Pre-arrest drug use and associated risk factors among incarcerated offenders in China

ABSTRACT

Past research has consistently reported a higher rate of drug use before arrest among incarcerated inmates than that of the general population. However, there is a lack of either qualitative or quantitative research on this topic under the Chinese setting. Drawing upon survey data collected from 1,518 inmates in a Chinese province, this study attempts to fill in the research gap by assessing the connection between risk factors associated with pre-arrest use. Roughly a quarter of all inmates in the sample had the experience of drug use before arrest. Regression analysis suggested that impulsivity, volatile temper, and perceived prevalence of drug use in neighborhood were significantly related to drug use among inmates. Two control variables include offense type and stable job, were also found to be significant predictors of drug use. Implications for research and policy were highlighted in the end.     

Financial journeys of Australian parents after separation – transitions into and out of poverty

It is well established that relationship separation has greater negative economic consequences for mothers than for fathers in Australia and other developed countries. While research has shown that, at an aggregate level, such negative impacts tend to diminish with time, the rate of change is generally slower for mothers than fathers, and a higher proportion of mothers than fathers continue to experience entrenched financial difficulties. Less is known about the variability of economic journeys experienced by women and men, taken separately, and factors influencing diverse economic trajectories. Drawing on data from the Longitudinal Study of Separated Families (LSSF), which followed up a large sample parents at three post‐separation points, this article examines poverty rates across a 4‐year period, transitions into and out of poverty and factors affecting these pathways.     

彝族孝文化文献《赛特阿育》的文本源研究

在贵州彝区的毕摩文献里，有一部反映孝文化的文本《赛特阿育》，与流传于汉区的董永行孝相关文献有密切关系。从情节内容看，《赛特阿育》是对董永行孝相关文本的彝文翻译改写，将其与董永变文、宝卷中的相关文本加以比较研究发现，《天仙配宝卷》应是《赛特阿育》的文本源。     

环境分权对经济高质量发展的影响研究

本文通过构建经济高质量发展评价指标体系并对其进行测算,运用静态、动态以及空间面板数据模型实证检验了环境分权对经济高质量发展的影响效应。研究发现,环境分权对经济高质量发展的影响呈现出先抑后扬的“U”型特征,并且当前我国环境分权对经济高质量发展的影响依然体现为负向作用。使用工具变量处理内生性问题以及一系列稳健性检验后结论依然成立。传导渠道分析表明,环境分权通过资源错配渠道影响经济高质量发展,并且环境分权对经济高质量发展的影响还具有地区异质性、结构异质性等。本文的研究结论有助于厘清环境分权对经济高质量发展的影响效应,为调整及优化环境分权制度安排提供了重要的政策指引和借鉴。     

文化建设的四重路向与中华民族凝聚力

文化建设既要坚持民族立场,又要有全球视野;既要加强主流文化的建构,又要注重大众文明的建设;既要传承传统社会的道德精神,又要注重法理社会契约精神的培育;既要提高公民的基本素养,还要培养公民的现代意识。中华民族凝聚力在文化建设四重路向的影响下,具有合理的开放性、不同的凝聚层次以及适应时代发展的价值取向与新型主体。     

川南都掌蛮铜鼓文化探讨

在历史上拥有巨量铜鼓的川南都掌蛮 ,既是铜鼓的使用者 ,又是铜鼓的铸造者和铜鼓文化的原创者。都掌蛮铜鼓在使用、流传过程中 ,充分发挥了伴歌节舞、媚事鬼神和夸富显贵、集众征战的社会功能 ,铜鼓是都掌蛮的神灵之物 ,也是财富与权力的象征。都掌蛮铜鼓文化与悬棺葬俗交融渗透、融为一体 ,不仅极大地丰富了铜鼓文化的内涵 ,更从本质上表现出铜鼓文化是都掌蛮古老民族文化的重要特征     

以服务基层为导向的全科医学人才培养模式的探索

当前，我国基层卫生技术人员队伍建设相对滞后，已经成为制约基层卫生机构发展的瓶颈。医学院校充分发挥人才培养职能，积极探索符合基层医疗服务特点的全科医生培养模式，对推动我国基层医疗卫生服务质量的提高，促进我国医药卫生体制改革的深化具有重要作用。本文对现阶段我国全科医学人才培养中存在的问题进行了分析，介绍了开展全科医学教育的重要意义，并结合辽宁医学院的工作实践，提出了以服务基层为导向的全科医学人才培养的建议和措施。     

城乡居民收入满意度的比较分析及启示--基于合肥市的调研数据

伴随着城乡居民收入的稳步快速增长，城乡间收入差距增大的现象也日渐显现，通过对合肥市城乡居民收入状况的满意程度进行问卷调查，经过数据处理，分析和比较了居民对于城乡收入绝对值和相对值的满意程度，在此基础上，从理论层面归纳合肥市收入分配存在的问题。     

Risk and diversification of nonprofit revenue portfolios: Applying modern portfolio theory to nonprofit revenue management

This study uses modern portfolio theory (MPT) to estimate the risk of nonprofit revenue portfolios and examines to what degree the revenue concentration measure based on Herfindahl–Hirschman Index is associated with the portfolio risk measure based on MPT. The findings suggest that nonprofits with greater revenue concentration have lower revenue portfolio risk in the whole sample analysis. However, it is plausible that this result is dominated by organizations reliant on commercial income, which comprise over half of the sample. In fact, when examined separately, the relationship varies by an organization's primary funding structure. While higher revenue concentration is positively associated with portfolio risk for organizations relying on donations or those without a consistent primary funding source, it appears to associate with a lower portfolio risk for commercial organizations and those relying on government grants. This study reflects on the concept of diversification derived from portfolio theory and calls attention to a more nuanced approach to nonprofit revenue strategy.