French error type annotation for dictation: A platform with automatic error type annotation for French dictation exercises.

Dictation is considered an efficient exercise for testing the language proficiency of learners of French as a Foreign Language (FFL). However, the traditional teaching approach to dictation reduces the instructional feedback efficiency. To remedy this, this study adopts a design-based research approach and builds an automatic error type annotation platform for dictation practice named FRETA-D (French error type annotation for dictation) to pursue intelligent pedagogical feedback for both FFL teachers and students. FRETA-D can automatically identify error boundaries as well as classify the errors into fine-grained error types in learners' dictation texts. FRETA-D features a dataset-independent classifier based on a framework with 25 main error types, which is generalized from French grammar rules and characteristics of frequent learner dictation errors. Five French teachers are invited to evaluate the appropriateness of automatically predicted error types of 147 randomly selected samples, and the acceptance rate reaches more than 85%. Automatic evaluation on 1,009 sentences by comparing with manually labeled references also shows promising results, reaching more than 85% consistency with human judgments. The accessibility of FRETA-D has also been confirmed by 50 Chinese undergraduate FFL learners with different professional backgrounds. FRETA-D facilitates conducting dynamic statistical analysis of learners'error types. And we share the same findings with previous studies that there exist causal links between the dictation errors and learners' mastery of French phoneme and grapheme.

The Development Evaluation of Economic Zones in China.

After the Chinese reform and opening up, the construction of economic zones, such as Special Economic Zones, Hi-tech Zones and Bonded Zones, has played an irreplaceable role in China's economic development. Currently, against the background of Chinese economic transition, research on development evaluation of economic zones has become popular and necessary. Similar research usually focuses on one specific field, and the methods that are used to evaluate it are simple. This research aims to analyse the development evaluation of zones by synthesis. A new hybrid multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) model that combines the DEMATEL technique and the DANP method is proposed. After establishing the evaluation criterion system and acquiring data, the influential weights of dimensions and criteria can be calculated, which will be a guide for forming measures of development. Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone is used in the empirical case analysis. The results show that Transportation Conditions, Industrial Structure and Business Climate are the main influencing criteria and measures based on these criteria are proposed.

An Empirical Study on Low-Carbon: Human Resources Performance Evaluation.

Low-carbon logistics meets the requirements of a low-carbon economy and is the most effective operating model for logistic development to achieve sustainability by coping with severe energy consumption and global warming. Low-carbon logistics aims to reduce carbon intensity rather than simply reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Human resources are an important part of the great competition in the logistics market and significantly affect the operations of enterprises. Performance evaluations of human resources are particularly important for low-carbon logistics enterprises with scarce talents. Such evaluations in these enterprises are of great significance for their strategic development. This study constructed a human resource performance evaluation system to assess non-managerial employees' low-carbon job capacity, job performance, and job attitude in the low-carbon logistics sector. The case study results revealed that the investigated company enjoyed initial success after having promoted low-carbon concepts and values to its non-managerial employees, and the success was demonstrated by excellent performance in its employees' job attitude and knowledge. This study adopts the AHP method to reasonably determine an indicator system of performance evaluation and its weight to avoid certain human-caused bias. This study not only fills the gap in the related literature, but can also be applied to industrial practice.

[Comparison of effect between multiplex and simplex nutritional intervention on hyperlipemia, hypertension or diabetes].

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of simplex and multiplex nutritional intervention on hyperlipemia, hypertension or diabetes. METHODS: 260 persons who have hyperlipemia were randomized to 3 groups: (1) "the multiplex nutritional intervention group", is given 100 g coarse food grain everyday and nutrition education, (2) "the simplex nutritional intervention group", is only given nutrition education, (3) "the control group". RESULTS: After three months, the degressive value of blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipid respectively in the multiplex nutritional intervention group were larger than in the simplex nutritional intervention. CONCLUSION: There are better effect on hyperlipemia, hypertension and diabetes by nutrition education plus passive dietary intervention than by nutrition education.