Nan Hu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4025236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nan Hu |
| FAMILY NAME | Hu |
| SIGNATURE | HU N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Utah |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4866-4263 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 39 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 39 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tracing change in the public perception of plants: Insights from archives and social media in China
Societal Impact Statement As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens. By analyzing shifts in plant awareness, heritage managers can develop strategies that both attra…
The Barriers and Enablers to Implementing Child and Family Health Hubs for Migrant Families
Migrant women and children can face significant barriers when accessing child and family health services. Child and family health hubs (hubs) represent a potential solution to simplify pathways between maternity, child, and social care services for migrant populations. However, how these hubs operate specifically for migrants remains underexplored. Our study addresses this gap by exploring what helps and hinders the establishment and delivery of …
Strategy-based writing instruction for Chinese EFL learners: Enhancing L2 writing competence and sustaining emotional well-being
Understanding how personalized pediatric asthma information and support addresses rural families’ unmet needs
PURPOSE: Asthma is a leading cause of disease burden in children and is associated with high hospitalization rates, particularly in rural areas. The Asthma Care from Home project implemented a co-developed pediatric asthma care model to reduce unscheduled hospitalizations by improving evidence-based asthma discharge support for children with asthma and their families living in rural Australia. As part of an implementation evaluation, this study a…
Life history of the Yangzi Estuary II shipwreck: Environmental DNA from sediment in a 150-year-old amphora
Shipwrecks provide invaluable insights into human society and trade. Their unique preservation conditions also mean that they can serve as exceptional biobanks, recording traces of organisms carried aboard or arriving post wreck. Yet only limited research has explored the genetic potential of onboard sediments. Here, the authors present environmental and metagenomic analyses of sediments contained in a large amphora from the 150-year-old Yangzi E…
The impact of sleep duration, depressive symptoms, and cognitive function on daily activity among Chinese older adults: A serial multiple mediation model
Background: Few studies have explained the mechanisms underlying the relationship between sleep duration and the activities of daily living (ADL). We aim to explore the multiple mediating roles of depressive symptoms and cognitive function in this relationship among Chinese older adults. Methods: A total of 5858 older adults participated in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, completing the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depress…
Increasing Youth Peer Workers' Impact Through Integration: Peer Worker Perspectives on Best Practice in Youth Mental Health
BACKGROUND: Embedding youth peer workers within youth mental health services is critical to integrating the personal lived experience of recovery-oriented and trauma-informed approaches in care and helping young people to make sense of the system. However, research into the optimal engagement of youth peer workers is lacking, which limits opportunities for integrating personal lived experience within care. This paper evaluated peer workers' exper…
Effects of Strategy-based Instruction on Chinese EFL Learners’ Writing Enjoyment: A Mixed-methods Study
While research into strategy-based instruction and language learning emotions has been thriving over decades as respective domains, research on how strategy-based interventions may influence learners’ writing enjoyment has largely remained unexplored. Informed by (Positive Psychology) PP theories, this mixed-methods study aims to investigate the impact of strategy-based writing instruction on Chinese EFL undergraduates’ writing enjoyment. The exp…
The Longitudinal Relationship Between Physical Functions and Cognitive Functions Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Primary Care
(1) Background: Gait speed (GS) and handgrip strength (HGS) have been identified as factors in cognitive impairment, depression, sleep problems, and quality of life. This study aims to comprehensively investigate the longitudinal relationship between physical functions (gait speed and handgrip strength) and cognitive functions, as well as cognitive decline, in middle-aged and older adults in China. (2) Methods: Using longitudinal data from the Ch…
Impact of Physical Activity on Health Behavior Change and Mental Health During the Covid-19 Epidemic Among Chinese Adults: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Our limited understanding of the role PA has on behavioral and mental health during public health crises highlights the importance of having tailored strategies to enhance resilience in similar future scenarios
The Association Between Physical Activity and Frailty: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Regular PA is linked to a lower risk of frailty among older Chinese adults. These findings underscore the importance of sustained PA as a strategy to promote healthy aging and inform public health interventions for this population
The association between physical activity and mammography screening utilization: A longitudinal analysis, health retirement study (2004–2016)
Physical inactivity is a well-known factor associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. However, there is a disparity in physical activity levels among women in the United States. These disparities are associated with differences in women’s mammography screening behaviors, which may contribute to disparities in breast cancer incidence and outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the association between physical activity and the utilization of…
Therapeutic potential of Shilong Qingxue Granule and its extract against glutamate induced neural injury: Insights from in vivo and in vitro models
Engagement in Ecological Momentary Assessment of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: A Mixed Methods Study
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) holds great potential for understanding suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in real time. However, since the burden of EMA can lower participant engagement, more research is needed to understand how individuals engage with it, particularly during high suicide risk periods. This study aims to better understand participant engagement with EMA using both qualitative and quantitative indices. One hundred adult…
Harnessing Instagram's “platform vernacular” during the Covid‐19 pandemic: A case study of Philbrook Museum of Art
Researchers have been documenting how museums used social networks during the COVID‐19 global health emergency, however, to date there has been limited assessment of museums' uses of Instagram at that time. This article begins to address that gap with a case study of Philbrook Museum of Art's approach to that platform during the early months of the pandemic. We use a mixed‐method inquiry featuring social media analysis and a series of interviews …
Baicalein improves Na2SeO3 induced cataract by enhancing the antioxidant capacity of juvenile Sprague Dawley Rat
The role of social identity and self-efficacy in predicting service providers’ use of Stepping Stones Triple P following training
SSTP professionals’ delivery data were analysed with survey data from 2 years after training. • Social identity was associated with delivery of Stepping Stones Triple P in independent analysis. • Self-efficacy mediated the relationship between social identity and use of SSTP. Identifying factors that may contribute to the use of programs following the completion of training by practitioners is of practical and theoretical importance. This study e…
The Association between Physical Activity and Intrinsic Capacity in Chinese Older Adults and Its Connection to Primary Care: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Improving both general and leisure PA can be an effective way to prevent the decline in IC among older adults, thus reducing the personal and public load of primary healthcare for aging countries such as China
Acceptability and Feasibility of a Tai Chi/Qigong Intervention for Older People Living With HIV
Immunomodulatory effects and mechanisms of Tiepishihu Xiyangshen granules on cyclophosphamide induced immuno-suppression via TLR4/Mapks and PI3K/AKT/Foxo3a signal pathways
The results of this study confirmed that TXG has prominent immunomodulatory activities, and the immunity regulations of TXG may be achieved by regulating TLR4/MAPKs and PI3K/AKT/FOXO3a signal pathways
A framework for evaluating the implementation and maintenance of integration within the youth mental health system
Given the global burden of disease of youth mental disorders, there remains a need to examine how to improve care for this population. Integrated care has been posited as a potential solution, but there is limited evidence on how best to design, staff, and evaluate different models of integrated care for youth mental health. This oral paper presents the findings of a narrative synthesis of the evidence on integrated models of mental healthcare fo…
Evaluation of RuralkidsGPS; A Novel Integrated Paediatric Care Coordination Model of Care in Rural Australia – a Mixed-Methods Study Protocol
RuralKidsGPS, if effective, has the potential to improve equity of access to integrated care for CYP and their families and this protocol may inform other evaluations of similar models of care delivered at scale
Role of perceived events in university graduates' job search self-efficacy and success
Design and Implementation of Educational Emulation Experiment Systems Based on Discrete Logic
Contribution: The scheme for virtual emulation experiments based on discrete logic which appropriately lowers students’ cognitive burden and possesses manipulatable interactive logic in tune with real experiments is put forward. The relationship between students’ experiential learning and the influence of cognitive burden is also discussed. Background: Many kinds of research prove that a great deal of time expense and complex experiment setup str…
The Impact of IT-Based Healthcare Communication on Mammography Screening Utilization among Women in the United States: National Health Interview Survey (2011–2018)
Effective patient-provider communication improves mammography utilization. Using information technology (IT) promotes health outcomes. However, there are disparities in access to IT that could contribute to disparities in mammography utilization. This study aims to assess the association between IT-based health care communication and mammography utilization and to evaluate if this effect is modified by race/ethnicity and age. To this end, this st…
A Linkage Between DNA Markers on the X Chromosome and Male Sexual Orientation
The role of genetics in male sexual orientation was investigated by pedigree and linkage analyses on 114 families of homosexual men. Increased rates of same-sex orientation were found in the maternal uncles and male cousins of these subjects, but not in their fathers or paternal relatives, suggesting the possibility of sex-linked transmission in a portion of the population. DNA linkage analysis of a selected group of 40 families in which there we…
Do online reviews affect product sales? The role of reviewer characteristics and temporal effects
Impacts of land use and amenities on public transport use, urban planning and design
Ginseng polysaccharides enhanced ginsenoside Rb1 and microbial metabolites exposure through enhancing intestinal absorption and affecting gut microbial metabolism
What do hotel customers complain about? Text analysis using structural topic model
Association between Primary Healthcare and Medical Expenditures in a Context of Hospital-Oriented Healthcare System in China: A National Panel Dataset, 2012–2016
Total health expenditure in China has grown considerably since a new round of health system reform was enacted in 2009. Researchers have shown that strengthening primary healthcare may be an option for countries to solve the rapid expansion of their medical expenditures. This study was designed to explore the association between the strength of primary healthcare and medical expenditures, in the context of the hospital-oriented healthcare system …
The Prevalence and Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria from Hospital Sewage, Treated Effluents and Receiving Rivers
Hospital sewage plays a key role in the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) by serving as an environmental antimicrobial resistance reservoir. In this study, we aimed to characterize the cephalosporin- and carbapenem-resistant isolates from hospital sewage and receiving rivers. The results showed that ESBL ( bla CTX-M ) and carbapenemase genes ( bla NDM and bla KPC ) were widely detected in a number of different bacterial species. …
Association of primary care physician supply with maternal and child health in China: A national panel dataset, 2012–2017
The sufficient supply of primary care physician was associated with improved maternal and child health outcomes in China, especially in the less-developed western region. Policies on effective and proportional allocation of resources should be made and conducted to strengthen primary care system and eliminate geographical disparities
Baihe Wuyao decoction ameliorates CCl4-induced chronic liver injury and liver fibrosis in mice through blocking TGF-β1/Smad2/3 signaling, anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation effects
BWD ameliorates CCl 4 -induced CLI and liver fibrosis which is correlated to its blocking TGF-β1/Smad2/3 signaling, anti-inflammation, and anti-oxidation effects. BWD, as a small traditional prescription, is a promising treatment for CLI and liver fibrosis through multiple pharmacological targets
Effect of Family Practice Contract Services on the Perceived Quality of Primary Care among Patients with Multimorbidity: A Cross-Sectional Study in Guangdong, China
Family practice contract services, an important primary-care reform policy for improving primary healthcare quality in China, incorporate patients with multiple chronic conditions into the priority coverage groups and focus on their management. This study aims to explore the family practice contract services' effectiveness in improving the quality of primary care experienced by this population. A cross-sectional study using a three-stage sampling…
Dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis and ginseng intervention altered oral pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine A in rats
Role of perceived events in university graduates' job search self-efficacy and success
Design and Implementation of Educational Emulation Experiment Systems Based on Discrete Logic
Contribution: The scheme for virtual emulation experiments based on discrete logic which appropriately lowers students’ cognitive burden and possesses manipulatable interactive logic in tune with real experiments is put forward. The relationship between students’ experiential learning and the influence of cognitive burden is also discussed. Background: Many kinds of research prove that a great deal of time expense and complex experiment setup str…
The Impact of IT-Based Healthcare Communication on Mammography Screening Utilization among Women in the United States: National Health Interview Survey (2011–2018)
Effective patient-provider communication improves mammography utilization. Using information technology (IT) promotes health outcomes. However, there are disparities in access to IT that could contribute to disparities in mammography utilization. This study aims to assess the association between IT-based health care communication and mammography utilization and to evaluate if this effect is modified by race/ethnicity and age. To this end, this st…
Association between Primary Care Utilization and Emergency Room or Hospital Inpatient Services Utilization among the Middle-Aged and Elderly in a Self-Referral System: Evidence from the China Health a…
With rapid economic growth and aging, hospital inpatient and emergency services utilization has grown rapidly, and has emphasized an urgent requirement to adjust and optimize the structure of health service utilization. Studies have shown that primary care is an effective way to reduce inpatient and emergency room (ER) service utilization. This study aims to examine whether middle-aged and elderly individuals who selected primary care outpatient …
Qianghuo Shengshi decoction exerts anti-inflammatory and analgesic via Mapks/CREB signaling pathway
Tongmai granules improve rat hippocampal injury by regulating TLR4/MyD88/AP-1 signaling pathway
The Association between Physical Activity and Intrinsic Capacity in Chinese Older Adults and Its Connection to Primary Care: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Improving both general and leisure PA can be an effective way to prevent the decline in IC among older adults, thus reducing the personal and public load of primary healthcare for aging countries such as China
Acceptability and Feasibility of a Tai Chi/Qigong Intervention for Older People Living With HIV
Immunomodulatory effects and mechanisms of Tiepishihu Xiyangshen granules on cyclophosphamide induced immuno-suppression via TLR4/Mapks and PI3K/AKT/Foxo3a signal pathways
The results of this study confirmed that TXG has prominent immunomodulatory activities, and the immunity regulations of TXG may be achieved by regulating TLR4/MAPKs and PI3K/AKT/FOXO3a signal pathways
A framework for evaluating the implementation and maintenance of integration within the youth mental health system
Given the global burden of disease of youth mental disorders, there remains a need to examine how to improve care for this population. Integrated care has been posited as a potential solution, but there is limited evidence on how best to design, staff, and evaluate different models of integrated care for youth mental health. This oral paper presents the findings of a narrative synthesis of the evidence on integrated models of mental healthcare fo…
Evaluation of RuralkidsGPS; A Novel Integrated Paediatric Care Coordination Model of Care in Rural Australia – a Mixed-Methods Study Protocol
RuralKidsGPS, if effective, has the potential to improve equity of access to integrated care for CYP and their families and this protocol may inform other evaluations of similar models of care delivered at scale
Harnessing Instagram's “platform vernacular” during the Covid‐19 pandemic: A case study of Philbrook Museum of Art
Researchers have been documenting how museums used social networks during the COVID‐19 global health emergency, however, to date there has been limited assessment of museums' uses of Instagram at that time. This article begins to address that gap with a case study of Philbrook Museum of Art's approach to that platform during the early months of the pandemic. We use a mixed‐method inquiry featuring social media analysis and a series of interviews …
Baicalein improves Na2SeO3 induced cataract by enhancing the antioxidant capacity of juvenile Sprague Dawley Rat
The role of social identity and self-efficacy in predicting service providers’ use of Stepping Stones Triple P following training
SSTP professionals’ delivery data were analysed with survey data from 2 years after training. • Social identity was associated with delivery of Stepping Stones Triple P in independent analysis. • Self-efficacy mediated the relationship between social identity and use of SSTP. Identifying factors that may contribute to the use of programs following the completion of training by practitioners is of practical and theoretical importance. This study e…
Medicine (23 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Pharmacology (8 works) · Chemistry (7 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Family medicine (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Health care (7 works) · Nursing (7 works)