Zhen Yu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3716113 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zhen Yu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zhen |
| FAMILY NAME | Yu |
| SIGNATURE | YU Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0091-0448 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Benefit of mixed reality assistance on CT-based ear anatomy spatial recognition: A preliminary study
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the benefit of a mixed reality (MR) platform on CT-based ear anatomy spatial recognition and annotation performance by comparing with traditional learning. METHODS: A prospective study (N=8) assigned undergraduate medical students to the MR group and traditional group (textbooks and images). Each completed identification exercises of 8 key anatomical structures on 20 temporal bone CT cases over three learning phases. Outco…
Unmasking hidden pathways: How household air pollution and lifestyle are associated with quality of life in Yunnan outpatients
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major health challenge in China. This study examined comorbidity prevalence among outpatients in Yunnan and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: Using stratified cluster sampling, 5,978 outpatients (2019-2022) were recruited. Data on comorbidities, HRQoL (EQ-5D-5L), and sociodemographics were analyzed via structural equation modeling. Results: = 0.170, 95%CI: 0.14…
Understanding Regional Cultural-Psychological Variations and Their Sources in China: A Comprehensive Examination of Relevant Theories
This research comprehensively examined regional variations in individualism and collectivism within China and the explanatory power of 20 potential factors derived from the existing cultural psychological theories, including socioecological (e.g., climates, subsistence activities, and modernization) and population (e.g., ethnicity, genetic and linguistic features) ones. Three large-scale studies were conducted. In Study 1 ( N = 18,606), we assess…
Robotaxis reduce taxi drivers’ income
Designing and facilitating effective forest carbon policy in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) forests play an important role in carbon sequestration. • An integrated forest policy reform reduces the climate change impact on HKH forests. • Forest-based carbon management in HKH addresses regional climate change challenges. • A transboundary institutional framework proposed to address carbon policy in HKH. The Hindu-Kush Himalaya are a critical biodiversity hotspot and a major global reservoir of forest carbon, with…
Industrial upgrading and the quality of migrant labour: Spatial inequality, digital transformation, and policy pathways in contemporary China
Navigating the obstacles of carbon-negative technologies
Carbon accumulation rate peaks at 1,000-m elevation in tropical planted and regrowth forests
Tropical planted and regrowth forests (TPRFs) are one of the most low-cost components for recovering biomass-stored carbon in the tropics. Nevertheless, challenges persist in pinpointing which elevational ranges exhibit the largest carbon accumulation rate ( γ r a p i d ) due to the highly inconsistent previous assessments. This prevents the selection of optimal locations for implementing large-scale reforestation in the tropics. Here, we propose…
Evapotranspiration increment was underestimated in China due to underrepresented land cover changes
Numerous evapotranspiration (ET) products have been produced using various approaches and diverse forcing data even as the magnitude and trends of ET show divergence. We simulated ET using updated land use and cover change (LUCC) data in China from 1900 to 2020. We found that China’s ET increased slightly from 1900 to 1980, but it increased rapidly after 1980 due to LUCC characterized by forest expansion (2.05 mm yr −1 , P < 0.01). We also found …
The effect of afforestation on a regional carbon sink: A case study in the Yangtze River Delta, China
As one of the most densely populated and economically developed regions in China, Yangtze River Delta (YRD) has confronted with substantial land cover change (LCC) over the past several decades. This study investigates the impact of climate change and LCC on carbon dynamics in the YRD region for 1990–2019, taking advantage of a high-resolution vegetation model and two well-established LCC data in China. Simulated gross primary productivity increa…
Research on China’s regional carbon quota allocation based on the entropy weight-Topsis method and CRITIC-Vikor model
Digitalization, trust, and sustainability transitions: Insights from two blockchain-based green experiments in China's electricity sector
Beating the Casino: Conceptualizing an Anchoring-based Third Route to Regional Development
pegging of external resources (De
Epidemic outbreak and foreign direct investment fluctuation
This paper studies how foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows will fluctuate when the host country is hit by an epidemic outbreak. By analysing historical outbreak and bilateral FDI data from 2001 to 2012, we find FDI inflows during an outbreak are 21.5% below the pre‐outbreak average and 21.6% above the pre‐outbreak average FDI inflows in the 3 years after the end of an outbreak, which highlights the compensatory FDI after the end of epidemic a…
China’s forestation on marginal land was less efficient in carbon sequestration compared with non-marginal land
Inter-ethnic differences in self-reported alcohol-related harm to children in Han vs. Yi ethnic minority households in Yunnan Province, China
China is a multi-ethnic country, but inter-ethnic disparities in alcohol-related harm to children have not been described. In this study, we assessed differences in prevalence of self-reported alcohol-related harm to children in Yi and Han households in Chuxiong Yi Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. We conducted a cross-sectional study among caregivers in households with a child age less than 18 years using structured questionnaire interview. Pa…
Technological trajectories as an outcome of the structure-agency interplay at the national level: Insights from emerging varieties of AI
Differentiated knowledge bases and catch-up in creative industries – A case of the online game industry in China
Gulf Region and EU’s Maritime Security Strategy: The Expanding ‘Blue Border’
The European Union (EU) and its core member states are active participants and stakeholders in the security affairs of the Gulf region. European maritime security is not only an important extension of European security in geospatial and functional areas, but also an indispensable part of Europe’s overall security strategy. However, the attention to the EU’s maritime security was distracted before 2010, while the concern for European maritime secu…
The Chain Mediating Effect of the Public's Online Health Information-Seeking Behavior on Doctor-Patient Interaction
E-health literacy, perceived disease severity, and perceived action benefits act as chain mediators between OHISB and doctor-patient interactions
Using genetic instruments to estimate the causal effect of hormonal reproductive factors on osteoarthritis
Objectives Hormonal reproductive factors have been considered to play an important role in the etiology of osteoarthritis (OA). We performed Mendelian randomization (MR) to examine whether a causal effect existed between them. Methods MR was performed by using publicly released genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics to estimate the causal associations of three relevant exposures, including age at menarche (AAM), age at natural me…
Evaluation of the policy-driven ecological network in the Three-North Shelterbelt region of China
Trajectories and predictors of vicarious traumatization in Chinese college students during the Covid-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study
Targeted psychological interventions are urgently needed for students vulnerable to VT. Further studies with more representative samples, longer period of follow-up, and predictors based on scientific theoretical framework, are needed to update the findings
Heating Control Strategy Based on Dynamic Programming for Building Energy Saving and Emission Reduction
Finding the optimal balance between end-user's comfort, lifestyle preferences and the cost of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, which requires intelligent decision making and control. This paper proposes a heating control method for HVAC based on dynamic programming. The method first selects the most suitable modeling approach for the controlled building among three machine learning modeling techniques by means of stati…
Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Harms in Yi and Han Ethnic Groups in a Prefecture in Yunnan Province, China
Yi ethnic minorities in Yunnan Province had lower prevalence of alcohol-related harm from others than Han persons in the same region. However, measurement and translation-related issues of the study instrument and limited generalizability should be considered as caveats in the interpretation of the study findings
Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities: The development of solar thermal energy in Dezhou, China
Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities: the development of solar thermal energy in Dezhou, China. Regional Studies. Sustainability transitions in cities in emerging economic contexts are rarely addressed. The paper addresses this issue by investigating the drivers and barriers in the diffusion of solar thermal energy in two Chinese cities: Dezhou and Beijing. The findings suggest that latecomer cities such as Dezhou demon…
Local governments’ incentives and governing practices in low-carbon transition: A comparative study of solar water heater governance in four Chinese cities
A data-driven global innovation system approach and the rise of China’s artificial intelligence industry
Building upon the global innovation system (GIS) framework, this paper develops an analytical approach to incorporate data as a foundation-level resource in data-driven innovation systems and to unravel how the interplay of system resources’ spatial characteristics, multi-scalar institutions and actor strategies leads to the emergence of China’s artificial intelligence industry. China’s loose institutional regime significantly facilitates the for…
Beating the Casino: Conceptualizing an Anchoring-based Third Route to Regional Development
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The Transmutation Logic of China University Science and Technology Innovation System since the Founding of the Communist Party of China One Hundred Years Ago: Three-Chain Perspectives Led by Party-Bui…
The university science and technology innovation system is an essential bridge between higher education and national innovation development. Since the founding of the Communist Party of China, the scientific and technological innovation system of Chinese universities has intermingled with the historical environment and internal and external factors and has gone through several stages of development from weak to strong and from fragile to solid. I…
Technological trajectories as an outcome of the structure-agency interplay at the national level: Insights from emerging varieties of AI
Social ties, homophily and heterophily in urban sustainability transitions: User practices and solar water heater diffusion in China
Unravelling the role of green entrepreneurs in urban sustainability transitions: A case study of China’s Solar City
This paper aims to understand the role of green entrepreneurs in urban sustainability transitions. We propose an analytical framework combining transition approaches and green entrepreneurship from a relational lens. It includes four processes: emergence of green entrepreneurs, multi-scalar interest coordination, empowering through anchoring, and struggling with the regime at the urban scale. This framework is illustrated through an empirical ana…
Digitalization, trust, and sustainability transitions: Insights from two blockchain-based green experiments in China's electricity sector
Differentiated knowledge bases and catch-up in creative industries – A case of the online game industry in China
Aligning industry interests with urban priorities to foster energy transitions: Insights from two Chinese cities
This article uses the Dimensions of Urban Energy Transitions (DUET) framework to analyse energy transitions in two Chinese cities at different development stages and provide insights into the mechanisms underlying decarbonised industrialisation. The results show that a ‘green’ coalition between industrial actors and local governments is critical to the initiation and scale-up of low-carbon innovations that provide strong endogenous incentives for…
A comparative study of peer and teacher feedback in a Chinese EFL writing class
Withdrawn: Effects of hormone replacement on binge-type eating in ovariectomized female rats
Recent trends in daily temperature extremes over northeastern China (1960–2011)
Global gross primary productivity and water use efficiency changes under drought stress
Drought can affect the structure, composition and function of terrestrial ecosystems, yet drought impacts and post-drought recovery potentials of different land cover types have not been extensively studied at a global scale. We evaluated drought impacts on gross primary productivity (GPP), evapotranspiration (ET), and water use efficiency (WUE) of different global terrestrial ecosystems, as well as the drought-resilience of each ecosystem type d…
From Southeast Asia to the Gulf: Analysis of the Prospect of Indian Ocean Integration
The Indian Ocean is not only a geographic unit, but also a sub-system of the international system constructed within the interactions among the coastal countries. This article chooses the regional organizations as a variable to analyze the interactions among Indian Ocean coastal countries. With the empirical studies on the regional cooperation organizations, this article discloses the dynamics behind the regional integration between costal countr…
Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities: The development of solar thermal energy in Dezhou, China
Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities: the development of solar thermal energy in Dezhou, China. Regional Studies. Sustainability transitions in cities in emerging economic contexts are rarely addressed. The paper addresses this issue by investigating the drivers and barriers in the diffusion of solar thermal energy in two Chinese cities: Dezhou and Beijing. The findings suggest that latecomer cities such as Dezhou demon…
Increasing carbon footprint of grain crop production in the US Western Corn Belt
Global agriculture is challenged to increase soil carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing products for an increasing population. Growing crop production could be achieved through higher yield per hectare (i.e. intensive farming) or more hectares (extensive farming),which however, have different ecological and environmental consequences.Multiple lines of evidence indicate that expanding cropland for additional prod…
Social ties, homophily and heterophily in urban sustainability transitions: User practices and solar water heater diffusion in China
Impacts of tillage practices on soil carbon stocks in the US corn-soybean cropping system during 1998 to 2016
Tillage alters the thermal and wetness conditions in soil, which facilitates soil organic matter oxidation and water transportation, leading to rapid depletion of soil carbon (C). Little is known about tillage intensity change (TIC) and its impacts in the US corn-soybean rotation system over the past two decades. Using time-series tillage maps developed from a private survey and a process-based land ecosystem model, here we examined how tillage i…
Resilience and self-harm among left-behind children in Yunnan, China: A community-based survey
Psychological resilience presented protective effect on SH in LBC, especially the dimensions of emotion regulation and family support. Intervention measures focusing on enhancing emotion regulation ability and building parent-child connection could be considered in order to reduce SH and suicidal risk in LBC
China’s Foreign Aid to the Middle East: History and Development
As one of the important components of China’s Middle East diplomacy and overall foreign aid, Middle East states have received aid from China since 1954. While the research in this regard is fragmented to a certain extent, the problem of interpretation has become more and more controversial. This paper attempts to review the history of China’s aid to Middle East states through the integration of research data, through three stages of division and …
The influence of social value orientation on self-other risk decision-making and its mechanisms
Previous studies on risk-taking behaviors in decision-making for oneself and others are inconsistent, possibly because previous studies have not considered the influence of decision-making situations and the interpersonal characteristics of decision-makers on their decision-making behaviors. Social value orientation (SVO) is a typical interpersonal trait. SVO refers to the social preferences of individuals when they allocate resources to themselv…
Local governments’ incentives and governing practices in low-carbon transition: A comparative study of solar water heater governance in four Chinese cities
Unravelling the role of green entrepreneurs in urban sustainability transitions: A case study of China’s Solar City
This paper aims to understand the role of green entrepreneurs in urban sustainability transitions. We propose an analytical framework combining transition approaches and green entrepreneurship from a relational lens. It includes four processes: emergence of green entrepreneurs, multi-scalar interest coordination, empowering through anchoring, and struggling with the regime at the urban scale. This framework is illustrated through an empirical ana…
Health Equity of Rural Residents in Southwest China
The Chinese government stresses healthcare reform to improve the health of all residents in urban and rural areas. However, much research showed that inequities still existed in health status and health services utilization in China, especially in economically disadvantaged areas. Southwest China's Yunnan Province is an ethnic frontier region with lagging economic development. This study analyzed health equity among rural residents with various s…
Aligning industry interests with urban priorities to foster energy transitions: Insights from two Chinese cities
This article uses the Dimensions of Urban Energy Transitions (DUET) framework to analyse energy transitions in two Chinese cities at different development stages and provide insights into the mechanisms underlying decarbonised industrialisation. The results show that a ‘green’ coalition between industrial actors and local governments is critical to the initiation and scale-up of low-carbon innovations that provide strong endogenous incentives for…
A data-driven global innovation system approach and the rise of China’s artificial intelligence industry
Building upon the global innovation system (GIS) framework, this paper develops an analytical approach to incorporate data as a foundation-level resource in data-driven innovation systems and to unravel how the interplay of system resources’ spatial characteristics, multi-scalar institutions and actor strategies leads to the emergence of China’s artificial intelligence industry. China’s loose institutional regime significantly facilitates the for…
The Transmutation Logic of China University Science and Technology Innovation System since the Founding of the Communist Party of China One Hundred Years Ago: Three-Chain Perspectives Led by Party-Bui…
The university science and technology innovation system is an essential bridge between higher education and national innovation development. Since the founding of the Communist Party of China, the scientific and technological innovation system of Chinese universities has intermingled with the historical environment and internal and external factors and has gone through several stages of development from weak to strong and from fragile to solid. I…
Gulf Region and EU’s Maritime Security Strategy: The Expanding ‘Blue Border’
The European Union (EU) and its core member states are active participants and stakeholders in the security affairs of the Gulf region. European maritime security is not only an important extension of European security in geospatial and functional areas, but also an indispensable part of Europe’s overall security strategy. However, the attention to the EU’s maritime security was distracted before 2010, while the concern for European maritime secu…
The Chain Mediating Effect of the Public's Online Health Information-Seeking Behavior on Doctor-Patient Interaction
E-health literacy, perceived disease severity, and perceived action benefits act as chain mediators between OHISB and doctor-patient interactions
Using genetic instruments to estimate the causal effect of hormonal reproductive factors on osteoarthritis
Objectives Hormonal reproductive factors have been considered to play an important role in the etiology of osteoarthritis (OA). We performed Mendelian randomization (MR) to examine whether a causal effect existed between them. Methods MR was performed by using publicly released genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics to estimate the causal associations of three relevant exposures, including age at menarche (AAM), age at natural me…
Evaluation of the policy-driven ecological network in the Three-North Shelterbelt region of China
Trajectories and predictors of vicarious traumatization in Chinese college students during the Covid-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study
Targeted psychological interventions are urgently needed for students vulnerable to VT. Further studies with more representative samples, longer period of follow-up, and predictors based on scientific theoretical framework, are needed to update the findings
Heating Control Strategy Based on Dynamic Programming for Building Energy Saving and Emission Reduction
Finding the optimal balance between end-user's comfort, lifestyle preferences and the cost of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, which requires intelligent decision making and control. This paper proposes a heating control method for HVAC based on dynamic programming. The method first selects the most suitable modeling approach for the controlled building among three machine learning modeling techniques by means of stati…
Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Harms in Yi and Han Ethnic Groups in a Prefecture in Yunnan Province, China
Yi ethnic minorities in Yunnan Province had lower prevalence of alcohol-related harm from others than Han persons in the same region. However, measurement and translation-related issues of the study instrument and limited generalizability should be considered as caveats in the interpretation of the study findings
China (24 works) · Political science (19 works) · Geography (18 works) · Economics (14 works) · Business (13 works) · Ecology (12 works) · Computer Science (11 works) · Environmental Science (11 works) · Biology (9 works) · Engineering (8 works)