Shiftwork experience and the value of time

Dissatisfaction with shiftwork has been shown to increase with age and work experience. The objective was to determine if differences in preferred paid work time existed between shiftworkers with different lengths of shiftwork experience and age-matched non-shiftworkers (controls). A questionnaire was used to determine how controls and shiftworkers with different shiftwork experience perceived the value of preferred work time across the week. Participants were required to value each hour across the days of the week on a scale from 0 (least preference) to 10 (highest preference). Data were analysed across groups to produce mean and standard deviation matrices. Unpaired t-tests determined significant differences between groups. This study found that preferred hours-of-work change with years of shiftwork experience. For shiftworkers in their first 5 years and those in their 30th-year-plus of shiftwork, night work was a low priority. Shiftworkers with 17?–?30 years experience indicated a preference for work any time across the week. Overall, shiftworkers extended their preferred work hours to include the evenings and weekend. Controls adhered more strongly to current societal norms. The results suggest that a person initially undertaking shiftwork may well be one with a less restrictive perception of time and its use, however, this perception may alter over time.     

The impact of a computerized conferencing system on the productivity of scientific research communities

Researchers and practitioners in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) have for a while been embracing the concepts of user and consumer experience as well as emotions in design, encouraging the industry to emphasise hedonic and symbolic qualities of products and services, over and beyond their utilitarian characteristics. However, the idea that mobile phone users, for instance, seek increasingly experience-rich, personalised products can not be taken for granted. Therefore, it is valuable to investigate the degree to which users really share designers' increasingly socio-emotional stances. The presented longitudinal study investigated users' mobile phone-related product meaning, particularly its development from 2004 to 2008. Product meaning was conceptualised in terms of an affective-cognizant choice mode dimension complemented by items capturing utilitarian, hedonic, and symbolic facets of the construct. The findings provide grounds for raising an important discussion about a possible pragmatic shift in product meaning, away from emotional and holistic, towards piecemeal and rational valuation. This would obviously challenge current design maxims. Linking these results to users' personality and mobile phone ownership history, subgroups with notably dissimilar product meaning development could be distinguished mainly with regard to levels of neuroticism, extraversion and brand loyalty – however, not gender.     

金融危机与经济法的干预工具——重庆实践的启示

2008年金融危机是大萧条之后最为严重的一场世界性经济危机。中国的经济法学者主要从三个方面分析了金融危机及其解决方法,但是他们把美国次贷危机引发的全球性金融危机当作相关经济法论述的应然背景,而忽略了当前金融危机的根源——制造业生产能力过剩——这一根本问题。根据布伦纳等学者的研究分析危机产生的根源,以重庆的实践经验为例,为解决危机提供了两种经济法的干预工具：一是,合理利用土地财政收入改善社会状况,支付社会开支;二是,运用公有资产的市场收益,缓解政府对于税收和借贷的过分依赖。     

听力理解失败者元认知探讨

听力理解作为二语习得中的重要的组成部分已受到越来越多的关注。文章从心理学元认知理论出发,通过英语听力理解认知心理过程分析,揭示听力理解失败者的元认知特点及其原因,旨在探究如何提高听力理解失败者的元认知能力的具体策略。     

基于层次分析法的馒头感官模糊综合评判

选取市售的馒头作为感官评价对象,采用层次分析法进行权重分配,构建了馒头模糊综合评判模型.以综合值H的大小来判断馒头的等级和品质的优劣,从而得出科学、全面的馒头感官评价方法.     

贵州省贞丰县山区岩溶水及找水经验剖析

以2009年国土资源部下发的西南严重缺水地区地下水勘查项目为依托,在综合分析研究区内的地质、水文地质的基础上,进行现场踏勘,根据地貌地形特征及地层出露等基本情况,圈定重点工作区,结合物探工作方法,确定赋水构造带发育情况,优选孔位,设计孔深,开展水文地质钻探,并进行稳定流抽水试验.以贵州省贞丰县抗旱井为找水成功典型实例,介绍了找水所采用的主要工作方法、技术路线及取得的成果.     

顾客体验视角下逆向服务优化的科学意义

我国整体经济形态正处于向服务经济转型的关键阶段,客户需求已逐步从实用层次转向体验层次,如安全感、身心愉悦等。近年来,国内一些企业片面追逐经济利益而引发的“安全事件”以及网上购物的普及,促使客户和政府要求企业对“终身服务”、“绿色低碳服务”、“投诉退换”以及废旧回收等担负更大的责任,实行有效的逆向服务。首次提出“逆向服务”的概念,并对其“客户拉动式”、个性化、绿色低碳和可循环性的特性展开阐述。综述相关领域的研究现状和发展动态,阐述从顾客体验视角进行研究的科学意义,包括独特性、系统科学性和绿色可持续性。最后对该领域研究的空白和未来趋势进行总结。     

现代服装的情节化设计理念

每一种艺术创作形式中都存在着一定的情节因素,在时尚多元化的今天,各种新观念、新意识及新的表现手法空前活跃,服装设计中的情节化倾向也日益明显。服装情节化设计主要体现在情节的塑造、情节与功能、形式的融合以及对情节的体验与感悟方面。设计师充分利用服装的情节化语言将设计的注意力从充满手法的形体转向空间情节的营造,避免陷入＂形＂的泥潭之中,有助于服装产品的创新,为设计师提供一种更广阔、更积极的自我表达媒介。     

体验经济时代常州恐龙园的创新战略初探——基于全员参与的视角

对于体验性较强的主题公园来说,实施创新战略是增强核心竞争力的重要手段。文章分析了常州恐龙园的环境,制定了体验经济时代主题公园创新战略目标,并提出了全员创新的概念及实施全员创新战略的相关措施,以推动和促进我国主题公园的健康发展。     

对运动员在运动竞赛中的情绪诊断

竞赛过程中运动员的生理变化、心理变化以及运动行为变化为诊断情绪提供了线索。文中根据情绪的性质和不同专项对情绪唤醒水平的不同要求,介绍了供教练员参考使用的诊断运动员情绪状态的“观察询问法”和供运动员参考使用的“自我观察体验法”。这种诊断方法简便、实用、快捷,易于掌握,便于推广,教练员、运动员易于接受。