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Analyzing Patterns in User's Information Seeking Behavior on the Web (웹 이용자의 정보탐색행위 패턴 분석)

  • Kim, Sung-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.23 no.4 s.62
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    • pp.197-214
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    • 2006
  • A Web-based environment has very various and heterogeneous users. The emphasis on their individual characteristics may make it hard to reach the general understanding of how they seek and use information on the Web. The purpose of this study is to find common patterns in information seeking behavior on the Web by analyzing a series of cognitive movement of users in interaction with the Web. Based on Dervin's concept and Timeline interview methodology, this study collected 37 Web experience descriptions from 21 respondents, which consisted of 302 steps. Findings addressed that Web information seeking behavior can be classified into seven types : Starting, Searching, Viewing/B row sing , Examining/comparing, Finding/compiling, Deciding/Acting, and Ending. Movement paths in the seven-type information seeking process showed that user's interaction with the Web was repeated and circulated at the Viewing/Browsing step and that information seeking behavior on the Web was multi-directional and non-linear.

Structural Relationship among Job Characteristics, Empowerment, Organizational Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior of Food-Service Contingent Workers (외식업체 비정규직원의 직무특성, 임파워먼트, 조직몰입과 조직시민행동간의 구조적 관계)

  • Kim, Chan-Jung;Kim, Yong-Soon
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.7 no.11
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    • pp.289-297
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study is completed on the concept of Job Characteristics, Empowerment, Organizational Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior through approaching empirically to the present state by searching various mutual relations with Job Characteristics, Empowerment, Organizational Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior. For the study, research data was collected from 20 food-service outlets in Seoul, each variable is measured by Likert's 7-point scale. The results were as follows; First, job characteristics has a positive influence on empowerment, organizational commitment. Second, empowerment haven't significant effect on organizational commitment. Third, empowerment has a positive influence on organizational citizenship behavior. Fourth, the subject of this study was limited to Seoul. For this reason, it is difficult to generalize the results of this study to the overall food -service contingent workers.

Review on Wandering Behavior in Persons with Dementia (치매 노인의 배회행동에 관한 문헌 조사)

  • HongSon, Gwi-Ryung
    • Perspectives in Nursing Science
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.35-45
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    • 2006
  • In Korea, about 8.3% over aged 65 are suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other type of dementia. Among dementia-related behaviors, wandering is the one of strongest factors on burden and stress of caregivers. On Lee and Kwon's report with community living persons with dementia, upto 85% of caregivers reported wandering as a problem. Wandering is a frequently encountered problem in communities and long-term care facilities, but it is among least understood dementia. related behavior. Despite the prevalence of wandering, its significant adverse outcomes, and the increase in persons with dementia in Korea, no systematic research has been conducted in Korea. The purpose of this study is to review on literature related to wandering behavior among persons with dementia. The specific topics related to wandering are included: definition, the prevalence of dementia and wandering behavior, the influencing factor on wandering, outcomes of wandering behavior, and the measurement method. Wandering is defined as "aimless walking" and "Meandering, aimless or repetitive locomotion that exposes one to harm and is incongruent with boundaries, limits, or obstacles". Wandering is viewed as a problematic behavior, however, it has to be understood as need-driven compromised behavior. For example, wandering may be an expression of searching for familiar person and/or place. Recently, in Korea, there is an effort for establishing the therapeutic environment for elders who are wanderers in long-term-care facilities. Cognitive impairment of persons with dementia is found to be a consistent factor on wandering behavior through many national and international studies. The adverse outcomes of wandering are serious problem in persons with dementia as well as their caregivers. The adverse outcomes include falls, fractures, getting lost, use of restraints, or even death. In fact, wandering is one of the major reasons for a patient to be institutionalized. For measurement of wandering behavior, two methods are broadly used: observation using stop watch, and survey form. A revised instrument of the Korean version of Algase wandering scale (K_RAWS) is established the psychometric properties (Son, Song, & Lim, 2006) demonstrating valid and reliable instrument in measuring wandering behavior among persons with dementia who are residing in communities. K_RAWS has a 39 items with six subscales including persistent walking, repetitive walking, spatial disorientation, eloping behavior, negative outcome, and mealtime impulsivity. In conclusion, studies including the prevalence of wandering behavior and predictive factors on wandering should be conducted to understand wandering clearly before developing any types of intervention.

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A Study on Preservice Science Teachers' Information-Seeking Behavior in SSI Debate Class (과학기술관련 사회쟁점(SSI) 토론 수업에서 예비과학교사들의 정보 탐색에 대한 연구)

  • Nayoon Song;Sunyoung Park;Dahae Park;Taehee Noh;Sukjin Kang
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.67 no.4
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    • pp.296-305
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    • 2023
  • This study analyzed the information-seeking behavior of preservice science teachers by observing the process of seeking information needed in a Socioscientific issues (SSI) debate class. Twenty-four fourth-year preservice science teachers participated in the study, and the SSI debate was conducted on the topic of biofuels. The results of the study revealed that preservice teachers go through the process of 'Searching', 'Reviewing', 'Interpreting', and 'Evaluating and Reorganizing' stages when seeking information. The searching stage is divided into identifying topics, role division, and standard setting for a search. The reviewing stage is divided into reviewing sources and reviewing contents. The interpreting stage is divided into interpreting an information and interpreting information from an integrating aspect. In addition, the evaluating and reorganizing stage is divided into evaluating information and reorganizing information. It was found that preservice teachers have difficulty reviewing information and interpreting multiple sources of information in an integrated aspect. Also, it was found that evaluating information activity among preservice teachers' information-seeking behavior affects the level of argumentation in discussions.

Laboratory Studies on the Reproductive Behavior of Red-Striped Golden Stink-Bug, Poecilocoris lewisi Distant (Hemiptera : Scutelleridae) (실내사육에서 광대노린재(Poecilocoris lewisi Distant)의 생식행동)

  • 김남정;설광열
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.163-168
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    • 2004
  • Reproductive behavior of the red-striped golden stink-bug, Poecilocoris lewisi Distant, was investigated in a room at 25${\pm}$1$^{\circ}C$, 60${\pm}$5% R.H. and the 16L:8D photo regimen. Mating of adults started on the 9th day after emergence, peaked 84.5% on the 21st day. Mating behavior of this insect was observed as follows : approach, antennal contact, mount, abdominal approach and copulation (end-to-end position). Males were quite active and produced by rubbing their body with the cages while searching for the females. However, the females responded passively during mating. Studios were further carried to see the response of virgin pairs under controlled conditions. It was observed that 69% of pairs succeeded in mating within one hour after the lights were switched on. Females remained unreceptive for 7 days of first mating, however, males were very much positive subject to the availability of virgin females. Although the remating frequency of female was positively correlated with fertility, but a male showed lower fertility as its frequency increased.

A Meta-Analysis of Explanatory Variables of Health Promotion Behavior (건강증진행위 설명요인에 대한 메타분석)

  • Park, Young-Joo;Lee, Sook-Ja;Park, Eun-Sook;Ryu, Ho-Shin;Lee, Jae-Won;Chang, Sung-Ok
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.836-846
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    • 2000
  • This Meta-Analysis of 18 studies was conducted to determine the magnitude of th relationship between health promotion behavior and each of explanatory variables. The studies were measured using Health Promoting Life Style(HPLP) developed by Walker and others based on Pender's definiton of health promoting behavior. The sample was collected by searching for The Journal of Korean Academy Nursing Society, The Journal of Korean Women's Health Nursing Academic Society,The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Adult Nursing, Journal of Korean Community Nursing, The Journal of Fundamentals of Nursing, The Journal of Korean Nursing Administration Academic Society, The Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing, The Journal of Korean Psychiatric Academic Society, the dissertations for mater degree or doctoral dissertations for the period from 1980 to 1998. The explanatory variables measured more than 2 times in studies were self-efficacy, perceived health status, self-esteem, internal, powerful-others and chance dimensions of health locus of control, perceived benefits, hardiness, wellbeing and clinical demensions of health concepts, and quality of life(life satisfaction). Effect sizes were calculated by unweighted mean r, weighted mean r by sample size and weighted mean r by quality index score after homogeneity test. The mean r effect size indicator range of each predictor variable were as follows; quality of life (0.50- 0.52), self-efficacy (0.46-0.47), hardiness (0.42-0.44), self-esteem(0.41-0.43), health locus of control- internal(0.32-0.34), health locus of control- powerful others (0.25-0.31), perceived health status(0.18-0.19) and clinical dimensions of health concepts (0.16-0.17).

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A Study on the Behavior of Old People in Outdoor (노인의 외부 생활행태 연구)

  • Chang, Young-Hee
    • Journal of The Korean Digital Architecture Interior Association
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.59-66
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study is to improve productivity of architectural space planning(A.S.P,) by computer system and to optimize ASP. A searching algorithm is the best way to slave optimized A.S.P. Because architectural design is too many various site situations and client's demands to specify the general solving methods. This method seek the best design case in all possibility and to be modeled as this; Seongbukgu's case that is city structure former times negative by in facilities utilization of the near street limit. But, case of Gangnamgu and Songpagu is thought that environment and utilization etc. of area life of old people are affinity with quality of life environment of old people when see that is using various area facilities using electric railway and a bus etc. actively. It is looked by the other that individual's special quality uses area facilities according to life partner's existence and nonexistence and family composition and existence and nonexistence of profession and distinction of sex. Show difference of external behavior according to public garden and market and supermarket and welfare facilities etc.'s location in dwelling environment of area and relation about facilities of area has been formed and old people and dwelling environment of area can know that is that do interaction. Environment that access about facilities may have to be easy, and can live that communicating closely with area's inhabitantses may have to consist so that old people may can run various external life.. Notions of the evaluated value is an profit(+) and expense(-) that decide design intention. To adapt real planning, 1. A raster type space cell has logical site informations. 2. To be evaluate various factor. 3. To reflect operator's design mind, they should add an extra weight on evaluated value.

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Librarians' Perception of Kid's Catalog in Korean Public Libraries (어린이용 목록에 대한 공공도서관 사서의 인식)

  • Rho, Jee-Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.89-109
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    • 2011
  • This study intends to provide the essential data for developing kid's catalog in Korean public libraries. Focus was on the experience and perception of librarians who have provided a service for the children. To the end, this study investigated the children's information behavior and search behavior of OPAC from the viewpoint of librarians, and figured out what barriers are confronted when children are looking for reading materials. On the basis of data, discussed in details are practical considerations for kid's catalogs to improve the information access of children. The data were collected through a survey and depth interview with 29 librarians in public libraries, and referred to the existing OPAC for the discussion.

Risky Behavior Subtypes and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents with Depression (우울장애 청소년의 위험행동 유형과 자살시도의 관련성)

  • Kim, Ran;Kwon, Hoin;Lee, Young-Ho;Yook, Ki-Hwan;Song, Jeongun;Song, Min-A;Hong, Hyun Ju
    • Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.149-158
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    • 2015
  • Objectives : The objective of this study was to identify the risky behavior subtypes in adolescents with depression, and the relationship between those subtypes and suicide attempt. Methods : Ninety adolescents who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-4th edition criteria for major depressive disorder, dysthymia, or depressive disorder not otherwise specified participated in the study. Participants were interviewed about suicidal attempts, non-suicidal self-injuries. Smoking, drinking behaviors, and searching for the word "suicide" on the internet, negative life events including bulling-bullied experiences, and history of abuse were also included with questionnaires. Results : The results of cluster analysis showed that four risky behaviors were divided into three clusters : non-risky type, characterized by few risky behaviors ; delinquency type, which was characterized by smoking and drinking ; non-suicidal self-injury type. In non-suicidal self-injury type, percentage of girls was higher and clinical symptoms were more severe than delinquency type. In addition, delinquency type members could be a bully, while non-suicidal self-injury type members could be abused by a family member. Logistic regression analysis showed that both risky behavior subtypes were significant predictors of suicide attempt. Conclusion : These results suggest that two types of risky behaviors of depressed adolescents have an effect on the suicide attempts independently. Then, the implications and limitations of the study were discussed and directions for future studies were suggested.

A Comparative Analysis of American, Chinese and Japanese Consumers' Usage Behavior of Marketing Communication towards Overseas Korean Restaurants (미국, 중국, 일본 소비자의 해외 한식당 마케팅 커뮤니케이션 이용행태 분석)

  • Yang, Il-Sun;Ahn, Jee-Ahe;Baek, Seung-Hee;Lee, Hae-Young;Chung, Yoo-Sun
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.808-816
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    • 2011
  • The aim of this study was to compare the American, Chinese, and Japanese consumers' usage behavior of marketing communication towards overseas Korean restaurants. The survey included both on and off-line method and self-administered questionnaires were written in three languages- English, Chinese and Japanese. The sample was collected from 5 hub cities for globalization of Korean food- LA, New York, Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai. The most important factor of searching for Korean restaurants-related information was 'the interaction' and the least one was 'the diversity'. The most commonly informed Korean restaurants-related content through the on and off-line media was 'the general information, such as location, telephone number, and operation hour'. Korean restaurants-related content that the respondents' most interested in was 'the information of menu and price'. Results of this study can expectedly be used from a practical point of view by providing empirical data of foreign consumers for effective marketing communication strategies of overseas Korean restaurants.