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Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Libraries for The Visually Impaired in Nigeria: Alternative Format Use and Perception of Information Services

  • Adetoro, 'Niran
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.40-49
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    • 2015
  • Nigeria's non-government organization (NGO) libraries for the visually impaired has over the years been at the forefront of information services provision to persons with visual impairment. This study adopted a survey research design to investigate use of alternative formats and perceptions of information services to the visually impaired, focusing on two purposively chosen NGO libraries for the visually impaired in Nigeria. Using a complete enumeration approach, data were gathered from 180 users of the libraries through the use of a structured questionnaire with a reliability score (${\alpha}=0.74$). Data from 112 (62.2%) of the 180 administered copies of a questionnaire that were retrieved were analysed. The study found that Braille materials had a high level of utilization ($\bar{x}=4.46$) and were the most frequently utilized (90.9%). Perception of information services by the visually impaired was positive while use of alternative formats was significantly and positively related to users' perception of information services (r = .041; p < 0.05). The study recommends improved transcription and investment in alternative formats and in e-resources. It also recommends collaborations to widen access as well as constant evaluation of services.

Study on Jong-jun Lee's Medical Records in Sinsuntaeeuljagumdan ("신선태을자금단(神仙太乙紫金丹)"에 수록된 이종준(李宗準) 의안(醫案)에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Jae-Eun;Choi, Dall-Yeong;Jeong, Han-Sol;Shin, Hyun-Jong;Shin, Sang-Woo;Ha, Ki-Tae
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.155-162
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    • 2011
  • Sinsuntaeeuljagumdan is a medical book written by Jong-jun Lee, who was an government official in Yonsan-gun period in Chosun dynasty. This book has importance in medical history, as it was the first privately published medical book in early Choson dynasty, and written by an bureaucratic gentry, not by a professional doctor. Three versions of this book remain, among which Sungam version is printed and closest to the original, while Kyoto version is facsimile manuscript of the Sungam version. The contents of the book can be divided into three subsections, i.e. constituents and making instructions, applicable symptoms and adminstration directions, and medical records and episodes. The medical records, of these three sections, are total 8 cases, with a great value as the first ever medical record in korean history.

A Study on Development of Guidelines for Transferring Electronic Records (전자 기록물 이관 절차 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Sam-Gyun;Kim, Hee-Sop;Oh, Sang-Hoon;Kwon, Do-Yun;Won, Sun-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.441-461
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    • 2008
  • The study aims at providing a practical, rather then conceptual, guideline for transferring electronic records for the purpose of applicable to the archives in Korea. To achieve this purpose the study analyzed ISO, AHDS, and CCSDS transfer guidelines, examined requirements for transferring records in one Korean government agency as a testbed, and finally developed a proposed guideline for e-records transfer that is suitable for Korea settings. The study is deemed significant in that the proposed guideline is derived from a case study and analysis of major transfer guidelines available.

An Evaluation of the Standardization of Records Management (준현용 기록관리 표준화의 평가)

  • Seol, Moon-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.355-377
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    • 2009
  • In 2005, the National Archives of Korea (NAK) set up the Records Management Standards Plan in the process of public records management innovation and released 55 standards and guidelines based on this plan. This study is to evaluate the standardization for records management so far with a critical view and suggest implications for rebuilding standardization strategies. For evaluation, it analyses records management standardization policies and the status of standard development through NAK's standardization policy documents and interviews records managers in central government agencies via e-mail. The categories of evaluation are the selection for the standardization areas, the quality of standard content, the standardization procedures, and the policies for sustainable standardization. It evaluates qualitatively with criteria set up in each category and then suggests some recommendations for the improvement of records management standardization.

Development of HDF Browser for the Utilization of EOC Imagery

  • Seo, Hee-Kyung;Ahn, Seok-Beom;Park, Eun-Chul;Hahn, Kwang-Soo;Choi, Joon-Soo;Kim, Choen
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of Electro-Optical Camera (EOC), the primary payload of KOMPSAT-1, is to collect high resolution visible imagery of the Earth including Korean Peninsula. EOC images will be distributed to the public or many user groups including government, public corporations, academic or research institutes. KARI will offer the online service to the users through internet. Some application, e.g., generation of Digital Elevation Model (DEM), needs a secondary data such as satellite ephemeris data, attitude data to process the EOC imagery. EOC imagery with these ancillary information will be distributed in a file of Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) file formal. HDF is a physical file format that allows storage of many different types of scientific data including images, multidimensional data arrays, record oriented data, and point data. By the lack of public domain softwares supporting HDF file format, many public users may not access EOC data without difficulty. The purpose of this research is to develop a browsing system of EOC data for the general users not only for scientists who are the main users of HDF. The system is PC-based and huts user-friendly interface.

The Role of Aesthetic Experience with the Creative Product in the Creative Economy (창의상품의 심미적 체험이 창의경제에 미치는 역할)

  • Chun, Taeck soo
    • Review of Culture and Economy
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.73-96
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this paper is to show the role of aesthetic experience from appreciating the creative products in the creative economy. The paper has found that the universality of creativity is a very basic foundation of the creative economy and anyone can enhance his or her creativity from appreciating or consuming the creative products and apply such acquired creativity to the non-creative industries. From these findings we can derive two public policy implications. The first one is that the government should support people to pursue a diverse and unique experience, i.e. aesthetic experience with creative products. And the second one is that art education both inside and outside of the school curriculum should be emphasized.

A Method of Digital Signature Using FIDO2 CTAP (FIDO2 CTAP을 활용한 전자서명 방법)

  • Cho, Han-koo;Lee, Kyung-ho
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.1049-1062
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    • 2019
  • The national accredited certificate is a user certificate issued based on the user's personal information, which has been identified in advance, and has become a universal authentication method used for most electronic financial transactions and user authentication. And it contributed a lot to the use of e-government and domestic service. However, due to the lack of web standards on how to use, it was inconvenient to install a separate plug-in, and efforts to improve it have been continued. In this paper, we attempt to solve the problem of certificate usage environment by presenting the certificate digital signature method using the extension of the FIDO2 (Fast Identity Online v2) client to authentication protocol (CTAP) specification.

Information Management in Herbal Research: Nexus of Trends and Application of Emerging Technologies

  • Okuonghae, Omorodion;Abimbola, Margaret Olusola
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.63-74
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    • 2019
  • In recent time, herbal information and products have been used to treat different sicknesses and diseases such as arthritis, insomnia, ulcer, diabetes, cough, fever, constipation and cardiovascular problems. Several researches conducted have given birth to the use of different herbal products (such as rosemary Lavenders, sage, curry leaf' Tea bush, Bitter leaf, Thyme, garlic, ginger, Ginseng and Aloe Vera) for medicinal and culinary purposes. Due to the ever increasing importance of herbal research information, there is need for adequate and proper management of herbal research information. This article examines the need for information management in herbal research, characteristics of herbal research information as well as the nexus of trends of information management in herbal research. It discusses and identifies the roles of libraries in the management of herbal research information. The paper also identifies some emerging ICT tools used for information management in herbal research. It concludes that apart from helping to preserve valuable information on herbal medicinal research, proper management of herbal research information also help to lpreserve the indigenous knowledge of the people from being lost as a result of factors such as acculturation and biodiversity. The paper recommends that government and information agencies should draw up strategy for proper management of herbal research information as this will enhance access to quality herbal information.

Edible Insects as a Protein Source: A Review of Public Perception, Processing Technology, and Research Trends

  • Kim, Tae-Kyung;Yong, Hae In;Kim, Young-Boong;Kim, Hyun-Wook;Choi, Yun-Sang
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.521-540
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    • 2019
  • This review summarizes the current trends related to insect as food resources among consumers, industry, and academia. In Western societies, edible insects have a greater potential as animal feed than as human food because of cultural biases associated with harmful insects, although the abundant characteristics of edible insects should benefit human health. Nevertheless, many countries in Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Latin America utilize insects as a major protein source. Using insects can potentially solve problems related to the conventional food-supply chain, including global water, land, and energy deficits. Academic, industry, and government-led efforts have attempted to reduce negative perceptions of insects through developing palatable processing methods, as well as providing descriptions of health benefits and explaining the necessity of reducing reliance on other food sources. Our overview reveals that entomophagy is experiencing a steady increase worldwide, despite its unfamiliarity to the consumers influenced by Western eating habits.

A Pattern Matching Extended Compression Algorithm for DNA Sequences

  • Murugan., A;Punitha., K
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.8
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    • pp.196-202
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    • 2021
  • DNA sequencing provides fundamental data in genomics, bioinformatics, biology and many other research areas. With the emergent evolution in DNA sequencing technology, a massive amount of genomic data is produced every day, mainly DNA sequences, craving for more storage and bandwidth. Unfortunately, managing, analyzing and specifically storing these large amounts of data become a major scientific challenge for bioinformatics. Those large volumes of data also require a fast transmission, effective storage, superior functionality and provision of quick access to any record. Data storage costs have a considerable proportion of total cost in the formation and analysis of DNA sequences. In particular, there is a need of highly control of disk storage capacity of DNA sequences but the standard compression techniques unsuccessful to compress these sequences. Several specialized techniques were introduced for this purpose. Therefore, to overcome all these above challenges, lossless compression techniques have become necessary. In this paper, it is described a new DNA compression mechanism of pattern matching extended Compression algorithm that read the input sequence as segments and find the matching pattern and store it in a permanent or temporary table based on number of bases. The remaining unmatched sequence is been converted into the binary form and then it is been grouped into binary bits i.e. of seven bits and gain these bits are been converted into an ASCII form. Finally, the proposed algorithm dynamically calculates the compression ratio. Thus the results show that pattern matching extended Compression algorithm outperforms cutting-edge compressors and proves its efficiency in terms of compression ratio regardless of the file size of the data.