Evaluating the international dimension in an undergraduate curriculum by assessing students’ intercultural sensitivity

This formative, outcome-oriented, theory-based evaluation research study assessed the effectiveness of requiring an international (‘I’) course by measuring students’ intercultural sensitivity (IS) at the start and end of a semester. Findings revealed that students’ IS scores did not change regardless of the type of class in which the student was enrolled and were not significantly different based on gender, age, ethnicity, undergraduate classification, or number of ‘I’ courses taken. There were significant differences in IS based on religion, traveling outside the US, participating in a study abroad course, and the number of cultural events in which the student had participated. Regression analysis confirmed that religious affiliation and number of times traveled outside the US were significant predictors of IS. This study is an example of the use of theory-based evaluation in an educational system and provides important insights into what experiences affect college students’ IS.     

游泳运动中静态阻力的数值模拟

针对前人对游泳运动中静态阻力的研究都是根据试验测量来进行的,引入一种新的分析方法--计算流体力学法,通过该方法,先建立人体简化几何模型,然后计算不同来流速度条件下处于水平俯卧状态下人体模型所受到的阻力,即静态阻力,同时计算静态阻力系数,并与前人的实验结果做对比分析.     

基于主成分分析法的科技期刊评价方法

针对目前科技期刊评价方法中存在的指标之间相关性问题和指标权重选取问题,提出了基于主成分分析的科技期刊评价方法.该评价方法通过相关系数矩阵的特征向量将评价指标线性变化成彼此独立的主成分,根据主成分累计贡献值确定主成分的取用维数,由主成分方差确定权重.其优点是:可以消除由于指标间的相关性带来的偏差,降低计算维数,从而降低指标选择的难度,提高评价结果的可信度;此外,可以消除人为确定指标权重引起的弊病,使评价结果更具客观性和准确性.     

影响雪与滑板摩擦系数的几种因数的研究

介绍了雪与滑板的测量系统和利用单片机对数据采集系统。为了提高实验精度,对光电门进行了改进,大大缩短了电平跳变时间,同时对雪与滑板之间的摩擦系数作了比较系统的实验研究。实验结果为制作雪的模型材料提供了基本依据。     

Comparing the magnitude and direction of asymmetry during the squat,countermovement and drop jump tests in elite youth female soccer players

ABSTRACT

The aims of the present study were to provide an in-depth comparison of inter-limb asymmetry and determine how consistently asymmetry favours the same limb during different vertical jump tests. Eighteen elite female under-17 soccer players conducted unilateral squat jumps (SJ), countermovement jumps (CMJ) and drop jumps (DJ) on a portable force platform, with jump height, peak force, concentric impulse and peak power as common metrics across tests. For the magnitude of asymmetry, concentric impulse was significantly greater during the SJ test compared to CMJ (p = 0.019) and DJ (p = 0.003). No other significant differences in magnitude were present. For the direction of asymmetry, Kappa coefficients revealed fair to substantial levels of agreement between the SJ and CMJ (Kappa = 0.35 to 0.61) tests, but only slight to fair levels of agreement between the SJ and DJ (Kappa = ?0.26 to 0.18) and CMJ and DJ (Kappa = ?0.13 to 0.26) tests. These results highlight that the mean asymmetry value may be a poor indicator of true variability of between-limb differences in healthy athletes. The direction of asymmetry may provide a useful monitoring tool for practitioners in healthy athletes, when no obvious between-limb deficit exists.     

Components of Variance of Scales With a Bifactor Subscale Structure From Two Calculations of α

Since Cronbach's (1951) elaboration of α from its introduction by Guttman (1945), this coefficient has become ubiquitous in characterizing assessment instruments in education, psychology, and other social sciences. Also ubiquitous are caveats on the calculation and interpretation of this coefficient. This article summarizes a recent contribution (Andrich, 2015) on the use of coefficient α which complements these many caveats. It shows that in the presence of a simple bifactor structure of a scale where unique components of variance are homogeneous in magnitude, three components of variance and the common latent common correlation among the subscales can be calculated from the ratio of two calculations of α, one at the level of the items, the other at the level of the subscales. It was suggested that these two ready calculations and their interpretation, and the reporting of all four indices in the analysis of scales with a subscale structure, would reduce the misinterpretation of this coefficient. An illustrative example of the application of the calculations is also shown.     

天平灵敏度的影响因素分析与检修

对天平灵敏度的影响因素进行了全面分析，并找出相应的解决办法。     

运算放大器工作状态的判断及分析

在电子技术教学中,分析运算放大器系统时,应根据运算放大器系统的反馈情况,判断它的工作状态;分析工作状态时,要充分考虑运放系统是处于线性区还是饱和区。线性区可按虚短或虚地原则处理,饱和时不能按虚短原则处理,应用“虚短”和“虚地”时应注意“虚短”是“虚地”的特殊形式。     

酒精体胀系数的测量方法

利用酒精温度计法测定玻璃体内酒精的体胀系数。     

Effects of interval aerobic training combined with strength exercise on body composition,glycaemic and lipid profile and aerobic capacity of obese rats

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of interval aerobic training combined with strength exercise in the same training session on body composition, and glycaemic and lipid profile in obese rats. Sixteen lean Zucker rats and sixteen obese Zucker rats were randomly divided into exercise and sedentary subgroups (4 groups, n = 8). Exercise consisted of interval aerobic training combined with strength exercise in the same training session. The animals trained 60 min/day, 5 days/week for 8 weeks. Body composition, lipid and glycaemic profiles and inflammatory markers were assessed.

Results showed that fat mass was reduced in both lean and obese rats following the exercise training (effect size (95% confidence interval (CI)) = 1.8 (0.5–3.0)). Plasma low-density lipoprotein–cholesterol and fasting glucose were lower in the exercise compared to the sedentary groups (d = 2.0 (0.7–3.2) and 1.8 (0.5–3.0), respectively). Plasma insulin was reduced in exercise compared to sedentary groups (d = 2.1 (0.8–3.4)). Some exercise × phenotype interactions showed that the highest decreases in insulin, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance, fasting and postprandial glucose were observed in the obese + exercise group (all, P < 0.01). The findings of this study suggest that interval aerobic training combined with strength exercise would improve body composition, and lipid and glycaemic profiles, especially in obese rats.