Ecocultural Attributes: Evaluating Ecological Degradation in Terms of Ecological Goods and Services Versus Subsistence and Tribal Values

It is becoming increasingly clear that scientists, managers, lawyers, public policymakers, and the public must decide how to value what is provided by, and is a consequence of, natural resources. While “Western” scientists have clear definitions for the goods and services that ecosystems provide, we contend that these categories do not encompass the full totality of the values provided by natural resources. Partly the confusion results from a limited view of natural resources derived from the need to monetize the value of ecosystems and their component parts. Partly it derives from the “Western” way of separating natural resources from cultural resources or values, and partly it derives from the false dichotomy of assuming that ecosystems are natural, and anything constructed by man is not natural. In this article, we explore the previous assumptions, and suggest that because cultural resources often derive from, and indeed require, intact and unspoiled natural ecosystems or settings, that these values are rightly part of natural resources. The distinction is not trivial because of the current emphasis on cleaning up chemically and radiologically contaminated sites, on restoration of damaged ecosystems, on natural resource damage assessments, and on long‐term stewardship goals. All of these processes depend upon defining natural resources appropriately. Several laws, regulations, and protocols depend upon natural resource trustees to protect natural resources on trust lands, which could lead to the circular definition that natural resources are those resources that the trustees feel they are responsible for. Where subsistence or tribal peoples are involved, the definition of natural resources should be broadened to include those ecocultural attributes that are dependent upon, and have incorporated, natural resources. For example, a traditional hunting and fishing ground is less valued by subsistence peoples if it is despoiled by contamination or physical ecosystem degradation; an Indian sacred ground is tarnished if the surrounding natural environment is degraded; a traditional homeland is less valued if the land itself is contaminated. Our argument is that intact natural resources are essential elements of many cultural resources, and this aspect requires and demands adequate consideration (and may therefore require compensation).     

华人编辑与《万国公报》

《万国公报》是晚清时期一份颇具影响的刊物。它的出名,既与美国监理会传教士林乐知密不可分,又与供职于其间的华人编辑息息相关。文章详细论述了这一群体,并分析了这批华人编辑在供职《万国公报》时期的活动和言论。     

专书复音词研究的回顾与展望

专书复音词研究可分为四个阶段:萌芽阶段、理论探讨阶段、兴盛阶段和统计方法的新阶段。目前专书复音词研究已取得一定成就,但还存在标准不一、范围不一、方法不够科学等问题,所以运用这些成果中的数据时要小心。当然,运用一定的解决方法还是可以把这些数据综合起来反映汉语构词法发展的概况的。     

构建高校学生心理健康教育长效机制的思考

大学生心理健康教育是高等学校学生思想政治教育工作的重要组成部分，构建高校学生心理健康教育的长效机制，是此项工作经常、有序、健康、高效开展的重要保证，其核心内容是建立目标体系和运行机制，从而实现该项工作的持续性和实效性目标。     

大学英语语调交际功能的课堂教学研究与实践

大学英语课堂教学不能只注意学生英语语音，更重要的是在语音的基础上掌握语调及其功能。从学生语言运用能力的角度来说语调的教学比纯语音教学应该更重要，因为同一个单词或句子用不同的语调在同等交际背景下传递出的含义就会不同，有时还会是相反的含义。以语调的交际功能为出发点，运用语用学的相关理论，设计并分析了基于语调交际功能的英语课堂教学模式的实践，探讨了这种模式的可行性和有效性，以引起大家对语调教学的重新思考。     

略论唐诗与汉语言文化

唐诗之所以繁荣，成为中华文化的一个高峰，是诗歌发展到成熟阶段的必然结果，也是汉语发展到一定阶段的自然趋势。如何读诗，如何理解诗，是探讨唐诗时所不能回避的问题。诗并不神秘，要更好地理解唐诗，必须从文化传统和汉语言特点这两方面着手。     

A Quantitative Assessment of the Risks from Illegally Imported Meat Contaminated with Foot and Mouth Disease Virus to Great Britain

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is considered by many as the most important animal disease in the world. FMD is highly contagious and outbreaks incur significant costs as affected countries are severely limited in their ability to trade. A number of trade commodities may be contaminated with FMD virus (FMDV) including animal products, for example, meat. As a member of the European Union, Great Britain (GB) has put in place a number of regulations to prevent the importation of pathogens in imported meat products. However, the illegal importation of meat provides a route by which safety controls may be circumvented and meat from FMD affected areas may be imported. This study assesses the FMD infection risk posed to the livestock population of GB from the illegal importation of meat, and estimates the major contributors to this overall risk, through the development of a quantitative risk assessment model. From model results, the total amount of illegal meat entering GB each year is estimated on average to be 11,875 tonnes. with 90% certainty that this is between 4,398 and 28,626 tonnes per year; of which between 64.5 and 565 kg are contaminated with FMDV. This flow of illegal meat results in an estimate of a frequency of FMD infection in GB livestock of 0.015 cases of infected animals per year, with 90% certainty it is between 0.0017 and 0.053. Imports from the region Near and Middle East account for 47% of this risk, and 68% of the risk is attributed to bone-in and dried de-boned products.     

延安时期的中国古代史研究

延安时期的中国古代史研究在是在相对稳定的政治环境和较为自由的学术氛围下进行的。当时学者坚持以唯物史观为指导,采用了丰富多样的历史研究手段,在立足史料,实事求是的基础上,对中国古代史上一些重大历史问题,从理论高度进行了系统的分析。其研究成果曾产生了重要的影响。但由于过分强调史学研究为现实服务,因而其科学性便受到损害,甚至在个别问题上出现了非历史主义的倾向。     

国际经济比较中量值统一的价值尺度————剖析联合国ICP方法的缺陷

 对经济成果综合比较的同度量尺度,明确了科学性和统一性的内容与要求.科学性在于要有明确的经济意义,统一性在于国际间使用的价值尺度必须标准相同.通过比较,指出了ICP法的缺陷是意义不明确,尺度不统一,其原因是偏离了卡塞尔的思路.     

试论希腊神话和中国神话的差异及其影响

本文通过对希腊神话和中国神话的详细对比分析,阐述了希腊神话和中国神话的差异及其实质,以及其对社会的重要影响.同时指出在现代社会中,我们应吸取西方文化中的精华部分,以促进文化和文明的进一步发展.尤其在外语教学中应加强文化教育,以促进跨文化交际.