The effects of attitudinal versus religious similarity on the neighborhood preferences of Lebanese university students

The main purpose of the present study was to assess the relative importance of attitudinal versus religious similarity on the neighborhood preferences of Lebanese university students shortly after the 1975–1976 war in Lebanon.It was expected that neighborhood preference for a stranger would be affected by: (1) attitudinal similarity — dissimilarity on an important political issue and by (2) the number of strangers involved.The subjects were 169 Lebanese undergraduate students at the American University of Beirut (67 Christians, 96 Muslims, with six subjects not mentioning religious affiliation). In terms of political ideology, 38 subjects were conservative while 131 were liberal and, with respect to displacement during the war, 81 subjects stated that they were displaced while 88 subjects indicated that they remained in their original neighborhoods. Finally, with respect to ethnic (or national) origin, 118 subjects considered themselves as “Arabs” while 48 indicated that their origin was something “other” than Arab, with the remaining three subjects not responding to this item.The results showed that, irrespective of the background characteristics of the subjects, (1) strangers of a different religion who had the same attitudes on an important political issue were significantly more preferred as neighbors than coreligionist strangers who had opposite attitudes on the same issue, and (2) neighborhood preference was significantly greater for one than for many strangers. However, although one stranger was significantly more preferred as a neighbor than many, this preference was found to be stronger under the opposite attitude — same religion condition.     

低幼儿童听力测验

早期干预能帮助弱听儿童可以更好地学习语言和沟通 ,也直接影响儿童的学习和成长。早期诊断 ,便成为早期干预的一个预先程序 ,可是要把听觉的毛病诊断出来 ,我们首先要明白如何测试不同年龄的儿童。这篇文章主要介绍了对不同年龄的低幼儿童进行行为听力测验的方法和技术     

Pro/E的变截面悬臂梁结构优化设计研究

为了以最少的原材料满足结构强度、刚度要求,通过Pro/E行为建模技术,对受均布载荷变截面矩形悬臂梁进行等强度分析设计。为了说明等强度设计理念的实施效果,通过3个总体尺寸一样,局部结构尺寸不同的模型进行分析比较,根据应力云图上不同截面位置的应力分布情况,选择使矩形截面梁的体积在强度允许范围内达到最小、材料最省的梁结构,避免材料的浪费,具有工程的实用价值。     

网络学术信息行为理论框架构建与行为过程分析

本文在系统分析国内外信息行为相关研究的基础上,结合网络学术信息行为的定义及特点,构建出网络学术信息行为理论框架：然后基于框架从学术数据库、Web搜索引擎和专业学术网站三种途径解析网络学术信息查询行为涉及的载体层级和行为过程;最后从而建立二维表,为进一步研究网络学术信息行为提供参考。     

上海都市休闲体育实证研究——市民行为特征视角

采用文献资料、问卷调查、访谈法、数理统计法,对上海都市市民休闲体育现状进行调查,全面分析上海都市市民休闲体育的时空结构,找出上海都市市民休闲体育行为的影响因素,提出对策建议,以促进上海都市休闲体育的发展。     

Childhood adversity and behavioral health outcomes for youth: An investigation using state administrative data

This study aimed to measure the relative contribution of adverse experiences to adolescent behavioral health problems using administrative data. Specifically, we sought to understand the predictive value of adverse experiences on the presence of mental health and substance abuse problems for youth receiving publicly funded social and health services. Medicaid claims and other service records were analyzed for 125,123 youth age 12–17 and their biological parents. Measures from administrative records reflected presence of parental domestic violence, mental illness, substance abuse, criminal justice involvement, child abuse and/or neglect, homelessness, and death of a biological parent. Mental health and substance abuse status of adolescents were analyzed as functions of adverse experiences and other youth characteristics using logistic regression. In multivariate analyses, all predictors except parental domestic violence were statistically significant for substance abuse; parental death, parental mental illness, child abuse or neglect and homelessness were statistically significant for mental illness. Odds ratios for child abuse/neglect were particularly high in both models. The ability to identify risks during childhood using administrative data suggests the potential to target prevention and early intervention efforts for children with specific family risk factors who are at increased risk for developing behavioral health problems during adolescence. This study illustrates the utility of administrative data in understanding adverse experiences on children and the advantages and disadvantages of this approach.     

Applying the technology acceptance model to a Spanish City Hall

This paper examines the relative importance and significance of the four technology enablers introduced by Davis (1989) in the technology acceptance model (TAM) (perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude towards using and behavioural intention) for use on four different levels of citizen engagement in e-government (null, publish, interact and transact). An extended technology acceptance model (TAM) is developed to test citizen engagement towards online e-government services from a sample of 307 citizens who used the benefits advisor tool within a Spanish City Hall. Although the proposed model follows TAM and explains the intention towards the actual use of e-government by postulating four direct determinants, “A, PU, PEOU and BI” have been considered as parallel processes, meaning that each can have separate influence in different levels of citizen engagement. To achieve this goal, a multinomial logistic regression is developed and tested to confirm the explanatory power of the four technology enablers on the four different levels of e-government. Our findings further suggest that in order to implement e-government, some of the enablers matter more than others to move from one level of citizen engagement to another. The main contribution of the paper is to question the use of existing models which seek to represent the relationship between technology enablers and the adoption of e-government services without considering their impacts on citizens’ engagement. The implications of the findings are discussed and useful insights are provided in relation to policy recommendations geared to create appropriate conditions to build citizens’ engagement intent of use of e-government services.     

窒息新生儿的行为神经测定

目的：探讨新生儿行为神经测定（NBNA）对足月窒息新生儿评定的临床意义。方法：对62例足月窒息新生儿7d．14d行NBNA评分测定。分析其在轻重度窒息儿及窒息时间长短不同病情中的变化。结果：NBNA评分在窒息新生儿中均下降，并与窒息程度呈相关。结论：NBNA评分有助于判断窒息新生儿的病情并估计预后。     

行为数据分析与入侵检测系统

入侵检测技术已成为计算机和网络安全系统中的重要组成部分，作为其核心的分析引擎部分，在解决局部环境中传统入侵检测技术的快速检测和分析问题，以及大规模主干网络的检测和分析问题时，行为数据分析方法的应用，将较大地提升入侵检测系统的性能。     

Newsvendor Game: A Behavioral Exercise in Decision Making under Risk

The newsvendor problem is a classic problem of decision making under risk that is taught in traditional Operations and Supply Chain Management classes as a single‐period inventory problem. We discuss the following three pedagogical points of interest to any instructor tasked with teaching this topic: a) why the newsvendor model is relevant in this day and age; b) how to make better sense of the newsvendor problem for students; and c) how to easily implement and administer an active learning exercise in either a traditional classroom, or an online setting. This active learning exercise is a quick, effective, and meaningful way of demonstrating a variety of concepts related to the newsvendor problem that include: a) the rational economic method of calculating optimal order quantity, b) the inherent risk in forecasting and ordering decisions as they relate to surpluses and shortages; and c) the cognitive limitations in decision making that often result in irrational but predictable decision‐making behavior as demonstrated by empirical research on newsvendor behavior. This exercise can help instructors and students transition into broader discussions on human behavior, cognitive limitations, and perceptions of risk. Overall, it should provide the student with an improved understanding of the operational and behavioral issues associated with decision making under risk.