Zhe Yuan
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3667762 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Zhe Yuan |
| NOMBRES | Zhe |
| APELLIDO | Yuan |
| FIRMA | YUAN Z |
| AFILIACIONES | Georgetown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3656-8840 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 34 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 34 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Factors in Yunnan-Tibet door aesthetics
As living heritage actively used by communities, entrance doors in the Yunnan-Tibet region embody “hybrid aesthetics” from multi-ethnic Tibetan-Han-Bai craft integration, yet how material authenticity and communal meaning shape visual aesthetic mechanisms remains empirically unexplored. Grounded in Information Processing Theory, this exploratory pilot study investigates how object attributes of vernacular doors shape aesthetic preference through …
Environmental hygiene and healthcare-associated infection
Objective: To quantitatively analyze the impact of environmental hygiene on the occurrence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI). Methods: Monitoring data of HAI and environmental hygiene from a tertiary first-class hospital from July 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024, were collected, and the impact of environmental bacterial colony forming unit (CFU) on the occurrence of HAI was analyzed by a time-series generalized additive model (GAM). Results:…
Assessing flood and waterlogging vulnerability and community governance in urban villages in the context of climate change
Climate change has increased the vulnerability of urban villages to flooding and waterlogging, making it a major challenge for government community management. This study assesses flood-waterlogging vulnerability in Shanghai's urban villages under current conditions and long-term SSP-RCP scenarios using data from 89 redevelopment communities. We identify development patterns based on clustering models, evaluate vulnerability using an ensemble lea…
Outcomes of Pediatric Orthopedic Management of Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy Utilizing a Closely Monitored, Lifespan-Guided Approach
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a static, non-progressive brain pathology that affects mobility and musculoskeletal health. Objective: This review aims to describe the pediatric orthopedic management strategy at one specialty center with focus on optimal lifelong mobility function for ambulatory CP. Methods: Beginning in the 1990s, a protocol was developed to proactively monitor children with surgical or conservative interventions. After three…
Projections of climate change and its impacts based on CMIP6 models—calling attention to quantifying and constraining uncertainty
Accurately projecting climate change and its impact is crucial for quantifying the risk of extreme events and developing effective adaptation strategies. However, future projections exhibit substantial uncertainties among Earth system models (ESMs). Notably, the latest phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project includes some ‘hot’ ESMs with high climate sensitivity that exceed the likely range inferred from multiple lines of evidence, lea…
Analysis of characteristics among unemployed callers to the psychological support hotline in Beijing
Unemployed callers who are female, aged 19-29 or unmarried/divorced exhibited higher levels of psychological distress and suicide risk. Notably, while callers with a history of psychiatric diagnoses reported lower levels of suicidal ideation, they demonstrated higher levels of hopelessness and depressive symptoms. These findings warrant attention, and hotline services should implement timely identification, psychological support, and targeted int…
The dynamic developmental process of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury disclosure
The dynamic four-stage theoretical model of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury disclosure developed in this study clearly delineates the stage-specific, cyclical, and feedback-driven characteristics of NSSI disclosure. This model innovatively reveals how adolescents continuously navigate psychological trade-offs and adjust their behaviors between shame, situational triggers, disclosure motives, and emotional experiences during the NSSI disclosur…
SimSmoke simulation models by educational status
We found major differences in the initial levels and rates of decline in smoking prevalence by education, leading to widening health inequities. Further study is warranted on education-related policy impacts and the relationship of electronic nicotine delivery systems and other non-cigarette product use to cigarette use
A population-based multilevel analysis on market transition, filial support, and parental depressive symptoms in Chinese older parents
Objectives This study aims to investigate the influence of ecological-level marketization, individual-level filial support, and their interaction on depressive symptoms in older Chinese adults. Methods Population-based data from the 2016 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey were utilized (N = 9,397). A hierarchical linear model was employed to evaluate the extent to which market transition, as measured by the marketization index, filial support…
The smoking and vaping model, A user-friendly model for examining the country-specific impact of nicotine Vaping product use
SAVM enables non-modelers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to analyze the potential population health effects of NVP use and public health interventions
The horizontal and vertical coordination of policy mixes for industrial upgrading in China
The established literature demonstrates the critical role of the policy mix in the formulation and implementation of government policies for industrial upgrading. However, existing studies mainly examine the policy mix from either a horizontal or a vertical coordination perspective; very few examine both dimensions. To gain further insights, the current study involves an analysis of how China’s central government manages horizontal and vertical c…
Comparison of smoking prevalence in Canada before and after nicotine vaping product access using the SimSmoke model
Smoking prevalence in Canada, especially among younger adults, declined more rapidly once NVPs became readily available. The emergence of NVPs into the Canadian marketplace has not slowed the decline in smoking
Impact of ecological reserves on the local residents' health
Analysis of the influence of the water balance process on the change of landscape patterns in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River
Based on hydrometeorological data and land-use data (from 1980 to 2015), the effects of water balance on landscape patterns in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River were studied using water balance analysis, the landscape index method, and other methods. Eight appropriate landscape indices (NP, COHESION, LPI, AI, SHDI, CONTAG, SPLIT, and LS) were selected to explore the spatial and temporal characteristics of landscape patterns. From 1980 to 201…
Does a Graf Type-I Hip Justify the Discontinuation of Pavlik Harness Treatment in Patients with Developmental Dislocation of the Hip
Background: To analyze the clinical data of patients aged < 6 months with developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH) treated with Pavlik Harness (PH) in order to identify the best time to terminate PH treatment. Method: Fifty-four patients (47 females, 7 males; 63 hips) met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study; there were 33 (61.1%) left, 12 (22.2%) right and 9 (16.7%) bilateral DDH. The mean age at diagnosis was 11.8 ± 5.9 weeks…
Attribution Assessment and Prediction of Runoff Change in the Han River Basin, China
The ecological environment and water resources of the Han River Basin (HRB) are incredibly susceptible to global warming. Naturally, the analysis of future runoff in HRB is believed to offer a theoretical basis for water resources management and ecological protection in HRB. The purpose of this study is to investigate and forecast the effects of climate change and land use change on runoff in the HRB. This study uses CMIP6 data to simulate three …
A Decision-Theoretic Public Health Framework for Heated Tobacco and Nicotine Vaping Products
Markets for nicotine vaping products (NVPs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) have grown as these products became positioned as harm-reduction alternatives to combusted tobacco products. Herein, we present a public health decision-theoretic framework incorporating different patterns of HTP, NVP, and cigarette use to examine their impacts on population health. Our framework demonstrates that, for individuals who would have otherwise smoked, HTP u…
Public health impact of a US menthol cigarette ban on the non-Hispanic black population
A menthol cigarette ban will substantially reduce the smoking-associated health impact on the NHB population, thereby reducing health disparities
The Spatial-Temporal Variation Characteristics of Natural Vegetation Drought in the Yangtze River Source Region, China
In the context of climate change, ecosystem in Yangtze River Source Region (YRSR) is under threat from severe droughts. This study introduced a new natural vegetation drought index, standardized supply-demand water index (SSDI), and identified natural vegetation drought events and parameters (e.g., duration, severity, peak, and coverage area) based on run theory. Then the drought-prone regions were investigated via 2-dimensional joint copula. The…
US Nicotine Vaping Product SimSmoke Simulation Model
The public health impact of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) is subject to a complex set of uncertain transitions between NVP and cigarette use. Instead, we apply an indirect method to gauge the impact of NVP use on smoking prevalence and smoking-attributable deaths (SADs) using the well-established SimSmoke tobacco control policy simulation model. Upon validating the model before NVPs were more widely used, we project a No-NVP (i.e., in the absen…
Public health impact of a US ban on menthol in cigarettes and cigars
Our findings strongly support the implementation of a ban on menthol in cigarettes and cigars
Evolution of Drought–Flood Abrupt Alternation and Its Impacts on Surface Water Quality from 2020 to 2050 in the Luanhe River Basin
It has become a hot issue to study extreme climate change and its impacts on water quality. In this context, this study explored the evolution characteristics of drought−flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) and its impacts on total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorous (TP) pollution, from 2020 to 2050, in the Luanhe river basin (LRB), based on the predicted meteorological data of the representative concentration pathways (RCPs) climate scenarios and si…
An Examination of the Variation in Estimates of E-Cigarette Prevalence among U.S. Adults
Introduction : Accurate estimates of e-cigarette use are needed to gauge its impact on public health. We compared the results of online and traditional, large scale surveys and provide additional estimates from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) survey, with the aim of assessing the extent of variation in prevalence estimates. Materials and Methods : We searched the peer-reviewed literature for nationally representative estima…
Spatial Distribution of Precipitation in Huang-Huai-Hai River Basin between 1961 to 2016, China
The Huang-huai-hai River Basin is one of the most economically developed areas, but is also heavily impacted by drought and flood disasters. Research on the precipitation feature of the Huang-huai-hai River Basin is of great importance to the further discussion of the cause of flood disaster. Based on the selected meteorological stations of the study area from 1961-2016, the inverse distance weighting method was used to get daily precipitation gr…
Attribution of Runoff Variation in the Headwaters of the Yangtze River Based on the Budyko Hypothesis
Quantifying the contributions of climate change and human activities on runoff changes is of great importance for water resource management, sustainable water resource utilization, and sustainable development of society. In this study, hydrological and climatic data from hydrological and meteorological stations in the headwaters of the Yangtze River (YRHA) from 1966 to 2013 were used to quantitatively attribute the runoff change to the impacts of…
Impact of ecological reserves on the local residents' health
The horizontal and vertical coordination of policy mixes for industrial upgrading in China
The established literature demonstrates the critical role of the policy mix in the formulation and implementation of government policies for industrial upgrading. However, existing studies mainly examine the policy mix from either a horizontal or a vertical coordination perspective; very few examine both dimensions. To gain further insights, the current study involves an analysis of how China’s central government manages horizontal and vertical c…
Update and extension of the Brazil SimSmoke model to estimate the health impact of cigarette smoking by pregnant women in Brazil
A previous application of the Brazil SimSmoke tobacco control policy simulation model was used to show the effect of policies implemented between 1989 and 2010 on smoking-attributable deaths (SADs). In this study, we updated and further validated the Brazil SimSmoke model to incorporate policies implemented since 2011 (e.g., a new tax structure with the purpose of increasing revenues/real prices). In addition, we extended the model to estimate sm…
Seven years of progress in tobacco control
These findings demonstrate the immense public health impact of tobacco control policies adopted globally since the WHO-FCTC and highlight the importance of more countries adopting highest level MPOWER measures to reduce the global burden of tobacco use. Substantial additional progress could be made, especially if heavily populated nations with high smoking prevalence were to reach highest level MPOWER measures
Public health benefits from pictorial health warnings on US cigarette packs
Requiring PWLs on all US cigarette packs would be appropriate for the protection of the public health, because it would substantially reduce smoking prevalence and thereby reduce SADs and the morbidity and medical costs associated with adverse smoking-attributable birth outcomes
The Prevalence and Characteristics of E-Cigarette Users in the U.S
Studies have examined the characteristics of individuals who use e-cigarettes, including sociodemographic and smoking characteristics, and the relationship of e-cigarette use to tobacco control policies. While most studies consider a subset of these characteristics with weak measures of regular e-cigarette use, this study uses a large, recent U.S. survey to simultaneously consider the association of each of these factors with different use measur…
Potential deaths averted in USA by replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes
The tobacco control community has been divided regarding the role of e-cigarettes in tobacco control. Our projections show that a strategy of replacing cigarette smoking with vaping would yield substantial life year gains, even under pessimistic assumptions regarding cessation, initiation and relative harm
Update and extension of the Brazil SimSmoke model to estimate the health impact of cigarette smoking by pregnant women in Brazil
A previous application of the Brazil SimSmoke tobacco control policy simulation model was used to show the effect of policies implemented between 1989 and 2010 on smoking-attributable deaths (SADs). In this study, we updated and further validated the Brazil SimSmoke model to incorporate policies implemented since 2011 (e.g., a new tax structure with the purpose of increasing revenues/real prices). In addition, we extended the model to estimate sm…
Evolution Characteristics of Surface Water Quality Due to Climate Change and Lucc under Scenario Simulations
It is of great significance to study the effects and mechanisms of the key driving forces of surface water quality deterioration-climate change and LUCC (land use and land cover change). The Luanhe River Basin (LRB) in north-eastern China was examined for qualitatively and quantitatively assessing the responses of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) loads on different climate scenarios and LUCC scenarios. The results show that from 1963…
Projection of Future Extreme Precipitation and Flood Changes of the Jinsha River Basin in China Based on CMIP5 Climate Models
Projecting future changes in extreme flood is critical for risk management. This paper presented an analysis of the implications of the Fifth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase (CMIP5) climate models on the future flood in the Jinsha River Basin (JRB) in Southwest China, using the Xinanjiang (XAJ) hydrologic model. The bias-corrected and resampled results of the multimodel dataset came from the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison…
The US SimSmoke tobacco control policy model of smokeless tobacco and cigarette use
Our results indicate that cigarette-oriented policies may be effective in also reducing the use of other tobacco products. However, further information is needed on the effect of tobacco control policies on exclusive and dual SLT use and the role of industry
Evolution of Drought–Flood Abrupt Alternation and Its Impacts on Surface Water Quality from 2020 to 2050 in the Luanhe River Basin
It has become a hot issue to study extreme climate change and its impacts on water quality. In this context, this study explored the evolution characteristics of drought−flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) and its impacts on total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorous (TP) pollution, from 2020 to 2050, in the Luanhe river basin (LRB), based on the predicted meteorological data of the representative concentration pathways (RCPs) climate scenarios and si…
An Examination of the Variation in Estimates of E-Cigarette Prevalence among U.S. Adults
Introduction : Accurate estimates of e-cigarette use are needed to gauge its impact on public health. We compared the results of online and traditional, large scale surveys and provide additional estimates from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) survey, with the aim of assessing the extent of variation in prevalence estimates. Materials and Methods : We searched the peer-reviewed literature for nationally representative estima…
Spatial Distribution of Precipitation in Huang-Huai-Hai River Basin between 1961 to 2016, China
The Huang-huai-hai River Basin is one of the most economically developed areas, but is also heavily impacted by drought and flood disasters. Research on the precipitation feature of the Huang-huai-hai River Basin is of great importance to the further discussion of the cause of flood disaster. Based on the selected meteorological stations of the study area from 1961-2016, the inverse distance weighting method was used to get daily precipitation gr…
Attribution of Runoff Variation in the Headwaters of the Yangtze River Based on the Budyko Hypothesis
Quantifying the contributions of climate change and human activities on runoff changes is of great importance for water resource management, sustainable water resource utilization, and sustainable development of society. In this study, hydrological and climatic data from hydrological and meteorological stations in the headwaters of the Yangtze River (YRHA) from 1966 to 2013 were used to quantitatively attribute the runoff change to the impacts of…
Impact of nations meeting the MPOWER targets between 2014 and 2016
These findings demonstrate the continuing public health impact of tobacco control policies adopted globally since the FCTC, and highlight the importance of more countries adopting MPOWER policies at the highest level to reduce the global burden of tobacco use
The Spatial-Temporal Variation Characteristics of Natural Vegetation Drought in the Yangtze River Source Region, China
In the context of climate change, ecosystem in Yangtze River Source Region (YRSR) is under threat from severe droughts. This study introduced a new natural vegetation drought index, standardized supply-demand water index (SSDI), and identified natural vegetation drought events and parameters (e.g., duration, severity, peak, and coverage area) based on run theory. Then the drought-prone regions were investigated via 2-dimensional joint copula. The…
US Nicotine Vaping Product SimSmoke Simulation Model
The public health impact of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) is subject to a complex set of uncertain transitions between NVP and cigarette use. Instead, we apply an indirect method to gauge the impact of NVP use on smoking prevalence and smoking-attributable deaths (SADs) using the well-established SimSmoke tobacco control policy simulation model. Upon validating the model before NVPs were more widely used, we project a No-NVP (i.e., in the absen…
Public health impact of a US ban on menthol in cigarettes and cigars
Our findings strongly support the implementation of a ban on menthol in cigarettes and cigars
Analysis of the influence of the water balance process on the change of landscape patterns in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River
Based on hydrometeorological data and land-use data (from 1980 to 2015), the effects of water balance on landscape patterns in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River were studied using water balance analysis, the landscape index method, and other methods. Eight appropriate landscape indices (NP, COHESION, LPI, AI, SHDI, CONTAG, SPLIT, and LS) were selected to explore the spatial and temporal characteristics of landscape patterns. From 1980 to 201…
Does a Graf Type-I Hip Justify the Discontinuation of Pavlik Harness Treatment in Patients with Developmental Dislocation of the Hip
Background: To analyze the clinical data of patients aged < 6 months with developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH) treated with Pavlik Harness (PH) in order to identify the best time to terminate PH treatment. Method: Fifty-four patients (47 females, 7 males; 63 hips) met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study; there were 33 (61.1%) left, 12 (22.2%) right and 9 (16.7%) bilateral DDH. The mean age at diagnosis was 11.8 ± 5.9 weeks…
Attribution Assessment and Prediction of Runoff Change in the Han River Basin, China
The ecological environment and water resources of the Han River Basin (HRB) are incredibly susceptible to global warming. Naturally, the analysis of future runoff in HRB is believed to offer a theoretical basis for water resources management and ecological protection in HRB. The purpose of this study is to investigate and forecast the effects of climate change and land use change on runoff in the HRB. This study uses CMIP6 data to simulate three …
A Decision-Theoretic Public Health Framework for Heated Tobacco and Nicotine Vaping Products
Markets for nicotine vaping products (NVPs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) have grown as these products became positioned as harm-reduction alternatives to combusted tobacco products. Herein, we present a public health decision-theoretic framework incorporating different patterns of HTP, NVP, and cigarette use to examine their impacts on population health. Our framework demonstrates that, for individuals who would have otherwise smoked, HTP u…
Public health impact of a US menthol cigarette ban on the non-Hispanic black population
A menthol cigarette ban will substantially reduce the smoking-associated health impact on the NHB population, thereby reducing health disparities
The smoking and vaping model, A user-friendly model for examining the country-specific impact of nicotine Vaping product use
SAVM enables non-modelers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to analyze the potential population health effects of NVP use and public health interventions
The horizontal and vertical coordination of policy mixes for industrial upgrading in China
The established literature demonstrates the critical role of the policy mix in the formulation and implementation of government policies for industrial upgrading. However, existing studies mainly examine the policy mix from either a horizontal or a vertical coordination perspective; very few examine both dimensions. To gain further insights, the current study involves an analysis of how China’s central government manages horizontal and vertical c…
Comparison of smoking prevalence in Canada before and after nicotine vaping product access using the SimSmoke model
Smoking prevalence in Canada, especially among younger adults, declined more rapidly once NVPs became readily available. The emergence of NVPs into the Canadian marketplace has not slowed the decline in smoking
Impact of ecological reserves on the local residents' health
Medicine (17 obras) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (15 obras) · Environmental health (14 obras) · Public health (12 obras) · Environmental Science (11 obras) · Geography (10 obras) · Geology (9 obras) · Population (9 obras) · Tobacco control (9 obras) · Ecology (8 obras)