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A Study on the Elderly's User Experience by Using Virtual Reality (가상현실 기기를 활용한 고령자 사용자 경험에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jong-Sik;Lee, Kang-Nyeon
    • Journal of the Korea Knowledge Information Technology Society
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.305-317
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    • 2018
  • This study is about the elderly people's use and experience of Virtual Reality (VR) in order to enhance their quality of life. Leisure is main activity of the elderly. As a result, the quality and diversity of leisure affects the quality of the elderly people's life. VR services including video contents could provide them with advanced and interesting experiences. Across the world, population aging becomes one of the most important problems in each society. The social and economic burden of aging is serious challenge to sustainability welfare of the world, including S. Korea. The authors used virtual reality devices to conduct experiments on 99 aged 50 to 90 (men's average age : 75 and women's average age : 70.8). Through the survey, major variants were measured such as system quality, present sense, enjoyment, intent to reuse, and awareness of advanced technology. Multiple regression analyses with the presence as a dependent variable resulted in a sense of closeness (t = 5.381, p <. 01) and a sense of clarity (t = 4.494, p <. 01). The presence of an independent variant had significant effects on pleasure (t = 4.312, p <. 01) and significant effects on the intent to reuse (t = 3.323,).Therefore, it can be interpreted that the higher the sense of existence, the more pleasure and the intent to reuse it. As a result, the possibility of using VR devices and content to enjoy leisure activities can be found in this study even if the elderly group is unfamiliar with IT devices.

Relationship between Access to Lewd Internet Contents by Middle School Students and Their Awareness of Sex (중학생의 인터넷음란물 접속과 성 의식의 관계)

  • Lim, Jong-In;Choi, In-Sook
    • The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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    • v.4
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    • pp.117-139
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this research lies in presenting logical viability for the measures that curtail access to lewd Internet contents by middle school students amidst the reality in which lewd contents are circulated freely through the Internet, a medium that the middle school students find most easy to access. In order to establish right form of awareness towards sex, this research identified the ways they access the lewd Internet contents, their reaction after the exposure to those contents, their knowledge of sex, their concerns regarding sex and their accessibility to sexual activities in order to conduct a comparative analysis on the relationship between lewd Internet contents and their awareness of sex. First, realities of accessing lewd Internet contents and reactions according to the demographics of middle school students There isa significant difference in the experience of accessing lewd Internet contents in terms of gender. Mostly, male students tend to access the contents more. As for the way they access the lewd Internet contents, both male and female students replied that they access through spam mail of lewd nature. Thus, measures to address this problem are needed urgently. As to when they first accessed the lewd contents, most of the research subjects replied that they accessed either in elementary school period or in the early middle school period. This shows that most of the students got exposed to lewd contents even before they could establish positive, correct awareness of sex. Thus, there is a risk that they may formulate wrong kind of sexual awareness. Accordingly, it is necessary to develop measures through focused sex education. Students are divided into two groups according to the time they spend on the contents averagely: those who spend over one hour and those who spend less than an hour on the lewd contents. If the students spending longer hours are not to be checked and properly guided, it may lead to increasing cases of sexual delinquencies due to their wrongly formed awareness of sex. When the question of existence(non-existence) of guardian was addressed, students with both parents tend to access the lewd Internet contents in a more diverse manner and tend to access more compared to those students from single parent or no-parent families. Accordingly, guardians need to pay attention to how their children are using the Internet. Second, awareness of sex depending on the middle school students' demographics In case of sexual knowledge, middle school students shows relatively high level of knowledge. In particular, female students are found more knowledgeable than male students, and the students in upper years are more knowledgeable as well. As a result, this research recommends that the students in lower years should be guided with more basc and detailed information, while those in upper years need to be taught to form and express their own thoughts and attitudes and to build up independence on this matter. In case of worries about sex, both male and female students don't worry too much about it. However, male students are more concerned about sex than female students in a more diverse ways. As for the differences by academic year, concerns for sex increase, as students get older. Accordingly, sex education that helps establish sound perception of the opposite sex and that focuses on the etiquettes that one must adhere to at the presence of the opposite sex need to be conducted against middle school students. In case of accessibility to sex, male students manifest higher tendency than female students. As for the differences by academic year, those in the first and second years show higher accessibility than those in their third year. In general, younger students tend to be more open-minded toward sex. Accordingly, students in lower academic years need to undergo basic knowledge oriented sex education, whereas those in upper academic years need to undergo discussion centered sex education where they subject to questions regarding their attitude and opinion. Third, relationship between the reactions after the exposure to the lewd Internet contents and their awareness of sex As the frequency of contact with lewd Internet contents increases, awareness of sex increases as well. Thus, the lewd Internet contents contribute to the increase in students' concern for sex as well as increase in accessibility to sex, which eventually become barriers to students' establishment of a healthy perception of sex. Reactions to sex after the exposure to lewd Internet contents and awareness of sex indicate a significant correlation. However, negative correlation is manifested with knowledge of sex. Thus, it is possible to know that the greater access to lewd Internet contents does not necessarily translate into increase in knowledge of sex. However, the study showed there is a correlation between concerns for sex and the level of accessibility to sex. In more detail, the more reactions to the contents they show, the more concerns for sex they have and the more positively they take acceptability to sex. Moreover, it is necessary to develop necessary measures since textbooks today do not include measures needed to address the lewd Internet contents. Given the above findings, it is necessary to continue to complement structural measures in order to prevent easy access of lewd Internet contents by middle school students. Moreover, it is necessary to be considerate of the students so that they themselves can form a healthy Internet culture and grow up within positive framework for the sex education.

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The Effect of Sociodrama on Adolescents' Self-image (청년의 자아상에 적용된 사회극의 효과)

  • 이정숙
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.151-164
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    • 1995
  • The self-image of the adolescence which the reality helps to develope character formation mental health and adaptability. The purpose of this study is to find out how the self-awareness and self-image of the adolescence could be changed through the sociodrama in which their inner aspects such as dream imagination mental state etc. may be expressed extempore. The sociodrama has been performed 14 times by 6 volunteer students from June 13 to Dec. 20 1994 They also had interviews and answered questinnaires. The result shows that the drama is helpful for the experimental group in such a way to establish the self-image to take the opportunity to introspect themselves and to be aware of their own problems.

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A Study on the Relationship between Music and Architecture in the 20th Century -With reference to Time and Space- (20세기 건축과 음악의 상관성에 관한 연구 -시.공간을 중심으로-)

  • 김영희
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • no.25
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    • pp.18-25
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    • 2000
  • Architecture and music have reflected many changes occurring in a greater cultural realm. Specially, the concept of time and space formed from relativistic physics becomes the basis of cultural awareness, and a method to understand the world. Therefore, this study aims to suggest the possibility to integrate architecture and music, based on the close relationship between architecture and music of the 20th century focusing on time and space. Resultantly, in this study, interrelationship between architecture and music is elucidated by proving both the spatiality of music and the temporality of architecture, and such possibility to integrate the two realms helps understand the reality.

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The Effects of Hospitals' CRM Activities on Customers' Relationship States and Customers' Behavior Intention (고객지식을 활용한 병원 CRM활동이 고객관계상태 및 향후 행동 의도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kang, Soo-Young;Oh, Pyeong-Seok;Kim, Sang-Man
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.39-58
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    • 2011
  • As the information from today's knowledge-based society alters the awareness of patients and provides a wider selection of medical institutions, the reality of medical institution management is struggling compared to the past. CRM was introduced to domestic hospitals as marketing strategy to dominate the competition under varying medical environment. Thus, this research invests on CRM activity types used in hospitals and the effects of CRM activities toward loyalty and switching intention. Futhermore, we investigate the mediating role of customer relationship commitment and termination in CRM activities. The subjects in this study included three hundred customers who are using hospital settings or who had experience with using the hospital settings. The researcher collected 262 survey questionnaires from May 23th, 2011 to June first. In order to evaluate the hypothesis in this study, structural equation model was analyzed by using AMOS 18.0.

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Agricultural Biotechnology in Canada: From Lab to Commercialization

  • Mclaughlin, Murray
    • Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.189-195
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    • 1997
  • Twenty six per cent of Canada's core biotech companies are Ag-biotechnology, compared with five per cent in the United States. Activities include the use of microorganisms, plant cells to create commercially viable products, and transformation of plants to improve specific qualities. Goals ate to increase the world's food supply, enable crops and animals to resist pests and diseases, increase the nutritional content of food, and improve production efficiency. I believe that there are business opportunities in the agriculture sector for Canada and other countries such as Korea to collaborate. These are research to research : institute to institute: business to business, and combinations of these areas. However, for these opportunities to become a reality we need to increase our awareness of each other's activities and needs. My presentation today was not designed with specifics, but to encourage some strategic thinking by both countries on how we can do business together in agriculture and biotechnology.

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A Qualitative Study on the Adjustment of Separated Families in South and North Korea : Focusing on Separated Families Living in South Korea (남북이산가족의 적응에 관한 질적 고찰 : 남한 거주 이산가족을 중심으로)

  • Choi, Youn-Shil
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.25 no.1 s.85
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    • pp.183-207
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study was to improve the understanding of the essential experience of Separated Families in South and North Korea in a socio-cultural context and to explore their post-separation adjustment process from the perspective of the families. Major findings in this study are summarized as follows. First, 'han' was the central phenomenon that the participants experienced following their separation. Second, the core issue in the process of post-separation adjustment was 'accepting the separation and rearrangement of reality for reunion', and over time the participants went through four stages in their adjustment process: the stage of being overwhelmed, the stage of conflict, the stage of awareness, and the stage of acceptance. Third, the main factors affecting the participants' adjustment were supportive systems, available resources(individual variables) and interaction with other separated families. fourth, four types were observed in the typology of adjustment and reunion of the participants.

The Use Plan of the Effective Computer Simulation Program for Strengthening the Disaster Field Response Strategy

  • Ham, Seung Hee;Park, Namkwun;Yoo, Myong O
    • Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.176-180
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    • 2016
  • The full extent of damage depend greatly on the quick and rational decision making by the incident commander soon after the disaster. The decision that everybody should wait by the captain, not to enter into the ship by the first dispatched incident commander, broadcasting failure have brought about a huge loss of life at Sewol cruise ship incident. Thus this study reviews the training and education system supporting the rational crisis decision making performed by the incident commander to cut off the expansion of disaster which is caused by the failure of the incident situation awareness and the decision making described above.

A Study on the Organizational Improvement of Local Educational Officials in Technical Post (교육청(敎育廳) 기술직(技術職) 공무원(公務員) 조직(組織) 개선(改善)에 대한 조사(調査) 연구(硏究) - 3개 교육청(敎育廳) 기술직(技術職) 공무원(公務員) 설문조사(設問調査)를 토대로 -)

  • Lee, Hwa-Ryong
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.5-15
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    • 2004
  • This study aims to review the reality of local educational officials in technical post, to investigate their needs and awareness for newly changing social environment, and to inspire them with alternatives and strategies for reforming and restructuring their organization. It examines and analyses the strong points and weak points of the organization, the methods for improving the operation systems and organizational structures and the problems in the personnel management in officialdom, especially unfairness between the executive and the technical officials through a questionnaire and interview. This study ascertains that most of the technical officials consider expert knowledge and experience as their strong point and think the negative image against its group as their weak point for the organizational development. Specially this article indicates that they are not satisfied with the job conditions and want to shift to the official in executive post.

Design and Implementation of a PC-based Virtual Environment Which Supports Multi-User Interaction (다중사용자 상호작용을 지원하는 PC 기반 가상 환경 설계 및 구현)

  • Rhee, Seon-Min;Kim, Gi-Bum;Kim, Myoung-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.737-740
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    • 2003
  • 개인용 컴퓨터의 성능 및 네트워크 속도가 향상됨에 따라 서로 다른 곳에 위치한 다수의 사용자가 동일한 가상 환경을 공유하면서 협업할 수 있도록 해 주는 가상협업환경을 구축하고자 하는 시도가 늘고 있다. 그러나 기존에는 가상협업환경 자체를 구축하기 위한 연구나 단일 시스템에서 사용자와 가상 객체간의 상호작용을 지원해 줄 수 있는 단일 사용자 인터랙션에 관한 연구가 주를 이루었다. 본 논문에서는 가상협업환경을 보다 효율적으로 이용하기 위하여 다수의 사용자가 동일한 가상 환경에서 인터랙션 할 수 있는 방안을 제시하고 있다. 이를 위해 네트워크로 연결된 공유가상 환경에서 한 사용자가 발생시키는 이벤트를 상대방의 가상 환경에서도 반영할 수 있도록 해주는 PC 기반 가상 환경을 구축하였다. 구축된 가상 환경에는 다양한 하이라이트 색을 이용하여 상대방의 행위를 알 수 있는 Awareness 기능 및 동일 가상 객체를 조작하고자 할 때 이를 조정하는 Priority 기능을 포함하고 있다.

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