对外开放战略视域下中国国家经济主权安全探讨

国家经济主权是国家政治权力和经济权力在国家最高利益契合点的权力结合。中国经济在与国际经济接轨的同时。不可避免使国家经济主权安全面临压力。主要有：中国自主选择经济发展模式受西方国家的干扰：跨国公司的跨国经营有可能削弱中国经济发展的独立性;国际经济组织及其相关国际法有可能使国家独立选择经济政策的余地变得日益狭小等等。认识并应对对外开放战略背景下中国国家经济主权安全所面临的问题,科学制定维护中国国家经济主权安全的战略策略,意义重大。     

Developmental validation of reduced-size STR Miniplex primer sets

This paper describes a developmental validation study of three Miniplex sets covering 12 of the 13 CODIS loci. As these new sets will be used for the analysis of degraded and low level DNA, the validation studies were performed using 100-125 pg of DNA, the lowest input level at which peak balance, peak intensity, and allele consistency were stable. To demonstrate the applicability of the Miniplex sets to forensic casework, these validation studies were completed in accordance with the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM). A range of tests were performed including studies of concordance with standard multiplex kits, sensitivity and reproducibility, and PCR amplification conditions. Additionally, studies of mixtures, nonhuman and environmentally degraded DNA, and simulated forensic samples were performed. Our results demonstrate that Miniplex STR amplification procedures are a robust and sensitive tool for the analysis of degraded DNA.     

Rollen und Institutionen als symbolische Ordnung von Netzwerken

Roles and institutions lead to the reduction of uncertainty in communication, and to a particular pattering of social networks. Cultural patterns for actorhood, for social relationships, and for patterns of relationships are conceptualized as ??relational institutions?? that structure social networks as cultural models. Roles mediate between the structure of social networks and institutionalized cultural patterns: On the one hand, they can emerge in small-scale network contexts and crystallize as long as the network structure persists. On the other hand, communication draws on institutionalized models to reduce its own complexity and uncertainty. Thus, relational institutions imprint social networks through role categories. In order to elaborate on this relational conception of institutions and roles, the text combines arguments from social network research, from the normative and the interpretive role concept, from philosophical anthropology and neo-institutionalism with the general perspective of relational sociology.     

Decentralisation and poverty: conceptual framework and application to Uganda

In order to shed further light on the discussion about decentralisation‐poverty linkages in developing countries, this article introduces a conceptual framework for the relationship between decentralisation and poverty. The framework takes the form of an optimal scenario and indicates potential ways for an impact of decentralisation on poverty. Three different but interrelated channels are identified. Decentralisation is considered to affect poverty through providing opportunities for previously excluded people to participate in public decision‐making, through increasing efficiency in the provision of local public services due to an informational advantage of local governments over the central government and through granting autonomy to geographically separable conflict groups and entitling local bodies to resolve local‐level conflicts. Based on the experience with decentralisation in Uganda, it is shown that these channels are often not fully realised in practice. Different reasons are singled out for the Ugandan case, among them low levels of information about local government affairs, limited human capital and financial resources, restricted local autonomy, corruption and patronage, high administrative costs related with decentralisation and low downward accountability. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Umweltsonderrecht für Vorhaben der Landesverteidigung

Im deutschen Umweltrecht finden sich an verschiedenen Stellen Sonderregelungen für Vorhaben der Landesverteidigung. Ausgehend von der Fragestellung, welche Vorhaben hiervon erfasst sind, werden nachfolgend die wichtigsten dieser Sonderregelungen vorgestellt. Die Untersuchung beschränkt sich dabei auf Bestimmungen zum medialen Umweltschutz, der die klassischen Umweltmedien Boden, Wasser und Luft zum Regelungsgegenstand hat ¹ , und widmet sich außerdem einer Sondervorschrift im Waldrecht. Dagegen bleiben Vorschriften beispielsweise zum Strahlenschutz, zu Gefahrstoffen oder zur Gefahrgutbeförderung ² sowie zum Luftverkehr3 ausgeklammert. * Der Verfasser ist am Landratsamt Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab u. a. für Verwaltungsverfahren im Zusammenhang mit Europas größtem Truppenübungsplatz Grafenwöhr, der der US-Army zur Nutzung überlassen ist, zuständig.1) Breuer in: Schmidt-Aßmann (Hrsg.), BesVerwR, 12.Aufl. 2003, S. 531.2) Siehe dazu Repkewitz, Bundeswehr und Umweltschutz, 1999, S. 288ff.; Kloepfer, Umweltrecht, 3. Aufl. 2004, § 5 Rdnr. 552.     

Herzmuschelfischerei im Lichte des Art. 6 FFH-Richtlinie

Mit seinem Urteil vom 7. 9. 2004 trägt der EuGH zur Schärfung des Profils der für den Schutz von Natura-2000-Gebieten maßgeblichen Bestimmung des Art. 6 FFH-RL bei. Der Beitrag behandelt die wesentlichen Aspekte der Entscheidung und zeigt die sich hiermit verbindenden rechtlichen Konsequenzen auf.     

The application of miniplex primer sets in the analysis of degraded DNA from human skeletal remains

A new set of multiplexed PCR primers has been applied to the analysis of human skeletal remains to determine their efficacy in analyzing degraded DNA. These primer sets, known as Miniplexes, produce shorter amplicons (50-280 base pairs (bp)) than standard short tandem repeat (STR) kits, but still utilize the 13 CODIS STR loci, providing results that are searchable on national DNA databases. In this study, a set of 31 different human remains were exposed to a variety of environmental conditions, extracted, and amplified with commercial and Miniplex DNA typing kits. The amplification efficiency of the Miniplex sets was then compared with the Promega PowerPlex 16 system. Sixty-four percent of the samples generated full profiles when amplified with the Miniplexes, while only 16% of the samples generated full profiles with the Powerplex 16 kit. Complete profiles were obtained for 11 of the 12 Miniplex loci with amplicon sizes less than 200 bp. These data suggest smaller PCR amplicons may provide a useful alternative to mitochondrial DNA for anthropological and forensic analysis of degraded DNA from human skeletal remains.     

The use of expensive health technologies in the era of managed care: the remarkable case of neonatal intensive care

The use of neonatal intensive care (NIC) continued to rise rapidly in the 1990s despite the concerns of observers about its cost effectiveness and its successes being mostly in facilities with high volume and capabilities. The objective of this study is to test the effects of insurance type, competition among hospitals, and market pressure from managed care plans on the supply and cost of NIC. The analysis uses logistic and linear models with techniques to avoid bias from (a) market area definitions based on actual patient flows and (b) self-selection of hospitals by patients with unmeasured risk of needing NIC. The data source contains all births in short-term hospitals in New Jersey during 1990 and 1994. Both the number of days and charges for NIC are reported. Key findings are that the decision of a hospital to offer NIC was associated with teaching status, the proportion of infants in the market area with documented high risk, and the market concentration of major competitors. The market share of managed care plans and the concentration of enrollment were not associated with either NIC being offered or with the standardized charges. Whether a particular patient was given to a NIC depended on patient risk factors and whether a NIC unit was present, but not on payer group. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that young insured parents (with the advice of their obstetricians) prefer hospitals with NIC and also are relatively profitable enrollees for health plans. In conclusion: using the results here and in other research, public and private policy makers may consider several ways to strengthen the incentives for health plans to contract for cost-effective birth-related services. The results also raise questions for a number of regulatory and payment policies and call for better public data on costs and outcomes for NIC.     

The effects of the transfer of American educational technology on business students and a comparison with practicing managers in Lesotho,Africa, in relation to those in the United States

This research involved a comparative study of managers and advanced business students in the United States and in Lesotho, Africa. The objective was to identify the managerial beliefs of students in comparison to those of practicing managers both within and without their respective countries. This study found that Lesotho students, after having been exposed to American business school techniques, moderated their thinking processes to be more consistent with both U.S. managers and students than the practices of local managers practicing in their own country.