Clinical and genetic analysis of methylmalonic aciduria in 60 patients from Southern China: a single center retrospective study by Hiba Abid, Areeba Abid, Sarah Sohail, Sara Jawaid

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Investigating whether connecting people can promote subnational economic development: Evidence from China–ASEAN friendship cities by Fangying Pang, Jingjing Tang, Hanwen Xie

“…Abstract Whether maintaining a close relationship with China can benefit economic performance in the postpandemic era is a crucial concern for countries around the world. …”
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Fractional Characteristics of Heavy Metals Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cd in Sewer Sediment from Areas in Central Beijing, China by Haiyan Li, Mingxiu Wang, Wenwen Zhang, Ziyang Zhang, Xiaoran Zhang

“…To identify the distribution of heavy metals in sewer sediments and assess their potential harmfulness to the environment and human health, the occurrence of Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cd in the sewer sediment of six functional areas and two streets in an inner-city suburb of Beijing, China, was investigated by using a sequential extraction procedure. …”
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Evaluation of the Production-Education Integration Performance of the High-Tech Industry: An Empirical Comparison between Three Urban Agglomerations in China by Quan Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Zhuomei Li, Sifeng Li, Tianzhen Tang

“…Deepening production-education integration (PEI) is a major strategy of China to reinforce education reform and promote industry transformation. …”
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Social assistance and non-agriculture employment in rural China: evidence from the Rural Minimum Living Security (Rural Dibao) by Dian Chen, Xiangming Fang

“…Abstract The Rural Minimum Living Security (Rural Dibao) is a crucial social assistance program designed to alleviate poverty in rural China. While non-agriculture employment plays a significant role in boosting farmers’ income and reducing long-term poverty, little is known about the impact of Rural Dibao on non-agriculture employment. …”
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Exploring the decline in health index of the Qarhan salt lake region in Qinghai Province, China: A 40-year assessment by Pengfei Ji, Qian Shen, Ru Wang, Yue Yao, Bing Zhang, Wenting Xu, Yuting Zhang, Wenqi Kou, Wenxin Li

“…Located in Qinghai Province, China, the Qarhan Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in China, consisting of four lakes: Dabuxun, South Hobson, North Hobson, and Se-nie. …”
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Field Measurement and Numerical Modelling Study on Mining-Induced Subsidence in a Typical Underground Mining Area of Northwestern China by Kai Zhang, Lu Bai, Pengfei Wang, Zhuang Zhu

“…Mining-induced subsidence is a great concern for environmental protection in underground mining areas in China and all over the world. In view of the fact that the research on land degradation above underground coal mines are completely or partially independent of coal mining activity and the fact that the mechanism behind mining-induced subsidence has not been well understood, this study presents a field measurement and numerical study of mining-induced subsidence with respect to mining activity of three adjacent longwall panels in a coal mine in Northwest China. …”
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Environmental pollution evaluation and spatiotemporal distribution of different forms of phosphorus in a phosphate mining area in Western Hubei, China by Lei Kou, Junwei Zhang, Liyue Huang, Guanyu Chen, Shupeng Jiang, Ding Han, Dayuan Jiang

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Latitudinal patterns of tree β-diversity and relevant ecological processes vary across spatial extents in forests of southeastern China by Maochou Liu, Wenxiang Wu, Ke Wang, Xinshuai Ren, Xueqin Zhang, Lei Wang, Jing Geng, Bo Yang

“…In this study, we determined whether tree β-diversity is correlated with latitude in forests of southeastern China, and if so, what ecological processes contribute to these patterns of tree β-diversity. …”
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Air Quality Index, Indicatory Air Pollutants and Impact of COVID-19 Event on the Air Quality near Central China by Kaijie Xu, Kangping Cui, Li-Hao Young, Ya-Fen Wang, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Shun Wan, Jiajia Zhang

“…Abstract Both the air quality index (AQI) and indicatory air pollutants of Anqing, Hefei, and Suzhou near central China from 2017 to 2019, and the impact of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control actions on air quality were investigated. …”
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Genomic insights into a multidrug-resistant pandoraea apista clinical isolate carrying blaOXA-153 from China by Lirong Li, Yawen Zhang, Fang He, Ningjun wu

“…In this study, we describe a strain of P. apista harboring the blaOXA-153, isolated from the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of an inpatient in China. Methods: The genomic DNA of P. apista strain PA167 was sequenced using the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 system and assembled with SPAdes v.3.13.0. …”
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Acoustic Velocity Log Numerical Simulation and Saturation Estimation of Gas Hydrate Reservoir in Shenhu Area, South China Sea by Kun Xiao, Changchun Zou, Biao Xiang, Jieqiong Liu

“…Gas hydrate model and free gas model are established, and two-phase theory (TPT) for numerical simulation of elastic wave velocity is adopted to investigate the unconsolidated deep-water sedimentary strata in Shenhu area, South China Sea. The relationships between compression wave (P wave) velocity and gas hydrate saturation, free gas saturation, and sediment porosity at site SH2 are studied, respectively, and gas hydrate saturation of research area is estimated by gas hydrate model. …”
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Sedimentary architecture of the microbial mound–shoal complex: a case study of the Ediacaran Dengying Formation, Sichuan Basin, China by Qinyu Xia, Zhenhua Guo, Fei Zhang, Lin Zhang, Rui Xu, Xue Wang, Wenzheng Li, Shuyuan Shi, Haijun Yan, Yuyang Liu

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Association Between Urinary Metal Levels and Chronic Kidney Dysfunction in Rural China: A Study on Sex-Specific Differences by Kaisheng Teng, Qinyi Guan, Qiumei Liu, Xiaoting Mo, Lei Luo, Jiahui Rong, Tiantian Zhang, Wenjia Jin, Linhai Zhao, Songju Wu, Zhiyong Zhang, Jian Qin

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Correction: Competing stakeholder discourses in constructing cultural heritage: the legal case of the house at No. 98 Hai’er Lane, China by Zhonghua Wu, Jian Li

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Utilising Smartphone Light Sensors to Measure Egg White Ovalbumin Concentration in Eggs Collected from Yinchuan City, China by Linlin Liu, Hualin Bi

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Urban Green Development towards Sustainability in Northwest China: Efficiency Assessment, Spatial-Temporal Differentiation Characters, and Influencing Factors by LiJuan Si, JiaLu Wang, ShuRan Yang, Ye Yang, Jing Zhang

“…For achieving the sustainable development goals, green development has been raised to a high position for cities in China. The economic development in Northwest China is slow, the ecological environment is fragile, and the mineral resources are rich. …”
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How does the concentration of spatial allocation of urban construction land across cities affect carbon emission intensity in China? by Hui Yang, Cheng Chen, Jingye Li, Min Li, Stefan Sieber, Kaisheng Long

“…It is predicted that this proportion will drop to 53.90 % in 2030, and the average CEI of these cities will decrease by 67.93 % from 2005 to 2030. In this scenario, China’s carbon emission reduction target for 2030 can be attained in the sampled cities. …”
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Risky sexual behaviour and HIV testing uptake among male college students: a cross-sectional study in China by Yan Luo, Gang Zhao, Junfang Xu

“…Objective To understand the sexual behaviours and HIV testing uptake of sexually experienced male college students in China.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted between September and November of 2020 among male college students.Setting Hangzhou, China.Participants Male students who had sexual experience in the previous year were investigated.Outcome measures Sexual risk behaviour was defined as having multiple sexual partners or having unprotected sex.Results More than half of the sexually experienced male students (556, 53.2%) had their first sexual intercourse under the age of 18 years old. …”
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Developing and evaluating a translanguaging-multiliteracies learning design (LDTMP) for student agency in a college English course in China by Jie Zhou, Jie Zhou, Sze Seau Lee, Sze Seau Lee, Si Na Kew

“…Set within the context of a college English course in China, this study introduces an educational approach known as Learning Design based on Translanguaging and Multiliteracies Pedagogy (LDTMP), which aims to foster student agency within higher education. …”
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