Online Media and Political Participation: The Case of Malaysia

This study is based on a survey of 526 adult Malaysians who were interviewed shortly before the 2008 national election about online media use, levels of political participation, and voting intentions. The goal was to document the role of online media in a society that controls political information in traditional media and, in turn, compels citizens to seek alternative news sources online. As predicted, the findings indicated that online media use was positively associated with higher levels of political participation among Malaysian voters. The use of and exposure to social networking sites, political blogs, political online videos, party websites, and political ads on cell phones showed strong associations with political activism. However, the use of political online media did not predict voters’ likelihood of voting.     

利用VPN技术实现合并图书馆分馆互联

VPN 是一种费用较低、安全可靠、切实可行的分馆联网方式。介绍了V PN 技术和V PN 技术在合并图书馆实现分馆互联中的应用。     

谈图书馆制度建设的人本理念

建立和完善图书馆制度，是现代图书馆建设的一项重要内容。在图书馆制度中应渗透“以人为本”的理念，即“以读者为本”，“以图书馆人为本”来建立和完善图书馆有关制度，为图书馆工作的开展、科学管理的进行和服务目标的实现提供强有力的保证。     

图书馆出版的发展趋势和基本策略研究

[目的/意义]了解国内外图书馆出版服务现状,探索图书馆出版的发展趋势,为图书馆出版服务实践提供基本策略。[方法/过程]研究过程中浏览国内外图书馆主页,阅读代表文献,通过内容分析,归纳图书馆出版的演进脉络和发展趋势。[结果/结论]图书馆出版的演化历程经历3个阶段;出版内容发展有5个层次;在与用户合作的基础上,图书馆出版向内与图书馆各项业务不断融合,向外与出版社和数字出版领域其他机构逐步合作或整合。最终提出不同类型图书馆的出版服务策略。     

Effects of a physical education-based coping training on adolescents’ coping skills,stress perceptions and quality of sleep

Background: Although most adolescents successfully manage the transition between childhood and adulthood, the speed and magnitude of these changes may exceed the coping abilities of a significant number of young people. For vocational students, additional responsibilities arise during the vocational school transition and the need to balance academic and job-related requirements. An expanding body of literature suggests that adolescence is a vulnerable period for the development of psychiatric diseases and as such, the need to develop an adequate coping repertoire is receiving increasing attention globally. The growing awareness of long-term consequences of stress has led governments to instill school-based resilience promotion programs. For instance, the new physical education (PE) curriculum of vocational (vocational education and training (VET)) students in Switzerland addresses stress management, because stress-related diseases at the workplace have become commonplace among young professionals.

Purpose: Our aim was to develop, implement and evaluate a PE-based coping training (EPHECT) for VET students. Therefore, we adapted components of extant field-tested coping training programs and tailored them to the unique needs of VET students. To facilitate the standardization of the program, each teacher received a teaching manual. Moreover, drawing upon experiential learning theory, we introduced the contents of the coping training in PE class through practical, movement-based exercises in PE. Students also received a workbook for use at home.

Participants and research design: In this cluster randomized controlled trial, eight classes from a Swiss vocational school participated (N?=?131, M_age?=?16.22?±?1.12, 35% females). Two trained PE teachers implemented the program with students in the intervention group (IG?=?67) for three months, while students in the other four classes maintained regular PE (CG?=?64) to comprise the control group. To evaluate the coping training, all participants completed several self-report psychological questionnaires (assessing stress, coping and sleep) at baseline and follow-up. IG students completed further questions with regard to intervention fidelity at follow-up.

Data analysis: To evaluate possible effects of the coping training on stress, coping and sleep, a 2?×?2 repeated-measures analysis of variance design was executed with time (pre vs. post) and group (IG vs. CG) as within- and between-subject factors.

Findings: Over time, IG students significantly increased their adaptive coping compared to CG students, while stress and sleep remained relatively stable for both. Regularly completing one’s homework reinforced this effect because it was significantly associated with students’ reflection and compliance.

Conclusion: A complete and accurate implementation of a PE-based coping training can make a positive contribution to the development of adaptive coping skills among adolescents attending vocational schools. This PE-based program allows students to experience their responses to stress directly and offers opportunities to experiment with different coping strategies. Adaptive coping skills are vital for successful stress management and the prevention of stress-related disorders across the work domain and in everyday life.     

Kemp-Vincent Rally Test of Tennis Skill

Abstract

The Kemp-Vincent Rally Test of tennis skill was constructed to overcome the criticisms of available tennis skills tests. The major criticisms have been that current tests do not measure skills under game conditions, require the use of special equipment or line markings, and the time involved in their administration is prohibitive. In the Kemp-Vincent Rally Test the students rally as in a game situation, a relatively short time period is involved, and no special equipment or court markings are needed. The validity of the Kemp-Vincent Rally Test was found to be .84 for beginners and .93 for intermediate players when correlated with round robin tournament rankings. When validated against the Iowa revision of the Dyer test, the validity coefficient was .80. Test-retest reliability coefficients were .86 for beginners and .90 for intermediate players.     

重庆市退役运动员创业孵化基地建设策略研究

建设退役运动员创业孵化基地是提高退役运动员创业成功率的方法之一。重庆市退役运动员创业孵化基地建设应以退役运动员提供全方位创业孵化支持及理论与实践指导为着力点,培育具有市场前景的集群产业、推动重庆市社会经济协调发展为宗旨,充分依托地方重点中小企业及高校资源,采取"完全企业型"运作模式进行企业运作,实现退役运动员创业服务市场的供需平衡。为保证企业在基地培养下顺利孵化,建立相应孵化机制和培育机制。     

指数有界C-半群的不变和容许子空间

引入指数有界C－半群的不变及容许子空间的概念,获得了指数有界C－半群的不变及容许子空间的特征刻划,其结果包含强连续半群的相应结果。     

机构知识库长期保存的策略分析

机构知识库长期保存具有重要的意义,然而,在机构知识库的长期保存中,却面临着一系列的问题,如资源选择问题、法律问题、技术问题、信任问题、经费问题和责任体系问题等,本文对这些问题进行了分析,并提出了相应的发展策略。