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The Effect of Mental Health, Self-efficacy, and Happiness on Suicidal Ideation (일지역주민의 정신건강, 자기효능감, 행복감이 자살생각에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Kyoung-Sook;Lee, Kyung-Hee
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.677-685
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    • 2017
  • This study was done to explore the relationship among mental health, self efficacy, happiness, suicidal ideation and related factors. Data collection from May 1, 2015 August 31 were enrolled in U-city. The questionnaire was filled out by 467 citizen in cities of Ulsan. Mental health was negatively correlated with self efficacy and was positively correlated with suicidal ideation. Self efficacy was positively correlated with happiness and negatively correlated with suicidal ideation. Also, happiness was negatively correlated with suicidal ideation of elementary student. Among the general characteristics, factors affecting suicidal ideation was marietal status, preferred mental health, and happiness significantly accounted for 43.3% of the variance for suicidal ideation. The most significant factor influencing suicidal ideation was mental health.

Analysis on the Movement of the Creative Class (창조계층의 이동에 관한 연구)

  • Joo, Mijin
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.376-387
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    • 2017
  • The creative class is the class of workers whose job is to create meaningful new forms. Recently, much attention has been focused on the role of the creative class in regional development. Many policy makers have invested to amenities to attract more creative class into their cities or regions for regional economic growth. However, there are only a few studies about the migration of the creative class in Korea. The purpose of this study is to make an analysis of the movement of the creative class by using the 17th Korean Labor & Income Panel Study. According to empirical results, the creative class are more likely to move than the non-creative class. The characteristic of creative class who moved is related to married man aged 20s and 30s without own house. Also, there is the difference between determinants of migration of the creative class and the non-creative class. It was founded that the most important determinants of migration of the creative class are housing related reasons such as home ownership and job reasons. Relationship, convenient facilities are not important factors when the creative class make a decision to move.

Analysis of Regional Flood Damage Characteristics using Relationship between Flood Frequency and Damages (홍수피해 발생빈도-피해액 관계분석을 통한 지역별 홍수피해특성 분석)

  • Park, Tae-Sun;Choi, Min-Ha;Yeo, Chang-Geon;Lee, Seung-Oh
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.87-92
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    • 2009
  • It has been considered only with the concerned regional damage costs whenever the restoration and flood control measures were established in Korea. If the relationship between regional flood frequency and damages is quantitatively analyzed, more resonable and reliable countermeasure for flood protection and restoration can be proposed. Historical data ('70~'07) about flood damage in Korea were utilized and analyzed to present such relationship using the point frequency analysis. Also, the quadrant analysis was employed to divide into 4 categories: high frequency-high damage, high frequency-low damage, low frequency-high damage, and low frequency-low damage. If the results from this study were utilized well in specific cities and counties in Korea, it would be helpful to establish the countermeasures and action plans for flood protection because it was possible to compare with the relationship between flood frequency and damage of each region. And it would be the fundamental data for estimating the effect of future flood protection plan.

An Analysis on Traffic Networks of Local Metropolitan area Based on Express Bus and Car O/D (고속버스, 승용차 O/D를 활용한 지방도시권의 교통네트워크 분석)

  • Jang, Hwan-Young;Kim, Nam-Gon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.9
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    • pp.559-569
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    • 2016
  • This study examined flow between regions based on the spatial structure of the territory and characterized the flow patterns by analyzing regional networks via transportation connectivity. To accomplish this, transportation connectivity of the entire nation was examined using 2010 national express bus OD data from the Korea Transport Database. After the initial analysis, 2010 car OD data describing networks in seven regions (125 cities and districts), Gangwon-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do, Chungcheong-do and Seoul, were analyzed to identify transportation connectivity. The results revealed that Korea has strong triangular-belt-shaped transportation connectivity that connects among metropolitan areas in the Jeolla and Gyeongsang areas. Particular zones are set by regional characteristics and functional connectivity for each zone. The results of this study will be useful as a basic material to establish development strategies and customized regional policy development, as well as balanced development.

Stevie Wonder's music has had on the K-POP (Stevie Wonder의 음악이 K-POP에 끼친 영향)

  • Yun, Byung-Jin;Cho, Tae-Seon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.10
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    • pp.104-108
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    • 2016
  • African-American music heavily influences a variety of musical genres, including folk music, jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, and funk music. The music derived from traditional African music with its unique syncopated rhythm using a five-note pentatonic scale, and has developed through significant influences from gospel music. African-American music has also evolved through historical social movements, such as eliminating the racial discrimination, and has been influenced by the personalities of different cities in the United States. Modern music features fusion with elements of Western music. One of the most influential and respected artists of the 20th century was Stevie Wonder, who was known as "Father of African-American music." He was an accomplished artist, winning numerous awards despite being disabled. He has become one of the most famous and respected artists worldwide. This study of Stevie Wonder's life, music, and spiritual strength, aims to highlight his significant achievements and contributions to pop music. This is a study based on an analysis of the work of Stevie Wonder and describes how elements of African-American music influences current Korean pop music and musicians.

Patterns of Vitamin/Mineral Supplements Usage among the Middle-Aged in Korea (중년기의 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용 실태 조사)

  • 김선효
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.236-252
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    • 1994
  • This survey was accomplished to investigate the patterns of vitamin/mineral supplements usage in the middle-aged. Eight hundred seventy two persons of middle age were chosen from various cities and rural communities in Korea. In this study, those factors affecting vitamin/mineral supplements consumption, and usage patterns were examined. In addition, vitamin and mineral intakes through supplements were calculated, and then compared with RDA. As a result, vitamin/mineral supplements were taken by 40.8% of subjects. The higher the age, education level, family income and socioeconomic status were, the higher the percentage of supplements consumption was. City-dewellers used them more often than rural-dewellers. And vitamin/mineral supplements were taken frequently in subjects who perceived their health as poor, and concerned much about health. Illness and climacteric symptoms were also related with elevated usage. However, nutritional knowledge and food habit did not affect supplements consumption. Users mostly received information about supplements from TV/radio/newspapers, of family/friends. One of the mainly cited reasons for taking supplements, next to ' to give energy', was 'to be healthier'. The four most favored supplements, in ranking order, were vitamin B-complex, vitamin E, vitamin A and Ca. Most vitamin and mineral intakes through supplements were much greater than RDA except Ca. Especially, vitamin B1 intake was the highest as 49.6$\pm$34.9 times of RDA. In conclusion, vitamin/mineral supplements used by the middle-aged in Korea was as high as those of western countries. Supplements consumption seemed to be related with affluence, poor health status, and high level of health consiousness. And supplements tended to be taken for health promotion irrespective of scientific background. Most vitamin and mineral intakes by supplements were exceeded RDA, and their intake ranges were very wide. Thus some subjects should give attention to the potential harms of megadose.

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Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Nutrients Intake of Elderly in Korea (노인의 영양섭취상태에 영향을 미치는 인구사회학적 요인 분석)

  • 임경숙;이태영
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.210-222
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    • 2004
  • In recent years, the number and proportion of Korean elderly have grown rapidly, and elderly individuals show a disproportionate risk for poor nutritional status. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of sociodemographic background to nutrient intake of persons 65 years of age or older, living in 15 cities in Korea. Data on 1973 subjects (603 males, 1370 females), who participated in the Korean Elderly Nutrition Survey (2000), were analyzed. Their mean age was 72.3 years and their mean body mass index (BMI) was 24.2 kg/$m^2$. Basic sociodemographic data were obtained through personal interviews. The 98-item semi-food frequency questionnaire, developed and previously validated for Korean middle-aged and elderly subjects, was administered. “Percentage of subjects who consumed under 75% Korean RDA,” “number of nutrients consumed below 75% Korean RDA,” “mean nutrient adequacy ratio,” and “nutrient density” were used to determine nutritional status. Male elderly had better nutritional quality than female elderly. Nutritional quality decreased with age, especially in older elderly (over 75). Elderly who were underweight (BMI 〈 20 kg/$m^2$) showed poorer nutritional quality than those who were normal weight (BMI 20∼25 kg/$m^2$) and overweight (BMI $\geq$ 25 kg/$m^2$). Elderly who lived alone had significantly poorer nutritional quality than those who lived with a spouse, and/or with children. Lower education level and economic dependence also showed lower nutritional quality. A stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the effects of specific sociodemographic factors on nutritional quality. For number of nutrients under 75% RDA as a dependent variable, education level explained 4.8% of the variance, followed by living status, age, body mass index, gender, and living expense support (Model $R^2$ = 0.091). For mean nutrient adequacy ratio as a dependent variable, model $R^2$ was 0.098. Therefore, sociodemographic variables such as gender, age, body mass index, living status, educational level, and economic status influenced elderly nutrition status. These results indicate that an elderly nutrition intervention should focus on subjects who are poorly educated, living alone, age 75 or older, and/or underweight.

A Survey on Smart Internet of Things - Trend Issues, Cognitive Computing Frameworks (지능형 IoT에 대한 조사 - Cognitive Computing Frameworks, 트렌드 이슈)

  • Landry, Moungala Alban;Kabulo, Nday Sinai;Yum, Sun-Ho;Namgung, Jung-Il;Shin, Soo-Young;Park, Soo-Hyun
    • Annual Conference of KIPS
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    • 2018.05a
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    • pp.604-607
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    • 2018
  • From the last past decade, the Internet of Thing (IoT) area has attracted a lot of attention from researchers. It is said to be a promising technology with great impact in people life, since it redefines the relationship objects have with Human and between themselves. It allows objects to gather data from the real world and communicate with others through the internet. This enabled many opportunities for service providers, companies, factories, environmental monitoring, healthcare, smart cities, and soon. Therefore, today, IoT is densely used in various domains of life, and knows an exponential growth. However, although many advancements have been achieved, several challenges keep causing issues and still need to be overcome. This paper gives an overview on the current trend issues in IoT on which researchers are focusing. It's also explores different proposed frameworks to allow the application of cognitive computing as an integrated process of an Internet of things (IoT) systems, to bring a great advanced in the way machine may communicate with human and their surroundings. This is known as cognitive IoT (CIoT), which allows machines to produce a human-like behavior, then providing enhanced level of capabilities to IoT.

An Analysis on the Structural Deterioration Properties of Timeworn Masonry Buildings in Metropolitan Area (대도시 지역의 노후 조적조 건축물의 구조 성능 열화 특성 분석)

  • Kwon, Ki-Hyuk;Lee, Kyoung-Yong;Yang, Hee-Suk
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.181-189
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    • 2003
  • Because of the gravitation of population toward large cities, a number of masonry buildings have been constructed since 1960. They have been rapidly deteriorated as time passed by. Therefore the purpose of this paper is to present basic data on timeworn masonry buildings which have been managed by metropolitan government and to analyse their deterioration factors. And then, the results of this paper can be used to establish the policy of managing timeworn masonry buildings. According to this study, the crack of masonry wall is the most effective deterioration factor and timeworn masonry buildings have a problem with foundation. The structure grade have an interrelation with occupancy type more than building age. Also, the longer building age becomes, the sooner deterioration speeds. A timeworn masonry building is in urgent need of reinforcement on a thirty-year period of building age.

Urban Forest Monitoring in Korea since 1991: Case Study on Daegu Metropolitan City

  • Kwon, Jino;Cho, HyunJe;Choi, MyoungSnb;Park, Chan-Ryul;Sung, Joo-Han;Cho, Jae-Hyoung;Kim, Sunhee;Park, Jonggyun;Oh, Jeong-Hak
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.95 no.5
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    • pp.591-594
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    • 2006
  • To have better urban forests in future we are focusing on two major issues like other countries. How we could have more urban forest-quantitative approach-against the expanding of urbanization, and how we could produce better urban forest-qualitative approach-to give a chance in contact with better nature for urban people. Prime surveys on urban forests have been carried out in 6 major cities since 1991, and the city of Daegu which is located on the east southern area of Korea have been case studied for qualitative approaches during last 3 years. Major species of the remnant forests were Pinus densiflora, Pinus rigida, Pinus thunbergii and Robinia pseudoacacia. Approximately 20% of the surveyed forests were lost their structure as forests caused by illegal farming, facilities and as the bare ground by excessive visitors. Generally speaking the condition of forests for biotope was very poor in overall. From two years data of monitoring of birds, we found that wooded parkways and woodland squares had more species than street tree areas. Nests were found mainly on the branch of Zelkova serrata, Pinus densiflora and Quercus myrsinaefolia. The size of urban forests mainly determined the species richness of birds. According to the oxygen output and carbon input by photosynthesis measurement, the capability was in order of Platanus occidentalis, Zelkova serrata and Ginko biloba. Air conditioning effects of trees through transpiration measurement was found and the quality of forests also related to the reducing of urban heat-island.