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CHAN, KA WAI, and THOMAS A. WYATT. "Quality of Work Life: A Study of Employees in Shanghai, China." Asia Pacific Business Review 13, no. 4 (October 2007): 501–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602380701250681.
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Yan, Bei, Li-Ming Yang, Li-Peng Hao, Chen Yang, Lei Quan, Li-Hong Wang, Zheng Wu, et al. "Determinants of Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Patients in Shanghai, China." PLOS ONE 11, no. 4 (April 15, 2016): e0153714. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153714.
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Wang, J., J. Wang, Y. Cao, S. Jia, and B. Wu. "OLDER RESIDENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN SHANGHAI, CHINA." Innovation in Aging 1, suppl_1 (June 30, 2017): 1355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.4978.
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Poston, Dudley L., and Mei-Yu Yu. "Quality of life, intellectual development and behavioural characteristics of single children in China: evidence from a 1980 survey in Changsha, Hunan Province." Journal of Biosocial Science 17, no. 2 (April 1985): 127–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932000015583.
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SummaryThis paper reports the results of a June 1980 survey of 1069 children in Changsha, Hunan Province. The data have been unavailable previously either in Chinese or in English. In general, they suggest that comparisons of single children with children from multiple-child families in China regarding quality of life, intellectual development, and behavioural traits are similar to comparisons conducted in the United States and other western countries. As in many western studies, single children in China appear to have a better quality of life than children with siblings. Regarding intellectual development, single children in China perform better than those with siblings, a finding which is consonant with the family intactness model of Falbo. Single children in Changsha are little different from ones from multiple-child families on various aspects of behaviour, and are more co-operative and less hostile. These findings are the opposite of those of the Shanghai study, the other major analysis of single children in China; the Shanghai survey indicated that single children were not as well-behaved as those with siblings, a finding that caused some concern among Chinese social scientists. To the extent that the findings of the Changsha study, and not those of the Shanghai study, reflect the situation of single children in China, this could mean that the one-child family planning campaign may not be having a negative impact on children's behaviour.
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Wang, Jing, Junqiao Wang, Yuling Cao, Shoumei Jia, and Bei Wu. "Perceived Empowerment, Social Support, and Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities." Journal of Aging and Health 30, no. 10 (September 3, 2018): 1595–619. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264318795724.
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Objective: This study examines how older residents’ social support and perceived empowerment are associated with their quality of life (QOL) in long-term care (LTC) facilities in Shanghai, China, controlling for their health-related conditions, facility type, and other socio-demographic characteristics. Method: Using a convenient sampling approach, we selected nine LTC facilities in Shanghai, China. We surveyed 515 older residents from these facilities. Results: Older participants in this study rate their QOL, social support, and perceived empowerment as moderate, and these variables are positively associated with their QOL. Older residents who live in government-owned and private-run LTC facilities are more likely to have a higher level of perceived QOL compared with those living in government-run facilities. Discussion: There is an urgent need to increase staff awareness and capacity to empower older residents, and to engage them in their care plan and delivery. LTC facilities could provide more opportunities for older residents’ social networking within and outside LTC facilities. Improvement of older residents’ QOL is critical in the future development of resident-centered care models in LTC facilities.
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Den Hartog, Harry. "Shanghai’s Regenerated Industrial Waterfronts: Urban Lab for Sustainability Transitions?" Urban Planning 6, no. 3 (July 27, 2021): 181–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/up.v6i3.4194.
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In China, Shanghai often serves as a place to introduce and try out new ideas. This is certainly the case with experimental urban planning and design solutions and sustainability transitions. This article identifies and evaluates the role of pilot projects and demonstration zones along the Huangpu River. These clusters and zones are supposed to guide the urban regeneration of the former industrial waterfronts and to accelerate innovative development in Shanghai and the wider Yangtze Delta Region. The Huangpu River as a whole is considered an urban lab and a showcase of ecological civilisation policies, with a strong ‘people oriented’ focus on improving the overall quality and attractiveness of urban life. Following three decades of rapid urban expansion, Shanghai’s urban development model is shifting toward one that emphasizes densification and the reuse of existing elements. The motto of Shanghai’s latest master plan is “Striving for an Excellent Global City.” One of the pathways to realize this expectation is the creation of thematic clusters for creative industries, financial institutes, AI, and technology, media and telecommunication industries. These clusters are high-density investment projects meant to support and accelerate the transformation of Shanghai into a service economy. There are important similarities between these projects in Shanghai and the role of urban labs in theories of sustainability transitions. Drawing on these theories and those of ecological civilization, this article examines how these so-called ‘experimental’ urban megaprojects along the river contribute to Shanghai’s effort to take the lead in developing sustainable urban transitions.
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Wallander, MA, S. Johansson, R. Wang, J. He, X. Yan, XQ Ma, Y. Cao, C. Wu, J. Lu, and Z. Fu. "PGI18 GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE AND HEALTHRELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION OF SHANGHAI, CHINA." Value in Health 10, no. 3 (May 2007): A152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1098-3015(10)69000-6.
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Shou, Juan, Zhaohui Du, Haitang Wang, Limin Ren, Yao Liu, and Shanzhu Zhu. "Quality of life and its contributing factors in an elderly community-dwelling population in Shanghai, China." Psychogeriatrics 18, no. 2 (February 6, 2018): 89–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12288.
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Xia, Juan, Peng Wu, Qinglong Deng, Rui Yan, Renren Yang, Binghui Lv, Jiwei Wang, and Jinming Yu. "Relationship between health literacy and quality of life among cancer survivors in China: a cross-sectional study." BMJ Open 9, no. 12 (December 2019): e028458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028458.
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the association between health literacy (HL) and quality of life (QOL) among cancer survivors in China.DesignCross-sectional study in China.Setting and participantsThis is a cross-sectional observational study of 4589 cancer survivors aged 18 years and older from the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club. Participants were enrolled and completed the questionnaires between May and July 2017.MeasurementHL was assessed by three established screening questions and QOL was evaluated using the simplified Chinese version of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire-Core 30 items. Answers to all questionnaires were collected through face-to-face interviews or through self-administered questionnaires for literate participants. Participants were excluded if they did not answer any one of the HL questions. Baseline characteristics were compared by levels of HL using χ2 test for categorical variables and Wilcoxon rank-sum test for non-normal continuous variables. The item response theory (IRT) was used to evaluate the existing measure of HL. Linear regression and logistic regression models were used to investigate the association between HL and QOL. SAS V.9.4 and MULTILOG V.7.03 were used in the analysis.ResultsThere were 4589 participants included in the study. The calculated results of IRT scale parameters of HL entries indicate that the entries have better discrimination and difficulty. Of the 4589 respondents, 159 (3.5%) had low HL. After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, treatment regimen and years with cancers, for each one-point decrement in HL score the QOL score increased by 2.07 (p<0.001). Cancer survivors with low HL were less likely than those with adequate HL to achieve better QOL. In logistic regression, low HL was independently associated with poor QOL (adjusted OR, 2.81; 95% CI 1.94 to 4.06; p<0.001).ConclusionsLow HL was independently associated with poor QOL among cancer survivors of the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club.
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Wang, R., Y. Zhao, X. He, X. Ma, X. Yan, Y. Sun, W. Liu, Z. Gu, J. Zhao, and J. He. "Impact of hypertension on health-related quality of life in a population-based study in Shanghai, China." Public Health 123, no. 8 (August 2009): 534–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.06.009.
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Wang, Yixin, Jie Shen, and Yan Xu. "Symptoms and quality of life of advanced cancer patients at home: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China." Supportive Care in Cancer 19, no. 6 (April 28, 2010): 789–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-010-0884-z.
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Xia, Cong, Mei Sun, Xinying Li, Chenhao Lu, Xiu Gao, Jun Lu, and Gang Chen. "Health-Related Quality of Life and Related Factors among Primary Caregivers of Children with Disabilities in Shanghai, China: A Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 24 (December 12, 2020): 9299. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249299.
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Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of caregivers of children with disabilities (CWD) is important for both children’s rehabilitation and caregivers’ life, but the corresponding attention is far from enough in mainland China. Thus, we investigated the HRQOL of 170 caregivers and related factors in Shanghai. The 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) was used to measure HRQOL. The potential factors were collected, including child characteristics, caregiver characteristics, and environmental factors. Univariate analysis and multiple linear regression were performed to identify the key factors that could be intervened. Compared with the general population, caregivers of CWD had a slightly higher score on the physical component summary (PCS, 52.57 ± 8.41), but the score of mental component summary (MCS, 31.58 ± 7.72) was extremely low. Caregiver’s illness condition, family size, and household income were significant factors of physical HRQOL. Caregivers with illness and caregivers living in an extended family were associated with higher mental HRQOL. Whereas these two factors had opposite effects on physical HRQOL. This finding indicated poor mental HRQOL among caregivers of CWD in Shanghai and thus requiring urgent attention and intervention. Improving physical fitness, maintaining family integration, and providing financial support should be considered when developing intervention for this population.
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Fang, Wei, Zhaohui Ni, and Jiaqi Qian. "Key Factors for a High-Quality Peritoneal Dialysis Program — the Role of the PD Team and Continuous Quality Improvement." Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 34, no. 2_suppl (June 2014): 35–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3747/pdi.2013.00120.
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The proportion of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) has increased very fast in China over the last decade. Renji Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, is a recognized high-quality PD unit with a high PD utilization rate, excellent patient and technique survival (1-year and 5-year patient survival rate of 93% and 71%, and 1-year and 5-year technique survival of 96% and 82%, respectively), low peritonitis rate and a well-documented good quality of life of the treated patients. We believe that a dedicated and experienced PD team, a structured patient training program, continuous patient support, establishing and utilizing standardized protocols, starting PD with low dialysis dose, monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), and continuous quality improvement (CQI) are the key factors underlying this successful PD program.
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Wang, J. W., Z. T. Cui, H. W. Cui, C. N. Wei, K. Harada, K. Minamoto, K. Ueda, K. N. Ingle, C. G. Zhang, and A. Ueda. "Quality of life associated with perceived stigma and discrimination among the floating population in Shanghai, China: a qualitative study." Health Promotion International 25, no. 4 (June 11, 2010): 394–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daq039.
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Rao, Yingxue, and Deyi Dai. "Creative Class Concentrations in Shanghai, China: What is the Role of Neighborhood Social Tolerance and Life Quality Supportive Conditions?" Social Indicators Research 132, no. 3 (April 30, 2016): 1237–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-016-1347-9.
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Zheng, Zhenhua, Hong Chen, and Junling Gao. "Age Differences in the Influence of Residential Environment and Behavior on the Life Quality of Older Adults: The Transfer from Physical-Environment to Social-Behavior." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 3 (January 21, 2021): 895. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030895.
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With the development of the concept of “ageing-friendly communities”, increasing attention has been paid to the effect of residential environments on the life quality of older adults. However, the logical relationship between residential environment, individual behavior and life quality of older adults has not been clearly revealed. Based on data in Shanghai, China, this study explored the relationships between residential environments and the life quality of older adults in different age groups, and analyzed the mediating role of individual behaviors (neighborhood interaction and outdoor exercise). The findings confirmed that residential environment, neighborhood interactions and outdoor exercise have significant positive effects on the life quality of older adults. Meanwhile, the impact of residential environment on the life quality of older adults is exclusively realized through the mediating role of individual behavior. However, there were significant differences in the model paths among various age groups. With ageing, the positive effects of residential environment on the quality of life gradually weakened, while that of neighborhood interaction gradually improved. The findings prove that the influencing factors on the quality of life of older adults tend to shift from residential environment to neighborhood interaction as the age of residents advances. This knowledge is crucial with regard to the differentiated and accurate design of older communities.
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Xiao, Yi, Tao Zhang, Xiangli Gu, Joonyoung Lee, and Hongying Wang. "The Roles of Individual and Psychosocial Factors in Predicting Quality of Life Among Working Women in Shanghai." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 5 (March 7, 2020): 1751. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051751.
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Working women are at a high risk of suffering from occupational stress and burnout, which can result in reducing Quality of Life (QoL). Guided by the QoL construct and Luban et al.’s conceptual framework, this study aimed to (a) investigate the roles of individual factors (i.e., age) and psychosocial factors (i.e., occupational stress, burnout) on QoL among working women, and (b) examine the age differences among study variables (young versus middle-aged groups). Participants were 375 working women (Mage = 42.06) recruited in Shanghai, China. They completed previously validated questionnaires assessing their occupational stress, burnout (emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy), and QoL (physical health, psychological health, social relationship, and living environment). Confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson product-moment correlation, hierarchical regressions, and factorial multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA) were used to examine the relationships and differences between occupational stress, burnout, and QoL among working women. Correlation and regression analyses indicated that occupational stress and burnout were significantly associated with QoL among these participants. Two one-factor MANOVAs demonstrated that young-aged working women had higher occupational stress and burnout, but lower levels of QoL than middle-aged women. These results suggest that adopting specific coping strategies to reduce or prevent occupational stress and burnout are needed to improve QoL among working women.
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Feng, Yiyi, Chuandi Zhou, Renbing Jia, Yefei Wang, and Xianqun Fan. "Quality of Life (QoL) and Psychosocial Outcomes in Adult Survivors of Unilateral Retinoblastoma (RB) in China." Journal of Ophthalmology 2020 (March 23, 2020): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4384251.
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Purpose. To assess the quality of life (QoL) and the long-term psychosocial outcomes in adult survivors of unilateral retinoblastoma (RB). Methods. This is a cross-sectional study. Enrolment was offered to all adult survivors of unilateral RB who were treated by enucleation and were followed up in the Ninth People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; noncancer healthy adults served as a control group. All participants completed a series of questionnaires consisting of two aspects, QoL and psychosocial status. The psychosocial outcomes included anxiety, depression, fear of cancer, and satisfaction with facial appearance. Results. A total of 66 RB survivors (43.0% male) and 66 healthy adults (33.3% male) were aged 27.94 ± 7.63 and 29.18 ± 8.37 at the time of the study, respectively. Adult RB survivors did not have significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety compared with the control group, and they experienced a relatively good QoL. RB survivors were more likely to worry about their facial appearance (median, 1.59 [inter-quartile range, IQR, 1.27 to 2.16] v median, 0.36 [IQR, 0.09 to 1.18]; p<0.001). Radiotherapy was not the factor affecting satisfaction with facial appearance (β, −0.27 [confidence interval, CI, −0.69 to 0.16]; p=0.214). Females were more likely to be influenced by the disease (mean, 29.59 ± 8.89 v mean, 24.37 ± 6.92; p=0.031) and worry about their appearance (mean, 1.88 ± 0.84 v mean, 1.46 ± 0.77; p=0.041). Conclusions. Unilateral RB survivors are a fairly healthy and resilient group. Most unilateral RB survivors experience a relatively good QoL, and they do not have poorer psychosocial functioning compared with a noncancer sample. Females may need more specific psychosocial care.
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Cristino, J., D. Lee, J. Sun, J. Wan, S. Cotton, J. Jackson, and R. Studer. "PCV125 DIFFERENCES ACROSS HEART FAILURE PATIENTS' CHARACTERISTICS, DISEASE EXPERIENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN SHANGHAI COMPARED WITH REST OF CHINA." Value in Health 22 (November 2019): S564—S565. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2019.09.849.
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Zhang, Yin Hui, and Qin Yan. "Application of Energy-Saving Technology for Public Building Design." Applied Mechanics and Materials 744-746 (March 2015): 2273–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.744-746.2273.
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Energy-saving technology has developed with the rapid development of economy in our country. Experts pay more attention to the construction of green environmental protection of energy conservation and emissions reduction in the process of urbanization. The public building is an important part of architectural design. It promotes social progress and innovation. It is not only saving the resources, alleviating the energy crisis, but also improves people’s life quality for using energy-saving technology in public construction projects. We can improve the overall quality of construction projects and reduce the waste of resources in public construction projects. Based on the case of the cultural center of Shanghai Expo, we analyzed its energy saving technology and summarized the application of energy-saving technology in the design of public buildings in China.
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Xiao, Chao, Qian Shi, and Chen-Jie Gu. "Assessing the Spatial Distribution Pattern of Street Greenery and Its Relationship with Socioeconomic Status and the Built Environment in Shanghai, China." Land 10, no. 8 (August 19, 2021): 871. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10080871.
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Urban greenery is widely acknowledged as a key element for creating livable urban environments and improving residents’ quality of life. However, only a few current studies on the subject of urban greenery focus on a human visual perspective and take street greenery into consideration. Street greenery is an indispensable component of urban vegetation to which residents have a higher frequency of access. Additionally, few studies focused on the disparity of the green view at a micro-level, such as at a county or community level. This study explored the spatial distribution of street greenery and its influential factors using the green view index (GVI) as the main evaluation indicator. Compared to other traditional indicators of greenery, such as the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and accessibility, GVI is recognized as a human-oriented indicator to evaluate the quantity of greenery viewed by human eyes in daily life. The downtown area of Shanghai was chosen as the case study, as it reflects the common phenomenon of street greenery in many megacities globally. In addition, county/jiedao (the same administrative area as county in China) level was selected as the minimum geographical unit to evaluate the disparity of GVI and its influential factors to fill the knowledge gap. We analyzed 233,000 pieces of street-view images from Baidu Map and other correlated data. The results showed (1) the street greenery of 70% of the downtown area of Shanghai is less than the recommended comforFogre visual environment; (2) street greenery is spatially clustered in Huangpu district, Xuhui district, college town, and the Century Park of Shanghai; (3) street-greenery distribution is positively correlated with housing price and street network density, and negatively correlated with the ratio of society vulnerability; however, it is uncorrelated to population density. According to these findings, local municipalities could improve urban planning and design by introducing a more human-oriented green-space policy that improves social equity.
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Hu, Jiahao, Lin Zhu, Jiangjiang He, Dingguo Li, Qi Kang, and Chunlin Jin. "The usage of enzyme replacement treatments, economic burden, and quality of life of patients with four lysosomal storage diseases in Shanghai, China." Intractable & Rare Diseases Research 10, no. 3 (August 31, 2021): 190–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.5582/irdr.2021.01091.
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Ye, Minzhi, Lin Chen, and Lin Gu. "SUCCESSFUL AGING SCALE DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLD-OLD (75+) IN CHINA: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S365. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1331.
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Abstract Thousands of articles have discussed the concept of successful aging, yet no existed scale to measure its components among old-old (age 75+) in urban China. This study used a mixed method to develop a valid scale in Shanghai from July 2016 to Nov 2018. We first conducted 97 semi-structured, in-depth interviews on community-dwelling old-old and listed 70 items based on the findings and previous studies (e.g., Lubben, 1988). Ten multidisciplinary professionals and eight old-old had focus groups to evaluate the content validity of the scale. We used the final 22 items to survey 208 community-dwelling old-old in twelve neighborhoods. The mean age is 81, with 40% females. The principal component analysis showed a 13-item scale representing four domains (self-reliant, aging attitude, self-value expression, and social support), with 0.67 total reliability (Cronbach's Alpha). This study provided a set of quality indicators to evaluate old-old’s life in urban China.
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Cheng, Min, Li Tao, Yuejiao Lian, and Weiwei Huang. "Measuring Spatial Accessibility of Urban Medical Facilities: A Case Study in Changning District of Shanghai in China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18 (September 12, 2021): 9598. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189598.
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Medical facilities help to ensure a higher quality of life and improve social welfare. The spatial accessibility determines the allocation fairness and efficiency of medical facilities. It also provides information about medical services that residents can share. Although critical, scholars often overlooked the level of medical facilities, the composition of integrated transportation networks, and the size of service catchment in the literature on accessibility. This study aims to fill this research gap by considering the integrated transportation network, population scale, travel impedance between medical facilities and residential areas, and the impact of medical facilities’ levels on residents’ medical choices. An improved potential model was constructed to analyze the spatial accessibility of medical facilities in Changning District of Shanghai, China. Interpolation analysis was conducted to reveal the spatial accessibility pattern. Cluster and outlier analysis and Getis-Ord Gi* analysis were applied for the cluster analysis. Results show that the spatial accessibility of medical facilities is quite different in different residential areas of Changning District, Shanghai. Among them, the spatial accessibility of medical facilities is relatively high in Hongqiao subdistrict, Xinjing Town, and part of Xinhua Road subdistrict. In addition, residents have overall better access to secondary hospitals than to primary and tertiary hospitals in the study area. This study provides a spatial decision support system for urban planners and policymakers regarding improving the accessibility of healthcare facilities. It extends the literature on spatial planning of public facilities and could facilitate scientific decision making.
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LI, Tong-Ping, Gu XIAO, and Xiao ZHANG. "An Inquiry into China’s Urbanization Quality in the Era of Urban Society." Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies 08, no. 01 (March 2020): 2050005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s2345748120500050.
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In 2011, China entered into an era of urban society with a majority of urban population. It is a miracle in human history and a momentous change in Chinese society. Under this context, this paper establishes an index system to measure the quality of urbanization, including the rate of household registered population and deviation of urbanization based on the three aspects of urban development, residents’ life and urban–rural integration and the five dimensions of population, economy, space, society and urban–rural coordination. The entropy method and inter-provincial panel data in 2011–2017 are used to conduct empirical analysis on the quality of urbanization of China and its evolution in this period. It is found that although urbanization quality has been improved significantly and regional disparities have been alleviated slightly after entering the urban society, the overall pattern has not changed. Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai as well as the eastern provinces including Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong are among the top, while the northeastern region continues to decline and the western inland provinces are still left behind. The most pressing task is to promote high-quality urbanization. With people as the core and “market” as the support, efforts should be made to improve social construction and urban–rural coordination, narrow the gap between the rate of household registered population and the rate of permanent urban population, promote the new urbanization focusing on quality and finally, build a high-quality modern urban society.
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Gong, Yu, Tao Zhou, Youcai Zhao, and Bin Xu. "Characterization and Risk Assessment of Particulate Matter and Volatile Organic Compounds in Metro Carriage in Shanghai, China." Atmosphere 10, no. 6 (June 1, 2019): 302. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos10060302.
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Air quality in transportation microenvironment has received widespread attention. In this study, the exposure levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter that have a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) in Shanghai metro system were measured simultaneously, and their risks to human health under different driving conditions were then assessed. The results showed that VOCs, PM2.5 concentrations and life cancer risk (LCR) of four VOCs (benzene, formaldehyde, ethylbenzene, and acetaldehyde) in the old metro carriages were about 3 times, 3 times and 2 times higher than those in the new metro carriages, respectively. This difference can be ascribed to the fact that air filtration system in the new metro trains is significantly improved. The VOC levels, PM2.5 concentrations and LCR of VOCs on the above-ground track were slightly higher than those on the underground track. This is due to less outdoor polluted air entering into the carriage on the underground track. Number of passengers also had an effect on VOCs and PM2.5 concentrations in metro carriages. Additionally, the LCR of VOCs inside metro trains should not be ignored (7.69 × 10−6~1.47 × 10−5), especially inside old metro trains with the old ventilation system.
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Qin, Jing, Ci Song, Mingdi Tang, Youyin Zhang, and Jinwei Wang. "Exploring the Spatial Characteristics of Inbound Tourist Flows in China Using Geotagged Photos." Sustainability 11, no. 20 (October 20, 2019): 5822. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205822.
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As important modern tourist destinations, cities play a critical role in developing agglomerated tourism elements and promoting urban life quality. An in-depth exploration of tourist flow patterns between destination cities can reflect the dynamic trends of the inbound tourist market. This is significant for the development of tourism markets and innovation in tourism products. To this end, photos with geographical and corresponding metadata covering the entire country from 2011 to 2017 are used to explore the spatial characteristics of China’s inbound tourist flow, the spatial patterns of tourist movement, and the tourist destination cities group based on data mining techniques, including the Markov chain, a frequent-pattern-mining algorithm, and a community detection algorithm. Our findings show that: (1) the strongest flow of inbound tourists is between Beijing and Shanghai. These two cities, along with Xi’an and Guiling, form a “double-triangle” framework, (2) the travel between emerging destination cities in Central and Western China have gradually become frequently selected itineraries, and, (3) based on the flow intensity, inbound tourist destination cities can be divided into nine groups. This study provides a valuable reference for the development of China’s inbound tourism market.
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Tang, Zhijia, Xinying Jiang, Lan Hong, Zhen Feng, Qingfeng He, Jing Yuan, and Xiaoqiang Xiang. "Validation of the Simplified Chinese Version of the Brief Diabetes Quality of Life (DQoL) Questionnaire Based on a Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 23 (November 26, 2020): 8792. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238792.
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(1) Objective: To assess the reliability and validity of the simplified Chinese version of the brief Diabetes Quality of Life (DQoL) questionnaire in measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional validation study including 277 patients was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Shanghai, China during April–May, 2018. The English brief DQoL was forward and back-translated into simplified Chinese. The expert interview, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and Spearman correlation with the 5-level version of EuroQoL-5 (EQ-5D-5L) were employed to establish its validity. The internal reliability was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha. Participants were also stratified into subgroups to evaluate if the Chinese brief DQoL had more test effectiveness in a specific subpopulation. (3) Results: No items were removed from the original English brief DQoL based on the results of factor analysis and expert interview. The Spearman coefficient revealed a low-moderate inverse correlation between DQoL and EQ-5D-5L index and visual analogue scale (VAS), respectively (ρ1 = −0.364, p < 0.0001; ρ2 = −0.514, p < 0.0001). The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the final scale was 0.731. (4) Conclusions: The simplified Chinese version of the brief DQoL questionnaire showed reasonable reliability and validity, suggesting its potential appropriateness for evaluating quality of life in Chinese T2D patients. More future efforts should be made to generalize the application of the findings.
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Wang, Fangping, and Fei Su. "Comparison of the risk perception and warning response to air pollution on an individual level in China." E3S Web of Conferences 252 (2021): 03063. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125203063.
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Individual responses to China’s heavy air pollution early warning are poorly understood. This knowledge gap has hampered the evaluation and improvement of the early warning system in providing the targeted populations with effective protection guidance. In order to explore the public’s response to air pollution warning, field survey were conducted in three major cities of China in 2016. The results indicated that different levels of air pollution warnings were correctly understood in these three cities, but the warning response rate was low. Significant differences in the public’s risk perception were demonstrated. Public perception of the health impacts of air pollution (HEP) and knowledge of the warning index (AQI) were significantly higher in Beijing than in Shenzhen. The public perception of the pollution level (DEVIATION) was equal in Beijing and Shenzhen, but higher than that in Shanghai. Gender, education, and risk perception were crucial factors influencing the public’s willingness to respond to warnings. Early warning policymakers can use this research to optimize the design and dissemination of early warning information to improve the public’s health and quality of life in cities with air pollution.
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Wu, Wendong, Fang He, Taozhi Zhuang, and Yuan Yi. "Stakeholder Analysis and Social Network Analysis in the Decision-Making of Industrial Land Redevelopment in China: The Case of Shanghai." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 24 (December 9, 2020): 9206. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249206.
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Currently, many large Chinese cities have entered the postindustrial era, leaving a large amount of vacant, inefficiently utilized industrial land and buildings in the inner cities. Industrial land redevelopment (ILR) can benefit cities in multiple ways, such as by increasing urban public space, improving the quality of life of citizens, and improving the environment, and is considered an effective approach to enhance people’s wellbeing. However, large-scale ILR projects often raise a series of social issues in practice, such as injustice and inequality. To address complex urban issues, ILR requires multifaceted, coordinated, and comprehensive strategies involving multitudinous stakeholders. A profound understanding of diverse stakeholders in the decision-making of ILR is a vital step in enhancing the sustainability of ILR. The aim of this paper is to use Shanghai as a case study to understand the diverse stakeholders and their participation during the decision-making of ILR in China. Interviews and questionnaires were used to collect data. Stakeholder analysis (SA) and social network analysis (SNA) were used as complementary research methodologies in this paper. First, stakeholders who participated in the decision-making of ILR were identified. Then, the characteristics of various stakeholders, including power, interests, and knowledge, were analyzed. Following this, the interactive relationships among stakeholders were explored, and their network structure was examined. Finally, policy recommendations were presented regarding stakeholder participation problems in the decision-making of ILR in China.
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Yang, Lixin. "Future investment value of China’s listed life insurance companies’ H shares from the perspective of secondary market." E3S Web of Conferences 218 (2020): 04012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202021804012.
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China’s life insurance industry has just started in the 1990s after the reform and opening up, and its development experience is obviously insufficient, and it has not gone through a very complete life insurance development cycle. No matter from the actuarial technology, the professional level of the agent, the popularization time of the agent system, or the management experience, it is far from the developed areas of the world’s life insurance industry. In addition, many professional investors are worried about the future prospects of China’s life insurance industry because of the long-term existence of a low interest rate environment. However, after reading detailed materials (research papers, books, reviews, etc.), the final conclusion of this report is different from that of other too cautious investors . This report holds that: the current situation and prospect of China’s life insurance H shares meet the conditions of Davis double-click, and the main investors in the secondary market will encounter a unique opportunity to obtain excess returns by investing in domestic insurance H shares. On the level of objective factors, we analyze from the following four aspects: (I) the potential demand for life insurance in China will continue to increase significantly in the future; (II) most of the representative life insurance companies in China have low valuations; (III) the possible style switching in China’s secondary market is conducive to the rise of blue chips such as life insurance companies; (IV) from the long-term perspective of history, the insurance index has significantly outperformed the Shanghai Composite Index, which represents the market. In terms of subjective factors, we consider them from the following four perspectives: (I) the development and problems of life insurance industry in Japan and Taiwan; (II) on the liability side, China’s life insurance industry vigorously develops new products with high business value, so as to resist the impact of low interest rates; (III) the diversification of asset allocation at the investment end of China’s life insurance industry can make the profit of life insurance industry not limited by the interest rate; (IV) the change of service quality at the supply side is conducive to the life insurance companies to tap the potential market demand in China.
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Wu, Yuping. "Preface." Pure and Applied Chemistry 80, no. 11 (January 1, 2008): iv. http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac20088011iv.
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Novelty and creativity make life more beautiful and enjoyable! As a result, the International Symposium on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS) was initiated in 2005 [1]. This is the 3rd serial symposium (NMS-III) together with the 17th International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP-XVII), which was organized by Fudan University in Shanghai 17-21 October 2007. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Shanghai Society of Chemistry and Chemical Industry,and the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB209700) provided valuable financial support.The symposium was carried out under the auspices of IUPAC.The main objectives of the symposium were to present state-of-the-art preparation of novel materials, and to discuss their performance and application potentials. The wide scope of the symposium provided a valuable multidisciplinary academic exchange on new ideas and the latest findings for the scientific community. At the same time, the forum gave young scientists the opportunity to meet with the international authorities in their specialized areas and to quickly increase their knowledge. The symposium also opened other doors for the participants to learn something more about Fudan University, Shanghai, and China.The symposium was joined by 212 overseas participants from 34 countries and areas and some local distinguished delegates. The scientific program comprised 206 lectures and 90 posters, including one plenary lecture and one public lecture delivered by Prof. J. M. Lehn from France, the 1987 Nobel laureate in chemistry. Detailed, active, and lively discussions were covered by the following five themes:- innovative catalytic and other synthetic methods, including chiral and asymmetrical synthesis- innovative polymer materials, including supramolecular (supermolecular, dynamers), conducting, semiconducting, optoelecronic, and biobased polymers, their properties, and characteristics- innovative energy materials, including fuel cells, solar cells, lithium batteries, Ni-MH batteries, and supercapacitors- innovative nanomaterials and their preparation, characteristics, and applications- other novel materials, including drugs, perfumes, agricultural chemicals, electrical materials, photosensitive materials, displaying materials, and fine ceramics and their preparationThe program emphasized that novel materials and their preparation are dynamic research areas that are attracting growing interest from researchers, engineers, industries, and policy-makers. Furthermore, novel materials continue to find applications that serve the needs and interests of producers and consumers. Among these, energy and nanotechnologies are two urgent and important themes. A selection of 23 papers based on specially invited presentations to NMS-III/FCFP-XVII is published in this issue to demonstrate the quality and scope of the two themes of this symposium.During the symposium, the role and contributions of this academic platform to novel materialsand their synthesis are well realized by the participants and sponsors. Holding this symposium inOctober of every odd year in Shanghai is strongly recommended by the advisory board and adopted bythe organization committee.Yuping WuConference editor1. Y. P. Wu. Pure Appl. Chem.78, iii (2006).
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Zhang, Xueyong, Yuanyuan Hu, Shengyuan Geng, Qianyong Hu, and Huanbao Wang. "Research on Noise Reduction Scheme of Heat Pump Unit in a Square." Journal of Chemistry 2020 (March 9, 2020): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1237034.
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Heat pump unit is a host device located in the central air-conditioning terminal, providing cold and hot water. Heat pump unit has the advantages of energy saving, environmental protection, easy maintenance, and so on. It is adopted to solve the problems of refrigeration and heating in ventilation and air conditioning from many engineering projects in China. When the equipment is turned on, however, the high noise generated by the heat pump unit has a very negative impact on the life and work of the surrounding residents. Therefore, noise reduction is needed to improve the environment quality. In this paper, the noise of the air-cooled heat pump unit of the square area in Shanghai was detected, the noise source was analyzed, and the corresponding noise reduction scheme was proposed. After the completion of the scheme, measurements indicate that A-weighted sound pressure level is less than or equal to 60 dB (A) during the day and less than or equal to 50 dB (A) at night, which meets the relevant national noise limit emission standards and conforms to the second-class quality standard of the acoustic environment.
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He, Yaping, Hong Jian, Meiqiong Yan, Jingfen Zhu, Guohong Li, Vivian W. Q. Lou, and Jieling Chen. "Coping, mood and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study in Chinese patients with advanced lung cancer." BMJ Open 9, no. 5 (May 2019): e023672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023672.
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ObjectivesThe ways patients cope with advanced cancer can influence their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aims to examine the mediating role of positive and negative mood in the relationship between coping and HRQoL in patients with advanced lung cancer.MethodsA consecutive sample of 261 patients (mean age: 59.99±9.53) diagnosed with stage III or IV lung cancer was recruited from the inpatient unit in a hospital that specialises in chest-related disease in Shanghai, China. Participants completed measurements including Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and 5-level EuroQol 5-dimension instrument.ResultsAlthough the total effects of confrontation on HRQoL were not significant, competing indirect effects via mood were identified: (1) positive indirect effects through positive mood were found for confrontation on mobility, usual activities, pain/discomfort and overall utility index (indirect effect=0.01, 95% CI 0.003 to 0.03); (2) negative indirect effects through negative mood were found for confrontation on mobility, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression and overall utility index (indirect effect=−0.01, 95% CI −0.03 to −0.001). Resigned acceptance was negatively associated with HRQoL, and indirect effects via mood were identified: (1) negative indirect effects through positive mood were found for resigned acceptance on mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and overall utility index (indirect effect=−0.01, 95% CI −0.03 to −0.003); (2) negative indirect effects through negative mood were found for resigned acceptance on domains of HRQoL and overall utility index (indirect effect=−0.04, 95% CI −0.06 to −0.02).ConclusionsConfronting advanced lung cancer can fuel ambivalent emotional experiences. Nevertheless, accepting the illness in a resigned way can be maladaptive for health outcomes. The findings suggest interventions that facilitate adaptive coping, reduce negative mood and enhance positive mood, as this could help to improve or maintain HRQoL in patients with advanced lung cancer.
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Zhang, Peng, Jing Gao, Yanmei Wang, Qiao Sun, and Xiaoming Sun. "Effect of chronic disease self‐management program on the quality of life of HIV‐infected men who have sex with men: An empirical study in Shanghai, China." International Journal of Health Planning and Management 34, no. 3 (July 2019): 1055–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2874.
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Zhang, Menglei, Limei Chen, Xuyin Zhang, Jingxin Ding, and Keqin Hua. "A Comparative Study of Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy and Conventional Open Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for Treating Vulvar Cancer." International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer 27, no. 9 (November 2017): 1983–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/igc.0000000000001100.
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ObjectiveThis study aims to compare the complications, oncological outcomes, cosmetic satisfaction, and quality of life experienced by women with vulvar cancer undergoing video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy (VEIL) versus conventional open inguinal lymphadenectomy (COIL).Patients and MethodsForty-eight consecutive patients with vulvar cancer who underwent COIL (n = 27) or VEIL (n = 21) at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China between 2003 and 2016 were included in this retrospective cohort study. The perioperative data, postoperative complications, oncological outcomes, cosmetic satisfaction, and quality of life of the COIL and VEIL groups were compared.ResultsTwenty patients (74.1%) in the COIL group and 19 patients (90.5%) in the VEIL group returned for follow-up after the operation. The median follow-up time was 73 months (8–162 months) for the COIL group and 28 months (8–58 months) for the VEIL group. The inguinal lymph node yield in the VEIL group was comparable with that in the COIL group (15 ± 5 vs 18 ± 6,P= 0.058). The VEIL and COIL groups had a similar 2-year recurrence rate (10.5% vs 10%,P= 0.957) and 2-year disease-specific survival rate (95.5% vs 93.3%,P= 0.724). The wound complication rate was significantly lower in the VEIL group than the COIL group (4.8% vs 55.6%,P= 0.000). The VEIL group had higher body image scores (16.27 ± 1.20 vs 13.16 ± 0.87,P< 0.0001) and cosmetic scores (20.13 ± 0.98 vs 16.92 ± 0.72,P< 0.0001) than the COIL group. The patients in the VEIL group had higher life quality scores on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—Vulvar questionnaire than those in the COIL group (165.9 ± 6.3 vs 160.5 ± 6.0,P= 0.026).ConclusionsCompared with COIL, VEIL can effectively reduce postoperative wound complications and improve patients' cosmetic satisfaction and life quality without compromising therapeutic efficacy. Hence, we believe that VEIL is a good alternative to COIL for vulvar cancer patients when surgical expertise is available.
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Wang, Zi Jia. "The World Expo in 2010 by Chinese Building Development Prospects." Applied Mechanics and Materials 201-202 (October 2012): 924–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.201-202.924.
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2010 Shanghai World Expo will be "Better City, to make life better" as the theme, which includes five sub-themes: urban and economic development of the relationship between、cities and sustainable development of relations, urban and rural interaction between, urban and high-tech development of relations, urban and multicultural development. Its meaning is to require more livable environment, better quality of life, this is the dream of mankind in the new century. This article focuses on people-centered concept, a true understanding of human hope and desire of the prospects for urban development. Learn from the World Expo, looking back at the Chinese architectural development, we will find that China is its unprecedented pace of development and the influence and role in the world political economy and international affairs, deeply attracted worldwide attention. Only adapt to the needs of the Chinese social and economic development, according to China's development resources and environmental conditions in order to build green, ecological architecture, Chinese architecture may go down the road of sustainable development. Thus clear, Expo will not only bring a new concept of the Chinese people for building development, and also sublimation of the peace and development, mutual promotion and common progress, this is based on the eternal theme of the whole world.
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Wu, Yuping. "Preface." Pure and Applied Chemistry 78, no. 10 (January 1, 2006): iv. http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac20067810iv.
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It is well known that chemistry plays a key role in societal upliftment. The pursuit of improved quality of life for present and future generations provides the impetus to bring innovative chemistry to bear upon the creation and development of novel materials. Thus, it was deemed fitting and timely to launch a new initiative as the 1st International Symposium on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS-1), which was held jointly with the 15th International Symposium on Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP-XV). This event was organized in Shanghai on 17-20 October 2005 by Fudan University to celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and the Shanghai Society of Chemistry and Chemical Industry provided valuable support. The Symposium was carried out under the auspices of IUPAC.The main objectives of the Symposium were to present state-of-the-art synthesis and preparation of novel materials, and to discuss their performance and applications potential. The breadth of these themes offered scope to disseminate novel ideas and findings within a multidisciplinary scientific community. At the same time, the event provided a forum for the exchange of updated knowledge and experience in the research and development communities, and with authorities and industry, as well as giving newcomers the opportunity to meet with international authorities in specialized fields. Finally, it was hoped that visitors would use the occasion to learn something about Fudan University, Shanghai, and China.The Symposium was attended by 188 delegates from 29 countries and areas. Among them, 117 were from overseas. The scientific program comprised 116 lectures and 35 posters, and was characterized by detailed and lively discussion of the four main themes:- innovative catalytic and other synthetic methods, including chiral and asymmetrical synthesis- innovative polymer materials, including conducting, semiconducting, opto-electronic, and biobased polymers, their properties, and characteristics- energy materials, including fuel cells, solar cells, lithium batteries, and supercapacitors- other novel materials, including drugs, perfumes, agricultural chemicals, electrical materials, photosensitive materials, displaying materials, and fine ceramics and their preparationThe program served to emphasize that novel materials and their synthesis are dynamic research areas that are attracting growing interest from researchers, engineers, industries, and governments. Furthermore, novel materials continue to find applications that serve the needs and interests of consumers. A selection of eight papers based upon invited presentations to FCFP-15/NMS-1 is published in this issue, and demonstrates the quality and scope of the Symposium themes.During the Symposium, it was recognized that it would be highly desirable to provide an ongoingforum for scientific exchange in this important field, and it was recommended that it should be continuedand regularized. Future Symposia in this series will be hosted by Fudan University in Shanghai duringodd years, and will be held in other countries or regions during even years.Yuping WuConference Editor
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Gu, Xiaokun, Lufa Zhang, Siyuan Tao, and Boming Xie. "Spatial Accessibility to Healthcare Services in Metropolitan Suburbs: The Case of Qingpu, Shanghai." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 2 (January 15, 2019): 225. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020225.
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Spatial accessibility is an important factor for planning healthcare services to maintain a quality life for the metropolitan area. The metropolitan suburb is a special area for its location and rapidly changing population during urbanization. Taking Qingpu district, a suburb of Shanghai as a case, this study evaluated the spatial accessibility to healthcare services of 203 villages and neighborhoods based on the Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) method by ArcGIS software. The result shows that the spatial accessibility in the whole district is quite uneven under lower thresholds, and the spatial differences are beyond the traditional zoning of East Qingpu, New City and West Qingpu. The worst accessibility was mainly distributed at the edges of Jinze, Liantang and Zhujiajiao, while the best accessibility was mainly distributed in the New City and the region close around it. The average value of the spatial accessibility in Qingpu is 2.84, with a reach equal under 90 min threshold by bus index of 2.85, or an under 60 min threshold by self-driving index of 2.70. Secondly, the difference shows a new pattern, that is the spatial accessibility could be affected by both the New City and the Central City. Thirdly, the transportation mode, urbanization, the density of road network and bus lines, as well as the number of doctors in each healthcare service would directly affect the spatial accessibility. Lastly, in order to improve the spatial accessibility in metropolitan suburbs, greater effort is needed in increasing the numbers of bus stations and doctors, especially the areas which are farthest from the New City or the Central City, such as Jinze, and Lian Tang town in Qingpu. We acknowledge that the public transportation is vital to the accessibility to healthcare services. We also emphasize that healthcare services should be planned based on the anticipated future trends of population agglomeration. Our results for Shanghai are applicable to other big cities that are experiencing similar rapid urbanization in China, or other developing countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, South America and Africa.
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Mo, Xinyue, Huan Li, Lei Zhang, and Zongxi Qu. "A Novel Air Quality Evaluation Paradigm Based on the Fuzzy Comprehensive Theory." Applied Sciences 10, no. 23 (December 2, 2020): 8619. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10238619.
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Air pollution is a prominent problem all over the world, seriously endangering human life. To protect the environment and human health, timely and accurate air quality evaluations are imperative. Recently, with the increasing focus on air pollution, an evaluation tool that can offer intuitive air quality information is especially needed. Though the Air Quality Index (AQI) has played this role over the years, its intrinsic limitations discussed in this study (sharp boundary, biased evaluation, conservative strategy and incomplete criterion) are gradually apparent, limiting its air quality evaluation capability. Therefore, a novel paradigm, the Air Quality Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation (AQFCE), is proposed. In the preprocessing module, missing and reversal data are handled by a least square piecewise polynomial fitting and linear regression. An improved fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model is adopted to solve the AQI’s above limitations in the evaluation module. The early warning module provides a timely alert and recommendation. To validate the performance of the AQFCE, Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’an in China are selected for case studies, and daily and hourly concentration data of six conventional air pollutants from September 2018 to August 2019 are employed. For daily reports, the AQFCE and AQI have a high consistent rate and correlation coefficient regarding chief pollutants and levels, respectively, while examples show the level of the AQFCE is more reasonable. For hourly reports, AQI has antinomies and cannot reflect actual pollution, but the AQFCE is still effective. Current major pollutants, “weekend and holiday effect” and “peak type” of pollution are also revealed by the AQFCE. Experiment results prove that the AQFCE is accurate under different pollution conditions and an important supplement to the AQI. Furthermore, the AQFCE can provide health guideline for the public and assist the government in making environmental decisions and development policies.
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Duan, Hongxia, Peijun Li, Zhenwei Wang, Haixia Chen, Ting Wang, Weibing Wu, and Xiaodan Liu. "Effect of 12-week pulmonary rehabilitation on cognitive function in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a single-center randomised controlled trial." BMJ Open 10, no. 10 (October 2020): e037307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037307.
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IntroductionCognitive impairment, an important complication in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), seriously affects self-management of the disease and quality of life (QoL). As an exercise-based intervention programme, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)—especially aerobic exercise (mainly mind–body exercise) and resistance exercise (RE)—has been proposed for its potential effectiveness in improving cognitive function. However, there is still a lack of strong evidence for PR’s effectiveness. In this study, we expect to clarify the effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise and elastic band-based RE on cognitive function in patients with COPD and to fill in the relevant evidence blanks.Methods and analysisThis study is a single-centre randomised controlled trial with assessor and data analyst blinding. We will recruit 108 participants with stable COPD starting on 23 December 2019, and randomly allocate them into the pulmonary-based Qigong exercise group, elastic band-based RE group, pulmonary-based Qigong exercise and elastic band-based RE combined group, or control group at a 1:1:1:1 ratio. Participants in intervention groups will perform 30 min of exercise two times per day, 5 days a week, for 12 weeks. The primary outcome will be the global cognitive function as assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and auditory event-related potential P300. Secondary outcomes will include the specific cognitive domains—attention, memory, executive function, verbal fluency and mental-processing speed; psychological functions and QoL. Exploratory outcomes will include grey matter volume and levels of inflammatory mediators. Outcomes will be measured before and after the interventions.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval has been granted by the Ethics Committee of Yue-Yang Integrative Medicine Hospital, an affiliate of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (Grant No. 2019-141). Written informed consent will be obtained from each participant before any procedures are performed. The findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at academic conferences.Trial registration numberChiCTR1900026869; pre-results.
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Chen, Changzhou, Tao Zhang, Xiangli Gu, Joonyoung Lee, Sutang Ren, and Hongying Wang. "Understanding Adolescents’ Need Support, Need Satisfaction, and Health-Related Outcomes: A Self-Determination Health Behavior Perspective." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 1 (December 22, 2019): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010104.
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School physical education (PE) as an important social context can promote adolescents’ physical health and contributes to their mental health. Guided by the self-determination health behavior model, the study aimed to examine a structural mediation model to investigate the relationships among perceived need support from PE teachers, psychological need satisfaction, and adolescents’ health-related outcomes. Participants were 300 adolescents (Mage = 14.48; 50.3% girls) recruited from five middle schools in Shanghai, China. They completed previously validated questionnaires assessing their perceived need support from PE teachers, psychological need satisfaction, leisure time physical activity (LTPA), and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The hypothesized model demonstrated a good fit (χ2/df = 3.4, p < 0.01; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.09; Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) = 0.06; Bentler–Bonett Nonnormed Fit Index (NFI)= 0.92; Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.94; 90% Confidence Interval (CI) [0.07, 0.11]). The findings indicated that three basic psychological needs can be satisfied by perceived need support from PE teachers, and psychological need satisfaction was positively associated with health-related outcomes such as LTPA and HRQOL. In addition, psychological need satisfaction mediated the relationship between perceived need support from PE teachers and health-related outcomes such as LTPA and HRQOL in the present study. The findings supported the theoretical tenets of the self-determination health behavior model and its generalizability among Chinese adolescent students.
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Liu, Mengchuan, Yi-Wen Wang, and Christian Nolf. "Creative Chinese Countryside? Township-Village Enterprises as Incubators." Built Heritage 3, no. 4 (December 2019): 72–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bf03545720.
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AbstractSince the turn of the century, creative industries have displayed considerable power in transforming the social and economic landscapes of most global metropolises, including such Chinese mega-cities as Beijing and Shanghai. However, the story of creative industries does not end there. Recent studies have focused on the role of creative sector in the countryside. It has been argued that the creative sector can effectively contribute to diversifying socio-economic development in rural areas by increasing employment, enhancing the quality of life, and promoting social inclusion and community development. With the aim to chart new paths for China’s rural revitalisation and address the country’s ‘three rural issues’ (i.e. agriculture, rural areas and farmers), this paper examines the potentials and challenges to developing the creative sector in rural China. It first reviews the academic debate about expanding the development of creative industries from urban to rural areas. Drawing on the research and classification of creative industries in rural Western Ireland, this study identifies industries characterised by ‘content creation and production’ and ‘creative design services’, which would have potential in rural China. The major impediments to and crucial factors for developing rural creative industries in China are investigated and appraised within the framework of ‘creative people, creative place, and creative support’. After analysing emerging practices in Jiangsu Province, this paper highlights the potential of abandoned industrial complexes in rural parts of China’s coastal regions, which can act as incubators for creative industries. Those former manufacturing plants are the remains of township-village enterprises (TVEs), which constituted part of China’s flagship policy for rural regeneration in the 1980s. Not only do they have special architectural attributes favourable for creative production, but also represent the socio-economic entity of the village collective and are the carriers of cultural meanings and memories. This paper concludes with a set of recommendations for both public and private sectors. It calls for a more proactive stance from governments to promote the creative sector in rural areas and revitalise rural economies and communities through the reuse or regeneration of former TVEs.
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Jia, Weiping, Puhong Zhang, Nadila Duolikun, Dalong Zhu, Hong Li, Yuqian Bao, Xian Li, and Yu Liu. "Study protocol for the road to hierarchical diabetes management at primary care (ROADMAP) study in China: a cluster randomised controlled trial." BMJ Open 10, no. 1 (January 2020): e032734. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032734.
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IntroductionDiabetes management in primary care remains suboptimal in China, despite its inclusion in the essential public health service (EPHS). We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile health (mHealth) based and three-tiered diabetes management system in diverse Chinese contexts.Methods and analysisThis is a cluster randomised controlled trial, named road to hierarchical diabetes management at primary care (ROADMAP). 19 008 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) were recruited from primary care clinics in 864 communities across 144 counties/districts of 24 provinces. Eligible participants were adult patients diagnosed with T2D and registered for diabetes management in communities. Patients within the same communities (clusters) were randomly allocated into the intervention or control arm for 1 year in a 2:1 ratio. The control arm patients received usual care as EPHS packaged: at least four blood glucose (BG) and blood pressure (BP) tests, and lifestyle and medication instruction, yearly, from primary care providers. The intervention arm patients received at least two BG and one BP tests, monthly, and lifestyle and treatment instruction from a three-tiered contracted team. A mHealth platform,Graded ROADMAP,enabled test results uploading and sharing, and patient referral within the team. The intervention participants will be further divided into basic or intensive intervention group according to whether they were actively using theYour DoctorApp. The primary outcome is the BG control rate with glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)<7.0%. Secondary outcomes include control rates and changes of ABC (HbA1c, BP and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) and fasting BG, hypoglycaemia episodes and health-related quality of life (EuroQol (EQ-5D)).Ethics and disseminationThe trial has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital. Findings on the intervention effectiveness will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations and other relevant mechanisms.Trial registration numberChiCTR-IOC-17011325.
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de Niet, Gerrit. "Effects of G.H.3 on mental symptoms and health-related quality of life among older adults: results of a three-month follow-up study in Shanghai, China1)." Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Evidence Based Practice 14, no. 5 (December 2016): 11–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12468-016-0048-3.
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Shen, Zhixiang, Xiaojun Huang, Samara Mendes de Costa, Zi Chen, Xiaoping Xu, Qiang Wang, and Jie Chen. "Cost-Effectiveness of Imatinib in Comparison with Bone Marrow Transplant in Chronic Phase (CP) Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) in China." Blood 114, no. 22 (November 20, 2009): 2474. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v114.22.2474.2474.
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Abstract Abstract 2474 Poster Board II-451 Background Imatinib is associated with significant long-term survival benefits in CP CML patients versus bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Despite the proven benefits of imatinib and its position in first line treatment of chronic CML in several countries, BMT remains a treatment option in first line treatment of CML China. This modelling study was designed to explore the cost-effectiveness of imatinib in the Chinese setting. Methods A model was built in Microsoft Excel, with quarterly time intervals for overall survival over a 2-year period due to the lack of longer term follow up cost data for BMT. Published survival curves for the Chinese population were not available for either imatinib or BMT; however survival data for both imatinib and BMT from previous published literature were found to be broadly consistent with those reported in an unpublished survival meta-analysis of imatinib and BMT in Chinese population. The overall survival curve for imatinib sourced from the IRIS study (Druker et al 2006) was reconstructed in order to populate the imatinib arm of the model, and transplantation survival curves from Hasford et al (ASH 2008) were used to populate the BMT arm in the model. It was assumed that all patients surviving in each cycle remained in remission. Costs were based on the Chinese payment system. Due to the lack of publicly available cost data in China, a retrospective analysis of patient billings was conducted in 3 top tier hospitals in China (2 in Shanghai and 1 in Beijing) using a paper-based data collection questionnaire, with a target of 60 patients in total. Costs included in the model were: average cost of transplantation (including pre-operative and post-operative care and the transplantation procedure, as well as donor costs), complications associated with BMT and imatinib, quarterly cost of imatinib to the patients, and average quarterly charges for tests and monitoring. Utilities used in the model were sourced from IRIS; the utility for imatinib patients in remission was 0.854. Due to lack of published utility values in BMT patients, it was assumed that transplantation patients in remission would experience the same utility as interferon plus low-dose cytarabine (0.71). The outcomes of the model were total costs of treatment, life years, quality adjusted life years (QALY). A discount rate of 5% was used for costs and 0% for outcomes (utilities and life-years). Results Based on a cohort of 500 patients in each arm, the use of imatinib in CP CML yielded 497 and 971 life years (424 and 829 QALYs) at 1 and 2 years for imatinib vs. 485 and 898 for BMT (345 and 637 QALYs). Incremental life years (QALYs) were 12 (80) and 73 (192) at 1 and 2 years comparing imatinib with BMT. Total costs for imatinib were 73,194,400 RMB and 143,380,400 RMB at 1 and 2 years vs. 134,789,745 RMB and 143,552,071 RMB for BMT. Therefore, the cost savings for imatinib vs. BMT were 61,595,345 RMB and 171,671 RMB at 1 and 2 years. Imatinib is a dominant strategy to BMT (i.e., lower cost and higher efficacy) at 1 and 2 years. The model results were most sensitive to varying costs of BMT and discounting rates. Conclusion The results of the model demonstrate that imatinib is associated with improved overall survival and lower costs compared with BMT for the first 2 years in treating CP CML patients in the Chinese setting. Imatinib should be the first line treatment in CP CML based on both clinical and economic evidence. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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Chen, Xiaoli, Wei Lu, Ying Zheng, Kai Gu, Zhi Chen, Wei Zheng, and Xiao Ou Shu. "Exercise, Tea Consumption, and Depression Among Breast Cancer Survivors." Journal of Clinical Oncology 28, no. 6 (February 20, 2010): 991–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2009.23.0565.
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Purpose To examine the association of lifestyle factors and supplement use with depression among breast cancer survivors. Patients and Methods In a population-based cohort study conducted between April 2002 and December 2006 in Shanghai, China, a total of 1,399 women who were diagnosed with stage 0 to III breast cancer completed 6-month and 18-month postdiagnosis, in-person interviews. Information on sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors were collected through the interviews and through review of medical charts at approximately 6 months postdiagnosis. A metabolic equivalent (MET) score was calculated from reported exercise activities. Quality of life (QOL) was evaluated by the Medical Outcomes Short Form-36 Health Survey at 6 months postdiagnosis. Depressive symptoms were measured by using a 20-item Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression Scale at approximately 18 months postdiagnosis. Results Overall, 26% of women reported depressive symptoms and 13% met the criteria of clinical depression at 18 months postdiagnosis. Women with a higher exercise level (ie, ≥ 8.3 MET h/wk) were less likely to have depression than nonexercisers; the multivariate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were 0.71 (95% CI, 0.47 to 1.07) for mild depression and 0.56 (95% CI, 0.35 to 0.88) for clinical depression in analyses controlled for sociodemographic and clinical factors and baseline QOL. Women who increased their exercise level had lower risk for depression. Regular tea consumption (ie, > 100 g dried tea leaves/mo) was inversely associated with overall depression (OR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.19 to 0.84). No associations were found for dietary intake or supplement use with depression. Conclusion Regular exercise participation and tea consumption may play an important role in the prevention of depression among breast cancer survivors.
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Li, Zeting, and Jiahao Wu. "Research on the design of small interior space." E3S Web of Conferences 308 (2021): 01002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202130801002.
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In such a high population density society as China, especially in developed cities, the real estate market needs a concept of micro-housing. Working people in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai spend very little time at home while working and socializing outside the home every day. High-density population cities need to meet the living needs of as many people as possible in a limited area. If we can solve this problem the demand for houses will decrease and prices will fall. And tiny buildings can also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Statistics show that residential, commercial, and industrial buildings account for 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.) The ecological benefits of micro buildings extend beyond the house itself. Micro buildings not only increase the density of housing, so that more people have a home, but also shorten the time of transportation. After consulting a large number of literatures, this study hopes to summarize the existing literatures and find the best way for micro buildings to meet the needs of more people in high-density population cities. In this study, conclude some interior design methods or techniques to find out how to improve the quality of small space design. We search and review information in three different fields: indoor thermal comfort, human-based furniture, and interior lighting design. The paper presents some techniques including thermal control equipment and a day-light prediction system. Different human-based furniture is divided into various types, we analyse their advantages and disadvantages, leading to the small interior space to find how can they be used to improve human’s feeling. We discuss the possibility that designers enhance people’s life in a big city by using indoor designing ways.
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Wu, Xiaohan, Yongming Xu, and Huijuan Chen. "Study on the Spatial Pattern of an Extreme Heat Event by Remote Sensing: A Case Study of the 2013 Extreme Heat Event in the Yangtze River Delta, China." Sustainability 12, no. 11 (May 28, 2020): 4415. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12114415.
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The intensity and frequency of extreme heat events are increasing globally, which has a great impact on resident health, social life, and ecosystems. Detailed knowledge of the spatial heat pattern during extreme heat events is important for coping with heat disasters. This study aimed to monitor the characteristics of the spatial pattern during the 2013 heat wave in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), China, based on the remote sensing estimated gridded air temperature (Ta). Based on the land surface temperature (Ts), normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), built-up area, and elevation derived from multi-source satellite data, the daily maximum air temperature (Ta_max) during the heat wave was mapped by the random forest (RF) algorithm. Based on the remotely sensed Ta, heat intensity index (HII) was calculated to measure the spatial pattern of heat during this heat wave. Results indicated that most areas in the YRD suffered from extreme heat, and the heat pattern also exhibited obvious spatial heterogeneity. Cities located in the Taihu Plain and the Hangjiahu Plain generally had high HII values. The northern plain in the YRD showed relatively lower HII values, and mountains in the southern YRD showed the lowest HII values. Heat proportion index (HPI) was calculated to qualify the overall heat intensity of each city in the YRD. Wuxi, Changzhou, and Shanghai showed the highest HPI values, indicating that the overall heat intensities in these cities were higher than others. Yancheng, Zhoushan, and Anqing ranked last. This study provides a good reference for understanding the pattern of heat during heat waves in the YRD, which is valuable for heat wave disaster prevention.
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Zhou, S., C. Zhou, L. Yan, Q. Xu, and J. Xu. "Initial safety and efficacy results of erlotinib in previously treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer." Journal of Clinical Oncology 25, no. 18_suppl (June 20, 2007): 18183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.18183.
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18183 Background: Erlotinib is an orally available selective HER1/EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor. In the BR.21 trial, erlotinib significantly improved survival and quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) patients (pts). The study evaluated the initial efficacy and safety of erlotinib in previously treated advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients in Shanghai, China. Methods: Eligibility criteria included stage IIIb/IV or recurrent NSCLC pts who failed from prior chemotherapy, PS = 0–2, weight loss less than 5%, and no urgent symptoms. Pts received oral erlotinib 150 mg po/day until objective or symptomatic progression. Results: 50 pts were enrolled from Oct 1 to Sept 30. Demographics: M 68%/F 32%; median age 55 y [range 28–68]; stage IV 86%; PS 0/1/2:2 (4%)/44 (88%)/4 (8%); adenocarcinoma/non-adenocarcinoma 39 (78%)/11 (22%); smoking status: 26 (52%) /no 24 (48%). The major toxicity was rash: 48 (96%), 10 (20%) of them are grade 3/4; other toxicity included grade 1/2 diahhrea: 5 (10%); grade 1/2 liver dysfunction: 4 (8%); grade 2 leucocytopenia: 2 (4%); grade 1 thrombocytopenia: 1(2%); fatigue and dyspnea. 3 patients discontinued for dyspnea, pneumonitis and fatigue respectively. No pts had pulmonary fibrosis and dose reduction. 47 pts were followed long enough for efficacy evaluation, which indentified 18 (38%) with PR, 21 (45%) with SD, 8 (17%) with PD. Subgroup analysis showed the resposes to erlotinib have no relation with gender, age, smoking status, performance status, histology and stages, however, significant difference existed in the subgroup patients with severe rash and less symptoms such as dyspnea and fatigue ( Table 1 ). Conclusions: Erlotinib is active and well tolerated in patients with advanced NSCLC failed to previously chemotherapy. Preliminary results suggest patients with severe rash, less dyspnea and fatigue are accociated with better response. The study in ongoing. Table 1 Response of erlotinib in advanced treated NSCLC pts. * P values less than 0.05. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.