Strategies for College English Teaching in Military Academies

As pointed out in College English Curriculum Requirements, the main objective of College English teaching and learning in military academies is to"develop cadets' ability to use English in a well-rounded way, especially in their listening and speaking abilities, so that in their future studies and careers they will be able to communicate effectively, and at the same time enhance their ability to study independently and improve their comprehensive cultural quality so as to meet the needs of PLA's modernization."This paper focuses on some effective strategies which may be of some practical use for the teaching and learning of the English language.

A SINO-US STATEMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY SIGNED IN BEIJING BY TOP LEADERS OF TWO ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES

On January 16 in Beijing, the president of the CAS, Prof. Zhou Guangzhao, met his US counterpart, Dr. Bruce Alberts, president of the US National Academy of Sciences. On behalf of the two sides, the two leaders signed a joint statement of sustainable development, signaling an important step forward in the field of S&T cooperation between the largest developing country and the largest developed country in today’s world. Three dominant themes were under discussion at the meeting of Chinese and US officers: challenges posed to scientists and research units in a drastically changing world; science & sustainable development constitute a vista in common for the

A new approach to assessing the science and technology competitiveness of China's provincial academies of sciences

Purpose： This study aims to establish a new framework for evaluating science and technology （S＆T） competitiveness that is appropriate to meet the needs of provincial academies of sciences （PASs） in China.Design/methodology/approaches： An evaluation index, including such assessing indicators as research strength, research impact, research development and trends, and regional contributions, is developed for China＇s PASs. Taking the Jiangxi Academy of Sciences （JXAS） as an example, we first explain how to apply this framework to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of PASs in China. Then, we compare the results of all 17 PASs in order to get a comprehensive understanding of their competitiveness.Findings： Our results show the development path, current status, innovation advantages, and weaknesses of JXAS very clearly. Based on our comparative analysis, we ranked the 17 PASs from the perspective of different dimensions, by which their competitiveness strengths and weaknesses can be highlighted for improvement.Research limitations： In this analysis, we did not take S＆T policies, S＆T systems, or historical factors into consideration. Thus, we may have ignored the influence of the soft individual differences of different PASs in China..Practical implications： The evaluation index developed in this paper provides a useful insight into an analytical method that can be used by PASs or other provincial research institutions （PRIs） to assess their competitiveness.Originality/value： Compared with existing evaluation frameworks, our method has two main characteristics： First, we added three new dimensions, including the PASs＇ applicable research outputs, regional contributions, and comparative advantages; second, we conducted a comparative analysis of local research institutes in their different advantaged industrial areas, which makes our analytical method more comprehensive for local research institutions.

academy语义变迁的教育文化史考察

由于缺乏对academy一词源流的梳理和分析,国内已有研究对该词的翻译和阐释有误。通过借鉴语言学和文化学的研究成果考察academy的语义变迁,发现academy最初指柏拉图师生哲学研究共同体的所在地,词源为希腊语ακαδημíα,译为学园。文艺复兴时期,academy是指人文主义知识分子的贵族聚会圈子,义同society,译为学会。16世纪晚期,学会的形态变得接近改革后的大学,academy义同university,译为学院,该词用于表示提供私人贵族教育的宫廷学院和英国非国教徒创办的非国教学院,以及美洲长老会等培养牧师的神学院。18世纪末至19世纪上半叶,在美国academy是指获得注册的提供多样化课程的学校,译为注册学校,到19世纪下半叶academy成为大学预备校。

The Nature and Impact of Late Imperial Chinese Academies:A Review of Some Recent Publications in China

This review essay analyzes the historiography of Confucian academies(shuyuan)in imperial China,focusing on five representative books published in China between 2008 and 2014,including two new editions of books originally published in 1995 and 2004.The five authors share a deep concern about the nature of academies,particularly their relationship with the state.A secondary theme that these books address is the impact that academies had on late imperial Chinese culture and society.Read together,these five works show how research on academies in imperial China has evolved over the past two decades.

Implementation Status and Strategy of Undergraduate Tutorial System in the Context of Academy System

The cooperative education mode of academy system and undergraduate tutorial system is an important reform mode for cultivating top-notch innovative talents in colleges and universities.However,there is still room for improvement in the operation of tutorial system.For example,the lack of synergy in the academy system leads to problems such as insufficient understanding between teachers and students and limited guidance effect.Therefore,this study analyzes the implementation status of tutorial system,and puts forward the corresponding strategies for the existing problems.

现代大学校园园林建设对传统书院园林的借鉴阐述(英文)

Under the background of cultural regression,the paper emphasized that architectural and environmental characteristic could be a synonym of a college.Chinese college campus environment should abound in Chinese cultural characteristic.Through analysis on traditional academy landscape,it pointed out that construction and structure of academy were deeply influenced by academic culture,and scenery had been taken to express emotions.In terms of site selection,it paid attention to selection of sites near the mountain and by the river,so as to meet the purpose of culture and moral cultivation.In terms of structure,symmetrical layout was mostly adopted.By aid of artificial construction at the inside,academic cultural atmosphere had been enhanced.After analysis of difference between ancient academy and modern campus,it pointed out that traditional academy had natural heritage relation with modern college,and its landscaping concept and scientificness were of value to modern landscaping.Hence,it further studied reference of traditional academic landscape for modern campus landscape construction,highlighting that landscape environment construction should lay stress on diversity,practicability,ecology and culture,so as to achieve heritage and integration of traditional national culture.

示范高职《路由与交换》课程双语教学的实施与探讨

结合自身教学经验和行业CCAI国际认证讲师资质,将网络技术专业必修课《路由与交换》课程内容融入目前行业认可的技术含量极高的Cisco Academy的CCNA(Cisco Certified Network Assistant)课程体系,开展双语教学改革。通过延伸和扩展双语教学,使教学环节与全球行业标准相接轨,旨在使学生能够了解全球相关行业内最新的前沿技术和管理规范,增强学生进入企业后国际化的学习能力、拓展能力及竞争能力。

数据库原理与Oracle应用课程体系的研究

对传统的数据库原理课程与时下流行的Oracle数据库应用进行了深入研究,并融入多年的授课经验与Or-acle Academy全球师资培训的先进理念,提出了一个中心、两个辅助、3个层次的课程体系,从整体上把握数据库的系统性、完整性与实用性,真正做到理论联系实际。

全球模式NCAR CESM和CAS ESM对亚洲东部夏季气候的模拟性能评估:气候平均态和降水日变化分析

主要评估了美国国家大气研究中心的NCAR CESM(Community Earth System Model,NCAR)和中国科学院的CAS ESM(Earth System Model,Chinese Academy of Sciences)两个地球系统模式对亚洲东部夏季气候态的模拟性能。使用NCAR CESM和CAS ESM各两种不同的水平分辨率,一共进行了4组长达19年(1998~2016年)的数值积分试验,并通过对2 m气温、降水强度和降水日变化等的分析,比较了这两个模式在亚洲东部的模拟性能。结果表明,CAS ESM和NCAR CESM均能模拟出夏季2 m气温和降水强度的大尺度分布特征,但整体上模拟得到的地表面气温偏暖、降水强度偏弱。对于降水日变化而言,观测的日降水峰值在陆地上主要发生在下午到傍晚时段,在海洋上则出现在午夜到凌晨时段。两组低分辨率试验模拟的陆地降水峰值出现过早,且无法模拟出四川盆地的夜间降水峰值和部分海洋地区凌晨或上午的降水峰值。提高分辨率对模式的模拟性能有显著的提升作用。高分辨率下,NCAR CESM和CAS ESM对陆地和海洋的降水日变化模拟性能都明显提高。对降水日变化的定量化分析表明,高分辨率CAS ESM模式对整个亚洲东部降水日变化的模拟最优。目前模式对海陆风的模拟还不太理想,未来要进一步提高模式模拟性能,需要重点完善与气温、降水过程相关的物理参数化方案。

立面“步移景异”——解读Academie MWD艺术中心

Academie MWD艺术中心在主立面的设计上采用"步移景异"的设计手法,即通过步伐的移动,看到不同的立面效果,同时也是对周围环境景观及建筑的融入。MWD的建筑主立面在水平彩色金属板的垂直方向增加双层的贴膜玻璃板百叶,不同的贴膜样式取决于不同的周围环境景色,因此产生多变的立面效果。

A Study on Factors that Affect Motivation in English Learning of NonEnglish Major Cadets

Motivation is one of the critical factors that affect foreign language learning. This study attempts to explore the factors that affect motivation in English learning of non-English major cadets. An investigation is conducted in a military academy in southwest China, in which a Likert scale questionnaire is adopted. Through data analysis, eight factors are found to affect cadets' English learning motivation. Moreover, suggestions are provided to shed light on English teaching and learning in military academies.

A new service model of document and information sharing among consortium members: The collaborative innovation practice of the NSLC and PASs

Purpose： This paper documents an exploration of an innovative approach to the sharing of documents and information among the members of the National Alliance of Academies of Sciences （NAAS） in China, based on the practice initiated by the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences （NSLC）.Design/methodology/approach： Through interviews and user surveys, we analyzed the general information demands of users from provincial academies of sciences （PASs） and problems of their document and information service teams. Based on our findings, we designed targeted services to help Alliance members support their document resources, information services for science and technology （S＆T） decisions, and their knowledge transfer achievements. Furthermore, we offered training courses for provincial service teams, researchers, and administrators, to improve their information skills. These activities represent a new collaborative model for professional library consortia.Findings： To date, our service has been extended to all Alliance members, covering 19 provinces in China, and the NSLC service covers all aspects of knowledge services of Alliance members, from basic document delivery services to subject information analyses.Research limitations： Different PASs have different understandings of the role of the document and information services in the process of scientific research. These differences limit information service sharing of the NSLC with the PASs, and affect the service performance. For the sake of convenience, the original survey was conducted in only three provinces, which may not fully reflect the information needs of users in each Alliance institution. In addition, quantitative and qualitative analyses have been limited by the coverage of the sample.Practical implications： Document and information sharing has not only taken advantage of the NSLC knowledge service system and cooperation model, it has also enhanced the range of services of the NAAS in China.Originality/value： Based on knowledge service enhancements, the NAAS in China has formed a new kind of library consortium, which has broken the traditional library alliance model that was based mainly on the sharing of resources and services.

The El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation cycle simulated by the climate system model of Chinese Academy of Sciences

On the basis of more than 200-year control run, the performance of the climate system model of Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS-ESM-C） in simulating the E1 Nifio-Southern Oscillation （ENSO） cycle is evalu- ated, including the onset, development and decay of the ENSO. It is shown that, the model can reasonably simulate the annual cycle and interannual variability of sea surface temperature （SST） in the tropical Pacif- ic, as well as the seasonal phase-locking of the ENSO. The model also captures two prerequisites for the E1 Nino onset, i.e., a westerly anomaly and a warm SST anomaly in the equatorial western Pacific. Owing to too strong forcing from an extratropical meridional wind, however, the westerly anomaly in this region is largely overestimated. Moreover, the simulated thermocline is much shallower with a weaker slope. As a result, the warm SST anomaly from the western Pacific propagates eastward more quickly, leading to a faster develop- ment of an E1 Nino. During the decay stage, owing to a stronger E1Nino in the model, the secondary Gill-type response of the tropical atmosphere to the eastern Pacific warming is much stronger, thereby resulting in a persistent easterly anomaly in the western Pacific. Meanwhile, a cold anomaly in the warm pool appears as a result of a lifted thermocline via Ekman pumping. Finally, an E1 Nino decays into a La Nina through their interactions. In addition, the shorter period and larger amplitude of the ENSO in the model can be attribut- ed to a shallower thermocline in the equatorial Pacific, which speeds up the zonal redistribution of a heat content in the upper ocean.

A Reflection of Future in History: Introduction to The Alfred North Whitehead Laureate Lecture

Welcome to the inaugural article from the Alfred North Whitehead Laureate Lecture, which was held at the Whitehead Academy of Intelligence in Beijing, China, on October 18, 2018. The inaugural lecture was delivered by Professor Jonathan M. Garibaldi, the Head of School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham and the Editor-in- Chief of IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems. I am sure you will enjoy his “The Need for Fuzzy AI” in crystal logic and with nothing of fuzzy thinking.

Radiotherapy in combination with systemic therapies for brain metastases:current status and progress

Brain metastases(BMs)are the most common cause of intracranial neoplasms in adults with poor prognosis.Most BMs originate from lung cancer,breast cancer,or melanoma.Radiotherapy(RT),including whole brain radiotherapy(WBRT)and stereotactic radiation surgery(SRS),has been widely explored and is considered a mainstay anticancer treatment for BMs.Over the past decade,the advent of novel systemic therapies has revolutionized the treatment of BMs.In this context,there is a strong rationale for using a combination of treatments based on RT,with the aim of achieving both local disease control and extracranial disease control.This review focuses on describing the latest progress in RT as well as the synergistic effects of the optimal combinations of RT and systemic treatment modalities for BMs,to provide perspectives on current treatments.

Critical evaluation of unscientific arguments disparaging affirmative infant male circumcision policy

We evaluate recent claims opposing infant male circumcision,a procedure now supported by the evidencebased policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics.We find those criticisms depend on speculative claims about the foreskin and obfuscation of the strong scientific evidence supporting pediatric policy development.An argument that circumcision should be delayed to allow a boy to make up his own mind as an adult fails to appreciate the psychological,scheduling and financial burdens later circumcision entails,so reducing the likelihood that it will occur.In contrast,early infant circumcision is convenient,safer,quicker,lower risk,healing is faster,cosmetic outcome is routinely good and the lifetime benefits accrue immediately.Benefits include reduction in urinary tract infections,inflammatory skin conditions,foreskin problems,and,when older,substantial protection against sexually transmitted infections and genital cancers in the male and his female sexual partners.Some authorities regard the failure to offer parents early infant circumcision as unethical,just as it would be unethical to fail to encourage the vaccination of children.In conclusion,the criticisms of evidence-based infant male circumcision policy are seriously flawed and should be dismissed as unhelpful to evidence-based development and implementation of pediatric policy intended to improve public health and individual wellbeing.

Practice and Challenge of International Peer Review: A Case Study of Research Evaluation of CAS Centers for Excellence

Purpose: The main goal of this paper is to show that international peer review can work in China’s context with satisfactory outcomes. Moreover, this paper also provides a reference for the practice of science and technology management.Design/methodology/approach: This paper starts with a discussion of two critical questions about the significance and design of international peer review. A case study of international peer review of CAS Centers for Excellence is further analyzed. Findings: International peer review may provide a solution to address the problem of quantitative oriented research evaluation in China. The case study of research evaluation of CAS Centers for Excellence shows that it is possible and feasible to conduct an international peer review in China’s context. When applying this approach to other scenarios, there are still many issues to consider including individualized design of international peer review combined with practical demands, and further improvement of theories and methods of international peer review. Research limitation: 1) Only the case of international peer review of CAS Centers for Excellence is analyzed;2) A relatively small number of respondents were surveyed in the questionnaire. Practical implications: The work presented in this study can be used as a reference for future studies.Originality/value: Currently, there are no similarly detailed studies exploring the significance and methodology of international peer review in China.

Maintenance and Management Model for the Urban Stereo Landscape Forest in Chongqing Academy of Science and Technology

Based on landscaping practices in the stereo landscape demonstration project of Chongqing Academy of Science and Technology (CAST),current management and maintenance of the stereo landscapes were introduced by analyzing maintenance and management of the plants in the stereo landscape forest.The maintenance and management models were summarized according to the management styles,concrete measures and new technologies were studied,laws and key points for the maintenance and management in different seasons were given,and finally deficiencies and solutions were proposed to improve the future maintenance and management.

Full life circle health: a new era

Health is a common aspiration of all human beings.In 2016,World Health Organization issued 'WHO Statistics:Monitoring the Health Status targeting on the sustainable development'.According to the report,the global health pattern has been transferred from disease treatment to prevention and healthcare,from relieving human suffering to promoting long-term health development.WHO encourages various countries in the world to pursuit the universal health coverage with the foundation of basic healthcare.