中国区域碳减排责任分摊研究——基于共同环境责任视角

区域间碳减排责任分摊,是制定节能减排政策的一大关键难题。为合理确定各区域碳减排责任,基于投入产出方法对中国区域间产品贸易隐含碳排放进行测算,进而按照共同环境责任原则确定各区域碳减排责任比重。在此基础上,将中国2020年减排目标逐年进行区域分摊。研究发现:中国碳排放存在由资源富裕区域向沿海发达地区转移、由沿海向中部区域转移的基本特征;2006—2020年中国累计应减少碳排放量随经济增长速度的提高而增加;中部地区分摊的减排任务最重,京津区域减排任务最轻。为实现总体减排目标,国家应对中部、西北等区域进行财政补贴,鼓励其调整产业和贸易结构,淘汰落后产能,降低碳排放强度;同时,应激励东部沿海区域对能源富裕区域进行资金、技术和人才支持。     

论政府优化私募股权投资环境的作用:国际经验与启示

通过梳理国外政府在私募股权投资市场发展过程中的实践和成功经验,从法律环境、财税支持、资本市场环境、参与投资和监管等多个视角,探讨我国私募股权投资存在的问题,并就应如何优化私募股权投资环境,提出了应明确政府的相关责任,完善私募期权投资的相关法律法规,规范监管体系等相关建议,以期促进我国私募股权投资市场的健康发展。     

康复部门人文环境对患者心理影响因素的调查研究

目的:探讨康复部门人文环境建设对康复患者心理的影响,提出改善医院诊疗和管理的意见。方法:采用调查问卷和现场访谈的方法对南京市4所医疗机构256名康复患者以及96名康复科医护人员进行调查。对调查数据进行统计学描述与分析。结果:在对医患关系的评价中,医务人员普遍高于患者,医患之间、患者之间的沟通等因素对患者心理影响较大,差异有统计学意义。结论:加强医院内部医护人员之间以及医患之间的沟通,促进医疗服务的观念转变,是改善患者康复心理的重要因素。     

Implementing web-assisted learning and engaging academic staff in the change process

Abstract

In achieving the transition from a traditional taught mode of delivery to web-assisted learning, the management of universities now realise that change needs to be led and managed from the top down. They are also reliant on academic staff to engage in the change process. These two aspects are investigated in the context of a post-1992 university, which recently introduced a virtual learning environment (VLE) as part of a managed learning environment (MLE). Academic staff perceptions are explored within the framework of the 4-E model of staff engagement with technological change, but findings indicate a lack of evidence to support the 4-E balanced equation or likelihood-of-use factor.     

The Influence of Family Environment Factors on Self-Acceptance and Emotional Adjustment Among Gay,Lesbian, and Bisexual Adolescents

Abstract

The quality of an adolescent's family environment has been shown to contribute to their self-acceptance and emotional adjustment. Studies suggest that sexual minority adolescents face unique challenges while negotiating family relationships but few studies have specifically examined the relationships between these family environments and the adolescent's psychological adjustment. This study examined general aspects of family functioning (family cohesion, family expressiveness, family conflict, parental support) and parental attitudes toward homosexuality as predictors of self-acceptance of sexual orientation identity and emotional adjustment among 102 gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents ages 15 to 19 years. Family variables did not predict a significant amount of variance in self-acceptance of sexual orientation identity. However, measures of general family functioning and parental attitudes toward homosexuality accounted for significant amounts of variance in emotional adjustment.     

RURALIZING THE CITY: THE GREAT MIGRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REHABILITATION IN BALTIMORE,MARYLAND

This article examines the discursive and material presence of the “rural” in the “urban,” relating it to the historical and contemporary production of African American culture and identity. By using the case of the Great Migration, it discusses how African Americans negotiated and shaped their urban surroundings and formed individual and collective identities by drawing on their rural, southern histories. It then suggests the relevance of these broad historical processes to contemporary analyses and interventions in the urban environment of Baltimore, Maryland. This article challenges assumptions that obscure the agency of urban residents in the formation of identity and the establishment of community. It demonstrates ways in which the historical movement from rural South to urban North was accompanied by a range of cultural resources that have been adapted, discarded, or reconstructed.     

To ITV or Not to ITV: A Comparison of Hybrid and Web-enhanced Approaches to Teaching a Macro-course in Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Hybrid education includes an online component and interaction between students and teacher by televised sound and image. This approach contrasts dramatically with traditional face-to-face teaching and classroom teaching modalities enhanced by Web-based tools. Should educators in “human behavior and the social environment” (HBSE) use hybrid technologies? This study explores the differences and similarities in student satisfaction and learning outcomes between a hybrid and a face-to-face Web-enhanced macro-course in HBSE. Results suggest that hybrid and Web-enhanced course delivery methods do not differently impact student learning. Students did report greater satisfaction with some but not all aspects of the hybrid sections.     

The Physical Housing Environment and Subjective Well-Being Among Older People Using Long-Term Care Services in Japan

Abstract

For older people using long-term care services, the conditions of their life-space may be critical. The relationships between the physical housing environment and aspects of health were examined among older people in Japan (aged 65+ years, N?=?1,928) by multivariable logistic regression analysis, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. Lack of safety, low access to emergency assistance, low or high indoor temperature, poor sanitary conditions, and state of home disrepair were significantly associated with negative aspects of health among people with low activities of daily living (ADL) independence. Home care service providers and policymakers need to consider the importance of appropriate environmental conditions for the most vulnerable groups.     

Eight Years of Data on Residents in Small Dementia-Care Settings Suggest Functional Performance Is Maintained

Eight years of data analysis on residents’ status from three small Alzheimer care centers suggest notable stability in function. Individuals’ functional ability was best in their first year, but their year-to-year decline was mostly not significant. Cognitive abilities also were best in the resident's first year, but first-, second-, and third-year cognitive scores were not significantly different. We compared the residents’ dementia progression rate to the true rate of natural disease progression. This study, like others on small homelike settings, suggests that appropriate homelike environments maintain persons with dementia at an optimum level longer.