Gender differences on laugh‐related traits: A cross‐sectional study

People have different responses to being laughed at, including fear of being laughed at, joy from being laughed at and joy from hearing others laugh. Previous studies have indicated that men have a higher tendency of laughing at others, but there were no gender differences on terms of the other two responses. Socioemotional selectivity theory indicates that individuals pay less attention to negative stimuli as they get older. It is worth investigating whether the gender differences of gelotophobia and gelotophilia occur in certain developmental stages. The present study is a cross‐sectional study, with a sample size of 1247 participants; we collected information regarding laugh‐related traits among participants 11–66 years old, and we particularly focused on the moderation effect of age on gender differences on gelotophobia, gelotophilia and katagelasticism. The results showed that men had a stronger tendency for laughing at others, but there were no significant gender differences on terms of gelotophobia and gelotophilia; age not only moderated the relationship between gender and gelotophobia but also the relationship between gender and katagelasticism. Male adolescents had higher incidences of gelotophobia and katagelasticism than female adolescents, but this finding was not consistent in the middle adulthood sample. The present study found age to be a moderator between gender and laugh‐related traits, and it indicated the influence of age on the fear of being laughed at during early adolescence, but there was no gender difference with respect to katagelasticism in middle adulthood.     

A Deterministic Weakening of Belnap–Dunn Logic

Studia Logica - A deterministic weakening $$\mathsf {DW}$$ of the Belnap–Dunn four-valued logic $$\mathsf {BD}$$ is introduced to formalize the acceptance and rejection of a proposition at a...     

Worsen depression after viscosupplementation treatment for geriatric people with knee osteoarthritis?

Background/objective: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) in older people may result in psychological impairment, including anxiety and depression. This study investigates the effect of intraarticular hyaluronic acid injection (IAHA) on geriatric patients with OA. Method: A total of 102 geriatric patients with knee OA undergoing IAHA were prospectively enrolled in this study. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Evaluation Form (IKDC), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain were recorded. All outcomes were measured at baseline before injection and during two, four, and six month follow-ups. Results: IAHA had a significant short-term effect, relieving pain at the two month follow-up, but the effect was weaker at the four month follow-up. Both IKDC and WOMAC scores were significantly improved at the two month follow-up. Viscosupplementation did not improve STAI. GDS exhibited significant deterioration at the four month follow-up. Conclusions: Although IAHA for the treatment of OA provided short-term efficiency, it had no effects on anxiety and increased depression of geriatric people. Health education should be provided with caution before viscosupplementation treatment to manage expectations of the efficacy of treatment for geriatric OA patients.     

近年来国内皮尔士研究概述

皮尔士(Charles Sanders Peirce,1839～1914)是美国实用主义的创始人,他对实用主义的产生和发展有着无可替代的作用.然而,皮尔士的思想并不仅仅体现在对实用主义思潮的贡献上.     

伍德对胡萨米:马克思和正义问题之争

伍德与胡萨米关于马克思是否批判资本主义为不正义之争是一场富有启发性的论争。本文从三个方面对这场论争做了简要的述评：(1)马克思批判资本主义社会是否基于某种正义观?(2)马克思是否认为资本主义剥削是不正义的?(3)在马克思的视野中,共产主义是否是一个正义社会?     

西方传教士与十九世纪福州的茶叶贸易

福州成为近代五口通商口岸之一是与西方列强对茶叶的大量需求以及要急于展开对福建的茶叶贸易分不开的。在福州开埠前后,基督教传教士发挥了重要的作用。随着福州茶市的日益兴盛,传教士与茶叶贸易间的关系愈来愈密切,触角从单纯传播福音开始延伸至与茶叶相关的经济活动,其身份也出现了微妙的变化。本文拟对西方传教士与福州茶港开埠以及与茶叶贸易及商务的相互关系与影响等作一探讨,以期引起学术界对传教士与中国近代经济活动关系问题研究的重视。     

结核疫情面临的新问题

结核病是危害人类健康的最严重的传染病之一.20世纪上半叶,结核病疫情的控制收到了较好的效果,但是自20世纪80年代起,结核疫情再次抬头.WHO统计监测以及我国在1979、1984/1985、1990、2000年四次全国结核病流行病学抽样调查显示,结核疫情在全世界不容乐观,结核疫情的发展趋势应当引起医务工作者和社会各界人士的重视.     

临床路径在医疗质量管理中的应用与思考

就临床路径的发展和概念进行了描述,阐明了临床路径的实施步骤,讨论了临床路径在医院医疗质量管理中的作用,同时对其未得到普及的原因和在我国的发展前景进行了分析。     

"白黑之争"及其对"缘起性空"说的误解

"白黑之争"是南朝刘宋时代儒家与佛教在哲学领域中的一次重要争论,其代表作是慧琳的<白黑论>.从有关争论来看,无论是反对佛教因果报应说的一方还是支持佛教的一方,对于佛教般若学中的"有谛"和"无谛"的本意都未能透彻地了解,这说明了印度大乘空宗哲学这种异质文化因子在当时还处在"格义"的阶段,多有误解.虽然在东晋十六国时代的僧肇已经比较准确地把握和阐释了般若"空"的本义,但佛教般若学那种"非有非无,非非有非非无"的思辩逻辑对于中土来说毕竟是陌生的,也是难以接受的.