Power To Our Journeys: Re‐membering Michael

The following personal reflections are in honour of Michael and all that he contributed to our lives. And, we honour Brigitte a key member of the group who died in 2006. Mem, Sue and Veronica, December 2008.     

Predictive factors of acculturation attitudes and social support among Asian immigrants in the USA

This study examines acculturation attitude and its relation to social support among Asian immigrants. The data were collected from 242 Korean, Indian and Filipino immigrants in the USA using the Acculturation Attitude Scale and the Social Support Index. Findings showed that Koreans had a less positive attitude toward acculturation than did Indian and Filipino participants. Acculturation attitude was positively correlated with educational level and English fluency. This study also found a negative correlation between acculturation attitude and social support. Social support from friends and English fluency were identified as significant predictor variables in determining the level of acculturation attitude. These findings not only contribute to social work education and practice, but also increase cultural sensitivity and awareness in working with these populations.     

Conflicts of Interest in Academic Research: Policies,Processes, and Attitudes

Few studies have examined academic researchers' understandings of or attitudes toward conflict of interest policies even though these understandings and attitudes represent a crucial component of both compliance and educational efforts. This study reports the results of a large-scale, cross-sectional survey of research faculty at the nine campuses of the University of California regarding their understandings of and attitudes toward campus conflict of interest policies. We gathered information on their general assessments of investigators with financial ties to industry sponsors and reactions to the process of implementing conflict of interest policies at their respective campuses. We surveyed 1,971 faculty members from the nine-campus University of California system and had 779 responses (39% response rate). The sampled faculty were in the ten departments with the most number of financial disclosures at each campus. We utilized the WebSurveyor software to create a secure, online, 21-item survey. Our study reveals faculty with complex, sometimes contradictory, feelings about academic-industry relationships and highlights perceived gaps in policy and process. Most respondents were concerned about unlimited financial relationships, but a sizable number also viewed campus policies as irrelevant. Some expressed considerable anger over the process of policy implementation, rejecting the policies on the basis of professional and individual self-determination and moral integrity. Our study suggests the need for renewed efforts to encourage awareness of the relevance of conflict of interest policies for all faculty, new efforts to increase understanding of the situational nature of conflicts of interest, and a reexamination of the processes of policy implementation at the campus level.     

The numerical evaluation of the distribution function of a bilinear from to a quadratic from with econometric examples

This paper considers a general and computationally convenient method of evaluating the distribution function of statistics that are the ratio of a bilinear form to a quadratic form. Numerous Economemc applications of the method are given.     

引渡背景下的刑事法变革探析

在全球经济一体化步伐加快、各国刑事司法合作日益紧密的当下,如何将逃亡国外的贪官污吏引渡回国、实现正义审判,是一个急迫的现实问题。笔者关注国际法律制度与国内刑法的衔接,以近年引渡实况为背景,从引渡困境切入,探讨国际化背景下的大刑法改革之路,以期通过自身革新实现国际追捕的新跨越。     

大学生数学建模竞赛几个相关问题的研究

数学建模竞赛已成为全球重点综合性大学数学教学工作中的一项“重头戏” ,成为评价大学数学教学水平的一项重要指标。数学建模对培养学生的素质特别是培养大学生创新能力和团队精神有着重大的意义 ;提高大学生数学建模竞赛水平关键在于教学组织工作 ,并要时时跟踪数学建模竞赛的特点和未来的发展走向。     

北京外国人社区生活调查研究

改革开放以来,中国经济和社会取得了长足发展,来京的外国人逐年增多。调查显示,外国人对所在社区评价总体比较高,但他们的评价也因年龄、性别、来源地、滞留时间等不同而略有差异,他们参与社区活动的意愿与选择也并不相同。居住在北京城市社区的外国人对所在社区的审视为我们展现了一个由外向内的独特评价视角,这对于我们构建和谐社区、提升社区服务有着重要的现实意义。     

追寻失落的记忆——泰傣民族起源研究述论

泰傣民族起源研究是学术界的热点。本文梳理了泰傣民族起源研究从"南迁说"到"土著说",再到"西迁说"的演变过程,并就相关问题作了评论。     

清代广西三界庙地理分布与三界神信仰探析

三界庙在清代广西各府中都有分布,主要集中分布在南宁、浔州、郁林、平乐、梧州等五府(州),呈现出一种沿着西江流域自东向西递减的分布规律,在郁江两岸分布最为密集。清代广西已经初步形成了三界神祭祀圈,而这种祭祀圈的出现与三界神的现实功利色彩有着密不可分的关系。     

马仲英赴苏及其下落

1934年,声震西北的尕司令马仲英离开所部三十六师,前往苏联,从此再未能返回,其下落有种种说法。本文依据有关资料和调查所得,对马仲英赴苏后的活动及其与三十六师的联系、马仲英的下落等问题作了考察,认为马仲英赴苏后走上了正确的道路,但由于极其复杂的原因,大约在1937年底被斯大林以勾结土耳其反苏势力和日本帝国主义的罪名处死。马仲英之死,是时代的悲剧。