Lunar New Research Articles

Impacts of the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Volume and Diagnosis of Gastric and Colorectal Cancers: A Population-Based Study

Impacts of the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Volume and Diagnosis of Gastric and Colorectal Cancers: A Population-Based Study

The most effective interventions

Coronavirus By 23 January 2020, China had imposed a national emergency response to restrict travel and impose social distancing measures on its populace in an attempt to inhibit the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, which measures were most effective is uncertain. Tian et al. performed a quantitative analysis of the impact of control measures between 31 December 2019 and 19 February 2020, which encompasses the Lunar New Year period when millions of people traveled across China for family visits. Travel restrictions in and out of Wuhan were too late to prevent the spread of the virus to 262 cities within 28 days. However, the epidemic peaked in Hubei province on 4 February 2020, indicating that measures such as closing citywide public transport and entertainment venues and banning public gatherings combined to avert hundreds of thousands of cases of infection. It is unlikely that this decline happened because the supply of susceptible people was exhausted, so relaxing control measures could lead to a resurgence. Science , this issue p. [638][1] [1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.abb6105

LUNAR NEW YEAR CUISINE OF CHINESE FUJIAN IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Cuisine is a field that shows peculiar peculiarities in the culture of each nation in general, as well as the Chinesenation in particular. Those unique cultural traits have created their own customs and tra ditions. Therefore, learning about lunar New Year’s dishes of Chinese Fujian in Ho ChiMinh City and comparing with the cuisineof the Fujian group in China will help us understand more about the meaning of each dish. Besides, the study contributes deeply understanding of the people and living process of the Chinese Fujian in Viet Nam. Thisstudy approaches research from the perspective of Ethnology, clarifying the hobbies and needs of the Hoa ethnic group from their statements, through in-depth interviews by the author.

COVID-19: emergency medicine perspectives from Hong Kong.

COVID-19: emergency medicine perspectives from Hong Kong.

An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China.

Responding to an outbreak of a novel coronavirus [agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)] in December 2019, China banned travel to and from Wuhan city on 23 January 2020 and implemented a national emergency response. We investigated the spread and control of COVID-19 using a data set that included case reports, human movement, and public health interventions. The Wuhan shutdown was associated with the delayed arrival of COVID-19 in other cities by 2.91 days. Cities that implemented control measures preemptively reported fewer cases on average (13.0) in the first week of their outbreaks compared with cities that started control later (20.6). Suspending intracity public transport, closing entertainment venues, and banning public gatherings were associated with reductions in case incidence. The national emergency response appears to have delayed the growth and limited the size of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, averting hundreds of thousands of cases by 19 February (day 50).

LOAD FORECASTING FOR MONTHS OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY USING STANDARDIZED LOAD PROFILE AND SUPPORT REGRESSION VECTOR: CASE STUDY HO CHI MINH CITY

Load forecasting plays an important role in building business strategies, ensuring reliability and safe operation for any electrical system. There are many different methods, including: regression models, time series, neural networks, expert systems, fuzzy logic, machine learning and statistical algorithms used for short-term forecasts. However, the practical requirement is how to minimize the forecast errors to prevent power shortages or wastage in the electricity market and limit risks. For Asian countries (such as Vietnam) that use lunar calendar, one of the most difficult and unpredictable issues is the Lunar New Year (usually in late January or early February). There is a deviation between the solar calendar and the lunar calendar (the load models are not identical). Therefore, it often leads the forecast results of algorithm for this period with large errors. The paper proposes a method of short-term load forecasting by constructing a Standardized Load Profile (SLP) based on the past electrical load data, combining machine learning algorithms Support Regression Vector (SVR) to improve the accuracy of load forecasting algorithms.

LOAD FORECASTING FOR MONTHS OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY USING STANDARDIZED LOAD PROFILE AND SUPPORT REGRESSION VECTOR: CASE STUDY HO CHI MINH CITY

Load forecasting plays an important role in building business strategies, ensuring reliability and safe operation for any electrical system. There are many different methods, including: regression models, time series, neural networks, expert systems, fuzzy logic, machine learning and statistical algorithms used for short-term forecasts. However, the practical requirement is how to minimize the forecast errors to prevent power shortages or wastage in the electricity market and limit risks. For Asian countries (such as Vietnam) that use lunar calendar, one of the most difficult and unpredictable issues is the Lunar New Year (usually in late January or early February). There is a deviation between the solar calendar and the lunar calendar (the load models are not identical). Therefore, it often leads the forecast results of algorithm for this period with large errors. The paper proposes a method of short-term load forecasting by constructing a Standardized Load Profile (SLP) based on the past electrical load data, combining machine learning algorithms Support Regression Vector (SVR) to improve the accuracy of load forecasting algorithms.

COVID-19 control in China during mass population movements at New Year

COVID-19 control in China during mass population movements at New Year

The SARS, MERS and novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemics, the newest and biggest global health threats: what lessons have we learned?

ObjectivesTo provide an overview of the three major deadly coronaviruses and identify areas for improvement of future preparedness plans, as well as provide a critical assessment of the risk factors and actionable items for stopping their spread, utilizing lessons learned from the first two deadly coronavirus outbreaks, as well as initial reports from the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Wuhan, China.MethodsUtilizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, USA) website, and a comprehensive review of PubMed literature, we obtained information regarding clinical signs and symptoms, treatment and diagnosis, transmission methods, protection methods and risk factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and COVID-19. Comparisons between the viruses were made.ResultsInadequate risk assessment regarding the urgency of the situation, and limited reporting on the virus within China has, in part, led to the rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout mainland China and into proximal and distant countries. Compared with SARS and MERS, COVID-19 has spread more rapidly, due in part to increased globalization and the focus of the epidemic. Wuhan, China is a large hub connecting the North, South, East and West of China via railways and a major international airport. The availability of connecting flights, the timing of the outbreak during the Chinese (Lunar) New Year, and the massive rail transit hub located in Wuhan has enabled the virus to perforate throughout China, and eventually, globally.ConclusionsWe conclude that we did not learn from the two prior epidemics of coronavirus and were ill-prepared to deal with the challenges the COVID-19 epidemic has posed. Future research should attempt to address the uses and implications of internet of things (IoT) technologies for mapping the spread of infection.

Biotech start-ups hit by coronavirus work stoppages

As the outbreak of the new coronavirus, now officially named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), continues to mushroom, the related work stoppages in China have put a spotlight on Western biotech companies’ dependence on Chinese contract research organizations (CROs). The situation has prompted some start-ups to rethink their contingency plans—particularly when it comes to chemistry services. Biotech firms had anticipated delays related to the Lunar New Year holidays, and so far outbreak-related travel restrictions have extended that work gap by only a week. But as the virus spreads—according to Chinese authorities, as of Feb. 13, more than 60,100 people had been infected and nearly 1,400 had died, most of them in China—some biotech firms that rely on China are becoming nervous about how long their projects could be on hold. Much attention is on WuXi AppTec, the largest Chinese CRO. Although many of its operations are in Shanghai,

Deep Learning-Based Demand Forecasting for Korean Postal Delivery Service

Proper demand forecasting for postal delivery service can be used for optimal logistic management, staff scheduling and topology planning. More especially, during special holidays, such as the Lunar New Year and the Chuseok (Mid-autumn day), the demand for delivery service increases sharply in South Korea. It makes a challenge to forecast demand to provide a normal delivery schedule for the Korean mail center. To address this problem, we propose a novel deep learning model equipped with selection and update layers (MLP-SUL) to achieve high predictive performance. The proposed model consists of three main parts: the first part of the model learns to generate context-dependent weights to decide which input feed to the next layer; the second part updates the weighted input to prepare encoded input, and the third part is a prediction layer that consists of a linear layer. A linear layer takes encoded input for forecasting demand. We also introduce a special data preprocessing step for our task that requires long-term forecasting. The experimental results show that our proposed deep learning model outperforms state-of-the-art baselines on Korean mail center datasets.

The Study of Yangliuqing New Year Picture

Sounds of firecrackers beckon the first day of a new year, as the spring breeze warms the medicinal wine. Thousands of households under the brilliance of a morning sun, replacing wooden door charms of yesteryear.” Wang Anshi’s poem “Yuan Ri” depicts an uplifting scene of joy and activity, as well as the refreshed atmosphere during Chinese Lunar New Year. Since ancient times, people have been practicing the custom of replacing old with new, by attaching various New Year pictures such as “Door Gods” to refresh the outlook of one’s entrance as a sign of good blessings and fortune. The initial stage of this artistic form might date back to the 3rd century B.C. when there was a record of warriors drawn on peach boards. In the 10th century (the Song Dynasty), with the development of the engraving typography, the New Year picture became an independent category and presented colourful prints. The period from the 14th century to the early 20th century (the Ming and Qing Dynasty) were the heyday of New Year pictures. Their workshops were spread all over the country, comprising those such as Yangliuqing of Tianjin, Taohuawu in Jiangsu Province, Wuqiang in Hebei Province, Yangjiapu in Shandong province and Fengxiang in Shaanxi province. Among them, Yangliuqing’s New Year pictures are highly reputed as the “pinnacle of quality” within the art of New Year painting, renowned for their exquisite engravings, delicate colourings, rich diversity of styles as well as huge influence.

Contentious politics and democratization in Hong Kong

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain why many activists in Hong Kong have shifted from demanding democracy to independence while, at least for a short time, there have been more aggressive tactics which culminated in the Fishball Revolution of 2016.Design/methodology/approachBased on event analysis, participant observation in recent protests, as well as interviews with participants and non-participants in various pro-democracy protests, this paper traces the changes of the democracy movement from 1997 until 2018.FindingsThe paper demonstrates that the inability of the democracy movement to make progress has contributed to a change in the goals and tactics of some pro-democracy activists. The goals have shifted from moderate democratic reforms to much more revolutionary demands including calls for full autonomy or independence while the approach has shifted from an institutionalized approach toward more aggressive tactics such as illegal forms of resistance. During the Lunar New Year in 2016, the growing frustrations over perceived threats to the local culture have, for the first time since the handover, even led to the use of violence.Originality/valueThis paper views contentious politics in Hong Kong through McAdam’s distinction of reform-oriented and revolutionary goals as well as institutionalized and non-institutionalized tactics. This provides a new perspective for explaining the rise of localism and Hong Kong nationalism.

EFFECTS OF AEROSOLS ON THE KOREAN PENINSILA CAISED BY FIREWORKS IN CHINA DURING CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR

Abstract. This study investigated the effects of fireworks using aerosol optical depth (AOD) and aerosol optical properties (AOP) from Terra/Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Sunphotometer, and PM (Particulate Matter) data were observed in Gwangju, South Korea and Shanghai, China. During the Lunar New Year period in 2014, the PM2.5 concentration by fireworks in Shanghai showed the highest concentration on the day of Lunar New Year, and air pollutants of long-range transport by fireworks were affected the increase of PM10 concentration and aerosol optical depth over the Korean peninsula). These results show that the effect of fireworks, which was recognized as a local air pollution problem, can be transported to the Korean peninsula from China. The results of this study can be very useful for monitoring the atmosphere by firework effect over the Korean Peninsula.

Reverse traffic flows: Visualizing a new trend in Spring Festival travel rush in China

Traditionally, Chinese would go back to their hometowns to reunite with their families during the Chinese Lunar New Year. In the last 30 years, due to the uneven development of regions, Spring Festival travel rush were mainly from large cities to small cities or rural areas. However, in recent years, an increasing number of migrants prefer to stay in larger cities and have their families visit them during the Spring Festival. To map the reverse migrations and explore their influence, we collected and processed data on passenger travel in 2017 and 2018 from Tencent Location Big Data and GDP in 2017 at the prefectural level. The visuals based on the data indicate that the volume of reverse migration was mainly concentrated in regional centers, with great variation across cities. Besides, with increasing reverse traffic flows, large cities are shifting from being empty to vibrant cities during the Spring Festival, while small cities and rural areas are losing their vibrancy.

일제강점기 경성(京城)의 음력설과 양력설 -북촌과 남촌을 중심으로-

한 해의 시작인 설날은 세시풍속의 시작점으로 한국인들에게 가장 중요한 세시풍속의 하나라고 볼 수 있다. 그러나 설날이 지금처럼 양력설과 음력설로 나뉘어 양쪽 모두 공휴일로 인정되고, 음력설이 부정적인 의미의 ‘구정(舊正)’이 아닌 공식적인 의미의 ‘설날’로 달력에 표기되기까지 많은 혼란과 갈등이 있었다.BR ‘이중과세(二重過歲)’라는 비난을 받으면서도 일제강점기에 경성의 조선인들은 음력설을 지내왔다. “음력설은 조선인의 설, 양력설은 일본인의 설”이라는 말이 공공연히 들릴 정도로 일제강점기 경성에서는 ‘북촌’과 ‘남촌’이라는 분리된 두 장소에서 조선인과 일본인이 각기 다른 설 명절을 쇠는 이분화된 문화가 형성되어 있었다. 본고에서는 일제강점기에 경성 시민들이 양력설과 음력설을 실제로 어떻게 지냈는지, 양력설과 음력설을 지내는 대중을 향한 언론의 입장과 논조는 어떠했는지에 대하여 당시의 신문과 잡지의 기사 분석, 서울 토박이들의 현지조사 면담 자료를 통해 살펴보았다.BR 신문과 잡지의 기사들은 식민지라는 상황하에서 대외적으로는 양력설을 긍정하고 음력설을 부정하는 입장을 취해야 했으나 간접적으로는 북촌의 활기찬 음력설 풍경을 묘사하면서 음력설의 의미와 그 중요성에 대해 말하고 있었다. 또한 조선총독부에서 양력설을 강조하고 이중과세(二重過歲)를 비난함에도 불구하고 조선인들 사이에서는 여전히 “음력설만이 우리의 설”이라는 인식이 널리 퍼져 있었다는 것도 당시의 여러 신문 기사들의 내용, 서울 토박이들과의 면담 조사를 통해 확인할 수 있었다.BR 일제강점기 내내 지속되었던 이중과세(二重過歲)의 폐해에 대한 지적과 양력과세를 해야 한다는 당위론적인 논설류의 기사들은 양력과세를 서구의 근대화와 연결짓고자 하였다. 서구의 근대화는 일본이 앞서 도입한 것으로, 우리도 이에 따라야 한다는 식의 논리에는 ‘식민지적 근대성’이 전제되어 있었으며, 이는 ‘양력’이라는 근대 달력의 도입과 함께 일상생활의 변화를 촉구하는 것이었다. 음력설과 양력설을 두고 나타난 이러한 대립은 일제강점기의 경성에서 조선인의 공간인 ‘북촌’과 일본인의 공간인 ‘남촌’이라는 구분된 두 장소에서 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 이러한 공간적 이분화와 ‘구별짓기’는 음력설과 양력설이라는 대조적 의미를 지닌 세시풍속과 맞물려 상당히 대조적인 풍경을 만들었다는 점에서 시사하는 바가 크다.

Review of Biological and Chemical Health Risks Associated with Pork Consumption in Vietnam: Major Pathogens and Hazards Identified in Southeast Asia

Foodborne illness is a difficult public health burden to measure, with accurate incidence data usually evading disease surveillance systems. Yet, the global scope of foodborne disease and its impacts on socioeconomic development make it an important health risk to address, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In Vietnam, rapid development has seen large-scale commercial operations rise to coexist amongst traditional value chains in the food landscape, most of which operates outside of a domestic food safety network. Rapid socioeconomic development has also seen an increase in meat consumption, with pork being the most consumed meat product nationally. Expanding pork value chains, and the increasing diversity of actors within them, facilitates the growth and propagation of hazards which are passed onto Vietnamese consumers. In order to guide illness prevention and governance efforts, this review was conducted to examine health risks associated with pork consumption in Vietnam. Synthesis of the available literature provided evidence that Salmonella spp. bacteria are a major cause of foodborne illness from Vietnamese pork products. However, contaminants of global concern, including Salmonella spp. and Trichinella spiralis, occur alongside those considered neglected tropical diseases, such as Taenia solium. Infections and complications associated with ingestion of Streptococcus suis bacteria are also an issue, with Streptococcus suis infections usually limited to occupational infections amongst meat handlers in modernised value chains. A risk factor underscoring transmission of Trichinella spiralis, Taenia solium, and Streptococcus suis in Vietnam that emerges from the literature is the consumption of dishes containing raw or undercooked pork. Available data indicates that infections associated with raw pork consumption disproportionately affect men and people in regional mountainous areas of northwest Vietnam, where many of Vietnam’s ethnic minority communities reside. In addition, epidemiological data from recorded disease outbreaks that result from raw pork consumption demonstrate that these outbreaks usually follow major sociocultural events such as weddings, funerals, and Lunar New Year celebrations. Potential health impacts resulting from residues of antibiotics and heavy metals are also cause for concern, though the direct links between chemical contaminants in food and the development of disease are difficult to conclusively deduce.

Pengembangan Waroeng Semawis Dalam Mendukung Wisata Kuliner Di Kota Semarang Provinsi Jawa Tengah

The selection of this research topic is based on the seriousness of Semarang City Government to maximize the potential of culinary tourism. The development of culinary tourism is expected to support the existing tourism in SemarangCity. In this study,the researchers chose WaroengSemawis as the main focus of the research location. WaroengSemawis is a culinary night market located in the Chinatown area in ??Semarang City. Initially,WaroengSemawis was just a Lunar New Year SemawisMarket held only days before the Lunar New Yearday, but since 2004 WaroengSemawis became a regular event every weekend. There are many types of culinary available there, ranging from local cuisine to typical Chinese cuisine. In addition,there are also many historical Chinese templessurroundingWaroengSemawis area that have their own history as well. 
 The purpose of this research is to analyze the potential of culinary tourism and the development strategy of the culinary tourism particularly at WaroengSemawis in Semarang City. The data usediin thisiresearchiis theitypeiof qualitativeiidata, whileitheidataisourceiisiprimaryidataiandisecondaryiidata. Data collection is done by observation, interview, literature study, and documentation. Data analysis techniqueusedin this study is SWOT to find out what strategies can be used. The results of this study indicate that there are still some shortcomings that must be developed by the management of WaroengSemawis. Theneed of additional public toilets, parking lots, as well as the addition of traditional culinary or culinary types of Semarang. By increasing some of these facilities, it can help boostingthe amenity and interest of tourists to visit WaroengSemawis so that it can leave a good impression on the tourists.
 Keywords:Development Strategy, Culinary Tourism, Waroeng Semawis

The Dragon Warrior by Katie Zhao

Reviewed by: The Dragon Warrior by Katie Zhao Natalie Berglind Zhao, Katie The Dragon Warrior. Bloomsbury, 2019 [352p] Trade ed. ISBN 978-1-5476-0200-1 $16.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-1-5476-0201-8 $11.89 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 4-6 Ever since their father disappeared four years ago on a demon hunt, twelve-year-old Faryn and her younger brother Alex have been outcasts from San Francisco's Jade Society, which believes that the demons they pledge to hunt have been long eradicated. When Faryn slays a real nián (dragon-like demon) on the Lunar New Year with the help of one of the Chinese gods, it proves that demons still run amok—and Faryn, the Heaven Breaker and the only one who can wield the legendary Fenghuang spear, must bear the responsibility of fulfilling a prophecy for the Jade Emperor. Faryn teams up with her brother and her former best friend to travel to the gods' home on Peng Lai Island, before the Lunar New Year ends, to become guardians of the Jade Emperor. Fans of Rick Riordan will recognize a very similar structure to The Lightning Thief (BCCB 10/05) as the characters jump from Chinatown to Chinatown, face quirky twists like a perfect girlfriend-turned-dragon, traps like the hotel of the love goddess Chuangmu, betrayals by friends, and witty quips (in response to picking up the Fenghuang: "I just … King Arthur'd"). As in Riordan's work, the humor is interspersed with cultural commentary, from the Jade Society members' discrimination against Faryn's darker skin to expectations for a perfect wife. Those looking for a story in line with the surge of modern mythological quests will find this take on Chinese mythology a worthy addition. The final copy will include a glossary. [End Page 147] Copyright © 2019 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Microbial painting for celebrating the Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year, which is also known as Spring Festival, is the grandest festival in China, with a 7-day long holiday. As the most colorful annual event, the traditional celebration lasts about two weeks, and the climax arrives until the Lunar New Year’s Evening comes around. Massive banquets, red lanterns and loud fireworks are essential elements of the festival.