Post-epidemic Era Research Articles

Embracing impermanence: life events, fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress in the context of the postepidemic era: a moderated mediation model.

To investigate the relationships between life events and psychological distress in the postepidemic era as well as the effects of fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19) and impermanence on these relationships to enrich the study of the underlying psychological mechanisms of postepidemic psychological distress and to provide a theoretical basis for scientific prevention and intervention in individuals with psychological distress. A survey of 504 adults (71.3% female; age M = 26.87, SD = 10.70) was conducted via the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, the FCV-19 Scale, the Impermanence Scale, the Anxiety Scale and the Depression Scale, and a structural equation model was established to explore the relationships between variables. The present study revealed the following: (1) there is a significant positive correlation between life events and psychological distress; (2) FCV-19 completely mediates the relationship between life events and psychological distress; and (3) impermanence moderates the mediation, regulating the path by which life events affect FCV-19 and the path by which FCV-19 affects psychological distress. In the postepidemic era, impermanence can effectively mitigate the impact of life events on FCV-19 and the impact of FCV-19 on psychological distress.

Proactive personality, social support and post-traumatic growth caused by COVID-19: mediating effect meaning in life in China

As the COVID-19 epidemic ends in China, it is worth exploring the growth after experiencing the trauma of the epidemic. China has been managing the epidemic for a relatively long time compared to other countries. Many scholars have researched trauma and post-traumatic growth in groups such as doctors and patients. However, little attention has been paid to the post-traumatic growth of ordinary people who experienced the epidemic in the Chinese context and the related influencing factors. Based on the educational system as the research context, this study proposes the effects of proactive personality and social support on PTG in the post-epidemic era through the mediation of meaningfulness of life. To empirically examine the influences of PTG in the post-epidemic era, an online survey of 1210 university students was conducted for data analysis. The analysis results suggest that proactive personality and social support positively influence meaning in life. Proactive personality, social support and meaning in life positively influence post-traumatic growth. Proactive personality and social support social support and proactive personality indirectly influence post-traumatic growth through the mediation of the meaning in life. This research empirically investigated the role of personality, social support, meaning in life, and post-traumatic growth among university students.

The Influence of Self-Media Film Reviews on Willingness to Pay for Movies: A Theory of Planned Behavior Approach

The Chinese film industry is showing signs of recovery in the post-epidemic era, but with the explosion of short videos and short dramas, the film market has been squeezed rapidly. Exploring the factors that affect consumers’ willingness to pay for movie watching has an important impact on the recovery of the film industry. Among the many factors that affect consumers’ willingness to pay for movie watching, exposure to self-media film reviews has become increasingly important. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, this study uses a questionnaire survey to conduct a statistical analysis, intending to explore how exposure to self-media film reviews affects consumers’ willingness to pay for movie watching. The study found that the influence of self-media film reviews on users’ movie choices is multifaceted. Users’ perceptions of value and emotional experiences with paid movie viewing significantly affect their attitudes toward accepting movie reviews and recommendations. These findings provide theoretical support for film marketing and audience decision-making.

An Empirical Study of Integrating Orff-Schulwerk in Music Classes to Improve College Students' Social Competence in the Post Epidemic Era

As the global epidemic eases, college students face increasing Social-Skills problems, especially when Social-Skills are reduced due to prolonged home isolation. This study investigated the effectiveness of Orff-Schulwerk in enhancing the Social-Skills of college students. Taking students of Z College School in Southern China as the research object, the current social status and needs of college students were analyzed through questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The findings suggest that Orff-Schulwerk significantly improves students' Social-Skills through its unique collective participation and creative expression, especially in enhancing teamwork, communication skills and self-confidence. This study not only provides new perspectives on the application of music education in higher education, but also provides empirical support on how to promote the development of college students' Social-Skills through art education in the post epidemic era.

Epidemic, factor misallocation and efficiency of digital enterprises: heterogeneity study of labour and capital

ABSTRACT To improve the development quality of digital economy, the factor misallocation shall be reduced effectively in the post-epidemic era. This study discussed the impact mechanism of how the labour and capital misallocation affect heterogeneously the epidemic’s effect on the efficiency of digital enterprises. The epidemic outbreak was considered a quasi-natural experiment to set a PSM-DID model and an intermediary effect model. Empirical research was carried out using the data of 1752 digital and non-digital high-tech enterprises from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2022. The results show that: (1) The epidemic improved digital enterprises’ efficiency, mainly from the positive effect on technological efficiency and scale efficiency. (2) The epidemic worsened the labour misallocation but improved capital allocation. (3) Through the factor misallocation, the epidemic improved the efficiency of digital enterprises, contributing to the worsening technical progress. Through the capital misallocation, the epidemic improved the TFP of the digital enterprises but there is no significant evidence of its source. While through the labour misallocation, the epidemic improved the digital enterprises’ TFP because of its positive effect on the technological efficiency and pure efficiency.

Research on the effectiveness and strategies of new media in promoting voluntary blood donation from a public health perspective in the post-pandemic era.

This study explores the effectiveness of new media in enhancing public enthusiasm for voluntary blood donation in the post-pandemic era and proposes effective publicity strategies to promote the sustainability and healthy development of blood donation activities. A questionnaire survey was widely used to collect public opinions and attitudes toward voluntary blood donation. The sample data underwent rigorous reliability and validity analysis to ensure authenticity and reliability. Statistical methods such as correlation analysis and regression analysis were employed to deeply investigate the underlying relationships between factors like new media publicity, emotional value, social recognition, convenience, information reliability, and willingness to donate blood voluntarily. Based on these analyses, a research model was constructed, and relevant hypotheses were verified through empirical methods. The study found that new media publicity may be associated with increasing the willingness of the public to voluntarily donate blood. Survey participants indicated that they were more likely to consider donating blood after exposure to new media publicity. Among these factors, the emotional value and content conveyed by the publicity appeared to be particularly important. Additionally, our research revealed that social recognition, the convenience of blood donation, and the reliability of promotional information seemed to have a direct impact on the public's willingness to donate blood. At the same time, these factors may indirectly promote actual blood donation behavior by enhancing the public's emotional resonance and acceptance of blood donation. This study suggests that new media may play multiple positive roles in promoting voluntary blood donation. Based on these findings, we propose a series of strategic recommendations, including further optimizing publicity content, striving to enhance the public's emotional resonance, improving the reliability of promotional information, and enhancing service convenience. These suggestions aim to potentially raise public awareness and willingness to participate in voluntary blood donation, providing a scientific basis and strong support for the promotion of voluntary blood donation in the post-epidemic era.

Generation Z Satisfaction with Smart Homestays: ASCI and Web Crawler Insights from China

In the digital context, smart homestays have developed rapidly in the post-epidemic era and have become a new form of accommodation. Homestays are favored by many young people in China, such as those belonging to Generation Z. According to data concerning China’s national tourism and related reports, the demand for homestays has increased dramatically in recent years. Thus, we need to consider how to improve the smart homestay user experience. Based on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) model, this study explores the factors that affect the user experience of smart homestays. An online survey of 370 respondents of Generation Z in China was conducted, followed by descriptive statistical analysis and hypothesis model validation using SPSS 26.0. The data show that among the five service variables (reservation, check-in, living, check-out, and information sharing), perceived value has a positive and positive impact on service variables in all aspects. Finally, machine learning is used for emotion text analysis, and the results show that users are biased towards smart homestays in the sentiment analysis of the comments. Although smart homestays have a certain amount of attention, there is still a lot of room for progress in technology and services. The purpose of this study is to improve and perfect the rules for making smart homestay service standards based on understanding the satisfaction of Generation Z when using smart homestays while also providing a theoretical basis and practical manuals for the industry to promote the development of the industry and improve user experience. Based on the research results of the above literature, it is imperative to carry out research on Generation Z, the main force of future consumption, especially in the field of artificial intelligence.

Research on the Path of Internationalization of Higher Vocational Education in Henan Province in The Post-Epidemic Era

Research on the Path of Internationalization of Higher Vocational Education in Henan Province in The Post-Epidemic Era

CD8 positive T-cells decrease neurogenesis and induce anxiety-like behaviour following hepatitis B vaccination.

Mounting evidence indicates the involvement of peripheral immunity in the regulation of brain function, influencing aspects such as neuronal development, emotion, and cognitive abilities. Previous studies from our laboratory have revealed that neonatal hepatitis B vaccination can downregulate hippocampal neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity and spatial learning memory. In the current post-epidemic era characterized by universal vaccination, understanding the impact of acquired immunity on neuronal function and neuropsychiatric disorders, along with exploring potential underlying mechanisms, becomes imperative. We employed hepatitis B vaccine-induced CD3 positive T cells in immunodeficient mice to investigate the key mechanisms through which T cell subsets modulate hippocampal neurogenesis and anxiety-like behaviours. Our data revealed that mice receiving hepatitis B vaccine-induced T cells exhibited heightened anxiety and decreased hippocampal cell proliferation compared to those receiving phosphate-buffered saline-T cells or wild-type mice. Importantly, these changes were predominantly mediated by infiltrated CD8+ T cells into the brain, rather than CD4+ T cells. Transcriptome profiling of CD8+ T cells unveiled that C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 6 positive (CXCR6+) CD8+ T cells were recruited into the brain through microglial and astrocyte-derived C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 16 (CXCL16). This recruitment process impaired neurogenesis and induced anxiety-like behaviour via tumour necrosis factor-α-dependent mechanisms. Our findings highlight the role of glial cell derived CXCL16 in mediating the recruitment of CXCR6+CD8+ T cell subsets into the brain. This mechanism represents a potential avenue for modulating hippocampal neurogenesis and emotion-related behaviours after hepatitis B vaccination.

Research on the Factors Influencing the Epidemic Resilience of Urban Communities in China in the Post-Epidemic Era

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are gradually realizing that urban community resilience is pivotal for effectively managing public health emergencies. This study employed grounded theory to establish a theoretical framework for epidemic resilience of urban communities (ERUC) in the post-pandemic era. Subsequently, the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL)-interpretive structural modeling (ISM) method is utilized to discern the significance and hierarchical interrelations among influencing factors. The findings delineate that 14 determinants shaping ERUC are organized into five distinct tiers. Notably, nine determinants emerge as principal: vulnerable group; educational attainment; risk perception; medical insurance coverage; communal norms; community emergency response; community services; resident participation; and government efficacy. Among these, the vulnerable group and government efficiency are identified as foundational factors, while medical insurance coverage, resident participation, and community infrastructure are identified as direct influences.

Exploring the Influence of Family Cultural Capital, School Environment, and Peer Relationships on the Scientific Literacy of Primary School Students: A Conceptual Analysis in Chengdu City, China

This paper explores the impact of blended education on the quality of college student learning in Southwest China during the post-epidemic era. The study highlights the potential of blended learning to enhance student engagement, adaptability, and learning outcomes through the integration of digital tools with traditional teaching methods. It identifies critical factors such as institutional support, technological infrastructure, and faculty training as essential for maximizing the benefits of blended education. Additionally, the paper examines the unique socio-cultural context of Southwest China, emphasizing the need to address regional disparities in digital access to ensure educational equity. The findings suggest that blended education can serve as a transformative model for higher education in the region, fostering essential 21st-century skills and reducing educational inequalities. The paper concludes with recommendations for policymakers and educators to support the sustainable implementation of blended education, contributing to a more resilient and inclusive higher education system.

Depression, anxiety, and stress among vocational college students during the initial stage of post-epidemic era: A cross-sectional study.

The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of depression, anxiety, and stress among vocational college students. 1255 students participated in the cross-sectional study. The Chinese version of the 21-item the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) was used. Depression was reported in 37.6% of vocational college students, anxiety in 51.6%, and stress in 38.1%. Logistic regression results showed that a higher degree of depression, anxiety, and stress was associated with female, poor and moderate self-rated health status, from other provinces, poor self-rated family financial status and living off campus (P < .05). Junior and from one-parent or parentless family were more likely to experience depression and stress (P < .05). Additionally, the likelihood of having depression was higher in non-only-child students (P < .01) and rural family location was a risk factor for stress (P < .001). A higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was found in vocational college students. Timely and targeted psychological interventions should be taken.

Problems and Solutions of the Aviation Industry in the Post-epidemic Era

Three years after the outbreak, the year 2023 has officially entered the post-epidemic era. The aviation industry, which was severely hit by the epidemic, is gradually recovering. This article describes the current situation of the aviation industry after the epidemic, taking the Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) as the subject of the study, and analyses the problems it faces: the number of international flights has been slow to recover and unable to meet market demand; the financial crisis has been highlighted due to severe losses; supply chain shortages have prevented the timely delivery of aircraft; and the rapid increase in environmental pollution has led to a serious decarbonization situation. Potential solutions were also proposed for these four problems. These include increasing the number of flights through government consultation and communication, increasing revenue streams and reducing unnecessary spending to tide over the financial crisis, achieving supply chain resilience to avoid the obstacles posed by supply chain shortages, and developing new sustainable technologies for aviation to reduce air pollution.

Development Status of Advanced Practice Nurses in China and Abroad: A Review

With the advent of the post-epidemic era, science and technology are developing rapidly, and the health care industry is facing tremendous changes. In order to meet the challenges of public health, the special role of advanced practice nurse (APN) has attracted attention. This article reviews the development status, certification system, practice, and development trend of APN in various countries, aiming to provide reference for establishing the APN role and promoting its development in China, and calls for the establishment and improvement of the APN model as soon as possible to help achieve a "Healthy China".

The Motivation Mechanism of Working Medical Students in Public Health Emergencies

Based on the background of the release of New Ten policies in the post-epidemic era and the concentrated outbreak of COVID- 19, based on the two-factor theory of Frederic Herzberg, this study explored the willingness of school regulation students of the Academy of Medical Sciences to stay in the hospital and continue to work in response to public health emergencies from two aspects of health factors and incentive factors and the influencing factors behind it. The results showed that under public health emergencies, the level of motivating factors such as sense of responsibility and mission was high, but the level of health factors such as job salary, workload and job security still needed to be improved, and the key to motivating the school to stay in the hospital was the incentive of health factors.

The multidimensional influence structure of college students’ online gamified learning engagement: A hybrid design based on QCA-SEM

In the post-epidemic era, gamification is widely recognized for its potential to enhance the asynchronous nature of college students' online learning interactions and mitigate efficiency deficits. However, the intrinsic structure and core conditions influencing online gamified learning engagement remain unclear. The challenge lies in understanding the mechanisms through which gamification alters learning behaviors. This study employs fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (FSQCA) for core condition identification and robustness testing, innovatively combining it with structural equation modelling (SEM). Drawing on the extended technology acceptance model (TAM) theory, this research delves deeply into the structural relationships that influence student engagement in online gamified learning. The evaluation reveals that immersive experience and habit are core conditions fostering high engagement among college students in online gamified learning. A lack of immersive experience leads to non-high engagement results. Structural equation modelling confirms the mediating role of immersive experience and habit in the effects of performance expectations and perceived fun in student engagement. Furthermore, the study substantiates the moderating influence of learning style on perceptual factors and normalizing elements and describes an interactive relationship between perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, and online gamification behavior. This research extends our understanding of perceptions, norms, and structural factors within a gamified learning environment. It uncovers the mechanisms of engagement from perception to normalization factors, highlighting the positive bidirectional influence of subjective cognition and objective factors on gamified learning and emphasizing the moderating role of learning style between perceptual factors and normalization elements. These findings provide a solid foundation for future research and practice in online gamified learning.

Research and Design of Disinfection Equipment for Public Places

The starting point of my design is to redesign the existing product based on the post-epidemic era to make different functional definitions and styling changes.The scientific and technical issues, functional layout distribution, target population and usage scenarios were all well thought out before making the choice.Secondly, this paper focuses on the existing market and the pain points of disinfection products in public places and points out that different disinfection methods face different effects. In addition, reasonable solutions to the different pain points are identified. The future trends and applications of disinfection products in public places are also presented.By taking into account the existing information and the future design, we redesign the disinfection process in public places and provide a reasonable psychological analysis of the population to create safer and more secure sanitary conditions for people in the post-epidemic era.

Real Estate Economy in the Post-epidemic Era

The COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant impact on China's real estate market, with the sector's recovery lagging behind the overall economy. This study evaluates the pandemic's influence on consumer behavior, housing demand, and preferences, highlighting substantial declines in real estate development investment and commercial housing sales. Key factors contributing to reduced demand include a shift towards remote working models, heightened health and safety concerns, and evolving perceptions of urban living. To stimulate the market, government incentives such as tax breaks and housing subsidies are recommended. Additionally, developers are encouraged to embrace smart city technologies for optimizing energy consumption and providing convenient community services. Emphasizing health-conscious design is crucial for improving air quality and increasing green space while investors should diversify their portfolios to mitigate market volatility risks and enhance resilience. The objective of this study is to devise an appropriate real estate economic recovery plan that aligns with the changing urban to sustain economic growth.

The present situation of the nursing practice environment and its influence on nursing quality in a post-epidemic era: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundNursing Practice Environment is an important index to improve nursing quality and patient outcome. To explore the nursing practice environment in the COVID-19 ward during the period of COVID-19 and its impact on nursing quality to provide reference for setting up supporting nursing team in epidemic area in the future.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 251 nurses working in COVID-19 ward in Shanghai, Hainan and Hunan in December 2022 through stratified proportional sampling. Structured questionnaires, including general information questionnaire, professional practice environment scale and nursing quality questionnaire, were used to investigate the patients. Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlation between nursing practice environment and nursing quality, and multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of nursing quality in the COVID-19 ward.ResultsThe professional practice environment scale score was (3.34 ± 0.40), the nursing quality questionnaire score was (9.47 ± 0.81), both at a high level. Single factor analysis showed that nursing quality was related to educational background, physical condition, professional title, grade of the original hospital and composition of nursing staff in supported departments. Nursing quality were positively correlated with each nursing practice environment dimensions (in addition to teamwork). The results of regression analysis showed that the nursing practice environment in the COVID-19 ward had a positive impact on nursing quality.ConclusionsThe nursing practice environment and nursing quality of nurses in the COVID-19ward is generally very high. The education, working hospital level and nursing practice environment of nurses are the important factors influencing nursing quality. The relationship between nursing practice environment (include leadership and autonomy in clinical practice, staff relationships with physicians, control over practice, communication about patients, handling disagreement and conflict, internal work motivation and cultural sensitivity) and nursing quality is positive. It is suggested that the hospital should pay special attention to and improve nursing practice environment in order to improve nursing quality when setting up temporary ward in the future epidemic period of infectious diseases, ensure patient safety.Impact on clinical practiceResearch shows that an active nursing practice environment can improve the quality of care, and nursing managers create and maintain an active practice environment to improve the quality of care and ensure patient safety.

End-to-end elevator voice command recognition system based on improved convolutional neural network

Abstract As a common life scenario, the use of voice control in elevator operation can effectively reduce public health risks and improve user experience in the post-epidemic era. However, due to the characteristics of its closure and public space, it is difficult to deploy the elevator. To solve this problem, an end-to-end speech command recognition algorithm based on a new deep neural network is proposed. The algorithm uses the self-built corpus for training, and uses the speech segment interception algorithm to obtain audio segments under the premise of speech stream as input, puts them into the network model in real time for reasoning, and drives the elevator to run according to the output results. The results show that compared with the recognition model using MFCC-CNN, the network has achieved about 10% improvement in accuracy under the premise of smaller computation, and compared with the DTW algorithm, the network has improved the accuracy by about 25%. Finally, a typical deployment environment is constructed to prove the correctness and effectiveness of the method in practical application.