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External Knowledge Search Strategy and Technological Innovation : Small vs Medium Firms (기술혁신을 위한 외부지식 탐색 전략 : 소기업 vs 중기업)

  • Jung, Jee-Young;Roh, Tae-Woo;Han, Yoo-Jin
    • Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.173-180
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    • 2014
  • In this research, we aim to analyze how different external knowledge search strategies of small and medium enterprises affect technological innovation. In particular, since there has been little comparison between Korean small and medium firms, we investigated the differences of the two groups by employing the "Korean Innovation Survey 2010." As a result, it was found that "external search breadth", which refers to expanding the spectrum of external knowledge search due to lack of resources and capabilities inside small firms, spurred technological innovation. On the other hand, "external search depth", which implies seeking a long-term and close relationship with the subjects that provide outside knowledge for medium firms, catalyzed technological innovation. These results emphasize that we need to separately analyze technological innovation of small and medium firms, which was, in most previous studies, viewed as one group, i.e. SMEs. In addition, the results can be, from the perspective of a firm's growth, interpreted as follows. That is, it is more effective to formulate a "diversity" pursuing strategy in the "small firm" stage where little time has passed since its establishment, whilst it is more useful to apply a "focus" strategy on sophisticated knowledge in the "medium firm" stage where a firm has grown to some extent.

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ECOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF STREAMS IN KOREA UNDER DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT REGIMES

  • Lee Chang-Seok;Cho Yong-Chan;Shin Hyun-Cheol;Moon Jeong-Suk;Lee Byung-Cheon;Bae Yang-Seop;Byun Hwa-Geun;Yi Hoon-Bok
    • Water Engineering Research
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.131-147
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    • 2005
  • Today, a trend that tries to return the artificial space of a river to a natural one is expanding. But in Korea, which lies in the monsoon climate zone, rivers endure flood damage every year. Moreover, climatic change from global warming causes severe variations in precipitation patterns. Until recently, river restoration practices in Korea have followed partial restoration. These restorative treatments transformed artificial structures of the stream to natural ones and introduced natural vegetation by imitating natural or semi-natural streams. Treatment transformed the riparian structure and increased the diversity of micro-topography and vegetation. Furthermore, restoration recovered species composition, increased species diversity, and inhibited the establishment of exotic species. In particular, the Suip stream, which was left to its natural process for approximately 50 years, recovered its natural features almost completely through passive restoration. An urban stream, the Yangjae, and a rural stream, the Dongmoon, were restored partially by applying ecological principles. On the contrary, technological treatment applied to recover flood damage induced species composition far from the natural vegetation and decreased species diversity. Additionally, this treatment increased exotic species. The same results were found also in benthic invertebrate and fish fauna. The above-mentioned results reflect the importance of ecological considerations in river management.

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A Study on Technological Level and Cases of Testing Automation for Mobile Applications (모바일 어플리케이션의 테스팅 자동화 기술 수준 및 사례 연구)

  • Han, Young-Geun;Lee, Hyun-Noh;Park, Chang-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.289-300
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    • 2015
  • According to the generalization of mobile device use in our life, the complexity and diversity of mobile applications are increased, and thus the importance of application test to find faults and errors quickly and easily before release grows. This paper reviews the current automatic testing methodologies for mobile device applications and their element technologies. Also, well-known commercial tools for automatic testing are surveyed and case studies of their recent industry applications in domestic and foreign countries are performed.

A Study on Global Medical Device Market Trends and Regulation of Medical Equipment in Major Countries (글로벌 의료기기산업의 시장동향 및 주요 수출국의 의료기기 관련 규제에 관한 연구)

  • LEE, Wo-Chun;PARK, Se-Hun
    • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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    • v.75
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    • pp.159-177
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    • 2017
  • In this paper, we examined trends and regulations of the global medical equipment industry through literature search. The medical equipment industry is attracting attention as a new growth engine in the Fourth Industrial revolution. However, the medical device industry is a highly competitive field due to product diversity, short product life cycle and technological advances. In addition, Medical equipment are related to human health and safety. Therefore, it can only be exported if it is approved by national or international standards. Therefore, from the development stage of the product, the medical equipment should designate the country to be exported and develop a medical equipment that meets the requirements for licensing the medical equipment in the country. Therefore, In this paper, In this paper, we will present the practical considerations of the medical equipment exporting company by examining the global medical equipment market trends and the regulations related to medical equipment in major countries.

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A Study on the Design Structural Concepts and the Elemental Characteristics for the Utilization of Underground Space (지하공간 활용을 위한 디자인 구성개념 및 요소특성에 관한 연구)

  • 이영수;김민경
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • no.29
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    • pp.94-102
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    • 2001
  • The urban land is incapacitated to grow and correspond to demand the space in urban area. And recently, rapid increasing of population and complex of urban function on pushed to develop the underground space. In Korea, the underground space development in inefficient in aspect. because development of underground space have not consistent and systematic planning method in underground environment inclounding interion design, extererior design. Therefore this study is suggested the design element for comfortable underground living environment and assortment on utilization of underground space. The results of this study on utilization are security of space through land use efficiency, conservation of historical place, building and natural environment, and technological characteristics, mental image. Accordingly, this study is proposed design element that make comfortable underground space as aspect from stimulation and diversity, sapciousness and feeling of warmth and dryness to compensate improper image of underground space, spacial orientation and way finding.

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High-throughput identification of chrysanthemum gene function and expression: An overview and an effective proposition

  • Nguyen, Toan Khac;Lim, Jin Hee
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.139-147
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    • 2021
  • Since whole-genome duplication (WGD) of diploid Chrysanthemum nankingense and de novo assembly whole-genome of C. seticuspe have been obtained, they have afforded to perceive the diversity evolution and gene discovery in the improved investigation of chrysanthemum breeding. The robust tools of high-throughput identification and analysis of gene function and expression produce their vast importance in chrysanthemum genomics. However, the gigantic genome size and heterozygosity are also mentioned as the major obstacles preventing the chrysanthemum breeding practices and functional genomics analysis. Nonetheless, some of technological contemporaries provide scientific efficient and promising solutions to diminish the drawbacks and investigate the high proficient methods for generous phenotyping data obtaining and system progress in future perspectives. This review provides valuable strategies for a broad overview about the high-throughput identification, and molecular analysis of gene function and expression in chrysanthemum. We also contribute the efficient proposition about specific protocols for considering chrysanthemum genes. In further perspective, the proper high-throughput identification will continue to advance rapidly and advertise the next generation in chrysanthemum breeding.

Technological and Personal Factors of Determining the Acceptance of Wrist-Worn Smart Devices

  • Kim, Sun Jin;Cho, Jaehee
    • Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.143-168
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    • 2019
  • With much attention being paid to the rapid growth of wrist-worn smart devices, this study aimed to examine the micro-processes that determine an individual's adoption of smart bands and smartwatches. Primarily relying on the theoretical background of the extended technology acceptance model (TAM II), this study explored relationships between three groups of predictors-social, personal, and device-oriented-and the three main components of the original TAM: perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), and behavioral intention (BI). Results from the path analysis indicated multiple factors played significant roles in increasing the PU, PEOU, and BI of wristworn smart devices: subjective norms, social image, self-efficacy, perceived service diversity, and perceived reasonable cost. The main findings from this research contribute to significantly improving the understanding of the main factors leading people to adopt wrist-worn smart devices.

MIXED-USE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: FEATURES, PITFALLS AND COMPARISONS WITH SINGLE-USE PROJECTS

  • Charles Y.J. Cheah;Kok Sang Tan
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.335-340
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    • 2005
  • In many urban cities, mixed-use development is becoming increasingly essential for the creation of an attractive and sustainable environment that promotes economic vitality, social equity and environmental quality. Due to the differences in scale, scope and intent, certain aspects within the project delivery process of mixed-use are not the same as "conventional" single-use projects. The objective of this paper is to highlight these aspects. Two cases in Southeast Asia serve to illustrate the uniqueness and challenges of mixed-use. In conclusion, the differences between mixed-use and single-use are evident in terms of the diversity of team members, the necessity of multiple market analyses, and a multi-layer (versus single-source) financing structure. Finally, issues concerning ownership tangles, land assembly, planning and application procedures, investment criteria of institutions have been identified as major pitfalls.

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Metaverse Technology Trends for Convergence Services (융합 서비스 확산을 위한 메타버스 기술 동향)

  • K.S. Lee;K.H. Kim;J.S. Choi;H.K. Kim
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.75-84
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    • 2023
  • Metaverse is expected to bring many innovations to society, culture, and economy by providing realistic services in various fields while suppressing time and space constraints. However, unclear definitions owing to the high diversity of the metaverse add to the confusion of the ecosystem participants. The current metaverse service has many voices of concern owing to technical limitations and lack of a clear profit model. Nevertheless, given its high growth potential driven by the digital transformation, a solid and long-term technology development strategy seems to be necessary. Accordingly, we analyze development cases centering on the major metaverse service shapes presented in the Metaverse New Industry Leading Strategy announced by the Ministry of Science and ICT in January 2022. In addition, we study the characteristics and core technologies of each metaverse service for its realization and discuss future stages of technological development.

Wireless Access Technologies for Enabling High-Capacity Ultrareliable Services (대용량 초정밀 서비스 실현을 위한 무선 액세스 기술 동향)

  • K. Chang;Y.J. Ko;I.G. Kim
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2024
  • The advent of 6G networks, anticipated around 2030, will lead to the seamless convergence of high-capacity ultrareliable communications with precision sensing. This convergence will revolutionize wireless communications and enable applications such as autonomous and precise manufacturing even in vulnerable radio environments and delivering immersive extended reality experiences to passengers on high-speed trains. We present technological trends and standardization efforts toward the development of the key wireless access elements to meet the demands of this upcoming futuristic era.