Impact of an innovative financing and payment model on tuberculosis patients’ financial burden: is tuberculosis care more affordable for the poor? by Wei-Xi Jiang, Qian Long, Henry Lucas, Di Dong, Jia-Ying Chen, Li Xiang, Qiang Li, Fei Huang, Hong Wang, Chris Elbers, Frank Cobelens, Sheng-Lan Tang

“…Abstract Background In response to the high financial burden of health services facing tuberculosis (TB) patients in China, the China-Gates TB project, Phase II, has implemented a new financing and payment model as an important component of the overall project in three cities in eastern, central and western China. The model focuses on increasing the reimbursement rate for TB patients and reforming provider payment methods by replacing fee-for-service with a case-based payment approach. …”
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Acellular embryoid body and hydroxybutyl chitosan composite hydrogels promote M2 macrophage polarization and accelerate diabetic cutaneous wound healing by Yue Zhang, Zheng-Hong Chen, Kun Zhao, Yu-Dong Mu, Kun-Long Li, Zhi-Min Yuan, Zhi-Gang Liu, Le Han, Wei-Dong Lü

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Caries Risk Assessment and Dental Referral by Paediatric Primary Care Physicians in Sichuan Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wang Q, Qu X, Houser SH, Zhang Y, Tian M, Zhang Q, Zhang W

“…In addition to the above associators, a higher rate of dental referrals for high caries-risk children was associated with having a dental department in the same work institute (aOR: 1.72, 95% CI: [1.09, 2.70] and having more confidence in their dental knowledge (aOR: 1.29, 95% CI: [1.04, 1.61]).Conclusion: Paediatric PCPs commonly implement dental screening but perform fewer CRAs and dental referrals for high caries-risk children during systematic health management in western China. To increase CRA activities and dental referral by paediatric PCPs, health policymakers could encourage interdisciplinary cooperation between dental professionals and paediatric PCPs.Keywords: caries risk assessment, dental referral, paediatric physicians, primary care, China…”
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Hydrocarbon phase limit and conversion process in the deep formation from Qikou Sag of Bohai Bay rift lacustrine basin, China by Yan Liu, Yongjing Tian, Chiyin Yang, Dunqing Xiao, Qianjin Liao, Chen Shen, Yunpeng Fan, Penghai Tang, Xiugang Pu, Wenya Jiang

“…Using these kinetic parameters, the simulated cracking process of the lacustrine oil of Shahejie Formation was far different from that of marine oil from western China under the same geological heating rate (3 °C/Ma). …”
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Population-genomic analyses reveal bottlenecks and asymmetric introgression from Persian into iron walnut during domestication by Ya-Mei Ding, Yu Cao, Wei-Ping Zhang, Jun Chen, Jie Liu, Pan Li, Susanne S. Renner, Da-Yong Zhang, Wei-Ning Bai

“…Abstract Background Persian walnut, Juglans regia, occurs naturally from Greece to western China, while its closest relative, the iron walnut, Juglans sigillata, is endemic in southwest China; both species are cultivated for their nuts and wood. …”
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Influences of Four Kinds of Surfactants on Biodegradations of Tar-Rich Coal in the Ordos Basin by <i>Bacillus bicheniformis</i> by Wensheng Shen, Xiangrong Liu, Chen Shi, Jie Yang, Shunsheng Zhao, Zaiwen Yang, Dan Wang

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Annual cycles of organochlorine pesticide enantiomers in Arctic air suggest changing sources and pathways by T. F. Bidleman, L. M. Jantunen, H. Hung, J. Ma, G. A. Stern, B. Rosenberg, J. Racine

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Risk factors for prolonged air leak after pulmonary surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Quan Zheng, Lingling Ge, Jian Zhou, Yuanjin Zhang, Mengyuan Lyu, Cheng Chen, Tengyong Wang, Lunxu Liu

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Evaluation and Comparison of MODIS Collection 6.1 and Collection 6 Dark Target Aerosol Optical Depth over Mainland China Under Various Conditions Including Spatiotemporal Distribut... by Y. Huang, B. Zhu, X. Zhou, D. Chen, Z. Zhu, T. Zhang, W. Gong, Y. Ji, X. Xia, L. Wang

“…Moreover, the C6.1 DT AOD product was an overall improvement over C6, with greater correlation and lower uncertainty against ground measurements, especially for the North China Plain and Central China, although this was not the case for Western China. The improvement was also seasonal, being distinct in spring but less pronounced in winter, and negatively correlated with the level of air pollution. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of self-treatment behaviour among different elder subgroups in rural China: a cross-sectional study by Wanchun Xu, Zhong Li, Zijing Pan, Ruibo He, Liang Zhang

“…Methods Based on a multi-stage stratified random sampling method, a cross-sectional household survey was conducted among 30 villages in Sinan County, an impoverished county in western China. Data were collected through a household–individual combined questionnaires. …”
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Modeling Alpine Grassland Above Ground Biomass Based on Remote Sensing Data and Machine Learning Algorithm: A Case Study in East of the Tibetan Plateau, China by Baoping Meng, Tiangang Liang, Shuhua Yi, Jianpeng Yin, Xia Cui, Jing Ge, Mengjing Hou, Yanyan Lv, Yi Sun

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Chemical constituents, antibacterial, acaricidal and anti-inflammatory activities of the essential oils from four Rhododendron species by Jian He, Jian He, Xiaofei Shang, Xiaofei Shang, Lixia Dai, Xiaorong Yang, Bing Li, Yanming Wei, Jiyu Zhang, Jiyu Zhang, Hu Pan

“…As the ornamental plants and traditional medicines, Rhododendron przewalskii, R. anthopogonoides, R. thymifolium, and R. capitatum are widely distributed in western China. In this paper, the essential oils from these four species were extracted by supercritical extraction and the components were analyzed using headspace solid phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS), the antibacterial, acaricidal and anti-inflammatory activities were investigated. …”
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The Effectiveness of National Expanded Program on Immunization With Hepatitis A Vaccines in the Chinese Mainland: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis by Bo-Wen Ming, Li Li, Hao-Neng Huang, Jia-Jun Ma, Chen Shi, Xiao-Han Xu, Zhou Yang, Chun-Quan Ou

“…Nationally, the EPI decreased the hepatitis A incidence by 80.77% (excess risk [ER] –80.77%, 95% CI –85.86% to –72.92%) during the study period, guarding an annual average of 28.52 (95% empirical CI [eCI] 27.37-29.00) cases per 100,000 persons among the target children against hepatitis A. Western China saw a more significant effect of the EPI on the decrease in the incidence of hepatitis A among the target children. …”
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Asbestos-Environment Pollution Characteristics and Health-Risk Assessment in Typical Asbestos-Mining Area by Xuwei Li, Yun Chen, Xuzhi Li, Mengjie Wang, Wenyi Xie, Da Ding, Lingya Kong, Dengdeng Jiang, Tao Long, Shaopo Deng

“…Asbestos has been confirmed as a major pollutant in asbestos-mining areas that are located in western China. In general, asbestos-fibre dust will is released into the environment due to the effect of intensive industrial activities and improper environmental management, such that the health of residents in and around mining areas is jeopardised. …”
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Tom70-regulated mitochondrial biogenesis via TFAM improves hypoxia-induced dysfunction of pulmonary vascular endothelial cells and alleviates hypoxic pulmonary hypertension by Lei Ma, Yanxia Wang, Xiaoqian Li, Zefang Wang, Bo Zhang, Ying Luo, Yousheng Wu, Zhichao Li, Wen Niu

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High-expressed ACAT2 predicted the poor prognosis of platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer by Jinfeng Wang, Zhe Yang, Han Bai, Lanbo Zhao, Jing Ji, Yadi Bin, Yu Liu, Siyi Zhang, Huilian Hou, Qiling Li

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The Coupling Coordinated Relationship Between New-type Urbanization, Eco-Environment and its Driving Mechanism: A Case of Guanzhong, China by Liyuan Dong, Juan Shang, Rizwan Ali, Ramiz U Rehman, Ramiz U Rehman

“…At this time, the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration (GZPUA), as the second largest urban agglomeration in western China, has a moderate population density. The high demand and high input of resources for population growth make the regional ecological destruction and environmental pollution more prominent. …”
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Would the ‘real’ observed dataset stand up? A critical examination of eight observed gridded climate datasets for China by Qiaohong Sun, Chiyuan Miao, Qingyun Duan, Dongxian Kong, Aizhong Ye, Zhenhua Di, Wei Gong

“…On a spatial scale, the most significant differences occur in western China for PR and SAT. For PR, the difference between EA and CRU is the largest. …”
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Mesozoic magmatic evolution of the Laiyuan complex: Tracing the crust-mantle and lithosphere-asthenosphere interactions in the central North China Craton by Fei Xue, M. Santosh, M. Santosh, Toshiaki Tsunogae, Fan Yang, Hongbing Tan, Guohui Chen, Chao Li, Yunchou Xu

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Occupational stress and associated factors among general practitioners in China: a national cross-sectional study by Jing Feng, Heng Jiang, Xin Shen, Zihui Lei, Liqing Li, Yi Zhu, Mingye Zhang, Tingting Yang, Xin Meng, Hongkun Di, Wenqi Xia, Zuxun Lu, Yong Gan

“…Data were collected from 3,236 GPs in eastern, central, and western China (response rate, 99.75%) between October 2017 and February 2018 using a structured self-administered questionnaire. …”
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