• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.74-81
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• 2003

The Iowa Chautauqua Program has provided effective staff development for over 2,700 K-12 science teachers during the past two decades. This is a review of the features of the program, its instructional staff, and a description of the outcomes as disclosed from evaluative studies conducted by staff, teacher participants, doctoral students, and outside evaluators. Examples of outcomes are included as revealed from the qualitative studies reported in newsletters, published papers, dissertations, annual staff reports, and evidences of success reported to accrediting groups. The Chautauqua stresses student-centeredness, constructivist learning, and the visions of reform featured in the National Science Education Standards.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2004

Total knee arthroplasty has become a common procedure for treatment of severe osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and post-traumatic arthritis. In the past, failure of total knee arthroplasty was commonly attributable to aseptic loosening, often associated with component malalignment, soft tissue imbalance. With improved surgical instrumentation and soft tissue balancing techiniques, failure secondary to mechanical loosening has been minimal. But surgeons are still dissatisfied with implant malalignment. Correct tibiofemoral alignment seems to be particularly important since it is generally agreed that axial deviation and imprecise implantation may lead to loosening of the implant component. Navigation systems and robotic techniques could potentially solve problems of imprecision in traditional total knee arthroplasty. It is expected that the success rate and longevity of total knee arthroplasty will be improved during the twenty first century.

• Knowledge Management Research
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.1-23
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• 2001

The ability to share knowledge internally is critical to a firm's capability to gain competitive advantage through the leveraging of a firm's competencies, which are often "imprisoned" and dispersed across it's multiple businesses. The purpose of this paper is to propose knowledge sharing related factors which focus on variables regarding the success of knowledge sharing. To attain this purpose, this paper is structured in four main sections. We examined various concepts of knowledge sharing in the past research. We then briefly discuss about trends of methodological approach from the review of the existing studies. We go on to identify the factors that facilitate or hinder knowledge sharing within the firm. Factors regarding knowledge sharing were identified, analyzed, and summarized. Those factors could be categorize into three dimensions (structural, relational, and knowledge characteristics). Finally, we suggested areas for future research. Implications for the study on knowledge sharing were provided.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.141-164
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• 2008

This study aims to come up with the elements that have influence on the outcomes of technology transfer in a multi-divisional way by making analysis of the interactive relations among technology transfer factor, technology transfer procedure factors, and technology transfer outcome factors through the Structural Equation Model(SEM). And the sample companies are restricted to the ones that have the records of technology transfer to China for the past five years For research model, technology success factor model of Choi and Lee (2000) and technology receptive capability and technology transfer outcome model of Lin, Tan and Chang(2002) were adopted. The research model was divided into an external variable, technology transfer factors and an internal variables, technology transfer procedure factors and technology transfer outcome factors. Research hypothesis was divided into technology transfer factors and technology transfer procedure factors; and technology transfer outcomes. As a result of analysis, cultural difference associated with technology transfer, technological type, corporate capability, and mutual trust have an effect on the outcomes of technology transfer.

• Journal of Information Technology Services
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.117-126
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• 2004

In this study an evaluation method is proposed, with the strong relationship between the ante and post audit works evaluation. The ante evaluation does in general and systematic ways, with past audit results and proposals. The criteria-based evaluation is used for the audit activities and outputs. The critical success factors for the projects applies to the activities evaluation and product evaluation framework to the output. The ante and post evaluation have the cross evaluation items to be the whole and continuous one. Eighteen common evaluation items are derived, with their own evaluation elements in detail, which have only differences of the actually done and expectations between the ante and post. The proposed evaluation makes the ante and post one to be related with each other in a systematic and objective ways, to enhance the reliability of audit results and effectiveness of the audit.

• Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.1-6
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• 1986

Capacitated facility location problems have received a great deal of attention in the past decade, resulting in a proliferation of algorithms for solving them. As is the case with mixed 1-1 integer programming problems, the computational success of such algorithms depends greatly on how to obtain lower bounds in good quality within a resonable time. The objective of this paper is to provide a comparative analysis of those algorithms in terms of lower bounds they produce. Analyses of the strategies for generating lower bounds as well as the quality of generated lower bounds are provided.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.173-193
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• 2013

This paper surveys the development of Asian universities and their path towards the American entrepreneurial type. The paper suggests Asian universities used internationalization and entrepreneurial missions to follow older American entrepreneurial universities with success towards world-class university status. Current studies are lacking on covering the significance of internationalization at Asian entrepreneurial universities and offer few typologies on the diverse Asian transformations of the past approximate thirty years. Thus, paper proposes a theoretical framework linking internationalization with innovation and classifies into 3 types, the various Asian entrepreneurial university transformations from an international comparative perspective. It then examines the type using case studies.

• Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.47-58
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• 2003

Italian furniture companies play a leading role in the world furniture market and are acknowledged as good design trend leader. Their craftsmanship which has been handed down from the past is thoroughly applied to the process of design and production. Two well-known furniture companies in Italy, 'B&B Italia' and 'Kartell', are chosen as a case study model to grasp the key of their success. In general and objective material collecting and researching, this study aims at understanding the method of the advanced corporations' design development, marketing strategy and brand identity This study is expected to use as a research material for Korean furniture industry to escape from the serious depression after IMF shock.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.321-329
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• 2009

Following their applications in cardiology, ophthalmology and dentistry among others, the advent of lasers in dermatology and urology had become the success story of the past decade. Laser-assisted treatments in dermatology and urology are mainly based on the laser-induced tissue injury/coagulation and/or ablation, depending upon the desirable clinical endpoint. In this review, we discussed the underlying mechanisms of the laser induced tissue ablation. In any medical laser application, the controlled thermal injury and coagulation, and the extent of ablation, if required, are critical. The laser thermal mechanism of injury is intricately related to the selective absorption of light and its exposure duration, similarly to the laser induced ablation. The laser ablation mechanisms were categorized into four different categories (the photo-thermally induced ablation, the photo-mechanically induced ablation, the plasma induced ablation and the photoablation) and their fundamentals are herein described. The brief history of laser treatment modality in dermatology and urology are summarized.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.3
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• pp.399-417
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• 1999

The purpose of this paper id to study the factors influencing MIS user satisfaction. For this purpose. I have reviewed the results of past studies on the performance factor of MIS, and introduced a new model associated with small & Medium Business. On the basis of this model, I have hypothesized that the following variables influence user satisfaction : (gender, age), individual characteristics(user attitude, training for user), managerial characteristic(top management involvement, organizational support) and task characteristics(task structure). There were 195 participants surveyed using questionnaires from 25 different small & medium Business in Pusan. The research model and associated hypotheses were tested by following statistical techniques: reliability test, regression, t-test and ANOVA. The findings of this study are follows; 1. It was found that gender and age are not correlated user satisfaction. 2. Among individual characteristics, only user attitude influence user satisfaction significantly. 3. While organizational supports influence positively user satisfaction, top management involvement do not influence it. 4. Task structure is highly correlated with user satisfaction. In spite of many factors affecting MIS success, this study did not consider all variables affect on user satisfaction. We need integrated model including more various factors.