Generalized Trust and Trust in Institutions in Confucian Asia

This study examines generalized trust and trust in institutions in Confucian Asia, covering six countries namely, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, and one dependent region, Hong Kong. Using data from the 2006 AsiaBarometer Survey, our study affirms the reliability and validity of using a two-item scale to measure generalized trust. Our analysis suggests that due to demographic differences, there are variations in the level of generalized trust of countries in Confucian Asia, despite the fact that these societies share a similar background in Confucian philosophy. The relationships between generalized trust and political trust, and between generalized trust and trust in public institutions, are weak but positive. The positive relationship between generalized trust and trust in economic institutions is only significant for some of the economies, while trust in international institutions has the weakest relationship with generalized trust for all societies. We conclude the paper with research implications.     

网络“审丑”泛化对大学生思想行为的影响及对策研究

伴随着互联网技术的迅速发展，网络已经深入到大学生生活的每个角落，在缤纷复杂的网络世界中，形形色色的信息充斥着大学生的视野。当媒体和个人都以不健康的眼光对待网络审丑时，错误的世界观、人生观、价值观、与审美观就可能使大学生难以明辨是与非、美与丑。以丑为美，趋丑避美，长此以往，网络审丑泛化将会给社会公众，尤其是正在成长的大学生造成思想混乱、主流价值观颠覆及社会主流文化形态变异的趋势，应引起我们高度重视，是网络思想政治教育领域迫切需要研究和亟待解决的新问题。     

《道德经》文本研究视阈下大学生道德情怀教育

改革开放以来,大学生道德教育成果显著,但道德教育活动依旧有巨大的提升空间。近年来,伴随着经济高速发展,各种社会负面信息一次次冲击大学生道德心理,大学生道德教育也变得有些吃力,因此,大学生道德教育急需回归本真。现如今是讲求情怀的年代,大学生道德情怀教育理应走进高校,结合《道德经》经典名著,讲习道德情怀含义、描述道德情怀形态、分析道德情怀教育着力点、提出道德情怀教育要求,应该成为改革开放新时期大学生道德教育研究的众多范畴之一。     

A framework for food supply chain digitalization: lessons from Thailand

Abstract

The promise of digitalization is enormous and nowhere is it more critical than in its potential to transform food supply chain. Consumers have become more educated and are demanding real-time updated information on foods they consumed through digital media. They are also increasingly demanding to know if the foods they consume are environmentally and socially sustainable or not. As a result, food product traceability, safety, and sustainability issues have become crucial concerns to food retailers, distributors, processors, and farmers. Digitalization allows food supply chains to be highly connected, efficient, and responsive to customer needs and regulation requirements. However, digitalizing a traditional food supply chain is challenging and resource demanding. This is more so for developing countries where moving food from farms to consumers can take months as it travels through an array of middlemen. Unfortunately, little is available in the existing literature on food supply chain digitalization. So far, current researchers mainly explore the benefits of digitalization. Using cases in three companies, this paper explores the practices, challenges, and opportunities faced by Thailand food manufacturers in digitalizing their food supply chains. A framework for food supply chain digitalization is proposed and its implications for research and practices are discussed.     

论楚辞对汉赋的影响

汉赋“受命于诗人 ,拓宇于《楚辞》。”汉大赋铺张扬厉、结构宏大、语言华丽、句式工整 ,这种审美情趣和特点直接受楚辞的影响 ,故有“楚艳汉侈”之说 ;抒情赋以《楚辞》为模仿对象 ,具有抒情述志 ,注重音韵节奏而篇幅不长等特点 ,它直接脱胎于《离骚》、《九章》。一方面是因为统治者需要歌功颂德 ,文人以辞赋创作作为进仕的手段 ;另一方面文人生活的困顿与挫折 ,诸多悲剧性的人生遭际 ,需要以辞赋写志抒情 ,楚辞也始终在赋家创作中起影响作用。以司马相如《天子游猎赋》为代表的以描写皇宫帝苑和帝王巡狩游宴为主要内容的汉大赋得楚辞之形 ,以贾谊《吊屈原赋》为代表的以抒写个人情志为主的抒情赋得楚辞之神 ,二者对楚辞各取所需而面目各异     

安徽省印刷企业"十五"宏观调控基本方略的思考

顺应市场经济发展的规律,对印刷企业的发展进行总量、结构、布局宏观调控,规划出"十五"后三年的发展框架,有益于改进目前印刷企业低水平重复、整体效益不高,竞争秩序不规范等问题,以便形成一个公平竞争、经营规范、布局合理、建康有序的安徽印刷市场的新型体系.     

明末王徵的翻译出版活动及其历史影响

王徵是我国明朝末年一位很有成就的科学家、语言文字学家、翻译家和出版家.他一生翻译著述很多,尤以和来华耶稣会传教士翻译合著和策划出版的<西儒耳目资>与<奇器图说>影响最大,书中最早介绍了欧洲音韵学、西方力学和机械学,并总结了我国汉语音韵学和机械技术.这些翻译出版活动,在中西文化交流和西学东渐史上起了开创性的作用.     

“三个代表”与社会主义法律价值追求

“三个代表”的思想不仅是全面加强新时期党的建设的伟大纲领 ,也是与社会主义的法律价值追求是一致的 ,社会主义法律存在和完善的合理性在于其是保护中国先进生产力发展的法律 ,是保障中国先进文化前进方向的法律 ,是保障中国最广大人民根本利益的法律     

Development of a Screening Approach to Interpret Human Biomonitoring Data on Volatile Organic Compounds: Reverse Dosimetry on Biomonitoring Data for Trichloroethylene

A screening approach is developed for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to estimate exposures that correspond to levels measured in fluids and/or tissues in human biomonitoring studies. The approach makes use of a generic physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model coupled with exposure pattern characterization, Monte Carlo analysis, and quantitative structure property relationships (QSPRs). QSPRs are used for VOCs with minimal data to develop chemical-specific parameters needed for the PBPK model. The PBPK model is capable of simulating VOC kinetics following multiple routes of exposure, such as oral exposure via water ingestion and inhalation exposure during shower events. Using published human biomonitoring data of trichloroethylene (TCE), the generic model is evaluated to determine how well it estimates TCE concentrations in blood based on the known drinking water concentrations. In addition, Monte Carlo analysis is conducted to characterize the impact of the following factors: (1) uncertainties in the QSPR-estimated chemical-specific parameters; (2) variability in physiological parameters; and (3) variability in exposure patterns. The results indicate that uncertainty in chemical-specific parameters makes only a minor contribution to the overall variability and uncertainty in the predicted TCE concentrations in blood. The model is used in a reverse dosimetry approach to derive estimates of TCE concentrations in drinking water based on given measurements of TCE in blood, for comparison to the U.S. EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level in drinking water. This example demonstrates how a reverse dosimetry approach can be used to facilitate interpretation of human biomonitoring data in a health risk context by deriving external exposures that are consistent with a biomonitoring data set, thereby permitting comparison with health-based exposure guidelines.     

海德格尔对传统美学的转向

为了澄清海德格尔(Heidegger)的本体论美学和传统的认识论美学之间的根本区别,采用了文献解析和价值观比较的方法,通过对艺术作品本源的追问,使其艺术思想的美学价值得以展现.研究认为:其本体论美学是和真理相关联的,艺术作品的存在方式揭示了艺术的本性,即艺术就是真理的生成.这成就了海德格尔在西方美学史上的转折意义.