简论知识经济条件下党的建设

随着21世纪知识经济社会的到来,我们党将在新的历史条件下进一步发挥其先进作用.加强党的理论建设是保持和发挥党的先进性的基础;提高党员队伍整体素质是党的自身建设的根本;完善党内民主机制是党自身建设的关键.     

从第五次人口普查看世纪之交的广东人口状况

1990年以来 ,广东人口状况发生了深刻的变化。这些变化有的符合全国普遍规律 ,有的因受广东特殊社会经济环境的影响表现出不同特点。本文利用第五次人口普查最新数据 ,分析广东人口在数量、分布、素质和结构等方面的现状和特点     

Interleukin-18 and testosterone levels in men with metabolic syndrome

Objective: Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is an adipokine associated with obesity. Data about the relationship of IL-18 to the metabolic syndrome (MS) are still scarce. Low testosterone (T) levels are common in men with MS, but we did not find data about the levels of IL-18 in men with low T. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of IL-18 in men with MS with or without low T.

Patients and methods: A total of 251 men were included in the study. Of them 218 had MS (IDF 2005) and they were divided according to their morning total testosterone (TT) level (cutoff 10.4?nmol/l) into two groups: MS-low T (N?=?84) and MS-normal T (N?=?134). The control group consisted of 33 men without MS and low T. IL-18 was determined in serum using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A small group of eight men with MS and low T levels received testosterone therapy for three months and physical and laboratory parameters were monitored at the end of that period.

Results: MS men were at mean age (±SD)?=?53.77?±?9.59 years; body mass index (BMI)?=?34.0?±?6.3?kg/m²; and TT?=?12.59?±?5.66?nmol/l. The control group was at age?=?52.12?±?5.2 years (NS); BMI?=?25.6?±?2.4?kg/m² (p?p?p?p?p?p?Conclusions: In this study, higher IL-18 levels were found in the presence of MS compared to healthy men, but they did not differ between men having MS with or without LOH.     

China’s modern image – contemporary Chinese art

Abstract

As a worldwide cultural phenomenon, contemporary art in China has not only been used as a diplomatic language but also a reflection of contemporary Chinese culture. Contemporary Chinese art, as an emerging field to display China’s global role, provides an important perspective to study China’s self-position in global relations, China’s diplomacy in exercising its soft power, contemporary Chinese culture, and the reinvention of China’s cultural/national identity in post-Mao China. Using the 2000 Shanghai Biennale and the Chinese pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale as case studies, this article investigates how the fluid construct of Chineseness is successfully promoted and demonstrated through the government’s support of contemporary Chinese art.     

Sex, self-interest and health care priorities

In this questionnaire study, individuals were asked to prioritise publicly provided preventive health care services, one of which would be unavailable to them by virtue of their sex. The aim was to establish whether men and women would exhibit different degrees of self-interest when making a constrained choice. Around 1800 subjects from east-central England prioritised three different types of cancer screening. Most also provided written explanations for their rankings and these were classified into explanatory themes. Logistic regressions using socio-demographic and attitude data predicted the type of screening chosen as first priority. The analysis revealed that many men and women did indeed assign similar priorities to the different types of screening and, even when the priorities differed, these were often justified by similar arguments relating to technical aspects of the interventions and to self-interest. However, women were far more likely than men to prioritise a type of screening from which they themselves would benefit directly and the variations in preferences and explanations between the sexes occurred primarily because of differences in other-regarding attitudes. The bias towards screening of females was driven by women's greater worries about the disease in question and by men's “benevolent sexism” with respect to women's wellbeing.     

五四时期张竞生关于性文化的主张

在五四时期的思想家群体中,张竞生是非常引人注目的。他留学法国8年,广泛研究多种学科的理论,形成比较系统的关于性文化的思想,其中主要包括节制生育、优生优育、性教育等方面。这些思想是五四时期激进知识分子探索中国社会进步途径的一个方面,对于社会变迁和文化进步具有积极意义。     

“同情地了解”五四新文化运动

20世纪初的五四新文化运动对中国的传统文化产生了深远影响 ,甚至在一定程度上改变了中国的文化进程与走向。这一历史事件必有它出现的理由 ,也有它不能否认的不足。本文以一种“同情地了解”的方式、态度从主客观两方面揭示其产生的缘由 ,同时指出了其大致三个方面的弊端     

试论十六大以来马克思主义在中国的新发展

十六大以来，面对时代发展和中国社会主义现代化建设的实际，以胡锦涛同志为总书记的党中央，围绕全面建设小康社会这个宏伟目标，在经济、政治、文化、社会、党的建设等各方面，提出了许多新思想、新观点，使马克思主义在新的实践中得到新的丰富和发展。     

"文艺学"学科现代发展脉络的梳理——有关学术史相关研究著作的评价

对近年来“文艺学”学术史研究著作进行一番总体评价,以反映这些年来“文艺学”研究的新的动态和进展。在这些分析中可以发现现代“文艺学”发展的一些脉络,找出今后研究发展需要努力的地方。     

革命话语中的五四想象

现代中国知识分子对于五四的想象大体是在两个话语体系中进行的。一是作为启蒙话语的五四想象,二是革命话语中的五四想象。无产阶级革命文学的发展,在现代中国大体可以分为两个时期,一是倡导革命文学的上海时期,一是确立工农兵文艺的延安时期,它们对五四的想象虽同在革命话语中进行,但表现出各自不同的内容。这为革命的左翼现代作家在新中国后的艺术选择埋下了矛盾的种子。