• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.80-84
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• 2017

Defects involving specialised areas with characteristic anatomical features, such as the nipple, upper eyelid, and lip, benefit greatly from the use of sharing procedures. The vulva, a complex 3-dimensional structure, can also be reconstructed through a sharing procedure drawing upon the contralateral vulva. In this report, we present the interesting case of a patient with chronic, massive, localised lymphedema of her left labia majora that was resected in 2011. Five years later, she presented with squamous cell carcinoma over the left vulva region, which is rarely associated with chronic lymphedema. To the best of our knowledge, our management of the radical vulvectomy defect with a labia majora sharing procedure is novel and has not been previously described. The labia major flap presented in this report is a shared flap; that is, a transposition flap based on the dorsal clitoral artery, which has consistent vascular anatomy, making this flap durable and reliable. This procedure epitomises the principle of replacing like with like, does not interfere with leg movement or patient positioning, has minimal donor site morbidity, and preserves other locoregional flap options for future reconstruction. One limitation is the need for a lax contralateral vulva. This labia majora sharing procedure is a viable option in carefully selected patients.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.2015-2028
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• 2016

In this paper, we propose a sum transmission rate maximization based cooperative spectrum sharing protocol with quality-of-service (QoS) support for both of the primary and secondary systems, which exploits the situation when the primary system experiences a weak channel. The secondary transmitter ST_b which provides the best performance for the primary and secondary systems is selected to forward the primary signal. Specifically, ST_b helps the primary system achieve the target rate by using a fraction of its power to forward the primary signal. As a reward, it can gain spectrum access by using the remaining power to transmit its own signal. We study the secondary user selection and optimal power allocation such that the sum transmission rate of primary and secondary systems is maximized, while the QoS of both primary and secondary systems can be guaranteed. Simulation results demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed spectrum sharing protocol and its benefit to both primary and secondary systems.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.43-53
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• 2007

Recently, controversy over intellectual property rights for protecting genetic resources and traditional knowledge has been emerging. Very active debates and global discussions are being carried out in various international organizations for possible approaches to be taken for these properties, and for the fair and equal sharing of the benefits from these intellectual properties. There is a need to evaluate adopting a sui generis system which is being pushed by developing nations, or adopting a policy which will guaranteee benefit sharing such as sharing royalties from marketing final products, technical transfers, capacity building, and participating in research activities. Also, it is very important to examine the legal issues concerning genetic resources based on Convention on Biological Diversity for the fair and equal sharing of the benefits with developing nations, at the same time assuring developed nations of access to genetic resources.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.73-87
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• 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes in our daily lives and in industries as a whole. The most notable change was the spread of the untact culture to minimize face-to-face contact. The spread of the untact culture has changed the use of public transportation. Looking at the results of previous SARS and MERS studies, it was found that as the pandemic spreads, the use of public transportation decreased. Recently, the mobility sharing service is attracting attention as a personalized means of transportation instead of public transportation. Therefore, in this study, the factors affecting the intention to use the mobility sharing service were to be identified by the actual users. In this study, economic benefit, convenience, sustainability, and sense of belonging were set as independent variables based on previous studies. In addition, the relationship between the perceived usefulness and perceived pleasure of these factors of use on intention to use was empirically analyzed through PLS-SEM. As a result of the study, it was found that economic benefits, convenience, sustainability, and sense of belongingness had a significant effect on intention to use through perceived usefulness and enjoyment. This study was meaningful in that it was verified through the study that economic benefits, convenience, sustainability, and a sense of belongingness were significant variables affecting the intention to use through usefulness and pleasure.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.159-182
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• 2024

Purpose This study aims to investigate the factors influencing social media users' sharing behaviors of COVID-19 health information. Specifically, we seek to examine the impact of three key antecedents-trust in information source, trust in information content, and trust in social media platform-on users' trust in information quality and determine whether their effects vary between South Korea and China. Design/methodology/approach To fulfill our research objectives, we conducted an online survey across two countries, collecting 408 valid responses (South Korea: N = 201; China: N = 207) for our analysis. We employed Partial Least Squared based Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 4 and performed Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and independent t-tests with SPSS 27. Findings The study revealed that perceived risks significantly inhibit users from sharing health information, highlighting the critical role of trust in countering these effects. We also identified variances in the levels of trust in information content and trust in social media platform between the two countries, which offers fresh perspectives for designing culturally tailored public health communications and interventions.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.525-533
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• 2015

주파수 공유 기술의 진화는 TV 유휴대역 활용과 같은 다양한 신규 비즈니스 모델의 출현을 불러일으킬 것으로 예상된다. 그런데 주파수 공유를 고려한 비즈니스 모델은 서비스 제공업체의 경제적 타당성을 충족시키고, 서비스 이용자에게는 이전 서비스보다 증가된 편익을 제공해야 한다. 이와 더불어, 신규 비즈니스 모델은 무선 통신 서비스 분야를 포함하여 산업 활성화에 기여해야 한다. 이러한 다양한 목적을 이룰 수 있는 최적 비즈니스 모델 선별에 적합한 정량적 평가방법이 필요하다. 평가방법에는 정부, 서비스 제공자, 서비스 이용자의 평가 관점이 골고루 반영되어야 한다. 본 연구는 주파수 공유 비즈니스 모델의 평가방법을 제시한다. 먼저 주파수 공유 기술 적용의 특수성을 고려한 평가속성과 평가척도를 정의한다. 또한 계층적 의사결정 분석기법(AHP)을 적용하여 평가속성 및 평가항목의 상대적 중요도를 도출한다.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.187-209
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• 2017

Purpose The sharing economy is the most important keyword that is changing the paradigm of the world economy and management, and it was selected as one of 10 ideas to change the world in 2011 in Time magazine. The purpose of this study is to verify the structural relationship between perceived value and risk, network effect, usefulness, trust, and intention to use of accommodation service. In addition, the effects of utility and trust, and the experience of using accommodation service are controlled by the effect of empirical value and reciprocal value among the perceived value of sharing economic service, The purpose of this study is to propose a plan to activate the accommodation sharing service. Design/methodology/approach This study was designed to investigate the structural relationship between perceived value, perceived risk, network effect, usefulness, trust, and intention to use. Empirical analysis was done using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0 Findings Based on the results of this study, the following conclusions can be drawn. First, it was concluded that the higher the economic value of the accommodation sharing service is, the more useful and reliable the service is. Second, the higher the experiential value of the accommodation sharing service is, the higher the usefulness and reliability of the service are. Third, it was concluded that the higher the value of the mutual benefit of the accommodation sharing service is, the higher the trust level of the service is, but not the usefulness of the service. Fourth, it was concluded that the higher the perceived risk of accommodation sharing service is, the lower the service trust level is, but the service usability is not affected. Fifth, it was concluded that the larger the network effect of the accommodation sharing service is, the more useful the service is, but it does not affect the reliability of the service. Sixth, it was concluded that the higher the overall reliability of the accommodation sharing service is, the higher the usefulness of the service is. Seventh, it was concluded that the higher the overall usefulness and reliability of the accommodation sharing service are, the higher the intention to use the sharing service is. Finally, in order to test the effect of the experience on the use of trust and usefulness of the accommodation sharing service, multiple group analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between trust and usefulness, It is shown that there is a moderating effect in the path.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.60-84
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• 2016

What impact does the sharing economy have on existing businesses? This paper empirically examines how Uber transformed the taxi industry in New York City. Using a regression model controlling various potential influencing factors, we find no direct evidence that daily trips or revenue per taxi driver decreased since Uber entered the taxi industry. However, a closer investigation into other dimensions of taxi trips reveals that taxi drivers were forced to change their way of doing businesses to retain existing daily trips and revenue. Since Uber crowded out yellow taxis from the central area of Manhattan, yellow taxis responded by serving customers outside of the Manhattan borough. From enlarging their geographical coverage and serving customers that were previously ignored, yellow taxis were able to retain their previous level of taxi trips and market share. We also find that yellow taxis responded by improving their service quality to better serve customers' needs. Our result suggests that incumbents actively responded to Uber's entry and provided substantial benefit to consumers. Combined with the incumbent's response, the sharing economy transformed the existing market in a welfare-enhancing way. This paper provides managerial and policy implication on how incumbents affected by the disruptions of the sharing economy should respond. Even though it might be yet premature to examine the impact of Uber, results suggest that incumbents have effectively defended against Uber's entry so far. We conclude that the sharing economy and the existing economy can create positive value in our society through well-intentioned competition, complementing each other's weaknesses and strengths.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2015

About 30% of Mongolian population is populated in the capital of the nation. Too many hospitals are concentrated in size as compared to the capital. This creates a difficult environment to provide equal distribution of medical benefit. In order to resolve this issue of medical benefit inequality, a portable/travelling medical treatment system using 'M-LIMS' is proposed for real-life application. The system with M-LIMS to be designed will include functions such as composing, sharing charts among doctors, standardizing charts. M-LIMS will be designed considering Mongol's regional characteristics, and application plans will be proposed accordingly.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.269-282
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• 2021

최근 생명공학 R&D의 필수 재료인 유전자원에 대한 취득과 그 이용을 규제하는 국제 규범, 즉 나고야의정서가 등장하면서 관련 분야 연구자에게 상당한 불편과 부담이 우려되고 있다. 나고야의정서가 발효함에 따라 그 동안 인류공동유산으로서 마치 공공재처럼 모든 국가가 자유롭게 사용해왔던 유전자원에 대하여 자원 보유국의 배타적 소유권이 인정되면서 자원의 취득과 이용에 대한 각국의 법적 규제가 도입되고 있다. 특히 유전자원의 해외의존도가 높은 우리나라는 보다 체계적인 대응을 해야 할 필요성이 있다. 이 글은 연구자를 포함한 국내외 유전자원 이용자의 나고야의정서에 대한 인식 제고를 위하여, 먼저 의정서의 주요 핵심내용을 분석하고 해외 유전자원 이용을 위한 접근, 취득 및 이익공유의 전체적인 구조와 흐름을 제시함으로써 향후 적절한 대응에 도움이 될 수 있도록 구성·기술하였다. 나고야의정서에 적절하게 대처하기 위해서는 연구자 본인의 노력과 국가적인 차원에서의 지원이 동시에 필요하다. 우선 연구자는 나고야의정서 체제에서의 연구활동 진행에 관한 전체적인 틀과 각 단계별 구체적인 대응에 관한 이해를 반드시 해야 한다. 이를 토대로 유전자원 접근단계부터 이로 인해 발생한 이익의 공유단계까지 제공국의 ABS절차에 적절하게 대응해야 한다. 이렇게 볼 때 나고야의정서로 인해 과거 대비 연구활동에 일정부분 제한이 가해지고 연구 외적인 부담이 가중되었다고 할 수 있다. 하지만 전 세계적으로 유전자원에 대한 국가의 주권을 인정하는 시류가 한시적이라고 보기 힘든 상황임은 분명하다. 나고야의정서 체제를 중심으로 자국의 유전자원에 대한 주권적 권리를 지키고자 하는 자원부국의 기조가 더 강해질 것으로 예상된다. 따라서 국내 연구자도 관련 피해를 최소화하기 위한 대비를 보다 확실히 해야 할 것이다.