• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제62권6호
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• pp.725-737
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• 2017

An analytical method considering axial equilibrium is proposed for the short- and long-term analyses of shear lag effect in reinforced concrete (RC) box girders. The axial equilibrium of box girders is taken into account by using an additional generalized displacement, referred to as the longitudinal displacement of the web. Three independent shear lag functions are introduced to describe different shear lag intensities of the top, bottom, and cantilever plates. The time-dependent material properties of the concrete are simulated by the age-adjusted effective modulus method (AEMM), while the reinforcement is assumed to behave in a linear-elastic fashion. The differential equations are derived based on the longitudinal displacement of the web, the vertical displacement of the cross section, and the shear lag functions of the flanges. The time-dependent expressions of the generalized displacements are then deduced for box girders subjected to uniformly distributed loads. The accuracy of the proposed method is validated against the finite element results regarding the short- and long-term responses of a simply-supported RC box girder. Furthermore, creep analyses considering and neglecting shrinkage are performed to quantify the time effects on the long-term behavior of a continuous RC box girder. The results show that the proposed method can well evaluate both the short- and long-term behavior of box girders, and that concrete shrinkage has a considerable impact on the concrete stresses and internal forces, while concrete creep can remarkably affect the long-term deflections.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.205-219
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• 2016

Objectives: No children-specified review and meta-analysis paper about the short-term effect of fine particulate matter ($PM_{2.5}$) on hospital admissions and emergency department visits for asthma has been published. We calculated more precise pooled effect estimates on this topic and evaluated the variation in effect size according to the differences in study characteristics not considered in previous studies. Methods: Two authors each independently searched PubMed and EMBASE for relevant studies in March, 2016. We conducted random effect meta-analyses and mixed-effect meta-regression analyses using retrieved summary effect estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and some characteristics of selected studies. The Egger's test and funnel plot were used to check publication bias. All analyses were done using R version 3.1.3. Results: We ultimately retrieved 26 time-series and case-crossover design studies about the short-term effect of $PM_{2.5}$ on children's hospital admissions and emergency department visits for asthma. In the primary meta-analysis, children's hospital admissions and emergency department visits for asthma were positively associated with a short-term $10{\mu}g/m^3$ increase in $PM_{2.5}$ (relative risk, 1.048; 95% CI, 1.028 to 1.067; $I^2=95.7%$). We also found different effect coefficients by region; the value in Asia was estimated to be lower than in North America or Europe. Conclusions: We strengthened the evidence on the short-term effect of $PM_{2.5}$ on children's hospital admissions and emergency department visits for asthma. Further studies from other regions outside North America and Europe regions are needed for more generalizable evidence.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.17-31
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• 2022

Purpose: With the development of the Internet, consumers can quickly access the electronic word-of-mouth. Consumers seek to reduce uncertainty by referring to the opinions of other consumers about products and services when making purchase decisions. In the food service industry, evaluating a restaurant before an actual visitation is difficult. Therefore, electronic word-of-mouth is important to interact with the customer in restaurants. as it can be used as an exchange of information in which consumers participate and interact with other customers. This study was conducted to verify how online word-of-mouth characteristics (Consensus, Vividness, Neutrality) on attitudes and visit intention from the perspective of social exchange theory. And it was performed to verify the structural relationship between short-term visit intention, mid-term visit and long-term visit intention. Research design, data, and methodology: A survey was conducted on customers who have visited restaurants. Of a total of 312 responses, 306 responses were used, excluding insincere responses and missing values for factors analysis. SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 25.0 were used for statistical analysis, and hypothesis testing was conducted after verifying the validity and reliability of the questionnaire items. Result: The result of the analysis showed that, consensus and neutrality have a positive effect on attitude but not much on vividness. In addition, consensus, vividness, and neutrality have no effect on the short-term visit intention. Finally, the short-term visit intention has a positive effect on mid-term visit intention, and mid-term visit intention has a positive effect on long-term visit intention. Conclusions: Based on the results, this study suggested that it is necessary to have practical implications for marketing and monitoring restaurant reviews in consideration of the characteristics of electronic word-of-mouth. When managing electronic-word-of-mouth, it is necessary to manage the consensus and neutrality is essential to provide sufficient information about the restaurant. The focus should not only be on vividness, such as photos and videos. In addition, restaurants should also provide a good experience for first-time visitors as the short-term visit intention positively affects mid-term and long-term visit intention.

• 중소기업연구
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.123-144
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• 2020

기술 기반 신생기업들은 창업 초기부터 세계화를 추구함으로써 경쟁력을 확보하려는 BGF전략을 추구하는 현상은 기존 국제화 이론으로는 설명하기 어려운 현상으로 태생적 글로벌 기업(BGF 또는 BGV)에 대한 새로운 접근법이 적용되고 있다. 그러나 BGF에 대한 대부분의 연구는 세계화 전략의 선행 요소)에 초점을 맞추고 있어 기업 재무성과에 어떤 영향을 미치는가에 대한 연구는 적으며 기존의 연구 결과의 일관성도 없는 상황이다. 이러한 차이는 BGF에 대한 정의의 문제와 연구 방법과 연구 대상에 의한 결과이며 특히 기업의 재무적 성과에 대한 측정의 타당성 부족에 기인한 것이다. 본 연구는 기존 연구의 한계를 극복하고 신속한 세계화 전략이 BGF의 성과(매출량, 투자수익률, 직원당 순이익, 매출증가율, 종업원당 순이익 증가율)에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 이해하기 위해 KIS-Value의 2차 자료를 활용하여 연구를 시도 하였다. 특히, BGF에 대한 정의를 기업이 설립 후 5년 내에 수출 집중도가 25%, 50%, 75%에 따른 수준별 구분에 따라 분석을 시도하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 첫째, 신속한 국제화 전략은 장·단기적으로 매출 효과는 있는 것으로 검증되었고 특히, 단기적인 효과가 장기적인 효과에 비하여 크게 나타났다. 그러나 BGF의 투자 수익률(ROI)에 대한 영향은 BGF수준이 엄격할수록 ROI에 대한 단기적인 영향은 있지만 장기적인 영향은 사라지는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 매출 성장률 성과는 BGF수준에 따라 단기적 효과가 있으나 ROI와 같이 장기적인 효과는 나타나지 않는다. 반면에 순이익 증가율은 BGF전략이 장기적으로는 부정적인(-) 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 기업의 BGF 수준이 높을수록 순이익 증가율에 미치는 부정적인 영향은 더 크게 나타났다.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.55-76
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• 2018

This study analyzed the effect of the government R&D subsidy program on long-term firm survival. In order to estimate the average treatment effect for the treated group, we used the survival analysis and matching method by constituting a comprehensive dataset of more than 90,000 observations. The analysis results show that the government R&D subsidy has a negative impact on long-term firm survival. In particular, not only the subsidy does not have a statistically significant effect on firm survival in the relatively short-term, the survival probability of the subsidized firms is statistically significantly lower than the non-subsidized firms after six years. These results can be seen as weakening the justification of government R&D support. There may be problems in the subsidy policy itself and the process of selection of subsidy awardees; however, the more fundamental problem is that the subsidy policy is concluded as the one-time event. Admittedly, it would be difficult for the government to precisely manage the subsidized projects over a long term period. However, in the case of a project in which short-term performance is detected, it would be necessary to provide a step-by-step support to strengthen the firm's competitiveness through further support and continuous development of performance. Of course, mid- and long-term evaluations of subsidy support policy should be performed in parallel with such phased support.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of educational smartphone app with the effect of learning using conventional paper material. We developed an educational app for nursing students to learn how to read blood pressure and how to take a pulse. Evaluated was the effect of the app-based education by measuring the short term memory (right after the education), the long term memory (a week later) and the satisfaction. 25 college nursing students participated for the experiment group using the app-based education and 25 for the control group using paper-based education. We applied for statistical analysis Fisher's exact test and Independent t-test. The satisfaction of the app user's appeared significantly higher than that of the paper material user's (t=2.322, p=0.024). The short term memory score was 0.23 points higher in the experimental group (6.46 points) than in the control group (6.23 points), which was not statistically significant (t =0.422, p =0.675). Similar result came for the long term memory (t=1.006, p=0.320). After adjusting for the effect of a college grade using ANCOVA, the effect on memory was significantly higher in the experiment group. There might be differences in learning ability between the experimental and the control groups.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.873-881
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of sales person's perception of ethical management on job performance in department stores. Sales person's perception of ethical management consists of such things as fairness, looking for short-term profits and observing the rules. Job performance consists of such things as sales person's organizational commitment, Sales person's service delivery level, rational operations, and participational attitude. For these purposes, the author developed several hypotheses. The data was collected from 435 sales person's in department stores. The results of this study are as follows: First, fairness, looking for short-term profits, and observing the rules had a significantly positive effect on sales person's organizational commitment. Second, fairness and observing the rules had significantly positive effect on sales person's service delivery level. Third, fairness had a significantly positive effect on rational operation. Fifth, looking for short-term profits and observing the rules had significantly positive effect on participational attitude. At the end of this paper, limitations, further research directions, and implications are suggested.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2020

This research investigates the consequences of the increase in corporate use of short-term debt in China over the past decades. Using a sample of Chinese firms from 2007 to 2018, we empirically explore the effect of corporate use of short-term debt for long-term investment (SFLI) on audit pricing. We first examine the relationship between SFLI and audit pricing for different groups of firms. Then, we investigate the role of the increase in short-term debt in alleviating principal-agent conflicts and reducing agency costs. We have four primary empirical findings. First, auditors tend to charge SFLI clients higher fees. Second, the negative relationship between SFLI and audit fee is found in private firms, firms audited by Chinese domestic auditors, and firms with higher information asymmetry. Third, the time auditors spent on SFLI clients is significantly more than that spent on non-SFLI clients, suggesting that the decrease in audit fee is not due to the decrease in cost. Fourth, SFLI significantly reduces the agency costs of the firm, which auditors regard as a low risk signal and grant an audit fee discount. Our findings suggest that the decrease in debt maturity, not only influences managerial behaviors, but also influences auditors' risk assessment and pricing decisions.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2012

We investigated the effects of short-term food restriction and repeated fasting and refeeding on appetite regulating hormones and adiponectin activity in rats. To investigate the acute and chronic effects of food restriction in vivo, Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into a control group (CON), a 1 day fasting group, a 2 days fasting gruop, a 3 days fasting gruop, a fasting and refeeding for 1 week gruoup and a fasting and refeeding for 2 weeks group. Blood glucose, triglyceride and total cholesterol decreased in all fasting groups compared to those in the CON group. Free fatty acid of all fasting groups was higher than those in the CON, and were lowest in the three cycle fasting and refeeding group. Blood insulin following short-term food restriction was lower than that in the CON. blood ghrelin increased significantly (p < 0.01) following the short-term food restriction, However, blood ghrelin in the repeated fasting and refeeding groups decreased significantly decreased (p < 0.01) compared to that in the CON and short-term food restriction group. In contrast, blood leptin decreased significantly (p < 0.01) in the short term food restriction group and the three cycle of fasting and refeeding group but increased in the six cycle of fasting and refeeding group. No significant differences in adiponectin contents were observed in the short-term food restriction group. But, adiponectin increased significantly (p < 0.01) following the fasting and refeeding cycles. Blood adiponectin and blood leptin levels were showed positively correlated ($r^2$ = 0.469) when all samples were analysed together.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.109-113
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• 2000

단기 고온스트레스가 혈청 cortisol, DHEAS 농도에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여, 단기 고온스트레스 (Short-term TS)를 받은 BALB Ic 생쥐의 혈청 cortisol과 DHEAS 농도를 방사선면역측정 (RIA)을 이용하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 30분 TS를 받은 그룹(T30) 에서 대조군에 비해 cortisol 의 유의적인 증가(P＜0.01)를 보였으나, 120 분 부과 (T120) 시에는 T30 에 비해 유의성 없는 감소를 나타내었다. 이에 반해 DHEAS 의 경우 30분 TS를 받은 그룹 (T30) 과 120 분 TS를 받은 그룹 (T120) 모두에서 대조군에 비해 유의성은 없으나 감소된 경향을 보였다. 특히, DHEAS 의 경우 단기고온 스트레스라는 국한된 스트레스에도 불구하고 지속적인 감소를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과로 보아 단기 고온스트레스가 혈청 cortisol과 DHEAS 농도에 영향을 미치고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 본 연구를 통하여 DHEAS가 스트레스 관련 호르몬임을 확인할 수 있었으며, 스트레스 마커로서 이용될 수 있을 것으로 판단되어진다.