Wei Xia
Biographic Data
| ID | 3721756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wei Xia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wei |
| FAMILY NAME | Xia |
| SIGNATURE | XIA W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sun Yat-sen University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8491-6064 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 47 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 47 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
DSFENet: A Domain-Specific Feature-Enhanced Generalizable Model for Multimodal Fake News Detection
Strengthening tobacco control policy: Using plain packaging to reduce product appeal and enhance public awareness
Background: Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide. While smoking prevalence has recently declined in Hong Kong, progress has slowed. Plain packaging may reduce product appeal and enhance the impact of pictorial health warnings (PHWs), supporting reduced tobacco use. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from August to November 2023 among 1,256 adult smokers in Hong Kong. Participants were re…
Swertia cincta and its main active ingredients regulate the PPAR-α pathway in anti-cholestatic liver injury
Dynamic Load Balancing Based on Hypergraph Partitioning for Parallel Geospatial Cellular Automata Models
Parallel computing techniques have been adopted in geospatial cellular automata (CA) models to improve computational efficiency, enabling large-scale complex simulations of land use and land cover (LULC) changes at fine scales. However, the spatial distribution of computational intensity often changes along with the spatiotemporal dynamics of LULC during the simulation, leading to an increase in load imbalance among computing units and degradatio…
Protocol for a nested case-control study: Identifying neuroimaging biomarkers for the progression of subclinical depression and qi-stagnation constitution to major depressive disorder in adolescents
This study protocol does not involve clinical interventions and is classified as an observational study, so it was not subject to prior registration
Association between uric acid/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and testosterone deficiency in adult American men: Findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey 2011–2016
The study indicates that, among adult males, higher UHR is negatively correlated with total testosterone levels and positively associated with the risk of TD. This suggests its potential value for early disease diagnosis and intervention. However, further clinical studies are needed to validate these findings
Association between cardiometabolic index and risk of testosterone deficiency in adult men: A cross-sectional study
CMI is associated with lower TT and a higher risk of TD, and it can predict the risk of TD. Using CMI for early detection and timely intervention could reduce the disease burden and promote reproductive health. Further prospective studies with large sample sizes are needed to validate these findings
The experience and influence of youth in China in coping with stressful life events during the post-Covid-19 pandemic era: A qualitative study
This study has prospectively been registered on the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ID: ChiCTR2200060894) on 14/06/2022
Association between weight-adjusted waist index and testosterone deficiency in adult American men: Findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey 2013–2016
This investigation firstly unveiled a negative linear association between WWI and total testosterone levels, coupled with a positive linear relationship with the prevalence of TD in U.S. male adults aged 20 years and older. Further studies are needed to validate the potential utility of WWI for the early identification and timely intervention of TD
Investigating the evolutionary relationship of coupling coordination between the social economy and lake water environment integrating multi-source data: A case study of Hefei, China
Psychological and physiological experiences of youth watching Mukbang in China: A qualitative study
Spousal concordance in adverse childhood experiences and the association with depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults: Findings across China, the US, and Europe
Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with higher depressive risks in adulthood. Whether respondents' ACEs are associated with their own depressive symptoms in adulthood and whether this association extends to their spouses' depressive symptoms remain unexplored. Methods: Data were from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), and the Survey of Health, Ageing and Ret…
The relationship between gratitude and job satisfaction: The mediating roles of social support and job crafting
The pan-Canadian Tiered Pricing Framework and Chinese National Volume-Based Procurement: A comparative study using Donabedian’s structure-process-outcome framework
Background: Generic drugs have been seen as a potentially powerful way to alleviate the financial burden on patients and health care systems. Two strategies for achieving rational prices of generic drugs are tiered pricing framework and pooled purchasing power. We compare the pan-Canadian Tiered Pricing Framework (TPF) and the Chinese National Volume-Based Procurement (NVBP) as comparators to explore the similarities and differences between the t…
Changes of stressful life events, coping strategies and mental health among youths in the pre- and post-coronavirus 2019 pandemic era: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In the pandemic era, stressful life events (StressLEv) aggravated the impact on mental health. However, youths exhibited different responses to StressLEv because of diverse coping strategies, social support, and emotional intelligence before and after the pandemic. AIMS: To explore the changes in StressLEv and coping strategies before and after the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, as well as report the associations among mental health and r…
Correlation and predictive ability of sensory characteristics and social interaction in children with autism spectrum disorder
Autistic children in our study have different patterns of sensory processing than their peers, which are significantly related to their patterns of social functioning. Sensory features can serve as a good predictor of social functioning in individuals with ASD
Health-Risk Behaviors among Chinese Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This study analyzed archived data from a previous large-scale survey study on multiple health-risk behaviors among Chinese adults in Hong Kong between 21 June and 31 August 2021. In addition, this study examined participants' perceptions of the risks associated with their behaviors, their attitudes toward adopting healthy behaviors, and the impact of COVID-19 on their health-risk behaviors. A total of 4605 participants who had at least one health…
Structural characteristics of China's Covid-19 patent cooperation network at the province, city, and patent applicant levels
The Chinese Plan has provided an important model for the global fight against COVID-19 since its outbreak. The present study describes the structural characteristics of China's COVID-19 patent cooperation network at the province, city, and applicant levels by using social network analysis based on data from the Incopat global patent database since 2020, which helps to clarify the current technology accumulation in this field in China, and provide…
Impact of Poverty on Parent–Child Relationships, Parental Stress, and Parenting Practices
Objectives: To explore the impact of poverty on parent-child relationships, parental stress and parenting practices. Design: A mixed methods study. Sample: Four hundred and eighty five Hong Kong Chinese parents who had children aged 3-6 years, and who were from low-income families. Eleven of these parents were randomly selected for individual semi-structured interviews. Measurements: A sociodemographic questionnaire, the parent-child relationship…
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Inactivated Vaccine to Address Covid-19 Pandemic in China: Evidence From Randomized Control Trials and Real-World Studies
Objective: This study aimed to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines (CoronaVac and BBIBP-CorV) in China using existing international clinical trials and real-world evidence. Methods: Through a search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and CNKI, studies investigating the effectiveness of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines were identified, and a meta-analysis was undertaken to synthesize the vacc…
A general health promotion approach to helping smokers with non-communicable diseases quit smoking: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Background Despite evidence showing that continued smoking in patients with non-communicable diseases can reduce treatment efficacy and increase the risk of disease progression and multimorbidity, many smoker patients either have no intention to quit or have had failed attempts at quitting. Objective To examine the feasibility of a general health promotion approach that uses instant messaging to deliver brief motivational interviewing to help smo…
Spatiotemporal evolution of online attention to vaccines since 2011: An empirical study in China
Since the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Chinese government has taken a number of measures to effectively control the pandemic. By the end of 2021, China achieved a full vaccination rate higher than 85%. The Chinese Plan provides an important model for the global fight against COVID-19. Internet search reflects the public's attention toward and potential demand for a particular thing. Research on the spatiotemporal character…
Health Services Utilization in China during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Results from a Large-Scale Online Survey
Timely access to essential health services is a concern as COVID-19 continues. This study aimed to investigate health services utilization during the first wave of the pandemic in China. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted using a self-administrated questionnaire in March 2020. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used for data analysis. A total of 4744 respondents were included, with 52.00% reporting affected services ut…
A Descriptive Study on Multiple Health-Risk Behaviors among Chinese Adults in Hong Kong
This study investigated the prevalence and clustering patterns of multiple health-risk behaviors and their associations with non-communicable diseases among Chinese adults in Hong Kong. A large sample survey was conducted in all 18 districts of Hong Kong between 21 June and 31 August 2021. A total of 5737 adults completed the survey. Overall, 4605 (80.3%) had at least one health-risk behavior and 2696 (47.0%) had two or more health-risk behaviors…
Relationships between resilience and quality of life in parents of children with cancer
A child suffering from cancer can be considerably stressful for parents, exerting a negative impact on their psychological well-being and quality of life. This study explored the relationships between resilience and quality of life in parents of children with cancer. We recruited 146 parents of children with cancer in two tertiary hospitals in mainland China. The results revealed that greater parental resilience was associated with better quality…
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Potential for Incorrect Solutions of Continuous-Time LTI System Problems When Using Eigenfunctions
The concept of eigenfunctions for a linear time-invariant system is emphasized in this short paper. It is pointed out that when the concept of eigenfunctions is used, incorrect results may be obtained if the region of convergence of the system function is overlooked. As a consequence, incorrect solutions can be obtained, as was the case for an example found in a widely used textbook
Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory and Antipyretic Activities of the Aqueous Extract of Geranium Carolinianum L
Background: Geranium carolinianum L. (Geraniaceae) is widely used for a variety of diseases including herpetic keratitis, eczema, rheumatalgia etc. However, there is lack of relevant scientific research. Materials and Methods: GCE (125, 250, 500mg/kg body weight) was evaluated for its pharmacological properties by using the acetic acid-induced writhing test, the hot plate test and the fresh egg white-induced paw edema in rats. The dimethylbenzene…
Evaluation of Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory and Antipyretic Activities of the Ethanol Extract From Speranskia Tuberculata
Background: Speranskia tuberculata (Bunge) Baill, has been used to prevent and treat many diseases in Chinese folk medicine, nevertheless, few investigations had been reported. Materials and Methods: Animals were orally administered STE at the doses of 125, 250, 500 mg/kg. The analgesic effect was estimated in mice by hot-plate test and the acetic acid-induced writhing test. The anti-inflammatory effect was assessed using rat paw edema model elic…
Enhanced Hydrolysis Performance of Al-Li-Ni3Sn2 Composites for Hydrogen Generation and Relative Mechanism
The Al-Li-Ni3Sn2 composites were prepared via milling method and their hydrolysis performance was presented in the paper. The milled Al-Li-Ni3Sn2 composites showed high hydrolysis performance at 30-600C, especially that Al-3.5wt%Li-20wt%Ni3Sn2 composite had 100% and 1103 ml hydrogen/g of hydrogen yield within 20 min at 500C.The hydrolysis performance improvement of Al-Li-Ni3Sn2 composite was due to the addition of Ni3Sn2 while Ni3Sn2 combined wit…
Formation of Bi-Li Alloy and its Mechanism to Improve the Hydrolysis Kinetics of Aluminum
The formation of Bi-Li alloy and its potential mechanism to improve the hydrolysis kinetics of Al had been presented in the paper. Bi-Li alloy could exist steadily and deposited on Al surface uniformly from XRD and SEM-EDX results because Bi-Li alloy had low melting temperature. The formation of Al- BiLi3 microstructure created active sites which produced galvanic micro cell of Al and Bi in the hydrolysis process. Therefore, hydrolysis performanc…
Using an FFQ to assess intakes of dietary flavonols and flavones among female adolescents in the Suihua area of northern China
Objective The present study aimed to (i) evaluate the reproducibility and validity of a designed FFQ, (ii) apply the FFQ for estimating the dietary intakes of four flavonols and two flavones in female adolescents and (iii) explain their major dietary sources. Design The reproducibility between the first and second FFQ administrations (1 year interval) was estimated using the intra-class correlation coefficient. The validity of the first FFQ relat…
Daidzein: A review of pharmacological effects
Background: Daidzein is an isoflavone with extensive nutritious value and is mainly extracted from soy plants. It is also called phytoestrogen due to its structural similarity to the human hormone estrogen. However, daidzein is distinct from estrogen due to the specificity of the estrogen receptor (ER) complex. In recent years, the pharmacological properties of daidzein have been extensively investigated and considerable progress has been made. T…
Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities of the aqueous extract of Geranium carolinianum L
Background: Geranium carolinianum L. (Geraniaceae) is widely used for a variety of diseases including herpetic keratitis, eczema, rheumatalgia etc. However, there is lack of relevant scientific research.Materials and Methods: GCE (125, 250, 500mg/kg body weight) was evaluated for its pharmacological properties by using the acetic acid-induced writhing test, the hot plate test and the fresh egg white-induced paw edema in rats. The dimethylbenzene-…
Maternal urinary manganese and risk of low birth weight: A case–control study
Lower or higher levels of maternal urinary Mn are associated with LBW, though only the association of LBW risk and higher levels of Mn was statistically significant. The findings also show that the associations may vary by maternal age and infant sex, but require confirmation in other populations
Critical Windows of Prenatal Exposure to Cadmium and Size at Birth
Prenatal cadmium (Cd) exposure has been associated with adverse birth outcomes, but the findings of previous studies are inconsistent. We measured Cd concentrations in urine samples at or near 13, 24, and 35 gestational weeks from 282 women in Wuhan, China. We used generalized estimating equation models to assess the associations between maternal creatinine adjusted urinary Cd concentrations at each trimester and birth size. A significant inverse…
Interest in Long-Acting Injectable PrEP in a Cohort of Men Who have Sex with Men in China
Variations of dry eye disease prevalence by age, sex and geographic characteristics in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The Double Burdens of Mental Health Among Aids Patients With Fully Successful Immune Restoration: A Cross-Sectional Study of Anxiety and Depression in China
Background Anxiety and depression continue to be significant comorbidities for people with HIV infection. We investigated the prevalence and factors associated with anxiety and depression among adult HIV-infected patients across China. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we describe clinical and psychosocial variables related to depression and anxiety in 4103 HIV-infected persons. Doctors assessed anxiety and depression by asking patients whet…
A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the use of information communication technology (WhatsApp/WeChat) to deliver brief motivational interviewing (i-BMI) in promoting smoking …
CinicalTrials.gov NCT03983330 (Prospectively registered), registered on June 12, 2019
Cost-effectiveness of new antiviral treatments for non-genotype 1 hepatitis C virus infection in China: A societal perspective
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) among patients with non-genotype 1 for the eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in China. METHODS: A decision-analytic Markov model was developed to estimate the lifetime costs, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for DAAs and pegylated interferon plus ribavirin (PEG-RBV) from a societal p…
Impact of Covid-19 on the Hong Kong Youth Quitline Service and Quitting Behaviors of Its Users
Tobacco use is a possible risk factor for contracting and spreading COVID-19. We aimed to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Youth Quitline service and quitting behaviors of its users in Hong Kong. We conducted a telephone survey involving 201 participants of the Youth Quitline service, and retrospectively analyzed the operation and use of Quitline since the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong. The number of incoming calls to the Yout…
Awareness and Use of Heated Tobacco Products among Youth Smokers in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study
The growing popularity of heated tobacco products (HTPs) among youth may act as a gateway for smoking and jeopardize youth health. We aimed to describe the use of HTPs among youth smokers in Hong Kong and examine their risk awareness of HTPs as well as awareness of the proposed legislation. We conducted retrospective data analyses on the Youth Quitline Cohort ( n = 731). We extracted participants' sociodemographic data, smoking profiles, and HTP …
Low-income parents’ perceptions of the importance of a musical training programme for their children: A qualitative study
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02762786 , registered on May 5, 2016
The relationship between 2019-nCoV and psychological distress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
OBJECTIVES: The psychological distress caused by COVID-19 may be pronounced among the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study aimed to investigate psychological distress among parents of children with ASD during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A total of 1764 parents of children with ASD and 4962 parents of typically developing (TD) children were recruited. The participants completed an online survey which contained de…
Psychological experience of patients with confirmed Covid-19 at the initial stage of pandemic in Wuhan, China: A qualitative study
This study demonstrated that patients with confirmed COVID-19 in Wuhan underwent complex psychological experience, both positive and negative at the initial stage of the pandemic. These findings will contribute to the delivery of effective mental health care to safeguard patients' wellbeing
Optimal gestational weight gain in Chinese pregnant women by Chinese-specific BMI categories: A multicentre prospective cohort study
Objective: To establish optimal gestational weight gain (GWG) in Chinese pregnant women by Chinese-specific BMI categories and compare the new recommendations with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2009 guidelines. Design: Multicentre, prospective cohort study. Unconditional logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the OR, 95 % CI and the predicted probabilities of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The optimal GWG range was defined as the range …
Associations of dietary inflammatory index with metabolic syndrome and its components: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective: Inflammation has been suggested to play an important role in the development and progression of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Dietary inflammatory index (DII), a measurement of inflammatory potential in diets, was suggested to be associated with MetS. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to establish the associations of DII with MetS and its components based on available observational studies. Design: Systematic review …
Structural characteristics of China's Covid-19 patent cooperation network at the province, city, and patent applicant levels
The Chinese Plan has provided an important model for the global fight against COVID-19 since its outbreak. The present study describes the structural characteristics of China's COVID-19 patent cooperation network at the province, city, and applicant levels by using social network analysis based on data from the Incopat global patent database since 2020, which helps to clarify the current technology accumulation in this field in China, and provide…
Impact of Poverty on Parent–Child Relationships, Parental Stress, and Parenting Practices
Objectives: To explore the impact of poverty on parent-child relationships, parental stress and parenting practices. Design: A mixed methods study. Sample: Four hundred and eighty five Hong Kong Chinese parents who had children aged 3-6 years, and who were from low-income families. Eleven of these parents were randomly selected for individual semi-structured interviews. Measurements: A sociodemographic questionnaire, the parent-child relationship…
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Inactivated Vaccine to Address Covid-19 Pandemic in China: Evidence From Randomized Control Trials and Real-World Studies
Objective: This study aimed to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines (CoronaVac and BBIBP-CorV) in China using existing international clinical trials and real-world evidence. Methods: Through a search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and CNKI, studies investigating the effectiveness of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines were identified, and a meta-analysis was undertaken to synthesize the vacc…
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