Sharing security in an era of international cooperation: unmanned aerial vehicles and the United States’ Air Force

The United States’ Air Force (USAF) has developed and used unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to monitor and assassinate dangerous terrorists in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. Currently, there are few countries that possess armed UAV and since the US created much of this technology, the USAF is usually part of the training that automatically accompanies the purchase of its UAVs. The research question this article attempts to answer is, “What is the extent of the United States’ Air Force assistance in the training and proliferation of UAV technology to foreign militaries?”     

大学生问题行为及对策浅析

本文从心理学的角度分析了大学生常见的问题行为,对问题行为的性质、外部表现、心理特征及应对措施作了详尽分析,集中讨论了人格不适、失恋、考试焦虑及人格障碍等方面的问题,以期有助于大学生问题行为的处理。     

文化视域下的跨文化交际能力培养

跨文化交际日益频繁的时代特征为外语教学提出了新的要求,培养学习者的跨文化交际能力成为当今外语教学的最终目标。即通过目的语言和目的文化知识的学习以及交际能力的训练,提高学习者的外语交际能力。在此基础之上,通过普遍文化的学习,比较文化异同,消除偏见,对异域文化采取包容、开放、移情的态度,根据不同的文化群体、交际场合、交际风格,灵活、恰当地调整自己的言语和非言语行为,培养学习者在认知、情感、行为三个层面的跨文化交际能力。     

兵团文化对兵团大学生价值观的影响及对策

兵团文化是兵团精神的集中反映,是兵团在长期历史发展过程中所形成的独特、稳固、持久而强烈的兵团精神的体现。兵团大学生作为兵团年轻一代的建设者和接班人,其价值观受到兵团文化的影响,在一定程度上对兵团文化的继承和创新起着举足轻重的作用。文章旨在调查兵团文化对兵团大学生价值观的影响,并为更好地弘扬兵团文化在大学生价值观教育中的作用提出相应对策。     

地方综合性大学师范生专业技能训练模式的构建与实践

专业技能是教师教育专业性的突出体现,它的强弱将直接影响到师范生教育教学实践能力的高低、高校专业人才培养的质量和学生就业竞争力的强弱。地方综合性大学中的师范教育普遍存在着"学术性"与"师范性"的失衡,在师范生专业技能的培养上较为薄弱。本文对此类高校在师范生专业技能训练中存在的问题进行了分析,提出了构建师范生专业技能训练模式的基本原则,并对训练模式的实施提出了意见与建议。     

大学生消费行为调查分析及对策研究

目前大学生的消费意识、消费方式、消费观念已经在消费领域中显露出与已有经济收入的新富群体靠近的趋势,而这种超越自己学生身份的消费现象和观念值得关注和深思。文章通过分析S大学学生消费行为的现状,了解当前大学生消费中存在的具体问题,并提出了解决消费问题的主要对策和建议。     

Reliability of linear multistate multiple sliding window systems

This paper proposes a new model that generalizes the linear consecutive k‐out‐of‐r‐from‐n:F system to multistate case with multiple failure criteria. In this model (named linear multistate multiple sliding window system) the system consists of n linearly ordered multistate elements (MEs). Each ME can have different states: from complete failure up to perfect functioning. A performance rate is associated with each state. Several functions are defined for a set of integer numbers ρ in such a way that for each r ∈ ρ corresponding function f_r produces negative values if the combination of performance rates of r consecutive MEs corresponds to the unacceptable state of the system. The system fails if at least one of functions f_r for any r consecutive MEs for r ∈ ρ produces a negative value. An algorithm for system reliability evaluation is suggested which is based on an extended universal moment generating function. Examples of system reliability evaluation are presented. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2005.     

Variable sampling plans for normal distribution indexed by Taguchi's loss function

Taguchi has presented an approach to quality improvement in which reduction of deviation from the target value is the guiding principle. In this approach any measured value x of a product characteristic X brings a loss to consumer in general, where the loss is expressed as a quadratic form with respect to the difference between the measured value x and the target value T of a product characteristic. Then, it is natural to reject the lot which may bring a large loss to consumer. This concept induces us to construct new variable sampling plans based on the Taguchi's loss criterion. In this article, a design procedure of the sampling plans for assuring the loss in the Taguchi's method is proposed. Some numerical results based on the proposed design procedures are illustrated. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 44: 591–603 (1997)     

Ideology,ballots, and alliances: Canadian participation in multinational military operations

The decision to employ force abroad is often a contentious political decision, where partisanship plays a crucial role. Prior to military intervention, political parties usually make their ideologically distinctive preferences clear and seek to implement them once in power. What remains unclear, however, is how ideology affects the decision to use military force. This article contends that alliance and electoral calculations constrain the ability of political parties to implement their ideological preferences with regards to the use of force. It examines a “most likely” case for the partisan theory of military intervention, namely Canada’s refusal to take part in the invasion of Iraq and its decision to commit forces to the war against the Islamic State. It finds that only in combination with alliance and electoral calculations does executive ideology offer valuable insights into Canada’s military support to U.S.-led coalition operations, which contributes to our understanding of allied decision-making.     

一项基于地方高校英语专业学生地方文化认知与输出能力的调查研究--以宁夏师范学院为例

服务地方经济社会发展是地方性本科院校的主要功能之一。本研究以宁夏师范学院英语专业学生为研究对象,探究该校英语专业学生服务地方经济社会发展能力,调查研究从学生地方文化认知和文化输出能力两个方面开展。研究结果显示该校英语专业学生宁南地方文化缺失现象严重,宁南地方文化的翻译沟通能力匮乏,文化输出能力偏低。研究发现学生服务地方经济社会发展能力偏低,并从人才培养方案的设置等方面提出了一些建议,以期能为该校英语专业学生服务地方经济社会发展能力的培养起到一定的积极作用。