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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Zhenjie Li, Buda Su, Miaoni Gao, Hui Tao, Shan Jiang, Yu Gong, Yanjun Wang, Jian Zhou, Tong Jiang
Summary: This paper explores the spatial-temporal changes in the future 'evapotranspiration paradox' phenomenon over China and its major river sub-regions. The results show that this paradox phenomenon has existed historically and is expected to intensify in the future under different climate change scenarios. The findings provide a scientific basis for formulating adaptation and mitigation strategies at regional scales.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mei Zhou, Shaoyang Zhao, Zhi Zhao
Summary: This study examines the gender gap in health insurance in China, with a focus on the impact of the UEBMI system and labor market conditions on older women's access to coverage. The research finds that gender differences are more pronounced in older age groups and in lower-education populations, indicating that the employment-based nature of UEBMI creates barriers for women and older individuals in obtaining health insurance coverage.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Di Yang, Yubraj Acharya, Xiaoting Liu
Summary: Universal health care is a long-term policy goal in China, but the consolidation of insurance programs for urban and rural residents did not narrow the gaps in medical expenditure and reimbursement between the two populations. This may be attributed to the unequal access to healthcare and differences in provincial fiscal spending on healthcare. Efforts to address supply-side challenges, especially in under-served areas, should continue.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yao Li, Lei Li, Junxia Liu
Summary: This study examines the efficient moral hazard in the consolidation of health insurance among rural residents in China. Using a nationally-representative sample and a 2-step empirical approach, the study finds that the consolidation increases inpatient care utilization and that the efficient moral hazard accounts for a significant portion of the additional healthcare utilization. These findings underscore the importance of evaluating the efficient moral hazard when analyzing the cost-benefit of health insurance reform.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yihao Tian, Yong Zhan, Min Wu
Summary: This study explores the distribution and differences in the health status of migrant workers in China by gender and age, and investigates the causes of health inequalities among them. Using data from the China Migrant Dynamic Survey in 2018, the paper analyzes the differences in health status across age groups for migrant workers of different genders and empirically assesses the impact of education level and health insurance on gender-related health inequalities. The results suggest that female migrant workers in China have significantly lower health levels than males, which worsen with age. This disparity may be attributed to lower social insurance participation and educational attainment among female migrant workers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Rodman E. Turpin, Ellesse-Roselee L. Akre, Natasha D. Williams, Bradley O. Boekeloo, Jessica N. Fish
Summary: The study found that both racial/ethnic and sexual minority individuals generally have less access to and satisfaction with healthcare compared to White heterosexual individuals. The greatest barriers were observed among non-White and bisexual individuals.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Joshua Reeves, Jaspal S. Kooner, Weihua Zhang
Summary: The study found an association between accelerated ageing and increased severity of COVID-19. This association is likely due to immunosenescence and inflamaging mechanisms. The results showed that phenotypic age acceleration and younger facial ages were associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes in the White population, while phenotypic age acceleration was associated with severe outcomes in the Black population. The results regarding telomere length were inconclusive. This research suggests that anti-ageing treatments may improve COVID-19 outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Business, Finance
Yulin Liu, Xu Si
Summary: This study examines the role of self-insurance and external insurance in explaining consumption insurance patterns between Chinese and US households by measuring permanent income shocks, transitory income shocks, and consumption changes at the household level. The findings show that household assets play a significant role in smoothing permanent income shocks for Chinese households, while public transfers decrease US households' sensitivity to transitory income shocks. Private transfers, however, do not have statistically significant effects for either group.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kuang-Cheng Chai, Qiang Li, Chengsheng Jin, Yu-Jiao Lu, Zhenxin Cui, Xingxing He
Summary: The number of older adults is rapidly increasing in China, leading to concerns about their mental health. The Chinese government has implemented the Healthy China strategy to promote mental health and pension measures, including social pension insurance and utilizing social capital to improve the mental health of older adults.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Heng Yang, Wenqiu Ma, Tongxin Liu, Wenqing Li
Summary: Using a machine learning approach, this study assesses the suitability of farmland for agricultural machinery in land consolidation schemes based on natural resource endowment, accessibility of agricultural machinery, socioeconomic level, and ecological limitations. Most farmland is suitable for agricultural machinery, but other factors such as slope, accessibility of tractor roads, depopulation, and ecological fragility affect the overall suitability. Implementation of these schemes can increase farmland productivity, but additional strategies like farmland ecosystem protection and development of machinery suitable for hilly areas are needed.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Business, Finance
Tian Yue, Tianjiao Li, Xinfeng Ruan
Summary: Medhat and Schmeling (2022) find that low-turnover stocks exhibit significant short-term reversal, while high-turnover stocks show short-term momentum, based on double sorting on stocks' previous month's return and share turnover. We replicate their research in the Chinese stock market and find that there is only short-term reversal present, with no short-term momentum. This absence of short-term momentum in China may be attributed to a lack of trading volume, which affects the ability of realized returns to predict firms' fundamentals or investor heterogeneity.
PACIFIC-BASIN FINANCE JOURNAL
(2023)
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Business, Finance
Abdul Latif Alhassan
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive examination of the financial health of medical schemes in South Africa. The results show that restricted schemes are healthier than open schemes, and the size and market concentration have a diminishing effect on financial health while liquidity and technical reserves improve it.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yong Yang, Stephen Nicholas, Shuo Li, Zhengwei Huang, Xiaoping Chen, Yong Ma, Xuefeng Shi
Summary: The study found significant city-specific differences in healthcare utilization and medical costs for stroke patients, highlighting inequalities in healthcare access. It suggests the need to consolidate fragmented social health insurance schemes in China to provide equal financial protection and improve equity in access to healthcare for stroke patients.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yichen Li, Yong Yang, Jia Yuan, Lieyu Huang, Yong Ma, Xuefeng Shi
Summary: The study assessed the differences in medical costs for lung cancer patients with different insurance schemes across different cities, indicating that UEBMI patients had higher medical costs compared to URBMI patients, and there were greater variations in costs between cities than within cities.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nuo Chen, Jing Bai, Stephen Nicholas, Elizabeth Maitland, Jialong Tan, Jian Wang
Summary: The study found that participants had a strong preference for government involvement, extensive benefit packages, high reimbursement ratio, and compensation for pre-existing conditions. They were also indifferent between deductible levels of CNY15,000 and CNY18,000, but preferred CNY15,000 over CNY20,000. An increase in premium significantly decreased the utility of private health insurance.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)