An Integrative View of the Institutional Repositories in Hong Kong: Strategies and Challenges

This paper reports on the developmental strategies, challenges and directions of the institutional repositories of the higher educational institutions in Hong Kong. The study integrates the size, content, full text and public accessibility of these repositories. The paper also compares archived output with research output as registered by the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. Percentages of archived work are low for journal and conference papers, but moderate for graduate theses. These deposit rates reflect the differing institutional policies. In recognizing these challenges, the Hong Kong Open Access Committee has been formed to address regional issues in knowledge sharing.     

高科技型中小企业技术合作动机与模式的实证研究

企业通过合作来实现创新的动机很多,通过对高科技型中小企业的问卷调查和数据分析,结果表明,高科技型中小企业开展技术合作的主要动机是进入新的市场、向合作伙伴学习、扩大经济规模或范围及技术转移等.企业采用的主要合作模式包括,联合研究协议、联合开发协议、合资及客户与供应商的研发合同等.企业合作的主要动机和对合作模式的选择与企业的规模和企业成长年龄有显著的相关性.     

中国现代文化史上的"泰戈尔热"——五四学界对泰戈尔的译介与研究(1920～1924)

1920～1924年中国学界出现一股"泰戈尔热",其根本原因是泰戈尔的思想、风格与"五四"文学的现代诉求相吻合.当时,刊登泰戈尔的载体众多、特点各异,翻译泰戈尔的作品数量巨大、体裁广泛,并形成了强大的译介与研究群体."泰戈尔热"不仅启迪一批五四作家走上文学创作的道路,促进了中国旧文学向新文学的转化;而且还引起了五四知识界激烈的思想文化论争,促使五四知识分子思考如何对待新文学、传统文化、东西方文化等一系列关乎中国文化走向的重要问题;此外这股热潮还沟通了中断千年的中印文化交流,奠定了印度中国学的基础,促进了中国印度学的发展.     

论我国对外连带保证案件的法律适用问题——以诉讼时效为例

关于对外连带保证案件的法律适用,我国审判实践尚无统一的做法。本文以诉讼时效的法律适用为例,认为如果涉案保证经过审批的,其法律适用应尊重当事人的意思自治,未经审批的,则应以直接适用法为由适用我国内地法处理,而且,此种区分将导致在诉讼时效问题上法律适用的不同。     

马克思的实践创生自由观

实践创生性是马克思自由生存观的本质。自由是人通过实践自我实现的过程 ,这一过程是在人与客观世界互为对象化的运动中得以实现的 ,而对象化活动两个过程的分离产生了异化。自由的实现是全面扬弃异化的历史过程 ,它经历了三大历史形态     

楚文化的特点及影响

楚文化是我国古文化的重要一支 ,它是以江汉地区为中心 ,在原始宗教、巫术、神话的沃土中发展起来的一支由楚人创造的具有浓郁地方色彩的开放而多元的南国文化。原始楚文化以神巫性、浪漫性、卓然不屈的文化精神的总体特征 ,对文学加以渗透 ,形成了南楚文学的独特风格 ,为后世中华民族灿烂文化的形成和发展做出了突出贡献     

文学批评理论的双重话语--基于问题意识的再审

作为文学研究的当代知识范型,批评理论在对传统文论的超越中,逐步形成了自己阐释文学的基本思路。新时期以来的中国文论形态却往往从审美关系论域出发,以批评模式对它进行诠释和界说。由此,忽视了贯穿于其中的问题意识与文学研究理论构成之间的对应关联,淡化乃至消解了批评理论的双重性质。正视并阐明当代文学批评理论的话语构成和理论视域,对于当代中国文论更新观念形貌、介入本土文学具有重要的意义。     

中国C2C电子商务网站的用户体验

通过学生用户试用在两个不同文化背景下设计出来的C2C电子商务网站——淘宝网和Ebay易趣,并进行初次网上购物体验活动,以及对测试后满意度问卷的分析,结果显示:在用户决定购买的过程中,网站概念/功能的传递和表达对用户的影响最大,它们会影响到用户的初次购买决定;而流程的跳转以及交互行为的不平衡会对用户的购买过程造成影响;对用户初次购物总体评价影响最大的是功能满足。两个网站的系统可用性与界面设计不能决定用户的总体评价,但却会影响到用户对网站的感觉。因此,创建一个对用户有用、好用和想用的购物网站就必须要满足功能、交互以及冲击三个层次的要求。     

Testing homogeneity in semiparametric mixture case–control models

Parametric and semiparametric mixture models have been widely used in applications from many areas, and it is often of interest to test the homogeneity in these models. However, hypothesis testing is non standard due to the fact that several regularity conditions do not hold under the null hypothesis. We consider a semiparametric mixture case–control model, in the sense that the density ratio of two distributions is assumed to be of an exponential form, while the baseline density is unspecified. This model was first considered by Qin and Liang (2011 Qin, J., Liang, K.Y. (2011). Hypothesis testing in a mixture case–control model. Biometrics 67(1):182–198.[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], biometrics), and they proposed a modified score statistic for testing homogeneity. In this article, we consider alternative testing procedures based on supremum statistics, which could improve power against certain types of alternatives. We demonstrate the connection and comparison among the proposed and existing approaches. In addition, we provide a unified theoretical justification of the supremum test and other existing test statistics from an empirical likelihood perspective. The finite-sample performance of the supremum test statistics was evaluated in simulation studies.     

Child learning and family mealtime environment,parenting style and family functioning among preschoolers in Hong Kong

A two-wave longitudinal study on 470 parent–child dyads examined the impact of family mealtime environment, parenting style and family functioning on preschoolers’ (three to six years old) learning. Measures included parent report on parenting style, family functioning, family meal frequency, mealtime television, feeding practice, teacher/parent report of academic competence and individual assessment of preschoolers’ preschool concepts. Family mealtime environment variables were associated with pre-schoolers’ learning, in addition to parenting style and family functioning, after controlling for family income and wave 1 preschoolers’ learning. The results highlighted the importance of family mealtime environment on preschoolers’ learning.