Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotopic Composition in Sediments Collected from the Tributaries in Three Gorges Reservoir, China by Bo Gao, Huaidong Zhou, Yong Huang, Yuchun Wang, Jijun Gao, Xiaobo Liu

“…The results showed that the average concentrations of heavy metals in sediment of TGR tributaries were higher than the local background values of soils and sediments in China. The assessment by Geoaccumulation Index indicated that Cu, Ni, and Hg were at the “slightly polluted” level and Cd was ranked as the “moderately polluted” level in tributary sediments of TGR. …”
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Identification of Risk Factors Affecting PPP Waste-to-Energy Incineration Projects in China: A Multiple Case Study by Yong Liu, Chenjunyan Sun, Bo Xia, Sai Liu, Martin Skitmore

“…Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration technologies are considered an effective solution for sustainable and efficient municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal in China, and the public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement has been widely used to construct and operate WTE incineration projects. …”
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Non-stationarity analysis of flood extremes under climate change and human activities in the Yuan River Basin, China by Ting Wang, Dehua Mao, Meirong Deng, Chang Feng, Guangwei Hu, Jingya Zhang, Yang Zou

“…Study region: Yuan River Basin in China. Study focus: This study aims to identify temporal variations and non-stationarity in the annual maximum Peak Flow (PF) and Peak Water Level (PWL) series, along with their occurrence dates and intervals series at three stations (Anjiang, Pushi, and Taoyuan). …”
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Spatial-Temporal Variations and Influencing Factors of Water-related Ecosystem Services in Southwest China Under Complex Terrain by TANG Shuang, ZHU Chongjing, GAO Jie, BIAN Hongyan

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An Areal Assessment of Subseafloor Carbon Cycling in Cold Seeps and Hydrate-Bearing Areas in the Northern South China Sea by Yanping Zhang, Min Luo, Yu Hu, Hongbin Wang, Duofu Chen

“…In order to better understand the carbon turnover in the cold seeps and gas hydrate-bearing areas of the northern South China Sea (SCS), we collected geochemical data of 358 cores from published literatures and retrieved 37 cores and corresponding pore water samples from three areas of interest (i.e., Xisha, Dongsha, and Shenhu areas). …”
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Health economics assessment of statin therapy initiation thresholds for atherosclerosis prevention in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Tianyu Feng, Xiaolin Zhang, Jiaying Xu, Shang Gao, Xihe Yu

“…The model utilized the China-PAR prediction tool for ASCVD risk and incorporated data from a nationally representative survey and published meta-analyses of middle-aged and elderly Chinese populations. …”
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Lithospheric reworking and thinning by cyclical continental extension: a synthesis of Cretaceous extensional domes in the South China Block by Chu, Yang, Liu, Tanjie, Lin, Wei, Meng, Lingtong, Feng, Zhentian, Wei, Wei, Ji, Wenbin, Xue, Zhenhua

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Impact of the Choice of Land Surface Scheme on a Simulated Heatwave Event: The Case of Sichuan-Chongqing Area, China by Y. Ma, X.-M. Zeng, Y. Zhang, N. Wang, Y. Zheng, G. Wang, C. Chen

“…The Sichuan-Chongqing area in China has complex basin topography and is known for its extremely hot summer weather. …”
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Change point detection in brucellosis time series from 2010 to 2023 in Xinjiang China using the BEAST algorithm by Liping Yang, Chunxia Wang, Pan Zhou, Na Xie, Maozai Tian, Kai Wang

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Electronic health record and primary care physician self-reported quality of care: a multilevel study in China by Wenhua Wang, Mengyao Li, Katya Loban, Jinnan Zhang, Xiaolin Wei, Rebecca Mitchel

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Determination of Cenozoic Sedimentary Structures Using Integrated Geophysical Surveys: A Case Study in the Hebei Plain, China by Yi Yang, Jie Zhang, Junjie Wu, Pei Li, Xingchun Wang, Qingquan Zhi, Guojiang Hao, Jianhua Li, Xiaohong Deng

“…The strong multi-stage tectonic movement caused the northwest of the North China Plain to rise and the southeast to fall. The covering layer in the plain area was several kilometers thick. …”
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Performance Evaluation of China's Basic Pension Insurance Based on a Three-Stage Superefficient SBM-DEA Model by Zexing Xue, Zhengping Ma

“…By studying the basic pension insurance for employees, this study analyses the basic pension insurance data of 31 provinces in China from 2016 to 2020 and conducts experiments. …”
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Simulation and prediction of the expansion of OpenStreetMap building data based on the Markov-FLUS model in Shenzhen, China by Sidan Chen, Lingjia Liu, Kaixiang Li, Xiaohui Ding, Wei Jiang

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The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in China by Ran Lyu, Meng Yuan, Xiao Fu, Mingfang Tang, Laiye Qu, Zheng Yin, Gang Wu

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Evaluating the migration of boundary river shorelines and coastal land cover changes for the Beilun River between China and Vietnam by Xie Shuangmi, Zhang Wenzhu, Wu Bin, Lu Shengquan, Gu Guanhai, Liu Yanhua

“…Study region: The China-Vietnam Beilun River Study focus: Reconstruction of the historical river course of the Beilun River along the China–Vietnam border using multi-source data and application of the DSAS model to describe the changes and characteristics of different river segments; Quantification of land cover changes and characteristics along the Beilun River coastline using land dynamics and land transfer matrices; Analysis of the impact of river shoreline changes on land cover changes on both banks by overlaying shoreline change maps with land cover change maps. …”
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Changes in Different Classes of Precipitation and the Impacts on Sediment Yield in the Hekouzhen-Longmen Region of the Yellow River Basin, China by Suzhen Dang, Xiaoyan Liu, Xiaoyu Li, Manfei Yao, Dan Zhang

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Lateral flow assay as radiological prognosis factor of pulmonary cryptococcosis: a single center retrospective study in China by Jiejun Shi, Jianhua Chen, Qianjiang Ding, Guoqing Qian, Zeqin Zhang, Qifa Song

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Critical signals for grassland desertification prediction in the transition zone between desert and typical steppe in InnerMongolia, China by Baoping Meng, Zhuoyan Jin, Jin Chen, Yili Kuang, Shuhua Yi, Yanyan Lv, Jinrong Li

“…In this research, the transition zone between desert and typical steppe in Inner Mongolia, China was studied. We analyzed vegetation patch features (including percentage of landscape (PLAND), patch density (PD), largest patch index (LPI), and perimeter-area ratio distribution (PARA)), species diversity indices (Shannon-Wiener, Simpson, Margalef, Pielou), soil seed bank density, similarity index, and established their relations. …”
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Immediate shock and residual stress: Unmasking the dual dynamics of covid-19 on the mental health of health professionals in China by Suyi Duan

“… # Objectives This study aims to explore the dual impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of health professionals in China, both during and after the pandemic; to explore the probable underlying factors causing these mental health issues; to identify both adaptive and maladaptive coping behaviours employed by the health personnel; and to assess the organisational and social support to mitigate the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of the Chinese health professionals…”
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Efficacy and safety assessment of propranolol tablets vs. oral solution for infantile hemangioma: a retrospective study in China by Wenting Chen, Hua Qian, Qi Sun, Shan Zhang, Lei Zhu, Yafen Wu, Yingying Qian, Bingbing Wang, Wei Li

“…The propranolol oral solution was not used in China until 2022.ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of propranolol tablets and an oral solution in infants with high-risk IH.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted involving 234 consecutive patients with a clinical diagnosis of high-risk IH who were treated with propranolol between August 2018 and February 2023 (propranolol tablets, 168 patients; propranolol oral solution, 66 patients). …”
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