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A Study on Community Perceptions of Common Cancers, Determinants of Community Behaviour and Program Implementation in New Delhi, India

  • Seth, Tulika;Kotwal, Atul;Thakur, Rakesh Kumar;Ganguly, K.K.
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.2781-2789
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    • 2012
  • Assessment of perceptions of the community, the determinants and development of their behavior regarding common malignancies, helps in establishing evidence-based activities for prevention and early diagnosis of cancer. However information on this important aspect is lacking in our country. Qualitative methods were here used to obtain information through in depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with all categories of identified stakeholders. Most were unaware of the activities of the cancer control program. Even the providers were not fully conversant. All respondents mentioned lack of diagnostic and treatment facilities in government, primary and secondary level facilities. Perceptions of different categories of stakeholders regarding why many community members did not attend screening camps and other services reflect the determinants of community behavior, acting independently as well as in combination. The cancer control program was thought to be restricted only to some private facilities and overcrowded government tertiary care facilities where the visits were time consuming. Almost all the facilities were considered curative oriented. Issues of supervision, monitoring and feedback were inadequately addressed by providers who were inadequately trained in many program activities. The program lacked effective planning, coordination and appropriate implementation at the grass roots level in Delhi. Social mobilization was grossly inadequate, as most of the community members were unaware of the existence of the program. Misconceptions about the risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment were common amongst community members as well as many of the providers. Thus the national cancer control program in our country needs further community participation and social mobilization. Accessibility, availability, acceptability and affordability of various preventive, curative and rehabilitative activities, as well as intersectoral coordination, training, supervision and monitoring of program activities, all need to be addressed to ensure the success of this important public health program.

Recent Domestic and International Clinical Research Trends in Gua Sha Therapy: A Scoping Review (괄사요법의 국내외 최신 임상 연구 동향: 주제범위 문헌고찰)

  • Seungwon Jung;Seungkwan Choi;Jungho Jo;Yunhee Han;Hyeonjun Woo;Byeonghyeon Jeon;Wonbae Ha;Junghan Lee
    • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.23-38
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    • 2024
  • Objectives This study examined recent domestic and international clinical research trends in Gua sha therapy to suggest future direction for research. Methods We used six domestic and international databases (Research Information Sharing Service, Korean studies Information Service System, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library) to select clinical studies with an original text in English or Korean published after 2018. Results Finally, 55 studies were selected. Randomized controlled trials accounted for the largest amount with 42 studies. Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization was the most frequent term referring to Gua sha. Muscle shortening, limited range of motion, and plantar fasciitis were the most common symptoms, with six cases each. Additionally, there were two studies targeting symptoms other than the musculoskeletal system. Conclusions Additional research is needed on the effects of Gua sha therapy on the back of the lower extremities and hip joints, and research is needed on the possibility of their clinical use for diseases or symptoms other than those of the musculoskeletal system. And standards for the terminology of Gua sha and the types and methods of applied interventions are needed.

Radio Frequency Based Emergency Exit Node Technology

  • Choi, Youngwoo;Kim, Dong Kyoo;Kang, Do Wook;Choi, Wan Sik
    • Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.91-100
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    • 2013
  • This paper introduces an indoor sensor fusion wireless communication device which provides the Location Based Service (LBS) using fire prevention facility. The proposed system can provide information in real time by optimizing the hardware of Wi-Fi technology. The proposed system can be applied to a fire prevention facility (i.e., emergency exit) and provide information such as escape way, emergency exit location, and accident alarm to smart phone users, dedicated terminal holders, or other related organizations including guardians, which makes them respond instantly with lifesaving, emergency mobilization, etc. Also, the proposed system can be used as a composite fire detection sensor node with additional fire and motion detect sensors.

An Analysis of the Problems Related to Resource Mobilization in Disaster Response by Disaster type (재난유형별 재난대응 시 자원동원관련 문제점 분석)

  • Jang, Dae-Won;Kim, Ji-Yeong;Kim, Yon-Soo;Jeon, Jae-Jun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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    • 2017.11a
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    • pp.345-346
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    • 2017
  • 본 논문에서는 재난유형별 재난 대응시 재난관리자원 동원과 관련하여 발생한 문제점에 대하여 분석하였다. 재난 발생시 재난확산방지를 위하여 신속한 대응이 중요하나, 재난대응에 대한 문제점 분석이 미흡한 실정이다. 재난대응에 대한 분석을 위하여, 최근 20년(1996~2015년)동안 중앙재난안전대책본부 및 지역재난안전 대책본부가 운영된 사회재난 사례를 수집 분석하였다. 재난사례 중 자원동원관련 정보 확인이 가능한 사회재난에 대하여 재난유형을 분석하고, 발생빈도가 높은 재난유형에 대하여 재난 대응시 자원동원과 관련한 문제점을 분석하였다. 재난유형 분석결과, 화재사고가 34건으로 가장 많이 발생하였으며, 폭발사고가 14건, 교통사고가 10건으로 발생하였다. 재난유형 중 발생 건수가 많았던 화재, 폭발, 교통사고의 재난 대응시 자원과 관련하여 문제점을 분석한 결과, 전체적으로 초기대응 미흡으로 인한 자원동원 소요시간 증가문제가 가장 많이 발생하였으며, 그 다음으로 보유자원 부족으로 인한 문제가 많이 발생하였다.

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The Role of Space-based Social Capital in Retailing Industrial Cluster: The case study of Dondaemun-gu Dapsimni Auto-parts shopping area (유통산업 집적지에서 장소기반 사회자본의 역할: 동대문구 답십리 자동차 부품상가를 사례로)

  • Ko, Byeungok
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.457-473
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    • 2016
  • This research investigates that role of space-based social capital presented in Dapsimni auto-parts shopping area considering Korean auto-parts industry and the regional characteristics of retailing industrial cluster. For this, it went through the process with in-depth interview and surveys of the owner of Dapsimni, social capital of retailing industrial cluster studied using Lin(1999)'s social capital model by separating formation, accessibility and mobilization of it. The result is that auto-part sellers in Dapsimni make themselves space-based social capital, which provides the profit from certain area: strengthening auto-parts of transaction cost and information exchange among them, creating new market for selling auto-parts. This meant that main factor sustaining the characteristic of retailing industrial cluster despite gradually decline of its role.

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A Study On Wartime Sealift Operation Using Simulation

  • Lee, Sangjin;Yunchul Cho
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society for Simulation Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.468-476
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    • 2001
  • The ROK TRANSCOM is trying to establish a concrete wartime sealift operation plan. But there are many problems to be solved for setting up the plan. The most serious problem is to procure war materiel to be shipped in U.S.A and next one is to determine the number of sealift assets and to allocate them. The process of sealift operation can be described as follows. Before the order of vessel mobilization, all vessels appointed for activation would be scattered in worldwide in the state of Beaded or unloaded. After the order of vessel mobilization, vessels would go to SPGE(seaport of embarkation) to load war materiel. Some loaded ships should offload the commercial cargo to the near port as soon as they are activated, before they would go to SPOE. All vessels would load procured materiel in SPOE and then go to SPOD(seaport of debarkation). They would offload war materiel in SPOD and then go back to SPOE to load war materiel again. We will simulate this process using ARENA(1), evaluate the sealift capability of ROK and find omit problems of the sealift plan. This model ultimately evaluates the sealift capability and provides planners with critical information far establishing and correcting the plan. This study can also provide military planners with a flexible and accessible decision support tool to provide advance planning under a variety of conditions on the sealift capability. The military planner is expected to make use of this model as a standard for establishing effective and concrete sealift operation in the near future. We can conclude how procurement capability significantly affects the result of sealift operation through this model. We could decide the appropriate levee of sealift asset such as the number of vessels and the number of available berth. So we could allocate effectively the resources for completing the sealift operation within the TGT(Target) time.

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Internet Effects on Generational, Socioeconomic, and Demographic Representativeness in Political Activity (정치 참여자의 세대적·사회경제학적·인구배경학적 대표성에 대한 인터넷의 영향)

  • Nam, Taewoo
    • Informatization Policy
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.61-93
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    • 2015
  • This article assesses and examines democratic potentials of the Internet for U.S. citizens' political participation. The empirical analysis on the data from Pew Research Center's questionnaire survey focuses on four different political activities in both online and offline modes: casual political talk, contact with a government official, petition, and political contribution. The study answers two research inquiries: 1) How does the Internet influence the established patterns of political participation?; and 2) How does the Internet influence the demographic distribution of participatory inequality? Firstly, the Internet, by providing existing participants with additional tools for participation, reinforces conventional participation, rather than mobilizing new participation in politics. Secondly, the online patterns of the participation divide with respect to demographic characteristics imitate the traditional patterns of inequality and disproportionate representativeness in political participation. The Internet is still not a predominant medium for political activities. Citizens' utilization of its transformative and mobilizing potentials remains limited.

The Effect of Vibration on Muscle Activity in Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) (도구를 이용한 연부조직 가동술 적용 시 진동의 유무가 근활성도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Chung-Yoo;Kang, Jong-Ho;Tae, Won-Kyu
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.11 no.12
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    • pp.176-181
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    • 2021
  • This study was conducted to confirm the effect of vibration on muscle activity in IASTM. The subjects were 20 healthy adults. The intervention applied in this study was IASTM applied to the biceps brachii muscle. In the case of the experimental group, unlike the control group, the vibration function was turned on when IASTM was applied. The interventions for each group were applied, and the muscle activity of the biceps brachii muscle was measured before and after the intervention. All measured values were calculated as %MVIC values, dependent t test and independent t test were performed and analyzed for comparisons. As a result of this study, only in the control group, the muscle activity of the biceps brachii muscle after the intervention was significantly decreased compared to before the intervention. When vibration is applied together with IASTM, the relaxation effect is reduced, which is considered to be inappropriate for treatment.

A Study on the Strategic Human Resource Management of Globalization -Focused on Japan.Korea.United States-

  • Lim, Sang-Hyuk
    • International Commerce and Information Review
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.385-396
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    • 2006
  • The successful knowledge and information based companies facilitate to restructure the industry and strengthen the national competitiveness in the future. The advent of information age provides us new challenge because the information breakthrough can play a pivotal role in terms of knowledge transfer in the human resource management. Executive officer must present long term vision in order to expand enterprise continuously and establish long term management goal and strategy which are appropriate for key organizational skills of future management environment (Pfeffer, 1998). Also, long term talent management based on vision, goal and strategy and talent development strategy and employment management must be established (小池, 1994)). American HRM system's reformation cannot be defined without scientific management policy. However, currently widely discussed Japanese HRM system's reformation cannot be defined without organizational commitment focused Japanese employment system. (津田, 1992 ; 太田, 1994). Japan's development of the following policies are behind comparing to Europe : (1)Skill based talent management regardless of age, sex, nationality, race and academic background (2)Consideration of retirement age of 64 (3)Creativity and freedom promoting talent management policy. Also, there are problems to be solved. Solutions will be searched for by establishing new wage policy based on tasks and individuals in the basis of lifetime employment system.

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Impediments to the Integration of ICT in Public Schools of Contemporary Societies: A Review of Literature

  • Salam, Shafaq;Zeng, Jianqiu;Pathan, Zulfiqar Hussain;Latif, Zahid;Shaheen, Aliya
    • Journal of Information Processing Systems
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.252-269
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    • 2018
  • The era of information technologies has stimulated the demand of educational reform based on the use of information and communication technology (ICT). It requires explicit guidelines, vibrant objectives, mobilization of resources and political commitment at all levels of the country to achieve the desired results. However, change is not easy, it requires to overcome the impediments that hinder the successful integration of ICT in public schools. The pace of this reform is active in developed countries, while developing countries are lagging behind in achieving the required goals. The foremost purpose of this study is to highlight the barriers in the effective integration of ICT faced by developed countries in general and developing countries in particular. Reviewing the impediments to the integration of ICT in public schools may assist educators to become technology adopters in the future. Findings of the study reveal that intrinsic barriers are easy to surmount; once extrinsic barriers have been subdued successfully.