Research on environmental behaviour is often overlooked in literature on regime destabilization in energy transitions.This study addresses that gap by focusing on socio-political and demographic factors shaping suppor...Research on environmental behaviour is often overlooked in literature on regime destabilization in energy transitions.This study addresses that gap by focusing on socio-political and demographic factors shaping support for carbon regime destabilization policies in one of the most carbon-intensive regions of Europe.Carbon-intensive industries,especially coal mining and coal-based power generation,are often concentrated in a few carbon-intensive regions.Therefore,decarbonization actions will affect those regions particularly strongly.Correspondingly,carbon-intensive regions often exert significant political influence on the two climate mitigation policies at the national level.Focusing on Poland,we investigate socio-political and demographic factors that correlate with the approval or rejection of the two climate mitigation policies:increasing taxes on fossil fuels such as oil,gas,and coal and using public money to subsidize renewable energy such as wind and solar power in Poland and its carbon-intensive Silesia region.Using logistic regression with individual-level data derived from the 2016 European Social Survey(ESS)and the 2014 Chapel Hill Expert Survey(CHES),we find partypolitical ideology to be an important predictor at the national level but much less so at the regional level.Specifically,voting for right-wing party is not a divisive factor for individual support of the two climate mitigation policies either nationally or regionally.More interestingly,populism is a strong factor in support of increasing taxes on fossil fuel in the carbon-intensive Silesia region but is less important concerning in support of using public money to subsidize renewable energy in Poland overall.These results show the heterogeneity of right-wing party and populism within the support for the two climate mitigation policies.Socio-demographic factors,especially age,gender,education level,employment status,and employment sector,have even more complex and heterogeneous components in support of the two climate mitigation policies at the national and regional levels.Identifying the complex socio-political and demographic factors of climate mitigation policies across different national versus carbon-intensive regional contexts is an essential step for generating in situ decarbonization strategies.展开更多
According to the advocacy group Parents,Families,and Friends of Lesbians and Gays(PFLAG),gays and lesbians are victims of hate crimes seven times as often as straight peers.The question becomes what underlying ideolog...According to the advocacy group Parents,Families,and Friends of Lesbians and Gays(PFLAG),gays and lesbians are victims of hate crimes seven times as often as straight peers.The question becomes what underlying ideology currently exists in American society to perpetuate this behavior?This paper explores the impact of conservatism and religious ideology to anti-gay prejudice in public schools.The paper presents a model of an intergroup program using prevention of harassment,bullying and rejection to gay members of the student body by attempting a change in attitudes regarding gay students.It also provides recommendations for school administrators and teachers for confronting these challenges in public education.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
2017 is an election year for Europe,also a year on which hinges the destiny of Europe.In view of the general rise of right-wing populist parties in the EU,there have been concerns if another'black swan'would f...2017 is an election year for Europe,also a year on which hinges the destiny of Europe.In view of the general rise of right-wing populist parties in the EU,there have been concerns if another'black swan'would fly out of the general elections of the Netherland,France and Germany.To date,the Dutch and French展开更多
针对收发两端已知信道状态信息的MIMO(multiple input multiple output)系统,研究基于GMD(geometric mean decomposition)算法的VBLAST(vertical bell lab layered space-time)系统空间分集与复用性能。该算法将MIMO信道分解为多个具有...针对收发两端已知信道状态信息的MIMO(multiple input multiple output)系统,研究基于GMD(geometric mean decomposition)算法的VBLAST(vertical bell lab layered space-time)系统空间分集与复用性能。该算法将MIMO信道分解为多个具有相同信噪比的并行子信道,其编解码复杂度低,易于实现。在高信噪比下,对该算法的分集与复用曲线进行分析,结果表明该算法的空间分集与复用性能与最优曲线相比是次优的,但优于其他VBLAST方案。展开更多
针对Alamouti空时块编码复用增益损失的问题,提出了两组Alamouti编码方案。在此基础上,为了改善系统的误码率(BER)性能和简化接收端复杂度,提出了将几何均值分解(GMD)算法和非线性预编码技术相结合的两组Alamouti传输方案。该方案的设...针对Alamouti空时块编码复用增益损失的问题,提出了两组Alamouti编码方案。在此基础上,为了改善系统的误码率(BER)性能和简化接收端复杂度,提出了将几何均值分解(GMD)算法和非线性预编码技术相结合的两组Alamouti传输方案。该方案的设计方法为:首先等效出两组Alamouti空时块编码系统的信道矩阵;进而,通过GMD算法对等效信道矩阵进行收发端联合设计;最后,在发射端应用脏纸(dirty paper coding,DPC)和Tomlinson-Harashima precoding(THP)非线性预编码技术,消除发送信号间的干扰,从而使系统获得更好的误码率性能。通过仿真结果对比发现,提出的系统可以显著地改善误码率性能。展开更多
本文主要针对远洋船在执行"三高"海上试验任务期间,频繁停靠境外港口,根据港口国监督(Port State Control)PSC要求,对船舶通信设备的检查内容、检查准备进行说明。对在检查中存在问题提出整改措施以便远洋船安全顺利停靠港口...本文主要针对远洋船在执行"三高"海上试验任务期间,频繁停靠境外港口,根据港口国监督(Port State Control)PSC要求,对船舶通信设备的检查内容、检查准备进行说明。对在检查中存在问题提出整改措施以便远洋船安全顺利停靠港口,实现港口任务准备工作顺利圆满。展开更多
基金funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No:884539“Carbon Intensive Regions in Transition-Unravelling the Challenges of Structural Change(CINTRAN)”。
文摘Research on environmental behaviour is often overlooked in literature on regime destabilization in energy transitions.This study addresses that gap by focusing on socio-political and demographic factors shaping support for carbon regime destabilization policies in one of the most carbon-intensive regions of Europe.Carbon-intensive industries,especially coal mining and coal-based power generation,are often concentrated in a few carbon-intensive regions.Therefore,decarbonization actions will affect those regions particularly strongly.Correspondingly,carbon-intensive regions often exert significant political influence on the two climate mitigation policies at the national level.Focusing on Poland,we investigate socio-political and demographic factors that correlate with the approval or rejection of the two climate mitigation policies:increasing taxes on fossil fuels such as oil,gas,and coal and using public money to subsidize renewable energy such as wind and solar power in Poland and its carbon-intensive Silesia region.Using logistic regression with individual-level data derived from the 2016 European Social Survey(ESS)and the 2014 Chapel Hill Expert Survey(CHES),we find partypolitical ideology to be an important predictor at the national level but much less so at the regional level.Specifically,voting for right-wing party is not a divisive factor for individual support of the two climate mitigation policies either nationally or regionally.More interestingly,populism is a strong factor in support of increasing taxes on fossil fuel in the carbon-intensive Silesia region but is less important concerning in support of using public money to subsidize renewable energy in Poland overall.These results show the heterogeneity of right-wing party and populism within the support for the two climate mitigation policies.Socio-demographic factors,especially age,gender,education level,employment status,and employment sector,have even more complex and heterogeneous components in support of the two climate mitigation policies at the national and regional levels.Identifying the complex socio-political and demographic factors of climate mitigation policies across different national versus carbon-intensive regional contexts is an essential step for generating in situ decarbonization strategies.
文摘According to the advocacy group Parents,Families,and Friends of Lesbians and Gays(PFLAG),gays and lesbians are victims of hate crimes seven times as often as straight peers.The question becomes what underlying ideology currently exists in American society to perpetuate this behavior?This paper explores the impact of conservatism and religious ideology to anti-gay prejudice in public schools.The paper presents a model of an intergroup program using prevention of harassment,bullying and rejection to gay members of the student body by attempting a change in attitudes regarding gay students.It also provides recommendations for school administrators and teachers for confronting these challenges in public education.
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2017 is an election year for Europe,also a year on which hinges the destiny of Europe.In view of the general rise of right-wing populist parties in the EU,there have been concerns if another'black swan'would fly out of the general elections of the Netherland,France and Germany.To date,the Dutch and French
文摘针对收发两端已知信道状态信息的MIMO(multiple input multiple output)系统,研究基于GMD(geometric mean decomposition)算法的VBLAST(vertical bell lab layered space-time)系统空间分集与复用性能。该算法将MIMO信道分解为多个具有相同信噪比的并行子信道,其编解码复杂度低,易于实现。在高信噪比下,对该算法的分集与复用曲线进行分析,结果表明该算法的空间分集与复用性能与最优曲线相比是次优的,但优于其他VBLAST方案。
文摘针对Alamouti空时块编码复用增益损失的问题,提出了两组Alamouti编码方案。在此基础上,为了改善系统的误码率(BER)性能和简化接收端复杂度,提出了将几何均值分解(GMD)算法和非线性预编码技术相结合的两组Alamouti传输方案。该方案的设计方法为:首先等效出两组Alamouti空时块编码系统的信道矩阵;进而,通过GMD算法对等效信道矩阵进行收发端联合设计;最后,在发射端应用脏纸(dirty paper coding,DPC)和Tomlinson-Harashima precoding(THP)非线性预编码技术,消除发送信号间的干扰,从而使系统获得更好的误码率性能。通过仿真结果对比发现,提出的系统可以显著地改善误码率性能。
