Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lili Sui, Fei Peng, Siyu Wu
Summary: Border cities in China are crucial for the national opening-up strategy and inter-regional exchange. This study reveals the spatial and temporal characteristics of resilience and proposes targeted coping strategies for three representative sample zones. Findings indicate significant spatial distribution differences in resilience, with higher resilience in Northeast China. Over the past decade, resilience of China's border cities has increased significantly, concentrated in the northeast, northern Xinjiang, and Guangxi Province. Improving urban resilience according to regional characteristics and developmental stages is important.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Geography
Xiaobo Su, Yi Miao
Summary: This article examines the balance between policy experimentation for economic development and border control for national security using the case study of the Chinese border city of Ruili. Ruili has been experimenting with policies to promote cross-border trade, which are implemented through border control. However, these policies have also led to new issues such as smuggling. Border control provides the conditions for border cities to experiment with new policies while enforcing sovereign power against illicit activities.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Huan Li, Min Li, Shiyu Zhang, Zhengmin (Min) Qian, Zilong Zhang, Kai Zhang, Chongjian Wang, Lauren D. Arnold, Stephen Edward McMillin, Shaowei Wu, Fei Tian, Hualiang Lin
Summary: This study found that both low temperature and air pollution are associated with the occurrence of anxiety, and simultaneous exposure to these two factors may have synergistic effects on anxiety. Controlling air pollution and improving cold-warning systems are of great importance.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shanshan Yu, Jia Rui, Xiaoqing Cheng, Zeyu Zhao, Chan Liu, Shengnan Lin, Yuanzhao Zhu, Yao Wang, Jingwen Xu, Meng Yang, Xingchun Liu, Mingzhai Wang, Zhao Lei, Benhua Zhao, Qinglong Zhao, Xuefeng Zhang, Tianmu Chen
Summary: The study classified 24 cities in China according to the occupational composition of hepatitis E patients using a new method and cluster analysis, revealing that the majority of patients are middle-aged or elderly males with farming as their main occupation. Economic developed cities showed high occupational similarity, while cities with large economic disparities exhibited differences in occupational distribution.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Geography
Xiaobo Su, Jinping Song
Summary: This paper explores how the Chinese government governs cross-border trade with Myanmar through a strategy of cooperative control, finding that as the Chinese state cooperates more in facilitating trade, it becomes harder to unilaterally crackdown on smuggling. The study highlights the coordinative and coercive nature of state power in selectively cooperating with other actors to govern trade affairs across the border.
TERRITORY POLITICS GOVERNANCE
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Shasha Wang, Wenfeng Zhan, Huilin Du, Chenguang Wang, Long Li, Sida Jiang, Huyan Fu, Shiqi Miao, Fan Huang
Summary: This study investigates the future thermal comfort analogs of 352 cities in China under different emission scenarios, and reveals significant spatial differentiation and shifts in analogs with time and increased anthropogenic emissions, providing insights into future climate change and heat-related health risks.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Business
Le Wang, Lars Schweizer, Bjoern Michaelis
Summary: The authors found that foreign acquisition experience enhances subsequent cross-border acquisition attempts, especially when the target and bidder companies share similar industrial logic. Cultural distance negatively affects learning transfer, but learning benefits may increase under strong bidder-to-target cultural distance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING MARKETS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Xian Zheng, Xingtao Chen, Ziqing Yuan
Summary: The implementation of home purchase restrictions policy has led to a significant increase in residential land prices in neighboring cities without restrictions, indicating spillover effects between cities. The spillovers of the HPR policy vary with different land uses and sources, demonstrating spatial heterogeneity caused by the policy.
Article
Ecology
Bo Liu, Qingqing Liu, Chenxi Zhu, Zhigang Liu, Zhijun Huang, Mulualem Tigabu, Zongming He, Yuhui Liu, Zhengning Wang
Summary: Seed rain and soil seed bank play important roles in the natural regeneration of native forests. The density of seed bank is significantly higher in mixed plantations, and the number of species in seed rain is highest in mixed plantations as well. The similarity between seed sources and aboveground vegetation composition is relatively low.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yinhua Jiang, Jianqing Zhang
Summary: This paper aims to investigate the impact of launching a cross-border freight railway project on the green innovation intensity of cities. The study analyzes the theoretical impact mechanism of the China Railway Express on cities' green innovation based on its construction and operation. Empirical tests using data from 284 prefecture-level cities in China from 2017 to 2019 reveal that the China Railway Express has both direct negative and indirect positive impacts on green innovation intensity, with its impact coverage radius being 150 km and funnel-shaped. The findings suggest policy implications for mitigating the adverse effects and promoting green innovation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tsz Ho Kwan, Ngai Sze Wong, Eng-Kiong Yeoh, Shui Shan Lee
Summary: This study found that exposure settings play a crucial role in the formation and propagation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission clusters. The first wave of the epidemic was primarily caused by imported cases, while the second wave was mainly constituted by local infections. The second wave had a higher caseload, with patients who were older, asymptomatic, and had higher viral loads.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Shigehisa Akine, Keisuke Nomura, Mizuho Takahashi, Yoko Sakata, Taizo Mori, Waka Nakanishi, Katsuhiko Ariga
Summary: The number of hydrophilic triethylene glycol (TEG) chains and the structure of the hydrophobic pi-extended metallosalen core were found to influence the formation behavior and flexibility of the amphiphilic complexes at the air-water interface.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ngai Sze Wong, Denise Pui Chung Chan, Chin Man Poon, Chin Pok Chan, Leonia Hiu Wan Lau, Eng-Kiong Yeoh, Shui Shan Lee
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the achievability of hepatitis B virus (HBV) elimination in a high endemicity city with universal neonatal vaccination. The results showed that Hong Kong remains at high-intermediate HBV endemicity state, with a moderate level of anti-HBs positivity and very low treatment coverage among HBsAg positive participants, posing challenges for achieving the HBV elimination target.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Infectious Diseases
Ali Elgalib, Richard Lau, Zeyana Al-Habsi, Samir Shah, Bader Al-Rawahi, Ziad A. Memish, Shui Shan Lee, Seif Al-Abri
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Editorial Material
Infectious Diseases
Najmul Haider, Richard Kock, Alimuddin Zumla, Shui Shan Lee
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Esam Azhar, David S. Hui, Brian McCloskey, Sherif A. El-Kafrawy, Avinash Sharma, Markus Maeurer, Shui-Shan Lee, Alimuddin Zumla
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Xinyu Zhuang, Zibin Zhao, Xianzhen Feng, Grace C. Y. Lui, Denise Chan, Shui Shan Lee, I-Ming Hsing
Summary: This study presents a pooling test platform that allows for sample specific detection of multiple samples in a single run. It eliminates the need for retesting and can effectively solve the bottleneck issues in diagnostic pooling testing.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Letter
Infectious Diseases
Denise Pui Chung Chan, Bonnie Chun Kwan Wong, Ka Hing Wong, Chin Man Poon, Chin Pok Chan
JOURNAL OF INFECTION
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tsz Ho Kwan, Denise Pui Chung Chan, Samuel Yeung-shan Wong, Shui Shan Lee
Summary: This study assessed the implementation of a social network-based HIV self-test approach in Hong Kong to reach MSM who had never undergone testing. The findings showed that the method was effective in diffusing HIV self-tests in the MSM community and reaching non-testers. Providing support and the option to choose a preferred type of self-test are crucial for addressing users' individual needs.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Virology
Lok Yan Yim, Ka Shing Lam, Tsz-Yat Luk, Yufei Mo, Xiaofan Lu, Jinlin Wang, Ka-Wai Cheung, Grace Chung Yan Lui, Denise Pui Chung Chan, Bonnie Chun Kwan Wong, Thomas Tsz-Kan Lau, Chiu Bong Ngan, Dongyan Zhou, Yik Chun Wong, Zhiwu Tan, Li Liu, Hao Wu, Tong Zhang, Shui Shan Lee, Zhiwei Chen
Summary: The study reveals that plasma transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) is elevated during acute HIV-1 infection in men who have sex with men (MSM). TGF-beta signaling plays a crucial role in mediating HIV-1 infection of activated and resting memory CD4(+) T cells by upregulating the HIV-1 coreceptor CCR5. TGF-beta also increases CCR7 and CXCR3 expression on memory CD4(+) T cells, potentially promoting viral infection and latency establishment.
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Grace Lui, Ho Sang Leung, Jack Lee, Chun Kwok Wong, Xinxin Li, Mary Ho, Vivian Wong, Timothy Li, Tracy Ho, Yin Yan Chan, Shui Shan Lee, Alex P. W. Lee, Ka Tak Wong, Benny Zee
Summary: A machine-learning-based retinal image analysis, combined with traditional risk factors, can accurately assess the risk of coronary atherosclerosis and obstructive coronary artery disease in people living with HIV. This study highlights the need for better tools to evaluate cardiovascular risk in this population.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Zihao Guo, Shi Zhao, Shui Shan Lee, Chi Tim Hung, Ngai Sze Wong, Tsz Yu Chow, Carrie Ho Kwan Yam, Maggie Haitian Wang, Jingxuan Wang, Ka Chun Chong, Eng Kiong Yeoh
Summary: Timely detection of infectious diseases with superspreading potential is crucial for disease control and preventing future outbreaks. This study developed an estimation framework to track the time-varying risk of superspreading events (SSEs) using COVID-19 data from Hong Kong. The results showed substantial superspreading during the initial phase of the epidemics, but after implementing public health interventions, the risk of SSEs reduced. The study emphasized the importance of estimating the time-varying superspreading potential as a complement to disease transmissibility monitoring.
Article
Biology
Wha-Eum Lee, Sang Woo Park, Daniel M. Weinberger, Donald Olson, Lone Simonsen, Bryan T. Grenfell, Cecile Viboud
Summary: Excess mortality studies provide important information on the health burden of pandemics and other large-scale events. This study separates the direct impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on mortality from the indirect consequences of the pandemic in the United States using time series approaches. The results indicate that the largest consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are due to the direct impact of SARS-CoV-2 infections, but the secondary impacts dominate among younger age groups and in mortality from external causes.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Chin Pok Chan, Tsz Ho Kwan, Ngai Sze Wong, Chin Man Poon, Shui Shan Lee
Summary: With undetectable equals untransmittable, the risk of STI transmission has increased in people living with HIV due to continued engagement in condomless sex. This study analyzed the relationship between STI diagnosis and sex partner-seeking behavior over time in a cohort of MSM attending an HIV specialist clinic in Hong Kong. The results showed a decrease in STI incidence but a rebound in the use of mobile applications for seeking partners, which was associated with higher STI co-infection rates. Risk factors, such as chemsex and casual sex, were shared between frequent partner-seeking behavior and STI diagnosis. The study highlights the importance of integrating STI/behavioral surveillance into HIV care.
ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Correction
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ngai Sze Wong, Denise Pui Chung Chan, Chin Man Poon, Chin Pok Chan, Leonia Hiu Wan Lau, Eng-Kiong Yeoh, Shui Shan Lee
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2023)