• Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2016

Cost planning practices in the construction industry worldwide has gained much popularity in recent times due to economic recession and stringent measures that various procurement laws prescribe in most developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, these practices in developing countries such as Ghana are constrained with the existence of critical barriers that render them non-effective and hence, accounting for the numerous abandonment of both private and public projects. Consequently, this study was enunciated with the aim to examine the critical barriers to the practice of effective cost planning in the Ghanaian construction industry. Through an in-depth literature review and a pilot survey, questionnaires were designed and administered to quantity surveyors. Data generated from the field survey was subjected to principal component analysis. The findings of the study revealed weak cost planning knowledge base, poor cost databases and understanding, inadequate designs and planning and external conditions are the major barriers to cost planning practices in the Ghanaian construction industry. The need for this study cannot be doubted since it provides an insight for experts in the construction industry on the barriers of the practice of cost planning in the industry. The awareness of these barriers will therefore facilitate efficient and effective efforts to resolve them. A future study is thereby proposed by this study to explore effective cost planning practices in the Ghanaian construction industry that will ensure private and public stakeholders get value for their money invested.

• 한일민족문제연구
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• 제34호
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• pp.5-40
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• 2018

This paper is to take note of national, social and economic movement, social & economic publicness of religion surrounding Yeonggwang, Joennam around 1910s. At first I would like to look at this period because regional society was in the middle of change of large transition before and after Japan's forced occupation of Korea in 1910s and March 1st Independence Movement in 1919. In particular we focus on spatially Yeonggwang in Joennam because this area is not only called as advent area of Buddhism earlier but also is unique regional culture and ideological topology where Donghak, Protestantism, Catholic, Institute of Won Buddhism and etc. Through casting light upon the above, it is expected to offer one clue for the question of internalizing value to be sought for in the national and social and economic movement by Korean religion around 1910 and public goods in the strategy and tactics to be selected and further publicness and practice lying in their awareness and behavior. In particular it is thought to have advanced the accumulation of case study of Yeonggwang in Joennam with representative 'place-ness' related to this. Along with this it is considered that our challenge is to restore and casting light again on common foundation of existence shape and publicness of various religions in the middle of national and social movement and economic movement in Yeonggwang of Joennam area. In other words, we expect that religions will continue individual efforts and common practices to urge social justice for historic and public value based on common good encompassing historic value, in other words, individual responsibility and social justice among social and economic conditions originated from Japanese colonial era.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.776-793
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• 2021

본 연구는 다문화 청소년이 학교에서 경험하는 차별에 대해 심층적으로 이해하고자 질적 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 국내출생 다문화 청소년 12명을 대상으로 심층면담을 실시하고 Giorgi의 현상학적 방법으로 분석하였다. 수집한 자료를 분석한 결과, 58개의 중심의미와 22개의 드러난 주제, 9개의 본질적 주제를 도출하였다. 본질적 주제는 '원치 않는 다문화 알려짐과 부정적 감정의 경험', '다문화가 나라는 존재를 결정하게 됨', '다문화라는 사실로부터 영향을 받지 않음', '다문화에 대한 호의적 반응과 도움의 경험', '내가 어떻게 할 수 없는 것들이 차별의 이유가 됨', '흥밋거리나 함부로 다루어지는 존재가 됨', '다문화 교육과 주변의 관심이 도움이 되지 않음', '자신의 힘으로는 멈출 수 없는 차별과 해결되지 않는 차별의 영향', '다문화 청소년으로서 가지게 되는 자기인식'으로 나타났다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 향후 연구 제언 및 시사점을 논의에 제시하였다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.677-686
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 사용자의 외출 목적을 인지하고 외출 시 도움을 줄 수 있는 유용한 정보를 전달하는 스마트 홈 외출 케어 시스템의 설계 및 구현에 대해 연구한다. ESP8266을 이용하여 기상청의 RSS 서비스 데이터를 실시간으로 전송할 수 있고, Arduino MEGA를 이용하여 데이터를 분석 후 사용자에게 기상정보를 제공할 수 있는 시스템을 구현한다. 앱인벤터를 활용하여 필요한 물품을 잊지 않고 챙길 수 있으며 원하는 날씨와 목적에 맞게 설정을 변경 가능하다. 마이크 위치는 외부에 배치하여 인지도를 12% 높였으며, 압력센서의 감도는 최대 210 kΩ으로 설정했다. 문 사이에 장애물이 있을 경우 자동으로 문이 열린다. 서랍 천장에 초음파 센서를 배치해 0.5cm~10cm 범위 내 물체를 인식해 물체 유무를 확인하고 카메라를 설치해 보안 강화 시스템을 연구헸다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2017

최근 카오스 동력학에 대한 연구가 많은 연구자들에 의해서 물리학, 화학, 수학, 공학, 및 사회과학 분야에서 관심을 받고 있다. 특별히 사회과학에서는 중독, 행복, 가족, 사랑 모델이 주요 연구 대상이다. 이중 사랑은 사람이 가지고 있는 4가지 감정 중 하나로서 많은 정의가 있으나 그 각각의 정의가 모두 일치하지 않는다. 최근에는 사랑을 미분방정식으로 표현하고 이 수식에서 비선형 거동 또는 카오스 거동을 찾고자 하는 노력이 중요한 연구의 하나이다. 본 논문에서는 외력을 가진 로미오와 줄리엣의 사랑모델을 기반으로 이 외력을 사람의 행동이나 인식 가까운 형태로 만들기 위해 가우시안 퍼지 소속 함수를 제시하고, 시계열과 위상공간을 통하여 이들의 특성에서 비선형 특성이 존재하는지를 확인한다.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.55-75
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• 2021

This article examines the accessibility and usability of library websites to students with visual and physical disabilities in public universities in Kenya. The study used survey research design and adopted a mixed methods approach. Data were gathered using survey questionnaire, focus group discussions, structured interviews, and observation. The study population consisted of six public universities that had a longstanding tradition of enrolling students with disabilities. Census was used to obtain a study sample comprising of students with visual disabilities (86), students with physical disabilities (91), University Librarians (6), Personnel from Disability Mainstreaming departments (6), Systems Librarians (6) and Library Personnel who provided information services to students with disabilities (133). The Social Model of Disability and IFLA Access to Libraries for Persons with Disabilities checklist were used as conceptual and theoretical framework in the study. Study results revealed that all the libraries had library websites. However, the websites did not have disability services page or information specific to individuals with disabilities. Also a section of students with disabilities lacked awareness of the existence of library websites and e-resources available through them. Additionally, the website design posed various access challenges. The study concluded that people with disabilities were excluded from access and use of library websites in public universities. The authors recommended that library websites must contain disability services page containing information specific to persons with disabilities. Moreover, libraries should evaluate their websites to ensure compliance with W3C requirements for web content accessibility. Additionally, libraries should develop disability policy to provide guidance on provision of information services to persons with disabilities.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.589-594
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• 2014

Few studies have examined reasons why those with low socioeconomic status do not adequately receive cancer screening. We therefore conducted a qualitative study to assess the barriers to cancer screening in people with low socioeconomic status, and to examine the reasons why Medical Aid Program (MAP) recipients do not participate in the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP). A focus group methodology was used. Participants included MAP recipients (men aged 45-79 years, women aged 35-79 years) who had been invited to cancer screening at least twice based on the NCSP protocol, but had not been screened for any cancer from 2009-2012. We recruited participants living in the cities of Goyang and Paju. A total of 23 MAP recipients participated in four focus group discussions, including 12 men and 11 women. In this qualitative study, we identified six barriers to screening: lack of trust in the NCSP and cancer screening units; fear of being diagnosed with cancer; discomfort or pain from the screening procedure; lack of time, lack of knowledge about cancer screening or lack of awareness of the existence of the NCSP; physical disability or underlying disease; and logistic barriers. Interventions such as individualized counseling, letters and reminders, or other individually-targeted strategies, especially for those with lower socioeconomic status are required to increase participation and reduce disparities in cancer screening.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권sup2호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2016

Quitline activity in Rajasthan, India is a voluntary activity of Rajasthan Cancer Foundation (RCF) since April 2013. To kick-off, it took the benefit of the State Government- PIRAMAL SWASTHYA (PS)1 collaborative 104 Health Information Helpline that existed already in public-private partnership. It is a reactive quitline that helps callers through the counselors and nursing staff trained specifically through the weekly sessions held by the first author, the RCF resource on quitline. Besides structuring of the scripts for primary intervention and follow-ups after 1 week, 1 month, 6 months and a year, he also monitors calls, advices and coordinates with the supervisors to manage and analyze the data base, and reports to the PS lead at the Jaipur Center on overall performance and to plan strategic communication with the State Government on its outcomes. The quitline has limitations of its informal existence through a voluntary effort of RCF, no specific resource allocation, suboptimal data management, minimal awareness in the masses due to poor IEC (Information, Education and Communication; except its efforts made by RCF in last 1 year through the government-run State TV and City Radio) and staff shortage and its attrition due to lack of plan for career advancement. Despite these challenges in the year 2013, the quit line has registered a quit rate (for complete abstinence) of 19.93% amongst 1525 callers. The quit rate were 58.01% (304/ 524) among the responders at the 3rd follow-up at 18 months (in September 2014)2. In view of an increase in quit rate by 5- 9 times over the prevailing quit rate in the former ever daily users [both smokers and the users of smokeless tobacco (SLT)], efforts are being made by RCF in concurrence with PS to have this cost-effective model established formally with optimal resource allocation in collaboration with willing agencies (the State and Central Governments and the International Quitline Agencies) and its replication in 4 more states where PS is collaborating with the respective state governments similarly (Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Karnataka).

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2007

Effort has been performed for latest 20 years to improve resident's comfort and indoor environment in building. And interest and effort to improve indoor air environment among various indoor environment elements have continuously increased since 1990s, because it is examined scientifically that various contaminants generated indoor affect human body. Specially, indoor air contaminants generated from apartments are those exhausted from resident's indoor environment, closing materials and household. Indoor air environment in buildings is different according to pollution degree, existence availability of pollution source, ventilation amount, and meteorology. It is known that other contaminants more than about 900 kinds generate according to a kind of work or action in a room. Specially, nowadays buildings are well insulated and confidentiality-centered for environment protection and economical side. So indoor air contaminants are generated from indoor air pollution sauces of unprepared ventilation, human body carbon dioxide emissions, and various building materials. when these are accumulated in long term human body, it is harmful to resident's health, but awareness for this is very insufficient. Because bedroom is space that people inhabit for a long time by unconscious state and indoor environment occupies important part for resident's health and quality of life at sleep, the actual condition of air quality is investigated, improvement countermeasure is considered, and ventilation amount is analyzed. In this study, putting case that the most longest stayed time is sleeping time when people inhabit in the apartment, the air quality according to volume of bedroom space at sleep was measured and analyzed, and the data acquired will be the basis for improvement on this.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.425-430
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• 2023

Background: It is acknowledged that legislation acts as a motivator for organizational action on psychosocial risks. Our study aims to provide evidence on the relationship between key occupational safety and health (OSH) policy principles and organizational action on work-related stress, and, in turn, with reported employee job demands and resources and their experience of work-related stress. We focus on Italy where specific legislation and practices on work-related stress were introduced in 2008 which are underpinned by these key OSH policy principles. Methods: Secondary analysis of the Italian samples from the employer ESENER-2 and employee 6th EWCS surveys was conducted, using path analysis in structural equation modeling (SEM) linking the two datasets. Results: We found a strong statistically significant relationship between OSH policy principles and organizational action on work-related stress (C.I. = .62-.78 p < .001). The existence of an organizational action plan on work-related stress was found to be significantly associated with more reported job resources (C.I. = .02-.24, p < .05) but these were not found to be significantly associated with less work-related stress. No significant association was found between having an organizational action plan for work-related stress and reported job demands. However, job demands were significantly related to reported work-related stress (C.I. = .27-.47, p < .001). Conclusions: Findings add support to the call for specific legislation on work-related psychosocial risks and highlight how an organizational OSH culture underpinned by key OSH principles, and awareness/competence development on psychosocial risk management can have a positive effect on organizational action. However, further support needs to be provided to organizations around developing primary prevention interventions at the organizational level with the aim of reducing job demands.