• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.27 no.spc
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• pp.681-688
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• 2016

This study examined the effective uses of an ecosystem service value assessment in the fields of rural planning and development through archiving and reviewing/analyzing existing concepts, evaluation methods and prior examples of Ecosystem services. Based on land cover analysis, this study evaluated the usability changes in the ecosystem service value for a period spanning 1975 to 2000. The results from the countrywide data survey (with an exception of Jeju island) showed a 33.15% decrease in ESV by 2000. The total ESV represented 5,385 million USD in 1975, and 3,600 million USD in 2000 of the study area. In addition, the ecosystem service value with a scale of metro cities and provinces was also examined. The ESV of most regions decreased by 2000, but Daejeon and Kyeongnam, and Kyeongbuk provinces increased. The trends of year to year changes in the ESV were very diverse throughout the country. Jeonnam showed the smallest decrease, 747 million USD, which is 59% of the ESV in 1975. Nevertheless, the despite the regional differences in available natural resources, the natural resource assets value is ultimately determined by rural development policies and regional economic attributes. Therefore, an ecosystem service must be considered as an important criterion for rural planning and development policy.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.287-293
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• 2015

Because of esophageal cancer has the long length of the lesion and also inhomogeneous in depth. So, the radiation dose distribution was inhomogeneous in radiation therapy. To overcomes the dose distribution uniformity using half beam method. Patient's CT image was used radiation treatment planning. We used two planning methods that one is the using normal beam and another is using half beam. Than comparing the two radiotherapy planning using target coverage, dose volume histogram, conformity index, homogeneity index and normal tissues - heart, spinal cord, lung -. In results, Treatment planning using half beam is little more than normal beam in target coverage, dose volume histogram, conformity index, homogeneity index and normal tissues covering. However, If the patient is not correct position patients may arise a side effect. Thus, the using in Half beam involving the geometrically exact under lung cancer is considered to advantage.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.427-436
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• 2016

Protective clothing developed for rose flower farmers has been evaluated to improve the working conditions. The requirements of rose farmers were first identified to design protective clothing for farmers working with thorny plants. A fit test was conducted to assess the thermal comfort and protective function against thorn pricking to compare and evaluate the usability of developed experimental clothing with existing working clothes. Based on the survey results of rose farmers' requirements, protective clothing was designed in the form of an apron (which was the most preferred after gloves) with a pattern designed for the production of experimental clothing. For the developed protective clothing, the strap and buckle closure method was selected to open the back of the body as much as possible; in addition, sleeves were made in the attachable form of a half-sleeve to protect the arms from the thorns. The fit test of the developed protective clothing and existing working clothes revealed the temperature and humidity inside the developed protective clothing to be significantly different in the back compared to existing work clothes. In addition to thermal sensations, the subjective humidity sensations were statistically significant different in the developed protective clothing compared to existing work clothes. The subjective protective function for thorn pricking was also found to be satisfactory.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.777-788
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• 2010

Early diagnosis of autism and intervention of medical treatment are very significant to develop specific social communication skill for children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). But they have difficulties in medical treatment because of lack of a public welfare institution and special medical system. In particular, few children can access such treatment and the existing single-therapist clinics are inefficient with regard to cost and time. Therefore, new methods should be studied for developing various products, services, and systems for autistic children. This study discusses the potential use of an interactive design as assistive technology for such children. We utilize the experience gained in the collaborative design of the interactive therapy system (ITS). The key methods include a collaborative design with rapid interactive prototyping, heuristic evaluation, user-centered process, VR technology, tangible interface, and scenario-based contents. We applied these methods to the ITS and proved the efficiency of interactive design as an assistive technology through clinical experimentation.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

Block programming environment, which is represented by Scratch in elementary and middle school programming education, is suitable for learner's characteristics and cognitive level, and is recommended not only for beginners. Transference to the text programming environment after the block programming is essential for understanding the data processing process, understanding the accuracy and efficiency aspects of algorithms, and creating SW activity. In addition, it is presented step by step in the programming curriculum. In this study, developed WithBlock the online evaluation system for the purpose of transference from a block programming to a text programming environment. The developed system can solve the same algorithm problem in both block and text programming environment, and it can be used for elementary and secondary programming education by automatically scoring the written code and providing immediate feedback. In order to applicable to programming education in elementary and secondary surveyed the usability, learning possibility, interest and satisfaction of WithBlock. The results of the survey showed that it can be used for programming education.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02b
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• pp.197-202
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 휴대폰에서의 효과적인 사진 검색을 지원하기 위해 사진 정보를 이용한 검색 기능을 개발하고, 이의 사용성 평가 실험을 수행함으로써 개발된 검색기능의 효용성을 검증하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 사진 검색 기능은 크게 날짜 검색기능과 키워드 검색 기능의 두 가지로 구분된다. 날짜 검색 기능은 입력한 날짜에 해당하는 사진이 포함된 화면을 사용자에게 제시하는 방식이며, 키워드 검색 기능은 사용자가 입력한 키워드가 포함된 파일 이름을 갖는 사진을 검색하여 그 결과를 제시하는 방식이다. 개발된 검색 방식과 기존의 사용자 조작에 따른 화면 네비게이션을 통한 검색 방식을 대상으로 사용성 평가 실험을 수행하였다. 또한, 휴대폰에 저장된 사진 장수에 따른 작업의 수행도 및 주관적 만족도를 비교 분석하기 위하여, 120, 240, 360 장의 사진을 저장하고 있는 프로토타입을 개발하여 사용성 평가 실험에 활용하였다. 사용성 평가 실험 결과, 사진 장수가 120, 240 장일 경우는 날짜 검색과 키워드 검색의 두 방식이 검색 편의성, 기능의 적합성, 전반적 만족도 등의 주관적 만족도 측면에서 기존 검색 방식에 비하여 우수한 사용성 수준을 갖는 것으로 분석되었다. 사진 장수가 360 장인 경우, 날짜 검색과 키워드 검색의 활용시 검색 편의성, 기능의 적합성, 전반적 만족도가 기존 검색 방식에 비하여 우수한 성능을 갖는 것으로 분석되었고, 특히, 키워드 검색을 활용한 경우 검색 시간이 기존 검색과 날짜 검색을 활용한 경우에 비하여 우수한 성능을 갖는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구는 화면 크기가 작고 입력 방식이 제한된 휴대폰 인터페이스 환경에서 효과적인 사진 검색방식을 제안하고 검증하였다는 데 의의를 가진다. 본 연구 결과는 휴대폰 메뉴 검색, 일반 파일 검색 뿐만아니라 디지털 카메라의 사진 관리 기능에도 응용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.163-172
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• 2016

This study analyzes the attitudes of users who use the automatic-play function of mobile-games. It also observes changes in different emotions to enjoyment. For the analysis, the Q methodology appropriate for the subjectivity study was used, and it classified two types of attitudes based on the analysis. After the classification, it defined the characteristic of each type based on Lazzaro's theory on classification of fun. Types with high rate of convenience feature dependency utilize automatic-play feature to play games for collecting and growth, and they prefer managing the game outdoors. Another type enjoyed the experience of problem solving through games. They want the process to be a good skill to possess in game-play. There was also a tendency to perceive oneself as the game's character. Both types were responded positively to using automatic-play to play mobile-games. This is expected to be used as important data for game production, leading to usability evaluation for analyzing the emotional sensitivity of mobile game users.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.231-239
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• 2013

This research developed a smart girdle for adult women in their 20's that has an inserted carbon weaving heater to help with relief from coldness and abdominal disease through the thermal insulation effect. A pocket of powernet fabric was attached to the inside of the girdle for the easy insertion and separation of the heating device, while the heating device was fixed to a mesh material by cotton yarn and was wrapped with elastic lining material to prevent the mechanical devices from being exposed. A set of 3 hooks was attached to the center of the back of the heating device in consideration of convenience and mobility. Whereas the switch was inserted into around the right waistband, and the battery into the inner pocket around the waist, to integrate the heating device with the girdle. The satisfaction and usability of the fabricated smart girdle was verified by having research participants wear it to evaluate the appearance change caused by the device, the inconvenience of wearing/unwearing, mobility, and the satisfactory functionality of the device. As a result, the grand mean was evaluated to be high, with appearance (4.19), mobility (4.17), and functionality (4.51) being higher than 4.00; which indicates that the heat generation function of the smart girdle is effective. It may be said that such collection and analysis of data that reflect users' opinions have value and significance in that they can be grafted onto future research on new technology as well as they contribute to taking a step forward in the rapidly increasing research of smart clothing, with the new-type clothing equipped with new function.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.166-169
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• 2005

While use of a pet bottle with use it is light recently and convenient increases quickly, it is used from the child, also diffusing the user to a pet bottle to people of various classes, such as an old person, a woman, a male, the man in the street, and a disabled person. However, those who are standardized on the basis of the common man with the plan energy of a pet bottle, and cannot attain to the standard, That is, a child and a disabled person may be condemned to the vague situation that a lid cannot be opened or a contents thing cannot be drunk without external help. And the characteristic of a material and production which are called PET Even if convenience is emphasized for the cost reduction of COST, a design is chosen easily, and even if it calls it the man in the street, the point of coming to experience a situation with the difficult time of use can be found well. In research of a book, problem derivation which classifies entering school and a preschool man-and-woman child for a child drink for an object first by the viewpoint of universal design paying attention to such problems, and leads the actual use example of a pet bottle was carried out in true heart, and various notional approach was shown by the solution method.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.323-329
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• 2014

In spoken language research, transcription process needs to be carried out to translate voice data into text. Transcription tool, support program of transcription, offers various information such as content and time of utterance and speaker information. For this reason, inexperienced computer users are having trouble familiarizing with the program. Moreover, since there are little transcription tools developed domestically in Korea, they are usually not suitable for Korean environment. In this paper, we propose a transcription tool which supports not only Korean transcription but easy-to-use interface environment for novice. The transcription supporting function is also provided to minimize mistake that might happen in the process of transcription. And a system structure will be provided for data reliability. Usability of the proposed tool is evaluated in accordance with transcription experience. The evaluation result shows that transcription process and transcription support function have become faster and more convenient respectively.