Investigating the European perception of food using moments obtained from non-symmetrical correspondence analysis

The perception of food in Europe has been a topic of research for many years due to its importance in better understanding the role of food in helping to define the culture of a country. It is also important from a marketing perspective for identifying how consumers relate to food. Recently, this topic was discussed by Guerrero et al. (2010) who used a graphical statistical technique called correspondence analysis to identify the association between the countries that participated in the study and words that were linked with “Traditional” food. This paper explores the use of non-symmetrical correspondence analysis and provides an interpretation of the configuration of points in the graphical display in terms of its first four moments. In particular, we will focus on the skewness and kurtosis of such a configuration. Such measure's provide further detail on the nature of the association between the countries studied and the words linked with “Traditional” food.     

基于聚类关联规则的缺失数据处理研究

 本文提出了基于聚类和关联规则的缺失数据处理新方法,通过聚类方法将含有缺失数据的数据集相近的记录归到一类,然后利用改进后的关联规则方法对各子数据集挖掘变量间的关联性,并利用这种关联性来填补缺失数据。通过实例分析,发现该方法对缺失数据处理,尤其是海量数据集具有较好的效果。     

Assessing income support where no national minimum income scheme exists. Is it possible to apply the model family method to the Italian case?

This article focuses on the application of a specific comparative methodology, the model family method (MFM), in measuring the income derived from minimum income schemes. The application of the MFM to the analysis of this policy field shows several criticalities such as the difficulty to analyze countries in which no national scheme exists, and in which both the intra-national variations and the discretionary power of street-level bureaucrats are significant. Stemming from the application of the MFM to the Italian case in the framework of an international project, the article analyzes whether and how this method can be developed also in said countries. In particular, it shows that, in order to do so, specific methodological choices and assumptions are necessary, built on a mixed research strategy aimed at complementing the data collected from institutional sources with in-depth interviews with social workers and the use of the vignettes technique.     

Evaluation logic in practice: Findings from two empirical investigations of American Evaluation Association members

Surveys of two independent random samples of American Evaluation Association (AEA) members were conducted to investigate application of the logic of evaluation in their evaluation practice. This logic consists of four parts: (1) establish criteria, (2) set standards, (3) measure performance on criteria and compare to standards, and (4) synthesize into a value judgment. Nearly three-fourths (71.84% ± 5.98%) of AEA members are unfamiliar with this logic, yet a majority also indicate its importance and utility for evaluation practice. Moreover, and despite unfamiliarity with the four steps of the logic of evaluation, many AEA members identify evaluative criteria (82.41% ± 3.34%), set performance standards (60.55% ± 7.39%), compare performance to standards (62.14% ± 5.98%), and synthesize into an evaluative conclusion (75.00% ± 5.80%) in their evaluation practice. Much like the working logic of evaluation, however, application of the general logic varies widely.     

抗战时期西南实业协会的成立及其主要活动

西南实业协会是抗战时期大后方的一个重要社会组织。该协会的前身应追溯到1932年开始的星五聚餐会。全面抗战爆发后,为促进大后方实业发展,实业界人士于1939年在重庆组织成立了西南实业协会,并开展一些活动。     

The History and Status of Social Workers in the American Psychoanalytic Association

Historic changes within the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) in the 1980s eventually allowed social workers and other non-medical professionals to train in clinical psychoanalysis as regular “candidates”. The steps to work through organizational resistance to this change are traced. The present level of activity of those analysts who began as social workers is discussed, with numeric data showing expansion of involvement in training and organizational life. Analysts with a background in social work are beginning to make significant positive contributions to APsaA. There is a more rapid pace of inclusion of analysts from social work in the governance side of APsaA than the educational. The ultimate impact on the organization is difficult to anticipate.

与时俱进的人类工效学

人类工效学是一门与社会生产、生活密切关联的应用型技术科学,它经历了工业革命时期的萌 芽、二战期间的建构以及战后的完善等发展阶段。本文通过回顾该学科近50年的历史、分析学科的演进 规律,展望学科的未来发展趋势。     

国民革命时期湖南商民运动的兴起与发展

湖南商民运动在兴起阶段的特点,首先是对待商会的态度与策略方面,与国民党中央商民运动决议案所确定的方略明显不同.其次是在湖南一些地区商民协会建立的过程中,共产党人发挥了比较突出的作用与影响.湖南各地广大商人以商民协会为依托,踊跃开展了各项活动,以前所未有的政治热情积极支持国民革命,参加反帝爱国运动.许多商民协会也积极承担组织商人支持革命,以及保护中小商人利益和促进工商业发展的任务,从而使湖南商民运动获得了迅速发展.     

论中国同业公会立法

从现代同业公会的概念和基本特征角度,分析了同业公会具有的自律和自治功能以及各国通过立法赋予同业公会在服务、反垄断、反不公平竞争、反倾销以及促进提高商品、服务质量等方面的职能,实现企业自律与政府监管的结合。结论是：我国要应对激烈的国际竞争,反倾销,实现政府职能转变和促进产业立法高效化、科学化,有必要加强同业公会立法,并且应当选择以日本模式为立法体例。立法内容应当包括同业公会的设立、同业公会的性质和职能、组织机构,同业公会与政府、非成员企业的关系以及法律责任等。     

日本大正时期文化界与创造社新浪漫主义思想的建构

创造社同人留学日本时正是日本文化界努力效仿西方,追赶西方新的文艺潮流的时期。而西方各种文艺思潮和作家在日本大正时期文坛掀起的阵阵热潮所形成的外界机遇,也在无意中为创造社对西方文艺的选择和兴趣点作了暗示和引导。尤其在创造社建构他们的新浪漫主义思想过程中,日本文化界为他们做了新浪漫主义这个新概念的界定,无论在理论或实践上都为创造社认识和理解新浪漫主义提供了引导和学习的平台。