• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.268-277
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• 2012

Objectives: 1) To determine mercury levels in urine samples from garbage workers in Southern Thailand, and 2) to describe the association between work characteristics, work positions, behavioral factors, and acute symptoms; and levels of mercury in urine samples. Methods: A case-control study was conducted by interviewing 60 workers in 5 hazardous-waste-management factories, and 60 matched non-exposed persons living in the same area of Southern Thailand. Urine samples were collected to determine mercury levels by cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometer mercury analyzer. Results: The hazardous-waste workers' urinary mercury levels (10.07 ${\mu}g/g$ creatinine) were significantly higher than the control group (1.33 ${\mu}g/g$ creatinine) (p < 0.001). Work position, duration of work, personal protective equipment (PPE), and personal hygiene, were significantly associated with urinary mercury level (p < 0.001). The workers developed acute symptoms - of head-aches, nausea, chest tightness, fatigue, and loss of consciousness at least once a week - and those who developed symptoms had significantly higher urinary mercury levels than those who did not, at p < 0.05. A multiple regression model was constructed. Significant predictors of urinary mercury levels included hours worked per day, days worked per week, duration of work (years), work position, use of PPE (mask, trousers, and gloves), and personal hygiene behavior (ate snacks or drank water at work, washed hands before lunch, and washed hands after work). Conclusion: Changing garbage workers' hygiene habits can reduce urinary mercury levels. Personal hygiene is important, and should be stressed in education programs. Employers should institute engineering controls to reduce urinary mercury levels among garbage workers.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.265-270
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• 2020

본 연구는 전 세계적으로 환경오염의 주범 중 한 가지인 플라스틱 사용을 줄이기 위한 방안을 제시하는 것이 목적이다. 최근 국내 커피 전문점에서 사용하는 일회용 컵 사용은 매장 수와 다양한 브랜드 커피 전문점이 늘어남에 따라 큰 실효성을 거두지 못하고 있는 상황이다. 카페에서는 이 문제의 해결 방안으로 텀블러 사용을 권장하고 있지만, 실제 사용자는 미미한 것으로 나타나 있다. 이에 본 연구는 1차로 FGI(표적집단면접법) 실험을 통해 텀블러 사용의 문제점과 개인의 견해를 조사하였다. 2차로 현재 국내·외에서 시행하고 있는 유사 서비스를 사례조사로 진행하였다. 그 결과 국내의 경우 유사 서비스를 제공하고 있지만, 텀블러 공유에 초점을 두고 있어 카페를 이용 시 제공되는 편의성이 다소 미흡한 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구를 통해 커피 매장과 사용자를 위한 텀블러 공유 서비스 활성화 방안을 제안하여 편의성 제공과 자발적 환경보호의 계기가 되길 기대한다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.305-313
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• 2017

이 연구의 목적은 생활체육에 대한 참여정도가 지체장애인들의 지역사회 애착도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지를 규명하는데 있다. 이 연구대상은 D시의 지체장애인 227명으로 하였으며, 분석방법은 SPSS 21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 요인분석, 빈도분석, 독립t검증, 일원변량분석 및 중다회귀분석으로 실시하였다. 연구결과는 첫째, 지체장애인의 인구사회학적 특성에 따른 남성(성별), 40대와 50대(연령별), 1급과 2급(장애등급별)의 지역사회 애착도 수준이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 참여정도에 있어서는 정체성에서는 운동기간과 운동시간, 의존성에서는 운동기간, 친분성에서는 운동기간과 운동강도에서 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결과적으로 지역공동체 의식 등에 영향을 미쳤으며, 추후 연구에서는 지역사회와 연계한 심리적 효과성에 대한 연구가 이루질 필요가 있다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.268-276
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• 2015

Objectives: According to the 2007 Korea National Environmental Health Survey (KNEHS), some areas in the Gyeongsang Provinces showed very high blood mercury levels in adults. We conducted this project to investigate any related health effects in children due to mercury levels in these areas. Methods: In total, 1,097 students between grades 3 and 6 at 19 elementary schools were recruited from four areas with high mercury exposure as identified by the KNEHS. Total mercury levels in biological samples were compared with health check-ups performed on the schoolchildren. Biological monitoring, supported by questionnaires, a computerized neurobehavioral test, a posturography test and a personality test, were applied. Results: Triglycerides showed a significant relation with mercury in blood, urine and hair. Total mercury concentrations were divided into two groups: upper and lower concentration groups based on the median value. In the computerized neurobehavioral test, the upper blood mercury group showed a greater reaction time for color-word vigilance (p<0.05). In the posturography test, the intensity value of the tremor test showd high significant relations with mercury levels (p<0.01). In the personality test, self-consciousness, misdeeds and family relationships showed significant differences between the upper and lower urine mercury groups (p<0.01), and specific reactions, ego resilience and hyperactivity also showed some differences (p<0.1). Conclusion: Some items in the neurobehavioral test, posturography test and personality test showed significant relations with biological mercury levels. Therefore, monitoring and appropriate management of students showing high mercury levels are recommended in order to reduce their mercury exposure.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.277-302
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• 1996

The purpose of this study is to suggest fundamental information about wearing method and production of brassiere, which is suitable for physiological hygiene and efficient action for elderly women. The subject is 418 elderly women aged 50∼69 years old. Data is processed by a computer(SAS) and is analyzed by using frequency, percentage, x²-test. The main results of this study are as follows. 1. Elderly women'weight and breast size are higher thant their younger counterparts'in their 20's, but the older and poorer women with more children have smaller weight and breast. Most of the elderly women feel that their breasts are drooped or falling apart. I fact, those elderly women who gave birth to more children have more drooped and wider breasts. The major type of elderly women'breast is the 'drooped breast' featured more by those elderly women who have more children. 2. Most of the elderly women began to wear the brassiere for the first time in their 20's the older women with more children began to wear the brassiere earlier, while those less educated and poorer began to protect their breasts with brassiere later. Many elderly women wear the brassiere to be protected from dirt, noise or look more neat, but day tend to wear the brassiere not all day around but at certain times, older, less educated and proper women with more children tend to use the brassiere for etiquette and less often. This group of elderly women feel tedious, stage or uncomfortable for the brassiere. 3. Most of the elderly women know about their brassiere size. Such variables as age, education and income are correlated positively with the interest in and consciousness of the brassiere size. All in all, the statistical distribution of elderly women's brassiere size is very wide, while most of them use 90A, 85A and 95A sizes. On the other hand, the most popular size of the under bust circumference is 85∼90cm, while their primary cup size is A.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.83-98
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to find out the orientations and characteristic in clothes buying of each age group of elderly women, based on the actual self-image and the ideal self-image of clothing. Grasping the diversity of their clothes' buying orientations will be helpful in making a better merchandise production planning for apparel, and in launching new brands into the market. The study will also provide useful data in developing sales strategies which enable to supply goods that meet consumers' needs and tastes in the quality market, and consequently will help to classify the market. Samples were 488 women of 55 and over, dwelling in Pusan Metropolitan City. The data was analysed by using MANOVA, ANOVA, and the Cronbach's $\alpha$ reliability was also applied. The conclusions based on the theoretical background and the result of questionnaire surveys were as follows: 1. The order of priority of buying orientations based on clothes's actual self-image was 'practicality', 'cautiousness' and 'economical effectiveness' without regard to age. The items that showed the significant differences in 50's were 'cautiousness', 'experimentation', 'fashion-consciousness' and ostentatiouness, and in 70's were 'economical effectiveness', 'experimentation', 'impulsiveness' and 'environmental friendliness', and none in 60's. 2. The order of priority based on clothes' ideal self-image was the same as that of actual one, and there was no significant difference between age groups.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.195-216
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• 1998

This study was planned to define the concept and the patterns of the fields for environmental education through the theory review about the fields for environmental education that were important at school environmental education for field-experience learning, and to survey the using status of the fields for environmental education and the awareness of teachers who have been teaching practically students environmental education in school through the questionnaire. The results derived from this study were as follows ; First, the use of the fields for environmental education in environmental education is necessary aspect of the importance of field-experience learning and the environmental education strategy through personalization of environment and is essential to the substantiality of school environmental education. The concept of the fields for environmental education is defined that it is used as place(space) for environmental education, is located most outdoor space, promote students the concern and consciousness about environment. The patterns of the fields for environmental education may be classified the field for nature observation learning surrounding, the fields for nature observation and field survey, the fields for visit and field trip, and the fields for experience and participation by the contents and the purpose of educational program. Second, according to the results of the teacher's awareness survey, most responded teachers gave an affirmative answer about the necessity of practical use of the fields for environmental education, and it was used mainly in special lecture, weekend, and legal holiday. Also, it was surveyed that time for using the fields was brought as the most serious obstacle by teachers. In particular, teachers preferred the environmental education fields for experience and participation above all others. Third, from the results about the using status of the fields for environmental education, school environmental education mostly have been taught in indoor classroom, school landscape(school grounds) was evaluated the most easily useful the fields for environmental education in formal lecture, because it can solve the lack of time. Also, it was proved that eco-park, stream, and river were fit for the field-experience learning with small students group.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2018

최근 국내 화장품 시장이 빠르게 성장하면서 많은 사람들이 피부관리에 관심을 가지게 되었다. 이에 피부미용관련 직종 중 대표 직업군인 피부미용사들의 자신의 직업에 대한 직업존중감과 만족도를 조사하여 현재 뷰티산업에 종사하는 전문가들의 직업만족도를 알아보고자 하였다. 조사는 서울 및 경기지역에 거주하는 현직 피부관리사 289명을 대상으로 설문을 실시하였고 그 결과 응답자의 대부분은 자신의 직업존중감이 높은 것으로 나타났다(M=3.81). 그러나 남, 여에 따라 '정당한 대우'에서, 학력에 따라 '상대적 우위'에서 유의미한 차이를 보였다(p<.o1). 직업만족도에서도 M=3.34로 높은 만족도를 보였고 근무시간, 직위, 급여에 따라 유의미한 차이를 나타냈다. 자아존중감과 직업존중감이 높을수록 직업의식에 대한 직무만족도가 높아진다. 따라서 직업의 가치를 평가하는 사회적 인식 수준의 향상과 자신의 직무에 대한 긍정적인 가치관이 피부미용사들의 직업 만족도를 높여 직무능력 향상에도 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

• 공연문화연구
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• 제35호
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• pp.249-286
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• 2017

본 연구는 오늘날 전승되는 살풀이춤이 20세기 전반기를 거쳐 온 것임에도 특정 류파 연구에 치중되어 있는 현행 연구 경향에 문제의식을 느끼면서 시작되었다. 20세기 전반기에 전개된 살풀이춤의 전승 양상을 살필 수 있는 자료는 1930년대 이전과 이후로 나누어 볼 수 있는데, 전자의 자료는 매우 미약하지만 후자는 국가 차원에서 전국적으로 조사된 보고서 형태의 자료이기에 전승 양상을 파악하는데 있어 일정하게 신뢰를 줄 수 있는 자료라 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 1930년대 이전 자료가 미흡하지만 미약하나마 당대의 현상을 말해주는 사료적 가치를 지니기에 최대한 여러 사회문화적 정황에 비추어 분석하고자 했으며, 조사보고서의 조사 실태를 통해 1930년대 이후의 상황도 파악하고자 했다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.484-496
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was implementing the high-school 'Food Safety and Health' curriculum using the workbook, and to evaluate the educational impact on, and satisfaction of student who participated in class. A total of 109 lessons were undertaken in home economics classes by referring to the 'Food Safety and Health' workbook for 1,154 students attending seven high schools located in seven cities and provinces across the Korea. In order to examine the effects of classes by referring to workbooks, pre- and post-evaluations were conducted by devising a questionnaire about dietary behavior associated with food safety, creative problem-solving abilities, community capacities, and social cooperation capacities. The results of the analysis of the collected data from 674 students who participated in the pre- and post-evaluations are as follows. First, according to the results of the paired t-test conducted to examine the effects of using the workbook in classes on dietary behavior, significant positive changes were observed in the dietary behavior related to food safety, creative problem-solving skills, community consciousness, and social cooperation capabilities. Second, as a result of the students' evaluation of classes by referring to the 'Food Safety and Health' workbook, both satisfaction and interest in the class using the workbook were high, and the difficulty level was deemed to be appropriate. Additionally, it was found that the students actively participated in learning activities. The reason for this appears to be that the aforementioned workbook consisted of various student activities such as experiments, practical exercises, and group activities aimed at strengthening the link between life and education, thus enabling increased student participation.