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Hybrid Health Care System Designs in a Wireless Network Environment (무선 네트워크 환경에서 하이브리드 헬스케어 시스템 설계)

  • Roh, Chang-Bae;Seo, Laiwon
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.457-462
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    • 2015
  • Hybrid video call healthcare system that we propose in thesis is a service for powerless people rather than ordinary people. This system is for communication between users and protectors(or volunteers). To reduce the underprivileged through the 'Malbeot Nanumi' is the purpose of the system. Hybrid Health Care System using a video call and temperature/humidity/pulse sensors that we propose in thesis can connect sensors with software, and save p2p connection information for 'Malbeot Nanumi' service by database. And health check data can save locally. Hybrid Health Care System in a Wireless Network Environment is a system that elderly people living alone is to be a conversation. The purpose of this thesis is to develop the software and to design a convenient UI to the user, And increasing consumption of care system by increasing the happiness index and increasing aging population.

A Study on the Development of Educational Programs Using the Presidential Archives for the Improvement of the Self-Esteem of Children from Multi-Cultural Families (대통령기록물을 활용한 다문화가정 자녀의 자아존중감 향상을 위한 교육 프로그램 개발)

  • Kim, Eun-Sil;Oh, Hyo-Jung;Choi, Min-Jung;Kim, Yong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.101-128
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    • 2017
  • This study proposed an educational program using presidential records to develop the self-esteem of children from multi-cultural families in accordance with the vision of the Presidential Archives-including political, economic, historical, and cultural aspects-to activate programs for the underprivileged. To accomplish this, we performed a literature review of self-esteem-enhancing programs for such children, and compared and analyzed the Presidential Archives' educational programs of the United States and Korea. We also conducted a survey and interviewed teachers who have experienced teaching children from multi-cultural families. Through the process, this study proposed an educational program for such children to develop their self-esteem.

A Study on the Group Program for Improving Self-Esteem and Assertiveness of the Chronically Mentally Ill Living in the Institutions (시설 거주 정신장애인의 자부심과 자기표현 향상을 위한 집단프로그램 개발 및 효과에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Eun-Joo
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.47
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    • pp.272-309
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    • 2001
  • It is a recent trend to emphasize community services for the rehabilitation of the mentally ill. However, it is also necessary to provide social work services for those living in the institutions, who is the most underprivileged in our society. To deal with interpersonal skill deficits which is one of the main characteristics of the mentally ill, social skills programs are being utilized, usually in the communities, but not in the institutions. Therefore, the objective of this study is to develop and evaluate institution-relevant program for the improvement of assertiveness, which is the basic ability among the interpersonal skills, and self-esteem, which is the emotional basis of assertiveness. Because there has been little literature on such a program, a preliminary program had been implemented in order to include the peculiarities of the life in the institutions on the main program. The evaluation of the program effect was done by pretest-post test control group design, and its results are as follows. Firstly, in regard to program effectiveness, the pre and post test showed that self-esteem improved in a statistically meaningful way, but that assertiveness did not so. However, the staff verified the improvement of the group members' assertiveness to some degree in their actual lives. Secondly, in regard to the group process, the group interaction improved in a statistically meaningful way between 2nd and 5th session, and the improvement maintained till the program termination. Also the group members evaluated the program as helpful in their everyday lives. Therefore it can be said that the result of this program is encouraging. In light of this, several suggestions were made: utilizing more dynamic techniques in the program; developing the advanced level of the program; making an effort to change environmental structures as well as individuals; applying this kind of program to another living facilities such as those for the homeless or handicapped.

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A study on the relationship between foreign professionals and organizational innovative performance and the moderating role of diversity-friendly HRM (외국인 전문 인력과 조직 혁신성과간의 관계 및 다양성 친화형 인적자원관리의 조절역할에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Jin Kyu;Kim, Tai Gyu;Kim, Hack Soo;Lee, Jun Ho
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.137-154
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    • 2013
  • In an ever-tougher competitive environment caused by globalization, domestic companies are increasingly adopting business strategies aimed at continuously securing competitive advantage by taking advantage of globally-competitive foreign professionals. Despite a persistent rise of such trend, domestic researches regard migrant workers as the socially underprivileged, and delve into the issue of migrant workers from the policy, welfare, and ethical perspectives. With a growing need to deal with migrant professionals from the strategic viewpoint - to acquire professional talent in an era of global competition, it becomes essential to verify the real effectiveness of migrant professionals. Yet, there has been relatively little discussion of it. This study assumes that based on th137e integration-learning perspective on diversity, the greater the number of foreign professionals, the greater the effect on organizational innovative performance. Also could be effective in managing diversity is diversity-friendly HRM which involves eliminating discrimination against migrant professional workers and treating them fairly. Based on the data collected from 72 domestic companies, this study conducted an empirical analysis of the impact of the percentage of foreign professionals in the total workforce on organizational innovative performance and of the moderating role of diversity-friendly HRM. The results show that the proportion of foreign professionals in the entire workforce has had no significant impact on organizational innovative performance, and that the proportion of foreign professionals in the total workforce and diversity-friendly HRM have had a interaction effect on organizational innovative performance. Based on these research results, the study attempted to interpret the significance of the proportion that migrant professionals make up of the total workforce and of diversity-friendly HRM in relation to organizational innovative performance, and their implications for diversity management.

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Psychological and Physical Effects of 10 Weeks Urban Forest Therapy Program on Dementia Prevention in Low-Income Elderly Living Alone

  • Lee, Hyun Jin;Son, Sung Ae
    • Journal of People, Plants, and Environment
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.557-564
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    • 2018
  • Along with the aging society, the prevalence of dementia is also increasing. Dementia causes short-term memory loss as well as difficulties of performing daily activities and gradually causes suffering of the patients and their family. In spite of various programs for prevention of dementia of older people are being implemented, there is a lack of developing natural-based program for physical and mental health promotion. Therefore, it is necessary to develop programs for the elderly living alone who are more vulnerable to dementia because of their social and economic isolation. The purpose of this study was to develop a natural-based program and investigate the effects of 10 weeks forest therapy program for dementia prevention to improve the psychological and physical health of the elderly living alone. The experimental subjects were 30 elderly (aged 65 or older) and 31 elderly participated in control group. The Stress response, depressive symptoms, weight, body mass index (BMI), fat mass and muscle mass were measured for pre and post test. The results showed that the experimental group showed subjective stress relief (t=5.249, p=.000), improvement in symptoms of depression (t=4.152, p=.000), and decreases in weight (t=2.686, p=.012), BMI (t=2.629, p=.014) and fat mass (t=2.918, p=.007) after the forest therapy program. The experimental group showed lower stress reactions(t=-7.185, p=.000) and less depressive symptoms (t=-5.303, p=.000) than control group after participating the program. These results suggest that periodic forest exposure can help having less stressful and depressive status than non-forest exposure and the forest therapy program can reduce participants' psychological and physical risk factors of dementia.

The Effects of Cultural Arts on the improvement of happiness index of Seoul citizens (문화예술이 서울시민의 행복지수 향상에 미치는 영향 분석)

  • Bae, Inkyung
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.16 no.11
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    • pp.89-96
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    • 2018
  • In modern society, efforts to improve quality of life and happiness are emphasized compared to the past when economic growth was emphasized. The government has been implementing various policies to realize the happiness of the people through culture. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Cultural Arts on the improvement of the happiness index of Seoul citizens by dividing them into demand (enjoyment) and supply side by setting Cultural Arts as independent variable, unlike existing limited surveys or literature surveys, under the control of change, the temporal range was set for more than 10 years and then analyzed quantitatively by panel analysis. The results showed that the demand for cultural arts affects positively on the improvement of happiness index of Seoul citizens, but the supply of cultural arts had a meaningless effect. In order to improve the happiness index of the citizens of Seoul through supply, it is necessary to supplement the existing space and to promote cultural demand through differentiated cultural arts programs aimed at diverse classes but also the policy implication that cultural indifference groups and active participation of cultural underprivileged groups should be increased.

Exploring Possibilities of Social Integration in Inclusionary Housing: Focusing on Inclusionary Zoning in the United States (포용주택 공급을 통한 사회적 혼합 가능성 탐색 - 미국의 포용주택 제도를 중심으로 -)

  • Park, Miseon
    • Journal of the Korean Regional Science Association
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.43-56
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to explore the possibilities of social integration focused on the inclusionary housing scheme developed in the United States. Inclusionary housing is produced by inclusionary zoning with planning power. One of the main goals of developing inclusionary housing is to achieve social integration in neighborhoods. The author investigates the origin, evolution, characteristics, and mechanism of the inclusionary housing scheme in the United States. Results show that the inclusionary housing scheme utilizes market mechanism such as the incentives of floor ratio bonus, fast tract permit approach as well as the affordability obligation for the low-income households. Considering the policy orientation in the United States toward market mechanism, the inclusionary housing program has played a significant role in producing and preserving affordable housing for the underprivileged in affluent neighborhoods and has produced meaningful results in academic achievements, better job outcomes, health results, and social interaction even though it has been also criticized with by its superficiality. Finally, the author draws policy implications for housing policy in Korea from the lessons and limitations of the inclusionary housing mechanism.

A Migrant Clinic at the Thailand - Myanmar Border: Legitimacy, Partnerships, and Cross-border Health Care Mobility (태국-미얀마 국경지역 미얀마 이주민 클리닉에 관한 연구: 정당성, 파트너십, 초국적 의료 이동성을 중심으로)

  • LEE, Sang Kook
    • The Southeast Asian review
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.77-115
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    • 2017
  • This study examines how a Burmese migrant clinic in a Thai border town cares for migrant patients and activates cross-border health care mobility. Established in 1989, the clinic has developed its capacity and serves as a prominent healthcare institution across the border. Despite its illegality, Thai authorities recognize its importance and collaborate with the clinic. The study reveals that collaborations with various partners play important roles in the constitution of the clinic. Unlike existing literature on the health of migrants, which concerns structural constraints, the study emphasizes migrants' agency in creating their own health care institution through collective partnerships, shedding light on the cross-border health care mobility of underprivileged patients. The legitimate presence of the migrant clinic in the border town mediates and strengthens their transnational mobility across the border. Partnerships with various individuals and organizations have empowered the clinic to undertake a unique role in the border society.

Epic Analysis of So-Young's Movie 'The Woman Who Kills' from a Literary Therapy Perspective -Focusing on the problem of the alienated elderly and the meaning of death- (문학치료적 관점으로 본 영화 '죽여주는 여자' 소영의 서사분석 -소외된 노인의 문제와 죽음의 의미를 중심으로-)

  • Chang, Kyung-hee
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.295-302
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this paper is to pay attention to the problems of the elderly in our society, which is facing an aged society, to understand the lives of the elderly and to recognize the need for retirement and death preparation. It reviews and analyzes the story of So-young, the main character of the movie "Killing Woman," according to the context of the work. The narrative of the film illustrates the problems of suffering for the elderly, such as poverty, disease, dementia, loneliness, and fear of death. In the face of the ultra-aged era, institutional supplementation measures for underprivileged senior citizens at the national level should be established, and social interest and safety nets should be secured, and specific retirement preparations are needed personally. Furthermore, support for research and education of old age preparation education programs and death education programs to prepare for retirement and death should be continuously provided.

Development and Implementation of Education Program for the Science High School Students Who Entered by Affirmative Action (사회통합전형 과학고등학교 입학생들을 위한 교육 프로그램 개발 및 적용)

  • Ryu, Jiyoung;Jeong, Yuri;Chun, Miran
    • Journal of Creative Information Culture
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to develop and implement education programs for the science high school students who entered by affirmative action. The program was developed with the goal of bridging the educational gap through effective school adaptation of these students. The program was applied, and then pre-post academic self-efficacy and self-elasticity tests and interviews were conducted. 70 students participated in the before entrance program, 56 of them participated in the summer vacation program, and 36 of them participated in one-on-one interviews related to the effectiveness of the program. In the test results, there was a significant difference only in self-elasticity, and in the interview results, it was found that the program was very helpful in terms of academic and school life. Suggestions for further support and studies were provided.