• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2011

Objectives: The questionnaire of occupational stress index (OSI) has been popular in the workplace, and it has been tailored for bus drivers in Taiwan. Nevertheless, its outcomes for participants are based on self-evaluations, thus validation by their physiological stress biomarker is warranted and this is the main goal of this study. Methods: A cross-sectional study of sixty-three city bus drivers and fifty-four supporting staffs for comparison was conducted. Questionnaire surveys, 24-hour urine cortisol testing, and blood draws for dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S) testing were performed. The measured concentrations of these biological measures were logarithmically transformed before the statistical analysis where various scores of stressor factors, moderators, and stress effects of each OSI domain were analyzed by applying multiple linear regression models. Results: For drivers, the elevated 24-hour urine cortisol level was associated with a worker's relationship with their supervisor and any life change events in the most recent 3 months. The DHEA-S level was higher in drivers of younger age as well as drivers with more concerns relating to their salary and bonuses. Non-drivers showed no association between any stressor or satisfaction and urine cortisol and blood DHEA-S levels. Conclusion: Measurements of biomarkers may offer additional stress evaluations with OSI questionnaires for bus drivers. Increased DHEA-S and cortisol levels may result from stressors like income security. Prevention efforts towards occupational stress and life events and health promotional efforts for aged driver were important anti-stress remedies.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.533-542
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• 2021

이 연구의 목적은 고등학생의 기후변화 대응 실천역량을 진단하는 검사도구를 개발하는 데 있다. 내용타당도 검증과 두 차례의 조사를 바탕으로 검사도구를 개발하였고, 본조사는 전국의 고등학생 1~2학년 528명을 대상으로 실시하였다. 기후변화 대응 실천역량 검사도구의 신뢰도와 타당도를 확보하기 위해 문항 분석(평균, 왜도, 첨도, 문항-전체 상관), 신뢰도 분석, 확인적 요인분석을 활용하였다. 기후변화 대응 실천역량 검사도구는 7가지 영역의 총 35개 문항으로 구성되어 있으며, 검사에 소요되는 시간은 약 15분 내외이다. 이 검사도구의 영역별 구성은 기후변화 관련 지식, 기후변화 감수성, 성찰능력, 통합적 사고, 의사소통능력, 의사결정능력, 실천 의지이다. 이 검사도구는 자기보고식의 5점 리커트 척도(1=전혀 그렇지 않다, 2=그렇지 않다, 3=보통이다, 4=그렇다, 5=매우 그렇다)로 응답하도록 되어있으며, Cronbach-α 값은 전체 0.953, 하위요소의 경우 0.786~0.862의 범위로 나타났다.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.323-330
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• 2018

The growth of the older population is expected to further increase social problems associated with population aging, such as isolation, poverty, and depression. The emerging issues associated with the older population are also expected to provide further momentum on studies about the dwelling environment as factors that ensure the health of older people as well as improve their quality of life. Therefore, approaches for explaining the issues of the older age group should be diversified using a variety of factors and appropriate analytic tools. Studies on measuring depression have principally focused on assessing an objective self-report questionnaire, usually in a highly structured, textual form which may not reflect the cognitive impairment of older adults. The aim of this study was to define and measure dwelling depression among older adults in Korea. There are two specific hypotheses in this study as follows: (a) there will be statistically significant relationships with dwelling dissatisfaction and depression, and (b) dwelling depression tools containing text and images will be, respectively, assessment tools that have a good construct with content validity and reliability. In the first experiment, to define and measure dwelling depression, 301 people over 65 years old living in single and two-person households were surveyed using a text-based dwelling depression questionnaires from September 1-30, 2017. In the second experiment, to examine whether the projective image questionnaire could serve as a suitable replacement for the text-based questionnaires, the same participants were surveyed from January 22 to February 2, 2018. The results show that depression has a close correlation with dwelling dissatisfaction. In addition, the geriatric dwelling depression index (GDDI) based on the projective image was refined. Additionally, the projective image questionnaire has a close correlation with the text-based questionnaire. Finally, through ROC curve analysis, it was found that the projective image questionnaire can accurately predict a depression group. To this end, this preliminary study examined the validity of the projective image questionnaire in older adults to make this instrument feasible for older populations and to contribute to a profound understanding of geriatric depression due to the living environment. We hope they will provide a basis for further research on psychological diagnoses using projective images.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.737-747
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• 2019

본 연구는 에니어그램을 활용한 감성리더십프로그램을 개발하고 간호 리더에게 적용하여 프로그램 효과를 파악하기 위한 비동등성 대조군 사전-사후 설계의 유사 실험연구이다. 우선 에니어그램을 활용한 감성리더십 프로그램을 개발한 후, S시와 B, D시에 위치한 4개의 500병상이상의 국공립병원 및 2차 병원의 주임 급 간호 리더에게 2018년 5월 21일~6월 25일까지 총 6주간 프로그램을 시행하여 감성리더십, 자기 효능감, 조직성과의 변화를 비교하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 21.0 통계프로그램을 이용하여 전산처리 하였으며, 각 분석방법은 다음과 같다. 실험군과 대조군의 일반적 특성, 감성리더십, 자기 효능감, 조직성과에 대한 사전 동질성은 자료의 정규성 여부에 따라서 각각 ${\chi}^2$-test, Fisher's exact test, t-test를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 감성리더십프로그램이 조직성과와 감성리더십을 향상시키는 효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 따라서 간호리더의 감성리더십과 조직성과를 향상시키는 간호중재로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.455-464
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• 2019

BAT-AEL(Best Available Techniques Associate Emission Level) is the basis for establishing permissible emission standards for the workplace. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate a regulated BAT-AEL setting methodology that is generally applicable to all relevant industries. For the BAT-AEL settings, various factors should be considered such as the pollutants item, whether the workplace is subject to integrated pollution prevention and control, whether BAT is applicable, the basic data type, the emission classification system, and the suitability of the collected data. Among these factors, it is the most important factor to establish the classification system for the emitting facilities such that the emission characteristics of an industrial facility and its pollutants can be effectively reflected. Furthermore the target of the survey workplace should adhere to the BAT guidelines, even if it is a workplace that is subject to an the integrated environmental system. Certified data (SEMS, TMS, cleanSYS, WEMS, etc.) can be used to prioritize the classification system for the emission facility and the emission levels of pollutants. However, the self-measured data, daily logs, and questionnaire data from the workplace can also be used upon agreement of the relevant TWG. The collected data should only be used only when the facility is operating normally. Data that have been determined to be outliers or inappropriate validation methods should also be excluded. The BAT-AEL can be establish by adhering to the following procedure: 1) investigate all relevant workplaces with in the industry, 2)select workplaces for integrated management, 3)Identify BAT application, 4)identify whether BAT is generally applicable, 5)establish a classification system for emitting facilities, 6)collection available data, 7)verify conformity, 8)remove of outliers, 9)prepare the BAT-AEL draft, 10)deliberate, and 11) perform the confirmation procedure.

• 대한치과의료관리학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.53-65
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• 2022

The Primary Care Patient Measure of Safety (PC-PMOS) is a measure of safety that allows patients to evaluate contributing factors related to patient safety in primary care. This study aimed to examine which questionnaire items of the PC-PMOS could be used in Korean dental institutions. A survey of the Korean translation of the PC-PMOS, a self-reported questionnaire, was conducted in August 2022 by 400 adults who had used dental-care services within the last three years. Of the 77 items, 34 were selected using principal component analysis and two experts' evaluations based on face validity. Five domains were identified from factor analysis: patient centeredness, patient information update, complaint processing, communication, and information about the complaint process. The Cronbach's alpha of the data was 0.913, indicating high reliability. As a result of the generalized multiple regression analysis, regression coefficients were not statistically significant, except for household income. This indicated that there was no bias in the patient safety scores of dental institutions evaluated by patients within the range of independent variables used in this study. The five domains with 34 items identified in this study suggested the factors that contribute to the safety of patients who used dental care services in Korea. However, validation of this study result is still important to refine questionnaires suitable for dental institutions in Korea so as to further improve the quality of dental care.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2009

최근의 압밀시험(표준압밀시험 또는 자중압밀시험)을 대신하여 성형되는 않은(또는 성형이 불가능한 상태의) 연약한 흙의 압밀거동을 연속적으로 빠르고 편리하게 결정할 수 있는 실험방법이 요구된다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 이와 같은 흙의 압밀 거동을 플로우 펌프에서 발생된 침투압을 이용하여 연속적으로 빠르게 획득할 수 있는 급속압밀실험을 제안하였다. 실험 장치는 삼축셀, 플로우 펌프, 변환기, 데이터처리장치 등으로 구성되고, 실험의 과정은 동일 시료에 대해 침투압에 의한 압밀, 하중재하에 의한 압밀, 압밀 후 투수시험 순으로 연속적으로 진행된다. 또한 본 실험법의 검증을 위해 기존의 표준압밀시험으로부터 얻은 결과와 비교 검토도 이루어졌다. 연구 결과 급속압밀실험법이 연약한 흙의 압밀 침하량 산정에 필요한 데이터를 쉽고 빠르게 산정할 수 있는 방법임을 알 수 있었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제81권2호
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• pp.205-217
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• 2022

The thermodynamic properties of shaft lining concrete (SLC) are important evidence for the design and construction, and the spatial variability of concrete materials can directly affect the stochastic thermal analysis of the concrete structures. In this work, an array of field experiments of the concrete materials are carried out, and the statistical characteristics of thermophysical parameters of SLC are obtained. The coefficient of variation (COV) and scale of fluctuation (SOF) of uncertain thermophysical parameters are estimated. A three-dimensional (3-D) stochastic thermal model of concrete materials with heat conduction and hydration heat is proposed, and the uncertain thermodynamic properties of SLC are computed by the self-compiled program. Model validation with the experimental and numerical temperatures is also presented. According to the relationship between autocorrelation functions distance (ACD) and SOF for the five theoretical autocorrelation functions (ACFs), the effects of the ACF, COV and ACD of concrete materials on the uncertain thermodynamic properties of SLC are analyzed. The results show that the spatial variability of concrete materials is subsistent. The average temperatures and standard deviation (SD) of inner SLC are the lowest while the outer SLC is the highest. The effects of five 3-D ACFs of concrete materials on uncertain thermodynamic properties of SLC are insignificant. The larger the COV of concrete materials is, the larger the SD of SLC will be. On the contrary, the longer the ACD of concrete materials is, the smaller the SD of SLC will be. The SD of temperature of SLC increases first and then decreases. This study can provide a reliable reference for the thermodynamic properties of SLC considering spatial variability of concrete materials.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.565-589
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 게임 사용의 부정적 결과에 초점을 둔 선행 연구와 달리, 게임활용의 긍정적 결과로서의 적응적 게임활용도를 측정하는 도구를 개발하고 타당화하였다. 예비조사를 통해 적응적 게임활용 측정 도구를 개발하고, 유층표집을 통해 선정된 전국 중고등학생 600명을 대상으로 본조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과 활력 경험, 생활경험 확장, 여가 선용, 몰입 경험, 자긍심 경험, 통제력 경험, 사회적 지지망 유지 및 확장 등 7개의 요인으로 구성되는 척도의 신뢰도와 시간에 걸친 안정성이 확인되었다. 또한, 척도의 구성타당도, 변별타당도, 및 공인타당도를 확인하였다. 게임 연구의 외연 확장과 관련한 본 연구의 시사점과 장래 연구 방향을 논의하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.880-885
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• 2024

For Safety Assisted Engineering works, real-time simulators have emerged as a mandatory tool among all the key actors involved in the nuclear industry (utilities, designers and safety authorities). EDF, Electricité de France, as the leading worldwide nuclear power plant operator, has a crucial need for efficient and updated simulation tools for training, operating and safety analysis support. This paper will present the work performed at EDF/DT to develop a new generation of engineering simulator to fulfil these tasks. The project is called SiRENE, which is the acronym of Re-hosted Engineering Simulator in French. The project has been economically challenging. Therefore, to benefit from existing tools and experience, the SiRENE project combines: - A part of the process issued from the operating fleet training full-scope simulator. - An improvement of the simulator prediction reliability with the integration of High-Fidelity models, used in Safety Analysis. These High-Fidelity models address Nuclear Steam Supply System code, with CATHARE thermal-hydraulics system code and neutronics, with COCCINELLE code. - And taking advantage of the last generation and improvements of instructor station. The intensive and challenging uses of the new SiRENE engineering simulator are also discussed. The SiRENE simulator has to address different topics such as verification and validation of operating procedures, identification of safety paths, tests of I&C developments or modifications, tests on hydraulics system components (pump, valve etc.), support studies for Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA). etc. It also emerges that SiRENE simulator is a valuable tool for self-training of the newcomers in EDF nuclear engineering centers. As a modifiable tool and thanks to a skillful team managing the SiRENE project, specific and adapted modifications can be taken into account very quickly, in order to provide the best answers for our users' specific issues. Finally, the SiRENE simulator, and the associated configurations, has been distributed among the different engineering centers at EDF (DT in Lyon, DIPDE in Marseille and CNEPE in Tours). This distribution highlights a strong synergy and complementarity of the different engineering institutes at EDF, working together for a safer and a more profitable operating fleet.