New Institutional Mechanism in China Facilitating the Global Sustainability——Environment to Be Counted in Officials' Performance Rating

Having argued the importance of China's sustainable development in global sustainability, the authors review the achievements of China in sustainable development, especially its institutional construction. Environment to be counted in official's political performance rating system is thought of as a new institutional mechanism in China facilitating its sustainable development and then global sustainability. Then its significance is narrated and visions in future are envisioned. In the end, certain concrete suggestions for the rating system are given in a practical way.

Announcement of the 6th FOSECO Cup Excellent Foundry Papers of Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (2003)

In order to encourage the foundry science and technology staff of our country to actively participate in the foundry academic activities, and in order to promote the development of China foundry technology and the improvement of China foundry academic levels, the second stage work (final judgement) of the 6th FOSECO Cup Excellent Foundry Papers organized by Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (FICMES) was carried out in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on May 17-20, 2004. Two gold award papers and 10 silver award papers were awarded, and the other 34 papers recommended into the final judgement were nominated as excellent papers.

MAXIMUM PRINCIPLES FOR GENERALIZED SOLUTIONS OF QUASI-LINEAR ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS

Under the assumption that the growth order of the free term to satisfy the natural growth condition with respect to gradient of the generalized solutions, the maximum principle is proved for the bounded generalized solution of quasi_linear elliptic equations.

Role of NGOs in the National Significant Seismic Monitoring and Protection Regions

In this paper,we analyzed the One Foundations relief and reconstruction activities after the Yaan earthquake.The analysis shows that the participation of NGOs in disaster relief activities has undergone different stages.In the Jiujiang earthquake,NGOs participation was in the rudimentary stage.In the Wenchuan earthquake,they became one of the active participants.In the Yaan earthquake,they played an active role through a cooperation mechanism.That means NGOs have had the capability of resource mobilization and cooperation with them will improve disaster management capacities,especially in the national significant seismic monitoring and protection regions.

INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS: GIVING FULL PLAY OF ITS MULTIDISCIPLINARY NATURE

The CAS Institute of Mechanics is a multi-disci-plinary research institution, with applied mechanics as its main body. In this respect, it has achieved great success in basic research, development research and hi-tech production work, which are considered as three mainstay fields, because the institute sticks to the line of "taking national economic development as the goal, high-level research and advanced scientific and technical achievements as the target." In recent years, the general planning of the research and development work at the Institute of Mechanics has focused on the goal of promoting economic and social development in China.

Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics and Physics of CAS

Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics, and Physics (CIOMP) of CAS was established in Changchun, Jilin Province, on July 5, 1999 on the basis of consolidation of two former CAS institutes: Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, and Changchun Institute of Physics. The institute is an experimental unit of CAS Knowledge Innovation Program (KIP).

On the inherent mechanism of emancipation of the mind

At present, emancipating the mind has changed from a significant movement of ideological and theoretical reform initiated at a special historical moment in human society to an inherent requirement and organic constituent of social development that has been regularized, universalized, routinized and normalized. It is the condensed embodiment of the tension and conflict between the determinate and the creative, the natural and the transcendental in the structure of human existence. Its dynamic and constraining mechanisms are specifically manifested as the tension and conflict between innovative and conservative ideas, open and closed ways of thinking, and modern and traditional cultural patterns. In the course of a new emancipation of our thinking, we should not only actively promote specific emancipation of the mind on every level and in every sphere, but also highlight the establishment of mechanisms and institutions for such emancipation, and especially the formation of a mechanism for cultural innovation. We must create an institutional culture that respects different ideas; establish a mindset that is open, tolerant, creative and cherishes difference; and cultivate a cultural model that respects individuality and innovation.

RECENT PROGRESS IN CAVITATION RESEARCH IN THE INSTITUTE OF HIGH SPEED MECHANICS TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Recent activities on cavitation research in the Institute of High Speed Mechanics,Tohoku University,Japan are reviewed.Firstly,our recent research project on cavitation occurrence in various liquids other than water is explained in relation to the thermodynamic and gas content effects.Secondly,study on cavitation damage is introduced.In this field,the mechanism of a single bubble collapse near solid wall and the related pit formation in soft test materials have been investigated.Also,the effects of fluid properties on the cavitation damage are clarified.Finally,a special study on shock wave propagating through gas- liquid two-phase magnetic fluid is explained to extend further developments of cavitation research.