科幻小说的科技创新功能

科幻小说具有科学基因与文学基因的双重属性,这种双重属性从根基上决定了科幻小说与科技创新有着不解的情结,从科技探索的动力层面和科技成果的孕育层面论述了科幻小说的创新价值,以期引起人们对文学科学价值的关注。     

Goal Ambiguity and Organizational Performance in U.S. Federal Agencies

In spite of numerous observations that government organizationshave high levels of organizational goal ambiguity that exertmajor influences on their other characteristics, few researchershave measured goal ambiguity and tested these frequent assertions.In previous research, we developed measures of four dimensionsof goal ambiguity: mission comprehension ambiguity, directivegoal ambiguity, evaluative goal ambiguity, and priority goalambiguity. Confirming hypotheses developed from the literatureon public organizations, the latter three variables showed relationsto such organizational characteristics as organizational age,financial publicness (proportion of funding from governmentallocations), and regulatory status. This article reports asecond analytical step of examining the relations between thegoal ambiguity dimensions and indicators of organizational performancebased on responses to the 2000 National Partnership for ReinventingGovernment Survey of federal employees. The performance variablesincluded managerial effectiveness, customer service orientation,productivity, and work quality. Regression analyses with numerouscontrol variables found that directive, evaluative, and prioritygoal ambiguity related negatively to managerial effectiveness.All four performance indicators showed significant negativerelationships with evaluative goal ambiguity and directive goalambiguity. The results provide further evidence of the viabilityof the new measures of goal ambiguity, support theory-basedbut previously untested hypotheses, and further indicate thefeasibility and value of analyzing goal ambiguity of governmentorganizations.     

稻作起源的考古学探索

根据农业起源理论与考古学实例分析,长江下游的水稻栽培发生在野生资源非常丰富的自然环境里,其驯化机制并非饥馑和用于果腹,很可能是为了增加美食的酿酒。稻作农业在良渚阶段成为主要经济形态与复杂社会强化剩余产品生产密切相关,良渚酋邦解体后的马桥文化又退回到了狩猎采集经济。农业经济最终成为不可逆转的发展趋势,是野生资源持续减少、人口增长和社会复杂化等因素共同作用的结果。文章呼吁,中国的农业起源研究要摆脱一味寻找最早栽培谷粒来确定农业起源时间和地点的模式,从人地关系的互动来了解农业起源的潜因和具体进程。     

Labor relations and technological change at Canadian Pacific Railway

There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun Long before the white man and long before the wheel When the green dark forest was too silent to be real For they looked into the future and what did they see They saw an iron road running from the sea to the sea Bringing the goods to a young growing land All up through the seaports and into their hands From “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” by Gordon Lightfoot The authors thank CPR managers and union officials representing CPR employees for their cooperation and patience in explaining the intricacies of the railroad industry. Special appreciation is extended to Jason Copping, Labour Relations Manager, for his facilitating our initial access to the company.     

住宅户型设计探讨

近年来我国住宅建设日趋兴盛，住宅成为居民新的消费热点，住宅设计进入新的发展阶段，本文比较与研究已建住宅的优点与不足，探讨住宅户型设计在现阶段的重要性，设计原则及应关注的问题。     

本族语、目标语和中介语三语相交的二语习得理论模型

依据格语法中的格框架理论分析了英国国家语料库(BNC)中动词adapt, cost和survive的语言使用情况并作了较精细的统计,同时依据格框架理论分析了中国英语学习者语料库(CLEC)中同这三个动词相关的误用、滥用和少用现象,并进行了较精细的统计. 在此分析和统计的基础上,对Harmerly等人的中介语理论模型提出了质疑,进而提出了一个本族语、目标语和中介语三语相交的第二语言习得模型.     

自然环境变化的加速度规律

自然环境越来越受到社会的关注 ,近些年来 ,自然环境污染破坏日益严重 ,严重威胁着人类的生存和发展。就森林减少、生物物种减少和土地沙漠化、空气、水体污染加剧等几个方面进行了讨论 ,并分析了自然环境变化的原因 ,同时还对未来自然环境变化进行了预测 ,提出了自然环境变化存在一个加速度的观点     

In Whose Backyard?: Concern About Siting a Nuclear Waste Facility*

Proponents of hazardous and nuclear waste depositories label opponents to local siting of such facilities “NIMBYs” (Not In My Backyard). This study assesses the extent to which the NIMBY label and the strategies of industry proponents to reduce opposition function on a reasonable set of assumptions. Using survey data and multiple regression techniques, the levels of concern of residents living in the county selected as the site of a low level radioactive waste disposal facility (imminent threat condition) are compared with a statewide sample (hypothetical threat condition). Consistent with proponents' theoretical assumptions, the levels of concern are greater for respondents under conditions of imminent threat than of hypothetical threat. However, within the host county, levels of concern are lowest, albeit most polarized, in the community closest to the proposed site. A conflict theory approach enhances an understanding of these findings by suggesting that within the most proximate community levels of concern are lowest for citizens who stand to gain the most economic benefits from the facility but highest for those citizens who are least likely to derive tangible gains.     

重视本科教学评估促进教学质量提高--赴洛阳工学院考察本科教学评估的几点感想

开展高等学校本科教学工作随机性水平评估是国家加强对高等学校教学工作宏观管理与指导的一项重要举措。本文论述了高等学校本科教学评估的重要性,介绍了本科教学评估的主要内容、形式和特点,并结合洛阳工学院本科教学评估考察情况,对我校本科教学以及迎接教学评估工作提出几点建议。