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Monitoring People's Emotions and Symptoms after COVID-19 Vaccine

  • Najwa N. Alshahrani;Sara N. Abduljaleel;Ghidaa A. Alnefaiy;Hanan S. Alshanbari
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.202-206
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    • 2023
  • Today, social media has become a vital tool. The world communicates and reaches the news and each other's opinions through social media accounts. Recently, considerable research has been done on analyzing social media due to its rich data content. At the same time, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has afflicted so many around the world, the search for a vaccine has been intense. There have been many studies analyzing people's feelings during a crisis. This study aims to understand people's opinions about available Coronavirus vaccines through a learning model that was developed for this purpose. The dataset was collected using Twitter's streaming Application Programming Interface (API) , then combined with another dataset that had already been collected. The final dataset was cleaned, then analyzed using Python. Polarity and subjectivity functions were used to obtain the results. The results showed that most people had positive opinions toward vaccines in general and toward the Pfizer one. Our study should help governments and decision-makers dispel people's fears and discover new symptoms linked to those listed by the World Health Organization.

The Impact of National Stereotypes towards Country-of-Origin Images on Purchase Intention: Empirical Evidence from Countries of the Belt and Road Initiative

  • WANG, Li;SHEN, Xiangdong;YAN, Lei
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.409-422
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this paper is to explore how the country-of-origin image mediates the effect of national stereotypes along two dimensions of perceived competence and warmth, on consumers' consumption behaviors, especially in today's environment, the capricious COVID-19 and the deepening and expanding "The Belt and Road" initiative. Research design, data, and methodology: After collecting 1500 primary data from twelve countries along the 21st - Century Maritime Silk Road, this paper conducts ANOVA and SEM in SPSS25.0 and AMOS 24.0 separately to analyze measurements, structural models, and hypotheses via using 1277 final samples. The mediation results illustrate the asymmetric dominance of the two dimensions of national stereotypes, indicating that the country-of-origin image shows the complementary mediation in the effect of perceived competence on purchase intention; whereas, the country-of-origin image holds the indirect-only mediation in the impact of perceived warmth on purchase intention. The results of the moderation show that the effect of country-of-origin image on purchase intention is more significant for consumers who perceive COVID-19 in China to be of lesser severity than those who believe it to be of higher severity. Based on the paper's results, some implications for practice and theory are highlighted.

A proposal for CNN-based pressure-inducing risk detection system (CNN기반 욕창 유발 위험 부위 감지 시스템)

  • Kim, Min-geun;Park, Cheol-yoo;Lee, Young-woo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2021.10a
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    • pp.439-441
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    • 2021
  • The number of bedsores patients is increasing every year due to the aging society, and the importance of bedsores management is emerging as a burden on nurses due to the pandemic situation of COVID-19. Curses are a disease that causes ulcers due to floating posture, and it is a disease that is burdensome for nurses to periodically change their body position. Therefore, this study proposes a system that can reduce the burden on nurses by detecting the risk of inducing bedsores and monitoring the status of calls in real time. Through this system, it will be possible to increase nursing work by solving the difficulties of nursing in the bedsores of nurses.

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A Study on the Direction of Metaverse Platform in the Library: Focusing on the Method and Difference of Using the Metaverse Platform of Domestic and Foreign Libraries (도서관의 메타버스 플랫폼 활용 방향성 탐색 연구: 국내외 도서관의 메타버스 플랫폼 활용 방식 및 차이를 중심으로)

  • Ji Soo, Kim;Sun Young, Kwon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.307-345
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    • 2022
  • Due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, metaverse has begun to receive attention as a means of providing future services. The importance of metaverse was further emphasized and metaverse platforms are being used by various institutions. Against this background, cases of using the metaverse platform in libraries are increasing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate domestic and foreign library cases using the metaverse platform and analyze each platform's characteristics and content types according to the metaverse platform's method. Based on the findings, the implication of the current study suggests the future direction of using the metaverse platform in the library.

Application of ChatGPT text extraction model in analyzing rhetorical principles of COVID-19 pandemic information on a question-and-answer community

  • Hyunwoo Moon;Beom Jun Bae;Sangwon Bae
    • International journal of advanced smart convergence
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.205-213
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    • 2024
  • This study uses a large language model (LLM) to identify Aristotle's rhetorical principles (ethos, pathos, and logos) in COVID-19 information on Naver Knowledge-iN, South Korea's leading question-and-answer community. The research analyzed the differences of these rhetorical elements in the most upvoted answers with random answers. A total of 193 answer pairs were randomly selected, with 135 pairs for training and 58 for testing. These answers were then coded in line with the rhetorical principles to refine GPT 3.5-based models. The models achieved F1 scores of .88 (ethos), .81 (pathos), and .69 (logos). Subsequent analysis of 128 new answer pairs revealed that logos, particularly factual information and logical reasoning, was more frequently used in the most upvoted answers than the random answers, whereas there were no differences in ethos and pathos between the answer groups. The results suggest that health information consumers value information including logos while ethos and pathos were not associated with consumers' preference for health information. By utilizing an LLM for the analysis of persuasive content, which has been typically conducted manually with much labor and time, this study not only demonstrates the feasibility of using an LLM for latent content but also contributes to expanding the horizon in the field of AI text extraction.

Changes in Dietary Behavior of Korean Adults due to COVID-19 (코로나-19에 의한 한국 성인의 식품소비행태 변화)

  • Eun Sil Her;Bo-Young Seo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.239-248
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    • 2024
  • In this study, we examined changes in the food consumption patterns of Korean adults due to COVID-19 using the results of the 2019 and 2021 adult household member food consumption behavior surveys. In the weight and BMI analysis results, both men and women showed a significant increase in 2021 compared to 2019 (male; p<0.01 female; p<0.001). The frequency of breakfast skipping was found to increase with none and over 5 times. As for interest in domestic agricultural products, the proportion of 'not interested' and 'average' responses decreased, while the proportion of those who responded 'interested' increased (p<0.01). The rate of eating out was found to have significantly decreased in 2021 compared to 2019. As a result of the eating lifestyle analysis, the taste seeking type, quality safety seeking type, and health seeking type also showed an increase in 2021 compared to 2019, and a significant level was confirmed. In the purchasing competency index, the use of labeling for agricultural products, use of agricultural food information, and agricultural food purchasing environment items all showed significantly improved results in 2021 compared to 2019, and the eating competency index showed a significant increase in healthy eating and traditional eating habits. Through this study, we aim to suggest directions for establishing food marketing strategies and dietary education for adults in the event of a future pandemic.

A Study on Psychological Burnout of Firefighters After COVID-19 (COVID-19 이후 소방공무원의 심리적 소진에 관한 고찰)

  • Yu-na Jung;Bong-Kil Kim;Hyun-Mi Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.27 no.4_2
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    • pp.861-868
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    • 2024
  • The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to health and safety worldwide, significantly adding to the work burden of fire officials. Fire officials experience high levels of physical and mental pressure in various situations, and such stress can lead to psychological exhaustion. The goal of this study is to investigate the level of psychological exhaustion among fire officials according to gender, age, and years of service and specific roles. In this study, a questionnaire survey was conducted on fire officials in various regions of Korea, and the degree of psychological exhaustion by position was analyzed. The results indicated a difference in the level of psychological exhaustion across different roles, such as fire suppression, rescue, and emergency services. In particular, paramedics exhibited higher levels of psychological exhaustion compared to those in rescue, fire suppression, and administrative roles. This study contributes to identifying specific measures to improve the mental health of fire officials and emphasizes the need for differentiated stress management and support programs tailored to each role. Based on the results, this research provides foundational data to address the mental health issues of fire officials and will contribute to future research and policy development.

The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on University Libraries: Forced on the Perception of University Librarians (코로나 19가 대학도서관에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 - 대학도서관 사서의 인식을 중심으로 -)

  • Chung, Jae-Young;Oh, Se-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.93-114
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    • 2021
  • COVID-19 has been affecting the library, not to mention society as a whole. Especially, there are many changes in the role and service of the university libraries as all the classes of the universities are turned into non-face-to-face and the use of the university libraries is restricted. The changes in users' use of information and communication behavior due to COVID-19 could be an opportunity for new utilization of human and material resources the university libraries have and for the development of services. However, on the contrary, the university libraries could face another crisis if they fail to respond appropriately to current changes. Therefore, it is necessary to grasp, analyze the impact of COVID-19 and plan how to respond. A survey on the effects of COVID-19 and the response of the university libraries and the perceptions of the university libraries found that most university libraries are responding appropriately to COVID-19. However, a survey on the perceptions of the present and future of the university libraries under COVID-19 showed that many survey respondents think COVID-19 would have a negative impact on the university libraries. This means that the changes caused by COVID-19 are causing a crisis and anxiety in the university libraries. Therefore, by working hard together, the university libraries need to present the university libraries' new role, service and direction in the post-COVID-19 era as well as responding to the current situation.

A Study on Methods of Collecting Records for COVID-19 Archives (COVID-19 아카이브를 위한 기록 수집 방안 연구)

  • Sim, Jiyeon;Kim, Jihyun
    • The Korean Journal of Archival Studies
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    • no.70
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    • pp.189-243
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    • 2021
  • COVID-19 Archives are some of the Disaster Archives. It is necessary to collect disaster records produced in real-time at the disaster scene rather than start collecting records after the disaster recovery. Therefore, this study summarized the definition and purpose of disaster archives to understand the current status of domestic and foreign COVID-19 archives and examined overseas disaster archive collection policies that can be referenced in establishing a COVID-19 archive collection policy. In addition, surveys and interviews were conducted on institutions that establish and operate related archives at home and abroad. As a result, record collection Improvement plans for the COVID-19 archive were proposed: Firstly, in terms of collection policy improvements, the essential elements identified in the survey were selected as additional collection policy elements. Secondly, diversification of participants' groups requires the introduction of clear definitions of collection targets, diversification of promotional methods such as recording record contents through collaboration with related departments, and improving copyright issues that limit record donation. Thirdly, participatory record collection methods with efficient questionnaires in participatory forms and privacy issues are proposed as improvement plans.

Correlation and Spatial Analysis between the number of Confirmed Cases of the COVID-19 and Traffic Volume based on Taxi Movement Data (택시 이동 데이터 기반 COVID-19 확진자 수와 교통량 간의 상관관계 및 공간분석)

  • Jeon, Seung Bae;Kim, Geon;Jeong, Myeong-hun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.39 no.6
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    • pp.609-618
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    • 2021
  • The spread and damage of COVID-19 are putting significant pressure on the world, including Korea. Most countries place restrictions on movement and gathering to minimize contact between citizens and these policies have brought new changes to social patterns. This study generated traffic volume data on the scale of a road network using taxi movement data collected in the early stages of the COVID-19 third pandemic to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on movement patterns. After that, correlation analysis was performed with the data of confirmed cases in Daegu Metropolitan City and Local Moran's I was applied to analyze the effect of spatial characteristics. As a result, in terms of the overall road network, the number of confirmed cases showed a negative correlation with taxi driving and at least -0.615. It was confirmed that citizens' movement anxiety was reflected as the number of confirmed cases increased. The commercial and industrial areas in the center of the city confirmed the cold spot with a negative correlation and low-low local Mona's I. However, the road network around medical institutions such as hospitals and spaces with spatial characteristics such as residential complexes was high-high. In the future, this analysis could be used for preventive measures for policymakers due to COVID-19.