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Efficient Processing of Spatial Preference Queries in Spatial Network Databases

  • Cho, Hyung-Ju;Attique, Muhammad
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.210-224
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    • 2019
  • Given a positive integer k as input, a spatial preference query finds the k best data objects based on the scores (e.g., qualities) of feature objects in their spatial neighborhoods. Several solutions have been proposed for spatial preference queries in Euclidean space. A few algorithms study spatial preference queries in undirected spatial networks where each edge is undirected and the distance between two points is the length of the shortest path connecting them. However, spatial preference queries have not been thoroughly investigated in directed spatial networks where each edge has a particular orientation that makes the distance between two points noncommutative. Therefore, in this study, we present a new method called ALPS+ for processing spatial preference queries in directed spatial networks. We conduct extensive experiments with different setups to demonstrate the superiority of ALPS+ over conventional solutions.

A Study on the Relationship of Children's Development and Book Preference (아동의 심리발달과 도서선호의 변화)

  • Han Yoon Ok
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.17
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    • pp.105-159
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    • 1989
  • The purpose of this study is (a) to identify physical and content elements of children's books that seem to interest second and fifth graders to read, and (b) to observe how the influence of those elements on children's reading interest shifts as children develop. For the purpose of this study, children's books are classified into two groups: 'books of low preference' and 'books of high preference' as determined by second graders, and fifth graders' library circulation record in the library chosen as the sample for the present study. The physical and content elements of the books belonging to these two groups are analyzed and compared. Main findings and conclusions made in this study are summarised as follows: (1) The physical elements of children's books which have significant relationship with second graders' reading preference are illustration quantity, size of types, space between lines, and size of the book. (2) The content elements of children's books which have significant relationship with second graders' reading preference are the readability level of sentences, and the sex of heroes. (3) The physical elements of children's books which have significant relationship with fifth graders' reading preference are illustration quantity, illustration styles, and size of the book. (4) The content elements of children's books which have significant relationship with fifth graders' reading preference are the readability level, the sex of heroes, subject matters, themes and the environmental settings as the background of stories. (5) Reading preference of the pupils at the second and fifth grades are influenced by the quantity of illustration. Second grade pupils prefer reading books which contain a larger quantity of illustrations, whereas 5th grade pupils prefer books which contain less quantity of illustrations. (6) The relationship between second graders' reading preference and the illustration style are rejected at the $10\%$ significance level. A strong relationship, however, appears to exist between 5th graders' reading preference and the illustration style. The 5th grade pupils prefer more realistic illustrations, while cartoons and semi-abstract drawings do not appeal to them. (7) The type size, and space between lines which have had great influence on the book preference of 2nd grade pupils influence little on the 5th grade pupils book preference. (8) Second grade pupils prefer the book of a small Size, whereas 5th grade pupils whose reading taste has developed at a primary stage prefer the book of a large size beyond a certain standard. (9) Second grade pupils prefer reading books which can be easily read, whreeas 5th grade pupils prefer reading books containing difficult sentences. (10) Second grade pupils and the 5th grade pupils both prefer books in accordance with the sex of there heroes. (11) Relationship between second graders' reading preference and the subject matters are rejected at the 10% significance level. A strong relationship, however, appears to exist between 5th graders' reading preference and the subject matter. Fifth grade pupils prefer reading books of which the themes are mystery, exploration and adventure. (12) The theme of books is not proved to relate with the book preference of the 2nd grade pupils, but it is closely related with the book preference of 5th grade pupils. Fifth grade pupils prefer reading books which contain exploratory stories. (13) Second grade pupils are not influenced by the environmental setting of the story, but 5th grade pupils prefer reading stories with the environmental setting in the air. (14) The quantity of illustrations is the element influencing most on .the book preference of the 2nd grade pupils, followed by the space between the lines, which influences least on the book preference of the 5th grade pupils. (15) The physical element influencing most on the book preference of the 2nd grade pupils is the quantity of the illustrations. The physical element which has the most strong influence on the book preference of the 5th graders is illustration styles. (16) The content elements which has much influence on the book preference of the 5th grade pupils are certain kinds of characteristics of heroes. In case of the 2nd grade pupils book preference, striking evidence of such characteristics of heroes is not traced.

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Preference Map using Weighted Regression

  • S.Y. Hwang;Jung, Su-Jin;Kim, Young-Won
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.651-659
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    • 2001
  • Preference map is a widely used graphical method for the preference data set which is frequently encountered in the field of marketing research. This provides joint configuration usually in two dimensional space between "products" and their "attributes". Whereas the classical preference map adopts the ordinary least squares method in deriving map, the present article suggests the weighted least squares approach providing the better graphical display and interpretation compared to the classical one. Internet search engine data in Korea are analysed for illustration.

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Analysis on the business strategy and policy for the alternative fuel vehicle : Using stated preference data (대체연료 자동차에 대한 소비자 선호 분석을 통한 산업전략과 기술정책에 관한 연구)

  • 김연배;정기철;안지운;이정동
    • Proceedings of the Technology Innovation Conference
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    • 2006.02a
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    • pp.264-297
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, we attempt to analyze consumer preference for the alternative-fuel vehicles based on data from a stated preference using the conjoint analysis. Five possible fuel types (gasoline, diesel, CNG, LPG, Hybrid (electricity+gasoline)) are covered in conjoint cards. To estimate and analyze consumer preference, discrete choice model is used. Specifically, Bayesian mixed logit model is used. Based on estimating results, we discuss the business strategy and policy for the alternative fuel vehicle.

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Complete Preordering of Alternatives by Metric Distance Meausre (거리측정척도에 의한 대안들의 전체적 유사순서 결정)

  • 김영겸;이강인;김진용;이진규
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.41-52
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    • 1994
  • Imprecision of evaluation or lack of prior information about preference can be an obstacle for decision maker in representing his strict preference. Therefore, fuzziness of preference can take place, and in addition, intransitivity or incomparability of preference becomes the critical difficulty in making complete preorder of alternatives. In order to get better solution and to improve practical usufulness, MCDM should be established as a pseudo-criterion model that include fuzzy preference. In this paper, we suggest a pseudo-criterion model that can make complete preorder of alternatives by metric distance measure.

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A study of children's clothing(Part I) -On color Preference of children's clothing- (아동복 연구(I) -유아의 의복색에 관한여-)

  • 윤정혜
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.31-39
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    • 1990
  • The purpose of this study is to search 1) Favorite color preference for clothing 2) Concept development for respective color preference concerned with sex, and 3) concept development for clothing clolr and clothing design. The results are as follows. 1. Liked-color preference for clothing color; female children liked pink, and male children liked blue. 2. Disliked-color preference for colthing female children and male children disliked black color. 3. Boyish color; White, Green, Blue, Black. 4. Girlish color; Yellow red, Pink, Red, Pruple, Yellow. 5. Concept development for clothing color and clothing design; Children aknowledged more the colthing color than the colthing design.

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Implementation of Caller Preference in SIP­based VoIP System (SIP기반의 VoIP 시스템에서의 Caller Preference 구현)

  • 조현규;고세령;장춘서
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2003.10c
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    • pp.13-15
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    • 2003
  • SIP(Session Initiation Protocol)는 사용자간의 멀티미디어 세션을 처리하기 위한 응용 계층의 시그널링 프로토콜로서 유연성 및 확장이 용이한 장점을 가지고 있다. Caller Preference는 이러한 SIP의 기본적인 프로토콜을 확장한 형태로서 송신자가 Preference를 명시하여 서버가 처리할 응답 기능을 선택하거나 수신자의 수신 능력(Callee Capabilities)에 따라 적절한 호처리를 진행할 수 있는 서비스이다. 본 논문에서는 SIP를 기반으로 하는 VoIP(Voice over IP) 시스템을 구현함에 있어 UA(User Agent)내에 Preference를 선택적으로 명시할 수 있는 기능을 포함시키고 또한 이의 요청에 대한 수용이 가능하고 호처리를 진행할 수 있는 네트워크 서버를 구현하였다.

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Differential Humoral Immune Responses in Pb-exposed Mice with Different Circling Preference

  • Kim, Dongsoo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 2003.10b
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    • pp.161-161
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    • 2003
  • Different circling preference of mice is a reference of inter-individual differences in their endogenous neuroimmune circuits. I have investigated relationship between differential immune responses in mice, who have same age, gender, and genetic background, and circling behavior preference.(omitted)

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Confirmatory Analysis of Perception and Preference Scales for Work Characteristics among Korean Nurses (중환자실 근무환경 특성에 대한 간호사의 인지도와 선호도 도구 검증)

  • ;;Barbara Daily
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.215-224
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    • 1999
  • The study was conducted to centum the construct of individual perception and preference for work characteristics as personal factors influencing Korean nurses' job satisfaction. The subjects of the study were 231 nurses who are currently working in intensive care units and have been for a minimum of 6 months. The study used the Staff Perception and Preference Scale(Song et al., 1997) to measure the individual's perception and preference on the technical. practice. and management components of the ideal work environment. The Korean version of the Staff Perception and Preference Scale consists of 16 items on perception and 13 on preference with each item related on a scale from 1(not at all) to 4(a great deal). Psychometric testing revealed that the preference and perception scale is internally consistent with Chronbach's alphas of .83 for perception scale arid .80 for preference scale. The subscales of the perception and preference scale also showed acceptable reliability for the early stage of the development of the instruments with Chronbach alphas of .62-.76 and .69-.83 respectively. Criterion-related validity of the scale was tested by examining correlations with individual growth need that is conceptually close to individual preference. but not to individual perception. Individual growth need was significantly related to individual preference(r=.63, p<.05), but the correlation with the perception scale was not significant. A separate factor analysis for the each of perception and preference scales was performed with a three-factor loading solution based on a previous study. The results on the staff perception scale confirmed with varimax rotation that the items were cleanly and strongly loaded on technique. practice and management components, which together explained 50.7% of the variance. The factor analysis on the staff preference scale also yielded a three factor solution that explained 56.7% of the variance. but items on technique and management components were loaded together. This phenomena may due to the current nursing delivery system in Korea where nurses never experience either shared governance nor case management, and as a results they may not be able to consider management roles as their potential extended roles. Therefore, more efforts should be given to enhance nurses' autonomy and decision making in the technique, practice and management components of their work environment. Meanwhile, there is a need for continuously confirming and developing tools for individual perception and preferences to effectively enhance job satisfaction among Korean nurses through innovative work environments.

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A Study on the Problem Solving Styles according to Left/Right Brain Preference of Earth Science Gifted Students (좌우뇌 활용 선호도에 따른 지구과학 영재들의 문제해결방식에 관한 연구)

  • Chung, Duk-Ho;Park, Seon-Ok
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.172-184
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    • 2010
  • This study is to investigate the problem solving styles according to the left /right brain preference among earth science gifted students. We took the R/LCT and the test of BPI to investigate the brain preference of earth science gifted students (N=16), and took S-CPST to investigate the problem solving styles on them. In the R/LCT, the earth science gifted students were classified into 3 groups (8 left-brain preference students, 7 right-brain preference students, 1 middle-brain preference student). In the BPI, 8 students had the appearance of left-brain preference, whereas 8 students had the appearance of right-brain preference. According to the result of S-CPST, first the left brain preference students tended to resolve a problem into simple components, then they put together each simple component. They prefer to solve a problem using numbers and mathematical signs logically, but they were afraid of giving trouble to describe own idea with pictures. Whereas the right brain preference students solved a problem with 3 steps. First, they saw an overall form of problem. Second, they tried to analyze each simple component of it, and then, made up all in one. Also, the right brain preference students observed the intuitive pattern of problem first, and then suggested the various problem solving methods later, and they took a solving plan using a picture in detail. In sum, earth science gifted students are unequal in problem solving styles according to the left/right brain preference. Thus, a teaching-learning method needs to be developed based on left/right brain preference for more effective gifted education.