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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yinuo Wu, Feng Jiang, Jing Ma, Yi-Lang Tang, Mingxiao Wang, Yuanli Liu
Summary: This study found that close to a third of Chinese doctors working in tertiary hospitals experienced burnout, which is related to the unsafe working environment caused by the deteriorating doctor-patient relationship.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lili Liu, Lena Yao, Ming Dong, Ting Liu, Weina Lai, Xiao Yin, Shanyu Zhou, Lijuan Lv, Lifang Li, Jin Wang, Xiao Jiang, Bhatti Parveen, Jiabin Chen, Xin Sun
Summary: The study found that maternal cadmium exposure during pregnancy may have negative effects on head circumference at birth, weight of male infants, and weight of female infants at three and six months. These effects may persist up to six months of age.
JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lena Jafri, Hafsa Majid, Sibtain Ahmed, Ghazala Naureen, Aysha Habib Khan
Summary: This study investigated the relationships between anthropometry, dietary and caloric intake, body composition measurements, physical activity, and vitamin D status with bone parameters among medical students. The results showed a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, with females exhibiting significantly lower dietary intakes and poorer bone parameters compared to males. Overall body fat and visceral fat were identified as negatively associated determinants of bone strength.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Min Yi, Yanlin Cao, Yujin Zhou, Yuebin Cao, Xueqian Zheng, Jiangjun Wang, Wei Chen, Liangyu Wei, Ke Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between hospital legal constructions and medical disputes, and developed a nomogram to estimate the likelihood of medical disputes. The study found that factors such as gender, professional ranks, length of service, understanding of hospital charters, and construction status of hospital rule of law were significantly associated with medical disputes.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Chan Lu, Dan Norback, Yinping Zhang, Baizhan Li, Zhuohui Zhao, Chen Huang, Xin Zhang, Hua Qian, Yuexia Sun, Jan Sundell, Juan Wang, Wei Liu, Qihong Deng
Summary: The study in China found that a warmer climate and prenatal exposure to NO2 may be associated with an increased onset of eczema in preschool children, while postnatal exposure to PM10 and NO2 may be linked to reduced remission. Factors such as dampness, indoor mould, and cockroaches may increase the onset and decrease the remission of eczema. Prenatal exposure to farm environment and large family size could have a protective effect against eczema.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Astrid N. Zamora, Deborah J. Watkins, Karen E. Peterson, Martha M. Tellez-Rojo, Howard Hu, John D. Meeker, Alejandra Cantoral, Adriana Mercado-Garcia, Erica C. Jansen
Summary: This study found associations between maternal prenatal pesticide exposure and longer sleep duration and later sleep timing among adolescent offspring within a cohort of mother-adolescent pairs. These associations may be specifically related to female offspring.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Yizheng Zou
Summary: While China assists its neighbors in maintaining economic and legitimate security in the South China Sea, it also has maritime disputes with them. China ensures a safe and stable surrounding environment by establishing mutual trust and tacit understanding over security. Although Indonesia needs China's investment in the Belt and Road Initiative, the positions of religious organizations, the military, and the president are not always aligned. However, both sides maintain a high level of military deterrence and diplomacy while avoiding military friction and handling issues in a restrained manner.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Chong Liu, Yang Sun, Vicente Mustieles, Ying-Jun Chen, Li-Li Huang, Yan-Ling Deng, Yi-Xin Wang, Wen-Qing Lu, Carmen Messerlian
Summary: The study found that prenatal exposure to certain disinfection byproducts is associated with reduced fetal abdominal circumference, especially in the first trimester.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Stine A. Holmboe, Louise Scheutz Henriksen, Hanne Frederiksen, Anna-Maria Andersson, Laerke Priskorn, Niels Jorgensen, Anders Juul, Jorma Toppari, Niels E. Skakkebaek, Katharina M. Main
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association between fetal exposure to selected phenols and benzophenones and markers of testicular function in adult men. The results showed that high exposure to BPA and BP-3 was associated with a compensated reduced Leydig cell function but no other changes in markers of reproductive health.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Teresa Durham, Jia Guo, Whitney Cowell, Kylie W. Riley, Shuang Wang, Deliang Tang, Frederica Perera, Julie B. Herbstman
Summary: This study analyzed the association between prenatal PM2.5 exposure and relative leukocyte telomere length (TL) in mothers and newborns. The results showed a negative relationship between prenatal PM2.5 exposure and TL in both mothers and newborns, particularly in the second trimester.
Article
Health Policy & Services
Mengxiao Wang, Gordon Guo-En Liu, Nicholas Bloom, Hanqing Zhao, Thomas Butt, Tianhao Gao, Jiaqi Xu, Xia Jin
Summary: The study found a relationship between improved hospital management quality and decreased medical disputes, lower compensation amounts, and increased patient and staff satisfaction. Therefore, improving hospital management can reduce the costs of lawsuits, minimize harm to patients, and enhance patient-physician relationships.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nic Fleming
Summary: Team science can suffer when junior researchers feel that their career-defining contributions to a paper are being downplayed. Here are some ways to tackle these disputes.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Xiaoxiao Zheng, Yisheng Liu, Ruijiao Sun, Jinzhao Tian, Qi Yu
Summary: Disputes in public-private partnership (PPP) projects are inevitable and can cause significant time and money losses. This paper identifies and assesses the causes of disputes between the public and private sectors in PPP. By analyzing litigation cases and using the DEMATEL method, the study shows that contract repudiation, lack of expertise, and unreasonable risk allocation are the top causes of PPP disputes. Strategies to avoid disputes are proposed to minimize conflicts in PPP projects.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Emily S. Barrett, Matthew Corsetti, Drew Day, Sally W. Thurston, Christine T. Loftus, Catherine J. Karr, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Alicia K. Smith, Roger Smith, Frances A. Tylavsky, Nicole R. Bush, Sheela Sathyanarayana
Summary: Phthalates may disrupt the endocrine pathways in pregnant women, impacting pregnancy outcomes and fetal development. This study found associations between phthalate mixtures and changes in plasma pCRH levels, with differing effects observed among women with gestational diabetes and gestational hypertension.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Area Studies
Wu Jie
Summary: This article explores the establishment of specialty mediation committees by the Chinese government in the 2010s and how mediators address social grievances, using data on medical dispute resolution. Specialization of mediation institutions, politicization measures, and affective and bargaining strategies contribute to a high mediation rate. Various factors, such as timing, potential group petitioning disputes, and disputants' bargaining power, may shape mediators' strategies in the process.
CHINA-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2021)
