Objective: Nurse shortage is a critical problem for global healthcare services.It impacts the quality of clinical care.Work engagement is the core competence of hospitals,which indicates employee's positive attitu...Objective: Nurse shortage is a critical problem for global healthcare services.It impacts the quality of clinical care.Work engagement is the core competence of hospitals,which indicates employee's positive attitude toward organization and work.This study aimed to explore the relationships among calling,organizational commitment,and work engagement.Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed,and 320 nurses from tertiary hospitals in China completed the questionnaires that included demographic information,calling scale,employee engagement scale,and organizational commitment scale.Pearson correlation was performed to test the correlations among calling,organizational commitment,and work engagement.Stepwise regression analyses were performed to explore the mediating role of organizational commitment.The bootstrap method was employed to confirm the mediating effect.Results: Nurses' work engagement score was at the medium degree,whereas calling and organizational commitment were in the medium to high level.The results revealed that calling,organizational commitment,work engagement,and each dimension were positively correlated with one another (r=0.145-0.922,P < 0.01).The organizational commitment plays a partially mediating effect between calling and work engagement (β =0.603 to 0.333,P < 0.01).Conclusions: The mediation effect of organizational commitment was verified,which provided a comprehensive understanding of how calling impacted work engagement.Moreover,administrators should not only promote interventions to increase work engagement but also pay attention to calling and organizational commitment so as to improve their work engagement.Taken together,increased level of work engagement is required in the current nursing field.展开更多
The calling activity of anurans is influenced by environmental variables and calls produced by syntopic amphibians,among other variables.Some variables have a strong influence,such as temperature and predation dilutio...The calling activity of anurans is influenced by environmental variables and calls produced by syntopic amphibians,among other variables.Some variables have a strong influence,such as temperature and predation dilution,while others may have a periodical influence such as the moon cycle.Here,we hypothesised that the calling activity of the Suweon treefrog,Dryophytes suweonensis,is restricted by specific environmental variables but reinforced by the calling activity of specific syntopic anurans.Within the criteria set by the experimental design,D.suweonensis calling activity was significantly influenced by moon phase,temperature,date,time to sunset and the calling activity of Pelophylax nigromaculatus and D.japonicus.These variables are expected to be related to chorus size,predation,breeding phenology and competition,suggesting a broad plasticity in the calling activity of the species.展开更多
Despite limited studies have found the negative relationships between calling and mental health symptoms,its underlying mechanism is still unknown.Drawing on the conservation of resources theory(COR),this study develo...Despite limited studies have found the negative relationships between calling and mental health symptoms,its underlying mechanism is still unknown.Drawing on the conservation of resources theory(COR),this study developed the resources model that explains the relationships between career calling,anxiety and depression,and the underlying mechanism.With a sample of 628 employees from the two-wave survey,the theorized model was tested.The results showed that career calling was able to decrease the levels of employees’anxiety and depression,and two important resources(i.e.,personal growth,and meaningful work)provided explanatory mechanisms for the relationships.The findings highlight the importance of spirituality in the workplace.Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.展开更多
Brief sJournal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Committee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and published by Science press.Our ta...Brief sJournal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Committee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and published by Science press.Our tasks are to cover and exchange the research reports,scientific papers and accomplishments on the developments of science and technology of salt lakes,underground water,gas water and other natural resources,展开更多
Journal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Committee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and
Journal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Com-mittee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and published by Science press.Our tasks ar...Journal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Com-mittee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and published by Science press.Our tasks are to cover and exchange the research reports,scientific papers and accomplishments on the developments of sci-ence and technology of salt lakes。展开更多
Journal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Com-mittee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and published by Science press.Our tasks ar...Journal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Com-mittee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and published by Science press.Our tasks are to展开更多
At the recently-convened meetings of the National People’sCongress and the Chinese People’s Political ConsultativeCoference, agriculture has once again become a hot topicattracting attentions of deputies. Speeding u...At the recently-convened meetings of the National People’sCongress and the Chinese People’s Political ConsultativeCoference, agriculture has once again become a hot topicattracting attentions of deputies. Speeding up the opening up ofagricultural sector and properly resolving the thorny financial andtechnological problems confronting it become a highlighted issuein the State’s plan to utilize foreign investment in the coming fewyears.展开更多
How one African entrepreneur’s ambition cooks up a taste of Africa and the Caribbean in Beijing CHINA’S African community has blossomed from a few international students to a burgeoning community of traders and entr...How one African entrepreneur’s ambition cooks up a taste of Africa and the Caribbean in Beijing CHINA’S African community has blossomed from a few international students to a burgeoning community of traders and entrepreneurs in the last decade.Whilst focus has mainly been on the traders who busily ship goods between the Middle Kingdom and the continent,展开更多
Skiing is now a favorite winter activity for many Chinese Driving out to the suburbs of Beijing with friends and spending time at a ski resort is now a common
More than 50 years after Shanghai's vibrant Jewish community scattered across the globe, their descendants return to start new lives The article originally appeared in the April 2005 issue of Beijing's Cultura...More than 50 years after Shanghai's vibrant Jewish community scattered across the globe, their descendants return to start new lives The article originally appeared in the April 2005 issue of Beijing's Cultural Geography magazine under the headline, 'Taying a Visit to the Jewish Community in Shanghai," written by Liu Jinqian.展开更多
A telephone hotline is expected to inject life into China-U,S,military relations For the first time in its history,the People’s Liberation Army(PLA)of China will link itself to a foreign mili- tary through a telephon...A telephone hotline is expected to inject life into China-U,S,military relations For the first time in its history,the People’s Liberation Army(PLA)of China will link itself to a foreign mili- tary through a telephone hotline.On February 29,China and the United States signed an agreement to set up the hotline between the two countries’defense minis- tries.展开更多
The G8 Summit is unlikely to make a significant impact on pressing global issues This year’s Group of Eight(G8)Summit was held from May 26 to 27 in Deauville,France.Topics included the ongoing war in Libya,
The advent of genomic big data and the statistical need for reaching significant results have led genome-wide association studies to be ravenous of a huge number of genetic markers scattered along the whole genome.Sin...The advent of genomic big data and the statistical need for reaching significant results have led genome-wide association studies to be ravenous of a huge number of genetic markers scattered along the whole genome.Since its very beginning,the so-called genotype imputation served this purpose;this statistical and inferential procedure based on a known reference panel opened the theoretical possibility to extend association analyses to a greater number of polymorphic sites which have not been previously assayed by the used technology.In this review,we present a broad overview of the genotype imputation process,showing the most known methods and presenting the main areas of interest,with a closer look to the most up-to-date approaches and a deeper understanding of its usage in the presentday genomic landscape,shedding a light on its future developments and investigation areas.展开更多
Predation is an important source of natural selection on prey species and has resulted in adaptations such as antipredator vocal signals,which can alert others to the presence of predators and solicit cooperative atta...Predation is an important source of natural selection on prey species and has resulted in adaptations such as antipredator vocal signals,which can alert others to the presence of predators and solicit cooperative attack.Although vocal alarm signals of birds have been well studied,they are poorly known in tropical African species.To address this lack of information,the antipredatory signals and responses of two lapwings(Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus and Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus)to potential predators were investigated using data collected from focal observation,distance measurements,focal recordings,and playback experiment.The lapwing calls elicited to predators were classified as alarm or mobbing calls based on whether the calls elicited alert behavior or attack from other lapwings.Discriminant linear analysis(DLA)was used to compare the time and frequency parameters of the call types measured in Raven PRO.Also,lapwings’responses to intruders,alert and start distance,time of day,and latency,as well as the effects of flock size and distance to cover were examined.About 48%of all calls was correctly classified by DLA.The best predictors of call type for the lapwings were maximum frequency and high frequency.Both alarm and mobbing calls were elicited by African Wattled Lapwings to dogs and humans.Mobbing calls were elicited to intruders by the Spur-winged Lapwings.Alert distance was positively associated with start distance,and differed between morning and evening in both lapwings.With scarce information from tropical Africa,this study put in perspective vocal and antipredator behavior of lapwing species in Africa.展开更多
基金Financial support for this research was received from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71704132)
文摘Objective: Nurse shortage is a critical problem for global healthcare services.It impacts the quality of clinical care.Work engagement is the core competence of hospitals,which indicates employee's positive attitude toward organization and work.This study aimed to explore the relationships among calling,organizational commitment,and work engagement.Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed,and 320 nurses from tertiary hospitals in China completed the questionnaires that included demographic information,calling scale,employee engagement scale,and organizational commitment scale.Pearson correlation was performed to test the correlations among calling,organizational commitment,and work engagement.Stepwise regression analyses were performed to explore the mediating role of organizational commitment.The bootstrap method was employed to confirm the mediating effect.Results: Nurses' work engagement score was at the medium degree,whereas calling and organizational commitment were in the medium to high level.The results revealed that calling,organizational commitment,work engagement,and each dimension were positively correlated with one another (r=0.145-0.922,P < 0.01).The organizational commitment plays a partially mediating effect between calling and work engagement (β =0.603 to 0.333,P < 0.01).Conclusions: The mediation effect of organizational commitment was verified,which provided a comprehensive understanding of how calling impacted work engagement.Moreover,administrators should not only promote interventions to increase work engagement but also pay attention to calling and organizational commitment so as to improve their work engagement.Taken together,increased level of work engagement is required in the current nursing field.
基金financially supported by research grants from the National Research Foundation of Korea (2017R1A2B2003579)the Rural Development Administration (PJ012285) to Y JANGa grant from the French Rotary Club Lectoure-Fleurance to A Borzée。
文摘The calling activity of anurans is influenced by environmental variables and calls produced by syntopic amphibians,among other variables.Some variables have a strong influence,such as temperature and predation dilution,while others may have a periodical influence such as the moon cycle.Here,we hypothesised that the calling activity of the Suweon treefrog,Dryophytes suweonensis,is restricted by specific environmental variables but reinforced by the calling activity of specific syntopic anurans.Within the criteria set by the experimental design,D.suweonensis calling activity was significantly influenced by moon phase,temperature,date,time to sunset and the calling activity of Pelophylax nigromaculatus and D.japonicus.These variables are expected to be related to chorus size,predation,breeding phenology and competition,suggesting a broad plasticity in the calling activity of the species.
文摘Despite limited studies have found the negative relationships between calling and mental health symptoms,its underlying mechanism is still unknown.Drawing on the conservation of resources theory(COR),this study developed the resources model that explains the relationships between career calling,anxiety and depression,and the underlying mechanism.With a sample of 628 employees from the two-wave survey,the theorized model was tested.The results showed that career calling was able to decrease the levels of employees’anxiety and depression,and two important resources(i.e.,personal growth,and meaningful work)provided explanatory mechanisms for the relationships.The findings highlight the importance of spirituality in the workplace.Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
文摘Brief sJournal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Committee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and published by Science press.Our tasks are to cover and exchange the research reports,scientific papers and accomplishments on the developments of science and technology of salt lakes,underground water,gas water and other natural resources,
文摘Journal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Committee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and
文摘Journal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Com-mittee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and published by Science press.Our tasks are to cover and exchange the research reports,scientific papers and accomplishments on the developments of sci-ence and technology of salt lakes。
文摘Journal of Salt Lake Research is a scientific periodical of natural science which is approved by the National Science Com-mittee,sponsored by Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes and published by Science press.Our tasks are to
文摘At the recently-convened meetings of the National People’sCongress and the Chinese People’s Political ConsultativeCoference, agriculture has once again become a hot topicattracting attentions of deputies. Speeding up the opening up ofagricultural sector and properly resolving the thorny financial andtechnological problems confronting it become a highlighted issuein the State’s plan to utilize foreign investment in the coming fewyears.
文摘How one African entrepreneur’s ambition cooks up a taste of Africa and the Caribbean in Beijing CHINA’S African community has blossomed from a few international students to a burgeoning community of traders and entrepreneurs in the last decade.Whilst focus has mainly been on the traders who busily ship goods between the Middle Kingdom and the continent,
文摘Skiing is now a favorite winter activity for many Chinese Driving out to the suburbs of Beijing with friends and spending time at a ski resort is now a common
文摘More than 50 years after Shanghai's vibrant Jewish community scattered across the globe, their descendants return to start new lives The article originally appeared in the April 2005 issue of Beijing's Cultural Geography magazine under the headline, 'Taying a Visit to the Jewish Community in Shanghai," written by Liu Jinqian.
文摘A telephone hotline is expected to inject life into China-U,S,military relations For the first time in its history,the People’s Liberation Army(PLA)of China will link itself to a foreign mili- tary through a telephone hotline.On February 29,China and the United States signed an agreement to set up the hotline between the two countries’defense minis- tries.
文摘The G8 Summit is unlikely to make a significant impact on pressing global issues This year’s Group of Eight(G8)Summit was held from May 26 to 27 in Deauville,France.Topics included the ongoing war in Libya,
文摘The advent of genomic big data and the statistical need for reaching significant results have led genome-wide association studies to be ravenous of a huge number of genetic markers scattered along the whole genome.Since its very beginning,the so-called genotype imputation served this purpose;this statistical and inferential procedure based on a known reference panel opened the theoretical possibility to extend association analyses to a greater number of polymorphic sites which have not been previously assayed by the used technology.In this review,we present a broad overview of the genotype imputation process,showing the most known methods and presenting the main areas of interest,with a closer look to the most up-to-date approaches and a deeper understanding of its usage in the presentday genomic landscape,shedding a light on its future developments and investigation areas.
基金funding(No.217)from the A.P.Leventis Foundation Scholarship(to F.R.J).
文摘Predation is an important source of natural selection on prey species and has resulted in adaptations such as antipredator vocal signals,which can alert others to the presence of predators and solicit cooperative attack.Although vocal alarm signals of birds have been well studied,they are poorly known in tropical African species.To address this lack of information,the antipredatory signals and responses of two lapwings(Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus and Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus)to potential predators were investigated using data collected from focal observation,distance measurements,focal recordings,and playback experiment.The lapwing calls elicited to predators were classified as alarm or mobbing calls based on whether the calls elicited alert behavior or attack from other lapwings.Discriminant linear analysis(DLA)was used to compare the time and frequency parameters of the call types measured in Raven PRO.Also,lapwings’responses to intruders,alert and start distance,time of day,and latency,as well as the effects of flock size and distance to cover were examined.About 48%of all calls was correctly classified by DLA.The best predictors of call type for the lapwings were maximum frequency and high frequency.Both alarm and mobbing calls were elicited by African Wattled Lapwings to dogs and humans.Mobbing calls were elicited to intruders by the Spur-winged Lapwings.Alert distance was positively associated with start distance,and differed between morning and evening in both lapwings.With scarce information from tropical Africa,this study put in perspective vocal and antipredator behavior of lapwing species in Africa.
