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The Influence of Financial Inclusion on MSMEs' Performance Through Financial Intermediation and Access to Capital

  • RATNAWATI, Kusuma
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.11
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    • pp.205-218
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to analyze the influence of financial inclusion on micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises' (MSMEs) performance and examine the mediation role of financial intermediation and access to capital. The object of this study is MSMEs in Malang, Indonesia. The sample consists of 100 MSME actors in Malang City, which is determined using Roscoes theory. The data is collected using Simple Random Sampling method, by distributing questionnaire measured with Likert scales. The hypotheses proposed in this study are examined using Partial Least Square (PLS) model. The results of this study show that financial inclusion influences MSMEs' performance both directly and indirectly through mediation from financial intermediation and access to capital. The direct influence means that the efforts to increase access to financial services, especially access to credit financing for MSMEs, will be able to increase market share, number of workers, sales, as well as profit of the MSMEs. Increased financial inclusion has a major impact on improving MSMEs' performance through financial intermediation compared to access to capital. This means that the increase of financial access for MSMEs followed by an increase in financial intermediation in the form of a financial service approach to MSMEs will improve MSMEs' performance.

A Study on the Architectural Characteristics of Lobby in the 5-Star Beijing Hotel in China - Focusing on the Business hotels from 1978 until 2008 - (중국 북경시 5성급 호텔 로비의 공간구성 특성에 관한 연구 - 1978년부터 2008년까지의 비즈니스호텔을 중심으로 -)

  • Gao, Yong;Kim, Hwan-Sik;Lee, Jeong-Soo
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.156-164
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    • 2010
  • This study examines for the making a deduction of architectural characteristics of high-rise business hotel's lower public space through analyzing the lobby space composition through Beijjng's 21 cases constructed from 1978 until 2008 in China. In the methods of analyzing process, We study the literatures, research reports and architectural drawings including the site survey. We hope to establish the principle in public space composition of Beijing's business hotels through analyzing the plan of these hotels. Finally, We find out the principles after researching as follows. Firstly, duration of business hotel construction was concentrated with the center of Beijing City especially central 5 Gu which will roll. To 1990's after that the high-rise hotel construction increased in order for the demand of the resort and the convention hotel to come to be many. The modem style was increased in hotel design of building's style. Secondly, the result which analyzes an 21 case study shows concourse style of public space composition is representative in lobby space of general 5 star business hotel in Beijing. And there are many upper composition style in sectional plan, modern style in lobby interior design. The third, the medium and small sized hotel have the plane which apply the public space efficiently.

An analysis of food intake and nutrients score in the diets of the adult residents of rural area and suburb of a small-medium sized city. (한국 농촌지역과 중소도시 교외 주민의 영양섭취실태 분석)

  • Lee, Ji-Eun;Ahn, Youn-Jhin;Lee, Joo-Young;Yang, Eun-Joo;Cha, Jung-Ho;Park, Chan;Kim, Ku-Chan
    • Proceedings of the KSCN Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.124-124
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    • 2003
  • 본 연구에서는 국립보건원 유전체연구소에서 실시하고 있는 지역사회 유전체역학사업의 일환으로 안성과 안산 지역의 40세 이상 성인을 대상으로 영양실태를 조사하였다. 두 지역 각 200명을 표본집단으로 선정하여 2002년 1월 25일부터 2월 2일 까지 조사를 실시하였으며, 3일간 식이기록법으로 그 날 섭취한 음식명, 음식재료명, 재료의 양, 매식 여부, 식사시간을 기입하도록 하였고, 이 중 분석 가능한 326(안성 163, 안산 163; 회수율 80.3 %)명의 설문을 분석하였다. (중략)

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Factors affecting the Patient Safety Attitude and Safety Control on Safety Care Activities among Nurses in Small and Medium-sized Hospitals (중소병원 간호사의 환자안전태도, 안전통제감이 안전간호활동에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Eun-Jeoung
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.7
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    • pp.564-572
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    • 2016
  • This study investigated the factors affecting the safety care activities of 227 nurses in 7 small and medium-sized hospitals in G-city. Data were collected from May 16th to 23rd, 2016, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression with SPSS 18. The levels of patient safety attitudes, safety control and safety care activities were 4.11, 3.74 and 4.33 out of 5, respectively. In the analysis of the patient safety attitudes, there were significant differences in education level and job satisfaction. In the analysis of safety control, there were significant differences in age, education level, working experience, position, experience of safety education, experience of safety accidents, and job satisfaction. In the analysis of the safety care activities, significant differences were found in the education level, work department, experience of safety education, and job satisfaction. The patient safety attitudes, safety control, and safety care activities were positively correlated (with each other). The major factor affecting the safety care activities was the patient safety attitude, followed by safety control and experience of safety education. These findings emphasize the need for nurses to change their perception of patient safety attitudes and safety control, in order to reinforce their safety care activities. They also suggest that various safety nursing cases and systematic support should be provided for continuous patient safety education.

Chemical Characteristics of Heavy Metals of PM2.5 in Atmosphere (대기 중 PM2.5의 중금속 성분의 화학적 특성)

  • Jeon, Hye-Li;Choi, Su-Hyeon;Im, Ji-Young;Park, Hee-Jin;Hong, Eun-Ju;Son, Bu-Soon
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.233-240
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: The changes in atmospheric $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations were extensively studied in one metropolitan city (Incheon), two small and medium sized cities (Gunsan, Cheonan), and a rural area (Gosan in Jeju). The concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Pb) and the component features of $PM_{2.5}$ were determined for these areas. Methods: This study sampled $PM_{2.5}$ at the designated locations in the metropolitan (Incheon), small and medium sized cities (Gunsan in Jeonbuk and Cheonan in Chungnam), and rural area (Gosan in Jeju) to investigate concentrations with a sampling device (Sequential sampler, APM Eng., Korea). Sampling was undertaken over months, from June 26 to November 26, 2009. Sampling was conducted a total of 44 times, with routine sampling at intervals of six days (24 total times) and intensive sampling (20 total times) during the summer and fall. Mass concentration of $PM_{2.5}$ was evaluated and the concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Pb) were analyzed. Results: The geometric average of concentrations of $PM_{2.5}$ per district was $35.289{\mu}g/m^3$ for Cheonan, $29.955{\mu}g/m^3$ for Incheon, $24.119{\mu}g/m^3$ for Gunsan, and $18.773{\mu}g/m^3$ for Jeju, respectively. The average concentration of $PM_{2.5}$ in Cheonan was the highest. The seasonal concentration distributions per district showed Cheonan $33.387{\mu}g/m^3$, Incheon at $31.550{\mu}g/m^3$, Gunsan $22.900{\mu}g/m^3$, and Jeju $18.900{\mu}g/m^3$ in the summer. For the autumn, the concentrations were $36.873{\mu}g/m^3$ in Cheonan, $28.625{\mu}g/m^3$ in Incheon, $25.227{\mu}g/m^3$ in Gunsan, and $18.667{\mu}g/m^3$ in Jeju. According to the collected data, the concentration showed a tendency to rise during the autumn in all of these regions with the exception of Incheon. For heavy metal distribution per district, Fe showed an elevated concentration during the summer while high concentrations of Pb and Zn occurred during the autumn. Conclusion: These results demonstrated that atmospheric factors affected the concentrations of heavy metals. The results of this study could be used as foundational data for setting environmental air standards focusing on a $PM_{2.5}$ receptor.

The Effect of Sexual Life of Elderly and Emotional Intimacy between Spouses on Life Satisfaction (노인의 성생활과 배우자 간 정서적 친밀감이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향)

  • Joo, Hyun-Sook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.237-250
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    • 2021
  • This study analyzed 'how the elderly's sexual relations and marital intimacy affect the elderly's life satisfaction'. Interviews and visits were conducted for 11 days targeting 309 elderly people aged 65 years or older. As a result of the analysis, 51% were male, 49% were female, and 84.7% were in their 60s and 70s. Approximately 60.1% of them were religious, of which 24.7% were protestants. In the region, 42.9% lived in rural and fishing villages. The percentage of those who answered that their health status was above average was 87.6%. Regarding the frequency of sexual life, 41.4% of the respondents said they had sex once or twice a month. Males had a higher frequency of sexual life than females. A lower age, higher education, living in small and medium-sized cities, better health status, and higher income level were associated with a higher frequency of sexual life. The factors that showed a significant difference in sex life satisfaction were gender, region, and health status. Those with religion as Protestantism, residing in a small or medium-sized city or over, with better health and higher income levels were found to have higher life satisfaction. The satisfaction with sex life had a positive correlation with emotional intimacy (p<.01) and life satisfaction (p<.01). Based on the above results, the sexual life satisfaction of the elderly has a positive effect on life satisfaction, and emotional intimacy between spouses had a positive influence on life satisfaction.

Validation of ICT·Living Lab-based Program Effectiveness for Improving Health and Quality of Life Among the Elderly in Small and Medium-Sized Cities (중소도시 지역 거주 고령자의 건강 증진을 위한 ICT-리빙랩(Living lab) 기반 프로그램 효과성 검증)

  • Park, Da Sol;Lee, Hey Sig;Park, Hae Yean
    • Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.137-149
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    • 2021
  • Objective : This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of ICT-Living Lab-based programs to promote the health of elderly residents in small and medium-sized cities, thus, providing basic data for solving the health and quality of life problems faced by modern society. Methods : The tow-month program included 14 elderly individuals visiting senior center located in W City, from October to November 2019. The program was organized by consulting four senior experts and one ICT expert. The program consisted of 10 min for advance assessment, 10 min for preparation activities, 30 min for main activities, and 10 min for finishing, and 60 min for eight sessions over two months, once a week. Results : EQ-5D increased from 0.76 to 0.84, compared to pre-assessment(p=.009*). EQ-VAS scores increased from 36.43 to 65.71 (p=.001*). MMSE-DS increased from 21.21 to 24.14 (p=.000*). SGDS-K decreased from 3.36 to 3.21, but this was not statistically significant (p=.854). Conclusion : The ICT·Living Lab-based program could be used as a basic material for future research as one of the ways to improve health and quality of life by preventing and addressing the problems faced by the elderly in modern society.

A Comparative Case Study on Urban Strategy for Flexible Smart Shrinking City (유연한 스마트 축소도시를 위한 국내·외 도시전략 비교 연구)

  • Choi, Wan-Young;Lee, Heewon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.20 no.8
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    • pp.634-641
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    • 2019
  • The world's population reached 7.7 billion in 2019. Despite this trend, not all cities are growing. Most of the growing population is driven to large cities for convenience and jobs. This phenomenon has led to a decrease in the population of small and medium-sized cities, and in certain cities, a decrease in employment as well as recession have resulted. Korea is no exception. The nation's population is concentrated in the metropolitan cities. To solve these problems, researchers started to study how to deal with the contraction of a city, i.e., a shrinking city, rather than focusing on only the growth of a city. In this paper, demographically outstanding declined domestic cities were selected as shrinking cities and their characteristics were analyzed. The concept of smart shrinking cities was then defined for the selected cities, which were chosen as a good case in overseas countries to solve the shrinking city problem. Through this process, the strategic differences were compared between domestic and oversea cases. As a result, a modified strategy for the smart shrinking city concept, FSSC (flexible smart shrinking city), is proposed as an alternative strategy that can save resources and cost.

Estimation of background minimum night flows by metering water use in water distribution areas (야간사용량 측정을 통한 배급수구역 배경야간최소유량 산정)

  • Lee, Doo-Jin;Kim, Do-Hwan;Kim, Ju-Hwan;Kim, Kyoung-Pil
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.495-508
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    • 2010
  • The aim of this study is to develop a quantified water loss Index to evaluate and manage leakage scientifically for the reduction of non-revenue water in water distribution systems. For the purpose, unavoidable background leakage suggested from UK water industry and IWA, and allowable water leakage in accord with the concept of allowable water loss are proposed by analyzing the inflow into two study water districts and the short-term water use of each customer in the districts. The study distribution areas are selected among the metered districts with good maintenance of leakage after improvement activities in Nonsan, medium sized city in Korea. Estimation models of allowable leakage are developed by metering and analyzing the minimum night flow at residential and commercial areas in the city. In the results of the investigation, it is estimated that background night flow in residential area was larger than that of commercial area where the types of business shows small water use characteristics. Meanwhile, night flow and background water loss on internal plumbing systems show great differences for each district which is influenced much by the water use characteristics and facilities scale. Based on metering water use data in various districts, leakage management criteria can be established under the consideration of domestic conditions in Korea by analyzing separated real water use and background leakage and it is possible to apply into presentation of optimal leakage level and reasonable time for working activities for leakage reduction.

Main Function, Management Difficulties and Activating Conditions of the Cooperative Child Care Sharing Center Based on Field Cases (현장 사례로 본 공동육아나눔터의 주요 기능과 운영상 문제 및 활성화 조건)

  • Lee, Seung-mie;Kim, Seon-mi
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.59-73
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    • 2022
  • This qualitative study focused on the activation of cooperative child care sharing centers'. Eight centers nationwide were selected as example cases in accordance with region (large city, small and medium-sized city, county unit), opening time, operating institution, location, full-time care for dual-income children, and participation in the 2020 care community pilot project. Co-researchers visited each center together to observe the site and conducted in-depth interviews with the head of the center or dedicated staff using semi-structured questionnaires. Interview data were analyzed using triangle verification and transcribed : the data were then grouped into 12 categories and 34 subcategories. From this, the following three topics were derived: the main functions, operational difficulties, and activation conditions. In conclusion, four suggestions are made: 1. proper relationship with the Family center, the cooperative childcare sharing center, and the local care communities 2. activation plan through "solution of operational difficulties" 3. "extension" of the cooperative child care sharing center 4. the role of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Korea Institute for Healthy Family, local governments, and Family Centers.