Sourcing Cannabis sativa L. by thermogravimetric analysis

Marijuana, dried and ground Cannabis, is the most consumed illicit drug in the world. Many undesirable and risky effects to human health are caused by its use. The medicinal use or legal recreational use of Cannabis has also been rising in many countries. These facts make traceability methodologies increasingly important whether for forensic use, such as drug trafficking eradication, or for quality control purposes of legal medicinal Cannabis. Consequently, the objective of this study was to analyze Cannabis by means of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in order to assess the capability of this technique to trace the geographical origin of Cannabis cultivated in Colorado, United States of America. TGA appears to be sensitive enough to detect the degradation/decarboxylation of cannabinoids and terpenes, at least to some extent; also, the degradation of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin was indicated. Overall, the temperature ranges we analyzed using linear discriminant analysis showed high accuracies, with the 200 to 300 °C and 600 to 700 °C ranges achieving 100% accuracy.     

社区矫正专业工作队伍建设构想

从试点七年的情况来看,司法所承担社区矫正工作面临重重困难,建立一支统一的,高素质的专业工作队伍,即建立我国的社区矫正官制度成为形势所必须。该制度的具体构建,应重点把握人员配备、素质要求与培训、监督与保护等几个重要环节。     

Rethinking governmental licensing of higher education institutions

In many countries around the world, governmental authorities control the market entry of new providers of higher educational services. By means of ex-ante licensing in the higher education sector, government ensures that students are only confronted with academic programs and institutions that at least meet certain minimum quality standards. This quality-assuring intervention by government may be taken for granted. From an economic viewpoint, however, it seems worthwhile to scrutinize the regulatory status quo. In order to rethink existing licensing arrangements’ raison d’être, the present paper addresses the question whether governmental market entry control in the higher education industry is necessary at all.

‘It's the quality of government stupid’ explaining patterns in support for far right in the 2022 French presidential election

One of the most important transformations of European politics in recent decades is the rapid expansion of the share of population that vote for parties characterized as populist radical right (PRR) parties. This research note suggests that declining quality of government increases support for populist radical right parties. Using the latest rounds of the European Quality of Government Index (EQI) survey data that sampled at the NUTS 2 regional level in France, and exploiting the fact that the French, presidential elections contained the same candidates (Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen) in 2017 and 2022, we show that regions increase their vote share for Le Pen where the quality of government decreases. We also show that this relationship holds at the individual level. Thus, supplying quality, impartial and fair public services seem to stifle demand for nativism, ethnic favoritism and authoritarianism and suppress support for the PRR party agenda.     

Decentralization,Government Capacity,and Environmental Policy Performance: A Cross-National Analysis

This study examines how decentralization and government capacity interactively shape national environmental policy performance. Despite the extensive literature on the policy consequences of decentralization, what remains deficient is a proper understanding of the role that government capacity may play in the process. This study advances an integrative proposition that decentralization can improve policy performance if the government is equipped with capable, efficient and trustworthy administrative apparatus. Findings from a cross-national analysis on national environmental policy performance lend strong support for the general argument by revealing that such positive effects of decentralization are significantly strengthened by the quality of government capacity.     

Public Sector Reform in Central Asia and the Caucasus

Many developing countries are constantly seeking to reform their public services as part of a wider agenda which supports moves to a market economy and better governance arrangements. Some have embraced public management reforms as the template for their activities with limited success. This paper considers existing research on the impact of public sector reform in developing countries and offers an alternative approach, through case studies of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, based on two keys elements: an agenda which attempts to shift developing countries to an outcomes based accountability approach operationalized through a “quality of life” framework; and, peer‐to‐peer learning.     

谈公安院校的人文教育

人文教育在提高学生自身修养等方面有着不可替代的作用。21世纪的警察要完成新时期赋予自己的光荣使命,除了要具备优秀的业务技能外,必须重塑人文精神,实现人格在更高层次上的完善。公安工作有其特殊性,因此,公安院校在对学生进行人文素质教育时,尤其要注重对其民主、爱心、正气及勇敢精神的培养,提高其审美能力,从而为社会造就合格的人才。     

益气养阴解毒方联合化疗治疗中晚期非小细胞肺癌22例

目的 观察益气养阴解毒方联合化疗治疗中晚期非小细胞肺癌的临床疗效。方法 选择符合纳入标准的中晚期非小细胞肺癌患者22 例,采用益气养阴解毒方联合化疗治疗2个疗程,观察治疗前后临床主要症状变化情况,生存质量改变等指标。结果 治疗后部分患者神疲乏力、食欲不振、口干、心烦失眠、咳嗽、咳痰、胸痛、气促等症状改善明显（P<0.05）,治疗后KPS评分较治疗前提高（P<0.05）,毒性及不良反应发生率低。结论 对于中晚期非小细胞肺癌患者,益气养阴解毒方可有效改善临床症状,提高生活质量。     

犀黄丸对火毒血瘀型鼻咽癌放射治疗患者生活质量的影响

目的 观察犀黄丸对火毒血瘀型鼻咽癌放射治疗患者生活质量的影响。方法 将60例鼻咽癌患者随机分为实验组和对照组,每组30例。对照组仅接受放射治疗,实验组加用犀黄丸口服。观察并比较两组患者治疗前后中医证候积分,比较两组患者生活质量改善情况及不良反应。结果 两组患者治疗后中医证候积分均显著降低（P<0.05）,实验组中医证候积分下降程度大于对照组（P<0.05）;实验组患者生活质量的改善优于对照组（P<0.05）;实验组总不良反应率（50.00%）与对照组（73.33%）比较,差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。结论 犀黄丸可改善鼻咽癌患者的临床症状,提高患者生活质量,减少放射治疗的不良反应。     

了病膏联合红外线治疗恶性肿瘤患者疼痛疗效观察

目的 观察了病膏联合红外线治疗恶性肿瘤患者疼痛的疗效及对生活质量的改善情况。〖JP〗方法 将60例恶性肿瘤患者随机分为观察组和对照组,每组30例,对照组按照“三阶梯止痛原则”给予常规西药进行治疗,观察组在对照组基础上给予了病膏外敷联合红外线患处照射。采用数字评分量表（numerical rating scale,NRS）观察疼痛程度,采用卡氏功能状态（Karnofsky performance status,KPS）量表观察生活质量,并观察疼痛缓解率。结果 与治疗前比较,两组治疗3、5、7 d后NRS评分均显著减少（P<0.05）,KPS评分仅观察组治疗7 d后显著增加（P<0.05）;两组治疗后NRS评分与同组前一时点比较,差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）,KPS评分仅观察组治疗7 d后较治疗3、5 d差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）;治疗3、5、7 d后,观察组NRS评分均显著低于对照组（P<0.05）;两组KPS评分比较,差异均无统计学意义（P>0.05）。两组疼痛缓解率比较,差异有统计学意义（χ2=4.593,P=0.032）。结论 了病膏联合红外线治疗,能够缓解恶性肿瘤患者的疼痛和改善其生活质量。