The practice of four-character Chinese idioms alteration used in the signboards by substituting character （s） with their homophonous words has grown into a general trend. Fifty-one altered idioms are collected. The ...The practice of four-character Chinese idioms alteration used in the signboards by substituting character （s） with their homophonous words has grown into a general trend. Fifty-one altered idioms are collected. The majority of the modifiers are medium-small store owners. Idiom alteration for specific purpose differs from the idiom misinterpretation. Speedy economic growth and material wealth pursuit social context stimulate the idiom alteration behavior which enforces the pragmatism value orientation. By modifying idioms into four-character structures of strong practical effect, the obvious pragamtic value of the businessmen and of Chinese are manifested. A causal analysis method is used.展开更多
Among cultural ecosystem services,aesthetic value is one of the most strongly related to humans.Thescientific assessment of the aesthetic value of cultural ecosystem services plays a vital role in achieving the refine...Among cultural ecosystem services,aesthetic value is one of the most strongly related to humans.Thescientific assessment of the aesthetic value of cultural ecosystem services plays a vital role in achieving the refinedmanagement of national park ecosystems.In the current study,Qianjiangyuan National Park in China was taken asan example,three typical types of aesthetic ecosystem services(AESs)were extracted,and an AES evaluationindex system was constructed by combining the cultural attributes and landscape aesthetic value of national parks.Tourists’value perception of AESs was analyzed based on 542 valid survey questionnaires,and the influences ofvarious demographic characteristics were explored using one-way analysis of variance(ANOVA).Based on this,the importance and overall level of various AESs in national parks were systematically evaluated using the entropymethod and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method.The results reveal the following.(1)Tourists believe thatnational parks have natural,cultural,and social aesthetic service value.The value perception of physical andmental health services is the highest(2.44),while that of spiritual worship services is the lowest(1.86).(2)Differentdemographic characteristics have significant impacts on the value perception of aesthetic services.The greater thenumber of visits to the national park,the higher the tourists’value perception of primitive wilderness,spiritual worship,folk culture,and human settlement services.Moreover,tourists visiting the national park for research purposeshave the highest value perception of natural ASEs.(3)There are cognitive differences in the importance of variousAESs:cultural aesthetic services(0.8473)>natural aesthetic services(0.7032)>social aesthetic services(0.5780).Moreover,tourists consider spiritual worship services to be the most important(0.3695).(4)The value perceptionevaluation of the AESs of the national park is generally high,with a comprehensive evaluation score of 4.11,amongwhich the value of physical and mental health services is the highest(4.44)and that of folk culture aesthetic services is the lowest(3.79).The results of this study are helpful for further improving the management level of nationalpark ecosystems.展开更多
To investigate the process of information technology （IT） impacts on firm competitiveness, an integrated process model of IT impacts on firm competitiveness is brought forward based on the process-oriented view, the...To investigate the process of information technology （IT） impacts on firm competitiveness, an integrated process model of IT impacts on firm competitiveness is brought forward based on the process-oriented view, the resource-based view and the complementary resource view, which is comprised of an IT conversion process, an information system （IS） adoption process, an IS use process and a competition process. The application capability of IT plays the critical role, which determines the efficiency and effectiveness of the aforementioned four processes. The process model of IT impacts on firm competitiveness can also be used to explain why, under what situations and how IT can generate positive organizational outcomes, as well as theoretical bases for further empirical study.展开更多
The objective evaluation to the terrace cultural landscape heritage value can provide targeted scientific basis for continuation of terrace culture landscape and establishment of protection measures. On the basis of f...The objective evaluation to the terrace cultural landscape heritage value can provide targeted scientific basis for continuation of terrace culture landscape and establishment of protection measures. On the basis of field investigation, expert consultation and literature review, combined with the AVC （Attraction、Vitality and Ca-pacity）theory and Analytic Hierarchy Process based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evalu-ation, the terrace cultural landscape heritage protection evaluation system and eval-uation model, which selects 22 indicators from three levels including terrace culture landscape resources attraction, resources vitality and resources bearing capacity were structured. Based on col ection of data, material from field survey of China＆#39;s most representative Yunnan Yuanyang Hani terrace, Hunan Ziquejie terrace and Longsheng Longji terrace and relevant mathematical calculation to determine evalua-tion index weights, organical y combined of qualitative with quantitative analysis, the diversity, reasonableness and accuracy of evaluation system is improved. Compre-hensive result of mathematical statistics showed that the rank of the cultural land-scape heritage value with the three most representative terraces in southern China is： γ（Hani）〉γ（Longji）〉γ（Ziquejie）.展开更多
To illustrate how firms and customers co-create value in business to business （B2B） e-commerce, an integrated value co-creation model is proposed based on information systems （IS） application capabilities from the...To illustrate how firms and customers co-create value in business to business （B2B） e-commerce, an integrated value co-creation model is proposed based on information systems （IS） application capabilities from the relational view. IS application capabilities, relational assets, customer agility and relational value are constructed and tested by empirical analysis. The empirical research tests and verifies the mediating effect of customer agility, and the interactions of IS application capabilities and relational assets, as well as their effect on relational value. This model expands the research framework of value co-creation in service dominant logic, and reveals the mechanism of how f＇n＇ms and customers co-create value in B2B e-commerce based on IS application capabilities, which provides the basis for further theory development and a practice guide.展开更多
Value is a criterion which can help people to distinguish good and bad, beauty and ugliness, fight and wrong and true and false. Value varies from different counties, which is the main cause of the conflict and misund...Value is a criterion which can help people to distinguish good and bad, beauty and ugliness, fight and wrong and true and false. Value varies from different counties, which is the main cause of the conflict and misunderstanding in communication between China and western countries. It is first introduced in this paper about how these differences are formed and then explain them in several ways. It is of great significance to know and learn the cultural differences in cross-cultural communication.展开更多
AIM： To determine whether new cut-off values for aianine aminotransferase （ALT） and baseline hepatitis B virus （HBV） DNA levels better differentiate HBeAg（-） chronic hepatitis B （CriB） patients from inactive ...AIM： To determine whether new cut-off values for aianine aminotransferase （ALT） and baseline hepatitis B virus （HBV） DNA levels better differentiate HBeAg（-） chronic hepatitis B （CriB） patients from inactive chronic carriers. METHODS： Ninety-one patients [32 HBeAg（＋） CriB, 19 inactive carriers and 40 HBeAg（-） CriB] were followed up for 2 years and were tested for HBV DNA levels by a PCR-based assay. ALT was tested twice during the last 6 mo using new cut-off values： ULN （upper limit of normal） 30 IU/L for males, 19 IU/L for females. Diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were calculated by discriminant analysis. RESULTS： When using the revised ALT cut-off values, the lowest optimal HBV DNA level that differentiated HBeAg（-） CHB patients from inactive carriers was 50000 copies/mL. The diagnostic accuracy of HBV DNA to determine inactive carriers with a cut-off of 50000 copies/mL was similar to the previously recommended cut-off of 100000 copies/mL （91%）. HBV DNA levels were lower than the cut-off value in 95% of inactive carriers and in 28% of HBeAg（-） CHB patients. With ALT 〈 30 IU/L in men and 〈 19 IU/L in women and HBV DNA levels 〈 100000 copies/mL, the risk of CHB is 5%. On the other hand, if ALT values were 〉 30 IU in men and 〉 19 IU in women and baseline HBV DNA levels were 〉 100000 copies/mL, the risk is 86%. CONCLUSION： New cut-off values for ALT together with HBV DNA levels proposed by AASLD （American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases） and NIH （National Institute of Health） consensus seem appropriate to characterize inactive carriers.展开更多
文摘The practice of four-character Chinese idioms alteration used in the signboards by substituting character （s） with their homophonous words has grown into a general trend. Fifty-one altered idioms are collected. The majority of the modifiers are medium-small store owners. Idiom alteration for specific purpose differs from the idiom misinterpretation. Speedy economic growth and material wealth pursuit social context stimulate the idiom alteration behavior which enforces the pragmatism value orientation. By modifying idioms into four-character structures of strong practical effect, the obvious pragamtic value of the businessmen and of Chinese are manifested. A causal analysis method is used.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(52008389)The Fundamental Research Funds of ICBR(1632021030)。
文摘Among cultural ecosystem services,aesthetic value is one of the most strongly related to humans.Thescientific assessment of the aesthetic value of cultural ecosystem services plays a vital role in achieving the refinedmanagement of national park ecosystems.In the current study,Qianjiangyuan National Park in China was taken asan example,three typical types of aesthetic ecosystem services(AESs)were extracted,and an AES evaluationindex system was constructed by combining the cultural attributes and landscape aesthetic value of national parks.Tourists’value perception of AESs was analyzed based on 542 valid survey questionnaires,and the influences ofvarious demographic characteristics were explored using one-way analysis of variance(ANOVA).Based on this,the importance and overall level of various AESs in national parks were systematically evaluated using the entropymethod and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method.The results reveal the following.(1)Tourists believe thatnational parks have natural,cultural,and social aesthetic service value.The value perception of physical andmental health services is the highest(2.44),while that of spiritual worship services is the lowest(1.86).(2)Differentdemographic characteristics have significant impacts on the value perception of aesthetic services.The greater thenumber of visits to the national park,the higher the tourists’value perception of primitive wilderness,spiritual worship,folk culture,and human settlement services.Moreover,tourists visiting the national park for research purposeshave the highest value perception of natural ASEs.(3)There are cognitive differences in the importance of variousAESs:cultural aesthetic services(0.8473)>natural aesthetic services(0.7032)>social aesthetic services(0.5780).Moreover,tourists consider spiritual worship services to be the most important(0.3695).(4)The value perceptionevaluation of the AESs of the national park is generally high,with a comprehensive evaluation score of 4.11,amongwhich the value of physical and mental health services is the highest(4.44)and that of folk culture aesthetic services is the lowest(3.79).The results of this study are helpful for further improving the management level of nationalpark ecosystems.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.70671024).
文摘To investigate the process of information technology （IT） impacts on firm competitiveness, an integrated process model of IT impacts on firm competitiveness is brought forward based on the process-oriented view, the resource-based view and the complementary resource view, which is comprised of an IT conversion process, an information system （IS） adoption process, an IS use process and a competition process. The application capability of IT plays the critical role, which determines the efficiency and effectiveness of the aforementioned four processes. The process model of IT impacts on firm competitiveness can also be used to explain why, under what situations and how IT can generate positive organizational outcomes, as well as theoretical bases for further empirical study.
基金Supported by Guangxi Scientific Research and Technology Development Program(14124005-2-4)Youth Tourism Expert Training Program of National Tourism Administration Operation System(TYETP201548,TYETP201445)+2 种基金Guangxi Education Department Qualification and Postgraduate Education Reform and Development Program(JGY2014077)Guangxi Superior and Characteristic Key Subject Open-end Fund(LYKF05)Guilin S&T Research and Development Program(20150110-5)~~
文摘The objective evaluation to the terrace cultural landscape heritage value can provide targeted scientific basis for continuation of terrace culture landscape and establishment of protection measures. On the basis of field investigation, expert consultation and literature review, combined with the AVC （Attraction、Vitality and Ca-pacity）theory and Analytic Hierarchy Process based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evalu-ation, the terrace cultural landscape heritage protection evaluation system and eval-uation model, which selects 22 indicators from three levels including terrace culture landscape resources attraction, resources vitality and resources bearing capacity were structured. Based on col ection of data, material from field survey of China＆#39;s most representative Yunnan Yuanyang Hani terrace, Hunan Ziquejie terrace and Longsheng Longji terrace and relevant mathematical calculation to determine evalua-tion index weights, organical y combined of qualitative with quantitative analysis, the diversity, reasonableness and accuracy of evaluation system is improved. Compre-hensive result of mathematical statistics showed that the rank of the cultural land-scape heritage value with the three most representative terraces in southern China is： γ（Hani）〉γ（Longji）〉γ（Ziquejie）.
基金The National Science&Technology Pillar Program of China(No.2012BAH29F01)the Innovation Project for Postgraduate Education of Jiangsu Province(No.3214003911)
文摘To illustrate how firms and customers co-create value in business to business （B2B） e-commerce, an integrated value co-creation model is proposed based on information systems （IS） application capabilities from the relational view. IS application capabilities, relational assets, customer agility and relational value are constructed and tested by empirical analysis. The empirical research tests and verifies the mediating effect of customer agility, and the interactions of IS application capabilities and relational assets, as well as their effect on relational value. This model expands the research framework of value co-creation in service dominant logic, and reveals the mechanism of how f＇n＇ms and customers co-create value in B2B e-commerce based on IS application capabilities, which provides the basis for further theory development and a practice guide.
文摘Value is a criterion which can help people to distinguish good and bad, beauty and ugliness, fight and wrong and true and false. Value varies from different counties, which is the main cause of the conflict and misunderstanding in communication between China and western countries. It is first introduced in this paper about how these differences are formed and then explain them in several ways. It is of great significance to know and learn the cultural differences in cross-cultural communication.
文摘AIM： To determine whether new cut-off values for aianine aminotransferase （ALT） and baseline hepatitis B virus （HBV） DNA levels better differentiate HBeAg（-） chronic hepatitis B （CriB） patients from inactive chronic carriers. METHODS： Ninety-one patients [32 HBeAg（＋） CriB, 19 inactive carriers and 40 HBeAg（-） CriB] were followed up for 2 years and were tested for HBV DNA levels by a PCR-based assay. ALT was tested twice during the last 6 mo using new cut-off values： ULN （upper limit of normal） 30 IU/L for males, 19 IU/L for females. Diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were calculated by discriminant analysis. RESULTS： When using the revised ALT cut-off values, the lowest optimal HBV DNA level that differentiated HBeAg（-） CHB patients from inactive carriers was 50000 copies/mL. The diagnostic accuracy of HBV DNA to determine inactive carriers with a cut-off of 50000 copies/mL was similar to the previously recommended cut-off of 100000 copies/mL （91%）. HBV DNA levels were lower than the cut-off value in 95% of inactive carriers and in 28% of HBeAg（-） CHB patients. With ALT 〈 30 IU/L in men and 〈 19 IU/L in women and HBV DNA levels 〈 100000 copies/mL, the risk of CHB is 5%. On the other hand, if ALT values were 〉 30 IU in men and 〉 19 IU in women and baseline HBV DNA levels were 〉 100000 copies/mL, the risk is 86%. CONCLUSION： New cut-off values for ALT together with HBV DNA levels proposed by AASLD （American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases） and NIH （National Institute of Health） consensus seem appropriate to characterize inactive carriers.
