《印度之行》:跨文化交往的出路与困境

E.M.福斯特在《印度之行》中,从多重交织的文化身份出发,以超越民族、文化和宗教界线的广阔视野,观察了大英帝国在印度各个层面的运作情况,并对之作出独特的描述、深刻的反思和睿智的评论.小说通过空间的转移和人物心理的变化,探讨了阻碍人类团结的人为因素和神秘的宇宙力量的交互作用,并对实现全人类和谐共存的理想的可能性作出了预言式的回答.在当下全球跨文化交往的时代,这部小说依然有着深刻的启示意义     

Characterizations of distributions through coincidences of semiparametric families

Semiparametric families are families that have both a real parameter and a parameter that is itself a distribution. A number of semiparametric families suitable for lifetime data are introduced: scale, power, frailty (proportional hazards), age, moment, Laplace transform, and convolution parameter families. The coincidence of two families provides a characterization of the underlying distribution. Characterizations of the Weibull, gamma, lognormal, and Gompertz distributions are obtained.     

Limit theory of generalized order statistics

Generalized order statistics (gos) were introduced by Kamps [1995. A Concept of Generalized Order Statistics. Teubner, Stuttgart] to unify several models of ordered random variables (rv's), e.g., (ordinary) order statistics (oos), records, sequential order statistics (sos). In a wide subclass of gos that includes oos and sos, the possible limit distribution functions (df's) of the maximum gos are obtained in Nasri-Roudsari [1996. Extreme value theory of generalized order statistics. J. Statist. Plann. Inference 55, 281–297]. In this paper, for this subclass, necessary and sufficient conditions of weak convergence, as well as the form of the possible limit df's of extreme, intermediate and central gos are derived. These results are extended to a wider subclass.     

A型男性与E型女性的集合体——论王熙凤性格的心理基质

传统的观点认为王熙凤是反面典型。现在有必要对她进行社会历史的重新定位。从心理学的角度看 ,她有着A型男性的特征、个性行为模式、个性心理基质 ,又具备E型女性的特质 ,这些 ,构成了王熙凤人生悲剧的心理因素     

Riesz inverse Gaussian distributions

The notion of generalized power of a positive definite symmetric matrix and a related notion of generalized Bessel function are used to introduce an extension of the class of matrix generalized inverse Gaussian distributions. The new distributions are shown to arise as conditional distributions of Peirce components of Riesz random matrices. Things are explained in the modern framework of symmetric cones and simple Euclidean Jordan algebra.     

Semiparametric analysis of long-range dependence in nonlinear regression

This paper establishes consistency and asymptotic distribution theory for the least squares estimate of a vector parameter of non-linear regression with long-range dependent noise. A covariance-based estimate of the memory parameter is proposed. The consistency of the estimate is established.     

Private versus public financing of education and endogenous growth

This paper examines interactions between education policy and growth. The analysis is carried out in an OLG model with two types of individuals: skilled and unskilled. An increase in public education reduces private costs of education, increases the proportion of skilled individuals, and tends to promote growth. On the other hand, education spending crowds out physical capital and reduces learning-by-doing. A marginal increase in the education subsidy can lower growth. It is yet shown that pure public education maximizes the long-run growth rate. Importantly, a partial subsidy to education can result in lower growth than pure private education. Received: 7 March 1999/Accepted: 25 November 1999     

A tale of two countries: The Craig–Sakamoto–Matusita theorem

This paper has a long history. Junjiro Ogawa and I have been friends and collaborators for many years. We started this joint paper in the early 1990s and prepared a draft in September 1995. However, we were trying to improve and simplify some of the proofs, and we revised the paper in January 1998. But circumstances were such that we did not submit the paper, but planned to find further simplifications. Junjiro's untimely death in 2003 brought it forth again. Junjiro always liked this topic, and I am pleased to submit this joint paper in his memory. This paper contains both an historical summary as well as several new results. (Ingram Olkin)     

论专业体育教学的功能

专业体育的教学任务是培养教学、科研、管理、教练人才,要求必须具备体育科学知识和能力、高尚的体育道德风范和良好的智能结构。做到传授知识的科学性、思想性、系统性、师范性。     

Connections of the Poisson weight function to overdispersion and underdispersion

In this paper, we establish several connections of the Poisson weight function to overdispersion and underdispersion. Specifically, we establish that the logconvexity (logconcavity) of the mean weight function is a necessary and sufficient condition for overdispersion (underdispersion) when the Poisson weight function does not depend on the original Poisson parameter. We also discuss some properties of the weighted Poisson distributions (WPD). We then introduce a notion of pointwise duality between two WPDs and discuss some associated properties. Next, we present some illustrative examples and provide a discussion on various Poisson weight functions used in practice. Finally, some concluding remarks are made.