• 제목/요약/키워드: cost improvement

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디지털 유방 토모신테시스에 대한 국내 사용 현황과 인식에 관한 설문조사 연구 (Patterns in the Use and Perception of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: A Survey of Korean Breast Radiologists)

  • 채은영;차주희;신희정;최우정;김지혜;김선미;김학희
    • 대한영상의학회지
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    • 제83권6호
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    • pp.1327-1341
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    • 2022
  • 목적 국내 디지털 유방 토모신테시스(digital breast tomosynthesis; 이하 DBT) 사용 현황 및 영상의학과 의사들의 DBT에 대한 인식 및 사용자 요구조건에 관해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 2021년 3월 대한 유방영상의학회 회원들을 대상으로 DBT와 관련한 26개의 객관식 문항과 1개의 주관식 문항이 포함된 온라인 설문조사를 시행하였다. 설문 문항은 기본 정보, 유방촬영술 및 DBT에 대한 진료 현황, DBT 인식, 관련 연구 경험 및 관심도를 포함하였다. 결과는 로지스틱 회귀분석을 이용하여 분석하였다. 결과 총 257명의 회원 중 120명이 응답하여, 응답률은 46.7%였다. 응답자 중 67명(55.8%)이 현재 DBT를 사용하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. DBT의 전반적인 만족도는 5점 척도를 사용하여 평균 3.31점이었다. DBT 검사의 장점으로 가장 많이 응답한 것은 소환율 감소(55.8%), 병변의 명확도 향상(48.3%), 유방암 발견율 향상(45.8%)이었고, 단점으로 많이 응답한 것은 환자의 추가비용 부담46.7%), 불충분한 미세석회화 검출(43.3%), 불충분한 진단능 향상 효과(39.2%), 방사선량 증가(35.8%)였다. DBT가 더 널리 사용되지 못하는 원인으로는 영상의 저장 용량, 판독 시간 증가를 주요 요인으로 응답하였다. 결론 DBT 사용이 보다 보편화되기 위해서는 사용자 불편사항과 피드백을 반영한 향후 기술개발이 필요하겠다.

서비스제공자와 사용자의 인식차이 분석을 통한 소셜커머스 핵심성공요인에 대한 연구: 한국의 티켓몬스터 중심으로 (A Study on the Critical Success Factors of Social Commerce through the Analysis of the Perception Gap between the Service Providers and the Users: Focused on Ticket Monster in Korea)

  • 김일중;이대철;임규건
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.211-232
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    • 2014
  • Recently, there is a growing interest toward social commerce using SNS(Social Networking Service), and the size of its market is also expanding due to popularization of smart phones, tablet PCs and other smart devices. Accordingly, various studies have been attempted but it is shown that most of the previous studies have been conducted from perspectives of the users. The purpose of this study is to derive user-centered CSF(Critical Success Factor) of social commerce from the previous studies and analyze the CSF perception gap between social commerce service providers and users. The CSF perception gap between two groups shows that there is a difference between ideal images the service providers hope for and the actual image the service users have on social commerce companies. This study provides effective improvement directions for social commerce companies by presenting current business problems and its solution plans. For this, This study selected Korea's representative social commerce business Ticket Monster, which is dominant in sales and staff size together with its excellent funding power through M&A by stock exchange with the US social commerce business Living Social with Amazon.com as a shareholder in August, 2011, as a target group of social commerce service provider. we have gathered questionnaires from both service providers and the users from October 22, 2012 until October 31, 2012 to conduct an empirical analysis. We surveyed 160 service providers of Ticket Monster We also surveyed 160 social commerce users who have experienced in using Ticket Monster service. Out of 320 surveys, 20 questionaries which were unfit or undependable were discarded. Consequently the remaining 300(service provider 150, user 150)were used for this empirical study. The statistics were analyzed using SPSS 12.0. Implications of the empirical analysis result of this study are as follows: First of all, There are order differences in the importance of social commerce CSF between two groups. While service providers regard Price Economic as the most important CSF influencing purchasing intention, the users regard 'Trust' as the most important CSF influencing purchasing intention. This means that the service providers have to utilize the unique strong point of social commerce which make the customers be trusted rathe than just focusing on selling product at a discounted price. It means that service Providers need to enhance effective communication skills by using SNS and play a vital role as a trusted adviser who provides curation services and explains the value of products through information filtering. Also, they need to pay attention to preventing consumer damages from deceptive and false advertising. service providers have to create the detailed reward system in case of a consumer damages caused by above problems. It can make strong ties with customers. Second, both service providers and users tend to consider that social commerce CSF influencing purchasing intention are Price Economic, Utility, Trust, and Word of Mouth Effect. Accordingly, it can be learned that users are expecting the benefit from the aspect of prices and economy when using social commerce, and service providers should be able to suggest the individualized discount benefit through diverse methods using social network service. Looking into it from the aspect of usefulness, service providers are required to get users to be cognizant of time-saving, efficiency, and convenience when they are using social commerce. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the usefulness of social commerce through the introduction of a new management strategy, such as intensification of search engine of the Website, facilitation in payment through shopping basket, and package distribution. Trust, as mentioned before, is the most important variable in consumers' mind, so it should definitely be managed for sustainable management. If the trust in social commerce should fall due to consumers' damage case due to false and puffery advertising forgeries, it could have a negative influence on the image of the social commerce industry in general. Instead of advertising with famous celebrities and using a bombastic amount of money on marketing expenses, the social commerce industry should be able to use the word of mouth effect between users by making use of the social network service, the major marketing method of initial social commerce. The word of mouth effect occurring from consumers' spontaneous self-marketer's duty performance can bring not only reduction effect in advertising cost to a service provider but it can also prepare the basis of discounted price suggestion to consumers; in this context, the word of mouth effect should be managed as the CSF of social commerce. Third, Trade safety was not derived as one of the CSF. Recently, with e-commerce like social commerce and Internet shopping increasing in a variety of methods, the importance of trade safety on the Internet also increases, but in this study result, trade safety wasn't evaluated as CSF of social commerce by both groups. This study judges that it's because both service provider groups and user group are perceiving that there is a reliable PG(Payment Gateway) which acts for e-payment of Internet transaction. Accordingly, it is understood that both two groups feel that social commerce can have a corporate identity by website and differentiation in products and services in sales, but don't feel a big difference by business in case of e-payment system. In other words, trade safety should be perceived as natural, basic universal service. Fourth, it's necessary that service providers should intensify the communication with users by making use of social network service which is the major marketing method of social commerce and should be able to use the word of mouth effect between users. The word of mouth effect occurring from consumers' spontaneous self- marketer's duty performance can bring not only reduction effect in advertising cost to a service provider but it can also prepare the basis of discounted price suggestion to consumers. in this context, it is judged that the word of mouth effect should be managed as CSF of social commerce. In this paper, the characteristics of social commerce are limited as five independent variables, however, if an additional study is proceeded with more various independent variables, more in-depth study results will be derived. In addition, this research targets social commerce service providers and the users, however, in the consideration of the fact that social commerce is a two-sided market, drawing CSF through an analysis of perception gap between social commerce service providers and its advertisement clients would be worth to be dealt with in a follow-up study.

이차원 고객충성도 세그먼트 기반의 고객이탈예측 방법론 (A Methodology of Customer Churn Prediction based on Two-Dimensional Loyalty Segmentation)

  • 김형수;홍승우
    • 지능정보연구
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    • 제26권4호
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    • pp.111-126
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    • 2020
  • CRM의 하위 연구 분야로 진행되었던 고객이탈예측은 최근 비즈니스 머신러닝 기술의 발전으로 인해 빅데이터 기반의 퍼포먼스 마케팅 주제로 더욱 그 중요도가 높아지고 있다. 그러나, 기존의 관련 연구는 예측 모형 자체의 성능을 개선시키는 것이 주요 목적이었으며, 전체적인 고객이탈예측 프로세스를 개선하고자 하는 연구는 상대적으로 부족했다. 본 연구는 성공적인 고객이탈관리가 모형 자체의 성능보다는 전체 프로세스의 개선을 통해 더 잘 이루어질 수 있다는 가정하에, 이차원 고객충성도 세그먼트 기반의 고객이탈예측 프로세스 (CCP/2DL: Customer Churn Prediction based on Two-Dimensional Loyalty segmentation)를 제안한다. CCP/2DL은 양방향, 즉 양적 및 질적 로열티 기반의 고객세분화를 시행하고, 고객세그먼트들을 이탈패턴에 따라 2차 그룹핑을 실시한 뒤, 이탈패턴 그룹별 이질적인 이탈예측 모형을 독립적으로 적용하는 일련의 이탈예측 프로세스이다. 제안한 이탈예측 프로세스의 상대적 우수성을 평가하기 위해 기존의 범용이탈예측 프로세스와 클러스터링 기반 이탈예측 프로세스와의 성능 비교를 수행하였다. 글로벌 NGO 단체인 A사의 협력으로 후원자 데이터를 활용한 분석과 검증을 수행했으며, 제안한 CCP/2DL의 성능이 다른 이탈예측 방법론보다 우수한 성능을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 이탈예측 프로세스는 이탈예측에도 효과적일 뿐만 아니라, 다양한 고객통찰력을 확보하고, 관련된 다른 퍼포먼스 마케팅 활동을 수행할 수 있는 전략적 기반이 될 수 있다는 점에서 연구의 의의를 찾을 수 있다.

공공(公共)/금융분야(金融分野) SI사업(事業)의 수익성(收益性) 향상(向上) 방안(方案)에 관한 연구(硏究) (A Study on the Profitability Enhancement of SI Business in Public and Finance Sector)

  • 주정수;장정주;조헌진
    • 경영정보학연구
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.165-188
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    • 2010
  • 2009년 초 정부전산센터 사업 등 정부에서발주한 일부 대형 SI사업에 응찰기업이 없어 유찰되는 현상이 발생하고 있다. 사업의 수익성은 고사하고 발주사업의 예정가 대비 제안 원가를 맞추기도 어렵기 때문에 입찰에 참가하지 않고 예정가가 늘어나든지 아니면 사업범위가 축소되기를 바라며 기다리는 것이다. 또한 공공/금융분야의 외부 SI사업에서 수익이 나지 않아 원가절감을 위하여 잦은 야근과 휴일근무가 반복되어 SI산업에 종사하는 임직원의 근무환경과 동기부여가 열악하게 됨에 따라 SI산업을 4D(difficult, dangerous, dirty, dreamless) 산업이라고 부르기도 하며, 첨단 기술 산업이라기 보다는 노동집약적 산업이라고 비아냥거리기도 한다. 그러한 소문 때문인지 대학에서 전공을 선택할 때에 일부 우수한 두뇌들이 컴퓨터 공학과를 기피하는 안타까운 현상도 발생하고 있다. SI산업에서 정책/제도변화, 사업구조개선, 사업수행역량 향상 등을 통해 적정수익이 창출되고 과감한 R&D 투자가 지속되어야 SI산업에 고급 두뇌들이 자발적으로 몰려들어 첨단 SW가 개발되고 해외SW수출이 확대되어 국가 SW경쟁력을 높일 수 있다고 본다. 이러한 상황에 대하여 SI사업의 정책개선과 SI업체의 경쟁력을 강화하자는 여러 가지 의견이 개진되고 있으며, 이러한 다양한 의견은 척박한 국내 SI산업을 발전시킬 수 있는 좋은 기회라고 생각한다. 본 연구는 SI업체의 외부 환경개선과 내부 역량확보 측면을 동시에 고려하고 있으며, 연구방법은 국내 대형 SI업체인 A사에서 공공/금융사업의 총괄임원으로 재직한 연구자의 지식과 경험을 바탕으로, 실행연구 방법론(action research method)을 채택하여, 수익성 향상 분야를 설정하고 이에 대한 제안 및 시사점을 바탕으로 수익성 혁신을 제안하는 연구 흐름을 갖는다. 수익성 향상 방안은 (1) 정책/제도 개선, (2) 사업구조 혁신, (3) 영업 역량 강화, (4) 사업수행 역량 강화, (5) 비용관리의 혁신 측면 등 5개의 분야에 11개의 제안, 7개의 정책건의와 21개의 세부 실행방안들을 포함하는 연구 프레임워크를 갖는다. 공공/금융분야 SI사업의 수익성을 향상시키기 위하여 제시한 프레임워크의 제안과 세부 실행방안을 성공적으로 추진하는 데는 3년 정도 소요되며, 이러한 변화가 성공적으로 완료되면 수익율이 종전보다 추가로 10%가 개선될 것이라고 전망한다. 여기에 제시한 프레임워크, 제안 및 수익성 향상 방안들은 SI사업의 수익성이나 경쟁력을 강화하고자 하는 다양한 SI업체들에게도 실질적인 도움이 될 것으로 기대하며, SI사업의 경쟁력 강화를 위한 연구기관과 학계의 가설 및 검증 수립에도 도움이 될 것으로 생각한다. 후속 연구에서는 본 연구에 포함된 제안들에 대하여 정량적인 가설과 검증을 통해 보다 확정된 결과가 있기를 기대하며, 본 연구를 확장하여 국내 기업과 글로벌 기업간 SI사업의 경쟁력과 수익성은 어떠한 차이가 있는지에 대한 연구는 SI 학계와 산업계에 큰 관심이 될 것이다.

가스크로마토그래피/질량분석기(GC/MS/MS)를 이용한 주류 중 에틸카바메이트 잔류량 조사 (Determination of Residue Levels of Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages by Gas Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS/MS))

  • 김동호;장한섭;최규일;김현정;김호진;김효린;김근성
    • 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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    • 제28권1호
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    • pp.63-68
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    • 2013
  • 국내 유통 주류 95점에 대하여 에틸카바메이트 잔류실태 조사를 실시하였다. 탁주, 약주, 청주, 과실주를 비롯하여 소주, 브랜디 그리고 에틸카바메이트 잔류가 많이 보고되고 있는 리큐르 등을 대상으로 하였다. 액액분배를 통하여 정제하였으며, GC/MS/MS 분석법을 정립하였다. 카트리지(cartridge)나 농축 과정이 없기 때문에 식품공전에 등재되어 있는 GC/MS 분석법보다 분석시간이나 소요비용 면에서 매우 효율적이었다. 정성한계는 1.3 ug/L이었으며, 정량한계는 4.0 ug/L이었다. 탁주, 약주, 청주에 대하여 각각 0.63, 7.01, 14.11 ug/L의 평균 잔류량을 나타내 캐나다의 청주 허용기준 200 ug/L나 약주, 청주에서 논의되고 있는 허용기준치 200 ug/L와 비교하여 보았을 때 안전한 수준인 것으로 나타났다. 복분자주, 포도주에서는 각각 평균 1.66, 2.64 ug/L 검출되어 현재 캐나다, 체코에서 포도주 허용기준치로 설정되어 있는 30 ug/L와 비교하여 보았을 때 역시 안전한 것으로 나타났다. 과실주 중 매실주의 경우 평균 79.18 ug/L로 본 연구를 통하여 평가된 모든 주종 중 가장 높은 잔류량을 나타내었으나, 외국의 다른 유사 주종에 대한 허용기준치 (예로서 캐나다의 경우 400 ug/L 과실 브랜디)와 비교하여 보았을 때 안전한 수준으로 평가할 수 있었다. 증류식 소주, 일반증류주, 리큐르도 논의되고 있는 기준치와 비교하여 보았을 때 안전한 것으로 조사되었다. 이러한 조사결과는 우리술의 에틸카바메이트 잔류실태가 위험한 수준이 아니라는 근거 자료로 활용할 수 있을 것이며, 향후 이러한 유해물질의 지속적인 잔류조사 및 위해평가를 통하여 우리 술 및 전통발효식품의 품질 및 안전성을 확보해 나가야 할 것이다.

수협 마아케팅에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Cooperative Marketing of Fishery Products in Korea)

  • 안세원
    • 수산경영론집
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.77-106
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    • 1986
  • In the field of fisheries, there is at the apex Central Federation of Fishery Cooperatives, established under the Fishery Cooperatives Law(1962), It is a multipurpose organization with a membership of 105 cooperatives, 87 regional cooperatives, 15 business-type cooperatives and 3 manufactures' cooperatives. Accordingly, this thesis examines the marketing of fishery cooperatives in Korea, and in particular considers the marketing channel strategy of fisheries products. No company can perform by itself all the activities involved in the production and distribution of its products and services to its final markets. It must work with other firms to get the job done. Thus marketing channel firms of the fisheries products include primarily the fishery cooperatives, the licensed In the field of fisheries, there is at the apex Central Federation of Fishery Cooperatives, established under the Fishery Cooperatives Law (1962). It is a multipurpose organization with a membership of 105 cooperatives, 87 regional cooperatives, 15 business-type cooperatives and 3 manufactures' cooperatives. Accordingly, this thesis examines the marketing of fishery cooperatives in Korea, and in particular considers the marketing channel strategy of fisheries products. No company can perform by itself all the activities involved in the production and distribution of its products and services to its final markets. It must work with other firms to get the job done. Thus marketing channel firms of the fisheries products include primarily the fishery cooperatives, the licensed dealers and the merchant middlemen. The goal of marketing is in matching of segments of supply and demand. Every producer seeks to the link the marketing channel firms that will help it accomplish its objective best. This thesis tries to attempt to improve the present Korean Fishery Cooperatives marketing activities. The purpose of the operation of fishery cooperatives is to guarantee the profits of fisherman as well as the interests of general consumers by eliminating the inordinate profits of middlemen and by narrowing other market margins. Fishery cooperatives marketing activity functions forming a self-helf organization for economic protection of producers themselves, and acting as a market reformational institution through its transaction by group. The following are the characteristics of fishery cooperatives marketing. \circled1 Fishery cooperatives is organized with an economic factor and a personnel factor. \circled2 Fishery cooperatives is non-profit organization. \circled3 The members of fishery cooperatives is independent constitution of economy, but they are closely connected with the cooperative. \circled4 Fishery cooperatives is a mutual aid organization. The objective of an efficient marketing strategy may be well described by the common saying provides the right product at the right time, the right place, and the right price. But it is quite true that the Korean Fishermen's Cooperative can be said to owe its development to the successful implementation of the marketing system. The use of the marketing system has resulted in the following marketing strategy. 1. The direct marketing system. \circled1 The cooperation between the fishery cooperatives and the other cooperative through the collection and delivery center. \circled2 The selling between the fishery cooperatives and the large scale retailers through the process industry. 2. The vertical marketing system. \circled1The fishermen's cooperative to be nominated by wholesaler in the terminal market. \circled2 Contracted vertical marketing system. \circled3 Abolition of selling by double auction in the landing and the terminal market. 3. The physical distribution system. \circled1 The need for adoption of cold chain system to connect production directly to consumption. \circled2 The need for more expansion of landing markets and terminal market facilities. Solutions to the problems of the Korean fishery are made possible through effective functioning of cooperative marketing activities of fishery products. The marketing concept of fishermen's cooperative lies in the satisfaction of consumer needs. According to the marketing concept fishermen's cooperative should try to satisfy customer's needs through a coodinated set of activities that allows the organization to achieve its goal. Providing satisfaction to customers is the major trust of the marketing concept. To do this, a business must find out what will satisfy customers. With this information the cooperative sells to the greatest possible number of customers through the most efficient sales and marketing channels. Economic rationality of fishermen's cooperative marketing lies in reduction of marketing cost and elimination of intermediate institutions. Cooperative marketing and direct marketing are both indispensable marketing factors for a new cooperative organization among the manu ways. The cooperation between the fishermen's cooperative and the others cooperative, and vertical marketing system are the most necessary ones. Propulsion of cooperative marketing system could not be successful without the support of the marketing instituion's help. Consequently, successful cooperative marketing ought to lead to the necessity not only for the improvement of marketing organization, but for the application of a new marketing concept in the fishermen's cooperative.

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영업인력의 성격요인과 개인-환경적합성이 직무만족도, 이직의도에 미치는 영향: 보험설계사를 중심으로 (Personality Factors of Sales Force and Individuals - Impact on the Degree of Environmental Compatibility Job Satisfaction, Turnover : Based on the Insurance Agents)

  • 김동희;하규수
    • 벤처창업연구
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.121-134
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    • 2016
  • 현재 보험시장은 비대면(非對面)채널 성장에 따른 대면채널의 기여도 감소와 대면채널 유지측면에서 고비용이 소요되는 현실적인 문제에 직면해있다. 이에 따라 설계사 조직의 생산성 향상 즉 보험설계사의 성과 향상요인이 무엇인지를 실증하는 것이 본 연구의 목적이다. 보험설계사의 성격요인과 개인-환경적합성이 직무만족도, 이직의도에 미치는 영향을 고찰해 본 결과 설계사의 외향성, 성실성, 개방성, 원만성, 정서성, 정직성을 나타내는 성격요인은 조직몰입과 직무만족에 유의한 영향을 미치고 있다. 즉, 보험설계사의 성격이 활기차고 외향적이며, 다른 사람과의 공감성이 높을수록 회사에 강한 소속감을 갖고 몰입하는 정도가 높아진다고 할 수 있다. 이는 설계사의 도입 단계에서부터 선별 도입이 이루어져야할 필요성을 대변하고 있다. 반면 성격요인은 이직의도에는 유의한 영향을 미치지 아니하였다. 이는 설계사의 이직은 개인의 성격에 의하여 발생하는 것 보다는 개인성격 외의 요인에 영향을 받고 있음을 실증한 결과이다. 상사적합성, 직무적합성, 동료적합성, 조직적합성을 나타내는 개인-환경적합성은 조직몰입, 직무만족, 이직의도 모두에 유의한 영향을 미치고 있다. 즉, 상사나 동료와 가치관이나 성격, 일하는 방식 등이 비슷하고, 자신의 일이 적성에 잘 맞으며 조직과의 적합성이 높을수록 회사에 대해 소속감을 갖고 몰입하는 정도가 높아진다고 할 수 있다. 또한 교육을 통하여 보험 설계사의 성격에 따른 조직몰입과 직무만족도를 향상시킬 수 있음을 알게 되었다. 이는 교육이 설계사를 좀 더 긍정적인 측면의 외향성을 갖게 하고 성실하게 본인의 업무를 처리하게 하며 윤리적 영업이 가능하게 함을 시사한다. 본 연구의 성과는 보험설계사를 대상으로 실시한 성격요인과 직무만족도, 이직의도에 대한 최초의 실증연구결과이다.

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The Need for a Well-Organized, Video-Assisted Asthma Education Program at Korean Primary Care Clinics

  • Kim, Yee Hyung;Yoo, Kwang Ha;Yoo, Jee-Hong;Kim, Tae-Eun;Kim, Deog Kyeom;Park, Yong Bum;Rhee, Chin Kook;Kim, Tae-Hyung;Kim, Young Sam;Yoon, Hyoung Kyu;Um, Soo-Jung;Park, I-Nae;Ryu, Yon Ju;Jung, Jae-Woo;Hwang, Yong Il;Lee, Heung Bum;Lim, Sung-Chul;Jung, Sung Soo;Kim, Eun-Kyung;Kim, Woo Jin;Lee, Sung-Soon;Lee, Jaechun;Kim, Ki Uk;Kim, Hyun Kuk;Kim, Sang Ha;Park, Joo Hun;Shin, Kyeong Cheol;Choe, Kang Hyeon;Yum, Ho-Kee
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제80권2호
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    • pp.169-178
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    • 2017
  • Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of our new video-assisted asthma education program on patients' knowledge regarding asthma and asthma control. Methods: Adult asthmatics who were diagnosed by primary care physicians and followed for at least 1 year were educated via smart devices and pamphlets. The education sessions were carried out three times at 2-week intervals. Each education period lasted at most 5 minutes. The effectiveness was then evaluated using questionnaires and an asthma control test (ACT). Results: The study enrolled 144 patients (mean age, $56.7{\pm}16.7years$). Half of the patients had not been taught how to use their inhalers. After participating in the education program, the participants' understanding of asthma improved significantly across all six items of a questionnaire assessing their general knowledge of asthma. The proportion of patients who made errors while manipulating their inhalers was reduced to less than 10%. The ACT score increased from $16.6{\pm}4.6$ to $20.0{\pm}3.9$ (p<0.001). The number of asthmatics whose ACT score was at least 20 increased from 45 (33.3%) to 93 (65.3%) (p<0.001). The magnitude of improvement in the ACT score did not differ between patients who received an education session at least three times within 1 year and those who had not. The majority of patients agreed to the need for an education program (95.8%) and showed a willingness to pay an additional cost for the education (81.9%). Conclusion: This study indicated that our newly developed education program would become an effective component of asthma management in primary care clinics.

중국군의 해양작전능력과 한국군의 과제 (PRC Maritime Operational Capability and the Task for the ROK Military)

  • 김민석
    • Strategy21
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    • 통권33호
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    • pp.65-112
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    • 2014
  • Recent trends show that the PRC has stepped aside its "army-centered approach" and placed greater emphasis on its Navy and Air Force for a wider range of operations, thereby reducing its ground force and harnessing its economic power and military technology into naval development. A quantitative growth of the PLA Navy itself is no surprise as this is not a recent phenomenon. Now is the time to pay closer attention to the level of PRC naval force's performance and the extent of its warfighting capacity in the maritime domain. It is also worth asking what China can do with its widening naval power foundation. In short, it is time to delve into several possible scenarios I which the PRC poses a real threat. With this in mind, in Section Two the paper seeks to observe the construction progress of PRC's naval power and its future prospects up to the year 2020, and categorize time frame according to its major force improvement trends. By analyzing qualitative improvements made over time, such as the scale of investment and the number of ships compared to increase in displacement (tonnage), this paper attempts to identify salient features in the construction of naval power. Chapter Three sets out performance evaluation on each type of PRC naval ships as well as capabilities of the Navy, Air Force, the Second Artillery (i.e., strategic missile forces) and satellites that could support maritime warfare. Finall, the concluding chapter estimates the PRC's maritime warfighting capability as anticipated in respective conflict scenarios, and considers its impact on the Korean Peninsula and proposes the directions ROK should steer in response. First of all, since the 1980s the PRC navy has undergone transitions as the focus of its military strategic outlook shifted from ground warfare to maritime warfare, and within 30 years of its effort to construct naval power while greatly reducing the size of its ground forces, the PRC has succeeded in building its naval power next to the U.S.'s in the world in terms of number, with acquisition of an aircraft carrier, Chinese-version of the Aegis, submarines and so on. The PRC also enjoys great potentials to qualitatively develop its forces such as indigenous aircraft carriers, next-generation strategic submarines, next-generation destroyers and so forth, which is possible because the PRC has accumulated its independent production capabilities in the process of its 30-year-long efforts. Secondly, one could argue that ROK still has its chances of coping with the PRC in naval power since, despite its continuous efforts, many estimate that the PRC naval force is roughly ten or more years behind that of superpowers such as the U.S., on areas including radar detection capability, EW capability, C4I and data-link systems, doctrines on force employment as well as tactics, and such gap cannot be easily overcome. The most probable scenarios involving the PRC in sea areas surrounding the Korean Peninsula are: first, upon the outbreak of war in the peninsula, the PRC may pursue military intervention through sea, thereby undermining efforts of the ROK-U.S. combined operations; second, ROK-PRC or PRC-Japan conflicts over maritime jurisdiction or ownership over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands could inflict damage to ROK territorial sovereignty or economic gains. The PRC would likely attempt to resolve the conflict employing blitzkrieg tactics before U.S. forces arrive on the scene, while at the same time delaying and denying access of the incoming U.S. forces. If this proves unattainable, the PRC could take a course of action adopting "long-term attrition warfare," thus weakening its enemy's sustainability. All in all, thiss paper makes three proposals on how the ROK should respond. First, modern warfare as well as the emergent future warfare demonstrates that the center stage of battle is no longer the domestic territory, but rather further away into the sea and space. In this respect, the ROKN should take advantage of the distinct feature of battle space on the peninsula, which is surrounded by the seas, and obtain capabilities to intercept more than 50 percent of the enemy's ballistic missiles, including those of North Korea. In tandem with this capacity, employment of a large scale of UAV/F Carrier for Kill Chain operations should enhance effectiveness. This is because conditions are more favorable to defend from sea, on matters concerning accuracy rates against enemy targets, minimized threat of friendly damage, and cost effectiveness. Second, to maintain readiness for a North Korean crisis where timely deployment of US forces is not possible, the ROKN ought to obtain capabilities to hold the enemy attack at bay while deterring PRC naval intervention. It is also argued that ROKN should strengthen its power so as to protect national interests in the seas surrounding the peninsula without support from the USN, should ROK-PRC or ROK-Japan conflict arise concerning maritime jurisprudence. Third, the ROK should fortify infrastructures for independent construction of naval power and expand its R&D efforts, and for this purpose, the ROK should make the most of the advantages stemming from the ROK-U.S. alliance inducing active support from the United States. The rationale behind this argument is that while it is strategically effective to rely on alliance or jump on the bandwagon, the ultimate goal is always to acquire an independent response capability as much as possible.

Bottom Ash 혼합토의 자중압밀 특성 연구 (A Study on Characteristics of Self-weight Consolidation of Bottom Ash Mixed Soil)

  • 윤원섭;신승구;채영수
    • 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.59-77
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구에서는 매립재료에 대한 새로운 요구를 만족하기 위해 석탄회(bottom ash)와 해안준설토를 혼합한 혼합토를 준설매립지반에 적용하기 위한 연구를 계획하였다. 화력발전소에서 발생되는 석탄회는 크게 비회와 저회로 구분된다. 비회의 경우 입자가 작아 재활용 시 투수계수가 작기 때문에 환경적인 부분에서 문제가 제기되지 않아 연구가 많이 진행되었으나 저회의 경우 입도가 크고 투수계수가 커 재활용 시 환경적인 문제가 제기되어 그동안은 활용이 제한되었다. 하지만 최근에 발표된 연구결과에 따르면 bottom ash를 활용한 지반개량구간에서 추출한 침출수의 수질분석 실험을 실시한 연구결과 중금속 오염수치가 기준치 이내로 나타나 환경적인 문제는 크게 없는 것으로 나타나 향후 bottom ash의 활용이 크게 늘어날 것으로 평가된다. 이러한 bottom ash는 모래의 입도를 가지고 있으며, 그동안은 대부분이 폐기되기 때문에 재료 수급 시 운반비만 고려하면 되며, 대부분의 화력발전소가 해안에 위치하고 있어 배를 이용하여 운반하면 운반비를 줄일 수 있어 경제적인 측면에서도 준설매립에 가장 적당한 재료로 판단된다. 또한 새만금사업 등 해안준설 매립에 대한 수요가 크기 때문에 준설토보다 시공기간과 공사비 절감의 효과를 극대화할 수 있는 혼합토의 연구가 필요한 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 최근 해안매립지반의 새로운 개발 요구에 따라 bottom ash와 카올리나이트를 혼합한 혼합토에 대한 실내 자중압밀실험을 실시, 혼합토의 시료처리과정과 혼합방법에 따른 자중압밀특성에 대해 연구하였으며, 이 연구결과는 향후 대규모 해안 준설매립지반의 적용시 기초자료로 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.