Religious Pluralistic Language in a Computer-Mediated Context: Effects of Intergroup Salience and Religious Orientation

This study investigated the degree to which religious pluralistic language varies as a function of the intergroup salience of a context and religious orientation. Based on a 2 (Religious Salience of Context) × 3 (Religious Salience of Topic) experimental design, participants (N = 239) were instructed to compose an e-mail to an interactional partner based on the randomly assigned condition. Messages were coded for religious pluralistic language, and participants completed measures of religious orientation and evaluations of the conversational partner. Modest effects were found for both intergroup salience of the context and topic as well as religious orientation.     

The Mitigating Effects of Intergroup Contact on Negative Stereotypes,Perceived Threats,and Harmful Discriminatory Behavior Toward Asian Americans

This study examined the ameliorating effects of intergroup contact with Asian Americans on negative stereotypes, perceived threats, and harmful discriminatory behaviors toward them. The results of multivariate regression analyses indicated that intergroup contact with Asian Americans adversely predicted negative stereotypes (i.e., excessive competence and deficient sociability), perceived realistic and symbolic threats, and active and passive harmful discriminatory behaviors toward them. The findings highlighted the utmost importance of intergroup contact in improving intergroup attitudes and behaviors.     

Treatment of chitin-producing wastewater by micro-electrolysis-contact oxidization

INTRODUCTION1,4connected2-acetylamino-2-deoxide--D-glucose,commonlyknownaschitin(chemicalformulaC8H13NO5)withmolarweightof203.19,existsaswhiteorpaleyellowplatesintheindustrialpureproduct.Apolyosewithnaturalamountnexttothatofcelluloseontheearth,itcanbefoundininsects,crustsofcrustacean,andthecellwalloffungi.Ithassteadychemicalpropertyandnotox-icity;andcanbebiodegradedbylysozyme,indi-catinggoodbio-affinity.However,itcanonlybedissolvedinhydrochloricacid,sulfuricacid,aceticacid,and78%-97%phos…     

Random vibration analysis of switching apparatus based on Monte Carlo method

The performance in vibration environment of switching apparatus containing mechanical contact is an important element when judging the apparatus’s reliability. A piecewise linear two-degrees-of-freedom mathematical model considering contact loss was built in this work, and the vibration performance of the model under random external Gaussian white noise excitation was investigated by using Monte Carlo simulation in Matlab/Simulink. Simulation showed that the spectral content and statistical characters of the contact force coincided strongly with reality. The random vibration character of the contact system was solved using time (numerical) domain simulation in this paper. Conclusions reached here are of great importance for reliability design of switching apparatus.     

晶体硅太阳电池接触电阻测量

金属电极与硅的接触电阻是太阳电池中串联电阻的一部分,是影响太阳电池填充因子和短路电流进而影响光电转换效率的重要因素之一,通过了解接触电阻的大小,可以判断太阳电池电极的优劣。接触电阻的测量,较为困难,难以精确,笔者给出了一种基于PN Vinod三点测试方法的改进方法及测试实例。     

Does religion matter? Italians’ responses towards Muslim and Christian Arab immigrants as a function of their acculturation preferences

A 2 × 2 × 2 experiment examined the role of immigrants’ religion and perceived acculturation strategy on majority members’ attitudes. Acculturation strategies were manipulated along the two dimensions of contact and culture maintenance. Italian majority members (N = 247) read fictitious but seemingly real interviews with Arab immigrants, in which the immigrants’ religion (Muslim vs. Christian) and acculturation preferences (desire for contact and for culture maintenance) were manipulated. MANOVA showed a main effect of contact: majority members associated immigrants who were perceived to favour contact with more positive attitudes, empathy, trust, positive stereotypes and metastereotypes, and lower levels of threat. MANOVA also showed a main effect of culture maintenance: when immigrants were perceived to abandon their culture, majority members reported lower levels of symbolic threat and greater empathy towards them. A significant Religion x Culture maintenance interaction effect emerged on majority members’ stereotypes and contact intentions: Muslim immigrants who were perceived to abandon their heritage culture elicited more favourable responses than Muslim immigrants who were perceived to maintain their heritage culture. Taken together, these findings suggest that desire for intergroup contact amongst immigrants, independently of their religion, can promote harmonious intergroup relations with the majority group.     

Intergroup Contact,Media Exposure,and Racial Attitudes

The present investigation uses intergroup contact and media systems’ dependency theories to illuminate the relative significance of various sources of information in shaping Caucasian-American attitudes toward African-Americans. It uses empirical data from an exploratory survey of college students to build a chain of related variables that link primary sources of information (face-to-face versus mediated) to stereotypical beliefs, perceived internal causal attributions for African-Americans’ failures, and prejudicial feelings toward African-Americans. Results suggest that face-to-face sources of racial/ethnic out-group information are more effective than mediated sources in prejudice reduction. The discussion includes theoretical and practical implications of the findings.     

高职非计算机专业的计算机基础教学探索与实践——以中国劳动关系学院高职为例

针对当前高职非计算机专业的计算机基础教育存在的主要问题,运用NLP等心理学知识,使用微博、微信等社交网络工具,在课程体系、教学内容、教学过程、教学方法等方面进行了改进、探索与实践,教学效果得到有效改善。     

普底仡佬语绝对程度副词的语序

普底仡佬语绝对程度副词与中心词存在三种语序关系:副词后置型、双副词型、副词前置型。副词后置型是仡佬语固有的语序,而双副词型和副词前置型则是语言接触促发形成的。     

A Contrastive Study of Words and Expressions for Social Contact in English and Chinese

The communication between people is not only a linguistic phenomenon,but also a cross-cultural phenomenon.