Comparing income-related inequality on health service utilisation between older rural-to-urban migrant workers and older rural residents in China: a cross-sectional study by Hongmei Liu, Dan li, Yunmiao Ma, Jinjuan Yang, Jia Jiang

“…Objectives This study quantifies income-related inequalities in health service utilisation of older rural-to-urban migrant workers, by comparison with older rural residents, and identify with factors giving rise to the inequalities.Setting Nationally representative survey conducted in 29 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of China.Participants 952 older rural-to-urban migrant workers and 2676 older rural residents were identified for further analysis.Main outcome measures The probability of 2 weeks outpatient utilisation and inpatient utilisation.Design Coarsened exact matching was used to control the confounding factors between older rural-to-urban migrant workers and their rural counterparts. …”
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Automated classification and detection of multiple pavement distress images based on deep learning by Deru Li, Zhongdong Duan, Xiaoyang Hu, Dongchang Zhang, Yiying Zhang

“…These pictures were captured from 4 asphalt highways of 3 provinces in China. In each pavement distress image, there exists one or more types of distress, including alligator crack, longitudinal crack, block crack, transverse crack, pothole and patch. …”
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Changes in spatial patterns of biomass energy potential from biowaste in China from 2000 to 2020 by Lixia Lang, Lixia Lang, Lixia Lang, Yanbi Chen, Yanbi Chen, Yanbi Chen, Yan Liu, Jianxi Wu, Jianxi Wu, Jianxi Wu, Yongkun Yu, Yongkun Yu, Yongkun Yu, Yan Wang, Yan Wang, Yan Wang, Xingpeng Chen, Xingpeng Chen, Xingpeng Chen, Zilong Zhang, Zilong Zhang, Zilong Zhang, Zilong Zhang

“…In order to ensure the optimal utilization of biomass energy, it is necessary to calculate a country’s biomass energy potential, so as to provide support for the formulation of biomass energy macro policies, especially for the sustainable supply of raw materials.Methods: This study constructs the biomass inventory, including crop straw, livestock manure, forest residues and municipal solid waste, and estimates the potential of the biomass energy supply of 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China from 2000 to 2020. …”
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Prevalence of Eimeria spp. infections and major histocompatibility complex class II DRA diversity in Mongolian Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) by Igori Khatanbaatar, Uranbileg Nyamdolgor, Boldbaatar Chinchuluun, Khandsuren Naranbaatar, Anja Taubert, Carlos R. Hermosilla, Franz Suchentrunk, Felix Knauer, Pamela A. Burger, Gonchigoo Battsetseg

“…This study was performed to determine the prevalence of Eimeria species in camelids from southern part of Mongolia.MethodsA total of 536 fresh camel fecal samples (n = 536) collected from herds located in five different Aimags (provinces) of Mongolia were examined. Eimeria spp. oocysts were isolated using the sugar flotation technique, and after sporulation, oocysts were identified by morphometric evaluation.ResultsWe identified the most common Eimeria species infecting Mongolian Bactrian camels: Eimeria cameli (22.3%), Eimeria rajasthani (37.3%) and Eimeria dromedarii (27.7%). …”
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Digital village construction, human capital and the development of the rural older adult care service industry by Shengyou Liu, Shaopeng Zhu, Zhiping Hou, Zhiping Hou, Changgui Li

“…BackgroundThe advancement of digital villages in China is shaped by the degree of human capital within the rural labor force, which not only restricts the potential of digital village but also influences the impact of digital empowerment on the progression of the rural older adult care service industry.Materials and methodsUsing panel data from 30 Chinese provinces between 2011 and 2020, we created benchmark and threshold regression models to investigate the influence of digital village construction on the development of the rural older adult care service industry and to delineate the threshold effects of human capital on it. …”
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How will the public health committees develop after COVID-19 pandemic in China? Exploration from mixed methods study in Pingshan District, Shenzhen by Xu Shao, Xu Shao, Xiangling Wu

“…During the pandemic, it served as a grassroots self-governance organization and made significant contributions to China's community epidemic prevention and control system. Currently, 24 provinces in China have promoted the establishment of community public health committees.MethodsTo gather data, we conducted semi-structured interviews (n = 48) with the heads of superior departments of public health committees, the heads of public health committees, and the heads of community health centers, exploring aspects such as organizational structure, job responsibilities, and job security. …”
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Construction of a new complete growth reference for urban Chinese children by Wei Wu, JingNan Chen, MinJia Mo, Shuting Si, Ke Huang, RuiMin Chen, Mireguli Maimaiti, ShaoKe Chen, Chunxiu Gong, Min Zhu, ChunLin Wang, Zhe Su, Yan Liang, Hui Yao, HaiYan Wei, RongXiu Zheng, HongWei Du, Yu Yang, FeiHong Luo, Pin Li, LanWei Cui, GuanPing Dong, YunXian Yu, Junfen Fu

“…Methods Using data collected in a large-scale, cross-sectional study (Prevalence and Risk factors for Obesity and Diabetes in Youth (PRODY), 2017–2019), we analyzed 201,098 urban children aged 3 to 18 years from 11 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities that are geographically representative of China. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Capirona (<i>Calycophyllum spruceanum</i> Benth.) from the Peruvian Amazon Revealed by RAPD Markers by Carla L. Saldaña, Johan D. Cancan, Wilbert Cruz, Mirian Y. Correa, Miriam Ramos, Eloy Cuellar, Carlos I. Arbizu

“…We here used 10 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers to analyze the genetic diversity and population structure of 59 samples of capirona that were sampled from four provinces located in the eastern region of the Peruvian amazon. …”
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Protozoan and Rickettsial Pathogens in Ticks Collected from Infested Cattle from Turkey by Shengwei Ji, Onur Ceylan, Zhuowei Ma, Eloiza May Galon, Iqra Zafar, Hang Li, Yae Hasegawa, Mutlu Sevinc, Tatsunori Masatani, Aiko Iguchi, Osamu Kawase, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Masahito Asada, Ferda Sevinc, Xuenan Xuan

“…This study aimed to investigate the presence and perform molecular characterization of <i>Babesia</i> sp., <i>Theileria</i> sp., <i>Anaplasma</i> sp., <i>Ehrlichia</i> sp., and <i>Rickettsia</i> sp. in tick species collected from cattle in five provinces of Turkey. A total of 277 adult ticks (males and females) were collected. …”
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Association Between Tobacco Smoking and Dental Caries in the Indonesian Population: Results of a National Study in 2018 by Lelly Andayasari, Rofingatul Mubasyiroh, Iin Nurlinawati, Irna Sufiawati

“…The study population included 35 391 Indonesians aged ≥10 years from all 34 provinces. The decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index was used to measure dental caries. …”
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Urgency for Kidney Palliative Care in Chinese Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Shuo Zhang, Wenbo Zhu, Jinghua Xia, Ying Zheng, Xuemei Li, Limeng Chen, Xiaohong Ning, Yan Qin

“…Results: Responses were received from medical staff in 28 provinces and 657 questionnaires were analyzed. Among the participants, 53.1% (349/657) were doctors, and only 4.3% claimed to be confident in providing PC to patients on HD. …”
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Association Between First Post-operative Day Urine Output Following Kidney Transplantation and Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Steven A. Morrison, Aran Thanamayooran, Karthik Tennankore, Amanda J. Vinson

“…Patients: Patients from the 4 Atlantic Canadian provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island) who received a live or deceased donor kidney transplant from 2006 through 2019 through the multiorgan transplant program at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEII) hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. …”
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Impact of adaptive water-saving and phaseout strategies on water withdrawal in China's coal-fired power industry under carbon constraints by Bingxuan Wang, Jianyun Zhang, Xiaojun Wang, Xu Zhang, Zhiqiang Liu, Manting Shang

“…Under strict carbon emissions constraints, adopting the phaseout strategy with guaranteed lifetime results in relatively higher water withdrawal for coal-fired power generation, and the variations in coal-fired power plants configuration across provinces lead to different responses in water withdrawal changes when facing the same unit retirement strategy.…”
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Barriers for Wheelchair-User Disabled People to Participate in Leisure Physical Activities in Southeast of Iran by Mohammad PourRanjbar, Loghman Keshavarz, Esmail Sharifian, Abolfazl Farahani

“…Methods: In functional survey, the statistical population contained all of the wheelchair-user people of southeast provinces of Iran and the sample was 370 that were chosen via stratified random sampling method. …”
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Comparative study on epidemiological and etiological characteristics of patients with acute diarrhea with febrile or non-febrile symptoms in China by Tao Wang, Gang Wang, Chun-Xi Shan, Yan-Qun Sun, Xiang Ren, Lin-Jie Yu, Yi-Fei Wang, Sheng-Hong Lin, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Hao Li, Cui-Hong Zhang, Meng-Jie Geng, Wei-Zhong Yang, Li-Ping Wang, Wei Liu, Li-Qun Fang

“…Methods A nationwide surveillance study of acute diarrheal patients of all ages was conducted in 217 sentinel hospitals from 31 provinces (autonomous regions or municipalities) in China between 2011 and 2020. …”
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The Impact of Collective Forestland Tenure Reform on Rural Household Income: The Background of Rural Households’ Divergence by Jian Wei, Hui Xiao, Can Liu, Xiaotao Huang, Dahong Zhang

“…Based on the survey data of 1276 rural households in 18 counties in 9 provinces, we construct a theoretical analysis framework of the impact of collective forestland tenure reform on household income from the perspective of rural household differentiation and elucidate the mechanism of the effect of collective forestland tenure reform on household income in the context of the rural household differentiation. …”
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Local chronicles reveal the effect of anthropogenic and climatic impacts on local extinctions of Chinese pangolins (Manis pentadactyla) in mainland China by Haiyang Gao, Hongliang Dou, Shichao Wei, Song Sun, Yulin Zhang, Yan Hua

“…Approximately 28.10% of extant Chinese pangolins populations are confronted with a notable extinction risk (0.37 ≤ extinction probability≤0.93), specifically those in Southeast China, including Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Hunan and Fujian Provinces. To rescue this critically endangered species, we suggest strengthening field investigations, identifying the exact distribution range and population density of Chinese pangolins and further optimizing the network of nature reserves to improve conservation coverage on the landscape scale and alleviate human interference. …”
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Exploring the Linkages Between Different Types of Drought and Their Impacts on Crop Production in Kyrgyzstan by Sheng Chang, Erkin Isaev, Hong Chen, Bingfang Wu, Nana Yan, Zonghan Ma, Jihua Meng

“…At the same time, VHIacc(May&#x2013;Sep.), SMCIr(0&#x2013;40 cm)_May&#x2013;Sep., and SPI5_Aug. have different contributions to crop yield variations, and these are also differences in their impacts on different crops and provinces. The synergistic effect of the three types of drought may significantly improve crop yield prediction in Kyrgyzstan in future studies. …”
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A Fuzzy AHP Approach to Assess Flood Hazard for Area of Bang Rakam Model 60 Project in Yom River Basin, Northern Thailand by Aphittha Yodying, Nattapon Mahavik, Sarintip Tantanee, Charatdao Kongmuang, Agbesi Kwadzo Keteku, Polpreecha Chidburee, Kamonchat Seejata, Sasithon Chatsudarat

“… The Thai government developed the “Bang Rakam Model 60” to solve flood issues in low-lying areas (Phitsanulok and Sukhothai Provinces). In the project, farmers will have to start planting in early April and harvest in July. …”
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Burnout and Well-Being Among Medical Professionals in China: A National Cross-Sectional Study by Ying Xiao, Dong Dong, Dong Dong, Huanyu Zhang, Peipei Chen, Xiangyan Li, Zhuang Tian, Zhicheng Jing, Shuyang Zhang

“…ObjectiveTo determine the profile of Chinese medical professionals with burnout symptoms at the national level and identify the association between capability well-being and burnout.Design and SettingA cross-sectional study in a nonrandom national sample of medical staff from 6 provinces across western, central and eastern China.ParticipantsPhysicians, medical laboratory scientists, nurses, and general practitioners aged 18 years or above who submitted a completed online questionnaire from June 2019 to January 2020 successfully (N = 25,120).Main Outcome MeasuresThe prevalence of burnout symptoms was assessed by the 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS), which consists of three domains: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal achievement (PA). …”
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