简介:TheLAMBDAmethodthatwasproposedbyTeunissenisintroduced.Then,onthebasisofboththeback-sequentialconditionalLStechniqueandtheupper-triangularCholeskydecomposition,anotherformforLAMBDAmethodisproposed.ThisnewformforLAMBDAmethodhasthesameprincipleandcalculationspeedasthetraditionalLAMBDAmethod.
简介:ThispaperexamineshowChinahasplayeda"responsible"roleininternationalhumanitarianpost-disasterassistancebytakingtheexampleofChina’sassistancetopost-tsunamiAceh,andexplorespolicyimplicationswithregardtofutureSino-Australiansecuritycooperation.ChinaandAustraliatookinconsistentapproachestoassistanceinAceh,whichderivedfromtheirdifferentunderstandingsofinternational"responsibility".However,theinconsistenciesdonotnecessarilyhampercooperationbetweenthetwo.Rather,itisbecauseoftheseinconsistentapproachesthatthetwocountries’cooperationcandevelopintocomprehensiveandmultifacetedassistance.Thekeytosuccessfulcooperationbetweenthetwocountries,thispaperargues,isthenotionof"complementarity".Inpolicydocumentsonbilateralrelations,ChineseandAustralianpolicymakersemphasizethe"economiccomplementarity"betweenthetwo,butthis"complementarity"isalsousefulwhenthetwoexplorethewayinwhichtheywillcooperateonsecurityissues.OneexampleofthiscomplementaryapproachwithregardtoassistanceforAcehistheAustralianefforttopromotestabilityinbothtsunamiandnon-tsunamiaffectedareas,andChineseeconomicinvestmentinAceh,inkeepingwiththeAcehneselocalexpectationsoflong-termeconomicdevelopmentandmoreemploymentopportunities,whicharethefoundationstonesofstability.Whiletheseeffortsarenotconsistent,theyarehighlycomplementarytoeachother,andhavegreatpotentialtoencouragepeaceandstabilityinAceh.
简介:DifficultiestheU.S.high-techindustryisnowfacingmaybeonlytemporarybutuncertaintyoverlawsandpoliciescouldcreateasetback.Theemergingtransformationbasedonadvancedrobotics,3-Dmanufacturing,newmaterials,bigdataanddigitalization,whichsomeconsidera"third"industrialrevolution,willcometofullflowerlaterthanexpectediftheAmericangovernmentfailstofine-tunerelevantlawsand