Lingling Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3817412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lingling Zhang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lingling |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1995-9866 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 60 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 60 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Climate Governance and Pollution Mitigation Pathways for Achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
Effective climate governance is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 13 (Climate Action), and SDG 16 (Strong Institutions). This study examines the moderating impact of economic policy uncertainty and energy justice on the nexus between carbon taxation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within 39 OECD countries over the per…
Stroke patients and caregivers’ experiences and satisfaction with post-discharge self-management support in Ghana: A qualitative study
Self-management support (SMS) is essential for improving stroke recovery and quality of life, yet Ghana faces significant challenges in post-discharge care delivery. Despite high stroke mortality rates after hospital discharge in sub-Saharan Africa, limited research has examined the experiences of stroke survivors and caregivers with healthcare provider support during the transition to home-based management. Understanding these experiences is cru…
Strengthening corporations’ crisis readiness: The roles of corrective communication, employee backup and social media influencer in debunking crisis misinformation
Purpose Misinformation targeting corporations is on the rise nowadays, often leading to significant reputation crises. Effectively addressing crisis misinformation has therefore become a critical focus for both public relations research and practice. This study aims to explore how corporations strengthen their crisis readiness to mitigate the impact of misinformation. Design/methodology/approach An online experiment was conducted to examine the e…
Co-utilizing global big science facilities: A novel type collaboration and the impacts on scientific disruption
The increasing complexity of modern scientific challenges has led to extensive collaboration within Big Science. This study introduces co-utilization – a novel type of collaboration in which researchers leverage multiple global big science facilities (BSFs) to science advance. By analyzing 245,984 publications from 40 BSFs, we identify 23,046 publications that utilized multiple facilities, revealing an uneven global distribution influenced by use…
Association of dietary patterns and healthy diet scores with anxiety, depression, and their comorbidity among rural Chinese adults
Mental health issues pose a significant public health challenge. Anxiety and depression are among the most prevalent mental health problems. However, the association between dietary behavior and these mental health conditions among the rural population is unclear. This study examined the relationship between dietary behavior and the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and comorbidity among rural residents in China. This cross-sectional study used …
Predicting fall risk among older adults in Chinese communities with advanced machine learning techniques: A retrospective study
Background: This study aims to develop a advanced machine learning model to predict the fall risk among community-dwelling elders. This study could present actionable advices for early prevention of fall risk. Methods: Between October and December 2022, 977 older adults from the Hannan District of Wuhan were recruited. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. The sample was randomly split into training (732 participants) and testing (2…
Association of maternal metal exposure and psychological status with adverse pregnancy outcomes: A nested case-control study
Background: Uncertainties persist regarding the relationship between serum metal concentrations, maternal mental health, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study investigated their impact on adverse birth outcomes to improve maternal-infant health. Methods: A nested case-control study was conducted involving 468 pregnant women. Data on demographics and mental health, focusing on pregnancy-related anxiety and familial adaptation, partnerships, g…
Understanding Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Low-Carbon Products
Social norms are informal rules governing group behavior, and they strongly motivate the formation of low-carbon purchasing habits. Drawing on Stimulus-Organism-Response theory (SOR theory), this study surveyed 499 consumers via questionnaires. This study used scales for social norms, future orientation, perceived consumer effectiveness, low-carbon purchasing intention, and collectivist culture to conduct empirical analyses. Specifically, structu…
The mediating role of the big five personality traits in the relationship between self-efficacy and depressive symptoms among Chinese university students
Self-efficacy shows a direct positive association with depressive symptoms when controlling for personality traits, with neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientiousness serving as key mediators. This highlights that the effect of self-efficacy on depression depends critically on personality, emphasizing the need to consider these traits in interventions for university students' mental health
Assessing the tourism impacts of urban marathon events in central China's historic cities: A residents’ SEM analysis
As an emerging form of sports tourism, city marathons have become an important means to stimulate local economic growth and enhance urban image. However, empirical evidence on how such events influence tourism development in economically underdeveloped but culturally rich cities remains limited. Drawing on Social Exchange Theory (SET) and the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), this study constructs a structural equation model (SEM) to examine, from…
Empirical analysis of health-related behaviors among older Hakka adults: A latent class analysis
Background Little is known about health-related behaviors of the older Hakka population in China. We aimed to explore the characteristics and correlates of health-related behaviors among older Hakka adults. Methods We used data from the China’s Health-Related Quality of Life Survey for Older Adults 2018. Latent class analysis (LCA) defined latent classes of health-related behaviors for 1,262 older Hakka adults aged 60 and above. Generalized linea…
Pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational diabetes mellitus, and gestational weight gain: Individual and combined effects on fetal growth
Background Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and gestational weight gain (GWG) are interlinked and may play a complex role in fetal growth. We aimed to examine the relationship between pre-pregnancy BMI, GDM, GWG, and fetal growth outcomes and explore the contribution of GDM and GWG to the relationship between Pre-pregnancy obesity/overweight and large-for-gestational-age (LGA) in a prospective cohort. Meth…
Overall, sex-and race/ethnicity-specific prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in US adolescents aged 12–18 years
Background: Thyroid dysfunction significantly affects the health and development of adolescents. However, comprehensive studies on its prevalence and characteristics in US adolescents are lacking. Methods: We investigated the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in US adolescents aged 12-18 years using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2002 and 2007-2012 cycles. Thyroid dysfunction was assessed using serum …
Household Environments and Functional Decline Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Variations by Gender, Age, and Residence
This study examined the associations between household social, economic, and physical environments and the trajectory of functional limitations over time among middle-aged and older adults in China, and how this relationship differs by gender, age, and residence. Linear growth curve models were applied to a sample of 13,564 respondents aged 45 years and older from four waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS 2011–2018)…
The global fate of inorganic phosphorus fertilizers added to terrestrial ecosystems
Racial disparity in mortality from tuberculosis in the US between states with and without a history of Jim-Crow laws: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and risk factors study, 1990 to …
Even though the 1964 Civil Rights Act dismantled Jim-Crow statutes, racial inequities in TB burden experienced by past generations may still be felt in subsequent generations. Understanding the role of structural racism at the intersection of science and medicine shows the complex ways historical laws, such as Jim-Crow laws, continue to negatively impact health outcomes and warn of future dangers, such as COVID-19, to avoid
The transmission network and spatial-temporal distributions of Covid-19: A case study in Lanzhou, China
Using heat map data to measure population development trends and urban disparities of large-scale affordable communities in China
Empowering Communities and Enhancing Public Safety: Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Opioid Overdose Prevention Strategies in Boston
The prognostic value of the Barthel Index for mortality in patients with Covid-19: A cross-sectional study
Objective: This study aimed to analyze the association between the activity of daily living (ADL), coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and the value of the Barthel Index in predicting the prognosis of patients. Methods: This study included 398 patients with COVID-19, whose ADL at admission to hospital were assessed with the Barthel Index. The relationship between the index and the mortality risk of the patients was analyzed. Several regression models…
Effect of core training on skill-related physical fitness performance among soccer players: A systematic review
Task motivation enhances creative performance in online groups, but not interpersonal interaction
This study aimed to understand the effect of task motivation on online group creative performance and interpersonal interaction. A total of 150 university students were recruited to collaborate online on creativity tasks in dyads. The Mmembers’ task motivation was manipulated, resulting in three groups that differed in their motivation composition. Ratings of creative performance (fluency and originality), hemodynamic inter-brain synchronization,…
What shall I learn? Two-stage decision making under social influence on corporate E-learning platforms
Comparative Morphological Evaluation of Young Women’s Breast-Bra Reshaping by Different Bra Cups
Female breasts are regarded as a factor reflecting women's morphological beauty. An appropriate bra can fulfill aesthetic needs, thus boosting self-esteem. This study proposed a method to analyze young women's breast-bra morphological variations between two identical bras with different bra cup thicknesses. The 3D surface scan data of 129 female students who were braless and wore a thin bra (13 mm) and a thick bra (23 mm) were analyzed. Integral …
Association between living arrangements and health risk behaviors among the Hakka older adults in Fujian, China
This study suggests significant differences in health risk behaviors among the Hakka older adults with different living arrangements. Living with the child could reduce the occurrence of health risk behaviors in the Hakka older adults and thus maintain their health status
Neighborhood Environments and Cognitive Decline Among Middle-Aged and Older People in China
Findings from this study call for increased infrastructure development and community building programs in rural China
Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts
BACKGROUND: Since 2009, millions of people have been forced to live under food shortage by the continuous drought in Southwestern China. The market was the primary source of aid grains, and fears that the market will be unable to provide sufficient food make safeguarding food security in the face of climate change crucial. Traditional adaptive strategies of pre-market indigenous people are a potential source of innovation. We studied three questi…
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal dietary plants used by the Naxi People in Lijiang Area, Northwest Yunnan, China
BACKGROUND: Food and herbal medicinal therapy is an important aspect of Chinese traditional culture and traditional Chinese medicine. The Naxi are indigenous residents of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and the medicine of the Naxi integrates traditional Chinese, Tibetan, and Shamanic medicinal systems, however, little is known about the medicinal dietary plants used by the Naxi people, or their ethnobotanical knowledge. This is the first study to do…
Effects of Violence Against Women in Popular Crime Dramas on Viewers' Attitudes Related to Sexual Violence
In a posttest-only group experimental design, 176 college undergraduates (80 male, 96 female) watched TV crime drama scenes, which included either sexual or physical violence against women, to determine the effects of crime dramas on enjoyment, gender stereotypes, acceptance of the objectification of women, and rape myth acceptance. Male participants who watched sexual violence clips expressed less support for traditional gender stereotypes. Ther…
The transmission network and spatial-temporal distributions of Covid-19: A case study in Lanzhou, China
The International Children's Digital Library: Description and analysis of first use
We present the first version of the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL). As a five-year research project, its mission is to enable children to access and read an international collection of children's books through the development of new interface technologies. This paper will introduce the ICDL and an initial analysis of the first seven weeks of the ICDL's public use on the Web
China's human resources for health: Quantity, quality, and distribution
Personal Future Planning in Middle and Late Adolescence and its Relation to Adolescents' Communication with Parents and Friends: Personal Future Planning in Middle and Late Adolescence and its Relatio…
摘要: 采用未来取向问卷(中文版)、亲子沟通和朋友沟通问卷调查了1741名高中生和大学生,从探索和投入两个方面考察了中晚期青少年个人规划的基本特点以及亲子沟通、朋友沟通与个人规划的关系。研究发现:青少年对未来教育的探索和投入水平高于未来职业和婚姻/家庭;从青少年中期到晚期,个体对不同领域的探索与投入遵循不同的发展模式;女青少年对未来教育的投入更多,而男青少年对未来婚姻/家庭的探索和投入更多;城市青少年对未来教育的探索和投入更多,而农村青少年对未来婚姻/家庭的投入更多。亲子沟通对中晚期青少年成就领域的规划具有较大影响,且影响大于朋友沟通,而朋友沟通对青少年未来婚姻/家庭规划的影响更大
Physical and Relational Victimization, and Children’sEmotional Adjustment in Middle Childhood: Physical and Relational Victimization, and Children’sEmotional Adjustment in Middle Childhood
摘要: 采用整群抽样法选取2603名小学儿童(平均年龄9.05 ± 0.53岁)作为被试,考察童年中期同伴侵害现象的基本特点,以及同伴侵害与情绪适应(孤独感、社交焦虑和抑郁)的关系。结果发现:(1)在性别差异方面,男生的身体侵害与关系侵害水平均显著高于女生,与身体侵害相比,关系侵害的性别差异程度较小。在同伴侵害的类型特点方面,儿童遭受身体侵害的水平显著高于关系侵害。(2)身体侵害、关系侵害与儿童的各情绪适应指标显著正相关,身体侵害和关系侵害能同时预测儿童的情绪适应不良;并且与身体侵害相比,关系侵害对情绪适应的影响更大。(3)身体侵害与社交焦虑的关系表现出性别差异,即身体侵害能预测女生的社交焦虑,而对男生的社交焦虑不存在预测作用;但同伴侵害与孤独感、抑郁的关系不受性别的调节。总体而言,有同伴侵害经历的男生和女生具有相似的情绪适应问题
Effect of Family Functioning on Adolescents' Alienation: Moderated Mediating Effect
摘要: 采用问卷法调查了608名初一至高二城市青少年, 通过结构方程模型探讨了青少年疏离感与家庭社会经济地位、家庭功能和同伴接纳的关系。结果发现: (1) 青少年疏离感年龄段差异显著, 高中生的疏离感显著高于初中生; (2) 青少年疏离感的三个维度之间存在显著差异。其中环境疏离感最高, 其次是社会疏离感, 人际疏离感最低; (3) 家庭功能在家庭社会经济地位与青少年疏离感之间起完全中介作用, 这一中介作用的实现受到同伴接纳的调节, 即家庭功能对青少年疏离感的影响是有调节的中介效应
Assessing longitudinal quality of life in prostate cancer patients and their spouses: A multilevel modeling approach
Effects of Violence Against Women in Popular Crime Dramas on Viewers' Attitudes Related to Sexual Violence
In a posttest-only group experimental design, 176 college undergraduates (80 male, 96 female) watched TV crime drama scenes, which included either sexual or physical violence against women, to determine the effects of crime dramas on enjoyment, gender stereotypes, acceptance of the objectification of women, and rape myth acceptance. Male participants who watched sexual violence clips expressed less support for traditional gender stereotypes. Ther…
The expression change of β-arrestins in fibroblast-like synoviocytes from rats with collagen-induced arthritis and the effect of total glucosides of paeony
Specialty Care and the Patient-Centered Medical Home
BACKGROUND: The medical home's success depends, in part, on the degree to which primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists collaborate to create "medical neighborhoods" based on collective accountability. Such collaboration may require a new equilibrium in chronic disease care, with some of the routine follow-up currently provided by specialists reallocated to PCPs and their medical home teams. OBJECTIVES: To measure the care delivered by spe…
Baff/Baff-R involved in antibodies production of rats with collagen-induced arthritis via PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling and the regulation of paeoniflorin
Consuming Image: How Mass Media Impact the Identity of People with Disabilities
This research investigated what people with disabilities think about media representations of their community and how mass media impact their disability identity. The study found that respondents (N = 359) think American media portray people with disabilities both negatively and positively. Perceived positive media representation of people with disabilities led to affirmation of their disability identity even when the media messages were perceive…
Message framing in green advertising: The effect of construal level and consumer environmental concern
Many firms adopt green advertising and put great emphasis on the value of green marketing strategies. However, little research has examined the effectiveness of green appeal in advertisements. Building on message framing and construal level theory, this study examines the moderating role of temporal distance in effects of gain or loss framed messages on consumers' attitudes and purchase intentions towards advertised brand. The findings demonstrat…
Finding new sources from “using different plants as the same herb”: A case study of Huang-lian in Northwest Yunnan, China
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal dietary plants used by the Naxi People in Lijiang Area, Northwest Yunnan, China
BACKGROUND: Food and herbal medicinal therapy is an important aspect of Chinese traditional culture and traditional Chinese medicine. The Naxi are indigenous residents of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and the medicine of the Naxi integrates traditional Chinese, Tibetan, and Shamanic medicinal systems, however, little is known about the medicinal dietary plants used by the Naxi people, or their ethnobotanical knowledge. This is the first study to do…
Associations of Undergoing a Routine Medical Examination or Not with Prevalence Rates of Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study
The prevalence rates of hypertension and diabetes mellitus may be seriously underestimated for young adults not undergoing a routine medical examination in a health household interview survey
Large urban–rural disparity in the severity of two-week illness: Updated results based on the first health service survey of Hunan Province, China
The recent data shows that two-week illness in rural residents is more serious than urban residents in Hunan Province, China in spite of very similar two-week prevalence rates. The neglected urban-rural disparities in the severity of two-week illness deserve the attention of health policy-makers and researchers
Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts
BACKGROUND: Since 2009, millions of people have been forced to live under food shortage by the continuous drought in Southwestern China. The market was the primary source of aid grains, and fears that the market will be unable to provide sufficient food make safeguarding food security in the face of climate change crucial. Traditional adaptive strategies of pre-market indigenous people are a potential source of innovation. We studied three questi…
Prevalence of Breastfeeding: Findings from the First Health Service Household Interview in Hunan Province, China
Background: With the development of economy and urbanization, methods of child-feeding have significantly changed in China over the past three decades. However, little is known about breastfeeding in China since 2009. This study aims to update information on the prevalence of breastfeeding in China. Methods: Data were obtained from the first Health Service Household Interview Survey of Hunan Province, China. Of 24,282 respondents, 1659 were aged …
Plants for health: An ethnobotanical 25-year repeat survey of traditional medicine sold in a major marketplace in North-west Yunnan, China
Health-Related Quality of Life of Medical Students in a Chinese University: A Cross-Sectional Study
Thus far, there have been no studies adapting the Mandarin 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (the SF-36) questionnaire for assessment of the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of medical students in China. This study aimed to explore the feasibility of that form and analyse its impact factors. The study involved 498 randomly sampled medical students stratified by their academic majors, and general information was collected. The effective respo…
Association of living arrangements with depressive symptoms among older adults in China: A cross-sectional study
Older adults living alone, or living with both a child and spouse were more likely to have depressive symptoms. It is important to provide more social services for those older adult, particularly for men living with a spouse and child
A Study on the English Translation of Public Signs in Chinese Destinations
This study conducted a detailed analysis of the English translations of public signs in Chinese destinations. The definition of public tourism signs was discussed, and four kinds of these signs were classified based on functional characteristics. Taking Xiamen Kulangsu and Mount Wuyi of Fujian Province as case study objects, this paper analysed the English translation errors of public signs in Chinese destinations and suggested improved English v…
Neighborhood Environments and Cognitive Decline Among Middle-Aged and Older People in China
Findings from this study call for increased infrastructure development and community building programs in rural China
Changes in soil pool capacity for lead in response to conversion of rainforest to rubber plantations in Hainan Island, China
Land degradation caused by deforestation seriously affects the soil environmental capacity (SEC), with potential risks to soil health. However, conventional SEC theory is unable to quantitatively describe the saturation capacity of different soil fractions and environmental pollution levels of a heterogeneous system. Thus, a new concept, the soil pool capacity (SPC), was introduced to fill this gap. We undertook space‐for‐time substitution to inv…
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among People Aged 18 Years and Over between 2013 and 2018 in Hunan, China
Background : Recent overweight and obesity prevalence data are lacking for China. Methods : Data were from provincially representative surveys conducted in 2013 and 2018 in Hunan Province, China. Overweight and obesity were defined according to the Chinese standard. Complex sampling weights were considered in statistical analyses. 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of rate was calculated. Results : The overall prevalence rate between 2013 and 2018 …
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