• 품질경영학회지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.287-301
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• 2024

Purpose: This paper aims to verify the difference in production resilience between local clusters and regions without clusters before and after a major crisis. Furthermore, this paper aims to identify the clusters' quality factors that impact clusters' shock vulnerability and resilience. Methods: Utilizing open-source data from the US Cluster Mapping platform, this paper compares regions with industrial clusters to those without using the Differences-in-Differences (DID) estimator. It considers the regions with industrial clusters as a treatment group and others as the control group, comparing the period before and after the pandemic. Additionally, the paper examines which cluster factors make a difference in economic resilience during the crisis using Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD). Results: The study finds that regions with industrial clusters show higher production resilience compared to regions without clusters. Moreover, the number of establishments, annual payrolls, and employment can have a positive impact on resilience during the pandemic shock. Conclusion: Though clusters could be vulnerable during the global crisis, industrial clusters can contribute to regional economic development and production resilience in the long-term aspect. Thus, it is required to construct a high-quality local cluster and support it during the economic crisis in the long-term aspect.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2016

Improving the quality of school education is one of the key policy concerns in Korea. This paper examines whether providing schools with adequate autonomy and incentives can meet the policy goals by looking at a recent policy reform in Korea. In 2009, the Korean government granted autonomy to certain private high schools on the condition that no financial subsidies would be provided to the schools. Because the autonomous private high schools cannot receive a subsidy, they have a strong incentive to meet parental demands because schools failing to meet these demands will lose students and will have to close. Applying the value-added model to longitudinal data at the student level, I find that students entering these autonomous schools show faster growth in their academic achievement than their peers in traditional non-autonomous schools. These results suggest that providing schools with autonomy and incentives can be a useful policy tool for improving school education.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.61-73
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• 2021

PAV is considered to improve quality of life and standards of living, improvement of which was caused by automobile hundred years ago. Comparative economic efficiency of PAVs is measured to compare each PAV. Specification and sales price of the PAVs are open to the public. BlackFly, Transition and Aeromobil 3.0 have competitive power in flying range, purchasing cost, and operational cost. Lift & cruise configuration and vectored thrust configuration PAVs are designed by many companies nowadays, and BlackFly which can be considered to be lift & cruise configuration is one of the most efficient PAVs. High battery price does not help multi-copter shaped PAVs to have economic efficiency. Aerodynamic wing, eVTOL, and low sale price are needed for PAVs to ride a wave of public interest as a new personal mobility. Under the conditions, the PAV can fly at downtown and can be purchased by people at large. Popularization of PAV could follow in the 100 years old footsteps of automobile.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.79-90
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• 2021

This study aims to investigate the relationship between urbanization, economic growth, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions in Indonesia. The data used in the study are time-series data for the period 1985-2017; the data utilized are sourced from World Development Indicators obtained on the World Bank database. The method uses a quantitative approach that applies the vector error correction model based on the Granger causality test. The empirical results reveal that, in the short run, there is evidence that urbanization and energy consumption can causes CO2 emissions, and they also prove that urbanization can cause energy consumption. Also, other findings prove the existence of long-run relationships flowing from energy consumption, economic growth, and CO2 emissions toward urbanization, as well as the existence of the relationship flowing from urbanization, economic growth, and CO2 emissions towards energy consumption. The results of testing the relationship between economic growth and CO2 emissions reveal that the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis is proven in Indonesia. Thus, policies are needed to limit the impact of urbanization through high awareness-raising to maintain environmental quality and greater use of energy. Also, energy conservation policies are needed in all sectors, especially the electricity, industry, and transportation sectors.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.23-27
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• 2020

In South Korea, female individuals in their forties show a high rate of incidence, with approximately 13% of the patients being <40 years. This statistic is more than twice as high as that in Western countries. It is therefore necessary to identify the risk factors for breast cancer incidence by age and economic activity participation status. Women aged 30 to 59-whether breast cancer patients or those in the control group and having no breast cancer-were appraised from the sample cohort database. The data were analyzed using the statistical software R36.2. To identify the factors affecting breast cancer incidence, the degree of association was determined with HR and 95% CI by means of cox regression analysis. As for the socio-demographic variables, the older the individual, the higher the risk of breast cancer incidence becomes. As for the economic activity variables, those who were dependents (unemployed) and who had higher income (medium and high) were at higher risk of breast cancer incidence, which was statistically significant. The income-adjusted HR (model 1) for breast cancer development associated with the economic activity was 1.452 (95% CI, 1.19-1.77). The body mass index and alcohol intake-adjusted HR (model 2) was 1.431 (95% CI, 1.18-1.74). One needs to pay attention to policy plans regarding women's quality of life, as well as to the risk of breast cancer incidence by their economic activity. In other words, policies need to give post care, instead of focus on early detection and cancer treatment.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.32-46
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• 2022

In recent years, large-scale and high-density use of LED on facades has exposed some disadvantages, such as light pollution, high energy consumption, unsustainability, and poor interactivity. Because of the development of smartphones and augmented reality (AR), AR has emerged as a new technology available to users to interact with the media façade. As an augmented reality app for public space, the AR map app can superimpose virtual images on the surface of a building to form an AR media façade, which can be applied in the fields of navigation, advertising, interactive public art, smart retail, etc. This study establishes the variables influencing usage intention and the consequent outcomes of Huawei AR map app and uses the technology acceptance model (TAM) to discuss their relationship. Results show that consumer innovativeness, information quality, and design quality have a strong influence on perceived ease of use. Information quality has a positive impact on perceived usefulness, but design quality has a weak influence. Also, the design quality of Huawei AR map app and consumer innovativeness have a higher effect on perceived enjoyment than information quality. Users' usage attitude and perceived usefulness when using Huawei AR map app are key factors determining their usage intention. This study inspires city planners, architects, developers, and designers of AR apps that augmented reality can partly replace media façade, and that investment in augmented reality will achieve significant sustainable economic and social benefits.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.23-43
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• 1995

본 논문은 영남지역의 발전과정과 주민들익 생활수준을 파악하고 앞으로 발전절망 및 그 과제들을 모색하기 위해 수행된 연구의 전편(前篇)이다. 영남지역은 우리나라의 본격적 산업화 및 도시화과정에서 급속한 성장을 해왔지만 최근 상대적으로 침체되고 있으며, 또한 지역 주민들의 삶의 질도 물질적으로 다소 개선되었다고 할지라도, 여러가지 문제점들을 안고 있다. 영남지역의 경제는 그동안 노동집약적 경공업과 포드주의적 중화학공업에 기초하여 급속하게 발전할 수 있었지만, 최근의 경제적 침체는 결국 중앙의존적 지역불균등발전과정의 한계에 봉착했기 때문이라고 할 수 있다. 이러한 배경하에서 전개된 지역내 하청관계의 심화, 업체들의 지리적 집중, 첨단기술산업의 성장잠재력 부족, 생산자서비스 업종의 취약성, 자본흐름과 관련된 금융활동의 미진 등이 이 지역의 경제적 침체를 야기한 것으로 분석된다. 또한 급속한 도시화과정에서, 사회간접시설의 부족과 도시중추관리기능의 부재 등이 지적될 수 있다. 이러한 문제점들로 인해, 지역주민들의 종사상의 지위는 상대적으로 불안정하고, 제조업부문 종사자들의 임금수준이 상대적으로 높다고 할지라도 전체 근로자들의 임금수준은 서울에 비해 매우 낮은 수준을 보이고 있다. 그외 생활수단과 복지시설의 제공에 있어 사회계층적 불균형이 다소 심각하며, 자원이용과 생태환경에 있어서도 상대적으로 매우 열악한 것으로 나타나고 있다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권2_spc호
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• pp.346-359
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• 2024

Advanced and innovative breeding and management of meat-producing animals are needed to address the global food security and sustainability challenges. Beef production is an important industry for securing animal protein resources in the world and meat quality significantly contributes to the economic values and human needs. Improvement of cattle feed efficiency has become an urgent task as it can lower the environmental burden of methane gas emissions and the reduce the consumption of human edible cereal grains. Cattle depend on their symbiotic microbiome and its activity in the rumen and gut to maintain growth and health. Recent developments in high-throughput omics analysis (metagenome, metatranscriptome, metabolome, metaproteome and so on) have made it possible to comprehensively analyze microbiome, hosts and their interactions and to define their roles in affecting cattle biology. In this review, we focus on the relationships among gut microbiome and beef meat quality, feed efficiency, methane emission as well as host genetics in beef cattle, aiming to determine the current knowledge gaps for the development of the strategies to improve the sustainability of beef production.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.53-77
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• 2016

Financial soundness in the household sector matters for financial stability and for the real economy. The level of household debt in Korea raises concern about the financial soundness of the household sector due to its size, growth rate and quality. Against this backdrop, we assess the financial vulnerability of borrowers based on an analysis of credit bureau (CB) data, in which the actual credit activities of most individuals are recorded at a high frequency in Korea. We construct over-indebtedness indicators from the CB data and then assess the predictability of forthcoming defaults. Based on the over-indebtedness indicators, we show how borrowers are distributed in terms of over-indebtedness and how the over-indebted differ from average borrowers in terms of their characteristics. Furthermore, we show how the aggregate credit risk in the household sector would change under macroeconomic distress by analyzing how each borrower's credit quality would be affected by adverse shocks. The findings of this paper may contribute to assessing household debt vulnerability and to enhancing regulatory and supervisory practices for financial stability.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 제20권1호
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• pp.1109-1112
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• 2008

콘크리트 구조물은 성형성 및 경제성이 뛰어나며 우수한 강도발현으로 인해 보편적인 구조재료로 인정받고 있다. 그러나, 최근 3D 기피현상으로 인하여 건설 작업자의 고령화 및 숙련공 부족현상이 국내건설 산업의 중요문제로 부각되고 있으며, 또한 콘크리트 구조물이 점차 고층화, 대형화 및 특수화 됨에 따라 부재의 형상이 다양하고 복잡해지고 있어 신기술 신공법에 의한 건설공사의 합리화가 요구되고 있다. 이러한 건설환경의 전반적인 여건에 따라 높은 시공의 효율성 및 품질 향상을 위한 고유동 콘크리트에 대한 연구 및 개발이 필요한 시점이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 고유동 콘크리트의 연구개발 동향 및 개발 현황에 대하여 조사하였으며, 고유동 콘크리트의 성능평가에 사용되는 실험방법 및 국내 외 성능규준에 대하여 정리하였다.