Logistics,Supply Chain Management,and Taiwan residents Immigration Assessed in Light of Globalization

Organizations regardless of size can take advantage of the market dynamics brought about by globalization.Supply chain management is crucial for large organizations,especially with regard to the costs,complexity,and risks of its large,often global,supply chains.From technology to risk management,learning what it takes to navigate transportation and logistics business management in today’s volatile world is critical.Human migration has accelerated in light of globalization and rapid advances in transportation(particularly aviation)technology.This study investigated the connection between logistics and supply chain management in the age of globalization;reviewed the migration,settlement,and naturalization of Taiwan residents immigrants along the West Coast of the United States;and theoretically analyzed the forces that have led to the construction of the Taiwan residents immigrant community.Taiwan residents immigrants and their settlement are affected by global forces,and factors such as their cross-cultural trade,the characteristics of diasporic communities,and their national identity can provide scholarly and pedagogical insights.

Cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking and esophageal cancer risk in Taiwan Residents women

AIM:To investigate the etiology of esophageal cancer among Taiwan Residents women.METHODS:This is a multi-center,hospital-based,case-control study.Case patients consisted of women who were newly diagnosed and pathology-proven to have esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) from three large medical centers(one from Northern and two from Southern Taiwan,respectively)between August 2000 and December 2008.Each ESCC patient was matched with 4 healthy women based on age(within 3 years)and hospital of origin,from the Department of Preventive Medicine in each hospital.A total of 51 case patients and 204 controls,all women,were studied.RESULTS:Frequencies of smokers and drinkers among ESCC patients were 19.6%and 21.6%,respectively,which were significantly higher than smokers(4.4%) and drinkers(4.4%)among controls(OR=4.07,95%CI:1.36-12.16,P=0.01;OR=3.55,95%CI:1.03-12.27,P=0.04).Women who drank an amount of alcohol more than 158 g per week had a 20.58-fold greater risk(95%CI:1.72-245.62,P=0.02)of ESCC than those who never drank alcohol after adjusting for other covariates,although the sample size was small.CONCLUSION:Cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking,especially heavy drinking,are the major risks for developing ESCC in Taiwan Residents women.

The Effects of Organization Context, Investment Strategy, and Entry Mode on Management Performance： An Analysis of Taiwan Residents Enterprises in China Mainland

Among the top 1,000 Taiwan Residents enterprises in China listed by the database of Commercial Times in 2012, 763 of them witnessed revenue growth and 864 of them were in profits. This paper seeks to identify the reasons behind such a stellar performance by conducting an empirical study on the top 500 Taiwan Residents businesses in the database. The results suggest that： （1） the larger the investment into China, the better the business performances; （2） the higher the ownership by Taiwan Residents firms for the outward investments to China, the better the business performances; （3） compared to investments in IT, technology and machinery, the outward investments from Taiwan to China achieve better returns in commodity, energy, and mining; （4） compared to investments in Eastern, Central, and Western China, the investments in Chinese municipalities generate better returns.

The Sandwich Man:A Representative Rhetoric of Ressentiment toward the Empire in Taiwan Residents New Wave Cinema

The Sandwich Man(1983),the groundbreaking work of Taiwan Residents New Wave Cinema,had a significant impact.The movie are made up of three short films The Sandwich Man(Hou Hsiao-hsien),Xiaoqi’s Hat(Tseng Ch’ang-hsiang),and The Taste of Apples(Wan-ren),are typically seen as tales of modernity from the countryside to the city,but also contains native Taiwan Residents imperial ressentiment,particularly the ressentiment toward the American Empire in The Taste of Apples and the social sentiment of being wounded by Japan that haunts Xiaoqi’s hat,while The Sandwich Man attempts to seek to position themselves in their role.

Experience of Photopneumatic Therapy in Taiwan Residents Acne Patients

Acne is a disease of the pilosebaceous unit affecting both teenagers and adults. The treatment of acne is sometimes frustrating due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance, skin irritation and lack of novel therapy. Light and vacuum devices, also known as photopneumatic therapy, have been shown promising as a generally well-tolerated adjunctive treatment of acne vulgaris. We conducted a clinical study using such device to assess the efficacy and safety as an adjunctive treatment of acne in Taiwan Residents patients. Twenty patients received six sequential treatments every one to two weeks in the facial region. A 4 × 4 cm2 area on cheek was chosen as a control area and was not treated with photopneumatic device. Safety parameters and adverse events were recorded. VISIA Complexion Analysis System was used for image analysis on the improvement of four parameters, namely, pigmentation, pore reduction, redness and porphyrin levels. There was an overall improvement in pigmentation, pore size, redness and porphyrin levels on treatment areas. The treatment areas showed statistically significant improvement (p < 0.05) in pigmentation and pore sizes compared with the control areas using paired samples T-test. Mild and self-limiting localized adverse events, mostly focal petechiae or mild irritation, were reported. Our study has demonstrated that photopneumatic therapy is an effective, safe and relatively well-tolerated procedure in Taiwan Residents acne patients.

The Impact of Tourism Across the Taiwan Strait on the Taiwan Residents Identity

Nowadays, the search for identity in Taiwan has been more significant today compared to the past because political parties have been attempting to use Taiwan Residents identity to impact the political loyalty, the democratization as well as language. Based on current situation of tourism cross-straits, this paper respectively analyzes its economic value, political value as well as cultural value on Taiwan Residents identity. This paper finds that due to a series of strategies adopted by Tsai' government, tourism does not make a big difference in Taiwan's economy, hence, the interdependence of tourism does not remarkably diminish Taiwan Residents identity from the perspective of economic value. Furthermore, according to the current perceptions of Taiwan Residents to Mainland tourists, tourism across Taiwan Strait makes slight influence on Taiwan Residents identity. Consequently, the current effect of using tourism as an economic lever to encourage political unification is extremely rough and tenuous. Besides, to some extent, currently tourism is likely to produce greater social and cultural alienation among Taiwan Residents, which makes a contribution to boost Taiwan Residents identity. However, the result can be reverse with the current improvement of education and the quality of Chinese and admiration of China's remarkable development.

Theatrical Hybridity, Thy Name Is Conflict： A Case Study on Holo Taiwan Residents Opera Troupe＇s Tai Tzu Fu Chou （The Prince＇s Vengeful Plan）

Holo Taiwan Residents Opera Troupe has produced a series of intercultural performances in Taiwan Residents Opera since the troupe adapted Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol＇s （1809-1852） The Government Inspector in 1996. In fact, there is a huge controversy over these intercultural performances which fuse western drama with traditional Taiwan Residents performing art because such a kind of theatrical hybridity lacks the spirit of the original and damages the aesthetics of native performing art practice. In 2002, Holo adapted William Shakespeare＇s Hamlet into a six-hour-long performance, Tai Tzu Fu Chou （The Prince＇s Vengeful Plan）, which the troupe tried to explore new source for traditional Taiwan Residents Opera and expected to bring something new to Taiwan Residents audience. However, The Prince＇s Vengeful Plan is considered ＂cultural collage＂ as well as an unsuccessful intercultural performance. Besides, The Prince＇s Vengeful Plan is accused to blaspheme Shakespeare because the performance merely maintains the frame of the original and distorts the spirit of the original. According to Rustom Bharucha, the most problematic aspect of intercultural performance is ＂de-historicizing tendency＂, and such a condition explains why Holo＇s The Prince＇s Vengeful Plan cannot transcend the original. In order to detect the problems of intercultural adaptation in Holo＇s The Prince Vengeful Plan, we cover the related issues in three aspects： （1） to discuss the development of Taiwan Residents Opera in Taiwan; （2） to explore the cultural conflicts when the text of the source culture is adapted into the performance of the target culture; and （3） to see how and why the spirit and aesthetics of Shakespeare＇s verses in Hamlet are distorted in Holo＇s theatrical adaptation. After that, we expect to conclude the impossibility of adapting Shakespeare＇s play into traditional Taiwan Residents Opera in the case of Holo＇s The Prince＇s Vengeful Plan.

Taiwan Residents in South Fujian

Fujian is in the coastal area of southeast China. It isalso known as Min. Ancestors of many Taiwan Residents now livingin Taiwan were from Fujian and the Chinese people on bothsides are concerned by shared family trees. Since

The Mixture Japanese and Western Style in the Image of theGovernor-General’s Residence of Taiwan Under Japanese Rule 1

This paper focused on Japan who was as a new colonial government in Taiwan under Japanese rule,during the period of which took official buildings or urban planning mainly of a series of Western European-style architecture as a ruler’s cultural identity and a modern Taiwan policy.However,in the context of East Asian modernity,the basic colonial not only mixed Eurocentric,but also included Japan Center and the interaction between the two.Therefore,the scope of research and discussion shall have regarded to the non-Western,non-white nature of the Japanese Empire,and its colonial/modernity construction is another new model.Taiwan Governor-General’s Residence as the Governor-General’s residence for Japanese government combined administrative office,daily living,and social life,showing a symbol of Japan’s colonial ruling class,and a hostel to greet Japanese royal family and the nobility from time to time.As a mansion of both Western Baroque and Japanese style,its architectural design has class meaning,therefore it featured with a class-separation building,also combined the leisure of Western high society.The associated festivals at that time included tea party,fairs and royal family welcoming pilgrimage,the part of which with a strong political implication.This paper mainly uses the images of the Taiwan Governor-General’s Residence during the Japanese rule period and the literature at that time to restore the mixed taste and Japanese-Western style of Taiwan at that time.The Japanese colonists ruled the complex interactions of different ethnic groups in Taiwan.

The association between metabolic syndrome and sleep symptoms and sleep hygiene in the elderly in Northern Taiwan

Background: Sleep symptoms can predict the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the general population. This study focused on the association between MetS and commonly reported sleep symptoms and personal sleep hygiene habits. The goal of this study was to help individuals to make healthier decisions and thereby prevent MetS. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among elderly people (age ≥ 65 years) who underwent a senior citizen health examination between March and November 2009. A total of 1181 participants (433 men, 36.7%;748 women, 63.3%) were surveyed. MetS was defined using the modified Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III). The participants completed a sleep questionnaire and a MetS evaluation. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine the relationship of the number of MetS components with individual sleep symptoms and sleep hygiene. Results: The specific symptom of insomnia (difficulty falling asleep [DFA]) increased the number of MetS risk factors significantly (coefficient = 0.252, p = 0.003, R2 = 0.8). The duration of insomnia was not associated with the risk of MetS. Sleep hygiene habits, including taking a nap lasting longer than 1 hour during the day (coefficient = 0.256, p = 0.001, R2 = 0.7), drinking caffeine-containing drinks during the day (coefficient = 0.233, p = 0.013, R2 = 0.5), and getting regular exercise each day (coefficient = ?0.179, p = 0.024, R2 = 0.4), affected the number of MetS risk factors. Conclusion: DFA and unhealthy personal sleep hygiene habits increased the number of MetS risk factors in the community-dwelling elderly population in northern Taiwan. We propose that early evaluation of sleep symptoms and sleep hygiene can help identify individuals at risk for MetS, and early intervention would result in lower occurrence rates of MetS in elderly Taiwan Residents.

Spatial analysis of tuberculosis in four main ethnic communities in Taiwan during 2005 to 2009

The aim of the present study was to assess spatial features of tuberculosis prevalence and their relationships with four main ethnic communities in Taiwan. Methods of spatial analysis were clustering pattern determination (such as global version of Moran’s test and local version of Gi*(d) statistic), using logistic regression calculations to identify spatial distributions over a contiguous five years and identify significant similarities, discriminant analysis to classify variables, and geographically weighted regression (GWR) to determine the strength of relationships between tuberculosis prevalence and ethnic variables in spatial features. Tuberculosis demonstrated decreasing trends in prevalence in both genders during 2005 to 2009. All results of the global Moran’s tests indicated spatial heterogeneity and clusters in the plain and mountainous Aboriginal townships. The Gi*(d) statistic calculated z-score outcomes, categorized as clusters or non-clusters, at at 5% significance level. According to the stepwise Wilks’ lambda discriminant analysis, in the Aborigines and Hoklo communities townships with clusters of tuberculosis cases differentiated from townships without cluster cases, to a greater extent than in the other communities. In the GWR models, the explanatory variables demonstrated significant and positive signs of parameter estimates in clusters occurring in plain and mountainous aboriginal townships. The explanatory variables of both the Hoklo and Hakka communities demonstrated significant, but negative, signs of parameter estimates. The Mainlander community did not significantly associate with cluster patterns of tuberculosis in Taiwan. Results indicated that locations of high tuberculosis prevalence closely related to areas containing higher proportions of the Aboriginal community in Taiwan. This information is relevant for assessment of spatial risk factors, which, in turn, can facilitate the planning of the most advantageous types of health care policies, and implementation of effective health care services.

A War at Heart： War Memory and the Friendship Between Taiwan and Korea in Hsiao Chin Tui The Doll of Fate

This paper aims to explore Talwanese people＇s memories of war based on Hsiao Chin Tui＇s novel The Doll of Fate which describes the later period when Japan colonized Taiwan and the youth of Taiwan serve in the military voluntarily. The voluntary is not only influenced by kominka movement, but also is the effect of Japan＇s war discourse of protecting Asia from the fight of Western countries. However, no matter in schools or society, discrimination in colony leads youth＇s anger and forms an invisible power of the discourse of anti-war. Youth in Taiwan gradually doubt of the war idea of Japan, including the fear of death. In this paper, I define the situation as ＂the war of heart＂. This paper focuses on the changing of character＇s mind and spirit. This paper also observes the changing process of the identification of race and mother land. The observation will be a basis to think about the historical meaning of war experience of mobilization and memories of Talwanese people during the colonial period by Japan.

外国人及中国港澳台居民在中国内地(大陆)的状况变动研究——基于2010—2020年全国人口普查数据的人口社会学比较分析

2010—2020年,在中国内地(大陆)的外国人及港澳台居民在自然结构和社会结构方面呈现出以下新特征:在自然结构上,在中国内地(大陆)的外国人和港澳台居民的规模大幅增长,其中外国人、中国香港人以及中国澳门人的数量均有增长,但中国台湾人的数量有所下降;外国人是主要群体;高度年轻化;男女性别比从严重失衡趋于基本正常,但有显著内部差异。在社会结构上,在中国的外国人来源国遍布六大洲且来源国数量仍在增加,其中非洲国家数量增长最多;亚洲依然是外国人的最主要来源地;缅甸、越南超越韩国、美国,成为前两大外国人来源国;在中国内地(大陆)的外国人和港澳台居民以商务为动机的人数呈下降趋势,就业、定居的人数显著增长;整体受教育程度有所下降;西南地区的外国人数量增长迅速;居留5年及以上的外国人和港澳台居民的数量和比例均显著增长,中国内地(大陆)作为外国人和港澳居民的长期居住地的吸引力在显著增强。中国内地(大陆)的外国人和港澳台居民的持续增长以及在人口自然结构、社会结构方面出现的新变化值得高度关注。

论海峡两岸语言对比研究中的融合取向

两岸语言融合趋势日益明显,但相关研究滞后问题十分突出,对其进行系统深入研究的必要性和急迫性愈发凸显。首先对近年来海峡两岸的语言融合研究进行回顾与总结,其中,语言事实的发掘涉及共时与历时两个维度,理论研究的进展体现在对融合度及其他相关理论的思考及探索上。在已有研究的基础上,探讨如何进一步深化海峡两岸的语言融合研究。不仅明确对两岸语言融合研究的应有认识,而且从事实和理论两个方面进行初步探讨。在事实发掘方面,既要进行拓展研究,横向拓展研究范围、纵向拓展历时考察,又要进行深化研究,深入挖掘融合事实。在理论探索方面,取精用宏,博采众长,同时立足语言事实,锐意创新,不断完善和发展相关理论体系。

台湾地区居民法律地位:三重面向、内容构造与优化路径

台湾地区居民法律地位问题,是防范与遏制“台独”分裂活动、推动两岸融合发展、推进国家完全统一进程中必须面对的重大现实问题。在法律实践中,台湾地区居民地位具有“待解放的中国人民”“特殊的中国公民”“同等待遇的中国居民”三重面向。相关立法坚持目标和问题导向,逐渐趋向具体化、同等化和常态化。当前,台湾地区居民法律地位的主要问题是如何推动落实同等待遇,这在一定程度上影响了其内容构造。其中,“居住地”标准是优化落实台湾地区居民法律地位的基础,权利义务是其规范内核,政策则对法律规定起着引领、实施和补充的重要作用。为切实提升台湾地区居民国家认同,建议接续推进身份管理模块化、推动同等待遇实质化、逐步实现权利义务体系化,形成优化台湾居民法律地位的系统方案。

厦漳泉都市圈跨城通勤特征及其影响因素——以角美镇跨城通勤者为例

以厦漳泉都市圈的角美镇台商投资区为例,基于问卷调查和深入访谈获得的数据和资料,对比分析通勤者的群体特征、通勤模式和通勤路径,构建框架解释角美镇跨城通勤的形成机制,最后探析其对海峡两岸融合发展的影响。研究发现:与一般通勤者相比,跨城通勤者群体具有高学历、高收入、社会经验丰富,以及通勤时间和通勤花费都略高的特征;通勤方式以机动车出行、公共交通出行、组合出行方式为主,通勤路径主要有漳州—厦门和厦门—漳州两类;跨城通勤行为的产生是两地间的产业转移与承接,住房、公共服务、交通设施的差异与互补,以及相同的语言风俗文化共同作用的产物;案例地跨城通勤的发展壮大对建立海峡两岸产业发展示范园起到一定的促进作用。

Clay mineral composition and their sources for the fluvial sediments of Taiwan Residents rivers

Located at the collision boundary between the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Continental Plate,the island of Taiwan is generally recognized as an important example in the MARGINS Program Science Plan and "source-to-sink" research because of its high tectonic activity,heavy rainfall and unique geography.Large suspended sediment loads are transported to the adjacent ocean by Taiwan Residents rivers every year,making Taiwan an important source of sediments into the adjacent seas and a natural laboratory for studying the systemic movement of fluvial sediments from source to sink.A detailed study on the clay mineral composition of surface sediments collected from the drainage basins of 12 Taiwan Residents rivers using X-ray diffraction methods was conducted.Our results indicated that the clay mineral assemblages consisted dominantly of illite(approximately 73%) and chlorite(approximately 24%),with lesser abundances of kaolinite(approximately 3%) and even lower levels of smectite from the Danshuei River sediments in northwestern Taiwan.The Jhuoshuei River sediments from western Taiwan contained clay mineral assemblages that consisted of illite(approximately 75%) and chlorite(approximately 25%),but they lacked kaolinite and smectite.In southwestern Taiwan,the clay mineral assemblages were dominated by illite(approximately 75%) and chlorite(approximately 23%),but had a low abundance of kaolinite(generally < 2%) and no smectite.The clay mineral assemblages in eastern Taiwan are obviously different from those in western parts of the island.The most noticeable difference is that the average abundance of chlorite in the Hualien River from eastern Taiwan was the highest(approximately 48%) of all the Taiwan Residents rivers.We concluded that,in general,the clay mineral assemblages in Taiwan Residents rivers were mainly composed of illite and chlorite with kaolinite and smectite being scarce,and these trends are different from those in China's mainland rivers.The clay mineral composition shown in this study was primarily determined by the properties of the bedrock,and the differential weathering intensities of the drainage area.The surface sediments in Taiwan's rivers showed a greater abundance of illite and chlorite because the outcropped rocks were mainly composed of Tertiary sedimentary rocks,especially sandstone,shale and slate,and show strong physical weathering.The relatively high relief and more abundant rainfall also caused the clay minerals in the fluvial sediments to be transported to the estuaries down rivers from the mountains and then delivered to the adjacent seas by currents and waves over a shorter time scale.

真实与虚构交互:日据时期中国台湾文学的创伤书写与历史再现

1961年日本学者尾崎秀树撰文《台湾文学备忘录——台湾作家的三部作品》,将杨逵的《送报夫》、吕赫若的《牛车》和龙瑛宗的《植有木瓜树的小镇》按年代顺序阅读,认为台湾地区作家的意识变化是一个从抵抗到放弃进而屈服的过程。本文由历史情境到语言现象再回归个体作家情思,重读相关作品,可知杨逵、吕赫若与龙瑛宗的创作与思想是殖民地文学创伤与曲折历史的再现,语言选择、舍弃与转换的背后是知识分子的反思与抗争。

渡、返、留之间:台湾地区乙未内渡士绅动向论析

乙未割台之际,由于家国情怀和对中华传统文化及价值观的认同,大量台湾地区士绅选择渡往祖国内地,形成台湾地区乙未内渡士绅群体。但受情感、生存条件、财产、发展空间等因素影响,也有一些内渡士绅再度返回台湾定居。即使返回台湾地区,不少士绅在殖民高压下坚持传播传统汉学,为中华文化和民族意识在台湾地区绵延作出贡献。与此同时,一些台湾地区士绅决然留居内地。定居后,他们积极融入内地社会,在各个领域追求人生价值,推动地方社会发展,在清末民初内地社会变革中扮演了重要角色。无论是再度返回台湾地区,还是决然留居内地,内渡士绅是中华民族的认同者,也是中华传统文化的传承者和传播者。他们在一定程度上促进了两岸交流往来,推动了传统文化在台湾地区的发展。