Spillover Effects of Carbon Footprint Labelling on Less Developed Countries: The Example of the East Asia Summit Region

The spillover effects of carbon footprint (CFP) labelling are particularly significant in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region which has closely integrated production networks, wide development gaps and predominantly small and medium‐sized enterprises. Poor management of the effects would undermine not only the effectiveness of CFP labelling, but also EAS efforts towards economic integration and the narrowing of development gaps. Well‐designed labelling schemes, accessible and affordable data and transparent certification processes are essential, as well as capacity‐building and engagement of non‐labelling countries, in particular LDCs.     

Psychometric and Demographic Predictors of the Perceived Risk of Terrorist Threats and the Willingness to Pay for Terrorism Risk Management Programs

A 2009 national telephone survey of 924 U.S. adults assessed perceptions of terrorism and homeland security issues. Respondents rated severity of effects, level of understanding, number affected, and likelihood of four terrorist threats: poisoned water supply; explosion of a small nuclear device in a major U.S. city; an airplane attack similar to 9/11; and explosion of a bomb in a building, train, subway, or highway. Respondents rated perceived risk and willingness to pay (WTP) for dealing with each threat. Demographic, attitudinal, and party affiliation data were collected. Respondents rated bomb as highest in perceived risk but gave the highest WTP ratings to nuclear device. For both perceived risk and WTP, psychometric variables were far stronger predictors than were demographic ones. OLS regression analyses using both types of variables to predict perceived risk found only two significant demographic predictors for any threat—Democrat (a negative predictor for bomb) and white male (a significant positive predictor for airline attack). In contrast, among psychometric variables, severity, number affected, and likelihood were predictors of all four threats and level of understanding was a predictor for one. For WTP, education was a negative predictor for three threats; no other demographic variables were significant predictors for any threat. Among psychometric variables, perceived risk and number affected were positive predictors of WTP for all four threats; severity and likelihood were predictors for three; level of understanding was a significant predictor for two.     

Rank test statistics for umbrella alternatives

This paper proposes an optimal rank test procedure for testing an umbrella alternative when the peak of the umbrella is known. It is referred to as maximin efficient linear rank test. Also when the peak of the umbrella is unknown, a test procedure is proposed and its performance is discussed.     

说“魃(八)怪”

问题 ,不失为一种有效至少是可行的办法 ,这与化验报告作为医生诊断疾病的参考或依据同属一理。举两个例子。例子一 :据笔者研究 ,《红楼梦》前 80回的语言有不少江淮方言 (下江官话 )的成份 (见《〈红楼梦〉语言的地方色彩》 ,载《红楼梦学刊》1 984年第 2辑 ) ,表明曹雪芹谙熟扬州、南京方言 ;而红学界对雍正六年 ( 1 72 8年 )曹家举家北返时曹雪芹的年龄有两种说法 ,一为 5岁 ,一为1 3岁 ,对《红楼梦》中方言的研究则支持后一说法。———如果孩提时代就离开一个地方 ,该地方言的影响就不可能有那么大了。又 ,后 40回和前80回运用方言情…     

作为"工程"的一类管理技术 --工业工程的历史考察

考察20世纪早期"工业工程"与"科学管理"在西方工业界同创共生的历史,可以发现当时以泰罗为代表的工业工程师们力图将管理的科学化通过工程(技术)化的途径来实现.中国知识界虽然很早就引进科学管理概念,却对工业工程的实施领悟较迟,直到近几十年才在产业界陆续推行."工程"和相应的engineering在中英文中都具有"管理"的含义,工业工程范畴有其演变过程,其汉译名也具有合理性.     

对见义勇为道德评价的不足及其法律完善

对见义勇为仅作道德评价是不够的 ,应强化对见义勇为的法律评价。然而 ,尽管我国目前的法律对见义勇为作出了积极、肯定的评价 ,但仍存在着不足 ,所以 ,应完善立法 ,提高对见义勇为的物质性控制     

BOOST－PFC电路反馈环节的优化设计

介绍了平均电流控制ＢＯＯＳＴ─ＰＦＣ电路的原理，建立了电流环和电压环的小信号简化模型，讨论了双环反馈环节的设计原则和方法，提出最优设计的思想和数学模型，并以一种ＢＯＯＳＴ─ＰＦＣ电路为例进行优化设计，计算模拟结果显示优化后有关指标好于优化前。     

从社会负担到社会责任--论苏南乡镇企业所承担的社会责任

企业承担一定的社会责任是现代企业制度的一个重要特征,同时也是企业立足社会、服务社会、发展自我的关键性因素.改制以前的苏南乡镇企业虽然在形式上承担了许多社区内的公共负担,但是,这是社区政府与乡镇企业所有人主体的重合,而非源于企业的内在动力.所以,实践中出现了对让苏南乡镇企业承担过重社会负担的批评.改制以后,在新的形势下,我们应当重新认识苏南乡镇企业所应当承担的社会责任.     

宜昌市旅游形象探析

通过分析宜昌市的地域背景 ,对宜昌市旅游形象进行了定位研究 ,提出了“水电旅游之都”的核心理念。并对宜昌市的旅游形象进行了策划 ,探讨了宜昌市旅游形象的塑造方略与途径     

对于巴门尼德残篇的解读意见--兼论希腊哲学中的συ和ontology

希腊哲学作为ontology的起源地,其on(ov)的原义是什么,如何理解和翻译,已经成为希腊哲学和全部西方哲学研究中的一个关键问题.本文以印欧语、汉语的有关语言学知识和希腊哲学发展线索的研究为依据,对巴门尼德原著(希腊文本)进行了系统的解读工作.首先是对巴门尼德提出的εστιν命题及σν的语言语义进行解读;在此基础上,进而对其哲学含义进行解读.文章强调指出:必须同时承认它的"存在/有/实在"含义和"是/真"的含义,认为双读是恰当的方法,并且强调:这两种含义关联相通不可分离,汉语词"真实"二字的联结就表达了二者的联系;从而指明希腊哲学及其ontology的根本特征,可以最简约地表达为"真实",即关于什么是真实的寻求.