Lots of papers of periodicals concentrate on discussing the pessimistic fatalism of Hardy.Few concerns about farmers’issues in Hardy’s novels.This paper explores the farmers’issues in Hardy novels in three aspects.
In order to solve frequently emerging food safety problems and adapt to the developing trends in the international food safety field, the Chinese government is establishing and developing food traceability systems. Wh...In order to solve frequently emerging food safety problems and adapt to the developing trends in the international food safety field, the Chinese government is establishing and developing food traceability systems. Whether or not food traceability sys- tems can guarantee food safety is a problem well worth discussing. Hence, we constructed a theoretical model to explore the effect of incentives in a food traceability system in order to improve food safety levels. The following results were obtained： enhancing the ef- fectiveness of a food traceability system, increasing the payment to farmers who supply safe agricultural products and strengthening the penalty for unsafe food supply actions are necessary conditions to improve the level of food safety. How to encourage farmers to use food traceability systems is another problem explored in our investigation. Based on a field survey on the willingness of vegetable growers to participate using a vegetable traceability system in Beijing, the first city in China to develop such a system, we used a de- scriptive statistics and a binary logistic regression model to investigate the factors which dominate the decision on the part of farmers to participate in a food safety system. The results indicate that i： younger farmers are more likely to get involved in a food traceability system than older farmers, ii： income from non-agricultural activities decreases the willingness of farmers to participate, iii： the high- er the cost-benefit ratio of growing vegetables, the more likely for farmers to engage in a food traceability system, iv： farmers with a great concern for food safety information have a high propensity to participate and v： increased penalties against unsafe food supply actions and high-risk expectation are adverse incentives. In contrast, high-price expectation is a positive incentive for farmers to par- ticipate, while agricultural training, government subsidies and being part of an industrial organization will significantly strengthen the confidence of farmers to participate in a food safety system.展开更多
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop an automated frequently asked question(FAQ) answering system for farmers. This paper presents an approach for calculating the similarity between Chinese sentences based...Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop an automated frequently asked question(FAQ) answering system for farmers. This paper presents an approach for calculating the similarity between Chinese sentences based on hybrid strategies.Design/methodology/approach: We analyzed the factors influencing the successful matching between a user's question and a question-answer(QA) pair in the FAQ database. Our approach is based on a combination of multiple factors. Experiments were conducted to test the performance of our method.Findings: Experiments show that this proposed method has higher accuracy. Compared with similarity calculation based on TF-IDF,the sentence surface forms and the semantic relations,the proposed method based on hybrid strategies has a superior performance in precision,recall and F-measure value.Research limitations: The FAQ answering system is only capable of meeting users' demand for text retrieval at present. In the future,the system needs to be improved to meet users' demand for retrieving images and videos.Practical implications: This FAQ answering system will help farmers utilize agricultural information resources more efficiently.Originality/value: We design the algorithms for calculating similarity of Chinese sentences based on hybrid strategies,which integrate the question surface similarity,the question semantic similarity and the question-answer similarity based on latent semantic analysis(LSA) to find answers to a user's question.展开更多
According to Zhuochuang Information Monitoring,the annual average yield per unit area increased by about 6 percent,the total output increased by 7.6 percent year-on-year,and the farmers'planting income was greatly...According to Zhuochuang Information Monitoring,the annual average yield per unit area increased by about 6 percent,the total output increased by 7.6 percent year-on-year,and the farmers'planting income was greatly improved,thus realizing a high yield and a good harvest.展开更多
This paper introduced first a conceptual framework of 'information literacy training of farmers' based on the widely recognized understanding of the term 'information literacy(IL).' It then followed wi...This paper introduced first a conceptual framework of 'information literacy training of farmers' based on the widely recognized understanding of the term 'information literacy(IL).' It then followed with a discussion based on these three authors' field investigation regarding to Hubei peasants' current information literacy training in such perspectives as information consciousness,information ability and ways and means of information access.It concluded by pointing out some of the more apparent factors that had adverse impacts on the farmers' information literacy training in central China and suggested a few possible remedial measures to guide the course for those who are involved in such undertakings.展开更多
In this paper, the comparison of absorbed dose measurement performed with an extrapolation chamber and a Fanner chamber in high energy electron beam is described. The experiments performed in the course of this work s...In this paper, the comparison of absorbed dose measurement performed with an extrapolation chamber and a Fanner chamber in high energy electron beam is described. The experiments performed in the course of this work show that the Xinjiang extrapolation chamber is suitable for calibration of high energy electron beams produced from medical linear accelerators.展开更多
This research was carried out to evaluate the preference and adoption of harvesting, uprooting, stump burning, pruning and thinning practices for controlling the spread ofProsopisjuliflora （prosopis） within Marigat ...This research was carried out to evaluate the preference and adoption of harvesting, uprooting, stump burning, pruning and thinning practices for controlling the spread ofProsopisjuliflora （prosopis） within Marigat Division of the Baringo District, Kenya. A survey methodology was employed using a random sample of 25 Farmer Field School （FFS） members and 5 non=FFS members from each of the five locations of Marigat Division. In total, 100 FFS members and 25 non-FFS members participated in the study; addi- tional supplementary data were collected from the Kenya Forestry Research Institute （KEFRI）, a major facilitator and trainer of the identified FFS activities and practices in the study area since 2004. More than 80% of the local community never undertook any form of prosopis management practice; however, this changed after FFS training, indicating an acquisition and retention of knowledge which probably diffused to the non-FFS counterparts, through either formal or informal ways. Harvesting was the most preferred （100%） and stump burning the least preferred （46%） practice of managing the spread of prosopis. The success and preference of any prosopis management practice was attributed to wood and non-wood benefits derived from prosopis and growing of animal fodder and food crops on rehabilitated land. More than 80% of respondents attributed ineffectiveness of any prosopis management practice to coppicing and viable seed banks of the tree, while 50% highlighted a lack of consistency and integration in carrying out manage- ment practices. The reported negative attitude towards prosopis changed after training with none of the view to eradicate it. Labor intensity and frequent regeneration of seedlings were identified as the major challenges faced during the implementation of proso- pis management practices. In conclusion, the study shows that harvesting, uprooting, stump burning, pruning and thinning realized through consistent holistic integration contribute to containing the spread of prosopis trees in Baringo, Kenya.展开更多
Linear risk programming was used to determine the optimum cultivation pattern to increase incomes of poplar farmers.Seven clones of Populus deltoides Bartr.ex Marsh.were examined in Guilan province,northern Iran.Growt...Linear risk programming was used to determine the optimum cultivation pattern to increase incomes of poplar farmers.Seven clones of Populus deltoides Bartr.ex Marsh.were examined in Guilan province,northern Iran.Growth and price data were taken from previous research at the Safrabaste Poplar Research Station and in interviews with farmers.The Lingo software was used to analyze the data in different forms of E.The results show that when risk was considered,the optimal solution included the clones Pd63/51-x1,-Pd72/51-x3,Pd73/51-x4 and Pd79/51-x6.There was a high growth fluctuations of the clones Pd69/55-x2,Pd77.51-x5,and Pd caroliniensis-x7 and were not included in cultivation plans.Furthermore,the existing farm plans executed by local farmers,is neither profitoriented nor efficient in terms of income risk management according to risk efficient frontier.These results could help farmers with different levels of risk-aversion to select proper planting plans.展开更多
One day a farmer bought four donkeys at the marketplace. He (1)the back of one of them and began to ride home. (2) he was ridingalong, he noticed that there were only three donkeys walking in front of(3). He expected ...One day a farmer bought four donkeys at the marketplace. He (1)the back of one of them and began to ride home. (2) he was ridingalong, he noticed that there were only three donkeys walking in front of(3). He expected to sec (4). 'I wonder (5) has happened,'展开更多
1. ’Why is the potatofarmer in prison?’’Well, he {must ought to}{do have done} somethingbad, I suppose.’2. This {must, ought to}{be have been} the potatofarmer’s field.
My Uncle John was a farmer, and his place wasfour miles from my home in Florida, Missouri. Ispent part of every year at the farm until I was 12or 13 years old. The life which I led there with myeight cousins was full ...My Uncle John was a farmer, and his place wasfour miles from my home in Florida, Missouri. Ispent part of every year at the farm until I was 12or 13 years old. The life which I led there with myeight cousins was full of charm(?), and so is thememory of it.展开更多
A potato farmer was sent to prison just at the timewhen he should have been digging the ground for plantingthe new crop of potatoes. He knew that his wife wouldnot be strong enough to do the digging by herself, buttha...A potato farmer was sent to prison just at the timewhen he should have been digging the ground for plantingthe new crop of potatoes. He knew that his wife wouldnot be strong enough to do the digging by herself, butthat she could manage to do the pianting; and he alsoknew that he did not have any friends or neighbours whowould be willing to do the digging for him. So he展开更多
'I know all about people,' the professor says. I teach psychology①, and I have studied people for many years. This one is fat. He eats too much. This one is sick. I can tell② by his face. I see boys and girl...'I know all about people,' the professor says. I teach psychology①, and I have studied people for many years. This one is fat. He eats too much. This one is sick. I can tell② by his face. I see boys and girls, men and women all day. I know about people.' I have lived on a farm all my life, ' the farmer answers. 'I展开更多
文摘Lots of papers of periodicals concentrate on discussing the pessimistic fatalism of Hardy.Few concerns about farmers’issues in Hardy’s novels.This paper explores the farmers’issues in Hardy novels in three aspects.
基金supported by the Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.70873124)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(Grant No.20070019018)the Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project of Beijing(07BeJG194)
文摘In order to solve frequently emerging food safety problems and adapt to the developing trends in the international food safety field, the Chinese government is establishing and developing food traceability systems. Whether or not food traceability sys- tems can guarantee food safety is a problem well worth discussing. Hence, we constructed a theoretical model to explore the effect of incentives in a food traceability system in order to improve food safety levels. The following results were obtained： enhancing the ef- fectiveness of a food traceability system, increasing the payment to farmers who supply safe agricultural products and strengthening the penalty for unsafe food supply actions are necessary conditions to improve the level of food safety. How to encourage farmers to use food traceability systems is another problem explored in our investigation. Based on a field survey on the willingness of vegetable growers to participate using a vegetable traceability system in Beijing, the first city in China to develop such a system, we used a de- scriptive statistics and a binary logistic regression model to investigate the factors which dominate the decision on the part of farmers to participate in a food safety system. The results indicate that i： younger farmers are more likely to get involved in a food traceability system than older farmers, ii： income from non-agricultural activities decreases the willingness of farmers to participate, iii： the high- er the cost-benefit ratio of growing vegetables, the more likely for farmers to engage in a food traceability system, iv： farmers with a great concern for food safety information have a high propensity to participate and v： increased penalties against unsafe food supply actions and high-risk expectation are adverse incentives. In contrast, high-price expectation is a positive incentive for farmers to par- ticipate, while agricultural training, government subsidies and being part of an industrial organization will significantly strengthen the confidence of farmers to participate in a food safety system.
基金jointly supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:08ATQ003 and 10&ZD134)
文摘Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop an automated frequently asked question(FAQ) answering system for farmers. This paper presents an approach for calculating the similarity between Chinese sentences based on hybrid strategies.Design/methodology/approach: We analyzed the factors influencing the successful matching between a user's question and a question-answer(QA) pair in the FAQ database. Our approach is based on a combination of multiple factors. Experiments were conducted to test the performance of our method.Findings: Experiments show that this proposed method has higher accuracy. Compared with similarity calculation based on TF-IDF,the sentence surface forms and the semantic relations,the proposed method based on hybrid strategies has a superior performance in precision,recall and F-measure value.Research limitations: The FAQ answering system is only capable of meeting users' demand for text retrieval at present. In the future,the system needs to be improved to meet users' demand for retrieving images and videos.Practical implications: This FAQ answering system will help farmers utilize agricultural information resources more efficiently.Originality/value: We design the algorithms for calculating similarity of Chinese sentences based on hybrid strategies,which integrate the question surface similarity,the question semantic similarity and the question-answer similarity based on latent semantic analysis(LSA) to find answers to a user's question.
文摘According to Zhuochuang Information Monitoring,the annual average yield per unit area increased by about 6 percent,the total output increased by 7.6 percent year-on-year,and the farmers'planting income was greatly improved,thus realizing a high yield and a good harvest.
文摘This paper introduced first a conceptual framework of 'information literacy training of farmers' based on the widely recognized understanding of the term 'information literacy(IL).' It then followed with a discussion based on these three authors' field investigation regarding to Hubei peasants' current information literacy training in such perspectives as information consciousness,information ability and ways and means of information access.It concluded by pointing out some of the more apparent factors that had adverse impacts on the farmers' information literacy training in central China and suggested a few possible remedial measures to guide the course for those who are involved in such undertakings.
文摘In this paper, the comparison of absorbed dose measurement performed with an extrapolation chamber and a Fanner chamber in high energy electron beam is described. The experiments performed in the course of this work show that the Xinjiang extrapolation chamber is suitable for calibration of high energy electron beams produced from medical linear accelerators.
文摘This research was carried out to evaluate the preference and adoption of harvesting, uprooting, stump burning, pruning and thinning practices for controlling the spread ofProsopisjuliflora （prosopis） within Marigat Division of the Baringo District, Kenya. A survey methodology was employed using a random sample of 25 Farmer Field School （FFS） members and 5 non=FFS members from each of the five locations of Marigat Division. In total, 100 FFS members and 25 non-FFS members participated in the study; addi- tional supplementary data were collected from the Kenya Forestry Research Institute （KEFRI）, a major facilitator and trainer of the identified FFS activities and practices in the study area since 2004. More than 80% of the local community never undertook any form of prosopis management practice; however, this changed after FFS training, indicating an acquisition and retention of knowledge which probably diffused to the non-FFS counterparts, through either formal or informal ways. Harvesting was the most preferred （100%） and stump burning the least preferred （46%） practice of managing the spread of prosopis. The success and preference of any prosopis management practice was attributed to wood and non-wood benefits derived from prosopis and growing of animal fodder and food crops on rehabilitated land. More than 80% of respondents attributed ineffectiveness of any prosopis management practice to coppicing and viable seed banks of the tree, while 50% highlighted a lack of consistency and integration in carrying out manage- ment practices. The reported negative attitude towards prosopis changed after training with none of the view to eradicate it. Labor intensity and frequent regeneration of seedlings were identified as the major challenges faced during the implementation of proso- pis management practices. In conclusion, the study shows that harvesting, uprooting, stump burning, pruning and thinning realized through consistent holistic integration contribute to containing the spread of prosopis trees in Baringo, Kenya.
文摘Linear risk programming was used to determine the optimum cultivation pattern to increase incomes of poplar farmers.Seven clones of Populus deltoides Bartr.ex Marsh.were examined in Guilan province,northern Iran.Growth and price data were taken from previous research at the Safrabaste Poplar Research Station and in interviews with farmers.The Lingo software was used to analyze the data in different forms of E.The results show that when risk was considered,the optimal solution included the clones Pd63/51-x1,-Pd72/51-x3,Pd73/51-x4 and Pd79/51-x6.There was a high growth fluctuations of the clones Pd69/55-x2,Pd77.51-x5,and Pd caroliniensis-x7 and were not included in cultivation plans.Furthermore,the existing farm plans executed by local farmers,is neither profitoriented nor efficient in terms of income risk management according to risk efficient frontier.These results could help farmers with different levels of risk-aversion to select proper planting plans.
文摘One day a farmer bought four donkeys at the marketplace. He (1)the back of one of them and began to ride home. (2) he was ridingalong, he noticed that there were only three donkeys walking in front of(3). He expected to sec (4). 'I wonder (5) has happened,'
文摘1. ’Why is the potatofarmer in prison?’’Well, he {must ought to}{do have done} somethingbad, I suppose.’2. This {must, ought to}{be have been} the potatofarmer’s field.
文摘My Uncle John was a farmer, and his place wasfour miles from my home in Florida, Missouri. Ispent part of every year at the farm until I was 12or 13 years old. The life which I led there with myeight cousins was full of charm(?), and so is thememory of it.
文摘A potato farmer was sent to prison just at the timewhen he should have been digging the ground for plantingthe new crop of potatoes. He knew that his wife wouldnot be strong enough to do the digging by herself, butthat she could manage to do the pianting; and he alsoknew that he did not have any friends or neighbours whowould be willing to do the digging for him. So he
文摘'I know all about people,' the professor says. I teach psychology①, and I have studied people for many years. This one is fat. He eats too much. This one is sick. I can tell② by his face. I see boys and girls, men and women all day. I know about people.' I have lived on a farm all my life, ' the farmer answers. 'I
