The ‘right time’ – negotiating the timing of interviews with vulnerable young people

Participant retention is a key factor in determining the success of longitudinal research. Challenges in re-locating and retaining participants over the long term are major issues for researchers working with young people who face adversity and experience frequent changes in circumstances. This article reports on a study of vulnerable young people and their transition into adulthood. Rather than the more conventional schedule-based approach to locating and re-interviewing young people, a relational process, the ‘right time’ framework, was used to facilitate young people's involvement in the study. Embedded in the ‘right time’ framework is recognition of the diverse and fluctuating circumstances that shape young people's availability for interviews. Several case examples are considered which amplify the way that the ‘right time’ framework allowed the research to navigate around these circumstances. The case examples highlight the value young people attached to being involved in the research, the influence on the ‘right time’ of wider relational tensions for young people and the need to negotiate researcher status as a different sort of adult. The ‘right time’ framework contributed to a high retention rate in the study generating a more representative sample and enhancing the subsequent data analysis by providing valuable insights into the lives of these vulnerable young people.     

区块链技术下智能合约之于合同的新诠释

应用于交易领域的智能合约融入区块链技术,以代码形式表现,可实现合同履行的自动化和不可逆,超越了传统意义上的合同模式.自助行为说、代理说将智能合约视为对合同过程的外部增强,是侧面功能的法律阐释,并未完全捕捉到实质.智能合约并不一定跨越整个合同过程,也可仅是合同过程某个方面或某个阶段.法律意义上的智能合约不是合同新类型,而是合同关系形式的新发展,即当事人缔结和履行合同的新形式,合同性质未发生实质变化.智能合约满足特定要件构成特殊的书面形式,具有"书面形式+自动履行"功能的特质.民事主体通过智能合约形式订立合同应遵守《民法典》等现行法律的具体规则,以保证合同依法成立与生效.智能合约不等同于具有法律效力的合同,认定其效力应结合智能合约应用中的具体问题展开具体分析.从立法上确认智能合约,在符合国家现有法律、政策基础上编写和应用,实现形式的合法化、内容的规范化是该技术谋求长远发展的保障.技术起步的现阶段,纸质合同、一般电子合同与智能合约在不同方面发挥协作作用,会在未来一段时间内成为民事交往、商业交易的主要状态.     

Media Disaster Reporting Effects on Public Risk Perception and Response to Escalating Tornado Warnings: A Natural Experiment

Previous research has evaluated public risk perception and response to a natural hazards in various settings; however, most of these studies were conducted either with a single scenario or after a natural disaster struck. To better understand the dynamic relationships among affect, risk perception, and behavioral intentions related to natural disasters, the current study implements a simulation scenario with escalating weather intensity, and includes a natural experiment allowing comparison of public response before and after a severe tornado event with extensive coverage by the national media. The current study also manipulated the display of warning information, and investigated whether the warning system display format influences public response. Results indicate that (1) affect, risk perception, and behavioral intention escalated as weather conditions deteriorated, (2) responses at previous stages predicted responses at subsequent stages of storm progression, and (3) negative affect predicted risk perception. Moreover, risk perception and behavioral intention were heightened after exposure to the media coverage of an actual tornado disaster. However, the display format manipulation did not influence behavioral responses. The current study provides insight regarding public perception of predisaster warnings and the influence of exposure to media coverage of an actual disaster event.     

一个竞争优势的概念框架及应用

本文借用经济学中经济租的概念定义了战略管理中的竞争优势,认为竞争优势就是企业拥有的稀有要素所赚取的经济租,得出了一个有关竞争优势的概念框架。最后利用这一概念框架对战略管理理论的两大理论体系有关竞争优势的区别进行了解说。     

从动词词义看双宾语构块式和与格构块式

本文从构块式语法的角度观察双宾语结构和与格结构间构块式意义的差异。用磁体构造模型,结合BROWN语料库统计数值,来阐释双及物动词词义类型与两种构块式选用的关联性,以便准确掌握选用两种构块式的规律。     

“一卡在手，走遍校园”——邯郸职业技术学院校园一卡通建设方案

“校园一卡通”系统将多项管理职能融为一体,实现“一卡在手,走遍校园”总体目标,不但提高了管理效率,降低了成本,方便了教师和学生,而且计算机管理工作也得到了进一步的深入完善。文章详细介绍了邯郸职业技术学院一卡通系统的设计目标、功能,以及系统组织结构。     

农村居民参与村委会选举的心理倾向研究

本研究依据村民作为社会行为主体的主动性和独立性,将村民参与村委会选举的心理倾向归纳为四种模式,即动员式心理模式、依附式心理模式、自觉式心理模式和热衷式心理模式,并根据调查结果统计和分析每一种心理倾向的特征,在此基础上对村民行为的理性做了一定的剖析,结论认为村民心理倾向均是一定理性层次的体现。     

我国高职师资问题及国际视野中的解决路径探析

在世界经济一体化和全球化的大背景下,无论发达国家还是发展中国家,都将把提高职业教育的整体质量作为保持和提高国际竞争力的重要手段.发展高等职业教育是我国高等教育为适应经济和社会发展做出的战略性选择.文章针对我国高等职业教育发展中师资队伍建设中存在的问题,就如何提升职教师资的学历层次,提高职教师资的培养质量等问题进行了探讨.     

一种框架支持的企业体系结构开发过程分析

企业体系结构是近年来国外学术和技术领域兴起的一个研究热点.本文介绍了企业体系结构的研究背景,在此基础上进一步分析了企业体系结构、企业体系结构框架及其他相关概念的内涵和相互联系,给出了在企业体系框架指导下开发企业体系结构的一般过程.