• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.39-51
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• 2016

This pilot study examined programs for early childhood education and care in three Chinese cities. The samples for this study were one university-based kindergarten, one private kindergarten (rural area), and one public kindergarten (urban area). Six types of instruments were used to assess early childhood education and care services regarding quality matters. Most questions asked were open-ended; consequently, the interview answers by kindergarten directors or teachers (as well as observations made by the researcher) formed the basis for collecting the data. Quality components for each program were determined by a comparison method. The comparison allowed the researcher to understand the range of quality education and care available as well as the variability of existing kindergarten programs in China. The findings of the investigation revealed important information on; (a) demographic information (fees, class hours, total weeks of class, vacation, number of children and staff, class size, and teacher-child ratio) (b) teacher characteristics, (c) health practices, (d) safety practices, (e) work environment, (f) physical settings, (g) play materials, (h) parent involvement, (i) nutrition, (j) daily schedule. Implications within the Chinese context for quality practices and issues to further develop and strengthen early childhood education and care systems are discussed.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.669-690
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• 1998

In this paper we develop a new theory of adjoint and symmetric method in the class of general implicit one-step fixed-stepsize methods. These methods arise from simple and natral def-initions of the concepts of symmetry and adjointness that provide a fruitful basis for analysis. We prove a number of theorems for meth-ods having these properties and show in particular that only the symmetric methods possess a quadratic asymptotic expansion of the global error. In addition we give a very simple test to identify the symmetric methods in practice.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.278-283
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• 2013

Background: Problem-based learning (PBL) has introduced as an important part of pharmacy education in Korea as it is effective method to help students gain and apply knowledge with development of problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills. In order to provide the effective PBL, a number of trained facilitators and suitable PBL rooms are required. However, these become a barrier in Korea as most pharmacy schools have one or two faculty members who majored in clinical pharmacy. Objective: This study was performed to implement and evaluate a modified PBL in gastrointestinal (GI) pharmacotherapy class facilitated by one instructor. Methods: A general information of traditional PBL for 6 hours through 3 days is introduced before initiating GI pharmacotherapy class. After 3 hour-GI pharmacotherapy classes for 6 weeks, modified PBL was implemented with one instructor to facilitate PBL for four small groups with 19 pharmacy students simultaneously. Modified PBL was incorporated with weekly mini-case discussion and presentation. Results: Students completed 15-question survey to evaluate modified PBL course, student performance, group performance, and facilitator performance. Eighty-four percent of students answered modified PBL was helpful to understand what they have learned. Mean score in group performance was higher than that of individual performance during modified PBL course. Overall, students reported modified PBL was useful in knowledge building. Conclusion: Modified PBL model without individual group facilitators in one classroom helped students to achieve self-directed, independent learning skills in an interactive and engaging environment.

• 대한수학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.479-491
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• 2017

We investigate the zeros of Epstein zeta functions associated with positive definite quadratic forms with rational coefficients in the vertical strip ${\sigma}_1$ < ${\Re}s$ < ${\sigma}_2$, where 1/2 < ${\sigma}_1$ < ${\sigma}_2$ < 1. When the class number h of the quadratic form is bigger than 1, Voronin gave a lower bound and Lee gave an asymptotic formula for the number of zeros. Recently Gonek and Lee improved their results by providing a new upper bound for the error term when h > 3. In this paper, we consider the cases h = 2, 3 and provide an upper bound for the error term, smaller than the one for the case h > 3.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.460-466
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• 2011

Objectives: Students in elementary schools usually wash their hands in a washstand. However, little attention is paid to the washstand itself. Today, the importance of personal sanitation and hygiene is greatly emphasized. Therefore students' parents and the public are growing increasingly interested in accessibility to washstands by elementary school students in their schools. Methods: With respect to this study, a survey of students and teachers inelementary schools was performed on the installation of washstands in order to determine the proper number of washstands per school. Results: The results show that 1.1 boys (per class) need a washstand, while 1.8 girls (per class) do so in order to maintain a 50% level of crowdedness. By of the regression equation, to maintain 50% congestion (50% of all students feel congestion) there should be 18.5 boys, and the 15.76 girls per washstand. Table 3 is based on the above results, the number of students per washstand (x) and congestion (y), separated by gender according to the results of regression analysis, the correlation of male models in the linear regression analysis and correlation of girls in the regression equation can be obtained. The linear regression fit of less than 0.7 determines that the coefficients of determination are 0.5399 and 0.4195, respectively. Significance was much smaller. Also, according to the simulation using the diffusion model, with 29 students per class more than one washstand should be provided in a school. Girls (per class) need 0.7 more washstands than boys (per class). Conclusions: More washstand facilities for girls than boys are needed. If the target is based on school class size two washstands should be installed. Finally, guidelines and/or standards in the Schools Health Act of Korea forin elementary school washstands is considerably needed.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제34권11호
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• pp.1001-1010
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• 2007

HMM은 파라미터의 수가 많을수록 모델링 성능이 향상되어 해당 클래스 데이타는 뿐만 아니라 혼동되는 다른 클래스 데이타에 대해서도 높은 확률을 출력하는 경향이 있다. 그러므로 단순히 파라미터 수를 증가 시키는 것은 변별력 향상에 도움이 되지 않는다. 본 논문에서는 혼동되는 클래스 데이터의 확률을 이용한 혼동 확률 선택 기준CMC(Confusion Model Selection Criterion)과 혼동 클래스 데이터를 구성하여 혼동 모델을 만들고 이것을 이용한 새로운 인식 방법인 RCM(Recognition using Confusion Models)을 제안하였다. 제안한 인식 방법은 혼동되는 클래스 데이타의 구성으로 혼동 데이타 집합을 만들고 이것을 이용하여 별도의 혼동 모델을 훈련한 후, 혼동 모델의 확률을 해당 표준 모델의 확률에서 차감하여 해당 클래스 데이타의 오인식 가능성을 억제한다. 모델 선택 기준 CMC를 온라인 필기 숫자 데이타를 대상으로 실험하여 기존 모델 선택 기준인 ML, ALC2, BIC와 비교 분석한 결과, 제안한 방법인 CMC가 적은 파라미터로 좋은 결과를 보였으며, 제안한 혼동 모델 인식 방법인 RCM은 93.08%의 인식률을 보여 표준 모델만을 사용한 인식한 방법보다 정인식률이 약 1.5%향상되었고, 이는 오류의 17.4%가 감소된 결과이다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.675-679
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• 2001

In this paper, we present a new competitive learning algorithm called Dynamic Competitive Learning (DCL). DCL is a supervised learning method that dynamically generates output neurons and initializes automatically the weight vectors from training patterns. It introduces a new parameter called LOG (Limit of Grade) to decide whether an output neuron is created or not. If the class of at least one among the LOG number of nearest output neurons is the same as the class of the present training pattern, then DCL adjusts the weight vector associated with the output neuron to learn the pattern. If the classes of all the nearest output neurons are different from the class of the training pattern, a new output neuron is created and the given training pattern is used to initialize the weight vector of the created neuron. The proposed method is significantly different from the previous competitive learning algorithms in the point that the selected neuron for learning is not limited only to the winner and the output neurons are dynamically generated during the learning process. In addition, the proposed algorithm has a small number of parameters, which are easy to be determined and applied to real-world problems. Experimental results for pattern recognition of remote sensing data and handwritten numeral data indicate the superiority of DCL in comparison to the conventional competitive learning methods.

• Acta Via Serica
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.31-54
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• 2021

Radicalisation has become an important issue for the Kyrgyz Republic with an increasing number of individuals leaving the country for conflict zones. The government of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted a number of policies to prevent radicalisation and violent extremism among youth. One of these measures is piloting a new subject, titled, History of Religious Culture, (История религиозной культуры) in public schools. The analysis in this paper aims to explore the experiences of teachers, who have taught the new class. The article also examines any differences in the level of resilience of pupils in schools, piloting and not piloting the new subject, towards radicalisation and violent extremism. Data used in this article comes from a survey with 760 adolescents across public schools in six regions of the country and key informant interviews with teachers who have taught the new class. Qualitative findings showed a positive experience of teachers who reported expanding their pupils' and their own knowledge of various religions. Quantitative findings indicate that the new class, History of Religious Culture, may have had a positive impact on violence-related beliefs in pilot schools that reported views less supportive of violence. The study concludes that the government's response to radicalisation and violent extremism has expanded beyond a security approach by including education. This, however, poses a risk of securitising education.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.500-506
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• 2007

Type Object 디자인 패턴은 하나의 클래스가 수많은 하위 클래스를 갖거나, 그 하위 클래스의 개수를 소프트웨어 개발시에 예측할 수 없는 상황을 해결하고자 제시된 패턴이다. 그러나, 이 패턴은 적용력과 여러 장점에도 불구하고 인스턴스를 생성하는 클래스와 그 인스턴스의 실제적 클래스가 분리되어 있고 또한 객체 레퍼런스에 의해서 서로 연관되어 있으므로 이에 대한 관리를 위한 메커니즘과 패턴의 이해에 있어서 많은 복잡성을 갖는 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위한 Type Object Class의 설계와 구현을 제시한다. 즉, Type Object 패턴의 Type Class와 Object Class로부터 Type Object Class를 설정하고, 이를 런타임에 생성되고 사용되게 함으로써, 인스턴스들이 객체 지향프로그래밍 언어에서 제공하는 고유의 클래스를 참조하게 되어 별도의 클래스 참조 메커니즘을 가질 필요가 없도록 하였다. 따라서, 별도의 클래스 참조 메커니즘을 개발하는 부담과 이 메커니즘의 동작으로 인한 실행 상의 성능 저하의 문제가 개선되는 효과가 있다.

• 대한수학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.751-763
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• 2015

Let ${\alpha}$ be a positive integer, and let $p_1$, $p_2$ be two distinct prime numbers with $p_1$ < $p_2$. By using elementary methods, we give two equivalent conditions of all even near-perfect numbers in the form $2^{\alpha}p_1p_2$ and $2^{\alpha}p_1^2p_2$, and obtain a lot of new near-perfect numbers which involve some special kinds of prime number pairs. One kind is exactly the new Mersenne conjecture's prime number pair. Another kind has the form $p_1=2^{{\alpha}+1}-1$ and $p_2={\frac{p^2_1+p_1+1}{3}}$, where the former is a Mersenne prime and the latter's behavior is very much like a Fermat number.