The reproductive health indices and sex hormone levels in middle-aged and elderly Chinese men

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the age-related recession trajectory of reproductive health indices in middle-aged and elderly Chinese men.

Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Jiashan County, Zhejiang in 2012. Healthy men between 40 and 80 years of age were considered eligible for the study. Physical examination and the sex hormones were measured. The subjects were assessed based on the 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) for Erectile Dysfunction (ED), and Aging Males’ Symptoms (AMS) scale for Symptomatic Late-Onset Hypogonadism (SLOH).

Results: TG showed a decrease at age 60 years. Testis volume and TT did not show significant difference among the four age groups; cFT began to decrease at age 50 years and Bio-T decreased faster at age 50 years. SHBG and LH increased faster at age 50 and 70 years, respectively. IIEF5 score decrease faster at age 60 years. AMS scores increased faster at age 70 years. With the increase in age, the symptoms of ED and SLOH became severer.

Conclusion: Different indices on reproductive health of men showed turning points at different ages. At first, androgenic sex hormones decreased faster, and then erectile dysfunction got severer, and the last overall male syndromes declined.     

China and global internet governance: toward an alternative analytical framework

Drawing on historical methods, this study assesses the conventional “cyber-sovereignty” framework, which has been used to capture and interpret China’s stance toward global Internet governance. This framework focuses on political control and tends to reduce China’s policies to the attempts by an authoritarian state to elevate governments and intergovernmental organizations to be the only legitimate governors of global cyberspace. As it traces the evolution of China’s relationship with the global Internet in the past three decades, the study demonstrates that China’s stance is more complex than the prevalent framework allows and that it is both built upon and different from the US-centric, market-oriented Internet governance scheme. This study recognizes the inadequacy of the conventional framework and invokes a theory of critical political economy of communication, thereby offering an alternative model to explicate the complex power dynamics behind China’s changing strategies. The alternative model advanced in this study is based on the understanding of China’s evolving approach as the product of multifaceted interactions among a group of power-holders that include both state agencies and business units on the transnational level.     

江苏省制造业服务化路径研究

制造业服务化是推动制造业转型升级的方向,是转变经济发展方式的重要着力点。选取了7类不同行业,调研了2012年江苏省百强企业中7个企业,通过案例分析总结了江苏省制造业服务化的现状以及存在的问题。从政府角度,提出了江苏省制造业服务化的总体思路与举措建议。研究认为:政府应加强制造业与生产性服务业的互动融合发展,加快推进高层次制造业服务化,形成政府、企业、社会团体、科研院所四方相结合的工作体系,致力于发展电子商务、提升现代服务业、推进信息化应用、增强科技创新能力、发展高新技术产业等工作。     

论我国朝鲜族加入中华民族大家庭的历史过程

我国朝鲜族加入中华民族大家庭的历史过程,始于清代,经民国、伪满、解放战争时期,直至中华人民共和国成立,最后成为我国公民。在这一过程中,朝鲜族人民与其他民族一道,在开发东北边疆和反帝反封建斗争中,患难与共,结成了深厚的友谊和不可分割的关系。朝鲜族人民不断吸收中华民族的优秀文化,逐步发展成为当之无愧的我国56个民族之一。     

美国高校学生管理体系

在学生发展理论的指导下,美国高校学生管理形成了比较成熟、现代的思想体系,在管理模式、管理理念、管理机构、管理职能、管理队伍、管理经费、管理制度、管理内容、管理方式、管理环境等方面贯穿着"为学生发展服务"的宗旨。美国高校学生管理的实践,对促进我国高校学生工作的改革和发展具有重要的借鉴意义。     

论《马伯乐》的女性视角

本文主要从女性视角的角度论述了萧红的长篇小说《马伯乐》,认为《马伯乐》对传统观念中的“大丈夫”形象作了彻底的否定和消解;它是萧红独特的战时生活体验的抒写,在艺术上也充分显示了一名女性作家观察生活以及表述方式的独特之处。     

基于德育的大学生学业辅导体系的构建

当代大学生是社会进步的重要推手,其能否树立正确的价值理念,关系到我国社会主义道路的发展进程。基于德育的大学生学业辅导体系,有助于培养具有社会主义理想的有为青年。分析了构建德育化大学生学业辅导体系的内涵,阐述了体系构建中存在的主要问题,并提出了具体的改进建议。     

Co-Occurring Psychosocial Problems and Multiple Sexual Partners among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Shanghai,China: A Syndemic Approach

We aimed to apply syndemic theory to verify the association and reinforcing effects between psychosocial problems and multiple sexual partners (MSP) of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Shanghai, China. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 547 MSM in Shanghai, China using a face-to-face survey. Sociodemographic and psychosocial data were collected, as well as information on MSP and condomless anal sex. In the 6 months prior to the survey, 54.3% of the MSM sample had had MSP. Univariate analysis showed that self-esteem, depression, loneliness, sexual compulsivity, and involuntary subordination (IS) were associated with MSP. Sexual compulsivity (multivariate odds ratio [ORm] = 2.94, 95% CI = 1.76–4.91) and IS (ORm = 1.79, 95% CI = 1.14–2.81) remained significant in multivariate analysis. MSM with five or more psychosocial problems had greater odds of (adjusted odds ratios = 3.06, 95% CI = 1.49–6.25) having MSP in the previous 6 months than the non-syndemic group. Our findings provide preliminary confirmation of the additive relationship of syndemic psychosocial health conditions and MSP among MSM in Shanghai, China. An integrated intervention with special focus on sexual compulsivity and IS is needed.     

Supportive organizational environment,work-life enrichment,trust and turnover intention: A national survey of PRSA membership

Based on an online survey of a national random sample of the PRSA membership (n?=?650), this study is among the first to explore public relations employees’ own turnover intention and propose three contributing factors for employers to keep top talent in PR industry: a family-supportive organizational environment; the positive, enriching impact of professional work upon practitioners’ life; and PR practitioners’ trust toward employers. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.     

How leader role identity influences the process of leader emergence: A social network analysis

Contemporary theories on leadership development emphasize the importance of having a leader identity in building leadership skills and functioning effectively as leaders. We build on this approach by unpacking the role leader identity plays in the leader emergence process. Taking the perspective that leadership is a dynamic social process between group members, we propose a social network-based process model whereby leader role identity predicts network centrality (i.e., betweenness and indegree), which then contributes to leader emergence. We test our model using a sample of 88 cadets participating in a leadership development training course. In support of our model, cadets who possess a stronger leader role identity at the beginning of the course were more likely to emerge as leaders. However this relationship was only mediated by one form of network centrality, indegree centrality, reflecting one's ability to build relationships within one's group. Implications for research and practice are discussed.