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A study on the multi-functional fashion design - focused on the climatic change and environment consciousness- (다기능 패션디자인에 관한 연구 - 기후변화 및 환경의식을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Hyun-Young;Park, Hye-Won
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.123-135
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    • 2009
  • To cope with the threats posed by climate change actively, this study tries to examine multi-functional fashion design with the moral awareness of environment, which could be a direct cause of climate change. Literature and patents on multi-functional fashion design following climate change at home and abroad are examined to find the trend of multi-functional fashion designs. And fashion design that can protect human body to cope with climate change is analyzed. This study found that first, it is necessary to recognize the environment problems in the design process so that material is used to the minimum to minimize pollution and enable welfare and continuation of human society; second, environmentally friendly production and rational consumption such as manual production without waste of energy and material need to be favored to minimize the destruction of environment; third, to cope with environment and climate changes, design that allows an item to have diverse functions is needed so that it can have varied lengths, widths, and thicknesses, and it can be put on and taken off.

Evaluation of Key Success Factors for Web Design in Taiwan's Bike Case Study

  • LAI, I-Sung;HUANG, Yung-Fu;SIANG, Jie-Hua;WENG, Ming-Wei
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.11
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    • pp.927-937
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    • 2020
  • Global warming awareness through energy conservation is growing due to the regulatory policies issued by governments and voluntary organization that established carbon emission limits. Transportation is one of the major contributors to carbon emissions. Bike will be simultaneously saving money, getting fit and helping to reduce global warming. Web design has been identified as a key factor for the acceptance and success of the websites and electronic commerce. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effective implementation of the proposed Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique on a bike case study whose company (Bike Company) is involved in web design for a critical component in the demonstration. Survey research used a variety of data collection methods, with the most common being questionnaires and interviews of some exporters. The research results reveal that the top five key success factors are Good reputation, Transaction security, Ease of use, Promotion, and Diversified choices, which provide the guidelines and directions for decision-makers to design effective websites in the current competitive business scenario. The major findings of this study are suggesting that Internet marketing channels are securing the company's relevance, together with paving the way for methods to increase web traffic.

Relationship between Health Behavior Factors and Bone Mineral Density among College Students in a Health-Related Department (일 대학 보건의료전공학생의 건강행위특성과 골밀도와의 관련성)

  • Cho, Kwang-Ho;Yim, So-Youn;Baik, Sung-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.266-275
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: The study investigated the relationship of health behavior with bone mineral density (BMD) for college students. Methods: A descriptive study was done using a convenient sampling of college students (n=116) enrolled in a health-related department. Height, weight, body mass index (BMI), health behaviors recognition of subjective health, smoking, drinking, exercise, food habits, intake of calcium, and family history of fracture were measured. BMD was measured at the right forearm using Hologic lunar duel-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA and multiple linear regression. Results: The prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis was 41.4% and 22.4%, respectively. Significant relationships were observed between BMD of right forearm and gender, BMI, subjective health recognition, drinking, and exercise (p<.05). Results of linear regression after adjusted BMD were increased concerning subjective health recognition and regular exercise (p<.05). Conclusions: Subjective health recognition and exercise carries positive effects on BMD. We recommend for college students that healthy behaviors like proper weight, smoking cessation, regular exercise, regular food habits, and health awareness are helpful to BMD.

Current Issues, Trends and Possibilities in Water Sector in Nepal

  • Shrestha, Hari Krishna
    • Water for future
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    • v.52 no.8
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    • pp.56-66
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    • 2019
  • Nepal is bestowed with abundant water. With more than 1500 mm average annual rainfall in the country, a vast quantity of underutilized groundwater in the Terai belt, and the water stored in snowcaps in the Himalayas, aquifers in the mountains and glacial lakes, Nepal is potentially in an advantageous position in terms of per capita availability. However, low emphasis in management aspect of water and high emphasis in infrastructural developments related to water resources management has resulted in conversion of water in Nepal from a resource to a burden. The global climate change, reduction in number of rainy days, increase in intensity of rainfall during wet monsoon season, encroachment of river banks for settlement, inadequate release of environmental flows from hydropower plants, and attempt to tame the mighty and high velocity rivers of Nepal have resulted in increasing number of water induced disasters (flood and landslide), rise in conflict between local residents and hydropower developers, higher number of devastating landslides, and in some extreme cases mass migration of residents resulting in climate refugees. There is a ray of hope; the awareness level of the people regarding sustainable use of water resources is increasing, the benefit sharing mechanism is gradually being implemented, the role of interdisciplinary and integrated water resources management is appreciated at a higher level and the level of preparedness against flood and landslides is at a higher degree compared to a couple of decades ago. With the use of renewable energy sources, the possibilities for sustainable and productive use of water are on the rise in Nepal.

The effects of traditional frying method on proximate composition and energetic values of fish species from Karachi coast of Pakistan

  • Zafar, Fatima Hayat Shaheen;Zahid, Mohammad;Bat, Levent
    • The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.35-43
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    • 2019
  • The effect of pan frying method was evaluated for proximate composition of selected fish species Pampus argenteus, Lethrinus nebulosus and Acanthopagarus arabicus which were determined by standard procedures. Proximate compositions found in the frying fillets were different to the raw fish samples. The moisture content seems to decrease in all fried samples. The reason of moisture loss at the time of frying produced is excessive protein amount in fried fish as compare to raw fish. Protein content seemed to increase in Pampus argentus > Lethrinus nebulosus and >Acanthopagrus arabicus in their particular fried form. The outcomes shown that protein content was in the ranges of 14.83-25.07 g/100g in fried samples, while the fat content was between 3.76-9.77 g/100 g. The energy content was the highest in the fried fish Lethrinus nebulosus (236 kcal/100 g), Pampus argentus (161 kcal/100 g) and Acanthopagrus arabicus (135 kcal/100 g). The information achieved in this study would be very important to fish consumers, processors and nutritionists to academically increase their awareness regarding the nutrients contents in selected fish species.

Assessment of The Level of Caffeine in Some Tea Leaves Marketed in Dutse: Jigawa State

  • BDULLAHI, R.;LAWAL, A.M.;IBRAHIM, M.S;KHALID, A.;MUHAMMAD, U.L.
    • The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.7-20
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    • 2019
  • The use of caffeine as a psychoactive stimulant in tea has been observed to have serious negative effects in humans' systems such as respiratory, nervous, cardiovascular, renal and skeletal systems. This study was carried out to assess the levels of caffeine in 10 different tea brands available in local market in Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria. Quantitative analysis of caffeine was performed by a simple and fast UV-Vis spectrophotometric methods using different solvents for extraction. The caffeine content in all the tea samples analyzed in this study were below the maximum allowable limits set by the USFDA. Tea have been associated with adverse health effects and the claims made by manufacturers about the benefits of tea do not highlight risks associated with excessive consumption of a combination of the ingredients contained in tea. Long term effects of tea consumption of children and young people have not been adequately studied. Therefore, it is recommended that further research be carried out on the adverse effects of energy drinks on children. Research is also needed to be done on the effects of the combination of ingredients on health and excessive consumption of those ingredients to children and adolescents. People need to be educated and given proper awareness on the health risks associated with caffeine containing beverages.

Transformation of Industrial Parks in the Direction of Providing of the Purposes Achievement of Sustainable Development

  • Melnychenko, Anatolii;Shevchuk, Nataliia;Babiy, Irina;Blyznyuk, Tetyana;Akimova, Olena
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.7-14
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    • 2022
  • The presented research is devoted to the problems of achieving the goals of sustainable development, which will contribute to the development of industrial parks and their transformation into eco-industrial parks. The importance of the functioning of industrial parks and their transformation into eco-industrial ones in the direction of achieving sustainable development goals is substantiated. The development of industrial parks and their transformation through the coordination of dynamic development processes and the establishment of a system of mutually beneficial relations, due to the peculiarities of their functioning aimed at achieving sustainable development goals ensure the achievement of sustainable spatial development. Transformation of industrial parks will contribute to: increasing tax revenues of local budgets, increasing employment in the regions, raising public awareness of the need for environmentally friendly, energy efficient production, increasing the balance and harmony of social, economic and environmental development, modernization of territorial communities and regional enterprises resources and increase entrepreneurial initiative, rational use of available resources, intensification of small and medium enterprises, including innovation. The authors' scientific achievements are the substantiation of the principles of functioning of industrial parks in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development, which are based on a systematic approach and provide for the transformation into eco-industrial parks.

Energy Consumption and Exercise Effect of University Students During Automatic Stepper Exercise

  • LIU, Shuchang;WU, Renhong;LI, Xinlong
    • The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2022
  • Purpose-Meat plays an important role in the Chinese daily diet, however, due to the spread of COVID-19, food supply and safety have become a major concern. The safety and health features of chilled fresh meat have attracted the attention of consumers. To study consumers' purchasing behavior and willingness to pay for chilled meat under the influence of the epidemic. Research methodology- The data were obtained by questionnaire survey, major issues include consumers' meat consumption habits in the wake of the COVID-19 and their awareness of meat product quality labels. In addition, the gender, age, family income, and other basic personal information of the interviewees were also counted. Based on the binary Logit regression method, we study consumers' purchasing behavior and willingness to pay for chilled meat under different demographic characteristics. Results-The results showed that brand and quality certification are important factors influencing purchases. In addition, the presence of children under the age of 12 in the household and the level of income and education also influence consumers' purchase intention of the chilled fresh meat. However, mart promotions and city ratings can significantly lower consumers' propensity to buy the chilled fresh meat. Apart from this, such factors as gender, age, and living conditions have no significant influence on consumers' purchase of chilled fresh meat.

An Energy Awareness Congestion Control scheme based on Genetic Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks (유전자 알고리즘 기반의 에너지 인식 트래픽 분산 기법)

  • Kim, MiKyoung;Park, JunHo;Seong, DongOok;Yoo, JaeSoo
    • Annual Conference of KIPS
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    • 2010.11a
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    • pp.979-982
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    • 2010
  • 최근 한정된 에너지를 기반으로 동작하는 센서 네트워크 환경에서 에너지를 효율적으로 사용하기 위한 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 대표적인 연구로써 이벤트 발생 여부에 따른 노드의 가변 센싱 및 전송 기법의 경우, 특정 노드에서 네트워크 혼잡을 야기하여 전송 패킷의 손실 및 전송 모듈의 과다 사용으로 인한 네트워크의 수명이 감소하게 된다. 이를 해결하기 위해, 유전자 알고리즘을 기반으로 네트워크 패킷을 주변 노드로 분산시키는 TARP 가 제안되었다. 하지만 TARP 의 경우, 유전자 알고리즘의 핵심 단계인 적합도 평가에서 사용되는 적합도 함수에 인접 노드의 평균 데이터 전송량 및 데이터 분산만을 고려하여 트래픽을 분산하기 때문에, 전체 네트워크 수명에 대한 추가적인 고려가 필요하다. 이를 해결하기 위해 본 논문에서는 유전자 알고리즘 기반의 에너지 인식 트래픽 분산 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 기법은 적합도 평가에서 잔여 에너지량 및 단일 노드의 데이터 전송량을 추가적으로 고려함으로써, 보다 효율적인 트래픽 분산을 수행하여 네트워크 수명을 증가시킨다. 제안하는 기법의 우수성을 보이기 위해 시뮬레이션을 통해 기존의 트래픽 분산 기법(TARP)과 제안하는 기법과의 성능을 비교하였다. 그 결과 기존 기법에 비해 평균 27% 이상의 네트워크 수명의 향상을 보였다.

A Performance Comparison of Parallel Programming Models on Edge Devices (엣지 디바이스에서의 병렬 프로그래밍 모델 성능 비교 연구)

  • Dukyun Nam
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.165-172
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    • 2023
  • Heterogeneous computing is a technology that utilizes different types of processors to perform parallel processing. It maximizes task processing and energy efficiency by leveraging various computing resources such as CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs. On the other hand, edge computing has developed with IoT and 5G technologies. It is a distributed computing that utilizes computing resources close to clients, thereby offloading the central server. It has evolved to intelligent edge computing combined with artificial intelligence. Intelligent edge computing enables total data processing, such as context awareness, prediction, control, and simple processing for the data collected on the edge. If heterogeneous computing can be successfully applied in the edge, it is expected to maximize job processing efficiency while minimizing dependence on the central server. In this paper, experiments were conducted to verify the feasibility of various parallel programming models on high-end and low-end edge devices by using benchmark applications. We analyzed the performance of five parallel programming models on the Raspberry Pi 4 and Jetson Orin Nano as low-end and high-end devices, respectively. In the experiment, OpenACC showed the best performance on the low-end edge device and OpenSYCL on the high-end device due to the stability and optimization of system libraries.