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Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between the Operational Competence of Service Providers and the Use and Adoption of Mobile Commerce

  • Lee, Jung-Wan;Mendlinger, Samuel
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.5-12
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    • 2011
  • This study models the operational competence of mobile service providers as an endogenous factor that presumably impacts the mobile commerce (m-commerce) adoption of consumers and examines the relationship between the perceptions of consumers toward the operational performance of m-commerce providers and their m-commerce adoption likelihood. Quantitative research is applied with data collected from wireless Internet consumers in South Korea. The data is analyzed using factor analysis and structural equation modeling methods. The findings suggest that the operational competence of m-commerce providers is a significant antecedent to the m-commerce use and adoption of consumers in Korea. In this environment, the operational competence of mobile service providers in managing facilities, equipment, systems and technology plays a central role in enhancing m-commerce use and adoption. Based on the results, important managerial implications are discussed.

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Evaluation of Nd:YAG Laser Beam Quality in Unstable Rosonators (불안전형 공진기를 갖는 Nd:YAG 레이저에서의 beam quality 평가)

  • 김광석;김정묵;김철중;이종민
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.60-66
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    • 1994
  • First, the beam waist size of TE$M_{00}$ Nd:YAG laser mode with Positive Branch Unstable Resonator was calculated. and then, the output power, fundamental mode and multimode beam quality factor of PBUR were measured and compared with thouse of reference resonator with plane pallalel mirrors. In characterizing the beam quality, the $M^2$ concept was used. The focusability of laser beam in unstable resonators was discussed with this $M^2$.

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Girder Section of Continuous Bridges Spliced by Partial Post-Tensioning (부분 포스트텐션닝 방법에 의해 연속화된 교량의 주형단면)

  • 이환우;곽효경;송영용
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.43-50
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, a new splicing method was applied to design the girder section of bridges with the span length of 25m, 30m, 35m, 40m and 45m. A U-type precast prestressed section was also determined for each bridge. Additionally, the sectional area, beam depth and Guyon's efficiency factor of the spliced U-type sections in each span were analyzed in comparison with the present I-type PSC bridges. As a result, in spite of an increase of 31%∼50% in the sectional areas compared with the I-type precast girders, the spliced U-type the beam depth of the spliced U-type girder was designed as 2,050 mm compared with the I-type precast girder of 2,600mm in a 40m span bridge. The sectional efficiency factors of the spliced U-type sections were analyzed as 0.76∼0.99. It shows that the spliced U-type sections ar of a superior structural efficiency in contrast to the average sectional efficiency factor of 0.66 value in the I-type girders.

Study of atmosphere parameters of the IVV-2M reactor hall

  • M.E. Vasyanovich;M.V. Zhukovsky;E.I. Nazarov;I.M. Russkikh
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.11
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    • pp.3935-3939
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    • 2023
  • The paper presents the results of a study of radioactive noble gases and from decay products in the atmosphere of the reactor hall of the research nuclear reactor IVV-2M. The distribution of short-lived 88Rb and 138Cs activity by sizes of aerosol particles was measured in the range of 0.5-1000 nm. It is shown that radioactive aerosols are characterized by three main modes with AMTD 2-3 nm, 7-15 nm and 400 nm. About 70% of aerosol activity is due to 88Rb. The equilibrium factor between 88Kr and 88Rb is 0.2 ± 0.1. The total concentration of aerosols particles was measured using an aerosol diffusion spectrometer. The value of unattached fraction of radioactive aerosols in the atmosphere of reactor hall IVV2M was f = 0.15-0.25 at the average total aerosol particles concentration from 20,000 cm3 to 53,000 cm3.

Fabrication of High Speed Modulation Doped SMQW-PBH-DFB-LD (변조 도핑된 SMQW-PBH-DFB-LD의 고속변조 특성)

  • 장동훈;이중기;조호성;박경형;김정수;박철순;김흥만;편광의
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.228-232
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    • 1995
  • We have made modulation doped SMQW-PBH-DFB-LD for high speed optical communications. The waveguide and barrier layers were doped by Zn with the concentration of $1.2 \times 10^{18}cm^{-1}$. Mean threshold current and slope efficiency were 24.88 mA (minimum 16 mA) and 0.197 mW/mA (maximum 0.275 mW/mA) respectively. Linewidth enhancement factor ($\alpha$) of MD-SMQW-PBH-DFB-LD was reduced than that of SMQW-PBH-DFB-LD. Linewidth enhancement factor of 1.8 owes to the large gain coefficient of modulation doped active layer. The resonance frequency was linearly increased with the square root of optical power. The resonance frequency in small signal modulation was measured as 8 GHz and -3 dB modulation bandwidth was 10 GHzat $46mA(I_{th}+30mA)$..

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Risk factors for external root resorption of maxillary second molars associated with third molars

  • Choi, Jinwoo
    • Imaging Science in Dentistry
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    • v.52 no.3
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    • pp.289-294
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of panoramic images compared to cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging for maxillary third molar (M3)-associated external root resorption (ERR), and to identify the risk factors of ERR on panoramic images. Materials and Methods: The study population was composed of all patients who underwent panoramic imaging at Dankook University Dental Hospital from May to October 2019. In total, 397 cases of maxillary M3s in 247 patients(147 men and 100 women) were included. The diagnostic accuracy of ERR in panoramic images compared to CBCT images was evaluated using the chi-square test. To identify risk factors for ERR, dental records and panoramic findings were evaluated by logistic regression analysis. Results: The diagnostic accuracy of ERR on panoramic images was 0.79 compared to CBCT images (P<0.05). Superimposition of M3s onto second molars (M2) was associated with an approximately 33 times higher risk of ERR than separated M3s(P<0.05). Impacted M3s showed a 5 times higher risk of ERR than erupted M3s(P<0.05). Conclusion: ERR related to M3s is a common clinical condition, and superimposition of M3 onto M2 on panoramic images was the most important risk factor for ERR. It seemed that CBCT examinations for maxillary M3s might be indicated for ERR diagnosis especially if panoramic radiographs show superimposition of M3 onto M2. Impaction itself was also a risk factor, and it should be carefully examined.

Evaluation of Dose Reduction and Maintaining Image Quality according to Exposure Factors of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (콘빔전산화단층촬영에서 노출 조건에 따른 화질 유지 및 선량 감소에 대한 평가)

  • Han, Jin-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.353-360
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    • 2020
  • This research aims at suggesting exposure condition that shows maintaining the value of the physical image quality factor by decreasing tube voltage and tube current from the standard exposure condition(80 kV, 7 mA) of a CBCT apparatus. To measure the value of the physical image quality factor, modular transfer function(MTF) was analyzed and dose-area product(DAP) was used for the measurement of exposure dose. CBCT images of a Sedentex IQ phantom were obtained under 15 exposure conditions of different combination of tube voltage(80, 78, 76 kV) and tube current(7, 6, 5, 4, 3 mA) and MTF 10 was calculated under each exposure conditions. There were no significant differences in MTF 10 under 80 kV-6 mA, 80 kV-5 mA exposure conditions in comparison with standard exposure condition. Based on the results of this research, 80 kV-5 mA condition are expected to be able to reduce exposure dose with maintaining the value of the physical image quality factor of the standard exposure condition.

Effect of Heparin on the High Affinity KGF and aFGF Binding to the Chimeric KGFR-HFc

  • Cheon, Hyae-Gyeong
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.205-209
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    • 1996
  • To investigate the role of heparin in keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) high affinity binding to the KGF receptor (KGFR), a cell free system was established which utilized a secreted chimeric molecule between the KGFR extracellular domain and the immunoglobulin heavy chain Fc domain (KGFR-HFc). KGFR-HFc was purified from NIH 3T3 cells and demonstrated the binding of $[^3H]-heparin$ as well as heparin Sepharose. Scatchard analysis showed that the dissociation constant for heparin binding to KGFR-HFc was 140 nM. High affinity KGF and aFGF binding to KGFR-HFc remained unchanged after treatment with 0.6 M NaCl, which is the concentration sufficient to release any bound heparin to the KGFR-HFc. These results strongly suggest that although the KGFR interacts with heparin, the presence of heparin is not absolutely required for high affinity binding of either KGF or aFGF to the KGFR.

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A Study on the Acoustic Characteristics of Won Buddhism Small Sanctums by Psychoacoustics Experiment (청감실험을 통한 원불교 소법당의 음향특성에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Kyeong-Yeon;Seo, Jung-Seok;Kim, Jae-Soo
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.355-360
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    • 2004
  • This study is a research that evaluates and analyzes on the subjective reaction of Won buddhism small sanctum through psychoacoustics experiment. For doing it, after choosing of 5 Won buddhism small sanctums of which its building volume at $400m^{3}{\sim}650m^{3}$, a psychoacoustics experiment has been conducted. Based on those A, B, C, E temple-halls which appeared as higher than 'average' in the result of subjective reaction evaluation of the Won buddhism small sanctum through psychoacoustics experiment, it could be classified as the conclusion of the factor analysis: the first factor is 'space sense of sound', the second factor is 'intimacy-feeling with sound' and the third factor is 'clearness of sound', respectively.

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Effect of Chlorella Growth Factor on Quality of Bread (Chlorella growth factor 첨가가 식빵의 품질 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Shin-In
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.356-364
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate quality characteristics of the bread added with chlorella growth factor(CGF). The bread was manufactured by adding 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5% or 2.0% of CGF(w/w) to wheat flour. The bread volume was increased from 1,755mL to 1,840mL as CGF contents increased from 0% to 1.0%. The lightness(L values)and the redness(a values) decreased with increasing CGF contents, but the yellowness(b values) increased with increasing CGF contents. Textural characteristics of the bread were influenced by adding the CGF. The breads containing CGF showed a decrease in hardness, springiness, gumminess and chewiness. In sensory evaluation, sensory scores decreased with increasing CGF contents for color. On the other hand, the highest sensory scores for grain, flavor, taste, softness, chewiness, aftertaste and overall acceptability were obtained, when CGF content was 1.0%. In conclusion, the bread with 1.0% CGF was the best quality in textural and sensory evaluation.