• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.123-138
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to investigate the social inclusion of permanent rental and lot-sold apartment and to provide basic source of their physical and social inclusion. The research method was in-depth interview for 32 residents in two apartment complex based on the social inclusion index developed in the previous study. The results of the study were summarized as follows: First, the majority of the residents' average monthly income in the permanent rental apartment were lower than the minimum cost of living. But, they were not seriously realized it and gave up any economic activities due to their poor health and age. Second, the big different indexes from the residents in lot-sold apartment were the family networks and social activity participations. They were not satisfied with their family members, seldom had social gatherings, and did not have any information of community cultural events. Third, since they had narrow sphere of activities, they could not properly evaluate the diversity of neighborhood facilities and the convenience of public transportations. But, they obviously recognized anti-social behaviors and the invasion of the privacy in the apartment complex, and maintained superficial neighborship. Fourth, on the other hand, the residents in lot-sold apartment had the feeling of being harmed by the various troubles of the permanent rental apartment.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.41 no.9
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• pp.85-92
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• 2003

Recently, the consumption of commercial kimchi in Korea has increased over 30% and continues to grow rapidly. Similarly, over 50% of Japanese pickles(Tsukemono) have changed to kimchi and most of them are commerical. The purpose of this research is to cmopare and contrast Korean commerical kimchi to Japanese commerical kimchi. Furthermore, it is to provide valuable information to the consumers and suppliers as well as to improve the quality of commercial kimchi. Five different kinds of materials were used; (A) and (B) kimchi that were made and sold in Korea, (C) and (D) kimchi that were made and sold in Japan, and (E) kimchi made in Korea, but sold in Japan. The kimchi purchased on April 20th, 2002 and sensory evaluation, respectively, and they were preserved at $5^{\circ}C$. For the quality index, the followings contents were measured; moisture, ash, protein, crude lipid, mineral and capsaicin. In addition, pH, acidity and sensory evaluation for kimchi stored at $5^{\circ}C$ were measured for four weeks.

• Journal of Applied Tourism Food and Beverage Management and Research
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.17-31
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• 2005

Recently, hotel industry has realized the importance of food and beverage sales for the profit maximization, and the focuses on restaurant management has been growing. Accordingly, menu management in the F/B department is one of the most key factors determining the success or failure of business. Therefore, in this study, entree menu items of french restaurant in the deluxe hotel was analysed with presently theorized model of menu analysis, classified into four menu items. Also it was analyzed how those classified menu items influence on sales, number of sold, food cost percentage, contribution margin And, proper ways was presented to make restaurant managers and menu planner in order to increase food operation sales through proper modifications and methods on various menu analysis matrix. In Pavesic's menu analysis method, all of menu items have impact on the sales, number of sold, contribution margin and Primes, Sleepers do so on the food cost. The finding of this study was that Pavesic's menu analysis is superior to menu analysis in terms of the sales, number of sold, food cost percentage, contribution margin. Therefore, Pavesic's menu analysis is useful and efficient method in order to conduct menu engineering.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.374-379
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• 2016

This study has investigated improvement points of existing products by analyzing problems of horseback riding pants sold in market and by investigating wearing feeling of horseback riders. The purpose of this study is to suggest horseback riding pants which fit to body types of Korean adult women and also have improved functionality by reflecting findings of the study. The contents of this study is believed to suggest useful results on improvement of horseback riding pants sold in market; (1) By visiting hands-on experiencing horseback riding facilities, questionnaire investigation was carried out and we find problems of existing horseback riding pants. (2) Materials, designs and patterns of products sold in market are analyzed for improvement of horse-riding pants appropriate for Korean adult women body types. (3) Based on the results of previous analysis, this study was investigated wearing satisfaction after manufacturing improved horseback riding pants. As results of investigating wearing feeling for products manufactured with pattern designs reflecting the analysis result of existing horseback riding clothes as well as wearing feeling of horseback riders, it was possible to prevent wounds of bodies after horseback riding and the riders expressed high satisfaction for the products manufactured based on the research results.

• The International Journal of Costume Culture
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.179-196
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• 2009

This is a follow-up study to "An Analysis of the Fitting of Plus-sized Women's Formal Jackets in On-line Shopping Malls", in which we compiled basic sizes of formal jackets sold in online retailers for plus-sized women and compared specific measurements of the jackets from each retailer. Emphasizing a comparison of age groups 20-39 and 40-59, fit evaluations and analyses were conducted in order to provide data to help manufacturers develop formal jacket patterns that reflect physical characteristics of plus-sized consumers and offer better physical fit. The surveys and evaluations were conducted between October 2007 and May 2008. and the compiled data were analyzed using the SPSS 17.0 statistics program. The results were summarized as follows. The two age groups gave different evaluations of the fit problems in the women's formal jackets sold in online retailers. Whereas the age group 20-39 felt that the main problems were in the shoulder, armscye, upper arm, waist, abdomen and hip areas, the age group 40-59 said that they found more problems in the armscye, upper arms, sleeve length and jacket length. Modifying the shoulder area, armscye depth and jacket length severely compromises the jacket's balance, and attention to these areas must be given during pattern design.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.27-33
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• 2015

Background: Since November 2012, some of over-the-counter (OTC) medications have been sold in convenience store without pharmacist' s supervision. We purposed to examine if the product labels of OTCs provide sufficient information that is appropriate for consumers who may have low health literacy. Methods: We compared the difficulty of words that are utilized in pharmaceutical product labels of interest (intervention) with those in the $6^{th}$ grade textbook (control). Pharmaceutical products of interest were comprised of 13 OTCs which have been sold currently in convenience stores. We grouped words into the 4 levels of difficulty based on the Korean Vocabulary Classification for Education, and statistically tested words frequency in each level between OTCs and control. Results: The 13 OTC labels included lay language (easier or equal to language used in primary school) about 10% less; professional language about 10% more (p < 0.001 in all). Labels for analgesics had the longest and most difficult information, followed by common cold preparations, muscle pain relievers as plaster or cataplasma and digestives. Conclusion: The 13 OTC labels might fail to provide appropriate information for safety use by consumers in terms of the difficulty level of words. The improvement of labels of OTC medications and consumer education strategies are called for safety use of OTC medications sold in convenience stores.

• Proceedings of the Korea Hospitality Industry Research Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.80-91
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• 2005

Recently, hotel industry has realized the importance of food and beverage sales for the profit maximization, and the focuses on restaurant management has been growing. Accordingly, menu management in the F/B department is one of the most key factors determining the success or failure of business. Therefore, in this study, entree menu items of french restaurant in the deluxe hotel was analysed with presently theorized model of menu analysis, classified into four menu items. Also it was analyzed how those classified menu items influence on sales, number of sold, food cost percentage, contribution margin And, proper ways was presented to make restaurant managers and menu planner in order to increase food operation sales through proper modifications and methods on various menu analysis matrix. In Pavesic's menu analysis method, all of menu items have impact on the sales, number of sold, contribution margin and Primes, Sleepers do so on the food cost. The finding of this study was that Pavesic's menu analysis is superior to menu analysis in terms of the sales, number of sold, food cost percentage, contribution margin. Therefore, Pavesic's menu analysis is useful and efficient method in order to conduct menu engineering.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.242-250
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to identify tourist product factor combinations which confer the highest utility to tourists and to establish the relative importance of factors in terms of their contribution to total utility across gender. Among 250 questionnaires, 230 questionnaires were utilized for the analysis. $X^2$ analysis, Conjoint model, Max. Utility model, BTL model, Logit model, K-means cluster analysis, and one-way anova analysis were used for this study. The findings from this study were as follows. First, the Pearson's R and Kendall's tau statistics showed that the model fitted the data well across gender. Second, it was found that total respondents and three clusters regarded taste price as the very important factor across gender. Third, it was found that the male and female tourists most preferred product with light red color, shaped package, and highly pungent taste sold at a cheap price in factory. Fourth, it was found that the male tourists most preferred simulation product with light red color, shaped package, and highly pungent taste sold at a cheap price in factory. The female tourists most preferred simulation product with light red color, shaped package, and mild taste sold at a cheap price in factory. Finally, the results of the study provide some insights into the types of effective product designs that can be successfully developed by marketers.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.155-166
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• 2023

Consumption and selling of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are important means to meet nutritional requirements and improve the socio-economic conditions of the rural population. The purpose of this study was to document the status and utilization pattern and assess the economic value of NTFPs sold in the markets of the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) of Arunachal Pradesh. Five major markets with 182 vendors were surveyed, and a total of 94 plant-based products under 63 species belonging to 32 families were found to be sold in the markets. Species like Acmella oleracea, Clerodendrum glandulosum, Dioscorea alata, Houttuynia cordata, Phoebe goalparensis, Piper pedicellatum, Zanthoxylum rhetsa, etc. are found to be highly preferred and have a higher demand in the local markets. The edible products of species like Piper pedicellatum and Phoebe goalparensis though highly consumed in the study area, are used only within the region, and the national and international demands of the species are nil. The animal-base products are not included in the study.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.265-272
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• 2024

In the current era of rapid digitization of the fashion industry, this study aims to facilitate the digitization of local Hawaiian fashion products. The research compares and analyzes the patterns and colors of digital clothing products sold on Zepeto, a metaverse platform, and those of physical products sold both, online and offline, by six specialized brands with stores in Honolulu, Hawaii, or Hawaiian signature clothing products. The following results were obtained: First, physical products generally display various patterns, such as animals, plants, geography, regions, and beaches. However, the pattern diversity of digital products is relatively limited, with a tendency to focus on plant and animal designs, which are Hawaii's signature patterns. Second, the color analysis results demonstrate that chromatic color groups, such as blue and red, were the most popular in physical products, whereas digital products used mostly green and neutral colors. Considering that physical products are sold both, online and offline, this is presumed to be due to differences in expression techniques and customer responses to digital and physical products, rather than market differences. To facilitate the digitization of Hawaiian local fashion products, a library that accommodates physical products in a variety of patterns and colors must be secured, and continuous modifications must be made to match the overall fashion trends.