Is evidence-based practice diverse enough? Philosophy of science considerations.

In its policy rationale for evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP), the APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice (see record 2006-05893-001) claims to have constituted itself with "scientists and practitioners from a wide range of perspectives and traditions, reflecting the diverse perspectives within the field" (p. 273). We applaud this attention to diversity but contend that an entire perspective of the debate was omitted in the Task Force's newly approved policy and its underlying report. The failure to consider a philosophy of science perspective led the Task Force to make a number of epistemological assumptions that are not based on evidence or rationale and that thus violate the very spirit of evidence-based decision making. In this comment, we reveal a few of these assumptions and discuss their detrimental consequences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

History of depression and smoking cessation outcome: A meta-analysis.

The authors conducted a meta-analysis of published studies to (a) evaluate the premise that a history of major depression is associated with failure to quit smoking and (b) identify factors that moderate the relationship between history of depression and cessation outcome. Fifteen studies met the selection requirements and were coded for various study methodology and treatment characteristics. DSTAT was used to calculate individual study effect sizes, determine the mean effect size across studies. and test for moderator effects. No differences in either short-term (≤ 3 months) or long-term abstinence rates (≥ 6 months) were observed between smokers positive versus negative for history of depression. Lifetime history of major depression does not appear to be an independent risk factor for cessation failure in smoking cessation treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

中国硬质合金工业现状及发展趋势

简要总结了中国硬质合金工业所取得的成就及与国外先进水平比较存在的差距,并对国内外硬质合金市场和技术发展趋势进行了分析。     

Commercial Test of Multi-functional Desulfurizing Agent TS-01 for Gasoline in FCC Process

Experimental use of multi-functional desulfurizing agent TS-01 for FCC gasoline in the FCC unit of SINOPEC Jiujiang Company shows that the multi-functional desulfurizing agent can effectively remove various kinds of sulfur in FCC gasoline and diesel fuel and fulfill passivation on heavy metals.     

东江水库诱发地震探讨

阐述了东江水库基本情况，通过对库区及周围的地质构造特点、诱发地震监测，总结出东江水库地震的活动特征和诱发地震活动趋势。     

用单透镜变换由多模光纤出射的大功率Nd：YAG激光束的特性

根据理论假设，通过选取单透镜的参数和位置，计算说明了单透镜使经由多模光纤出射的大功率Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光束的发射角压缩，光束聚焦效率提高，光束截面场为高斯分布；文中的计算结果符合已知规律，从而说明了理论假设的正确性。     

实时多任务操作系统响应性能预估和测试

本文给出了作者开发的一个单处理机实时多任务操作系统的响应性能（响应时间，同步时间）的实验结果和／或估算。与国外同期文献发表的数据相比，指标先进。     

ETR Ⅱ-30调速器液压控制系统

ETRⅠ-30调速器是瑞士爱舍维斯工厂生产的具有PID调节规律的电液调速器。本文对其液压控制系统作了较详细的介绍,供有关人员参考。     

焊接试样的焊缝外形尺寸对爆炸试验的影响

选用水面舰艇用９４５钢和潜艇用９２１Ａ钢，研究了不同焊缝外形尺寸对爆炸试验中三缺口试样的中央缺口开裂行为的影响。通过大量的试验数据，确定了开裂判据ｅ≤ｅ_ｍ，为试验前预示中央缺口开裂与否提供了可靠的依据。