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Effects of Communication Competency, Self-efficacy for group work, and Learning Transfer Motivation of Nursing Students in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice Education based on Blended Learning (블렌디드 러닝(Blended learning)을 기반으로 한 정신간호학 실습교육이 간호대학생의 의사소통 능력, 협력적 자기 효능감 및 학습전이동기에 미치는 효과)

  • Suh, Yujin;Han, Eun-Kyoung
    • Journal of Industrial Convergence
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.61-70
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    • 2022
  • The study developed a psychiatric and mental health nursing practice program based on blended learning as nursing students' field practice in psychiatric and mental nursing practice was limited due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. This is a study to evaluate the effect on communication competency, self-efficacy for group work, and learning transfer motivation through a psychiatric and mental health nursing practice program based on blended learning. From October 18, 2021 to December 11, 2021, 64 nursing students participated in the study using a structured Google questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and paired t-test using the SPSS 25.0 program. As a result of the study, based on blended learning, the subjects' communication competency, self-efficacy for group work, and learning transfer motivation were significantly increased after compared to before psychiatric and mental health nursing practice education. Through the results of this study, it was possible to confirm the effect of the psychiatric and mental health nursing practice program based on blended learning.

Analysis entrepreneurship trends using keyword analysis of news article Big Data :2013~2022 (뉴스기사 빅데이터의 키워드분석을 활용한 창업 트렌드 분석:2013~2022 )

  • Jaeeog Kim;Byunghoon Jeon
    • Journal of Platform Technology
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.83-97
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    • 2023
  • This research aims to identify startup trends by analyzing a large number of news articles through semantic network analysis. Using the BIGKinds article analysis service provided by the Korea Press Foundation, 330,628 news articles from 19 newspapers from January 2013 to December 2022 were comprehensively analyzed. The study focused on exploring the changes in key issues over the past decade, considering the impact of the social environment and global economic trends on entrepreneurship. We compared the number of news articles and changes in issues before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and visualized entrepreneurship trends through frequency analysis, relationship analysis, and correlation analysis. The results of the study showed that the top keywords for entrepreneurship-related words are startup activation and commercialization, and the correlation between COVID-19 and entrepreneurship keywords is almost negligible in a linear sense, but the number of news articles decreased during the pandemic, which has an impact. In particular, the most frequently mentioned keywords are Ministry of SMEs and Startups, place is the United States, and person is limited. The agency was the SBA, and the entrepreneurship sector is more affected by social issues than any other sector, with the important characteristics of increased frequency of prompt access. This study supplies essential basic data for understanding and exploring issues and events related to entrepreneurship and suggests future research topics in the field.

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A Policy Study to Improve the Utilization of Public Data in Busan (부산지역 공공데이터 활용도 향상을 위한 정책연구)

  • Bae, Soohyun;Kim, Sungshin;Jeong, Seok Chan
    • The Journal of Bigdata
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.1-15
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    • 2021
  • The unprecedented pandemic of infectious diseases called COVID-19 has dampened human and material movement, and changes in the global economic structure have caused various economic and industrial problems such as worsening employment along with the domestic and international economic recession. In this crisis situation, the government announced the "New Deal" as a new card to enhance economic vitality following the "emergency disaster support fund." This means that the first business of the Digital New Deal, the beginning and core of the New Deal, begins digital transformation from collecting data, which is the "rice" of digital transformation to the data dam. Until now, not only the government but also local governments have established and operated platforms for collecting and sharing public data by establishing various data portals. It is evaluated that it lacks utilization for commercialization as not only the government but also local governments focus only on building the platform without considering the business model when building the initial public data platforms. In particular, in the case of regions, there is a lack of public data to be used for data business, so it is necessary to utilize data from public institutions in the region. In this study, various data collection, data quality improvement, and data utilization improvement were suggested as measures to solve these problems.

International Study and Transformational Learning: What Covid-19 Has Taught Us

  • Rodgers, Steve
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.1221-1221
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    • 2022
  • Studying abroad in and of itself should be a unique and transformational learning experience for university students. Too often, "study abroad" is a code word for "faculty vacation" or "easy credit hours". For an international learning experience to be truly transformational it must offer an intense and directed program that maximizes the time the student spends in the accumulation of information that is new or different from what the student has "learned" previously. "Study abroad" may be a misnomer because it is not only about studying in another country or culture, that is, taking courses that usually have an attendance time of a few hours a week, but it is also about living in another country which becomes a 24/7 learning experience. Providing these programs during the Covid-19 pandemic has been a keen opportunity for institutional learning. When this immersion in foreign culture is combined with academic rigor applied to a student's chosen field of study the growth can be exponential. So, what is the relationship between academic and personal growth? The National Association for Study Abroad has found that "students who have studied abroad are better able to work with people from other countries, understand the complexity of global issues, and have greater intercultural learning. One study found that students returned from their study abroad experiences more tolerant and less fearful of other countries, but with a greater sense of nationalism-a phenomenon they called 'enlightened nationalism'." It is often said that "you only really learn to appreciate things that are important to you when they are gone, when you miss them." The international learning environment can provide this opportunity. The restrictions on various societies in the past two years due to the international Covid pandemic have provided existing study abroad programs with a true testing ground for the validity of their programs. At the end of the day, American colleges and universities are not helpless in the face of these developments. A lot depends on how a university positions itself for a future based on the uncertainties of the past. As Winston Churchill was working to form the United Nations after WWII, he famously said, "Never let a good crisis go to waste". In another context, Churchill's insight on human nature can also be applied to the coming semesters and years as studying abroad rebounds. What new strategies will be developed and maintained? Institutional commitment without fear will be necessary to assure that "studying abroad" will continue to develop as a truly unique and transformational learning experience.

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Analysis of Changes in Restaurant Attributes According to the Spread of Infectious Diseases: Application of Text Mining Techniques (감염병 확산에 따른 레스토랑 선택속성 변화 분석: 텍스트마이닝 기법 적용)

  • Joonil Yoo;Eunji Lee;Chulmo Koo
    • Information Systems Review
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.89-112
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    • 2023
  • In March 2020, as it was declared a COVID-19 pandemic, various quarantine measures were taken. Accordingly, many changes have occurred in the tourism and hospitality industries. In particular, quarantine guidelines, such as the introduction of non-face-to-face services and social distancing, were implemented in the restaurant industry. For decades, research on restaurant attributes has emphasized the importance of three attributes: atmosphere, service quality, and food quality. Nevertheless, to the best of our knowledge, research on restaurant attributes considering the COVID-19 situation is insufficient. To respond to this call, this study attempted an exploratory approach to classify new restaurant attributes based on understanding environmental changes. This study considered 31,115 online reviews registered in Naverplace as an analysis unit, with 475 general restaurants located in Euljiro, Seoul. Further, we attempted to classify restaurant attributes by clustering words within online reviews through TF-IDF and LDA topic modeling techniques. As a result of the analysis, the factors of "prevention of infectious diseases" were derived as new attributes of restaurants in the context of COVID-19 situations, along with the atmosphere, service quality, and food quality. This study is of academic significance by expanding the literature of existing restaurant attributes in that it categorized the three attributes presented by existing restaurant attributes and further presented new attributes. Moreover, the analysis results have led to the formulation of practical recommendations, considering both the operational aspects of restaurants and policy implications.

Predictors of Videoconference Fatigue: Results from Undergraduate Nursing Students in the Philippines

  • Oducado, Ryan Michael F.;Fajardo, Maria Teresa R.;Parreno-Lachica, Geneveve M.;Maniago, Jestoni D.;Villanueva, Paulo Martin B.;Dequilla, Ma. Asuncion Christine V.;Montano, Hilda C.;Robite, Emily E.
    • Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.310-330
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    • 2021
  • Driven by the need for remote learning, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the rise of use of videoconferencing tools. Scholars began noticing an emerging phenomenon of feeling tired and exhausted during virtual meetings. This study determined the predictors of videoconference or Zoom fatigue among nursing students in a large, private, non-sectarian university in the Philippines. This cross-sectional online survey involves 597 nursing students in the Philippines using the Zoom Exhaustion and Fatigue Scale. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine predictors of videoconference fatigue. Results indicated that nursing students experienced high levels of videoconference fatigue. Gender, self-reported academic performance, Internet connection stability, attitude toward videoconferencing, frequency, and duration of videoconferences predicted videoconference fatigue. The regression model explained 25.3% of the variances of the videoconference fatigue. Videoconference fatigue is relatively prevalent and may be taking its toll on nursing students. Developing strategic interventions that can protect or mitigate the impact of fatigue during virtual meetings is needed.

The Determinants of Consumer Purchasing Decisions of Health Food Products: An Empirical Study from Indonesia

  • EKASARI, Ratna;JAYA, I Made Laut Mertha
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.12
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    • pp.519-528
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    • 2021
  • The COVID-19 pandemic struck several countries in 2020. After the government officially announced that individuals will be working from home, shut public service agencies, and compelled people to wear masks and maintain social distance, several hundred business actors were forced to shut down their firms. The purpose of this study is to help companies determine the steps for a new marketing strategy for healthy food products in Indonesia. The number of samples was 500 respondents. The variance-based Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method was used to conduct this investigation, which was similar to a marketing study. The findings show that in Indonesia, lifestyle and price perceptions influence healthy food product purchasing decisions. Meanwhile, brand awareness and customer attitudes had no bearing on healthy food products purchase decisions. The novelty of this study stems from the discovery of new opportunities for business players to market healthy food products during the current COVID-19 period. This opportunity arises as a result of changes in customer lifestyles and price perceptions, both of which must be taken into account by organizations to offer nutritious food items at reasonable rates in Indonesia.

Forecasting Chinese Yuan/USD Via Combination Techniques During COVID-19

  • ASADULLAH, Muhammad;UDDIN, Imam;QAYYUM, Arsalan;AYUBI, Sharique;SABRI, Rabia
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.221-229
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    • 2021
  • This study aims to forecast the exchange rate of the Chinese Yuan against the US Dollar by a combination of different models as proposed by Poon and Granger (2003) during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this purpose, we include three uni-variate time series models, i.e., ARIMA, Naïve, Exponential smoothing, and one multivariate model, i.e., NARDL. This is the first of its kind endeavor to combine univariate models along with NARDL to the best of our knowledge. Utilizing monthly data from January 2011 to December 2020, we predict the Chinese Yuan against the US dollar by two combination criteria i.e. var-cor and equal weightage. After finding out the individual accuracy, the models are then assessed through equal weightage and var-cor methods. Our results suggest that Naïve outperforms all individual & combination of time series models. Similarly, the combination of NARDL and Naïve model again outperformed all of the individual as well as combined models except the Naïve model, with the lowest MAPE value of 0764. The results suggesting that the Chinese Yuan exchange rate against the US Dollar is dependent upon the recent observations of the time series. Further evidence shows that the combination of models plays a vital role in forecasting which commensurate with the literature.

Analysis of Vulnerability in Electron Based Collaboration Tools (Electron 기반 협업 프로그램 취약점 분석)

  • Lee, Hyomin;Jang, Yeonseok;Kwon, Yonghee;Lim, Eunji;Kim, Jongmin;Park, Jinwoo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.573-586
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    • 2021
  • As the proportion of non-contact work is increasing in the situation of COVID-19 pandemic, the collaboration program market is growing rapidly. As the size of the market grows, vulnerabilities in collaborative programs are constantly being disclosed which increases interest in the security of collaborative tools. In this paper, we introduce the results of vulnerability analysis on Electron-based collaboration programs, noting that a number of collaboration programs are based on the Electron framework, and propose countermeasures to enhance the security of Electron-based applications.

The effects of Nintendo games in the face of COVID-19 pandemic. (코로나19 팬데믹시대, 닌텐도 게임의 영향력에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Mi Kyoung;Kang, Hyosoon
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.33-42
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    • 2021
  • Despite people's expectation, COVID-19 has turned out to be a burden people have to carry for a while. The age of "Untact" has come. While many outdoor activites have been restricted, it is crucial to find other ways to maintain physical/mental health ideally indoors. As a mediative gesture, people are now taking notice of 'Console games', through which they can party, travel, and exercise in virtual reality even harder than in real life. In thesis, we will examine Nintendo Switch Consoles in relation to direction Korean game industry has to take to maintain people's physical/mental health.