• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.125-135
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate dynamic contrast-enhanced breast magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) variables, for axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis in the early stage of breast cancer. Materials and Methods: January 2011-April 2015, 787 patients with early stage of breast cancer were retrospectively reviewed. Only cases of invasive ductal carcinoma, were included in the patient population. Among them, 240 patients who underwent 3.0-T DCE-MRI, including DWI with b value 0 and $800s/mm^2$ were enrolled. MRI variables (adjacent vessel sign, whole-breast vascularity, initial enhancement pattern, quantitative kinetic parameters, signal enhancement ratio (SER), tumor apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), peritumoral ADC, and peritumor-tumor ADC ratio) clinico-pathologic variables (age, T stage, multifocality, extensive intraductal carcinoma component (EIC), estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, HER-2 status, Ki-67, molecular subtype, histologic grade, and nuclear grade) were compared between patients with axillary lymph node metastasis and those with no lymph node metastasis. Multivariate regression analysis was performed, to determine independent variables associated with ALN metastasis, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), for predicting ALN metastasis was analyzed, for those variables. Results: On breast MRI, moderate or prominent ipsilateral whole-breast vascularity (moderate, odds ratio [OR] 3.45, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.28-9.51 vs. prominent, OR = 15.59, 95% CI 2.52-96.46), SER (OR = 1.68, 95% CI 1.09-2.59), and peritumor-tumor ADC ratio (OR = 6.77, 95% CI 2.41-18.99), were independently associated with ALN metastasis. Among clinico-pathologic variables, HER-2 positivity was independently associated, with ALN metastasis (OR = 23.71, 95% CI 10.50-53.54). The AUC for combining selected MRI variables and clinico-pathologic variables, was higher than that of clinico-pathologic variables (P < 0.05). Conclusion: SER, moderate or prominent increased whole breast vascularity, and peritumor-tumor ADC ratio on breast MRI, are valuable in predicting ALN metastasis, in patients with early stage of breast cancer.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.67-78
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• 1998

The purpose of this study were 1) to examine the effect of the socio-demographic variables on the adolescent's aggressiveness and victimization, 2)to find the relation among maternal behaviors adolescent's self-esteem aggressive-ness and victimization 3) to analyze the influences of these variables on adolescent's aggressiveness. The subjects were 478 boys and girls attending at junior/middle school in kwang-ju city. Statistics used for data analysis were frequencies means standard deviation Perason's correlation, F-test stepwise multiple regression analysis, major findings were as follows; 1. There were significant differences in Adolescent's aggression and victimiza-tion due to the sex of adolescents and school achievement. 2. There were significant relationships among maternal behaviors adolescents' self-esteem aggression and victimization. 3. The variables influencing adolescent's aggression were maternal authoritarian behavior school achievement the sex of adolescent self esteem and victimization.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.545-552
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• 2003

Let X$_1$, X$_2$, … be real valued random variables under linearly negatively quadrant dependent (LNQD). In this paper, we discuss the probability inequality of ennett(1962) and Hoeffding(1963) under some suitable random variables. These results are to extend Theorem A and B to LNQD random variables. Furthermore, let ζdenote the ｐth quantile of the marginal distribution function of the $Ｘ_i$'s which is estimated by a smooth estima te $ζ_{pn}$, on the basis of X$_1$, X$_2$, …$X_n$. We establish a convergence of $ζ_{pn}$, under Hoeffding-type probability inequality of LNQD.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.343-346
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• 2004

The purpose of our research is to identify the critical variables and to develop a new methodology for market segmentation of online game market. Our research tested the model with Korean online game users because Korean online game industry is the frontier of global online game industries. Conclusively, the critical variables are the suitability of feedback, the reality of design, the precision of information and the involvement of virtual community. The analysis of segmentation shows that the primary target audiences are positively influenced by the reality of design and the involvement of virtual community. To attract the primary target audiences, online game companies should develop strategies depending on the effectiveness of the variables and the demographic and behavioral characteristics of target audiences.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.609-633
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• 2014

From the ordinary notion of uniformly strong mixing for a sequence of random variables, a new concept called conditionally uniformly strong mixing is proposed and the relation between uniformly strong mixing and conditionally uniformly strong mixing is answered by examples, that is, uniformly strong mixing neither implies nor is implied by conditionally uniformly strong mixing. A couple of equivalent definitions and some of basic properties of conditionally uniformly strong mixing random variables are derived, and several conditional covariance inequalities are obtained. By means of these properties and conditional covariance inequalities, a conditional central limit theorem stated in terms of conditional characteristic functions is established, which is a conditional version of the earlier result under the non-conditional case.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.9-20
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• 2008

Let ${X_i{\mid}i{\geq}1}$ be a strictly stationary sequence of associated random variables with mean zero and let ${\sigma}^2=EX_1^2+2\sum\limits_{j=2}^\infty{EX_1}{X_j}$ with 0 < ${\sigma}^2$ < ${\infty}$. Set $S_n={\sum\limits^n_{i=1}^\{X_i}$, the precise asymptotics for ${\varepsilon}^{{\frac{2(r-p)}{2-p}}-1}\sum\limits_{n{\geq}1}n^{{\frac{r}{p}}-{\frac{1}{p}}+{\frac{1}{2}}}P({\mid}S_n{\mid}{\geq}{\varepsilon}n^{{\frac{1}{p}}})$,${\varepsilon}^2\sum\limits_{n{\geq}3}{\frac{1}{nlogn}}p({\mid}Sn{\mid}{\geq}{\varepsilon\sqrt{nloglogn}})$ and ${\varepsilon}^{2{\delta}+2}\sum\limits_{n{\geq}1}{\frac{(loglogn)^{\delta}}{nlogn}}p({\mid}S_n{\mid}{\geq}{\varepsilon\sqrt{nloglogn}})$ as ${\varepsilon}{\searrow}0$ are established under the suitable conditions.

• Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.21-33
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• 2005

Let ｛X/sun ni/ ｜ 1 ≤ i ≤ n, n ≥ 1 ｝ be an array of rowwise negatively associated random variables. We in this paper discuss the conditions of n/sup -1/p/ (equation omitted) →0 completely as n → ∞ for some 1 ≤ p < 2 under not necessarily identically distributed setting. As application, it is obtained that n/sup -1/p/ (equation omitted) →0 completely as n → ∞ if and only if E｜X/sub 11/｜/sup 2p/ < ∞ and EX/sub ni=0 under identically distributed case such that the corresponding results on i. i. d. case are extended and the strong convergence for weighted sums of rowwise negatively associated arrays is also considered.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.23-33
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• 2020

As the 4G and 5G Internet technologies become more common and developed, an environment for uploading and watching videos is created and spread, in addition to simply uploading posts. Watching and sharing daily life among media contents called Vlog, are very common more than ever. This means that individual users could access Vlog easily and the situation could be new trend. Additionally, academic research about Volg is increasing. We analyzed three independent variables affecting a perceived enjoyment we set up the dependent variable. Information search, self-expression, and social need are set as independent variables and social interaction is set as the control variable. Information search and self-expression are significant effect to perceived enjoyment except social need. In particular, social interaction as a control variable has effect to all relationships.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.57 no.6
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• pp.1451-1473
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• 2020

Widely orthant dependence (WOD, in short) is a special dependence structure. In this paper, by using the probability inequalities and moment inequalities for WOD random variables, we study the L_p convergence and complete convergence for the partial sums respectively under the conditions of RCI(α), SRCI(α) and R-h-integrability. We also give an application to nonparametric regression models based on WOD errors by using the L_p convergence that we obtained. Finally we carry out some simulations to verify the validity of our theoretical results.

• Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.33-41
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• 2021

Purpose: Exploring the variables that predict teachers' intent when referring students to mental health professionals is important. The Theory of Planned Behavio (TPB) is a theory of predicting people's intentions of performing a particular behavior; the intent to perform a certain behavior is determined by three factors. (1) attitudes toward the behavior, (2) subjective norms, and (3) perceived control. This study aimed to develop a TPB measurement to investigate what variables predict the intentions of teacher's referral behaviors. Methods: A qualitative study following standardized manuals and guidelines for developing a TPB measurement was used. As a qualitative research method, the Consensual Qualitative Research-Modified (CQR-M) was used. According to the findings from the qualitative study, the quantitative measurement to assess teachers' referral intention, attitude, subjective norm, and behavioral control was developed. Results: The reliability and validity of the newly developed measurement were tested and verified. Conclusion: The newly developed measurement would contribute to a future empirical study that will examine predictors of teachers' referral intention.