• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.275-286
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• 2015

This study conducts a comparative study on the perceptions of disabled child carers and officials on the Adult Guardianship System, and study the settlement method. First of all, 68.9% of the disabled child carers and 43.9% of the officials were aware of the system. Both the carers(90.2%) and officials(94.3%) responded that it was a helpful system for the respect for human rights. In terms of preferred guardian type, carers responded 'parents' and officials responded 'professionals'. All respondents responded that the 'establishment of national organization' was the most needed improvement of the system. In order for the Adult Guardianship System to stabilize as the system that can contribute to respect for human rights and social integration, promoting general public about the Adult Guardianship System, cultivate a high quality public guardian, the national organization of the Adult Guardianship System should be founded.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.80-85
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• 2010

The study of the safety perceptions between two groups, trained and untrained student pilots were compared as pre-studies of that how the safety perceptions of the flight instructors affect that of the student pilots. As a results, the factors of the communication and the safety procedures shows higher values on the one-year trained group than the other because the trained students get used to the safety procedures which are necessary to the practical training. In reliability for the flight instructor, the factors of two groups show the high tendency without regard to groups. Despite of the lack of the specific research, the result implies that the student pilots are influenced by the safety perceptions of the flight instructors. In addition, the factors of the accident report were investigated as that the trained group has lower mean, however the factors of the receiving penalties of the trained group were higher than the other. These results imply that the trained group feels concern for the penalties and the punishments by reporting the accidents in spite of amounts of the training.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.23-38
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the multicultural perceptions (multicultural acceptability, multicultural sensitivity and judging multicultural children) of elementary school students. The subjects comprised 1,252 students (583 third graders and 669 sixth graders), promoted from 20 elementary school in J province. The findings are as follows. First, the independent t-test showed that the lower graders had higher scores in cultural openness and national identity of multicultural acceptability, as well as the cognitive element of multicultural sensitivity than upper graders. In addition, the upper graders had higher scores in unilateral expectations for assimilation of multicultural acceptability, as well as the cognitive element of judging multicultural children. Second, all subscales were found to be interrelated, except for unilateral expectations for assimilation and two subscales (cognitive and righteous) in judging multicultural children. These results imply that in order to help have more positive perceptions of multiculturalism, it is necessary to develop more diverse multicultural education programs for elementary school students which take into consideration their grade levels.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.346-354
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• 2021

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: While the use of food additives in food processing has become a common practice worldwide, consumers' worry about potential hazards has not diminished. The purpose of this study was to identify trends in South Korean parents' perceptions about food additives by analyzing the results of surveys conducted from 2014 to 2018. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We conducted an off-line survey in Korea annually between 2014 and 2018 on perceptions about food additives. The numbers of survey respondents in each year from 2014 to 2018 were 381, 426, 301, 519, and 369, respectively. Our consumer respondents were parents of elementary-school-aged children. RESULTS: The ratios of respondents perceiving "food safety" as the most important factor in purchasing processed foods and "food additives" as the biggest threat to food safety have decreased over the years. However, most consumers still have negative perceptions of food additives. Additionally, among consumers lower confidence in or trust of the Korean government continued throughout the study period and appeared to be the main problem that needs to be overcome. CONCLUSIONS: This study found that Korean parents are still troubled by food additives. Consumers' confidence in the government needs to be increased through public communications. More multifaceted educational programs communicating scientific knowledge of food additives are needed in order to correct consumers' misperceptions.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.23 no.2 s.74
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• pp.1-10
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• 2005

This study was conducted to examine how Korean elderly perceive elements of successful aging, and to explore the meanings of a successful life in the contexts of the life experiences of the Korean elderly. From life-contextual perspectives, this study explored differences in perception on successful aging by gender and by class (economic status). Forty elderly persons aged 65 and over participated in this study. The data on the perceptions of successful aging in their own life contexts were collected through in-depth interviews. The major result of this study indicates that there are differences in the key theme of successful aging by class (economic status), because cultural and economic contexts influenced the elderly persons' perception of successful aging. This study will help researchers, educators, and practitioners to understand successful aging experience as well as establish the concept of successful aging among Koreans.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.44 no.1 s.137
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• pp.67-72
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• 2006

Anthropophilic Culicoides were investigated in a rural community endemic for Mansonella perstans in Ijebu North area of western Nigeria between December 2003 and October 2004. Three hundred and fifty-nine adults of Culicoides fulvithorax collected by human bait in the morning were dissected for Mansonella perstans larvae, and $1.95\%$of infection rate was found. Seasonal abundance of C. fulvithorax was investigated by monthly biting rates, and showed that higher prevalence was observed in rainy season, with peak in September. Culicoides prevalence was positively correlated with rainfall and relative humidity, but not temperature. Human perceptions on the behavior of these biting midges were determined by interviewing 854 self-selected villagers, of which $86.5\%$ of the interviewees confessed having experienced Culicoides bites. Between 76.5 and $99.1\%$ of the various age groups complained body reactions to Culicoides bites. Itching was the most frequent body reaction. No interviewees associated Culicoides with transmission of any parasitic infections. The results showed need to adequately control Culicoides in the community.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.2687-2692
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• 2003

Recent advancement in information technology requires new interpretations for the space among human, machines and environment. Investigation of space between information and human could lead to the proper ways, in which human and machines meet. Various concepts regarding space have been explored in terms of “virtual reality in cyberspace” and “embodiment in tangible space.” “Mom (embodiment),” space, virtuality, sensation/perception, and interactive technology are some of the key ideas to be explored. Human “Mom” is such a fundamental membrane through which human can interact with the environment physically and mentally. An embodied interaction paradigm, based on “Mom,” is investigated. This leads to interactive technology paradigm. Sound space is an invisible but a tangible space in a sense that it travels in emotional tremors and stimulates new sensations and perceptions. Three cases are introduced to experiment such tangible space as a new and proper interactive paradigm. Also, a historical model of interaction is reviewed, which includes electrical, symbolic, textual, graphical, tangible, and social interaction.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.59-72
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• 2022

The online fashion market in the 21st century has shown rapid growth. Against this backdrop, using consumer activity data to provide customized customer services has emerged as a viable business model that draws attention. Algorithm-based personalized recommendation services are a good example. But their application in fashion products has clear limitations. It is not easy to identify consumers' perceptions of the attributes of fashion, which are various, hard to define, and very sensitive to trends. So there is a need to compile data on consumers' underlying awareness and to carry out defined research to increase the utilization of such services in the fashion industry and further engage consumers. This research aims to classify the attributes and types of fashion products and to identify consumers' perceptions of a given situation where a recommendation service is offered. To find out consumers' perceptions of and satisfaction with recommendation services, an online and mobile survey was conducted on women in their 20s and 30s, a group that uses recommendation services frequently. A total of 455 responses were used for analysis. SPSS 28.0 was used, combined with Conjoint Analysis and multiple regression, to analyze data. The study results could provide insights into a better understanding of recommendation services and be used as basic data for companies to identify consumers' preferences and draw up a detailed strategy for market segmentation.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.699-712
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to explore the gender relation of children's self esteem and gender equality consciousness of their father by children's perceptions. The data for this study were collected from 805 middle school girls in Jeonbuk province. Respondents answered by self-reported questionnaires. The major findings were as follows : 1) The gender equality consciousness were influenced by all the factors like the educational background and occupation of parent, the type of marriage, living level and grade of children except the type of family. 2) Children's self-esteem level was found to be above average. Parent-child related variables affected on children's self-esteem but children's self-esteem in school was not affected by the parent's education level. 3) The self-esteem and the gender equality consciousness showed a strong correlation, but on the other hand, the whole self-esteem and the self-esteem in school were mainly affected by the gender equality consciousness of fathers.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.1009-1020
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to present a developmental direction of the early childhood social education in kindergarten by investigating the mother's perceptions using the focus group interview. Mothers who have 4~5 year old children were selected for 3 focus group interviews. The following results were obtained: 1) The mothers recognized early childhood social education as an essential step before entering elementary school. 2) The mothers were found to have recognized that the cultivation of the various social situations of the children in kindergarten would be a very important task of the kindergarten, because kindergarten is a place for children to be introduced to social experiences for the first time in their lives. 3) Most of the mothers have the perception that early childhood social education showed positive effects on the development of their children. This perception was based on the evaluation of the social educational effect of kindergarten compared to that of elementary school.