The impact of environmental fees to taxes on total factor productivity of manufacturing enterprises: empirical evidence from China by Jing Huang, Zhaoyang Zhao, Xinjing Yang, Yuhang Tian

“…Balancing environmental benefits with economic gains is a crucial challenge for developing countries striving for sustainable development in today’s context. On January 1, 2018, China transitioned from a sewage charge system to an environmental protection tax (EPT). …”
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Lespedeza jianghuensis (Fabaceae), a new species from riparian meadows of Yangtze River basin, China by Song Huang, Mei-Qian Chen, Feng Song, Jia-Xiang Li, Bo Pan, Hui-Yi Zhong, Li-Qun Zhou, Ang Liu, Yu-Tao Zheng, Pan Zhao

“…Lespedeza jianghuensis (Fabaceae), from Yangtze River basin, China, is described and illustrated as a new species. …”
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Will the increase of medical equipment affect medical expenditure? Empirical evidence from a quasi-experiment in China by Qiwei Deng, Zhongliang Zhou, Chi Shen, Dan Cao, Dantong Zhao, Yaxin Zhao, Jianmin Gao

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The Enrichment Mechanism of REE at Sulfate and Methane Transition Zone (SMTZ) of the Northern Part of the South China Sea by Xie Rui, Wu Daidai, Wei Jiangong, Wang Liaoliang, Liu Lihua, Li Wenjing, Wu Gang, Guo Xudong

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Distinctive dust weather intensities in North China resulted from two types of atmospheric circulation anomalies by Q. Huo, Q. Huo, Z. Yin, Z. Yin, Z. Yin, X. Ma, X. Ma, H. Wang, H. Wang, H. Wang

“…<p>Dust weather in North China (NC; 34–42° N, 105–120° E) has worsened in recent years, posing adverse impacts on the environment, human health, and the economy. …”
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Soil Drought and Vegetation Response during 2001–2015 in North China Based on GLDAS and MODIS Data by Siyao Yang, Dan Meng, Huili Gong, Xiaojuan Li, Xinling Wu

“…Next, the mean value of SMAI in North China showed a decreasing trend in recent 15 years. …”
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Nitrogen Deposition and Leaching from Two Forested Catchments in Southwest China — Preliminary Data and Research Needs by T. Larssen, J. Mulder, Y. Wang, X. Chen, J. Xiao, D. Zhao

“…The development in Asia in general, and China in particular, suggests increased deposition of reduced nitrogen from changes in agricultural practices and of oxidized nitrogen from rapid growth of the transportation sector. …”
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Study on the Technical Efficiency of Creative Human Capital in China by Three-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis Model by Jian Ma, Yueru Ma, Yong Bai, Bing Xia

“…The research results indicate that, in this period, the entirety of creative human capital in China and the technical efficiency value in different regions and different provinces is still in the low level and could be promoted. …”
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Fuzzy Multidimensional Assessment Approach of Travel Deprivation in Small Underdeveloped Cities: Case Study of Lhasa, China by Gang Cheng, Simin Jiang, Tao Zhang

“…Then, this fuzzy multidimensional assessment approach of travel deprivation is used to measure the travel deprivation in the underdeveloped, small city of Lhasa, China. The results identified both differences and similarities between different parts of the city. …”
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Coal Facies and Its Effects on Pore Characteristics of the Late Permian Longtan Coal, Western Guizhou, China by Yi Lou, Yuliang Su, Wendong Wang, Peng Xia, Ke Wang, Wei Xiong, Yin Yu, Linjie Shao, Fuqin Yang, Xiangping Chen

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Interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk in China: a longitudinal study by Xiaoqin Wang, Zhaozhao Hui, Jiaru Sun, Paul D Terry, Xiaohan Ren, Shuangyan Lei, Caihua Wang, Mingxu Wang

“…Objective To explore the interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk.Design A longitudinal study of the independent and combined effects of hypertension risk factors.Setting Twelve provinces in China, including Beijing Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Chongqing.Participants Longitudinal data of China Health and Nutrition Survey, collected between 2011 and 2015, were used in this study. …”
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Passenger Flow Path Prediction Based on Urban Rail Transit AFC Data: An Example of Chengdu, China by Yu Wang, Qixuan Qin, Jialiang Chen, Jiangbo Wang, Kai Liu

“…This paper extracts passenger travel patterns using AFC data on urban rail transit in Chengdu, China, over a one-month period. Passengers are divided into two categories based on their travel habits and data mining models, and multinomial logit (MNL) models are separately used to predict their destinations. …”
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Attitudes of radiologists and interns toward the adoption of GPT-like technologies: a National Survey Study in China by Tianyi Xia, Shijun Zhang, Ben Zhao, Ying Lei, Zebin Xiao, Bingwei Chen, Junhao Zha, Yaoyao Yu, Zhijun Wu, Chunqiang Lu, Tianyu Tang, Yang Song, Yuancheng Wang, Shenghong Ju

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Driven Factors Analysis of China’s Irrigation Water Use Efficiency by Stepwise Regression and Principal Component Analysis by Renfu Jia, Shibiao Fang, Wenrong Tu, Zhilin Sun

“…This paper introduces an integrated approach to find out the major factors influencing efficiency of irrigation water use in China. It combines multiple stepwise regression (MSR) and principal component analysis (PCA) to obtain more realistic results. …”
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Cross-cultural insights into internet addiction and mental health: a network analysis from China and Malawi by Mengze Li, Yidi Wang, Bin Liu, Xiaoli Ni, Zhujing Ma, Fengzhan Li, Tifei Yuan, Hongyi Chen, Zhongying Wu, Qiannan Jia, Lei Song, Yinchuan Jin, Qun Yang

“…Methods Network analysis was used on two datasets: Malawi (n = 688) and China (n = 975) using the Internet Addiction Test and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire. …”
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Geographic Distribution Patterns of Soil Microbial Community Assembly Process in Mangrove Constructed Wetlands, Southeast China by Ping Hu, Qiong Yang

“…The mangrove constructed wetland within Futian District, Shenzhen, China, is a typical wastewater treatment area, but the structure and function of its soil microbial community remain largely unexplored. …”
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Environmental tax reform roles and strategies of local governments: A quasi-natural experiment from China by Tianyang Chu

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The Power of Folk Music: City Branding, Musical Imaginaries, and Tourism-induced Placemaking in Yulin, Chengdu (China) by Shuyue Chen

“…This paper is a case study of a neighborhood called Yulin in Chengdu in southwest China. Developed in the 1980s, Yulin was an ordinary neighborhood representing Chengdu’s work unit housing in the 1980s and 90s. …”
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The Effect of Regional Industrial Restructuring on the Resource Environmental Carrying Capacity in Jingjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China by Yunlong Bi, Yi Hu, Xiaoli Xu, Fangqu Niu

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Progress in the Research of the Toxicity Effect Mechanisms of Heavy Metals on Freshwater Organisms and Their Water Quality Criteria in China by Ya-jun Hong, Wei Liao, Zhen-fei Yan, Ying-chen Bai, Cheng-lian Feng, Zu-xin Xu, Da-yong Xu

“…This study reviewed the sources, hazard levels, toxic effect mechanisms, and the current research status of China’s water quality criteria for heavy metal pollutants. …”
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