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A Study on the Analysis and Improvement of the Basic Occupational Safety and Health Training for the Construction Industry (건설업 기초안전보건교육의 실태분석 및 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Woo, Changhoon;Oh, Tae Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.46-55
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    • 2014
  • With regard to the basic safety and health education in construction industry issued on January, 26, 2012 by Occupation Safety And Health Acts, this study conducted a survey with self-administered questions for workers in the construction field in order to comprehend the problems since introduction of basic safety and health education. By analyzing the effectiveness of the safety and health activities, this study sought to reduce the trials and errors as well as to secure the improvement toward the early settlement of the basic safety and health education in construction industry. As a result of the question investigation, the survey respondents in the field sites who finished the basic safety and health education showed positive attitudes toward the improvement of safety awareness and the prevention of accidents. They also needed constant implementation of the education. At the same time, the government should improve the education program with strong policies to secure the effectiveness of the basic safety and health education in construction industry.

Epidemiological Study on Breast Cancer Associated Risk Factors and Screening Practices among Women in the Holy City of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Paul, Shatabdi;Solanki, Prem Prakash;Shahi, Uday Pratap;Srikrishna, Saripella
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.16 no.18
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    • pp.8163-8171
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    • 2016
  • Background: Breast cancer is the second most cause of death (1.38 million, 10.9% of all cancer) worldwide after lung cancer. In present study, we assess the knowledge, level of awareness of risk factors and screening practices especially breast self examination (BSE) among women, considering the non-feasibility of diagnostic tools such as mammography for breast screening techniques of breast cancer in the holy city Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional population based survey was conducted. The investigation tool adopted was self administrated questionnaire format. Data were analysed using SPSS 20 version and Chi square test to determine significant association between various education groups with awareness and knowledge, analysis of variance was applied in order to establish significance. Results: The attitude of participants in this study, among 560 women 500 (89%) responded (age group 18-65 years), 53.8% were married. The knowledge about BSE was very low (16%) and out of them 15.6% were practised BSE only once in life time. study shown that prominent age at which women achieve their parity was 20 yrs, among 500 participants 224 women have achieved their parity from age 18 to 30 yrs. Very well known awareness about risk factors of breast cancer were alcohol (64.6%), smoking (64%) and least known awareness risk factors were early menarche (17.2%) and use of red meat (23%). The recovery factors of breast cancer cases were doctors support (95%) and family support (94.5%) as most familiar responses of the holy city Varanasi. Conclusions: The study revealed that the awareness about risk factors and practised of BSE among women in Varanasi is extremely low in comparison with other cities and countries as well (Delhi, Mumbai, Himachal Pradesh, Turkey and Nigeria). However, doctors and health workers may promote the early diagnosis of breast cancer.

Awareness and Evaluation of Korean Traditional Foods among University Students in Chungnam Area (충남지역 대학생의 전통음식에 대한 인식도 및 평가 분석)

  • In, Kwang-Kyo;Lee, Hyo-Gu;Kim, Gye-Woong;Yoo, Jae-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.415-421
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    • 2012
  • This study summarized findings from an investigation into the awareness and evaluation of traditional foods among 197 male and female university students in the Chungnam area. The results were as follows. Regarding awareness of cooktable setting of traditional foods, 44.67% (88 students) of subjects answered that they had little knowledge. Female students showed a significantly high level of awareness of cooktable setting (p<0.05). Regarding the taste of traditional foods, 64.97% (128 students) of subjects responded appropriately. Regarding the necessity for partial development of traditional foods into a modern style, 61.90% (52 students) of male subjects and 84.96% (96 students) of female subjects were in agreement (p<0.01). Regarding the necessity for traditional food education, 77.16% (152 students) were in agreement, especially female students (86.73%, 98 students) showed considerably higher consent (p<0.05). For the assessment of traditional foods, nutrition (4.57 scores), taste (4.31 scores), and appearance (4.26 scores) were very highly assessed, whereas cookery (3.30 scores) and economic aspects (3.04 scores) scored relatively lower. Traditional desserts were recognized as routine and modern by male students. On the other hand, girls recognized desserts as traditional (p<0.05). Accordingly, we must preserve and pass down Korean traditional foods by increasing awareness through education or experience as well as through planning better cookery and economical aspects by applying certain standards for traditional foods.

The Moderating Effect of Child Abuse Prevention Education between Social Support and the School Parents′ Child Neglect Awareness (사회적 지지와 학부모의 아동방임 인식 사이의 관계에서 아동학대예방 교육의 조절 효과)

  • Lee, Byoung-Rock;Jung, Sun-Hee
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.447-455
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of social support on the awareness of child neglect and the difference of the child neglect awareness according to the experience or not of child abuse prevention education surveying parents. The subject of investigation consisted of 388 parents living in metropolitan area A. The analysing methods are correlation and multi-group analysis using structural equation modeling. The results of this study are as follows: First, the variable of social support has the positive statistic association with the awareness of child neglect. Second, as a result of the multi-group analysis, there is the statistical difference of the child neglect awareness between the parent group having child abuse prevention education and the parent group having no education.

Investigation of Wetsuit Wearing Condition and Size System for Product Development -Comparison between Domestic Brands and Imported Brands- (웨트수트 착용실태 및 제품개발을 위한 사이즈 체계 조사 -국내 브랜드와 수입 브랜드의 비교를 중심으로-)

  • Hur, Hee Jin;Kim, Siyoen;Lee, Joeun;Joo, Shinyoung;Nam, Yun Ja
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.408-418
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    • 2015
  • This study investigates the purchasing and wearing conditions of wetsuits, and analyzes consumer awareness on wetsuit functional factors between domestic and imported brands. This research provides basic information on presenting competitiveness and developing suitable wetsuits for the Korean body shape through an investigation of a size system. An in-depth interview was conducted to consider consumer awareness with 10 persons of different levels of scuba diving experience. The survey variables consist of classified suggestion of inquires for functional factors and size systems. We distributed 80 questionnaires to scuba diving club members; subsequently, a total of 66 usable data sets were coded for statistical analysis through SPSS WIN 18.0. The result shows that respondents preferred imported ready-to-wear brands, whereas national ready-to-wear brands were purchased less often. However, the difference in customer awareness of functional factors between domestic and imported brands was not significant. In evaluating the size system of six brands (including three domestic and three imported brands), wetsuits of domestic brands were better fitted to the Korean body shape than imported brands; however, competitiveness has been hindered by public perception that domestic brands imitate imported brands. The results suggest that domestic brands can strengthen their competitiveness through promoting a lower price and size suited to Koreans while trying to change public perception as imitators of imported brands.

A Study on Undergraduates' Citation Use and Plagiarism Awareness (대학생들의 인용 및 표절에 관한 인식연구)

  • Rhee, Hey-Young;Nam, Tae-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.175-198
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    • 2010
  • The study investigated undergraduates' citation use and plagiarism awareness. A questionnaire method was used and was given to undergraduates in a university located in Seoul. Upon investigation, undergraduates recognized the importance and the need of citation and were partly applying citations. However, upon further investigation of undergraduates' citation learning with citation questions, very few of respondents had knowledge of correct citation usage. Undergraduates mostly cited print materials and information from the internet. They used books in case of print materials and web materials provided by academic institutions. They suggested that the university should teach citation usage through a citation and plagiarism awareness program. It is necessary for library use education (information literacy education) as well as university to teach citation education including citation type and how to write it.

A Study on Development of the Core Dynamic Scale for Adult Learner (성인학습자의 자기인식을 위한 코어 다이내믹 측정도구 개발)

  • JEONG, Paul-Jinwoo;PARK, Hyeon-Suk;KIM, Jae-Hyun;KIM, Hee-Dong;KANG, Chang-Soo
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.1099-1108
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to develop a feasible and reliable tool to diagnose human's core dynamic. For this, 40 questions were developed based on literature analysis and interviews and through Delphi survey and validity and reliability analysis, an investigation tool comprised of 30 questions in 8 areas were developed finally. The investigation tool developed in this study can be utilized in measuring the obstacles and negativity that obstruct changes in individuals and in particular, it is expected to be useful in discovering obstacles that obstruct the development of members in actual organizations and resolving them. Moreover, this investigation tool can also be utilized in coaching organizations and individuals, mentoring and consultation.

Thermo-sensitive Clothing Development by Consumer Investigation and Wearing Test (소비자 조사와 착의 실험을 통한 온도감응형 기능성 의류개발을 위한 기초연구)

  • Sang, Jeong-Seon;Chung, Kyunghwa;Park, Juhyun;Oh, Kyung Wha
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.90-100
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    • 2017
  • In this research, consumer awareness investigation and wearing test were carried out for obtaining useful data on the development of thermo-sensitive functional clothing material. A survey involved 216 people in Seoul and Kyeonggi-do, and 200 questionnaires data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and frequency using SPSS 17.0. Four healthy men in twenties were participated for wearing test. Subjects in normal loungewear were exposed to temperature change from the initial temperature $30^{\circ}C$ down to $5^{\circ}C$ for an hour in a climate chamber. The environmental temperature, surface temperature of garment and skin were measured. As a result, most of respondents have all season clothing products such as underwear, hosiery, and jogging suit for loungewear. Also, thermo regulator y functional clothes are frequently used as underwear and sweat shirt. The consumer awareness investigation on thermo regulatory functional clothing showed that the most important key buying factor is quick climate temperature response, easy maintenance, design and cost, in that order. Surface temperature of garment went down with the cooling down of environmental temperature. The lower environmental temperature, the greater temperature difference by body part showed. Skin temperature change by environmental temperature showed similar tendency of garment surface temperature. In comparison between garment surface and body skin, temperature difference became larger under the lower environmental temperature.

Development of Health Education Program Components for Early Childhood and the Investigation of Teachers' Awareness and Performance Rate of Health Education (유아 보건교육 프로그램 구성요소의 개발과 보건교육에 대한 보육교사의 인식과 실천율)

  • Kwon, Myung-Soon;Han, Suk-Jung;Yoon, Oh-Soon;Song, Myung-Sun
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.453-464
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to develop health education program components for early childhood and to investigate teachers' awareness of the importance of health education and their performance rate of health education. Methods: Early childhood health education program components were developed using two rounds of the Delphi method. The Delphi group consisted of 21 experts in childhood education. After health education program components were developed, they were used in surveying child care teachers' awareness of importance and performance rate and 151 teachers sampled from 30 child care centers participated in the survey. Results: The early childhood health education program components consisted of 5 areas, 16 subjects and 33 specific contents. Early childhood teachers' awareness of importance was over 4.5 points in all the areas and in 11 out of the 16 subjects. The most frequently educated subjects were 'the importance of hand washing' and the least frequently educated subject was 'obesity prevention'. The teachers' awareness of importance and their performance rate of specific contents were high in 'maintaining order' and 'using children's rides safely,' and low in 'obesity prevention' and 'infectious disease prevention.' Conclusion: The components of this health program were developed in consideration of field feasibility and the relationship of health program education in elementary, middle and high school.

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Recognizable Investigation on Home Visiting Physical Therapy of Physical Therapist in Gwangju and Jeonnam

  • Yu, Seong-Hun;Kim, Seung-Rae;Cho, Sung-Hyoun;Seo, Tae-Hwa;Moon, Young-Sung;Kim, Myeong-Hui;Kim, Hyun-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.19-34
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    • 2016
  • PURPOSE: This study seeks to examine the awareness and need of home visiting physical therapy among physical therapist in Gwangju and Jeonnam province. METHODS: Survey was conducted during the continuing education on physical therapist held in Gwangju in 2015 with 297 participants. The survey questionnaire consisted of 12 questions on the characteristics of physical therapists, 8 questions regarding the awareness of home visiting physical therapy, and 7 questions on need. RESULTS: Significant differences were found regarding service period, according to categories of the inconvenience associated with commuting to/from hospitals, long-term treatment for patients, high quality treatment with intensive care, treatment at a time of patients' choosing. The category of hospital fees reduced due to early discharge from the hospital also saw significant differences, depending on respondents' marital status, dependent family, and service period. Providing treatment without causing discomfort to patients in front of others also saw significant differences according to physical therapist career period. Home visiting physical therapy is easier for family members to take care of patients also saw significant differences according to education and physical therapist career period. CONCLUSION: Survey indicates that physical therapist province feel the need for home visiting physical therapy in many respects. However, since as many as half of the surveyed physical therapists have only heard of home visiting physical therapy or are have no awareness of the this form of treatment, it appears that there is a need to raise awareness of home visiting physical therapy among physical therapist and introduce appropriate policies.