This paper examines the role and effectiveness of locacal institutions in the management of forest biodiversity in New Dabaga-Ulongambi Forest Reserve, Tanzania. Data were obtained through questionnaires, interviews, ...This paper examines the role and effectiveness of locacal institutions in the management of forest biodiversity in New Dabaga-Ulongambi Forest Reserve, Tanzania. Data were obtained through questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions, participatory rural appraisal and field observations. The study revealed that the most remarkable local institutions connected to forest biodiversity management include: Village Natural Resources Man- agement Committee (92%), tree nursery group (79.4%), beekeep- ing groups (61.1%), fish fanning (43.3%), livestock rearing group (33.9%). Main activities carried out by local institutions which directly contribute to the sustainability Of forest reserve include: forest patrols, fire extinguish, preparation of fire breaks, plant- ing of trees along the forest boundaries, creation of awareness, arresting of forest defaulters, participation in income generation activities. For the purpose of realization that local communities are capable of managing forest biodiversity through their traditional institutions, the policy should provide tangible opportunity for local communities to meet their needs as they manage the forests.展开更多
The goal of the study was the development of a system to monitor the members of supervisory and management boards. The system currently covers 8,454 joint stock companies registered in Poland. The main purpose of the ...The goal of the study was the development of a system to monitor the members of supervisory and management boards. The system currently covers 8,454 joint stock companies registered in Poland. The main purpose of the system is to monitor every change in the composition of every board of every joint stock company, from March 2001 up to the present, and it is updated every month. This system, however, also enables us to confirm some of the theories from the field of corporate governance. A generation change has been identified in the boards of the joint stock companies which were examined. Women constitute a large, and continuously increasing, section of the board members. The number of family companies, and of family involvement in boards, is still increasing. Board members of financial institutions (and not just of banks) possess significantly more directorates than board members of non-financial institutions. The number of interlocking directorates is positively linked to the macroeconomic development indicator of the total investment as percentage of GDP for Poland.展开更多
Nowadays, many countries and regions use the human resources development as the major approach in holding the initiative in competition. The Baotou Rare Earth High-tech Area implements the strategies for revitalizing ...Nowadays, many countries and regions use the human resources development as the major approach in holding the initiative in competition. The Baotou Rare Earth High-tech Area implements the strategies for revitalizing the area through establishing science and education learning organization and developing the entire learning in Management Committee. In accordance with the fundamental of mathematics "The arithmetical mean is equal to or larger than its geometric mean to any positive real number", it submits "the theoretical model of proportional development advantage of the same element in the same level" in order to solve "the problem that a few people behind in the department block the development of the High-tech Area", realize every member's common progress and each department's proportional development, and finally make the effect of Rare Earth High-tech maximum by strengthening team cooperation and producing a multiplier effect.展开更多
The setting-up of the Malaysian Audit Oversight Board (AOB) in 2010 under the Securities Commission Amendment Act 2010 has extended the role of regulators into the statutory audit domain for public listed companies....The setting-up of the Malaysian Audit Oversight Board (AOB) in 2010 under the Securities Commission Amendment Act 2010 has extended the role of regulators into the statutory audit domain for public listed companies. Although the auditing profession in Malaysia has International Auditing Standards as prescribed minimum level of quality in the delivery of audit assurance services, self-regulation by the profession alone appears inadequate to ensure the delivery of quality audit services. With co-regulation, auditors now are monitored not just by the profession but also by a new statutory body with considerable regulatory powers to sanction auditors where quality of the audit process has been found wanting. This study solicits the opinions of auditors on their expectations of what the new regulator can achieve. Based on interviews with a sample of 30 auditors, the study finds that the majority believe that audit quality will be taken to a new level following AOB's remit of registration of auditors, compliance inspection with International Standard on Quality Control (ISQC), monitoring of financial statement quality, and its power of sanctions. A review of AOB's early years' inspection confirms these expectations.展开更多
Multiple unmanned air vehicles(UAVs)/unmanned ground vehicles(UGVs) heterogeneous cooperation provides a new breakthrough for the effective application of UAV and UGV.On the basis of introduction of UAV/UGV mathematic...Multiple unmanned air vehicles(UAVs)/unmanned ground vehicles(UGVs) heterogeneous cooperation provides a new breakthrough for the effective application of UAV and UGV.On the basis of introduction of UAV/UGV mathematical model,the characteristics of heterogeneous flocking is analyzed in detail.Two key issues are considered in multi-UGV subgroups,which are Reynolds Rule and Virtual Leader(VL).Receding Horizon Control(RHC) with Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO) is proposed for multiple UGVs flocking,and velocity vector control approach is adopted for multiple UAVs flocking.Then,multiple UAVs and UGVs heterogeneous tracking can be achieved by these two approaches.The feasibility and effectiveness of our proposed method are verified by comparative experiments with artificial potential field method.展开更多
Since retiring from the vice presidency of the China International Publishing Group two years ago,Huang Youyi,a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference,China’s top ...Since retiring from the vice presidency of the China International Publishing Group two years ago,Huang Youyi,a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference,China’s top political advisory body,has had more time to travel around the world and present China to the international community.展开更多
基金TAFORI and Forestry and Beekeeping Division through Participatory Forest Management (PFM)grant for funding this study
文摘This paper examines the role and effectiveness of locacal institutions in the management of forest biodiversity in New Dabaga-Ulongambi Forest Reserve, Tanzania. Data were obtained through questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions, participatory rural appraisal and field observations. The study revealed that the most remarkable local institutions connected to forest biodiversity management include: Village Natural Resources Man- agement Committee (92%), tree nursery group (79.4%), beekeep- ing groups (61.1%), fish fanning (43.3%), livestock rearing group (33.9%). Main activities carried out by local institutions which directly contribute to the sustainability Of forest reserve include: forest patrols, fire extinguish, preparation of fire breaks, plant- ing of trees along the forest boundaries, creation of awareness, arresting of forest defaulters, participation in income generation activities. For the purpose of realization that local communities are capable of managing forest biodiversity through their traditional institutions, the policy should provide tangible opportunity for local communities to meet their needs as they manage the forests.
文摘The goal of the study was the development of a system to monitor the members of supervisory and management boards. The system currently covers 8,454 joint stock companies registered in Poland. The main purpose of the system is to monitor every change in the composition of every board of every joint stock company, from March 2001 up to the present, and it is updated every month. This system, however, also enables us to confirm some of the theories from the field of corporate governance. A generation change has been identified in the boards of the joint stock companies which were examined. Women constitute a large, and continuously increasing, section of the board members. The number of family companies, and of family involvement in boards, is still increasing. Board members of financial institutions (and not just of banks) possess significantly more directorates than board members of non-financial institutions. The number of interlocking directorates is positively linked to the macroeconomic development indicator of the total investment as percentage of GDP for Poland.
文摘Nowadays, many countries and regions use the human resources development as the major approach in holding the initiative in competition. The Baotou Rare Earth High-tech Area implements the strategies for revitalizing the area through establishing science and education learning organization and developing the entire learning in Management Committee. In accordance with the fundamental of mathematics "The arithmetical mean is equal to or larger than its geometric mean to any positive real number", it submits "the theoretical model of proportional development advantage of the same element in the same level" in order to solve "the problem that a few people behind in the department block the development of the High-tech Area", realize every member's common progress and each department's proportional development, and finally make the effect of Rare Earth High-tech maximum by strengthening team cooperation and producing a multiplier effect.
文摘The setting-up of the Malaysian Audit Oversight Board (AOB) in 2010 under the Securities Commission Amendment Act 2010 has extended the role of regulators into the statutory audit domain for public listed companies. Although the auditing profession in Malaysia has International Auditing Standards as prescribed minimum level of quality in the delivery of audit assurance services, self-regulation by the profession alone appears inadequate to ensure the delivery of quality audit services. With co-regulation, auditors now are monitored not just by the profession but also by a new statutory body with considerable regulatory powers to sanction auditors where quality of the audit process has been found wanting. This study solicits the opinions of auditors on their expectations of what the new regulator can achieve. Based on interviews with a sample of 30 auditors, the study finds that the majority believe that audit quality will be taken to a new level following AOB's remit of registration of auditors, compliance inspection with International Standard on Quality Control (ISQC), monitoring of financial statement quality, and its power of sanctions. A review of AOB's early years' inspection confirms these expectations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60975072 and 60604009)Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 2008ZC01006)+4 种基金Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China (Grant No. NCET-10-0021)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Grant No. YWF-10-01-A18)Beijing NOVA Program Foundation (Grant No. 2007A017)open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and SystemsOpen Fund of the Provincial Key Laboratory for Information Processing Technology, Suzhou University, China (Grant No. KJS1020)
文摘Multiple unmanned air vehicles(UAVs)/unmanned ground vehicles(UGVs) heterogeneous cooperation provides a new breakthrough for the effective application of UAV and UGV.On the basis of introduction of UAV/UGV mathematical model,the characteristics of heterogeneous flocking is analyzed in detail.Two key issues are considered in multi-UGV subgroups,which are Reynolds Rule and Virtual Leader(VL).Receding Horizon Control(RHC) with Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO) is proposed for multiple UGVs flocking,and velocity vector control approach is adopted for multiple UAVs flocking.Then,multiple UAVs and UGVs heterogeneous tracking can be achieved by these two approaches.The feasibility and effectiveness of our proposed method are verified by comparative experiments with artificial potential field method.
文摘Since retiring from the vice presidency of the China International Publishing Group two years ago,Huang Youyi,a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference,China’s top political advisory body,has had more time to travel around the world and present China to the international community.