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This study aims to analyze what factors influence WTP(Willing To Pay) for cost of development of renewable energy and nuclear power energy. Our research based on the survey data. Our main findings are, first, the public shows a higher willingness to pay(WTP) for renewable energy than that fossil and nuclear energy. Second, WTP for renewable energy is deeply related to not only renewable energy factors such as perceived risk (-), positive image(+) and trust (+), but also fossil energy factors such as perceived benefit (-), positive image (+), trust (-) and knowledge (+). Third, WTP for the development of nuclear energy has been associated with the benefits, risks, images and trust related to nuclear energy. However, variables related to fossil or renewable energy have little impact on WTP for nuclear power energy. While the willingness to pay for renewable energy is influenced by renewable energy as well as fossil fuel factors, the willingness to pay for nuclear energy is s ignificantly influenced by the characteristics of nuclear power itself.

The purpose of this study is to suggest a direction for strengthening the competency of the non-profit sector, which plays an increasingly important role in the disaster management process. First of all, problems in the current public-private partnership were reviewed, and the direction of cooperative governance centered on the non-profit sector was presented. In addition, the study emphasized alternatives to strengthen the capabilities of volunteer organizations, which are representative non-profit organizations at disaster sites. Above all, disaster volunteer organizations need to secure a professional and differentiated status as a key decision-making stakeholder at disaster sites. As a result, the directions of change to strengthen the competency of the non-profit sector are organizational redesign through overall job analysis of the organization, securing expertise in disaster types occurring in the region, establishing one direction based on strategic planning. In addition, activation of communication to build trust with local residents and sophisticated decision-making and analysis skills will be required.

Most of burn survivors often face numerous challenges and may require comprehensive medical care, rehabilitation, psychological counseling, and financial assistance. The purpose of this study was to explore how female burn survivors experience their changed lives after traumatic experiences. In particular, this study focused on how the injury impacted on the participants' life and how to deal with their challenges. Max van Manen's model of four fundamental lifeworld existentials was used as the analysis framework in order to look into actual post-burn experiences of ten female participants. Through individual in-depth interviews, verbatim transcription and content analysis, the overarching themes included 6 thematic headings and 12 sub-themes. It points out that healthcare professionals, community organizations, and government agencies can work together to establish support networks in order to help them cope with the physical and emotional trauma of their injuries, and promote their overall well-being.

This study was to analyze research trends in the field of business administration by applying text mining techniques. In particular, the 2008 global financial crisis caused many management difficulties for companies. It was intended to consider how these events were reflected in research trends. This study performed 'frequency analysis', 'TF-IDF analysis', and 'topic analysis' among the text mining techniques. First, before and after the global crisis, "management" and "leadership" were ranked top tier. Also 'leadership' and 'management' belonged to the top tier in the total period. Second, the most noticeable word was 'safety' before 2008. And 'integration' is the top priority after 2008. Thus, it was found that the business administration field dealt with 'integration' and 'decision making' meaningfully after 2008. Third, we found a paper that corresponds to the gamma value by topics. Key words explain these papers well. In this way, the meaning of extracted words was analyzed by applying text mining techniques, and research trends in the field of business administration were examined through this. In addition, words that appear important and words with special meanings were analyzed by comparing around 2008.

This study conducted an analysis of Japan's negotiation strategy and its impact on the pork industry as Japan pursued accession to the CPTPP agreement. Due to the CPTPP's principle of no exceptions in tariff elimination, Japan has consistently emphasized its negotiation goal of minimizing agricultural liberalization, with pork being the most representative product. Through an analysis of Japan's pork import situation, this study derived the characteristics of Japan's pork tariff system. It appears that Japan is implementing very strong protective measures against pork imports through measures such as the gate price system, but an examination of import trends shows that the gate price system is hardly functioning. This observation holds true even after the conclusion of the CPTPP. As trade systems and actual operational situations may differ among countries, it is necessary to analyze these situations carefully and formulate negotiation strategies that can maximize our country's interests.

This study developed an automated seismic acceleration sensor test equipment to improve the high measurement uncertainty of existing test equipment with the tilting method. The equipment was developed by setting the legal standards for seismic acceleration sensor test equipment and the problems of existing test equipment as performance indicators. The problems with the existing test equipment, which was manually operated, included measurement error owing to handling vibration, occurrence of angle error according to the observation field, and measurement method without considering hysteresis. The developed equipment satisfied the legal standards, and the problem of measurement error owing to handling vibration and angle error according to the observation field of view was improved by attaching a servo motor and precision level to the measurement equipment. Hysteresis control has been improved by adding the delay time control function of dedicated software (S/W). The developed automated seismic acceleration sensor test equipment can be used for the testing of seismic acceleration sensors, and the operating software reduced measurement uncertainty in the testing of seismic acceleration sensors.