1978年前后万里农村改革精神研究

1978年前后,在中国农村家庭联产承包责任制改革进程中,万里表现出了实事求是、注重实效的唯实精神;不计得失、不惧风险的无畏精神;以人为本、尊重群众的大爱精神;敢闯敢干、勇于探索的创新精神。他对中国农村的改革发挥了重要的历史作用。     

华美的綦组:论辞赋的句式

辞赋是亦诗亦文之体.它的句式是在吸取先秦诗骚艺术经验基础上,由一批天才赋家渐次创造出来的.其字数以四言、六言、三言为基干,形式以对偶为主而骈散结合,既有散文的灵动之气,更有诗歌的整齐之美,摇曳多姿,美不胜收.这种优美的句式不仅是辞赋艺术性的重要体现,对中国文学的发展也有重要贡献,后世诗文有不少体式从辞赋中受到启发.     

Immediate and Longer-Term Connections Between Support and Stress in Pregnant/Parenting and Non-Pregnant/Non-Parenting Adolescents

Despite the substantial amount of literature focusing on social support for pregnant and parenting adolescents, few studies have directly examined the relationships among stress and social support across their transition to parenting. The present study investigates the nature of the relationship between stress and support both before and after the birth of the baby. Two groups of adolescent females (one group facing parenthood and one not) completed measures of support and stress across a 7-month period (N = 231) to coincide with the transition to parenthood. In general, support and stress were negatively related when measured concurrently and positively related over time for parenting adolescents but not the non-parenting group. Understanding how long social support impacts stress will enable practitioners to identify when best to provide interventions for pregnant and parenting adolescents.     

论我国建立行政判例制度的必要性

判例法具备很强的灵活性和社会适应力，能够有效弥补成文法的缺陷，在行政法领域表现出明显的优势。从统一法律适用、弥补行政立法的不足和完善司法解释的角度，论证我国建立行政判例制度的必要性。     

Reflections on the Voluntary Self-Exclusion of Gamblers and the Law-Suits against Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation

Legalized gambling in Canada is governed by Provincial legislation. In Ontario, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is responsible for all aspects of gambling in the Province. There have been a number of recent lawsuits against this Crown agency of the Government of Ontario by gamblers, most of which have been settled or otherwise resolved. A recent class-action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of Ontario gamblers against this agency raises a number of interesting questions regarding the issue of responsibility and liability. The questions surround the issue of self-exclusionary practices of gamblers who deem themselves in need of external intervention in order interesting questions regarding the issue of responsibility and liability. The questions surround the issue to abstain from further gambling. A contract is voluntarily signed by the self-excluding gamblers whereby their further attendance at gaming venues is prevented and could be punishable by law. Where the gaming venues have failed to enforce the terms of this contract, gamblers have continued to gamble at these establishments. The class-action lawsuit stems from the grievances of these self-excluded gamblers who were not turned away. Relevant psychological theories and recent findings pertaining to gambling are reviewed and questions relevant to these grievances are discussed in favor of government responsibility and liability toward gamblers.     

文化全球化背景下的社会主义核心价值体系建设

社会主义核心价值体系是认识和评判中国特色社会主义的标准和取向,是社会主义意识形态的本质体现.随着世界的多极化和经济全球化,世界各国的文化交往日益广泛、深入,由此产生的文化的全球化已成为不争的事实.文化全球化在对我国民族文化带来冲击的同时,也为我国民族文化的发展带来了机遇.把社会主义核心价值体系置于文化全球化语境中进行解读,既有利于我们准确地把握社会主义核心价值体系与世界文化的关系,也有利于以社会主义核心价值体系统领和指导我国的和谐文化建设.     

Can Demographic Variables Predict Lottery and Pari-mutuel Losses? An Empirical Investigation

Using data from the 2004 and 2005 Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CES) comprising of 15,000 respondents, this study examines two research questions. The first of these considers the demographic differences between households whose members lose money playing the lottery and/or engaging in pari-mutuel betting and those whose members do not lose money participating in such activities. The second assesses demographic differences among households whose members lose money playing the lottery and/or engaging in pari-mutuel betting. It was found that respondents living in money-losing households are slightly older, better off financially, more likely to be married or divorced, more likely to live in a state with at least one legal casino and more likely to live in the Northeast than respondents living in non-money-losing households. Among those living in money-losing households, the least wealthy and African American respondents are more likely to lose a higher proportion of their respective incomes purchasing lottery tickets and engaging in pari-mutuel betting than wealthier respondents and whites.     

A special combinatorial problem: pitch arrangement for pneumatic tires

In this paper, we introduce a combinatorial problem faced in the tire industry and then define it and optimize it by tabu search from the perspective of operational research. Such a problem is termed the pitch arrangement problem and involves both selecting and sequencing problems along with noninteger design variables. Pitch arrangement is an essential procedure for tires before their manufacture. Using this procedure, engineers have to choose an optimal groove distribution on tire treads for the purpose of manufacturing low-noise tires. Most research works on pitch arrangement are supported by tire companies, and their results are patented instead of being published. In this study, we define the abovementioned problem clearly and optimize it by tabu search. Two actual manufactured tires are chosen for the case studies. In addition, two patents and two types of pitch sequences optimized by genetic algorithms are also applied to these two tires for comparison. The pitch arrangement is optimized successfully and the performance of tabu search is found to be outstanding.