Yang Yan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4375495 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yang Yan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yang |
| FAMILY NAME | Yan |
| SIGNATURE | YAN Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chengdu Sport University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8085-6981 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Language, identity, and rootedness
This ethnographic study examines how language barriers shape the professional lives of 10 nonlocal secondary school teachers in J County, a border ethnic region of southwestern China. It shows that nonlocal teachers experience dual disembedding: they are simultaneously excluded from local social networks and detached from their professional field. Everyday mechanisms such as accommodating code-switching, translation filtering, and in-group/out-gr…
The interplay between long-term orientation and expectancy-value factors in determining Business English proficiency
Situated expectancy-value theory emphasizes the role of cultural context in shaping expectancy-value factors such as self-efficacy and utility value. Long-term orientation, as a cultural value, reflects a holistic view of time valuing both the past and the future. Although it is viewed as related to motivational beliefs, few studies investigating educational outcomes have examined long-term orientation, self-efficacy, and utility value concurrent…
Reassurance and pride
As digital surveillance becomes routine governance, how do states publicly legitimize expansive monitoring? Using China as a case, we analyze 8,096 Weibo posts from verified government and state-media accounts about Skynet and Sharp Eyes. Combining topic modeling, narrative coding, and emotion annotation, we identify four narrative families—Livelihood and Security, Governance, Information Disclosure, and National Pride—and their affective profile…
Aligning Agendas in Public-Activity Reports
Divergent Pathways to “Digital China”
The ‘Digital China’ initiative sets an ambitious vision for national digital transformation, yet provincial priorities vary widely. Using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), this article examines when Chinese provincial governments prioritize digitalization. It shows that provincial digital agendas are shaped not simply by central directives, but by the interaction of policy incentives, local leadership, and regional capacity. Onl…
Scientometric analysis of emerging trends and research landscape of Ernie Bot's potentials as an educational tool
This paper presents findings from a mixed-method analysis of a generative AI tool, ERNIE Bot's research status and role in education based on research from 2019–May 2025. Leveraging scientometric analysis, the study explored a combination of bibliometric and discourse analyses to uncover trends and language use. Using the PRISMA model, 147 publications from Scopus database were analyzed and insights from CiteSpace and VOSviewer were combined with…
Evaluating the Impact and Development of Digital Resources Utilization on Student Performance in Distance Learning Using the Delone and McLean Is Success Model
This study investigates the impact and utilization of digital resources on students’ performance in distance learning. Specifically, it explores how digital resources influence academic outcomes among the students in distance learning environment of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) South Punjab campuses. A quantitative research methodology was employed for this study, with data collected via a survey. The research utilized a modified version o…
Changing the Role of Chinese Public Libraries in the History of Children’s Book Publishing
In recent years, there has been strong growth in the Chinese children’s book market, particularly during the pandemic thus solidifying its leading position in the segmented book market. This trend reflects the increasing demand for children’s reading in society, providing extra requirement for the development of public libraries in the area of children’s reading services. The depth of study of these changes and its role in the Chinese public libr…
Portraying Competence, Benevolence, or Party Loyalty? Political Propaganda and the Image-Building of Political Elites in China
How do political elites in authoritarian regimes shape their public image? Drawing on a unique dataset covering official news releases of the daily public activities of all provincial party secretaries in China from 2016 to 2022, this study finds that authoritarian elites manipulate the propaganda apparatus to project various public images. Text analysis shows that provincial leaders employ a variety of themes and narratives to highlight their ac…
Assessing the Mediating Role of Information Technology in Promoting Healthy Behaviors among Children in China
Objectives: In the past few years, continuous advancements in information technology have also encouraged different people to utilize online media to promote eHealth literacy. This approach is also considered effective in improving the health behaviors among the associated individuals, leading to improved quality of life. Methods: Thus, this study also aims to assess the mediating role of information technology in promoting health behaviors among…
Personnel Control and Local Officials’ Attention to Economic Development
Compared to democracies, our understanding of policy attention in authoritarian governments remains limited. Using data from 612 Chinese municipal party secretaries’ official activities, we investigate the structural factors within the authoritarian bureaucratic system influencing new officials’ attention for economic issues. The findings reveal that younger officials and those transferred from other regions exhibit a clear preference for economi…
Physical and Mental Health Among Surgeons in Gansu Province, China
China is a developing country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, and people are demanding higher quality health care. Meanwhile, population aging and changes in the disease spectrum put new demands on medical and health services, indirectly promoting the rapid development of medicine and raised the tension of physician–patient relationship, which has led to increasing pressure on doctors, especially surgeons. Notably, the high risk of ma…
Effect of vertical vibration stimulation at different frequencies on delayed muscle soreness in athletes
Background: The effect of stimulation with different vibration frequencies on delayed muscle soreness (DOMS) has not yet been determined. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of medium- and high-frequency vertical vibration stimulation on DOMS in track and field athletes. Methods: = 13). The three groups were matched in age, height and body mass. Vertical vibration stimulation was performed for 10 min on the MFG and HFG. Visual anal…
Effects of Tai Chi and brisk walking on the bone mineral density of perimenopausal women
Background There is a lack of information on whether the positive effect of Tai Chi (TC) and brisk walking (BW) exercise on bone mineral density (BMD) in perimenopausal women remains after exercise cessation. To compare the effects of regular TC and BW exercise on BMD in perimenopausal women and to analyze the maintenance effects after exercise cessation. Methods The TC and BW groups performed 48 weeks of exercise. The BMD of the lumbar spine and…
Relationship Between Old-Aged Preferences Regarding Various Types of Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Status
Background A lack of physical activity (PA) is a threat to public health. However, for the elderly, most PA abilities are limited. By focusing on the types and intensity of PA that the elderly can bear, this study aimed to reveal whether preferences regarding types of PA (including housework, transportation, and recreational activities) and their intensity were associated with health status. The main forms of PA include shopping, cooking, cleanin…
Ligustrazine mitigates chronic venous disease-induced pain hyperalgesia through desensitization of inflammation-associated TRPA1 activity in DRG
Political Attention in a Single-Leading-Party State
This article explores the political attention of an authoritarian regime from a comparative perspective. Data from daily meetings of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council from 2003 to 2019 reveal the punctuated characteristics of China’s macropolitical agenda, which is less intensely punctuated than those in democracies. Further, in the absence of party competition and power balance, the authoritarian party uses the “leading group mec…
City Administrative Level and Municipal Party Secretaries’ Promotion
This study focuses on the following important but often overlooked variable in studies investigating China’s cadre system: the city administrative level. Using a dataset covering Chinese municipal party secretaries from 2000 to 2017, this article finds that secretaries from sub-provincial cities are more likely to be promoted than those from prefecture-level cities. This result reveals that serving as a party secretary in sub-provincial cities ma…
City Administrative Level and Municipal Party Secretaries’ Promotion
This study focuses on the following important but often overlooked variable in studies investigating China’s cadre system: the city administrative level. Using a dataset covering Chinese municipal party secretaries from 2000 to 2017, this article finds that secretaries from sub-provincial cities are more likely to be promoted than those from prefecture-level cities. This result reveals that serving as a party secretary in sub-provincial cities ma…
Political Attention in a Single-Leading-Party State
This article explores the political attention of an authoritarian regime from a comparative perspective. Data from daily meetings of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council from 2003 to 2019 reveal the punctuated characteristics of China’s macropolitical agenda, which is less intensely punctuated than those in democracies. Further, in the absence of party competition and power balance, the authoritarian party uses the “leading group mec…
Personnel Control and Local Officials’ Attention to Economic Development
Compared to democracies, our understanding of policy attention in authoritarian governments remains limited. Using data from 612 Chinese municipal party secretaries’ official activities, we investigate the structural factors within the authoritarian bureaucratic system influencing new officials’ attention for economic issues. The findings reveal that younger officials and those transferred from other regions exhibit a clear preference for economi…
City Administrative Level and Municipal Party Secretaries’ Promotion
This study focuses on the following important but often overlooked variable in studies investigating China’s cadre system: the city administrative level. Using a dataset covering Chinese municipal party secretaries from 2000 to 2017, this article finds that secretaries from sub-provincial cities are more likely to be promoted than those from prefecture-level cities. This result reveals that serving as a party secretary in sub-provincial cities ma…
Political Attention in a Single-Leading-Party State
This article explores the political attention of an authoritarian regime from a comparative perspective. Data from daily meetings of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council from 2003 to 2019 reveal the punctuated characteristics of China’s macropolitical agenda, which is less intensely punctuated than those in democracies. Further, in the absence of party competition and power balance, the authoritarian party uses the “leading group mec…
Effect of vertical vibration stimulation at different frequencies on delayed muscle soreness in athletes
Background: The effect of stimulation with different vibration frequencies on delayed muscle soreness (DOMS) has not yet been determined. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of medium- and high-frequency vertical vibration stimulation on DOMS in track and field athletes. Methods: = 13). The three groups were matched in age, height and body mass. Vertical vibration stimulation was performed for 10 min on the MFG and HFG. Visual anal…
Effects of Tai Chi and brisk walking on the bone mineral density of perimenopausal women
Background There is a lack of information on whether the positive effect of Tai Chi (TC) and brisk walking (BW) exercise on bone mineral density (BMD) in perimenopausal women remains after exercise cessation. To compare the effects of regular TC and BW exercise on BMD in perimenopausal women and to analyze the maintenance effects after exercise cessation. Methods The TC and BW groups performed 48 weeks of exercise. The BMD of the lumbar spine and…
Relationship Between Old-Aged Preferences Regarding Various Types of Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Status
Background A lack of physical activity (PA) is a threat to public health. However, for the elderly, most PA abilities are limited. By focusing on the types and intensity of PA that the elderly can bear, this study aimed to reveal whether preferences regarding types of PA (including housework, transportation, and recreational activities) and their intensity were associated with health status. The main forms of PA include shopping, cooking, cleanin…
Ligustrazine mitigates chronic venous disease-induced pain hyperalgesia through desensitization of inflammation-associated TRPA1 activity in DRG
Physical and Mental Health Among Surgeons in Gansu Province, China
China is a developing country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, and people are demanding higher quality health care. Meanwhile, population aging and changes in the disease spectrum put new demands on medical and health services, indirectly promoting the rapid development of medicine and raised the tension of physician–patient relationship, which has led to increasing pressure on doctors, especially surgeons. Notably, the high risk of ma…
Assessing the Mediating Role of Information Technology in Promoting Healthy Behaviors among Children in China
Objectives: In the past few years, continuous advancements in information technology have also encouraged different people to utilize online media to promote eHealth literacy. This approach is also considered effective in improving the health behaviors among the associated individuals, leading to improved quality of life. Methods: Thus, this study also aims to assess the mediating role of information technology in promoting health behaviors among…
Personnel Control and Local Officials’ Attention to Economic Development
Compared to democracies, our understanding of policy attention in authoritarian governments remains limited. Using data from 612 Chinese municipal party secretaries’ official activities, we investigate the structural factors within the authoritarian bureaucratic system influencing new officials’ attention for economic issues. The findings reveal that younger officials and those transferred from other regions exhibit a clear preference for economi…
Scientometric analysis of emerging trends and research landscape of Ernie Bot's potentials as an educational tool
This paper presents findings from a mixed-method analysis of a generative AI tool, ERNIE Bot's research status and role in education based on research from 2019–May 2025. Leveraging scientometric analysis, the study explored a combination of bibliometric and discourse analyses to uncover trends and language use. Using the PRISMA model, 147 publications from Scopus database were analyzed and insights from CiteSpace and VOSviewer were combined with…
Evaluating the Impact and Development of Digital Resources Utilization on Student Performance in Distance Learning Using the Delone and McLean Is Success Model
This study investigates the impact and utilization of digital resources on students’ performance in distance learning. Specifically, it explores how digital resources influence academic outcomes among the students in distance learning environment of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) South Punjab campuses. A quantitative research methodology was employed for this study, with data collected via a survey. The research utilized a modified version o…
Changing the Role of Chinese Public Libraries in the History of Children’s Book Publishing
In recent years, there has been strong growth in the Chinese children’s book market, particularly during the pandemic thus solidifying its leading position in the segmented book market. This trend reflects the increasing demand for children’s reading in society, providing extra requirement for the development of public libraries in the area of children’s reading services. The depth of study of these changes and its role in the Chinese public libr…
Portraying Competence, Benevolence, or Party Loyalty? Political Propaganda and the Image-Building of Political Elites in China
How do political elites in authoritarian regimes shape their public image? Drawing on a unique dataset covering official news releases of the daily public activities of all provincial party secretaries in China from 2016 to 2022, this study finds that authoritarian elites manipulate the propaganda apparatus to project various public images. Text analysis shows that provincial leaders employ a variety of themes and narratives to highlight their ac…
Language, identity, and rootedness
This ethnographic study examines how language barriers shape the professional lives of 10 nonlocal secondary school teachers in J County, a border ethnic region of southwestern China. It shows that nonlocal teachers experience dual disembedding: they are simultaneously excluded from local social networks and detached from their professional field. Everyday mechanisms such as accommodating code-switching, translation filtering, and in-group/out-gr…
The interplay between long-term orientation and expectancy-value factors in determining Business English proficiency
Situated expectancy-value theory emphasizes the role of cultural context in shaping expectancy-value factors such as self-efficacy and utility value. Long-term orientation, as a cultural value, reflects a holistic view of time valuing both the past and the future. Although it is viewed as related to motivational beliefs, few studies investigating educational outcomes have examined long-term orientation, self-efficacy, and utility value concurrent…
Reassurance and pride
As digital surveillance becomes routine governance, how do states publicly legitimize expansive monitoring? Using China as a case, we analyze 8,096 Weibo posts from verified government and state-media accounts about Skynet and Sharp Eyes. Combining topic modeling, narrative coding, and emotion annotation, we identify four narrative families—Livelihood and Security, Governance, Information Disclosure, and National Pride—and their affective profile…
Aligning Agendas in Public-Activity Reports
Divergent Pathways to “Digital China”
The ‘Digital China’ initiative sets an ambitious vision for national digital transformation, yet provincial priorities vary widely. Using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), this article examines when Chinese provincial governments prioritize digitalization. It shows that provincial digital agendas are shaped not simply by central directives, but by the interaction of policy incentives, local leadership, and regional capacity. Onl…
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