Kevin Lu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4126241 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin Lu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin |
| FAMILY NAME | Lu |
| SIGNATURE | LU K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Essex |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2588-9059 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effect of Human Images in Advertisements on Consumers’ Experiential Purchase Intentions
This study investigated how the presence of simple human images in advertisements influences consumers’ experiential purchases. Four studies, three of which were preregistered, convergently indicated that advertisements with a human image (vs. those without) increase consumers’ experiential purchase intentions irrespective of the number of humans in the image. This effect is driven sequentially by social interaction needs and the desire for consu…
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National Volume-Based Procurement (NVBP) exclusively for insulin
Universal access to insulin remains a global public health challenge mainly due to its high price. After unsuccessful healthcare reforms attempting to lower insulin prices over the past several decades, the novel pooled procurement—also known as the national volume-based procurement (NVBP)was initiated exclusively for insulin in China. The NVBP exclusively for insulin represents a unique approach to conquering the challenges in the pooled procure…
Social support and help-seeking worldwide
Economic and clinical burdens and associated health disparities in HIV/Aids management using big data
This study aimed to examine factors, healthcare utilization, and medical costs associated with potentially inappropriate use of benzodiazepines in persons living with HIV (PLWH). We used big data from Medicare claims in 2017. Potentially inappropriate use of benzodiazepines was defined as having any benzodiazepine claims in individuals 65+ years or having benzodiazepine claims for more than four weeks in individuals 18-64 years. Logistic regressi…
Constant or inconstant? The time-varying effect of danmaku on user engagement in online video platforms
Purpose As an emerging video comment feature, danmaku is gaining more traction and increasing user interaction, thereby altering user engagement. However, existing research seldom explores how the effectiveness of danmaku on user engagement varies over time. To address this research gap, this study proposes a comprehensive framework drawing on social presence theory and information overload theory. The framework aims to explain how the effectiven…
Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on chronic pain and opioid use in marginalized populations
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a variable effect on vulnerable populations, including patients with chronic pain who rely on opioid treatment or have comorbid opioid use disorder. Limited access to care due to isolation measures may lead to increased pain severity, worse mental health symptoms, and adverse opioid-related outcomes. This scoping review aimed to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dual epidemics of chr…
Trends in prevalence, health disparities, and early detection of dementia
Objective To identify trends in the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, and to determine risk factors associated with the early detection of dementia among U.S. middle-aged and older adults. Methods We used 10-year nationally representative longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) (2006–2016). Adults aged 55 years or older were included to examine the trend. To identify the associated factors, adults ag…
Management of infection among Medicare beneficiaries with HIV/Aids
Association between protease inhibitors (PI) and Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients is largely debated. This study examined the odds of developing T2DM among HIV/AIDS Medicare beneficiaries treated with PI and possible racial disparities in the odds. We performed a nested casecontrol study of Medicare database 2013–2017. We included HIV/AIDS positive beneficiari…
Economic impact of comorbid diabetes and associated racial disparities in managing Medicare beneficiaries with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/Aids)
Clinical management of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is progressing to include chronic/metabolic complications, which may impose a significant economic burden on beneficiaries and Medicare. We assessed the national economic impact of comorbid Type-II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) on HIV/AIDS patients and potential raical disparities. This study was a cross-sectional study of Medicare database 2013–2017. An…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Revisited
The publication of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in January of 1886 created a shock wave in the consciousness of its readers. It was an instant success in and beyond the literary world as people were confronted with the uneasy thought that evil originated within the individual and not from an external source like the Devil. This was nine years before Freud conducted his first psychoanalysis, and decades befo…
Things Can Only Get Stranger
Stranger Things, it is timely to reflect on the series up to its present point, considering possible reasons for its widespread popularity. We begin from the position that its ability to grip audiences lies in its representation of psychological themes that resonate with the show's audience. Some authors, such as Brenda Boudreau, note the tension between a desire to capture a nostalgic past and infusing the series with contemporary beliefs on gen…
Lowering drug prices and enhancing pharmaceutical affordability
To cope with the increasing healthcare costs brought about by the universal health insurance programme, national volume-based procurement (NVBP) was implemented in China to reduce drug prices. However, the impact of NVBP remains unknown. We reported the effects of the NVBP pilot programme on medication affordability and discussed the challenges and recommendations for further reforms. A total of 25 molecules won the bidding in the NVBP pilot prog…
A Jungian Interpretation of The Hunger Games
C. G. Jung’s literary theories provide insights into the archetypal dynamics behind Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games and help elucidate the trilogy’s astonishing global popularity. President Snow represents a senex archetype whose reign has petrified and is in need of renewal, whereas Katniss represents a feminine hero aligned with the Self. Jung believed myths compensate for the one-sided dominant attitude of an era, and it is plausible The Hu…
A Jungian psychohistory
In this paper, I examine the work of Arnold J. Toynbee (1889–1975), a controversial historian heavily criticized by his colleagues, who utilized the lens of analytical psychology in his work. As one example of how Jungian psychohistory might be done, I employ a comparative approach that establishes the critical points of convergence between the two thinkers and highlight aspects of Toynbee's thought that were likely influenced by Jung. This provi…
Reply to Thomas Singer
Can individual psychology explain social phenomena? An appraisal of the theory of cultural complexes
The Jung–White Letters. Edited by Ann Conrad Lammers and Adrian Cunningham. London
Clio's Circle
Can individual psychology explain social phenomena? An appraisal of the theory of cultural complexes
Constant or inconstant? The time-varying effect of danmaku on user engagement in online video platforms
Purpose As an emerging video comment feature, danmaku is gaining more traction and increasing user interaction, thereby altering user engagement. However, existing research seldom explores how the effectiveness of danmaku on user engagement varies over time. To address this research gap, this study proposes a comprehensive framework drawing on social presence theory and information overload theory. The framework aims to explain how the effectiven…
Clio's Circle
The Jung–White Letters. Edited by Ann Conrad Lammers and Adrian Cunningham. London
A Jungian psychohistory
In this paper, I examine the work of Arnold J. Toynbee (1889–1975), a controversial historian heavily criticized by his colleagues, who utilized the lens of analytical psychology in his work. As one example of how Jungian psychohistory might be done, I employ a comparative approach that establishes the critical points of convergence between the two thinkers and highlight aspects of Toynbee's thought that were likely influenced by Jung. This provi…
Reply to Thomas Singer
Can individual psychology explain social phenomena? An appraisal of the theory of cultural complexes
A Jungian Interpretation of The Hunger Games
C. G. Jung’s literary theories provide insights into the archetypal dynamics behind Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games and help elucidate the trilogy’s astonishing global popularity. President Snow represents a senex archetype whose reign has petrified and is in need of renewal, whereas Katniss represents a feminine hero aligned with the Self. Jung believed myths compensate for the one-sided dominant attitude of an era, and it is plausible The Hu…
Lowering drug prices and enhancing pharmaceutical affordability
To cope with the increasing healthcare costs brought about by the universal health insurance programme, national volume-based procurement (NVBP) was implemented in China to reduce drug prices. However, the impact of NVBP remains unknown. We reported the effects of the NVBP pilot programme on medication affordability and discussed the challenges and recommendations for further reforms. A total of 25 molecules won the bidding in the NVBP pilot prog…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Revisited
The publication of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in January of 1886 created a shock wave in the consciousness of its readers. It was an instant success in and beyond the literary world as people were confronted with the uneasy thought that evil originated within the individual and not from an external source like the Devil. This was nine years before Freud conducted his first psychoanalysis, and decades befo…
Things Can Only Get Stranger
Stranger Things, it is timely to reflect on the series up to its present point, considering possible reasons for its widespread popularity. We begin from the position that its ability to grip audiences lies in its representation of psychological themes that resonate with the show's audience. Some authors, such as Brenda Boudreau, note the tension between a desire to capture a nostalgic past and infusing the series with contemporary beliefs on gen…
Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on chronic pain and opioid use in marginalized populations
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a variable effect on vulnerable populations, including patients with chronic pain who rely on opioid treatment or have comorbid opioid use disorder. Limited access to care due to isolation measures may lead to increased pain severity, worse mental health symptoms, and adverse opioid-related outcomes. This scoping review aimed to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dual epidemics of chr…
Trends in prevalence, health disparities, and early detection of dementia
Objective To identify trends in the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, and to determine risk factors associated with the early detection of dementia among U.S. middle-aged and older adults. Methods We used 10-year nationally representative longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) (2006–2016). Adults aged 55 years or older were included to examine the trend. To identify the associated factors, adults ag…
Management of infection among Medicare beneficiaries with HIV/Aids
Association between protease inhibitors (PI) and Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients is largely debated. This study examined the odds of developing T2DM among HIV/AIDS Medicare beneficiaries treated with PI and possible racial disparities in the odds. We performed a nested casecontrol study of Medicare database 2013–2017. We included HIV/AIDS positive beneficiari…
Economic impact of comorbid diabetes and associated racial disparities in managing Medicare beneficiaries with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/Aids)
Clinical management of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is progressing to include chronic/metabolic complications, which may impose a significant economic burden on beneficiaries and Medicare. We assessed the national economic impact of comorbid Type-II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) on HIV/AIDS patients and potential raical disparities. This study was a cross-sectional study of Medicare database 2013–2017. An…
National Volume-Based Procurement (NVBP) exclusively for insulin
Universal access to insulin remains a global public health challenge mainly due to its high price. After unsuccessful healthcare reforms attempting to lower insulin prices over the past several decades, the novel pooled procurement—also known as the national volume-based procurement (NVBP)was initiated exclusively for insulin in China. The NVBP exclusively for insulin represents a unique approach to conquering the challenges in the pooled procure…
Social support and help-seeking worldwide
Economic and clinical burdens and associated health disparities in HIV/Aids management using big data
This study aimed to examine factors, healthcare utilization, and medical costs associated with potentially inappropriate use of benzodiazepines in persons living with HIV (PLWH). We used big data from Medicare claims in 2017. Potentially inappropriate use of benzodiazepines was defined as having any benzodiazepine claims in individuals 65+ years or having benzodiazepine claims for more than four weeks in individuals 18-64 years. Logistic regressi…
Constant or inconstant? The time-varying effect of danmaku on user engagement in online video platforms
Purpose As an emerging video comment feature, danmaku is gaining more traction and increasing user interaction, thereby altering user engagement. However, existing research seldom explores how the effectiveness of danmaku on user engagement varies over time. To address this research gap, this study proposes a comprehensive framework drawing on social presence theory and information overload theory. The framework aims to explain how the effectiven…
Effect of Human Images in Advertisements on Consumers’ Experiential Purchase Intentions
This study investigated how the presence of simple human images in advertisements influences consumers’ experiential purchases. Four studies, three of which were preregistered, convergently indicated that advertisements with a human image (vs. those without) increase consumers’ experiential purchase intentions irrespective of the number of humans in the image. This effect is driven sequentially by social interaction needs and the desire for consu…
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Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychoanalysis (7 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Demography (3 works)