Efficient Identity Based Signcryption Scheme with Public Verifiability and Forward Security

In this paper, we point out that Libert and Quisquater’s signcryption scheme cannot provide public verifiability. Then we present a new identity based signcryption scheme using quadratic residue and pairings over elliptic curves. It combines the functionalities of both public verifiability and forward security at the same time. Under the Bilinear Diffie-Hellman and quadratic residue assumption, we describe the new scheme that is more secure and can be some-what more efficient than Libert and Quisquater’s one.

Extracellular matrix based biomaterials for central nervous system tissue repair: the benefits and drawbacks

Functional repair of injured tissue in the adult central nervous system （CNS） still remains a big challenge for current biomed- ical research and its upcoming clinical translation. The axonal regeneration of the adult CNS is generally low, and it is addi- tionally restricted after injury by the presence of inhibitory mol- ecules, generated by the glial scar.

Ontology modeling of semantics in social media:Public issue knowledge base (PIKB)of the Weibo

Purpose:This study aims to construct an ontology to model the semantics of social media streams,in particular,trending topics and public issues.Design/methodology/approach:Our knowledge base included 10 public events and topics from Weibo respectively,which were collected through keyword search and a crawler program.We used a semi-automatic approach to model and annotate the semantics in social media,and adapted the multi-layered ontology to refine the design based on previous researches,then we used named entity recognition(NER) to extract entities to instantiate the ontology.Relationships were extracted based on co-occurrence measures.Finally,we manually conducted post-filtering evaluation and edited the extracted entities and relationships.Findings:An initial assessment demonstrated that our multi-layered ontology supports various types of queries and analyses in the public issue knowledge base(PIKB),which can serve as an effective tool to query,understand and trace public issues.Research limitations:Manual involvement cannot meet the requirements for challenges of sustainable developments.Since the relationships extracted are fully based on the co-occurrence of entities,rich semantic relationships,such as how much the key players have been involved,could not be fully reflected.Besides,the user evaluation is necessary for further ontology assessment.Practical implications:The PIKB can be used by regular Web users and policy makers to query,understand,and make sense of public events and topics.The methodology and reusable ontology model are useful for institutions that are interested in making use of the social media data.Originality/value:In this study,a multi-layered ontology is applied to model the evolving semantics of public events and trending topics in social media,and the semi-automatic approach could make it possible to extract entities and relationships from large amount of unstructured short texts of user generated content(UGC) from social media.

Cost-benefit analysis of screening for diabetic retinopathy among Chinese type 2 diabetes: decision from different perspectives of a population-based study

The purpose of this study is to explore whether it is worthwhile to launch a routine diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening for blindness pre-vention among Chinese type 2 diabetes from different perspective based on the popula-tion-based study in Kinmen, Taiwan. A total of 971 community dwelling adults previously di-agnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1991-1993 un-derwent DR screening in 1999-2002 by a panel of ophthalmologists using on-site indirect oph-thalmoscopy and 45-degree color fundus retinal photographs. The cost-benefit analysis is used to evaluate the DR screening. In terms of bene-fit-cost ratio, the different screening programs for DR could save New Taiwan Dollars (NTD) from 14.38 to 36.83 in discounted costs for each dollar incurred in different screening years from the societal viewpoint for Taiwan and save NTD from 0.81 to 1.80 in different screening years from health care payer’s perspective. The av-erage estimate of willingness-to-pay to translate into benefit yields NTD from 937.8 to 4,689 be- nefits per case due to DR screening in different screening years during 10-year follow-up. The net present value of the DR screening were NTD from -167,318 to -307,251.2 in different screening years. In conclusion, it is worthwhile to initial a routine DR screening of Chinese type 2 diabetes for blindness prevention from the societal per-spective but not from consumer decision based on the willingness-to-pay perspective.

Rural Public Investment and Benefit in Sichuan's Hilly and Mountainous Areas

Using representative sampling survey data,we take the case of roads,domestic water,irrigation facilities,clinics and schools,to give an overview of the status quo of rural public investment in Sichuan's hilly and mountainous areas in the period 2005 -2008; conduct comprehensive analysis of public investment benefit,from the status quo of supply and demand,social benefit and villagers' satisfaction. The results show that the social benefit arising from the construction of road projects is good,while the social benefit arising from the construction of irrigation facilities is poor; the matching effect of supply and demand of public investment is poor,especially for the investment in irrigation facilities; on the whole,villagers' satisfaction with public investment has been promoted,but most of the villagers are still unsatisfied with the current irrigation facilities. The major capital source of rural public investment is from the government,but from the perspective of the villagers' demand,we should further increase the public financial input.

Electromagnetic Radiation Exposure from Nearby Cellular Base Stations in the Gaza Strip, Palestine: A Concern for Public Health

The widespread mobile station’s antennas and the continued increase in the number of mobile phones users throughout the Gaza strip causing great panic in the population relating the debate overexposure to electromagnetic radiation EMR emitted from the antennas of mobile base stations. Therefore, this study was conducted to measure the levels of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the antennas of cellular base stations in Gaza governorate as well as to evaluate the citizen’s awareness and practices regarding potential health risks and mitigation methods of exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted from cellular base stations, respectively. Fifty cellular base stations out of 197 stations were selected depending on the criteria of selecting one site per kilometer using Global Positioning System (GPS). Electromagnetic power density, electric field strength, and the magnetic field strength emitted from cellular base stations were measured using Narda-550. Assessment tool for observation was used to collect operational information of each station. A structured questionnaire with four-level Likert rating scale was used to survey 384 mobile phone users from the areas surrounding the selected cellular base stations. The results showed that the electromagnetic radiation levels of all stations were low and less than the national and international acceptable limits. Furthermore, the awareness of participant about health risks that could result from exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted from cellular base stations and mobile phones was low. Nevertheless, the participant’s practices in mitigating the adverse impacts of electromagnetic radiation emitted from cellular base stations and mobile phones on their health were good.

Registered Nurses’ Perceptions of Factors Contributing to Trust-Based Public Management

Aim: The aim of this study was to illuminate registered nurses’ (RNs) perceptions of Trust-Based Public Management (TBPM) in Swedish health care. Design: This study follows a phenomenografic approach guided by Ference Marton’s philosophy. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were used to identify variations in RNs’ perceptions of TBPM. Between February and April 2019, 24 RNs from five Swedish public healthcare departments participated in the study. Results: The results show that none of the participants had previously heard about the work of the Swedish Delegation for TBPM. The study revealed perceptions those politicians and managers were absent from the workplace, that power had been displaced to HR, and that perceptions of trust in the leadership and of working to guidelines varied. Perceptions varied between RNs employed by the municipalities and by the hospitals concerning administration, the time allotted for work, cooperation, and education.

A Public Verifiable Identity Based Signcryption in the Random Oracle Model

Since Libert and Quisquater's identity based signcryption scheme cannot provide public verifiability after research, the paper proposes a new identity based signcryption scheme. The scheme uses quadratic residue and pairings over elliptic curves to realize public verifiability. By analysis the scheme is proved to be more efficient than Libert and Quisquater's scheme. Moreover, a security proof of the original scheme is presented in the random oracle model.

Daas:A Web-based System for User-specific Dietary Analysis and Advice for the Public Healthcare Domain

This paper presents a Dietary Analysis and Advice System (DAAS), a web based system for providing, within the public healthcare domain, user specific diet advice based on a preliminary analysis of current diet or eating habits and lifestyle, using knowledge from domain expertise and experts’ interpretation of national dietary guidelines.

Method of Evaluating Social Benefit of Energy-Conservation Based Generation Dispatching in Guangdong Province

Energy-conservation based generation dispatching is the revolutionary change in operation mode which could reduce energy consumption and pollutant emissions, promote power industry restructuring, and achieve sustainable development. Social benefit evaluation of the energy-conservation based generation dispatching under the new situation and environment has come into being as an important theoretical issue. A new scenario analysis based social benefit evluating method, which is implemented by comparing the energy., consumption and pollutant emissions of different scenarios defined by the key indicators, i.e., load factor and coal consumption structure, is proposed in the paper. Then the composition of social benefit is analyzed from the point of the dispatching mode and the coal consumption structure. The method proposed is of clear physical meaning. It is not only practical, but also applicable for the implementation of energy-conservation based generation dispatching in diffferent phases and with different goals.

Analysis on the Cy-Pres Doctrine in the Public Benefit Trust

Public benefit trust is of great significance to the development of social public welfare, and the cy-pres doctrine as a special principle of public benefit trust, plays an important role in protecting the continuation of public benefit trust, and the realization and reasonable use of high-efficiency trust properties. In this paper, therefore, the origin, establishment, and development trend of the approximation principle as well as its current legislative situation in China are studied, and also its applicability of the Cy-Pres doctrine in China＇s public benefit trust is briefly evaluated, so as to further deepen the understanding of the Cy-Pres doctrine and develop the public benefit trust undertakings in China.

Evaluation of the Performance of Financial Support for Agriculture in Guizhou Province Using Secondary Relative Benefit Model Based on DEA

We use the secondary relative benefit model based on DEA to evaluate the performance of agricultural financial expenditure in Guizhou Province, which can give due consideration to the production effectiveness determined by objective natural conditions, and management effectiveness of all regions (as decision-making body) in the use of financial fund for supporting agriculture. In general, there is north-south gradient difference in the performance of financial support for agriculture between regions in Guizhou Province. The drought in 2010 has significant impact on the technical efficiency in the whole province; the performance score of each item in Liupanshui City and Southwest Guizhou is very low; the technical efficiency and management efficiency in most regions need to be improved. In order to improve the performance of financial support for agriculture, we need to ensure the scale of input; at the same time, provide appropriate preferential financial policies for agricultural infrastructure, especially the construction of rural water conservancy, development and promotion of agricultural science and technology, and other fields; adopt the way of special check and acceptance of supporting projects to strengthen the use management of the fund for agriculture.

Measuring Public School Competition from Private Schools: A Gravity-Based Index

This research develops a gravity-based index of public school competition from private schools within local markets. Proponents of educational reform often call for policies to increase competition between schools. A major hurdle for researchers examining this issue is to determine a workable definition of “competition” by which they can measure the degree of competition within local markets. This study addresses this challenge by developing a school competition index for public schools in the Jackson metropolitan area of Mississippi, USA that considers the enrollments in public schools and the enrollments in their neighboring private schools, as well as the distances between them. The school competition index reveals the degree of competition for each public school based on its spatial location relative to peer private schools operating within its service area. This methodology can be useful for evaluating competition in other markets and redefining the traditional market structure.

A Web Based Digital Repository for Scholarly Publication

Institutional repositories are essential research infrastructure for research-based universities. A properly dimensioned institutional repository has the potential to increase research impact and enhance the visibility of an institution through its scholarly outputs. The aim of the study is to design and develop a web-based digital repository for scholarly materials and publications in a tertiary institution. The motivation for carrying out this project is to provide a lasting solution to the need for an effective, efficient, reliable and easily accessible system for storing and retrieving scholarly materials, which will make study and research work less cumbersome and stressful for academic staff and students, thereby enabling them to easily carry out their day-to-day activities, especially as it concerns obtaining relevant scholarly information quickly. The system will be developed using open source software and OOADM (Object Oriented Analysis and Design Methodology). Findings obtained from system validation tests show that the system is a viable solution to the major challenges encountered in the management and sharing of scholarly information at the institution.

“三类六区”单井效益评价方法在油田配产中的应用

油气田上游企业单独配置产量与成本造成资源配置长期不均衡的现象,传统按油井能力配产已无法满足油田高质量、可持续发展的需求,投资、成本、产量等资源如何合理配置是油田生产经营中需要解决的难题。为此,以油井为单元建立“三类六区”效益评价方法,引入最低变动成本识别无效益产量,在此基础上通过最低变动成本及单井效益贡献值的统一优化排序,利用盈亏平衡、成本最低及利润最大三种模型测算经济产量规模,以指导高成本及无效益产量进行效益优化,提出分类治理措施。此研究应用于制定XJ油田效益配产方案,基于油田能力配产方案及成本预算方案,以油田盈亏平衡产量、成本最低产量及利润最大产量为参考,调整产量规模、优化配置成本,得到量效兼顾产量方案,为油田生产经营决策提供依据。

主体关系的聚集:群聚传播时代的舆情溯源及价值依循

群聚传播时代的互联网舆情是一种关系势能,其发端于群聚传播的“聚集”本质,这一本质由人类群聚本能的回归与重现以及媒介技术集置属性的凸显共同决定,具体包括舆情主体的聚集、舆情客体即舆情事件的聚集,以及舆情本体也即社会情感的聚集。这一聚集是动态化和情境化的、过程性和关系性的,且具体呈现为各行动主体在媒介关系实践过程中的协作与冲撞。作为一种主体媒介关系实践的表征,互联网舆情呈现出了涌现性、反复性、交融性和相似性等特点。群聚传播的主体关系偏向决定了要从主体媒介关系实践的三个维度出发来探讨互联网舆情治理中的价值依循,具体包括在个体关系层面注重个体情绪的表达和传递,引导个体心理向善;文化关系层面寻求群体间的协调与平衡,促动集体氛围营构;社会关系层面关照公共领域的整治和重建,倡导理性对话展开。

自然疗愈体系的当代发展及公共健康服务潜力

【目的】探讨自然疗愈(nature-based intervention,NBI)体系作为现代医疗技术的辅助手段在公共健康服务方面的应用潜力并提出未来展望。【方法】通过对自然疗愈蕴含的人类思想脉络和历史发展的梳理,界定自发的疗愈行为与专业化的自然疗法(nature-based therapy,NBT)的界限,揭示自然疗愈体系由民间自发的、依靠自然医学的疗愈方法,演化成为现代专业化、系统化医疗技术辅助手段的社会动因和运行机制,进一步归纳不同国家医疗照护机构中自然疗愈体系的分布与特点。【结果】结合欧美国家自然疗愈重要理论模型,进一步解析自然疗愈作用机制和广泛的健康效能,以及实施场所和服务人群。从历史演变及当代发展趋势来看,自然疗愈体系源自朴素的自然医学和民间传统,有着广泛的社会实施基础,在现代医疗技术的进步和社会需求的变化中,显示出更强大的生命力,具有天然的“平医”结合的良好背景。【结论】自然疗愈体系充分地利用了人与自然环境的同一性和基因同源性,在不同的历史进程中均获得了人类的青睐,成为一种低成本、高产出且科学便捷的疾病恢复和健康促进手段。基于循证研究,建立科学的分类、分级体系,形成完善的园艺实操模块和干预流程,自然疗愈将具有巨大的优势,有望成为人类未来潜在的非药物治疗或替代医学方法。

燃气管道泄漏爆炸应急救援物资需求及救援点优化选址研究

为研究燃气管道泄漏爆炸后的应急救援物资需求量和最佳救援点选址,采用案例推理方法,建立了燃气管道泄漏爆炸事故应急资源需求模型。以某化工园区发生燃气管道泄漏爆炸为案例,运用MATLAB编程对应急资源需求进行数值计算;利用ArcGIS可视化、地图数据分析功能,建立网络空间数据集,获得该案例工业园区6个应急救援点。结果表明,可通过化工园区应急救援历史数据获得事故应急资源需求量,利用ArcGIS建立位置分配点和确定救援点数量,可获得优化的应急救援选址。

我国公立医院医生的价值医疗服务动机探究——概念建构与量表测度

健康中国建设行动彰显了以患者为中心的价值医疗理念,对医生医疗服务行为的价值诉求也日益提高。本研究试图将一般公共组织中公共服务动机概念引入公立医院之中,提出“价值医疗服务动机”概念,作为公立医院医生的一种公共服务动机表达。本文通过质性分析和量化测度,建构出“公立医院医生价值医疗服务动机”的概念,包含责任承诺、专业坚守、声誉维护、规范遵从四个概念维度,据此形成价值医疗服务动机量表。研究发现我国公立医院医生具有多维价值特征的医疗服务动机,呈现不同动机表达或行为倾向,在实现以患者为中心的价值医疗目标实践中,不断处理与平衡其中的公共价值冲突。该量表能够为测度医生价值医疗服务动机提供有效工具,为进一步发现医生价值医疗服务动机的影响因素,提升公立医院医疗服务能力、改善医疗行为、促进医患信任等提供理论与实践支持。

护理人员应对突发公共卫生事件心理健康状况影响因素分析

目的调查临床一线护士应对突发公共卫生事件心理健康状况及其影响因素,为提升护士心理健康提供理论依据。方法于2020年2月采用便利抽样法选取某市四所医院中(包括所有定点医院及三级综合医院)工作在发热门诊及隔离病房的192名一线护士作为研究对象。采用一般资料调查表、一般心理健康状况问卷(GHQ-12)、护士职业获益感量表进行调查。结果本次调查中有51.04%(98/192)的一线护士GHQ-12得分≥3分,疑似有心理健康问题。护士职业获益感得分为(44.25±9.90)分。Logistic多因素回归分析结果显示:工作时长、有类似灾害救护经历、护士职业获益感是一线护士心理健康状况的主要影响因素(P<0.05)。结论突发公共卫生事件期间,临床一线护士心理健康问题较为普遍,提高护士职业获益感有利于减少心理问题,管理者需要针对主要影响因素进行干预,改善此类人群心理健康状况。