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Dynamical Properties of a Binary Mixture of Spin-1 BEC
No full textChan, Hon Ming.Thesis M.Phil. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2016.Includes bibliographical references (leaves ).Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on …)
Safety management in repair, maintenance, minor alteration and addition works : a knowledge management perspective
No full textAuthor name used in this manuscript: Carol. K. H. Hon2013-2014 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishedGreen (AAM
The reading of Newton in the early eighteenth century : Tories and Newtonianism
No full textThis dissertation examines Tory High-Church and Jacobite Episcopalian responses to Newton in early eighteenth century England and Scotland, providing a systematic analysis of the relationship between Newtonian natural philosophy, politics and religion from a Tory High-Church perspective. I argue that historical understanding of the linkages between political/ religious groups and Newtonian
natural philosophy in the early eighteenth century can be improved by extending current historical debate beyond existing scholarship on the politics of Newtonianism - scholarship which has sought to establish a close relationship between Whigs, Latitudinarians and support for Newton. Instead of assuming a fixed association between political and religious groups and support for Newton,
this thesis illustrates the multi-faceted nature of Newtonianism and the diverse political and religious uses to which Newtonian natural philosophy could be put. Tories and Jacobites frequently used Newton's science in political and religious debate to defend Tory High-Anglicanism and Scottish Episcopalianism, in spite of the numerous examples of Tory High-Church natural philosophers who saw Newton and his followers as exponents for radical Whiggery and heterodox thought, especially anti-Trinitarianism. This thesis seeks to understand how and why Tories and Jacobites had these various and often conflicting opinions of
Newton. By doing so more complex and thorough knowledge of the support and opposition to Newton during this period can be gained, along with a better historical understanding of the triumph of Newtonian natural philosophy over rival philosophical systems
Factors affecting the volunteer enlisted soldiers on recruiting and retention policy
No full text中文摘要 隨著社會發展需求，政黨競選政見的落實與立法院的修法，台灣兵役制度從「徵兵制」、「徵募併行」，到朝向「募兵制」法制化的發展後，以招募志願士兵為基層兵力為主的兵役制度已成為事實。惟，針對招募志願士兵的成效、志願士兵留營問題，目前仍充滿著不確定變因存在。 基於上述背景，本文對於現行影響志願士兵招募變因，及政府因應募兵問題，提出改善志願士兵招募及留營政策措施之成效，認為有進一步探討與研究之必要。因此，在整理及分析有關台灣兵役制度發展、志願士兵招募與留營等相關文獻後，利用「深度訪談法」與「焦點團體法」，分別蒐集曾擔任管理志願士兵之軍官幹部，及曾任志願士兵者，提出對影響志願士兵招募與留營因素的看法。 本研究發現，影響志願士兵招募因素，分別以：「待遇」、「招募方式」、「招募管道」及「政府態度」為主要因素。而在招募成效方面，除軍方本身文宣與招募人員主動出擊外，尚包括來自鄰里、親朋好友間對從軍口碑的傳播。在招募方式方面，除傳統文宣外，必須思考在面對數位匯流之趨勢時，是否應利用網路傳播的「觸媒」，擴增招募宣傳的「觸角」，是受訪對象認為有必要思考的方向。另，「政府態度」亦為影響志願士兵招募成效主因。 在影響志願士兵留營因素方面，當服兵役從義務成為自由選擇的職業後，服役職場的「自由」、「勤務」、「壓力」、「尊嚴」與「軍人地位」、「升遷」及「與民間專長接軌」問題。在在都是影響志願士兵留營的主因。 關鍵詞：兵役制度、志願士兵、招募行為、留營因素Summary The military service system in Taiwan which is mainly focusing on recruiting enlisted soldiers from the basic level has reformed from “mandatory military service,” “both conscription and voluntarism,” toward the legalization of “voluntarism” foundation since the demands from society, the implementation of politicians’ manifestos, and the amendments of Military Service Act in Legislative Yuan took place. In response to, however, the effectiveness of volunteer enlisted soldiers’ recruiting and retention, the uncertain hurdles remain to be overcome. The author considered it worthy of further discussion and research in this background; accordingly, the thesis primarily pinpoints to what sort of factors affect the willingness of enlisted soldiers to join the military and how the government make the recruiting and retention policy better. Therefore, after organizing and analyzing not only the evolution of Taiwan military service system but the related research of recruiting and retention, the author coordinated and invited the commission officers with the experience of leadership and the enlisted soldiers to seek their opinions on this point by “in-depth interview” and “focus group” methods. This research finds out the factors affecting the recruitment of volunteer enlisted soldiers, including remunerations, recruiting methods and channels, and the determination of the government. With regard to the effectiveness of recruitment, the slogan “join the military” would be disseminated around every corner in spite of the original promotion from military recruiters and publicity. According to the interviewer’s opinions, they noted whether or not expanding a new path of publicity by making most of social media on the Internet is inevitably essential in this digitized era; on top of that, the government attitude matters in the whole spectrum as well. In light of affecting the soldiers’ willingness of retention, the factors, including freedom, duty, pressure, respect, military status, promotion, and seamless link-up with civilian specialties would play an important role from the very beginning of the mandatory military service. Key words: Military Service System;Volunteer Enlisted Soldiers;Recruiting and Retentio
PROJECT FINANCE SECURITIZATION IN SINGAPORE
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Determining safety climate factors in the repair, maintenance, minor alteration, and addition sector of Hong Kong
No full textAuthor name used in this manuscript: Carol K. H. HonAuthor name used in this manuscript: Michael C. H. Yam2012-2013 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishedGreen (AAM
The roles of culture and gender in the relationship between divorce and suicide risk: A meta-analysis
No full textWith some exceptions, literature has consistently shown that divorced populations are at higher risk for suicide than married ones. Here we make use of coefficients of aggravation (COAs), suicide rate ratios of the divorcees over the married, to study patterns of COAs and test the contribution of international sociocultural factors and gender to the relationship between divorce and suicide. We conducted a systematic search of electronic databases to identify ecological studies reporting suicide rates and ratios of those rates within different marital statuses between Jan 1, 2000 and Dec 31, 2013. In total, ten studies consisting in suicide statistics of eleven countries/areas were selected. Using random-effect modeling, we noted that the pooled COA for men and women were 3.49(95% CI 2.43-4.56) and 3.15(95% CI 1.74-4.56), suggesting both divorced men and women exhibited a greater risk of suicide than their married counterparts. Subgroup analyses revealed that COAs in Asian countries are significantly higher than those in non-Asian ones. Among the sociocultural measures retrieved from the HOFSTEDE index and the World Values Surveys, we noted significant associations between COA and four measures, including the individualism collectivism score, the long-term orientation scores, the survival/self-expression score, and the gender inequality indices. The magnitudes and the directions of the associations however differ by sex. The results confirm that overall divorced people have an aggregate higher suicide risk than married ones. The method used in our research could reveal what cultural indicators are exerting effect on the relationship between divorce and suicide risk, which might change with sociocultural transition. More investigation into the relationships and then the construction of culturally appropriate suicide prevention policy is recommended. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Strategies for improving safety performance of repair, maintenance, minor alteration and addition (RMAA) works
No full textAuthor name used in this publication: Carol K.H. Hon2010-2011 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishedGreen (AAM
PLoS One
No full textIntroductionThe suicide rate of South Korea has increased dramatically during the past decades, as opposed to steadily decreasing trends in Japan and Hong Kong. Although the recent increase of suicide in South Korea may be related to changing socioeconomic conditions and other contextual factors, it may also reflect, in part, a reduction of misidentified suicide cases due to improving classification of manner of death.MethodWe compared the annual proportional change of suicide, undetermined death, and accidental death from South Korea with those of Japan and Hong Kong from 1992 to 2011; a greater proportional change of the manner-of-death categories during the period is indicative of a relatively less stable registration and hence a greater potential for misclassification bias on reported suicide trends. Subgroup analyses stratifying the deaths by methods were also conducted. To estimate the impact, the age-standardized rates of these three death categories in each site were calculated.ResultsWe found that, during the 20-year observation period, the proportional change of suicide, undetermined death, and accidental death in South Korea was significantly greater than Japan and Hong Kong. Similar observations were made in subgroup analyses. While death rates of the three manners in Japan and Hong Kong generally moved in a parallel fashion, the increase of suicide in South Korea occurred concomitantly with a significant reduction of its accidental death rate. 43% of the increase in suicides could be attributed to the decrease in accidental deaths, while 57% of the increase could be due to fundamental causes.ConclusionOur data suggest that, during the mid-1990s and after, the increasing burden of suicide in South Korea initially was masked, in part, by misclassification. Thus, the later apparently rapid increase of suicides reflected steadily improving classification of manner of death, as well as a more fundamental increase in the suicide rate.D43 TW009101/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United StatesR49 CE002093/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United State
Spatial variation in accessibility of libraries in Hong Kong
No full text© 2017 Elsevier Inc. Libraries play a significant role in supplying educational and cultural services. They are important public spaces that can contribute to creating social equality by providing unlimited access to information and public spaces for the community. In this research both the traditional measures (supply-to-demand ratio and straight distance) and advanced measures (population-weighted average nearest network distance and population-weighted average two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) score) are used to assess spatial inequity in the distribution of libraries throughout Hong Kong. How accessibility has been changed after the introduction of two strategies for improvement (community and mobile libraries) is also examined, as are spatial demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with library provision. The results indicate that there is a substantial heterogeneity of library provision in Hong Kong. Community and mobile libraries have significantly improved the library provision in several areas, although spatial inequality remains. Areas with demographic and socioeconomic groups with lower accessibility to library services were further identified. Data at multiple geographical scales were used, and consistent findings were obtained, confirming the robustness of the results.link_to_subscribed_fulltex
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