Are Research Papers Reporting Results from Nutrigenetics Clinical Research a Potential Source of Biohype?

Nutrigenetics is a promising field, but the achievability of expected benefits is challenged by the methodological limitations that are associated with clinical research in that field. The mere existence of these limitations suggests that promises about potential outcomes may be premature. Thus, benefits claimed in scientific journal articles in which these limitations are not acknowledged might stimulate biohype. This article aims to examine whether nutrigenetics clinical research articles are a potential source of biohype. Of the 173 articles identified, 16 contained claims in which clinical applications were extrapolated from study results. The methodological limitations being incompletely acknowledged, these articles could potentially be a source of biohype.     

Workers' compensation in stress-related claims: Some thoughts for employers in the UK

Abstract

This article looks at the extent to which the Workmen's Compensation Laws in the USA and Canada accommodate stress-related claims. It questions the extent to which a similar pattern may follow in the UK and the potential implications for employers.     

我国东部向中部地区产业转移的态势、问题与建议

改革开放30年来我国社会经济迅速发展但区域发展越来越不平衡。产业转移是缩小区域差距,促进东中西三大地带协调发展的重要途径和手段。文章在分析东部沿海发达地区产业转移态势和问题的基础上,对中部地区接受东部地区产业转移提出了一些建议。     

论中国产业集群发展战略

培育和发展产业集群是提升区域竞争力的重要途径之一.作为一种特色经济,产业集群的竞争优势主要来源于其内生的集群经济效益.然而,目前中国的产业集群还主要依赖于低要素成本优势,发展层次低,缺乏持续竞争力.因此,要防范产业集群风险,避免产业集群走向衰退,关键是依靠自主创新和集群升级来提高其持续竞争力.从区域视角看,需要实施基于集群的区域竞争力提升战略,依靠培育产业集群来提升区域竞争力.     

旅游业与创意产业的融合——基于产业比较视角的研究

从产业的内涵、价值传递、影响方式、空间布局及产业与城市竞争力关系等六方面对旅游业和创意产业进行比较研究,阐述了两产业融合的理论诉求,同时对目前两产业融合的途径进行归纳、分类,并提出了“旅游可以创意化,创意可以旅游化”的发展理念,指出了产业融合对旅游业转型和可持续发展的意义。     

产业结构高级化与第三产业现代化

随着产业结构高级化,中外第三产业比重日趋增大,与人均GDP呈幂函数型相关关系。第三产业内部结构升级表现为流通部门比重下降,生活生产服务部门比重提高,传统服务业比重下降,现代服务业比重上升。由于对产业结构高级化趋势缺乏了解,对第三产业的性质、现代化与就业的关系存在误解,中国长期没有把第三产业现代化战略提上议事日程。在产业结构高级化、第三产业比重日趋增大的形势下,我国很有必要全面推进第三产业现代化。     

Uniformly asymptotic behavior for the tail probability of discounted aggregate claims in the time-dependent risk model with upper tail asymptotically independent claims

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we consider the tail behavior of discounted aggregate claims in a dependent risk model with constant interest force, in which the claim sizes are of upper tail asymptotic independence structure, and the claim size and its corresponding inter-claim time satisfy a certain dependence structure described by a conditional tail probability of the claim size given the inter-claim time before the claim occurs. For the case that the claim size distribution belongs to the intersection of long-tailed distribution class and dominant variation class, we obtain an asymptotic formula, which holds uniformly for all times in a finite interval. Moreover, we prove that if the claim size distribution belongs to the consistent variation class, the formula holds uniformly for all times in an infinite interval.     

海峡西岸主体经济区产业结构合理性实证研究

改革开放三十年来,作为海峡西岸主体经济区的福建省产业结构经过了一番调整,这番调整优化了福建产业结构,促进了福建经济增长。通过对福建省产业间比例分析、产业技术关联分析,得出福建省产业结构基本合理的结论。同时指出第一产业发展相对滞后的情况,结合协整分析和误差修正模型,给出了一些政策建议。     

长短结合,扶优扶强“稳”增长——2012上半年上海产业结构调整跟踪分析

当前,世界经济结构的深度失衡并未简单地消除,世界经济和中国经济都进入深度调整周期。从产业跟踪分析来看,上海工业总体增长乏力,强未很强,弱未很弱,这是导致上海经济增长和结构调整均在低位徘徊的重要原因,政策面临既要稳增长,又要调结构的双重压力。上海不能将有限的资源平均使用,需要根据产业发展的规律,结合经济周期阶段和产业的实际情况,集中资源发展优势产业,培育强势企业,长线促升级、短线稳增长,长短线结合,才能获得最佳的资源配置效果,提高上海的产业竞争力。