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Effects of a Network Program for Preventing Obesity of Patients Taking Antipsychotics or Antidepressants (네트웍 프로그램이 항정신병약물 및 항우울제를 복용하는 환자의 체중과 식이습관에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim Soyaja;Sung Kyung-Mi;Hwang Young-Sin;Kim Sook-Ja
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.526-534
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    • 2005
  • Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the effects of a network program to prevent obesity and improve dietary habits for patients taking antipsychotics or antidepressants. Method: Thirty-seven patients in two hospitals were assigned to a control group (21 patients) or an intervention group ( 16 patients). The intervention group was evaluated to analyze the effect of the network program for six weeks after the program. Result: There was a difference in the rate of increased body weight between the control group and the intervention group. Notably, the body weight of both groups before the intervention was significantly increased. However, after the intervention the body weight of the intervention group rarely increased, whereas, the body weight of the control group was significantly increased as expected. There was an observed difference in diet between the control group and the intervention group. After the intervention, caloric intake per day of the intervention group decreased. Also, the duration of the meal of the intervention group after the intervention was longer than before. Conclusion: The network program for preventing obesity and improving dietary habits of patients taking antipsychotics or antidepressants was effective. The study shows that a network program can be an important part of a nursing intervention in clinical practice.

The 4th Industrial Revolution's Impact on Network Marketing - Focused on ABN Korea Case - (4차 산업혁명 시대 정보통신기술(ICT)이 가져온 네트워크 마케팅의 현재와 미래 - 한국암웨이 사례 연구 -)

  • Park, So-Jin;Oh, Chang-Gyu
    • The Journal of Information Systems
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.379-400
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    • 2017
  • Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of ICT on multilevel marketing organizations (MLMs) whose members are both salespeople and consumers. This study explores the effects of the latest ICT convergence on the direct selling, which is the oldest sales method, and suggests the direction for the development of network marketing. Therefore, we will propose the changes in direct sales brought by ICT and predict the future direction of network marketing in preparation for the 4th Industrial Revolution era. Design/methodology/approach Exploratory case study was the methodology selected for this paper. The case study enables the use of multiple methods for data collection and analysis. This study applies qualitative case-study methodology on Amway Korea, which is the top seller of MLM organizations, to better understand the impact of ICT. This study conducted an in-depth interview with four different levels of MLM members (e.g. membership, ruby, emerald, diamond) which are based on the qualification system of MLM organizations and observed their behaviors. Findings This study revealed that the ICT impact on network marketing organizations(MLMs) could be summarized as follows : new membership growth, easier communication with customers, increase in work efficiency, increase in organizational trust, change in educational environment, and increase in the use of social media. Based on the interview, we propose the changes of network marketing organizations in the fourth industrial revolution era and the future strategy of Amway Korea as follows: (1) retention of royal ABOs, (2) harmony with SMEs, (3) utilization of Big Data, (4) creation of IoT business model, and (5) construction of successful O2O business platform.

The Effects of the Social Network of Disabled Wage Worker on Job Satisfaction :Centered on the Mediating Effects of Discrimination Experience (임금근로 장애인의 사회적 네트워크가 직무만족에 미치는 영향: 차별경험의 매개효과를 중심으로)

  • Ha, Kyeong hye
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.305-316
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the social network of disabled wage worker on discrimination experience and job satisfaction and the mediating effect of discrimination experience, based on this, we propose a solution. For this purpose, data of 805 people with Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled were analyzed using data from the 8th year(2015). The results of the study are as follows: First, the social networks of disabled wage worker were found to reduce the discrimination experience and increase the job satisfaction. Second, the discrimination experience of disabled wage worker decreased job satisfaction and mediated the relationship between social network and job satisfaction. These results that the social network is important for the discrimination and job satisfaction of disabled people, and we suggest that is necessary to make efforts at government and enterprise level to strengthen the social network of the disabled.

Prediction the efficacy and mechanism of action of Daehwangmokdanpitang to treat psoriasis based on network pharmacology (네트워크 약리학 기반 대황목단피탕(大黃牧丹皮湯)의 건선 조절 효능 및 작용 기전 예측)

  • Bitna Kweon;Dong-Uk Kim;Gabsik Yang; Il-Joo Jo
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.38 no.6
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    • pp.73-91
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    • 2023
  • Objectives : This study used a network pharmacology approach to elucidate the efficacy and molecular mechanisms of Daehwangmokdanpitang (DHMDPT) on Psoriasis. Methods : Using OASIS databases and PubChem database, compounds of DHMDPT and their target genes were collected. The putative target genes of DHMDPT and known target genes of psoriasis were compared and found the correlation. Then, the network was constructed using Cytoscape 3.10.1. The key target genes were screened by Analyzer network and their functional enrichment analysis was conducted based on the Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) Pathways to predict the mechanisms. Results : The result showed that total 30 compounds and 439 related genes were gathered from DHMDPT. 264 genes were interacted with psoriasis gene set, suggesting that the effects of DHMDPT are closely related to psoriasis. Based on GO enrichment analysis and KEGG pathways, 'Binding', 'Cytokine Activity', 'Receptor Ligand Activity' 'HIF-1 signaling pathway', 'IL-17 signaling pathway', 'Toll-like receptor signaling pathway', and 'TNF signaling pathway' were predicted as functional pathways of 16 key target genes of DHMDPT on psoriasis. Among the target genes, IL6, IL1B, TNF, AKT1 showed high correlation with the results of KEGG pathways. Additionally, Emodin, Acetovanillone, Gallic acid, and Ferulic acid showed a high relevance with key genes and their mechanisms. Conclusion : Through a network pharmacological method, DHMDPT was predicted to have high relevance with psoriasis. This study could be used as a basis for studying therapeutic effects of DHMDPT on psoriasis.

Deep learning-based recovery method for missing structural temperature data using LSTM network

  • Liu, Hao;Ding, You-Liang;Zhao, Han-Wei;Wang, Man-Ya;Geng, Fang-Fang
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.109-124
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    • 2020
  • Benefiting from the massive monitoring data collected by the Structural health monitoring (SHM) system, scholars can grasp the complex environmental effects and structural state during structure operation. However, the monitoring data is often missing due to sensor faults and other reasons. It is necessary to study the recovery method of missing monitoring data. Taking the structural temperature monitoring data of Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge as an example, the long short-term memory (LSTM) network-based recovery method for missing structural temperature data is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the prediction results of temperature data using LSTM network, support vector machine (SVM), and wavelet neural network (WNN) are compared to verify the accuracy advantage of LSTM network in predicting time series data (such as structural temperature). Secondly, the application of LSTM network in the recovery of missing structural temperature data is discussed in detail. The results show that: the LSTM network can effectively recover the missing structural temperature data; incorporating more intact sensor data as input will further improve the recovery effect of missing data; selecting the sensor data which has a higher correlation coefficient with the data we want to recover as the input can achieve higher accuracy.

Investigating the Global Financial Markets from a Social Network Analysis Perspective (소셜네트워크분석 접근법을 활용한 글로벌 금융시장 네트워크 분석)

  • Kim, Dae-Sik;Kwahk, Kee-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.11-33
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    • 2013
  • We analyzed the structures and properties of the global financial market networks using social network analysis approach. The Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) lengths and networks of the global financial markets based on the correlation coefficients have been analyzed. Firstly, similar to the previous studies on the global stock indices using MST length, the diversification effects in the global multi-asset portfolio can disappear during the crisis as the correlations among the asset class and within the asset class increase due to the system risks. Second, through the network visualization, we found the clustering of the asset class in the global financial markets network, which confirms the possible diversification effect in the global multi-asset portfolio. Meanwhile, we found the changes in the structure of the network during the crisis. For the last one, in terms of the degree centrality, the stock indices were the most influential to other assets in the global financial markets network, while in terms of the betweenness centrality, Gold, Silver and AUD. In the practical perspective, we propose the methods such as MST length and network visualization to monitor the change of the correlation risk for the risk management of the multi-asset portfolio.

Network Connecting Structure and Contextual Meanings of Chungbuk Innovation Projects Based on the Amalgamation of Social Network Analysis and System Dynamics Approaches (SNA와 SD 방법론을 활용한 충북 지역혁신사업의 네트워크 연결구조와 함의)

  • Lee, Mi-Ra;Hong, Seong-Ho;Park, Ju-Hye;Lee, Man-Hyung
    • Korean System Dynamics Review
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.103-120
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    • 2009
  • Using various data derived from the regional innovation projects in the IT and BT-sectors within Chungbuk Province, this study tries to observe formation processes of network connecting structure and their spill-over effects. Considering the dynamic nature of key issues, it applies both social network analysis and causal loop methods. After a series of simulation exercises, we find that so-called extroverted regional innovation projects, that is, ones financially supported by the central government, reveal a higher tendency in the centrality, heavily depending on a handful of well reputed organizations. It is quite similar to the reinforcing mechanism, resulting in the rich-get-richer and the poor-get-poorer. Compared with the existing documents, nonetheless, it shows relatively weak in the mechanism strength, implying the fact that regional innovation projects have significantly contributed to ameliorating the unequal distribution of innovation organizations within Chungbuk Province. On the other hand, this study concludes that all the brokerage organizations related to the regional innovation projects have settled in Chungbuk Province. Whereas the Capital Region-based organizations present a higher tendency in the knowledge-network, it seems that the regional innovation projects have significantly contributed to upgrading direct and indirect competitiveness of the local organizations.

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Effects of Network Positions of Organizational Members on Knowledge Sharing (조직구성원의 네트워크 위치가 지식공유에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Chang-Sik;Kwhak, Kee-Young
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.67-89
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    • 2015
  • Improving productivity of knowledge workers is an important issue in the 21st century referred as knowledge-based society. The core key word is knowledge sharing among constituents of an organization. The purpose of this study is to combine the social network position factors with attitude and behavior factors, and develop an integrated research model for the knowledge sharing among members of an organization. This study adopted the integrated theoretical framework based on social capital, self-efficacy, transactive memory, and knowledge sharing. Surveys were conducted to 42 organizational members from a department in a leading IT outsourcing company to empirically test the proposed research model. In order to validate the proposed research model, social network analysis tool, UCINET, a structural equation modeling tool, SmartPLS, were utilized. The empirical result showed that, first of all, organizational members' familiarity network position had significant influence on knowledge self-efficacy and transactive memory capability. Second, knowledge self-efficacy and transactive memory capability affected knowledge sharing intention. Third, knowledge sharing intention also had an impact on the job performance. However, organizational members' expertise network position had no significant influence on knowledge self-efficacy and transactive memory capability. This finding reveals the importance of the emotional approach rather than the rational approach in knowledge management. The theoretical and practical implications on the research findings were discussed along with limitations.

Correlation Between Social Network Centrality and College Students' Performance in Blended Learning Environment (블렌디드 러닝 환경에서 사회 연결망 중심도와 학습자 성과 간의 상관관계)

  • Jo, II-Hyun
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.77-87
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of social network centrality variables on students' performance in blended learning environment in a higher educational institution. Using data from 36-student course on Learning Theories and Their Implications on Instructional Design Practices, the researcher empirically tested how social network centrality variables - such as friendship network centrality, advice network centrality, and adversary network centrality - are correlated with academic achievement measures. Results indicate, as hypothesized, the friendship and advice centrality positively correlate with, whereas the adversary centrality being negatively correlate with application performance measures and test scores. The size and quality of posted online discussions are positively and strongly correlated with the advice network centrality.

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Algorithm for Reducing the Effect of Network Delay of Sensor Data in Network-Based AC Motor Drives

  • Chun, Tae-Won;Ahn, Jung-Ryol;Lee, Hong-Hee;Kim, Heung-Geun;Nho, Eui-Cheol
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.279-284
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    • 2011
  • Network-based controls for ac motor drive systems are becoming increasingly important. In this paper, an ac motor control system is implemented by a motor control module and three sensor modules such as a voltage sensor module, a current sensor module, and an encoder module. There will inevitably be network time delays from the sensor modules to the motor control system, which often degrades and even destabilizes the motor drive system. As a result, it becomes very difficult to estimate the network delayed ac sensor data. An algorithm to reduce the effects of network time delays on sensor data is proposed, using both a synchronization signal and a simple method for estimating the sensor data. The algorithm is applied to a vector controlled induction motor drive system, and the performance of the proposed algorithm is verified with experiments.