Risk-taking path choice behaviors under ATIS in transportation networks with demand uncertainty

A new travel time reliability-based traffic assignment model is proposed to investigate the effects of an advanced transportation information system (ATIS) on drivers' risk-taking path choice behaviours in transportation networks with demand uncertainty. In the model, drivers are divided into two classes. The first class is not equipped with ATIS, while the second class is equipped with ATIS. Different risk-taking path choice behaviours of the two classes are studied, respectively. A corresponding mixed equilibrium traffic assignment model is formulated as a variational inequality problem in terms of path flows, which is solved by a heuristic solution algorithm. Numerical results indicate that the ATIS can influence the drivers' risk-taking path choice behaviours and the total system travel time in transportation networks with demand uncertainty. It is also found that under higher demand levels, the benefits of ATIS for network performance enhancement may be more obvious.

The Connotation and Path Choice of Socialist Core Value System

The socialist core value system(scVs)is a multi-layered systematic logical structure:with Marxism as the backbone which determines the fundamental nature of this value system;the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics as the embodiment of its goals;national spirit and the spirit of the times as its spiritual power;and the concept of honor as its moral foundation.SCVS construction focuss on practice,and its implementation includes the following three aspects;focusing on people's livelitood to increase the attractiveness of sCVs;vigorously developing productivity and expanding the material basis of the guiding functions of SCVS;and establishing an effective mechanism for publicity and education.While practicing SCVs,objective laws need to be followed and public enthusiasm need to be mobilized,path choice for development subjects and objective practice need to be highlighted,and policy system need to be improved gradually in practice,so that a linkage mechanism for all people to participate can be formed.

Influencing Factors and Path Choice of Rebuilding Rural Financial Supervision System

The necessity of rebuilding Chinese rural financial supervision system is expounded. Rebuilding rural financial supervision system is conducive to normalizing rural financial order and forming the benign competitive situation; to clarifying the role played by rural financial organization and providing better financial services for "three agriculture";to forming safe rural financial environment to promote the development of rural economy and national economy. The restricting factors of rebuilding Chinese rural financial supervision system are analyzed. The major reasons are that rural financial legislation is relatively backward and the supervision department lacks the necessary legal basis. The administrative supervision is insufficient, which lead to the mal-position, administrative offside and vacancy of rural financial supervision;rural financial organization mechanism is unreasonable and the internal supervision mechanism is relatively bad;supervision organization of rural financial industry is imperfect and the function is imperfect; public's supervision awareness is weak and social supervision mechanism develops slowly. The paths for rebuilding Chinese rural financial supervision system are put forward including accelerating rural financial legislation to provide perfect legal evidence for rural financial supervision system; clarifying the position on governmental functions and fully displaying the leading role of rural financial supervision; establishing specialized rural financial supervision organization to perfect its supervision functions; vigorously cultivating people's supervision awareness to promote the development of social supervision mechanism.

Multi-case Study of Entrepreneurial Path Choice: Based on the Job Embeddedness of Tech-entrepreneur

This study analyzes opportunity recognition and development from the perspective of job embeddedness based on entrepreneurial action of tech-entrepreneur. The impact of job embeddedness to entrepreneurial path choice of tech-entrepreneur is tested by multi-case study. This paper also provides theoretic evidence to enhance the possibility of success of start-ups for entrepreneurs.

Research on the path of the bureaucracy in the modern university management

The theory of Webb＇s ideal type of the bureaucratic organization contains the abundant management thoughts, and it has been widely used for its rationality since was put forward. The modem universities are the formal social organizations, and that the universities implement the bureaucratic administration has its own rationality which is not negligible. However, the universities are the academic organizations, and their intrinsic attributes, that is, the ambiguity of their goals, the diversified values, and the uncertainty of the processes of their activities and the effects, result in the inevitable limitations in the bureaucratic administration of the universities. Therefore, the improvement of the university bureaucratic administration systems should be implemented based on the inherent logic of the universities.

Rural Collective Construction Land Transfer Based on Stakeholder Analysis

In order to establish a unified construction land market, it is necessary to choose a rational pathway for the market transfer of Rural Collective Construction Land （RCCL） in China. This paper focuses on different methods of RCCL transfer based on stakeholder analysis and three case studies including models from Guangdong, Wuhu and Chongqing. The main finding is that all three models improved resource allocation efficiency and intensive utilization of RCCL through land and capital transfer. Each model built different interest coordination mechanisms among stakeholders, suited to different regions and cases. The Guangdong model is suitable for an economically developed region. The Wuhu model is suitable for developing regions in central China while western underdeveloped regions in China can adopt the Chongqing model. The policy implication is that better policy making for the promotion of RCCL transfer in China should consider regional characteristics as well as the economic development context.

Wayfinding design in transportation architecture-are saliency models or designer visual attention a good predictor of passenger visual attention?

In transportation architecture,wayfinding quality is a crucial factor for determining transfer efficiency and level of service.When developing architectural design concepts,designers often employ their visual attention to imagine where passengers will look.A saliency model is a software program that can predict human visual attention.This research examined whether a saliency model or designer visual attention is a good predictor of passenger visual attention during wayfinding in side transportation architecture.Using a remote eye-tracking system,the eye-movements of 29 participants watching 100 still images depicting different indoor seenes of transportation architecture were recorded and transformed into saliency maps to illustrate participants'visual attention.Participants were categorized as either"designers"or"laypeople"based on their architectural design expertise.Similarities were compared among the"designers'"visual attention,saliency model predictions,and"laypeople's"visual attention.The results showed that while the"designers'"visual attention was the best predictor of that of"laypeople",followed by saliency models,a single desig ner's visual attend on was not a good predictor.The divergence in visual attention highlights the limitation of designers in predicting passenger wayfinding behavior and implies that integrating a saliency model in practice can be beneficial for wayfinding design.