An evaluation of collaborative interventions to improve chronic illness care. Framework and study design

The author's dual-purpose evaluation assesses the effectiveness of formal collaboratives in stimulating organizational changes to improve chronic illness care (the chronic care model or CCM). Intervention and comparison sites are compared before and after introduction of the CCM. Multiple data sources are used to measure the degree of implementation, patient-level processes and outcomes, and organizational and team factors associated with success. Despite challenges in timely recruitment of sites and patients, data collection on 37 participating organizations, 22 control sites, and more than 4,000 patients with diabetes, congestive heart failure, asthma, or depression is nearing completion. When analyzed, these data will shed new light on the effectiveness of collaborative improvement methods and the CCM.     

Artificial neural networks and center-of-pressure modeling: a practical method for sensorimotor-degradation assessment

Numerous methods for studying the prevention of falls and age-related sensorimotor degradation have been proposed and tested. Some approaches are too impractical to use with seniors or too expensive for practitioners. Practitioners desire a simple, reliable technique. The goals of this research were to develop such an approach and to apply it in exploring the effect of Tai Chi on age-related sensorimotor degradation. The method employed artificial-neural-network (ANN) models trained by using individuals' center-of-pressure (COP) measurements and age. Ninety-six White and Chinese adults without Tai Chi training were tested. In contrast, a third group, Chinese seniors with Tai Chi training, was tested to ascertain any influence from Tai Chi on sensorimotor aging. This study supported ANN technology with COP data as a feasible tool in the exploration of sensorimotor degradation and demonstrated that Tai Chi slowed down the effects of sensorimotor aging.     

"巴楚文化"的称谓不宜再使用

指出了在古代巴、楚两个民族交错杂居的长江三峡地区 ,不宜用“巴楚文化”来作为这一地区的地域文化名称。因巴文化和楚文化各有特点 ,虽有一些相互影响或部分融合现象 ,但尚不构成一种新的文化 ,故仍不宜随意命名。同时 ,对“三峡地区是楚文化的摇篮”的提法 ,也认为不妥。对有的学者还用“巴楚文化”这一词汇来涵盖从古到今的地域文化 ,更觉不宜     

论我国商事立法的“民商合一”

文章从历史、现状、缘由等方面对我国商事立法的"民商合一"进行论述,并提出"民商合一"与"民商分立"的争论不必再继续下去,应付诸于实践.可效仿美国统一商法典的制订,由我国的法律委员会及法学会制订一部商法典并试行,让实践来检验其合理性.     

高校教工慢性病及其危险因素现状调查

2012年1月—2013年1月,对几所高校1 268名教工慢性病的发病情况及危险因素进了行分析.结果表明,随着年龄增长,女性患高血压、高脂血症及肥胖、超重的比例均呈增高趋势;而55岁以下的男性,肥胖和超重人数随年龄增长而增多,大于55岁者则渐趋下降.糖尿病和高血压患者无性别差异,其他慢性病的患病率均为男性高于女性.高脂血症和高血压随体重指数(BMI)的增高而有上升之势,而体重指数与糖尿病的患病率无明显相关性.肥胖、超重或消瘦的教职工,其糖尿病患病率均高于标准体重指数的人群.     

非线性板方程组对称

本文中利用作者提出的计算微分方程对称的特征列集算法和编制的程序包，给出了（各向异性）非线性板方程组的全部古典对称     

浅析我国先占制度法律化的必要性

《中华人民共和国物权法》对动产所有权的取得方式，尽管规定了善意取得以及遗失物的拾得制度，但对于先占制度却没有进行明确的规定。这一制度在现实生活中始终作为一种习惯存在着，所以有必要将其作为法律加以规定。这样不仅能够使物尽其用、社会稳定，而且还能够促进经济的发展。     

局部凸拓扑空间上的广义拟变分不等式

本文讨论了局部凸拓扑空间上的一类广义拟变分不等式问题。在适当的单调和连续性条件下,利用KKM定理和多值映射的不动点定理作为工具,得到了一个广义拟变分不等式解的存在性定理。所得结论是文献[1]的结果的改进。     

违约金的合法设置

为了帮助用人单位更好地理解《劳动合同法》,本刊邀请中国国际企业合作公司人力资源与咨询部法务中心以专题形式,就用人单位劳动关系管理过程中应当关注的重点问题进行解读。     

内退制度设计与内退职工管理

为了帮助用人单位更好地理解《劳动合同法》,本刊邀请中国国际企业合作公司人力资源与咨询部法务中心以专题形式,就用人单位劳动关系管理过程中应当关注的重点问题进行解读。