Xu Ma
Biographic Data
| ID | 3933912 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xu Ma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xu |
| FAMILY NAME | Ma |
| SIGNATURE | MA X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chengdu University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7674-3589 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Influential Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: A Comparison of No Siblings Versus With Siblings
In China, the Three-Child Policy has increased the proportion of adolescents with more siblings, offering a context to test resource dilution theory where parental resources per child decline as sibling number grows, potentially affecting mental health. Existing studies link larger sibling counts to higher adolescent depressive symptoms, but rely on scale total scores, ignoring that symptoms vary in impact. This approach masks specific symptom di…
Longitudinal Association between Problematic Social Media Use and Sleep Problems among Adolescents: A Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model and Sex Differences
How WeChat groups enhance political trust in rural China: Evidence from the China Rural Revitalization Survey
With the deepening implementation of the “Digital Nation” strategy, WeChat groups, as an emerging digital governance tool, have played a crucial role in the political ecology of rural China. This study utilizes data from the 2020 China Rural Revitalization Survey (CRRS) and employs the ordered probit model to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the intrinsic relationship and influencing mechanism between WeChat groups and political trust in rural…
HIV-1 drug resistance and genetic transmission networks among patients with sexually transmitted HIV in Ningxia, China
Background: Over the past decade, sexual transmission has become a dominant source of new HIV-1 infection in China. However, very few studies have been conducted to characterize the two sexual transmissions, homosexual and heterosexual transmission. This study was conducted to better understand the relationship between genotypes, drug resistance, and molecular transmission networks in two groups of sexually transmitted HIV-1 in Ningxia, China. Me…
A bi-ethnographic study of the use of ChatGPT in dance teaching in Chinese and Thai higher education
In the context of the increasing integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, into higher dance education, this study examines the interaction patterns between dance educators and ChatGPT in educational institutions in China and Thailand, and their impact on the teaching and learning processes. As four dance educators in higher education, we reflect on the potential applications of AI in dance education, based on…
Fatigue as a moderator in symptom networks of insomnia, anxiety, and depression: Insights from moderated network analysis
We identified significant bidirectional relationships between the symptoms of insomnia, depression, and anxiety symptoms and interaction terms moderated by fatigue. These findings provide valuable theoretical and practical insights for disrupting the cycle of these interconnected symptoms through targeted interventions addressing fatigue
Association of clinical biomarker-based biological age and aging trajectory with cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in Chinese adults: A population-based cohort study
Accelerated BA aging is associated with a higher risk of CVD and mortality, whereas decelerated aging is associated with a lower risk compared to normal aging. Those persistently at high aging levels are at the highest risk for both CVD and death; conversely, it is the act of lowering and continually maintaining a reduced aging state that effectively mitigates these risks
Explore the mechanism of yishenjiangya formula in the treatment of senile hypertension based on multi-omics technology
Explaining the dynamics and identifying potential risks of hazardous materials truck movements
Paternal smoking cessation before pregnancy reduces the risk of spontaneous abortion: A population-based retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: During preconception counselling, pregnant women who smoke are advised to quit smoking. While the adverse effects of paternal smoking on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes have been increasingly recognised, the health benefits of paternal smoking cessation prior to conception remain understudied. METHODS: The current study involved non-smoking reproductive-aged Chinese women who participated two times in the National Free Prepregnancy C…
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Cultural capital as a predictor of school success: Evidence and gender differences in Chinese middle schools
Cultural capital is vital for equitable educational development. This paper studies the effect of family cultural capital on the performance of middle school students with regard to gender, using a multiple linear regression model. Participants from four representative middle schools, totalling 1036 students, were selected during the online learning period. The study found that institutionalised and objectified cultural capital had a pronounced p…
Cultural empowerment: The space production and local identity effects of square dancing on middle-aged and elderly rehabilitation patients—based on a qualitative study of three square dancing communit…
Square dancing can serve as both a fitness and entertainment element in the psychological rehabilitation of older people. It also has the effect of providing a space and local identity with social and cultural significance for the psychological rehabilitation of older people, thus supporting their psychological rehabilitation treatment. Using questionnaires and interviews based on the case study of three square dance communities in Chengdu, China…
The intersection of innovative teaching methods, digital learning tools and innovative behavior in music art learning
Change or not: Inheritance and development of the “three bends” in the teaching of traditional dances of the Dai people in China and Thailand: based on the grounded theory of four teaching units
There are disparities in awareness, concept, and practice of inheritance and development in the teaching of traditional Dai dance between China and Thailand. The performance is particularly evident in the instructional activities of the trademark movement ‘three bends,’ which may be separated out: There are three connections: the distinction between heredity and development concepts, the distinction between behaviour in teaching practice, and the…
Structural transition of parenthood among Chinese nulliparous couples with planned pregnancies, 2013–2019
Structural postponement of parenthood with demographic and regional heterogenicities was observed among Chinese nulliparous couples with planned pregnancies during 2013-2019. Inclusive and comprehensive parenting support should be developed and implemented in mainland China to minimize the negative health effects arising from the postponement, especially for couples without higher education and living in new first/second-tier cities or the northe…
Declined prevalence, improved awareness and control of hypertension are associated with spousal educational attainment: A mega-data study
Particular Semantic and Syntactic Properties of Polyfunctional Lexeme LI
The object of the article is a non-descriptive lexeme. Its use is investigated in various semantic-syntactic and communicativepragmatic contexts. The relevance of the work is due to the need for amore holistic description of a number of primitive linguistic units (a, and, either, or, etc.), the categorical properties of which are not fully and systematically identified within the framework of traditional methods of analysis. The novelty of the wo…
Textual Memorial Temples: Writing Hagiographies for Mothers in Late Imperial China
In Chinese culture, the honor of textual immortality was traditionally reserved for a select, extraordinary few. As Martin Huang points out, however, the Ming-Qing era witnessed a general “secularization” process in which eulogistic writings were increasingly dedicated to women who lived relatively “trivial” lives. Building on Huang’s insights, this paper examines another important evolution within this genre of secularized elegies dedicated to w…
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: A pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million p…
BACKGROUND: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. METHODS: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors collated by the Non-Communicable Disease …
Preconception Hb concentration with risk of spontaneous abortion: A population-based cohort study in over 3·9 million women across rural China
Objective: Evidence on the relationship between maternal Hb concentration and spontaneous abortion (SA) risk is limited and conflicting. The purpose of the study was to evaluate whether maternal preconception anaemia or high Hb concentration is associated with risk of SA. Design: A population-based cohort study established between 2013 and 2017. Settings: Local maternal and child care service centres in each county. Participants: In total, 3 971 …
The association between air pollution and preterm birth and low birth weight in Guangdong, China
This study provides further evidence for the relationships between air pollutions and preterm birth/low birth weight. Pregnant women are recommended to reduce or avoid exposure to air pollutions during pregnancy, especially in the early and late stages of pregnancy
Paternal smoking and spontaneous abortion: A population-based retrospective cohort study among non-smoking women aged 20–49 years in rural China
Background To comprehensively evaluate the association of paternal smoking and spontaneous abortion. Methods We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study among 5 770 691 non-smoking rural Chinese women, along with their husbands, participating in the National Free Pre-Pregnancy Checkups Project, regarding outcome events that occurred in 2010–2016. The main outcome was spontaneous abortion (SA). Multivariable logistic regression was …
Prevalence of Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity Among Reproductive-Age Women and Adolescent Girls in Rural China
Objectives. To provide prevalence and trends of underweight, overweight, and obesity among reproductive-age women and adolescent girls in rural China. Methods. We measured weight and height in 16 742 344 women aged 20 to 49 years and 178 556 girls aged 15 to 19 years from the National Free Preconception Health Examination Project between 2010 and 2014. Results. Among women, the prevalence of underweight was 7.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.…
Evaluation of the anti-myocardial ischemia effect of individual and combined extracts of Panax notoginseng and Carthamus tinctorius in rats
Prevalence of Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity Among Reproductive-Age Women and Adolescent Girls in Rural China
Objectives. To provide prevalence and trends of underweight, overweight, and obesity among reproductive-age women and adolescent girls in rural China. Methods. We measured weight and height in 16 742 344 women aged 20 to 49 years and 178 556 girls aged 15 to 19 years from the National Free Preconception Health Examination Project between 2010 and 2014. Results. Among women, the prevalence of underweight was 7.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.…
Longitudinal Association between Problematic Social Media Use and Sleep Problems among Adolescents: A Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model and Sex Differences
Paternal smoking and spontaneous abortion: A population-based retrospective cohort study among non-smoking women aged 20–49 years in rural China
Background To comprehensively evaluate the association of paternal smoking and spontaneous abortion. Methods We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study among 5 770 691 non-smoking rural Chinese women, along with their husbands, participating in the National Free Pre-Pregnancy Checkups Project, regarding outcome events that occurred in 2010–2016. The main outcome was spontaneous abortion (SA). Multivariable logistic regression was …
Evaluation of the anti-myocardial ischemia effect of individual and combined extracts of Panax notoginseng and Carthamus tinctorius in rats
Extracts from Astragalus membranaceus limit myocardial cell death and improve cardiac function in a rat model of myocardial ischemia
Prevalence of Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity Among Reproductive-Age Women and Adolescent Girls in Rural China
Objectives. To provide prevalence and trends of underweight, overweight, and obesity among reproductive-age women and adolescent girls in rural China. Methods. We measured weight and height in 16 742 344 women aged 20 to 49 years and 178 556 girls aged 15 to 19 years from the National Free Preconception Health Examination Project between 2010 and 2014. Results. Among women, the prevalence of underweight was 7.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.…
Paternal smoking and spontaneous abortion: A population-based retrospective cohort study among non-smoking women aged 20–49 years in rural China
Background To comprehensively evaluate the association of paternal smoking and spontaneous abortion. Methods We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study among 5 770 691 non-smoking rural Chinese women, along with their husbands, participating in the National Free Pre-Pregnancy Checkups Project, regarding outcome events that occurred in 2010–2016. The main outcome was spontaneous abortion (SA). Multivariable logistic regression was …
The association between air pollution and preterm birth and low birth weight in Guangdong, China
This study provides further evidence for the relationships between air pollutions and preterm birth/low birth weight. Pregnant women are recommended to reduce or avoid exposure to air pollutions during pregnancy, especially in the early and late stages of pregnancy
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: A pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million p…
BACKGROUND: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. METHODS: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors collated by the Non-Communicable Disease …
Preconception Hb concentration with risk of spontaneous abortion: A population-based cohort study in over 3·9 million women across rural China
Objective: Evidence on the relationship between maternal Hb concentration and spontaneous abortion (SA) risk is limited and conflicting. The purpose of the study was to evaluate whether maternal preconception anaemia or high Hb concentration is associated with risk of SA. Design: A population-based cohort study established between 2013 and 2017. Settings: Local maternal and child care service centres in each county. Participants: In total, 3 971 …
Particular Semantic and Syntactic Properties of Polyfunctional Lexeme LI
The object of the article is a non-descriptive lexeme. Its use is investigated in various semantic-syntactic and communicativepragmatic contexts. The relevance of the work is due to the need for amore holistic description of a number of primitive linguistic units (a, and, either, or, etc.), the categorical properties of which are not fully and systematically identified within the framework of traditional methods of analysis. The novelty of the wo…
Textual Memorial Temples: Writing Hagiographies for Mothers in Late Imperial China
In Chinese culture, the honor of textual immortality was traditionally reserved for a select, extraordinary few. As Martin Huang points out, however, the Ming-Qing era witnessed a general “secularization” process in which eulogistic writings were increasingly dedicated to women who lived relatively “trivial” lives. Building on Huang’s insights, this paper examines another important evolution within this genre of secularized elegies dedicated to w…
Change or not: Inheritance and development of the “three bends” in the teaching of traditional dances of the Dai people in China and Thailand: based on the grounded theory of four teaching units
There are disparities in awareness, concept, and practice of inheritance and development in the teaching of traditional Dai dance between China and Thailand. The performance is particularly evident in the instructional activities of the trademark movement ‘three bends,’ which may be separated out: There are three connections: the distinction between heredity and development concepts, the distinction between behaviour in teaching practice, and the…
Structural transition of parenthood among Chinese nulliparous couples with planned pregnancies, 2013–2019
Structural postponement of parenthood with demographic and regional heterogenicities was observed among Chinese nulliparous couples with planned pregnancies during 2013-2019. Inclusive and comprehensive parenting support should be developed and implemented in mainland China to minimize the negative health effects arising from the postponement, especially for couples without higher education and living in new first/second-tier cities or the northe…
Declined prevalence, improved awareness and control of hypertension are associated with spousal educational attainment: A mega-data study
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Cultural capital as a predictor of school success: Evidence and gender differences in Chinese middle schools
Cultural capital is vital for equitable educational development. This paper studies the effect of family cultural capital on the performance of middle school students with regard to gender, using a multiple linear regression model. Participants from four representative middle schools, totalling 1036 students, were selected during the online learning period. The study found that institutionalised and objectified cultural capital had a pronounced p…
Cultural empowerment: The space production and local identity effects of square dancing on middle-aged and elderly rehabilitation patients—based on a qualitative study of three square dancing communit…
Square dancing can serve as both a fitness and entertainment element in the psychological rehabilitation of older people. It also has the effect of providing a space and local identity with social and cultural significance for the psychological rehabilitation of older people, thus supporting their psychological rehabilitation treatment. Using questionnaires and interviews based on the case study of three square dance communities in Chengdu, China…
The intersection of innovative teaching methods, digital learning tools and innovative behavior in music art learning
How WeChat groups enhance political trust in rural China: Evidence from the China Rural Revitalization Survey
With the deepening implementation of the “Digital Nation” strategy, WeChat groups, as an emerging digital governance tool, have played a crucial role in the political ecology of rural China. This study utilizes data from the 2020 China Rural Revitalization Survey (CRRS) and employs the ordered probit model to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the intrinsic relationship and influencing mechanism between WeChat groups and political trust in rural…
HIV-1 drug resistance and genetic transmission networks among patients with sexually transmitted HIV in Ningxia, China
Background: Over the past decade, sexual transmission has become a dominant source of new HIV-1 infection in China. However, very few studies have been conducted to characterize the two sexual transmissions, homosexual and heterosexual transmission. This study was conducted to better understand the relationship between genotypes, drug resistance, and molecular transmission networks in two groups of sexually transmitted HIV-1 in Ningxia, China. Me…
A bi-ethnographic study of the use of ChatGPT in dance teaching in Chinese and Thai higher education
In the context of the increasing integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, into higher dance education, this study examines the interaction patterns between dance educators and ChatGPT in educational institutions in China and Thailand, and their impact on the teaching and learning processes. As four dance educators in higher education, we reflect on the potential applications of AI in dance education, based on…
Fatigue as a moderator in symptom networks of insomnia, anxiety, and depression: Insights from moderated network analysis
We identified significant bidirectional relationships between the symptoms of insomnia, depression, and anxiety symptoms and interaction terms moderated by fatigue. These findings provide valuable theoretical and practical insights for disrupting the cycle of these interconnected symptoms through targeted interventions addressing fatigue
Association of clinical biomarker-based biological age and aging trajectory with cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in Chinese adults: A population-based cohort study
Accelerated BA aging is associated with a higher risk of CVD and mortality, whereas decelerated aging is associated with a lower risk compared to normal aging. Those persistently at high aging levels are at the highest risk for both CVD and death; conversely, it is the act of lowering and continually maintaining a reduced aging state that effectively mitigates these risks
Explore the mechanism of yishenjiangya formula in the treatment of senile hypertension based on multi-omics technology
Explaining the dynamics and identifying potential risks of hazardous materials truck movements
Paternal smoking cessation before pregnancy reduces the risk of spontaneous abortion: A population-based retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: During preconception counselling, pregnant women who smoke are advised to quit smoking. While the adverse effects of paternal smoking on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes have been increasingly recognised, the health benefits of paternal smoking cessation prior to conception remain understudied. METHODS: The current study involved non-smoking reproductive-aged Chinese women who participated two times in the National Free Prepregnancy C…
Influential Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: A Comparison of No Siblings Versus With Siblings
In China, the Three-Child Policy has increased the proportion of adolescents with more siblings, offering a context to test resource dilution theory where parental resources per child decline as sibling number grows, potentially affecting mental health. Existing studies link larger sibling counts to higher adolescent depressive symptoms, but rely on scale total scores, ignoring that symptoms vary in impact. This approach masks specific symptom di…
Medicine (13 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · China (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Population (5 works) · Pregnancy (5 works) · Art (4 works)