Nan Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3583903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nan Zhang |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8032-275X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 210 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 260 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 210 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Delayed treatment initiation is associated with worse survival in screening-detected patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer in rural China
Background: Time to treatment initiation (TTI) following cancer detection is a critical component of effective cancer control. In low-resource and rural settings, delays in TTI often reflect health system constraints and may undermine the survival benefits of screening programmes. However, evidence on the association between TTI and long-term survival among screening-positive patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer (UGC) in China is unknown. …
Beyond Divided Loyalties
Existing literature on candidates' transnational background generally associates cross‐border ties with weakened political trustworthiness, emphasizing concerns over divided loyalty and reduced commitment to domestic development. This perspective, however, overlooks contexts in which mass emigration has become increasingly common. We argue that in societies characterized by widespread emigration, transnational family ties can instead function as …
The integrated influence of waterfront landscapes on thermal sensation, emotions, and perceived restorativeness from an urban microclimatic perspective
As a core component of the urban ecological system, waterfront landscapes play a crucial role in mitigating urban heat island. Exposure to waterfront landscapes alters individuals' thermal sensation, emotions, and perceived restorativeness. However, the interrelationships among these factors remain insufficiently understood. This study employs virtual reality (VR) as the primary tool to examine the influence of waterfront landscape design element…
How do pedagogical approaches affect the impact of chatbots on learning performance? A meta-analysis and research synthesis
Respiratory Infectious Disease Transmission in a Nursing Home Based on Real Close‐Contact Behaviors
Executive digitalization background and enterprise earnings quality
Using a sample of 34,262 firm-year observations of Chinese A-share listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen from 2007 to 2022, this paper investigates the impact of executive digital background on corporate earnings quality. Results show that executives with a digital background enhance earnings quality, and this relationship is more significant in companies with less managerial power, longer executive tenure, non-state-owned enterprises and non…
Land-Use Restructuring in Quasi-Industrial Districts Under Deindustrialization
Quasi-Industrial Districts (QIDs) in Japan allow the coexistence of industrial, residential, and commercial functions. However, under pressures such as deindustrialization, demographic decline, and urban restructuring, their functional balance has been increasingly disrupted. This study investigates the spatiotemporal evolution of QIDs in Kitakyushu and develops a GIS-based framework to quantify changes in land-use structure. Using historical zon…
Dynamic solvent exchange for fast-charging lithium batteries and beyond
Study on the influence of campus sports peer model on migrant children’s psychological adaptation, health promotion and urban social integration
Background This study explores the intervention effects of campus sports peer model on migrant children’s psychological adaptation, healthy development and urban social integration, and analyzes the differences of its effects, so as to provide a basis for the construction of campus assistance system. Methods In this study, 420 migrant children in urban public primary and secondary schools were randomly selected and divided into experimental group…
Association between sleep, sunlight exposure, and multimorbidity in older adults with and without mental illness
Background: Light exposure and sleep are closely related to many chronic conditions. However, the associations between light exposure, sleep, and multimorbidity have been less well characterized, particularly in older adults with and without mental illness. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in two representative areas in Northwest China. Core sleep parameters, sleep-related symptoms, and sunlight exposure were collected using self-re…
Effectiveness of bilingual health education on obesity and dietary behaviors in Mongolian adolescents
Background Obesity among adolescents has become a global public health concern. Previous studies have shown that multidimensional interventions, such as school-based programs, health education, and guidance on diet and physical activity, effectively improve obesity in adolescents. However, there is a lack of research on bilingual health education interventions in minority language environments in rural and pastoral areas of China. Based on a 2023…
Effectiveness of telemedicine interventions on blood pressure control and self-management efficacy in hypertensive patients
Objective: The objective of this study was to systematically evaluate the combined effect of a telemedicine intervention on systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and self-management efficacy in adult hypertensive patients. Methods: On May 2025, a systematic literature search was conducted using the PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, and Web of Science databases. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included to compare the effe…
Validity and reliability of the sleep health index among community-dwelling older adults
Background Sleep health represents a positive and multidimensional framework that extends beyond the absence of sleep disturbances or insufficient sleep duration. Despite its clinical relevance, empirical research on sleep health in older adults remains limited. The Sleep Health Index (SHI) was developed to comprehensively evaluate sleep health. This study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the SHI among community-dwelling older adults. Met…
The role of China's acute seizure action plan in the management of out-of-hospital seizures in children with epilepsy
Introduction This study aimed to explore the function and applicability of localized China acute seizure action plan (CASAP) in the management of out-of-hospital seizures in children with epilepsy, and to provide a theoretical basis and practical framework for further optimisation and promotion of this action plan. Methods A self-paired research design was employed. The CASAP was used to provide out-of-hospital seizure management guidance to the …
Policy-Driven Rural E-Commerce and Carbon Emission Reduction in China
While the “Comprehensive Demonstration Policy for E-commerce in Rural Areas” has been widely acknowledged for stimulating rural economic vitality, its implications for carbon emissions remain underexplored and lack sufficient empirical evidence. Leveraging this policy as a quasi-natural experiment, this article employs a multi-period Difference-in-Differences strategy on a panel dataset of 2,132 Chinese counties to assess the carbon emission impa…
The Coordination of China’s Intellectual Property Policies
Building an intellectual property powerhouse represents China’s strategic response to the new round of technological and industrial revolution. Establishing a well-coordinated intellectual property policy framework is essential to provide the institutional foundation for achieving this goal. Recently, the Chinese government has actively introduced policies to advance intellectual property development. This study analyses the vertical and horizont…
Association between concurrence of risk factors and intimate partner violence against women
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Women are commonly exposed to multiple IPV risk factors concurrently, but the association between the concurrence of risk factors and IPV remains poorly understood. This study assessed the association between the concurrence of risk factors and IPV among women in 53 LMICs. METHODS: We analysed cross-sectional Demographic and…
Construction Mechanisms and Management Strategies for Win‐Win Ecosystem From a Multi‐Scale Perspective in the Wujiang River Basin
Multi‐scale synergy and enhancement of ecosystem services (ESs) is one of the key challenges for regional sustainable development. To address the limitations of existing single‐scale management strategies, we innovatively construct a multi‐scale analytical framework. Taking the Wujiang River Basin (WJRB) in Guizhou Province, China, as an empirical case, the InVEST model is employed to quantify ESs and integrate spatial econometric analysis with l…
Differential relationships between problematic internet use and sleep problems
OBJECTIVE: To construct symptom networks for problematic internet use (PIU) and sleep disturbances across gender and age groups in adults, identifying core symptoms and bridging symptoms to inform targeted interventions. METHODS: = 27,394). Problematic internet use (PIU) was assessed using the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire-Short Form (PIUQ-SF6), and sleep quality with the Brief Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (B-PSQI). Regularised partial…
Age-Specific Patterns and Dual Economic Burden of Dyadic Chronic Disease Combinations Among Older Inpatients in Inner Mongolia, China
With global aging and rising multimorbidity, China’s large older population strains its healthcare system. This study analyzes age‐specific patterns and dual economic burden (medical and out‐of‐pocket expenses) of common dyadic chronic disease combinations among older inpatients in Inner Mongolia. Using multistage random sampling, we analyzed data from six hospitals (four secondary, two tertiary) in 2022. Patients aged ≥50 years with a diagnosis …
Predictive modelling of pedestrian‐level outdoor ventilation in urban residential areas with varied morphological parameters at comparable building densities
Morphology drivers of ventilation identified from 107 real residential blocks. • CFD cases reveal airflow patterns with varied morphologies at comparable densities. • A building-physics index λ BV that couples geometry and spacing effects was proposed. • Aligned-layout empirical models reach R2>0.80; enclosed ones achieve acceptable fits. • Validated on irregular blocks, the proposed models accurately predict outdoor MVR. Effective outdoor ventil…
How the frequency of hotels’ donations to sustainability initiatives affects tourists’ brand attitudes
Association between green space exposure and elderly health
Exposure to green spaces is associated with many health benefits across various stages of life. However, no comprehensive synthesis currently exists to consolidate this evidence into a systematic body of knowledge that captures the overall impact of exposure to green space on the health of older adults. This systematic review seeks to address this gap by generating a thorough, integrated evidence base and offering valuable insights for future res…
Clicktivism vs. commitivism
The relationship between movement participation and subsequent vote intention is a central topic in political science. Empirical studies present an ambiguous pattern, with one showing a mobilization argument, while the others suggest movement will substitute formal voting and lead to disengagement. The rise of clicktivism has added further complexity to the debate. However, existing scholarship often treats movement repertoires from the modality …
Effects of a wrapping closure lacing system on wearing comfort, lock-in stability, and lower-limb muscle demand during prolonged running
DLS demonstrated greater wearing comfort than CL. DLS also reduced variability in dorsal foot pressure and lowered local muscular demand without altering overall running kinematics, which indicates the potential advantage of DLS in maintaining foot-shoe coupling during endurance running
Legibility and the Informational Foundations of State Capacity
Recent research in political science has stressed the importance of the state in curbing violence and promoting social and economic development, resulting in an explosion of scholarly interest in the foundations of state capacity. This article argues that state capacity depends in part on "legibility"—the breadth and depth of the state's knowledge about its citizens and their activities—and that legibility is crucial to effective, centralized gov…
Changes in local travel behaviour before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
Prosocial Behaviour in Interethnic Encounters
Recent waves of immigration have changed the demographic face of European societies and fueled considerable debate over the consequences of ethnic diversity for social cohesion. One prominent argument in this debate holds that individuals are less willing to extend trust and solidarity across ethnic lines, leading to lower social capital in multiethnic communities. We present a direct test of this proposition in a field experiment involving nativ…
What factors drive open innovation in China's public sector? A case study of official document exchange via microblogging (Odem) in Haining
The relationship between rural to urban migration in China and risk of depression in later life
Literacy and State–Society Interactions in Nineteenth‐Century France
Modern states are distinguished by the breadth and depth of public regulation over private affairs. This aspect of state capacity and state power is predicated on frequent and dense encounters between the state and the population it seeks to control. We argue that literacy in the language of state administration facilitates state–society interaction by lowering the transaction costs of those encounters. We support this claim with evidence drawing…
Everyday Discrimination in Public Spaces
A large scholarship documents discrimination against immigrants and ethnic minorities in institutional settings such as labour and housing markets in Europe. We know less, however, about discrimination in informal and unstructured everyday encounters. To address this gap, we report results from a large-scale field experiment examining the physical avoidance of immigrants as an unobtrusive yet important measure of everyday discrimination in a mult…
Understanding the Determinants in the Different Government AI Adoption Stages
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), countries are increasingly adopting AI-guided chatbots to improve service on government portals. The reduction in face-to-face services under COVID-19 pandemic will further accelerate this trend. However, the adoption and performance of the existing chatbots differ. Based on the literature on e-government adoption and innovative policy innovation diffusion, this article examines both the…
Gender differences in rural-urban migration and its impact on depression in later life
Although rural-to-urban migration has been well researched, how gender shapes processes and outcomes, including later-life health outcomes, has not been thoroughly investigated. Guided by a life course perspective, this study explores gender differences in rural-urban migration patterns and its association with depression in later life among Chinese older adults. Exploiting rich life history data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal …
The effects of combating corruption on institutional trust and political engagement
While a number of high-level figures around the world have been prosecuted and even jailed for corruption in recent years, we know little about how such anticorruption efforts shape public opinion and patterns of political engagement. To address this question, we examine evidence from Argentina and Costa Rica involving the unprecedented sentencing of two former Presidents on corruption charges. Exploiting the coincidence in timing between these c…
Parental Migration, Intergenerational Obligations and the Paradox for Left-Behind Boys in Rural China
Drawing on in-depth interviews with caregivers of left-behind children (LBC) in rural China, this article seeks to explore their understanding of migration motives and the social process of taking on care-giving roles for LBC. The authors argue that there are underlying socio-cultural explanations pertaining to economic motives for migration; such as, making contributions to social events (weddings and funerals) in village life, and fulfilling so…
Promiscuous capitalism meets ‘exotic’ ethnicity
Many ethnic Dai women from one remote county in Southwest China seek work in Thailand. This exodus builds on a combination of regional Tai cultural affinity and interpersonal skills with Chinese/Malaysian men. Cross‐border labour migration foregrounds growing neoliberal subjectivities as prior modes of trafficking evolve into trajectories of voluntary entrepreneurialism. Transnational work in Thai massage parlours blends intimate relations and mo…
Intergenerational differences in beliefs about healthy eating among carers of left-behind children in rural China
China's internal migration has left 61 million rural children living apart from parents and usually being cared for by grandparents. This study aims to explore caregivers' beliefs about healthy eating for left-behind children (LBC) in rural China. Twenty-six children aged 6–12 (21 LBC and 5 non-LBC) and 32 caregivers (21 grandparents, 9 mothers, and 2 uncles/aunts) were recruited in one township in rural China. Children were encouraged to keep fo…
Do migration outcomes relate to gender? Lessons from a study of internal migration, marriage and later‐life health in China
There has been increasing recognition in the literature that migration and marriage events are interdependent. However, previous studies on migration and gendered health outcomes focus on isolated migration events and rarely embed the migration process in the context of family life course. This study aims to narrow the research gap by examining the impacts of combined internal migration and marriage histories on health and how these vary by gende…
A Behavior theory integrated ANN analytical approach for understanding households adoption decisions of residential photovoltaic (RPV) system
Enhancing the effectiveness of multi-agent cooperation for green manufacturing
Social crowding increases tourists’ preference for natural products
The impact of interaction on continuous use in online learning platforms
Purpose As online learning is the embryonic form of education in the metaverse, it is extremely important to explore the behavioral preferences of users. The aim is to explore the impact of interactive features on continuous use in online learning and to further explore what kind of interaction mode should be constructed for different types of students to obtain the best educational experience. Design/methodology/approach The study developed an e…
Toward marine sustainability
The fishing fleet of European Union (EU) nations gets billions in tax benefits each year, and the combustion of that fuel results in millions of tons of carbon emissions each year—and quantity of carbon dioxide equal to what Malta's entire fishing fleet emits each year. By considering the function of fishing output, fossil fuel usage, economic development, and population density (PD) from 1990 to 2022, this study examines the dynamic impact of th…
From Pluribus to Unum ? The Civil War and Imagined Sovereignty in Nineteenth-Century America
Contestation over the structure and location of final sovereign authority—the right to make and enforce binding rules—occupies a central role in political development. Historically, war often settled these debates and institutionalized the victor’s vision of sovereignty. Yet sovereign authority requires more than institutions; it ultimately rests on the recognition of the governed. How does war shape imagined sovereignty? We explore the effect of…
Demographic Change and Group Boundaries in Germany
In many Western societies, the current 'native' majority will become a numerical minority sometime within the next century. How does prospective demographic change affect existing group boundaries? An influential recent article by Abascal (2020) showed that white Americans under demographic threat reacted with boundary contraction—that is, they were less likely to classify ambiguously white people as 'white.' The present study examines the genera…
Editors, Users and Post-Publication Gatekeeping
The rapid development of digital media as a major platform for news consumption has stimulated a variety of debates about how journalism is changing in the internet era. With a gate open to user-generated content (UGC), there are increasing concerns that the editors’ gatekeeping role would be eroded. This study examines the roles of editors and users in post-publication gatekeeping by conducting cross-lagged analysis of news ranking on Chinese di…
Technology symbolization
Why did some local e-government projects start off with a bang but end with a whimper? Using the case study of an online administrative approval system in Jiangmen, China, this study explores the political mechanism behind the adoption and implementation of local e-government projects. We propose a framework for analyzing the adoption and implementation of e-government projects that encompasses three aspects: environment (political institutions);…
Do buyers and sellers evaluate air pollution reduction differently? Experimental evidence from China
Can TV Politics Improve the Trust Pattern of 'Intimate Central Government and Alienate Local Government
The hierarchical and descending trust pattern among Chinese citizens toward governments at all levels, characterized by a stronger trust in the central government and a weaker trust in local governments, often leads to the 'Tacitus trap' in local government governance. As a new platform for public participation and local government supervision, can TV political programs improve the trust pattern of 'intimate central government and alienate local …
Promiscuous capitalism meets ‘exotic’ ethnicity
Many ethnic Dai women from one remote county in Southwest China seek work in Thailand. This exodus builds on a combination of regional Tai cultural affinity and interpersonal skills with Chinese/Malaysian men. Cross‐border labour migration foregrounds growing neoliberal subjectivities as prior modes of trafficking evolve into trajectories of voluntary entrepreneurialism. Transnational work in Thai massage parlours blends intimate relations and mo…
Coping Strategies for HIV-Related Stigma in Liuzhou, China
Brief Non-Commercial Sexual Encounters Among Patrons of Entertainment Venues in Liuzhou, China
Understanding the Meaning of Short-Term, Yiyeqing Relationships and How They are Formed
Heavy Metal Pollution, Fractionation, and Potential Ecological Risks in Sediments from Lake Chaohu (Eastern China) and the Surrounding Rivers
Heavy metal (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) pollution, fractionation, and ecological risks in the sediments of Lake Chaohu (Eastern China), its eleven inflowing rivers and its only outflowing river were studied. An improved BCR (proposed by the European Community Bureau of Reference) sequential extraction procedure was applied to fractionate heavy metals within sediments, a geoaccumulation index was used to assess the extent of heavy metal pollution…
Does the timing of parental migration matter for child growth? A life course study on left-behind children in rural China
Being left behind during early childhood, as compared to not being left behind, could lead to slower growth rates of height and weight for boys. The life course approach adopted in this study suggests that early childhood is a critical period of children's growth in later life, especially for boys who are left behind. The gender paradox in China, where sons are preferred, but being left behind appears to affect boys more than girls, needs further…
Intergenerational differences in beliefs about healthy eating among carers of left-behind children in rural China
China's internal migration has left 61 million rural children living apart from parents and usually being cared for by grandparents. This study aims to explore caregivers' beliefs about healthy eating for left-behind children (LBC) in rural China. Twenty-six children aged 6–12 (21 LBC and 5 non-LBC) and 32 caregivers (21 grandparents, 9 mothers, and 2 uncles/aunts) were recruited in one township in rural China. Children were encouraged to keep fo…
Changing a 'culture' of corruption
Empirical evidence demonstrates that bribery, extortion and graft are often the outgrowths of a deeper 'culture of corruption' which has proved disconcertingly resilient in the face of public sector reforms. This article investigates whether changing collective beliefs about how 'most people in society' will behave can reform prevailing cultural practices. Employing an economic experiment involving northern and southern Italian university student…
A multilevel analysis of the relationship between parental migration and left-behind children’s macronutrient intakes in rural China
Objective China’s internal migration has left 61 million children living apart from their parent(s) in rural areas. The present study aimed to examine whether the relative contributions of macronutrients (protein, fat and carbohydrate) to total energy intake differ between children left behind by the father or mother, compared with children from intact families. Design Drawing on a longitudinal study, the China Health and Nutrition Survey (1997–2…
Protective effect of Naoxintong against cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in mice
Parental Migration, Intergenerational Obligations and the Paradox for Left-Behind Boys in Rural China
Drawing on in-depth interviews with caregivers of left-behind children (LBC) in rural China, this article seeks to explore their understanding of migration motives and the social process of taking on care-giving roles for LBC. The authors argue that there are underlying socio-cultural explanations pertaining to economic motives for migration; such as, making contributions to social events (weddings and funerals) in village life, and fulfilling so…
What factors drive open innovation in China's public sector? A case study of official document exchange via microblogging (Odem) in Haining
Positive group affective tone and employee work engagement
We investigated the impact of positive group affective tone on employee work engagement. Participants in the study were 74 research and development groups (324 employees and 74 group leaders) employed by high-technology companies in China. Hierarchical linear modeling results revealed a positive cross-level relationship between positive group affective tone and employee work engagement; this relationship was partially mediated by employee core se…
Institutions, Norms, and Accountability
Anti-corruption research has highlighted the potential for grassroots monitoring to improve governance outcomes, but the conditions under which citizens are willing to report bribery remain under-studied. Are individuals from some societies socialized into a “culture of corruption” that makes them more accepting of malfeasance, or is the failure to denounce wrongdoing simply a response to low-quality enforcement institutions? I conduct a laborato…
Solemn Progress’
This essay analyzes Virginia Woolf's exploration of a public spirit exceeding both bourgeois egotism and narrow patriotic allegiances prescribed by the imperial state. Excavating hitherto unexamined affinities between Woolf and Edmund Burke, the essay shows how Woolf's vision of ‘solemn progress’ in Mrs Dalloway effectively conjoins a Burkean emphasis on the civilizing effects of aesthetic sentiments with a Renaissance humanist notion of virtù. W…
Neighbourhood Ethnic Density Effects on Behavioural and Cognitive Problems Among Young Racial/Ethnic Minority Children in the US and England
Studies on adult racial/ethnic minority populations show that the increased concentration of racial/ethnic minorities in a neighbourhood-a so-called ethnic density effect-is associated with improved health of racial/ethnic minority residents when adjusting for area deprivation. However, this literature has focused mainly on adult populations, individual racial/ethnic groups, and single countries, with no studies focusing on children of different …
Legibility and the Informational Foundations of State Capacity
Recent research in political science has stressed the importance of the state in curbing violence and promoting social and economic development, resulting in an explosion of scholarly interest in the foundations of state capacity. This article argues that state capacity depends in part on "legibility"—the breadth and depth of the state's knowledge about its citizens and their activities—and that legibility is crucial to effective, centralized gov…
Ultrasonic enhancement on heat transfer of palmitic-stearic acid as PCM in unit by experimental study
Transmission of Influenza A in a Student Office Based on Realistic Person-to-Person Contact and Surface Touch Behaviour
Influenza A viruses result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of individuals worldwide each year. In this study, influenza A transmission in a graduate student office is simulated via long-range airborne, fomite, and close contact routes based on real data from more than 3500 person-to-person contacts and 127,000 surface touches obtained by video-camera. The long-range airborne, fomite and close contact routes contribute to 54.3%, 4.2% and 44…
Trends in urban/rural inequalities in cardiovascular risk bio-markers among Chinese adolescents in two decades of urbanisation
Chinese adolescents are experiencing an upward trend of cardiovascular (CVD) risks in last two decades. Its rapid urbanisation appears to further increase urban/rural inequalities in CVD risks, especially for boys from less urbanised areas and girls from more urbanised areas, which may contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adulthood. It is relevant to inform policy making process to target specific vulnerable groups. Gi…
Bu Shen Yi Sui capsule promotes remyelination correlating with Sema3A/NRP-1, LIF/Lifr and Nkx6.2 in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Cananga odorata essential oil reverses the anxiety induced by 1-(3-chlorophenyl) piperazine through regulating the Mapk pathway and serotonin system in mice
Thermal reliability of typical fatty acids as phase change materials based on 10,000 accelerated thermal cycles
The continuum of care for dementia
y the end of 2017, the population of China aged 65 and older has grown to 158 million, accounting for 11.4% of the total population [1]. Since age increases the risk of dementia, the increasing ageing population in China will contribute to a rise in the number of people with Alzheimer disease (AD) and other forms of dementia. The prevalence of dementia in China has thus increased considerably from the 1980s to 2010s
Consensus statement on the neurocognitive outcomes for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer dementia from the Chinese Neuropsychological Normative (CN-Norm) Project
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