越南近年来的文化遗产保护及社会参与

文章分析了越南在非物质文化遗产保护与发展工作中所遇到的挑战,提出通过提高社会各个角色、尤其是传统文化原发地的社会成员的社会参与度来加强非物质文化遗产保护。     

On maximum likelihood estimation of the binomial parameter n

This paper gives a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a finite conditional maximum-likelihood estimate for the binomial parameter n. Upper bounds for the conditional and beta-binomial maximum-likelihood estimators are derived. An example is given to show that the conditional likelihood function and the beta-binomial likelihood function may not be unimodal.     

Women in waste collection and recycling in Hochiminh City

The generation and management of urban solid waste is an urgent and growing problem in Hochiminh City, as elsewhere in the world. An important contribution to solving the city's waste management problem is made by the recycling industry. The well-organized private system of collection, trade and recycling includes door-to-door itinerant buyers, entirely women, who buy solid waste products from households; a range of small, medium, and big shopkeepers who purchase waste from the buyers; middle-men who link the shopkeepers with the recyclers; and the recycling or production units that transform products for sale to consumers. Earnings of itinerant buyers are low and may be declining. However, their self-employment is critical because they are often the main economic support of their families. Shopkeepers enjoy better standards of living but economic competition and recent environmental regulations threaten the survival of the industry. Policy options are offered for attempting to ensure the survival of recyclers and itinerant buyers, those     

Characterization theorems for some discrete distributions based on conditional structure

The joint distribution of (X,Y) is determined if the conditional expectation E {g(X)|Y = y} is given and the conditional distribution of Y|(X = x) is a conditional power series distribution, where g(·) is a function satisfying some minor conditions.     

Exploring perceptions of mental health clients and professionals about Buddhism‐based therapies at mental health hospitals in Vietnam

With 80% of Vietnamese people holding key Buddhist beliefs, Buddhism has great impact on the thoughts, emotions, and behavior of Vietnamese people. However, almost no Buddhism‐based psychosocial interventions are offered at formal psychiatric hospitals across Vietnam, nor is there any plan to incorporate these interventions into mental health care. This exploratory study examines the perceptions of mental health clients and staff regarding the effectiveness of Buddhism‐based therapies (BBTs) in mental health treatment in Vietnam, using ethnographic observation and in‐depth interviews with 24 patients and eight professionals at the only psychiatric hospital employing BBT. Participants strongly believed in the positive impact of BBT to help clients manage or improve their symptoms. However, clients and staff advised that BBT should not be used alone; rather it should be used in combination with medication and was best employed for stress‐related disorders. They unanimously supported incorporating BBT into the formal mental health system, especially if the therapies were well developed through collaboration between Buddhist monastics and mental health professionals. Results of the paper suggest that Vietnam should think strategically about developing and incorporating BBT into the formal mental health care system.     

Discrimination and Chronic Kidney Disease among Caribbean Blacks: The Effects of Immigration and Social Status

This study examined the association between discrimination and chronic kidney disease (CKD) among Caribbean blacks and how this association varies by marital status, educational attainment, and length of U.S. residency within the frameworks for the stress buffering hypothesis and stress process model. The analysis was based on the Caribbean black subsample of the National Survey of American Life (N?=?1551). Logistic regression models were conducted to test the aims of this study. The findings indicate that the association between discrimination and CKD varied by length of U.S. residency, marital status, and education. Overall, the findings demonstrate the importance of considering immigration and sociodemographic context when investigating the relation between discrimination and CKD in immigrant populations.     

Nonparametric regression in a statistical modified Helmholtz equation using the Fourier spectral regularization

In this paper, we deal with the Cauchy problem for the modified Helmholtz equation. We consider two models of data: the bounded variance model and the i.i.d. model. The trigonometric estimators of nonparametric regression is applied to solve the problem. In addition, the general forms of regularization parameter corresponding to the pointwise mean squared error and the mean integrated squared error are discussed in detail. The minimax rate convergence corresponding to the bounded variance model is also presented. In the i.i.d. model, we construct the asymptotic confidence interval for the solution of the problem. Finally, we give some numerical experiments and discuss the obtained results.