液体的月光——中国古典诗歌中月光表达之管见

中国文学中液体月光意象的表达方式在盛唐以前已经出现,但其种类的增多和用词的丰富变化,却是出现在中晚唐,此后基本定型并被广泛接受,这与中国自古以来就有将月亮和水联系在一起的信仰有关.用来表达液体月光意象的文学词语从古到中晚唐主要有流、盈、满、金波、月波、如水、溢、湿、似水、浸、洗、濯、漉漉等,与月亮意象密切联系的其他意象主要有蟾蜍即是虾蟆、露和明水等.     

Recruitment on the Net: How Do Organizational Web Site Characteristics Influence Applicant Attraction?

The use of organizational web sites for recruitment has become increasingly common. Despite their widespread growth, however, little is known about how these web sites influence recruitment outcomes. In the current paper, we present a model that explicates how job seekers interact with and respond to web site characteristics to predict various job seeker attitudes and behaviors. We suggest that job seekers are initially affected by the facade of a web site, comprised of the web site’s aesthetic and playfulness features. Coupled with system features of the web site, these initial affective reactions then influence perceptions of the usability of the web site. Perceptions of usability and affective reactions work through two key mediating constructs, job seeker search behavior and web site attitude, to ultimately predict applicant attraction. Throughout the paper we present a series of testable propositions that should serve to guide future research.     

Early Steps toward a National Energy Information System

The Energy Information Administration, which is the statistical arm of the Department of Energy, inherited many data-collection forms, files, and publications from predecessor agencies. There is a legislative mandate to establish a National Energy Information System (NEIS). This obligation demands attention to certain issues: (a) scope of NEIS, (b) methods of collection, (c) methods of storing information, (d) classification and indexing, (e) methods of access, and (f) reporting and publication. Early stages of dealing with most of these matters are underway.     

Impacts of collaboration and network indicators on patent quality: The case of Canadian nanotechnology innovation

This article studies the impact of collaboration and co-inventorship network characteristics of Canadian nanotechnology inventors on the quality of their inventions. We investigate the impact of four types of variables on patent quality, using the number of claims as a proxy for quality: (a) the presence of highly central inventors; (b) the presence of star inventors; (c) repeated collaboration; (d) international collaboration. We show that the presence of more central inventors and of stars in the research team has a positive influence on patent quality, while repeated collaboration has a negative impact. Patents owned by foreign organisations, controlling for whether assignees are firm, yields patents of higher quality.