• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.278-287
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• 2021

본 연구는 직업군별 좌식시간과 고위험음주가 고요산혈증의 유병률과 위험도에 차이가 있는지 성별 분석을 중심으로 수행되었다. 이를 위해 국민건강영양조사 자료를 활용하였으며, 연구대상으로 16,366명을 선정하였다. 분석방법으로 카이제곱 독립성 검정과 로지스틱 회귀분석을 사용하였다. 남성은 여성보다 좌식시간과 고위험음주에 따른 고요산혈증 유병률이 각각 22.2%와 25.2%로 상대적으로 높았으며 위험도는 1.274와 1.310으로 유의하였다. 고요산혈증에 대한 좌식시간의 유병률과 위험도는 남성에서만 '농림어업종사자' 직업군에서 유의하였다. 반면, 고위험음주의 유병률과 위험도는 남녀 모두 '관리자, 전문가 및 관련종사자', '사무종사자'에서 유의한 차이를 보였으며, 여성에서만 '서비스 및 판매종사자', '기능원, 장치 및 기계조립 종사자', '무직'에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 이러한 결과는 남성에서 고요산혈증의 유병률과 위험도가 높다는 것을 알릴뿐만 아니라 직업군별로 이를 예방할 수 있는 보건의료정책과 의료서비스가 필요함을 시사한다.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.205-216
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• 2022

Background: People with special needs tend to require diverse behavioral management in dentistry. They may feel anxious or uncomfortable or may not respond to any communication with the dentists. Patients with medical, physical, or psychological disorders may not cooperate and therefore require sedation (SED) or general anesthesia (GA) to receive dental treatment. Using the healthcare big data in Korea, this study aimed to analyze the trends of SED and GA in special needs patients undergoing dental treatment. It is believed that these data can be used as reference material for hospitals and for preparation of guidelines and related policy decisions of associations or governments for special needs patients in dentistry. Methods: The study used selected health information data provided by the Korean National Health Insurance Service. Patients with a record of use of one of the eight selected drugs used in dental SED between January 2007 and September 2019, those with International Classification of Diseases-10 codes for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), phobia, brain disease, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, genetic disease, autism, mental disorder, mental retardation, and dementia were selected. The insurance claims data were analyzed for age, sex, sedative use, GA, year, and institution. Results: The number of special needs patients who received dental treatment under SED or GA from January 2007 to September 2019 was 116,623. Number of SED cases was 136,018, performed on 69,265 patients, and the number of GA cases was 56,308, implemented on 47,257 patients. In 2007, 3100 special needs patients received dental treatment under SED while in 2018 the number of cases increased 6 times to 18,528 SED cases. In dentistry, ADHD was the most common disability for SED cases while phobia was the most common cause of disability for GA. The male-to-female ratio with respect to SED cases was higher for males (M : F = 64.36% : 35.64%). Conclusion: The application of the SED method and GA for patients with special needs in dentistry is increasing rapidly; thus, preparing guidelines and reinforcing the education and system are necessary.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2024

Objectives: Obesity is a globally prevalent public health issue. Hence, there is a need for the development of safer and more effective anti-obesity drugs. Lythrum salicaria, a traditional medicinal herb used for centuries, has been reported to improve lipid metabolism and fat accumulation. It also has a low toxicity profile. Therefore, its potential as a functional ingredient in health functional foods needs to be evaluated. Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 90 participants will be randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. Each subject will orally receive L. salicaria extract (1,350 mg/day) (500 mg L. salicaria+850 mg lactose as vehicle) or lactose (1,350 mg/day) as a hard capsule formula for 84 days (12 weeks). The primary outcome will be body fat mass (kg), which will be assessed using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) (performed only at visits 2 and 4). Secondary outcomes include body mass index, body weight, waist-to-hip ratio, body fat percentage (%) measured using DXA, lean body mass (kg) measured using DXA (assessed only at visits 2 and 4), lipids (total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and calculated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), free fatty acid, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, adiponectin, and leptin. Conclusions: This protocol will be implemented after approval of Institutional Review Board of Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital (approval number: PNUKHIRB-2022-08-002) and registration with the Korean National Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS) (CRIS-KCT0008060). The results of this trial will provide potential of L. salicaria as a new anti-obesity functional food with fat-reducing effects and low toxicity.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.59-75
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• 2019

본 연구는 조경산업의 관점에서 4차 산업혁명 기술을 탐색하여, 선순환적 가치증대에 필요한 기초자료를 제공하고자 수행하였다. 4차 산업혁명, 조경산업과 도시재생의 특성 등을 고찰하고, 체계적 연구에 적합한 기술 분류 체계를 틀로 선정하는 등 방법론을 설정하여 연구하였다. 먼저, 조경산업의 선순환적 가치증대에 활용이 가능한 디지털 데이터 기반의 4차 산업혁명 기술을 선별하였다. '요소기술 수준'에서 '핵심기술'인 사물인터넷, 클라우드 컴퓨팅, 빅데이터, 인공지능, 로봇, '주변기술'인 가상 증강현실, 드론, 3D 4D 프린팅, 3D 스캐닝이 디지털 데이터 기반의 4차 산업혁명 기술로 조명되었다. 조경산업에 특화하여 '트렌드 수준'으로 응용하면 선순환적 가치증대에 활용이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. '시스템 수준'은 하나의 범용기술로 분석하였으며, 플랫폼을 중심으로 요소기술 수준, 컴퓨터와 스마트기기 등이 유기적으로 상호연계되어 시스템화된 디지털 데이터 기반의 4차 산업혁명 기술로 조명되었다. 조경산업에 특화하여 '트렌드 수준'으로 응용하면 선순환적 가치증대에 효과적인 기술로 나타났다. 요소기술 수준을 응용한 트렌드 수준에서 제시된 모든 활용 방안의 구현과 시너지효과 창출이 가능하다. 스마트정원, 스마트공원 등이 추구해야 하는 수준으로 분석되었다. 트렌드 수준의 인접산업 기술 중에는 스마트시티, 스마트홈, 스마트팜 및 정밀농업, 스마트관광, 스마트헬스케어가 협업에 의한 연계성이 클 것으로 판단되었다. 다음으로, 도시재생 공공공간을 포함한 조경공간의 조성 유지관리 및 서비스에서 도구이자 소재로서, 트렌드 수준으로 응용된 관련 기술의 다양한 활용 방안이 조명되었다. 즉, 유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅의 실현으로 조경공간에서 디지털 기술의 기본적 특성이 반영된 초연결화, 초실감화, 초지능화, 초융합화되는 방안들이 제시되었다. 조경산업이 도시재생 사업에 참여함에 있어서도, 기존 업무를 비롯하여 새로운 성격의 요구 수용 및 조율, 교육, 컨설팅 등에서 가치를 증대하는데 효과적인 것으로 분석되었다. 특히, 조경영역 전반이 전략적 교두보로 유지관리를 연계하여, 트렌드 수준의 관련 기술을 시스템화할 때 선순환적 가치증대에 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 산업구조 상, 다양한 경로에서 생산된 데이터와 정보를 유통시키는데 효과적이기 때문이다. 향후 디지털 데이터 기반의 4차 산업혁명 기술을 실제 조경공간의 조성 유지관리 및 서비스에 융합하여 실증하는 등의 후속적 연구가 필요하다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.315-329
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• 1999

이 연구는 경상북도 성주군 성주읍 및 충청남도 논산시 양촌면에 거주하는 주민 640명을 대상으로 대상자의 일반적 특성, 건강 관련문항, 의견불일치와 관련된 문항 등으로 구성된 면담지를 이용한 직접 면담조사로 이루어졌다. 의견불일치의 조작적 정의는 의사의 진료에서 진단, 처방, 치료 등의 전반적인 진료과정에서 동의할 수 없는 의견을 경험하거나 느낀 적이 있는 경우로 하였다. 조사대상자의 162%가 의견불일치의 경험을 보고하였으며, 의견불일치후 행동을 취한 사람은 8.7%였다. 조사대상자의 일반적 특성과 의견불일치의 경험에서는 단일분석결과 연령, 교육수준, 소득수준, 및 지역이 유의한 차이를 보였다. 의견불일치는 진단관련이 40.6%로 가장 많았으며, 의사와 환자간의 관계에서 28.2%로 두 번째로 많았고, 치료 또는 처치관련, 19.9%, 약 처방 관련이 11.3%였다. 의견불일치 후 취하여진 행동은 '다른 의견을 구하거나 진단처방을 위해 다른 의사를 찾아갔다'가 53.6%로 가장 많았으며 '의사에게 직접 말로써 항의하거나 다른 것을 요구하였다' 35.7%, '치료나 약 복용을 중지하였다' 18%, '같은 의사에게 다시 찾아갔다' 16%, '병 의원 방문을 끊었다.' 25.0% 순이었다. 의견불일치 유형에 따른 의견불일치 후 취해진 행동을 분석해보면 먼저 비행동자는 치료와 관련한 의견불일치에서 44.4%로 가장 많았으며, 진단관련 41.7%, 환자-의사관계 40.5%, 약처방관련 31.6%순이었다. 의사에 대한 환자의 의견불일치 경험 유무를 종속변수로 한 조사대상자의 일반적 특성을 투입한 로지스틱 회귀분석에서는 연령, 결혼상태, 만성질환유무, 보건의료에 대한 일반적인 만족도가 기여변수 선택되었으며, 의견불일치 후 취한 행동유무를 종속변수로 두었을 때는 결혼상태가 선택되었다. 이 조사연구는 실험적이고 탐색적인 연구로 의사와 환자간의 관계를 환자의 의사에 대한 의견불일치와 취해진 행동에 사이를 관계와 그 수준을 평가함으로써 잠재적인 불만족의 수준이 높음을 확인하였으며, 그로 인한 행동사이의 관계도 의미있는 결과를 시사하는 바, 우리 나라의 의료분야에서 관심을 가져야하는 또 다른 과제임을 확인하였다.

• 한국인구학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.33-53
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• 1988

This study aimed at developing a desirable family planning policy and strategy by examining the current status of family planning practice in rural Korea and by indentifying the crucial factors which affect fertility control behavior. For this purpose, an analytical study was conducted, using the survey data collected in July 1985, on an interview basis, on 1, 440 married women living in the Soyi, Wonnam and Maingdong townships of Eumseong County(in North Chungcheong Province). This study population has the typical characteristics of rural areas, and the results of the analysis can be summarized as follows: 1. In regard to the demographic characteristics of the study population : their average age at marriage was 23.7, they had an average of 2.6 children( 1.3 boys, 1.3 girls) :10% experienced the death of their child (ren) :14% had spontaneous abortion(s) :4% weathered stillbirth(s) :35% went through induced abortion (s) : and 5.5% were currently pregnant. The average of their ideal numbers of children was 2.2, while 44% felt that they must have a son. 2. Looking at the contact rate with medical & health institutions, over the past 1 year, the visit rate to health subcenters was 43.7%, while 26.9% visited the (county) health center :59.6% had been to private clinics : and 41.5% went to the Soonchunhyang - Eumsung hospital : thus showing a relatively high rate of accessibility. 3. The utilization rate of family planning services was 76.5%, with tubectomy being the most prominent method at 52.3%, while the informants were health workers in 54.2% of the acceptors. Of the 8.4% who discontinued the use of contraceptive methods, only 26% did so due to want for pregnancy, natural infertility (meno - pause), or other reasons, while the remaining 74% stopped usage on account of side effects, failure in the methods themselves, and inconvenience of use, thus pointing to a situation where the proper choice of family planning methods have not yet been made. It can be noted that there is a strong motivation for early birth stopping as 35.3% practice family planning even with only one child, of which 38.3% have had sterilization operations. According to results of a multiple regression analysis, among the variables affecting contraception usage the most significant variable was the number of sons. 4. 34.8% experienced induced abortions. It was shown as a result of multiple regression analysis that the number of children and attitudes toward induced abortions extensively affected their frequency of abortions conducted. 5. In the regard to the relation between family planning and induced abortions, 33.7% of the women used both, while 52.0% of them used only the former(family planning), with only 1.4 % utilizing solely the latter(abortion), and 12.9% totally abstaining from fertility regulation : again, the discriminant analysis indicated that the choice of family planning and/or induced abortion was determined by the number of children and attitudes toward induced abortion. In view of the above mentioned results, the following are some comments and suggestions concerning problems related to the current family planning policies, in Korea : 1. It is difficult to expect a further quantitative expansion in family planning program operations, as there has been an excessive supply of target-oriented sterilization operations on women. From a maternal and child health care point of view, it will be desirable to have a diversification of service points in the future where family planning methods may be properly chosen, so that choices of methods which suit the mothers' characteristics and tastes may be made by the individuals themselves by strengthening their quality of family planning information services. 2. Along with the strengthening of the qualitative improvement of family planning services policies must be implemented to effectively promote the moral (ethical) deterrents to induced abortions and to preference for sons. From a maternal care standpoint, the social permissive norm toward induced abortion must be modified, and the bias towards son must be analyzed as the women with more daughters have a lower rate of family planning acceptance. Such changes in attitudes, however, can not be hoped to be accomplished with ad hoc policies, but will only be possible when an enhancement of the women's status(within the society) is brought about in a long - term perspective.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.138-144
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• 2010

급변하는 의료환경 속에서도 변함없이 의료기관들은 환자 안전관리 부분의 중요성을 인식하여 관리하고 있다. 하지만 현재 환자안전관리는 사후관리와 처벌이 강조된 프로세스들로 조직원들의 참여성이 결여된 문제를 보이고 있다. 본원 핵의학과 에서는 참여형 니어미스 사고예방 활동을 시행하여 환자안전사고에 사전관리를 시작하고 사고보고에 따른 불이익이 없는 시스템을 구축하여 니어미스 감소 와 환자안전사고 제로화를 목적으로 본 연구을 시작하였다. 또한 핵의학과만의 차별화된 환자안전관리System구축도 그 목적으로 하고 있다. 1. 팀원들의 과거 니어미스 및 현재 발생되고 있는 니어미스와 사고 사례수집(1차 자료수집). 2. 설문을 통해 중요도, 긴급도를 파악하고 니어미스 및 사고사례를 정량화(2차 자료수집). 3. 자료 분석을 통한 중요 접점 파악과 사고 사례 정량화. 4. 중요 접점 부분에 대한 매뉴얼 제작과 표준화, 오류방지를 위한 참여형 개선활동 시행. 5. 니어미스 보고체계 구축을 위한 웹 기반 커뮤니티 활동. 6. 설문과 FGI를 통해 활동 전후 평가 시행. 1) 비계량적이었던 핵의학과 내 안전사고 및 니어미스를 계량화(월 50여 회의 니어미스와 년 1건의 안전사고발생) 2) 계량화된 데이터를 통해 개선방안을 수립(0여건의 참여형 개선활동, 프로세스 개선, 표준화를 위한 약속 매뉴얼 제작) 3) 안전문화 시스템을 형성하고 팀원들의 높은 관여도를 형성.(보고체계구축, 체크리스트 제작, 안전문화 슬로건 제작, 평가 인덱스 구축) 4) 니어미스 및 사고 사례를 공유하고 반면교사로 삼기 위한 커뮤니티 개설. 5) 활동 전후 니어미스 발생률은 50% 감소 하였고 안전사고 제로. 핵의학과의 최고의 서비스는 환자안전이 보장된 양질의 검사와 치료를 제공하는 것이다. 참여형 개선활동으로 니어미스사고를 예방하고 안전문화를 형성하여 시스템을 구축함으로써 니어미스 발생 사례는 50% 줄었으며 안전사고는 발생하지 않았다. 이는 환자안전사고의 사전관리란 측면에서도 시사하는 바가 있다. 또한 불이익이 없는 사고보고체계도 마련하여 솔직하게 보고하고 인정하는 문화도 만든 계기가 되었다. 기본에 충실한 뛰어난 시스템은 환자에게 제공되는 최고의 서비스이며 형성된 안전문화 시스템은 결국 고객만족으로 이어질 것이다. 따라서 본원 핵의학과 에서는 마련된 시스템을 정착하고 안정시켜 차별화된 환자안전문화를 형성해 나가고자 한다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.753-767
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• 2009

Objectives : The study is to gain some basic material for the improvement of dental clinics' homepages through a survey investigation, in which college students of three Dental Hygienic departments participated in Kwangju and Cheollanamdo Province. Methods : In the investigation three factors were analyzed : the degree of knowledge on dental clinics' homepages, the degree of recognition on them, and whether they have paid a visit on them or not. A total of 509(96.8%) respondents are valid except 17sheets of responses. Results : 1. When asked about the degrees of knowledge on the formation of the homepages by students' years, the correct rate on Information Service was higher in a row of the second year, the first year, and the third year. And it shows statistically significant difference(p<0.05). In the part of Counseling Service, the rate of correct answers was highest in the second year, and then the first year and the third year. It also shows significant difference(p<0.05). In case of Visual Service, the second year got the highest rate of correct answers, and then the first year and the third year. Here is significant difference by the school years<0.01) 2. It was asked whether they have visited the dental clinics' homepages. The results are like this: 145 sophomores(28.5%) have visited them, and 115 juniors(22.6%) and 85 freshmen(16.7%), and it show significant difference (p<0.001). 3. It was asked how many sites they have visited. Among the freshmen, not a few students visited two sites (34, 9.9%), among sophomores 48 students visited five sites(13.9%), and among juniors the highest answers were two sites (41, 11.9%). It shows signigicant difference(p<0.01). 4. It was asked what is the purpose of the visits. At this 27 freshmen answered for having counseling(7.8%), and 80 sophomores(23.3%) and 43 juniors(12.5%) answered they visited them for the purpose of gaining some materials about their major. It shows significant difference(p<0.001). 5. It was asked with what opportunity they have visited them. They answered through searching activities like this : freshmen (68, 19.8%), sophomores (130, 37.9%), and juniors (98, 28.6%). It shows significant difference(p<0.05). 6. In regard with the recognition of the homepages, all the participants said that the management of the homepages are closely related with the images of the clinics($3.96{\pm}0.781$). But it is found that they do not think that the effective management of dental clinics' homepages is the task of dental hygienic workers as a part of dental hygienic($3.12{\pm}0.971$). 7. There is some difference concerned with the homepages among each group of students; sophomores have highest recognition on them and then juniors and freshmen, and it shows significant difference(p<0.01). In addition, those who have visited them show higher recognition than those who have never visited them(p<0.001). Conclusions : There are some differences among each group of students in regard with the formation service, the purpose of visiting them and such experiences, and the opportunities. Whereases they think that the management of the homepages are closely related with the images of the clinics, they do not think that the effective management of dental clinics' homepages is the task of dental hygienic workers as a part of dental hygienic. Therefore it is necessary to study actively for the qualitative improvement of the dental clinics' homepages, which will result in the higher recognition on the homepages by the dental hygienic students and the workers.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제22권
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• pp.137-165
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• 2007

It seems high time to increase productivity by adopting e-business to overcome challenges posed by both external factors including the appreciation of Korean won, oil hikes and fierce global competition and domestic issues represented by disparities between large corporations and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Seoul metropolitan and local cities, and export and domestic demand all of which weaken future growth engines in the Korean economy. The demands of the globalization era are for innovative changes in businessprocess and industrial structure aiming for creating new values. To this end, e-business is expected to play a core role in the sophistication of the Korean economy through new values and innovation. In order to examine business performance in e-business-adopting industries, this study analyzed the home shopping industry by closely looking into the financial ratios including the ratio of net profit to sales, the ratio of operation income to sales, the ratio of gross cost to sales cost, the ratio of gross cost to selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense, and return of investment (ROI). This study, for best outcome, referred to corporate financial statements as a main resource to calculate financial ratios by utilizing Data Analysis, Retrieval and Transfer System (DART) of the Financial Supervisory Service, one of the Korea's financial supervisory authorities. First of all, the result of the trend analysis on the ratio of net profit to sales is as following. CJ Home Shopping has registered a remarkable increase in its ratio of net profit rate to sales since 2002 while its competitors find it hard to catch up with CJ's stunning performances. This is partly due to the efficient management compared to CJ's value of capital. Such significance, if the current trend continues, will make the front-runner assume the largest market share. On the other hand, GS Home Shopping, despite its best organized system and largest value of capital among others, lacks efficiency in management. Second of all, the result of the trend analysis on the ratio of operation income to sales is as following. Both CJ Home Shopping and GS Home Shopping have, until 2004, recorded similar growth trend. However, while CJ Home Shopping's operating income continued to increase in 2005, GS Home Shopping observed its operating income declining which resulted in the increasing income gap with CJ Home Shopping. While CJ Home Shopping with the largest market share in home shopping industryis engaged in aggressive marketing, GS Home Shopping due to its stability-driven management strategies falls behind CJ again in the ratio of operation income to sales in spite of its favorable management environment including its large capital. Companies in the Group B were established in the same year of 2001. NS Home Shopping was the first in the Group B to shift its loss to profit. Woori Home Shopping has continued to post operating loss for three consecutive years and finally was sold to Lotte Group in 2007, but since then, has registered a continuing increase in net income on sales. Third of all, the result of the trend analysis on the ratio of gross cost to sales cost is as following. Since home shopping falls into sales business, its cost of sales is much lower than that of other types of business such as manufacturing industry. Since 2002 in gross costs including cost of sales, SG&A expense, and non-operating expense, cost of sales turned out to have remarkably decreased. Group B has also posted a notable decline in the same sector since 2002. Fourth of all, the result of the trend analysis on the ratio of gross cost to SG&A expense is as following. Due to its unique characteristics, the home shopping industry usually posts ahigh ratio of SG&A expense. However, more than 80% of SG&A expense means the result of lax management and at the same time, a sharp lower net income on sales than other industries. Last but not least, the result of the trend analysis on ROI is as following. As for CJ Home Shopping, the curve of ROI looks similar to that of its investment on fixed assets. As it turned out, the company's ratio of fixed assets to operating income skyrocketed in 2004 and 2005. As far as GS Home Shopping is concerned, its fixed assets are not as much as that of CJ Home Shopping. Consequently, competition in the home shopping industry, at the moment, is among CJ, GS, Hyundai, NS and Woori Home Shoppings, and all of them need to more thoroughly manage their costs. In order for the late-comers of Group B and other home shopping companies to advance further, the current lax management should be reformed particularly on their SG&A expense sector. Provided that the total sales volume in the Internet shopping sector is projected to grow over 20 trillion won by the year 2010, it is concluded that all the participants in the home shopping industry should put strategies on efficient management on costs and expenses as their top priority rather than increase revenues, if they hope to grow even further after 2007.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.179-198
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• 2000

Since dental prosthesis is made possible only when dental technicians give themselves to the study of knowledge and the acquisition of updated skills, continuing education is of great importance in that it makes up for the efforts of dental technicians. Accordingly, continuing education relates to a system designed to contribute to the enhancement of the talents of dental technicians and the dental health of the nation. Specialized knowledge and information may work as the best weapon to preserve their jbs. This is true of this modern society where no one can expecth to survive without acquiring knowledge and information constantly for work is getting more classified and more divirsifide. This paper is dedicated to take a look at the current condition of the continuing education of dental technicians and to come up with measure to make general evaluation and to improve continuing education. This research resorts to 609 questionnaires among 6433 copies save unfaithfully responded 34 copos with 6.431 dental technicians as the subjects enrolled in the Dental technician Association. The collected questionnaires consist of 365 dental technicians living in Seoul and of 244 ones, Which account for 11.8 percent of dental technicians enrolled in the association. Because dental technicians live more in local areas than Seoul, the generalization of this survey leaves something to be desired. I have come up with the following findings. 1. 6,431 dental technicians, or 36.3 percent of an total of 14,956 licensed dental technicians, were admitted as numbers of the Dental Tachnician Association as of October 31, 1999. In the '98 continuing education. 4,141 dental technicians among 4,711 dental technicians got relevant training, and in the '99 continuing education, 4,075 technicians, or 75.9 percent of 5,365 technicians got relevant training while 1,290 technicians or 24.2 percent, fail to get relevant training. 2. The survey has it that 38.1 percent of dental technicians are ignorant of the laws on continuing education, and that technicians staying in local communities(146 persons, or 61.6%) take more part in education than those living in the capital of Korea(159 persons, or 146%), and that the older they are, the more money they earn, the more carrer they have, the higher position they hold, the more part they take in education 3. According to the survey, those who have the experience of getting training more than three times account for 52 persons(16.8%) in Seoul and 47 persons(22.4%) in local districts(p<0.01). In terms of sanctions in relation to continuing education, 26 dental technicians(4.6%) say that they have ever gotten sanctions, and 533 dental technicians(95.4%) say that they haven't. And those who were absent from continuing education(72 technicians : 13.51%) didn't get any sanction. 4. In terms of the degree of understanding continuing education, local technicians(46.8% : 110 persons) have a higher understanding of continuing education than their countparts staying in Seoul(36.0% : 130). Continuing education is not the ultimate goal itself. It should be changed to motivate those who get education to be willing to take part in contunuing education, and to help dental technicians in a practical and specific way. And the branch societies should be developde to engage in more specialized and classified expert fields. Of course, the curriculum should be so selected that the conceptions of dental technicians may be reflected to the maximum extent, and the ultimate effores should be made to effect diversity in the ways of educational methods and to perfect the preparation of continuing education on the part of instructors. Regulations should be established in relation to continuing education with a veiew to enhancing the participation of continuing education and its effectiveness. The supervision of the Ministry of Health and Welfare is of great importance in this context. The regulation of continuing education is not administrative regulation, but the expression of national will to guarantee the medical service of the nation at highest level. Therefore, it is necessary that the Ministry of Health and Welfare should change their understanding of the needs for the continuing education of dental experts, and that the expertise of government employees in charge of continuing education should be expanded. It goes without saying that the government should suppory continuing education in a financial way so as to supply the person in charge of public welfare and control the quality of national medicine.