The Transport System and Society’s Metabolism in the UK

This paper analyses the interrelation between the transport system and measures of resource consumption such as material and energy consumption over a 60-year period (1937–1997) in the UK. Non-motorized transport and time consumption for mobility are estimated in addition to conventional measures of transport. During the period analyzed, the UK population grew by 20% while transport of goods and persons increased more than threefold and material and energy consumption almost doubled. The transport intensity of domestic material input (DMI) doubled to 300 ton-kilometers (tkm) per ton of DMI while the transport intensity of domestic energy consumption (DEC) doubled to 20 tkm per gigajoule (GJ) of DEC. Thus, while the material and energy intensity of GDP declined significantly, a well-established trend in many advanced countries, the transport intensity of materials and energy consumption rose. These findings suggest a close link between transport, economic development, and long-term structural transformations. In the case of personal transport, a rebound effect was also observed: whereas the average speed of transport has greatly increased, the average number of hours per day devoted to personal transport has not declined.     

Vietnam’s economy: Achievements and perspective

In last several years, Vietnams economy has reached significant achievements. Those are clearly seen by analyzing economic growth, economic structure transformation, trade and investment and Vietnams economy competitiveness. However, in the process of development, Vietnams economy is still facing many difficulties and challenges. Vietnam is accelerating speed of innovation process, is active and quicker in international economic integration in order to complete the economic – social objectives in the period of 2001–2005 with annual average economic growth rate of 7.5%.     

试论江泽民思想政治工作内容的结构体系

江泽民思想政治工作的内容立足于当今开放的世界,把教育广大群众作为思想政治工作的首要任务,始终坚持对广大人民群众进行"三观"、"三义"、"三德"教育,从而构成了一个完整的内容结构体系。     

略论中国古诗词中“水”与“愁”的关系

该文着重分析了中国古代诗词中"水"与"愁"的关系,从意象(水)与内容(愁)的完美结合上,简略地论述了形式对内容的表达有着不可忽视的制约作用。无论是写作还是欣赏文学作品,其内容形式的贴切与否都是非常重要的。     

搞好课程建设 全力培养创新型人才

走向21世纪的我国高等农业教育必须培养创新型人才.本着"厚基础、宽口径、重实践、强素质"的指导思想,对园艺专业课程体系和教学内容进行了改革研究和实践探索,提出了"两大基础三模块"的课程体系和课程设置"三突出"原则,积极开展了新教材的编写工作,并提出了保证教学质量的8项措施.     

Convexity-based clustering criteria: theory,algorithms, and applications in statistics

This paper deals with the construction of optimum partitions of for a clustering criterion which is based on a convex function of the class centroids as a generalization of the classical SSQ clustering criterion for n data points. We formulate a dual optimality problem involving two sets of variables and derive a maximum-support-plane (MSP) algorithm for constructing a (sub-)optimum partition as a generalized k-means algorithm. We present various modifications of the basic criterion and describe the corresponding MSP algorithm. It is shown that the method can also be used for solving optimality problems in classical statistics (maximizing Csiszárs -divergence) and for simultaneous classification of the rows and columns of a contingency table.     

The Impact of the Therapist's Curiosity on the Treatment Process of Children and Adolescents

Therapists bring their own initiative, interest, and wonder—their professional curiosity—into treatment sessions. Some children and adolescents pull away in reaction to this curiosity, bristling or withdrawing, if only for a moment. This can happen abruptly, even in response to the first hello, but most often it occurs subtly, over the course of treatment. These children and adolescents may be replaying the ruptures in relationships they experienced when they have expressed their own initiative and curiosity to important others in their lives. Therapists need to utilize opportunities to understand the dynamics, explore where the original ruptures may have occurred, and bring the experience into therapeutic focus. Case vignettes illustrate these dynamics.     

李贽诗歌简论

李贽在文学理论上提出了“童心说” ,在诗歌创作中也实践着自己的文学主张。他的诗歌以抒发真实的思想感情为主要内容 ,自述身世 ,咏物抒怀 ,亲情流露 ,甚至事佛之作 ,都服务于思想感情的表达。诗歌语言通俗朴实 ,以“俗”见长。诗歌形式不拘 ,话随情至     

论徐志摩诗歌的"无关拦"

对于徐志摩诗歌的评价上,学术界一直有不同的看法.本文就诗人自评的"情感的无关拦的泛滥"问题提出自己的看法.本文认为,仅以诗人的自述材料作为评价他作品的证据是很不科学的;所谓"无关拦"也不应该理解为自贬.文章从情感性质、形式性质以及二者之间关系三方面分析,认为这是诗人表达他诗歌创作的性灵状态和无拘束精神,是与五四精神合拍的.我们应该给予徐志摩及其诗歌科学客观而且公正的评价.     

论英汉词语的文化底蕴制约——从White Elephant的释义谈起

white elephant的表层意义明白易懂,而隐含其中的文化涵义却难以从词的表象中揣摩出来;“white elephant＝白象”这种“对等”而有时却大相径庭的语言现象在英汉交际中非常普遍,极易造成交际障碍与失误。词语的文化涵义渗透在语言的各个层面,具有很大的隐蔽性,是一种十分复杂的语言现象。语言学习不能独立于文化之外,文化学习也不能脱离语言实际。据此,本文拟从词语、习语、修辞、句子等四个层面对英汉词语的文化涵义予以比较与分析,以揭示英汉词语的文化差异、追溯其渊源。