Every session counts: The differential impact of previous programmes and current programme dosage on offender recidivism

Purpose. The present study examined the impact of current treatment dosage on recidivism among offenders. Methods. Using a sample of dropouts from a community treatment programme, current treatment dosage and past completed programmes were used to predict criminal recidivism. Results. After statistically controlling for risk levels, only current dosage was predictive of recidivism. Conclusions. Offenders’ current direction, indicated by current dosage, is central to reducing recidivism. Strategies for offenders completing treatment sessions are discussed.     

Sex differences in the causes of self-control: An examination of mediation, moderation, and gendered etiologies

Sex is one of the most robust predictors of self-control, with a consistent finding that girls score higher on a variety of measures of self-control. In this research, we investigate three possible reasons for why this is true: first, we examine whether current predictors of self-control mediate the effect of sex on self-control, second, we examine whether sex moderates the effect of current predictors on self-control and third, we examine the possibility that the causes of self-control are gendered, necessitating different causal models for boys and girls. Using data from the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth79, we assess three, related questions: Is the sex effect on self-control mediated by current predictors of self-control? Does sex moderate the effects of current predictors of self-control? Does the causal model predicting self-control differ for boys and girls? We find that the sex effect on self-control is robust; does not moderate the etiology of self-control; and although partially mediated by etiological variables, remains a significant predictor of self-control. We also find that current predictors do a poor job of explaining girls’ acquisition of self-control, suggesting a gendered etiology of self-control.     

公务员薪酬制度的运行机制研究

公务员薪酬制度是公务员制度的重要组成部分,我国社会、政治和经济的快速发展对现行公务员薪酬制度造成了巨大的冲击,迫切要求进一步深化公务员薪酬制度的改革。本文立足于当前公务员整体薪酬的现实状况,探讨了公务员现行薪酬制度运行和管理中存在的主要问题,并提出了有助于进一步深化公务员薪酬制度改革的政策建议。     

Medicare program; list of covered surgical procedures for ambulatory surgical centers--HCFA. Proposed notice and request for comment

HCFA is seeking suggestions for possible additions or revisions to the current list of ambulatory surgical center (ASC) procedures covered under Medicare. Our current list of covered ASC procedures was published in the Federal Register on August 5, 1982 (47 FR 34099). In this notice we are also soliciting comments on additional ASC procedures that have been suggested by the public since publication of our current list.     

电流斑的环境扫描电镜X射线能谱分析

目的利用环境扫描电镜-X射线能谱仪(environmental scanning electron microscope and energydispersive X-ray microanalyser,ESEM-EDX)研究电流斑微观形态特征及元素构成,以期为电流斑及电击死的鉴定提供更准确、客观的依据。方法用ESEM-EDX检测5例电流斑的扫描电镜形态、金属颗粒的形态及其元素组成。结果电流斑及周围皮肤可见电穿孔、金属熔珠,熔珠主要由铁、铜、铝等常见金属元素和金、钛、钡等人体少见的金属元素构成。结论 ESEM-EDX检测可为电击死的鉴定提供客观的依据。     

电视时政新闻报道实证研究三题

本文聚焦于重庆电视媒体的时政新闻报道,从具体业务切入,对其进行了比较系统的实证研究。首先从文化品位的角度。围绕片头、播音员、栏目设计、文字、声音和画面等具体业务,探讨了地方主流电视台的定位。其次针对电视时政新闻报道缺少同期声、缺乏真实性和现场感、违背电视新闻"声画合一"要求的积弊,提出了解决的措施。最后集中阐述了创造电视时政新闻报道精品的具体途径和办法。文章立足于电视时政新闻报道实例基础之上,对电视时政新闻报道业务工作的改进,具有一定的现实指导意义。     

阳极电流密度对铸铝发动机号码重现效果的影响

目的研究阳极电流密度对发动机号码重现效果的影响。方法将发动机试样与整流电源正极相连作为阳极，金属夹子作为阴极，用10％的盐酸溶液浸润脱脂棉球作为电解液，在不同电流密度下进行电解实验，考查电流密度对重现结果的影响。结果原始号码的重现时间随电流密度的增高而缩短，对于铸铝发动机，在10%的盐酸电解质体系中，最适宜的阳极电流密度为16-24A／dm2，5min左右就可清晰重现出原始号码。     

电流斑的光镜和扫描电镜观察以及能谱测定

为了找出电流斑在扫描电镜下的特征性改变,作者用扫描电镜和能谱测定,配合光镜观察,对电击死者的22个皮肤电流斑和尸体上造成的18个皮肤电流斑和金属灼伤,进行了对比观察。结果表明,光镜下电流斑的形态改变与过去学者所述基本一致。非典型的电流斑难与热灼伤相鉴别。扫描电镜下电流斑的形态特征为:(1)损伤底部和壁上可见散在的小孔穴,直径为30～100μm,深浅不一,边缘不规则;(2)损伤组织表面大量细胞碎屑和颗粒;(3)组织和脱落细胞表面有裂纹;(4)损伤区内有散在的异物颗粒沉积,其形态为球形、方形或不规则形,电子密度较大。作者认为这些改变是电流作用造成,热灼伤不具备这些改变,故在扫描电镜下极易区别电流斑和热灼伤。所有电流斑均可测出与导体化学组成相同的金属元素。作者提出,扫描电镜下的上述形态改变和能谱测定结果可以作为诊断电流斑的依据。     

中国紧急状态法的立法状况及特征

本文侧重对我国目前紧急状态法的立法现状、内容和特征进行了比较全面地分析 ,并在结合国外法治国家紧急状态法律制度建设的经验基础之上 ,提出要统一我国的紧急状态法律制度 ,特别是应当制定统一的紧急状态法来代替目前分散立法的状况 ,此外 ,还应当建立统一的应急机构来保证政府在紧急状态时期能够依法行使行政紧急权力 ,防止公民的宪法和法律权利因为实施紧急状态而受到政府紧急权力不必要的侵犯。     

Current account determinants and external sustainability in periods of structural change

The aim of this paper is to study the main macroeconomic, financial and structural factors that shaped current account developments in Greece over the period from 1960 to 2007 and discuss these developments in relation to the issue of external sustainability. Concerns over Greece’s external sustainability have emerged since 1999 when the current account deficit widened substantially and exhibited high persistence. The empirical model used, which theoretically rests on the intertemporal approach, treats the current account as the gap between domestic saving and investment. We examine the behaviour of the current account in the long run and the short run using co-integration analysis and a variety of econometric tests to account for the effect of significant structural changes in the period under review. We find that a stable equilibrium current account model can be derived if the ratio of private sector financing to GDP, as a proxy for financial liberalisation, is included in the specification. Policy options to restore the country’s external sustainability are explored based on the estimated equilibrium model.     

Internal current mark in a case of suicide by electrocution.

Fatalities caused by electrocution often lack specific morphologic evidence. Investigation of the death scene along with technical inspection of the electrical apparatus may help in clarifying the cause and manner of death. Cutaneous current marks may be the only sign of low voltage associated fatalities. The authors report a case of an electrician who committed suicide by electrocution using a time switch after oral ingestion of diazepam. Electrodes (coins) were fixed with adhesive tape at the height of the heart to the front and back of the left side of the chest. Autopsy revealed a blackish linear mark on the pleura parietalis of the inner side of the thoracic cavity, connecting the cutaneous current marks. Current-related and heat-related changes, such as hypercontraction bands of the intercostal muscles and coagulative changes of the perineurium of peripheral nerves, were found at histologic examination. Taking into consideration that the body had been under the influence of low-voltage current for 7 days, the morphologic alteration on the pleura parietalis was in accordance with an internal current mark, indicating the main route of current flow through the body. To the authors' knowledge, such a current-related phenomenon has not been reported to occur on an inner body surface before.     

刑事政策的和谐化——议论我国和谐社会进程中的刑事政策改革思路

刑事政策的和谐化应当作为我国和谐社会建设进程中的刑事政策改革基本理念.刑事政策的和谐化改革应当根据不断发展的政治、经济和社会情势,通过辩证地反思现行的刑事政策,针对其中存在的突出的不适应于历史发展的问题,对现行刑事政策的基本思路进行适当的调整,对现行刑事政策的基本目标进行扩展化、深入化,对现行刑事政策的基本手段进行多元化、完整化、系统化、和谐化,并试图将刑事政策建立于人们普遍认同的基本伦理道德的基础之上,使刑事政策符合民意、引导民意,推进刑事政策的民主化,并进而配合、促进建设社会主义和谐社会的伟大进程.     

Satellite dish as source of electric current. Case report of a fatal and nearly fatal accident at the work site

The authors report on an initially unrecognized fatal accident caused by electric current at the place of work. The source of the current was a satellite dish which had been improperly connected to an old music box with subsequent connection to the household electrocution system (220 V, 50 Hz). Only when a second nearly fatal accident occurred, proper diagnosis and detection of the uncommon source of the electric current was made.     

Equipment acquired under public assistance programs--HHS. Final rule

This rule revises and consolidates current HHS regulations concerning Federal financial participation in the cost of equipment under HHS supported public assistance programs. The rule also revises and consolidates current regulations on the management and disposition of equipment under these programs. The rule would permit State public assistance agencies to claim the cost of most of their equipment acquired at the time of purchase rather than depreciating the equipment over its useful life as required by the current regulations. This change would allow these agencies to claim Federal financial participation in the cost of the equipment at an earlier date than under the current regulations and would simplify the accounting requirements associated with the equipment.     

Battered Women's Perceptions and Expectations of Their Current and Ideal Marital Relationship

This study explores the current perceptions and ideal expectations battered women have for their marital relationships. Based on previous research on the Circumplex model of Olson (1979), it was hypothesized that battered women's current and ideal relationships would be categorized as Extreme according to this Model. The Extreme categorization has been associated with a variety of forms of family dysfunction. The Family Adaptability and Cohesiveness Evaluation Scales and Demographic Questionnaires were completed by 57 women during their stay at one of two Women's shelters, in addition to 22 in outpatient therapy through one of the shelters. Analyses revealed significant support for the current relationship hypothesis. As predicted, current perceptions fell into the Extreme category; ideal expectations more frequently fell into the Balanced family type. Clinical implications of the findings are discussed; suggestions for directions that future research in this area might take, are offered.     

Diversion Under Malaysian Juvenile Justice System: a Case of Too Little Too Late?

The concept and practice of diversion are not a novel phenomenon. For many years, diversion from formal adjudication by court has been widely adopted as an important feature of various juvenile justice systems across the countries. There are different forms of diversion programmes which have been designed and implemented with the aim to divert children from direct contact with formal criminal process. Various researches on diversion programmes have disclosed positive impacts on their effectiveness in handling children in conflict with the law. This article focuses on criminal process under current Malaysian juvenile justice, in which the concept of diversion is still a strange subject. It highlights issues under current juvenile criminal justice and examines the possibility of integrating diversion programmes as alternative measures to deal with children in conflict with the law. Introduction of diversion programmes as part of the current system is seemed as potential alternative measures to improve the effectiveness of the current Malaysian juvenile justice system.     

Analysis of current account reversals via regime switching models

The analysis of sharp and persistent reductions of current account deficits, which can be characterized as the transition from an unsustainable to a more sustainable level of current account balance, relies often on ad hoc criteria for identification of reversal episodes. Within this paper, an empirical framework in terms of a regime switching approach is presented allowing simultaneous identification of current account reversal episodes and their determinants. Additionally, this approach is extended towards analysis of the impact of a reversal on the path of economic growth. Empirical investigation of a panel containing developing countries suggests a different timing of reversals compared to timing delivered by ad hoc criteria. However, several determinants of reversals discussed in the literature remain valid. Our estimates of costs implied by the occurrence of a current account reversal amount to a severe reduction of economic growth, where output costs are found to vary largely across countries.     

Cardiac Changes Due to Electronic Control Devices? A Computer‐Based Analysis of Electrical Effects at the Human Heart Caused by an ECD Pulse Applied to the Body's Exterior

Electronic control devices (ECDs) deliver high‐voltage, low‐current energy pulses temporarily paralyzing a person. For the ECD–human interaction, we have developed a computer model using the SEMCAD program within which to simulate the electrical effects throughout the body resulting from the imposition of an ECD pulse at a particular point on the body surface. Our human body models were based on cross‐sectional MRIs and CT scans, with the dielectric properties of the various tissues assigned based on previously published values. We simulated the application of a single ECD pulse and calculated the resulting electric field strength and current and charge densities at different body locations. The results were compared with corresponding values obtained by other researchers in similar simulations. Furthermore, we simulated an application of a pulse of 20‐millisecond duration equal to the European household current of 50 Hz and to the ventricular fibrillation threshold. The resulting current level indicated at the heart muscle was 1/5 the level considered the threshold for triggering ventricular fibrillation.     

能力本位视角下的我国公务员培训系统构建

公务员培训是我国人力资源开发战略中的重要组成部分,对提高公务员素质,提升公务员能力有着重要意义。本文通过分析我国公务员培训的现状,针对当前公务员能力培训中存在的问题,引入国际上流行的能力本位培训理论,;围绕公务员能力的提高构建我国公务员能力培训系统。     

Evolution of forensic autopsy and current legal procedures in Turkey

The first documented forensic autopsy in Turkey was in 1843 during the Ottoman period. In this article, the evolution and current legal procedures regarding forensic autopsies with emphasis on current legal procedures following the declaration of Turkish Republic in 1923 are delineated.