• 공학교육연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.68-76
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• 2002

It is proposed to raise the debate on Engineering and Technical Education at the global economic level and to examine some of the issues facing developing and poorer countries in managing and improving the quality of engineering education in their countries, especially in the context of internet and IT culture After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world is now divided in two realigned blocks: one of developed(rich or advanced) countries which have a social security safety net for their population and another of developing(or poor) countries which have no such luxuries for their population. For the general public in the developing countries, any engineering or technical degree/diploma is a passport to lifelong wellbeing of an individual and his/her extended family. Therefore, the demand for such qualifications is very high and it is almost a rat race amongst school leavers to get into engineering/technical colleges. In view of this booming demand, there are hundreds of privately funded engineering/technical colleges in countries like Philippines, India, Thailand, etc., besides state funded ones. It is extremely difficult to ensure good quality in this mushrooming scenario. There are also many very small poorly resourced developing countries where there is only one engineering school and/or two-three technical colleges. Products of these schools/colleges work only in their own country and education globalization have little or no meaning for them. Besides highlighting the aforementioned general issues, the Paper also presents a few case studies on problems of accreditation and quality assessment in larger developing countries like India and the Philippines. The Paper also discusses the effects of commercialization on the quality of education and social impacts of IT revolution on educational processes.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2016

Objectives： This study is experimental comparison of brown rice (BR) and germinated brown rice (GBR) on upper gastrointestinal diseases animal models.Methods： The ICR mice were divided randomly into four groups of six animals each (Normal mice, gastritis mice, gastritis mice treated with BR, gastritis mice treated with 48h GBR). Gastritis was induced by administration of 0.5 mL 150 mM HCl-60% ethanol. Six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 7 groups after 1 week adaptation. (Normal rat, reflux esophagitis (RE) rat, RE rat treated with BR, RE rat treated with 24,30,36,48h GBR). Reflux esophagitis was induced by ligation with a 2-0 silk thread both the pylorus and the transitional junction between the forestomach and the corpus in SD rats.Results： HCl/ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury mice were ameliorated mucosal damage upon histological evaluation by treatment of 48h GBR than BR. Optical changes such as hyperemia and multiple erosions were observed in the rats with RE and damage to the normal rats was not apparent. The oral administration of GBR significantly diminished against gross mucosal damage in a germination time-dependent manner. Also, the administration of GBR suppressed the biomarker of oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and produces peroxynitrite (ONOO-) in serum. However, the administration of GBR could not affect to the pH level secreted from stomach when compared with Control group.Conclusions： These findings suggest that GBR could have improving effects on upper gastrointestinal diseases in a germination time-dependent manner.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.549-555
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• 2014

이 연구의 목적은 소통의 과정을 통해 욕구만족이 결여된 일빙 상태의 자아를 웰빙상태의 자아로 바꾸는 모형을 개발하는 데에 있다. 한국 중년여성의 분노는 그들이 속해 있는 삶과 사회의 계급구조 그리고 사회문화적 맥락 속에서 형성된다. 그러므로 중년여성의 분노는 이 모형을 통해 의사와 환자 모두 인문학적 사고와 자세가 갖추어졌을 때, 그리고 주체적인 삶의 소유자로 변화될 때에 치유가 가능하다. 이와 같은 연구목적을 달성하기 위해서 한의학과 인문학이 융합한 중년여성의 분노치유프로그램은 파일럿검사를 활용한다. 파일럿테스트는 사전 및 사후검사로 구성되는데 그 절차는 다음과 같다. (1) 한의사 트레이닝, (2) 사전검사 실행, (3) 4~6주에 걸치 4회기 분노치유 실시, (4) 사후검사 실행, (5) 한의사와 중년여성 분노치유자의 만남.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.511-529
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• 2016

The current study aims to segment Chinese female consumers using their lifestyle dimensions in the cosmetics market, and analyze their cosmetics purchasing behavior based on that segmentation. Specifically, lifestyle groups were examined to see if there is any group difference(s) in consumer behavior for Korean cosmetics. Lifestyle groups were examined based on: consumers' demographic characteristics, perceived brand attributes, loyalty toward Korean cosmetics, usage of Korean cosmetics products, preferred stores of shopping for Korean cosmetics, and use of information sources in purchase decisions. An online survey was administered to female consumers who live in Beijing and Shanghai. A total of 493 surveys were used for data analyses. The results of the study were as follows: First, factor analysis revealed 11 significant lifestyle dimensions. Second, using these 11 lifestyle dimensions, cluster analysis was conducted, which revealed four distinct groups of consumers: (1) "timid inactive group," characterized by having low scores in most lifestyle dimensions; (2) "showcase goers," who tend to be highly fashion/appearance-conscious and brand-oriented; (3) "practical buyers," who tend to be price-conscious, sensitive and timid; and (4) "sensible buyers," who enjoy finer meals and wellbeing lifestyles, as well as hardworking in everything and impulse-buy things. Third, consumer behavior of purchasing Korean cosmetics brands were examined; significant differences among the four lifestyle groups were found. The study concludes with a discussion of the results and practical implications.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1103-1113
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to examine the consumption behaviors regarding environment-friendly agricultural products by food-related lifestyles of housewives. The data were collected from 298 housewives living in Yeungnam region through a self-administered questionnaire during April, 2010. Frequencies, Cronbach's $\alpha$, factor analysis, cluster analysis, one-way analysis of variance, Duncan's multiple range test and chi-square test were conducted by SPSS Windows. The results obtained from this study were as follows. Lifestyles were categorized into five factors by factor analysis: healthy-seeking type, popularity-seeking type, convenience-seeking type, safety-seeking type and taste-seeking type. The respondents belonged to one of three groups by cluster analysis: popularity-seeking group, convenience-seeking group, and wellbeing-seeking group. The main reason given for purchasing environment-friendly agricultural products was safety. The respondents were satisfied with the safety of environment-friendly agricultural products the most. Many respondents purchased environment-friendly agricultural products at large discount markets, and received information about them from mass media. There were significant differences among three groups in the place of purchase environment-friendly agricultural products, information source for environment-friendly agricultural products, most important factor when purchasing environment-friendly agricultural products, the level of satisfaction with environment-friendly agricultural products and the purchase rate of environment-friendly agricultural products among the monthly food expenses.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.181-188
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• 2011

본 연구는 회향종자 물 추출물이 비만과 관련된 지질대사를 조절하는 효소들 가운데 lipoprotein lipase(LPL), acyl-CoA synthetase(ACS), hormone sensitive lipase(HSL)의 활성에 미치는 효과를 알아보았다. 정상 마우스에서 회향종자 물 추출물의 LPL 활성은 최고 21.9% 억제되었고, ACS와 HSL의 효소 활성은 각각 151.8%, 174.0% 증가되었다. 고지방식이 유도 비만 마우스에서 LPL은 12.0% 활성이 억제되었으며, ACS와 HSL은 742.0%, 134.4% 활성이 증가하였다. 결과적으로 회향종자 물 추출물이 효과적으로 세포내로 지방산의 유입을 억제하며, 유입된 지방산을 에너지원으로 사용하는 대사과정을 활성화시킴으로서 항비만 효능을 갖는다는 것을 추정할 수 있다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.448-456
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 무엇이 여가다운 여가인가를 되짚어 보고, 속도경쟁 사회에서 우리에게 진정으로 필요한 여가는 무엇인가에 대한 성찰의 기회를 제공하는 것이다. 이를 위해 주요 여가개념을 분석하여 이 개념 안에 함축된 우리 사회의 가치판단을 읽어내고, 여가 본연의 가치를 회복하기 위해 필요한 논의를 전개하였다. 결론은 다음과 같다: 첫째, 자기계발과 사회통합 등 사회 순기능적 효과를 가져 오는 진지한 여가의 상대적 우월성을 강조하다보니 일상적 여가가 지닌 본연의 가치는 하향 평가되는 오류를 범하였다. 일상적 여가는 그 자체를 수행함으로써 삶의 균형을 이루려는 인간 본연의 욕구를 충족시켜줄 뿐 아니라 신체적, 심리적으로도 긍정적인 효과를 동반한다는 점을 간과하지 말아야 한다. 둘째, 진지한 일상적 여가의 이분법적 구조의 오류를 극복하기 위해 여가행위의 재연방식으로 정의한 빠른 느린 여가 개념에 대한 이론적 검토가 좀 더 세밀히 이루어져야 할 것이다. 셋째, 우리가 구태의연하고 생산적이지 못하다고 배척해온 삶의 방식도 그 자체를 구현함으로써 충분히 의미가 있다는 의식의 전환이 필요하다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.530-538
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 국내에서 실시된 강점중심 집단프로그램의 효과크기를 통합하여 제시하고, 강점중심 집단프로그램의 효과적인 실천방안을 제시하기 위하여 메타분석을 실시하였다. 자료 수집은 메타분석의 대상선정기준에 따라 국내 석 박사 학위논문과 학술지 게재논문인 25편의 논문을 선정하여 분석하였다. 메타분석을 위해서는 CMA(Comprehensive Meta-Analysis) software 2.0을 사용하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 강점중심 집단프로그램의 평균효과크기를 살펴보면, 심리적 안녕감의 효과크기가 1.400으로 가장 높게 나타났고, 학교적응이 1.104, 자아존중감이 0.908로 나타나서 모두 큰 효과크기를 보였다. 둘째, 강점중심 집단프로그램의 실행에 따른 자아존중감과 심리적 안녕감의 효과크기가 조절변수(연령, 프로그램 특성, 총회기수, 진행자 전공)와 어떠한 관계가 있는가를 분석한 결과, 자아존중감에 있어서는 연령, 프로그램 특성, 진행자 전공, 총회기수, 심리적 안녕감에 있어서는 연령, 프로그램 특성, 진행자 전공이 통계적으로 유의미한 조절변수인 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 강점중심 집단프로그램의 이론적 실천적 함의와 전략을 제언하였다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.352-363
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• 2019

Background: Invasive plant species are considered a major threat to biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and human wellbeing worldwide. Climatically suitable ranges for invasive plant species are expected to expand due to future climate change. The identification of current invasions and potential range expansion of invasive plant species is required to plan for the management of these species. Here, we predicted climatically suitable habitats for 11 invasive plant species and calculated the potential species richness and their range expansions in different provinces of the Republic of Korea (ROK) under current and future climate change scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) using the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) modeling approach. Results: Based on the model predictions, areas of climatically suitable habitats for 90.9% of the invasive plant species are expected to retain current ecological niches and expand to include additional climatically suitable areas under future climate change scenarios. Species richness is predicted to be relatively high in the provinces of the western and southern regions (e.g., Jeollanam, Jeollabuk, and Chungcheongnam) under current climatic conditions. However, under future climates, richness in the provinces of the northern, eastern, and southeastern regions (e.g., Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, Gyeongsangnam, Degue, Busan, and Ulsan) is estimated to increase up to 292%, 390.75%, and 468.06% by 2030, 2050, and 2080, respectively, compared with the current richness. Conclusions: Our study revealed that the rates of introduction and dispersion of invasive plant species from the western and southern coasts are relatively high and are expanding across the ROK through different modes of dispersion. The negative impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem dynamics, and economy caused by invasive plant species will be high if preventive and eradication measures are not employed immediately. Thus, this study will be helpful to policymakers for the management of invasive plant species and the conservation of biodiversity.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.85-95
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• 2001

This study was performed to explore the family support. the quality of marital relationship, and health promoting behaviors of the mature gravidas. and to validate the relationship between them. From November, 1999 to June. 2000. mature gravidas older than 35(N=82) were recruited from K University Hospital located in Seoul and Kyungki Province. Korea. Data was collected using a self-rating method and semi-structured interview. The questionnaires were: Perceived Social Support from Family developed by Procidano & Heller (1983). Quality of Marital Index by Norton (1983). and Health Promoting Life-style Profile by Walker, Sechrist, & Pender (1987), Interviews were conducted using the interview guide with open-ended questions related to health concerns and health promoting behaviors. Data was analyzed using a pc-SAS program for quantitative data. The levels of the perceived family support and the quality of marital relationship were relatively high. The relationship between perceived family support and quality of marital relationship, and health promoting life-style behaviors was statistically significant. Six themes emerged as primary concerns for the mature gravidas during childbearing: 'Concerns related to the fetal wellbeing', 'Concerns related to fetal education', 'Concerns related to the maternal physical health', 'Concerns related to the maternal emotional health', 'Concerns related to safe delivery' and 'Concerns related to child-rearing'. Nursing implications for practice include expanding prenatal assessment inventories to address the concerns and support system of mature gravidas.