Fen Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3916987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fen Zhang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fen |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wuhan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3433-5138 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Critical transformation in undergraduate students’ argumentative synthesis
The processing of scalar implicature for native speakers and advanced-level learners of Chinese as a second language
Social Acceptance of Vocational Education in China Prompts Students’ Learning Quality
With the Chinese government’s dedication to equalizing the development of vocational and general education, it is significant to examine how macro-environmental factors in vocational education impact learning processes and outcomes. The paper examines whether social acceptance of vocational education influences learning gains via learning strategies, and investigates the moderating role of social economic status. A survey was completed by 1,323 v…
Housing prices and family fertility decision-making in China
In our article, we conduct an empirical analysis utilizing a 5-year panel data sourced from the China Family Panel Studies. Our findings indicate that elevated housing price exert a significantly adverse influence on fertility decisions, with observed heterogeneity that is more pronounced among urban-dwelling families, those without property rights, those with existing children, and females aged between 31 and 40. Following the relaxation of the …
Impact of health shocks on household consumption structure
Introduction: In the aftermath of the pandemic, the impact of health shocks on household expenditure patterns has become a critical area of focus due to the heightened uncertainty surrounding consumers' expectations. Household medical expenditures have emerged as a key factor in the evolving consumption structure. Method: This research developed a practical framework to assess the influence of health shocks on family spending patterns, focusing o…
An Interpretation of the Catcher in the Rye from Bildungsroman Perspective
In the “modern classic” novel The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger captures the spirit of a generation. Through the analysis of Holden, the hero, from the helplessness in adolescence to the gradual stepping on the road of growth full of thorns and mists, we can understand the psychological course of the formation of teenagers’ thoughts and personality changes in postwar American society, and understand the spiritual crisis behind their highly-develop…
Associations of long-term exposure to air pollution, physical activity with blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension
Background Long-term exposure to air pollution and physical activity (PA) are linked to blood pressure and hypertension. However, the joint effect of air pollution and PA on blood pressure and hypertension are still unknown in Chinese middle-aged and older adults. Methods A total of 14,622 middle-aged and older adults from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study wave 3 were included in this study. Ambient air pollution [particulate mat…
Is Chinese Spring Festival a key point for glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in China
Objectives This study aims to explore the long-term trend of fasting blood glucose (FBG) among urban patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the impacts of the Chinese Spring Festival on their glycemic control in urban China. Methods The general information and longitudinal monitoring data of patients with T2DM in Minhang District, Shanghai China from 15 December 2006 to 31 December 2015 were collected. The FBG records were grouped into…
Will the Policy Instruments Mix Promote the Facility Input of Care Institutions for Older People in China
Promoting the facility input of care institutions for older people is the key to the development of the care for older people. With a steady increase in the proportion of older people in China, institutional care services are considered as an important tool for older people. Policies such as government bed subsidies and tax incentives are accelerating the development of institutional care services. However, when the care for older people related …
A Case Study of Refined Building Climate Zoning under Complicated Terrain Conditions in China
In this study, we first found that the few and sparse meteorological stations used in earlier comprehensive studies of building climate zoning in a complicated terrain area like Chongqing, China, may lead to the inapplicability of building energy efficiency standards in some areas. To address this issue, the study used daily data from 1908 extremely dense surface meteorological stations from 2011 to 2020 in Chongqing, China. In order to conduct f…
Simulation and Projection of Climate Extremes in China by a Set of Statistical Downscaled Data
This study assesses present-day extreme climate changes over China by using a set of phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) statistical downscaled data and raw models outputs. The downscaled data is produced by the adapted spatial disaggregation and equal distance cumulative distribution function (EDCDF) method at the resolution of 0.25° × 0.25° for the present day (1961-2014) and the future period (2015-2100) under the Shar…
Transportation Infrastructure, Population Mobility, and Public Health
This paper constructs an overlapping generations model, including health human capital, to investigate the impact of transportation investment on public health with population mobility. The theoretical analysis shows that there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between transportation infrastructure and population flow, which also exists between transportation and health. Health is affected by transportation from three aspects: positive output …
Soil Column Experimental Study on the Effect of Soil Structure Disturbance on Water Chemistry
The changes in soil/rock structure caused by engineering disturbance or earthquakes could affect water chemistry by increasing the reaction surface, enhancing the oxidation condition, or exposing soluble rocks. However, the details of the mechanisms of the disturbance of soil/rock are little known. Based on the soil column experiment, this study analyzed the concentrations of sulfate (SO 4 ), sulfur, and oxygen isotopic composition of SO 4 (δ 34 …
Flurochloridone Induced Cell Apoptosis via ER Stress and eIF2α-ATF4/ATF6-CHOP-Bim/Bax Signaling Pathways in Mouse TM4 Sertoli Cells
Flurochloridone (FLC), as a novel herbicide, has been widely used in many countries since 1980s. Current studies have shown that FLC has toxic effects on male reproduction and its target organ is testis, while the underlying mechanism is still unknown. Mouse testis Sertoli cell line TM4 cells were used as an in vitro model and treated with FLC at different doses (40, 80, 160 μM) for different times (6, 12, 24 h). Cell viability, cytotoxicity and …
Influence of Tourism Economy on Air Quality—An Empirical Analysis Based on Panel Data of 102 Cities in China
The relationship between regional tourism development and air quality is complex. Although air pollution restricts tourists' willingness to travel, the air pollution produced by tourism and its ancillary industries can also not be ignored. Using the annual panel data of PM 2.5 concentration and tourism revenue at the city level, and comprehensively using the Panel VAR model, Geodetector and other analysis methods, we explored the spatio-temporal …
Governance Capability of the Public Health System
At the beginning of 2020, the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 posed a huge challenge to the governance capabilities of public health in various countries. In this paper, the SEIR model is used to fit the number of confirmed cases in each province in China, and the reduction rate of the basic reproduction number is used to measure the actual score of the control effect of COVID-19. The potential capacity of prevention and control…
The Future Path To China's Poverty Reduction-Dynamic Decomposition Analysis With The Evolution Of China's Poverty Reduction Policies
Spatiotemporal Patterns of the Use of Urban Green Spaces and External Factors Contributing to Their Use in Central Beijing
Urban green spaces encourage outdoor activity and social communication that contribute to the health of local residents. Examining the relationship between the use of urban green spaces and factors influencing their utilization can provide essential references for green space site selection in urban planning. In contrast to previous studies that focused on internal factors, this study highlights the external factors (traffic convenience, populati…
Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its association with insomnia in a community based population in China
These observations indicate that frequent insomnia was associated with a higher prevalence of dyslipidemia in women. This association was not significant in men
Removing Biological Trends from Tree-Ring Series
The performance of the Hugershoff curve on fitting the growth trends of tree-ring series was tested using ring-width series with different starting years. The fitted values tend to be biased by tree-ring series close to pith, a phenomenon that was referred to as the “start-fitting problem”. We determined three parameters with specific biological age-related meanings for the Hugershoff growth curve, i.e. the maximum growth, the maximum slope and t…
Paraquat Preferentially Induces Apoptosis of Late Stage Effector Lymphocyte and Impairs Memory Immune Response in Mice
Paraquat (PQ) is a toxic non-selective herbicide. To date, the effect of PQ on memory immune response is still unknown. We investigated the impact of PQ on memory immune response. Adult C57BL/6 mice were subcutaneously injected with 2 mg/kg PQ, 20 mg/kg PQ or vehicle control every three days for two weeks. A single injection of keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) at day four after the initial PQ treatment was used to induce a primary immune response;…
Neck circumference as a measure of neck fat and abdominal visceral fat in Chinese adults
Significant correlation between NC and VAT was present in Chinese men and women, which may be accounted by the fact that neck fat area is significantly correlated with abdominal VAT. Meanwhile, SAD is the best predictor for visceral fat in the Chinese population
The Future Path To China's Poverty Reduction-Dynamic Decomposition Analysis With The Evolution Of China's Poverty Reduction Policies
Housing prices and family fertility decision-making in China
In our article, we conduct an empirical analysis utilizing a 5-year panel data sourced from the China Family Panel Studies. Our findings indicate that elevated housing price exert a significantly adverse influence on fertility decisions, with observed heterogeneity that is more pronounced among urban-dwelling families, those without property rights, those with existing children, and females aged between 31 and 40. Following the relaxation of the …
Removing Biological Trends from Tree-Ring Series
The performance of the Hugershoff curve on fitting the growth trends of tree-ring series was tested using ring-width series with different starting years. The fitted values tend to be biased by tree-ring series close to pith, a phenomenon that was referred to as the “start-fitting problem”. We determined three parameters with specific biological age-related meanings for the Hugershoff growth curve, i.e. the maximum growth, the maximum slope and t…
Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its association with insomnia in a community based population in China
These observations indicate that frequent insomnia was associated with a higher prevalence of dyslipidemia in women. This association was not significant in men
Spatiotemporal Patterns of the Use of Urban Green Spaces and External Factors Contributing to Their Use in Central Beijing
Urban green spaces encourage outdoor activity and social communication that contribute to the health of local residents. Examining the relationship between the use of urban green spaces and factors influencing their utilization can provide essential references for green space site selection in urban planning. In contrast to previous studies that focused on internal factors, this study highlights the external factors (traffic convenience, populati…
Governance Capability of the Public Health System
At the beginning of 2020, the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 posed a huge challenge to the governance capabilities of public health in various countries. In this paper, the SEIR model is used to fit the number of confirmed cases in each province in China, and the reduction rate of the basic reproduction number is used to measure the actual score of the control effect of COVID-19. The potential capacity of prevention and control…
The Future Path To China's Poverty Reduction-Dynamic Decomposition Analysis With The Evolution Of China's Poverty Reduction Policies
Is Chinese Spring Festival a key point for glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in China
Objectives This study aims to explore the long-term trend of fasting blood glucose (FBG) among urban patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the impacts of the Chinese Spring Festival on their glycemic control in urban China. Methods The general information and longitudinal monitoring data of patients with T2DM in Minhang District, Shanghai China from 15 December 2006 to 31 December 2015 were collected. The FBG records were grouped into…
Will the Policy Instruments Mix Promote the Facility Input of Care Institutions for Older People in China
Promoting the facility input of care institutions for older people is the key to the development of the care for older people. With a steady increase in the proportion of older people in China, institutional care services are considered as an important tool for older people. Policies such as government bed subsidies and tax incentives are accelerating the development of institutional care services. However, when the care for older people related …
A Case Study of Refined Building Climate Zoning under Complicated Terrain Conditions in China
In this study, we first found that the few and sparse meteorological stations used in earlier comprehensive studies of building climate zoning in a complicated terrain area like Chongqing, China, may lead to the inapplicability of building energy efficiency standards in some areas. To address this issue, the study used daily data from 1908 extremely dense surface meteorological stations from 2011 to 2020 in Chongqing, China. In order to conduct f…
Simulation and Projection of Climate Extremes in China by a Set of Statistical Downscaled Data
This study assesses present-day extreme climate changes over China by using a set of phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) statistical downscaled data and raw models outputs. The downscaled data is produced by the adapted spatial disaggregation and equal distance cumulative distribution function (EDCDF) method at the resolution of 0.25° × 0.25° for the present day (1961-2014) and the future period (2015-2100) under the Shar…
Transportation Infrastructure, Population Mobility, and Public Health
This paper constructs an overlapping generations model, including health human capital, to investigate the impact of transportation investment on public health with population mobility. The theoretical analysis shows that there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between transportation infrastructure and population flow, which also exists between transportation and health. Health is affected by transportation from three aspects: positive output …
Soil Column Experimental Study on the Effect of Soil Structure Disturbance on Water Chemistry
The changes in soil/rock structure caused by engineering disturbance or earthquakes could affect water chemistry by increasing the reaction surface, enhancing the oxidation condition, or exposing soluble rocks. However, the details of the mechanisms of the disturbance of soil/rock are little known. Based on the soil column experiment, this study analyzed the concentrations of sulfate (SO 4 ), sulfur, and oxygen isotopic composition of SO 4 (δ 34 …
Flurochloridone Induced Cell Apoptosis via ER Stress and eIF2α-ATF4/ATF6-CHOP-Bim/Bax Signaling Pathways in Mouse TM4 Sertoli Cells
Flurochloridone (FLC), as a novel herbicide, has been widely used in many countries since 1980s. Current studies have shown that FLC has toxic effects on male reproduction and its target organ is testis, while the underlying mechanism is still unknown. Mouse testis Sertoli cell line TM4 cells were used as an in vitro model and treated with FLC at different doses (40, 80, 160 μM) for different times (6, 12, 24 h). Cell viability, cytotoxicity and …
Influence of Tourism Economy on Air Quality—An Empirical Analysis Based on Panel Data of 102 Cities in China
The relationship between regional tourism development and air quality is complex. Although air pollution restricts tourists' willingness to travel, the air pollution produced by tourism and its ancillary industries can also not be ignored. Using the annual panel data of PM 2.5 concentration and tourism revenue at the city level, and comprehensively using the Panel VAR model, Geodetector and other analysis methods, we explored the spatio-temporal …
An Interpretation of the Catcher in the Rye from Bildungsroman Perspective
In the “modern classic” novel The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger captures the spirit of a generation. Through the analysis of Holden, the hero, from the helplessness in adolescence to the gradual stepping on the road of growth full of thorns and mists, we can understand the psychological course of the formation of teenagers’ thoughts and personality changes in postwar American society, and understand the spiritual crisis behind their highly-develop…
Associations of long-term exposure to air pollution, physical activity with blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension
Background Long-term exposure to air pollution and physical activity (PA) are linked to blood pressure and hypertension. However, the joint effect of air pollution and PA on blood pressure and hypertension are still unknown in Chinese middle-aged and older adults. Methods A total of 14,622 middle-aged and older adults from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study wave 3 were included in this study. Ambient air pollution [particulate mat…
Impact of health shocks on household consumption structure
Introduction: In the aftermath of the pandemic, the impact of health shocks on household expenditure patterns has become a critical area of focus due to the heightened uncertainty surrounding consumers' expectations. Household medical expenditures have emerged as a key factor in the evolving consumption structure. Method: This research developed a practical framework to assess the influence of health shocks on family spending patterns, focusing o…
The processing of scalar implicature for native speakers and advanced-level learners of Chinese as a second language
Social Acceptance of Vocational Education in China Prompts Students’ Learning Quality
With the Chinese government’s dedication to equalizing the development of vocational and general education, it is significant to examine how macro-environmental factors in vocational education impact learning processes and outcomes. The paper examines whether social acceptance of vocational education influences learning gains via learning strategies, and investigates the moderating role of social economic status. A survey was completed by 1,323 v…
Housing prices and family fertility decision-making in China
In our article, we conduct an empirical analysis utilizing a 5-year panel data sourced from the China Family Panel Studies. Our findings indicate that elevated housing price exert a significantly adverse influence on fertility decisions, with observed heterogeneity that is more pronounced among urban-dwelling families, those without property rights, those with existing children, and females aged between 31 and 40. Following the relaxation of the …
Critical transformation in undergraduate students’ argumentative synthesis
Paraquat Preferentially Induces Apoptosis of Late Stage Effector Lymphocyte and Impairs Memory Immune Response in Mice
Paraquat (PQ) is a toxic non-selective herbicide. To date, the effect of PQ on memory immune response is still unknown. We investigated the impact of PQ on memory immune response. Adult C57BL/6 mice were subcutaneously injected with 2 mg/kg PQ, 20 mg/kg PQ or vehicle control every three days for two weeks. A single injection of keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) at day four after the initial PQ treatment was used to induce a primary immune response;…
Neck circumference as a measure of neck fat and abdominal visceral fat in Chinese adults
Significant correlation between NC and VAT was present in Chinese men and women, which may be accounted by the fact that neck fat area is significantly correlated with abdominal VAT. Meanwhile, SAD is the best predictor for visceral fat in the Chinese population
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