Performance Management in Australia's Public Mental Health Service: A State Based Perspective

This article investigates the implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs) in Western Australia's public mental health system. A nationally agreed performance measurement framework forms part of the much needed reform now taking place within Australia. However, progress in the effective monitoring and reporting of KPIs is slow in most states, including Western Australia. The authors report on the results of a selective case study involving semi‐structured interviews with mental health administrators and offer a more nuanced insight into the intricacies and difficulties involved in performance measurement reform. The principal finding is that effective performance measurement and reporting can be internally problematic, particularly within a fragmented and networked system. This tends to give rise to a conformance‐only approach to performance measurement.     

大学生勤工助学与实习、兼职的性质及规制

勤工俭学、勤工助学、实习、兼职均为大学生社会实践活动的表现形式。高校现行的勤工助学宜定性为政府、学校帮助困难学生完成学业的一种资助方式,而大学生为获取社会经验、促进就业在校外开展的实习、兼职则属于一种有偿劳动,大学生的身份属于特殊劳动者,适用《劳动法》予以保护。     

Evolution of the content of THC and other major cannabinoids in drug-type cannabis cuttings and seedlings during growth of plants

In Europe, authorities frequently ask forensic laboratories to analyze seized cannabis plants to prove that cultivation was illegal (drug type and not fiber type). This is generally done with mature and flowering plants. However, authorities are often confronted with very young specimens. The aim of our study was to evaluate when the chemotype of cannabis plantlets can be surely determined through analysis of eight major cannabinoids content during growth. Drug-type seedlings and cuttings were cultivated, sampled each week, and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection. The chemotype of clones was recognizable at any developmental stage because of high total Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrations even at the start of the cultivation. Conversely, right after germination seedlings contained a low total THC content, but it increased quickly with plant age up, allowing chemotype determination after 3 weeks. In conclusion, it is not necessary to wait for plants' flowering to identify drug-type cannabis generally cultivated in Europe.     

我国合同能源管理法律关系探究

我国从国外引进的合同能源管理是一种推广节省能源新技术的模式,在实际运行中需要协调与整合技术、资金、设施建设与项目管理等多方面的关系,因而,我国对合同能源管理、能源管理合同属性的认识比较模糊,并存在多种看法。为此,必须厘清合同能源管理所涉及的法律关系,充分解析能源管理合同的法律属性,分析把握合同能源管理运营中资产等所有权归属问题,在我国现有法律体系框架范围内,正确、有效地调整合同能源管理关系,积极促进节能新技术在全社会的推广、普及。     

行政规范性文件绩效评估的技术性标准

行政规范性文件绩效评估的技术性标准是其评估标准的重要内容,其技术性标准主要包括形式结构技术的评价和语言表述技术。但行政规范性文件普遍存在着制定技术不符合基本标准要求的问题,如名称不规范、文件结构混乱、具体条款编排不符合技术规范要求等。因此,应当根据评估的技术性标准要求对行政规范性文件进行相应的完善,使行政规范性文件体系呈现为统一、协调的整体。     

城镇化科学发展水平评价与对策——以西部省区为例

"十二五"时期,要加快推进城镇化的步伐,必须构建涵盖经济绩效、社会发展、生态环境、居民生活、基础设施、空间集约、统筹城乡七个方面指标的城镇化科学发展评价体系。通过综合评价西部12省、直辖市、自治区的城镇化质量差异,以期针对各自差距与不同类型采取积极有效的对策,推进西部各省、直辖市、自治区城镇化发展速度与质量的协调提升,推动城镇化科学发展。     

地方政府职能转变评估研究

政府职能转变是当代中国社会转型中的重大现实问题。对地方政府职能转变进行评估是一项复杂的系统工程,是促进政府职能转变的重要手段。对地方政府职能转变进行评估必须以科学发展观为指导,在厘清地方政府职能转变相关概念的基础上,构建起涵盖评估对象、评估内容和依据、评估主体、评估指标、评估结果运用等基本构成要素的评估框架。     

我国公共部门绩效管理的历史与发展趋势研究

通过考察我国公共部门绩效管理的不同历史发展时期,发现绩效评估存在不同形式,也受到来自西方"新公共管理运动"的影响。目前,我国绩效评估存在与组织战略目标脱节、实践操作困难、考评结果未能反馈利用等局限,因此,建立健全相关制度保障和配套措施是当务之急。绩效管理要想获得更好地发展,提升组织竞争力,就需要向"学习型组织"转变和加强公民参与力度,从而为公共部门存在提供合法与民主性依据。     

Driving Under the Influence of Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist XLR‐11

The case of a 22‐year‐old male Caucasian driver is presented. He was involved in a traffic collision. At the roadside, he displayed blank stare and mellow speech with a barely audible voice. A DRE found low body temperature, rigid muscle tone, normal pulse, lack of horizontal and vertical gaze nystagmus, nonconvergence of the eyes, dilated pupil size, and normal Pupillary reaction to light. A standard toxicology DUID protocol was performed on the driver's whole blood including ELISA and GC‐MS drug screens with negative results. Additional drug screening was undertaken for bath salts and synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists by LC‐MS/MS by a commercial laboratory and identified the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist XLR‐11 in the driver's blood. XLR‐11 was subsequently quantified at 1.34 ng/mL. This is the first documented case involving a driver operating a motor vehicle under the influence of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist XLR‐11.     

第三方评价组织参与政府绩效评估刍议

第三方评价组织作为政府绩效的评估主体之一,在缋效评估中发挥着重要作用。本文在分析第三方评价组织参与政府绩效评估的独立性、专业性、权威性的基础上,结合我国第三方评价组织的实际。总结了影响第三方评价组织发挥作用的因素,提出了健全相关法律法规、加强行政信息公开。实现资源共享、强化第三方评价组织行业自律、提高第三方评价组织评估结果运用的实效性等建议。