New combinatorial designs and their applications to group testing

A class of designs with property C(t) are introduced for the first time, and their applications in group testing of samples are studied.     

The Routinization of Social Movement Organizations: China as a Deviant Case*

This paper has two purposes: (1) to show how previous work in complex organizations, social movements and political development converges to predict routinization of successful social movement organizations, and (2) to explore the Chinese experiment in organization as a deviant case for the “law” of routinization. First, theories from three substantive areas are shown to predict routinization of social movement organizations. Next, an alternative model of organization, the Maoist model, is presented. Then, recent social history of China is examined to see if the model has been implemented. Lastly, several generalizations about the routinization process are drawn from the Chinese case.     

Urban Air Quality in North-East England: Exploring the Influences on Local Views and Perceptions

We set out to explore potential influences on public views about urban air quality in two different, but geographically close, districts in North-East England via a postal survey. The neighborhoods surveyed were chosen to contrast material deprivation, proximity to industry, and two districts (Teesside and Sunderland), and the respondents within them were contrasted by their gender, age, and illness status. The strongest influences on views about local air quality were found to be proximity to industry, residence in Teesside, and, to a lesser extent, age and illness status. This suggests that neighborhood characteristics play an important role in shaping public perceptions of air quality.     

20世纪西方与中国的同化：美国诗人庞德《比萨诗章》中的'观音'想象

基于19世纪末20世纪初艺术历史学家费诺洛萨和宾扬的著作,20世纪美国诗人庞德在创作生涯的初期便迷恋上了佛教中的观音。他在诗作中将观音形象与西方的圣母玛利亚形象合一,旨在融合西方与东方的宗教圣像,并尝试将孔子形象与她们并列。庞德并没有像其他学者那样将观音基督化,而是在诗作中突显了观音的宗教特征。这些宗教特征中最重要的元素是观音的净水瓶、莲花、杨柳枝和月亮,庞德在第二次世界大战后期撰写的《比萨诗章》中着力书写了这些象征元素,而他此前的创作手稿对这些元素的表现更为清晰。这些尚未全部出版的手稿塑造了观音的传统形象,展现了上天的慈悲为怀和自然的治愈能力,它既是多元文化的,又是真挚个人的。深入细察庞德的意大利文和英文手稿中的观音形象,《比萨诗章》中观音的意蕴便昭然若揭。     

A description and clinical research application of the control-mastery theory

An introduction to the key concepts in a new psychoanalytic theory, “control-mastery theory” is offered. The role of the trauma and the resulting development of pathogenic beliefs is emphasized in the etiology of all psychopathology. The clinical interventions therapists can use to help patients disconfirm pathogenic beliefs are described. An empirical study is referred to which demonstrates the power of the theory to predict the patient's immediate reactions to the therapist's termination interpretations (Bush & Gassner 1986).     

U.S. student-run agencies: Organization, attributes and adviser perceptions of student learning outcomes

Student-run communications agencies mimic professional public relations and advertising agencies by providing students with a professional environment in which to work on real projects for real clients. This study involved a survey of agency advisers at AEJMC universities and ACEJMC-accredited universities to evaluate the attributes, structure, and perceived student learning outcomes of agencies in the U.S. Though agencies vary greatly in how they are structured and managed, this study suggests student agencies in general are indeed beneficial to student learning, particularly in the areas of skills application and professionalism. Despite the benefit to students, agencies receive little funding relative to other campus media and agency advisers often receive limited support for the required time commitment. Agency organization, adviser time commitment, and agency facilities are examined in regard to their impact on agency protocols and perceptions of student learning.