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Exploratory study on Structural Causal Relation of Market Orientation, Learning Orientation, and Organizational Performance in Social Welfare Organizations : Focused on Voucher Program Organizations (사회복지조직의 시장 지향성, 학습지향성, 조직성과의 구조적 인과관계 탐색 연구 : 바우처 사업을 수행하고 있는 조직을 중심으로)

  • Kwon, Sun-Ae;Kim, Gyo-Jung
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.212-226
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, I tried to analyze objectively the structural relation among market directivity, study directivity, and achievement of organization which are intended to equip competitive power of social welfare organization on the social service market centrally formed by the voucher business. Data collection objectives is consist of 7 metropolitan cities social welfare organizations, performing voucher businesses of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and data is secured from 203 institutions. Some basic technological statistics and regression analysis employing structural equation was used for analysing data. Analyzed result, the structural relation among market directivity and study directivity and organizational performance is appeared meaningfully according to the fact that goodness of fit coefficients is TLI = .86, CFI = .89, RMSEA = .02. With respect to achievement of organization, market directivity and study directivity are all confirmed as positively influenced. The results of analysis about whether market directivity and study directivity for achievement of organization is direct effect or indirect effect shows that market directivity and study directivity are all influenced both directly to organizational performance, and as parameter. By the results of this research, social welfare organizations performing voucher business are to have practical implication requiring organization learning needed collecting and sharing the relevant information and organizational response toward voucher social service market.

Active and passive surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Bangladesh

  • Halder, Shukla;Chowdhury, Emdadul Haque;Parvin, Rokshana;Rahaman, Mohammad Moshiyour;Rahman, Seikh Masudur;Saha, Shib Shankar;Sultana, Sajeda;Marium, Nadira;Islam, Azharul;Rahman, Md. Siddiqur;Song, Hee-Jong
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.307-314
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    • 2009
  • The aim of the present study was to investigate whether Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is present in this country and to analyze the Global BSE Risk (GBR) status in Bangladesh. A total of 2,000 brain samples were collected from cattle older than 30 months of age, slaughtered for human consumption in the district slaughter houses from 2005 to 2006. The brainstem (obex), Pyriform lobe, cerebrum and cerebellum were subjected to histopathological study. Samples that showed some nonspecific lesions were subjected to immunohistochemistry and only brain stem to ELISA for the detection of abnormal prion protein $PrP^{sc}$. In passive surveillance, annual overall diseases of cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats in Bangladesh were collected from Department of Livestock Services (DLS), Dhaka to investigate the occurrences of neurological diseases. Import related data were collected from "National Export Promotion Bureau" Kawran Bazar, Bangladesh Bank and DLS to analyze the importing products of animal origin (cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats) from different countries to find whether or not the imported products posed any risk for the BSE. In an actire surveillance conducted in slaughter house, histopathologically BSE specific lesions were not detected in any of the brain samples, but other nonspecific lesions were observed. No $PrP^{sc}$ was detected from the samples by immunohistochemistry and ELISA. DLS report also supported the absence of BSE in cattle and buffalo and scrapie in sheep and goats in Bangladesh. It was also clearly recorded that Bangladesh imported livestock products from countries in GBR level I and II but not from countries in GBR level III and IV. From this study it apparently seems that BSE is not currently present in the indigenous animals in Bangladesh and poses no or negligible risk to human and animal health.

Family, Self or State as a Desired Source of Support for the Elderly (노후부양의 바람직한 자원으로서의 가족, 자신 및 국가에 관한 한국 노인들의 태도)

  • 김정석;이가옥
    • Korea journal of population studies
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.197-220
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    • 1999
  • Family, Self or State as a Desired Source of Support for the Elderly As Korean society has undergone rapid socioeconomic transformation and reached the final stage of its demographic transition, the central emphasis of population policies in Korea has shifted from fertility and population control to aging issues. Recently, it has been advocated that the Korean government should provide more intensive public services to supplement self-care and family caregiving, heightening the need to know more about the norms and expectations of old-age support and how they will change. Using the Survey of the Living Status of the Korean Elderly in 1994, this study investigates the extent to which the Korean elderly themselves view family, self, or the state as desired sources of support. The multinomial log it model analysis reveals that the elderly without a son are less likely to emphasize the traditional view of family, while economically and physically better off elderly are more likely to favor the view of self-support. However, the idea that the emphasis on the 'state responsibility' may be found among those elderly who are in need of financial help and in poor health is not supported. The implications and suggestions for further research are discussed.

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Study on the Relationship among the Size, Marketing Competency, Operational Characteristics and Financial Performance of Food Service Franchising (외식 프랜차이징의 규모, 마케팅 역량, 운영특성과 재무성과 간의 관계연구)

  • Kang, Seok-Woo;Na, Young-Sun
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.175-189
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    • 2014
  • This study was intended to provide fundamental data concerning franchising companies' characteristics and performance in foodservice business by employing financial data from the firms' IDS(Information Disclosure Statements). Multiple regression analysis method was used to identify any correlations among franchising size, marketing competency, operational characteristics, and performance according to technique based upon 169 IDS data as of 2013. In terms of franchisor size and performance, the number of company-operated stores had statistically significant corelation with sales, net income, the total number of stores, and the number of franchisees. With respect to marketing competency and performance, advertising expenses showed statistically significant correlation with sales, the total number of stores, promotion expenses with sales, net income, and the total number of stores. On the other hand, there was no statistically significant correlation with current year's net income. At last, present study found significant correlations among business years, sales, current year's net income, and the total number of stores by regarding operational characteristics and performance, but there was no significant correlation between brands and performance. This study is cross-sectional study which is a limitation to be overcome in further studies. In addition, it is required to review the possibility for franchise management style to contribute to expanding the Korean traditional foods.

Nutritional Characteristics and Screening of Biological Activity of Crataegi fructus (산사 영양성분 분석 및 생리활성 탐색)

  • Park, Sung-Jin;Han, Kyung-Soon;Yoo, Seon-Mi
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.413-418
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to determine the possibility of using Crataegi fructus as a natural food source. To accomplish this purpose, the contents of general and biological activities were measured. The contents of carbohydrate, crude protein, crude lipid and ash are 85.6%, 2.4%, 1.9% and 0.4%, respeectively. Further, the calories of Crataegi fructus was 369.1 kcal. The contents of essential and non-essential amino acids were 852.26 mg and 1,178.29 mg, respeectively. The K was the largest mineral followed by Ca, P, Mg, which means Crataegi fructus is an alkali material. Crataegi fructus extracts slightly(17.6~32.8) inhibited ${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity. However, there is no inhibitory activity against ${\alpha}$-amylase. In terms of proteslytic activity, Crataegi fructus extracts showed a strong activity than pancreatin(used as a positive control). These results indicate that Crataegi fructus can be used as a natural resource for material aiding digestion.

Development and evaluation of physical activity promotion program in the resident elderly (재가노인을 위한 신체활동증진 프로그램의 개발 및 효과)

  • Kwon, Sang-Min;Kwon, Mal-Suk
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.8
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    • pp.485-491
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of a visiting exercise program for physical activity promotion on physical (grip strength, static balance) and psychological (depression, perceived health status) function of frail elderly patients receiving home visiting service care. Subjects included a total of 49 patients; 24 in the control group and 25 in the experimental group. The visiting exercise program was carried out 16 times for 8 weeks. The collected data were analyzed by ${\chi}^2-test$ and t-test using SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. There was a significant improvement in the left grip strength (t=2.19, p<.000), right grip strength (t=5.07, p=.032), static balance (t=3.98, p=.050), and depression (t=-8.83, p=.009) in the experimental group compared with the control group. The visiting exercise program for physical activity promotion was effective on physical and psychological functions for frail elderly patients receiving home visiting service care. Further research is needed in a longitudinal study incorporating various centers to examine the maintenance of such effects.

The Effects of Emotional Labor on Casino Dealers' Burnout and Depression (감정노동이 카지노 딜러의 소진과 우울에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Hye-Ja;Kang, Jong-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.12
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    • pp.276-285
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of emotional labor on casino dealers' burnout and depression. Burnout is a big problem which thwarts their professionalism and effectualness and the effectiveness of the service they provide. Depression is a core factor which affects one's mental health. To analyze the effects of emotional labor on casino workers' burnout and depression, we conducted a survey of 606 casino dealers of H resort and analyzed the results. Burnout was measured in terms of the client-related burnout and work-related burnout by the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), and depression was measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The research findings are as follows. First, the level of emotional labor (3.50) was higher than the mid-point on the 4 point Likert scale, and the work-related burnout (3.86) and client-related burnout (3.91) were higher than the mid-point on the 5 point Likert scale. Second, emotional labor was correlated to their depression and burnout. Third, emotional labor showed a significant difference according to gender, while burnout showed significant differences according to age, position and term of service. Fourth, emotional labor had an effect on the casino dealers' burnout and depression. We discussed the implications of these findings and possible strategies to alleviate this situation, for example, the passing of a law and development of an employee assistance program (EAP) to prevent their burnout and reduce their depression.

Characteristics of dairy goat milk positive reaction of the alcohol precipitation test in Korea (우리나라 유산양 알코올 양성유의 특징에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Hye-Ra;Jung, Ji-Young;Cho, In-Young;Yu, Do-Hyeon;Shin, Sung-Shik;Son, Chang-Ho;Ok, Ki-Seok;Hur, Tai-Young;Jung, Young-Hun;Choi, Chang-Yong;Suh, Guk-Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.255-261
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    • 2013
  • The objective of the present study was to determine the minimum alcohol (ethanol) concentration that gives rise to the coagulation of goat milk for the alcohol precipitation test, and to evaluate the physical parameters of goat milk which include alcohol and heat stability. A total of 1,295 udder-half milk samples from 648 lactating dairy goats were collected from seven farms in Jeonnam province, Republic of Korea, to determine the alcohol and heat stability. The majority (99.6%) of the samples were coagulated when 70% ethanol was added to the milk, while only 11.0% of the samples were precipitated by the addition of an equal volume of 45% ethanol. With the concentration of 65%, 60%, 55% and 50% aqueous ethanol, 99.2%, 96.8%, 81.0% and 52.8% of the milk samples were coagulated, respectively. Of 1,295 dairy goat milk samples tested for heat stability, 127 (9.8%) were coagulated by boiling. Among the 143 alcohol test-positive udder-half milk samples, 52 (4.0%) were unstable by heat test, while 1,032 (79.7%) of the 1,152 alcohol test-negative milk samples were stable by heat test. According to the results of boiling test, sensitivity and specificity of 45% alcohol precipitation test were 0.3023 (95% CI: 0.2346~0.3772) and 0.9190 (95% CI: 0.9017~0.9344), respectively. The contents of protein and the specific gravity were higher in the milk samples of 45% alcohol test-positive than in those of 45% alcohol test-negative. However, lower levels of lactose and milk urea nitrogen were observed in the milk samples of 45% alcohol test-positive compared to the alcohol test-negative milk samples. The lowest pH values ($6.73{\pm}0.20$) were shown in the 45% alcohol test-negative and heat-unstable milk samples, while the lowest values of somatic cell counts and bacterial counts were shown in the 45% alcohol test-negative and heat-stable milk samples. Results of this study suggest that the alcohol precipitation for dairy goat milk may have to be tested with ethanol concentration less than 45% for the determination of freshness and heat-stability.

Refined Exposure Assessment for Three Active Ingredients of Humidifier Disinfectants

  • Lee, Jong-Hyeon;Kang, Hyun-Joong;Seol, Hwi-Soo;Kim, Chan-Kook;Yoon, Seung-Ki;Gwack, Jin;Kim, Yong-Hwa;Kwon, Jung-Hwan
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.253-257
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    • 2013
  • Exposure assessment for three major active ingredients used for humidifier disinfectants, polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG), oligo(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethyl guanidinium chloride (PGH), and 5-chloro-2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one/2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one (CMIT/MIT) mixture, was conducted in a bedroom using an air sampler for a refined risk assessment. The experimental site was selected to reflect consumer exposure conditions. Aerosols formed by a humidifier were sampled during 8 hr at 7.5 L/min. Absorbed PHMG and PGH by the sampler were quantified using a spectrophotometric method, and high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection was used for CMIT/MIT. Three exposure scenarios were assumed for adding humidifier disinfectants to the humidifier water at 1, 2, and 10 times the volume recommended by the product suppliers, and the humidifier was on at its maximum rate of producing aerosols in order to consider reasonable worst-cases. The sampled mass of PHMG and PGH ranged 200 to $2,800{\mu}g$ and 140 to $1,900{\mu}g$, respectively, under different exposure conditions, whereas the absorbed mass of CMIT/MIT was barely detected at the detection limit of 0.11/0.29 mg/L, only at 10 times the recommended level. The resulting risk quotients for PHMG and PGH ranged 1,400 to 20,000 and 1,000 to 13,000, indicating that health risks could be significant. For CMIT/MIT mixture, risk quotients were much smaller than estimated by assuming that they are conservative in the indoor environment, probably due to oxidative reactions. The refined exposure assessment presented here may provide a useful tool for assessing risks posed by active ingredients in spray-type biocidal products.

A Study on the Developmental Governance of Hyunpo Port (울릉도 현포항 개발 거버넌스 인식에 관한 연구)

  • Hwang, Yunwon;Song, Yongchan
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.14 no.12
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2016
  • This study investigated development method of governance of local residence, central and local government based on fishing ports as a new paradigm for restoration of sustainable space environment on Hyeonpo Harbor in Ulleung Island. According to the result of conducting a questionnaire survey on residents of Ulleung Island in order to carry out the research purposes, vulnerable living environment as poor accessibility and lack of hospital, community health center, and shopping district were pointed out as the biggest problem of residential environment in Ulleung Island of today. Secondly, there was a high recognition that development project on Ulleung Island of the government and local government is not actually contributing to the revitalization of regional economy and improvement in quality of life of Ulleung Island residents, and thirdly, lack of understanding on the importance or usage of various resources in Ulleung Island and insufficient support of the central government and local autonomous entity were pointed out as the bottleneck factors in implementation of the Ulleung Island development project. Fourthly, they perceived the current management level of Hyeonpo Harbor to be unsatisfactory. The results of this study demonstrated the importance of durability of development entities, vision of development of Hyeonpo Harbor, effort for the change of ownership mind, phased implementation considering reality of the area, and development that can provide small-scale profitable contents than a large theme.