简介:NewZealandersareincreasinglyembracingAcupunctureandChineseMedicine.AsurveyofGeneralPractitionersin2006showedthatnearly80%ofthosesurveyedwouldrefertheirpatientsontoanAcupuncturistfortreatment.ThenationalinjuryinsuranceschemethroughtheAccidentCompensationCommission(ACC)hasfundedpartialpaymentofAcupuncturetreatmentsince1990.In2007,theMinisterofHealthapprovedAcupuncturetoberecognizedundertheHealthPractitionersCompetenceAssurance(HPCA)ActbutfollowingareviewoftheAct,thedecisionwasoverturned.TheNewZealandGovernmenthasdecidedtoadoptthesamecriteriaforregistrationofhealthprofessionsasAustraliaandourprofessionhasbeenaskedtoresubmitshowingthatwemeetthenewcriteria.Althoughdisappointing,wenowhavetheopportunitytotakeChinesemedicine,includingbothAcupunctureandChineseHerbalMedicinethroughtoregistration,thesameasourcolleaguesinAustralia.ChineseMedicinehasbeenapprovedfornationalregistrationinAustraliaandtheschemewillbegininJuly2012.ItishopedthatweinNewZealandwillbeabletofollowasimilartimeline.Inthepast,thoseNewZealanderswishingtostudyAcupunctureorChineseMedicinehadtotraveloverseastodoso.Wenowhavetwowellestablishedschools,eachwithtwocampuses,deliveringaBachelorDegreeinHealthScience.TheNewZealandRegisterofAcupuncturistsisthelargestandlongestestablishedprofessionalbodyrepresentingAcupuncturistsandpractitionersofChineseMedicineinNewZealand.Themajorityofourmemberstrainedoverseas-largelyinChinabutalsoinAustralia,Korea,AmericaortheUK-butthisdemographicisrapidlychangingasmorestudentsgraduatefromourlocalschools.Withincreasingnumbersofpractitionersandgreaterawarenessbythegeneralpublic,AcupunctureandChineseMedicinearefirmlyestablishedaspartofthehealthcaresysteminNewZealand.Registrationoftheprofessionisthenextimportantstepinensuringthatst
简介:Withtherapiddevelopmentofglobalinformationhighway,multimediacommunicationtechnologyplaysamoreandmoreimportantroleinnationaleconomicandsocialdevelopment.However,themultimediacommunicationsystemisacomplicatedrealtimedistributedsystemanditssoftwareisdifficulttodevelop.Inordertoimprovetherapiddevelopmentandapplicationofthemultimediacommunicationtechnology,thereisanurgentneedtocarryoutthebasicresearchworkofsoftwaredevelopmentplatforminthisfield.
简介:Title:DiscontinuousDeformationAnalysisandRecentCrustalMovementAuthor:WANGZeminSupervisor:LIUJingnanThestudyfocusesonthewait_to_be_resolvedimportantdifficultproblem—howtoanalyzeandprocessthenumerousdataofcrustalmovementgainedbyrecentmeasuringmethodsoastodiscovertheinnermechanisms,thispaper,adopt
简介:复杂场地的土层地震反应分析对结构的地震反应计算及抗震安全性评价有重要意义。采用直接有限元法对土层进行三维建模,可使系统的计算力学模型更加符合实际情况。但由此带来的计算量之大,使得传统的计算方法难以胜任。在此背景下,本文利用静力子结构方法推导了在多点输入模式下进行土层地震反应分析时拟静力位移的求解步骤,并通过均匀土层算例验证了行波输入下利用约束子结构模态综合法进行复杂场地地震反应分析的可行性。