• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.65-84
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• 2021

Our understanding of how barriers to access systematically varies with the compositional and contextual characteristics of users is incomplete. Using a public university library in Ghana, this study assessed the heterogeneous barriers or constraints students encounter in accessing electronic resources based on their demographic and contextual attributes. A descriptive survey design was adopted and structured questionnaires were administered randomly to 558 students in the four constituent colleges of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Data were collected and analysed using SPSS and descriptive statistics were generated. The results revealed that students faced six key challenges in accessing electronic information resources in the library namely delays in download of information, poor internet connectivity, and limited accessibility of university portal, inadequate computers in the library, poor lighting and limited ancillary services (on the spot printing facilities), with differences based on gender, academic level, and college affiliation. Only 24% males and 26% females had no challenges or problems with delays in download of electronic information. About three-fourth of all users had poor internet connectivity and complained about inadequate computers associated with accessing electronic resources. 40% percent of undergraduate students in the Colleges of Education Studies, Agriculture and Natural Sciences, and Humanities and Legal Studies each encountered four to six simultaneous challenges. Irrespective of gender, first year undergraduate students in all the four colleges were the least likely to report multiple challenges. This suggests the need for targeted and context-specific interventions to address the identified challenges.

• 복식문화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 복식문화학회 2000년도 International Costume Culture Conference
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• pp.13-25
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• 2000

The nature of internationalisation is explored and the historical stages in the process described. A series of profiles of fashion companies, which have pursued policies of internationalisation, is presented. The challenges faced by fashion producers and retailers, as they enter the twenty-first century, are identified and the changing context of fashion consumption is recognised.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2009년도 9th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.211-214
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• 2009

In this paper we will outline the opportunities for flexible OLED devices, both for display and solid-state lighting applications. We will present our recent data, and discuss future challenges, for low power consumption phosphorescent OLED technology fabricated on flexible substrates to enable a new generation of energy efficient electronic devices.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.278-292
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• 2022

서비스 러닝(service learning)은 최근 환경문제를 동반한 기후변화에 대처하기 위한 새로운 교육적 접근으로 새롭게 주목받고 있다. 그러나 국내 과학교육에서는 서비스 러닝에 대한 연구들이 부족하다. 이 연구에서는 기존의 관련 문헌들을 바탕으로 서비스 러닝에 대한 이론적 배경을 소개하고, 환경문제에 대한 과학교육의 새로운 접근 방법으로서 국내 과학교육 환경에서도 적용될 수 있는 개념적 틀을 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 서비스 러닝과 관련하여 국내외 데이터베이스 검색을 통해 수집된 112편의 문헌들을 연구 대상으로 하여 분석하였다. 그 결과, Dewey의 경험학습에 뿌리를 둔 서비스 러닝의 이론적 배경을 소개하였고, 서비스 러닝을 학생들이 학습 내용과 관련된 구조화된 서비스 활동을 통해 지역사회가 필요로 하는 도움을 제공하고, 그와 동시에 학문적 이해의 깊이를 더하며, 나아가 사회 구성원으로서 공동체 의식과 책임감을 함양하는 형태의 경험학습으로 정의하였다. 또한 환경문제에 대응하기 위해 국내 과학교육 환경에 적용하기 위한 서비스 러닝의 개념적 틀을 제안하였다. 제안된 틀은 서비스 러닝의 구성원을 학교, 학생, 지역사회로 구분하고, 지식, 경험, 그리고 비판적 성찰(critical reflection)을 통한 학습을 그 핵심요소로 제시하고 있다. 기후변화, 생물 다양성, 대기오염, 산림황폐화 등을 포함한 다양한 환경문제를 다루기 위한 방안으로 우리나라 과학교육에서도 서비스 러닝을 적극적으로 활용할 필요가 있다. 따라서 제안된 서비스 러닝의 개념적 틀을 바탕으로 학교현장에서 지역사회 환경문제를 다루기 위해 다양한 형태로 적용하고 검증하는 연구들이 추가적으로 수행되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.34-44
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• 2017

The use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) in the construction and agriculture industries continues to gain in popularity and use. Firms within these industries have begun to utilize UASs to perform many of the traditional processes and procedures, which can result in a reduction in total work force and costs needed for a task. However, as with any technology, there is a learning curve and UASs do change the way certain activities are completed. Due to this, there exist firms and individuals that have not or are not willing to invest in UASs yet. The objective of this study is to explore the applications of UASs in construction and agricultural industries to discuss the benefits, challenges, and reasons of investing in UASs. This paper conducted an in-depth literature review of current topics on UASs in construction and agriculture. Additionally, six expert interviews were conducted with individuals from construction and agricultural industries in the southeastern United States. Ultimately, this study successfully found several benefits and challenges to using UASs and discussed the reasons that some firms invest in UASs while other still do not.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.281-289
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• 2020

This research analyses the challenges facing SMEs in Oman in their quest for internationalization. The study is based on the OECD Model of Internationalization put forward in the report titled "How to Foster the Internationalization of SMEs through the Pacific Alliance Integration Process" which focuses on four factors namely finance, business environment, firm capabilities and market access, which are appropriate for an emerging economy like Oman. This study used a descriptive and quantitative research design in attempting to analyze the challenges being faced by Omani SMEs in their endeavors to internationalize. The research investigates causal relationship between variables using positivist and deductive approach. Data collected from 102 respondents was analysed by Structural Equation Modeling(SEM) using AMOS. It was found that finance availability was the most significant predictor of internationalization challenges followed by market access and business environment, while firm capabilities had no impact. Thus SMEs need easier access to credit and have to develop their international business networks and their marketing capabilities in order to grow internationally. Keeping in mind the contribution made by SMEs the government has to intervene by opening up easy lines of credit to SME exporters and allowing them relaxations in customs and other duties.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.975-990
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• 2020

Nowadays, the Internet of Things (IoT) network, is increasingly becoming a ubiquitous connectivity between different advanced applications such as smart cities, smart homes, smart grids, and many others. The emerging network of smart devices and objects enables people to make smart decisions through machine to machine (M2M) communication. Most real-world security and IoT-related challenges are vulnerable to various attacks that pose numerous security and privacy challenges. Therefore, IoT offers efficient and effective solutions. intrusion detection system (IDS) is a solution to address security and privacy challenges with detecting different IoT attacks. To develop an attack detection and a stable network, this paper's main objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of existing intrusion detections system for IoT environment, cyber-security threats challenges, and transparent problems and concerns are analyzed and discussed. In this paper, we propose software-defined IDS based distributed cloud architecture, that provides a secure IoT environment. Experimental evaluation of proposed architecture shows that it has better detection and accuracy than traditional methods.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2021

Microfinance focuses on economic development at a minute level. Microfinance is adopted to reduce the poverty level in the economic system. This study is conducted to investigate the microfinance institutions' outreach, its growth, and challenges faced by the Microfinance Banks (MFBs) and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). Data is collected from MFBs and MFIs working in Muzaffarabad as well as from interviews and focus group discussions. Findings are based upon lending, headcount ratio, offers, the value of their offer, and the possible growth chances of microfinance in Muzaffarabad. In addition to this, the challenges associated with microfinance outreach have been highlighted during analysis and guidelines have been provided to the MFBs and MFIs to increase their outreach. The sector is financially unstable which is attributable to its reliance on conventional sources of funding. The industry faces several endogenous as well as exogenous challenges from its environment which obstructs its growth. Further, it helps the policymakers to work on the development of the region and provide the base for further future research work.

• Journal of Smart Tourism
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.21-32
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• 2022

This paper shows light on the concept of smart tourism destination as a future of tourism development, especially in the context of problems associated with developing countries. This study substantiates the case of smart tourism development in mountain destinations as an affordable and needed future of the contemporary era. This conceptual study is based on secondary literature on Smart Cities, Smart Tourism Destinations, and Tourism in Himachal Pradesh. The Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has been considered as a study area to acknowledge major tourism-related challenges, especially in mountain locations. Consequently, the dots are connected between existing challenges and solutions that smart tourism holds. It turns out that for the development of mountain tourism destinations such as Himachal Pradesh in the Indian Himalayas, investments in smart infrastructure are required. By developing smart infrastructure, a new USP can be made, a supportive environment for new local businesses, new employment opportunities, enhanced tourist experience and an overall raised standard of living for locals. Considering all factors, it leads to a highly competitive tourism destination. All tourism destinations located in the Himalayan mountains show somewhat the same tourism challenges as Himachal Pradesh, India. Therefore, this paper brightens the path of destination planners towards the development agenda of smart tourism destinations and shows how smart tourism infrastructure can be deployed for better management of tourism destinations.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.29-40
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• 2022

The study investigated the challenges of recruitment and selection process of librarians in federal university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey. The population of the study consists of 108 librarians. 95 copies of the questionnaire were filled and returned. The questionnaire was used in collecting data. The overall reliability of the instrument yielded 0.95 with the use of Cronbach Alpha Coefficient. Standard deviation and mean was used to generate the data that was gathered. The rating scale of 4 points was subjected to an estimation procedure using SPSS version 17.0. A mean score of 2.5 and above on any item was accepted. The findings revealed that the librarians identified the challenges to include ethnicity influence; favouritisms; recruitment based on godfatherism; dwindling budgetary allocation. The librarians also identified some of the strategies to include performance at interview as benchmark; equity and fairness as benchmark; recruitment should be done according to relevant discipline; and having channels for reporting cases of corruption during recruitment. Based on the above findings the study recommended among others that recruitment and selection of qualified librarians should be done according to the laid down procedures.