Some problems of computer-aided testing and “interview-like tests”

Computer-based testing – is an effective teacher’s tool, intended to optimize course goals and assessment techniques in a comparatively short time. However, this is accomplished only if we deal with high-quality tests. It is strange, but despite the 100-year history of Testing Theory (see, Anastasi, A., Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological testing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall) there still exist some misconceptions. Modern wide-spread systems for computer based course management and testing reveal a set of problems corresponding to certain features of testing methods.     

A narrative grammar of Chopin's G minor Ballade

A new semiotic model for the generation of musical texts is introduced in this article. The idea of a generative grammar is here understood in the sense of the generative trajectory, a model elaborated by A. J. Greimas. Four levels are chosen from his trajectory for the study of musical texts, namely, those of isotopies, spatial, temporal and actorial categories, modalities and semes or figures.As an illustration, the G minor Ballade by Fr. Chopin has been examined through all these levels. The most formalized aspect of the analysis is constituted by what has been called a modal grammar of the piece (the term modality understood here in its philosophico-linguistic sense). The analysis tries to show how the musical form emerges from its inner processual traits, kinetic, epistemic and other aspects of a modal nature. It thus approaches for instance the problem of segmentation from the processual and dynamic nature of musical works. Moreover, the analysis is also an attempt to study the narrativity in music, since the narrative content of a piece like Chopin's G minor Ballade is clearly seen as the result of its modal processes.     

面团流变学特性品质分析方法比较与研究

本文研究了法国肖邦吹吹泡示功仪所获得的面团流变学品质特性指标与粉质仪与拉伸仪所获得的指标之间的相关性。结果表明，它们之间存在着极显著的相关，为分析面粉品质，测定面团流变学特性一个综合的简单的快捷的方法。     

凯特·肖邦作品的女性主义之路探析——从《一小时的故事》到《觉醒》

凯特·肖邦被誉为美国女性主义文学的先驱之一,她的作品主要表达了对女性的关怀.但是,在凯特·肖邦创作伊始,她还不是一个纯粹的女性主义作家.她成功蜕变为一个纯粹的女性主义作家是有一个过程的.旨在从肖邦的著名短篇故事《一小时的故事》和她的代表作《觉醒》的分析中阐释肖邦的女性主义蜕变.     

A study on relationships between durum wheat semolina properties,technological mixing parameters and the properties of dough after mixing

Partial least square regression analysis was used to study the correlation between X variables (semolina quality, hydration level and mixing time) and Y variables, which were, in a first model, dough consistency during mixing, and, in a second model, dough properties after mixing (strength, elasticity, density) and leavening (maximum volume). The first model showed a predictive residual sum of squares (PRESS) of 2.98 and a predictive R² (Q²) of 0.92, and highlighted the key role of hydration and mixing time on dough consistency. The second model had the best PRESS (8.25) and Q² (0.94) values for dough volume and indicated that the volume increased with increasing mixing time until the dough consistency decreased of 20–30%. Dough volume was primarily affected by hydration. The model indicated that maximum volume after leavening, corresponding to optimum mixing time, was obtained with a soft and elastic dough, with a low‐density value.     

《觉醒》的生态女性主义解读

利用生态女性主义的批评方法,分析凯特.肖邦的小说《觉醒》中埃德娜自杀的内在动因。指出父权—夫权联盟的压抑是其根本原因,搬进"自己的房间"是重要推手,大海对她的召唤是催化剂,被情人抛弃是导火索。小说欲意突破西方传统的二元对立,安排埃德娜自溺大海从而与自然取得身份认同,以她的不存在来体现她的存在感,而这只是一种乌托邦式的理想,具有一定的局限性。     

《一小时的故事》的文体策略解析

凯特·肖邦在其著名短篇小说《一小时的故事》中创造性地运用文体策略,大胆探索新的艺术表现方式。作品中大量运用隐喻,增强了语言的修辞效果和表达效果;不断变换叙事视角,在小说的结局和读者的期待之间构筑起强烈的反差;作品中对立语篇模式的使用,突显出女性个体意识觉醒后生死对立的主题,增强了文本的悲剧效果。这些文体手段的运用增强了作品的感染力,深化了作品的主题,使得作品具有了恒久的艺术魅力。     

Quality evaluation of re-milled durum wheat semolinas used for bread-making in Southern Italy

Re-milled durum wheat semolinas from Altamura, Laterza and Matera (Southern Italy), currently used in the production of traditional breads, were tested for quality. The re-milled semolinas exhibited variable technological quality, and different bread-making techniques were observed. Alveograph P/L ranged from 0.34 to 2.50 with W values from 71×10^–4 to 176×10^–4 J. The higher values were found in samples from Laterza, which gave breads with the lowest specific volumes, due to its excessive gluten tenacity. The P/L values were correlated to SDS sedimentation height; dry gluten was correlated to both wet gluten content and protein content, and was negatively correlated to P/L. Bread protein content was correlated to the protein content of the starting material and bread specific volumes were negatively correlated to alveographic P/L values. Significant differences were found between breads from different points of origin (attributable to differences in the bread-making processes), in terms of the level of total titratable acidity and the yellow pigment content of the crumb.This revised version was published online October 2004. The errors concern the seventh column in Table 2, all the numbers need to be amended.