Spatial Lifecourse Health

Do neighborhood boundaries matter for examining the associations between environmental factors and obesity

Using Gaode location based service data and travel time mapping produced by multi-sources geospatial data to investigate the effect of neighborhood boundaries on examining the associations between environmental factors and obesity.

Global spreading of Omicron variant of COVID-19

Although two years have passed since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, various variants are still rampant across the globe. The Omicron variant, in particular, is rapidly gained dominance through its ability to spread. In this study, …

Assessing bicycle-sharing riding friendliness by fusing multi-source heterogeneous spatio-temporal big data

With the rapid development of mobile Internet and IoT, shared-bike use has surged, especially since 2020 when COVID-19 caused public transport suspension in many cities. Shared bikes have become a greener and healthier travel option. However, there …

Assessing riding friendliness by fusing multi-source heterogeneous spatio-temporal big data

With the rapid development of mobile Internet and IoT, shared-bike use has surged, especially since 2020 when COVID-19 caused public transport suspension in many cities. Shared bikes have become a greener and healthier travel option. However, there …

New Approaches to Anticipate the Risk of Reverse Zoonosis

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can cause reverse zoonoses (i.e., human–animal transmission of COVID-19). It is vital to utilize up-to-date methods to improve the control, management, and prevention of reverse zoonoses. Awareness of …

Pitfalls in Modeling Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection

As the supply of nucleic acid detection kits for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is gradually approaching the demand for testing those with moderate or severe symptoms, even those with mild symptoms of the common cold in some countries, research …

The Evaluation of Health Effect of Short-term Exposure to PM2.5 during Spring Festival: A Case Study of 25 Cities in the Yangtze River Delta(Chinese)

Using Tencent location based service data and machine learning mapping produced by multi-sources geospatial data to investigate the health risk of short-term exposure to PM2.5..

The Evaluation of Health Effect of Short-term Exposure to PM2.5 during Spring Festival: A Case Study of 25 Cities in the Yangtze River Delta(Chinese)

Using Tencent location based service data and machine learning mapping produced by multi-sources geospatial data to investigate the health risk of short-term exposure to PM2.5.

Natural environment and childhood obesity: A systematic review

The associations between built and food environments and childhood obesity have been studied extensively. However, the association between the natural environment and childhood obesity has received too little scholarly attention. This study reviewed …

Green space access in the neighbourhood and childhood obesity

Access to green space may influence individual physical activity (PA) and subsequently weight status, as increased exposure to green space could improve health by increasing opportunities and the actual levels of PA. However, whether such …