Semiparametric sieve maximum likelihood estimation under cure model with partly interval censored and left truncated data for application to spontaneous abortion

Lifetime Data Analysis - This work was motivated by observational studies in pregnancy with spontaneous abortion (SAB) as outcome. Clearly some women experience the SAB event but the rest do not....     

Co-morbidity Between Gambling Problems and Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Perspective of Risk and Protective Factors

In both adolescents and adults, gambling problems and depressive symptoms co-occur and share some common risk factors (e.g., impulsivity and socio-family risk). However, little is known about (1) the developmental course of the co-morbidity of these problems; (2) variables that may moderate the effect of these common risk factors on gambling problems and depressive symptoms. Of specific interest could be individuals’ social relationships with significant others such as parents and friends, because research shows that they moderate the effect of other risk factors on gambling problems and depressive symptoms. The goals of this study were to: (a) identify developmental pathways for gambling problems and depressive symptoms, with a focus on co-morbidity; (b) assess the moderating effect of relationship quality with parents and friends on the link between common risk factors and the trajectories of gambling problems and depressive symptoms. Study participants were 878 males. Predictors were assessed during childhood and adolescence and gambling problems and depressive symptoms were assessed in late adolescence and young adulthood. Latent class analysis revealed four distinct joint trajectories of gambling problems and depressive symptoms. Subsequent logistic regression revealed that impulsivity predicted membership in all pathogenic trajectories, and quality of the relationship with parents predicted membership in depressogenic trajectories. In addition, we found that the membership in the comorbid trajectory can be predicted by an interaction between friendship quality and socio-family risk.     

Culturally responsive teaching in China: instructional strategy and teachers’ attitudes

The aim of this study was to investigate the manner in which teachers facilitate the pedagogical process within a culturally diverse student population. The study focused on two primary schools in China; one located in a more fully developed city in eastern China (Case A), while the other was in a less developed city in rural western China (Case B). This allowed the researchers to compare and analyse the different instructional practices by means of semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The findings indicate that: the teachers in Case A demonstrated overall affirmative attitudes towards ethnic minority cultures, as well as towards the students belonging to those cultures. However, the teachers also chose not to mention the specific ethnic identities and cultural differences of the students during the course of their instruction in order to ensure equal treatment for everyone. This leads to a kind of ‘cultural blindness’ in the classroom. In Case B, opinions regarding minority cultures were more varied. Compared with the teachers in Case A, more teachers in Case B found minority cultures to be inferior to the dominant Han culture. Some teachers also, counter intuitively, were of the opinion that the minority cultures were even superior. At the instructional level, school leadership developed courses on local culture and ethnicity for the teaching staff. This was done for a variety of reasons. The strongest evidence to support culturally responsive teaching in Case A does not stem from teaching and learning demands but from the necessity to pursue characteristics that make them distinctive from other schools at the same time, Case B’s practice of culturally responsive teaching was strongly supported by the government and UNICEF. Teachers in both schools indicated that they had integrated their knowledge of ethnic minority groups into the subject matter when it was necessary.     

让大学成为学生的精神家园——刍议大学人文教育

目前,中国学者关于大学人文教育现状及后果的研究与思考方兴未艾。大学人文教育是对一种全面发展的理想人格的肯定和塑造。大学培养人才应该关注其在学识、道德和美感的全面实现。完善大学人文教育是高校教育体制改革的一个标本兼治的方向,具有现实的针对性和迫切性。应使大学生"精神成人",让大学成为学生的精神家园。     

语料库在医学英语词汇教学中的应用

让语料库说话已经成为了语言学界的一个共识,真实的语料结合理性的分析不仅是语言研究也是英语词汇学习的重要 途径。语料库在医学英语词汇教学中有着巨大的潜力,通过语料库检索软件,引导学生对真实自然的语料进行按部就班的分 析、模仿、学习、应用,可以在很大程度上提升医学英语的词汇学习效率。     

论《弗朗西斯·麦康伯短暂的幸福生活》的叙述与描写

在海明威的短篇小说中,《弗朗西斯·麦康伯短暂的幸福生活》的叙述艺术别具一格,具有极大的艺术魅力。就其叙述方式说,横断面写法、围绕主题选择时间切点、张弛有致的节奏、悬念丛生的结局,显示了海明威构思的精巧。就其描写方式说,神态描写、语言描写,特别是肖像描写、心理描写,显示了海明威描写的传神。这些精巧的构思与传神的描写构成了小说的结构艺术特色。     

艺术设计教育在综合性大学发展的空间分析

通过对艺术设计产生的历史回顾,以及艺术设计教育在我国高校的发展过程,探讨当前在综合性大学发展艺术设计教育存在的问题及前景分析。     

资源、环境与农业可持续发展的政策引导

传统的农业增长方式不仅带来了资源的巨大浪费,也导致了农业发展环境的恶化。从农业发展的长远考虑,转变农业发展方式,积极支持农业发展与社会经济、生态环境相协调,走出一条可持续发展的道路,是社会主义新农村建设的必然选择。     

对山东蓬莱发现高丽青瓷的思索

在山东半岛蓬莱市登州古港发现高丽镶嵌青瓷,是中国第一次从古代海船上发现高丽青瓷,表明高丽青瓷从海路输入中国的历史情况,填补了中韩经贸史的空白。高丽镶嵌青瓷的面世,对中韩文化交流、经贸史、陶瓷史、航运史的研究具有重要的意义。