Chronic disease is an important factor that affect the health of elderly people. We analyzed the 2006 and 2010 data from the Chinese Urban and Rural Elderly Population Surveys, which are nationally representative surv...Chronic disease is an important factor that affect the health of elderly people. We analyzed the 2006 and 2010 data from the Chinese Urban and Rural Elderly Population Surveys, which are nationally representative surveys of elderly people aged 60 years and above. We found that there existed a typical power-law distribution for the rates of different numbers of chronic diseases among elderly Chinese people. A Kolmogorov-Smirnov test indicated that the result was robust, and the power exponents were approximately ?2.5. In addition, a paired t-test was conducted, which demonstrated that the rates of different numbers of chronic diseases did not have significant urban-rural differences, time differences or gender differences.展开更多
Achieving Six-Sigma process capability starts with l istening to the Voice of the Customers, and it becomes a reality by combining th e People Power and the Process Power of the organisation. This paper presents a Six...Achieving Six-Sigma process capability starts with l istening to the Voice of the Customers, and it becomes a reality by combining th e People Power and the Process Power of the organisation. This paper presents a Six-Sigma implementation case study carried out in a magnet manufacturing compa ny, which produces bearing magnets to be used in energy meters. If the thickness of the produced bearing magnets is between 2.35 mm and 2.50 mm, they will be ac cepted by the customers. All the time the company could not produce the bearing magnets within the specified thickness range, as their process distribution was flat with 2.20 mm as lower control limit and 2.60 mm as upper control limit. This resulted in a huge loss in the form of non-conformities, loss of time and goodwill. The process capability of the company then was around 0.40. Organisat ion restructuring was carried out to reap the benefit of the People Power of the organisation. Statistically designed experiments (Taguchi Method based Design o f Experiments), Online quality control tools (Statistical Process Control To ols) were effectively used to complete the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Impr ove and Control) cycle to reap the benefit of the Process Power of the organisat ion. Presently the company enjoys a process capability of 1.75, a way towards Si x-Sigma Process Capability.展开更多
The power of employees is usually under estimated by managers in an organization. In order to achieve effectively the organizational objectives and compete externally, leaders must appreciate the importance of the e...The power of employees is usually under estimated by managers in an organization. In order to achieve effectively the organizational objectives and compete externally, leaders must appreciate the importance of the employees and help them to do right things to the organization. The process to develop powerful employees, enhance a learning culture and recognize the achievements is the important element to employee satisfaction. The winner of the 21st century is the one who can understand and apply the strategy of people.展开更多
<strong>Aim: </strong>To clarify transformation of the participants’ consciousness for rebuilding the community and its factors from the discussion contents by actions for male elderly people in Town A in...<strong>Aim: </strong>To clarify transformation of the participants’ consciousness for rebuilding the community and its factors from the discussion contents by actions for male elderly people in Town A in Fukushima prefecture. <strong>Design: </strong>This study was an action research. <strong>Method: </strong>The author verbalized discussion contents of the action conducted in 2018-2019 and analyzed them for each year by the text mining method. <strong>Results: </strong>The word appearance frequency was high in the order of “Person” and “Town A” in both years. One large word network was formed in 2018 and its topic was about what the participants feel in their life in Town A. Two large word networks were formed in 2019 and their topic was about the community participation including difficulty in motivating others such as how people who do not participate can feel like joining it.展开更多
The story goes back to October 24, 2003 when Xiong Dem-ing, a woman living in a poverty-stricken village in southwest China, was on herway back home with a sack of pig feed on her shoulder. She happened to meet Premie...The story goes back to October 24, 2003 when Xiong Dem-ing, a woman living in a poverty-stricken village in southwest China, was on herway back home with a sack of pig feed on her shoulder. She happened to meet Premier Wen Jiabao, who was visiting her village in Yunyang County, Chongqing展开更多
AS North Africa continues to grab headlines with the call for social and political change,the secession of South Sudan from the north of the country and the 18 days of protest that changed Egypt’s destiny are events ...AS North Africa continues to grab headlines with the call for social and political change,the secession of South Sudan from the north of the country and the 18 days of protest that changed Egypt’s destiny are events that will alter the lives of millions. In Sudan,it was the process of the referendum that surprised many people,more than the result,which was a forgone conclusion.In an area展开更多
BEFORE the Djiploho Hydropower Station was built. Djiploho was a secluded forest village in Equatorial Guinea. The change has shone a spotlight on the Riowele River, now quite literally the center of power. Liu Bao, ...BEFORE the Djiploho Hydropower Station was built. Djiploho was a secluded forest village in Equatorial Guinea. The change has shone a spotlight on the Riowele River, now quite literally the center of power. Liu Bao, General Manager of the Sinohydro Bureau Six Co. Ltd. of the Power Construction Corp. of China and also the Chief Supervisor of the Djiploho Hydropower Station proiect, said the power plant satisfies more than 90 percent of the country＇s electricity demand and has promoted the country＇s industrial and agricultural growth with the help of the Bata grid,展开更多
A potential global power transition characterized by emerging economies of BRICS where China is the likely leading contender against the United States as the only global hegemon seems inevitable.The increasingly multi...A potential global power transition characterized by emerging economies of BRICS where China is the likely leading contender against the United States as the only global hegemon seems inevitable.The increasingly multipolar world is evidenced by the attention given to right-wing populism in Europe and USA attributed to China’s aggressive approach to international trade through its stealth entry and subsequent investments in global political-economy.China’s presence in Africa and Trump’s America first policy’s attempt to open“new business frontiers”in emerging economies of Asia and Africa in order to contain Chinese influence and threat in global hegemony are interesting happenstances that require closer scrutiny.Kenya,the biggest economy in East Africa,which is among the fastest growing regions globally,is the gateway to the East African Common Market.Historically,Kenya has a policy of non-alignment in international relations making it possible to receive FDI from both China and the US but with highly contested elections.Therefore,Kenya presents a perfect laboratory for examining the emerging power-shift in global political-economy as the country grapples with traditionally chaotic electoral power transitions and the two biggest economies in the world compete for business in Nairobi.The 2017 elections not only betrayed the international community’s commitment to Western values of human rights and democracy,but also revealed the challenges of governance in post-World War II global liberalism characterized by sophisticated media institutional spaces.展开更多
NGOs play a pivotal role in monitoring and enhancing Sino-African business and government cooperation MID-NOVEMBER is hot in Wanning,on south China’s island province of Hainan. The tropical climate and holiday atmosp...NGOs play a pivotal role in monitoring and enhancing Sino-African business and government cooperation MID-NOVEMBER is hot in Wanning,on south China’s island province of Hainan. The tropical climate and holiday atmosphere embraced a legion of African delegates,there to enjoy the sunshine but more importantly to take part in a SinoAfrican cooperation conference.展开更多
DR. Adams Bodomo dislikes the phrase ＂Sino- African.＂ ＂It＇s a question of symmetry and focus.＂ the professor of African Studies at the University of Vienna explained carefully from his office in Austria. ＂1 acce...DR. Adams Bodomo dislikes the phrase ＂Sino- African.＂ ＂It＇s a question of symmetry and focus.＂ the professor of African Studies at the University of Vienna explained carefully from his office in Austria. ＂1 accept the Chinese saying that because it is natural for them to put their country first. Some Western scholars also say that because they think China is more prominent than Africa. But I am an African and I look at the relationship from the viewpoint of Africa. I have made a commitment to always focus on Africa, And I would be very happy if some day people start saying Afro-Chinese, putting Africa first.＂展开更多
This paper contrasts Military Power of the People＇s Republic of China from the year of 2000 to 2009 and Military and Security Developments Involving People＇s Republic of China from the year 2010 to 2013 with corpus ...This paper contrasts Military Power of the People＇s Republic of China from the year of 2000 to 2009 and Military and Security Developments Involving People＇s Republic of China from the year 2010 to 2013 with corpus analysis. It distinguishes the new reports＇ differences from the old ones and tries to explore American＇s discourse colonization and discourse hegemony through corpus software WordSmith 5.0-Keywords and Concordance analysis of high frequency words. The significance of the study is that it enlightens military texts which will influence audiences＇ viewpoints and provides a new perspective for strategies replying American media war.展开更多
文摘Chronic disease is an important factor that affect the health of elderly people. We analyzed the 2006 and 2010 data from the Chinese Urban and Rural Elderly Population Surveys, which are nationally representative surveys of elderly people aged 60 years and above. We found that there existed a typical power-law distribution for the rates of different numbers of chronic diseases among elderly Chinese people. A Kolmogorov-Smirnov test indicated that the result was robust, and the power exponents were approximately ?2.5. In addition, a paired t-test was conducted, which demonstrated that the rates of different numbers of chronic diseases did not have significant urban-rural differences, time differences or gender differences.
文摘Achieving Six-Sigma process capability starts with l istening to the Voice of the Customers, and it becomes a reality by combining th e People Power and the Process Power of the organisation. This paper presents a Six-Sigma implementation case study carried out in a magnet manufacturing compa ny, which produces bearing magnets to be used in energy meters. If the thickness of the produced bearing magnets is between 2.35 mm and 2.50 mm, they will be ac cepted by the customers. All the time the company could not produce the bearing magnets within the specified thickness range, as their process distribution was flat with 2.20 mm as lower control limit and 2.60 mm as upper control limit. This resulted in a huge loss in the form of non-conformities, loss of time and goodwill. The process capability of the company then was around 0.40. Organisat ion restructuring was carried out to reap the benefit of the People Power of the organisation. Statistically designed experiments (Taguchi Method based Design o f Experiments), Online quality control tools (Statistical Process Control To ols) were effectively used to complete the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Impr ove and Control) cycle to reap the benefit of the Process Power of the organisat ion. Presently the company enjoys a process capability of 1.75, a way towards Si x-Sigma Process Capability.
文摘The power of employees is usually under estimated by managers in an organization. In order to achieve effectively the organizational objectives and compete externally, leaders must appreciate the importance of the employees and help them to do right things to the organization. The process to develop powerful employees, enhance a learning culture and recognize the achievements is the important element to employee satisfaction. The winner of the 21st century is the one who can understand and apply the strategy of people.
文摘<strong>Aim: </strong>To clarify transformation of the participants’ consciousness for rebuilding the community and its factors from the discussion contents by actions for male elderly people in Town A in Fukushima prefecture. <strong>Design: </strong>This study was an action research. <strong>Method: </strong>The author verbalized discussion contents of the action conducted in 2018-2019 and analyzed them for each year by the text mining method. <strong>Results: </strong>The word appearance frequency was high in the order of “Person” and “Town A” in both years. One large word network was formed in 2018 and its topic was about what the participants feel in their life in Town A. Two large word networks were formed in 2019 and their topic was about the community participation including difficulty in motivating others such as how people who do not participate can feel like joining it.
文摘The story goes back to October 24, 2003 when Xiong Dem-ing, a woman living in a poverty-stricken village in southwest China, was on herway back home with a sack of pig feed on her shoulder. She happened to meet Premier Wen Jiabao, who was visiting her village in Yunyang County, Chongqing
文摘AS North Africa continues to grab headlines with the call for social and political change,the secession of South Sudan from the north of the country and the 18 days of protest that changed Egypt’s destiny are events that will alter the lives of millions. In Sudan,it was the process of the referendum that surprised many people,more than the result,which was a forgone conclusion.In an area
文摘BEFORE the Djiploho Hydropower Station was built. Djiploho was a secluded forest village in Equatorial Guinea. The change has shone a spotlight on the Riowele River, now quite literally the center of power. Liu Bao, General Manager of the Sinohydro Bureau Six Co. Ltd. of the Power Construction Corp. of China and also the Chief Supervisor of the Djiploho Hydropower Station proiect, said the power plant satisfies more than 90 percent of the country＇s electricity demand and has promoted the country＇s industrial and agricultural growth with the help of the Bata grid,
文摘A potential global power transition characterized by emerging economies of BRICS where China is the likely leading contender against the United States as the only global hegemon seems inevitable.The increasingly multipolar world is evidenced by the attention given to right-wing populism in Europe and USA attributed to China’s aggressive approach to international trade through its stealth entry and subsequent investments in global political-economy.China’s presence in Africa and Trump’s America first policy’s attempt to open“new business frontiers”in emerging economies of Asia and Africa in order to contain Chinese influence and threat in global hegemony are interesting happenstances that require closer scrutiny.Kenya,the biggest economy in East Africa,which is among the fastest growing regions globally,is the gateway to the East African Common Market.Historically,Kenya has a policy of non-alignment in international relations making it possible to receive FDI from both China and the US but with highly contested elections.Therefore,Kenya presents a perfect laboratory for examining the emerging power-shift in global political-economy as the country grapples with traditionally chaotic electoral power transitions and the two biggest economies in the world compete for business in Nairobi.The 2017 elections not only betrayed the international community’s commitment to Western values of human rights and democracy,but also revealed the challenges of governance in post-World War II global liberalism characterized by sophisticated media institutional spaces.
文摘NGOs play a pivotal role in monitoring and enhancing Sino-African business and government cooperation MID-NOVEMBER is hot in Wanning,on south China’s island province of Hainan. The tropical climate and holiday atmosphere embraced a legion of African delegates,there to enjoy the sunshine but more importantly to take part in a SinoAfrican cooperation conference.
文摘DR. Adams Bodomo dislikes the phrase ＂Sino- African.＂ ＂It＇s a question of symmetry and focus.＂ the professor of African Studies at the University of Vienna explained carefully from his office in Austria. ＂1 accept the Chinese saying that because it is natural for them to put their country first. Some Western scholars also say that because they think China is more prominent than Africa. But I am an African and I look at the relationship from the viewpoint of Africa. I have made a commitment to always focus on Africa, And I would be very happy if some day people start saying Afro-Chinese, putting Africa first.＂
文摘This paper contrasts Military Power of the People＇s Republic of China from the year of 2000 to 2009 and Military and Security Developments Involving People＇s Republic of China from the year 2010 to 2013 with corpus analysis. It distinguishes the new reports＇ differences from the old ones and tries to explore American＇s discourse colonization and discourse hegemony through corpus software WordSmith 5.0-Keywords and Concordance analysis of high frequency words. The significance of the study is that it enlightens military texts which will influence audiences＇ viewpoints and provides a new perspective for strategies replying American media war.
