Palm snags are a critical nesting resource for woodpeckers in an urbanized tropical region

Urban Ecosystems - Critical resources for birds nesting in cities can support populations in spite of the challenges imposed by urbanization, and the identification of such resources can shed light...     

论英汉文学翻译中的模糊化与具体化

由于英汉思维、文化及表达方式上的差异,在英汉翻译时常常需要在"具体"和"模糊"或"实"与"虚"之间作必要的转换.有些在英语中十分具体的词句在汉译时需作模糊化的处理,化实为虚;反之,有些在英语原文中较为模糊或笼统的表达在汉译时又需作具体化的处理,交抽象为具体.     

外国留学生游世博园

沈阳成功地举办了世界园艺博览会吸引了大批中外游客,也吸引了在沈读书的外国留学生。初夏,沈阳的天空阳光明媚,风和日丽,正在中国医科大学留学生英语班学习的印度、斯里兰卡、巴基斯坦和尼泊尔的留学生一行45人来到了沈阳世博园观光游览。     

On hysteretic vector autoregressive model with applications

This paper proposes a new hysteretic vector autoregressive (HVAR) model in which the regime switching may be delayed when the hysteresis variable lies in a hysteresis zone. We integrate an adapted multivariate Student-t distribution from amending the scale mixtures of normal distributions. This HVAR model allows for a higher degree of flexibility in the degrees of freedom for each time series. We use the proposed model to test for a causal relationship between any two target time series. Using posterior odds ratios, we overcome the limitations of the classical approach to multiple testing. Both simulated and real examples herein help illustrate the suggested methods. We apply the proposed HVAR model to investigate the causal relationship between the quarterly growth rates of gross domestic product of United Kingdom and United States. Moreover, we check the pairwise lagged dependence of daily PM2.5 levels in three districts of Taipei.     

Comfort with discussions about death,religiosity, and attitudes about end‐of‐life care

In end‐of‐life (EOL) care research, death anxiety and religiosity are often overlooked. Terror management theory (TMT) may provide a useful conceptual model with which to examine how comfort discussing death and religiosity influence attitudes related to EOL care. A telephone‐based survey was conducted among community‐dwelling adults in the Unites States. Via random sampling, with over‐sampling of Hispanics/African Americans, 123 completed survey interviews (response rate = 46%) were analyzed. Respondents were more likely to have better attitudes toward EOL care if they were older or white, religiously active, and comfortable with the subject of death. Religiosity and comfort discussing death were correlated with each other and remained significant predictors of attitudes about EOL care even without demographic covariates. Findings suggest that promoting an open dialogue about mortality may improve attitudes about EOL care and utilization of palliative care services. The study also provides evidence about the utility and applicability of TMT for EOL care.     

Comparison on predictors of mental health service use among Asian older adults

Studies have mostly examined mental health service use of older Asian immigrant combining all Asian Americans into one group whereas immigration backgrounds and socioeconomic status of each Asian minority group are different. Therefore, this study aimed to identify predictors of mental health service use within specific ethnic groups among older Asian adults focusing on Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, and Vietnamese in California. The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations (BMVP) is used to guide the secondary data analysis of a sample of 3,453 older Asian immigrants from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Logistic and linear regression analyses are performed to examine predictors of mental health service use and the frequency of mental health service use, respectively. As results, mental health‐seeking patterns differ by ethnicity within the older Asian immigrant sample, not being married (Korean), higher levels of acculturation (Filipino), lower levels of neighborhood cohesion (Korean and Vietnamese), higher levels of perceived safety (Korean) and lower levels of perceived safety (Vietnamese), higher levels of mental distress (Korean and Filipino), and having perceived need (all) were related to more visits for mental health services. The study findings highlight the necessity of cultural competency services and programs for each Asian ethnicity.     

人性的被缚与抗争——生态女性主义视角下的《红字》

霍桑的《红字》在诞生一个世纪后,进入了生态女性主义文学批评的视野。这一视角的分析指出,以宗教为代表的父权制对人性残酷的压抑不但造成了诸多如海斯特这类女性命运的悲剧,也扭曲了男性生命状态,而回归自然、人性,于母性中汲取力量,是摆脱异化、重获生命和谐的希望与路径。     

对直接故意特殊形态的探究

我国刑法将故意犯罪分为直接故意和间接故意两种 ,在直接故意中 ,存在一种特殊形态 ,即 :明知—必然性—放任。由于立法的局限性 ,理论界对特殊形态中的意志因素认识不同 ,众说不一。本文围绕这一问题 ,结合故意犯罪的内涵、构成要素、直接故意与间接故意的区别 ,说明在直接故意特殊形态下 ,存在一种介乎于“希望”和“放任”之间的独立的心理态度 ,从而对我国刑法中犯罪故意的概念提出质疑     

论案例教学在公共关系课程中的运用与功效

案例教学是一种科学、高效的教学方法,它能够激发学生的学习兴趣、培养创造性思维,提高实践技能.<公共关系学>是一门应用性很强的课程,在教学中正确地运用案例、准确严密地剖析案例并结合实践进行公共关系策划,能取得较好的教学效果.