《日本涉藏史:近代日本与中国西藏》简评

秦永章博士的新著《日本涉藏史:近代日本与中国西藏》(中国藏学出版社2005年8月出版)是一部比较全面地介绍和论述近代日本与我国西藏地方之间关系的学术专著。19世纪末,当日本推行其“大陆政策”对亚洲大陆进行侵略扩张时,地处南亚、中亚、东亚交合点的西藏具有相当重要的战略地位。如果控制了西藏地区,对推进其“大陆政策”无疑是大有裨益的,因此,日本当局千方百计地企图早日把西藏纳入其势力范围。然而,当时之中国西藏属于英国自定的势力范围,由于“日英同盟”的制约,日本当局不能直接染指西藏。于是便采取间接的方式,利用日本佛教团体如…     

象雄语医学文献I.O.755试析

象雄语医学写卷Ⅰ.O.755出自敦煌莫高窟藏经洞,是目前所知最古老的象雄语医学文献实物.该文献正文共有120行42段,是用邬坚体藏文字母转写的.文章通过对该写卷字母、符号、书写,以及构词规则、句子结构等方面的初步分析,对写卷的特征作了全面的介绍,并排除梵、藏语文写本的可能性,倾向于认同其为象雄语写本.将其中部分词语与梵、藏语药名对比后,初步推断出写本中部分语词是药物名称,进而推测出写本中重复出现的部分词、句的含义.由此初步认定,该写本是包括41组医方的象雄语医药文献.     

探索民族文化发展之路

本文在总结分析"十五"期间广西民族文化工作取得的成绩的基础上,提出广西民族文化发展的思路:强化民族文化是一个民族的灵魂和根基的共识;以民族节庆为平台,广泛推崇民族文化;加强和扶持民族文化载体建设,借助现代化手段,推动民族文化走向全国、走向世界;构建"点、线、区、网"相连的民族文化体系。     

Robust Smoothed Rank Estimation Methods for Accelerated Failure Time Model Allowing Clusters

Smoothed Gehan rank estimation methods are widely used in accelerated failure time (AFT) models with/without clusters. However, most methods are sensitive to outliers in the covariates. In order to solve this problem, we propose robust approaches based on the smoothed Gehan rank estimation methods for the AFT model, allowing for clusters by employing two different weight functions. Simulation studies show that the proposed methods outperform existing smoothed rank estimation methods regarding their biases and standard deviations when there are outliers in the covariates. The proposed methods are also applied to a real dataset from the “Major cardiovascular interventions” study.     

Symmetrical Design of Experiment in Global Sensitivity Analysis Based on ANOVA High-dimensional Model Representation

This article reviews symmetrical global sensitivity analysis based on the analysis of variance of high-dimensional model representation. To overcome the computational difficulties and explore the use of symmetrical design of experiment (SDOE), two methods are presented. If the form of the objective function f is known, we use SDOE to estimate the symmetrical global sensitivity indices instead of Monte Carlo or quasi-Monte Carlo simulation. Otherwise, we use the observed values of the experiment to do symmetrical global sensitivity analysis. These methods are easy to implement and can reduce the computational cost. An example is given by symmetrical design of experiment.     

Social inequalities in intimate partner violence: a study of women in Kenya

This study examines social inequalities in intimate partner violence (IPV) among women of reproductive age in Kenya. A sample comprising 3,696 women was retrieved from the Kenyan Demographic and Health Survey of 2003. The study design was cross-sectional. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Results indicated that while high education among women reduced the risk of IPV exposure, both being employed and having a higher education/occupational status than her partner increased a woman's vulnerability to IPV. Age differences between the partners, illiteracy, and lack of autonomy and access to information increased the likelihood of IPV. Finally, being in polygamous relationships was associated with IPV exposure. The findings indicate demographic, social, and structural differences in exposure to IPV with important implications for interventions.     

《易经》哲学思想的混沌性刍议

关于《易经》(《周易》本文部分)哲学思想的性质究竟是唯物的还是唯心的问题,历来有不同的看法。本文认为,《易经》的哲学思想是呈混沌状态的,其性质就是混沌性。这种混沌性表现为唯心主义和唯物主义并存、唯物主义和唯心主义成分的互相渗透。认识《易经》哲学思想的混沌性,决不是搞折中调和,这种混沌实际上代表了人类早期认识的特征,是反映论在人类认识初始阶段的客观表现。     

罗大春在台史事及有关问题试探

罗大春是晚清贵州著名的将领之一,他虽出身贫寒,但因勇猛善战而得到清廷赏识,并升迁至从一品的福建、湖南陆路提督等职.综观其一生,最大的亮点莫过于同治光绪两朝之交,奉命赴台开展的"开山抚番"活动,为开发台湾和抵御外来侵略作出重要贡献.赴台成为其人生的重大转折点,对其后半生影响巨大.     

Application of Social Choice Theory to Modify the Value Measure of Health Systems

Social Indicators Research - As a new composite indicator for capturing the value delivered by health systems of developing and developed economies, the Value Measure is the arithmetic average of...