Lei Cheng
Biographic Data
| ID | 3710129 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lei Cheng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lei |
| FAMILY NAME | Cheng |
| SIGNATURE | CHENG L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fujian Normal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1237-0258 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 48 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 48 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Time-series analysis of pollen concentration effects on allergic conjunctivitis healthcare visits in Beijing, 2023–2024
Objective: To analyze the lagged effects of pollen concentration on allergic conjunctivitis (AC) healthcare visits and investigate the influence of environmental factors and pathogen infections on AC risk. Methods: Daily AC outpatient and emergency cases from Beijing Shijitan Hospital, along with concurrent meteorological and pollen concentration data from March 1 to October 31 in 2023-2024, were collected. Spearman rank correlation analysis, gen…
Towards green development: Does business strategy affect enterprise green total factor productivity
This study investigates the influence of business strategy on green total factor productivity (GTFP), focusing on the mediating effect of digital transformation and the moderating effect of organizational legitimacy. Leveraging micro-data from China’s listed industrial enterprises spanning from 2011 to 2021, findings reveal: (1) Prospector strategies exhibit a greater propensity to enhance GTFP compared to defender strategies. (2) Digital transfo…
Effects of public procurement on corporate total-factor carbon productivity: Evidence from China
Using balanced panel data for listed Chinese industrial firms from 2016 to 2021, this study examines the effect of public procurement (PP) on corporate total-factor carbon productivity (CTFCP) and the related mechanisms. The results show that (1) there is a positive correlation between PP and CTFCP. (2) PP exerts a more pronounced incentivizing effect on CTFCP for state-owned enterprises, larger corporations, and those with weaker financing const…
Botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and applications of the genus Polygonatum: A comprehensive update review
Performing like a Learning Machine: The Emphasis on Performance Goals Results in Self-Objectification
Little attention has been given to self-objectification, which refers to viewing oneself as an instrument or object rather than a full human, in an educational context. To address this gap, the current research aims to test self-objectification among students, and we hypothesized that a performance goal orientation would result in self-objectification (H1), which would further predict reduced authenticity (H2). Six studies (N = 1,716) confirmed o…
Co‐Designing a Multimodal Physical Activity Intervention for Individuals With Young‐Onset Type 2 Diabetes (18–40 Years) in China
BACKGROUND: A limited number of physical activity programmes exist for Chinese people with young-onset (18-40 years) type 2 diabetes amid its rising global prevalence. This study aims to develop a multimodal intervention for improving physical activity levels for individuals with young-onset type 2 diabetes using co-design. METHODS: The development process included three stages. Stage 1 involved synthesising the findings of a review of existing p…
From questionnaires to single items: Independent use of a walking measure in patients after thoracic surgery
Constructing excellence in multilingual education: A corpus-assisted critical discourse study of Scotland’s language education policy
This study employs a corpus-assisted Critical Discourse Study to investigate the dominant patterns of education excellence construction in Scotland’s language education policies. Through keywords analysis, three topics related to language education excellence are identified: the goals of language learning, the methods and practices of pedagogy, and the institutional participation. Findings reveal that ‘excellence’ is framed through technocratic a…
Continuum of stance in law: A corpus-based study across written legal genres
Stance is deep-rooted in law, where legal values can never stand in a vacuum. Despite a growing body of literature on stance in legal genres, cross-genre examinations conducted from a corpus-based perspective still leave room for improvement. This study conducts a cross-genre examination of how legal professionals express stance across three legal genres, i.e. legislation, judgments, and legal academic articles. By adopting a corpus-based approac…
I Do Not Want to Be a Mere Vessel for Reproduction: Perceiving Reproduction-Based Objectification Toward Pregnant Women Results in Reduced Reproductive Intentions Among Young Women
Recent decades have witnessed significant scholarly interest in understanding people's reproductive decisions and behaviors. The present research focused on reproductive intentions—a critical predictor of reproductive behavior—among young, unmarried, childless women in China. We primarily examined whether this group of women's reproductive intentions could be shaped by their perceptions of reproduction-based objectification toward pregnant women,…
Just Like a Marionette’: Perceived Parental Psychological Control and Self‐Dehumanisation Among Adolescents
Five studies ( N = 1549, age range = 12–18) explored the relationship between perceived parental psychological control, state authenticity, and self‐dehumanisation. Adolescents who perceived higher levels of parental psychological control—whether in daily life (Study 1), recalling past instances (Study 2), or imagining such control (Study 3)—reported lower feelings of authenticity and higher self‐dehumanisation compared to their peers. Authentici…
Love Through a Distorted Lens: The Role of Self-Objectification in Interpreting Ambiguous Female–Male Interactions as Romantic among Women
While various kinds of relationships other than romantic ones exist between men and women in modern society, some individuals tend to simply interpret ambiguous female-male interactions as romantic in nature, which is referred to as romantic interpretation bias (RIB). In this research, we examined the effect of self-objectification on RIB among heterosexual women. Our findings from four studies ( N = 861), including both cross-sectional surveys (…
Business strategy, green innovation, and carbon reduction performance: Evidence from China
This study examines the impact of business strategy on carbon reduction performance (CRP), with a focus on the mediating effect of green innovation and the moderating effect of environmental turbulence. Using a dataset of China’s industrial listed companies spanning from 2010 to 2021, several key findings emerge: First, compared with defenders, prospectors demonstrate a strong inclination toward improving CRP. Second, green innovation acts as a p…
Using Beauty as Currency: Role of Gender Earnings Inequality on Women's Self‐Objectification
This research investigates how gender earnings inequality influences women's self‐objectification and explores the mediating role of status anxiety. Across three studies with Chinese women, we tested the hypothesis that perceived earnings inequality heightens status anxiety, which in turn promotes self‐objectification. In Study 1, survey data revealed a positive correlation between perceived gender earnings inequality and self‐objectification. St…
Demand Meets Supply: The ESG Impact of Green Procurement and Green Subsidy
Drawing on China's policy practices under the “dual carbon” goal, this study examines how green procurement (GP), a demand‐side policy, and green subsidies (GS), a supply‐side policy, jointly affect corporate ESG performance. Using panel data of A‐share listed industrial firms from 2015 to 2022 and a two‐way fixed effects model, the findings show: (1) the GP–GS policy mix significantly enhances ESG performance through complementary “market‐lockin…
Sustainable urban management and flood resilience in China’s Yangtze river economic belt: Drivers, patterns, and policy synergies
Living Unequal, Living Unhealthy: The Adverse Impact of Subjective Economic Inequality on Health-Promoting Behaviors
Health-promoting behaviors, such as regular physical activity and healthy eating, are crucial for physical and mental health. The current research investigates whether subjective economic inequality undermines individuals’ engagement in health-promoting behaviors and examines the mediating role of future orientation. Across five studies using archival data, longitudinal surveys, and fully-controlled experiments, we find consistent evidence for th…
Empowered yet dehumanized: Perceptions of women’s attractiveness in the context of gender earnings inequality
These findings provide evidence for the perceived empowering function of women's attractiveness as a response to gender earnings inequality while also highlighting a critical discrepancy between women's self-perceptions and third-party evaluations of attractiveness
Exploring perceptions of dignity among older adults living in nursing homes: A qualitative study
Nursing homes should implement staff training in person-centered, respect-focused care; design routines that maximize privacy and autonomy; and expand social and recreational programs. Future studies should develop and test targeted dignity-enhancement interventions and include family perspectives to create holistic, dignity-oriented care models
The Lost Self in Time: Objectification Disrupts Self‐Continuity
Being objectified—that is, perceived and treated by others as an instrument rather than a full human being—is a subtle yet widespread form of interpersonal maltreatment. We hypothesized that experiencing objectification would undermine individuals' sense of self‐continuity, the perceived connection between one's past and present self. Across seven studies ( N = 1481) using a mixed‐methods approach and diverse samples from the United States, the U…
Doing Bad to Feel Good: Working Objectification Promotes Production Deviance Via Thwarted Perceived Control
What if employees engage in production deviance (e.g., take excessive breaks, intentionally work more slowly) not because they are lazy, but because they are trying to recover from working objectification? Through four studies ( N = 1075), we test whether working objectification promotes production deviance via thwarted perceived control. The results showed that employees who experienced more working objectification reported lower levels of contr…
How digital and social isolation drive frailty transitions in middle-aged and elderly adults populations: A Seven-Year Multicohort Study
She is seeking attention: Women's self-objectification and hostility toward peer selfies
Quantifying the impact of dams on global streamflow over the period of 1985–2014
The number of dams globally has increased dramatically over the past few decades, providing reliable water resources by regulating natural streamflow. However, assessing the impact of dams on natural streamflow at a large scale remains a challenge due to lack of dam storage variation data. Here we analyzed flow regulation by dams from 1985 to 2014 over 153 basins globally using satellite remote sensing data. Two-thirds of global basins are regula…
Contrasting variations of ecosystem gross primary productivity during flash droughts caused by competing water demand and supply
Flash drought events (FDEs) are projected to increase frequently in a warming world, significantly impacting ecosystem productivity and the global carbon cycle. The development of FDEs, induced by anomalies in different environmental variables, may cause different responses to the ecosystem’s gross primary productivity (GPP). However, the GPP variations and underlying mechanisms during the FDEs have rarely been quantified. This study collected lo…
China’s green transformation through eco-industrial parks
You are a useful person’: Economic inequality leads people to approach others in an instrumental way
Economic inequality has been shown to increase the social distance between people. However, we proposed that people's affiliation with others in more unequal societies depends on whether the relationship is instrumental to self‐enhancement goals. The results from four experiments (total N = 823) supported our proposition. We found that economic inequality increased people's focus on the instrumental aspects of relationships (Experiment 1). In the…
Paradise for the self-interested? The association between economic inequality and the Dark Triad
A State-Level Analysis of Mortality and Google Searches for Pornography: Insight from Life History Theory
Understanding the impacts of climate and landuse change on water yield
Prevalence and Occupational and Environmental Risk Factors of Self-Reported Asthma: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Seven Chinese Cities
Asthma is a serious public health problem in China. Our study provides important updated information on the prevalence of asthma and its associated risk factors, which may help us better understand the epidemiology of asthma and prevent this disorder
Understanding the impacts of climate and landuse change on water yield
Transmission routes of 2019-nCoV and controls in dental practice
A novel β-coronavirus (2019-nCoV) caused severe and even fetal pneumonia explored in a seafood market of Wuhan city, Hubei province, China, and rapidly spread to other provinces of China and other countries. The 2019-nCoV was different from SARS-CoV, but shared the same host receptor the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). The natural host of 2019-nCoV may be the bat Rhinolophus affinis as 2019-nCoV showed 96.2% of whole-genome identity…
The greater the economic inequality, the later people have children: The association between economic inequality and reproductive timing
Economic inequality is associated with a series of social outcomes, including health, social trust, and crime rates. However, little is known about the role of economic inequality as a characteristic of the socioecological environment in individuals’ reproductive behavior. According to embodied capital theory, this research explored how individuals calibrate their reproductive timing to maximize payoffs to investment in embodied capital in an env…
Climatic control of upper Yangtze River flood hazard diminished by reservoir groups
Over recent decades, concern has grown regarding the effects of climate change and artificial river projects on the variability of river floods. Specifically, it has been demonstrated that the Mississippi River flood hazard has been amplified by river engineering. In contrast, the world’s largest reservoir group with the Three Gorges Reservoir at its core has been built along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, but the question of whether the…
Exploration of the Evaluation and Optimization of Community Epidemic Prevention in Wuhan Based on a DEA Model
Background-Communities played a key role in preventing the spread of coronavirus, not only during the threshold period of the epidemic but also in the normal stage of prevention. Scientifically evaluating the community's work is necessary for prevention in the normal period of the epidemic and can provide a reference for the management of different countries. Methods-Based on data envelopment analysis (DEA), this article used community worker dat…
China’s green transformation through eco-industrial parks
A State-Level Analysis of Mortality and Google Searches for Pornography: Insight from Life History Theory
Network analysis of the food–energy–water nexus in China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt from a synergetic perspective
Economic development, resource scarcity and climate change pose enormous challenges to the food–energy–water (FEW) nexus, calling for integrative resources governance to improve the synergy between subsystems. However, it is unclear about the synergy evolution of the FEW nexus in temporal and spatial scales. This paper uses the network analysis to explore the FEW nexus in China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt. First, the comprehensive index system …
Land surface models significantly underestimate the impact of land-use changes on global evapotranspiration
Despite numerous assessments of the impact of land-use change (LUC) on terrestrial evapotranspiration (ET) that have been conducted using land surface models (LSMs), no attempts have been made to evaluate their performance in this regard globally. Errors in simulating LUC impacts on ET largely stem from LUC data interpretation (LI, i.e. mapping of gridded LUC data into annual plant function types) and model structure (MS, i.e. parameterization of…
Join us: Dynamic norms encourage women to pursue STEM
Development of eco‐industrial parks in Ethiopia: The case of Hawassa Industrial Park
As win‐win solutions at the park level, eco‐industrial parks (EIPs) have become the mainstream model to realize a sustainable transition of industrial parks in the world. However, few cases have been implemented in Africa, even though Africa is fertile ground for the growth of industrial parks. This study explores the transition process and outcome of a typical African industrial park—Hawassa Industrial Park (HIP) in Ethiopia. We adopted the inte…
Application of a Caries Treatment Difficulty Assessment System in Dental Caries Management
Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases caused by progressive bacteria, affecting all age groups. Today, restorative fillings are widely used for dental caries treatment, but the restorative treatment has a high failure rate. Meanwhile, many researchers have discovered the differences of caries risk among populations by using the caries risk assessment and put forward a new standpoint that caries should be treated individually. T…
Effectiveness of Exogenous Fe2+ on Nutrient Removal in Gravel-Based Constructed Wetlands
A group of microcosm-scale unplanted constructed wetlands (CWs) were established to evaluate the effectiveness of exogenous Fe 2+ addition on ammonium nitrogen (NH 4 + -N), nitrate nitrogen (NO 3 - -N), and total phosphorus (TP) removal. The addition of Fe 2+ concentrations were 5 mg/L (CW-Fe5), 10 mg/L (CW-Fe10), 20 mg/L (CW-Fe20), 30 mg/L (CW-Fe30), and 0 mg/L (CW-CK). The microbial community in CWs was also analyzed to reveal the enhancement m…
Metagenomic Analysis Reveals the Response of Microbial Communities and Their Functions in Lake Sediment to Environmental Factors
Jingpo Lake is the largest mountain barrier lake in China and plays a key role in breeding, power generation, and providing a source of drinking water. Microbes are important participants in the formation of lake resources and energy cycles. However, the ecological protection of Jingpo Lake has faced serious challenges in recent years. In this study, we investigate the responses of the microbial community's composition of sediments at five locati…
Evolutionary Game Analysis of Carbon Emission Reduction between Government and Enterprises under Carbon Quota Trading Policy
As one of the most efficient means of emission reduction policies, carbon quota trading has a far-reaching impact on the carbon emission reduction of enterprises. Firstly, a two-party evolutionary game model of enterprise and government and a three-party evolutionary game model of enterprise-enterprise-government are constructed based on the multi-agent driving mechanism, evolutionary game theory, scenario simulation, and other methods. Then, we …
Shining our humanity: The benefits of awe on self-humanity
Attributing humanness to oneself (i.e., self-humanity) can be malleable and can lead to various crucial outcomes. Researchers have not investigated whether and how awe as a self-related emotion affects people's perception of their own humanness. We proposed two competing hypotheses: awe impairs self-humanity via self-smallness, and awe promotes self-humanity via authentic-self pursuit. Across seven studies ( N = 1539), we found that awe is positi…
You are a useful person’: Economic inequality leads people to approach others in an instrumental way
Economic inequality has been shown to increase the social distance between people. However, we proposed that people's affiliation with others in more unequal societies depends on whether the relationship is instrumental to self‐enhancement goals. The results from four experiments (total N = 823) supported our proposition. We found that economic inequality increased people's focus on the instrumental aspects of relationships (Experiment 1). In the…
Political Connections, Competition, and Innovation: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Chinese Firms
This paper studies the causal impact of political connections on innovation. Using a unique hand-collected data set of sudden deaths of politically connected independent directors (i.e., retired government officials) in Chinese firms, we find that an unexpected loss of political connections increases a firm’s patent applications by 34% (14 patents). The innovation response is more pronounced in firms with stronger connections: when the connected …
She is seeking attention: Women's self-objectification and hostility toward peer selfies
Quantifying the impact of dams on global streamflow over the period of 1985–2014
The number of dams globally has increased dramatically over the past few decades, providing reliable water resources by regulating natural streamflow. However, assessing the impact of dams on natural streamflow at a large scale remains a challenge due to lack of dam storage variation data. Here we analyzed flow regulation by dams from 1985 to 2014 over 153 basins globally using satellite remote sensing data. Two-thirds of global basins are regula…
Contrasting variations of ecosystem gross primary productivity during flash droughts caused by competing water demand and supply
Flash drought events (FDEs) are projected to increase frequently in a warming world, significantly impacting ecosystem productivity and the global carbon cycle. The development of FDEs, induced by anomalies in different environmental variables, may cause different responses to the ecosystem’s gross primary productivity (GPP). However, the GPP variations and underlying mechanisms during the FDEs have rarely been quantified. This study collected lo…
Heterogeneity in vegetation recovery rates post-flash droughts across different ecosystems
Flash droughts, as sub-seasonal phenomena, are characterized by their rapid onset and significant impact on terrestrial ecosystems. However, understanding how vegetation responds to flash droughts and the mechanisms governing vegetation recovery remains elusive. Here, we analysed the response of vegetation productivity to flash droughts and identified the most relevant drivers controlling vegetation recovery using two soil moisture datasets (ERA5…
Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and safety concerns of hawthorn (Crataegus genus): A comprehensive review
Paradise for the self-interested? The association between economic inequality and the Dark Triad
Economics (13 works) · Ecology (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Environmental Science (10 works) · Business (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · China (7 works) · Industrial organization (7 works) · Medicine (7 works)