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Body-Related Values and Body-Esteem in East Asian Women: A Cross-National Study Focusing on Korean, Chinese, and Japanese College Students (동아시아 여대생들의 신체가치관과 신체존중감: 한국, 중국, 일본의 비교)

  • Wan-Suk Gim;Jungsik Kim
    • Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.113-134
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    • 2007
  • This study investigated body-related values, body-esteem, and the relationship between them based on the survey data drawn from female college students in three East Asian countries(Korea, Japan, and China). 168 Korean, 108 Chinese, and 152 Japanese female college students responded to questions designed to measure four sorts of body values (operability, inclination, locus of evaluation, and social utility) and four dimensions of body esteem (appearance, weight, health, overall). The results showed that body-related values and body-esteem differ among three countries. Japanese showed the highest acceptance level for the voluntary body alteration(operability), while chinese scored the lowest. Inclination to body appearance over health was higher in Korean than in Japanese and in Chinese. Korean also evaluated the importance of body appearance and its social utility the highest, followed by Japanese and Chinese. There were dramatic differences in body esteem between Korean and Japanese. Regarding body-esteem, Korean showed the highest appearance-esteem, but the health-esteem was the lowest. On the contrary, Japanese showed the highest health-esteem, but the appearance-esteem was lowest. Chinese showed the highest weight-esteem. Four sorts of body values showed significant correlations with appearance-esteem and weight-esteem, respectively but not with health-esteem. Overall, the result supported the prediction that different political, social, and economic backdrops in three countries would be related with different body-related values and body esteem in the female college students.

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Florid osseous dysplasia in a middle-aged Turkish woman: A case report

  • Onder, Buket;Kursun, Sebnem;Oztas, Bengi;Baris, Emre;Erdem, Erdal
    • Imaging Science in Dentistry
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.197-200
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    • 2013
  • Florid osseous dysplasia (FOD) is an uncommon, benign, cemento-osseous lesion of the jaws. The etiology of FOD is still unknown. It is often asymptomatic and may be identified on routine dental radiographs. The classic radiographic appearance of FOD is amorphous, lobulated, mixed radiolucent/radiopaque masses of cotton-wool appearance with a sclerotic border in the jaws. In our case the lesion was found incidentally on routine periapical radiographs taken for restored teeth and edentulous areas. For further and detailed examination, a panoramic radiograph and cone-beam computed tomograph (CBCT) were taken. The panoramic radiograph and CBCT revealed maxillary bilateral and symmetrical, non-expansile, well-defined, round, radiopaque masses in contact with the root of the maxillary right second molar and left first molar teeth. Our aim in presenting this case report was to highlight the importance of imaging in diagnosis of FOD.

A Study on the Characteristics of Work Roll Texturing for Temper Mill

  • Kim, Soon Kyung;Kim, Moon Kyung;Shahajwalla, Veena;Chung, Uoo Chang
    • KSTLE International Journal
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.80-84
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this paper is to show the result from the study to improve the formability and appearance which is important in the cold rolled strip, the coated strip and prepainted strip. Furthermore, to give appropriate surface roughness, shape of work roll for temper mill is also important. The strip has a greater peak counts and homogeneous roughness. This makes the prepainted surface smooth and consistent in appearance with good image clarity. Therefore, the surface roughness of the work roll is very important. The reason that surface roughness of the work roll is transferred to the strip surface is the rolling farce and tension at the temper rolling or cold rolling. This study is classified in order to get an accurate and homogeneous roughness. There are few papers published in this field, because its importance is not known and the proper operation of the machine is not generally well known. This paper investigates the correlation between strip surface roughness and the surface of the work roll. After studying the surface roughness and shape according to the texturing method for roll surfaces at temper rolling, the findings were as follows. Irregular surface roughness can be compensated with several paint coatings, but this also makes the quality deteriorate and manufacturing costs go up.

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A Study on the office space of a new concept from the viewpoint of property of the contemporary office space (현대 오피스 공간의 특성으로 본 신 개념 오피스 공간에 관한 연구)

  • Nam, Jo-Hyun;Kim, Moon-Duck
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.255-259
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    • 2007
  • Contemporary society is a digital and information-oriented society and a change by digital and information-oriented has made a new society principle and creature. The principle and creature has made society changed having influence on office space. The 21st century business space attachs great importance to the public space as the value of work place, namely, the place of gathering and client meeting which is society space and a thing which grants it with the biggest investment worth is a new order. This kind of society change has been making an appearance in contemporary office space as features of Narrative, Nodal, Neighbourly, Nomadic. These kinds of trends which are not exclusive mutually are stipulated as new trials to business space holding a lot of overriding features in common. These kinds of features brought into relief according to society change can be seen as key words speaking for contemporary office space and have a significance to contemplate and study for the office space of a new concept made an appearance together with society change. It is expected to contribute to revitalization programs with the far-reaching effect of understanding about ideal office work circumstances and work shape which the 21st century wants standing on the features of these new concepts.

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Impact of Poster Presentations on Academic Knowledge Transfer from the Oncologist Perspective in Turkey

  • Arslan, Deniz;Koca, Timur;Tastekin, Didem;Basaran, Hamit;Bozcuk, Hakan
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.18
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    • pp.7707-7711
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    • 2014
  • Background: Currently poster presentations offer a common visual medium for knowledge transfer by a wide range of health professionals. Our study aimed to determine the scientific importance of poster presentations for Medical and Radiation Oncologists. Methods: A survey form including 40 questions was distributed to a total of 131 oncologists experienced in poster presentations. One hundred completed survey forms were included in the study. Descriptive statistics and modified thematic analyses were performed on the responses. Results: Overall 64% of the participants agreed that posters were a good medium for knowledge transfer. Some 88% agreed that concise and clear styled presentations would increase appealing interests for poster contents. Visual appearance was cited more influential than content of the subject; 70% of participants agreed that appearances of posters could help to draw more viewer attention. Of respondents, 63% believed that posters accompanied by their author were more attractive for congress attendees, and 33% of them declared that the halo effect of the poster presenter was also important. Conclusion: The present study indicated that intelligibility, appearance and visuality of posters are most important factors from the aspect of oncologist participants. Presenters must take into account these important points when preparing their academic posters.

The Effects of Lifestyles on Purchasing Habits among Luxury Hanbok Consumers

  • Park, Hyee-Soo;Hwang, Jin-Sook
    • International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.53-64
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    • 2008
  • This study defined luxury hanbok, categorized its consumers according to their lifestyles, and examined the differences between the lifestyle groups in preferred images of luxury hanbok and consumer habits. The subjects of the study were 216 luxury hanbok consumers resident in Seoul. The various types of statistical analyses used in this study were frequency, factor analysis, Cronbach's a, cluster analysis, ANOVA, Duncan-test and $X^2$-test. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The lifestyle of luxury hanbok consumers was classified broadly into 4 groups as: brand oriented, economic/appearance oriented, family oriented/socially oriented, self-driven/economic oriented. 2. The preferred images included these five factors: splendor, elegance, uniqueness, simplicity and tradition. The elegant image was aspired to by the brand oriented group. Meanwhile, the traditional image is sought after by both the brand oriented group and the economic/appearance oriented group. 3. The lifestyle groups differed significantly in the selection criterion such as material, brand and rarity. The brand oriented group placed greater importance on material, brand and rarity than other groups. 4. In addition, each group differed in their frequency of purchase, price range, and demographic characteristics.

Antecedents of dressing style (패션스타일 지향성의 선행변수)

  • Park, Hye-Jung
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.639-654
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    • 2013
  • Understanding consumers' being well and stylishly dressed is a key for marketers' success in ever changing fashion industry. The purpose of this study is to identify the antecedents of dressing style. As antecedents, personal values and clothing-related variables were considered: this study included physical appearance, materialism, and individualism as personal values and quality conscious, price conscious, and brand conscious as clothing related variables. It was hypothesized that personal values influence dressing style both directly and indirectly through clothing related variables. Data were gathered by surveying university students in Seoul, using convenience sampling. Three hundred eleven questionnaires were used in the statistical analysis, exploratory factor analysis using SPSS and confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis using structural equation modeling. The results showed that all the fit statistics for the variable measures were quite acceptable. In addition, the overall fits of the model suggest that the model fits the data well. The hypothesized relationship test also showed that individualism among personal values directly influences dressing style and that only price consciousness among clothing-related variables influences dressing style. With respect to the relative importance, individualism showed the largest standardized regression weight. The results suggest effective product, price, and promotion strategies for marketers whose target market is style conscious consumers.

The Other Side of Green Beauty Consumption -The Effect of Eco-Friendly Claims on Appearance Enhancement Attributes for Makeup- (친환경 뷰티 소비의 이면 -메이크업의 친환경 성분 표시가 지각된 외모 향상 속성에 미치는 영향-)

  • Hyunjeong Rhee;Kyu-Hye Lee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.47 no.6
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    • pp.1204-1220
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    • 2023
  • With the rising importance placed on sustainability for brands, a plethora of research addresses consumer responses concerning eco-friendly products. While positive effects of eco-friendly traits on beauty products have been discussed, this study addresses a wide research gap in the makeup category. Based on the goal-attribute theory and the lay theory of ethicality, detrimental effects of eco-friendly ingredient claims on perceived appearance enhancement attributes (AEA) were examined. A between-subject, single-factor (eco-friendly ingredient claims present vs. absent) web-based experimental design tested the effect of conditions on makeup products that emphasized AEA. Results found a negative effect of eco-friendly ingredient claims on perceived AEA, supporting previous literature regarding the 'green gap'. Evidence showed that perceived AEA fully mediated the effect of eco-friendly claims on purchase intention, which was moderated by AEA preference. Interestingly, findings show that the purchase intention of respondents with a near-average preference for AEA was not moderated. Results contribute to preexisting literature by extending the lay theory of ethicality and product function mismatch to the field of makeup. Managerial implications are discussed, including opportunities for eco-friendly makeup products to appeal to alternative benefits.

A Value Analysis of the Hedgerow in Cultivated Areas in point of Landscape (농경지 내 띠형수림의 경관적 가치분석)

  • Cho, Hyun-Ju;Ryu, Yeon-Su;Lee, Hyun-Taek;Ra, Jung-Hwa
    • Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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    • v.27
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    • pp.69-75
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    • 2009
  • This research regard it as most meaningful to realize the importance of the hedgerow in cultivated areas functioning as a residual landscape element in rural landscape and set improvement guidelines through landscape character and value analysis to cope with landscape malfunction. The results of summary are as follows. 1) First of all, as a result of landscape character analysis of edge stripe in cultivated land in total of 7 case areas, for example, the edge stripe in cultivated land in case area 4 and 8 maintain the width of 10m and are assessed satisfactory in terms of vegetation development condition, appearance of living species, connectivity, buffer capacity and so on. Also, as a result of structural character of correlation analysis among items, the correlation coefficient between width and appearance of living species showed 0.941, the highest. Following are connectivity and appearance of living species and width and buffer capacity respectively: 0.841 and 0.740. 2) As a result of landscape character analysis of uncultivated stripe in total of 6 case areas, it is analyzed that case area 4 maintains the widest width as almost 4.5m average width and considered valuable as I degree in vegetation development condition, filtering, and connectivity. 3) As a result of problem analysis of uncultivated stripe, for example, case 3, 9, and 10 was analyzed that the width was below 1.25m which is too small to carry out the function of buffer and habitat for living creature, so minimum standard width was set between 4~5m through comprehensive analysis of character of each case area. Based on the result above landscape character, value and problem analysis, main improvement guidelines are set in terms of width, connectivity, filtering, and vegetation development, restrictive practices and so on.

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A Study on the Chronological Characteristics of the Strategy for House Marketing in terms of the Apartment Advertisements in Busan.Kyungnam area - focused on Busanilbo newspaper advertisements from 1970's to 1990's - (부산.경남지역 아파트 분양광고에 나타난 주택판매 전략의 연도별 특성에 관한 연구 - 1970년대부터 1990년대까지 부산일보 분양광고를 중심으로 -)

  • 최임주
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • no.33
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    • pp.36-45
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the chronological characteristics of the strategy for the house marketing in terms of the apartment lots for sale advertisements appeared to be from 1970's to 1990's in Busan·Kyungnam area. For the analysis of the newspaper advertisement, a new residence environmental indication is introduced to this research as referring to the existing research data. With this indication, therefore, this study is to examine what contents of the advertisements are. Moreover, as analyzing how frequently the advertisements have been inserted in the newspaper, it shows the characteristics which the construction industry has planned for sale of apartment in lots. The results are as follows; First, the frequency of the appearance in the newspaper about each unit and block in an apartment complex has been on the decrease. On the other hand, the importance about the surrounding area has been on the increase during the period. It shows that consumer require more about the surrounding area issues than each unit itself. Second, in the case of the outdoor space in the apartment complex, the frequency of the appearance in the newspaper has been kept a certain levels during the period. It is clear that the consumers have been concerned about the outdoor space throughout the period. Third, the most important issue is the qualify of site location, such as the benefits of the traffic, the levels of the education environment, the natural environment of the apartment complex and so forth. The frequency of the appearance in the newspaper has been kept increasing since 1970's in the advertisement. It clearly shows that this issue has been standardized for purchasing a house.