Experimental studies which focus on flow visualization and the velocity field of a supersonic laminar/turbulent flow over a compression ramp were carried out in a Mach 3.0 wind tunnel. Fine flow structures and velocit...Experimental studies which focus on flow visualization and the velocity field of a supersonic laminar/turbulent flow over a compression ramp were carried out in a Mach 3.0 wind tunnel. Fine flow structures and velocity field structures were obtained via NPLS （nanoparticle-tracer planar laser scattering） and PIV （particle image velocimetry） techniques, time- averaged flow structures were researched, and spatiotemporal evolutions of transient flow structures were analyzed. The flow visualization results indicated that when the ramp angles were 25~, a typical separation occurred in the laminar flow, some typical flow structures such as shock induced by the boundary layer, separation shock, reversed flow and reattachment shock were visible clearly. While a certain extent separation occurred in turbulent flow, the separation region was much smaller. When the ramp angles were 28~, laminar flow separated further, and the separation region expanded evidently, flow structures in the separation region were complex. While a typical separation occurred in turbulent flow, reversed flow structures were significant, flow structures in the separation region were relatively simple. The experimental results of velocity field were corresponding to flow visualization, and the velocity field structures of both compression ramp flows agreed with the flow structures well. There were three layered structures in the U component velocity, and the V component velocity appeared like an oblique ＂v＂. Some differences between these two compression ramp flows can be observed in the velocity profiles of the shear layer and the shearing intensity.展开更多
Forest canopy reduces shortwave radiation and increases the incoming longwave radiation to snowpacks beneath forest canopies. Furthermore, the effect of forest canopy may be changed by complex topography. In this pape...Forest canopy reduces shortwave radiation and increases the incoming longwave radiation to snowpacks beneath forest canopies. Furthermore, the effect of forest canopy may be changed by complex topography. In this paper, we measured and simulated the incoming longwave radiation to snow beneath forest at different canopy openness in the west Tianshan Mountains, China(43°16'N, 84°24'E) during spring 2013. A sensitivity study was conducted to explore the way that terrain influenced the incoming longwave radiation to snow beneath forest canopies. In the simulation model, measurement datasets, including air temperature, incoming shortwave radiation above canopy, and longwave radiation enhanced by adjacent terrain, were applied to calculate the incoming longwave radiation to snow beneath forest canopy. The simulation results were consistent with the measurements on hourly scale and daily scale. The effect of longwave radiation enhanced by terrain was important than that of shortwave radiation above forest canopy with different openness except the 20% canopy openness. The longwave radiation enhanced due to adjacent terrain increases with the slope increase and temperature rise. When air temperature(or slope) is relatively low, thelongwave radiation enhanced by adjacent terrain is not sensitive to slope(or air temperature), but the sensitivity increases with the decrease of snow cover area on sunny slope. The effect of longwave radiation is especially sensitive when the snow cover on sunny slope melts completely. The effect of incoming shortwave radiation reflected by adjacent terrain on incoming longwave radiation to snow beneath forest canopies is more slight than that of the enhanced longwave radiation.展开更多
Based on the characteristics and employment situation of incoming labors,we should attach great importance to their training.With rich teaching resources,the higher vocational colleges should give full play to their a...Based on the characteristics and employment situation of incoming labors,we should attach great importance to their training.With rich teaching resources,the higher vocational colleges should give full play to their advantages,get involved in the training,and enhance their studies of training models.展开更多
Non-Axisymmetric Endwall Profiling(NAEP) is commonly utilized in turbines to eliminate secondary flows.Nevertheless,most of the NAEP methods consider a single-blade row environment without incorporating the effect of ...Non-Axisymmetric Endwall Profiling(NAEP) is commonly utilized in turbines to eliminate secondary flows.Nevertheless,most of the NAEP methods consider a single-blade row environment without incorporating the effect of the stage environment.This paper aims to investigate the influence mechanism of the incoming vortex on the endwall secondary flow structures of NAEP in a highly loaded turbine cascade.To model the incoming vortex in a stage environment,this study considers a half-delta wing as the vortex generator at the upstream of the turbine cascade.The NAEP is then carried out for a highly loaded turbine cascade with an in-house numerical optimization design platform subject to no incoming vortex.Numerical simulation is also carried out under the influence of the incoming vortex for the turbine cascades with both planar and non-axisymmetric endwall.This paper furthers investigated the pitchwise effect of the incoming vortex on the near endwall secondary flow.The results indicate that the NAEP effectively improves the endwall secondary flow of the turbine cascade,where the total pressure loss coefficient and the secondary kinetic energy(SKE) are reduced by 7.3%,and 45.7%,respectively.It is further seen that with the incoming vortex,the NAEP achieves a considerable control effect on the endwall secondary flow of the turbine cascade.With incoming vortex,the NAEP can still achieve considerable control effect on the endwall secondary flow of the turbine cascade;the averaged reductions of loss coefficient and SKE are 7.8% and 14.2%,respectively.Under some pitchwise locations,incoming vortex can suppress the convection of cross-passage flow toward the suction corner greatly and reduce the loss coefficient of the baseline cascade.The incoming vortex at 4/7 pitch impinged right at the blade leading edge,leading to the generation of low-momentum fluid,which increased the size and the strength of the horseshoe vortex.Under all the pitchwise locations,NAEP can suppress the secondary vortices,e.g.,the passage vortex and the counter vortex,considerably.展开更多
Classical indifference valuation,a widely studied approach in incomplete markets,uses critically the a priori knowledge of the characteristics(arrival,maturity,payoff structure)of the projects in consideration.This as...Classical indifference valuation,a widely studied approach in incomplete markets,uses critically the a priori knowledge of the characteristics(arrival,maturity,payoff structure)of the projects in consideration.This assumption,however,may not accommodate realistic scenarios in which projects,not initially anticipated,arrive at later times.To accommodate this,we employ forward indifference valuation criteria,which by construction are flexible enough to adapt to such"non-anticipated"cases while yielding time-consistent indifference prices.We consider and analyze in detail two representative cases:valuation adjustments due to incoming non-anticipated project and the relative forward indifference valuation of new projects in relation to existing ones.展开更多
The paper primarily focuses on social safety nets and their effectiveness in poverty alleviation.Social Safety Net(SSN)programs pertain to social service initiatives aimed at providing temporary assistance to individu...The paper primarily focuses on social safety nets and their effectiveness in poverty alleviation.Social Safety Net(SSN)programs pertain to social service initiatives aimed at providing temporary assistance to individuals or groups facing vulnerabilities or unexpected hardships,such as those with lower incomes.Poverty poses a significant obstacle to the progress of social development,and its impacts are worsened by various factors including insecurity,frequent flooding,and droughts in Somalia.A total of 342 households in the Banadir region of Somalia were interviewed for the social safety nets(SSN)study.Data collection in the study was facilitated through the utilization of Kobo Toolbox,while the data analysis was conducted using EViews v.12.The results obtained from the ADP and PP tests indicated that all variables exhibited stationarity at the level.The Impact Assessment(IA)reveals a positive correlation with Household Income and Poverty Indices(HIPI),suggesting a risk of dependency without a strategic exit strategy,potentially leading to a 26%increase in poverty levels.A well-executed Program Implementation and Design(PID)can result in a 33%increase in income and poverty indices.Recipients perceive the Social Safety Net(PSSN)as reducing poverty and increasing income by 11%.Therefore,the study recommends integrating beneficiaries into the urban economy through sustainable livelihood options.Finally,the Somali government should prioritize the implementation of sustainable livelihood programs to mitigate dependency and alleviate poverty among SSN beneficiaries.展开更多
As an old Chinese saying goes,knowledge changes fate.An ordinary college student carries expectations of several generations of his or her family.Consequently,a vast majority of high school graduates applying for coll...As an old Chinese saying goes,knowledge changes fate.An ordinary college student carries expectations of several generations of his or her family.Consequently,a vast majority of high school graduates applying for college prefer to choose colleges and majors with good employment prospects.Two years ago,facing hundreds of majors,I was caught in a dilemma.Law seemed appealing,as it could offer a high income and a worry-free life.展开更多
With the rapid development of the Chinese market economy system,income tax as an economic lever has become more and more prominent in regulating the economy.Since the beginning of the accounting reform,the Ministry of...With the rapid development of the Chinese market economy system,income tax as an economic lever has become more and more prominent in regulating the economy.Since the beginning of the accounting reform,the Ministry of Finance has promulgated the accounting standards for income tax and put forward the corresponding procedures and methods,which is a leap forward in the development process of domestic income tax accounting.The relationship between income tax and accounting,the nature of income tax,and the basic characteristics and the apportionment of income tax accounting are expounded in this paper.Payable tax with impact accounting regulations,deferred with debt regulations,and balance sheet debt with income statement debt regulations are compared given the existing problems in the accounting treatment of domestic income tax,and the choice of applicable treatment methods are discussed.Finally,the accounting treatment of important income tax such as consolidated accounting statements,construction enterprises,tax losses,and discount of income tax liabilities are analyzed,and the treatment methods and corresponding countermeasures are put forward to improve the domestic income tax accounting problems.展开更多
Objective:To explore the associations between income levels,employment risk,lifestyles,occupational stress,and male fertility.Methods:This cross-sectional study analyzed 294 men seeking fertility treatment at fertilit...Objective:To explore the associations between income levels,employment risk,lifestyles,occupational stress,and male fertility.Methods:This cross-sectional study analyzed 294 men seeking fertility treatment at fertility clinics in Terengganu,Pahang,and Kuala Lumpur from November 2021 to June 2023.Data were collected through structured questionnaires covering income levels,lifestyles,employment risks,occupational stress,and semen quality.Multinomial logistic regression was employed to assess predictors of semen quality,with crude and adjusted odds ratios(OR)reported.Results:The lower-income group exhibited higher odds of having abnormal semen quality compared to normal semen quality.Specifically,these participants were more likely to experience azoospermia[crude OR 6.68,95%confidence interval(CI)1.84-52.63;adjusted OR 6.26,95%CI 1.76-51.38],indicating a link between low income and infertility issues.Lifestyle factors did not show significant associations with semen abnormalities after adjustment.High employment risks had significant associations with oligozoospermia after adjustment(crude OR 5.50,95%CI 2.14-14.11;adjusted OR 5.15,95%CI 1.93-13.71),while high occupational stress was linked to asthenozoospermia(crude OR 2.26,95%CI 1.09-4.68;adjusted OR 2.25,95%CI 1.07-4.69).Conclusions:The findings underscore the influence of socioeconomic and occupational factors on male fertility,showing associations between lower income levels,high-risk occupations,and semen abnormalities.In contrast,lifestyle factors did not show significant associations with semen abnormalities after adjustment.Nevertheless,the current findings should be further confirmed through more extensive studies focusing on abnormal semen and lifestyle factors.展开更多
In the heart of Antananarivo,Madagascar’s sundrenched capital,Joseph Andrinirina flashes a nervous smile as he inspects a faulty car engine at the start of another day of work at his garage.“Since I started this bus...In the heart of Antananarivo,Madagascar’s sundrenched capital,Joseph Andrinirina flashes a nervous smile as he inspects a faulty car engine at the start of another day of work at his garage.“Since I started this business six months ago,I enjoy being my own boss.I now earn a steady income,support my family,and provide jobs for others,”he told ChinAfrica.展开更多
Nujiang farmers use the innovative dryland rice cultivation technology developed by a Chinese expert team to grow yields and income.As April ushers in spring,mist clings to the deep valleys of the Nujiang Grand Canyon...Nujiang farmers use the innovative dryland rice cultivation technology developed by a Chinese expert team to grow yields and income.As April ushers in spring,mist clings to the deep valleys of the Nujiang Grand Canyon in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province.High on a mountainside in Ziji Village,Daxingdi Town,Lushui City,Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture,at an altitude exceeding 1,300 metres,62-year-old Lisu villager Cha Wenxing is planting rice.These demonstration plots,cultivating high-quality upland rice,seem to float amongst the clouds.展开更多
This review takes stock of China’s Double Reduction.In the short run,it lowered visible burden and pushed demand from subject tutoring toward on-campus and non-subject services.But with high-stakes selection unchange...This review takes stock of China’s Double Reduction.In the short run,it lowered visible burden and pushed demand from subject tutoring toward on-campus and non-subject services.But with high-stakes selection unchanged,demand reappears as small-group/one-to-one provision,advantaging families with high socioeconomic status and strong schools.Lasting relief will require tighter oversight and admissions reform with targeted,well-funded in-school support.展开更多
China’s consumer market showed gradual recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2024,but it has yet to fully rebound to pre-pandemic levels.Official data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that total retail ...China’s consumer market showed gradual recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2024,but it has yet to fully rebound to pre-pandemic levels.Official data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that total retail sales rose by 5.3 percent year-on-year in 2024,a modest improvement from 2023 but still lagging behind the 8 percent average annual growth seen before the pandemic.Experts highlighted lingering challenges:weak consumer confidence,slowing income growth,and regional and urbanrural disparities in spending.展开更多
Economic growth and fair distribution are two major goals pursued in economic development.Through a comparative analysis of economies such as those in Europe and the United States,it is found that:Economic growth does...Economic growth and fair distribution are two major goals pursued in economic development.Through a comparative analysis of economies such as those in Europe and the United States,it is found that:Economic growth does not have to be conditional on the expansion of income gap;growth will not automatically lead to fair distribution;efficiency and fairness can occur simultaneously;the transformation of the economic development mode can be achieved through income distribution.A shared development model that takes into account both growth and fairness is the choice to achieve sustained and stable economic growth.It is necessary to deepen the reform of the income distribution system,improve social security and other measures to promote the development achievements to benefit the majority of workers more,and achieve both efficiency and fairness at the same time.展开更多
About 44%of the world’s cocoa is produced in one single country,Côte d’Ivoire.Providing this important raw material,most Ivorian cocoa farmers live in severe poverty,which,despite a multitude of sector interven...About 44%of the world’s cocoa is produced in one single country,Côte d’Ivoire.Providing this important raw material,most Ivorian cocoa farmers live in severe poverty,which,despite a multitude of sector interventions,is still widespread,affecting social and environmental sustainability in cocoa production.In this context,cocoa farmers are still often treated as a homogeneous group of small-scale producers(mainly males),resulting in interventions being conceptualized as one-size-fits-all approaches and failing to deliver support schemes that take farmers’specific conditions appropriately into account.Applying a broader typology approach that combines farm characteristics with farmers’characteristics,this study aims to delineate Ivorian cocoa farmers and their farms into specific types in order to improve advice for targeted sustainability interventions and living income(LI)potentials.Principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis of a household dataset collected in 2022 in five cocoa-growing regions of Côte d’Ivoire were chosen to identify types of male-headed farms.To assure gender sensitive analysis,a female-headed farm type was created artificially.The specific characteristics of the identified types were captured using descriptive analysis.Descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests were then applied to examine the relationships between these farm types and various outcomes.Additionally,a binary logistic model was used to estimate the probability of these links in relation to variables relevant for achieving a LI.Finally,Spearman non-parametric correlation was used to identify eventual differences in the strength of relationships between key variables per farm type.Three different types of male-headed farms are identified:type 1(the most productive and diversified farms with larger size),type 2(middle-sized farms with strong focus on cash crops),and type 3(small-sized farms with a good level of diversification for self-consumption).The artificially created type 4 represents female-headed farms with the smallest size.On average,none of these farm types achieves a LI.However,type 1 shows the smallest LI gap,while type 4 is by far the worst.Our analyses reveal underlying socio-economic factors systematically disadvantaging female-headed cocoa farms,most notably limited access to land and other material assets.The key contribution of this study lies in the empirical identification of the different characteristics of farms in a given farming system,thereby identifying the need for targeted support interventions.Type-specific recommendations are made,showing pathways to provide tailored programs to farmers of different types in order to reduce their LI gaps.展开更多
Introduction Progress toward the global elimination of cervical cancer as a public health concern remains slow and highly uneven across countries.High-income nations such as Australia and FinlandDboth of which have ac...Introduction Progress toward the global elimination of cervical cancer as a public health concern remains slow and highly uneven across countries.High-income nations such as Australia and FinlandDboth of which have achieved high human papillomavirus(HPV)vaccination coverage and implemented quality-assured cervical cancer screening programs-have successfully decreased the incidence rates to below 8 cases per 100,000 women~1.These countries are on track to reach the elimination threshold of fewer than 4 cases per 100,000 women within the next few years,as defined by the World Health Organization(WHO).展开更多
Village CEOs strive to raise incomes in rural Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.To advance rural revitalisation,Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture has,in recent years,introduced the“village CEO”model as part of its...Village CEOs strive to raise incomes in rural Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.To advance rural revitalisation,Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture has,in recent years,introduced the“village CEO”model as part of its efforts to integrate agriculture,culture,and tourism.This model has emerged as a key strategy for addressing the shortage of rural talent and stimulating regional development.展开更多
BACKGROUND Globally,it’s estimated that at least 1 billion people have a near and/or distance vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed.The burden of unaddressed vision impairment and...BACKGROUND Globally,it’s estimated that at least 1 billion people have a near and/or distance vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed.The burden of unaddressed vision impairment and blindness is estimated to be four times higher in low and intermediate-resource settings than in high-income settings.[1]展开更多
The diffusion of industrial robot technology has coincided with increasing divergence in firms’market shares,potentially leading to enhanced market power and shifts in the distribution of factor income.This paper inv...The diffusion of industrial robot technology has coincided with increasing divergence in firms’market shares,potentially leading to enhanced market power and shifts in the distribution of factor income.This paper investigates the impact of industrial robot adoption on firms’labor income share and explores the underlying mechanisms,with particular attention to the rise of superstar firms.The findings suggest that,overall,the use of industrial robots contributes to an increase in labor’s income share,reflecting a generally favorable trend for labor’s position in primary income distribution.This effect,however,is markedly heterogeneous across different types of firms,regions,and industries.A significant concern is that robot adoption strengthens firms’relative market power within industries,fueling the emergence of superstar firms.These firms jointly influence labor income share through both a competition effect and a demonstration effect:the former is the main cause of declining labor shares,while the latter introduces a new channel through which labor’s share is further reduced.Although antitrust policies can help improve labor’s income share,they are not well-suited to curbing the market power expansion driven by industrial robot adoption.Thus,the concern over superstar firms’suppression of labor income remains.Amid the intensifying trend of“machines replacing humans”,this paper offers empirical insights into how to address the distributional implications brought about by the rise of superstar firms.展开更多
Continuously broadening the channels for farmers’income growth and effectively narrowing the urban-rural income gap is the central task in the new development stage to comprehensively promote rural revitalization and...Continuously broadening the channels for farmers’income growth and effectively narrowing the urban-rural income gap is the central task in the new development stage to comprehensively promote rural revitalization and achieve the common prosperity of farmers and rural areas.The promotion of rural e-commerce and the enhancement of farmers’digital skills provide potential for this endeavor.Taking Zhejiang province,a demonstration area for common prosperity,as the research object,this study collected 1,119 valid questionnaires through field surveys.Based on the reconstruction of a comprehensive evaluation index for farmers’digital skills using principal component analysis,this paper further investigates the relationship between the level of farmers’digital skills and their income by employing the CRITIC weighting method,mediating mechanism testing,and grouped regression analysis.The research finds that improving digital skills can significantly enhance farmers’income levels,with the income growth effect being more pronounced among older groups with lower educational levels and limited digital skills.Digital skills not only directly promote farmers’income growth but also indirectly further enhance their income level by increasing their use of rural e-commerce,and thus the use of rural e-commerce serves as a significant mediating variable in the relationship between digital skills and farmers’income growth.These conclusions remain valid after a series of robustness tests,including endogeneity tests,the replacement of weight designs for digital skills,and the exclusion of outlier samples.Finally,the paper proposes policy recommendations such as offering more digital skills and e-commerce training,encouraging the return of new rural elites to promote regional clusters of rural e-commerce,and providing targeted policy support for the development of rural e-commerce.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11172326 and 11302256)
文摘Experimental studies which focus on flow visualization and the velocity field of a supersonic laminar/turbulent flow over a compression ramp were carried out in a Mach 3.0 wind tunnel. Fine flow structures and velocity field structures were obtained via NPLS （nanoparticle-tracer planar laser scattering） and PIV （particle image velocimetry） techniques, time- averaged flow structures were researched, and spatiotemporal evolutions of transient flow structures were analyzed. The flow visualization results indicated that when the ramp angles were 25~, a typical separation occurred in the laminar flow, some typical flow structures such as shock induced by the boundary layer, separation shock, reversed flow and reattachment shock were visible clearly. While a certain extent separation occurred in turbulent flow, the separation region was much smaller. When the ramp angles were 28~, laminar flow separated further, and the separation region expanded evidently, flow structures in the separation region were complex. While a typical separation occurred in turbulent flow, reversed flow structures were significant, flow structures in the separation region were relatively simple. The experimental results of velocity field were corresponding to flow visualization, and the velocity field structures of both compression ramp flows agreed with the flow structures well. There were three layered structures in the U component velocity, and the V component velocity appeared like an oblique ＂v＂. Some differences between these two compression ramp flows can be observed in the velocity profiles of the shear layer and the shearing intensity.
基金funded by National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant No.2012BAC23B01)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41271098,41171066)China Special Fund for Meteorological Research in the Public Interest(GYHY201206026)
文摘Forest canopy reduces shortwave radiation and increases the incoming longwave radiation to snowpacks beneath forest canopies. Furthermore, the effect of forest canopy may be changed by complex topography. In this paper, we measured and simulated the incoming longwave radiation to snow beneath forest at different canopy openness in the west Tianshan Mountains, China(43°16'N, 84°24'E) during spring 2013. A sensitivity study was conducted to explore the way that terrain influenced the incoming longwave radiation to snow beneath forest canopies. In the simulation model, measurement datasets, including air temperature, incoming shortwave radiation above canopy, and longwave radiation enhanced by adjacent terrain, were applied to calculate the incoming longwave radiation to snow beneath forest canopy. The simulation results were consistent with the measurements on hourly scale and daily scale. The effect of longwave radiation enhanced by terrain was important than that of shortwave radiation above forest canopy with different openness except the 20% canopy openness. The longwave radiation enhanced due to adjacent terrain increases with the slope increase and temperature rise. When air temperature(or slope) is relatively low, thelongwave radiation enhanced by adjacent terrain is not sensitive to slope(or air temperature), but the sensitivity increases with the decrease of snow cover area on sunny slope. The effect of longwave radiation is especially sensitive when the snow cover on sunny slope melts completely. The effect of incoming shortwave radiation reflected by adjacent terrain on incoming longwave radiation to snow beneath forest canopies is more slight than that of the enhanced longwave radiation.
基金Supported by the "Twelfth-Five Year" Research Project of National Agricultural Vocational Educationthe Program of Jiangsu society of Technical and Vocational Education(2010007)
文摘Based on the characteristics and employment situation of incoming labors,we should attach great importance to their training.With rich teaching resources,the higher vocational colleges should give full play to their advantages,get involved in the training,and enhance their studies of training models.
基金supported by National Science and Technology Major Project (J2019-Ⅱ-0011-0031)the foundation of National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aerodynamic Design and Research (No. D5150230005)+1 种基金the Practice and Innovation Funds for Graduate Students of Northwestern Polytechnical University (No.PF2023091)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51806174)。
文摘Non-Axisymmetric Endwall Profiling(NAEP) is commonly utilized in turbines to eliminate secondary flows.Nevertheless,most of the NAEP methods consider a single-blade row environment without incorporating the effect of the stage environment.This paper aims to investigate the influence mechanism of the incoming vortex on the endwall secondary flow structures of NAEP in a highly loaded turbine cascade.To model the incoming vortex in a stage environment,this study considers a half-delta wing as the vortex generator at the upstream of the turbine cascade.The NAEP is then carried out for a highly loaded turbine cascade with an in-house numerical optimization design platform subject to no incoming vortex.Numerical simulation is also carried out under the influence of the incoming vortex for the turbine cascades with both planar and non-axisymmetric endwall.This paper furthers investigated the pitchwise effect of the incoming vortex on the near endwall secondary flow.The results indicate that the NAEP effectively improves the endwall secondary flow of the turbine cascade,where the total pressure loss coefficient and the secondary kinetic energy(SKE) are reduced by 7.3%,and 45.7%,respectively.It is further seen that with the incoming vortex,the NAEP achieves a considerable control effect on the endwall secondary flow of the turbine cascade.With incoming vortex,the NAEP can still achieve considerable control effect on the endwall secondary flow of the turbine cascade;the averaged reductions of loss coefficient and SKE are 7.8% and 14.2%,respectively.Under some pitchwise locations,incoming vortex can suppress the convection of cross-passage flow toward the suction corner greatly and reduce the loss coefficient of the baseline cascade.The incoming vortex at 4/7 pitch impinged right at the blade leading edge,leading to the generation of low-momentum fluid,which increased the size and the strength of the horseshoe vortex.Under all the pitchwise locations,NAEP can suppress the secondary vortices,e.g.,the passage vortex and the counter vortex,considerably.
文摘Classical indifference valuation,a widely studied approach in incomplete markets,uses critically the a priori knowledge of the characteristics(arrival,maturity,payoff structure)of the projects in consideration.This assumption,however,may not accommodate realistic scenarios in which projects,not initially anticipated,arrive at later times.To accommodate this,we employ forward indifference valuation criteria,which by construction are flexible enough to adapt to such"non-anticipated"cases while yielding time-consistent indifference prices.We consider and analyze in detail two representative cases:valuation adjustments due to incoming non-anticipated project and the relative forward indifference valuation of new projects in relation to existing ones.
文摘The paper primarily focuses on social safety nets and their effectiveness in poverty alleviation.Social Safety Net(SSN)programs pertain to social service initiatives aimed at providing temporary assistance to individuals or groups facing vulnerabilities or unexpected hardships,such as those with lower incomes.Poverty poses a significant obstacle to the progress of social development,and its impacts are worsened by various factors including insecurity,frequent flooding,and droughts in Somalia.A total of 342 households in the Banadir region of Somalia were interviewed for the social safety nets(SSN)study.Data collection in the study was facilitated through the utilization of Kobo Toolbox,while the data analysis was conducted using EViews v.12.The results obtained from the ADP and PP tests indicated that all variables exhibited stationarity at the level.The Impact Assessment(IA)reveals a positive correlation with Household Income and Poverty Indices(HIPI),suggesting a risk of dependency without a strategic exit strategy,potentially leading to a 26%increase in poverty levels.A well-executed Program Implementation and Design(PID)can result in a 33%increase in income and poverty indices.Recipients perceive the Social Safety Net(PSSN)as reducing poverty and increasing income by 11%.Therefore,the study recommends integrating beneficiaries into the urban economy through sustainable livelihood options.Finally,the Somali government should prioritize the implementation of sustainable livelihood programs to mitigate dependency and alleviate poverty among SSN beneficiaries.
文摘As an old Chinese saying goes,knowledge changes fate.An ordinary college student carries expectations of several generations of his or her family.Consequently,a vast majority of high school graduates applying for college prefer to choose colleges and majors with good employment prospects.Two years ago,facing hundreds of majors,I was caught in a dilemma.Law seemed appealing,as it could offer a high income and a worry-free life.
文摘With the rapid development of the Chinese market economy system,income tax as an economic lever has become more and more prominent in regulating the economy.Since the beginning of the accounting reform,the Ministry of Finance has promulgated the accounting standards for income tax and put forward the corresponding procedures and methods,which is a leap forward in the development process of domestic income tax accounting.The relationship between income tax and accounting,the nature of income tax,and the basic characteristics and the apportionment of income tax accounting are expounded in this paper.Payable tax with impact accounting regulations,deferred with debt regulations,and balance sheet debt with income statement debt regulations are compared given the existing problems in the accounting treatment of domestic income tax,and the choice of applicable treatment methods are discussed.Finally,the accounting treatment of important income tax such as consolidated accounting statements,construction enterprises,tax losses,and discount of income tax liabilities are analyzed,and the treatment methods and corresponding countermeasures are put forward to improve the domestic income tax accounting problems.
基金supported by Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education through the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme(FRGS)under the reference code FRGS/1/2020/SS0/UMT/02/3 and vote number 59637.
文摘Objective:To explore the associations between income levels,employment risk,lifestyles,occupational stress,and male fertility.Methods:This cross-sectional study analyzed 294 men seeking fertility treatment at fertility clinics in Terengganu,Pahang,and Kuala Lumpur from November 2021 to June 2023.Data were collected through structured questionnaires covering income levels,lifestyles,employment risks,occupational stress,and semen quality.Multinomial logistic regression was employed to assess predictors of semen quality,with crude and adjusted odds ratios(OR)reported.Results:The lower-income group exhibited higher odds of having abnormal semen quality compared to normal semen quality.Specifically,these participants were more likely to experience azoospermia[crude OR 6.68,95%confidence interval(CI)1.84-52.63;adjusted OR 6.26,95%CI 1.76-51.38],indicating a link between low income and infertility issues.Lifestyle factors did not show significant associations with semen abnormalities after adjustment.High employment risks had significant associations with oligozoospermia after adjustment(crude OR 5.50,95%CI 2.14-14.11;adjusted OR 5.15,95%CI 1.93-13.71),while high occupational stress was linked to asthenozoospermia(crude OR 2.26,95%CI 1.09-4.68;adjusted OR 2.25,95%CI 1.07-4.69).Conclusions:The findings underscore the influence of socioeconomic and occupational factors on male fertility,showing associations between lower income levels,high-risk occupations,and semen abnormalities.In contrast,lifestyle factors did not show significant associations with semen abnormalities after adjustment.Nevertheless,the current findings should be further confirmed through more extensive studies focusing on abnormal semen and lifestyle factors.
文摘In the heart of Antananarivo,Madagascar’s sundrenched capital,Joseph Andrinirina flashes a nervous smile as he inspects a faulty car engine at the start of another day of work at his garage.“Since I started this business six months ago,I enjoy being my own boss.I now earn a steady income,support my family,and provide jobs for others,”he told ChinAfrica.
文摘Nujiang farmers use the innovative dryland rice cultivation technology developed by a Chinese expert team to grow yields and income.As April ushers in spring,mist clings to the deep valleys of the Nujiang Grand Canyon in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province.High on a mountainside in Ziji Village,Daxingdi Town,Lushui City,Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture,at an altitude exceeding 1,300 metres,62-year-old Lisu villager Cha Wenxing is planting rice.These demonstration plots,cultivating high-quality upland rice,seem to float amongst the clouds.
文摘This review takes stock of China’s Double Reduction.In the short run,it lowered visible burden and pushed demand from subject tutoring toward on-campus and non-subject services.But with high-stakes selection unchanged,demand reappears as small-group/one-to-one provision,advantaging families with high socioeconomic status and strong schools.Lasting relief will require tighter oversight and admissions reform with targeted,well-funded in-school support.
文摘China’s consumer market showed gradual recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2024,but it has yet to fully rebound to pre-pandemic levels.Official data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that total retail sales rose by 5.3 percent year-on-year in 2024,a modest improvement from 2023 but still lagging behind the 8 percent average annual growth seen before the pandemic.Experts highlighted lingering challenges:weak consumer confidence,slowing income growth,and regional and urbanrural disparities in spending.
基金2024 Annual Project of Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning of Shenzhen(Project No.:SZ2024B011)2025 Special Research Project of Shenzhen Academy of Social Sciences:Institutional Mechanisms for Promoting Deep Integration Between Manufacturing and Digital Economy in Shenzhen,School-level Quality Engineering Project of Shenzhen Polytechnic(Project No.:10018021310011Z)School-level Scientific Research Project of Shenzhen Polytechnic(Project No.:6025310012S)。
文摘Economic growth and fair distribution are two major goals pursued in economic development.Through a comparative analysis of economies such as those in Europe and the United States,it is found that:Economic growth does not have to be conditional on the expansion of income gap;growth will not automatically lead to fair distribution;efficiency and fairness can occur simultaneously;the transformation of the economic development mode can be achieved through income distribution.A shared development model that takes into account both growth and fairness is the choice to achieve sustained and stable economic growth.It is necessary to deepen the reform of the income distribution system,improve social security and other measures to promote the development achievements to benefit the majority of workers more,and achieve both efficiency and fairness at the same time.
基金This work was conducted in the frame of the accompanying research on strategies for improving farmer families’incomes and sustainable cocoa production funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development(BMZ).
文摘About 44%of the world’s cocoa is produced in one single country,Côte d’Ivoire.Providing this important raw material,most Ivorian cocoa farmers live in severe poverty,which,despite a multitude of sector interventions,is still widespread,affecting social and environmental sustainability in cocoa production.In this context,cocoa farmers are still often treated as a homogeneous group of small-scale producers(mainly males),resulting in interventions being conceptualized as one-size-fits-all approaches and failing to deliver support schemes that take farmers’specific conditions appropriately into account.Applying a broader typology approach that combines farm characteristics with farmers’characteristics,this study aims to delineate Ivorian cocoa farmers and their farms into specific types in order to improve advice for targeted sustainability interventions and living income(LI)potentials.Principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis of a household dataset collected in 2022 in five cocoa-growing regions of Côte d’Ivoire were chosen to identify types of male-headed farms.To assure gender sensitive analysis,a female-headed farm type was created artificially.The specific characteristics of the identified types were captured using descriptive analysis.Descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests were then applied to examine the relationships between these farm types and various outcomes.Additionally,a binary logistic model was used to estimate the probability of these links in relation to variables relevant for achieving a LI.Finally,Spearman non-parametric correlation was used to identify eventual differences in the strength of relationships between key variables per farm type.Three different types of male-headed farms are identified:type 1(the most productive and diversified farms with larger size),type 2(middle-sized farms with strong focus on cash crops),and type 3(small-sized farms with a good level of diversification for self-consumption).The artificially created type 4 represents female-headed farms with the smallest size.On average,none of these farm types achieves a LI.However,type 1 shows the smallest LI gap,while type 4 is by far the worst.Our analyses reveal underlying socio-economic factors systematically disadvantaging female-headed cocoa farms,most notably limited access to land and other material assets.The key contribution of this study lies in the empirical identification of the different characteristics of farms in a given farming system,thereby identifying the need for targeted support interventions.Type-specific recommendations are made,showing pathways to provide tailored programs to farmers of different types in order to reduce their LI gaps.
文摘Introduction Progress toward the global elimination of cervical cancer as a public health concern remains slow and highly uneven across countries.High-income nations such as Australia and FinlandDboth of which have achieved high human papillomavirus(HPV)vaccination coverage and implemented quality-assured cervical cancer screening programs-have successfully decreased the incidence rates to below 8 cases per 100,000 women~1.These countries are on track to reach the elimination threshold of fewer than 4 cases per 100,000 women within the next few years,as defined by the World Health Organization(WHO).
文摘Village CEOs strive to raise incomes in rural Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.To advance rural revitalisation,Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture has,in recent years,introduced the“village CEO”model as part of its efforts to integrate agriculture,culture,and tourism.This model has emerged as a key strategy for addressing the shortage of rural talent and stimulating regional development.
文摘BACKGROUND Globally,it’s estimated that at least 1 billion people have a near and/or distance vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed.The burden of unaddressed vision impairment and blindness is estimated to be four times higher in low and intermediate-resource settings than in high-income settings.[1]
基金supported by General Project of the National Social Science Fund of China(NSSFC),“Mechanisms and Strategies of Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Inter-firm Wage Disparities”(Grant No.21BJY097).
文摘The diffusion of industrial robot technology has coincided with increasing divergence in firms’market shares,potentially leading to enhanced market power and shifts in the distribution of factor income.This paper investigates the impact of industrial robot adoption on firms’labor income share and explores the underlying mechanisms,with particular attention to the rise of superstar firms.The findings suggest that,overall,the use of industrial robots contributes to an increase in labor’s income share,reflecting a generally favorable trend for labor’s position in primary income distribution.This effect,however,is markedly heterogeneous across different types of firms,regions,and industries.A significant concern is that robot adoption strengthens firms’relative market power within industries,fueling the emergence of superstar firms.These firms jointly influence labor income share through both a competition effect and a demonstration effect:the former is the main cause of declining labor shares,while the latter introduces a new channel through which labor’s share is further reduced.Although antitrust policies can help improve labor’s income share,they are not well-suited to curbing the market power expansion driven by industrial robot adoption.Thus,the concern over superstar firms’suppression of labor income remains.Amid the intensifying trend of“machines replacing humans”,this paper offers empirical insights into how to address the distributional implications brought about by the rise of superstar firms.
文摘Continuously broadening the channels for farmers’income growth and effectively narrowing the urban-rural income gap is the central task in the new development stage to comprehensively promote rural revitalization and achieve the common prosperity of farmers and rural areas.The promotion of rural e-commerce and the enhancement of farmers’digital skills provide potential for this endeavor.Taking Zhejiang province,a demonstration area for common prosperity,as the research object,this study collected 1,119 valid questionnaires through field surveys.Based on the reconstruction of a comprehensive evaluation index for farmers’digital skills using principal component analysis,this paper further investigates the relationship between the level of farmers’digital skills and their income by employing the CRITIC weighting method,mediating mechanism testing,and grouped regression analysis.The research finds that improving digital skills can significantly enhance farmers’income levels,with the income growth effect being more pronounced among older groups with lower educational levels and limited digital skills.Digital skills not only directly promote farmers’income growth but also indirectly further enhance their income level by increasing their use of rural e-commerce,and thus the use of rural e-commerce serves as a significant mediating variable in the relationship between digital skills and farmers’income growth.These conclusions remain valid after a series of robustness tests,including endogeneity tests,the replacement of weight designs for digital skills,and the exclusion of outlier samples.Finally,the paper proposes policy recommendations such as offering more digital skills and e-commerce training,encouraging the return of new rural elites to promote regional clusters of rural e-commerce,and providing targeted policy support for the development of rural e-commerce.
