古籍整理中的辨伪例说

辨伪是古籍整理的重要工作。本文在总结历代学人关于辨伪理论及方法的基础上,以古籍整理实践中的九个典型实例,具体说明辨伪的方法：考证作者的生平事迹,审核作品的思想内容,检验作品的语言风格,查阅历代的相关书目,寻找各种有用的旁证等,以期尽可能恢复古籍原貌。     

Monte Carlo comparison of five exponentiality tests using different entropy estimates

The paper studies five entropy tests of exponentiality using five statistics based on different entropy estimates. Critical values for various sample sizes determined by means of Monte Carlo simulations are presented for each of the test statistics. By simulation, we compare the power of these five tests for various alternatives and sample sizes.     

苏雪林文学批评之比较方法的运用

在苏雪林的文学批评中，比较手法的运用是极为显著且常见的。中国古典文学深厚的积淀，西方文学文化的深刻熏陶，使其比较之法不仅仅涉及到同时期、同流派作家之间的平行比较，更有以古典文学为借鉴的古今比较，及以西方文学为参照的中西比较。这种多层次、多方面的比较，使中国现代文学在苏雪林的评论中处于一个广阔而又立体的环境中，这一方面突显了苏雪林的敏锐观察力，同时也折射出了中国现代文学在中西纵横交错中的独特魅力。     

“赔礼道歉”的异化与回归

我国《侵权责任法》延续了《民法通则》的规定,将赔礼道歉作为侵权责任承担方式之一种。从赔礼道歉责任承担方式在我国的产生来看,其有一定的历史时代原因;但在现代法的背景之下,该种责任承担方式不仅在理论上争议颇多,而且造成了司法实践中问题重重,其作为一种责任承担方式的合理性值得怀疑,将其从法律责任还原为道德责任实属必要。     

Responding to child deaths: the work of Australia's Victorian Child Death Review Committee

The Victorian Child Death Review Committee (VCDRC) in Australia is a multidisciplinary Ministerial Advisory Committee established to review the deaths of children either currently child protection clients or known to the statutory child protection system. The Committee provides advice about each child death as well as insights into what are the surrounding patterns and issues. Key to this role is examining the contribution of the service sectors to the protection of children and the routine practices that are in place to respond to children and vulnerability. This paper provides a snapshot of the cases referred to the VCDRC and the key messages for practice drawn from them. What emerges is that often the threshold for when statutory child protection services must be involved in child and family matters can be ambiguous and that agreement about intervention, the level and nature of need or risk, and when cumulative harm and neglect require statutory responses are not always shared between agencies. It is clear that the lack of common frameworks about what constitutes child protection intervention challenges services. It is recommended that there be and used agreed definitions and frameworks to ensure shared understandings and collaborative responses across the service and legal systems.     

Assessing the performance of variational methods for mixed logistic regression models

We present a variational estimation method for the mixed logistic regression model. The method is based on a lower bound approximation of the logistic function [Jaakkola, J.S. and Jordan, M.I., 2000, Bayesian parameter estimation via variational methods. Statistics & Computing, 10, 25–37.]. Based on the approximation, an EM algorithm can be derived that results in a considerable simplification of the maximization problem in that it does not require the numerical evaluation of integrals over the random effects. We assess the performance of the variational method for the mixed logistic regression model in a simulation study and an empirical data example, and compare it to Laplace's method. The results indicate that the variational method is a viable choice for estimating the fixed effects of the mixed logistic regression model under the condition that the number of outcomes within each cluster is sufficiently high.     

The role of titles in enhancing data visualization

Many in the data visualization and evaluation communities recommend conveying the message or takeaway of the visualization in the visualization's title. This study tested that recommendation by examining how informative or generic titles impact a visualization’s visual efficiency, aesthetics, credibility, and the perceived effectiveness of the hypothetical program examined. Furthermore, this study tested how simple or complex graphs, and positive, negative, or mixed results (i.e., valence of the results) affected outcomes. Participants were randomly assigned to one of 12 conditions, representing a 2 (graph: simple or complex) x 2 (title: generic or informative) x 3 (valence: positive, negative, mixed) between-subjects study. The results indicated that informative titles required less mental effort and were viewed as more aesthetically pleasing, but otherwise did not lead to greater accuracy, credibility, or perceived effectiveness. Furthermore, titles did not interact with graph type or the valence of the findings. While the results suggest it is worthwhile to consider adding an informative title to data visualizations as they can reduce mental effort for the viewer, the intended goal of the visualization should be taken into consideration. Considering the goal of the visualization can be a deciding factor of the type of graph and title that will best serve its intended purposes. Overall, this suggests that data visualization recommendations that impact evaluation reporting practices should be scrutinized more closely through research.     

Assessing emotional and social health using photographs: An innovative research method for rural studies and its applicability in a care-farming program for youth

A framework for assessing photographs for the emotional and social health of young people (SHAPE) is described and tested, within the context of a rural program. Two independent raters assessed the photographs of participants. To assess inter-rater reliability, Cohen’ K and Kendall’s W were calculated. The two reviewers’ assessments of photographs were in agreement. The assessment of emotional/behavioural display showed 82% agreement. Agreement between reviewers’ judgements of proxemics (W = .866), interaction (W = .722), engagement (W = .932) and overall impression (W = .804) were all significant (p < .005). The method yielded results indicating that participants found gardening immediately engaging but their approach to equines exhibited a change from fascination to confidence during the program. The visual-diary method is a useful and sensitive method for research: where resources are limited; to complement traditional measures; for use with people who lack appropriate verbal communication or literacy skills to complete questionnaires; young children; other underrepresented groups.     

More on plurality and authorship in science: A reply to Tang

Understanding the “political economy” of the research environment is at the core of getting clear on the ethical aspects of authorship. Questions about who should be an author on a scientific paper are complicated by the fact that authorship is used to determine credit inside science and by outside institutions whose interests and standards often differ dramatically. Much of the research ethics community seeks to impose an elite ethical consensus on scientific fields. I argue that this approach undermines the scientific autonomy of research communities. In contrast, we should develop bottom-up strategies that empower local communities and associations.