Bayesian and likelihood-based inference for the bivariate normal correlation coefficient

The paper develops some objective priors for correlation coefficient of the bivariate normal distribution. The criterion used is the asymptotic matching of coverage probabilities of Bayesian credible intervals with the corresponding frequentist coverage probabilities. The paper uses various matching criteria, namely, quantile matching, highest posterior density matching, and matching via inversion of test statistics. Each matching criterion leads to a different prior for the parameter of interest. We evaluate their performance by comparing credible intervals through simulation studies. In addition, inference through several likelihood-based methods have been discussed.     

东北抗日民族统一战线的伟大创举

1936年初,中共东满特委和东北人民革命军第二军,从东北抗日战争的实际出发,认真贯彻共产国际和中共中央代表团的指示,创造性地发展和扩大了抗日民族统一战线.     

A two phases queueing system with Bernoulli vacation schedule under multiple vacation policy

This paper deals with a single server Poisson arrival queue with two phases of heterogeneous service along with a Bernoulli schedule vacation model, where after two successive phases service the server either goes for a vacation with probability p (0≤p≤1) or may continue to serve the next unit, if any, with probability q(=1−p). Further the concept of multiple vacation policy is also introduced here. We obtained the queue size distributions at a departure epoch and at a random epoch, Laplace Stieltjes Transform of the waiting time distribution and busy period distribution along with some mean performance measures. Finally we discuss some statistical inference related issues.     

论中共二大提出"民族自决"的历史原因

本文认为,中共二大提出并不符合中国国情的民族自决主张,有其一定的必然性.这种必然性来自当时国际与国内、主观和客观诸种因素相互作用而产生的"历史合力".     

二战被掠文物返还的法律基础及相关问题

第二次世界大战期间被掠夺或者被非法转移文物的返还问题近年来引起了国际社会的广泛关注。本文概要介绍了国际社会的相关实践,分析了中国被掠文物返还的法律基础,并探讨了中国收回被掠文物的途径和方法。作者认为,虽然在这个领域里缺乏直接的法律依据,但一些国际条约的相关规定和国际组织的宣言、建议仍可以作为我们与相关国家之间进行谈判的指导原则;收回被掠文物的主要途径除政府间达成双边或多边协定外,还包括有关国际组织的协调、民间机构的广泛参与和受害者的诉讼等。     

Book Reviews

Residents of the Isle of Man have long sought to retain close social, cultural and economic ties with Great Britain while simultaneously stressing their own distinctive national identity. The manner by which the Manx have commemorated their participation in the Second World War is indicative of this tension. This article argues that one means by which a distinctive Manx identity has been retained is by highlighting subtle differences from supposedly common experiences in British and Manx history through how they have been commemorated. Thus, in their treatment of the internment of ‘enemy aliens’ on the Isle of Man during the Second World War, Manx heritage sites and commemorative practices have incorporated an element of home front experience that is marginalized and deliberately ignored in the United Kingdom.     

Imagining Sevastopol: history and postwar community construction, 1942–1953

By exploring the reconstruction of the city of Sevastopol after the Second World War and the memorialisation that accompanied this process, this article seeks to examine the identities embedded into this process, particularly the relationship between local and Soviet identities.     

海外二板市场及我国二板市场展望

二板市场是主板发展到成熟阶段的必要补充 ,对中国未来经济的发展起着举足轻重的作用。本文通过对海外二板市场的介绍 ,分析我国设立二板市场的意义 ,探讨我国二板市场的有关问题。     

试论1941年英国没有开辟“第二战场”的原因

开辟“第二战场”是第二次世界大战中一个影响战争全局的重大军事行动。苏德战争爆发后，前苏联处境极为不利。斯大林迫切要求英国尽快在欧洲大陆开辟“第二战场”，以牵制德军，减轻苏联压力，改变战场形势。但是由于英苏两国互相不信任，丘吉尔政府的战略重点在于保卫中东和地中海地区，开辟“第二战场”的客观条件尚不具备，所以１９４１年英国最终没有开辟“第二战场”     

关键期假说与儿童第二语言学习

第二语言关键期是否绝对存在学界尚未形成定论，国内上有大量学者从不同角度研究证明或反证明了这一假说的存在，但是反对派的观点并未否认儿童学习第二语言的种种优势；同时，通过与成人的比较也可说明儿童学习第二语言的优势所在，从而得出儿童学习第二语言完全可行的结论。