286 research outputs found
The political role of the people's liberation army 1949-1973
Get PDFThis thesis is to study the political role of the People's Liberation Army from the approach of structure and function. The framework of the thesis consists of three major parts, first, the influence of Chinese traditional political culture on, and the formation of, the political role of the PL A; second, the influence of domestic political struggles and external military conflicts on the development of the political role of the PLA; and the third, the analysis of the transition of the PLA's political role from the structure and personnel arrangements of the CCPCC Within the above-mentioned three scopes, this thesis make a thorough discussion on the following: (1) The relationship between the structure of the PRC and the formation of the PLA's political role; (2) How has ideology influenced the army's political role; (3) What is Mao's viewpoint and his influence on the development of the army's political role; (4) What is the link between the army and the party, and how has this developed; (6) What accounts for the expansion of the PLA's political functions; (7) What is the influence of political factional struggles on the PLA's political role; (8) Is it political institution or military institution that controls the recruitment of the military elite; (9) What are the disparities between the military elite in handling international conflicts and what are their political considerations; (10) What is the Party's position in the army; (11) How have the Party’s important meetings and personnel arrangements influenced the rise and fall of the PLA's political role
Rethinking Import-substituting Industrialization: Development Strategies and Institutions in Taiwan and China
Get PDFimport-substituting industrialization, export-oriented industrialization, development strategies, institutions
A novel fault location algorithm for multi-terminal lines using phasor measurement units
No full textEnhanced primary production in the oligotrophic South China Sea by eddy injection in spring
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Contemporary Chinese Migration : Exploring the experiences of Middle-Class Chinese families living in England in the Early 21st Century
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Predicting Clinically Significant Changes in Motor and Functional Outcomes After Robot-Assisted Stroke Rehabilitation
No full textObjective: To investigate the predictors of minimal clinically important changes on outcome measures after robot-assisted therapy (RT). ;Design: Observational cohort study. ;Setting: Outpatient rehabilitation clinics. ;Participants: A cohort of outpatients with stroke (N=55). ;Interventions: Patients with stroke received RT for 90 to 105min/d, 5d/wk, for 4 weeks. ;Main Outcome Measures: Outcome measures, including the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and Motor Activity Log (MAL), were measured before and after the intervention. Potential predictors include age, sex, side of lesion, time since stroke onset, finger extension, Box and Block Test (BBT) score, and FMA distal score. ;Results: Statistical analysis showed that the BBT score (odds ratio[OR]=1.06; P=.04) was a significant predictor of clinically important changes in the FMA. Being a woman (OR=3.9; P=.05) and BBT score (OR=1.07; P=.02) were the 2 significant predictors of clinically significant changes in the MAL amount of use subscale. The BBT score was the significant predictor of an increased probability of achieving clinically important changes in the MAL quality of movement subscale (OR=-1.07; P=.02). The R-2 values for the 3 logistic regression models were low (.114.272). ;Conclusions: The results revealed that patients with stroke who had greater manual dexterity measured by the BBT appear to have a higher probability of achieving clinically significant motor and functional outcomes after RT. Further studies are needed to evaluate other potential predictors to improve the models and validate the findings. (C) 2014 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicin
The Expropriation Interests of Controlling Shareholders : Evidence from Privately Listed Chinese Firms
No full textTo study corporate cash holding, I construct a framework analysis of the liquid asset preferences of the controlling shareholders and show that privately listed firms with controlling shareholders whose control is more separated from ownership were likely to slightly underinvest during the 2008 to 2014 period. The findings are as follows: Outside investor protection reduces that controlling shareholders will embezzle cash in a sample of underinvestment, and excess control rights also decrease that controlling shareholders embezzle cash in a sample of underinvestment which firms with high cash flow rights of the controlling shareholders. Further, privately listed firms with excess control rights will reduce their corporate cash holding. The firm manager investment existing assets in place, and financial assets investment. In terms of firm value, a firm with control rights will reduce firm value in the sample of underinvestment. Additionally, promoting cash holding in privately listed firms with excess control rights will lower firm value. In short, the controlling shareholders uses embezzlement funds through underinvestment and asset transfer to achieve the expropriation interests of minority shareholders in sample of underinvestment
Law, foreign direct investment and economic development in Taiwan
Get PDFThis research looks at the legal regime governing foreign direct investment
(FDI) in Taiwan, and at the interaction between the Government's economic
policies, legal reform and FDI in the economic development of Taiwan. The
research for this thesis is focused on the period of 1945 to the present; however, a
study of the pre-1945 period is provided as a basis for analysing the post-1945
developments. There are three principal aims of this thesis. First, the thesis is
designed to illustrate how the economic success of Taiwan challenges traditional
views put forward in development theories and in law and development theories, in
particular. Secondly, the thesis considers the role of law in the development
process. By examining the evolution and operation of the FDI legal regime in
Taiwan in its economic, social, political and historical context, this research
suggests that the role of law is as a 'doorkeeper' for a country's development. If
consistent with a public-interest-oriented economic policy, an appropriate and wellconsidered
legal regime can help a country's development without risking its
economic sovereignty. Finally, this thesis examines Taiwan's current FDI regime
for its appropriateness. Using international law as a reference-point, a detailed
analysis is made of Taiwan's current FDI laws. The thesis suggests that certain of
these laws are out of date and that further legal reform is required.
The thesis concludes by slightly modifying the developmental model for law
and FDI which is put forward in Chapter 1, in order to emphasise the important role
of government economic policy in Taiwan's development. It is submitted that the
Government's choice of development strategy in each of Taiwan's different
development phases has been crucial to Taiwan's success. The thesis also
concludes that an appropriate legal regime remains important for a country's
development regardless of its development status
[[alternative]]Effects of eight weeks plyometric training on jumping performance in junior basketball players
No full text[[abstract]]The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks plyometric
training on jumping performance in junior basketball players. Twenty male junior
basketball players were using the random distribution to divide into treatment group and
control group. Finally, 16 subjects (age 16.88+0.65 yrs; height 178.96+6.05 cm; weight
68.49+7.28 kg) finished this experiment. Each group had 8 subjects, they were tested by
the KISTLER 9290 force platform to measure their jumping performance. The test
consisted of squat jump (SJ), counter movement jump (CMJ)、five times of continuous
jump and continuing jump until fatigue. The force platform’s sampling frequency was
500 HZ. After treatment, analyzed the vertical ground reaction force and related
parameters. Multivariate ANOVA was performed with two independent variables of
group (control and treatment) and test occasion (pre- and post-training period). The
results revealed that:
(1) After the training, on the SJ jumping performance parameter (p<.05), the
significant difference between the two groups was the optimum flight height
increasing 8.44 cm, the maximal power increased 8.32W/kg and the average
power increased 4.45W/kg, which ranges increased 21.28%, 16.73% and 20.80%.
And the parameter related to the power, the significant differences between two
groups were the maximal velocity (+7.18%) and the rate of force development
(RFD) (+27.03%).
(2) After the training, on the CMJ jumping performance parameter(p<.05), the
significant difference between the two groups was the optimum flight height
increasing 6.86 cm, which is increased 11.07%. And the parameter related to the
power, the significant difference between the two groups was the velocity
increasing 5.15%(p<.05). But the treatment group did have the significant
progress from beginning to end, which included the maximal power increased
5.54 W/kg, the average power increased 2.88W/kg and the preparative time of
squat decreased 59ms(p<.05).
(3) After the training, the treatment group did have the significant progress on the
CMJ jumping performance parameter(p < .05), which included the jumping
frequency increased 2.18 times, the average jump height increased 2.07 cm, the
average power increased 2.18W/kg and the power average fatigue index decreased;
the significant difference between two groups was the average jump height
(+6.91%).
The results revealed that the combination of eight weeks plyometric training with
weight did have significant improvement on jumping performance in subjects, either on
the SJ or on the CMJ. Moreover, by way of the progress step by step loading training
model, it will have an obvious effect during eight weeks. It is a safe and efficient
training, and it also can avoid injuring players.
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