Publications by authors named "Shushan Liu"

Background: The mental health of college students has become a critical concern, with depression, anxiety and stress (DAS) reaching alarming levels. Despite the vital role of societal attitudes in shaping mental health outcomes, the factors and mechanisms influencing college students' community attitudes towards mental illness (CAMI) remain underexplored.

Aim: This study aims to investigate the CAMI, mental health problems and mental health literacy (MHL) among Chinese college students and to analyse the relationships between them.

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Introduction: Life course theory posits that historical events that transpired in the past shape an individual's well-being. In the last century, China experienced a series of significant events in rapid succession, including the Anti-Japanese War (AJW), the Civil War (CW), the Great Famine (GF), the Cultural Revolution (CR), and the Reform and Opening of China (ROC). These early life experiences may have lasting effects on older adults.

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Background: The psychological problems among the youth population have received widespread attention in the information age. However, little research has been conducted on the effects and mechanisms of worldview on depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) among youth. In this study, we aim to investigate the relationship between worldview and DAS among youth.

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Introduction: The life course describes the progression of life as a social role, from birth to death. Traditional Western life-history studies of the life course usually describe a continuous lifeline with occasional interruptions in between. The extraordinary temporal events of the Anti-Japanese War (AJW), Civil War (CW), Great Famine (GF), Cultural Revolution (CR), and the Reform and Opening-up of China in just few decades mean that the life history of contemporary Chinese older adults may be quite different from those of their western peers.

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Background: The educational views of parents with autistic children directly impacts their children's academic success. However, little research has been done on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted parents' academic and social views.

Aim: This study analyzes parents' views of school success for their autistic children in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and examines the relationships among pandemic stress, parental involvement, and parents' views of school success for autistic children in mainland China.

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Riparian sediment is a hot zone for denitrification that can withhold copper and microplastics (MPs) from outside. It has been proven that MPs affect denitrification and the existing forms of copper in the environment. However, the impact of copper on sediment denitrification under exposure to MPs remains unclear.

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The one-child policy, i.e., of having only one child per couple, was adopted as the essential family policy in China from 1979, and since the beginning of the 21st century, it has given rise to problems of special families under the one-child policy caused by the death or disability of only children.

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Background: Research has shown that parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suffered high levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and faced poor family quality of life (FQOL). However, little is known about the inherent dynamic interaction between pandemic stress and FQOL, especially in the Chinese cultural context.

Aims: This study provides preliminary evidence by examining the relationships among pandemic stress, parental involvement, and FQOL for children with autism in mainland China.

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Riparian sediment is the last barrier preventing contaminants from polluting aquatic ecosystems. Recently, microplastics (MPs) have frequently been found in sediments. However, the MP aging process and its impact on sediments remain unknown.

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Article Synopsis
  • Riparian zones are crucial for river ecosystems but are threatened by microplastics (MPs) accumulation, which alters their functions, particularly regarding carbon storage.
  • Pristine MPs were found to increase the complexity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) but decreased its bioavailability and increased the negative priming effect, while aged MPs showed reduced impact on DOM bioavailability.
  • The study highlights that the aging of MPs influences sediment carbon stability, with microbial activity playing a role in reducing CO emissions, underscoring the long-term risks posed by MPs in ecosystems.
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Acetylation of lysine in the histone H4 N-terminal is one of the most significant epigenetic modifications in cells. Aberrant changes involving lysine acetylation modification are commonly reported in multiple types of cancers. Currently, whether it is for in vivo or in vitro, there are limited approaches for the detection of H4 lysine acetylation levels.

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Premise Of The Study: Most dendroecological studies focus on dominant trees, but little is known about the growing season of trees belonging to different size classes and their sensitivity to biotic factors. The objective of this study was to compare the dynamics of xylem formation between dominant and suppressed trees of Abies fabri of similar age growing in the Gongga Mountains, southeastern Tibetan Plateau, and to identify the association between xylem growth and climate.

Methods: The timing and duration of xylogenesis in histological sections were investigated weekly during the 2013-2015 growing seasons.

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Objective: To determine lengths and factors associated with delay of reperfusion-decision in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods: This cross-sectional and multicenter survey was conducted in 19 hospitals from Beijing between 1 January and 31 December, 2006 and included STEMI patients receiving thrombolysis or primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Data were collected by structured interviews and medical records review within 1 week after admission.

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Objective: To examine the current ambulance transport rates and ascertain factors associated with use of emergency medical service (EMS) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Beijing.

Methods: Between January 1 and December 31, 2006, a cross-sectional and multicenter survey was conducted in 19 hospitals in Beijing and included patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) admitted within 24 hours of onset of symptoms. Data were collected by structured interviews and medical records review within 1 week after admission.

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Objective: To investigate the factors associated with delay in decision to seek treatment in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Beijing.

Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional, multicenter survey was conducted from November 1, 2005 and December 31 ,2006. The participants consisted of 799 patients with STEMI admitted within 24 h of symptom onset to 19 hospitals in Beijing.

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Background: Ambulance use expedites the definitive treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ambulance use on the administration of early reperfusion therapies for patients with AMI in Beijing, China.

Methods: Data were prospectively collected from 498 patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who were admitted within 12 hours of symptom onset to 19 hospitals in Beijing between November 1, 2005 and December 31, 2006.

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Background: Definitive treatment for heart attack is early reperfusion with either angioplasty or thrombolytic therapy, and the benefit is strictly time-dependent. Patient outcomes are improved with either therapy when initiated as soon as possible. Recognition of heart attack symptoms is logically tied to taking action to receive prompt emergency care.

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Objective: To evaluate the validity of intraoperative magnetic MEP (motor evoked potentials) monitoring in a spinal-cord-menaced surgery.

Methods: 32 rabbits were employed in weight-drop spinal cord contusion model. After anesthetized with a combination of Ketamine and Droperidol the spinal cords were surgically exposed with the dura intact, and the contusion injuries were delivered except the rabbits in control group.

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Objective: To report the initial application of brain protection device in the dilatation and stenting of atherosclerotic stenosis of the carotid and vertebral artery.

Methods: Eighteen patients with 21 atherosclerotic stenoses of the carotid or vertebral artery underwent dilatation and/or stenting with brain protection device (filterwire or angioguard). The clinical results were summarized and the indispensability and feasibility of the device was discussed.

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Objectives: To evaluate clinical manifestations of 21 patients with subclinical pituitary apoplexy and their diagnosis and treatment.

Method: Clinical data from 21 patients with subclinical pituitary apoplexy treated from October 1989 to November 2001 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: Their clinical manifestations included chronic headache, visual deficit and field cut.

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