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Effects of Hormone Mimetid Insecticide Tebufenozide on Aquatic Organisms

  • Kwak, Inn-Sil;Lee, Hyo-Jin;Lee, Wonchoel
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society of Environmental Biology Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.12-15
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    • 2003
  • The effects of the non-steroidal ecdysteroid agonist tebufenozide on larvae of C. faviplumus and C. riparius were tested in the laboratory. In the most treatments it reached a statistically significant difference from the control condition. As the concentration of tebufenozide was increased, a relatively larger proportion of the observed mortality was associated with the metamorphosis and molting process. Also, the larval mortality of the first larvae was higher than the fourth-instar larvae in C. riparius. In terms of development, the effects of tebufenozide were delayed growth stage in relatively lower concentration such as 10 $\mu\textrm{g}$/L treatments. Based on the mortality, the susceptibility followed the first-instar C. riparius > the fourth-instar C. flaviplumus > the fourth-instal C. riparius. The morphological effects showed that the first and second segments of body of exposed larvae with tebufenozide expanded slowly and not made a complete cephalothorax of pupae during long times or days. And the head capsule slipped down and forward, revealing a fragile and non-pigmented, unsclerotized new head capsule. There was obvious significant difference in the male/female ratio in contaminated fourth larvae of C. riparius. Also, due to the different emergence periods of male/female in low insecticide concentrations, mating chances or opportunities of insects should be decreased. Accordingly, ecological strategies for keeping of sustainable populations should be disrupted.

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Rural Residents' Satisfaction of Living Environment and Social Service (농촌 주민의 생활환경 및 사회서비스 만족도)

  • Choi, Yoon-Ji;Hwang, Jeong-Im
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.685-716
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    • 2010
  • The purposes of this study were to exploring the rural residents' satisfaction of living environment and social service. For these purpose we collected the data from the residents in rural area(1,000). The major findings of this study were as follows : First, the total satisfaction score is 58.9. The highest score group is housing and environment(69.9). And the lowest score group is cultural life and leisure environment. Various welfare services have been carried out for low income people, disabled people, old people, children and rural women within the social service system. But many respondents did not have chances to use social service because it was not efficiently provided many social services. So most of the residents in village wanted more welfare services. Second, the qualitative enhancement is more important than physical infrastructure expansion in order to improve rural settlement condition(housing quality, water supply and drainage, road and traffic system, medical care etc.)

Healthy Lifestyle of Pregnant Women (임부의 건강생활 양식)

  • Kim, Young-Hee
    • Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.3-14
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: This study was to investigate the healthy lifestyle of women during pregnant. Method: This study reviewed the preceding researches related to pregnant women's healthy lifestyle through websites, articles, and books. Result: To promote healthy and pleased pregnancies, pregnant women were encouraged to get early and regular prenatal care. It included information, education, and counseling about how to handle special arrangements for pregnancy: weight gain, drug, smoking, alcohol, exercise, air travel, dental care, maternity clothes, vaccination, sex during pregnancy, workplace, hair treatment, hot tubs & saunas. Conclusion: Prenatal visits gave expected woman and partner chances to increase self-care and performance of a healthy lifestyle and then reduced the risk of having pregnancy-related complications.

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BrDSS: A decision support system for bridge maintenance planning employing bridge information modeling

  • Nili, Mohammad Hosein;Zahraie, Banafsheh;Taghaddos, Hosein
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.533-544
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    • 2020
  • Effective bridge maintenance reduces bridge operation costs and extends its service life. The possibility of storing bridge life-cycle data in a 3D parametric model of the bridge through Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) provides new opportunities to enhance current practices of bridge maintenance management. This study develops a Decision Support System (DSS), namely BrDSS, which employs BrIM and an efficient optimization model for bridge maintenance planning. The BrIM model in BrDSS extracts basic data of elements required for the optimization process and visualizes the inspection data and the optimization results to the user to help in decision makings. In the optimization module of the DSS, the specifically formulated Genetic Algorithm (GA) eliminates the chances of producing infeasible solutions for faster convergence. The practicality of the presented DSS was explored by utilizing the DSS in the maintenance planning of a bridge under operation in the southwest of Iran.

Design Development of Computer Desk with Design Support Program based upon Academic-Industrial colleboration -with application of Universal Design Concept- (산학디자인 지원프로그램을 통한 컴퓨터데스크 개발연구 -유니버설 디자인 개념 적용을 통하여-)

  • 김국선
    • Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.41-51
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    • 2003
  • With rapidly changing modem information technology, the structure of our lifestyle has underwent much changes in our society. One of these changes is an immense distribution of computer desks, which became necessities of life in various organizations, companies and public offices as well as at home. Therefore, many companies are faced with the necessity of bringing about a new product with esthetic needs and new functions and come to have opportunities to make profits from top-quality products based on competitive design development. The academic design support program in collaboration with industry can provide design-related industry with a design assistance for a new product development, in addition, it can give to the professional faculty of the college the chances to contribute to advancement of design industry of the nation. To accomplish the need and purpose of this research, the design development of unified computer desks was carried out with the introduction of life-long Universal design concept named ‘Design For All.’ The theoretical background of this study researched all the literature on the terms definition of a computer desk, the concept and definition of Universal design and design support program in collaboration with industry and performed data analyses for a product development through an analysis of domestic products and a benchmarking of foreign products. On the basis of these theoretical background and analysis results, this research brought out a new product through designing processes and the information of this production could be utilized via the feedback of a new product. That is, this research was done for a practical use.

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Methodological Triangulation Method to Evaluate Adjustment to College Life in Associate Nursing College Students (일 지역 3년제 간호대학생의 대학생활 적응: 방법론적 트라이앵귤레이션 적용)

  • Choi, Jihea;Park, Mi-Jeong
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.339-349
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    • 2013
  • This is a methodological triangulation study to investigate of adjustment to college life in associate nursing college students. Participants were 139 associate nursing students. Data were collected from September 15 to November 17, 2012. Quantitative data were analyzed using PASW 20.0. Qualitative data were analyzed using open coding and categorization. Mean value for adjustment to college life was 2.96. It was significantly different according to nursing major (F=6.23, p=.003), study loading (F=4.47, p=.013), and perceived learning achievement (F=6.87, p=.001). 'Burden on study loading', 'Burden on job finding', 'Securing diverse support', 'Diverse extra-curricular', and 'Qualified practicum education' were extracted from the qualitative data. Results suggest diverse program development to decrease study loading, increase chances to connect with supporters, provide various extra-curricular activities and guarantee qualified practicum education are important in associate nursing college students' adaptation to college life.

Development of 'Children's Food Avatar' Application for Dietary Education (식생활교육용 '어린이 푸드 아바타' 애플리케이션 개발)

  • Cho, Joo-Han;Kim, Sook-Bae;Kim, Soon-Kyung;Kim, Mi-Hyun;Kim, Gap-Soo;Kim, Se-Na;Kim, So-Young;Kim, Jeong-Weon
    • Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.299-311
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    • 2013
  • An educational application (App) called 'Children's Food Avatar' was developed in this study by using a food DB of nutrition and functionality from Rural Development Administration (RDA) as a smart-learning mobile device for elementary school students. This App was designed for the development of children's desirable dietary habits through an on-line activity of food choices for a meal from food DB of RDA provided as Green Water Mill guide. A customized avatar system was introduced as an element of fun and interactive animation for children which provides nutritional evaluation of selected foods by changing its appearance, facial look, and speech balloon, and consequently providing chances of correcting their food choices for balanced diet. In addition, nutrition information menu was included in the App to help children understand various nutrients, their function and healthy dietary life. When the App was applied to 54 elementary school students for a week in November, 2012, significant increases in the levels of knowledge, attitude and behavior in their diet were observed compared with those of the control group (p < 0.05, 0.01). Both elementary students and teachers showed high levels of satisfaction ranging from 4.30 to 4.89 for the App, therefore, it could be widely used for the dietary education for elementary school students as a smart-learning device.

Relationship between oral health quality of life and oral health-related factors in patients with successful dental implants (임플란트 완성 환자의 구강건강관련 삶의 질과 관련 요인)

  • Park, Jung-Hyun;Urm, Sang-Hwa;Kwun, Hyeon-Sook;Cho, Gab-Suk;Heo, Seung-Ju;Lee, So-Young;Yu, Byeng-Chul
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.717-727
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : This study was purposed to estimate the level of oral health quality of life and the relationship between health-related factors and oral health quality of life in patients with successful dental implants. Methods : This questionnaire survey was conducted during the period from December 2009 to March 2010 with 126 patients confirmed successful dental implants in Busan. The oral health related quality of life and oral health-related factors were estimated with OHIP-14 and 8 oral health characteristics, respectively. Data analysis was performed with descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, multiple regression analysis using SAS(ver 9.1) program. Results : The score of oral health quality of life in patients with successful dental implants was $12.25{\pm}7.82$. The scores of subscale of the oral health quality of life were $1.24{\pm}1.35$ in social disability, $1.60{\pm}1.37$ in handicap, $1.60{\pm}1.44$ in psychological disability, $1.70{\pm}1.38$ in functional limitation, $1.81{\pm}1.35$ in physical disability, $2.14{\pm}1.46$ in physical pain, $2.17{\pm}1.46$ in psychological discomfort, respectively. The related factors of oral health quality of life in patients with successful dental implants were absence of other type prosthesis and experience of tooth brushing education. Conclusions : The oral health related quality of life in patients with successful dental implants was relatively good condition. Social supports and chances for high quality denture and tooth brushing educations are needed to improve oral health related quality of life in patients with dental implants.

A study on management efficiency for the Hotel & Restaurant Banquet Service. (호텔레스토랑의 메뉴선택요인에 대한 실증적 연구 (이태리레스토랑을 중심으로))

  • 류경민
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.227-246
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    • 2000
  • A few years ago, hotel service was not usual to the people very much but it's normally usual only for the higher-grade people. However now a days, it's expected that hotel service is universal one with changing of life style. It's rising to use hotel with being on the increasing of the international alternating so that the banquet service can be expected as the much more important service point of hotel. At the same time there are much more chances to participate in the personal parties and meetings. That means the demand is increasing than before. So every hotels are trying to promote the quality of the service, make renovation and suggest the specially distinguished service in comparison with the other hotels so as to get the banquet customers. Actually the sales amount from the banquet in the hotel can be said the biggest one in these days. That's why we cannot help thinking it the very important point at the hotel service. So we would 1ike to suggest the best way of managing hotel banquet service more efficiency and would like to find out how we can serve the higher quality service to the banquet customers in order them to make feel more satisfactory.

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An Intervention Study of Self-feeding for the Elderly in Nursing Homes (요양시설노인의 자립적 식사를 위한 중재 효과와 경험)

  • Lee, Kyung Hee
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.450-462
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of an intervention of self-feeding for elderly residents who were eating with assistance or eating by himself/herself with spilling food. Methods: The Participants were 11 elderly people and 6 formal caregivers from 7 nursing homes in Korea. The intervention was to use the spoon and chopstick sets designed for compensating the weakened eating function. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through observation, structured questions, and in-depth interviews. Results: The mealtime was significantly increased by 3.2 minutes (p=.011) after the intervention. Three themes were extracted for the meaning of self-feeding expressed by the elders; fighting alone for self-feeding, pride of participating in the study, and burden for self-feeding and research participation. Caregivers expressed the meaning of the elder's self-feeding such as the regret of missed chances, facilitating rehabilitation, the increase of the eating pleasure and quality of care, and ambivalence. Conclusion: Self-feeding has become an opportunity to recognize life values for the elders in nursing homes; for the caregivers, to reconsider caring of the elderly. Posture and eating utensils were also important to improve self-feeding skills.