Population aging, technological innovation and industrial differentiation by Chunhua Li, Chunhua Li, Zhangqing Chen, Wangchun Wu, Bin Gao, Lingfeng Zou

“…Based on the panel data of 31 provinces in China from 2006 to 2022, this paper constructs the entropy index to measure the overall industrial differentiation and tertiary industrial differentiation in China, and subsequently investigates the relationship among the three using the two-way fixed effect model. …”
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Agricultural carbon productivity in China: calculation and spatio-temporal differences by Wang Xinyao, Li Dan

“…Secondly, there is a clear gap in agricultural carbon productivity between provinces in China. The average contribution of agricultural carbon productivity differences between provinces to regional differences is 70.57%. …”
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Research on the Relationship between Business Cycle and Industrial Fluctuations in Northeast China Based on Complete Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition with Adaptive Noise by Yinan Zhou, Guofeng Gu, Qiushuang Ren

“…The results obtained are as follows: (1) In the three northeastern provinces of China, economic fluctuations were almost free from the influence of the primary industry, most affected by the secondary industry, and gradually influenced by the tertiary industry after the 21st century. (2) Regarding the short-term business cycle of each province, economic development was the most stable when the market and government participated in the development of the secondary industry simultaneously. (3) The midterm business cycle of Jilin Province was affected by the investment of equipment in secondary and tertiary industries, while that of Liaoning Province was affected by the investment of equipment in the secondary industry. (4) Investment in the equipment of the secondary industry and the construction of secondary and tertiary industries was the key to maintaining the stability of long-term business cycle in Heilongjiang Province, and that in the construction of secondary and tertiary industries was the key to maintaining the stability of long-term business cycles in Jilin and Liaoning Provinces.…”
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Achieving agricultural sustainability: analyzing the impact of digital financial inclusion on agricultural green total factor productivity by Ming Xu, Ming Xu, Lidong Shi, Jiahui Zhao, Yili Zhang, Ting Lei, Yang Shen

“…In the context of the global economic digital revolution, examining the impact of digital financial inclusion (DFl) on agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP) provided a new perspective for DFl to promote agricultural transformation and upgrading.MethodsBased on balanced panel data for 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2022, the study used the slack-based measure (SBM) and global malmquist-luenberger (GML) index to measure AGTFP. …”
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The Effectiveness and Mechanisms of China’s Grain Support Policies in Relation to Grain Yield—An Evaluation of a Wide Range of Policies by Tianjian Li, Fan Yang, Haotian Zhang, Qingning Lin

“…Thus, we collected and organized grain support policies during the study period according to the government work reports of 31 provinces in China from 2001 to 2022 and applied a two-way fixed-effects model based on the variables constructed using textual analysis to further explore the effects of a range of grain support policies on grain production gains. …”
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Preliminary species diversity and community phylogenetics of wood-inhabiting basidiomycetous fungi in the Dabie Mountains, Central China reveal unexpected richness by Xiang-Yang Liu, Shi-Liang Liu, Hao-Wen Wei, Xue-Wei Wang, Jia Yu, Shan Shen, Li-Wei Zhou

“…The Dabie Mountains, at the junction of Henan, Hubei, and Anhui Provinces, Central China, provide an ideal climate and favorable niches for the speciation and diversification of various forms of life including fungi. …”
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Moral distress, attitude toward death, and palliative care core competencies among ICU nurses: a cross-sectional study by Mengyun Peng, Qin Guan, Xiaoling Zhu

“…Random cluster sampling method was used. 342 ICU nurses were selected from 5 hospitals across 4 provinces in China. Participants were evaluated using the Moral Distress Scale-revised (MDS-R), the Attitude toward Death Profile-Revised (DAP-R), and the Palliative Care Nurses’ Core Competencies Scale (PCNCC). …”
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The role of green finance in reshaping end-use energy consumption: insights from regional evidence in China by Mingzheng Deng, Xiangyi Lu, Ruibin Tong, Yan Xue, Shuaihang Shi, Rui Guo

“…Despite growing interest in this area, the relationship between green finance and the optimization of end-use energy consumption remains underexplored, particularly in the context of regional disparities.MethodsThis study investigates the impact of green finance on end-use energy consumption structure across 30 provinces in China from 2014 to 2021. A system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) model and a panel threshold model are employed to analyze the relationship, incorporating nonlinearities and regional heterogeneities.ResultsThe findings indicate that green finance significantly reduces reliance on high-carbon energy sources and fosters cleaner energy consumption, particularly in provinces with advanced green financial systems. …”
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Assessing the impact of green transformation on carbon emissions: a dynamic spatial Durbin model by Peng Gao, Chao Qu

“…As the exploration of the drivers and outcomes of this green revolution on carbon emissions gains traction as a focal point of research, this study endeavors to assess the effects and their underlying causes.MethodsUtilizing a systems thinking methodology, a dynamic spatial Durbin model was constructed, analyzing statistical data spanning from 2004 to 2021, encompassing 30 Chinese provinces.ResultsChina's green transformation significantly influences the spatial distribution patterns of carbon emissions across various regions.DiscussionEnvironmental Protection investment has been effective in curbing carbon emissions from local businesses, yet it may also prompt a relocation of these businesses to neighboring provinces, inadvertently elevating their carbon emissions. …”
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Incorporating Contextual Factors into a Comprehensive Analysis of Operational Efficiency and Service Quality in Healthcare Sector by Utsav Pandey, Sanjeet Singh

“…The proposed model is empirically tested using healthcare data of 31 provinces of China for a period from 2013 to 2018. The results show that the efficiency scores in operational productivity and quality of service are 67% and 64%, respectively. …”
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Vulnerability Assessment and Spatiotemporal Differentiation of Provinces Tourism Economic System Based on the Projection Pursuit Clustering Model by Xiaohong Yu, Haiyan Xu, Shengqiao Wang

“…According to the collected data, during 2014–2018 of the 31 provinces of China, of the tourism economy sensitivity and respondence, the improved comprehensive evaluation projection pursuit clustering (PPC) model is established, and the vulnerability indexes of the 31 provinces are calculated, thus expanding the tourism economic vulnerability assessment methods. …”
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Assessment of public literacy in TB prevention and control in the National 13th Five-Year plan for Tuberculosis Prevention and Control (2016–2020) in China by Shuaihu Ni, Gang Chen, Jia Wang, Yuhong Li, Hui Zhang, Yan Qu, Yanlin Zhao, Xiaofeng Luo

“…Compared with previous studies on TB literacy, this study increased the sample size to cover all provinces in China, which is more representative. Methods A cross-sectional study covering all provinces in China was conducted in 2020. 47,728 questionnaires were collected. …”
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Factor structure and longitudinal measurement invariance of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale during the whole perinatal period: a multicenter cohort study in China by Jichun Yang, Yu Jiang, Yimin Qu, Yongle Zhan, Haihui Ma, Xiaoxiu Li, Dongmei Man, Hongguo Wu, Ping Huang

“…Methods 4139 pregnant women from 24 hospitals in 15 provinces of China were measured using EPDS in the first, second, third trimesters and 6 weeks postpartum. …”
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Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis by Yu Wang, Yang Xie, Minghao Wang, Mengdan Zhao, Rui Gong, Ying Xin, Jia Ke, Ke Zhang, Shaoxing Zhang, Chen Du, Qingchuan Duan, Fang Wang, Tao Pan, Furong Ma, Xiangyang Hu, Jing Ni

“…An estimated 115 million people had moderate-to-complete hearing loss in 2015 across the 31 provinces of China (8.4% of 1.37 billion people). Of these, 85.7% were older than age 50 years (99 million people) and 2.4% were younger than 20 years old (2.8 million people). …”
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Pixel-Level Recognition of Pavement Distresses Based on U-Net by Deru Li, Zhongdong Duan, Xiaoyang Hu, Dongchang Zhang

“…Firstly, images of six kinds of pavement distresses, namely, transverse cracks, longitudinal cracks, alligator cracks, block cracks, potholes, and patches, are collected from four asphalt highways in three provinces in China to build a labeled pixel-level dataset containing 10,097 images. …”
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The impact of the reform of rural collective property rights system on villagers' public participation: An empirical study based on CRRS 2020 data. by Rui Li, Duanyang Gao

“…This study is based on 284 village committee questionnaires and 7451 villager questionnaires from 10 provinces in China, and uses multi-layer linear regression models to explore the impact of the reform of rural collective property rights system on villagers' public participation. …”
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What is successful integration in primary health care: qualitative insights from the Chinese public by Jinnan Zhang, Rebecca Mitchell, Ruixue Zhao, Mengyao Li, Wenhua Wang

“…Methods Guided by the rainbow model of integrated care, semi-structured interviews were conducted in six provinces in China. A total of 58 interviewees completed the interviews. …”
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Anxiety mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and internet addiction in adolescents, and family support moderated the relationship by Yang Liu, Jinyin Peng, Jinna Ding, Jing Wang, Chunyan Jin, Lei Xu, Tiancheng Zhang, Pingfan Liu

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 5 provinces of China by convenience sampling from February to March 2024. …”
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The impact of physical exercise on primary school teachers’ professional ethics: the mediating role of self-control by Chu Kequn, Yang Xiuqing, Zhang Tinghui

“…Understanding the mechanisms underlying this relationship is essential for developing interventions to promote ethical behavior in educational contexts.ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate the relationship between physical exercise and professional ethics among elementary school teachers, with a specific focus on the mediating role of self-control.MethodsA sample of 380 elementary school teachers was recruited from Guangxi and Shandong provinces in China. Data on physical exercise, self-control, and professional ethics were collected using validated scales. …”
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Non-linear research on artificial intelligence empowering green economic efficiency under integrated governance framework by Zhichun Song, Yao Deng

“…This paper examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on green economic efficiency (GEE) using panel data from 30 provinces in China spanning 2011–2020. A multiple linear regression model, alongside various endogeneity and robustness tests, is applied to ensure reliable findings. …”
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