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2. Medicine and Military in Traditional China: Space, Boundary, and Cognate Vocabulary
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Jackowicz, Steve
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There is a long-standing interrelationship between the military and medical spheres in society. Military actions rely on medical services to tend to casualties, and medical advances often come from the pressure of military campaigns that generate large numbers of patients. That interrelationship is a linear one of simple paired interaction. However, there is a deeper and more subtle relationship that influences military and medical theory. Both disciplines are schools of applied philosophy; real world result is required for the philosophical principles and theoretical approaches to be validated and maintained. Ornate intellectual edifice, which cannot produce a quantifiable result, is unacceptable in both these disciplines. As such there is a cognate type of intellectual discourse that involves observation, supposition, abstraction to principle, manipulation of principle, application, and evaluation of result. This process differs from abstract philosophy wherein the application, efficacy and assessment are often couched in qualitative and unclear parameters, which belie an accurate summation of result. This paper seeks to explore the relationship of the military and medical traditions of China, through a structured comparison of the intellectual framework of these two systems of applied philosophy. By exploring the medical and military conceptualizations of space and boundary, and the cognate vocabulary used in these two traditions, a better understanding of the deep structure of the core rubrics within the systems can be derived. Further, through comparative evaluation of source texts I will examine the parallelisms and dissonances of the views of space, boundary, power, and strategy. [For the complete volume, "Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (Antalya, Turkey, November 11-14, 2021). Volume 1," see ED625228.]
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- 2021
3. Long-term effect of childhood pandemic experience on medical major choice: Evidence from the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in China.
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Chen Z, Wang Y, Guan Y, Guo MJ, and Xu R
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- Child, Humans, Pandemics, Career Choice, Students, China epidemiology, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemiology, Medicine
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This study examines the long-term effect of a pandemic on a crucial human capital decision, namely college major choice. Using China's 2008-2016 major-level National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) entry grades, we find that the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) had a substantial deterrent effect on the choice of majoring in medicine among high school graduates who experienced the pandemic in their childhood. In provinces with larger intensities of SARS impact, medical majors become less popular as the average Gaokao grades of enrolled students decline. Further evidence from a nationally representative survey shows that the intensity of the SARS impact significantly decreases children's aspirations to pursue medical occupations, but does not affect their parents' expectations for their children to enter the medical profession. Our discussion on the effect mechanism suggests that the adverse influence of SARS on the popularity of medical majors likely originates from students' childhood experiences., (© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2023
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4. [Papers on Chinese medicine and on the study of medical history in China.] (Chi)
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- China, History, Ancient, History, Early Modern 1451-1600, History, Medieval, History, Modern 1601-, Historiography, History of Medicine, Medicine
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- 1980
5. Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) (New York, New York, April 22-25, 2021). Volume 1
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International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization, Jackowicz, Stephen, Sahin, Ismail, Jackowicz, Stephen, Sahin, Ismail, and International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization
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"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES), which took place on April 22-25, 2021, in New York, New York. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and practical issues, and to connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education," and "social sciences." The conference is organized annually by the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (ISTES). The iHSES invites submissions which address the theory, research, or applications in all disciplines of humanities, education, and social sciences. The iHSES is organized for: (1) faculty members in all disciplines of humanities, education, and social sciences; (2) graduate students; (3) K-12 administrators; (4) teachers; (5) principals; and (6) all interested in education and social sciences. [Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]
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- 2021
6. Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (Antalya, Turkey, November 11-14, 2021). Volume 1
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International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization, Jackowicz, Stephen, Ozturk, Omer Tayfur, Jackowicz, Stephen, Ozturk, Omer Tayfur, and International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization
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"Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (ICSES) which took place on November 11-14, 2021 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and practical issues and to connect with the leaders in the fields of education and social sciences. The conference is organized annually by the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (ISTES). The ICSES invites submissions which address the theory, research or applications in all disciplines of education and social sciences. The ICSES is organized for: faculty members in all disciplines of education and social sciences, graduate students, K-12 administrators, teachers, principals and all interested in education and social sciences. After peer-reviewing process, all full papers are published in the Conference Proceedings. [Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]
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- 2021
7. Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (Antalya, Turkey, November 11-14, 2021). Volume 1
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International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization, Jackowicz, Stephen, and Ozturk, Omer Tayfur
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"Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (ICSES) which took place on November 11-14, 2021 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and practical issues and to connect with the leaders in the fields of education and social sciences. The conference is organized annually by the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (ISTES). The ICSES invites submissions which address the theory, research or applications in all disciplines of education and social sciences. The ICSES is organized for: faculty members in all disciplines of education and social sciences, graduate students, K-12 administrators, teachers, principals and all interested in education and social sciences. After peer-reviewing process, all full papers are published in the Conference Proceedings.
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- 2021
8. Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) (Washington, District of Columbia, July 15-19, 2020). Volume 1
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International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization, Thripp, Richard, Sahin, Ismail, Thripp, Richard, Sahin, Ismail, and International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization
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"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES), which took place on July 15-19, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and practical issues, and to connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education," and "social sciences." The conference is organized annually by the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (ISTES). The iHSES invites submissions which address the theory, research, or applications in all disciplines of humanities, education, and social sciences. The iHSES is organized for: (1) faculty members in all disciplines of humanities, education, and social sciences; (2) graduate students; (3) K-12 administrators; (4) teachers; (5) principals; and (6) all interested in education and social sciences. [Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]
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- 2020
9. NORDSCI International Conference Proceedings (Online, October 12-14, 2020). Book 1. Volume 3
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NORDSCI
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This volume includes four sections of the 2020 NORDSCI international conference proceedings: (1) Education and Educational Research; (2) Language and Linguistics; (3) Philosophy; and (4) Sociology and Healthcare. Education and Educational Research includes 15 papers covering the full spectrum of education, including history, sociology and economy of education, educational policy, strategy and technologies. This section also covers pedagogy and special education. Language and Linguistics includes 6 papers covering topics related to theoretical, literary and historical linguistics, as well as stylistics and philology. The Philosophy section includes 2 papers and covers the full spectrum of philosophy history, methods, foundation, society studies and the interpretation of philosophy. The Sociology and Healthcare section has 9 papers covering topics related to human society, social structures, and social change, healthcare systems and healthcare services. [Individual papers from the Education and Educational Research section of these proceedings are indexed in ERIC.]
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- 2020
10. Structural Barriers to Inclusive Education for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in China
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Qu, Xiao
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Inclusion has been increasingly recognised as a global common goal in education. In China, inclusive education for children with special educational needs and disabilities is currently practised as 'Learning in Regular Classrooms' (LRC). However, not only has the inclusion policy frequently been criticised as failing to provide clear, systematic, or consistent strategies, but also the actual practices of LRC have also been found to merely concern children's physical integration into the mainstream settings. This discussion paper explores key structural barriers to inclusive education through reviewing policies within the wider education ecosystem that are relevant to the theme of inclusion but outside the LRC policy itself. The analysis illustrates how the complex and interlocked structural barriers embedded within the wider context of current education policies pose persisting constraints for inclusion to progress in China, and how these structural barriers unique to the Chinese education system also reflect the common 'wicked problems' for practising inclusive education globally. The paper discusses five main education structures: neo-liberal education policies, national college entrance examination system, teacher evaluation system, staffing quota system and the 'combine medicine and education' policy. The conclusion illustrates the complexity and main issues facing future inclusion policy reforms and highlights key objectives for policy change. It indicates that, for inclusion reforms to be effective, broader changes are needed within the wider education ecosystem.
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- 2022
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11. Follow the Vertical and Horizontal View: after Reading the Papers Written by Prof. Kosoto and Prof. Endo.
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LIAO Yuqun
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TRADITIONAL medicine ,HERBAL medicine ,MEDICAL schools ,MEDICINE ,HISTORY of medicine - Abstract
The article discusses the papers by Professors Kosoto and Endō on the development of a number of important schools in Japanese "Kanpō" which is traditional Japanese medicine from ancient China. It describes relationship between different schools of medicine in Japan and between eastern and western medical arts on their development point to a common Japanese thinking. The importance of obtaining necessary foundation for understanding the papers is also included.
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- 2012
12. Proceedings of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS), Education Technologies (ICEduTECH), and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE) (Melbourne, Australia, December 6-8, 2016)
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International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), Kommers, Piet, Issa, Tomayess, Issa, Theodora, McKay, Elspeth, and Isias, Pedro
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These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2016), Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2016) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE 2016), which have been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the RMIT University, in Melbourne, Australia, December 6-8, 2016. The Internet Technologies & Society conference aims to address the main issues of concern within WWW/Internet as well as to assess the influence of Internet in the Information Society. The International Conference on Educational Technologies (ICEduTech) is the scientific conference addressing the real topics as seen by teachers, students, parents and school leaders. The International Conference on Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE) aims to address the main issues which occur by assessing the relationship between Sustainability, Education and Technology. Full papers in these proceedings include: (1) ECG Identification System Using Neural Network with Global and Local Features (Kuo Kun Tseng, Dachao Lee and Charles Chen); (2) Smartening Up: Ongoing Challenges for Australia's Outback (Lucy Cradduck); (3) Extraction of Graph Information Based on Image Contents and the Use of Ontology (Sarunya Kanjanawattana and Masaomi Kimura); (4) Applicability of Domain-Specific Application Framework for End-User Development (Takeshi Chusho); (5) Application of Business Intelligence System in Company Restructuring Process: The Case of Croatia (Iva Bakula, Katarina Curko, Mirjana Pejic Bach and Vesna Bosilj Vukšic); (6) Method to Identify Deep Cases Based on Relationships between Nouns, Verbs, and Particles (Daisuke Ide and Madaomi Kimura); (7) Leveraging Data Analysis for Domain Experts: An Embeddable Framework for Basic Data Science Tasks (Johannes-Y. Lohrer, Daniel Kaltenthaler and Peer Kröger); (8) Investigating the Identity Theft Prevention Strategies in M-Commerce (Mahmood Hussain Shah, Javed Ahmed and Zahoor Ahmed Soomro); (9) Electronic Invoice in Costa Rica: Challenges for Its Implementation (Juan José Ramírez-Jiménez, Mario De La O-Selva and Roberto Cortés-Morales); (10) Car App's Persuasive Design Principles and Behavior Change (Chao Zhang, Lili Wan and Daihwan Min); (11) Evaluating the Quality of Experience of a System for Accessing Educational Objects in Health (Miguel Wanderley, Júlio Menezes Jr., Cristine Gusmão and Rodrigo Lins); (12) An Evaluation of iPad As a Learning Tool in Higher Education within a Rural Catchment: A Case Study at a South African University (Ruth Diko Wario, Bonface Ngari Ireri and Lizette De Wet); (13) Towards a Framework to Improve the Quality of Teaching and Learning: Consciousness and Validation in Computer Engineering Science, UCT (Marcos Lévano and Andrea Albornoz); (14) MOOCs--Theoretical and Practical Aspects: Comparison of Selected Research Results: Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Australia (Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska, Ewa Ogrodzka-Mazur, Anna Szafranska-Gajdzica, Nataliia Morze, Rusudan Makhachashvili, Tatiana Noskova, Tatiana Pavlova, Olga Yakovleva, Tomayess Issa and Theodora Issa); (15) Evaluating the Design and Development of an Adaptive E-Tutorial Module: A Rasch-Measurement Approach (Allaa Barefah and Elspeth McKay); (16) Analysing Students' Interactions through Social Presence and Social Network Metrics (Vanessa Cristina Martins da Silva and Sean Wolfgand Matsui Siqueira); (17) Differences between Perceived Usefulness of Social Media and Institutional Channels by Undergraduate Students (Leandro Sumida Garcia and Camila Mariane Costa Silva); (18) Integrate WeChat with Moodle to Provide a Mobile Learning Environment for Students (Zhigao Li, Yibo Fan and Jianli Jiao); (19) Scaling a Model of Teacher Professional Learning--to MOOC or Not to MOOC (Deirdre Butler, Margaret Leahy, Michael Hallissy and Mark Brown); (20) A Preliminary Study on Building an E-Education Platform for Indian School-Level Curricula (Rajeev Kumar Kanth and Mikko-Jussi Laakso); (21) Automated Assessment in Massive Open Online Courses (Dmitrii A. Ivaniushin, Dmitrii G. Shtennikov, Eugene A. Efimchick and Andrey V. Lyamin); (22) Application of Digital Cybersecurity Approaches to University Management--VFU Smart Student (Anna Nedyalkova, Teodora Bakardjieva and Krasimir Nedyalkov); (23) Developing a Technology Enhanced CSO Course for Engineering Students (Erno Lokkila, Erkki Kaila, Rolf Lindén, Mikko-Jussi Laakso and Erkki Sutinen); (24) Teaching Data Science to Post Graduate Students: A Preliminary Study Using a "F-L-I-P" Class Room Approach (Sunet Eybers and Mariè Hattingh); (25) Educational Robots in Primary School Teachers' and Students' Opinion about STEM Education for Young Learners (Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska, Nataliia Morze, Piet Kommers, Wojciech Zuziak and Mariia Gladun); (26) Towards the Successful Integration of Design Thinking in Industrial Design Education (Omar Mubin, Mauricio Novoa and Abdullah Al Mahmud); (27) International Study Tours: A Key to 21st Century Academic and Industry Exchanges (Ana Hol, Danielle Simiana, Gilbert Lieu, Ivan Ong, Josh Feder, Nimat Dawre and Wakil Almazi); (28) A Rethink for Computing Education for Sustainability (Samuel Mann); (29) Technical Education as a Tool for Ensuring Sustainable Development: A Case of India (Gagan Deep Sharma, Raminder Singh Uppal and Mandeep Mahendru); (30) Evaluating Eco-Innovation of OECD Countries with Data Development Analysis (Reza Kiani Mavi and Craig Standing); (31) Revealing Greenwashing: A Consumers' Perspective (Anne Brouwer); and (32) Benchmarking Anthropogenic Heavy Metals Emissions: Australian and Global Urban Environmental Health Risk Based Indicators of Sustainability (Nick Dejkovski). Short papers in these proceedings include: (1) Racing to the Future: Security in the Gigabit Race? (Mark A Gregory and Lucy Cradduck); (2) An E-Learning System with MR for Experiments Involving Circuit Construction to Control a Robot (Atsushi Takemura); (3) Simulations for Crisis Communication: The Use of Social Media (Siyoung Chung); (4) Social Networking Framework for Universities in Saudi Arabia (Sulaiman Alqahtani); (5) Rethinking E-Learning Media: What Happens When Student "Like" Meets Professor "Me"? (Stephen Arnold); (6) Telling the Story of Mindrising: Minecraft, Mindfulness and Meaningful Learning (Deirdre Butler, Mark Brown and Gar Mac Críosta); (7) Green IT Model for IT Departments in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Organisations (Abdulaziz Albahlal); (8) How Does the Use of Mobile Devices Affect Teachers' Perceptions on Mobile Learning (Dong-Joong Kim, Daesang Kim and Sang-Ho Choiv); (9) Categorizing "Others": The Segmentation of Other Actors for "Faith in Others" Efficacy (FIO) (Chi Kwan Ng and Clare D'Souza); (10) Design Thinking: A Methodology towards Sustainable Problem Solving in Higher Education in South Africa (Keneilwe Munyai); and (11) New Ecological Paradigm and Sustainability Attitudes with Respect to a Multi-Cultural Educational Milieu in China (Mona Wells and Lynda Petherick). Reflection papers in these proceedings include: (1) Synthetic Biology: Knowledge Accessed by Everyone (Open Sources) (Patricia Margarita Sánchez Reyes); (2) Envisioning the City of the Future: Knowlege Societies vs. Entertainment Societies (Yolanda Alicia Villegas González); (3) Blue Ocean Strategy for Higher Education (Ricardo Bragança); (4) Exploring How Digital Media Technology Can Foster Saudi EFL Students' English Language Learning (Abdulmohsin Altawil); (5) Cloud Computing in Higher Education Sector for Sustainable Development (Yuchao Duan); and (6) Exploring Connectivism in the Context of Online Social Trading (Endrit Kromidha). Posters in these proceedings include: (1) A Preliminary Investigation into the Information Sharing Behavior of Social Media Users after a Natural Disaster (Yukiko Maruyama); (2) Effects of a Technology-Friendly Education Program on Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions and Learning Styles (Dong-Joong Kim and Sang-Ho Choi); (3) Use of Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies in Online Search: An Eye-Tracking Study (Mingming Zhou and Jing Ren); (4) Development of a Diagnostic System for Information Ethics Education (Shingo Shiota, Kyohei Sakai and Keita Kobayashi); (5) A Practical Study of Mathematics Education Using Gamification (Kyohei Sakai and Shingo Shiota); (6) Demonstrating the CollaTrEx Framework for Collaborative Context-Aware Mobile Training and Exploration (Jean Botev); (7) Development of Training/Self-Recognizing Tools for Disability Students Using a Face Expression Recognition Sensor and a Smart-Watch (Taku Kawada, Akinobu Ando, Hirotaka Saito, Jun Uekida, Nobuyuki Nagai, Hisashi Takeshima and Darold Davis); and (8) Analysis of Usage Trends of Social Media and Self-Esteem by the Rosenberg Scale (Hiroko Kanoh). Finally, one doctoral consortium is included: A Model for an Information Security Risk Management (ISRM) Framework for Saudi Arabian Organisations (Naser Alshareef). An author index is provided. Individual papers contain references.
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- 2016
13. GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER: Blurred Boundaries between Food and Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Impact on Contemporary Chinese Self-Care.
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Xiaoyu (Jennifer) Zhang
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HEALTH self-care ,CHINESE medicine ,CHINESE people ,GRADUATE students ,FOOD habits ,MODERN society - Abstract
Although globalization has allowed science and technology to reach every corner of the world, many contemporary Chinese people still tend to follow Traditional Chinese Medicine's (TCM) principles of self-care in their daily lives. This traditional discipline, as a foundational worldview for its people, has existed in China for more than 2,000 years and still seems to continually influence contemporary society. This paper will examine the impact of TCM on young Chinese people's understandings of self-care by examining their preferences and eating habits, especially among those who have lived and studied abroad for a significant period of time. This research mainly adopts the exploratory qualitative method, including interviews with three TCM physicians who practice in hospitals in China and fifteen interviews with Chinese graduate students who have overseas study experience. The findings reveal the indispensable role TCM plays in the contemporary Chinese diet. Young people apply TCM standards to their dietary practices and prefer TCM food-based treatments over biomedical solutions when dealing with illness. The feedback from participants also presents how Chinese traditions are constantly being absorbed and reinvented today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
14. Chinese Curricula of Medical Science in the Context of Globalization
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Zeng, Jinyuan
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As China runs towards the forefront of global economic power, people begin to pay growing attention to the quality of life and medical education that play a significant role in sustaining the development by providing healthier labor force. It is evident that in the process of globalization new curricula in line with international standards top Chinese medical education agenda. Efforts have been made to plan the curricula of medical science with international dimensions that train physicians for the health of individuals. This paper analyzes the characteristics of medical curricula developed under new circumstances.
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- 2018
15. Analysis of the Paper Entitled Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure in Western Medicine Hospitals in China.
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Zhao, Hui
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COMBINATION drug therapy ,GINSENG ,HEART failure ,LENGTH of stay in hospitals ,HOSPITALS ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,MEDICINE ,CHINESE medicine ,PATENTS ,PRACTICAL politics - Published
- 2020
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16. Bibliometric analysis of ChatGPT in medicine.
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Gande, Sharanya, Gould, Murdoc, and Ganti, Latha
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SERIAL publications ,SAFETY ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,PRIVACY ,PROFESSIONAL peer review ,MISINFORMATION ,NATURAL language processing ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,PUBLISHING ,MEDICAL research ,ENDOWMENT of research ,MEDICINE ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,OPEN access publishing ,MEDICAL practice ,RELIABILITY (Personality trait) ,MEDICAL ethics ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Introduction: The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) chat programs has opened two distinct paths, one enhancing interaction and another potentially replacing personal understanding. Ethical and legal concerns arise due to the rapid development of these programs. This paper investigates academic discussions on AI in medicine, analyzing the context, frequency, and reasons behind these conversations. Methods: The study collected data from the Web of Science database on articles containing the keyword "ChatGPT" published from January to September 2023, resulting in 786 medically related journal articles. The inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed articles in English related to medicine. Results: The United States led in publications (38.1%), followed by India (15.5%) and China (7.0%). Keywords such as "patient" (16.7%), "research" (12%), and "performance" (10.6%) were prevalent. The Cureus Journal of Medical Science (11.8%) had the most publications, followed by the Annals of Biomedical Engineering (8.3%). August 2023 had the highest number of publications (29.3%), with significant growth between February to March and April to May. Medical General Internal (21.0%) was the most common category, followed by Surgery (15.4%) and Radiology (7.9%). Discussion: The prominence of India in ChatGPT research, despite lower research funding, indicates the platform's popularity and highlights the importance of monitoring its use for potential medical misinformation. China's interest in ChatGPT research suggests a focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) AI applications, despite public bans on the platform. Cureus' success in publishing ChatGPT articles can be attributed to its open-access, rapid publication model. The study identifies research trends in plastic surgery, radiology, and obstetric gynecology, emphasizing the need for ethical considerations and reliability assessments in the application of ChatGPT in medical practice. Conclusion: ChatGPT's presence in medical literature is growing rapidly across various specialties, but concerns related to safety, privacy, and accuracy persist. More research is needed to assess its suitability for patient care and implications for non-medical use. Skepticism and thorough review of research are essential, as current studies may face retraction as more information emerges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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17. Identifying Knowledge Sharing Barriers in the Collaboration of Traditional and Western Medicine Professionals in Chinese Hospitals: A Case Study
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Zhou, Lihong and Nunes, Miguel Baptista
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This paper reports on a research project that aims at identifying knowledge sharing (KS) barriers between traditional and western medicine practitioners co-existing and complementing each other in Chinese healthcare organisations. The study focuses on the tacit aspects of patient knowledge, rather than the traditional technical information shared through patient records. The project adopted a grounded theory approach as the overarching methodology to guide the analysis of data collected in a single case-study research design. A public hospital in central China was selected as the case-study site, at which 49 professionals were interviewed by using semi-structured and evolving interview scripts. The research findings reveal four main categories of KS barriers, namely philosophical divergence, interprofessional tensions, lack of interprofessional common ground, and insufficient interprofessional education and training. The conclusion advocates the establishment of top-down policies for mutual understanding and the creation of an interprofessional common ground between the two types of healthcare professionals. It is proposed that these policies should have two strands. The first strand should be at the grass roots of Chinese Healthcare Higher Education and should actively introduce complementary teaching and practice in these programmes. The second strand should take place in the hospital environment, through interprofessional dialogue, seminars and teamwork, as well as professional training. This paper contributes to the fields of KS and interprofessional collaboration in healthcare heterogeneous groups. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
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- 2012
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18. From the Qing Imperial Printing Office to the Hands of Medical Practitioners: Manuscripts Containing Parts of the Golden Mirror of the Orthodox Lineage of Medicine.
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Staack, Thies
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MEDICAL offices ,MANUSCRIPTS ,MIRRORS ,TWENTIETH century ,MEMORIZATION - Abstract
The Imperially Commissioned Golden Mirror of the Orthodox Lineage of Medicine (Yuzuan yizong jinjian 御纂醫宗金鑑), first printed in 1742, was one of the most important and widely circulating works on medicine in late imperial China. This paper analyzes a group of twenty-three medical manuscripts from the nineteenth and early twentieth century that include parts of the Golden Mirror. The findings suggest that most of the manuscripts should not be considered mere copies, but as deliberate selections. They served didactic as well as epistemic functions that differ from, or go beyond, those that could be fulfilled by the printed Golden Mirror (or a faithful manuscript copy alone). This is indicated not only by different content type selections (verse form for memorization or recitation; prose form for study or consultation) and the combination with medical knowledge from other sources, but also by the ways in which these contents were formatted, usually to facilitate reading and navigation. Adjustment, updating or supplementation of Golden Mirror contents likewise functioned epistemically, integrating previous medical knowledge into the medical discourse of the time. Hence, the findings of the present study help to clarify the lasting importance of manuscripts in the age of print, for which possibilities of adapting knowledge to personal interests and requirements seem to have been decisive factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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19. The Role and Mechanism of Paeoniae Radix Alba in Tumor Therapy.
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Yang Y, Yuan L, Wang K, Lu D, Meng F, Xu D, Li W, and Nan Y
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- Humans, China, Paeonia, Medicine, Neoplasms drug therapy, Drugs, Chinese Herbal, Plant Extracts
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Tumors have a huge impact on human life and are now the main cause of disease-related deaths. The main means of treatment are surgery and radiotherapy, but they are more damaging to the organism and have a poor postoperative prognosis. Therefore, we urgently need safe and effective drugs to treat tumors. In recent years, Chinese herbal medicines have been widely used in tumor therapy as complementary and alternative therapies. Medicinal and edible herbs are popular and have become a hot topic of research, which not only have excellent pharmacological effects and activities, but also have almost no side effects. Therefore, as a typical medicine and food homology, some components of Paeoniae Radix Alba (PRA, called Baishao in China) have been shown to have good efficacy and safety against cancer. Numerous studies have also shown that Paeoniae Radix Alba and its active ingredients treat cancer through various pathways and are also one of the important components of many antitumor herbal compound formulas. In this paper, we reviewed the literature on the intervention of Paeoniae Radix Alba in tumors and its mechanism of action in recent years and found that there is a large amount of literature on its effect on total glucosides of paeony (TGP) and paeoniflorin (PF), as well as an in-depth discussion of the mechanism of action of Paeoniae Radix Alba and its main constituents, with a view to promote the clinical development and application of Paeoniae Radix Alba in the field of antitumor management.
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- 2024
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20. The impact of corporate governance on the total factor productivity of pharmaceutical enterprises: a study based on the fsQCA method.
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Gao L and Dong F
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- Humans, Asian People, Drug Industry, Pharmaceutical Preparations, China, Medicine, Pharmacy
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The pharmaceutical industry is an important industry for the national economy and the people's livelihood, which is not only beneficial to the people's livelihood, but also has huge commercial value. How to promote the development of Chinese pharmaceutical industry is an urgent problem to be solved. In this study, 47 listed pharmaceutical companies are taken as cases, and Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Fuzzy Sets (fsQCA) is used to analyze the influence of five antecedent conditions on the total factor productivity of pharmaceutical enterprises from the perspective of corporate governance, and to explore the composition to Total Factor Productivity (TFP) improvement. The results are as follows. First, single corporate governance factor does not constitute the necessary condition to improve the TFP of pharmaceutical enterprises. Second, there are three configurations of high TFP of pharmaceutical enterprises, among these, two configurations belong to regulatory constraints type and one configuration belongs to the active board type. There is only one configurations to low TFP of pharmaceutical enterprises: the passive board. Based on the perspective of configuration, this paper discusses how corporate governance drives TFP improvement in pharmaceutical enterprises, which can provide systematic thinking and practical guidance for each company to promote its TFP improvement according to its own corporate structure., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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21. [Foreign Medicine "Angdi Moniu" in Qing Dynasty Court].
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Wang L, Xian YS, Zhang ZL, and Li YY
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- Museums, Internationality, China, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Antimony, Medicine
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There is a kind of historical relics called "Angdi moniu" in the Palace Museum, which looks like metal and appears frequently in the archives of the Qing Dynasty as a foreign medicine.It is stated that it can treat sores and pus in the HanXiu CaoTang Biji and it was also found in the archives of the Palace Office. However, no researcher in the academic community has yet conducted an in-depth research of what exactly is it. Through the investigation of cultural relics, in-depth research of Chinese and foreign literature, and the use of linguistic methods, this paper examines "Angdi Moniu" and its related items, and clarifies that "Angdi Moniu" is antimony, related items are antimonials and antimony cup.
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- 2024
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22. [Frontiers in biomedical research].
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Cao XT
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- China, Biomedical Research, Medicine
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With continuous breakthroughs in basic research and technological innovation in the field of biomedicine, we have a much deeper understanding of the nature of life and disease pathogenesis. New medical technologies, medicines and medical instruments are emerging, which greatly promote diagnosis, treatment, prevention and healthy lifestyle. Focusing on international engagement together with the development needs of individual businesses is a major task for China's biomedical community in order to achieve high-quality outcomes. This paper emphasizes the need to further strengthen the cross-integration and development of medical science in China, realize the paradigm change of medical research, and promote the development and application of revolutionary medical technologies, diagnostics, drugs and medical devices. Eighteen frontier hot spots and common issues are highlighted for the field of biomedicine.
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23. The Integration of Medicine and Confucianism in the Late Yuan Period: Focusing on Neo-Confucian Physician Zhu Zhenheng.
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Min B
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- Humans, Confucianism, China, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Physicians, Medicine
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Zhu Zhenheng, the last generation and sole representative from Southern China among the four masters of Jin-Yuan medicine, synthesized the evolution of Chinese medicine from the Song to the Yuan dynasties, profoundly impacting East Asian medical history. Zhu, identified as a Neo-Confucian scholar, appears in the Scholarly Records of the Song-Yuan Dynasties and in 'the Biographies of Confucians' rather than 'the Biographies of Experts' in the Official History of the Yuan Dynasty. His close association with the Jinhua school of Daoxue is noteworthy. Zhu's career, as well as his medical theory and practice, exemplify the influence of Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism, which was a significant intellectual resource among the literati during the late Yuan period, on medicine. Zhu Zhenheng's model of a Confucian physician later became a paradigm in East Asia, as Neo-Confucianism gained mainstream acceptance among the literati. This paper offers a detailed exploration of the specific contexts of Zhu's social and intellectual networks as well as an examination of the characteristics of his medical theories and practices. It explores how Zhu's career and identity as a Neo-Confucian physician were shaped through the local and empire-wide networks of the Jinhua school of Neo-Confucianism within the broader context of the Mongol empire, a global power in the late Yuan period. The paper also examines in depth how Zhu's medical practices were influenced by Neo-Confucianism, and it investigates the real nature and significance of the integration of medicine and Neo-Confucianism, two distinctly different realms of knowledge. Zhu Zhenheng's medical theories were formed through concerns about jufang medicine and the active presentation of alternatives. A notable aspect of his integration of medicine and Confucianism was the adoption of Neo-Confucian terminologies, concepts, and philosophical and ethical theses, while ensuring that the unique and independent domain of medicine was not subordinated to abstract philosophical theories. This is especially evident through his active and effective use of medical cases. Unlike previous studies, this paper demonstrates that Zhu Zhenheng's integration of medicine and Neo-Confucianism was mostly a metalevel process, involving methodology and knowledge reproduction patterns, and was driven by a belief in the possibility of harmonizing with Daoxue's ultimate principle without undermining the autonomy of medical knowledge.
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24. Leaders Seeking Resonance: Managing the Connectors that Bind Schools
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Walker, Allan
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This commentary focuses on school leadership as connective activity. Leadership is essentially about designing, managing and energizing the right connections, and untying the wrong ones, in order to make schools successful, equitable, happier places. The author's basic proposition is that school leaders who influence students and their communities positively are not those who focus just on secluded patches of their organizational turf, but leaders who consciously make connections within, across and beyond it. The article is divided into three major sections. In the first section, the author discusses what he means by connection. To do this, he draws partly on notion of resonance, and the metaphor of reflexology. In the second section, he applies this metaphor to schools and school leadership; and teases out briefly some parallels between reflexology and leadership. In the third section, he suggests that the job of a leader is to simultaneously connect, reconnect and disconnect within, across and beyond the school. In this section, he attempts to capture and illustrate some of the connective activities which form such an important part of school leadership. The foundational connective activity is that of defining purpose. (Contains 5 tables.)
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25. Dividend policy issues in the European pharmaceutical industry: new empirical evidence.
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Basse T, Schwarzbach C, and Graf von der Schulenburg JM
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- Humans, Policy, Drug Industry, China, Commerce, Medicine
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This paper examines dividend policy issues in the European pharmaceutical industry. This sector is of particular interest because of the high research and development expenditures and the associated risks characterizing the business models of many firms in this industry. In fact, from the perspective of corporate finance theory, this is a particular challenge for the managers of these corporations that may also have implications for the dividend policy implemented by the firms forming this sector. Moreover, the level of internal financing and litigation risks also seem to be high in the pharmaceutical industry. These facts could also affect the payout policy of the firms. Employing techniques of time series analysis, there is no evidence for dividend signaling and clear evidence for dividend smoothing in the European pharmaceutical industry. Given that dividend increases under certain assumptions can negatively affect the firms' ability to finance new investments in general and research and development projects in particular, these results of our empirical investigations could be described as highly plausible., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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- 2023
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26. [The relationship between Zhu Kerou and the publication Medical History in the Past and Present ].
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Zhou ZY
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- Humans, Books, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Writing, China, Medicine, Physicians
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Medical History in the Past and Present ( Gu Jin Yi Shi ), written by Wang Honghan, has been valued by historians since its discovery. Its publication was linked to Zhu Kerou but the relationship between the book and Zhu had been unclear for a long time. This paper examined medical books, medical notes, letters and local chronicles and other related materials. It was found that Zhu Kerou, also named Wengang and Yanyu, lived in Wu County, Jiangsu. He had studied under Miao Zunyi, a well-known doctor at that time, as his medical teacher for more than ten years. However, he did not maintain medicine as his career, but made a living with arts. He wrote Notes of Orchid ( Di Yi Xiang Bi Ji ) and had it published, collated and edited as part of the first seven volumes of Medical History in the Past and Present ( Gu Jin Yi Shi ). He also contributed to two additional volumes of this book.
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- 2023
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27. [An approach to the research of medical history : The publication of Index of Research on the History of Medicine in Chinese(1900s-2019) ].
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Pi GL
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- Humans, Books, History of Medicine, History, 20th Century, China, Medicine, Physicians
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This paper introduced the content of the Index of Research on the History of Medicine in Chinese (1900s-2019) , explained the compilation methods and their features and followed with comprehensive comments. The paper clarified the importance of this book for history research and the possible influence it might bring to practical research for medical history, with historical research method. It was found that the book failed to offer page numbers for some monographs, failed to sort alphabetically by authors' last names, and failed to compile chronologically according to the year of publication. However, this book integrated the research results of physicians, scientists, and historians in a variety of areas and fields, presented the century-old development of Chinese medical history and enabled readers to review the overall development trends of medicine. It might be helpful for readers to develop their own research proposals and methods by making use of this book with its databases.
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- 2023
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28. [Snakes as a source of drugs from the Han to the Song Dynasties].
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Liu YZ and Wang YL
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- Female, Humans, Animals, Snakes, China, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Medicine
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This paper examined the history of snakes as a source of drugs from the Han to the Song Dynasties. Snake products, for medicinal purposes, were not widely used in the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties out of worship and fear of snakes.The source of snake products taken for medical purposes might be partly because local people ate snakes in the South area. Palace snakes and pit viper products were taken as drugs in the Tang Dynasty for the treatment of leprosy and ulcers of the female external genitals. Zaocysdhumnades were seldom used as medicine because they were not recorded in medical documents in the Tang Dynasty, but only seen in some notes. They were widely used in medical practice in the late Tang and the early Song Dynasties and were formally recorded in medical documents for the diseases caused by Wind. Their effectiveness, rarity, high value and toxicity contraindication were repeatedly stressed while palace snakes and pit vipers were seldom mentioned and used.
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29. Towards a transactional medicine approach to combating global emerging pathogens: the case of COVID-19.
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Senghor AS, Mbaye MS, Diop R, Tosam MJ, Kabou P, Niang A, and Okoye G
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- Humans, Pandemics, Medicine, Traditional, China, COVID-19, Medicine
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When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and China reported the first case to the World Health Organization in December 2019, there was no evidence-based treatment to combat it. With the catastrophic situation that followed, materialised by a considerable number of deaths, researchers, doctors, traditional healers, and governments of all nations committed themselves to find therapeutic solutions, including preventive and curative. There are effective treatments offered both by modern medicine and traditional medicine for COVID-19 today. However, other therapeutic proposals have not been approved due to the lack of effectiveness and scientific rigour during their development process. Proponents of modern medicine prefer biomedical therapies while in some countries, traditional treatments are used regularly because of their availability, affordability and satisfaction they bring to the population. In this paper, we propose a transactional medicine approach where the interaction between traditional and modern medicine produces a change. With this approach, the promoters of traditional medicine and those of modern medicine will be able to acquire knowledge through the experience produced by their encounters. Transactional medicine aims to be a model for decolonising medicine and recognising the value of both traditional and modern medicine in the fight against COVID-19 and other global emerging pathogens.
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- 2023
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30. The development path of the medical profession in China's engineering universities from the perspective of the 'four new' disciplines.
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Yan L, Hu H, Zheng Y, Zhou Y, and Li L
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- Humans, Universities, China, Medicine
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In recent years, China has actively promoted the construction of first-class universities and disciplines of the world ('Double First-Class'), and built a new model of university development to solve Chinese problems and support high-quality economic and social development. In the context of China's efforts to promote the construction of new engineering, new medicine, new agriculture, and new liberal arts (referred to as the 'four new' disciplines), these disciplines are developing rapidly. As a specialty dealing with major life issues, medical education has become increasingly prominent. To enhance the comprehensive strength of universities, corresponding to the 'four new' disciplines strategy, engineering universities are building and developing medical specialties one after another. At present, the greatest problem in the medical specialty of engineering universities is the tendency to blindly follow trends and integrate new concepts with traditional methods. However, to date, the integration of medical and nonmedical specialties has been superficial and thus has not been successful. To address this problem, this paper, guided by the policies aimed at developing the 'four new' disciplines, analyses the current situation of traditional medicine education and professional development in engineering universities and proposes measures to enhance the competitiveness of new medicine in engineering universities, thereby promoting the development of universities.KEY MESSAGESThe implementation of the 'four new' disciplines is a strategic choice for higher education.Engineering technology is an efficient path and hands-on approach to solving medical problems.Interdisciplinary and comprehensive educational approaches play an important role in the development of medical science.
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- 2022
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31. A Comparison Study of Doctor-Patient Internet Interactions in Traditional and Modern Medicine: Empirical Evidence from Online Healthcare Communities.
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Cao, Song, Gao, Xiang, Niu, Shuzhen, and Wei, Qian
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MEDICINE ,ONLINE information services ,HOSPITALS ,PHYSICIAN-patient relations ,INTERNET ,COMMUNITY health services ,TRADITIONAL medicine ,COMPARATIVE studies ,PHYSICIANS ,TECHNOLOGY ,CHINESE medicine - Abstract
Online healthcare platforms serve not just as a medical knowledge-sharing community but also bring about effective interactions between professional physicians and patients. However, it is unclear whether online technology adoption affects such interactions in the same way between traditional Chinese medicine and modern medical departments. By utilizing a large sample of online doctor-patient interaction information from 168,870 doctor-specific interactive webpages recorded in a famous Chinese online healthcare community, this paper studies the differences between 17,513 traditional medicine doctor homepages and 151,357 others from more than 100 different specialty areas. Our chosen platform is representative since it covers about 800,000 physicians working at over 10,000 hospitals across all major provincial regions in China. We document that online medical service users tend to accept and use online health care services. However, patients seeing Chinese medicine doctors exhibit the following unique characteristics. They still prefer choosing doctors according to third-party information and may be reluctant to pay for the current online service price level. This problem is hard to overcome by the platform in the short run. Patients need a long-term process to adapt to the upgraded medical environment gradually. Therefore, establishing a personalized doctor recommendation system has become the most urgent demand presently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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32. 我国医药卫生相关科技创新基地建设简析.
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田 君, 曹 原, 张楠楠, and 樊建军
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TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,CHINESE medicine ,MEDICAL technology ,MEDICAL equipment ,MEDICAL sciences ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence - Abstract
Copyright of Experimental Technology & Management is the property of Experimental Technology & Management Editorial Office and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2022
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33. 93rd Annual Meeting The Ohio Academy of Science April 27-29, 1984. Hosted by Case Western Reserve University and The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Theme: Industry/Academia Relations. April Program Abstracts.
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Provides abstracts of papers dealing with various aspects of science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, science education, and other academic fields. Science education abstracts focus on such topics as microcomputers, industry relationships, curriculum and instructional strategies. Program descriptions are also included. (JN)
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- 1984
34. [Lee T'ao: the pioneer of educator and researcher of Chinese medical history].
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Zheng JS
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- Academies and Institutes, China, History, 20th Century, Humans, Male, Schools, Medical, Education, Medical, Medicine
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Lee T'ao(1901-1959),studied at Beijing National Medical Institute in 1921.He worked at the Chinese Department of Concord Medical Institute from 1928-1942. He studied medical history and taught the history of western and Chinese medicines. He finished Medical History Profile in 1940.During this period, he and Concord Medical Institute collaborated to collect Chinese medical books, therefore he became one of Chinese Medical Association. After 1946, he worked at Medical School of Beijing University (later change its name into Beijing Medical Institute), and he was professor, lead of Medical Teaching and Research Office. He also joined the Editorial department of the Chinese Journal of Medical History , and edited the list of western and Chinese medical books. He published many papers of the Chinese medical history, which had broad vision and novel viewpoint. For the teaching and research, he focused on fieldwork, and physical cultural and historical relics. He investigated and surveyed some high valuable historical relics of medicine that belonged to many of Chinese dynasties. In 1954, he also worked as a lead at the office of medical history for Chinese Central Research Institute. In 1956, he collaborated with Chen Bangxian, teaching the advanced classes for the teachers. He trained many medical history researchers and teachers.
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- 2021
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35. [The relationship between Ruishou Ben'i Zenkushuu and the medical writings of the Zhu Zhengheng].
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Ding DM and Zheng H
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- China, Humans, Japan, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Medical Writing, Medicine, Physicians
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Ruishou Ben'i Zenkushuu (, The Nine Tenths of the the Differnetiation of Similar Syndromes ) was compiled by Doctor Yuehu, a Japanese monk, in 1452. This book had important implications for the spread to Japan of Chinese medical ideas and theories by Li Dongyuan and Zhu Danxi. This paper analyzed the citation of Chinese medical books in Ruishou Ben'i Zenkushuu and found that the name of Zhu Danxi appeared frequently in this book.Based on the data from the sources of Danxi's medical ideas and theories cited in the book, this paper illuminates the close connection with the medicine ideas and theories of Danxi, and clarifies the story that Yuehu once studied Chinese medicine from Yu Tuan. Research on the sources of the ideas in Ruishou Ben'i Zenkushuu is helpful tracing back historically the spread of the ideas and theories of Danxi in Japan.
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- 2021
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36. [Strategies and ideas of comprehensive development and utilization of medicine and food homologous variety Phyllanthus emblica].
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Huang HZ, Ran F, Tan QC, Zhang DK, Li MQ, Fan SH, Tan P, Pei J, Han L, and Lin JZ
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- China, Medicine, Traditional, Plant Breeding, Plant Extracts, Medicine, Phyllanthus emblica
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Phyllanthus emblica is a kind of traditional medicine and medicinal and edible plant, with rich variety resources and high development value. It is a key poverty alleviation variety in China at present. As P. emblica processing industry is rising gradually in recent years, in order to fully develop and utilize its industrial resources, this paper systematically introduces current comprehensive development and utilization of P. emblica, discusses the problems in P. emblica processing industry, and puts forward comprehensive development and utilization strategies and industrial models in terms of cultivation, breeding, grading, quality evaluation and waste recycling, so as to provide a certain reference for promoting the high-quality development of P. emblica industry in China.
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- 2021
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37. Meeting the healthcare needs of overseas Chinese students at UK universities.
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Porter, Charlotte Louise
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CINAHL database ,ONLINE information services ,EMBARRASSMENT ,WELL-being ,FRIENDSHIP ,MEDICINE ,PSYCHOLOGY of college students ,HEALTH services accessibility ,SPIRITUALITY ,MEDICINE information services ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,FAMILY medicine ,COMMUNICATION barriers ,SOCIAL media ,HELP-seeking behavior ,CULTURAL pluralism ,TRANSCULTURAL medical care ,LANGUAGE & languages ,FAMILIES ,PRIMARY health care ,HEALTH information services ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,HEALTH attitudes ,NEEDS assessment ,THEMATIC analysis ,MEDLINE ,STUDENT attitudes ,MEDICAL appointments ,FOREIGN students ,MEDICAL needs assessment ,SEXUAL health ,TRUST ,CHINESE medicine - Abstract
Why you should read this article?: • To familiarise yourself with the healthcare needs of overseas Chinese students • To understand the barriers experienced by overseas Chinese students when accessing UK student primary healthcare • To enhance your knowledge of strategies to increase access to healthcare services for this population Individuals from China comprise the largest cohort of international students in the UK, making up almost one quarter of those coming to the country to study. The large Chinese student population at UK universities means there are considerable numbers each year who require access to student primary healthcare. This article describes a literature and narrative review that aimed to critically review the evidence concerning whether the primary healthcare needs of overseas Chinese students studying at UK universities are being met. Three themes were identified: primary healthcare accessibility and potential barriers for overseas Chinese students; health-seeking behaviour and health needs; and cultural and spiritual foundations of health needs and trusted health-seeking frameworks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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38. [Role of systematic integration teaching reform at the basic medicine teaching stage in Chinese medical education system].
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Zhu L, Sun GC, and Guan YF
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- Asian People, China, Curriculum, Humans, Education, Medical, Medicine
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Systematic integration teaching is a curriculum system focusing on organs and systems, which is an important direction of medical education reform in China. Based on the practice of integrated curriculum teaching in Dalian Medical University for more than 10 years, combined with the experience in 15 medical colleges and universities in China, this paper analyzed the modes of systematic integrated teaching at the basic medicine teaching stage for medical higher education, and specified the purpose and significance of this teaching reform. The results showed that: (1) The systematic integrated teaching is a well-accepted and widely used teaching mode in domestic medical colleges and universities, which mainly includes three types of methodologies, i.e., integration of basic medicine courses, integration of clinical medicine courses and integration of basic and clinical medicine courses. The systematic integrated teaching is carried out by reforming various teaching methods including problem-based learning (PBL), case-based learning (CBL) and team-based learning (TBL). (2) The systematic integration teaching at the basic medicine teaching stage can significantly optimize the transition between basic and clinical courses, promote the cooperation and exchange between basic and clinical teachers, and improve the medical students' knowledge construction and critical thinking, and teachers' teaching ability as well. (3) The systematic integration teaching concept of "Six focuses" and "Five combinations" effectively guides the design and implementation of the integrated curriculum at the basic medical teaching stage of Dalian Medical University. With the deepening and development of medical education system reform in China, giving full play to the respective advantages of the systematic integrated teaching and traditional single-subject teaching at the basic medicine stage, and strengthening the integration of basic and clinical courses will play an important role in optimizing medical education curriculum system with Chinese characteristics.
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- 2020
39. [Analysis of medicine paintings of fruit, vegetable and rice sections of Ben Cao Tu Jing].
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Peng HS and Huang LQ
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- China, Fruit, Humans, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Vegetables, Medicine, Oryza, Paintings
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Ben Cao Tu Jing is the earliest version of block-printed edition for herbals so far, with 933 medicinal paintings. In this paper, it analyzed the medicine paintings in the Fruit, Vegetable and Rice Sections of Ben Cao Tu Jing, as well as discussed the types of medicine paintings and relevant information when they were drawn. There are a total of 76 paintings in the fruits, vegetables and rice sections of Ben Cao Tu Jing, which can be divided into four types: broken branch paintings, ground paintings, rootless plant paintings and the whole plant with root paintings. The first three paintings were similar to the paintings of Tang and Song, and the paintings of the whole plant with root can be called the type of medicine paintings with Chinese characteristics created by Ben Cao Tu Jing. These four types of paintings had a profound impact on the later illustrations of medicinal materials, such as Lv Chan Yan Ben Cao, Jiu Huang Ben Cao, Ben Cao Pin Hui Jing Yao, Zhi Wen Ben Cao, Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao. The two types that had the greatest impact on later generations are the broken branch paintings and the whole plant with roots paintings, which had been inherited and developed in contemporary Chinese pharmacy books such as Zhong Yao Cai Pin Zhong Lun Shu and Zhong Hua Ben Cao. The paintings of the fruits, vegetables and rice sections are highly realistic and artistic, not only carrying the role of conveying medicinal knowledge, but also having unique aesthetic value. It can be inferred that the fruits, vegetables and rice sections had the participation of professional painters at least. In addition, through the highly consistent drawing styles of several sets of paintings, it is concluded that the paintings without place names were likely to be drawn uniformly by the editing team, and the local paintings may have been revised and improved by the editing team lately.
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- 2020
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40. The development of medical MOOCs in China: current situation and challenges.
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Gong, Zhaohui
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HIGHER education ,MASSIVE open online courses - Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the current situation and challenges on the development of medical massive open online courses (MOOCs) in China. A survey was constructed and the statistical analysis was adopted to evaluate the medical MOOCs. The results showed that the medical MOOC-related journal papers, conference papers, books and dissertations have risen dramatically over the past five years. In addition, the top 6 most representative MOOC platforms provide the majority (87%) of medical courses. The statistical analysis showed that PMPH-MOOC was the most influential medical MOOC platform in China. Compared to the foreign medical MOOCs, medical MOOCs in China were urgently in need of systemic planning, interaction activities and international certification. Overall, the findings suggest that the development of medical MOOCs for higher education has been achieved a great success along with a huge challenge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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41. The physician charter on medical professionalism from the Chinese perspective: a comparative analysis.
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Pingyue Jin
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PROFESSIONALISM ,PHYSICIANS' societies ,ATTITUDES toward work ,MEDICINE ,MEDICAL ethics - Abstract
The charter of medical professionalism in the new millennium (Charter) has been endorsed worldwide, including by the Chinese Medical Doctor Association from 2005. Six years later, the association drafted a Chinese version of medical professionalism based on the Charter, the Chinese Medical Doctor Declaration (Declaration). This Declaration encompasses six tenets, which have large areas of overlap with the Charter. Meanwhile, certain differences also exist between the universal professionalism that the Charter aims to disseminate and the ideal Chinese professionalism that the Declaration endeavours to bolster. In this paper, we explore the unique aspects of the Declaration in contrast with the Charter to gain a deeper understanding of professionalism in the particular context of China. The Declaration may omit some valuable commitments found in the Charter, but it includes longstanding Confucian and cultural traditions of China, as well as consideration of current social circumstances. The Declaration thus re-establishes the ideal of universal professionalism in light of the Chinese context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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42. Chinese Medicinal Herbs in the Treatment of Diabetic Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Yan, Bin, Wang, Jingbo, Xue, Zhigang, and Tian, Guoqing
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COGNITION disorders ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIABETES ,HERBAL medicine ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,MEDICINE ,CHINESE medicine ,MEDLINE ,META-analysis ,ONLINE information services ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Background. Diabetic cognitive impairment (DCI), a serious complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), is gaining more acceptance and attention. The learning and memory function of diabetics always decreases. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been demonstrated to be effective in treating the symptoms in China, and thereinto Chinese medicinal herbs (CMH) are the most widely used. The objective of the present study was to review and analyze the existing data about reducing the symptoms in CMH treatment for DCI. Methods. Electronic literature databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CNKI, SinoMed, and Wan fang) were searched for randomized controlled trials conducted in China, comparing CMH with western medicines in the treatment of DCI, up to April 1, 2018. We applied standard meta-analytic techniques to analyze data from papers that reached acceptable criteria. Result. Nine randomized controlled trials (n = 576) on CMH were included. We found moderate evidence that CMH used alone or in combination with western medicines was more effective than western medicines alone in reliving the symptoms for DCI (total effective rate, odds radio (OR) = 4.64 (2.60, 8.29), and 95% confidence interval, P<0.00001). Besides, CMH along or in combination with western medicines showed more beneficial effects on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale (mean difference (MD) = 1.31(0.75, 1.87), P<0.00001), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scale (MD = 2.07 (0.86, 3.28), P<0.00001, and TCM symptom score (TCMSS) (MD = -4.89 (-8.44, -1.34), P = 0.007). Most of the included studies showed that there was not a significant difference in the adverse events. Conclusions. These findings demonstrated that CMH used alone or in combination with western medicines were apparently better than western medicines alone in the treatment of DCI. Because of the poor quality of the studies that were available for the present meta-analysis, further researches are still needed to support these early findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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43. Patent landscape of neglected tropical diseases: an analysis of worldwide patent families.
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Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, Nobre de Paiva, Vitor, Santos Souza, Samuel, Varga, Orsolya, Akinsolu, Folahanmi Tomiwa, de Paiva, Vitor Nobre, and Souza, Samuel Santos
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CANCER chemotherapy ,DRUG patents ,DRUG resistance ,PREVENTIVE medicine ,SYMPTOMS ,PATENT statistics ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,MEDICINE ,RESEARCH ,PREVENTION - Abstract
Background: "Neglected Tropical Diseases" (NTDs) affect millions of people in Africa, Asia and South America. The two primary ways of strategic interventions are "preventive chemotherapy and transmission control" (PCT), and "innovative and intensified disease management" (IDM). In the last 5 years, phenomenal progress has been achieved. However, it is crucial to intensify research effort into NTDs, because of the emerging drug resistance. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the term NTDs covers 17 diseases, namely buruli ulcer, Chagas disease, dengue, dracunculiasis, echinococcosis, trematodiasis, human African trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, rabies, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthes, taeniasis, trachoma, and yaws. The aim of this study is to map out research and development (R&D) landscape through patent analysis of these identified NTDs. To achieve this, analysis and evaluation have been conducted on patenting trends, current legal status of patent families, priority countries by earliest priority years and their assignee types, technological fields of patent families over time, and original and current patent assignees.Main Body: Patent families were extracted from Patseer, an international database of patents from over 100 patent issuing authorities worldwide. Evaluation of the patents was carried out using the combination of different search terms related to each identified NTD. In this paper, a total number of 12,350 patent families were analyzed. The main countries with sources of inventions were identified to be the United States (US) and China. The main technological fields covered by NTDs patent landscape are pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, organic fine chemistry, analysis of biological materials, basic materials chemistry, and medical technology. Governmental institutions and universities are the primary original assignees. Among the NTDs, leishmaniasis, dengue, and rabies received the highest number of patent families, while human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), taeniasis, and dracunciliasis received the least. The overall trend of patent families shows an increase between 1985 and 2008, and followed by at least 6 years of stagnation.Conclusion: The filing pattern of patent families analyzed undoubtedly reveals slow progress on research and development of NTDs. Involving new players, such as non-governmental organizations may help to mitigate and reduce the burden of NTDs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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44. A bibliometric analysis of the advance of artificial intelligence in medicine.
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Andrade-Arenas, Laberiano and Yactayo-Arias, Cesar
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DEEP learning ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,MACHINE learning ,DATABASES ,CHINA-United States relations - Abstract
This bibliometric study analyzes the evolution of research in artificial intelligence (AI) applied to medicine from 2015 to September 2023. Using the Scopus database and keywords related to AI, machine learning, and deep learning in medicine, tools such as VOSviewer and Bibliometrix were used to explore publication trends, subject areas, co-authorship networks, and the most productive countries, among others. 2,064 articles were analyzed, and a significant increase in global academic production has been evident in the last five years. International collaboration was notable, with China and the United States leading in knowledge contribution. The keyword analysis highlights the breadth of topics and applications of AI in medicine, with particular emphasis on cancer detection, dengue diagnosis, and medical image analysis, among others. In conclusion, this study highlights the growing academic interest in the application of AI in medicine and the need for collaborative research. The findings underscore the relevance of these technologies in key areas of health care, contributing significantly to advances in medical diagnosis and prognosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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45. Designing Chinese hospital emergency departments to leverage artificial intelligence--a systematic literature review on the challenges and opportunities.
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Sijie Tan and Mills, Grant
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HEALTH facility design & construction ,HUMAN services programs ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,HOSPITALS ,HOSPITAL emergency services ,DECISION making in clinical medicine ,STRATEGIC planning ,WEARABLE technology ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MEDLINE ,ONLINE information services ,PATIENT monitoring ,SOCIAL support ,MEDICINE ,PHYSICIANS ,CARDIAC arrest ,BRAIN injuries ,OPERATING rooms ,EMPLOYEES' workload - Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) has witnessed rapid advances in the healthcare domain in recent years, especially in the emergency field, where AI is likely to radically reshape medical service delivery. Although AI has substantial potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy and operational efficiency in hospitals, research on its applications in Emergency Department building design remains relatively scarce. Therefore, this study aims to investigate Emergency Department facility design by identifying the challenges and opportunities of using AI. Two systematic literature reviews are combined, one in AI and the other in sensors, to explore their potential application to support decision-making, resource optimisation and patient monitoring. These reviews have then informed a discussion on integrating AI sensors in contemporary Emergency Department designs for use in China to support the evidence base on resuscitation units, emergency operating rooms and Emergency Department Intensive Care Unit (ED-ICU) design. We hope to inform the strategic implementation of AI sensors and how they might transform Emergency Department design to support medical staff and enhance the patient experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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46. Value as a medical tourism driver.
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Wang, Hsiu-Yuan
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MEDICAL tourism ,CONSUMER behavior ,MEDICAL care ,GLOBALIZATION ,MEDICINE - Abstract
Purpose – This study contends that customers' perceived value can drive medical tourism. To demonstrate this, the purpose of this paper is to propose and test a research model capturing elements of perceived benefits and sacrifice that, by affecting the perceived value of medical tourism products, influence the buying intention of potential customers. Design/methodology/approach – Potential medical tourists from China are tapped due to their cultural similarity to Taiwan, and the absence of a language barrier. Data from 301 usable questionnaires were tested against the research model using the structural equation modeling approach. Findings – The results indicated that perceived value was a key predictor of customer intentions. As for benefits, perceived medical quality, service quality and enjoyment were critical components that significantly influenced the perception of value. Regarding sacrifice, the effects of perceived risk on perceived value were significant. Research limitations/implications – This study targeted potential medical tourists. Therefore, a validation using another large sample gathered elsewhere is required to generalize the findings. Practical implications – The findings can assist governments in developing policies that promote medical destination and provide insights into research on how destination countries can make medical tourism a win/win option for themselves and international patients. Originality/value – The proposed model is original; unlike most prior papers which take a conceptual approach to medical tourism, this study contributes to an understanding of the factors that influence the travel intentions of medical tourists through its empirical investigation, and especially in its targeting of customers' value perception. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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47. Disease in the Capital: Nationalist Health Services and the 'Sick [Wo]man of East Asia' in Wartime Chongqing.
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Barnes, Nicole Elizabeth
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PUBLIC health ,MEDICAL care ,GENDER role ,MATERNAL health services ,HEALTH of military personnel ,HISTORY of military medicine ,HISTORY of war & society ,SINO-Japanese War, 1937-1945 ,HISTORY ,TWENTIETH century - Abstract
The Chongqing Bureau of Public Health, established shortly after the Nationalists relocated to the wartime capital, faced frequent air raids, rampant inflation, and acute personnel shortages. Still it accomplished an astonishing amount of work, demonstrating its commitment to public health as a barometer of modernity, national stability, and political fitness. The Bureau also treated male and female bodies differently, institutionalizing gender roles through its public health administration. This paper illustrates differences between medical care for men and women, arguing that Chongqing health officials' myopic focus on maternal issues when discussing women's healthcare, their failure to address highly skewed gender ratios in the patient reports and vaccination statistics that their office received on a monthly basis, and the relatively late opening of the city's most substantial maternal health facilities, all point to malecentric priorities within the administration. Military health took priority not only because of the war, but because soldiers' health conditions and facilities were so appallingly dismal. Thus, wartime health conditions reveal the continued haunting of modem Chinas great specter, the "Sick Man of East Asia," and two types of disease in the wartime capital: the Nationalist state, politically diseased, failed to protect its civilians and soldiers from common diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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48. Family Instructions and the Moral Economy of Medicine in Late Imperial China.
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Chu, Pingyi
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MEDICINE ,ECONOMICS & ethics ,MEDICAL ethics ,CONFUCIANISM ,PHYSICIANS ,HISTORY - Abstract
This paper employs family instructions written by physicians in late imperial China to demonstrate how medicine was not only a technique of healing but also a platform where health, healing, and social values intertwined. I argue that the rise of the Confucian physician in late imperial China was not so much about professionalization of medicine but more about assimilating technical skills into a Confucian culture by the failed examination candidates to justify their choices of other career paths. Ideas of retribution also played an important role in this process, encouraging physicians to refine their skills and take good care of their patients in exchange for the prosperity of their own families. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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49. Medicine and the Law in Late Imperial China: Cases from the Xing'an Huilan (Conspectus of Penal Cases).
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Chao, Yüan-Ling
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MEDICINE ,PHYSICIANS ,HEALTH policy ,MEDICAL policy -- History ,HISTORY - Abstract
In this paper, I explore the relationship between state and medicine in late imperial China through an examination of the legal statute pertaining to injury and death caused by incompetent physicians (yongyi shashang ren 庸醫殺傷人), and twenty cases collected in the Xingan huilan 刑案匯覽 (Conspectus of Penal Cases) and its supplements that were prosecuted under this statute. Medicine in late imperial China was interwoven into a complex intellectual, religious, and political landscape. The relationship between medicine and the law was rooted in specific legal and cultural traditions in China and points to cultural specificities in investigating the broader issues of state authority and control. The addition of the substatute yiduan fashu 異端法術 (heretical black art) under the statute of yongyi shashang ren in 1800 reflected Emperor Jiaqing's efforts to avoid heavy handedness in dealing with religious sects. Activities without evidence of seditious intent were to be sentenced based on this substatute, warranting a lighter punishment. The cases revealed a fluid boundary between the diverse healing traditions that were available to a patient. Women were active players in these various healing activities. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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50. Knowledge to Practice: Scholars, Physicians, and Common Folks in Late Imperial China: A Symposium in Honor of Benjamin A. Elman.
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Chao, Yüan-Ling
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MEDICINE ,DREAM interpretation ,CONFUCIANISM -- History ,HISTORY - Abstract
An introduction is presented in which topics within the issue are discussed which includes medical history of China, dream interpretation and Confucianism in the country.
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- 2017
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