Research collaboration model in academic social networks

ABSTRACT

This paper proposes a hybrid collaboration recommendation method that accounts for research similarities and the previous research cooperation network. Research cooperation is measured by combining the collaboration time and the number of co-authors who already collaborated with at least one scientist. Research similarity is based on authors’ previous publications and academic events they attended. A weighted directed graph is built to discover new collaborators by using direct and indirect connections between scientists. Moreover, a consensus-based system is built to integrate bibliography data from different sources. The experimental results show that our method improves the recommendation performances over other methods.     

Is brain hemisphericity a correlate of performance in problem-solving courses? A case study from an HBCU

The authors set out to determine the brain dominance characteristics of students enrolled in business statistics courses in a historically Black university in a major southeastern Texas city. Thereafter, the authors investigated the relationship between a student’s brain hemispheric preference and academic performance in college courses, which emphasize problem solving. The results reported in this study reveal that left brain– and right brain–dominant students are at parity when it comes to performance in a problem-solving course. Moreover, both left brain– and right brain–dominant learners perform better than whole-brain dominant learners in a problem-solving course.     

The role of university Knowledge Transfer Offices: Not just commercialize research outputs!

While there is a prevailing rich body of studies on the role of university knowledge transfer office (KTO) in the commercialization process as part of the Third Mission, research on its role in community engagement activities is relatively neglected, even as funding agencies and policy makers conceive these as instrumental to sustaining social and economic development. This article focuses on the role of university KTO in supporting, facilitating or undertaking Third Mission community engagement activities. Drawing on data from the annual Higher Education Business and Community Interaction survey for the years 2007–2012, this paper empirically explores the relationship between a range of Third Mission activities by university KTO and performance of three key business-community services – provision of consultancy, provision of continuous professional development courses (CPD), and leasing of facilities and equipment (FE). It emerges that the routines of developing strategic plan and creating spin-off are positively associated with all types of community knowledge transfer (CKT) activities. Further, the routines of establishing partnerships with local and regional bodies, and licensing are positively related to CPD and FE, respectively. The article is concluded with implications for theory, practice, policy, and suggestions for future research.     

日本介护从业者工资影响因素分析

本文利用日本介护劳动安定中心实施的2012年介护劳动实态调查中的劳动者调查样本数据,尝试对影响介护从业者工资的因素进行分析。其中,着重对学历、资格的取得、入职后的研修与工资的关系进行了讨论。在学历方面,把学历细分为6个等级(分别为是否为福祉相关专业的高中毕业、大专毕业、大学及以上学历毕业)。观察出大学及以上学历毕业具有学历溢价表现。在资格的取得方面,把资格细分为11个种类,但正规就业与灵活就业的表现有所不同。正规就业中,介护福祉士、访问介护员1级资格的取得与工资有着密切关系。灵活就业中,介护支援专员、护士、理疗师资格更为重要。在入职后的研修方面,无论是正规就业还是灵活就业都表现出了研修的重要性。     

When Passion Fades: Disentangling the Temporal Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Passion for Founding

This study examines how and why entrepreneurial passion for founding changes over time. In particular, we propose that in the founding phase of a venture's lifecycle entrepreneurs’ founding identity centrality will remain stable over time. We also propose, however, that in our sample and time period studied, entrepreneurs’ intense positive feelings for founding will decrease over time. On the basis of theories of positive illusion, self‐regulation and role theory, we further hypothesize that venture idea change, change in role ambiguity and entrepreneurs’ feedback‐seeking behaviour are factors that help explain the rate of change in entrepreneurs’ intense positive feelings for founding. Using a three‐wave longitudinal research design, we find that among a sample of 112 entrepreneurs’ identity centrality does not change over time, whereas intense positive feelings for founding decrease over time. Moreover, the more entrepreneurs change their venture ideas, the weaker their decrease in intense positive feelings. Further, we show that entrepreneurs who frequently seek feedback suffer less from reduced positive feelings in response to higher increases in role ambiguity as compared to entrepreneurs who seek less feedback.     

我国保险理论研究态势及其国际比较——基于学术期刊载文的分析

本文在剖析《保险研究》和JRI、RMIR、GRIR四份国内外保险学术期刊近五年来刊载的上千篇论文资料和引文资料的基础上,比较了中外保险理论研究的异同。作者结合保险特色,从研究内容(研究主题、研究险种),研究单位,文献、期刊和学科(影响保险理论研究的文献和期刊、影响保险理论研究的学科)等方面展开分析,结论主要以数据图表展现。本文希望引发有益我国保险理论研究的启示与思考。     

以科学发展观统领中国城市金融学会工作

本文全面阐述了中国城市金融学会未来几年面临的形势和任务,包括积极应对后过渡期银行业全面对外开放的挑战、主动转变经营模式和增长方式、通过自主创新提升核心竞争力、通过完善公司治理机制提高经营管理效率、建立全面风险管理与内控体系、积极应对利率市场化和金融脱媒化、加速国际化经营步伐等。同时还提出了要加大管理和支持力度,保证学会工作健康顺利开展;用创新精神推动学会理论研究工作的展开;继续发挥学会工作对经营管理决策的参谋支持作用;继续扩大和加深学会对外学术交流的范围与深度;继续加强对团体会员工作的协调和指导。报告对于学会工作具有重要的指导意义。     

家长式导师风格对研究生科研创造力的影响机制研究——学术激情与科研自我效能感的作用

明晰导师风格和研究生科研创造力的关系对提高研究生培养质量、完善培养机制具有重要意义.以社会交换理论、自我决定理论及社会认知理论为基础,构建了以家长式导师风格为自变量,学术激情为中介变量,研究生科研创造力为因变量,研究生科研自我效能感为调节变量的研究模型.通过对问卷调查数据进行回归分析和Bootstrap检验对研究模型进行了检验.结果表明:家长式导师风格的3个维度(仁慈导师风格、威权导师风格、德行导师风格)正向显著影响了研究生科研创造力和学术激情,学术激情的两个维度正向显著影响了研究生科研创造力;学术激情在家长式导师风格对研究生科研创造力的影响机制中有中介作用,其中强迫学术激情完全中介了威权导师风格的正向影响作用;研究生科研自我效能感对学术激情的中介作用有显著的强化作用.在研究生培养过程中塑造家长式的导师风格对提高研究生科研创造力具有积极的意义.     

研究生学术不端行为的成因分析与对策研究

学术道德是科学研究的基本伦理规范,目前,我国研究生学术道德建设方面存在不少问题,学术不端行为时有发生。急功近利的社会风气助长了研究生学术不端行为;过分量化的指标和奖惩性的评价机制不利于研究生学术道德建设;对学术诚信认识不足直接导致研究生学术不端行为的发生。论文就此探讨了相应的研究生学术道德建设策略。     

吉林省白城市2010年初中毕业生学业考试物理试卷抽样分析报告

基础教育课改的目标是:提高全体学生的科学素养,促进学生的健康全面发展。而初中毕业生学业考试对于引导中学物理教学立足于学生科学素养的培养与发展、引导学生要养成一种"从生活走向物理,从物理走向社会"的良好学习习惯起着导向的作用,具有一定的思想和方向性、指导和实用性,因此初中毕业生学业考试试题备受关注。