Assessment of the research activities of Russian and Belarussian scientists (according to Scopus data)

The publication activity of Russian and Belarussian scientists, the degree of reflection of their papers in Scopus databases, and the data on the citation of Belarussian authors in the works of other researchers are discussed.     

循学科特点 创期刊特色栏目

介绍《辽宁中医药大学学报》的《名医经验》特色栏目设计思路、遵循国家政策导向、学科特色与栏目特色的统一、编辑心得等方面的实践与体会.认为精品栏目是品牌期刊的重要载体,是期刊特色的重要体现,是反映学术期刊办刊质量和学术水准的重要指标.     

Approximation of multidimensional dependences according to structured samples

We consider the problem of multidimensional approximation according to samples with a factorial experimental design (full or incomplete). Universal approximation methods do not take this peculiarity of a sample into account. In the present work, a structural approximation method is developed: the function class and the regularization are chosen in a special way and efficient methods for finding an optimal solution in this class are proposed.     

USMARC责任项的著录方法探讨

论文提出西文文献的著录由于依据的标准不同,导致文献责任项的著录缺少标准和规范。建议以《西文文献著录条例(修订扩大版)》为依据,认真分析文献的内容,规范著录文献责任项。同时还提出应该加强编目人员的培训,提高编目工作水平。     

基于期刊加权被引次数的期刊评价方法

针对目前各图书馆的核心期刊评价不能准确反映读者对期刊的实际需求与馆藏期刊实际利用情况的问题,及不同署名位次的作者对文后参考文献的利用程度不同,提出了基于期刊加权被引次数的馆藏期刊评价方法,并以第二军医大学作者引用较多的风湿病学西文期刊为例进行期刊评价,结果证明利用该方法进行期刊评价要优于基于引文分析的传统期刊评价方法。     

Research reports

A persistent problem faced by the speech fundamentals instructor is that of evaluating student performance and assigning a numerical or letter “grade.”; Unlike courses in which the final grade is based upon one or two tests or projects, in the fundamentals course it most often is based on a series of performances, both spoken and written, which occur throughout the duration of the course. This study was designed to examine evaluation procedures in the speech fundamentals programs found in colleges and universities in this country. Although evaluation procedures were the primary focus of the investigation, other factors relating to the general organization and conduct of the beginning speech course also were considered.     

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This essay examines the “jurisprudential analogy” offered by Toulmin and Perelman as a conceptual framework for the study of argument. An attempt is made to assess the impact of such a juridical model upon the new rhetoric.     

An Investigation of Deterioration of Archaeological Iron

Abstract

A small but significant proportion of the archaeological iron objects in the British Museum collection have been problematic in that some of them have required repeated treatment. The deterioration of iron objects during storage was studied using microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and ion chromatography. A total of 125 iron objects, including 56 from two British Roman sites and 69 from three Anglo-Saxon sites, were studied. Both surface corrosion and corrosion layers on polished cross-sections were investigated. The study revealed that the present condition of the iron objects varies; some are in a stable condition and others have been deteriorating, with pitting and weeping present on the surface. No treatment method had stopped corrosion for every object, although the alkaline sulphite treatment seemed to be more effective than the other methods. The results also showed that chloride ions can be present at the interface of the metal and inner corrosion layers. It is recommended that iron objects which have been mechanically cleaned without desalination treatments are kept in a dry environment to prevent further deterioration.     

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Rowland offers a helpful synthesis of the defining characteristics of myth in rhetorical discourse. But his insistence on too rigid an approach to mythic criticism risks diminishing the importance of the critical method and impoverishing the perception of rhetorical artifacts. Root metaphors in Rowland's thinking distort the nature of rhetoric and the work of the critic.