Xiaomei Wang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3827157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xiaomei Wang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xiaomei |
| FAMILY NAME | Wang |
| SIGNATURE | WANG X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Xiamen University Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6631-4721 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 40 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 40 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Association of pre-pregnancy body mass index and first-trimester remnant cholesterol level with risk of large for gestational age
Background: To evaluate the associations of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and first-trimester remnant cholesterol (RC) level with the risk of large for gestational age (LGA) infants. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in Southeastern China, including 11,319 pregnant women. Logistic regression was used to examine the associations of pre-pregnancy BMI and RC level with LGA. Restricted cubic spline regression was applied to asse…
Design thinking for transforming preclinical education: Efficacy and implementation of a blended learning model in histology and embryology
BACKGROUND: Traditional histology and embryology education faces challenges including high cognitive abstraction of morphological concepts, suboptimal student engagement, and limited assessment validity. This study explored the innovative integration of Design Thinking (DT) within a blended learning framework to address these issues. METHODS: A historical cohort study was conducted, with two sequential cohorts (2022 and 2023) of clinical medicine…
Solid-phase enrichment uncovers a hidden Salmonella transmission chain in a recurrent pediatric household cluster: A case report
Objectives To describe a household cluster of recurrent pediatric non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection and compare the yield of conventional culture, solid-phase enrichment, and shotgun metagenomic sequencing across symptomatic children and household contacts. Methods Longitudinal fecal specimens from a 4-year-old boy (Mo) with three discrete NTS episodes in 2 months, his monozygotic twin (TB), and three adult co-residents were processed by c…
Cost-effectiveness of iGlarLixi vs. IDegAsp in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A BRAVO model-based evaluation
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of insulin glargine/lixisenatide injection (iGlarLixi) vs. insulin degludec/insulin aspart (IDegAsp) in individuals with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in China. Methods: This study employed the Building, Relating, Assessing, and Validating Outcomes (BRAVO) diabetes model to simulate 20-year clinical and economic outcomes from the perspective of the Chinese healthcare sy…
Barriers to cross-border data flows and tourism exports
Understanding Preferences for a PTSD Support Technology Among Veterans: A Qualitative Analysis
Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder is prevalent among combat veterans in the United States. Mobile health-based interventions have the potential to provide non-invasive, discreet support for posttraumatic stress disorder patients. There is a need to understand the design requirements for an evidence-based, user-centered application for such interventions. Objective: This study sought to identify key expectations and requirements for the de…
Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of direct oral anticoagulants for cancer-associated thrombosis: A systematic review
Influence of meteorological and environmental factors on pediatric urinary tract infections: Insights from a 6-year retrospective study in Central China
Objectives To investigate the association between meteorological factors and common uropathogens in children with urinary tract infections (UTIs) and assesses the potential influence of weather conditions on pediatric UTIs. Study design Analyze the demographic and uropathogen characteristics from children with culture-proven UTIs and its correlation with meteorological factors. Methods 2,411 data from infants and children with UTIs in a children’…
Digital finance and tourism exports
A growing body of literature has explored the economic effects of digital finance (DF); however, little is known about the relationship between DF and tourism exports. Using a panel dataset of 297 prefecture-level cities in China spanning 2011–2022, this study investigates the impact of DF on tourism exports and its underlying mechanisms. The results indicate that the development of DF can significantly promote tourism exports. Further analysis d…
The mediating effects of gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy between maternal advanced age, previous caesarean section and the risk of small- or large-for-gestational…
Background: Maternal obstetric characteristics have a key role in determining the occurrence of pregnancy-related disorders and subsequent neonatal outcomes. We aimed to investigate the mediating impact of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP) on the relationship between maternal advanced age, previous caesarean section, and the risk of either large for gestational age (LGA) or small for gestational age …
The mediating role of inflammation-related indicators in the association of remnant cholesterol with gestational diabetes mellitus
Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication during pregnancy, posing threats to both maternal and infant health. We aimed to investigate the association of remnant cholesterol (RC) and GDM during the first trimester of pregnancy through a prospective cohort study, and to explore the mediating effects of inflammation-related indicators. Methods: We analysed data including 13 446 pregnant women and employed a generalise…
Barriers to digital services trade: Evaluation of their restrictiveness with application of Brier Score
Research background: The improvement in digital transmission has driven the rapid development of digital services trade; however, it comes with more barriers to it. International comparisons of the restriction levels of digital services trade are crucial for promoting its liberalization, thereby obtaining economic gains. To provide a reliable measurement of barriers to digital services trade, it is necessary to construct a reasonable evaluation i…
Time-series analysis of climatic drivers of pediatric rotavirus and adenovirus infections in post-pandemic China
This study is the first in China to apply DLNMs in a large pediatric cohort to evaluate climate-driven risk of RV and AdV infections. Findings reveal pathogen-specific, delayed meteorological sensitivities and post-COVID shifts in transmission patterns, providing a foundation for climate-informed surveillance and targeted interventions in pediatric gastroenteritis control
Vaccarin treats lactation insufficiency through the ALKBH5-SFRP2-Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
A study of the relationship between the political and physical dimensions of schoolscapes in Sabah, Malaysia
The revival of Baba culture through linguistic landscape in Malacca, Malaysia
This paper aims to investigate how Baba culture is represented in the linguistic landscape (LL) of Malacca and how LL plays its role in the revival of Baba culture. Both qualitative and ethnolinguistic approaches are employed in the current study. In total, 681 photos of signs related to Baba culture are taken, which are further categorised into three areas, Nyonya cuisine, Nyonya attire, and Baba architecture. Specifically, we focus on the visib…
Effects of message framing and risk perception on health communication for optimum cardiovascular disease primary prevention: A protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled study
Background Although several guidelines for cardiovascular disease (CVD) management have highlighted the significance of primary prevention, the execution and adherence to lifestyle modifications and preventive medication interventions are insufficient in everyday clinical practice. The utilization of effective risk communication can assist individuals in shaping their perception of CVD risk, motivating them to make lifestyle changes, and increasi…
Pseudo-environmentalist or true defender? How claim specificity and message framing influence consumers’ brand evaluation in green demarketing ads
Perceptions of transitional care services among patients with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and multicentre health professionals: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Patients with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) need regular drainage tube care after discharge, and transitional care can help solve this problem. However, few studies have focused on the quality of transitional care, the perceptions of patients with drainage tubes after discharge and those of healthcare professionals. AIM: This study is aimed at exploring the real experience and perceptions of transitional care servi…
The Price of Success: Balancing the Effects of Entrepreneurial Commitment, Work-Family Conflict on Entrepreneurial Performance
This study aims to broaden the current knowledge on the effect of entrepreneurial commitment on entrepreneurial performance. Specifically, this study investigates how entrepreneurial commitment affects entrepreneurial performance through the mediation effect of family-work conflict, and the moderation effect of organization-family support. Using survey data collected from 246 China’s entrepreneurs, this study finds that entrepreneurial commitment…
The restructuring of a speech community on a foreign land: The Tianjiners in Sabah, Malaysia
This paper focuses on the linguistic evolution of the Tianjin speech community in Sabah, Malaysia. From the perspective of restructuring of speech community, the paper integrates both micro and macro levels of language change into the analysis. Several methods were adopted in this study. Interviews were conducted with community leaders and various families. Besides, an ethnographic approach is taken to observe language use in different activities…
Effects of Municipal Solid Waste on Planting Properties and Scouring Resistance of Vegetation Concrete (Wuhan, China)
Vegetation concrete (VC) laid as a reinforcement base and covered by a soil layer with vegetation has been increasingly used to beautify the landscape, reduce environmental pollution and control stormwater runoff. In this study, the effects of municipal solid waste (MSW) on vegetation characteristics of modified VC were tested under different mix compositions. We first explored the effects of the mixed concrete environment on Festuca elata and pe…
Influence of Appeal Type and Message Framing on Residents’ Intent to Engage in Pro-Environmental Behavior
In this intervention study, we examined the effects and psychological processes of different types of messaging intended to promote waste-separation behavior on the intent of residents to separate household waste and to engage in other pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs). Based on three studies (one survey with 76 residents and two experiments with 446 residents) in China, our results revealed that environmental appeals increased residents' intent…
Beyond reciprocity: Relational sacrifices in romantic partners
Reciprocity is often considered a precondition for sacrificial behaviors, with people being willing to make sacrifices in their relationships to better their collective interests and expecting their partners to do the same. However, whether relational sacrifices exist in a zero-sum game, wherein reciprocity cannot be established, remains unclear. Therefore, this study utilized the cold pressor task (CPT) to explore communal sacrificial behavior a…
Promoting Water Conservation Based on the Matching Effect of Regulatory Focus and Emotion
This study aimed to examine the effects of regulatory focus and emotions on water-saving information dissemination. The findings revealed that when water-saving information is framed with a prevention focus, sad emotion fosters more active willingness to engage with the information dissemination than cheerful emotion. However, a promotion focus coupled with cheerfulness is slightly more persuasive than a promotion focus coupled with sadness. Furt…
Constructing Identities through Multilingualism and MultiscriptualismThe Linguistic Landscape in Dutch and Belgian Chinatowns多元语言文字中的认同建构——以荷兰、比利 时唐人街的语言风貌为例
This paper examines characteristics of the linguistic landscape ( ll ) in Chinatowns in Belgium and the Netherlands. Fieldwork was conducted in four cities in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, and Rotterdam) and two in Belgium (Brussels and Antwerp). All these cities are situated in the Dutch language area, but Brussels is officially bilingual French-Dutch. In the study, the traditional approach in linguistic landscape studies was c…
The revival of Baba culture through linguistic landscape in Malacca, Malaysia
This paper aims to investigate how Baba culture is represented in the linguistic landscape (LL) of Malacca and how LL plays its role in the revival of Baba culture. Both qualitative and ethnolinguistic approaches are employed in the current study. In total, 681 photos of signs related to Baba culture are taken, which are further categorised into three areas, Nyonya cuisine, Nyonya attire, and Baba architecture. Specifically, we focus on the visib…
The sociolinguistic realignment in the Chinese community in Kuala Lumpur: Past, present and future
The language situation in the Malaysian Chinese community has undergone great changes in the past century. This paper aims to account for such changes in the framework of sociolinguistic realignment, which is both descriptive and predictive. The triglossic situation in the colonial period (1859–1957) is described; with the support of a language survey in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in 2008, the current triglossia in the Chinese community is presented. Furt…
Beyond reciprocity: Relational sacrifices in romantic partners
Reciprocity is often considered a precondition for sacrificial behaviors, with people being willing to make sacrifices in their relationships to better their collective interests and expecting their partners to do the same. However, whether relational sacrifices exist in a zero-sum game, wherein reciprocity cannot be established, remains unclear. Therefore, this study utilized the cold pressor task (CPT) to explore communal sacrificial behavior a…
A hierarchical model for language maintenance and language shift: Focus on the Malaysian Chinese community
Social factors involved in language maintenance and language shift (LMLS) have been the focus of LMLS studies. Previous studies provide fundamental support for the theoretical development of this research branch. However, there is no discussion regarding the hierarchical order of these social factors, i.e. the degree of importance of various social factors in the process of LMLS in a specific multilingual society. This article aims to illustrate …
The sociolinguistic realignment in the Chinese community in Kuala Lumpur: Past, present and future
The language situation in the Malaysian Chinese community has undergone great changes in the past century. This paper aims to account for such changes in the framework of sociolinguistic realignment, which is both descriptive and predictive. The triglossic situation in the colonial period (1859–1957) is described; with the support of a language survey in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in 2008, the current triglossia in the Chinese community is presented. Furt…
A hierarchical model for language maintenance and language shift: Focus on the Malaysian Chinese community
Social factors involved in language maintenance and language shift (LMLS) have been the focus of LMLS studies. Previous studies provide fundamental support for the theoretical development of this research branch. However, there is no discussion regarding the hierarchical order of these social factors, i.e. the degree of importance of various social factors in the process of LMLS in a specific multilingual society. This article aims to illustrate …
Use of parenteral caffeinum natrio-benzoicum: An underestimated risk factor for HCV transmission in China
The prevalence of HCV infection is likely to be high among residents in Fuyu and we observed that genotypes 1b and 2a dominated in the city. Our findings support the hypothesis that PCNBSS which became endemic in Fuyu city during 1970s-1980s is strongly associated with HCV positivity
The Interplay of Regulatory Fit and Construal Level in Influencing Behavioral Intention
People experience regulatory fit when their strategy of how to achieve a goal accords with their regulatory orientation. It has been widely documented that regulatory fit could create value enhancement. We conducted 2 studies and our results showed that this was not the case when people were functioning at a high construal level (HCL) rather than a low construal level (LCL). Specifically, we found that for the HCL group of participants the effect…
Constructing Identities through Multilingualism and MultiscriptualismThe Linguistic Landscape in Dutch and Belgian Chinatowns多元语言文字中的认同建构——以荷兰、比利 时唐人街的语言风貌为例
This paper examines characteristics of the linguistic landscape ( ll ) in Chinatowns in Belgium and the Netherlands. Fieldwork was conducted in four cities in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, and Rotterdam) and two in Belgium (Brussels and Antwerp). All these cities are situated in the Dutch language area, but Brussels is officially bilingual French-Dutch. In the study, the traditional approach in linguistic landscape studies was c…
Language Maintenance or Language Shift? The Role of Religion in a Hakka Catholic Community in Malaysia
The religious domain has been identified as an important domain for language maintenance (Fishman 1972; Gal 1979). However, the effect of religion in language maintenance is not always positive (Spolsky 2003). This paper attempts to explore whether religion, Catholicism for this study, plays a significant role in the maintenance of Hakka in a Malaysian Chinese community. The sociolinguistic setting is Balik Pulau, which is a Hakka settlement on t…
No More Conflicting Directionality: Metrical Conditions on Tianjin Chinese Trisyllabic Tone Sandhi
Tianjin Chinese (hereafter Tianjin) exhibits complex interactions among its disyllabic tone sandhi rules, leading to both left-to-right and right-to-left rule applications in trisyllabic sequences (e.g. Chen 1986, X. Wang 2003, Lin 2008). Which directionality to adopt for each particular sequence is arbitrary and cannot be accounted for by any known principles. In addition, some disyllabic tone sandhi rules do not always apply in trisyllabic sequ…
Language Planning: Qin Shihuangdi'S Contribution
This entry introduces the contribution of Qin Shihuangdi of China in the Qin dynasty in the area of language planning. He implemented the Shutongwen policy to unify different varieties of Chinese writing in order to consolidate his governance before and after he unified China. The Small Seal Script, Xiaozhuan, was chosen as the standard code to be used in official domains. In light of the theory of language planning, the choice of the prestigious…
Epidemiological study of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections in Northeastern China and the beneficial effect of the vaccination strategy for hepatitis B: A cross-sectional study
The rate of HBsAg-positivity declined significantly following successful implementation of the policy on hepatitis B vaccination, indicating a beneficial impact on the control of HBV infection. However, only a slight decrease was observed in the anti-HCV-positivity rate, identifying an area in need of improvement within viral hepatitis prevention and control programs in China
Effect of Construal Level and Job Insecurity on Responses to Perceived External Employability
We examined how construal level and job insecurity affect employees' responses to perceived external employability (PEE). Participants were 494 employees from enterprises in China. Multigroup analysis results showed that construal level moderated the effect of PEE on quantitative job insecurity and work engagement. Specifically, participants with concrete (low-level) construals experienced less quantitative job insecurity and displayed higher wor…
刁晏斌 (Diao, Yanbin). 2018. 《全球华语的理论建构与实证研究》( Theoretical Construction and Empirical Research in Global Chinese ). Beijing: Sinolingua.
This article reviews Theoretical Construction and Empirical Research in Global Chinese 978-7-5138-1525-3
Effects of Covid-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study
BACKGROUND: Student mental health in higher education has been an increasing concern. The COVID-19 pandemic situation has brought this vulnerable population into renewed focus. OBJECTIVE: Our study aims to conduct a timely assessment of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of college students. METHODS: We conducted interview surveys with 195 students at a large public university in the United States to understand the effects …
Investigating Mental Health of US College Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has generally increased levels of stress and depression among the public. However, the impact on college students in the United States has not been well-documented. OBJECTIVE: This paper surveys the mental health status and severity of depression and anxiety of college students in a large university system in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: An online survey was cond…
Promoting Water Conservation Based on the Matching Effect of Regulatory Focus and Emotion
This study aimed to examine the effects of regulatory focus and emotions on water-saving information dissemination. The findings revealed that when water-saving information is framed with a prevention focus, sad emotion fosters more active willingness to engage with the information dissemination than cheerful emotion. However, a promotion focus coupled with cheerfulness is slightly more persuasive than a promotion focus coupled with sadness. Furt…
Effect of Jiajian Guishen Formula on the senescence-associated heterochromatic foci in mouse ovaria after induction of premature ovarian aging by the endocrine-disrupting agent 4-vinylcyclohexene diep…
Discovery and proteomics analysis of effective compounds in Valeriana jatamansi jones for the treatment of anxiety
Effects of Municipal Solid Waste on Planting Properties and Scouring Resistance of Vegetation Concrete (Wuhan, China)
Vegetation concrete (VC) laid as a reinforcement base and covered by a soil layer with vegetation has been increasingly used to beautify the landscape, reduce environmental pollution and control stormwater runoff. In this study, the effects of municipal solid waste (MSW) on vegetation characteristics of modified VC were tested under different mix compositions. We first explored the effects of the mixed concrete environment on Festuca elata and pe…
Influence of Appeal Type and Message Framing on Residents’ Intent to Engage in Pro-Environmental Behavior
In this intervention study, we examined the effects and psychological processes of different types of messaging intended to promote waste-separation behavior on the intent of residents to separate household waste and to engage in other pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs). Based on three studies (one survey with 76 residents and two experiments with 446 residents) in China, our results revealed that environmental appeals increased residents' intent…
Beyond reciprocity: Relational sacrifices in romantic partners
Reciprocity is often considered a precondition for sacrificial behaviors, with people being willing to make sacrifices in their relationships to better their collective interests and expecting their partners to do the same. However, whether relational sacrifices exist in a zero-sum game, wherein reciprocity cannot be established, remains unclear. Therefore, this study utilized the cold pressor task (CPT) to explore communal sacrificial behavior a…
The restructuring of a speech community on a foreign land: The Tianjiners in Sabah, Malaysia
This paper focuses on the linguistic evolution of the Tianjin speech community in Sabah, Malaysia. From the perspective of restructuring of speech community, the paper integrates both micro and macro levels of language change into the analysis. Several methods were adopted in this study. Interviews were conducted with community leaders and various families. Besides, an ethnographic approach is taken to observe language use in different activities…
Effects of message framing and risk perception on health communication for optimum cardiovascular disease primary prevention: A protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled study
Background Although several guidelines for cardiovascular disease (CVD) management have highlighted the significance of primary prevention, the execution and adherence to lifestyle modifications and preventive medication interventions are insufficient in everyday clinical practice. The utilization of effective risk communication can assist individuals in shaping their perception of CVD risk, motivating them to make lifestyle changes, and increasi…
Pseudo-environmentalist or true defender? How claim specificity and message framing influence consumers’ brand evaluation in green demarketing ads
Perceptions of transitional care services among patients with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and multicentre health professionals: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Patients with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) need regular drainage tube care after discharge, and transitional care can help solve this problem. However, few studies have focused on the quality of transitional care, the perceptions of patients with drainage tubes after discharge and those of healthcare professionals. AIM: This study is aimed at exploring the real experience and perceptions of transitional care servi…
The Price of Success: Balancing the Effects of Entrepreneurial Commitment, Work-Family Conflict on Entrepreneurial Performance
This study aims to broaden the current knowledge on the effect of entrepreneurial commitment on entrepreneurial performance. Specifically, this study investigates how entrepreneurial commitment affects entrepreneurial performance through the mediation effect of family-work conflict, and the moderation effect of organization-family support. Using survey data collected from 246 China’s entrepreneurs, this study finds that entrepreneurial commitment…
Understanding Preferences for a PTSD Support Technology Among Veterans: A Qualitative Analysis
Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder is prevalent among combat veterans in the United States. Mobile health-based interventions have the potential to provide non-invasive, discreet support for posttraumatic stress disorder patients. There is a need to understand the design requirements for an evidence-based, user-centered application for such interventions. Objective: This study sought to identify key expectations and requirements for the de…
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