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Comparison of oral care product use, frequency of dental clinic visits, and oral conditions between individuals who brush and do not brush before sleeping using the 5th and 6th Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES) data (잠자기 전 칫솔질 유무에 따른 구강위생보조용품 사용과 최근 치과진료 및 구강상태 비교 : 국민건강영양조사 제5기와 제6기의 자료를 활용하여)

  • Kim, Yu-Rin
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.931-939
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of brushing before sleeping by comparing the use of oral care products, frequency of dental clinic visits, and oral conditions between individuals who brush and do not brush their teeth before sleeping using data from the 5th and 6th Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES). Methods: Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0 on data files obtained according to a complex sampling design, and a significance level of <0.05 was set. General characteristics of the participants and year were analyzed using chi-square analysis. Data on the oral conditions, use of oral care products, and frequency of dental clinic visits were analyzed using logistic regression and linear regression. Results: Individuals who brushed their teeth before sleeping showed greater use of oral care products and more frequent dental clinic visits, oral examinations, preventive treatment, and treatment for simple caries (p<0.05) than individuals who did not. Individuals who did not brush their teeth before sleeping showed higher prevalence of permanent teeth caries and periodontal disease, as well as chewing and speaking problems (p<0.05), than those who bushed before sleeping. Conclusions: Individuals who do not brush before sleeping exhibit poorer oral health and lower use of oral care products and frequency of recent dental treatment than those who brush before sleeping. Therefore, it is necessary to alter the government's active policy and improve education about the importance of brushing before sleeping to improve oral health.

Patient Safety Teaching Competency of Nursing Faculty (간호대학 교수의 환자안전 교육역량)

  • Ahn, Shinae;Lee, Nam-Ju;Jang, Haena
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.48 no.6
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    • pp.720-730
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate patient safety teaching competency of nursing faculty and the extent of teaching patient safety topics in the nursing curriculum. Methods: A national survey was conducted with full-time nursing faculty in 4-year nursing schools. Regional quota sampling method was used. An online survey was sent to 1,028 nursing faculty and 207 of them were completed. Among the 207, we analyzed data from 184 participants. The revised Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey was used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analyses. Results: The faculty's self-confidence was lower than their perceived importance of patient safety education. The mean score of teaching patient safety was $3.52{\pm}0.67$ out of 5, and the contents were mostly delivered through lectures. The extent of faculty's teaching varied depending on faculty's clinical career, teaching subjects, participation in practicum courses, and previous experience of patient safety education. The significant predictors of the extent of teaching patient safety were the faculty's self-confidence in teaching patient safety (${\beta}=.39$) during clinical practicum, their perceived importance of patient safety education during lectures (${\beta}=.23$), and the teaching subject (${\beta}=.15$). Conclusion: To enhance the competency of nursing faculty for effective patient safety education, a patient safety education program tailored to faculty characteristics should be developed and continuously provided for faculty. In addition, it is necessary to improve patient safety curriculum, strengthen clinical and school linkages, and utilize various education methods in patient safety education.

A Study on Attributes to Select the Physical Education Institutes for Preschoolers in Directors of Educational Institutes for Preschoolers (유아교육기관장의 유아체육교육기관에 대한 선택속성 연구)

  • Choo, Nayoung
    • 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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    • v.55 no.4
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    • pp.241-252
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to suggest rating factors of the importance and the satisfaction for selecting physical education institutes for preschoolers and to provide an implication of vitalizing physical education class for preschooler with comparative analysis between importance and satisfaction using IPA analysis. 253 directors of educational institutes for preschooler have chosen through a convenience sampling method, and 430 was used for analysis. The results were as follows. First, the instructor qualification items and the program items ranked highly positions in physical education institute for preschooler. Second, the instructor qualification items, the program items, tuition items of discount benefit and institution image items of reputation had the significant difference between importance and satisfaction. Lastly, The quadrant I is "the keep up the good work" part and includes 8 items such as the expertise of the physical education teacher for preschooler. The quadrant II is "the concentrate here" part and includes 2 items such as teaching ability of the physical education teacher for preschooler. The quadrant III is "the low priority" part and includes 6 items such as reasonable prices of tuitions.

Relationship between Organizational Culture and Job Characteristic and Job Continuance among Private Security Guards (민간경비원의 조직문화와 직무특성 및 직무지속의지의 관계)

  • Lee, Jong-Hwan
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.444-454
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is compares organizational culture and job characteristic and job continuance will of private security searches its investigate relation. This study had selected private security company members from Seoul of 2011 for population. Using purposive sampling method, 280 samples were drawn and were used for the final analysis. Using SPSS WIN 18.0, frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, multiple regression analysis were performed. Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ value which shows the reliability of the survey came out to be over .665. The conclusion is following : First, organizational culture of private security service affects in job characteristic. As a work period is long, the job importance and feedback appear high. As development mutual agreement culture is formed, the job importance, autonomy is high. As reasonable culture is formed, the job importance, autonomy, feedback are high. As a hierarchical culture is formed, the job importance, feedback rises, and on the other hand, autonomy decreases. Second, organization culture affects in job continuance will to private security guard. Job expectation is high in man group. As age is high, crisis sense decreases. As attainments in scholarship is high, job satisfaction, shrinkage, alternative expectation increase. As there are much monthly income, job satisfaction, shrinkage, job expectation, alternative expectation, crisis sense become increase. As development mutual agreement culture is formed, job satisfaction, malicious insincerity, job expectation, alternative expectation, crisis sense are high. As reasonable culture is formed, job expectation increases, and on the other hand, malicious insincerity decreases. As a hierarchical culture is formed, job satisfaction, malicious insincerity, job expectation, crisis sense appear high. Third, private security guard job characteristic affects in job continuance will. As attainments in scholarship is high, job satisfaction, job expectation, alternative expectation increase. As a work period is long, job satisfaction, job expectation, alternative expectation, crisis sense appear decreases. As there are much monthly income, job satisfaction, job expectation, alternative expectation, crisis sense increase. Job satisfaction, job expectation increases as recognize the job importance high. Job satisfaction, shrinkage, malicious insincerity, job expectation, alternative expectation increase as recognize autonomy high. If feedback is proceeded well, malicious insincerity decreases.

Mediation of Distributive Justice on Dyadic Relationship between Leaders and Followers with Personal Outcomes

  • Ishak, Yusniati;Ismail, Azman;Abdullah, Anis Anisah;Samsudin, Asyakireen;Mohamed, Kartina Rahayu
    • Asian Journal of Business Environment
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.29-35
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    • 2018
  • Purpose - This study examined the relationship between dyadic relationship between leaders and followers (DRLF), distributive justice (DISJ), job satisfaction (JSTC), and organizational commitment (OGCM). Research design, data, and methodology - 200 sets of survey questionnaires were distributed to the employees at a municipal office in East Malaysia using purposive sampling technique. Only 60 percent or 115 questionnaires were returned to the researchers. The survey data were analysed using the SmartPLS due to its ability to deliver latent construct scores, handle small sample size problems and estimate relationship between many constructs in the hypothesized model. Results - The findings indicated that there is a significant correlated direct relationship between DRLF and DISJ and mediating relationship between DRLF, DISJ and personal outcomes, which are JSTC and OGCM. Conclusions - This study confirms that DISJ does act as an important mediating variable in the relationship between DRLF with JSTC and DRLF with OGCM. Other dimensions of personal outcomes, such as extra-role behaviour, job motivation and service quality should be considered in future study because they are found to be the important outcomes of the relationship between DRLF and DISJ. The importance of these issues need to be further advanced in future research.

Potential Applications of Low Altitude Remote Sensing for Monitoring Jellyfish

  • Jo, Young-Heon;Bi, Hongsheng;Lee, Jongsuk
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.15-24
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    • 2017
  • Jellyfish (cnidarian) are conspicuous in many marine ecosystems when in bloom. Despite their importance for the ecosystem structure and function, very few sampling programs are dedicated to sample jellyfish because they are patchily distributed and easily clogged plankton net. Although satellite remote sensing is an excellent observing tool for many phenomena in the ocean, their uses for monitoring jellyfish are not possible due to the coarse spatial resolutions. Hence, we developed the low altitude remote sensing platform to detect jellyfish in high resolutions, which allow us to monitor not only horizontal, but also vertical migration of them. Using low altitude remote sensing platform,we measured the jellyfish from the pier at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Chesapeake Bay. The patterns observed included discrete patches, in rows that were aligned with waves that propagated from deeper regions, and aggregation around physical objects. The corresponding areas of exposed jellyfish on the sea surface were $0.1{\times}10^4pixel^2$, $0.3{\times}10^4pixel^2$, and $2.75{\times}10^4pixel^2$, respectively. Thus, the research result suggested that the migration of the jellyfish was related to the physical forcing in the sea surface.

The Importance of Dry Deposition : Dry Deposition Fluxes of Heavy Metals In Seoul, Korea During Yellow-Sand Events

  • Yi, Seung-Muk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Health Society Conference
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    • 2003.06a
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    • pp.76-85
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    • 2003
  • Mass and elemental dry deposition fluxes and ambient particle size distributions were measured using dry deposition plates and a cascade impactor, from March to November 1998 in Seoul, Korea. During the spring sampling period several yellow sand events characterized by long range transport from China and Mongolia impacted the area. During these events the mass fluxes were statistically the same as during springtime non-yellow-sand events. However, most elemental fluxes were higher. In general, the flux ratios of both crustal (Al, Ca, Mn) and anthropogenic elements (Ni, Pb) to total mass measured during the daytime yellow-sand events were substantially higher than those measured in spring daytime during non-yellow-sand time periods. During all seasons the average measured daytime fluxes were about two times higher than at nighttime. The flux of primarily anthropogenic metals (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) and Mn was on average one to two orders of magnitude lower than the flux of the crustal metals Al and Ca. As is typically found two modes, fine (0.1∼l.0 $\mu\textrm{m}$) and coarse (1.0∼10.0 $\mu\textrm{m}$) were present in the measured size distributions (<10 $\mu\textrm{m}$). The particles in the coarse mode constitute a major portion of the measured mass size distribution during the yellow-sand events possibly due to the long-range transport of those particles from China.

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Lay Beliefs, Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards Cancer: a Pilot Study in Japan

  • Tsuchiya, Miyako
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.3247-3251
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    • 2015
  • Background: The attendance rates for cancer screening are low in Japan. Little is actually known about how the Japanese perceive cancer. Since beliefs about illness affect individuals' health care practice, the aim of this study was to explore beliefs about cancer and factors associated with those beliefs, focusing on representative cancer sites. Materials and Methods: Japanese adults (${\geq}20$ years old) who had not been diagnosed with any cancers and were not health care professionals were recruited, using a convenience sampling approach. A total of 91 participants completed questionnaires including open-ended questions. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the responses. Results: Five themes were suggested: (i) a threatening illness that might greatly change one's future life; (ii) basic cancer knowledge; (iii) a curable illness with early detection and adequate treatment; (iv) causes of cancer; and (v) anyone can develop cancer. Families or friends' negative consequences of cancer were associated with negative beliefs about the disease. Gestational cancer was the most representative site of most themes. Conclusions: A threatening illness (e.g., death or incurable illness) was the most common belief among the Japanese laypeople. Importance of early detection and treatments should be more emphasized, and future screening programs should include strategies modifying negative cancer beliefs among Japanese laypeople.

A Study on Store Image Preferences which is Followed by Clothing Buying Motives (II) - As Object of Ewha Womans Student - (의복 구매동기에 따른 점포이미지 선호도에 관한 연구(II) - 이대생을 중심으로 -)

  • Lim, Sook Ja;Lee, Joo Eun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.3-10
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    • 1993
  • This study intends to provide a beneficial foundation which can aid our understanding of how a clothing consumer group can be classified according to the clothing buying motives, and what differences are there about the importances store image attribute among them and how consumer's preferences to the store image are shown differently among them and ultimately, some concrete data which can be useful in establishing efficient store image strategies for clothing stores. 484 subjects were gathered through convenience sampling method and, for data analysis, cronbach' ${\alpha}$, frequency, percentage, mean, ${\chi}^2$-text, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan Multiple Range Test, Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis were conducted. the results are as follows; 1. three kind of factors in the clothing buying motives were determined for analysis of consumers group and by which it was revealed as to be significant for us to classify them three subdivisions; those of fashion pursuit group, self display group, financial utilitarian group. 2. Importance on store image attribute was revealed that Ewha students regarded quality, price, more important factors than others. 3. Store image preferences show significantly when concerned with quality, price, fashion, impression and age of store personnel, convenience for exchanging and returning goods, credit, delivery and repair, mailing of catalogue and discount coupon, bightness of store among consumer groups.

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Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Decision of Nascent Entrepreneurs Belonging Generation Y in Vietnam

  • NGUYEN, Xuan Truong
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.8
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    • pp.407-417
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    • 2020
  • Entrepreneurship has become an important topic for governments to shape and influence the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship and improve policy toward the entrepreneurial economy. This study investigates the factors affecting the entrepreneurial decision of nascent entrepreneurs belonging to Generation Y in Vietnam. A mixed-method including both qualitative and quantitative methodologies was utilized. A focus group was carried out with 11 participants for exploring, reviewing, and testing content validity of constructs and measurement items. The conceptual model and hypotheses were developed using data collected by a questionnaire survey. The cross-sectional survey method was applied. A sample of 221 respondents was constituted, by both electronic and paper surveys with non-probability and convenience sampling techniques. SmartPLS 3 software was employed to analyze the data collected. The results show that nine factors were affecting the entrepreneurial decision of nascent entrepreneurs belonging to Generation Y in Vietnam, including entrepreneurial education, family background, entrepreneurial ecosystem, perceived behavioral control, social valuation, perceived opportunity, attitude, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intention. The findings show the importance of entrepreneurial education, social value, and ecosystems. Therefore, in order to promote successful entrepreneurship, it is necessary to strengthen entrepreneurship education and have a strategy for the improvement of the entrepreneurship ecosystem.