Squashed dreams and rare breeds: ableism and the arbiters of life and death

The week beginning 29 June 2015 is not just historic for the closure of the Independent Living Fund in the United Kingdom, but for me was the week they decided that my life is not worth investing in; they being NHS England, NICE and, with them, the Department of Health. They chose not to support the enzyme replacement therapy that has been not only keeping me alive, but giving me a quality of life – enabling me to return to finish my Disability Studies PhD exploring how Christian leaders explain disability, where ethics have become the main topic, and to rebuild my career – or so I thought.     

Dairy Farm Survival in a Metropolitan Area: Dutchess County,New York, 1984–19901

Abstract The effect of nonfarm development on dairy farm survival in New York's highly developed lower Hudson Valley is analyzed. The major hypothesis is that significant losses of dairy farms during this period are the result of urban development pressures. Contrary to this hypothesis, however, the bivariate and multivariate analyses of data from a mail survey of all commercial dairy operators in Dutchess County as of 1984 and industry survivors, exiters, and new entrants through 1990 demonstrate that nonfarm development has a negligible effect on dairy farm survival; rather, survival is significantly affected by age of operator and by family disruption. Thus, demographic and family process factors are found to be more powerful determinants of dairy farm survival in this particular metropolitan context.     

美学方法论和艺术本质观--从东、西方古典美学看艺术的审美本质

本文从美学方法论的角度 ,以对东西方古典美学艺术本质观的论述为基础 ,结合当前的文艺实践 ,对艺术本质给予了现时代的规定。本文认为 ,西方古典美学和艺术思想的基本特征 ,是以纯哲学和社会学的方法研究艺术 ,把艺术规定为是一种特殊的认识活动 ,将摹拟、再现、认识看作是艺术的本质特征 ;而中国古典美学则主要是以伦理学与哲学的辩证统一、艺术哲学和艺术心理学相统一的方法观察和研究艺术 ,把情感看作艺术的特质 ,将抒情、写意规定为是艺术的基本特征。东西方古典美学各自在艺术本质问题上的合理性和片面性 ,以及当今东西方艺术发展的趋势 ,说明对艺术本质的思考和探求 ,既不能单纯执着于表现主义 ,也不能固守于理智主义 ,而是应该扬弃其各自的片面性 ,对东西方古典美学的艺术本质观 ,在现时代的规定下进行辩证的综合     

Spatial variation in soil inorganic nitrogen across an arid urban ecosystem

We explored variations in inorganic soil nitrogen (N) concentrations across metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, and the surrounding desert using a probability-based synoptic survey. Data were examined using spatial statistics on the entire region, as well as for the desert and urban sites separately. Concentrations of both NO₃-N and NH₄-N were markedly higher and more heterogeneous amongst urban compared to desert soils. Regional variation in soil NO₃-N concentration was best explained by latitude, land use history, population density, along with percent cover of impervious surfaces and lawn, whereas soil NH₄-N concentrations were related to only latitude and population density. Within the urban area, patterns in both soil NO₃-N and NH₄-N were best predicted by elevation, population density and type of irrigation in the surrounding neighborhood. Spatial autocorrelation of soil NO₃-N concentrations explained 49% of variation among desert sites but was absent between urban sites. We suggest that inorganic soil N concentrations are controlled by a number of ‘local’ or ‘neighborhood’ human-related drivers in the city, rather than factors related to an urban-rural gradient.     

科学家的精神动力与爱国主义

一、科学家献身国防的精神动力爱因斯坦曾在普朗克六十寿诞的庆祝会上指出有三种科学探索的动机:“在科学的庙堂里有许多房舍,住在里面的人真是各式各样,而引导他们到那里去的动机实在也各不相同。有许多人所以爱好科学,是因为科学给他们以超乎常人的智力上的快感,科学是他们自己的特殊娱乐,他们在这种娱乐中寻求生动活泼的经验和雄心壮志的满足;在这座庙堂里,另外还有许多人所以把他们的脑力产物奉献在祭台上,为的是纯粹功利的目的……对于这些人来说,只要有机会,人类活动的任何领域他们都会去干;他们究竟成为工程师,官吏,商人,还是科学家,…     

人均耕地资源对农业集约经营的影响

从农业生产的历史发展趋势、定性和实证等 3个方面分析 ,认为人均耕地资源是影响农业集约经营的重要因素 ,人均耕地资源的减少在一定条件下将促进农业集约经营水平的提高。     

汉藏美术比较研究

本文主要比较分析了汉藏两民族美术创作诸方面的相同之处和不同之处。作者认为，梳理两者的长与短是为了二者互相学习，互相交流，取长补短，使各自的美术创作获得更大的发展。     

略论中国艺术的审美取向

悠久灿烂的华夏文明 ,孕育了中国艺术鲜明独特的审美取向 ,概括起来主要有 :自然的旨趣 ;简淡的追求 ;飘逸的气质 ;空灵的境界     

王夫之对义、利的层次性及相对性的分析

义利观问题是中国伦理思想史的核心问题之一，历代思想家都十分重视对它的研究。王夫之在总结、继承前哲义利思想的基础上，提出了自己的义利观，并对义利进行了层次性及相对性的分析，既继承了传统道义论的精华，又极大地丰富了中国古代伦理思想的内涵。