The indoor environment and the integrated design of homes for older people with dementia

There are currently about 6 million – mainly older – people with dementia in the European Union. With ageing, a number of sensory changes occur. Dementia syndrome exacerbates the effects of these sensory changes and alters perception of stimuli. People with dementia have an altered sensitivity for indoor environmental conditions, which can induce problematic behaviour with burdensome symptoms to both the person with dementia and the family carer. This paper, based on literature review, provides an overview of the indoor environmental parameters, as well as the integrated design and implementation of relevant building systems. The overview is presented in relation to the intrinsic ageing of senses, the responses of older people with dementia and the impact on other relevant stakeholders through the combined use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, and the Model of Integrated Building Design. Results are presented as indicators of the basic value, functional value and economic value, as well as a synthesis of building-related solutions. Results can help designers and building services engineers to create optimal environmental conditions inside the living environments for people with dementia, and can be used to raise awareness among health care professionals about of the influence of the indoor environment on behaviour of the person with dementia.     

浅析婴幼儿食品中食品添加剂的使用管理问题

婴幼儿食品安全是食品安全工作的重点领域。目前,婴幼儿食品中违规使用非食用物质和滥用食品添加剂的现象依然存在。为建立合理的添加原则,保障产品的质量,减少因滥用食品添加剂所致的健康危害,国际组织和我国均制定了相应的法规和标准。本文全面系统地介绍了国际和国内涉及婴幼儿食品中食品添加剂使用的相关法规和标准概况,并对我国婴幼儿食品中食品添加剂的使用安全问题进行了分析,旨在对我国婴幼儿食品中食品添加剂的使用管理提供参考和借鉴。     

独立学院青年教师队伍建设对策

独立学院的创办是我国高等教育办学机制的大胆探索,同时在扩大高等教育资源和高校办学规模方面起着积极的作用。根据独立学院青年教师队伍的特征以及存在的问题,提出尊重青年教师、优化青年教师的考核方法,完善青年教师的培养形势和途径,积极开展各项有利于青年教师队伍建设的活动,通过与青年教师的沟通来增强凝聚力。并且还要重视加大引进硕士、博士学历的青年教师的工作力度。     

高职院校青年教师培养效果的评价与分析

高职教育离不开一支高水平的师资队伍,而青年教师是师资资源的重要储备.加强对高职院校青年教师的培养是一项长期的战略性的工作,受到人们的普通重视.但是,对于青年教师的培养效果,并没有得到有效的评价,为了提升高职院校青年教师培养水平和质量,采用理论与实证相结合的研究方式,通过设计合理的评价指标体系,对高职院校青年教师培养效果进行了分析.基于变异系数法对调查结果进行了论证,从而构建起适合高职院校青年教师培养模式.     

马斯洛需求层次理论在高校青年教师管理中的应用

青年教师是学校的中坚力量。培养和建设一支高素质的青年教师队伍,是高校生存和发展的核心竞争力之一。如何加强青年教师的管理,充分发挥青年教师的潜能,是高校管理者面临的一大难题。学校管理者应根据马斯洛的需求层次理论来对青年教师进行管理,通过满足青年教师的不同需求来提高他们工作积极性,更好地促进青年教师健康发展。     

Augmented reality technology combined with three-dimensional holography to train the mental rotation ability of older adults

A decline in the cognitive ability of mental rotation causes a poor sense of spatial direction and environmental cognitive capacity. Currently, training tasks for the elderly thus affected are still presented in 2D form. However, clinical research indicates that this strategy generates a cognitive load that reduces the interest of the trainees and diminishes the effects of training. In contrast, augmented reality (AR) is a rising solution that effectively reduces cognitive load, improves the sense of spatial direction of the elderly, and helps increase interest in training. We recruited 28 elderly (age ≥ 65 years) for this study. Fourteen were randomly assigned to an active Intervention group and were given AR-based 3D hologram (AR-3DH) mental rotation training, and 14 were assigned to a group that used the traditional 2D model. Both groups took ABA-designed pre-and post-tests that required inferring the rotating shapes' states from standard mental rotation tasks. Change scores for the two groups were compared using error rates and reaction times as covariates. After six-week of training, the mental rotation ability of the Intervention group improved through the use of AR-3DH training system during the intervention phase. The practical and developmental implications of the findings are discussed.     

区外销售企业青年员工队伍建设探讨

文章从青年的重要性和特点入手,结合所在单位青年员工结构特点,对区外销售企业当前在青年员工队伍建设上存在的问题进行了总结,并从社会和企业层面对产生这些问题的原因进行了深入分析,最后提出了区外销售企业青年员工队伍建设在思想教育和引导、满足利益诉求两大方面应采取的七项具体措施。     

The effect of age,gender and attitudes on self-regulation in driving

Self-regulation in driving has primarily been studied as a precursor to driving cessation in older people, who minimise driving risk and compensate for physical and cognitive decline by avoiding driving in challenging circumstances, e.g. poor weather conditions, in the dark and at busy times. This research explores whether other demographic groups of drivers adopt self-regulatory behaviours and examines the effects of affective and instrumental attitudes on self-regulation across the lifespan. Quantitative data were collected from 395 drivers. Women were significantly more likely than men to engage in self-regulation, and to be negatively influenced by their emotions (affective attitude). A quadratic effect of age on self-regulation was determined such that younger and older drivers reported higher scores for self-regulation than middle-years’ drivers. However, this effect was affected by experience such that when experience was controlled for, self-regulation increased with age. Nevertheless, anxious driving style and negative affective attitude were independent predictors of self-regulation behaviours. Results suggest that self-regulation behaviours are present across the driving lifespan and may occur as a result of driving anxiety or low confidence rather than as an effect of ageing.     

Application and success of R&D subsidies: what is the role of firm age?

This article evaluates the propensity of firms to apply for R&D public grants, their capacity for obtaining subsides and how these relate to the firm age. This analysis is particularly relevant in understanding why young firms may be more or less successful in their application for public subsidies. Using data from an extensive database of 19,236 firms in Catalonia, we estimate a maximum likelihood probit model with sample selection. Our results show that firm age does not exert a significant direct impact on the application propensity in R&D public call, but younger firms tend to show a larger propensity to receive an R&D subsidy. They also show that firm age exerts a moderating role through different internal resources. They highlight the need to design R&D public policies that explicitly favour applications by young firms to help overcome their obstacles to innovation.