Measuring Self-efficacy in Gambling: The Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire

This paper reports on the development and psychometric properties of a Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GRSEQ). Two hundred and ninety-seven gamblers from both normal and clinical populations completed an initial set of 31-items of which 26 were selected for inclusion in the final version of the GRSEQ. A series of factor analyses showed four clear factors accounting for 84% of the variance. These factors can be summarised as situations and thoughts associated with gambling, the influence of drugs on gambling, positive emotions associated with gambling and negative emotions associated with gambling. The GRSEQ total score and factors scores showed high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.92 to 0.98). Participants experiencing problems with gambling scored significantly lower on the GRSEQ, and discriminant analyses showed that the scale is able to correctly classify the non-problem (i.e., community and student samples) and problem gamblers (i.e., clinical sample). Furthermore, the GRSEQ showed significant negative relationships with other gambling-related variables (gambling urge and gambling-related cognitions) and negative mood states (depression, anxiety and stress) and was shown to be sensitive to change in treatment of pathological gambling. The results suggest that the GRSEQ is a useful measure of gambling refusal self-efficacy that is suitable for assessment of gamblers from both normal and clinical populations.     

求解复杂旅行商问题的混合粒子群算法

针对粒子群算法在解决组合优化时存在早熟和易陷入局部最优的问题,提出一种求解旅行商问题( TSP)的混合 粒子群算法。将粒子群算法与遗传算法结合,引入遗传算法中的交叉和变异操作,通过个体极值和群体极值的交叉以及 粒子自身变异的方式增加种群的多样性,避免粒子陷入局部最优,提高算法的局部搜索能力。仿真结果表明,新的混合 粒子群算法在解决TSP问题时具有较好的收敛性及优化效果。     

Testing the equality of two normal percentiles

Two statistics are suggested for testing the equality of two normal percentiles where population means and variances are unknown. The first is based on the generalized likelihood ratio test (LRT), the second on Cochran's statistic used in the Behrens-Fisher problem. Size and power comparisons are made by using simulation and asympototic theory.     

Nonparametric Simultaneous Tests for Location and Scale Testing: A Comparison of Several Methods

The two-sample location-scale problem arises in many situations like climate dynamics, bioinformatics, medicine, and finance. To address this problem, the nonparametric approach is considered because in practice, the normal assumption is often not fulfilled or the observations are too few to rely on the central limit theorem, and moreover outliers, heavy tails and skewness may be possible. In these situations, a nonparametric test is generally more robust and powerful than a parametric test. Various nonparametric tests have been proposed for the two-sample location-scale problem. In particular, we consider tests due to Lepage, Cucconi, Podgor-Gastwirth, Neuhäuser, Zhang, and Murakami. So far all these tests have not been compared. Moreover, for the Neuhäuser test and the Murakami test, the power has not been studied in detail. It is the aim of the article to review and compare these tests for the jointly detection of location and scale changes by means of a very detailed simulation study. It is shown that both the Podgor–Gastwirth test and the computationally simpler Cucconi test are preferable. Two actual examples within the medical context are discussed.     

广西旅游教育发展探微

现代旅游业的竞争归根到底是旅游人才的竞争,旅游教育是培养旅游人才的主渠道。通过分析当前广西旅游教育发展现状及存在问题,提出了广西旅游教育发展应树立正确的旅游教育观念、优化旅游教育层次结构、加强旅游教育师资队伍建设、加强旅游院校与旅游业界的交流合作等对策。     

山西省乡村旅游开发问题探析

乡村旅游迎合了新世纪绿色旅游、生态旅游的大趋势,具有广阔的发展前景。山西乡村地区分布着众多自然风光优美、游览价值极大的村落和建筑艺术价值极高的古建筑、古民居,拥有着独具地域特色的乡村节庆等民俗风情,具有发展乡村旅游的优势,但目前山西省在开发乡村旅游中还存在很多亟待解决的问题。针对山西省乡村旅游开发中存在的一些共性问题进行了探讨,旨在为山西省乡村旅游的开发提供一点建议。     

论跨界民族及跨界民族问题

跨界民族是指那些民族和其传统聚居地被分割在不同国家内在地域上相连并拥有民族聚居地的民族。跨界民族处理不好就会产生跨界民族问题。跨界民族的形成原因主要是因为国家之间的边界因为各种人为的因素从而导致各民族的政治边界与民族之间的自然边界不同而造成的。跨界民族问题也是由于多方面的原因引起的。当前跨界民族问题依然比较突出,并且对地缘政治产生不利的影响。过去很多处理跨界民族问题的不成功的做法值得借鉴和反思。     

以党的自我革命引领社会革命的时代意蕴与实践取向

深刻认识与把握“以党的自我革命引领社会革命”这一重大命题，首先要有效破题。破解这一重大理论与实践命题，必须坚持问题导向、目标导向与实践取向，聚焦新时代、新问题、新矛盾、新要求；必须结合全面从严治党、解决大党独有难题来深刻认识党的自我革命作为跳出治乱兴衰历史周期率的“第二个答案”的当代意蕴，根据“四自”基本内涵深刻把握新时代党的自我革命的内在逻辑与时代要求；必须深刻认识两种性质、两种类型的社会革命，结合全面建设社会主义现代化国家的新任务新要求来深刻认识社会革命的当代意蕴；必须从“改造主体世界与改造客体世界”基本逻辑出发，以党的建设、党的领导、党的事业相统一为基本分析范式，深刻把握以党的自我革命引领社会革命的当代意蕴、现实要求与实践机制。     

哲学基本问题的提出是哲学史发展的逻辑必然

哲学基本问题贯穿整个哲学史 ,古代本体论哲学并没有自觉到思维和存在的关系 ,近代认识论哲学由于自觉到了思维和存在的关系 ,因而使哲学基本问题获得了“完全的意义”。马克思主义哲学第一次明确提出并全面论述了思维和存在的关系问题 ,并在实践基础上实现了二者真正的统一。只有历史地考察哲学基本问题 ,才能坚持思维和存在的关系问题是哲学的基本问题 ,才能在实践中坚持唯物主义 ,反对唯心主义。     

A Multiple Objective Embedded Network Model for Human Resource Planning and an Implementation of the Tchebycheff Method

A multiple objective embedded network model is proposed to model a variety of human resource planning problems including executive succession planning, compensation planning, training program design, diversity management and human systems design. The Tchebycheff Method, an interactive multiple objective programming solution procedure developed by Steuer and Choo [32], is implemented using NETSIDE, a computer routine for solving network problems with side constraints developed by Kennington and Whisman [17]. This paper demonstrates how the network structure common to many types of human resource planning problems can be exploited to improve solution efficiency, and how our approach extends the use of network models in human resource planning by including multiple objectives and extranetwork constraints. An illustrative example demonstrating the modeling and solution approach is presented, and the potential applications of these approaches in two specific areas of human resource planning are discussed.