• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.812-818
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• 2009

The aim of this study was to identify relationships among the physical environments, perceived crowding of food courts, the influences of the perceived crowding on customers' emotion and behavior intentions to determine more desirable services and physical environments for the customers in order for the food courts to be more competitiveness. This study used a total 335 questionnaires out of 400 ones for statistical analyses. For the analyses in this study, the SPSS program was used to analyze the Cronbach $\alpha$ and factor analysis. In addition structural equation modeling analysis was used to analyze correlations and grade of effectiveness of variables proposed in the research hypothesis utilizing Window AMOS 5.0. This study found that design and people were affected by the perceived crowding among 3 physical factors, and the people were most effect relatively affected by perceived crowding. Also, the perceived crowding had an effect on positive and negative emotion, and then both of positive and negative emotion were affected to the customers' behavior intentions. As a result, this study demonstrates that as a customers' perceived crowding in a food court increases, the centralization of customers causes a further increase in the perceived crowding in a food court. Therefore this work provides an opportunity for managers in the foodservice industry. To accomplish this, appropriate crowding control will be necessary, and they should make customers feel less crowded, which in turn, will make customers make a positive emotion towards food courts. Based on the results of, if the appropriate measures are taken to control crowds, customers will have propose positive behavior intentions such as, an intention to revisit, staying for more time, and positive recommendation.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2023

Purpose: In the post-COVID-19, many consumers still feel uncomfortable with crowding in closed spaces. This study investigates how non-crowding affects consumer satisfaction and restaurant visit intention. Research design, data, and methodology: The data were collected from 350 people aged 20 and above. A total of 347 respondents, excluding 3 unfaithful respondents, were analyzed using Smart PLS 4.0 program. Result: Both spatial and human crowding have significant effects on satisfaction. On the other hand, neither spatial nor human crowding directly affected dine-out intention significantly. In addition, spatial crowding was found to have a direct and significant effect on in-store dining intention, but human crowding did not have a direct and significant effect on in-store dining intention. It was found that satisfaction had a significant effect on both dine-out intention and in-store dining intension. Conclusions: This study has expanded the range of consumer behavioral intentions by applying a non-crowded environment (S) to the SOR theory. Also, Consumer behavioral intention was expanded by dividing visit intention into a dine-out and in-store dining intention. Therefore, we propose measures to minimize human crowding by introducing a system such as adjustment of store operating hours, reservation system, store opening time alarm system, and reduction of cooking time.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2002

Cellular DNA in prokaryotes is organized in nucleic acid-protein self-assemblies referred to as the nucleoid. The physical forces responsible for its stability inside the poor solvent properties of the cytoplasm and their functional implications are not understood. Studies on the organisation and functioning of the cytosol of cells largely rely on experimental protocols performed in highly dilute solutions using biochemically purified molecules, which is not a reliable substitute for the situation existing in vivo. Our current research interest is focused on the characterization of biological and physical forces determining the compaction and phase separation of DNA in Escherichia coli cytoplasm. We have emphasized the effect of excluded volume in solutions with high macromolecular concentrations (macromolecular crowding) upon self-association patterns of reactions. The prokaryotic cytosol was simulated by addition of inert polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) (average molecular weight 20000), as an agent which afterwards facilitates the self-association of macromolecules. Fluorescence microscopy was used for direct visualization of nucleoids in intact cells, after staining with DAPI (4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride). Addition of the crowding agent PEG 20,000, in increasing concentrations generated progressively enhanced nucleoid compaction, the effect being stronger in the presence of 0.2 M NaCl and 5 mM MgCl$\_$2/. Under these conditions, the nucleoids were compacted to volumes of around 2 ㎛$\^$3/ or comparable sizes with that of living cells.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to investigate specific crowding areas resulted from diverse physical factors of multi-plex theaters in a fire evacuation, and more accurately predict the evacuation route of people. To achieve these purpose, the architectural characteristics of three multi-plex theaters in Jinju have been chosen, and the evacuation experiments through the computer simulation called Simulex were carried out for each on the these theaters. The conclusions from this study are as follows: (1) Crowding usually happens cross areas between theater inside and corridors, and Crowding rate depending on the number of cross areas. (2) It is necessary to design the escape routes being employed ordinary times. And the egress routes planning should be integrated into space programming at the early stage of building design.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1-27
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• 2012

본 연구는 3대 대형마트(이마트, 홈플러스 및 롯데마트)의 점포이미지 구성요인이 쇼핑가치 및 쇼핑만족에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 점포이미지 구성요인으로 점포분위기, 판매원서비스, 부대시설, 제품구색 및 점포입지를 포함하였고, 쇼핑가치로는 실용적 쇼핑가치 및 쾌락적 쇼핑가치 등을 포함하였다. 자료는 지방에 위치한 세 점포를 이용하는 쇼핑객 114명을 대상으로 'mall-intercept' 방법에 의해 수집한 다음, SmartPLS 2.0에 의해 분석하였다. 분석결과, 판매원서비스 및 점포입지가 실용적 쇼핑가치에 영향을 주고, 점포분위기, 판매원서비스 및 점포입지가 쾌락적 쇼핑가치에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 쇼핑가치들은 모두 쇼핑만족에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 이들 두 쇼핑가치 가운데 쾌락적 쇼핑가치가 쇼핑만족에 더 많은 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 지각된 혼잡이 쇼핑가치와 쇼핑만족 간의 관계에 대해 조절역할을 하는지 분석하였다. 분석결과, 쇼핑가치와 쇼핑만족 간의 관계에서 지각된 혼잡이 조절역할을 하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 쇼핑가치와 쇼핑만족 간의 관계에서 지각된 혼잡의 정도에 따라 이들 관계의 크기가 크게 변하지 않음을 의미한다. 지각된 혼잡의 조절역할 외에, 지각된 혼잡이 쇼핑만족에 직접영향을 줄 것으로 가정하고 이를 WarpPLS 3.0에 의해 분석한 결과, 두 변수 간에는 비선형 관계(non-linear)가 있음이 밝혀졌다. 즉 점포혼잡을 크게 지각할수록 쇼핑만족은 더 크게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구가 기존의 연구와 다른 차별점은 이들 간의 관계에서 지각된 혼잡의 역할을 중점적으로 분석하였다는 점이다. 본 연구는 점포이미지가 쇼핑만족에 미치는 직접효과도 분석하였다. 즉 소비자가 지각하는 점포에 대한 이미지가 쇼핑가치를 매개하지 않고 쇼핑만족에 직접 영향을 주는가를 분석하였다. 분석결과, 점포분위기와 판매원서비스가 쇼핑만족에 직접 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 토대로 실무적 시사점, 연구의 한계 및 향후의 연구방향 등에 대해 기술하였다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.111-117
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• 2011

본 연구는 등산 이용에 따른 등산로 영향 관계의 이해를 통해 등산 이용에 의해 발생되는 영향지표를 설정하고, 실제 현장에서 각 지표의 영향수준을 평가할 목적으로 수행되었다. 문헌조사에 의해 생태적 영향 지표 3가지, 물리적 영향 지표 4가지, 사회적 영향 지표 5가지를 각각 이용영향 지표로 도출하였으며, 이를 이용하여 관악산 등산로를 대상으로 관측조사와 설문조사를 통해 각각의 영향수준을 측정하였다. 등산활동에 의한 생태적 영향으로 등산로 주변 식생교란은 나타났으나 귀화 및 외래식물에 의한 산림식생의 교란은 상대적으로 심하지 않은 것으로 조사되었다. 등산로 노면의 경화, 노폭 확대 등 등산로의 물리적 환경에 대한 영향의 정도는 비교적 심한 것으로 관찰되었다. 사회적 영향 지표의 측정 결과, 관악산 등산로를 찾는 등산객들은 높은 혼잡과 조우 수준을 예상하고 방문하는 것으로 조사되었으며, 이로 인해 실제 현장에서 혼잡도 수준을 높게 느꼈음에도 불구, 전반적인 만족도 수준은 비교적 긍정적인 수준으로 나타났다. 관악산 등산로는 입지적 특성상 대도심권 생활권 등산로 유형으로 지속적이고 집중적인 이용특성으로 인해 등산로의 생태적, 물리적 환경에 대한 영향의 정도가 가중되고 있다. 사회적 영향은 현재까지는 양호한 것으로 나타나고 있으나 등산로 주변환경의 물리적, 생태적 환경이 악화된다면 이용객의 이용 만족도에도 악영향을 미치게 될 것이다. 이용경험의 질적 수준을 유지하기 위해서는 등산로 훼손지 복원과 같은 물리적, 생태적 환경의 개선과 더불어 등산문화 개선을 위한 관리노력 또한 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2021

Objectives: Household overcrowding (HC) can contribute to both physical and mental disorders among the members of overcrowded households. This study aimed to measure the status of HC and its main determinants across the provinces of Iran. Methods: Data from 39 864 households from the 2016 Iranian Household Income and Expenditures Survey were used in this study. The Equivalized Crowding Index (ECI) and HC index were applied to measure the overcrowding of households. Regression models were estimated to show the relationships between different variables and the ECI. Results: The overall, urban, and rural prevalence of HC was 8.2%, 6.3%, and 10.1%, respectively. The highest prevalence of HC was found in Sistan and Baluchestan Province (28.7%), while the lowest was found in Guilan Province (1.8%). The number of men in the household, rural residency, the average age of household members, yearly income, and the household wealth index were identified as the main determinants of the ECI and HC. Conclusions: The study demonstrated that the ECI and HC were higher in regions near the borders of Iran than in other regions. Therefore, health promotion and empowerment strategies are required to avoid the negative consequences of HC, and screening programs are needed to identify at-risk families.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2023

On October 29, 2022, a very large number of people gathered in Itaewondong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea for a Halloween festival, and as crowds pushed through narrow alleys, 159 deaths and 195 injuries occurred, making it the largest crushing incident in Korea. There have been a number of stampede deaths where crowds gathered at large-scale festivals, event venues, and stadiums, both at home and abroad. When the density increases, the physical contact between bodies becomes very strong, and crowd turbulence occurs when the force of the crowd is suddenly added from one body to another; thus, the force is amplified and causes the crowd to behave like a mass of fluid. When crowd turbulence occurs, people cannot control themselves and are pushed into he crowd. To prevent a stampede accident, investigation and management of areas expected to be crowded and congested must be systematically conducted, and related ministries and local governments are planning to establish a crowd management system to prepare safety management measures to prevent accidents involving multiple crowds. In this study, based on national data, a continuous digital topographic map is modeled in 3D to analyze the risk of crowding and present a plan for selecting high-risk walking routes. Areas with a high risk of crowding are selected in advance based on various data (numerical data, floating population, and regional data) in a realistic and feasible way, and the analysis is based on the visible results from 3D modeling of the risk area. The study demonstrates that it is possible to prepare measures to prevent cluster accidents that can reflect the characteristics of the region.

• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국주거학회 2008년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.135-139
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• 2008

A rural area of Korea is inferior compare to urban areas in physical settlements, and an elderly people of the inhabitant increased and it is not easy to see young people in a rural villages. It comes from income difference between industrial type and area and leaving rural area are the accelerated and repeated, and resident who live in rural area after twenty to thirty years can be an elderly society A settlement of rural area is needed settlement rehabilitation for elderly society as follows first, a model development and public support of settlement rehabilitation for rural areas. Second, village remodeling of farming village for elderly are discussed. The rehabilitate rural villages is expected an immigration from urban area which over crowding, and eco tour as new industry.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.11-24
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to present data on the human activities responding to the physical environment of ‘Ulsan’s Grand Parks by evaluating user behavior and activity, visiting motivations, and user satisfaction. This study was conducted using multi-methods such as interviews and questionnaires surveys. The main findings of this study can be summarized in six parts as follows: \circled1 Behavior patterns showed that the users visited the park left within 30 minutes and the frequency of visits was 1 or 2 times per week. They spent their time mostly on ‘walking’ and ‘picnicking’. The users visited regardless of the seasons or the day of the week. \circled2 The priorities for improvements were analyzed as follows: the users expressed their demands for ‘shadowing facilities’ like shelters and pergolas because they used these facilities frequently. Also, the users would like an ‘event program’, ‘sign system’ and ‘guide program’. \circled3 Analysis of the the user’s perception of the park showed that they perceive the park as ‘representative source of the landscape and open space in Ulsan and place for making contact with nature. \circled4 In examining the visiting motivations of the users of Ulsan Grand Park, it was revealed that people use the park for ‘time with family and friends’, ‘to escape from city life’, ‘to relieve fatigue. As a result of factor analysis, 4 factors were identified such as ‘physical motive(MF1)’, ‘exploratory motive(MF2)’, ‘social motive(MF3)’ and ‘emotional motive(MF4). \circled5 Park users’ evaluation for park facilities showed that people are satisfied with most of the facilities and especially, they have high level of satisfaction for ‘footpaths’, ‘squares’ and ‘picnicspace’. The evaluation of the park user’s of activity reveals that they are content with nearly all the variables. Especially, they have high level of satisfaction for the variables of ‘convenience for dynamic activities’, ‘making of a beautiful atmosphere, ‘accessibility from the outside’ and, ‘convenience in group activitie. Factor analysis of the park user’s of activity revealed 5 factors such as ‘convenience and interest factor (AF1)’, ‘park maintenance, management and use program(AF2)’, ‘visual beauty(AF3)’, ‘safety and accessibility(AF4)’ and ‘crowding(AF5)’. \circled6 Regression analysis was employed to get the predictor factors of overall satisfaction with a result of 60.0%($R^2$). The variance was explained as ‘quality of the picnic space’, ‘convenience and interest factor while using the park’, ‘park program for maintain and management in the park’, ‘visually beauty while using the park’, ‘safety and accessibility of the parks’, ‘quality of the pond’, ‘crowding’, ‘quality of the square’.