Motivated by the effort of diagnostic interventions for EFL learners in Korean educational contexts, this study aims to identify heterogeneous L2 reading skill profiles among students attending the same school. Subsequently, it investigates the impact of learners’ L2 learning backgrounds on heterogeneity of these reading skills. Using Latent Profile Analysis on 234 vocational high school students, we identified four distinct profiles: Profile 1, severely weak L2 readers with very low decoding and syntactic knowledge; Profile 2, moderately weak L2 readers; Profile 3, above-average L2 readers; and Profile 4, fairly well-developed L2 readers with good vocabulary breadth. Multinomial regression analysis revealed that profile membership was significantly predicted by positive past learning experiences, extra-curricular English reading, and motivational attitudes. These findings underscore the significant heterogeneity in L2 reading skills within the seemingly homogeneous EFL group and highlight the critical association with past and current educational experiences, emphasizing the importance of tailored interventions based on individual learning histories.

This study aims to classify types of work-life balance among employees using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) and investigate variations in depressive symptoms and satisfaction with working conditions across these types. Data were derived from the 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS), conducted between 2020 and 2021, which included a sample of 49,479 employed individuals. The LPA revealed three distinct profiles of work-life balance: Low Balance (18.5%), Moderate Balance (72.9%), and High Balance (8.6%). Significant differences in depressive symptoms and satisfaction with working conditions were observed among these profiles. Specifically, the Low Balance group exhibited the highest levels of depressive symptoms and the lowest satisfaction with working conditions, while the High Balance group displayed the lowest depressive symptoms and the highest satisfaction. These findings underscore the critical role of work-life balance in influencing both depressive symptoms and job satisfaction among workers.

We can be expected that the experience of damage caused by COVID-19 has had a negative impact on consumers' perceived quality of life. This study identifies factors that governments can positively impact the lives of consumers facing financial difficulties. We consider policy proposals to improve the quality of life of consumers at financial risk when situations like COVID-19 reoccur in the future

목적 : 지역사회에 거주하는 장기요양보험심사 등급외 판정노인의 잔존 운동기능과 수단적 일생생활동작의 수행 독립성 양상을 각각 파악하고, 잔존 운동기능과 수단적 일상생활(Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; IADLs)의 독립성 간의 관계를 분석하는 것이다. 그 결과에 기초하여 등급외 판정 노인을 위한 지역사회 건강관리 서비스의 보완 방안을 고찰하고자 한다. 연구방법 : 본 횡단분석 연구를 위해 건강보험공단에서 제공하는 2015년 노인코호트 데이터 베이스를 사 용하였다. 지역사회에 거주하며 등급외 판정을 받은 노인의 사지의 운동장애 여부, IADLs 10개 항목에 대한 의존 수행 여부, 나이, 성별, 독거여부, 건강 보험료분위, 인지기능에 관한 정보를 추출하고, SAS Enterprise 7.1을 이용하여 기술통계와 이항 로지스틱 회귀분석을 통해 자료를 분석하였다. 결과 : 결측치가 없는 3,706명의 자료를 분석에 사용하였다. 대상자의 평균연령은 81.48세(표준편차 5.27)였으며, 여성비율은 75.63% 였다. 사지별 무장애 수준은 77.8~95.7% 였고, IADLs 수행 독립성 수준은 몸단장하기(50.0%), 약 챙겨먹기(70.4%) 항목에서 응답자의 과반 이상이 독립 수행을 보고했 고, 나머지 8개 항목에서 독립성 수준은 13.5~45.7% 였다. 부위별로 차이는 있으나 나이, 성별, 독거여 부, 건강 보험료분위, 인지기능을 통제했을 때, 대상자의 사지 운동 장애는 IADLs 수행 의존과 통계적 으로 유의한 정적 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 대상자들의 사지 무장애 비율에 비해서 IADLs 의존 수행이 높았다. 사지의 운동장애는 IADLs 의 존 수행과 상관관계가 있음을 확인했다. 등급 외 판정 노인의 장기요양집단 진입 예방에 효과적인 프로 그램 운영을 위해 기존의 지역사회 건강관리 서비스의 활용 및 다양화가 제안된다.

This paper aims to monitor brand image of two important fashion cities on social media (Instagram). Through a content analysis of pictures and texts authors attempt to identify the main associations that various actors have of London and Florence, both traditionally strictly related to the fashion system. As recent literature has argued for brands or products, even for places and cities (Gilboa et al. 2015), it is important to monitor the perceived city brand image resulting from the overall online experience (Choi et al. 2007), especially on social media. Indeed, it is demonstrated that word of mouth on social media is able to strongly affect users’ perceptions (Gretzel, Yuan, and Fosenmaier, 2000), thus contributing at the construction of the city brand image. This paper is one of the first one that applies content analysis on Instagram in city/place branding, where the core of communication is based on images. Therefore, differently from previous studies (Andéhn et al. 2014; De Moya and Jain, 2013), this work principally focuses on visual communication, as form of textual paralanguage communication (Luangrath, Peck, and Barger, 2016), for the construction of city image of London and Florence.

The tyrosinase (TYR) genes have been accepted as major genes involved in the plumage pigmentation of chickens. Tyrosinase (TYR) gene is located on chromosome 1 in chicken and it is composed of five exons and four introns. TYR gene is described as a key enzyme in melanin biosynthesis. Especially, most examples of color patterns in chicken have been due to differential in the tyrosinase gene. This study was conducted to the association of feather color and sequence polymorphism in the Tyrosinase(TYR) gene was investigated using Korean native chickens(red plumage, red-line plumage, Ogol = KNC) and white leghorn(WL). From WL and KNC breed analyses, 232 differential SNPs were detected in 4th exon and 4th intron of TYR gene respectively. The genotype frequencies for 50 SNPs were compared between KCR, KCRD and KCO represented homozygous SNP types in all the analyzed SNP positions while KNC displayed various SNP types. In this study, we conclude that the variation of a wild type sequence in intron 4 of the tyrosinase gene is pigmentation of the original native chickens in korean. This work was supported by a grant from the “Livestock Preservation of Genetic Resources", Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

Sports Sponsorship is considered to be one of the most effective tools in marketing. However, in order to assess the effectiveness of sponsoring activities in customer’s mind, science and business practice often refer to explicit measures such as self-reports or focus interviews. Such aligned conventional measurement approach is missing mental processes which run without awareness, so-called implicit processes, taking place and activity hidden in the unconscious mind. Against that background, the goal of the current work is to shed further light on the impact of athlete sponsorship on dual processes underlying customer’s associations toward a brand.

The aim of this paper is to investigate, through a content analysis, the communication strategies used by luxury fashion brands on Twitter and the related Twitter eWOM, with the purpose to identify brand associations compared to luxury dimensions considered in literature (De Barnier et al. 2012; Godey et al. 2014). Within the luxury fashion environment, where every detail is meaningful and, consequently, every single word matters, this study attempts to provide a contribution into the field of luxury advertising, by comparing semantic fields of words chosen by digital fashion marketers and by popular fashion bloggers to the dimensions that define the luxury construct in luxury literature.

Two studies of luxury product placement in a movie examine whether luxury placements increase movie viewers’ purchase intentions when backgrounds are congruent with the product’s luxury image (a message factor) and when the audience’s luxury associations are activated at the moment (an audience factor). In Study 1, participants’ luxury associations are implicitly activated by priming them with perceptions that they are members of high or low social classes. In Study 2, to explicitly activate their luxury associations, some participants read a news article that describes the placed luxury product as a genuine high-end product; others read an article that describes the placed luxury product as a discount brand. Both studies demonstrate the effects of product–environment congruence and luxury associations on consumer purchase intention.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between eating habits and health among adolescents in Shanghai and Heze, China. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 on 2,089 adolescents; 1,089 students were from Shanghai and 999 students from Heze region. Eating habits, weight, height, and nutritional knowledge were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. Eating habits score was classified into two categories: healthy eating habits and unhealthy eating habits, based on「Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey」, for statistical data analysis. Associations between eating habits, BMI, and nutritional knowledge were examined using a general linear model with adjustment of potential confounding factors such as region, gender, age, parents’ education level, and pocket money. Statistical analyses were performed using the SAS (version 9.3) program. Proportions of healthy eating habits group were 90.0% for breakfast (3-7 times/wk), 29.1% for fruit (≥once/d), 12.5% for vegetable (≥3 times/d), 7.3% for milk (≥2 times/d), 90.0% for fast food (<3 times/wk) consumption, respectively. The average BMI score was 20.1 (Shanghai 20.5 Heze 19.6), which is in the range of normal weight. Rates of obesity and overweight were 16.5% and 8.3% in Shanghai and Heze, respectively. There were significant negative correlations between intake frequencies of breakfast, fast food, biscuits, sugar, chocolate, and BMI score. Eating habits and nutritional knowledge score showed a significant positive correlation. These results showed better eating habits regarding eating regularity and consumption of fruits and soft drinks in Chinese adolescents compared with Korean adolescents, although cultural differences were not fully considered. This study demonstrated significant associations of BMI and nutritional knowledge with dietary behavior in Chinese adolescents in two regions of China. Further studies on Chinese adolescents from other regions in China should be considered.

선박에 사용되는 TEMA 열교환기 전열관의 확관 공정에서 발생되는 탄소성 응력과 변형량의 거동을 유한요소법으로 해석하였다. 열교환기의 관판 구명의 홈 깊이와 롤러 익스팬더의 작용압력을 변화시켜 해석한 결과, 전열관의 관판 구멍의 홈 깊이가 커지면 탄소성 압축응력은 감소하였고, 롤러 익스팬더 압력이 높을수록 관판 구멍의 홈 모서리 부분의 탄소성 응력이 증가되었다.

향수제품의 향에 적합한 색을 향수병과 포장지에 적용함으로써, 제품의 향을 소비자들에게 효과적으로 전달할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 두 개의 실험연구를 통해 색과 향의 교차-양상 연상관계를 조사하였다. 첫 번째 실험에서는 현재 시장에 출시되어 있는 약 200여개 향수병의 색을 분석하여 향의 종류에 따른 차별화된 색채 디자인 패턴을 발견하였다. 두 번째 실험에서는 국내 소비자들을 대상으로 향과 색의 대응관계를 조사하였다. 향수병을 볼 수 없는 상황에서 피실험자들에게 세 가지 향수제품의 향을 맡은 후 연상되는 색을 선택하게 하였다. 그 결과 세 가지 향수제품 모두 차별화된 색상(hue) 대응이 이루어졌고, 선정된 색상은 실제 향수병의 색상과 상당히 유사한 색상 영역에 분포하였다. 또한 향수제품의 세 가지 향 노트(상향, 중향, 하향)에 따라 연상되는 색의 현저한 톤(tone) 변화를 발견하였다. 위의 두 가지 실험을 통해 시중에 판매되고 있는 향수제품에 있어 향과 색 간의 뚜렷한 교차-양상 연상관계가 있음을 제안하였다.