Bin Zhu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3930907 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bin Zhu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bin |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhu |
| SIGNATURE | BIN ZHU |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0091-6356 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 49 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 49 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Chuanminshen violaceum (Apiaceae) as a medicinal-and-edible resource: Phytochemical diversity, bioactivities, and routes to standardized products
The principle of anticipation in language use
Anticipation is a psychological phenomenon that refers to the beliefs or desires of cognitive agents with respect to the world surrounding them, and that can influence the behaviour and decisions of such agents. This paper addresses the status and the role of anticipation in the shaping of language structures. We sketch a preliminary theoretical framework for anticipation in language and linguistic research. Anticipation is presented as a neural …
Relationship between the level of mixed chemicals in male urine and the prevalence of male cancers, especially prostate cancer
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mixed chemicals in urine and the prevalence of cancers in men. Methods: A total of 1,068 male subjects were included in this study. Analyses were performed by several analytical methods to ensure the stability of the results: one-way analysis, WQS analysis, Qgcomp analysis, BKMR analysis, and Restricted Cubic Spline (RCS). Results: In the final adjusted model, each 1 in…
Integrating Environmental Anchoring and Interactive Technology Into Health Tourism: Enhancing Embodied Mindfulness Experiences
This study explores how interactive technology can enhance mindfulness in health tourism through the HU device—a biofeedback tool that synchronizes vapor with users' breathing. Traditional mindfulness practices often face barriers of accessibility, engagement, and adaptability, especially in tourism contexts. To address this, a qualitative study with 25 participants examined the device's integration into a health retreat. Findings indicate that e…
Development and validation of a Geospatial eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (GeoXAI) framework for mapping mosquito density in metropolitans
Professional Learning in a Web‐Based Community of Practice Of, By, and For Chinese Primary Science Teachers: A Narrative Inquiry
This study examines Chinese primary science teachers' professional learning experience in a web‐based community of practice established and run by practitioners, with support from teacher researchers. Over time, it has grown into a preferred knowledge‐sharing base for primary science teachers of the region and gradually gained national recognition. Through narrative inquiry, we reconstruct a story that shows how the community emerged and develope…
Current status and time trends in the burden of environmental heat and cold exposure among the population aged 60 years and older: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The global burden of EHCE among the elderly remains substantial; however, it has exhibited a slight yet significant decline over the past three decades, with variations across different regions and sociodemographic profiles. These findings underscore the importance of targeted public health strategies to mitigate the impact of extreme temperatures on vulnerable older populations. By providing comprehensive data and trend analyses, this research i…
Association between heatwave exposure and rapid kidney function decline: A longitudinal cohort study from CHARLS
This study found that increased heatwave exposure was associated with a higher risk of rapid kidney function decline in older adults
Microlecture Assistance during University Martial Arts Classes Improves Students’ Learning Motivation and Endeavors
Purpose: To investigate whether integrating micro-teaching methods into the instruction of Twenty-four-Style Taijiquan can enhance teaching quality and to evaluate its effects on students. Method: Micro-lecture assistance in teaching was implemented in two classes at a university. Paired sample t-tests were conducted to examine alterations in students’ scores in the 24-form Tai Chi pre- and post-microlecture intervention, offering empirical suppo…
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: A forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
BACKGROUND: Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and prioritisation. We have expanded and improved upon previous forecasts produced as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) and provide a reference forecast (the most likely future), and alternativ…
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…
Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: A comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
BACKGROUND: Accurate assessments of current and future fertility-including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions-are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, environmental, and geopolitical challenges that these changes will bring. Estimates and projections of fertility are necessary to inform policies involving resource and health-care needs, labour supply, education, gender equality,…
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease…
BACKGROUND: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mort…
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic: A compr…
BACKGROUND: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides new demographic estimates for 204 cou…
Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
BACKGROUND: Disorders affecting the nervous system are diverse and include neurodevelopmental disorders, late-life neurodegeneration, and newly emergent conditions, such as cognitive impairment following COVID-19. Previous publications from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study estimated the burden of 15 neurological conditions in 2015 and 2016, but these analyses did not include neurodevelopmental disorders, as defined by…
Revisiting the Porter hypothesis: A multi-country meta-analysis of the relationship between environmental regulation and green innovation
Although large numbers of studies have examined the Porter hypothesis, one important issue that remains to be addressed is that why past studies give rise to mixed results. By filling this knowledge gap, our research aimed to provide a fuller picture of the Porter hypothesis. By using the method of meta-analysis, including a total of 58 papers across the world, the findings showed that (1) the overall Porter hypothesis was confirmed—that, in gene…
The impact of citywide community quarantine policy on the urban fresh food availability: An insight from the topic clout on social media
Why does a decrease in cloud amount increase terrestrial evapotranspiration in a monsoon transition zone
Terrestrial evapotranspiration plays a critical role in drought monitoring and water resource management. Changes in evapotranspiration are significantly influenced by cloud-related precipitation and radiation effects. However, the impact of cloud amount (CA) on evapotranspiration through its influence on precipitation remains uncertain, especially in the transition zone affected by the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM), which limits the understan…
Terrestrial moisture sources dominate summer precipitation fluctuations in Northwest China
Northwest China (NWC), is characterized by its arid and semi-arid environment, and exhibits high sensitivity to precipitation variations. Recent research indicates a wetting tendency over NWC, yet quantifying its moisture source remains challenging. Here, employing a 40 year simulation with Community Atmosphere Model version 5.1 (CAM5.1) coupled to an atmospheric water tracer algorithm, we ascertain that the dominant source of summer moisture ove…
A photosynthetically active radiative cooling film
Gender differences in child sexual abuse in China: Examining the mediation and moderation effects
Educational attainment, income, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A mediation analysis based on two-step Mendelian randomization
Associations between Household Solid Fuel Use, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Health in China: A Cohort Study from 2011 to 2018
This study aims to explore the longitudinal relationship between solid fuel use and CMD incidence based on a nationally representative follow-up cohort study. A total of 6038 participants of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were enrolled in the study. CMD is a cluster of diseases that include heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Cox proportional-hazards regression models were used to examine the association betwe…
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Burden and Its Attributable Risk Factors in China: Estimates and Forecasts from 1990 to 2050
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an uncommon and aggressive malignant head and neck cancer, which is highly prevalent in southern and southwestern provinces in China. The aim of this study was to examine the disease burden and risk factors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in China from 1990 to 2019 and to predict the incidence trends from 2020 to 2049. All data were extracted from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. Joinpoint regression an…
The role of military service in preventing depression in China: Evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal survey
Individual characteristics could influence the relationship between military experience and depression in male veterans, and the mental health of veterans should be paid more attention and guaranteed
Personal Names in Chinese
To most people reared in Western traditions, Chinese personal names are a mystery, additional evidence of the fundamental inscrutability of the Orient. The more sophisticated are aware, perhaps, that "they put their last names first" -a cliche more -revealing of Eurocentrism than of an understanding of Chinese onomastic practice. Conversely, the Chinese find it ridiculous that Europeans put their surnames -obviously the most important part of the…
A Prospective Study on Resilience Among Children with Different Migrant and Left-behind Trajectories
Cultural reproduction or cultural mobility? Unequal education achievement among Chinese college students
This article investigates the influence of family class background on college students’ education achievement by using the Beijing College Students Panel Survey. Statistical analyses show that elite class offspring are more likely to form student cadres and have higher English proficiency but lower grades. One reason for lower grades is that they do not devote enough time and energy to school. Another reason, however, is that the effect of cultur…
Gender differences in child sexual abuse in China: Do one-child status and repeated victimization matter
Notes on Place-Naming in Chinese and English
Personal Names in Chinese
To most people reared in Western traditions, Chinese personal names are a mystery, additional evidence of the fundamental inscrutability of the Orient. The more sophisticated are aware, perhaps, that "they put their last names first" -a cliche more -revealing of Eurocentrism than of an understanding of Chinese onomastic practice. Conversely, the Chinese find it ridiculous that Europeans put their surnames -obviously the most important part of the…
The Health and Well-Being of Caregivers of Children With Cerebral Palsy
Objective. Most children enjoy healthy childhoods with little need for specialized health care services. However, some children experience difficulties in early childhood and require access to and utilization of considerable health care resources over time. Although impaired motor function is the hallmark of the cerebral palsy (CP) syndromes, many children with this development disorder also experience sensory, communicative, and intellectual imp…
Family involvement, firm size, and performance of private-owned enterprises
The debate over the effect of “family involvement” on the performance of private enterprises has existed for a long time. However, most previous research ignored the organizational characteristics. In this paper, we incorporate one of the basic organizational characteristics—firm size—into our analysis by using data from a nationwide sample survey of private enterprises. From the two dimensions of family control and family intension, this work re…
Incorporating Spatial Statistics into Examining Equity in Health Workforce Distribution: An Empirical Analysis in the Chinese Context
Existing measures of health equity bear limitations due to the shortcomings of traditional economic methods (i.e., the spatial location information is overlooked). To fill the void, this study investigates the equity in health workforce distribution in China by incorporating spatial statistics (spatial autocorrelation analysis) and traditional economic methods (Theil index). The results reveal that the total health workforce in China experienced …
Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis in China (2003–2015): Implications for Prevention and Control Policies
Viral hepatitis, as one of the most serious notifiable infectious diseases in China, takes heavy tolls from the infected and causes a severe economic burden to society, yet few studies have systematically explored the spatio-temporal epidemiology of viral hepatitis in China. This study aims to explore, visualize and compare the epidemiologic trends and spatial changing patterns of different types of viral hepatitis (A, B, C, E and unspecified, ba…
Are Medical Graduates’ Job Choices for Rural Practice Consistent with their Initial Intentions? A Cross-Sectional Survey in Western China
Global concerns persist regarding the shortage and misdistribution of health workers in rural and remote areas. Medical education is an important input channel of human resources for health. This study aimed to identify the association between medical graduates' job choices for rural practice and their initial intentions when they began to look for a job in China. Data were extracted from a cross-sectional survey among medical students in ten wes…
Addressing the Licensed Doctor Maldistribution in China: A Demand-And-Supply Perspective
Background : The maldistribution of licensed doctors is one of the major challenges faced by the Chinese health sector. However, this subject remains underexplored, as the underlying causes of licensed doctor distribution have not been fully mapped out. To fill the research void, this study theoretically modeled and empirically measured various determinants of licensed doctor distribution from both the supply and demand sides while taking the spi…
Vicarious traumatization in the general public, members, and non-members of medical teams aiding in Covid-19 control
Antiviral activity of a polysaccharide from Radix Isatidis (Isatis indigotica Fortune) against hepatitis B virus (HBV) in vitro via activation of JAK/STAT signal pathway
Notifiable Respiratory Infectious Diseases in China: A Spatial–Temporal Epidemiology Analysis
Nowadays, tuberculosis, scarlet fever, measles, influenza, and mumps are five major notifiable respiratory infectious diseases (RIDs) in China. The objective of this study was to describe, visualize, and compare the spatial-temporal distributions of these five RIDs from 2006 to 2016. In addition to descriptive epidemiology analysis, seasonality and spatial autocorrelation analysis were also applied to explore the epidemiologic trends and spatial …
Cultural reproduction or cultural mobility? Unequal education achievement among Chinese college students
This article investigates the influence of family class background on college students’ education achievement by using the Beijing College Students Panel Survey. Statistical analyses show that elite class offspring are more likely to form student cadres and have higher English proficiency but lower grades. One reason for lower grades is that they do not devote enough time and energy to school. Another reason, however, is that the effect of cultur…
Spatiotemporal dynamics in soil iron affected by wetland conversion on the Sanjiang Plain
Since the 1950s, nearly 80% of wetlands in the Sanjiang Plain have been converted into paddy fields. The conversion might affect the solubility and mobility of soil iron, influencing the export of iron into the Amur River and the primary production of the Okhotsk Sea. However, information regarding long‐term studies of the spatiotemporal dynamics of soil iron after cultivation is limited. In this study, six regions, including 18 plots in the Sanj…
The Growth Paths and Mechanisms of Chinese Private Enterprise
During the past forty years of reform and opening up, China’s private economy has made remarkable strides. This paper introduces start-up organizational processes into the study of elite mobility in emerging markets, exploring the relationship between the social origins of entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial outcomes. Our research finds that the initial scale, growth rate and current size of enterprises established by elite entrepreneurs are …
Serum Levels of FGF21, β-Klotho, and BDNF in Stable Coronary Artery Disease Patients With Depressive Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Single-Center Study
Background: The incidence of depressive symptoms (DS) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (SCAD) is significantly higher than those in healthy population, and that DS are independent risk factors for cardiovascular events. Previous studies have reported that fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), β-klotho, mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor (mBDNF), and BDNF precursor (proBDNF) play important roles in the pathogenesis and treatmen…
Less Social Support for Patients With Covid-19: Comparison With the Experience of Nurses
Context: Since December 2019, more than 80,000 patients have been diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China. Social support status of COVID-19 patients, especially the impact of social support on their psychological status and quality of life, needs to be addressed with increasing concern. Objectives: In this study, we used social support rating scale (SSRS) to investigate the social support in COVID-19 patients and nurses. Meth…
Spatiotemporal characteristics and meteorological determinants of hand, foot and mouth disease in Shaanxi Province, China: A county-level analysis
These results could be applied by the government and the general public to take effective measures to prevent disease. Region-targeted policies could be enacted and implemented in the future according to specific situations in different areas and the relevant meteorological determinants. Additionally, meteorological conditions normally extend to a wide-ranging region; thus, cooperation among surrounding regions is necessary
Perceived Importance of Factors in Cannabis Purchase Decisions: A Best-worst Scaling Experiment
The self-centered philanthropist: Family involvement and corporate social responsibility in private enterprises
Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) has attracted increasing attention in recent years, systematic studies on the CSR of Chinese enterprises are absent from academic publications. This study examines the effects of family involvement in the CSR of private enterprises. Using private enterprise data in China, the article reveals that, on the one hand, family involvement will improve CSR investment toward community stakeholders; on the ot…
Association between maternal depression and neonatal outcomes: Evidence from a survey of nationally representative longitudinal studies
Background and aims: Maternal depression before and after delivery has dramatically increased in China. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the association between antepartum and postpartum depression and neonatal outcomes. Design: A population-based retrospective cohort study. Setting: China. Participants: Data were obtained from China Family Panel Studies (CFPS). Different mother-child/infant samples were included in this study. Mother in CF…
How to predict the electronic health literacy of Chinese primary and secondary school students: Establishment of a model and web nomograms
In this study, an intuitive tool to predict the EHL of Chinese primary and secondary school students was developed and validated
A Prospective Study on Resilience Among Children with Different Migrant and Left-behind Trajectories
Associations between Household Solid Fuel Use, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Health in China: A Cohort Study from 2011 to 2018
This study aims to explore the longitudinal relationship between solid fuel use and CMD incidence based on a nationally representative follow-up cohort study. A total of 6038 participants of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were enrolled in the study. CMD is a cluster of diseases that include heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Cox proportional-hazards regression models were used to examine the association betwe…
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Burden and Its Attributable Risk Factors in China: Estimates and Forecasts from 1990 to 2050
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an uncommon and aggressive malignant head and neck cancer, which is highly prevalent in southern and southwestern provinces in China. The aim of this study was to examine the disease burden and risk factors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in China from 1990 to 2019 and to predict the incidence trends from 2020 to 2049. All data were extracted from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. Joinpoint regression an…
The role of military service in preventing depression in China: Evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal survey
Individual characteristics could influence the relationship between military experience and depression in male veterans, and the mental health of veterans should be paid more attention and guaranteed
Medicine (29 works) · China (16 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Environmental health (15 works) · Geography (13 works) · Economics (10 works) · Disease (8 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Pathology (8 works) · Public health (8 works)