• 복식문화연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2019

Firefighters wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for protection from environmental hazards. However, due to the layers of protective functions, the PPE inevitably adds excessive weight, bulkiness, and thermal stress to firefighters. This study investigated the adverse impact of wearing PPE as an occupational stressor on the firefighter's cognitive functioning. Twenty-three firefighters who had been involved in firefighting at least for 1 year were recruited. The overall changing trend in the firefighter's cognitive functioning (short-term memory, long-term memory, and inductive reasoning) was measured by the scores of three standardized cognitive tests at the baseline and the follow-up, after participating in a moderate-intensity physical activity, wearing a full ensemble of the PPE. The study findings evinced the negative impact of the PPE on the firefighter's cognitive functioning, especially in short-term memory and inductive reasoning. No significant influence was found on the firefighter's long-term memory. The results were consistent when the participant's age and BMI were controlled. The outcomes of the present study will not only fill the gap in the literature, but also provide critical justification to stakeholders, including governments, policymakers, academic communities, and industry, for such efforts to improve human factors of the firefighter's PPE by realizing the negative consequences of the added layers and protective functions on their occupational safety. Study limitations and future directions were also discussed.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2020

본 연구는 양방향 LSTM, Random Search, 데이터 조합, Dropout을 이용한 철근 가격 단기예측 딥러닝 모델을 개발하는 체계적인 절차를 제시한다. 일반적으로 사용자가 직관적으로 이러한 값을 결정하여 예측성능이 우수한 결과를 탐색하는데 시간이 많이 걸리고 반복적인 시도를 하게 되는데, 이러한 시도로 찾아낸 결과가 우수하다고 보장할 수 없다. 본 연구에서 제시하는 제안된 접근방식으로 단기 가격예측의 평균 정확도는 약 98.32%이다. 그리고 이 방식은 철근 이외의 건축재료를 비롯하여 통계기반의 시계열 데이터로 가격을 예측하는 연구에서 본 연구에서 제시한 내용이 우수한 예측결과를 도출하기 위한 기초적 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.114-121
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• 2010

Oxygen sensitivity and substrate requirement have been known as possible reasons for the intricate growth of Dehalococcoides spp. and limiting factors of for routinely applying bioaugmentation using anaerobic Dehalococcoides-containing microbes for remediating chlorinated organic compounds. To explore the effect of the short-term exposure of the short-term exposure of oxygen on Dehalococcoides capability, dechlorination performance, and hydrogen production fermentation from formate, an anaerobic reductive dechlorination mixed-culture (Evanite culture) including dehalococcoides spp. was in this study. In the results, once the mixed-culture were exposed to oxygen, trichloroethylene (TCE) degradation rate decreased and it was not fully recovered even addition of excess formate for 40 days. In contrast, hydrogen was continuously produced by hydrogen-fermentation process even under oxygen presence. The results indicate that although the oxygen-exposed cells cannot completely dechlorinate TCE to ethylene (ETH), hydrogen fermentation process was not affected by oxygen presence. These results suggest that dechlorinating microbes may more sensitive to oxygen than fermenting microbes, and monitoring dechlorinators activity may be critical to achieve an successful remediation of a TCE contaminated-aquifer through bioaugmentation using Dehalococcoides spp..

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.233-249
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 경영자 능력이 기업 성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다는 선행연구결과를 확장하여, 기업의 소유구조와 자본구조 및 의사결정 행태가 다른 재벌기업에서 경영자 능력이 기업의 성과에 미치는 영향이 차별적으로 나타나는지 여부를 분석한다. 재벌그룹의 경우 기업가치를 상승시키는 중요한 의사결정이 대부분 그룹의 총수에 의해 결정되고 강력한 지배력을 보임에 따라 그룹소속 경영자들 은 그룹총수의 의사결정 방향과 같은 방향으로 노력을 집중하게 된다. 따라서 재벌기업 소속의 경영자는 자신의 성과를 평가받기 위한 단기 회계이익보다는 장기적 관점의 기업가치 증가를 위해 자신의 능력을 집중할 것이고, 재벌기업 소속이 아닌 일반 경영자는 자신의 성과를 높이기 위하여 회계이익을 개선하는데 자신의 능력을 집중할 것으로 예상된다. 본 연구에서는 2000년부터 2015년 동안 상장기업을 대상으로, 장기 기업성과인 기업가치와 단기 기업성과인 회계이익을 각각 종속변수로 하여 재벌기업의 경영자능력과 기업의 장 단기성과 간 관계를 분석한다. 연구결과, 경영자의 능력과 장 단기성과 간에는 유의한 양(+)의 관계가 확인되었고, 일반기업과 달리 재벌그룹의 경우 장기성과인 기업가치는 높이는 방향으로, 단기성과인 회계이익은 낮추는 방향으로 관계가 확인되었다. 또한 재벌기업의 경영자능력은 추가적으로 장기성과 즉 기업가치에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 보고되었다. 이러한 결과는 재벌기업의 경영자가 재벌구조의 특성상 장기관점의 기업성과에 자신의 능력을 보다 집중하는 것을 의미한다. 재벌기업이 한국경제에서 차지하는 비중은 매우 크고 이러한 현상은 당분간 큰 변화가 없을 것으로 예상된다. 따라서 재벌기업의 지속적인 성장 여부는 우리 사회에서 매우 중요한 이슈이다. 최근 재벌기업의 지배주주 역할이 2세 또는 3세와 4세로 옮겨가고 있고 세계적인 저성장 구도와 함께 경쟁이 더욱 치열해지는 상황에서, 경영자 능력이 기업성과에 미치는 영향이 재벌기업에서 차별적으로 나타나는지 검증하는 연구는 매우 시의적절하고 중요하다고 볼 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구결과가 재벌기업의 성과측면에서 일면의 장점을 부각시키고, 일반 경영자의 능력이 단기적 회계이익이 아닌 장기적 관점에서 기업 가치 상승에 기여할 수 있도록 정부 및 관련당국의 정책마련에 새로운 시각을 제시한다는 점에서 시사하는 점이 크다고 본다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.301-310
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• 2022

Cement-based sensors have been widely used as structural health monitoring systems, however, their long-term sensing performance have not actively investigated. In this study, a deep learning-based methodology is adopted to predict the long-term piezoresistive properties of cement-based sensors. Samples with different multi-walled carbon nanotube contents (0.1, 0.3, and 0.5 wt.%) are fabricated, and piezoresistive tests are conducted over 10,000 loading cycles to obtain the training data. Time-dependent degradation is predicted using a modified long short-term memory (LSTM) model. The effects of different model variables including the amount of training data, number of epochs, and dropout ratio on the accuracy of predictions are analyzed. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed approach is evaluated by comparing the predictions for long-term piezoresistive sensing performance with untrained experimental data. A sensitivity of 6% is experimentally examined in the sample containing 0.1 wt.% of MWCNTs, and predictions with accuracy up to 98% are found using the proposed LSTM model. Based on the experimental results, the proposed model is expected to be applied in the structural health monitoring systems to predict their long-term piezoresistice sensing performances during their service life.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.342-353
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• 2013

본 연구는 마음수련명상의 지속기간에 따른 정신건강의 차이를 비교분석하기 위한 것이다. 단기집중 마음수련명상의 효과를 파악하기 위한 단일군 전후 원시실험연구와 지속적 마음수련명상의 효과를 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구로 구성된다. 자료 수집 및 대상은 단기집중 마음수련명상군의 경우 2011년 7월 23일부터 7월 30일, 2012년 1월 7일부터 1월 14일에 마음수련명상 프로그램에 참여한 교사들 75명을 대상으로 프로그램 실시 전후에 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 자료 수집을 하였고, 지속적 마음수련명상군의 경우 2012년 2월 현재 마음수련명상을 1년 이상 지속한 교사들 101명을 대상으로 2012년 2월 15일에서 2월 28일까지 자료 수집을 하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS WIN 14.0를 이용하였으며 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 단기집중 마음수련명상군의 경우 마음수련명상 전후에 정신건강의 모든 하위영역(신체화, 강박증, 대인예민성, 우울, 불안, 적대감, 공포불안, 편집증, 정신증)에서 유의한 차이가 있었다. 지속적 마음수련명상군의 지속기간에 따른 정신건강 정도는 편집증을 제외한 8개 영역(신체화, 강박증, 대인예민성, 우울, 불안, 적대감, 공포불안, 정신증)에서 모두 유의한 차이를 보였다. 결론적으로 마음수련명상이 단기적, 지속적 중재 모두에 효과가 있는 것으로 보아 임상에서의 단기적용과 스트레스 대처능력을 기르기 위한 지속적인 프로그램으로서 개발과 적용이 필요하다.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2016

According to previous literature, love involves a feeling of emotional bonds, attachment, and commitment to a specific target from a long-term perspective. In contrast, lust is defined as a sexual desire to engage in sexual activities from a short-term perspective. This research investigates the influence of feelings of love or lust on consumers' long-term benefit-seeking and risk-taking behaviors. Study 1 examined whether consumers' long-term benefit-seeking behaviors depend on feelings of love or lust. As a result, consumers who experienced feelings of love were more likely to prefer products that provide long-term benefits (e.g., a hybrid car) than those who experienced feelings of lust. Study 2 investigated consumers' risk-taking behaviors, depending on feelings of love or lust. The results showed that consumers in the lust condition were more willing to take a risk (e.g., a trip to a hazardous area) than those in the love condition. Taken together, this research demonstrates that consumers' long-term benefit-seeking and risk-taking behaviors depend on feelings of love or lust. Practical and theoretical implications are further discussed.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.276-281
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• 2017

Background: The present study was carried out to assess the relationship between sickness absence and occupational stress, sleep quality, and amplitude and stability of circadian rhythm as well as to determine contributing factors of sickness absence. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 400 randomly selected employees of an Iranian gas company. The data were collected using Pittsburgh sleep quality index, Karolinska sleepiness scale, circadian type inventory, and Osipow occupational stress questionnaires. Results: The mean age and job tenure of the participants were $33.18{\pm}5.64years$ and $6.06{\pm}4.99years$, respectively. Also, the participants had been absent from work on average 2.16 days a year. According to the results, 209 participants had no absences, 129 participants had short-term absences, and 62 participants had long-term absences. The results showed a significant relationship between short-term absenteeism and amplitude of circadian rhythm [odds ratio (OR) = 6.13], sleep quality (OR = 14.46), sleepiness (OR = 2.08), role boundary (OR = 6.45), and responsibility (OR = 5.23). Long-term absenteeism was also significantly associated with amplitude of circadian rhythm (OR = 2.42), sleep quality (OR = 21.56), sleepiness (OR = 6.44), role overload (OR = 4.84), role boundary (OR = 4.27), and responsibility (OR = 3.72). Conclusion: The results revealed that poor sleep quality, amplitude of circadian rhythm, and occupational stress were the contributing factors for sickness absence in the study population.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2010

Objective : This prospective study sought to verify the stability of three types of short implants measuring 7mm or less. Materials and methods : Implants measuring 7mm or less were placed in patients at multicenter dental clinics in Korea, China, Taiwan, and Singapore. Initial stability, intraoperative and postoperative complications, crestal bone loss, and survival rate of the implant were prospectively evaluated. Results : The primary stability of a 6-mm implant was lower than that of a 7-mm implant. The marginal bone loss of short implants measuring less than 7mm was minimal. Complications such as wound dehiscence, implant mobility, and peri-implant mucositis developed, and these were associated with initial implant failure. The short-term survival rate of 6-mm implant was 93.7%, and that of 7-mm implant, 96.6%. Conclusion : Short implant for the mandible with insufficient height for the residual ridge can be selectively used. Poor primary stability and wound dehiscence can cause osseointegration failure and alveolar bone loss.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.308-327
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• 2019

The concept of sharing economy has received rich attention in recent years. As a typical type of business model in the sharing economy, online short rent has been paid attention by both industry and academia. In this study, we find trust to be a critical determinant to the success of online short rent platforms. Based on three dimensions of trust theory, i.e., ability, benevolence and integrity, we investigate the factors influencing tenant' willingness to participate in online short rent. We further examine the extent to which trust can influence the number of sales and comments of rooms listed at online short-term rent platforms, which can represent tenant' willingness to participate in the sharing economy. The results show that the trust dimensions represented by a landlord's personal characteristics have significant positive correlations with the number of sales and comments. For example, the real name authentication and the sesame score can represent the trust integrity; online replay ratio and the average confirmation time representing the trust sincerity, and the order acceptance ratio representing the trust ability. On this basis, we proposed some recommendations for both platforms and landlords. For example, the landlords can improve the tenants' trust by authenticating his/her real name, replying actively and timely. For platforms, when they make housing list ranking rules, they can take the landlord's personal attributes that may affect trust into consideration. Moreover, platforms can also allow landlords to supply value-added services to improve service quality and ultimately promote the virtuous circle of the platform ecosphere. Through conducting the empirical research on a particular application of the sharing economy, we aim to fill the research gap of this field in China and provide theoretical and practical contributions to the future development of online short rent.