Environmental and Psycho-social Factors Related to Prostate Cancer Risk in the Chinese Population:a Case-control Study

Objective To study the risk environmental and psycho-social factors associated to prostate cancer （PCa） in Chinese population. Methods 250 PCa patients and 500 controls were enrolled in this case-control study. Information was collected and logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratios （OR） and 95% confidence intervals （95% CI） for relationship between lifestyle, eating habits and psycho-social factors with PCa risk. Results Green vegetables and green tea were associated with a decreased risk of PCa （0R=0.39, 95% CI： 0.28-0.53; 0R=0.59, 95% Cl： 0.40-0.87, respectively）. Family history of PCa （0R=7.16, 95% CI： 2.01-25.49）, history of prostate diseases （0R=2.28, 95% Cl： 1.53-3.41）, alcohol consumption （0R=1.97, 95% CI： 1.33-2.90）, red meat consumption （0R=1.74, 95% CI： 1.20-2.52）, barbecued （0R=2.29, 95% CI： 1.11-4.73） or fried （0R=2.35, 95% CI： 1.24-4.43） foods were related with increased PCa risk. Negative psycho-social factors including occupational setbacks （0R=1.61, 95% CI： 2.00-2.59）, marital separation （0R=1.94, 95% CI： 1.29-2.91）, self-contained suffering {0R=2.37, 95% CI： 1.58-3.55）, and high sensitivity to the personal comments （0R=1.73, 95% CI： 1.18-2.54） were related to PCa. Conclusion Regular consumption of green vegetables and green tea may suggest protective effects on PCa. Alcohol consumption, red meat consumption and barbecued or fried foods were associated with PCa. Negative psycho-social factors may also play a role in the incidence of PCa in Chinese population.

Social Factors Affecting Wetlands Utilization for Agriculture in Nigeria: A case study of sawah rice production

Wetlands have immense poverty-fighting potentials and in Nigeria, more and more people are dependent on wetlands for their livelihoods. To examine the social factors affecting the current status of the wetlands utilization for agriculture in Nigeda, a simple random sampling technique was used to select 200 farmers cultivating wetlands and a structured questionnaire was applied to elicit the information on the social factors. Data collected were described using frequency and percentage and a multiple regression analysis was used to identify significant variables that are determinants of wetland utilization. The results of the analysis showed that significant variables included crop preferences, farming system, culture, taste, land tenure, knowledge of wetland cultivation, perceived suitability, farmers＇ tribe, location of wetland, and farmers＇ age. it was concluded with suggestions for the right combination of policies, public awareness, and appropriate farming methods in order to improve wetland utilization in Nigeria.

On Dynamic Social Factors for Development of China’s Human Rights Theory

China＇s mainstream human rights theory has undergone tremendous changes since the reform-and-opening scheme was kicked off in the early 1980s. ＂Human rights,＂ which used to be seen as a concept of capitalist ideology, is now an important part of the Chinese system of socialist values.

Discrete Choice Analysis of Temporal Factors on Social Network Growth

Social networks like Facebook, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn provide an interaction and communication environment for users to generate and share content, allowing for the observation of social behaviours in the digital world. These networks can be viewed as a collection of nodes and edges, where users and their interactions are represented as nodes and the connections between them as edges. Understanding the factors that contribute to the formation of these edges is important for studying network structure and processes. This knowledge can be applied to various areas such as identifying communities, recommending friends, and targeting online advertisements. Several factors, including node popularity and friends-of-friends relationships, influence edge formation and network growth. This research focuses on the temporal activity of nodes and its impact on edge formation. Specifically, the study examines how the minimum age of friends-of-friends edges and the average age of all edges connected to potential target nodes influence the formation of network edges. Discrete choice analysis is used to analyse the combined effect of these temporal factors and other well-known attributes like node degree (i.e., the number of connections a node has) and network distance between nodes. The findings reveal that temporal properties have a similar impact as network proximity in predicting the creation of links. By incorporating temporal features into the models, the accuracy of link prediction can be further improved.

Surveillance Report of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in Tinghu District,Yancheng City,2021

Objective:To comprehensively understand the changes and prevalence of major chronic diseases among residents of Tinghu District,Yancheng City,in 2021,and to analyze the trends of the major risk factors for the onset of chronic diseases in the region.Methods:Chronic diseases and their risk factors in Tinghu District in 2021 were monitored among the resident population who had lived in the district for five years or more and were aged 18 years or older.The survey was conducted using random cluster sampling,with 7,130 questionnaires collected.After data processing,7,012 valid questionnaires were obtained,resulting in a qualification rate of 98.35%.Results:Among the chronic diseases reported in the survey population,hypertension had the highest prevalence at 37.61%,followed by dyslipidemia at 37.19%.Other chronic diseases were ranked in order of prevalence from highest to lowest.Regardless of gender,the top three chronic diseases were hypertension,diabetes,and hyperlipidemia.Multifactorial regression analysis identified both non-preventable risk factors(such as family history,gender,and age)and preventable risk factors(such as smoking,sedentary behavior,overweight,and obesity)as significant contributors to the major chronic diseases in Tinghu District.Conclusion:Analyzing the trends in the main risk factors for chronic disease incidence in Tinghu District,Yancheng City,provides a basis for developing a new comprehensive chronic disease prevention and control plan to address chronic disease prevention and management.

Influencing Factors for Social Acceptance of Noma (Cancrum Oris) Patients in Niger: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Noma, mostly identified in malnourished young children in the world’s low-income countries, causes severe orofacial disfigurement and significant mortality and morbidity. The majority of noma patients surviving with aesthetical effects are exposed to stigmatization and social rejection. Studies focusing on the socio-psychological impact of noma survivors have rarely been done. Our study aimed to identify the differences in social acceptance/rejection and the influencing factors associated with social acceptance in noma patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the NGO-Sentinelles (Niger) reception center on patients with noma from Zinder, Maradi, and Tahoua regions between 9th May 2017 and 2nd June 2017. The survey was conducted through a face-to-face interview on patients admitted to the center and those discharged from the centre after the treatment. The interview questionnaire comprised 45 questions (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.812) with pathological information, sociodemographic characteristics, and socio-psychological qualitative information. Findings: We recorded 50 noma patients (43 from Zinder and 7 from Maradi and Tahoua). The younger patients (1 - 5 years old), noma patients who stayed in school during follow-up treatment, patients who were referred by a health structure, patients enrolled into the centre in a short time (<30 days), and patients in the acute phase of noma had a significantly high social acceptance rate with 60.0%, 82.9%, 60.0%, 57.1% and 94.3% respectively;whereas single adults and cheek lesion site had the highest social rejection rate when compared to their corresponding factors with 60.0% and 86.7% respectively. There were significant differences in victims’ perception of noma [χ2 = 45.536, (P < 0.001)] and acceptance of their new faces [P = 0.023], between the social acceptance and social rejection rate, therefore all patients who accepted their new faces felt social acceptance. Social acceptance was significantly highly correlated with pathological history (admission method, phase of noma, care, and treatment received at center) with rs ranging from 0.609 to 0.810, moderately correlated with patient’s sociodemographic characteristics (age, marital status, and region) with rs ranging from 0.381 to 0.474. Lowly correlated with clinical evolution after treatment (rs = 0.293). Logistic regression results showed that the likelihood of social acceptance increased when the patient’s age was young (≤15 years), their marital status was minor, they were enrolled at the school before noma appearance, they were referred to the centre after diagnosis, the admission time to the centre was short (≤30 days), acute phase of noma, and care received at the centre was non-surgery. The location of the lesion on the cheek was a risk factor for social acceptance, indicating cheek lesions from noma increased the likelihood of social rejection in our study. Conclusion: The sociodemographic characteristics, pathological history, and psychological aspects of noma patients were correlated and were found to be important factors influencing their social acceptance/rejection rate.

Social and Linguistic Factors' Influences on Semantic Change in English Vocabulary

this paper aims to analyze the social and linguistic factors' influence on semantic change in English vocabulary. Mainly speaking, the social factors include social development, social context, social class, national feeling, racial feeling, gender different, and social value, and linguistic factors consist of generalization, specialization, amelioration, pejoration, metaphor and metonymy.

Impacts of Social and Demographic Factors on Residents' Subjective Well-being in Rural China

The objective of social development is to construct a harmonious society.In China,the key to a harmonious society is the happiness of more than 900 million farmers living in the rural areas.This study aimed to measure rural residents' subjective well-being(SWB) through the day reconstruction method,as well as to analyze SWB's influencing factors through a variety of statistical methods.The results showed that the average U index was 12.79%,indicating that respondents were unhappy 12.79% of the time.Twenty-seven percent of the population had a U index greater than 0,with the average value being 47%,indicating that these people were unhappy 47% of the time.The study also found that SWB varied according to the characteristics of the respondents.Logistic regression analysis showed that social and demographic factors,including age,education,county,household size,generation number,per capita income,migration status and social networking,which significantly affected rural residents' SWB.The size of the impact varied with the different factors.

Identification and Validation of Social Media Socio-Technical Information Security Factors with Respect to Usable-Security Principles

The goal of this manuscript is to present a research finding, based on a study conducted to identify, examine, and validate Social Media (SM) socio-technical information security factors, in line with usable-security principles. The study followed literature search techniques, as well as theoretical and empirical methods of factor validation. The strategy used in literature search includes Boolean keywords search, and citation guides, using mainly web of science databases. As guided by study objectives, 9 SM socio-technical factors were identified, verified and validated. Both theoretical and empirical validation processes were followed. Thus, a theoretical validity test was conducted on 45 Likert scale items, involving 10 subject experts. From the score ratings of the experts, Content Validity Index (CVI) was calculated to determine the degree to which the identified factors exhibit appropriate items for the construct being measured, and 7 factors attained an adequate level of validity index. However, for reliability test, 32 respondents and 45 Likert scale items were used. Whereby, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α-values) were generated using SPSS. Subsequently, 8 factors attained an adequate level of reliability. Overall, the validated factors include;1) usability—visibility, learnability, and satisfaction;2) education and training—help and documentation;3) SM technology development—error handling, and revocability;4) information security —security, privacy, and expressiveness. In this case, the confirmed factors would add knowledge by providing a theoretical basis for rationalizing information security requirements on SM usage.

Research on the Continuous Participation of Virtual Brand Community in Decision-Making Based on Social Influence Theory

Based on the social influence theory,the influence of virtual brand community members’perceived value on social influencing factors is discussed,and the influence of social influencing factors on virtual brand community members’continuous participation in decision-making is analyzed.Through an empirical analysis of the survey data of Xiaomi users in the Xiaomi Community,the results showed that the perceived value of virtual brand community members significantly and positively affects social influencing factors,which also significantly and positively affect the members’continuous participation in virtual brand communities.Therefore,only by sharing valuable information resources and improving the efficiency of information flow,thereby enhancing the perceived value of the community and increasing the stickiness of members to the virtual community,will we have an opportunity to enhance the interaction among members and effectively promote continuous participation in community activities through the strong bonds formed among members.

维持性血液透析患者心理脆弱现状及影响因素分析

目的:探讨维持性血液透析患者心理脆弱现状及影响因素。方法:采用便利抽样方法选取2023年3—7月桂林医学院附属医院血液净化中心收治的380例维持性血液透析患者。收集所有患者一般资料,评价所有患者心理脆弱情况、社会支持情况。比较不同一般资料患者心理脆弱量表(mental vulnerability questionnaire,MVQ)评分,统计所有患者MVQ评分及领悟社会支持量表(perceived social support scale,PSSS)评分情况。分析维持性血液透析患者MVQ评分及PSSS评分相关性。分析维持性血液透析患者心理脆弱的影响因素。结果:不同文化程度、婚姻状况、居住情况、家庭人均月收入、透析时长、有无并发症患者MVQ评分比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。维持性血液透析患者心理脆弱呈中等水平,其各维度条目均分由高到低为人际问题、身心症状、精神症状;领悟社会支持呈中等水平。心理脆弱总分、身心症状、精神症状、人际问题评分与社会支持总分、家庭支持、朋友支持、其他支持评分均呈负相关(P<0.05)。居住情况、有无并发症、社会支持是维持性血液透析患者心理脆弱的主要影响因素(P<0.05)。结论:维持性血液透析患者心理脆弱呈中等水平,其中独居、伴有并发症、社会支持是维持性血液透析患者心理脆弱的主要影响因素,应积极制订有效性、针对性的干预措施帮助其降低心理脆弱程度,提高心理健康水平,从而提高生活质量。

老年慢性病住院患者老老照护者的照护能力现状研究

目的了解老年慢性病住院患者亲情老老照护者的家庭照护能力现状,分析其影响因素,为制定针对性的干预措施提高家庭照护能力提供参考。方法采用中文版老年患者家庭照护能力量表对181名老年慢性病住院患者的家庭照护者进行调查。结果照护者的家庭照护能力总分为(33.04±4.98)分。多元线性回归分析结果显示,照护者月均收入、文化程度、婚姻状况、自我感知健康状况是亲情老老照护者的家庭照护能力的主要影响因素(均P<0.05),共解释照护者家庭照护能力总分87.4%的差异。结论老年慢性病住院患者亲情老老照护者的家庭照护能力不容乐观,相关部门应高度重视老龄化社会背景下老老照护这一普遍现象,完善相应政策与举措,为老老照护者提供安全保障。

糖尿病患者自我厌恶现状及影响因素分析

目的了解糖尿病患者自我厌恶现状及其影响因素,为医护人员采取针对性干预改善糖尿病患者心理健康提供参考。方法采用一般情况调查表、自我厌恶量表、医学应对问卷和领悟社会支持量表对274例2型糖尿病患者进行调查。结果糖尿病患者自我厌恶得分(35.46±6.39)分,年龄、糖尿病相关并发症、回避应对、领悟社会支持总分是自我厌恶的主要影响因素(均P<0.05),可预测总变异的49.6%。结论糖尿病患者自我厌恶为中等偏高水平,护理人员应加强对糖尿病患者自我厌恶水平的评估和筛查,加强对年轻、有糖尿病相关并发症的患者的干预,帮助患者减少其回避行为,并增强其领悟社会支持水平,从而降低其自我厌恶水平。

Biological Trajectory for Psychosocial Risk Factors in Psychiatric Disorders—A Concept Based Review

Current understanding of mental disorders is based upon “biopsychosocial model”. Research also suggests what biological changes take place in a particular disorder as well as nature of risk which arises from psychological, social and environmental conditions. However it remains unclear how these psychosocial and environmental risk factors interact with biological factors which lead to clinical syndromes. This paper examines interrelationship of psychosocial and environmental risk and biological changes observed in mental disorders and tries to identify the possibility of a pathway of the psychopathology of psychiatric disorders. The review aims to demonstrate that significant advances in the fields of psychosocial, cultural, anthropological and neurobiological research provide novel insights into the etiology of mental disorders. There are neurochemical, functional and structural neurobiological, neurocognitive, immunological findings and findings from gene-environment interaction that appears promising. However these findings are in an isolated manner. Comprehensive studies examining major biological changes together in relation to psychosocial risk factors are lacking. Every individual reacts differently to the same environmental risk while there tends to be similarities in individual outcome in response to such stressors. The findings though robust independently, remain very preliminary to suggest a sequential trajectory for developing a clear pathway for pathogenesis. It is currently unclear whether there is a differential psychopathological impact of psychosocial stressors in different cultures despite the extensive variability both between and within major social groups and societies. Further research investigating modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors in context of prevailing socio-economic conditions is urgently needed to plan effective interventions.

肺癌患者自我超越现状及影响因素分析

背景与目的肺癌患者存在不同程度的自我超越,其能够激发患者的自我意识,推动其积极面对生活中的负性事件,从而改善患者的生活质量及健康结局,但国内关于肺癌患者自我超越的研究鲜有报道,相关影响因素尚未明确。本研究旨在了解肺癌患者自我超越现状并探讨其影响因素,为临床干预决策提供理论依据。方法选取2023年9月至2024年2月在四川大学华西医院肺癌中心入院治疗的243例肺癌患者为研究对象;采用一般资料调查表、自我超越量表、Herth希望量表及社会支持评定量表进行调查,并对肺癌患者自我超越的影响因素进行分析。结果肺癌患者自我超越总均分为(44.73±8.94)分,希望水平总均分为(37.60±4.98)分,社会支持总均分为(41.31±7.27)分。肺癌患者自我超越与希望水平及社会支持均呈正相关(P<0.001,P<0.001)。学历、希望水平及社会支持是肺癌患者自我超越的影响因素(P<0.05,P<0.001,P<0.05)。结论肺癌患者的自我超越处于较低水平,受希望水平与社会支持的影响。医护人员应重视提高肺癌患者的希望水平,开展针对性心理干预,同时引导其增强社会支持感知,从而促进患者自我超越的实现。

中国社会物流成本占GDP比重下降成因实证研究——基于因素分析法

为探究2004—2022年中国社会物流成本占GDP比重趋于下降的成因,在物流成本分类基础上对社会物流成本占GDP比重作了指标分解,并采用差额分析法测算物流需求系数、货物单位价值、平均运输距离、物流费率的变动对社会物流成本占GDP比重变化的影响。研究发现,2022年中国社会物流成本占GDP比重相比2004年有所降低,主要源于运输成本占GDP比重的下降和货物单位价值的提高,而物流需求系数、平均运输距离、物流费率的变动均使社会物流成本占GDP比重上升;在运输费率、保管费率、管理费率中,只有运输费率的变动起到了降低社会物流成本占GDP比重的作用;物流需求系数以2013年为拐点先升后降,其影响社会物流成本占GDP比重变化的方向发生了阶段性转折。降低社会物流成本占GDP比重绝不能通过去工业化或过度追求经济服务化的方式实现,而必须在保持制造业比重基本稳定的前提下稳步推进。同时,还须妥善处理好物流服务质量与成本的关系,从两者最佳组合上谋求物流效益的提高,防止物流降成本以牺牲服务质量为代价。展望未来,中国社会物流成本占GDP比重仍有继续下降的空间与潜力,可从结构优化、制度改革、科技赋能、资源整合、供应链协同等方面入手,采取合理有效措施进一步降低社会物流成本占GDP比重。

某医院大型医疗设备绩效评价案例分析

以某医院能谱CT为例,遵循相对明确的原则,采用德尔菲法和层次分析法相结合,选定经济指标、技术指标、临床应用指标、社会因素指标和教学科研指标等五项指标,制定大型医疗设备绩效评价实施方案,并进行能谱CT的绩效评价,得出结论并进行分析。

年轻成年癌症病人社会隔离研究进展

主要从年轻成年癌症病人社会隔离的概述、影响因素、测量工具、对病人产生的影响以及干预措施进行综述,旨在阐明年轻成年癌症病人社会隔离的含义,让医护人员更深入地了解社会隔离在年轻成年癌症病人心理健康中的作用。

农村幼儿园教师缘何缺乏地位认同?——基于10省22县(市)调查数据的实证分析

提升农村幼儿园教师地位认同是农村幼儿园教师“下得去、留得住、教得好”的关键路径。本研究基于课题组对10省22县(市)农村幼儿园教师的调查数据分析发现,我国农村幼儿园教师普遍缺乏主观社会地位认同,75.36%的教师认为自身社会地位处于中层及以下。描述统计表明,农村幼儿园教师地位认同在年龄段、婚姻状况、职称、编制身份、行政职务、有无教师资格证、是否为师范专业毕业等方面存在显著差异。本研究采用线性回归分析及夏普里值分解法探究农村幼儿园教师地位认同的影响因素及因素贡献率,发现经济收入、职业发展、尊师氛围和工作量四个维度的13个变量对农村幼儿园教师地位认同有显著影响作用,四个维度影响因素贡献率存在差异,其中经济收入是影响作用最大的维度。为提升农村幼儿园教师地位认同,应从提高经济收入、促进职业发展、营造尊师重教氛围、减轻过重工作负担方面综合发力。