National Policy Support Research Articles

Associations between partisan media consumption, opioid use disorder stigma, and opioid policy support: An exploration of the media’s role in the ongoing opioid epidemic

We report on a preliminary investigation into the relationship between partisan media consumption (PMC) among U.S. adults and their (1) opioid use disorder (OUD) stigma, (2) national OUD policy support (e.g., Medicaid coverage for OUD treatment), (3) local OUD policy support (e.g., safe injection sites), (4) discriminatory OUD policies (e.g., denying housing), and (5) carceral OUD policies (e.g., jailing people who use opioids). We performed a cross-sectional survey of a nationally-representative sample of U.S. adults (n = 6,515) from October 1-November 19, 2021. We surveyed a sample of U.S. adults ages 18 and older drawn from NORC's AmeriSpeak® Panel. AmeriSpeak is a probability-based ongoing panel of over 40,000 households designed to represent the U.S. household population. Cross-sectional analyses revealed significant relationships between PMC and OUD stigma (b = 0.29, p <.001, CI95 = 0.14,0.43), support for national (b = -0.31, p <.01, CI95 = -0.54,-0.09) and local policy responses (b = -0.38, p <.001, CI95 = -0.59,-0.17), and support for discriminatory opioid use disorder policies (b = 0.27, p <.01, CI95 = 0.07,0.45). After controlling for self-reported political affiliation and other potential covariates, Republican-leaning media consumption was significantly associated with increased OUD stigma, less support for national and local harm reduction or rehabilitative policies, and more support for discriminatory policies against individuals experiencing OUD. The opposite associations were observed for Democratic-leaning media consumption. Markers for racism mediated the relationship between PMC and support for carceral policies (indirect path b = -0.41,p <.001, CI95 = -0.50,-0.31). Our results indicate that public health advocates must collaborate with conservative leaders to find bipartisan common ground for targeted communication campaigns.

Producing green users: environmental protection practice in a platform society

ABSTRACT In a platform society, the realization of the public value of platforms is not only affected by goals constructed based on national interest but also closely related to the rights and interests of platform users. In this context, how a platform mediates between the interests of a country, its users, and its businesses becomes a topic worthy of discussion. Through participatory observation and in-depth interviews, this study reveals that online platforms strategically transfer public values that enjoy national policy support and have a broad popular base into their ecosystems, employing techniques such as bridging different parties, gamification management, and the masking effect to produce green users. The findings reveal the unique logic of contemporary China’s platform-driven environmental protection practices and mainstream value cultivation while also highlighting the conflicts and contradictions inherent in realizing public values. This study provides a valuable perspective for understanding the Chinese platform society in terms of public value realization.

The Future Development of the Online Medical Platform: A Case Study of the HaoDF Online Platform

With the support of national policies and the influence of an aging society, the online medical industry has become a popular market nowadays. As the head platform of the online medical industry, the analysis of the currently existing problems, defects, and improvement directions of the HaoDF online platform is not only of great significance to the future development of the platform itself but also has great guidance and influence on the whole Internet online medical industry. Taking the HaoDF online platform as a case study, this paper mainly analyzes the future development of the online medical platform. It can be concluded that, although online medical platforms face challenges in, low accuracy of medical treatment, single marketing channel, weak marketing means, and lack of supervision, they still have broad prospects for development. Moreover, with the development of the Internet, artificial intelligence, and other technologies, as well as personalized and diversified consumer needs, online medical platforms need to adjust their business models and strengthen their cooperation with enterprises.

Evaluating State-Sponsored Economic Development Models: Comparing Property-Led Initiatives in Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1990 to the Present

The aim of this research is to critically assess the historical and long-term performance of government-supported initiatives in economic regeneration within urban regions, with specific reference to two contrasting development models adopted in Lanarkshire, Scotland during the 1990’s: The Lanarkshire Enterprise Zone and the Strathclyde Business Park. This will evaluate economic outcomes from two different policy approaches in the shared conurbation space. The first is an “Enterprise Zone” a concept that represents national and local policy support for economic development within a specific area and is driven by government policy and money. The second, a “Business Park,” generally refers to single-use employment location by corporations that has been created for a unique set of operations, is based within a geographic context and has evolved from predominantly office, research or industry focused development goals. In addition, business parks are typically located away from urban city centers and are privately funded although the land might be publicly held. These two forms of property-led economic development strategies are common throughout the world, from Scotland to China, South Africa to the Midwest of the United States, from inner city Detroit to Cambridge, Massachusetts. They are popular policy initiatives, especially in developing countries, yet we do not have enough research on how these two initiatives work and what explains their different outcomes/impacts in both the short and long-term. The research makes use of two detailed case studies and sets of primary data, analyzes their relationship with the Greater Glasgow conurbation thereby providing in-depth accounts of the development and performance of these projects and critically, their continued results. The development and performance of the initiatives in the development of both the regional economy and co-development to the nearby Greater Glasgow economy is considered within the context of institutional approaches to economic and urban geography. (McPherson and McDonald, 2005) The unique distinctions both the Lanarkshire Enterprise Zone and Strathclyde Business Park possessed which differentiated them from their peers, alongside their ultimate results, especially in context to their implementations in relation to their urban geography, will also be discussed. The comparison is especially valuable as both are in the same Scottish Region which composed the Greater Glasgow urban area, so the data will enable a true compare/contrast evaluation.

Research on the impact of subsidy on photovoltaic industry

The photovoltaic industry has a good development prospect and is one of the important objects of national policy support. Based on this background, this paper analyzes the reasons why the state provides subsidy policies, the relevant impact of the policies, and the future direction of the measures.

Analisis Usahatani Kentang (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Di Berbagai Pola Tanam (Studi Kasus Desa Sumber Berantas Batu)

In the management of a farm, farmers seek to terms obtained economically profitable, where costs can generate maximum production. So in the end farmers' income increase, with rising incomes then off automatically farme welfare level will increase. According Purba (2008), the cropping pattern is a sequence of planting on a plot of land in one year, including soil treatment period. Implementation of the cropping pattern of a technical irrigation area in a year, usually carried out by the Decree of the Head of the Local. Besides the considerations in support of national food policy, the determination of the cropping pattern is also made based on the availability of water and aspirations of farmers.

Practical Paths and Innovative Developments in Rural Governance Reform in China: Based on Leading Cases from 2019 to 2022

Successful examples are formed through benchmarking and establishing pioneers, and policy diffusion is carried out through the concept of exemplary leadership and progressive promotion, in accordance with the national policy deployment of rural governance. In addition to combining the two benefits of rural social promotion and national policy support, this also creates an interactive pathway between national policy promotion and rural active response. We should not only concentrate on the national administrative system but also pay attention to the peculiarities of primary-level governance in order to study the workings of exemplary leadership. The National Rural Governance Leading Cases highlight the extensive scope, wide range of manifestations, and unique characteristics of China’s wave of rural governance reform efforts in the new era. The combination of feeling the stones to cross the river and strengthening top-level design better reflects the logic of exemplary leadership in contemporary rural governance. These two strategies are based on the five practical dimensions of Party-building leadership, departmental coordination, integration of self-governance, rule of law, and rule of virtue, creation of new approaches, and multi-stakeholder governance.

In-Depth Analysis of the Professional Quality Problems and Solution Strategies of Children’s Dance Teachers

As China’s national strength is becoming more and more powerful, the material foundation of the people is generally rich, China’s dance art cause has appeared vigorous scene, especially under the strong support of national policies, the status of dance art has risen sharply. At the same time, a large number of children’s dance education classes have emerged inside and outside the school. However, under the competition of business model, the development of some dance education institutions begins to have many problems, etc. Children’s dance education methods are uneven, and the threshold of teachers is unclear. This paper will focus on the analysis of the chaos caused by the problem of teachers ‘professional quality in children’s dance education in China, put forward relevant basic strategies for such problems, and make efforts to get more scientific, systematic and comprehensive theoretical guidance in the development process of children’s dance education

Do Good Citizens Look to the Future? The Link Between National Identification and Future Time Perspective and Their Role in Explaining Citizens' Reactions to Conflicts Between Short-Term and Long-Term National Interests.

When people consider what is good for their country, they might face a conflict between the country's short-term and long-term interests. We suggest that resolving this conflict depends on people's form of national identification and future time perspective. Across four studies (N = 4,274), we showed that constructive patriotism, but not conventional patriotism or glorification, was positively associated with future time perspective. Moreover, we showed that this further translated into people's responses to intertemporal conflicts. Specifically, constructive patriotism was indirectly linked to higher support for national policies with long-term advantages (despite short-term disadvantages) and lower support for national policies with long-term disadvantages (despite short-term advantages), and these links were mediated by future time perspective. Overall, our results demonstrate that distinct forms of national identification are differently linked to future time perspective. Likewise, this helps explain differences in how much people care about their country's present and future.

Reflections on the Current Situation of Cosmetics Export Trade in Guangdong Province under the New Situation

At present, we are facing an increasingly complex new economic situation, such as the global economic downturn, the rapid development momentum of cross-border e-commerce and digital economy, and intensified competition in various industries. The Chinese cosmetics industry is also facing problems such as poor sales in the international market, and the cosmetics trade has been in a long-term deficit state, with serious deficiencies in international competitiveness. However, with the support of relevant national policies, the upgrading of residents' consumption structure, the gradual opening and diversification of the domestic market environment, and the improvement of the quality and technical level of domestic products, the scale of China's cosmetics industry exports has shown a high-speed growth trend. As a major province in China's economy and foreign trade, Guangdong province has a rich variety of cosmetics exported, with considerable sales volume and strong representativeness. This article conducts a typical analysis of the export trade of cosmetics in Guangdong Province, addressing the issues in product composition, safety, research and development capabilities, and proposing some countermeasures and suggestions to enhance the international competitiveness of the cosmetics industry in Guangdong Province under the new situation.

How value drivers of internet medical business model affect value creation: a configurational approach

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate how value drivers of internet medical business model affect value creation through a configurational approach. The internet medical business model (IMBM) is such a business model that integrates online and offline medical services with the driving force of internet technologies covering prediagnosis, in-diagnosis and postdiagnosis. The outbreak of COVID-19 and the support of national policies have boosted the development of internet health care. However, there are still many challenges in practice, such as the unclear innovation path, as well as difficulties in landing and profiting. Academic research has not yet provided sufficient theoretical insights. Therefore, to better explain and guide practice, it is urgent to clarify the innovation path and mechanism of value creation for IMBM.Design/methodology/approachBased on the sample of 58 internet medical firms in China, this paper adopts fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to explore the configurational effects of IMBM’s value drivers on value creation.FindingsBuilding on the business model canvas and the characteristics of internet health care, five value drivers of IMBM are identified, namely, functional value proposition, emotional value proposition, user involvement, resource capabilities and connection properties. And the five value drivers form three configurations, which are, respectively, labeled as resource-driven configuration, user-operated configuration and product-combined configuration. From the perspective of the integration of traditional and emerging theories, such as resource-based view, internet economics and value cocreation, each configuration leads to value creation and improves value results with different mechanisms behind it.Originality/valueFirst, combined with the business model canvas and the characteristics of internet health care, this paper identifies five value drivers of IMBM, thus improving the relevant research on internet health care. Second, based on the configurational effects, this paper discusses the mechanism behind the configurational effects of IMBM’s value drivers on value creation, thus expanding relevant research on the value creation of business models. Third, applying fsQCA and combining the advantages of qualitative research and quantitative research, this paper adds to the configurations of IMBM’s value drivers that achieve high-value results.

Research on collaborative control and optimization of energy storage units under the high proportion of wind power infiltration

With the growing maturity of technology and strong support for national policies, the proportion of new energy power generation systems represented by wind power in the power network is increasing. Under the high proportion of wind power penetration in the power network, the power generation burden of thermal power generation unit is greatly reduced, and the running costs of the electricity grid system can be reduced while obtaining environmental value benefits. However, the stochastic and uncertain output of wind power poses a challenge to grid dispatch under a high proportion of wind power penetration. The energy storage power system responds quickly and can provide certain heat reserves and virtual rotational inertia for the power network, and the wind power generation system can effectively smooth the wind power output and reduce the wind power curtailment rate. This paper proposes an optimal allocation method that takes into account the operating cost of the energy storage plant, the operating cost of the thermal power generation group, the cost of wind turbine abandonment, the branch capacity constraint and the standby capacity constraint. A four-unit 14-node model is built to simulate the cooperative control of energy storage under the penetration of a high proportion of wind power in summer and winter, and verified the effectiveness of the strategy.

Spatial-Temporal Variation Characteristics and Obstacle Factors of Resilience in Border Cities of Northeast China

The study of border resilience is an effective means to analyze the development status of border cities. This study constructs a border city resilience assessment framework, measures the urban resilience level of 13 prefecture-level administrative regions in China’s northeastern border region from 2010 to 2019, reveals their temporal and spatial differentiation characteristics, analyzes the main obstacles, and proposes development strategies. This study reveals the following: (1) The overall resilience of the northeast border cities is at a medium level, and differences between regions and cities are large. (2) The resilience of the northeast border cities increased rapidly between 2010 and 2015, especially in the western area; the improvement effect was poor between 2015 and 2019, and except for the increased resilience of individual cities in the eastern area, the development of other cities was slow and some even declined. (3) At the city scale, the development potential, economic structure, residents’ security, and environmental governance capabilities are the main factors restricting improvement in the basic resilience of the northeast border cities. Insufficient national policy support and the poor development of neighboring countries have become obstacles to cities’ exclusive resilience.

Analysis of Factors Affecting Chinese Consumers Purchase of New Energy Electric Vehicles

According to the public data of each country, the production and sales of electric vehicles have grown rapidly, especially after 2018. As for China, in 2014 the government polished some policies to let pure electric vehicles appear on the market as a commodity, and now China has the biggest potential market for electric vehicles. Therefore, this article aims to explore the causal factors that may influence the willingness of Chinese people to buy electric vehicles based on existing literature and data. Case comparison and analysis were chosen as the research methods. This study analyzed the sales data and prices of two chief electric car brands: Tesla and BYD, all around the world in 2021 and 2022. The results of the data analysis show that the factors influencing Chinese consumers to purchase new energy electric vehicles include basic factors such as price and sales. In addition, national policy support is also at play.

Parental Awareness of the National Support Policy for Outpatient Clinic Newborn Hearing Screening in South Korea

Background and Objectives Newborn hearing screening (NHS) is recommended for babies before reaching the age of one month; however, the awareness of the policy in parents is reported to be insufficient in South Korea. The understanding that NHS is covered by the national insurance is also low possibly due to the lack of both advertisement and national policies for hearing loss. In this study, parental awareness of NHS and related national support policies were investigated by surveying parents who visited the Otolaryngology clinic for NHS for their children.Subjects and Method Parental awareness was evaluated by a survey of 99 parents for the suitable period for NHS and hearing evaluation for their children. Also, we investigated the awareness of national support policies for NHS and hearing aids, along with other opinions regarding the national support system.Results The recommended initial NHS timing was acknowledged by 84.7% of the parents; however, the recommended confirmatory hearing test timing was recognized only by 17.2%. The awareness of national support policies for hearing aids, support policies for inpatient and outpatient NHS was noted in 37.4%, 46.5%, and 37.4%, respectively. The necessity for national guidance and a national management system for neonatal hearing loss was supported by 92.9% and 97% of the parents, respectively.Conclusion Most parents visiting the Otolaryngology clinic were unaware of the time point for the confirmatory hearing test and of the national support policies for infantile hearing loss. A national infantile hearing management system is required to meet the 1-3-6 guidelines for infantile hearing loss.

Three case studies to explore relevant features of emerging renewable energy communities in Italy

The number and importance of renewable energy communities (RECs) are increasing in all European countries due to the support of EU and national policies in order to foster the energy transition through participatory strategies for distributed energy systems. However, their development is rather slow in some countries, including Italy. The paper addressed the issue of the emergence of these socio-technical configurations in Italy, after the related law which entered into force in 2020 allowing the possibility of creating them. Our study focused on the alliances among different actors (professionals, institutions, NGOs, citizens) highlighting possible trends or models for the future that need to be confirmed in further research. The approach proposed to analyse this current process is the Actor-Network Theory, aiming at drawing the assemblages of human and non-human actants at a general level. Accordingly, we selected three case studies in order to show their different ways of organising, the relevance of trust in establishing each REC and the influence of local context on the composition and features of the actor-networks.

Progress Analysis of Business Environment Research based on Citespace

Good business environment is a necessary condition to stimulate market vitality and promote high-quality economic development, but also a significant symbol of the modernization of national governance. In recent years, the research on business environment has attracted the wide attention of scholars all over the world. Considering the important role of China in world economic development, this paper adopts text analysis and visualization graph analysis method, and takes the journal literatures published in Web of Science (WOS) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from 2012 to 2022 as samples. The research progress of the business environment is visually analyzed from the aspects of the number of publications, authors and cooperative relations, publishing institutions and the evolution of research topics. The results show that the number of articles published in both Chinese and English literature presents an increasing trend. Chinese literature focuses on national policy support and government governance, while English literature focuses on the correlation analysis between business environment and enterprises. From the perspective of the evolution path of relevant research, the research on business environment in China is not long. At present, except for a few quantitative performance evaluation analysis, most qualitative research on development countermeasures is conducted. Foreign research on business environment appeared earlier, with a wide range of research topics, and has achieved more mature results.

The Enlightenment of US Bilingual Education Model to Ethnic Minority Preschool Bilingual Education in China

Two-way immersion (TWI) bilingual education, as a model of strong bilingual education with distinctive characteristics and a unique way of implementation, has been widely practiced in many multi-ethnic, multilingual and multicultural countries, such as the US, and has achieved positive results. This article summarizes and analyzes the implementation mode, characteristics and limitations of the TWI program. In the light of the local conditions of ethnic minority areas in the country, this article also puts forward suggestions on the trial implementation of TWI program in pilot kindergartens in ethnic areas: strengthen national policy support and ensure the vigorous development of preschool bilingual education; stabilize and enhance the quality of bilingual teachers; promote the integration of Han nationality and ethnic minorities as well as realize the sharing of high-quality educational resources; encourage Han children to learn minority languages; develop preschool bilingual teaching resources and facilitate the construction of preschool bilingual teaching materials; and foster a good family and community environment for preschool bilingual education. In a word, bilingual education plays a pivotal role in the long-term competition of the country bearing a special function of cultivating bilingual talents. It is undoubtedly a beneficial exploration and bold innovation to attempt to pilot TWI preschool bilingual education in ethnic minority areas of China

National work-family policies: Multilevel effects on employee reactions to work/family conflict.

Despite considerable differences in national work-family (WF) policies offered in countries around the world, research concerning the implications of such policies for employee reactions to work-family and family-work conflict (WFC/FWC) is limited. The current study examines the contextual role of country-level national WF policies as a moderator of the relationships between individual-level WFC/FWC and job stress, job satisfaction, turnover intentions, organizational commitment, and general health. Using archival data sources, the ISSP Work Orientations Survey (2015) and the WORLD Policy Analysis Center Adults Labor Database (2014), multilevel analyses tested the predicted cross-level interaction effect in a sample of 49,637 individuals (54% female; Mage = 48 years) nested across 36 countries. Results were largely counter to expectations: while more supportive national WF policies attenuated the positive relationship between FWC and job stress, it exacerbated the negative relationships between WFC and organizational commitment, WFC and job stress, and FWC and general health. Our study responds to calls to consider phenomena functioning at multiple levels of analysis. While reactions were more negative in countries with more robust national-level policies, it suggests an unexpected dark side of such policies. That is, it may not be enough to legislate the availability of national-level policies; it may also be needed to ensure that such policies are meeting employees' needs.

Research on Performance Evaluation of Life Insurance Industry in China based on Factor Analysis

In recent years, China's insurance industry has achieved rapid development and progress due to the support of national policies and the continuous adjustment of the social consumption structure, which indicates that more resources should flow to the life insurance industry but also faces great challenges. Therefore, this paper will analyze and evaluate the operating performance of current life insurance companies in China, and formulate effective policy suggestions. This paper introduces the research background and research meaning, selecting 25 2020 Chinese and foreign joint venture life insurance companies as the research sample, and from five aspects such as profitability, debt paying ability chosen from 20 indexes, set up the China life insurance business performance evaluation index system, through the principal component analysis (PCA), according to the common factor to explain the reasons for the influence of development conditions, Finally, combined with the factor ranking and the actual situation of China's insurance industry, the evaluation and analysis are carried out. The research results show that although China's insurance industry started late, the current development speed is objective. Small and medium-sized life insurance companies are also prominent in the overall ranking of business performance due to their operational flexibility and innovation. Based on the research results, the current problems of life insurance companies in China can be concluded, and reasonable suggestions can be put forward for further improving the business performance of life insurance companies.