Facebook: An Emerging Arena for Politics of Self-Determination in northern Cyprus?

ABSTRACT

The present article aims to expand scholarship on the political role of social media by focusing on the case of Facebook and the self-determination claims of Turkish Cypriots vis-à-vis Turkey. Drawing upon a virtual ethnography of relevant Facebook sites and groups, this article scrutinises whether social media offer an innovative public platform for the politics of self-determination or on-line claims are in reality formed and negotiated in the same manner as the offline ones. The article concludes that Turkish Cypriots’ Facebook activism may very well be for strengthening their community, shielding their distinct characteristics from mainland Turkey and raising their self-esteem, rather than indicating demands for complete autonomy in the traditional political sense of the word and/or statehood.     

新风胶囊治疗活动期类风湿性关节炎20例

目的：观察健脾化湿通络中药新风胶囊(XFC)治疗活动期类风湿性关节炎(RA)的临床疗效，并探讨其作用机制。方法：40例活动期RA患随机分为2组，治疗组20例采用XFC，对照组20例采用雷公藤多苷片，两组均以3个月为1个疗程，均治疗1个疗程，观察临床疗效及C反应蛋白、类风湿因子、CD4^ 、CD8^ 、CD4^ /CD8^ 、细胞因子(IL-l、TNFα、IL—4、IL—10)及血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)等指标的变化。结果：XFC在总有效率、改善活动期RA关节症状及部分实验室指标方面与雷公藤多苷片作用相似，但在改善全身症状及治疗脾虚湿盛、血瘀证候，调节CD4^ ／CD8^ ，调整细胞因子平衡及降低VEGF方面显优于雷公藤多苷片；而且XFC药物不良反应(如食欲减退、腹胀、腹泻)的积分值显低于对照组。结论：XFC可综合改善活动期RA的关节及全身病变，无不良反应，其作用机制是调节T细胞免疫功能，下调致炎因子，上调抑炎因子，降低血管通透性，抑制血管增生，促进微循环和保护胃黏膜。     

News media reporting on civil litigation and its influence on civil justice decision making

The news media have the potential to act as a powerful influence on the civil litigation system, influencing decision making in particular cases and on the system more generally as media reports influence the decision making of various participants in the system. This paper reviews the research that has examined the relationship between news media reporting and civil litigation and proposes a framework that integrates this work and provides guidance for future research efforts. Specifically, we discuss the nature of media reporting on civil litigation, perceptions of the civil litigation system held by the public and legal actors, and the potential influence of news reporting about civil litigation on the decision making of jurors, judges, civil litigants, and policymakers. Overall, the research suggests that news reporting of civil litigation presents a systematically distorted picture of civil litigation and that this reporting can influence perceptions and outcomes of civil litigation in various ways. However, there are many gaps in the existing research that need to be filled. The proposed organizational scheme helps to identify ways that future research can provide links between the findings of existing research and to identify ways in which this research can be extended to new areas.     

新闻从业者的媒介角色认知--兼论舆论监督的记者主体作用

调查表明,在上海这个国内经济活动最为活跃、舆论监督却乏善可陈的城市,"以天下为己任"的道德传统,依然是今天的新闻从业者个人价值体系中的重要底色。对于大多数新闻从业者来说,选择从事新闻工作,更多地是出于对大众传播媒介所能够担负起重要的社会道义责任的向往,同时也出于自身的兴趣爱好。至于对名利的追逐,显然并不是选择新闻业的首要因素。这一点,正是记者作为正在走向专业化的个体,在新闻媒介实行舆论监督当中发挥作用的重要思想基础。     

四川省农村留守妇女基本医疗保障享有状况及影响因素研究

本研究以川东、川西、川南三个地区为调查地点,采用随机抽样的方法,主要对农村留守妇女的医疗保障现状与影响因素进行研究。Logistic回归分析结果显示家庭收入、文化水平、思想观念以及法律法规制度不完善是影响她们参加医疗保障的主要因素,而个人身体素质对留守妇女是否参与医疗保障没有显著性影响。必须采取积极举措,以提高四川农村留守妇女基本医疗保障参与率。     

在出版传播实践中推动“文化入侨”——探索为密切海内外同胞关系服务的有效途径

推动“文化人侨”，增强海外同胞对中华传统文化的认同感和归属感，对于密切海内外同胞关系具有重要意义。通过出版传播推动“文化入侨”是密切海内外同胞关系的重要方式。以中国致公出版社为平台，中国致公党在出版传播实践中推动“文化入侨”大有可为。     

思想政治工作基本规律浅析

思想政治工作是我们党的优良传统和政治优势,要把思想政治工作搞好,必须研究和掌握思想政治工作的基本规律。     

社会交换论视角下的腐败成因解析

社会交换论对描述和解释中国社会转型期腐败发生的原因、过程和对策提供了分析框架。腐败是在交换结构制约下的理性选择行为,交换结构存在的弊端提供了腐败发生的外在机会,刺激并诱发个体的腐败动机,两者结合促成了现实腐败行为的发生,即通过形形色色的资源交换实现了腐败收益,构成了交换动机——交换结构——交换资源三位一体的腐败发生发展的过程链条,从动态角度揭示了腐败的形成原因。各种腐败现象的本质是资源的非正当转移,这种转移的后果是个人和特定集团获益,而公共利益受损。为此,要控制腐败,就要控制腐败交换的动机和交换结构,斩断腐败交换的利益链条,这就需要构建并实施教育、制度、监督并重的惩治和预防腐败的体系。     

加快制度创新完善东北老工业基地的要素市场

振兴东北老工业基地,是党中央、国务院继建设沿海经济特区、开发浦东新区和实施西部大开发战略之后又一重大战略举措。目前,东北经济的所有制结构仍以国有经济为主。国有经济在产品、价格等方面已进入了市场,但在深层的产权、资本、技术、人力等生产要素上,却未能与时俱进。东北地区的要素市场化程度低,特别是劳动力市场发育程度处于全国最低水平,这种状况已严重制约着东北的发展。因此,制度创新在降低东北要素市场交易费用中具有重要作用,只有强制性的制度供给才能改变东北地区制度供给不足的局面,才能真正提高东北劳动力市场、土地市场、资本市场、技术市场的市场化程度,实现东北老工业基地的振兴。