Tiananmen as treated by the Christian Science Monitor

Focusing on one medium's specific responses to a specific news crisis, print coverage by the Christian Science Publishing Company on the Tiananmen Square incident is compared to that of the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, New York Times (Springfield, MA), Sunday Republican, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. The Christian Science Monitor, a newspaper internationally known for its objective, balanced reportage, is described and discussed, particularly regarding its pre‐ and post‐Tiananmen coverage. Its 185 articles beginning June 4, 1989, until a year later are delineated, along with the eight that appeared in the Christian Science Publishing Company's new monthly magazine, World Monitor. The argument is advanced that, despite major changes, the Monitor remains an invaluable media resource to both scholars and the lay public for unbiased reportage.     

四川西部生态脆弱区农村环境教育现状调查及对策

中国环境教育的发展存在极大的不平衡性,尤其是以甘孜州乃中心的四川西部生态脆弱区农村贫困面广、环境问题日益突出,其环境教育处于很低的水平。该文指出,在贫剀地区农村开展环境教育已成为改善农村环境、促进社会可持续发展的紧迫任务。     

Best practices for the management of knowledge for conflict resolution: Lessons learned from the Great Lakes region of Africa

Abstract

This article deals with the management of knowledge for conflict resolution and innovation in Africa. After a brief discussion of the research methodology followed, a feedback is provided on the field study conducted from 2006 to 2008 in northern Uganda and Rwanda and at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania, and in the DRC. As a result of the field study, certain principles and practices were identified whereby the challenges facing Africa could be examined. The author found five ‘realms’ in which knowledge management can take place and that traditional knowledge practices, if merged with more modern knowledge management practices, provide a valuable framework for using knowledge management for conflict resolution and innovation in Africa. Best practices that were identified include an intra-connected and collective knowledge production system and the production of tacit knowledge, especially among the new generation or youth. Furthermore, the importance of intellectual capital (in the form of value-driven leadership, competent managers and expert knowledge workers) and the activation of an intervention into the continuous spiral of violent conflict which will ultimately lead to the innovative transformation of African society are discussed. Finally, some recommendations are offered as possible solutions for conflict resolution and innovation in Africa.     

Stature Estimation from Foramen Magnum Region in Chinese Population

Estimation of stature from body parts plays a vital role in identifying the dead. This study focused on dimensions of the foramen magnum region and examined the relationship between stature and the dimensions of the foramen magnum region in northern and southern Chinese populations. Measurements were taken on the skulls of 276 individuals (all male). Data on 48 individuals from northern China and 140 from southern China were used for further stature reconstruction of the above two populations in China. Statistical analyses indicate that bilateral variation is insignificant for all measurements except maximum length of condyle in the southern Chinese population (p < 0.01) and that the northern and southern populations differ significantly only in the minimum distance between condyles. Linear and multiple regression equations for stature estimation were established. The correlation coefficients between stature and the various measurements differed between the northern and southern Chinese populations.     

金正恩时代的朝鲜和图们江区域的中俄朝合作

朝鲜的稳定发展和朝鲜半岛的无核化,符合我国利益。西方力图颠覆朝鲜政权。朝鲜政权能够生存,关键在于高层领导内部的求同存异、精诚团结,并得益于有效地强化政治教育、对西方渗透的严防死守。金正恩成为领袖,将集全权于一身,独自领导朝鲜。朝鲜的经济体制正在发生变化,"中产阶级"的代表已经出现,原始的资本主义方式成为许多朝鲜人谋生的手段。金正恩需要改变朝鲜的贫穷状况,让人民富裕,出现了改革的舆论和迹象。近年,中俄两国均积极采取措施帮助朝鲜改善管理制度、培育造血功能。中朝共同开发、共同管理罗先区和黄金坪、威化岛,俄罗斯推出俄朝韩三方合作新模式。目前朝鲜投资风险大,预期回报率低。建议中俄应排除干扰,求同存异,积极探索互相配合、分担和分摊风险、减轻负担,有利各方的合作途径。充分发挥中国政府的图们江开发战略和中俄两国元首签署的区域合作规划战略的作用,进一步深入开展合作。     

陕西县域经济发展问题探讨

中国经济在向城市经济侧重近20年后,正进入向县域经济侧重的转换阶段。最近三年,中央重新审视"重城轻乡"的非均衡经济发展态势,首次突破性地提出"县域"概念,并将"县域经济"正式纳入国家经济建设和经济体制改革的范畴,宏观经济政策呈现出向县域侧重的明确的方向性变化。这些转折性信号表明中国县域经济大发展时代的到来。陕西县域经济的发展,需借鉴国内外县域经济发达地区的经验,探索陕西发展县域经济的新思路和新方法。     

Phylogeographic investigations: the role of trees in forensic genetics

The human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genome is commonly analyzed in various disciplines, such as population, medical, and forensic genetics, but conceptual and scientific exchange between them is still limited. Here we review several aspects of the mtDNA phylogeny that are particularly--but not exclusively--of interest to the forensic community. Among the issues that arise, we emphasize the importance of integrating evolutionary concepts into the forensic routine. We also discuss topics such as mtDNA mutation-rate heterogeneity and the weight of evidence, ethnic affiliations of mtDNA profiles, and the abuse of reference databases. Finally, we show the usefulness of coding-region variation in a forensic context.     

影响台湾地区政治文化变迁的外部因素分析

上个世纪70年代以来,台湾地区政治文化逐渐发生明显变化。从政治发展的角度考察,台湾地区政治文化的变化除受内部因素影响外,来自台湾地区外部因素的影响异常显著。中国大陆、美国、日本作为台湾地区主要的外部因素,对台湾地区政治文化变迁起着重要的触媒作用,透过台湾内部因素的作用,这些外部因素对台湾人的政治情感、政治信仰、政治态度的改变产生了深远的影响。     

西部大开发的成效、问题及对策建议

国家实施西部大开发战略以来,西部地区经济社会各项事业发展迅速,在经济总量、基础设施建设、产业结构优化、生态环境保护等方面取得了一系列成就。但是,西部地区仍存在区域内部发展不平衡、人民生活水平仍然不高、对外开放程度较弱等问题。本文在分析和评价西部大开发战略实施成效的基础上,梳理了西部大开发战略继续实施所面临的主要问题,提出了进一步推进西部大开发的政策建议。     

论“本体性否定”及其对西方存在哲学的突破

就哲学的核心问题是存在问题而言,西方自古至今的存在论哲学存在着＂对象化＂探讨存在问题之局限,而以海德格尔为代表的西方存在论哲学,又因为敞开的无限定过于宽泛,从而不可能对中国人缺乏创造性敞开的文化弊端具有启示,这个问题同样存在于马克思主义注重现实和经济活动的具有存在意味的实践哲学中。而否定主义的＂本体性否定＂通过＂批判与创造的统一＂来理解中国式的存在问题,可以理解为是对西方过于宽泛的存在论哲学的本体论改造。＂本体性否定＂衔接中国哲学的＂源流合一＂思维,将＂本体性否定＂界定为＂批判与创造的冲动与完成这样的冲动之能力的统一＂,从而将人之于冲动的美学性存在与完成创造的哲学性存在得以安置。＂本体性否定＂同样通过＂共在＂概念来阐明存在的社会化和存在的价值确认问题,这就将存在的个人性和社会性统一起来。