Turning scientific and technological human capital into economic capital: the experience of biotech start-ups in France

This paper examines how scientific and technological (S&T) human capital is transformed into financial capital through the creation of firms by scientists. The analysis is based on a database describing the positions held by 132 founders from 62 French biotech SMEs. It shows that star scientists engage in highly risky but also valuable firms. Less famous scientists must develop their human capital rather than valorising a stock. The paper concludes by pointing to three paradoxes concerning the commitment and compensation scheme of star scientists and the managerial position of less known scientists.     

Adjunct question effects with review

The effects on retention of adjunct questions either placed at the end of a passage or inserted after their respective paragraphs within the passage were examined. The high school subjects were encouraged to review the materials after encountering the questions, a departure from traditional procedures in the field. Both treatments led to superior retention of the previously questioned facts when compared to a passage-only control group, but did not increase retention of previously unquestioned facts. The position of the adjunct questions did not differentially affect performance. The discrepancy of the results from those traditionally reported are interpreted in terms of the procedures employed.     

The role of fantasy figures in the regulation of young children's behavior: Santa Claus,the Easter Bunny,and donations

The present study examined the influence of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny on children's donations near the Easter season. Kindergarten and first-grade children were asked to tell stories about Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, or pets, for which they received nine pieces of gum. They were then encouraged to donate any amount of their gum to handicapped children. Main effects were found only for grade, with first-grade children donating significantly more than kindergarten children. In addition, a significant interaction was obtained between grade and type of story elicited from the child. This interaction revealed that for kindergarten children, the type of story failed to influence donations, whereas for first-grade children, stories referring to Santa Claus increased donations relative to stories told about the Easter Bunny or pets.     

基于Web的高校科研管理信息系统研究与实现

论述了浏览器/服务器（B/S）结构、J2EE体系、MySQL数据库等关键技术,重点研究了系统的体系结构、功能和数据库的设计。通过对高校科研管理工作的信息化研究,有效提高了科研管理工作效率,对基于Web的高校科研管理信息系统的开发提供了一种解决方案。     

基于J2EE的电子商务系统开发的研究

电子商务(Electronic Commerce)是通过互联网来实现网上购物、网上交易和在线电子支付的一种新型商务运营模式.对J2EE的三层体系结构、EJB技术、Web技术等相关技术进行了研究,在对电子商务需求进行分析的基础上,给出了一个电子商务网站的架构模板,对一些功能模块进行了设计,对电子商务网站的快速开发方法进行了一些探讨.     

基于J2EE和ArcIMS的公路信息发布系统设计与实现

立足于J2EE和ArcIMS的平台优势,设计了公路信息发布系统的总体架构,分别设计构建了公路地图发布子系统和非空间公路数据维护子系统,对探讨和推动Web GIS在公路行业中的应用具有一定的意义.     

The effects of adult literacy on earnings and employment

This paper provides evidence of the effects of adult literacy on individuals’ income and employability in Brazil based on information obtained from the monthly employment survey (PME). The OLS results indicate that after controlling for observable characteristics, there is a 21.25% increase in wages for individuals who become literate; however, there is no significant impact on employability. Moreover, the findings show an 8.1% increase in the probability of being employed in the formal sector. We also explore the longitudinal structure of the dataset to control for unobservable fixed characteristics of individuals. The fixed-effects estimators show smaller effects compared to the OLS estimators. We find that literacy has a 4.4% effect on wages and a 4.3% impact on the probability of being formally employed. The effects are significantly different from zero.     

试述教会学校在绥远地区的演变历程

19世纪末20世纪初,教会学校在绥远地区的兴起和扩张,并非是一种偶然的历史现象,而是西方势力试图以基督教文化征服、改造绥远的历史产物。然其作为西方近代社会的教育模式,传播着西方近代科学文化,不仅造就出大量基督教信徒,也培养出掌握近代科学知识的新型知识分子,因而它在绥远地区近代教育发展史上具有十分特殊的地位和作用。     

Educational gaps in medical care and health behavior: Evidence from US Natality data

The US Natality files provide information on medical procedures and health related behavior during pregnancy and childbirth. The data set represents nearly the universe of mothers who give birth in the US, providing the most complete coverage possible of medical care and health behavior among a specific patient population. We document gaps in outcomes by education of the mother and the changes in these educational gaps during 1989-2002.