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Fitness of Diet-Related Factors Explaining the Self-Rated Health (SRH) in Rural Older Adults with Discriminant Analysis (판별분석에 의한 주관적 건강 평가에 영향을 미치는 식사관련 요인의 적합성 검증)

  • Cha, Myeong-Hwa;Heo, Seong-Ja;Youn, Hyun-Sook
    • Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.723-732
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of diet related factors, such as diet behaviors, food intake, and nutrient intakes, on self-rated health (SRH). Also, in order to determine fitness of classification for SRH reflecting diet related factors, this study surveyed older adults in Gyeongnam province. A total of 101 responses were collected using the interview survey method. The self- rated health of rural older adults was poor as reported by 49.5%. The level of self-rated health was found to be related to the frequencies of coffee and snack, use of sugar and vegetable in diet, the amount of total food intake, and cholesterol intake. The result of discriminant analysis, which was conducted to assess the adequacy of SRH classification and to determine the class of observation, showed frequency of coffee and use of vegetable in diet among 47 variables as predictive variables for explaining SRH. The fitness of self-rated health function was high to 47.7%. Therefore, diet-related factors were ascertained to be important variables to predict SRH.

Detection of Variable Stars in the Open Cluster M11 Using Difference Image Analysis Pipeline

  • Lee, Chung-Uk;Koo, Jae-Rim;Kim, Seung-Lee;Lee, Jae-Woo;Park, Byeong-Gon;Han, Cheong-Ho
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.289-307
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    • 2010
  • We developed a photometric pipeline to be used for a wide field survey. This pipeline employs the difference image analysis (DIA) method appropriate for the photometry of star dense field such as the Galactic bulge. To verify the performance of pipeline, the observed dataset of the open cluster M11 was re-processed. One hundred seventy eight variable stars were newly discovered by analyzing the light curves of which photometric accuracy was improved through the DIA. The total number of variable stars in the M11 observation region is 335, including 157 variable stars discovered by previous studies. We present the catalogue and light curves for the 178 variable stars. This study shows that the photometric pipeline using the DIA is very useful in the detection of variable stars in a cluster.

A Study on Outdoor Behavior and Satisfaction of Children by the Physical Character of Outdoor Space of Housing Area in Daegu (I. 주거지 외부공간의 물리적 특성에 따른 아동의 외부활동 행태 및 만족도에 관한 연구 - 대구광역시 택지개발지구를 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Myo-Jung;Kim, Soo-Young
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.169-178
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to provide the guidelines for housing area that consider the children's outdoor behavior. This study was complemented the limit of study method of the previous studies limiting the subject to play space in APT. So, this study was progressed the analyzation of physical characters of outdoor spaces, the observation of children's activities behavior, and the survey of children's opinion and satisfaction. Especially, 2 objective housing areas of this study were selected the deferent areas. The deferents were the structure of street, the location shape of parks, and the physical characters(accessibility, network etc.). Finally, founding on the result of this study, the 7 guidelines of housing area for children were presented : play space, park & green space, space of around the education facilities, space of around the commercial facilities, street space, square, and parking lot. This study have means that expand the objective range and use the variety study methods.

The Effects of the Lab Practices Using Robot on Science Process Skills in the Elementary (초등학교에서 로봇활용실험이 과학탐구능력에 미치는 효과)

  • Kim, Chul
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.625-634
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    • 2011
  • This research examines educational effects on students' scientific process skills after applying a robot utilized MBL learning. Surveys and interviews concerning robot based science lessons were also conducted. The students were divided into experiment group who used the robots and controlled group who used traditional learning method with textbook and experiments. The result showed some significant differences in scientific measurement, prediction and inference(<.05). In contrast, no significant differences were found in observation and classification. The students answered the survey that the robots helped them understand science better and made science lessons more interesting.

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Subjective symptoms and risk assessment of musculoskeletal disorders of the dental hygienists (치과위생사의 근골격계질환 자각증상 및 위험도 평가)

  • Kim, Jung-Hee;Yoo, Wang-Keun
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.67-79
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    • 2012
  • Objectives : The study was carried out to find out the experience of musculoskeletal disorder symptoms of dental hygienists and evaluate the risk with ergonomic evaluation method(RULA). Methods : The subjects in this study were 344 dental hygienists working at dental clinics and general hospitals in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Daejeon and Chungnam/Chungbuk. The data were collected through the self-questionnaire survey from July 26th 2010 to September 30th 2010. Results : The results showed that those who working at dental hospital, network dental clinics, with 1-5 years of clinical experience, long working hour and sitting hour, no rest hour, more physical and mental burden had higher rate of the experience of musculoskeletal disorder symptoms compared with other groups. The final score of RULA evaluation results was 6 on average requiring continuous observation and urgent demand for work improvements. According to the result of RULA evaluation by work, the orthodontic clinics were 4.5, prosthodontic clinics were 5.0, and dental surgery clinics were 6.8 being the most risky. Conclusions : The study showed high complaints rate on musculoskeletal disorders in dental hygienists. Thus, various measures including provision of proper working and rest hours, use of ergonomic working equipments, strengthening the health education for desirable working posture and the development of musculoskeletal disorder prevention program should be needed.

Present Condition on Noise Level and Types Including Residents' Living Noise in Apartment Units (아파트의 내부 생활소음레벨 및 소음종류 실태)

  • Choi, Yoon-Jung
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2008.04a
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    • pp.427-430
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    • 2008
  • The present study is a preliminary research improving the dwelling quality of apartment house as a kind of multi-family housing. The purpose of the study is to find out the present condition on noise level and types including residents' living noise in apartment units. The method was field survey consisted of field measurements on equivalent noise level, observation on noise type, and interview on residents' responses. The results are as follows. 1) Averages of indoor noise levels of subject houses were measured as $43.9{\sim}62.2\;dB(A)_{Leq5min}$, the average of each house except one was higher than the permissible level, 45 dB(A). 2) The noise types observed were mostly residents' living noise and classified as 'water hammer', 'living equipment noise', 'noise by family', 'hood noise', and 'kitchen noise' in own unit, 'walking and talking noise in stairs and corridors', 'noise by neighborhood house', 'noise by the upper story' in building, and outdoor noise. 3) The residents show slightly non-positive responses at 'noise by the upper story', 'noise by neighborhood house', 'water hammer', and 'noise by family'. Therefore, it is required to plan for preventing deterioration of the sound environment quality by residents' living noise in own unit as well as by neighborhood houses.

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Educational needs for practicing neonatal intensive care among Korean nursing students

  • Koo, Hyun Young;Lee, Bo Ryeong
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.339-353
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the educational needs for practicing neonatal intensive care among Korean nursing students. Methods: An explorative, sequential, mixed-methods design was used. Qualitative content analysis was conducted of in-depth interviews of six nursing students, five clinical practice faculty members, and five nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit. The results of a survey of 174 nursing students were analyzed quantitatively. Results: Nursing students, clinical practice faculty members, and nurses wanted opportunities for direct nursing practice and education in school during neonatal intensive care practice. In terms of specific educational content, nursing students expressed the highest observation-related educational needs for communication with medical team members, and they expressed the highest practice-related educational needs for operating medical equipment used for neonatal intensive care. The nursing students' needs with regard to the method of practice education were highest for orientation from the head nurses. Conclusion: Communication and operating medical equipment were found to be areas with high educational needs for practicing neonatal intensive care among Korean nursing students. Further research is needed to develop an educational framework and setting for practicing neonatal intensive care that would meet their needs.

An Assessment of ICT Infrastructure, Deployment and Applications in the Science and Technology (S&T) Research Institutions in Ghana

  • Kwafoa, Paulina Nana Yaa;Entsua-Mensah, Clement
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.29-48
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    • 2021
  • The paper discusses the ICT infrastructure as far as the availability of (computers, local or wide area networks, Internet connectivity and its reliability, size of the bandwidth and its optimization, etc.) in the S&T research institution. It also examined the profile of the research scientists and looked at the type of ICT infrastructure that is available for their use as well as the reliability of the Internet connectivity within these research institutions. It looked at the broadband capacities of the research institutions and the ICT capabilities in respect of the technical and managerial support back-up that are available to the research institutions. The study used the survey research method with a questionnaire as well as personal observation to gather the data. From the data gathered, it was realized that the internet connectivity and the size of the bandwidth that the R&D institutions subscribed to differed significantly. Again, the extent to which the research scientists were able to access the internet in their respective institutions depended on the quality of the local network in place. Generally, the investments in ICT were made for different management objectives, and these were meant to facilitate the generation of new knowledge as well as make measurable improvements in R&D activities.

A Study of Improve on a Backscatter Data of Multibeam Echo-sounder Using Digital Image Processing (디지털 영상처리기법를 이용한 멀티빔 음향측심기의 음압자료 향상 연구)

  • Hye-Won Choi;Doo-Pyo Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.133-141
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    • 2023
  • Accurate measurement of seafloor topography plays a crucial role in developing marine industries such as maritime safety, resource exploration, environmental protection, and coastal management. The seafloor topography is constructed using side scan sonar (SSS) and single beam echosounder (SBES) or multibeam echosounder (MBES), which transmit and receive ultrasound waves through a device attached to a marine survey vessel. However, the use of a sonar system is affected by noise pollution areas, and the single beam has a limited scope of application. At the same time, the multibeam is mainly applicable for depth observation. For these reasons, it is difficult to determine the boundaries and areas of seafloor topography. Therefore, this study proposes a method to improve the backscatter data of multibeam echosounder, which has a relationship with the seafloor quality, by using digital image processing to classify the shape of the underwater surface.

An Qualitative Analysis on the Beach Deformation of the Sangju Beach with Field Observation (현장관측을 통한 상주해빈 단면변화의 정성적 해석)

  • 함계운;장대정
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.75-82
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    • 2004
  • The changes of sea bottom configuration, which may cause the coastal disasters, have been considered as social problems. It is obvious that the beach deformation is attributable to the sediment transport associated with erosion and acceration. The prediction method and countermeasures for them, however, are not on the level of satisfaction, which indicates that efforts should be made on developing them. In this study, it is found at the groin constructed in Sangju beach on e purpose of beach protection did the aversive function. The reason for this was judged that they accelerated the speed of erosion by increasing the velocity wave-induced current rather than brought storage effect of sediment. Authors found that the storage sediment estimation model by Sonu and Beek(1971) is a useful model at the Sangju beach with the use of topographical survey data from July, 1987 to March, 2003.