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An Empirical Analysis on the Relationships Between Marker Environments and Technology Strategy (시장환경과 기술전략의 관계에 관한 실증분석)

  • Lee, Deok-Joo
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.326-333
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationships between market environments and technology strategy using the data gathered from Korean manufacturing firms. As the significant environmental factors influencing company's technology strategy, two sorts of market aspects are considered; market competition factor and technological dynamics factor. And companies are categorized with respect to the characteristics of market environments they are facing with. Then we seek to find the differences in the contents of technology strategy among the companies in different types of environments through statistical analysis. As a result, it is found that there exist significant relationships between the companies' technology strategy and the environments facing firms.

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Comparison of Land Farming and Chemical Oxidation based on Environmental Footprint Analysis (환경적 footprint 분석을 통한 토양경작법과 화학적산화법의 비교)

  • Kim, Yun-Soo;Lim, Hyung-Suk;Park, Jae-Woo
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.7-14
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    • 2015
  • In this study, land farming and chemical oxidation of a diesel-contaminated site is compared to evaluate the environmental impact during soil remediation using the Spreadsheet for Environmental Footprint Analysis by U.S. EPA. Each remediation process is divided into four phases, consisting of soil excavation, backfill and transportation (Phase 0), construction of remediation facility (Phase 1), remediation operation (Phase 2), and restoration of site and waste disposal (Phase 3). Environmental footprints, such as material use, energy consumption, air emission, water use and waste generation, are analyzed to find the way to minimize the environmental impact. In material use and waste generation, land farming has more environmental effect than chemical oxidation due to the concrete and backfill material used to construct land farming facility in Phase 1. Also, in energy use, land farming use about six times more energy than chemical oxidation because of cement production and fuel use of heavy machinery, such as backhoe and truck. However, carbon dioxide, commonly considered as important factor of environmental impact due to global warming effect, is emitted more in chemical oxidation because of hydrogen peroxide production. Water use of chemical oxidation is also 2.1 times higher than land farming.

Assessment of Middle School Student's Environmental Literacy and Analysis of Predictors for It (중학생의 환경소양 평가 및 환경소양에 영향을 주는 요인 탐색)

  • Ko, Hee-Ryung;Lee Eun-Ah;Chu, Hye-Eun;Shin, Dong-Hee
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.144-153
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate middle school student's environmental literacy level and variables that affect their environmental literacy. Of the students, 987 in 7th grade from big cities, medium sized cities and mountain areas participated in this study, and their environmental literacy was measured through 88 questions (27 items for knowledge, 27 items for attitude, 25 items for behavior, 9 items for skill) with 14 demographic variables. Forty-five minutes were given to answer the questions. Statistical analysis was conducted on each of the categories(knowledge, attitude, behavior, skill) that make up environmental literacy and factor analysis was also conducted to investigate variables that affect environmental literacy. Results indicated that the correlation between attitude and behavior is the strongest. Also, it was found that a demographic variable might affect one, two, or sometimes all categories of the environmental literacy. Especially students' perceptions, knowledge and attitude of science positively affect all categories of environmental literacy.

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Comparative Study between Married and Unmarried Women on Consumption Values and Clothing Benefits -Focusing on Working Women in their 20's and 30's- (미혼여성과 기혼여성의 소비가치 및 의복추구혜택의 비교연구 -20~30대 직장여성을 중심으로-)

  • Lee, Mi-Ah
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.808-818
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    • 2010
  • This study compares the consumption values and clothing benefits between married and unmarried women. The data were collected from a questionnaire with 548 working women in their 20's and 30's. Data were analyzed by factor analysis, reliability analysis, t-test, and one way ANOVA. The factor analysis on consumption values resulted in five dimensional structures: pro-environmental, conspicuous, enjoyable, aesthetic, and economic values. Five dimensions of clothing benefits were identified by factor analysis: individuality, social recognition, well-known brands, practicality, and low price pursuit. The respondents were classified into four groups by marital status and age, as well as two groups only by marital status. There were significant differences among the groups in demographic characteristics, consumption values, and clothing benefits. The results provide insight into marketing strategies of apparel makers or retailers targeting single women.

Developing girder distribution factors in bridge analysis through B-WIM measurements: An empirical study

  • Widi Nugraha;Winarputro Adi Riyono;Indra Djati Sidi;Made Suarjana;Ediansjah Zulkifli
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.207-220
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    • 2023
  • The safety of bridges are critical in our transportation infrastructure. Bridge design and analysis require complex structural analysis procedures to ensure their safety and stability. One common method is to calculate the maximum moment in the girders to determine the appropriate bridge section. Girder distribution factors (GDFs) provide a simpler approach for performing this analysis. A GDF is a ratio between the response of a single girder and the total response of all girders in the bridge. This paper explores the significance of GDFs in bridge analysis and design, including their importance in the evaluation of existing bridges. We utilized Bridge Weigh-in-motion (B-WIM) measurements of five simple supported girder bridge in Indonesia to develop a simple GDF provisions for the Indonesia's bridge design code. The B-WIM measurements enable us to know each girder strain as a response due to vehicle loading as the vehicle passes the bridge. The calculated GDF obtained from the B-WIM measurements were compared with the code-specified GDF and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) bridge design specification. Our study found that the code specified GDF was adequate or conservative compared to the GDF obtained from the B-WIM measurements. The proposed GDF equation correlates well with the AASHTO LRFD bridge design specification. Developing appropriate provisions for GDFs in Indonesian bridge design codes can provides a practical solution for designing girder bridges in Indonesia, ensuring safety while allowing for easier calculations and assessments based on B-WIM measurements.

Tactile Sensibility of New Generation High Touch Polyester Fabrics for Women's Outerwear at Different Environmental Conditions (환경에 따른 여성외의용 신합섬 폴리에스테르 직물의 접촉감성)

  • 이선영;홍경희;이정순;이예진;김정화;최상섭;손진훈
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.77-86
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    • 2000
  • Purposes of this study were firstly to refine the measurement technique of tactile sensation and sensibility induced by touching the fabrics and secondly to investigate the differences of tactile sensibility depending on environmental conditions and the type of polyester fabrics. The environmental conditions were controlled at 20$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$, 65$\pm$3%RH(standard) and at 29$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$, 75$\pm$3%RH(warm & humid). As results, three factors were extracted from factor analysis of sensory assessment scale. The first factor was thickness and weight, the second one was surface-related property and the third one was stiffness in both environments. Depending on the environmental conditions, heat and moisture-related sensations such as [cold], [damp] and [dry & drapable] were affected significantly. Regression equations with the sensation descriptors were developed for the prediction of tactile sensibility(R2>.89). While the most efficient descriptor was [thin & flexible] in the standard environmental conditions, that was [dry & drapable] in the warm & humid environmental condition.

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Analysis of Influence of Environmental Conditions on Ganoderic Acid Content: in Ganoderma lucidum Using Orthogonal Design

  • Li Na;Liu Xiao Hua;Zhou Jie;Li Yu Xiang;Zhao Ming Wen
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.16 no.12
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    • pp.1940-1946
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    • 2006
  • The influence of environmental conditions on the ganoderic acid (GA) content in the fungus Ganoderma lucidum was investigated using a one-factor-at-a-time design and orthogonal design. Among the various medium components examined, sucrose, soybean powder or peptone, ferrous sulfate, and pH 6.0 were the most suitable carbon source (factor A), nitrogen source (factor B), mineral source (factor C), and initial pH (factor D), respectively, for the GA content in the one-factor-at-a-time design. According to the orthogonal design, the order of effect for the four factors on the GA content was A>C>D>B. The best level of factor A was $A_2$ (sucrose) with a value of +0.34 mg/100 mg DW. The optimal treatment combination was $A_2B_1C_3D_1$ with which the GA content reached up to 2.63$\pm$0.011 mg/100 mg DW. The interactions between the mineral ion and the nitrogen source, and the mineral ion and the pH were both highly significant (P<0.01). The highest interaction effect was ($B_2{\times}D_2$) with a value of +0.19 mg/100 mg DW, which was higher than the level effect value for $B_2$ (peptone) and D$_2$ (pH 5.0). Therefore, the results proved that interactions between factors cannot be ignored. The results also indicated the importance of the interactions between the factors, which may help to understand the metabolic pathway leading to triterpene biosynthesis and the expression and regulation of the key enzymes involved.

The Effect of CoP(Community of Practice) Influence Factors on Satisfaction and Learning Culture Activation in R&D Groups: Based on Comparison Analysis by Group Maturity (연구개발 직군의 실행공동체 영향요인이 만족도 및 학습문화 활성화에 미치는 영향:집단 성숙도에 따른 비교 분석)

  • Oh, Sungho;Kim, Bo-Young
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.407-420
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    • 2015
  • This study analyzes the effect of CoP(Community of Practice) influence factors on satisfaction and learning culture activation in R&D groups. Research model and hypothesis is designed the relationship the effect factors for CoP which are consist of personal factor, interacting factor, support factor and environmental factor and satisfaction and the learning culture activation focused on comparing between maturity and immaturity CoP member group. It conducted an analysis based on 371 survey responses significantly. Hence, interacting, supporting and personal factor have a significant positive effect on satisfaction but environmental factor was negative effect to it. CoP Satisfaction has a positive effect on the learning culture activation. However average between two groups has not a statistically significant difference in all of the factors. At the result, interacting between members is the most important factor to the successful CoP development of R&D groups.

Revisiting Prediction Tools for Daylight Adequacy and Its Potential Improvement

  • Kim, Dong Hyun
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.35-44
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: This study questioned the efficiency of daylight factor as a daylight adequacy and investigated a method of how to complement its weakness by considering a direct sunlight component under a clear sky condition. Method: The Snowdon visitor centre cafe was chosen as a case study building and various techniques such as BRE formula, BRE sky protractor, Pilkington dot diagram and mock-upscale model under the artificial sky simulator were used to analyse and compare daylight factor values. An analysis of direct sunlight component under the clear sky condition was carried out by Climate Consultant 5.5, sun path diagram, and the artificial sky simulator. Result: The result of daylight factor analysis differed by the adopted techniques and it was also contradictory to the results on a direct sunlight penetration. The result not only showed the limitation of daylight factor as a metric but also suggested an improvement by combining it with direct sunlight analysis. The techniques used in this study had a merit of being applied in the early design stage and thus be beneficial to many design professions in order for early daylight performance analysis.

A Mother's Influence on Her Children Regrading Environmental Preservation (어머니의 환경보전행동이 아동기 자녀의 환경보전행동에 미치는 영향)

  • 이정우;황경혜
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.109-122
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study is to find a mother's influence on her children regarding environmental preservation. The questions of this study are how a mother's background variables influence on their own behaviors, how the children's background variables influences on their own behaviors, how a mother's background variables influence on their children behaviors. This is used self-writing questionaires the 538 subjects are 4th, 5th and 6th grade children and their mothers living in Kwangiu, in June, 1998. The data are analyzed by Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Pearson's correlation, Regression analysis, Path analysis, Coronbach'$\alpha$ coefficent, and Factor analysis. These are the major resets of this study. 1) In case of mothers, the background variables for them to be influenced the environmental presentation behaviors show the frequency of contact for environmental information, average income, family cohesions, the level of communication, egoistic orientation, and age. 2) In Children, the background variables which are influenced on their environmental presentation behaviors represent the frequency of contact for environmental information, family cohesion, biospheric orientation, and the grade level of children. This is, the children who have the more chance of environmental information contact, the higher family cohesion, the higher biospheric orientation, and the lower grade level show the more environmental preservation behaviors. 3) The children who grow seeing their mothers'environmental behaviors such as sorted disposal, recycle behavior, and purchasing behaviors also show the more same behaviors.

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