• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.759-768
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• 2011

This study is designed to understand current wearing conditions of air force mechanic parkas and evaluate their functionality by examining the wearing conditions and wearers' subjective assessment. By doing so, it also intends to identify issues that require improvements; and to provide basic data for future development of air force mechanic parkas. A survey was conducted as a study methodology, and the collected 1,628 questionnaires were analyzed. Findings of this study are as follows. 1. In the usability assessment, it was found that visibility of body sides was needed to be enhanced since reflective tapes were attached only to the front and back of the body; pockets were too big, but not convenient to keep mechanic tools; the design of hiding hood was not suitable for water-proof clothing; and a new design of size-controllable hood was called for since the hood blocked eye sight. With respect to the fabric, dissatisfaction was identified with durability, cold-proof and fire-proof features. 2. In the mobility assessment, respondents showed low satisfaction with collar heights and neck girths. Mobility score was over moderate level on average, except the parka length that obstructs wearers' movement, and neck and collar size. 3. In the wearability assessment, respondents presented moderate satisfaction with pleasantness, weight, pressure and dampness. However, insulation was found unsatisfactory. Based on the result, this study proposed improvement plans on design, pattern and fabric; and is expected to serve as basic data for developing more effective and functional air force mechanic parkas.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.74-83
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• 2013

Most current BIM systems are focused on the visual information of work status in the design and construction stages. In a passive BIM system, 3D CAD tool can visualize the interference elements of design drawings, however, it cannot suggest a solution to solve the interference status. And 4D CAD tool in the construction stage can simulate the appearance of each activity by construction schedule, however, it cannot suggest an optimized schedule plan considering specified schedule condition of the project. Recently, many organizations need BIM solutions that can improve the work status beyond the level of simple visual information from BIM system. Active BIM system can provide the solutions to the project manager. This study suggests active BIM functions for the solutions and attempts to develop a 4D CAD engine to validate the usability of the functions.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.684-714
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• 2018

Contrary to predictions, the market diffusion of smartwatch is proceeding slowly. Smartwatch companies should pursue new strategies to overcome this so-called chasm; however, little is known about smartwatch attributes valuable for target consumers. This study investigates beneficial and sacrificial features influencing overall perceived value of smartwatch, which in turn affects usage intention, and considers moderating effect of personal innovativeness. A total of 323 usable data were analysed using partial least squares. The results show that two benefits (utilitarian and hedonic) and three sacrifices (usability, performance, and finance) significantly impact on usage intention via perceived value. A significant effect of personal innovativeness as a moderator is also observed. Interestingly, the influence of social benefits on perceived value is not supported, which means strengthening image improvement strategies might not be appropriate for the diffusion. In order to overcome the chasm, suitable strategies should be used, and focusing on consumers who are highly innovative are strongly recommended.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.9
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• pp.417-422
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• 2016

Rapid growth of internet utilization consequences in an expansion of individual's social networks via SNS. Recently, Facebook has added six different emotion buttons reflecting suggestions claiming that "Like" button is limited, and thus must be improved. Regarding to how well newly updated six different emotion buttons were utilized, a survey that inquires the usefulness and usability of buttons for further improvement in service was conducted to 35 Facebook users of 20's and 30's, the most active ages with frequent usages. As a result, users responded with negative attitudes considering expression of six different emotions in Facebook, and exhibited less frequent usages of the service. According to respondents, the emotion expression service would lead better approachability if Facebook suggests simpler emotion expression, for example, two emotion buttons rather than current six buttons.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.282-291
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• 2001

In this paper, an efficient VLSI architecture of Shape Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform(SADCT) based on systolic array is proposed. Since transform size in SADCT is varied according to the shape of object in each block, it are dropped that both usability of processing elements(PE´s) and throughput rate in time-recursive SADCT structure. To overcome these disadvantages, it is proposed that the architecture based on a systolic way structure which doesn´t need memory. In the proposed architecture, throughput rate is improved by consecutive processing of one-dimensional SADCT without memory and PE´s in the first column are connected to that in the last one for improvement of usability of PE. And input data are put into each column of PE in parallel according to the maximum data number in each rearranged block. The proposed architecture is described by VHDL. Also, its function is evaluated by MentorTM. Even though the hardware complexity is somewhat increased, the throughput rate is improved about twofold.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.116-129
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• 2009

This study is to enhance the provincial leisure plans through various programs and infrastructure facilities and to establish a network of natural leisure areas in Gyeonggi-do. According to the result, first, in terms of analyzing the locations of natural leisure areas by types, the rest of urban parks is formed in the Capital area outside Seoul as centering around the central area. Moreover, with regard to the rest of forest and the rest of natural ecology learning, the area of the detention exceeds the total area of Gyeonggi-do. The rest of valleys and swamps showed a dotted pattern of the detention area while the rest of tideland and fishing village experience indicated a distribution of the detention area along the West Coast as an axis. Second, according to result of analyzing the accessibility of natural leisure areas by types, the rest of valleys and swamps showed the highest accessibility among the natural leisure areas : the rest of natural ecology learning had the medium level of accessibility; the rest of forest indicated the lowest accessibility. Therefore, it is necessary to create more leisure areas concerning the futures demands. In addition, they should be constructed in the places adjacent to the urban district area exhibiting higher usability and accessibility. In the places where there are many natural leisure area with higher utility, management plans should be deliberated as well. Based on the result of analyzing the rest of valleys and swamps and the rest of tideland and fishing village experience, it was found that the natural leisure area should improve the quality of water intensively and hydrophile property and create hydrophilic spaces. The development of natural leisure areas need to be carried out under the principle of environmental protection while considering historic sites and nearby rivers and lakes. Moreover, water leisure programs should be developed actively as well with further utilization of water resources in order to enhance the usability of natural leisure.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.7
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• pp.1575-1584
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• 2009

Improvement of service quality and to be caused by with high re-use result expandability, the importance of SOA softwares to be coming to be high recently, according to the [thu] your (Gartner) group from 2006 until 2011 CAGR (yearly average complex growth rate: Compound it is a tendency where in Annual Growth Rate) these 35% the domestic and foreign SOA software markets are increasing suddenly at this degree. It follows hereupon and in about quality rating of SOA softwares the demand is augmented in about development of the quality rating method which it follows international standard. In order to evaluate the use characteristic quality of SOA softwares a quality and about the use frost requirement from the research which it sees and escape with the scale box it examined it measured and in about the method which it decides and an evaluation instance a research the result according to the standard which is appropriate it accomplished it presented. The research which it sees it leads and it induces strategic engineering development it leads and with the fact that it will be the possibility of raising an objectivity and an application degree it expects the use characteristic quality increase of SOA softwares.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.95-108
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• 2002

Recently, interest in HCI has increased domestically among the workers in the Internet business as Internet has entered into its maturing stage in which the focus has been moved from quantitative expansion of web sites to qualitative improvement. However, answering questions like "how HCI can optimize user experience, generally accepted as the ultimate goal of Internet service" seem still difficult to achieve, because the theories and research methodology of HCI has not been well informed to the Internet-related workers. For HCI to set ground in the actual business sector, its value should be translated into financial terms and the top management should be persuaded to support it. This paper deals with what benefits HCI can give to the Internet companies, how HCI can help user interface design with its research findings, what kind of research method can be applied in the business sector with actual examples.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.31-38
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• 2021

This study empirically investigated the user's experience with based on the Technology Acceptance Model. According to the frequency analysis results, the usability for learning was evaluated relatively higher than that for appreciation from the perspective of perceived usefulness and the technical factors such as graphics and modeling raised the issue for the quality improvement. According to the results of the correlation analysis, the usability for learning correlated with the degree of satisfaction. In addition, all detailed factors of perceived ease of use positively influenced on the degree of satisfaction and the impact of the environmental factor on the degree of satisfaction was greatest. The degree of satisfaction with the VR application significantly correlated with the degree of immersion and behavioral intention to the VR application. Therefore, this study proved the suitability for the Technology Acceptance Model as a tool for evaluating a VR application.

• The Korean Journal of Archival Studies
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• no.50
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• pp.351-388
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to survey the electronic records for professionals on the effectiveness of the government's 3.0 full-text open information service (FOIS). By using Authenticity, Reliability, Integrity, and Usability as criteria, the management conditions of electronic records on InterPARES were analyzed in the public sector. Through this analysis, this study provided some suggestions on how management conditions for electronic records for the government 3.0 FOIS may be improved. A direction to ensure effective electronic records management was also suggested. Based on the literature review, a questionnaire was developed. The study results were as follows. First, Authenticity and Reliability were lower than the other criteria scores. In particular, Integrity had a higher score while Authenticity, Reliability, and Usability showed average scores. Second, there were various perspectives on electronic records management depending on the individuals' backgrounds and no statistically significant differences were found. In particular, administrators who are in their thirties and archivists with two to four years of experience showed higher scores in the four criteria. Based on these results, this study suggested systematic improvement plans for functions and services based on the four criteria in the Korean government's 3.0 FOIS.