscopic view of the operation field was obtained and basic microsurgical suture was possible. Conclusion: The stereoscopic microscope is an effective training tool for beginners of microsurgery with benefits in cost and usefulness in small place.