This study was designed to observe and compare the circadian fluctuations in tactile sense, joint reposition sense and two-point discrimination in healthy subjects. Twenty-one healthy adult subjects received perceptua...This study was designed to observe and compare the circadian fluctuations in tactile sense, joint reposition sense and two-point discrimination in healthy subjects. Twenty-one healthy adult subjects received perceptual ability tests through these three different sensory modules at approximately 9:00, 13:00 and 18:00 in a day. The distribution of ranking for perceptual ability was significantly different among the three different time points in each individual, with highest perceptual ability in the evening compared with noon and morning, in terms of tactile sense and two-point discrimination. These findings suggest that the perceptual ability of healthy subjects fluctuates according to the time points in a day.展开更多
In the 1980s and 1990s, China was an important part of the worldwide decentralization of education. Mainstream research at the time highlighted the inherent rationality of a "low center of gravity" and multiple sour...In the 1980s and 1990s, China was an important part of the worldwide decentralization of education. Mainstream research at the time highlighted the inherent rationality of a "low center of gravity" and multiple sources of educational funding and stressed decentralization as an irreversible trend. Since 2001, however, China has readjusted its system of administration of rural compulsory education. Our empirical analysis suggests that this reform is not an extension and refinement of the previous decentralization reform; rather, it represents a renewed effort to reestablish government responsibility for compulsory education. The 200t reform has led to a rapid increase in government investment in education and a considerable improvement in educational equity, especially in primary education. It therefore provides not just a valuable reference for educational reform around the world, but also an opportunity to reflect upon a series of propositions and assumptions in mainstream research.展开更多
OLD and shabby classrooms, broken windows and four or five students to a desk. Theresa Odishaw’s heart sank when she saw the big hole an earthquake had left in the roof. The penetrating cold and dust of the Qinghai P...OLD and shabby classrooms, broken windows and four or five students to a desk. Theresa Odishaw’s heart sank when she saw the big hole an earthquake had left in the roof. The penetrating cold and dust of the Qinghai Plateau intruded into the classroom, stinging the thinly-clad students’skin. Theresa,president of Soong Ching Ling Foundation(SCLF)of Canada,and her colleague Marian Leung,vice president of the organization,were visiting Qiying Middle School at Guyuan County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Qiying Middle School was the only middle school serving an展开更多
基金supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)funded by the Ministry of Education,Science and Technology,No.2012R1A1B4003477
文摘This study was designed to observe and compare the circadian fluctuations in tactile sense, joint reposition sense and two-point discrimination in healthy subjects. Twenty-one healthy adult subjects received perceptual ability tests through these three different sensory modules at approximately 9:00, 13:00 and 18:00 in a day. The distribution of ranking for perceptual ability was significantly different among the three different time points in each individual, with highest perceptual ability in the evening compared with noon and morning, in terms of tactile sense and two-point discrimination. These findings suggest that the perceptual ability of healthy subjects fluctuates according to the time points in a day.
文摘In the 1980s and 1990s, China was an important part of the worldwide decentralization of education. Mainstream research at the time highlighted the inherent rationality of a "low center of gravity" and multiple sources of educational funding and stressed decentralization as an irreversible trend. Since 2001, however, China has readjusted its system of administration of rural compulsory education. Our empirical analysis suggests that this reform is not an extension and refinement of the previous decentralization reform; rather, it represents a renewed effort to reestablish government responsibility for compulsory education. The 200t reform has led to a rapid increase in government investment in education and a considerable improvement in educational equity, especially in primary education. It therefore provides not just a valuable reference for educational reform around the world, but also an opportunity to reflect upon a series of propositions and assumptions in mainstream research.
文摘OLD and shabby classrooms, broken windows and four or five students to a desk. Theresa Odishaw’s heart sank when she saw the big hole an earthquake had left in the roof. The penetrating cold and dust of the Qinghai Plateau intruded into the classroom, stinging the thinly-clad students’skin. Theresa,president of Soong Ching Ling Foundation(SCLF)of Canada,and her colleague Marian Leung,vice president of the organization,were visiting Qiying Middle School at Guyuan County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Qiying Middle School was the only middle school serving an