Pollution-reducing and pollution-generating effects of the metaverse

Different metaverse applications vary widely in terms of their carbon footprints and environmental impacts. In general, leisure and enjoyment activities of the consumer metaverse has adverse energy and environmental consequences. Many industrial metaverse applications, on the other hand, are likely to have a positive environmental impact. This editorial analyzes the current stage of development patterns and use of different metaverse applications and critically evaluates the pollution-generating and pollution-reducing effects of the metaverse.     

试析大众媒介在中国消费文化兴起和传播中的作用

本文主要研究媒介在中国消费文化兴起和传播中的作用。其主要观点为:要准确解释媒介在中国消费文化兴起中的作用,必须看到媒介和政府以及全球化的共同作用,其中政府的推动起主要作用,由于国家刺激消费的同时采取对外开放的政策,全球化作为外因也起到一定作用;但在媒介时代,消费热潮的进一步扩散必须由大众媒介来完成;另一方面,媒介的双重属性使其在中国消费文化传播中的作用具有复杂性。     

The meaning of team in team identification

A voluminous literature exists on the relationship between team identification and various consumer thoughts, attitudes, and behaviours. However, the psychological meaning of team to consumers remains unknown, as scholars have studied individuals’ identification with a team without empirically investigating its meaning. Following an interpretive mode of inquiry in this study, the authors used interviews and concept mapping to understand the meaning of team among fans of two separate teams. An important discovery is that the meaning of team evolves due to environmental changes and personal experiences. At the same time, the authors determined that the meaning of team in team identification has three broad components: place, past, and present, each of which uniquely contributes to the identity. The authors conclude by discussing the implications of this research on the team identification literature and offering suggestions to practitioners and researchers.     

Exploring the adoption process of personal technologies: A cognitive-affective approach

The impact of cognitive and emotional factors on the customer's decision to adopt a new technology has long been at the core of innovation and marketing literature. Today, the proliferation of personal technologies makes the understanding of the adoption process of such innovations a vital issue. This article, moving from long-established technology adoption theories, integrates affective factors to propose a comprehensive framework to interpret and orient innovation and marketing approaches of companies. To do this, we review a rich literature from the domains of management, information systems, marketing and cognitive psychology, identifying six possible sources of perceived value for personal technologies, hence attitude to adopt them: functional value, monetary value, social value, entertainment value, epistemic value and aesthetic value. After defining and framing them in the extant literature, we discuss how the framework may be adopted in practice to support Companies' strategies in the surprisingly under-explored industry of personal technologies.     

武汉市三镇居民的消费文化差异

地域特点决定文化差异,从而形成消费者行为的不同特点。通过分析武汉三镇不同地域文化形成的历史渊源,描述了三镇鲜明的区域性文化差异,进而归纳综述了由此产生的武汉市民消费行为模式的区域性差异。     

Disseminating the right information to the right audience: cultural determinants in the use (and misuse) of rankings

Rankings and league tables, or Report Cards (RCs), of Higher Education Institutions have become a global phenomenon. Their purpose, it is claimed, is to help “student-consumers” make informed decisions. Yet the degree to which RCs succeed in helping students in their college choice is disputed. Even though RCs are intended for all, which information is sought and how it is used may differ between potential students hailing from different social, economic and cultural backgrounds. In particular, RCs may neglect certain cultural determinants that influence students’ college choice behaviour. The article reviews the literature on the cultural determinants of college choice and especially the use of RCs in the ambit of cultural determinants. In the United States, possibly because of evident educational gaps between ethnic groups in society, the issue of cultural perceptions in college choice has been addressed, albeit scantly. In Europe, this field of study is virtually non-existent, despite increasing indications that second and third generation immigrants still lag behind in terms of higher education participation and graduation rates.

基于CVM价值评估法的高校图书馆投资回报分析

通过借鉴社会资源价值评估中的CVM法,运用消费者剩余理论对高校图书馆的经济价值进行评估,以山西医科大学图书馆为例,通过问卷形式展开调查,运用数理统计方法对调查数据进行统计分析,并测算了图书馆的投资回报率,探索评估高校图书馆经济价值的方法,并对其发展提供理论及数据支持.     

论我国食品致敏原标示制度的完善简

食品致敏原标示是食品安全管理法律体系的组成部分,在发达国家属于强制性规范的范畴。而我国从立法者到普通民众都未对食物过敏风险及其防范予以充分重视,现行的致敏原标示规范的立法层级较低,缺乏强制机制和激励机制,对消费者的警示不足。要保障消费者的知情选择权和消费安全权,应建立致敏原强制标示制度并强化经营者的警示义务。     

A Patient-centered Approach to Breaking Bad News: Communication Guidelines for Health Care Providers

This investigation takes a patient-centered approach to examining strategies physicians use to deliver bad news to patients. Qualitative data were obtained from 68 patients who had received a message they perceived as negative information from a health care provider. Through grounded theory methodology, patient accounts were examined to reveal four provider strategies for breaking bad news. This investigation underscores the importance of using effective communication strategies to achieve patient satisfaction and compliance.     

POLITICS OF LOCAL INTERLIBRARY COOPERATION

Social and political issues are key factors in developing cooperation among public libraries. Experiences in public library cooperation have shown that the acceptance of cooperation as an ideal, patron reaction and acceptance, local pride and control, and the education and cooperation of the library board, local government officials, and funding agencies are all important in providing the best possible framework for cooperation. The commitment to and understanding of the implications, changes, and modifications that cooperation requires are also important. Realization that interpretation of what cooperation means and that unequal contributions can be expected are necessary steps in developing effective arrangements among public libraries.