This paper aims to analyze and evaluate a model of forest conservation and management of ethnic minority (or indigenous) people in central Vietnam, often referred to as the spiritual forest. These forests, called sacr...This paper aims to analyze and evaluate a model of forest conservation and management of ethnic minority (or indigenous) people in central Vietnam, often referred to as the spiritual forest. These forests, called sacred forest or ghost forests by the ethnic minority people in Thua Thien Hue province, have existed for a long time among forest residents. However, they have recently declined, both in quality and quantity, due to various factors, including changes in society, economy, environment, and perception, among other reasons. Based on research conducted in A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province with household interviews, group discussions, and field surveys, we find that spiritual forest retains religious and human significance. They are also often among the last remaining natural forests left due to deforestation by human activities. The research results indicate challenges that conservation of spiritual forest may face, while giving recommendations derived from communities for sustainable forest development and conservation in the region.展开更多
Low fertility and population aging are important factors affecting economic and social development.From 2000 to 2020,the development of low fertility in ethnic minority areas shows three trends of accelerated declinin...Low fertility and population aging are important factors affecting economic and social development.From 2000 to 2020,the development of low fertility in ethnic minority areas shows three trends of accelerated declining,slow declining and first falling and then rising,which are the results of the balance between the inhibiting effect of controlling birth policy and the rapidly rising birth cost,and the promoting effect of encouraging birth policy on the fertility desire of social members.The development of aging in ethnic minority areas shows two trends of acceleration and deceleration,which are the results of the balance between the promoting effect of controlling birth policy,the outflow of young and middle-aged labor force and the rise of life expectancy,and the inhibiting effect of the encouraging birth policy,the restraint of talent return and talent introduction.Combined with the development degree of low fertility and aging,we can accurately classify and implement policies for different ethnic minority areas.The areas with serious low fertility and population aging problems need economic policies to change the population age structure as soon as possible.The areas with slight low fertility and population aging problems should carry out ideological policies in priority to maintain the benign structure of population age.展开更多
Gaokao has been considered as the gatekeeper of intergenerational class reproduction in today’s slowing social mobility in China.In order to bolster the fairness of Gaokao,the Policy of Bonus Scores for Ethnic Minori...Gaokao has been considered as the gatekeeper of intergenerational class reproduction in today’s slowing social mobility in China.In order to bolster the fairness of Gaokao,the Policy of Bonus Scores for Ethnic Minority Candidates(PBSEMC)has been issued,whose,however,effectiveness in promoting upward social class has not been adequately empirically explored.The difference-in-differences(DID)analysis based on cross-sectional data,which is distinct from the traditional DID analysis paradigm,was implemented to assess the Reform of PBSEMC in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 1988.The results showed that PBSEMC had a significant and positive impact on the social classes of ethnic minorities,and gender,residence type and occupation type were also relevant to social class,aligning with the previous literature.The PBSEMC is effective in improving the social classes of ethnic minorities.However,the PBSEMC policy should be made more precise,in order to benefit the candidates who are in genuine need of assistance.展开更多
As a region inhabited by large populations of ethnic minority groups, Gansu province boasts rich ethnic cultural resources which reflect traditional culture and intangible cultural heritage that had taken shape thousa...As a region inhabited by large populations of ethnic minority groups, Gansu province boasts rich ethnic cultural resources which reflect traditional culture and intangible cultural heritage that had taken shape thousands of years ago. Among these are various ethnic folk chess games. They are time-honored with many types such as the “Fang” chess of the Hui ethnic group, the “Jiu” chess of the Tibetans, the “King and Ministers” chess, the Mongolian chess, the Mongolian military chess, etc. These games embody distinctive ethnic and regional characteristics, as well as the cultural elements of a particular ethnic minority group. It is of great significance, therefore, to study the ethnic chess by collecting, documenting and comparing different types of related chess. The paper explores ways to standardize, protect and promote them scientifically in joint efforts, and draws a conclusion that examining their significance in the present era and the ethnic characteristics is the key to understanding the profound culture behind the chess.展开更多
China has made great efforts to alleviate poverty in rural ethnic minority areas and targeted achieving the poverty-alleviation task by the end of 2020.Aba,Ganzi,and Liangshan,three of the poorest ethnic prefectures i...China has made great efforts to alleviate poverty in rural ethnic minority areas and targeted achieving the poverty-alleviation task by the end of 2020.Aba,Ganzi,and Liangshan,three of the poorest ethnic prefectures in Sichuan Province,Southwest China,have all implemented“Internet+”tactics since 2013,which have had the positive effect of increasing family revenues by improving communication infrastructure and encouraging the large-scale use of e-commerce.This paper aims to comprehensively investigate whether“Internet+”tactics play a key role in poverty alleviation in Sichuan’s rural ethnic minority areas and to propose further measures to enhance the efficiency of e-commerce practice.To this end,we conduct an analysis using the framework of classic growth theory and use panel data from 2000 to 2018 to examine the relationship between Communication Infrastructure Investment(CII)and a set of poverty-alleviation indicators,including local GDP growth rate(LGGR),local government revenue(LGR),and per-capita income of residents(PCIR).The results indicate that strengthening CII improves the PCIR and local economic growth,playing a key role in poverty alleviation.However,the stimulation of CII on LGGR and LGR wanes as time passes.More financial and technical actions will be needed to improve the efficiency and quality of current strategies for sustainable development in those areas.展开更多
We analyzed the two hypervariable segments HVS-I and HVS-II of 108 Chinese Tu ethnic minority group samples for forensic and population genetics purposes, Comparing with Anderson sequence, 79 polymorphic loci in HVS-I...We analyzed the two hypervariable segments HVS-I and HVS-II of 108 Chinese Tu ethnic minority group samples for forensic and population genetics purposes, Comparing with Anderson sequence, 79 polymorphic loci in HVS-I and 40 in HVS-II were found in Chinese Tu ethnic minority group mtDNA sequences, and 90 and 64 haplotypes were then defined. Haplotype diversity and the mean pairwise differences were 0.9903±0.0013 and 5.7785 in HVS-I, and 0.9777±0.0013 and 3.5819 in HVS-II, respectively. By analyzing the hypervariable domain from nucleotide 1,6180 to 1,6193 in HVS-I, we defined some new types of sequence variations. We also compared the relationship between Tu population and other populations using mtDNA HVS-I sequences. According to Rst genetic distances, the phylogenetic tree showed that the Tu population, the Xi'an Han population, the Chinese Korean, and the Mongol ethnic group were in a clade. This indicated a close genetic relationship between them. There were far relations between the Tu population and other Chinese southern Han populations, Siberian, European, African, and other foreign populations. The results suggest that Tu population has a multi-origin and has also merged with other local populations.展开更多
Interregional migration has broad and far-reaching impacts on regional urbanization process in ethnic minority areas of Southwest China.The previous literature of interregional migration paid less attention on the eth...Interregional migration has broad and far-reaching impacts on regional urbanization process in ethnic minority areas of Southwest China.The previous literature of interregional migration paid less attention on the ethnic minority areas with fragile geographical feature and marginal socio-economic context in the developing world due to the dearth of reliable data.Based on the 2015 national 1%population sampling survey at the village/community scale,taking Yulong Naxi Autonomous County,Yunnan Province,China as the case study,this paper analyzed the spatial differentiation pattern.The results showed that:(1)migration in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County exhibited obvious spatial differentiation characteristics in terms of population aggregation,population loss,migration direction,and migration activity;(2)the overall spatial differentiation of migration exhibited a"layer+sector"pattern in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County:the first layer was active areas with net inflows(<20 km from the seat of the county government),the second layer was inactive areas(within 20–60 km of the seat of the county government),and the third layer was a mixed"layer+sector"zone(>60 km to the seat of the county government),comprised of inactive areas and active areas with net outflows;(3)the spatial differentiation pattern of migration was highly correlated with the regional contexts including the regional economic development,regional transportation accessibility and regional social development,while regional physical geographical factors had insignificant relationships with the migration pattern.展开更多
In the context of Development of the West Regions and the construction of new countryside,on the basis of defining the concept of public goods,this article analyzes the status quo and layers of demand of rural public ...In the context of Development of the West Regions and the construction of new countryside,on the basis of defining the concept of public goods,this article analyzes the status quo and layers of demand of rural public goods in western ethnic minority areas:the demand of rural public goods in ethnic minority areas shows "pyramid" structure,that is,the most basic layer is production-based rural public goods,followed by life-based rural public goods and democratic-management-based rural public goods.Finally the countermeasures for achieving effective demand of rural public goods are put forward as follows:adhere to customers(farmers)-oriented principle;innovate upon the rural residents' demand expression mechanism of public goods in ethnic minority areas;achieve diversification of supply subject of rural public goods in ethnic minority areas.展开更多
<b>Objectives:</b> To understand sperm motility in adults and its association with lifestyle in an ethnic minority area in Southwest China. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style=&...<b>Objectives:</b> To understand sperm motility in adults and its association with lifestyle in an ethnic minority area in Southwest China. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><b><span>Methods:</span></b><span> A hospital-based cross-sectional study to assess sperm motility in male adults was conducted at the Reproductive Health Center from January 2018 to May 2019. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">The </span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">dat</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">a</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span> was collected with a questionnaire and semen quality was analyzed with Computer-Aided Sperm Analysis system (CASA). Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to measure the relationship between lifestyle factors and sperm motility. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span></span><b><span>Results:</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span> A total of 349 people were recruited. Dietary celery intake was significantly related to the increase of sperm progressive motility and total motility (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = 7.00, 95% CI: 1.59, 12.42 and </span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = 7.26, 95% CI: 1.45, 13.07, respectively). Cola consumption was associated with increased sperm progressive motility (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = 9.71, 95% CI: 1.46, 17.96). Frequent use of plastic bags for meat food storage (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -5.56, 95% CI: -10.61, -0.51), industry work (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">5.64, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">11.21, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>0.07), organic disease (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">6.14, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">11.00, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>1.28) and sedentary lifestyle (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">5.92, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">10.66, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">1.17 for 3</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>5 h/d and </span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">6.04, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">11.60, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>0.47 for ≥5 h/d, respectively) were related with the decreased sperm progressive motility. Meanwhile, using plastic bags for meat food storage (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">6.37, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">11.79, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>0.95), industry work (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">7.96, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">13.94, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>1.98) and sedentary lifestyle (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">5.51, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">10.60, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">0.42 for 3-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>5 h/d and </span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">6.03, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">12.01, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>0.06 for ≥5 h/d, respectively) were also risk factors for total motility. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span></span><b><span>Conclusions:</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span> Some modifiable lifestyle factors such as job title, cola consumption, dietary celery intake, plastic bags for meat food storage</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""> and sedentary hours were linked to male sperm motility, indicating that changing these lifestyles may improve it.</span>展开更多
The construction of the market-oriented ecological compensation mechanism in China is complicated system engineering. China's ecological compensation funds are mainly derived from the public finance, lacking marke...The construction of the market-oriented ecological compensation mechanism in China is complicated system engineering. China's ecological compensation funds are mainly derived from the public finance, lacking market-oriented operation. That not only increases the financial burden of the government, but also leads to the incomprehensive compensation scope. Moreover, China's ecological compensation lacks market mechanism so that it is difficult to set compensation standards and calculate offsets. This paper takes Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture as an example to analyze the market-oriented ecological compensation system of ethnic minority areas from the perspective of market economy, so as to provide a theoretical basis and a reference point for the establishment of efficient and reasonable ecological compensation mechanism and policies in ethnic minority areas and provide environmental protection for the sustainable development of economy and society of ethnic minority areas.展开更多
Of the 55 ethnic minorities, 22 each has a population of less than 100,000. These minority people are relatively backwardin economic and social development and poverty haunts them. In 2005, the State Council launched ...Of the 55 ethnic minorities, 22 each has a population of less than 100,000. These minority people are relatively backwardin economic and social development and poverty haunts them. In 2005, the State Council launched a 5-year program to support the development of these small ethnic minorities and the State Development and Reform Commission and the State Commission for Ethnic Affairs have compiled a development program for these minority people. According to the programs, the State will commit 200 million yuan each year, totaling one billion yuan in five years, to the construction of infrastructure facilities in the areas inhabited by these minority people.展开更多
This paper analyzes the research on linguistic distance and learning motivation, and proposes strategies for shortening the psychological linguistic distance of ethnic minority students, so as to stimulate and promote...This paper analyzes the research on linguistic distance and learning motivation, and proposes strategies for shortening the psychological linguistic distance of ethnic minority students, so as to stimulate and promote their learning motivation.展开更多
True to the name, this quadrennial gala for China's ethnic minority people is indeed "national." TheNational Traditional Games Minorities is organized by of Ethnic the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the ministeri...True to the name, this quadrennial gala for China's ethnic minority people is indeed "national." TheNational Traditional Games Minorities is organized by of Ethnic the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the ministerial body of the central govern- ment in charge of affairs concerning China's 55 ethnic minority groups.展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to present an ethnolinguistic analysis of customary law from a Vietnamese ethnic minority,the Kơho-speaking subgroup Sre,during the middle of the previous century.Their customary law,entit...The purpose of this paper is to present an ethnolinguistic analysis of customary law from a Vietnamese ethnic minority,the Kơho-speaking subgroup Sre,during the middle of the previous century.Their customary law,entitled Nri,consists of five categories of judgements:penalties;responsibility;testimony/evidence;test/examination;and contract/agreement.The full accounting of the Nri lists nine sections or jơnau with a total of 92 individual cases(Dournes,1951).One case from each of the nine sections is abstracted in this paper illustrating the rhyming scheme and reduplication of words to facilitate oral recitation.There are two appendices:(1)a lexicon of all the words;and(2)a detailed inventory of the sections with an example case noted and a reference category taken from Murdock’s Outline of World Cultures(1983).The Nri is transcribed from Kơho-Sre into French and then translated into English.Umberto Eco notes that a translator must take into account rules that are not strictly linguistic,but are also cultural.Eco’s strategy includes:(1)analyze historical,social circumstances in the indigenous cultural;(2)analyze the source message;(3)transfer the message in the target language;(4)reconstruct the expression in the target language;(5)consider the target language;and(6)give a final version(2000).This paper attempts to accomplish that goal.展开更多
This editorial is intended to be a reflection on cardiovascular disease(CVD)burden in European ethnic minorities.In some European countries,ethnic minority realities,due to their recent appearance,are still to be stud...This editorial is intended to be a reflection on cardiovascular disease(CVD)burden in European ethnic minorities.In some European countries,ethnic minority realities,due to their recent appearance,are still to be studied in depth.The experience of several European countries,where the migration processes started earlier,even more than a century ago,can help by being an example.Many studies have shown that major differences in CVD burden exist not only between countries,but also within the same country when considering different social strata and ethnic groups.The CV risk factors underlying heart disease have been well established.Important epidemiological studies have helped us understand that the underlying causes of heart disease as well as the behaviors that can help prevent them are the same.We are now well aware that CVD should be treated by considering a holistic approach.This is why the social determinants(SDs)of health that may worsen the disease burden or that,vice versa,may improve the treatment,and even more significantly,the prognosis of a patient’s illness should be taken into consideration.For ethnic minority patients,this holistic,hermeneutic approach is of importance.Several SDs of health that influence CVDs have been identified but their relevance for the health of ethnic minorities has not yet been clearly defined.In some European countries,most ethnic minorities are largely also religious minorities.Only a few studies have evaluated the role of religion,which is an important SD that affects the probability of having CV risk factors and diseases.Adolescents,particularly those belonging to the second generation,seem to be the weak link.If we believe that these young people are really citizens of their country of birth,then a way of recognizing their belonging to the community starts from a will to better understand their condition,in order to assist them while they grow physically and mentally.Thinking about safeguarding the health of this population should be more than a health task,rather a goal of social justice.展开更多
Background:For many countries where malaria is endemic,the burden of malaria is high in border regions.In ethnic minority areas along the Myanmar-China border,residents have poor access to medical care for diagnosis a...Background:For many countries where malaria is endemic,the burden of malaria is high in border regions.In ethnic minority areas along the Myanmar-China border,residents have poor access to medical care for diagnosis and treatment,and there have been many malaria outbreaks in such areas.Since 2007,with the support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria(GFATM),a malaria control project was introduced to reduce the malaria burden in several ethnic minority regions.Methods:A malaria control network was established during the period from 2007 to 2014.Multiple malaria interventions,including diagnosis,treatment,distribution of LLINs and health education,were conducted to improve the accessibility and quality of malaria control services for local residents.Annual cross-sectional surveys were conducted to evaluate intervention coverage and indicators of malaria transmission.Results:In ethnic minority regions where a malaria control network was established,both the annual malaria incidence(19.1 per thousand per year,in 2009;8.7,in 2014)and malaria prevalence(13.6%in 2008;0.43%in 2014)decreased dramatically during the past 5–6 years.A total of 851393 febrile patients were detected,202598 malaria cases(including confirmed cases and suspected cases)were treated,and 759574 LLINs were delivered to populations at risk.Of households in 2012,73.9%had at least one ITNs/LLINs(vs.28.3%,in 2008),and 50.7%of children less than 5 years and 50.3%of pregnant women slept under LLINs the night prior to their visit.Additionally,malaria knowledge was improved in 68.4%of residents.Conclusion:There has been great success in improving malaria control in these regions from 2007 to 2014.Malaria burdens have decreased,especially in KOK and WA.The continued maintenance of sustainable malaria control networks in these regions may be a long-term process,due to regional conflicts and the lack of funds,technology,and health workers.Furthermore,information and scientific support from the international community should be offered to these ethnic minority regions to uphold recent achievements.展开更多
Remote,rural ethnic-minority communities face greater disaster-related public health risks due to their lack of resources and limited access to health care.The Ethnic Minority Health Project(EMHP) was initiated in 200...Remote,rural ethnic-minority communities face greater disaster-related public health risks due to their lack of resources and limited access to health care.The Ethnic Minority Health Project(EMHP) was initiated in 2009 to work with remote,disaster-prone ethnic-minority villages that live in extreme poverty.One of the project's aims is to develop and evaluate bottom-up health risk reduction efforts in emergency and disaster risk management(HealthEDRM).This article shares project updates and describes field intervention results from the Yi ethnic community of Hongyan village in China's Sichuan Province,an area that experiences recurrent floods.It was found that 64% of the village respondents had never considered any form of disaster preparation,even with the recurrent flood risks.Health intervention participants showed sustained knowledge retention and were nine times more likely to know the correct composition of oral rehydration solution(ORS) after the intervention.Participants also retained the improved knowledge on ORS and disaster preparedness kit ownership12 months after the intervention.展开更多
During the farming era, people were living under remarkable survival pressure, which was even harder for the ethnic minorities living in the mountainous area of Guizhou Province due to its unique land morphology. In t...During the farming era, people were living under remarkable survival pressure, which was even harder for the ethnic minorities living in the mountainous area of Guizhou Province due to its unique land morphology. In this situation, the ancestors of Buyi ethnic group living in the Biandan Mountain Area gave priority to a reasonable response to the survival pressure when they started their settlement construction. When choosing settlement location, they fully took into account the mountain forms, water resources, and the distribution of the valley plateaus. In addition, they considered the valley plateau as the key element while building the "mountain-water-paddy fi eld-woods-village" settlement organism through the general layout design and construction. After a long-lasting evolution, the settlement space was constantly improved due to population growth, adjustments to nature, responses to wars, and communications with the Han people. As a result, attractive human settlements are fi nally formed in this mountainous area.展开更多
文摘This paper aims to analyze and evaluate a model of forest conservation and management of ethnic minority (or indigenous) people in central Vietnam, often referred to as the spiritual forest. These forests, called sacred forest or ghost forests by the ethnic minority people in Thua Thien Hue province, have existed for a long time among forest residents. However, they have recently declined, both in quality and quantity, due to various factors, including changes in society, economy, environment, and perception, among other reasons. Based on research conducted in A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province with household interviews, group discussions, and field surveys, we find that spiritual forest retains religious and human significance. They are also often among the last remaining natural forests left due to deforestation by human activities. The research results indicate challenges that conservation of spiritual forest may face, while giving recommendations derived from communities for sustainable forest development and conservation in the region.
基金supported by the Youth Project of Beijing Academy of Social Sciences(GrantNo.2022B6949)supported the project of Shanxi Academy of Education Sciences(Grant No.GH-21117)。
文摘Low fertility and population aging are important factors affecting economic and social development.From 2000 to 2020,the development of low fertility in ethnic minority areas shows three trends of accelerated declining,slow declining and first falling and then rising,which are the results of the balance between the inhibiting effect of controlling birth policy and the rapidly rising birth cost,and the promoting effect of encouraging birth policy on the fertility desire of social members.The development of aging in ethnic minority areas shows two trends of acceleration and deceleration,which are the results of the balance between the promoting effect of controlling birth policy,the outflow of young and middle-aged labor force and the rise of life expectancy,and the inhibiting effect of the encouraging birth policy,the restraint of talent return and talent introduction.Combined with the development degree of low fertility and aging,we can accurately classify and implement policies for different ethnic minority areas.The areas with serious low fertility and population aging problems need economic policies to change the population age structure as soon as possible.The areas with slight low fertility and population aging problems should carry out ideological policies in priority to maintain the benign structure of population age.
基金supported by National Social Science Foundation(21BZZ021).
文摘Gaokao has been considered as the gatekeeper of intergenerational class reproduction in today’s slowing social mobility in China.In order to bolster the fairness of Gaokao,the Policy of Bonus Scores for Ethnic Minority Candidates(PBSEMC)has been issued,whose,however,effectiveness in promoting upward social class has not been adequately empirically explored.The difference-in-differences(DID)analysis based on cross-sectional data,which is distinct from the traditional DID analysis paradigm,was implemented to assess the Reform of PBSEMC in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 1988.The results showed that PBSEMC had a significant and positive impact on the social classes of ethnic minorities,and gender,residence type and occupation type were also relevant to social class,aligning with the previous literature.The PBSEMC is effective in improving the social classes of ethnic minorities.However,the PBSEMC policy should be made more precise,in order to benefit the candidates who are in genuine need of assistance.
文摘As a region inhabited by large populations of ethnic minority groups, Gansu province boasts rich ethnic cultural resources which reflect traditional culture and intangible cultural heritage that had taken shape thousands of years ago. Among these are various ethnic folk chess games. They are time-honored with many types such as the “Fang” chess of the Hui ethnic group, the “Jiu” chess of the Tibetans, the “King and Ministers” chess, the Mongolian chess, the Mongolian military chess, etc. These games embody distinctive ethnic and regional characteristics, as well as the cultural elements of a particular ethnic minority group. It is of great significance, therefore, to study the ethnic chess by collecting, documenting and comparing different types of related chess. The paper explores ways to standardize, protect and promote them scientifically in joint efforts, and draws a conclusion that examining their significance in the present era and the ethnic characteristics is the key to understanding the profound culture behind the chess.
基金This research has been supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China(Grant No.19BJL126)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.71903139)+2 种基金It has been also supported by the Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.16YJC630089)Annual projects of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China(Grant No.2020-GMC-032)the Basic Scientific Research Service Fee Project of Central Universities of Sichuan University(Grant Nos.2020CXQ07 and skbsh2019-36).
文摘China has made great efforts to alleviate poverty in rural ethnic minority areas and targeted achieving the poverty-alleviation task by the end of 2020.Aba,Ganzi,and Liangshan,three of the poorest ethnic prefectures in Sichuan Province,Southwest China,have all implemented“Internet+”tactics since 2013,which have had the positive effect of increasing family revenues by improving communication infrastructure and encouraging the large-scale use of e-commerce.This paper aims to comprehensively investigate whether“Internet+”tactics play a key role in poverty alleviation in Sichuan’s rural ethnic minority areas and to propose further measures to enhance the efficiency of e-commerce practice.To this end,we conduct an analysis using the framework of classic growth theory and use panel data from 2000 to 2018 to examine the relationship between Communication Infrastructure Investment(CII)and a set of poverty-alleviation indicators,including local GDP growth rate(LGGR),local government revenue(LGR),and per-capita income of residents(PCIR).The results indicate that strengthening CII improves the PCIR and local economic growth,playing a key role in poverty alleviation.However,the stimulation of CII on LGGR and LGR wanes as time passes.More financial and technical actions will be needed to improve the efficiency and quality of current strategies for sustainable development in those areas.
文摘We analyzed the two hypervariable segments HVS-I and HVS-II of 108 Chinese Tu ethnic minority group samples for forensic and population genetics purposes, Comparing with Anderson sequence, 79 polymorphic loci in HVS-I and 40 in HVS-II were found in Chinese Tu ethnic minority group mtDNA sequences, and 90 and 64 haplotypes were then defined. Haplotype diversity and the mean pairwise differences were 0.9903±0.0013 and 5.7785 in HVS-I, and 0.9777±0.0013 and 3.5819 in HVS-II, respectively. By analyzing the hypervariable domain from nucleotide 1,6180 to 1,6193 in HVS-I, we defined some new types of sequence variations. We also compared the relationship between Tu population and other populations using mtDNA HVS-I sequences. According to Rst genetic distances, the phylogenetic tree showed that the Tu population, the Xi'an Han population, the Chinese Korean, and the Mongol ethnic group were in a clade. This indicated a close genetic relationship between them. There were far relations between the Tu population and other Chinese southern Han populations, Siberian, European, African, and other foreign populations. The results suggest that Tu population has a multi-origin and has also merged with other local populations.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41930644).
文摘Interregional migration has broad and far-reaching impacts on regional urbanization process in ethnic minority areas of Southwest China.The previous literature of interregional migration paid less attention on the ethnic minority areas with fragile geographical feature and marginal socio-economic context in the developing world due to the dearth of reliable data.Based on the 2015 national 1%population sampling survey at the village/community scale,taking Yulong Naxi Autonomous County,Yunnan Province,China as the case study,this paper analyzed the spatial differentiation pattern.The results showed that:(1)migration in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County exhibited obvious spatial differentiation characteristics in terms of population aggregation,population loss,migration direction,and migration activity;(2)the overall spatial differentiation of migration exhibited a"layer+sector"pattern in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County:the first layer was active areas with net inflows(<20 km from the seat of the county government),the second layer was inactive areas(within 20–60 km of the seat of the county government),and the third layer was a mixed"layer+sector"zone(>60 km to the seat of the county government),comprised of inactive areas and active areas with net outflows;(3)the spatial differentiation pattern of migration was highly correlated with the regional contexts including the regional economic development,regional transportation accessibility and regional social development,while regional physical geographical factors had insignificant relationships with the migration pattern.
基金Supported by Joint Foundation of Guizhou Provincial Department of Science and Technology and Guizhou College of Finance and Economics(2009LKC2020)Social Science Planning of Guizhou Province(11GZYB28)Humanities and Social Sciences Project of Guizhou Provincial Department of Education(10JD66)
文摘In the context of Development of the West Regions and the construction of new countryside,on the basis of defining the concept of public goods,this article analyzes the status quo and layers of demand of rural public goods in western ethnic minority areas:the demand of rural public goods in ethnic minority areas shows "pyramid" structure,that is,the most basic layer is production-based rural public goods,followed by life-based rural public goods and democratic-management-based rural public goods.Finally the countermeasures for achieving effective demand of rural public goods are put forward as follows:adhere to customers(farmers)-oriented principle;innovate upon the rural residents' demand expression mechanism of public goods in ethnic minority areas;achieve diversification of supply subject of rural public goods in ethnic minority areas.
文摘<b>Objectives:</b> To understand sperm motility in adults and its association with lifestyle in an ethnic minority area in Southwest China. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><b><span>Methods:</span></b><span> A hospital-based cross-sectional study to assess sperm motility in male adults was conducted at the Reproductive Health Center from January 2018 to May 2019. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">The </span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">dat</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">a</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span> was collected with a questionnaire and semen quality was analyzed with Computer-Aided Sperm Analysis system (CASA). Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to measure the relationship between lifestyle factors and sperm motility. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span></span><b><span>Results:</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span> A total of 349 people were recruited. Dietary celery intake was significantly related to the increase of sperm progressive motility and total motility (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = 7.00, 95% CI: 1.59, 12.42 and </span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = 7.26, 95% CI: 1.45, 13.07, respectively). Cola consumption was associated with increased sperm progressive motility (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = 9.71, 95% CI: 1.46, 17.96). Frequent use of plastic bags for meat food storage (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -5.56, 95% CI: -10.61, -0.51), industry work (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">5.64, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">11.21, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>0.07), organic disease (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">6.14, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">11.00, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>1.28) and sedentary lifestyle (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">5.92, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">10.66, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">1.17 for 3</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>5 h/d and </span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">6.04, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">11.60, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>0.47 for ≥5 h/d, respectively) were related with the decreased sperm progressive motility. Meanwhile, using plastic bags for meat food storage (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">6.37, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">11.79, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>0.95), industry work (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">7.96, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">13.94, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>1.98) and sedentary lifestyle (</span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">5.51, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">10.60, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">0.42 for 3-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>5 h/d and </span><i><span>β</span></i><span> = -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">6.03, 95% CI: -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">12.01, -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span>0.06 for ≥5 h/d, respectively) were also risk factors for total motility. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span></span><b><span>Conclusions:</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""><span> Some modifiable lifestyle factors such as job title, cola consumption, dietary celery intake, plastic bags for meat food storage</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "="">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="white-space:normal;" "=""> and sedentary hours were linked to male sperm motility, indicating that changing these lifestyles may improve it.</span>
文摘The construction of the market-oriented ecological compensation mechanism in China is complicated system engineering. China's ecological compensation funds are mainly derived from the public finance, lacking market-oriented operation. That not only increases the financial burden of the government, but also leads to the incomprehensive compensation scope. Moreover, China's ecological compensation lacks market mechanism so that it is difficult to set compensation standards and calculate offsets. This paper takes Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture as an example to analyze the market-oriented ecological compensation system of ethnic minority areas from the perspective of market economy, so as to provide a theoretical basis and a reference point for the establishment of efficient and reasonable ecological compensation mechanism and policies in ethnic minority areas and provide environmental protection for the sustainable development of economy and society of ethnic minority areas.
文摘Of the 55 ethnic minorities, 22 each has a population of less than 100,000. These minority people are relatively backwardin economic and social development and poverty haunts them. In 2005, the State Council launched a 5-year program to support the development of these small ethnic minorities and the State Development and Reform Commission and the State Commission for Ethnic Affairs have compiled a development program for these minority people. According to the programs, the State will commit 200 million yuan each year, totaling one billion yuan in five years, to the construction of infrastructure facilities in the areas inhabited by these minority people.
文摘This paper analyzes the research on linguistic distance and learning motivation, and proposes strategies for shortening the psychological linguistic distance of ethnic minority students, so as to stimulate and promote their learning motivation.
文摘True to the name, this quadrennial gala for China's ethnic minority people is indeed "national." TheNational Traditional Games Minorities is organized by of Ethnic the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the ministerial body of the central govern- ment in charge of affairs concerning China's 55 ethnic minority groups.
基金This paper is a substantial revision of my presentation at the 8th“Engaging With Vietnam:An Interdisciplinary Dialogue”ConferenceEngaging With Vietnam Through Scholarship and the Arts,University of Hawai’i at Manoa,Honolulu,USA,5-8 October 2016.
文摘The purpose of this paper is to present an ethnolinguistic analysis of customary law from a Vietnamese ethnic minority,the Kơho-speaking subgroup Sre,during the middle of the previous century.Their customary law,entitled Nri,consists of five categories of judgements:penalties;responsibility;testimony/evidence;test/examination;and contract/agreement.The full accounting of the Nri lists nine sections or jơnau with a total of 92 individual cases(Dournes,1951).One case from each of the nine sections is abstracted in this paper illustrating the rhyming scheme and reduplication of words to facilitate oral recitation.There are two appendices:(1)a lexicon of all the words;and(2)a detailed inventory of the sections with an example case noted and a reference category taken from Murdock’s Outline of World Cultures(1983).The Nri is transcribed from Kơho-Sre into French and then translated into English.Umberto Eco notes that a translator must take into account rules that are not strictly linguistic,but are also cultural.Eco’s strategy includes:(1)analyze historical,social circumstances in the indigenous cultural;(2)analyze the source message;(3)transfer the message in the target language;(4)reconstruct the expression in the target language;(5)consider the target language;and(6)give a final version(2000).This paper attempts to accomplish that goal.
文摘This editorial is intended to be a reflection on cardiovascular disease(CVD)burden in European ethnic minorities.In some European countries,ethnic minority realities,due to their recent appearance,are still to be studied in depth.The experience of several European countries,where the migration processes started earlier,even more than a century ago,can help by being an example.Many studies have shown that major differences in CVD burden exist not only between countries,but also within the same country when considering different social strata and ethnic groups.The CV risk factors underlying heart disease have been well established.Important epidemiological studies have helped us understand that the underlying causes of heart disease as well as the behaviors that can help prevent them are the same.We are now well aware that CVD should be treated by considering a holistic approach.This is why the social determinants(SDs)of health that may worsen the disease burden or that,vice versa,may improve the treatment,and even more significantly,the prognosis of a patient’s illness should be taken into consideration.For ethnic minority patients,this holistic,hermeneutic approach is of importance.Several SDs of health that influence CVDs have been identified but their relevance for the health of ethnic minorities has not yet been clearly defined.In some European countries,most ethnic minorities are largely also religious minorities.Only a few studies have evaluated the role of religion,which is an important SD that affects the probability of having CV risk factors and diseases.Adolescents,particularly those belonging to the second generation,seem to be the weak link.If we believe that these young people are really citizens of their country of birth,then a way of recognizing their belonging to the community starts from a will to better understand their condition,in order to assist them while they grow physically and mentally.Thinking about safeguarding the health of this population should be more than a health task,rather a goal of social justice.
基金This work was supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria(No.CHN-607-G09-M,No.CHN-011-G15-M)the China-UK Global Health Support Programme funded by UK DFID(No.GHSP-CS-OP2-02).
文摘Background:For many countries where malaria is endemic,the burden of malaria is high in border regions.In ethnic minority areas along the Myanmar-China border,residents have poor access to medical care for diagnosis and treatment,and there have been many malaria outbreaks in such areas.Since 2007,with the support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria(GFATM),a malaria control project was introduced to reduce the malaria burden in several ethnic minority regions.Methods:A malaria control network was established during the period from 2007 to 2014.Multiple malaria interventions,including diagnosis,treatment,distribution of LLINs and health education,were conducted to improve the accessibility and quality of malaria control services for local residents.Annual cross-sectional surveys were conducted to evaluate intervention coverage and indicators of malaria transmission.Results:In ethnic minority regions where a malaria control network was established,both the annual malaria incidence(19.1 per thousand per year,in 2009;8.7,in 2014)and malaria prevalence(13.6%in 2008;0.43%in 2014)decreased dramatically during the past 5–6 years.A total of 851393 febrile patients were detected,202598 malaria cases(including confirmed cases and suspected cases)were treated,and 759574 LLINs were delivered to populations at risk.Of households in 2012,73.9%had at least one ITNs/LLINs(vs.28.3%,in 2008),and 50.7%of children less than 5 years and 50.3%of pregnant women slept under LLINs the night prior to their visit.Additionally,malaria knowledge was improved in 68.4%of residents.Conclusion:There has been great success in improving malaria control in these regions from 2007 to 2014.Malaria burdens have decreased,especially in KOK and WA.The continued maintenance of sustainable malaria control networks in these regions may be a long-term process,due to regional conflicts and the lack of funds,technology,and health workers.Furthermore,information and scientific support from the international community should be offered to these ethnic minority regions to uphold recent achievements.
基金funded by the CCOUC field research fundthe Chow Tai Fook Charitable Foundation+1 种基金the I-CARE Programme (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)Wu Zhi Qiao Charitable Foundation
文摘Remote,rural ethnic-minority communities face greater disaster-related public health risks due to their lack of resources and limited access to health care.The Ethnic Minority Health Project(EMHP) was initiated in 2009 to work with remote,disaster-prone ethnic-minority villages that live in extreme poverty.One of the project's aims is to develop and evaluate bottom-up health risk reduction efforts in emergency and disaster risk management(HealthEDRM).This article shares project updates and describes field intervention results from the Yi ethnic community of Hongyan village in China's Sichuan Province,an area that experiences recurrent floods.It was found that 64% of the village respondents had never considered any form of disaster preparation,even with the recurrent flood risks.Health intervention participants showed sustained knowledge retention and were nine times more likely to know the correct composition of oral rehydration solution(ORS) after the intervention.Participants also retained the improved knowledge on ORS and disaster preparedness kit ownership12 months after the intervention.
基金supported by the General Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2014M560087)the Special Project of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation-(2015T80091)
文摘During the farming era, people were living under remarkable survival pressure, which was even harder for the ethnic minorities living in the mountainous area of Guizhou Province due to its unique land morphology. In this situation, the ancestors of Buyi ethnic group living in the Biandan Mountain Area gave priority to a reasonable response to the survival pressure when they started their settlement construction. When choosing settlement location, they fully took into account the mountain forms, water resources, and the distribution of the valley plateaus. In addition, they considered the valley plateau as the key element while building the "mountain-water-paddy fi eld-woods-village" settlement organism through the general layout design and construction. After a long-lasting evolution, the settlement space was constantly improved due to population growth, adjustments to nature, responses to wars, and communications with the Han people. As a result, attractive human settlements are fi nally formed in this mountainous area.