Background:Home advantage(HA) is well documented in a wide range of team sports including association football(soccer).Although much attention has been paid to differences in the overall magnitude of HA between footba...Background:Home advantage(HA) is well documented in a wide range of team sports including association football(soccer).Although much attention has been paid to differences in the overall magnitude of HA between football competitions and across time,few studies have investigated HA at the team level.Methods:A novel method of estimating HA for individual teams,based solely on home performance,was used to compare HA between the highest performing teams and countries in the Union of European Football Associations(UEFA) Champions League over a 10-year period(2003/2004 to 2012/2013).Away disadvantage(AD) was also estimated based on each team's performance away from home.Poisson regression analysis was used to estimate covariate adjusted HA and AD in terms of the percentage of goals scored at home(HA) and conceded away from home(AD).Results:When controlling for differences in team ability,HA did not vary significantly between the 13 selected teams.There was evidence(p < 0.1),however,of between-team variation in AD,ranging from 45%(away advantage) to 68%(away disadvantage).When teams were grouped into the 11 selected countries,both HA and AD varied significantly(p < 0.02) between countries:HA ranged from 52% for Turkish teams to 70%for English teams,while AD ranged from 52%(France) to 67%(Turkey).Conclusion:Differences in style of play and tactical approaches to home and away matches may explain some of the variation in HA and AD between teams from different countries.展开更多
A succession and silviculture model (ZELIG.CBA) for broad-leaved Korean pine forest of Changbai Moutain Area was developed based on the framework of ZELIG model and characteristics of Broad-leaved Korean pine forests ...A succession and silviculture model (ZELIG.CBA) for broad-leaved Korean pine forest of Changbai Moutain Area was developed based on the framework of ZELIG model and characteristics of Broad-leaved Korean pine forests of Changbai area. ZELIG.CBA model consists four sub-models: growth model simulating annual increment of individual tree in forest, regeneration model simulating annual establishment of different tree species, mortality model simulating annual agerelated and stress-related morality; and silviculture model simulating the forest response to different silviculture scenario. The validation of the ZELIG.CBA showed that the accuracy of the model for the forest growth was more than 95%. The succession from clear cutting site simulating showed that the ZELIG.CBA model was stable for long term simulation. And selective cutting experiment showed that the optimal scenario for broad-leaved Korean pine forests was removal volume 30% combining with 30a rotation.展开更多
The prime aim of this study was to find a psychological process model of patients with terminally ill in home hospice investigating the contents of a narrative, and the secondary aim was to create a narrative approach...The prime aim of this study was to find a psychological process model of patients with terminally ill in home hospice investigating the contents of a narrative, and the secondary aim was to create a narrative approach program for nurses. Ten patients narrated their thinking or feelings along with some prepared questions in two sessions. Patients’ narrative data were categorized by a qualitative analysis and 34 categories were chosen. They perceived good points in home hospice like “Being able to spend time freely”, “Close relationships with care staffs and strong confidence”, though they perceived trouble points like “Suffering from putting burden on the people around me” or “Worries about economic problems”. They perceived psychological changes through illness like “Having peace of mind and becoming kind” “Desire for a natural death”. Moreover they perceived their life like “Acceptance of one’s life including illness” “My life lived with satisfaction”. They regarded as important things such as “Spending life time usefully” “Feelings of my family members and of those around me”, and as hopes “Hope to leave my living proof” “Living left time to the fullest”. From these categories, we propose an acceptance model of patients’ life and a narrative program for nurses.展开更多
Tropical cyclones (TCs) and storms (TSs) are among the devastating events in the world and southwestern Indian Ocean (SWIO) in particular. The seasonal forecasting TCs and TSs for December to March (DJFM) and November...Tropical cyclones (TCs) and storms (TSs) are among the devastating events in the world and southwestern Indian Ocean (SWIO) in particular. The seasonal forecasting TCs and TSs for December to March (DJFM) and November to May (NM) over SWIO were conducted. Dynamic parameters including vertical wind shear, mean zonal steering wind and vorticity at 850 mb were derived from NOAA (NCEP-NCAR) reanalysis 1 wind fields. Thermodynamic parameters including monthly and daily mean Sea Surface Temperature (SST), Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) and equatorial Standard Oscillation Index (SOI) were used. Three types of Poison regression models (i.e. dynamic, thermodynamic and combined models) were developed and validated using the Leave One Out Cross Validation (LOOCV). Moreover, 2 × 2 square matrix contingency tables for model verification were used. The results revealed that, the observed and cross validated DJFM and NM TCs and TSs strongly correlated with each other (p ≤ 0.02) for all model types, with correlations (r) ranging from 0.62 - 0.86 for TCs and 0.52 - 0.87 for TSs, indicating great association between these variables. Assessment of the model skill for all model types of DJFM and NM TCs and TSs frequency revealed high skill scores ranging from 38% - 70% for TCs and 26% - 72% for TSs frequency, respectively. Moreover, results indicated that the dynamic and combined models had higher skill scores than the thermodynamic models. The DJFM and NM selected predictors explained the TCs and TSs variability by the range of 0.45 - 0.65 and 0.37 - 0.66, respectively. However, verification analysis revealed that all models were adequate for predicting the seasonal TCs and TSs, with high bias values ranging from 0.85 - 0.94. Conclusively, the study calls for more studies in TCs and TSs frequency and strengths for enhancing the performance of the March to May (MAM) and December to October (OND) seasonal rainfalls in the East African (EA) and Tanzania in particular.展开更多
The Information Technology at Home has caught the attention of various industries such as IT,Home Appliances,Communication,and Real Estate.Based on the information technology acceptance theories and family consumption...The Information Technology at Home has caught the attention of various industries such as IT,Home Appliances,Communication,and Real Estate.Based on the information technology acceptance theories and family consumption behaviors theories,this study summarized and analyzed four key belief variables i.e.Perceived Value,Perceived Risk,Perceived Cost and Perceived Ease of Use,which influence the acceptance of home information technology.The study also summaries three groups of external variables.They are social,industrial,and family influence factors.The social influence factors include Subjective Norm;the industry factors include the Unification of Home Information Technological Standards,the Perfection of Home Information Industry Value Chain,and the Competitiveness of Home Information Industry;and the family factors include Family Income,Family Life Cycle and Family Educational Level.The study discusses the relationship among these external variables and cognitive variables.The study provides Home Information Technology Acceptance Model based on the Technology Acceptance Model and the characteristics of home information technology consumption.展开更多
文摘Background:Home advantage(HA) is well documented in a wide range of team sports including association football(soccer).Although much attention has been paid to differences in the overall magnitude of HA between football competitions and across time,few studies have investigated HA at the team level.Methods:A novel method of estimating HA for individual teams,based solely on home performance,was used to compare HA between the highest performing teams and countries in the Union of European Football Associations(UEFA) Champions League over a 10-year period(2003/2004 to 2012/2013).Away disadvantage(AD) was also estimated based on each team's performance away from home.Poisson regression analysis was used to estimate covariate adjusted HA and AD in terms of the percentage of goals scored at home(HA) and conceded away from home(AD).Results:When controlling for differences in team ability,HA did not vary significantly between the 13 selected teams.There was evidence(p < 0.1),however,of between-team variation in AD,ranging from 45%(away advantage) to 68%(away disadvantage).When teams were grouped into the 11 selected countries,both HA and AD varied significantly(p < 0.02) between countries:HA ranged from 52% for Turkish teams to 70%for English teams,while AD ranged from 52%(France) to 67%(Turkey).Conclusion:Differences in style of play and tactical approaches to home and away matches may explain some of the variation in HA and AD between teams from different countries.
文摘A succession and silviculture model (ZELIG.CBA) for broad-leaved Korean pine forest of Changbai Moutain Area was developed based on the framework of ZELIG model and characteristics of Broad-leaved Korean pine forests of Changbai area. ZELIG.CBA model consists four sub-models: growth model simulating annual increment of individual tree in forest, regeneration model simulating annual establishment of different tree species, mortality model simulating annual agerelated and stress-related morality; and silviculture model simulating the forest response to different silviculture scenario. The validation of the ZELIG.CBA showed that the accuracy of the model for the forest growth was more than 95%. The succession from clear cutting site simulating showed that the ZELIG.CBA model was stable for long term simulation. And selective cutting experiment showed that the optimal scenario for broad-leaved Korean pine forests was removal volume 30% combining with 30a rotation.
文摘The prime aim of this study was to find a psychological process model of patients with terminally ill in home hospice investigating the contents of a narrative, and the secondary aim was to create a narrative approach program for nurses. Ten patients narrated their thinking or feelings along with some prepared questions in two sessions. Patients’ narrative data were categorized by a qualitative analysis and 34 categories were chosen. They perceived good points in home hospice like “Being able to spend time freely”, “Close relationships with care staffs and strong confidence”, though they perceived trouble points like “Suffering from putting burden on the people around me” or “Worries about economic problems”. They perceived psychological changes through illness like “Having peace of mind and becoming kind” “Desire for a natural death”. Moreover they perceived their life like “Acceptance of one’s life including illness” “My life lived with satisfaction”. They regarded as important things such as “Spending life time usefully” “Feelings of my family members and of those around me”, and as hopes “Hope to leave my living proof” “Living left time to the fullest”. From these categories, we propose an acceptance model of patients’ life and a narrative program for nurses.
文摘Tropical cyclones (TCs) and storms (TSs) are among the devastating events in the world and southwestern Indian Ocean (SWIO) in particular. The seasonal forecasting TCs and TSs for December to March (DJFM) and November to May (NM) over SWIO were conducted. Dynamic parameters including vertical wind shear, mean zonal steering wind and vorticity at 850 mb were derived from NOAA (NCEP-NCAR) reanalysis 1 wind fields. Thermodynamic parameters including monthly and daily mean Sea Surface Temperature (SST), Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) and equatorial Standard Oscillation Index (SOI) were used. Three types of Poison regression models (i.e. dynamic, thermodynamic and combined models) were developed and validated using the Leave One Out Cross Validation (LOOCV). Moreover, 2 × 2 square matrix contingency tables for model verification were used. The results revealed that, the observed and cross validated DJFM and NM TCs and TSs strongly correlated with each other (p ≤ 0.02) for all model types, with correlations (r) ranging from 0.62 - 0.86 for TCs and 0.52 - 0.87 for TSs, indicating great association between these variables. Assessment of the model skill for all model types of DJFM and NM TCs and TSs frequency revealed high skill scores ranging from 38% - 70% for TCs and 26% - 72% for TSs frequency, respectively. Moreover, results indicated that the dynamic and combined models had higher skill scores than the thermodynamic models. The DJFM and NM selected predictors explained the TCs and TSs variability by the range of 0.45 - 0.65 and 0.37 - 0.66, respectively. However, verification analysis revealed that all models were adequate for predicting the seasonal TCs and TSs, with high bias values ranging from 0.85 - 0.94. Conclusively, the study calls for more studies in TCs and TSs frequency and strengths for enhancing the performance of the March to May (MAM) and December to October (OND) seasonal rainfalls in the East African (EA) and Tanzania in particular.
文摘The Information Technology at Home has caught the attention of various industries such as IT,Home Appliances,Communication,and Real Estate.Based on the information technology acceptance theories and family consumption behaviors theories,this study summarized and analyzed four key belief variables i.e.Perceived Value,Perceived Risk,Perceived Cost and Perceived Ease of Use,which influence the acceptance of home information technology.The study also summaries three groups of external variables.They are social,industrial,and family influence factors.The social influence factors include Subjective Norm;the industry factors include the Unification of Home Information Technological Standards,the Perfection of Home Information Industry Value Chain,and the Competitiveness of Home Information Industry;and the family factors include Family Income,Family Life Cycle and Family Educational Level.The study discusses the relationship among these external variables and cognitive variables.The study provides Home Information Technology Acceptance Model based on the Technology Acceptance Model and the characteristics of home information technology consumption.