Records and farmer workers – a unique Chinese case

Aim: This study examined the role of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), an inflammatory biomarker, in predicting the severity of calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS) in a Chinese case–control study. Results: The LMR significantly decreased in the patients with CAVS compared with healthy controls. An inverse correlation was observed between the severity of stenosis and LMR in the patients. Additionally, the LMR was identified in the multivariate analysis as an independent predictor of severe CAVS. Conclusion: This study provides evidence of an inverse correlation between the severity of CAVS and LMR. LMR could potentially be applied as an independent predictor of severe CAVS and could be incorporated into a novel predictive model.

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Can tourism help to revive shrinking cities? An examination of Chinese case

Tourism Economics ◽

10.1177/13548166211002295 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 135481662110022

Author(s):

Taotao Deng ◽

Shuai Liu ◽

Yukun Hu

Keyword(s):

Panel Data ◽

Population Growth ◽

Urban Economy ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Shrinking Cities ◽

Rapid Urbanization ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Population Loss ◽

Chinese Case ◽

Economic Boom

Urban shrinkage has become a global phenomenon. Although China is still experiencing rapid urbanization, population losses arise in an increasing number of cities. As a booming industry, tourism is expected as a mean to create jobs and curb population loss. Can tourism industry contribute to revive the shrinking cities? Based on panel data of 54 shrinking cities in China, this article explores effects of tourism development on shrinking cities. The results show that there is no evidence that tourism has a significant impact on the population of the shrinking cities. However, tourism shows positive effects on these cities in terms of many aspects, including urban economy, employment, investment, and consumption. This indicates that tourism can revive shrinking cities by economic boom, rather than population growth.

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Understanding Social Security Development: Lessons From the Chinese Case

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211032633 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 215824402110326

Author(s):

Guan Huang ◽

Zhuang Cai

Keyword(s):

Social Security ◽

Political Legitimacy ◽

Political Context ◽

Common Mechanism ◽

Social Security Systems ◽

Security Systems ◽

Security Research ◽

Chinese Case ◽

Thematic Approach ◽

Convergence And Divergence

Understanding the development of social security systems constitutes the ultimate goal of social security research. This review traces and compares two schools of thought regarding social security development: the convergence and divergence schools. Using a thematic approach, this article first categorizes extant studies into one of these two schools and then identifies the broadly accepted mechanism of social security development by comparing them. After reviewing the extant research and its theoretical underpinnings, this article applies Mill’s methods of agreement and difference to show how the Chinese case contributes to and challenges our understanding of social security development. By discussing the assumptions of current research on social security development in light of the Chinese case, this article illuminates how political legitimacy serves as a common mechanism of social security development regardless of political context or structure.

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