Li An
Biographic Data
| ID | 296689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Li An |
| GIVEN NAMES | Li |
| FAMILY NAME | An |
| SIGNATURE | AN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Diego State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7933-5174 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 99 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Psychopathic traits predict reduced social punishment: Evidence from a large-sample survey and an experimental study
Effects of concurrent conservation initiatives on forest-adjacent communities in the Chitwan Valley, Nepal
A multi-objective modeling and optimization approach to municipal solid waste collection for classified treatment in China towards sustainable development
Abnormal attentional bias in individuals with suicidal ideation during an emotional Stroop task: An event-related potential study
Generally, our findings suggest that the neural characteristics of the SIMD group differed from those of the SINMD and HC groups. EPN latency and P300 latency during the EST may be suicide-related neurophysiological indicators. These results provide neurophysiological signatures of suicidal behavior
Brain Activation During Processing of Depression Emotion in College Students With Premenstrual Syndrome in China: Preliminary Findings
The findings indicate that abnormal functional regulation of brain regions such as occipital lobe and cerebellum leads to abnormal changes in emotional regulation, cognitive ability, and attention distribution in PMS patients, implying significant central pathogenesis
Qingfei oral liquid alleviates RSV-induced lung inflammation by promoting fatty-acid-dependent M1/M2 macrophage polarization via the Akt signaling pathway
Divergent impacts of the grain to green program, landholdings, and demographic factors on livelihood diversification in rural China
Conservation Effectiveness and Concurrent Green Initiatives
Trends in Research Related to Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder From 1945 to 2018: A Bibliometric Analysis
Background: The global incidence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is increasing, with increasing suicide reports. However, the bibliometric analysis of global research on PMS and PMDD is rare. We aimed to evaluate the global scientific output of research on PMS and PMDD and to explore their research hotspots and frontiers from 1945 to 2018 using a bibliometric analysis methodology. Methods: Articles with r…
Telecoupling urbanization and mountain areas deforestation between 2000 and 2020: Evidence from Zhejiang Province, China
Forest transition theory posits that socioeconomic development in a country or region may cause its forestland to shift from net loss to net gain. However, forest transition may also occur under various policies, resulting in forest gains in some regions but deforestation in other regions. We used the telecoupling framework to address this crucially important issue that has rarely been examined. Using time series satellite images and statistical …
Normative, livelihood, and demographic influences on enrollment in a payment for ecosystem services program
Cascading Impacts of Payments for Ecosystem Services in Complex Human-Environment Systems
The theory and practice associated with payments for ecosystem services (PES) feature a variety of piecemeal studies related to impacts of socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental variables, lacking e orts in understanding their mutual relationships in a spatially and temporally explicit manner. In addition, PES literature is short of ecological metrics that document the consequences of PES other than land use and land cover and its change. …
One Size Does Not Fit All’: A Roadmap of Purpose-Driven Mixed-Method Pathways for Sensitivity Analysis of Agent-Based Models
by Arika Ligmann-Zielinska, Peer-Olaf Siebers, Nicholas Magliocca, Dawn C. Parker, Volker Grimm, Jing Du, Martin Cenek, Viktoriia Radchuk, Nazia N. Arbab, Sheng Li, Uta Berger, Rajiv Paudel, Derek T. Robinson, Piotr Jankowski, Li An and Xinyue Ye
Methodological Issues of Spatial Agent-Based Models
Agent based modeling (ABM) is a standard tool that is useful across many disciplines. Despite widespread and mounting interest in ABM, even broader adoption has been hindered by a set of methodological challenges that run from issues around basic tools to the need for a more complete conceptual foundation for the approach. A er several decades of progress, ABMs remain di icult to develop and use for many students, scholars, and policy makers. Thi…
Mechanisms behind concurrent payments for ecosystem services in a Chinese nature reserve
Understanding direct and indirect effects of Payment for Ecosystem Services on resource use and wildlife
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs have been implemented worldwide to balance human needs and ecosystem conservation. However, the effects of PES programs on economic activities and the associated effects on wildlife remain unclear. China's Grain-to-Green program (GTGP) that aims to convert cropland to forest or grassland represents one of the largest PES programs in the world. We combine household surveys with wildlife camera data to…
Linguistically guided community discovery
Within some online communities, discussion often centers on issues on which writers take sides, and within some subset of those debate-prone communities, we find over time that particular sets of writers almost always end up on the same side of an issue. These sets we call factions. In this paper, we describe a tool to perform what we call faction discovery on online communities. Generalizing methods developed in the bibliometrics and information…
Development and Sustainable Ethics in Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, China
In March 2013, several thousand delegates at China’s National People’s Congress voted to approve the environmentally sensitive and authoritarian Xi Jinping as president. This portended dramatic changes in environmental policies, not least of which was an offsetting of top-down development-at-all-costs dogma with a new official orthodoxy focused on a sustainable and circular economy, with inclusive and more rounded growth. This article is part of …
Prevalence and risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China (the China Pulmonary Health [CPH] study): A national cross-sectional study
Which Perspective of Institutional Change Best Fits Empirical Data? An Agent-Based Model Comparison of Rational Choice and Cultural Diffusion in Invasive Plant Management
There are multiple theories regarding how institutions change over time, but institutional change is o en di icult to study and understand in practice. Agent-based modeling is known as a technique to explore emergent phenomena resulting from the micro level activities and interactions between heterogeneous agents and between agents and the environment. Such models allow researchers to investigate theories which may otherwise be di icult to examin…
Improving the approaches of traffic demand forecasting in the big data era
Spatiotemporal Analysis
This entry discusses the concepts and methods related to spatiotemporal analysis. From early civilizations to modern times, space and time have been the two fundamental domains under which humans have characterized events and phenomena of interest. The conceptualization of absolute versus relative space–time has exerted a major impact on so‐called spatiotemporal analysis, which seeks to understand “when” and “where” (and to some extent “why”) thi…
How does perception at multiple levels influence collective action in the commons? The case of Mikania micrantha in Chitwan, Nepal
Space–Time Analysis: Concepts, Quantitative Methods, and Future Directions
Throughout most of human history, events and phenomena of interest have been characterized using space and time as their major characteristic dimensions, in either absolute or relative conceptualizations. Space–time analysis seeks to understand when and where (and sometimes why) things occur. In the context of several of the most recent and substantial advances in individual movement data analysis (time geography in particular) and spatial panel …
Multiple telecouplings and their complex interrelationships
Liu, J., V. Hull, J. Luo, W. Yang, W. Liu, A. Viña, C. Vogt, Z. Xu, H. Yang, J. Zhang, L. An, X. Chen, S. Li, Z. Ouyang, W. Xu and H. Zhang 2015. Multiple telecouplings and their complex interrelationships. Ecology and Society 20(3):44. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07868-200344
Exploring Complexity in a Human–Environment System: An Agent-Based Spatial Model for Multidisciplinary and Multiscale Integration
Traditional approaches to studying human–environment interactions often ignore individual-level information, do not account for complexities, or fail to integrate cross-scale or cross-discipline data and methods, thus, in many situations, resulting in a great loss in predictive or explanatory power. This article reports on the development, implementation, validation, and results of an agent-based spatial model that addresses such issues. Using da…
Exurbia from the bottom-up: Confronting empirical challenges to characterizing a complex system
Mapping social activities and concepts with social media (Twitter) and web search engines (Yahoo and Bing): A case study in 2012 US Presidential Election
We introduce a new research framework for analyzing the spatial distribution of web pages and social media (Twitter) messages with related contents, called Visualizing Information Space in Ontological Networks (VISION). This innovative method can facilitate the tracking of ideas and social events disseminated in cyberspace from a spatial-temporal perspective. Thousands of web pages and millions of tweets associated with the same keywords were con…
Multiple telecouplings and their complex interrelationships
Liu, J., V. Hull, J. Luo, W. Yang, W. Liu, A. Viña, C. Vogt, Z. Xu, H. Yang, J. Zhang, L. An, X. Chen, S. Li, Z. Ouyang, W. Xu and H. Zhang 2015. Multiple telecouplings and their complex interrelationships. Ecology and Society 20(3):44. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07868-200344
Survival Analysis in Land Change Science: Integrating with GIScience to Address Temporal Complexities
Although land changes are characterized by dimensionality in both space and time, and a multitude of methods and techniques have been developed to model them, the temporal dimension has seldom been adequately addressed by commonly used methods. In the context of temporal complexities represented in different space– time data models, this study aims to establish a framework for applying survival analysis theory and techniques to geographical land …
Long-term effects of family planning and other determinants of fertility on population and environment: Agent-based modeling evidence from Wolong Nature Reserve, China
Divergent impacts of the grain to green program, landholdings, and demographic factors on livelihood diversification in rural China
How does perception at multiple levels influence collective action in the commons? The case of Mikania micrantha in Chitwan, Nepal
Space–Time Analysis: Concepts, Quantitative Methods, and Future Directions
Throughout most of human history, events and phenomena of interest have been characterized using space and time as their major characteristic dimensions, in either absolute or relative conceptualizations. Space–time analysis seeks to understand when and where (and sometimes why) things occur. In the context of several of the most recent and substantial advances in individual movement data analysis (time geography in particular) and spatial panel …
Adolescents Leaving Parental Home: Psychosocial Correlates and Implications for Conservation
Improving the approaches of traffic demand forecasting in the big data era
Agent-Based Modeling in Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS): Lessons from a Comparative Analysis
Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) are characterized by many complex features, including feedback loops, nonlinearity and thresholds, surprises, legacy effects and time lags, and resilience. Agent-based models (ABMs) are powerful for handling such complexity in CHANS models, facilitating in-depth understanding of CHANS dynamics. ABMs have been employed mostly on a site-specific basis, however. Little of this work provides a common infrastr…
Assessing the Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach
Chen, X., A. Viña, A. Shortridge, L. An, and J. Liu. 2014. Assessing the effectiveness of payments for ecosystem services: an agent-based modeling approach. Ecology and Society 19(1): 7. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05578-190107
Understanding direct and indirect effects of Payment for Ecosystem Services on resource use and wildlife
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs have been implemented worldwide to balance human needs and ecosystem conservation. However, the effects of PES programs on economic activities and the associated effects on wildlife remain unclear. China's Grain-to-Green program (GTGP) that aims to convert cropland to forest or grassland represents one of the largest PES programs in the world. We combine household surveys with wildlife camera data to…
The effect of reciprocal connections between demographic decision making and land use on decadal dynamics of population and land-use change
Zvoleff, A., and L. An. 2014. The effect of reciprocal connections between demographic decision making and land use on decadal dynamics of population and land-use change. Ecology and Society 19(2): 31. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06243-190231
Ecological Degradation in Protected Areas: The Case of Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas
It is generally perceived that biodiversity is better protected from human activities after an area is designated as a protected area. However, we found that this common perception was not true in Wolong Nature Reserve (southwestern China), which was established in 1975 as a “flagship” protected area for the world-renowned endangered giant pandas. Analyses of remote sensing data from pre- and post-establishment periods indicate that the reserve h…
Modeling the choice to switch from fuelwood to electricity
Adolescents Leaving Parental Home: Psychosocial Correlates and Implications for Conservation
Exploring Complexity in a Human–Environment System: An Agent-Based Spatial Model for Multidisciplinary and Multiscale Integration
Traditional approaches to studying human–environment interactions often ignore individual-level information, do not account for complexities, or fail to integrate cross-scale or cross-discipline data and methods, thus, in many situations, resulting in a great loss in predictive or explanatory power. This article reports on the development, implementation, validation, and results of an agent-based spatial model that addresses such issues. Using da…
Exurbia from the bottom-up: Confronting empirical challenges to characterizing a complex system
Survival Analysis in Land Change Science: Integrating with GIScience to Address Temporal Complexities
Although land changes are characterized by dimensionality in both space and time, and a multitude of methods and techniques have been developed to model them, the temporal dimension has seldom been adequately addressed by commonly used methods. In the context of temporal complexities represented in different space– time data models, this study aims to establish a framework for applying survival analysis theory and techniques to geographical land …
Long-term effects of family planning and other determinants of fertility on population and environment: Agent-based modeling evidence from Wolong Nature Reserve, China
Modeling human decisions in coupled human and natural systems: Review of agent-based models
Mapping social activities and concepts with social media (Twitter) and web search engines (Yahoo and Bing): A case study in 2012 US Presidential Election
We introduce a new research framework for analyzing the spatial distribution of web pages and social media (Twitter) messages with related contents, called Visualizing Information Space in Ontological Networks (VISION). This innovative method can facilitate the tracking of ideas and social events disseminated in cyberspace from a spatial-temporal perspective. Thousands of web pages and millions of tweets associated with the same keywords were con…
Agent-Based Modeling in Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS): Lessons from a Comparative Analysis
Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) are characterized by many complex features, including feedback loops, nonlinearity and thresholds, surprises, legacy effects and time lags, and resilience. Agent-based models (ABMs) are powerful for handling such complexity in CHANS models, facilitating in-depth understanding of CHANS dynamics. ABMs have been employed mostly on a site-specific basis, however. Little of this work provides a common infrastr…
The effect of reciprocal connections between demographic decision making and land use on decadal dynamics of population and land-use change
Zvoleff, A., and L. An. 2014. The effect of reciprocal connections between demographic decision making and land use on decadal dynamics of population and land-use change. Ecology and Society 19(2): 31. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06243-190231
Assessing the Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach
Chen, X., A. Viña, A. Shortridge, L. An, and J. Liu. 2014. Assessing the effectiveness of payments for ecosystem services: an agent-based modeling approach. Ecology and Society 19(1): 7. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05578-190107
Space–Time Analysis: Concepts, Quantitative Methods, and Future Directions
Throughout most of human history, events and phenomena of interest have been characterized using space and time as their major characteristic dimensions, in either absolute or relative conceptualizations. Space–time analysis seeks to understand when and where (and sometimes why) things occur. In the context of several of the most recent and substantial advances in individual movement data analysis (time geography in particular) and spatial panel …
Multiple telecouplings and their complex interrelationships
Liu, J., V. Hull, J. Luo, W. Yang, W. Liu, A. Viña, C. Vogt, Z. Xu, H. Yang, J. Zhang, L. An, X. Chen, S. Li, Z. Ouyang, W. Xu and H. Zhang 2015. Multiple telecouplings and their complex interrelationships. Ecology and Society 20(3):44. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07868-200344
Spatiotemporal Analysis
This entry discusses the concepts and methods related to spatiotemporal analysis. From early civilizations to modern times, space and time have been the two fundamental domains under which humans have characterized events and phenomena of interest. The conceptualization of absolute versus relative space–time has exerted a major impact on so‐called spatiotemporal analysis, which seeks to understand “when” and “where” (and to some extent “why”) thi…
How does perception at multiple levels influence collective action in the commons? The case of Mikania micrantha in Chitwan, Nepal
Prevalence and risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China (the China Pulmonary Health [CPH] study): A national cross-sectional study
Which Perspective of Institutional Change Best Fits Empirical Data? An Agent-Based Model Comparison of Rational Choice and Cultural Diffusion in Invasive Plant Management
There are multiple theories regarding how institutions change over time, but institutional change is o en di icult to study and understand in practice. Agent-based modeling is known as a technique to explore emergent phenomena resulting from the micro level activities and interactions between heterogeneous agents and between agents and the environment. Such models allow researchers to investigate theories which may otherwise be di icult to examin…
Improving the approaches of traffic demand forecasting in the big data era
Linguistically guided community discovery
Within some online communities, discussion often centers on issues on which writers take sides, and within some subset of those debate-prone communities, we find over time that particular sets of writers almost always end up on the same side of an issue. These sets we call factions. In this paper, we describe a tool to perform what we call faction discovery on online communities. Generalizing methods developed in the bibliometrics and information…
Development and Sustainable Ethics in Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, China
In March 2013, several thousand delegates at China’s National People’s Congress voted to approve the environmentally sensitive and authoritarian Xi Jinping as president. This portended dramatic changes in environmental policies, not least of which was an offsetting of top-down development-at-all-costs dogma with a new official orthodoxy focused on a sustainable and circular economy, with inclusive and more rounded growth. This article is part of …
Cascading Impacts of Payments for Ecosystem Services in Complex Human-Environment Systems
The theory and practice associated with payments for ecosystem services (PES) feature a variety of piecemeal studies related to impacts of socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental variables, lacking e orts in understanding their mutual relationships in a spatially and temporally explicit manner. In addition, PES literature is short of ecological metrics that document the consequences of PES other than land use and land cover and its change. …
One Size Does Not Fit All’: A Roadmap of Purpose-Driven Mixed-Method Pathways for Sensitivity Analysis of Agent-Based Models
by Arika Ligmann-Zielinska, Peer-Olaf Siebers, Nicholas Magliocca, Dawn C. Parker, Volker Grimm, Jing Du, Martin Cenek, Viktoriia Radchuk, Nazia N. Arbab, Sheng Li, Uta Berger, Rajiv Paudel, Derek T. Robinson, Piotr Jankowski, Li An and Xinyue Ye
Methodological Issues of Spatial Agent-Based Models
Agent based modeling (ABM) is a standard tool that is useful across many disciplines. Despite widespread and mounting interest in ABM, even broader adoption has been hindered by a set of methodological challenges that run from issues around basic tools to the need for a more complete conceptual foundation for the approach. A er several decades of progress, ABMs remain di icult to develop and use for many students, scholars, and policy makers. Thi…
Mechanisms behind concurrent payments for ecosystem services in a Chinese nature reserve
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