Publications by authors named "Ling-Xiang Mao"

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  • Emergency decision making (EDM) is crucial in minimizing negative impacts during emergencies, as poor choices can lead to significant economic and social repercussions.
  • A new EDM approach combines regret theory and the Evaluation Based on Distance from Average Solution (EDAS) within a 2-tuple spherical linguistic framework to help decision-makers better evaluate options.
  • The method is validated through its application in a public health emergency in China and comparative analysis with existing EDM methods, showcasing its effectiveness and practicality.
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  • Effective decision-making during emergencies is crucial for minimizing casualties and economic damage, and recent studies have focused on improving emergency decision-making (EDM) under time constraints.
  • Research on EDM has seen significant growth, with a bibliometric analysis of 303 publications from 2010 to 2020 revealing trends, key contributors, and influential works in the field.
  • The analysis highlights increasing publications since 2014, identifies productive entities, and outlines research hotspots, while also suggesting future directions for investigation within the EDM domain.
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Background: Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 has emerged in China since February, 2013. The immunologic changes in pregnant women infected with H7N9 are not known.

Objective: To report the clinical data and kinetic changes of immunity in a pregnant woman infected with H7N9 virus in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.

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Background: In the spring of 2008, an EV71-caused hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak occurred in Fuyang city, Anhui Province, China. Jiangsu Province that borders Auhui to the east is presumed as a key station for the spread of EV71 to other regions of the Yangtze River Delta.

Objectives: To investigate the HFMD prevalence in Zhenjiang city of Jiangsu from May 2008 to October 2009, and the epidemic origin of EV71 circulating in Jiangsu.

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