Aim The objective of this discussion paper is to investigate whether the experience gained through the German paradigm shift in dental care can be of benefit in China＇s deliberations on the introduction of universal ...Aim The objective of this discussion paper is to investigate whether the experience gained through the German paradigm shift in dental care can be of benefit in China＇s deliberations on the introduction of universal dental care for its people. Methodology A comparison of representative oral health outcome data from China and Germany, two countries at different stages in their development, is presented here in order to analyse whether the findings meet expected outcome and confirm the presumption that more developed countries perform better. Results The epidemiological comparison reveals surprising findings concerning the severity of dental diseases and, in particular, missing teeth per person in adults and rates of total edentulousness in seniors. In all of these areas German adults and seniors show significantly inferior outcomes compared with the Chinese population. The mainreason for these striking discrepancies, as it turned out, is the decisive role played by the treatment philosophies and strategies of German dentists. Conelusion and recommendations If dentists take a less interventionist approach, checking as well as treating dental diseases with preventive and strictly tooth-preserving methods, dental treatment results in oral health. Under these condi- tions it can be assumed that modem dentistry is generally good for the teeth. These findings are important for developing countries that are seeking to integrate dental care into their health care system. On the basis of long-term experience from highly industrialized Western countries and especially from Germany we will attempt to put forward proposals for creating an effective and efficient dental care system in China.展开更多
Honghu Lake,located in the southeast of Hubei Province,China,has suffered a severe disturbance during the past few decades.To restore the ecosystem,the Honghu Lake Wetland Protection and Restoration Demonstration Proj...Honghu Lake,located in the southeast of Hubei Province,China,has suffered a severe disturbance during the past few decades.To restore the ecosystem,the Honghu Lake Wetland Protection and Restoration Demonstration Project(HLWPRDP) has been implemented since 2004.A back propagation(BP) artificial neural network(ANN) approach was applied to evaluatinig the ecosystem health of the Honghu Lake wetland.And the effectiveness of the HLWPRDP was also assessed by comparing the ecosystem health before and after the project.Particularly,12 ecosystem health indices were used as evaluation parameters to establish a set of three-layer BP ANNs.The output is one layer of ecosystem health index.After training and testing the BP ANNs,an optimal model of BP ANNs was selected to assess the ecosystem health of the Honghu Lake wetland.The result indicates that four stages can be identified based on the change of the ecosystem health from 1990 to 2008 and the ecosystem health index ranges from morbidity before the implementation of HLWPRDP(in 2002) to middle health after the implementation of the HLWPRDP(in 2005).It demonstrates that the HLWPRDP is effective and the BP ANN could be used as a tool for the assessment of ecosystem health.展开更多
A healthy ecosystem depends on the coordination of ecosystem structure and function.The coordination among ecosystem components,however,is seldom taken into account in current ecosystem health assessments(EHA).Neglect...A healthy ecosystem depends on the coordination of ecosystem structure and function.The coordination among ecosystem components,however,is seldom taken into account in current ecosystem health assessments(EHA).Neglect of such coordination may lead to large degrees of uncertainty in EHA and fail to support ecosystem management.We propose an approach to quantify the level of dynamic mismatching between ecosystem structure and function and the impact on ecosystem health by incorporating the ecosystem coordination index into EHA.The coordination degree is calculated using variation coefficient of six proxies for ecosystem structure and functions.The ecosystem at Jiaozhou Bay,as a microcosm of China's coast,has been documented to fluctuate from healthy to unhealthy status over the past three decades.The results indicate that there is a 3%-17% lower health level than that calculated by common methods used in the literature,indicating that the health of Jiaozhou Bay has become worse than expected.Habitat change contributes 20%-52% to ecosystem mismatches and is the most uncoordinated factor.Mismatch-related declines account for approximately one-fourth of the total ecological declines.Restoration scenarios that aim to resolve ecosystem mismatches could increase efficiency by about 50% compared to restoration scenarios that do not consider mismatches.This study investigates ecological declines in a coastal bay due to 30 years of rapid economic development.In doing so,this study provides novel insights and enhances our understanding of the reasons for failure in ecological restoration.展开更多
An ecological optimization project(semi-closed reclamation project)was implemented to control the invasion of Spartina alterniflora,and optimize the habitat of the Chongming Dongtan wetland,in the Changjiang(Yangtze)R...An ecological optimization project(semi-closed reclamation project)was implemented to control the invasion of Spartina alterniflora,and optimize the habitat of the Chongming Dongtan wetland,in the Changjiang(Yangtze)River Estuary.After project implementation,a macrobenthic ecological survey was conducted in a natural tidal flat and a semi-closed reclamation restoration area within the Chongming Dongtan wetland from 2019 to 2020.Compared with historical data before reclamation,findings showed that the groups,numbers,and species diversity of the macrobenthos increased significantly,and the ecological optimization project resulted in good ecological benefits.In addition,compared to the natural tidal flat,the number of collected macrobenthic phyla,and the macrobenthic density and biomass were significantly lower in the restoration area.Furthermore,the biodiversity index and functional redundancy of natural tidal flats were generally higher,indicating that the community composition and function of natural tidal flats were relatively more stable.Even though the species composition differed between a number of restoration areas and natural tidal flats,there was no difference in functional diversity,indicating that the effect of restoring ecological functions in restoration areas was optimal.Among them,the biodiversity and functional redundancy of Site S2 were significantly reduced,and the ecosystem function was extremely unstable.Habitat heterogeneity,vegetation community and decreasing salinity were the main factors that affected the ecological functions of macrobenthos.The ecological quality was also evaluated;the Transects N3 and N4 showed good quality.The overall ecological quality of the restoration area was generally high,but that of Site S2 was poor and that of Site S2E was merely good,which was mainly due to modifications of the ecological function of macrobenthos.It is suggested that reeds mowing and freshwater species release should be adopted in restoration areas to improve the community function and the environmental disturbance resistance of the macrobenthos.展开更多
社会飞速发展,人类对健康生活的追求给予了环境新的价值和意义,环境的健康效益被深度挖掘。本文利用Citespace可视化分析工具,基于Web of Science数据库的346篇文献和中国知网166篇文献,从环境和需求两个角度梳理恢复性环境基础理论及概...社会飞速发展,人类对健康生活的追求给予了环境新的价值和意义,环境的健康效益被深度挖掘。本文利用Citespace可视化分析工具,基于Web of Science数据库的346篇文献和中国知网166篇文献,从环境和需求两个角度梳理恢复性环境基础理论及概念,分类总结研究内容和研究热点,比较分析实证研究中的材料呈现、被试筛选及实验方法。最后,针对研究内容和实验流程进行深入探讨,挖掘恢复性环境研究的新内容,思考有关样本量有效性、前期施压程度及首位效应等实验中的关键问题,以期为后续恢复性环境的实证研究提供有力参考,作为循证设计与实践结合的科学指导。展开更多
作为水生态保护与修复的重要理论,鱼类栖息地健康评价一直是研究重点,但缺少量化综合评价的深入研究。以长江上游中的5处典型深潭生境为例,构建了鱼类栖息地健康状况量化评价体系。研究通过长江上游典型深潭生境健康评价(一级指标)为基...作为水生态保护与修复的重要理论,鱼类栖息地健康评价一直是研究重点,但缺少量化综合评价的深入研究。以长江上游中的5处典型深潭生境为例,构建了鱼类栖息地健康状况量化评价体系。研究通过长江上游典型深潭生境健康评价(一级指标)为基准,分为了栖息地环境和栖息地功能(二级指标),涵盖了水质特性、生物环境、水文环境、鱼类资源状况、栖息地质量5个三级指标以及29个四级指标,基于熵权法构建栖息地健康综合评价数学模型,通过栖息地健康综合指数(Comprehensive Health Indicator,ρ)表征典型栖息地健康状态,并对其健康状况进行综合评价。研究结果表明:长江上游典型深潭生境有1处健康等级评价为Ⅰ级,处于非常健康状态;3处评价为Ⅱ级,处于健康状态;1处评价为Ⅲ级,处于亚健康状态,无不健康或劣汰的点。总体来看,长江上游典型栖息地基本处于健康状态,且表现出较强的空间异质性,该评价结果在一定程度上客观反映了长江上游典型栖息地的健康状况,最后根据评分等级探讨了长江上游鱼类栖息地生态系统中亟需解决的问题,针对性地提出了生境修复的对策与建议。展开更多
文摘Aim The objective of this discussion paper is to investigate whether the experience gained through the German paradigm shift in dental care can be of benefit in China＇s deliberations on the introduction of universal dental care for its people. Methodology A comparison of representative oral health outcome data from China and Germany, two countries at different stages in their development, is presented here in order to analyse whether the findings meet expected outcome and confirm the presumption that more developed countries perform better. Results The epidemiological comparison reveals surprising findings concerning the severity of dental diseases and, in particular, missing teeth per person in adults and rates of total edentulousness in seniors. In all of these areas German adults and seniors show significantly inferior outcomes compared with the Chinese population. The mainreason for these striking discrepancies, as it turned out, is the decisive role played by the treatment philosophies and strategies of German dentists. Conelusion and recommendations If dentists take a less interventionist approach, checking as well as treating dental diseases with preventive and strictly tooth-preserving methods, dental treatment results in oral health. Under these condi- tions it can be assumed that modem dentistry is generally good for the teeth. These findings are important for developing countries that are seeking to integrate dental care into their health care system. On the basis of long-term experience from highly industrialized Western countries and especially from Germany we will attempt to put forward proposals for creating an effective and efficient dental care system in China.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 40871251)Knowledge Innovation Programs of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No KZCX2-YW-141)
文摘Honghu Lake,located in the southeast of Hubei Province,China,has suffered a severe disturbance during the past few decades.To restore the ecosystem,the Honghu Lake Wetland Protection and Restoration Demonstration Project(HLWPRDP) has been implemented since 2004.A back propagation(BP) artificial neural network(ANN) approach was applied to evaluatinig the ecosystem health of the Honghu Lake wetland.And the effectiveness of the HLWPRDP was also assessed by comparing the ecosystem health before and after the project.Particularly,12 ecosystem health indices were used as evaluation parameters to establish a set of three-layer BP ANNs.The output is one layer of ecosystem health index.After training and testing the BP ANNs,an optimal model of BP ANNs was selected to assess the ecosystem health of the Honghu Lake wetland.The result indicates that four stages can be identified based on the change of the ecosystem health from 1990 to 2008 and the ecosystem health index ranges from morbidity before the implementation of HLWPRDP(in 2002) to middle health after the implementation of the HLWPRDP(in 2005).It demonstrates that the HLWPRDP is effective and the BP ANN could be used as a tool for the assessment of ecosystem health.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China–Shandong Joint Fund of Marine Science Research Centers of China(No.U1406403)the NSFC(No.41306100)the Scientific Research Foundation of Guangxi University(No.XGZ 160281)
文摘A healthy ecosystem depends on the coordination of ecosystem structure and function.The coordination among ecosystem components,however,is seldom taken into account in current ecosystem health assessments(EHA).Neglect of such coordination may lead to large degrees of uncertainty in EHA and fail to support ecosystem management.We propose an approach to quantify the level of dynamic mismatching between ecosystem structure and function and the impact on ecosystem health by incorporating the ecosystem coordination index into EHA.The coordination degree is calculated using variation coefficient of six proxies for ecosystem structure and functions.The ecosystem at Jiaozhou Bay,as a microcosm of China's coast,has been documented to fluctuate from healthy to unhealthy status over the past three decades.The results indicate that there is a 3%-17% lower health level than that calculated by common methods used in the literature,indicating that the health of Jiaozhou Bay has become worse than expected.Habitat change contributes 20%-52% to ecosystem mismatches and is the most uncoordinated factor.Mismatch-related declines account for approximately one-fourth of the total ecological declines.Restoration scenarios that aim to resolve ecosystem mismatches could increase efficiency by about 50% compared to restoration scenarios that do not consider mismatches.This study investigates ecological declines in a coastal bay due to 30 years of rapid economic development.In doing so,this study provides novel insights and enhances our understanding of the reasons for failure in ecological restoration.
基金The Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve Resource Monitoring Project under contract No.CMDT-JC202101the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission under contract No.19ZR1436900。
文摘An ecological optimization project(semi-closed reclamation project)was implemented to control the invasion of Spartina alterniflora,and optimize the habitat of the Chongming Dongtan wetland,in the Changjiang(Yangtze)River Estuary.After project implementation,a macrobenthic ecological survey was conducted in a natural tidal flat and a semi-closed reclamation restoration area within the Chongming Dongtan wetland from 2019 to 2020.Compared with historical data before reclamation,findings showed that the groups,numbers,and species diversity of the macrobenthos increased significantly,and the ecological optimization project resulted in good ecological benefits.In addition,compared to the natural tidal flat,the number of collected macrobenthic phyla,and the macrobenthic density and biomass were significantly lower in the restoration area.Furthermore,the biodiversity index and functional redundancy of natural tidal flats were generally higher,indicating that the community composition and function of natural tidal flats were relatively more stable.Even though the species composition differed between a number of restoration areas and natural tidal flats,there was no difference in functional diversity,indicating that the effect of restoring ecological functions in restoration areas was optimal.Among them,the biodiversity and functional redundancy of Site S2 were significantly reduced,and the ecosystem function was extremely unstable.Habitat heterogeneity,vegetation community and decreasing salinity were the main factors that affected the ecological functions of macrobenthos.The ecological quality was also evaluated;the Transects N3 and N4 showed good quality.The overall ecological quality of the restoration area was generally high,but that of Site S2 was poor and that of Site S2E was merely good,which was mainly due to modifications of the ecological function of macrobenthos.It is suggested that reeds mowing and freshwater species release should be adopted in restoration areas to improve the community function and the environmental disturbance resistance of the macrobenthos.
文摘社会飞速发展,人类对健康生活的追求给予了环境新的价值和意义,环境的健康效益被深度挖掘。本文利用Citespace可视化分析工具,基于Web of Science数据库的346篇文献和中国知网166篇文献,从环境和需求两个角度梳理恢复性环境基础理论及概念,分类总结研究内容和研究热点,比较分析实证研究中的材料呈现、被试筛选及实验方法。最后,针对研究内容和实验流程进行深入探讨,挖掘恢复性环境研究的新内容,思考有关样本量有效性、前期施压程度及首位效应等实验中的关键问题,以期为后续恢复性环境的实证研究提供有力参考,作为循证设计与实践结合的科学指导。
文摘作为水生态保护与修复的重要理论,鱼类栖息地健康评价一直是研究重点,但缺少量化综合评价的深入研究。以长江上游中的5处典型深潭生境为例,构建了鱼类栖息地健康状况量化评价体系。研究通过长江上游典型深潭生境健康评价(一级指标)为基准,分为了栖息地环境和栖息地功能(二级指标),涵盖了水质特性、生物环境、水文环境、鱼类资源状况、栖息地质量5个三级指标以及29个四级指标,基于熵权法构建栖息地健康综合评价数学模型,通过栖息地健康综合指数(Comprehensive Health Indicator,ρ)表征典型栖息地健康状态,并对其健康状况进行综合评价。研究结果表明:长江上游典型深潭生境有1处健康等级评价为Ⅰ级,处于非常健康状态;3处评价为Ⅱ级,处于健康状态;1处评价为Ⅲ级,处于亚健康状态,无不健康或劣汰的点。总体来看,长江上游典型栖息地基本处于健康状态,且表现出较强的空间异质性,该评价结果在一定程度上客观反映了长江上游典型栖息地的健康状况,最后根据评分等级探讨了长江上游鱼类栖息地生态系统中亟需解决的问题,针对性地提出了生境修复的对策与建议。
