• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.775-780
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• 2013

Background: In the year 2010, it is estimated that nearly 0.36 million new cases and 0.19 million deaths with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma occurred. In India, among males, NHL incidence rates vary across the country which has encouraged us to conduct a case-control study to study risk factors. Materials and Methods: The present unmatched hospital-based case-control study conducted at Tata Memorial Hospital included subjects registered between the years 1997-99. There were 390 'lymphoma cases' and 1,383 'normal controls. Results: Data on age, tobacco habits, occupational history, dietary factors, tea, coffee were collected by the social investigators. Univariate and multivariate methods were applied for obtaining the odds ratios for risk factors. Conclusions: In the study, cigarette smoking (OR=2.0) and bidi smoking (OR=2.8), were associated with excess risk of lymphoma. Among the dietary items, only consumption of mutton showed 7.3-fold significant excess risk for lymphoma. Consumption of milk showed a 6-fold excess risk (OR=1.5); while coffee showed a 50% reduction in risk for lymphoma. Among occupational exposure, exposure to use of pesticides showed 3-fold excess risk for lymphoma.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2024

Scientific exploration of how occupational health risks relate with occupational illnesses are essential for mitigating health-related issues in industries. This study analyzed the risk scores obtained by occupational health risk assessments at 3,172 manufacturing companies and examined their effects on occupational illness. Statistical analyses revealed that companies with an occupational health manager (scored 89.1 out of 100) had significantly higher activity scores of health management compared to those without (78.2). However, companies with a history of occupational illness (79.1) or those classified as high-risk industries (85.2) had significantly lower activity scores than their counterparts (81.7, 87.3). In addition, regression analyses using factor analysis showed that latent risk factors such as cardiovascular disease/job stress, health management, and musculoskeletal problem significantly influenced the risk of occupational illness. The activity factors such as health management, work environment management, and regulatory complaisance significant impacted the reduction of occupational illness. The findings of this study can be used to improve the occupational health risk assessment method and utilized in effectively managing occupational risks in industries.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.788-805
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• 2023

연구목적: 본 연구는 우기의 상습 침수로 인해 지속적으로 재난 스트레스를 경험한 방글라데시 남부 거주민들을 대상으로 (사)한국 해비타트의 재난위기경감 개입이 수혜자들의 정신건강 및 삶의 만족도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 검증하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 이를 위해 개입대상지역에 거주하는 138명의 성인 남녀를 대상으로 2020년 8월 사전조사 및 2021년 11월 사후조사를 수행하였다. 중재적 개입은 개별 점진주택 제공, 공용인프라시설 개보수, 재난대응훈련을 통한 역량개발로 구성되었다. 자료분석방법으로는 사전-사후의 변화에 대한 대응표본 t-test와 처치집단 간의 차이를 밝히기 위한 일원분산분석을 사용하였다. 연구결과:분석결과, 개입 후 거주민의 우울, 불안, 신체화 및 삶의 질 모두에서 유의한 향상이 나타났으며, 개입 처치에 따른 정신건강 수준에서도 유의한 차이를 보였다. 구체적으로 재난대응훈련과 대비하여 개별 점진주택 제공과 공용인프라시설 개보수에서 상대적으로 높은 효과가 확인되었다. 결론:이러한 결과는 (사)한국 해비타트의 재난위기경감 개입이 재난 피해자의 정신건강 회복에 미치는 긍정적 역할을 입증하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 재난취약 개도국 대상의 위험 지역에서 적용할 수 있는 실제적 개입방식을 제안하였다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2017

제조산업 현장에서는 수많은 유해위험물질이 사용, 처리 및 생산되고 있으며, 암모니아를 취급하는 시설에서 많은 누출, 화재 폭발사고가 보고되고 있다. 유해위험시설에서의 위험관리 및 사고예방을 위하여 공정안전관리(PSM), 가스안전관리(SMS), 장외영향평가(ORA) 제도 등 다양한 안전환경관리 프로그램이 국내 산업현장에 적용되고 있고 학계에서도 위험성평가 관련 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 암모니아 입하 및 저장 시설을 대상으로 정량적 위험성평가가 수행되었는데 사고 시나리오에 대한 피해영향범위 산정에는 장외영향평가용 KORA 프로그램, 사고 빈도 분석에는 LOPA PFD 활용 방식을 적용하였다. 평가 결과 추정된 위험도를 완화하고 지속적인 위험을 관리하는 방안으로 누출 감지 및 비상 차단, 물 분무 및 증기 희석 설비, 방류벽 및 트렌치, 누출 비산 방호 등 공정 안전설계 하드웨어 개선부분과 위험관리기준 효과적 적용, LOPA 보완적용, 보조 피해영향범위 산정 프로그램 활용, 위험도기반 공정안전관리제도 적용, 공정위험성 재평가 및 이행성 관리 등 프로그램 및 제도 운용 측면에서의 방안이 제시되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.5961-5964
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• 2013

Background: Breast cancer in Kazakhstan and its Kyzylorda oblast is the most prevalent cancer in women and features increasing trends of incidence. The aim of study was to reveal risk factors for breast cancer among women of Kyzylorda oblast of Kazakhstan. Materials and Methods: A hospital-based case-control study was conducted at Kyzylorda oblast Oncology Center, including 114 cases of breast cancer and 196 controls. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: Social and behavioral risk factors for breast cancer were evaluated, among which unfavorable living conditions, chronic stress, unilateral breastfeeding, breastfeeding less than 3 months and over 2 years, abortions, and hereditary predisposition were found to be related with increased breast cancer risk. Breastfeeding for 6-24 months was found to be protective. Conclusions: The findings may have significant impact on activity planning aimed towards breast cancer reduction among women in Kazakhstan.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1499-1504
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• 2008

This study shows risk-based evaluation results of casualty accidents for passengers, railway staffs and MOP(Member of public) on the national railway in South Korea. To evaluate risk of these accidents, the hazardous events and the hazardous factors were identified by the review of the accident history and engineering interpretation of the accident behavior. A probability evaluation model for each hazardous event which was based on the accident appearance scenario was developed by using the Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) technique. The probability for each hazardous event was evaluated from the historical data and structured expert judgment. In addition, the severity assessment model utilized by the Event Tree Analysis (ETA) technique was composed of the accident progress scenarios. And the severity for the hazardous events was estimated using fatalities and weighted injuries. The risk assessment model developed can be effectively utilized in defining the risk reduction measures in connection with the option analysis.

• Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2013

This paper discusses how to manage supply chain disruption risks from natural disasters or other low-likelihood-high-impact risk drivers. After the catastrophic earthquake in Eastern Japan and the severe flood in Thailand, most companies have been attempting to re-establish the business continuity plan to prevent their supply chain from disruption. However, the challenges for managers and individual risks are often interrelated, and thus, actions that mitigate one risk can end up being no contribution as a whole. In this paper, we describe a framework for assessing how much impact individual mitigation strategies have on the entire supply chain protection against disruption, using network reliability. We propose three categories of risk-mitigation approaches: Stabilization, Absorption, and Duplication. We analyze the situation under which each of these strategies is the best suitable. With a clear understanding of relations between these mitigation strategies and the entire supply chain risks, managers can select effective risk-reduction approaches to their supply chain.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 1997

Reduction of intussusception using air or oxygen has wide acceptance as an alternative to conventional hydrostatic reduction. This study was undertaken to evaluate the results and complications of air pressure enema in 948 pediatric intussusception. One hundred and twenty nine cases were operated on at the Department of Surgery, Masan Samsung Hospital from 1985 to 1996 because of air reduction failure. The success rate was 86.4 %. Twenty-one patients(2.2 %) showed perforation during air reduction. Risk prone factors of perforation were; age less than 3 months(42.9 % vs 11.1 %), duration of symptoms greater than 48 hours (66.7 % vs 33.3 %), and presence of pathologic leading point(28.6 % vs 3.7 %). Vomitting and spontaneous rectal bleeding revealed higher prediction to the complication. In nineteen cases, bowel infarction, coagulated necrosis and hemorrhage suggested that the cause of perforation was due to the preexisting strangulation. In conclusion, when doing an air pressure enema reduction, care must be taken if the patient is of a young age or the symptoms are of long duration.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.45-56
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• 2018

Purpose - Consumers perceive various risks while using food service franchise stores. Food service franchise stores offer consumers not just menus, but services, physical environment, and prices, which can be perceived as risk to consumers. This means that consumer behavior in foos service franchise stores needs to be studied based on perceived risk theory. Perceived risk consists of performance risk, financial risk, social risk, psychological risk, and time risk. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of perceived risk on satisfaction and trust, and in turn affect loyalty. The results of this study will provide guidelines for marketers to develop strategies to reduce the perceived risk of consumers. Research design, data, methodology - In order to achieve research purposes, the authors developed several hypotheses. Data were through online survey through an online survey firm. A questionnaire survey was distributed to customers who have visited the restaurant in the past three months. The survey was conducted from March 5, 2017 to October 14, 2017. A total of 1,500 people were e-mailed and 260 were returned. A total of 245 items were used in the analysis except 15 of the questionnaire. Data was analyzed by using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0. Results - The findings of this study are as follows: First, performance risk, economic risk, and psychological risk had negative effects on satisfaction. Social and time risks did not affect on satisfaction. Performance risk and time risk had negative impact on trust. Second, economic, social, and psychological risks did not affect trust, but satisfaction had significant positive effect on trust and loyalty. Third, satisfaction had positive effect on loyalty. Conclusions - The implications of this study are as follows. First, food service franchise marketers should increase their customer loyalty by establishing a risk reduction strategy. Second, there are various risks to customers visiting the store. Therefore, marketers need to analyze the perceived risks of customers. Third, it is also necessary to eliminate the perceived risks of customers. In addition, a restaurant franchise company needs to find a reasonable way to reduce the material cost and present a reasonable menu price.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2017

Policy direction for the management of air quality in Korea has been on the reduction of the average concentrations of the criteria air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and fine particles. However, recently, risk based management of air pollutants becomes an important issue. In this study, to develop an effective air quality management policy direction in Korea, (1) the fourth Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study (MATES IV) carried out in the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SQAQMD) in the USA is reviewed and (2) the results are compared with in these in Seoul and (3) policy directions are suggested. It was found that (1) systematic integrated study comprising of measurement, modeling, emission inventory estimation, and risk assessment was essential to estimate the health risk of air pollutants reliably, (2) cancer risk of diesel particle was dominant over other air pollutants, and (3) health risk based emissions were different from amount based emissions. It was suggested that (1) reducing the exposure from hot spots might important to reduce health risk from air pollutants and (2) an integrated air quality management administration system is important for the efficient management of air pollution.