Roles of Films and Television Dramas in International Tourism: The Case of Japanese Tourists to the UK

It is believed that films and television dramas that are not directly concerned with tourism promotion have become a catalyst for tourism as publicity and promotional media for attracting tourists. This paper considers what roles films and television dramas play in influencing overseas tourists' behaviors in terms of their travel destination selection. The results from the survey of Japanese tourists to the UK gave evidence of a wide range of roles of films and television drams as different stages in respondents' destination choice processes. This paper concludes that films and television dramas have an ability to create destination awareness, consciousness, and images leading to a stronger interest in the destination and actual travel to the destination.     

药物流产术与无痛人流术终止早期妊娠的临床对比研究

目的对药物流产术与无痛人流术终止早期妊娠的临床效果进行对比和研究。方法选取我院要求人工终止早期妊娠的妇女共122例,将患者随机分为药流组和人流组,药流组采用传统的药物米索前列醇和米非司酮片进行药物流产;人流组则采用芬太尼和丙泊酚行静脉注射进行麻醉,实施无痛人工流产。对两组患者的腹部疼痛持续时间、流血持续时间及再次清宫的概率进行比较。结果人流组患者腹部持续疼痛时间与流血时间均比药流组短,药流组需要再次清宫的概率高于人流组。结论无痛人流术的临床效果优于药物流产术,且镇痛效果好、流血时间短、再次清宫的概率也比较低。     

林业盗伐风险的诱发机制及防范措施

盗伐是每个林业企业都要面对的最主要的人为风险。它不仅给林业企业带来损失,也会使森林局部林相遭到破坏,影响附近林木正常生长。尽可能减少盗伐发生,是林业企业的工作任务之一。评价盗伐风险,分析盗伐诱发机制,并针对诱发机制提出相应防范措施,可为减少盗伐发生提供政策参考。     

农村网络城市化是解决“三农”问题的根本：理论与实证——以广西都安为例

农民享有的用路权、用水权、用电权、通讯权、上网权与市民一样,是农村网络城市化理论的核心内容,其理论基础是“小农理性命题”和“诱致性制度变迁理论”。广西都安的实证分析支持此命题——农村网络城市化理论是解决“三农”问题的根本。     

大花萱草的组织培养

通过采取大花萱草5个品种的花茎、花瓣做为外植体,接种在相同的培养基上诱导分化、继代培养和生根培养。结果表明不同品种大花萱草存在很大的差异,而同一品种的不同部位其愈伤组织的诱导率也不相同,花茎优于花瓣。说明大花萱草的组织培养应用品种而异,针对不同的品取不同的培养基及适当的激素浓度。     

Awe culture and corporate social responsibility: Evidence from China

By proxying ‘awe culture’ (i.e., reverence for life and ethical behaviour) with regional induced abortion rates, we examine the impact of awe culture on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in a sample of Chinese firms. We find that firms located in areas with higher induced abortion rates spend less funds on CSR activities and obtain lower CSR scores. The findings remain intact after an array of robustness tests. Further analysis shows that the effect of awe culture on CSR is more pronounced in areas with weaker law enforcement and where the local government emphasises economic growth targets. However, the effect becomes insignificant when firms are well-represented by top executives with overseas experience, foreign directors, and a high proportion of female board members. The significance of the effect also diminishes for non-state-owned firms, and firms with higher institutional ownership and higher cash holdings. Moreover, the lack of awe culture attenuates the positive impact of CSR on firm value. Overall, we document that awe culture, as an informal institution, shapes CSR behaviours.     

Factor prices and induced technical change in the industrial revolution

Using historical data for the 1700–1914 period, this paper analyses the nature and direction of technical change in Britain. The evidence in this paper indicates that, over this long period, labour-saving technology adoption was a major response to changes in relative factor prices, thus supporting the hypothesis that ‘induced innovation’ was a major driver of technical change during the British industrial revolution. Labour saving was made possible and sustained by capital-augmenting and energy-augmenting technical change coupled with continuous capital accumulation and abundant energy supplies. This process placed the British economy on a higher capital–labour ratio equilibrium, and was the primary force driving sustained productivity growth, which further raised wages and living standards.