Diverging meanings of development among architects and three other professional groups

Previous research has shown that designers' and architects' evaluations of visual stimuli, and of urban and rural environments are not necessarily shared by non-designers and non-architects. Such conclusions may be biased by instrumentation and methodological problems, namely, previous instruments often require verbal responses about stimuli. Hence, non-designers and non-architects may be less capable in expressing themselves, but perceive the same things as the professionals. Another problem stems from professionals who have a narrow range of traits being compared with a general population that has a broader range of traits and therefore has greater within-group variance. This study presents an instrument and a methodology for dealing with these problems in addition to examining the perceptual orientations of architects in comparison to three other professions. Results indicate that architects varied from the other professional groups in their quantitative judgments of the habitats studied but not from all groups in their qualitative judgments. Hence, architects may be a distinct professional culture for some design variables only.     

How do significant others influence our driving? A descriptive study of ego–alter dyads in a college population

Objectives: The purpose of this investigation was to describe the mutual influences between drivers and their significant others in a sample of college students, using a social network perspective.

Methods: A web-based survey was made of 65 dyads of drivers and their significant others, in order to examine areas of mutual influence concerning driving. Measures were taken of their frequency of risky driving, including how often they drive, talk on the cell phone, or text with each other while driving. They were also asked whether they have influenced or been influenced by each other to drive safer or in a more risky manner.

Results: The dyads were very similar in how frequently they drive as well as talk to each other on the phone while driving. However, they were unlikely to feel that their driving was influenced by each other, with only 17% of the drivers and 19% of the significant others saying that they have been overtly influenced by (or have influenced) each other's driving behavior often or most of the time. Yet, most (67.7% and 72.1%) said they have ever encouraged or been encouraged by each other to drive more safely, mainly by being told to reduce their speed. In both sets of drivers in these dyads, talking to and texting their significant other while driving was related to risky driving.

Conclusions: These findings suggest that a similarity exits in the driving patterns of young drivers and their significant others, especially concerning talking to each other on the phone while driving. The largest degree of overt social influence appears to center around avoidance of behaviors perceived to be associated with getting a traffic citation. Implications for safety campaign development and future research are presented.     

三种用水管理制度下的高校学生用水调查与分析

通过在全国范围内26所高校(包括41个校区)用水管理制度和在校学生用水情况的问卷调查,针对目前高校现行的3种用水管理制度,利用Pearson相关系数及相关性检验的方法比较分析了学生个人或寝室的用水量及用水效率的差异,并探讨了不同用水管理制度对于培养学生树立良好的节水意识和用水习惯的效果。计算结果表明,无需缴纳水费的用水管理制度所产生的人均耗水量最大;而给予一定补贴,超额后需缴费的用水管理制度最能为广大学生所接受,且节水效果相对最好。在此基础上,还提出了改善用水管理制度和促进学生提高节水意识、实现高效节约用水的建议。     

实用修辞与课堂教学

文章分析了"实用修辞课"的教学现状,关键在于观念的转变、认识到位。对"实用修辞课"教学的认识定位要从"可有可无"转向"大有可用";针对大学实用汉语修辞课的教学目的、内容和方法提出了理论和实用的依据。     

Do the designated drivers of college students stay sober?

PROBLEM: By numerous accounts, alcohol abuse is considered the number one drug problem facing young people today. Alcohol consumption and its negative consequences, especially those due to drinking and driving, continue to have devastating effects on the college student population. METHOD: This field study examined the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels of male and female designated drivers (DD), non-DD, and their respective passengers as they were leaving drinking establishments in a university town. Also investigated were the effects of group size and gender on DD use. RESULTS: A 2 Gender x 2 Driver type (DD vs. non-DD) analysis of variance (ANOVA) for BAC indicated significant main effects for Gender and Driver type, with higher BAC for men and non-DD (p's<.001). A significant Gender x Driver type interaction (p<.05) was primarily due to female DD having lower BAC than male DD. In addition, larger groups were more likely to have a DD. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: Results indicate that the success of DD programs may be influenced by group size and a DD's gender. While larger groups are more likely to have a DD, students riding home with a male DD may still be at risk for the negative consequences of drunk driving.     

安技人员工作职能转变与安全工程本科专业知识结构改革

笔者阐述了企业安技人员的工作职能已发生转变的背景和原因 ,由原来“直接实施安全”转变为“间接实施安全” ;而负有为企业培养安技人员职责的高等院校 ,其安全工程本科专业的知识结构须作相应改革 ,从“系统安全”型的“拼盘式”知识结构转变到“安全系统”型的“有机”知识结构 ;通过深入研讨和分析后 ,笔者认为 ,推动和加速安技人员在企业安全生产管理工作中的职能及其转变 ,并实现安全工程本科专业知识结构的改革 ,对提高我国企业整体安全生产管理水平有着重要意义     

高校师德建设浅析

师德建设是高校精神文明建设的重要组成部分。本文针对当前高校师资队伍建设中的不足,论述了师德建设的重要性,阐明了高校教师应具备的思想道德素质。     

新时期高校实验室安全管理的分析与思考

高校实验室是进行实验教学和开展科学研究的重要基地,是理论联系实际,人才培养和科技创新的必备场所。实验室的安全对高校乃至全社会的安全和稳定都至关重要。笔者分析了新时期高校实验室安全管理的现状、特点以及存在的问题;对高校实验室的安全、环保管理发表了自己的见解,提出了“以人为本”、“安全第一,预防为主”,“依法整治”的观点,它是建设和管理高校实验室的基本思路,也是实现高校实验室安全的基本原则;同时调强了保护教师和学生的实验室安全与健康,不仅仅是实验室的安全问题,也是校园安全管理工作的重要组成部分。     

The influence of race and gender on perceptions of community impact

Since 1968, research in public transportation planning has included an increasing number of analyses of the perceptions and attitudes of people who use and live in proximity to the systems (Nash and Hille 1968, McMillan et al. 1969, Wachs 1976). The results of the study reported here suggest that race and gender may explain more about attitudes toward the community impact of a transit system than do the levels of user satisfaction with the system. The implication for future research in this area is that surveys employing “satisfaction” and “importance” as indicators may not be using appropriate indices of evaluation. This study reports the results of a 1980 attitude survey of the perceptions of black and white men and women living within a two-block corridor along the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) east line in Atlanta, Georgia. The research supports the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Transit Impact Monitoring Program (TIMP). The survey used a stratified random sample technique to identify 100 households in which in-home interviews were subsequently conducted. A further stratified sampling procedure designated the gender and age of persons to be interviewed. The analysis included the isolation of responses by gender and race and used the chi-square statistic at the 0.05 significance level. The results identity differences in responses of males and females, blacks and whites.     

试行高校学生体质健康标准的情况分析

本文通过对我校试行高等学校《学生体质健康标准》,对04级827人的身高体重指数、分数、耐力指数、握力指数等测试结果进行统计学分析和总结评价,从而得出了对《学生体质健康标准》的几点初步认识。