18 Result(s)

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Allometric scaling, size distribution and pattern formation of natural cities

There has been a strong interest in more cogent definitions on economies of scale to reveal general urban growth laws and to develop urban performance metrics. Unstructured data, including satellite images, wi...

**ntong Li, **nran Wang, Jiang Zhang, Lingfei Wu in Palgrave Communications (2015)

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Food safety incidents in Bei**g: occurrence patterns, causes and wider social implications

Food safety incidents have the potential to result in a range of adverse health effects, including diarrhoeal diseases and various forms of cancer. Furthermore, they also have a disruptive effect on the econom...

Feiyan Liu, Yang Liu, Jianbo Gao, Jianfang Zhang in Palgrave Communications (2015)

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Rise and fall of the global conversation and shifting sentiments during the COVID-19 pandemic

Social media (e.g., Twitter) has been an extremely popular tool for public health surveillance. The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the first pandemic experienced by a world connected through the ...

**angliang Zhang, Qiang Yang… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2021)

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Removing AI’s sentiment manipulation of personalized news delivery

Artificial intelligence (AI) is empowering personalized online news delivery to accommodate people’s information needs and combat information overload. However, AI models learned from user data are inheriting ...

Chuhan Wu, Fangzhao Wu, Tao Qi… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2022)

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Internet use, market transformation, and individual tolerance: Evidence from China

Earlier literature studies the relationship between Internet use and individual tolerance, but little research explores these links in the context of China. This article analyzes the impact of Internet use on ...

Yunliang Zhang, Xueli Chen, Zhiyang Shen in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2023)

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A flexible and efficient hybrid agricultural subsidy design for promoting food security and safety

The quantity and quality of edible agricultural products are critical for food security (quantity) and safety (quality). Supplying consumers with enough safe food is the key responsibility of food production f...

You-hua Chen, Zhuang Zhang… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2023)

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Unveiling the job characteristics-creativity rapport through the bridge of thriving: a self-determination perspective from the Chinese hospitality sector

Grounding on self-determination theory, this study proposes that job characteristics (task variety and skill variety) enhance employees’ creativity through thriving at work. It also aims to examine the boundar...

Hasan Farid, Yang Zhang, Ming Tian… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2023)

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Despicable ‘other’ and innocent ‘us’: emotion politics in the time of the pandemic

This study investigates the emotional management strategies employed by the Chinese maintream media Huanqiu Shibao (HQSB), through the use of nationalistic rhetoric during the Covid-19 pandemic. By conducting a d...

Chang Zhang, Zi Wang in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2023)

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Trust premium in the second-hand housing market: evidence from the negotiation rate

Trust is an important social capital and informal institution that influences transaction behaviors, especially in the second-hand housing market of China. This study analyzes the second-hand housing transacti...

Fang Zhang, Hang Zhang, Yun Zhang in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2023)

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After the pandemic: the global seafood trade market forecasts in 2030

The COVID-19 lockdowns have transitioned to a new normal and triggered commodity supply disruption and trade uncertainty, yet little is known about the seafood trade resilience of develo** and developed coun...

Chunzhu Wei, Mo Zhang, Wei Chen, Yong Ge… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2023)

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Correction: Despicable ‘other’ and innocent ‘us’: emotion politics in the time of the pandemic

Chang Zhang, Zi Wang in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2023)

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Correction: After the pandemic: the global seafood trade market forecasts in 2030

Chunzhu Wei, Mo Zhang, Wei Chen, Yong Ge… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2023)

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The COVID-19 pandemics and import demand elasticities: evidence from China’s customs data

We study China’s import demand elasticities using HS 8-digit customs data on China’s provincial imports during January 2019 to March 2021. It is found that both direct bilateral exchange rate elasticity and th...

Weikang Zhang, Isabel K. M. Yan… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2023)

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Computable general equilibrium analysis of neutral carbon trading scheme and revenue recycling impacts on income distribution in China

Utilizing a dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, this paper critically assesses the potential distortions and efficacy of various revenue-neutral carbon emission trading schemes (ETSs) in China,...

Lingli Qi, Lei Zhao, Yongqiang Zhang… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2024)

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Correction: Computable general equilibrium analysis of neutral carbon trading scheme and revenue recycling impacts on income distribution in China

Lingli Qi, Lei Zhao, Yongqiang Zhang… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2024)

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The effects of neighbourhood green spaces on mental health of disadvantaged groups: a systematic review

Mental disorders affect many different groups around the world, and disadvantaged groups are often more severely affected. Neighbourhood green spaces (GS) can improve mental health, especially in disadvantaged...

Zheng **an, Tomoki Nakaya, Kun Liu… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2024)

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The effects of heterogeneous CSR on corporate stock performance: evidence from COVID-19 pandemic in China

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) could be an effective risk-alleviating tool for companies. However, an important issue is whether CSR plays a risk-alleviating role in large negative shocks such as the CO...

Yunhe Li, **nyi Shen, Fang Zhang in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2024)

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Knowing green, buying green: University students green knowledge and green purchase behavior

Green purchase behavior can significantly contribute to environmental protection, which should be further encouraged. In promoting green purchase behavior, individual green knowledge may play a vital role. Thi...

Meng Zhang, Ruyang Zhang, Yafei Li, Yue Zhou in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2024)