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Field Assessment of Sanitation Management for School Foodservice Suppliers in the Seoul Area (서울지역 학교급식 식재료 납품업체 위생관리 실태 평가)

  • Lee, Kyung-Mi;Ryu, Kyung
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.650-663
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the sanitation management items of school foodservice suppliers that require improvement, by assessing their sanitation practices with food commodities. Our field assessment was performed using a total of 20 vendors supplying agricultural products, meat products, seafoods and processed products; all were located in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas. The assessment tool for sanitation management was composed of 93 checklist items and was used to evaluate seven different categories; the facility and environment, management of the facility and equipment, food materials management, process control, water management, personal hygiene management, and laboratory instrument management. A score of two was given for "satisfactory", one for "fair", and zero for "unsatisfactory". The overall average supplier score was 1.7/2.0 (85.8%). The score of the seafood vendors was highest at 1.9 (95.4%), while the lowest score of 1.3 (65.7%) occurred with the processed product suppliers. Among the sanitation management categories, water management was scored at 2.0, while inspection management was lowest at 1.4. The subcategories indicating needed improvements for the processed product suppliers were raw materials, storage, transport and recall. For the agricultural product suppliers it was preparation management. furthermore, one item within the laboratory instrument management category was unsatisfactory for both the agricultural and processed product suppliers. In conclusion, these results can be used to develop sanitation management procedures for suppliers, as well as by administration agencies to evaluate and guide those suppliers.

Development of a Health Behavior Assessment Scale of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (류마티스 관절염 환자의 건강 행위 사정 척도 개발)

  • Jo, Gye-Hwa;O, Won-Ok;Choe, Jeong-Yun
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.1333-1346
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    • 2000
  • This study is a methodical research to develop a health behavior assessment scale for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and to test the validity and reliability of the instrument. The research procedure was as follows; 1) The first step was to develop conceptual framework based on a comprehensive review of the literature, in-depth interviews patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This conceptual framework was organized in eight dimensions; pain management, exercise, rest, diet control, active committment, self-management, positive thinking, interpersonal maintenance. Initially 56 items were selected from 164 statement. 2) These items were reviewed by panel of eight specialists and the Index of Content validity (CVI) was calculated, and forty six items were selected which met more than 70% on the CVI. 3) 174 rheumatoid arthritis pateints were interviewed, and data was gathered from Jan. 25 to Feb. 18, 1999 for test reliabilities and validities of the scale. The item analysis was carried out and 40 items were selected. Factor analysis by varimax rotation was carried out to test construct validity. The internal consistency by chronbach's $\alpha$ was calculated. The findings were as follows; 1) Item analysis and factor analysis were carried out to test the validity of the health behavior assessment scale. The item analysis was based on the corrected item`s to total correlation coefficient (.30 or more), and information about the alpha estimate. However, this was only if this item was deleted from the scale. As a result of the item analysis, forty items were selected. Thirty items were selected by a initial factor analysis by varimax rotation, and ten items were deleted because of factor complexity. In the secondary factor analysis, eight factors were labled as 'positive thinking', 'exercise', 'rest', 'pain management', 'active committment', 'self-management', 'diet control', and 'interpersonal maintenance', each similar with the conceptual framework. 2) Chronbach's $\alpha$ coefficient to test reliability of the scale was. 903 for total the thirty items. The Scale for assessing health behavior developed in this study was identified to be a tool with a high degree of reliability and validity. Therefore this scale can be effectively utilized for assessment in the health behaviors of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Service Distribution Strategy on Business Performance of Padang Restaurants in North Jakarta

  • CHRISTIAN, Michael;HARIS, Kevin;INDRIYARTI, Eko Retno;WIBOWO, Suryo;SUNARNO, Sunarno
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.57-69
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: This study aims to measure whether the business performance of Padang restaurants in North Jakarta is primarily affected by service distribution strategy and other factors, specifically the local-based organizational culture and entrepreneurial orientation. Research design, data and methodology: This quantitative research has used Structural Model-Partial Least Square (PLS-SEM) with SMART PLS 3.0 as the analytical tool. The study's sample focus is the owner or person in charge of the Padang restaurant business in North Jakarta. Data has been collected using a questionnaire instrument with a Likert scale scale ('1-strongly disagree' to '5-strongly agree'). A total of 86 samples with a random technique were obtained from three areas in North Jakarta: Kelapa Gading, Pademangan, and Penjaringan. Results: Interestingly, this research finds that service distribution strategy does not affect business performance, either directly or indirectly. Business performance in this study is affected by entrepreneurial orientation. In additional results, the local organizational culture significantly affects the entrepreneurial orientation, but does not affect the business performance in terms of management process. Conclusions: This study provides practical implications for restaurant businesses regarding the use of local cultural concepts to consider strategies for survival in today's challenging times while continuing operations during limitations.

Development and Application of $21^{st}$ Century Scientific Literacy Evaluation Framework on Korean High School Science Text Books (21세기 과학적 소양 평가기준 개발 및 교과서 내용 분석에의 적용)

  • Mun, Kongju;Mun, Jiyeong;Cho, Miyoung;Chung, Yoonsook;Kim, Sung-Won;Krajcik, Joseph
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.789-804
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    • 2012
  • We developed $21^{st}$ century scientific literacy assessment instrument and applied it to explore the contents of seven Korean science textbooks. The $21^{st}$ century scientific literacy assessment instrument involved three dimensions (habits of mind, character and values, science as human endeavor). Each dimension consists of three sub-dimensions. Five science education experts assessed the content of textbook using criteria. We discussed issues in which the examiners responses did not match and reached an agreement on initial disagreement. As a result, we found that most Korean textbook contained contents on habits of mind, especially, communication, collaboration, and information management. We also found that most materials lacked information about character and values and science as human endeavor. Based on the result, we suggest that researchers and science educators need to consider all dimensions of the $21^{st}$ century scientific literacy when they develop curriculum and teaching materials. In addition, the rubric for $21^{st}$ century scientific literacy can be adopted as an assessment tool for examining curriculum, teaching materials.

Design and Implementation of a Science Instrument Management System based on XML (XML기반 과학교구 관리 시스템의 설계 및 구현)

  • Son, Byung-Kook;Park, Phan-Woo
    • 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.01a
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    • pp.300-305
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    • 2008
  • 오늘날 교육현장에서는 교육 환경의 변화에 따라 수많은 교구들이 보급, 사용되고 있다. 특히 과학 교구의 경우 실험 실습의 중요성이 강조되면서 과학과에서 큰 비중을 차지하고 있고, 그 종류 및 수량 또한 다른 교구에 비해 많기 때문에 효율적이고 편리한 관리 도구가 필요한 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 요구에 따라 좀 더 편리하고 활용성이 높은 과학 교구 관리 시스템에 관하여 연구한다. 본 연구를 통해 현재 웹 표준으로 자리 잡고 있는 XML을 이용하여 누구나 쉽게 활용하고 공유할 수 있도록 하며, 이식성이 좋은 JAVA 언어를 통해 어느 환경에서든 이용할 수 있도록 하는 과학 교구 관리 시스템을 개발한다.

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Developments of Space Radiation Dosimeter using Commercial Si Radiation Sensor (범용 실리콘 방사선 센서를 이용한 우주방사선 선량계 개발)

  • Jong-kyu Cheon;Sunghwan Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.367-373
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    • 2023
  • Aircrews and passengers are exposed to radiation from cosmic rays and secondary scattered rays generated by reactions with air or aircraft. For aircrews, radiation safety management is based on the exposure dose calculated using a space-weather environment simulation. However, the exposure dose varies depending on solar activity, altitude, flight path, etc., so measuring by route is more suggestive than the calculation. In this study, we developed an instrument to measure the cosmic radiation dose using a general-purpose Si sensor and a multichannel analyzer. The dose calculation applied the algorithm of CRaTER (Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation), a space radiation measuring device of NASA. Energy and dose calibration was performed with Cs-137 662 keV gamma rays at a standard calibration facility, and good dose rate dependence was confirmed in the experimental range. Using the instrument, the dose was directly measured on the international line between Dubai and Incheon in May 2023, and it was similar to the result calculated by KREAM (Korean Radiation Exposure Assessment Model for Aviation Route Dose) within 12%. It was confirmed that the dose increased as the altitude and latitude increased, consistent with the calculation results by KREAM. Some limitations require more verification experiments. However, we confirmed it has sufficient utilization potential as a cost-effective measuring instrument for monitoring exposure dose inside or on personal aircraft.

A Study for Improving the KORDI Buoy System in Comparison with TRITON Buoys in the Tropical Pacific Ocean (열대 태평양에서 운영되는 TRITON 부이와 비교를 통한 KORDI 부이 시스템 개선 연구)

  • Kim, Dong-Guk;Jeon, Dong-Chull;Kim, Eung;Hwang, Keun-Choon;Hwang, Sang-Chul
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.33 no.spc3
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    • pp.359-369
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    • 2011
  • This study documents KORDI's experience of successfully deploying a deep ocean buoy for monitoring oceanic and atmospheric variabilities in the tropical western Pacific Ocea nsince May 2010. The primary focus of this study was to compare TRITON (big and old type) with m-TRITON (smaller and new type) buoys within the JAMSTEC's buoy management system. The objective of operating a KORDI buoy is to ascertain oceanic variability in the tropical western Pacific. We adopted a slack-line mooring type to observe water temperatures at six layers from surface to 400 m depth. However, we could not acquire satisfactory results due to lack of expertise in buoy management system. A new KORDI buoy has been developing, which has been modified from both buoys, and ARGOS-3 satellite system and a slack-type mooring line.

Information and Communication Technology Adoption in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Demographic Characteristics

  • KUSUMA, Hadri;MUAFI, Muafi;AJI, Hendy Mustiko;PAMUNGKAS, Sigit
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.10
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    • pp.969-980
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    • 2020
  • This study examines the acceptance factors, barriers, benefits, and strategies for resolving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption and usage problems based on the different demographic characteristics of SMEs. The demographic characteristics investigated are gender, educational qualifications, age, managerial status, and years of business experience. To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first to examine a more comprehensive demographic characteristics in the context of ICT adoption. A survey using self-administered questionnaires was conducted to retrieve information from SME owners/managers in Pekalongan, the local city of Indonesia. The items in the questionnaire were discussed with various experts in the field and a pilot study was conducted prior to the distribution of the research instrument. The study made some interesting findings. No significant differences were found in the SMEs' adoption factors between the demographics of gender groups and educational qualifications. However, significant disparities were found to exist among the age compositions, managerial status, and years in business. Additionally, younger managers/owners of SMEs find it easier to understand the background factors of ICT adoption. Lastly, older managers/owners are more likely to stick to the organizational status quo, be less able to learn new technology, and more likely to avoid risky decisions.

An Analysis of the Concept mEmpowermentm (권력부여(Empowerment)에 대한 개념분석)

  • 구옥희
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.37-46
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    • 1998
  • Recently the concept of 'empowerment' not only attracts attention in the area of management but also is considered as an useful concept in the areas of nursing theory. practice, education, and research. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the meaning of the concept 'empowerment'. More concretely, it is to find the concept that can be applied appropriately to the area of nursing management. This study uses Walter & Avant's(1983) process of concept analysis. The attributes of empowerment based on the concept can be defined concisely as follows : 1. a dynamic and interaction process 2. a partnership which values self and others : power shaving 3. mutual decision-making using resources, opportunities, and authority 4. accept autonomy and responsibility Antecedents of empowerment consist of 1) mutual trust and respect, 2) education and support, 3) participation and commitment. In regard to the consequences of empowerment, it is expected to 1) positive self-esteem, 2) ability to set and reach goals, 3) the promotion of organization's effectiveness and productivity, 4) provide effective and high quality health-care, 5) a sense of hope for the future. The concept of empowerment is certainly believed that it will help future nurses since they needs an integrated technique that can treat acute and chronic patients' nursing, individuals, families, and communities. Therefore. it is necessary to develop the instrument including the defining attributes identified in this study. Also, it is need follow up study of this concept.

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Factors Influencing Digital Transformation of Logistics Service Providers: A Case Study in Thailand

  • SINGHDONG, Putthiwat;SUTHIWARTNARUEPUT, Kamonchanok;PORNCHAIWISESKUL, Pongsa
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.241-251
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    • 2021
  • This research explores and develops digital transformation factors influencing the logistics service-provider sector in Thailand while also examining the impact sustainability factors associated with digital transformation. Divided into two parts, Part one of the theoretical study framework covers 21 factors relating to logistics, including drivers, objectives, implications, and success factors. The second part concerns 23 factors associated with logistics sustainability, including economic, environmental, and social aspects. This quantitative empirical research was conducted using an online questionnaire instrument, and a structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was used to test the proposed model. The findings from 545 samples collected between August and November 2020 from respondents working in logistics service-provider companies in Thailand show that digital transformation drivers and objectives seem likely to impact success factors and implications in digital transformation positively. Digital transformation success factors also positively impact logistics sustainability. In comparison, logistics sustainability has a significant impact on Thailand's logistics service-provider sector's economic, environmental, and social aspects. Lastly, this research highlights the significance of digital transformation success factors and extends the current knowledge about digital transformation factors and their potential impact on logistics sustainability.