A Mann–Whitney type effect measure of interaction for factorial designs

We propose a measure for interaction for factorial designs that is formulated in terms of a probability similar to the effect size of the Mann–Whitney test. It is shown how asymptotic confidence intervals can be obtained for the effect size and how a statistical test can be constructed. We further show how the test is related to the test proposed by Bhapkar and Gore [Sankhya A, 36:261–272 (1974)]. The results of a simulation study indicate that the test has good power properties and illustrate when the asymptotic approximations are adequate. The effect size is demonstrated on an example dataset.     

Multi-ethnic school environment from the school leader’s perspective: challenges and approaches to improve multi-cultural competency among teachers in Malaysia

This study aims to identify the challenges and approaches to improve a multicultural competency among teachers in multi-ethnic schools environment based on school leaders’ perspective. Data collection method used in this study is qualitative method. A total of nine school leaders from the states of Kedah, Penang, and Perak were included in the interview session. The results of this study show that the challenges faced by teachers in practicing the multicultural competency are lack of experience toward cultural diversity. A late exposure to cultural diversity makes it difficult for teachers to accept and adapt in a multi-ethnic school environment. The approaches suggested by school leaders to improve the multicultural competency are as follows: (1) Courses on cultural diversity should be organized to enhance the knowledge about cultural diversity; (2) the development of more open and better policy for education system in Malaysia in order to prepare teachers with a higher multicultural competency for teaching students from diverse ethnic and cultural groups; (3) an early exposure to cultural diversity in order to increase the multicultural competency, especially during teaching practicum.     

Exploring the nonverbal facet of ethnic discrimination: a field experiment on anti-Roma racism in the Paris métro

A field experiment on the discrimination of Roma migrants from Eastern Europe was conducted in two stations of the Paris metro to explore the behaviors that may communicate misrecognition in everyday encounters. An actress asked for help to randomly chosen passengers on a metro platform, wearing a glaringly Romani skirt in the treatment condition but an unconspicuous middle-class style in the control condition. In interaction with the actress wearing the Romani skirt, passengers were found to enact the so-called “visual dominance pattern”, and male passengers in particular were found to keep greater distances. Reverse discrimination also occurred as women kept shorter distances from the actress bearing the ethnic stigma. Last, passengers helped less the stigmatized actress, but only in one of the two metro stations where trials were conducted.     

从公共政策分析的视角看科学技术与社会的相互作用

科学技术与社会相互作用,已经成为现代社会人类把握世界的一种基本方式,这种把握世界的基本方式对科学技术采取理性、审度、宽容的立场和态度。为推进科技与社会相互作用,促进科学文化与人文文化两种文化相互融合,进而破解斯诺命题,实现科技、人口、经济、环境、资源和社会可持续发展,需要制定和选择合理的公共政策为其提供内在动力和调整机制。     

宋辽西夏金民族互动过程述论

中国民族团结的发展在经历了隋唐的第二次大整合之后,在宋辽西夏金元时又进入第二次大冲突时期。     

多维互动:族际政治整合机制研究

多维互动是族际政治整合的一种重要机制,政府、社会组织、族员三者互动的结构、特点、方式、内容构成了这种机制的基本框架。其具有认知、理解、信任、包容等功能,这些功能促进了各族员由民族认同到国家认同的转向。因此,建构族际政治整合多维互动机制是实现各族员和谐共处、共同发展的政治保障。     

民国年间（1912～1949年）汉藏佛教文化交流——内地僧人赴藏求法

汉藏佛教文化交流自唐朝开始,经宋、元、明、清历朝不断,进入民国达到高潮。大勇法师曾在北京组建留藏学法团,其中的部分成员进藏求法,将大量的藏文佛教典籍翻译成汉文,推动并加强了藏传佛教研究,增进了汉藏僧人的相互了解和汉藏民族文化的交流。     

南疆基层社会的精英互动

本文根据帕累托提出的广义"精英"定义,将南疆基层社会的精英分子分为政治精英、道德精英和经济精英三种类型,并使用实地调查得到的资料和案例分析了这三种精英在当地实际社会运行过程中的互动方式,同时探讨了国家政权、乡村干部和传统宗教人士在基层社区民众生活中各自发挥的作用。     

基于视觉行为的手机新闻App图文布局设计研究

通过实例总结出手机新闻App的三种基础图文布局结构,即左图右文式、左文右图式和上文下图式布局。以图文布局结构的客观评价为目的,从视觉搜索和视觉浏览规律的角度,分析了手机新闻App图文布局结构对用户阅读效率的影响。运用眼动仪对三种图文布局方案进行了实验评价与分析。通过注视轨迹、注视热点、注视点数量和搜索时间,研究不同图文布局方案下视觉浏览和视觉搜索的眼动规律。实验发现用户使用手机新闻App呈现文字导向型的视觉浏览规律,上文下图式图文布局的视觉搜索效率最高。研究结论可为手机新闻App图文布局设计提供科学的参考依据。     

不同震级作用下的设备 结构动力相互作用体系地震反应分析

为研究是否考虑设备 结构动力相互作用在不同地震阶段的差别,对建筑结构中常见的设备 结构相互作用体系进行了小震、中震和大震阶段的地震时程反应分析。分析了不同震级作用下考虑相互作用后给结构与设备的地震反应带来的变化。结果表明：考虑设备 结构动力相互作用与不考虑相互作用相比,结构的地震反应有较明显的区别,设备的地震反应有很大的区别,处于完全失真的状态。大震阶段由于设备和结构均进入了弹塑性阶段,刚度等主要参数发生了变化,导致动力相互作用的影响降低。虽然设备质量占结构总地震质量的比例很小,但仍会对结构位移与内力造成较大的影响。