• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2009

Children are not small adults and there is a need to carry out specific trials that cannot be performed in adults. In general, children (minors) are unable to consent but their assent should be obtained using age appropriate information. Institutional Review Board (IRB) need paediatric expertise to balance the benefits and risks of research in children. The lack of consent has implications on the design, analysis and the choice of comparators used in the trials, which should only be performed by trained investigators with paediatric experience. Pain, fear, distress and parental separation should be prevented and minimised when unavoidable. The children requires even more careful review. Children represent a vulnerable population with developmental, physiological and psychological differences from adults, which make age- and development- related research important for their benefit. Finally, criteria for the protection of children in clinical trials therefore need to be laid down. Specific protection should be defined for research performed in children, at all stages and ages.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.290-295
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• 2016

Socket-outlets and plugs are essential devices that supply electric power into user appliances. During plug-out operation of an engaged plug from the socket-outlet, the consistent arc between the plug and the socket-outlet could develop into heavy fires in DC systems but only a small spark in AC systems. This paper proposes a pre-/post-electrode method to prevent plugs and socket-outlets from melting by sustaining arc energy. To implement the proposed pre-/post-electrodes, an experimental plug is manufactured with two electrodes, in which a post resistance Rs is connected in between. This paper investigates the function of the post resistance Rs, in which the best value of the post resistance Rs is obtained through simulation and experiment.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.169-186
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• 1999

This study empirically investigates innovative behaviors of the firm. In so doing, a Probit was employed and estimated. We used the raw data of the "corporate innovation survey"(CIS), which, in consent with OECD efforts, is regularly undertaken by the Science and Technology Policy Institute(SIEPI). The data set includes more than 3400 firms in the manufacturing sector. Three types of innovation, i.e., new product, product improvement and process innovation, are studied, assuming that determinants of innovation are firm′s age. number of employees as the size of firm, ratio of foreign ownership and innovation costs. To investigate the relationship between firm′s innovation behavior and the size, we estimate the Probit including the quadratic term of the firm size. Empirical findings showed that the sign of the quadratic term of the firm size turned out to be negative. It means that the probability of firm's making innovation shows the inversed-U relationship with the firm size. Such an empirical result may have a significant implication for the industrial policy.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.487-494
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• 2014

This study investigates thermoregulatory behaviors of obese children for their thermal comfort. Nine normal-weight children (NWC) and nine obese children (OC) participated in the study. All subjects were fourth-graders and sixth-graders in elementary school. An informed consent form was obtained from each child and his or her mother. The questionnaire method was used, and the experiment was conducted to determine the preferred amount of clothing at $17^{\circ}C$ and the preferred temperature at $33^{\circ}C$. According to the results, OC were more susceptible to heat than NWC, whereas there was no significant difference in their susceptibility to cold. There were no significant differences of the oral temperature and the mean skin temperature between the two groups, but changes in forearm blood flow were less in OC than in NWC. There was no significant difference in the preferred amount of clothing between OC and NWC, and the preferred temperature was higher in NWC than in OC. The results based on the questionnaire are consistent with those based on the experiment. A compositive study of physical exercise, eating behavior, and wearing behavior should be useful for developing programs for preventing and treating obese children.

• 한국게임학회 논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.99-110
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• 2021

WHO는 게임이용 장애를 중독 행동에 따른 장애의 범주에 포함한 ICD-11 개정안을 2019년에 통과시켰다. 현재 우리나라에서는 게임이용 장애 질병코드를 2025년 한국표준질병사인분류(KCD) 개정에 반영해야 하는 가에 대한 찬반입장이 첨예하게 대립 중이다. 본 연구에서는 게임이용 장애 질병코드 등재에 대한 찬성과 반대 입장을 각각 설명하고 게임이용의 질병코드 등재로 야기될 수 있는 게임중독세가 국내 게임 산업에 미칠 수 있는 영향을 설문을 통해 미리 살펴보고자 한다. 연구결과, 게임이용 장애의 질병코드 등재 및 게임중독세의 도입은 국내 게임산업의 투자가치 및 글로벌 국가경쟁력에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 것이라는 의견이 높게 나타난 반면 긍정적인 효과에 대한 기대는 크지 않았다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.233-246
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• 2014

This study investigates the level of satisfaction with quality attributes of meal services for low-income children in Wonju, Korea. Based on interviews with 287 subjects (users of meal boxes: 17.4%, card users: 82.6%; boys: 48.4%, girls: 51.6%; elementary school students: 44.4%, middle school students: 33.0%, high school students: 22.6%; two parents household: 29.8%, single- or no- parent household: 70.2%) through consent from their guardians, some key characteristics of the subjects and the relationships between their characteristics and the level of their satisfaction with meal services were examined. According to the results, the level of satisfaction ranged from 54.7% to 66.0% (those respondents indicating "very good" and "good") indicated that the meals were generally acceptable. The highest level of satisfaction was for sanitation (66.0%), followed by taste (64.0%), ease of choosing preferred menu items (61.9%), a proper temperature (61.9%), a sufficient amount (60.8%), diversity (56.3%), the comfortableness of the dining area (54.7%), and sufficient nutrition (41.0%). For these eight quality aspects of meal services, users of meal boxes were more likely to be satisfied with the comfortableness of the dining area, whereas card users, with the taste and temperature of the food. The type of meal service, the attitudes toward talking to friends about supporting meals, and subjectively perceived health status had significant effects on the level of satisfaction with meal services.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.95-113
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• 2016

This study investigates the potential for multi-cultural youths, given their innate bilingual and dual culture, to be trained as the competent ODA professionals. For the purpose of collecting information, we organized two different kinds of FGI in 2015. The first FGI was conducted with a group of 10 expert participants from August 17 to September 25. The second FGI was conducted four times, from October 5 to October 23, with 13 adolescents from multi-cultural families from Russia, Mongolia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Japan, and China. The semi-structured interview items were passed through a formal review process of the Institutional Ethics Committee. Furthermore, with the participants' pre-consent to recording, all recorded data were categorized through the transcription process. The results are as follows. While the potential for nourishing bilingual and dual cultural capabilities are high for the adolescent children of multi-cultural families, the expert group also emphasized the negative aspects of these capabilities being suppressed due to the relatively oppressed family environment. The expert group therefore suggests the following: building parent awareness of ODA human resources, developing an educational career transition roadmap, and providing institutional incentives for ODA. In addition, to some extent, the researchers were able to detect some positive self-esteem among the adolescent children of multi-cultural families as a result of the bilingual and dual cultural competencies required to be ODA personnel. In sum, the research provides insight into the need for national social support for the adolescent children of multi-cultural families, so that their strengths are not extinguished, in order that they might grow up as competent ODA personnel.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.33-50
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• 2019

This study investigates the decision-making processes of Iranian women in their twenties who purchased Hallyu beauty and fashion products. We conducted ten in-depth interviews of Hallyu enthusiasts who previously purchased Hallyu products. Interviewees were recruited using a snowball sampling technique based on nonprobability sampling. Interviews were conducted in the 1:1 in-depth interview format for one hour of each interview from April 11, 2017, to May 14, 2017, using semi-structured questionnaires, and recorded with consent. Our analysis of the characteristics of consumption behaviors of the women used seven steps of the purchase decision-making process. This study used interviews to analyze the following questions. Research Question 1. What is the decision process for Iranian women's consumer products purchase? Research Question 2. What are the characteristics and meaning of each stage of Iranian women's consumer decision-making process? Data collection in this study was limited to participants in their twenties; however, this research will be helpful for future Hallyu and Iranian consumer analysis. A follow-up study should examine the purchasing decisions of women in additional age groups in order to generalize the results.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.117-144
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• 2017

우리나라는 바이오정보의 산업적 성장 가능성에만 주목하고 있어서 바이오정보의 수집 및 관리를 위한 사회적 논의는 빈약한 실정이다. 이러한 문제의식 아래 본 연구는 바이오정보의 활용을 위한 사회적 논의의 기본 토대가 될 수 있는 시민들의 인식 현황을 조사하였다. 설문조사결과를 통해 확인할 수 있는 가장 큰 특징은 많은 시민들이 목적별 바이오 인식기술 사용에 대해 긍정적 의견을 표하고, 국가의 지문정보 수집에 대해서도 개방적인 입장을 취하고 있지만 동시에 바이오 인식기술을 통한 본인인증 시스템에 상당한 우려를 가지고 있다는 점이다. 특히 바이오정보를 수집하는 기관에 대해 신뢰하기 어렵다는 점을 지적하고 있다. 또한 신체정보를 비롯한 건강정보에 대해서는 각별한 우려를 표했으며, 다른 개인정보에 비해 더 엄격한 규제가 필요하다는데 압도적인 동의를 표시했다. 의료기관에서 수집되는 의료정보에 대해서도 설문에 응한 80%에 가까운 사람들이 영리업체 제공에 대해 동의하지 않았으며, 심지어 통계 학술연구를 위해 사용한다는 것에조차 60%가 넘는 사람들이 동의하지 않았다. 이와 같은 결과는 바이오정보의 공익적 활용을 위해서라도 철저한 관리가 필요하다는 사실을 잘 보여주고 있다. 나아가 국가적 관리 시스템과 제도 마련 과정에서 일반인들이 참여해 의견을 개진 할 수 있도록 현재의 개인정보영향평가 제도를 개선할 필요가 있음을 강조하고자 한다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.68-76
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• 2016

목 적 : 수면은 신체의 기능을 회복시키고 항상성을 유지시키는 인체의 필수적인 생리작용으로, 수면의 질 저하는 전반적인 건강문제를 야기 시키는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 수면과 균형조절능력의 관계에 대해 규명하기 위하여, 수면이 균형조절과 시각적 반응시간에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 본 연구에 참여하기를 서면 동의한 건강한 20대 남녀 58명을 대상으로 PSQI를 이용하여 수면의 질을 평가한 다음, PSQI 점수에 따라 대상자를 A군(PSQI <5)과 B군($PSQI{\geq}5$)으로 분류하였다. 이후 대상자들의 체성분과 신체특성, 균형조절, 시각적 반응시간 및 오류횟수를 각각 측정하였다. 결 과 : 수면의 질이 양호한 A군에 비해 수면의 질이 낮은 B군에서 아침기상 시 졸린 정도가 유의하게 높은 것으로 나타났다. 수면이 체성분에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보기 위해 두 실험군의 신체조성을 비교한 결과, 수면의 질이 낮은 여자 대상자들의 체지방량과 체지방률이 유의하게 낮은 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 수면상태에 따른 균형을 비교한 결과, 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았지만, 시각적 반응시간에서는 유의한 증가가 확인되었다. 특히 수면의 질이 낮은 B군에서 반응시간은 선형적으로 유의하게 증가하였으며, 오차횟수 역시 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 결 론 : 수면의 질 저하는 반응속도를 지연시키고, 반응의 정확도를 감소시키는 것으로 나타났는데, 이러한 선택적 주의력의 저하는 균형조절에 영향을 끼칠 수 있고, 이로 인해 예상하지 못한 순간에 낙상 등의 손상을 입을 위험이 증가할 수 있다.