Workforce Issues in Residential Care Facilities in Rural China

This study examined contemporary frontline workforce issues related to residential care for elders in rural China. Residential facilities in rural China are in transition from exclusively providing shelter to childless elders to providing long-term care for frail elders. These facilities are also under pressure to improve the quality of services that they provide. The study is based on in-depth interviews with administrators and field observations of facilities. The study focused on the following issues related to the workforce: recruitment and retention, training, work environment, workforce organization, regulations, compensation, and career ladders. The implications of resident characteristics for demands on the work force were examined. The study found that lack of skilled personnel is one of the major reasons that the overwhelming majority of facilities deny admission to frail and demented elders. Improving workers’ skill is critical if these facilities are to meet the increasing demand for institutional long-term care needs.     

Vertical Axes on the Long-Term Care Continuum

Abstract

As the continuum of long-term care has expanded, public funding has not accompanied new care options. I detail access, provider profits and resources, and care quality in two types of residential care that fall in the center of the continuum, assisted living and board and care. These two options provide examples of how limited public funding leads to vertical axes, which represent access to services, the resources providers draw on to give care, and the quality of long-term care services, at each service point on the long-term care continuum.     

华裔美国文学的族裔想象和文化认同

《中国佬》、《喜福会》、《甘加丁之路》和《典型的美国佬》这四部华裔美国文学作品具有鲜明的族裔意识,在颠覆话语陈规、重写历史和建构身份的过程中发挥了积极的作用。对这些个案进行分析,可以从不同层面阐释文化认同的复杂性和策略的多变性,揭露和批判种种表象背后所隐匿的话语霸权和意识形态性。     

口译记忆认知与记忆策略探索

口译是一个复杂的信息处理过程,必须经过语言信息的接收、解码、记忆、编码和再表达等一系列认知处理环节。记忆是口译活动的核心环节,也是制约和困扰口译活动的主要"瓶颈"。口译信息的处理涉及几个不同层次记忆系统的参与,其中,短时记忆是信息处理的关键。为了摆脱口译记忆的困境,译员可采取语义记忆、形象记忆、组合编码等多种途径来减轻记忆负荷,提高信息的加工和贮存能力。     

TiNi和TiNiCu记忆合金薄膜的温度记忆效应研究

在形状记忆合金的相变过程中,如果温度升至TS后停止升温,并降温至马氏体相变结束温度Mf以下,则在下一次完全相变循环中出现动力学停顿,而这一动力学停止温度点与上次的停止温度密切相关,这一现象被称为温度记忆效应。该文通过示差扫描量热法对TiNi和TiNiCu合金薄膜进行一次或连续几次不完全相变,系统地研究了温度记忆效应。结果表明,不仅温度记忆效应是形状记忆合金固有现象,而且温度记忆效应与马氏体变体间的弹性能及母相和马氏体相之间的共格应变密切相关。     

集配货一体化VRP问题的具记忆功能的模拟退火算法研究

针对集配货一体化车辆路径问题的特性,建立了考虑配送车辆出行固定成本、车辆出发满载系数等因素的更加符合实际的数学模型;并设计了一种带记忆功能的模拟退火算法求解模型,确保输出结果是每次寻优的最优解;最后通过算例计算,结果表明,算法求解更优,稳定性更好,计算效率也较高。     

浅析绵阳农村专业合作组织的发展

创新农村经济组织,提高农民进入市场的组织化程度,推进农业产业化经营,发展农村专业合作经济组织,增强农产品的竞争力,提高农业的综合效益,是新阶段我国农业经济不断发展、农村经营体制继续创新所面临的重大问题。因此,结合绵阳农村的实际,提出了对农村专业合作经济组织发展的几点想法和建议。     

Criteria families use to select nursing homes

The study is conducted to determine families' rankings of characteristics they consider most important when selecting a nursing home. Friedman's two-way analysis of variance is used to test for differences in the rankings. In response to a mailed survey, 231 families rank the characteristics in the following order: quality of care, appearance, atmosphere, location, reputation, building safety, quality of food, cost, and activities. Relationships are also found between the rankings and the demographic characteristics: gender, marital status, education, income, number of homes available, patient/respondent relationship, and distance respondent lived from the chosen home.     

想象力与古典诗词教学--古代文学教学与创新思维培养研究论文之三

想象力是发展创新思维的翅膀。古代文学教学,应当充分利用古典诗词所具有的想象空间,从引导学生储备丰富的记忆表象、培养敏锐的理解领悟力、激发创造性的形象思维力和拓展多样的情感空间等方面入手,在赏析作品的过程中培育学生的想象力,将知识的传授与能力的培养紧密结合起来。     

长期雇佣、异质型人力资本与企业核心竞争力

长期雇佣是异质型人力资本形成的前提,异质型人力资本是构建企业核心竞争力的源泉。由于异质型人力资本具有非竞争性、难以模仿性、价值性、稀缺性等特点,以及异质型人力资本与企业核心竞争力之间存在着路径依赖性、社会复杂性、因果关系模糊性,导致企业形成内化和差异化的核心竞争力,最终形成持久、稳定的竞争优势。长期雇佣、异质型人力资本与企业核心竞争力的契合、匹配,受许多因素的制约和影响。