Background:The advent of the self-media age,digital humanities,and artificial intelligence(AI)technologies is gradually reshaping the narrative frameworks of the history of science and technology in general and the hi...Background:The advent of the self-media age,digital humanities,and artificial intelligence(AI)technologies is gradually reshaping the narrative frameworks of the history of science and technology in general and the history of medicine in particular,as it transforms the specific shape of contemporary medical science and health communication practice with the help of interactive,scenario-based communication ecosystems.Methods:This paper focuses on the interactive relationship between the history of science and science communication,employing historical tracing and case study comparison as research methods to explore the pathways and innovative models for reintegrating the history of science and technology including the history of medicine into contemporary scientific discourse.Results:The study finds that in the Chinese context,three key pathways facilitate the engagement of the history of science and technology including the history of medicine in science communication:administrative intervention,value reconstruction,and personalized adaptation.Specifically,administrative intervention promotes the integration of the history of science education into talent development through policy design;value reconstruction,centered on the scientific spirit,enhances societal cultural recognition of technological progress;and personalized adaptation leverages big data and social media technologies to enable precise and tailored knowledge dissemination.Conclusion:The rise of the“web-based knowledge brokering model”in the era of social media has introduced professional knowledge brokers,ensuring the accuracy and accessibility of science communication.These innovations not only serve as decision-making simulation tools for medical science and health communication,linking historical insights with contemporary practice,but also provide theoretical foundations and practical paradigms for realizing the value of the history of science and technology in the digital era.展开更多
Chinese science and technology have interacted with other cultural traditions,both directly and indirectly,for thousands of years.The ongoing discussions of“Silk Road,”or rather“Silk Roads”are emblematic of knowle...Chinese science and technology have interacted with other cultural traditions,both directly and indirectly,for thousands of years.The ongoing discussions of“Silk Road,”or rather“Silk Roads”are emblematic of knowledge dissemination and the global connectivity of Chinese society.Modern Chinese science and technology can be understood as the product of practical,technical and theoretical knowledge developments in China,and an exchange with Western learning and other knowledge traditions.The distinctive history of Chinese science and technology can help us to understand how science and technology emerges and evolves and how it is communicated in globalization processes.Historical sources and new archaeological discoveries in China have been intensively studied since the beginning of the twentieth century.The results of this research,however,have been published mainly in Chinese,so that the vast majority of results and historical data remain unknown to the international community.展开更多
Paleogenomics is a discipline in which the extraction and analysis of DNA from ancient biological remains are studied to understand the evolutionary history of past organisms.Research on this topic has revealed the ev...Paleogenomics is a discipline in which the extraction and analysis of DNA from ancient biological remains are studied to understand the evolutionary history of past organisms.Research on this topic has revealed the evolutionary history of humans and other species,traced human migrations and genetic changes,and investigated ancient diseases and environmental influences due to its uniqueness.This paper reviews the scientific and technological history of the development of paleogenomics,including the molecular cloning era,the polymerase chain reaction(PCR)technique era,the genomics era,and the bio-data analysis era.This field explores the key technological development processes and effects of significant scientific discoveries,ranging from gene cloning technology and sequencing technology to breakthroughs and applications in big data analysis,addressing challenges such as sample contamination and trace collection analysis in paleogenomics research.展开更多
The mass communication model and interactive ritual chain theory,which serve as communication paradigms in the new media era,facilitate and enhance the synergy between the fields of social history of medicine and heal...The mass communication model and interactive ritual chain theory,which serve as communication paradigms in the new media era,facilitate and enhance the synergy between the fields of social history of medicine and health communication.This study employs a comprehensive framework based on the five elements of the mass communication model:information source,communication subject,communication object,message content,and post-communication feedback.Additionally,it incorporates the interactive ritual chain theory to examine the evolving dynamics and developmental trajectory of research in the social history of medicine during the new media era.Conclusively,this paper acknowledges the existing interaction gaps in the interaction between health communication and the social history of medicine research while outlining the challenges for fostering collaboration and proposing strategic optimizations for effective integration.展开更多
Background:Vaccine hesitancy remains a pressing global challenge,impacting the acceptance and distribution of both long-established and newly developed vaccines.This paper investigates the multifaceted nature of vacci...Background:Vaccine hesitancy remains a pressing global challenge,impacting the acceptance and distribution of both long-established and newly developed vaccines.This paper investigates the multifaceted nature of vaccine hesitancy,focusing on the development of the measles vaccine as a historical case study,while drawing comparisons to the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.Methods:The study employs a historical and comparative approach to analyze vaccine hesitancy.It examines how technological advances,public policy,and communication strategies have influenced vaccine acceptance.Key lessons from the development of the measles vaccine are compared with challenges encountered during the rapid development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines.Results:Both historical and contemporary examples reveal commonalities and differences in addressing vaccine hesitancy.While the measles vaccine demonstrated the importance of long-term safety evaluations and public trust-building,the COVID-19 vaccine highlighted the challenges of rapid development timelines and combating misinformation in a digital age.The findings underscore the necessity of transparent communication,equitable access,and proactive engagement in overcoming hesitancy.Conclusion:Understanding the historical and contemporary dynamics of vaccine hesitancy is crucial for promoting public trust and equitable vaccination in an evolving global health landscape.Effective strategies,combining historical lessons with modern innovations,can address public concerns and enhance vaccine acceptance.展开更多
This article summarizes the collaboration between two historians of medicine on Sino-European medical exchanges.Gianna Pomata researches the history of medicine in early modern Europe and Marta Hanson researches the h...This article summarizes the collaboration between two historians of medicine on Sino-European medical exchanges.Gianna Pomata researches the history of medicine in early modern Europe and Marta Hanson researches the history of medicine in early modern China.The following covers the concept of epistemic genres that Pomata first developed out of her research on the history of the genres historia,observationes,recipes,medical cases,and the commentary in Europe.She connected these genres variously to empiricism,erudition,scientific observation,norm-making,and recording practice.The paper then evaluates how Pomata and Hanson used epistemic genres as a method for doing cross-cultural research on 17th-18th-century Sino-European medical exchanges.Pomata then wrote a comparative history of the medical case in Europe and China.The article concludes with how Hanson applied the distinction of epistemic genres to analyze the history of Chinese medicine from a new perspective.展开更多
China’s first supercomputer capable of 100 million calculations per second was the YH-1,which was independently developed by the Institute of Computer Science at the National University of Defense Technology(NUDT)bet...China’s first supercomputer capable of 100 million calculations per second was the YH-1,which was independently developed by the Institute of Computer Science at the National University of Defense Technology(NUDT)between 1978 and 1983.YH-1 played an important role in China’s national defense construction and national economic development.It made China one of the few countries in the world to successfully develop a supercomputer.Based on original archive documents,interviews with relevant personnel,and an analysis of the technological parameters of the supercomputers YH-1 in China and Cray-1 in the United States,this paper reviews in detail the historic process of the development of YH-1,analyzing its innovation and summarizing the experience and lessons learned from it.This analysis is significant for current military-civilian integration,and the commercialization of university research findings in China.展开更多
Nano-optics is an emergent research field in physics that appeared in the 1980s,which deals with light–matter optical interactions at the nanometer scale.In early studies of nano-optics,the main concern focus is to o...Nano-optics is an emergent research field in physics that appeared in the 1980s,which deals with light–matter optical interactions at the nanometer scale.In early studies of nano-optics,the main concern focus is to obtain higher optical resolution over the diffraction limit.The researches of near-field imaging and spectroscopy based on scanning near-field optical microscopy(SNOM)are developed.The exploration of improving SNOM probe for near-field detection leads to the emergence of surface plasmons.In the sense of resolution and wider application,there has been a significant transition from seeking higher resolution microscopy to plasmonic near-field modulations in the nano-optics community during the nano-optic development.Nowadays,studies of nano-optics prefer the investigation of plasmonics in different material systems.In this article,the history of the development of near-field optics is briefly reviewed.The difficulties of conventional SNOM to achieve higher resolution are discussed.As an alternative solution,surface plasmons have shown the advantages of higher resolution,wider application,and flexible nano-optical modulation for new devices.The typical studies in different periods are introduced and characteristics of nano-optics in each stage are analyzed.In this way,the evolution progress from near-field optics to plasmonics of nano-optics research is presented.The future development of nano-optics is discussed then.展开更多
The Five Plague Gods(五瘟神) in the Shuilu(水陆) murals from the Ming and Qing dynasties exemplify a distinctive manifestation of plague gods image developed under the pedigree of Taoist gods.As a significant system f...The Five Plague Gods(五瘟神) in the Shuilu(水陆) murals from the Ming and Qing dynasties exemplify a distinctive manifestation of plague gods image developed under the pedigree of Taoist gods.As a significant system for expelling disasters in Shuilu,the depiction of the Five Plague Gods prominently merges human beings and livestock.This shape form to a large extent,draws on the image of Nuo(傩),a figure reflecting an imagination of the host of plague pathogens.In terms of the numbers of gods,it aligns with the conceptual framework of Wu Xing(五行 the five elements),a foundational principle in traditional Chinese medicine.The internal cultural connection highlights the means of plague prevention and control in China,as well as the external reflection of plague culture.Through multi-dimensional interpretations with the double proof method,this article dissects the formation,core elements,and cultural characteristics of the beliefs in the Five Plague Gods reflected in the Shuilu murals,and transcends mere visual semantics,offering a deeper understanding of these complex cultural symbols.展开更多
In recent astronomical discussions, attempts have been made to link the known dwarf nova Z Cam to historical celestial events, particularly the “vip star” phenomenon reported in China in 77 BCE. Despite other sugg...In recent astronomical discussions, attempts have been made to link the known dwarf nova Z Cam to historical celestial events, particularly the “vip star” phenomenon reported in China in 77 BCE. Despite other suggestions and the problems with regard to the location of the event in 77 BCE, its identification with Z Cam is used in the Variable Star Index of the AAVSO and in several research papers that aim to derive knowledge on the evolution of cataclysmic variables. Through the reconstruction of the super-constellation of the Purple Palace in the Han Dynasty, we found that Z Cam is actually located outside this enclosure, contradicting the records of the 77 BCE vip star being “within the Purple Palace.” With newly found text versions of the vip star in 77 BCE, we narrowed down the position given therein. Combining with a new analysis of accompanying divination text leads to the conclusion that this vip star was actually a comet. Finally, through meticulous examination and comparison, we conclude that the vip star of 369 CE appears the most plausible candidate for Z Cam's historical counterpart, aligning with both textual evidence and modern astronomical observations.展开更多
Background:The rapid proliferation of digital platforms has transformed the dissemination of information,creating significant challenges for public health.The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic highlighted the...Background:The rapid proliferation of digital platforms has transformed the dissemination of information,creating significant challenges for public health.The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic highlighted the systemic vulnerabilities of digital information networks,particularly in the spread of misinformation.This study explores the historical evolution of information dissemination and its implications for public health in the digital age.Methods:This research employs a historical and comparative analysis approach,drawing on case studies from past pandemics and contemporary digital crises.The study integrates primary and secondary sources to examine the interplay between information technologies,public health policies,and misinformation dynamics over time.Results:The analysis reveals that misinformation risks have consistently emerged alongside advancements in information technologies,from the printing press to social media.The engagement-driven design of digital platforms exacerbates these risks,as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.Comparative analysis of global responses demonstrates the effectiveness of strategies like clear regulatory frameworks,consistent public health communication,and improved digital literacy.Conclusion:To address the systemic risks posed by digital misinformation,interdisciplinary collaboration,regulatory interventions,and public education are critical.This study underscores the importance of historical context in understanding current challenges and provides actionable insights for creating a more resilient public health information ecosystem.展开更多
I shall deserve the Reputation of having beene ye first to lay the grounds of two Sciences,"wrote Thomas Hobbes in 1646,"this of Optiques and yt other of natural Justice."For him,optics and politics wer...I shall deserve the Reputation of having beene ye first to lay the grounds of two Sciences,"wrote Thomas Hobbes in 1646,"this of Optiques and yt other of natural Justice."For him,optics and politics were two prongs of the same effort:to naturalize humans’relations to their world and to each other.It was Descartes’Dioptrique,handed to him by Kenelm Digby in 1637,that cleared for him the path:naturalizing humans required physicalizing vision–as Kepler taught in his own optics–and removing from nature of all cognitive entities such as"species visible and intelligible."Between 1639 and 1646 Hobbes produced three professional,innovative treatises on optics founded upon"the opinion of the excellent Monsieur Des Cartes"but,finally,diverging from it in the most crucial point.For Descartes,ridding"Matter[of all]such Descriptions…as belong but to Spiritual Beings"required a spiritual,non-material entity to interpret the physical effects of the senses.Hobbes,however,insisted that the interpretation can and should be understood physically and mechanically,for"Vision is the judgement itself.展开更多
AIMTo analyze the research activity on liver abscess (LA) and identify the main topic clusters in the area.METHODSWe identified all documents using the medical subject heading “LA” indexed in t...AIMTo analyze the research activity on liver abscess (LA) and identify the main topic clusters in the area.METHODSWe identified all documents using the medical subject heading “LA” indexed in the MEDLINE database between 2001 and 2015. We performed a descriptive bibliometric analysis, characterizing the evolution of scientific activity, the publication types of the documents, the document categories of clinical interest (case reports, clinical trials, evaluation studies, meta-analysis, observational studies, practice guidelines and validation studies) and the geographic distribution of the research. We also carried out an analysis of networks and research clusters in order to identify the main topic areas of research.RESULTSOur search yielded a total of 1278 documents, showing a stable scientific production over the study period and a marked multidisciplinary nature. The research was dominated by case reports (65.9% of the documents analyzed). In terms of geographic distribution, researchers from the United States led in the number of signatures (n = 229), followed by those from Taiwan (n = 185), India (n = 145), Japan (n = 144), South Korea (n = 100), and China (n = 84). With regard to amebic LA, the top-producing countries were India and Mexico (n = 69 each), followed by the United States (n = 29). In the case of pyogenic LA, Taiwan Residents researchers led scientific production (n = 71), followed by the United States (n = 39) and China (n = 29). The most active areas of research in the field are diagnosis via computerized tomography scan, differential diagnosis with regard to liver cancer, treatment with antimicrobial agents, and Klebsiella infections (including bacteremia).CONCLUSIONClinical case reports associated with diagnosis and treatment are the main topic of study, highlighting the importance of this document type in advancing knowledge.展开更多
This paper investigates some of the ways that Chinese medicine has been transferred to the Western world and to Islamic territories. During the Golden Age of Islam （8th to 13th century CE）, the herbal drug trade pro...This paper investigates some of the ways that Chinese medicine has been transferred to the Western world and to Islamic territories. During the Golden Age of Islam （8th to 13th century CE）, the herbal drug trade promoted significant commercial and scientific exchange between China and the Muslim world. Chinese herbal drugs have been described by medieval Muslim medical scholars such as Tabari （870 CE）, Rhazes （925 CE）, Haly Abbas （982 CE）, Avicenna （1037 CE） and Jurjani （1137 CE）. The term al-sin （the Arabic word for China） is used 46 times in Avicenna＇s Canon of Medicine in reference to herbal drugs imported from China. Cinnamon （dar sini; ＂Chinese herb＂）, wild ginger （asaron）, rhubarb （rivand-e sini）, nutmeg （basbasa）, incense tree wood （ood）, cubeb （kababe） and sandalwood （sandal） were the most frequently mentioned Chinese herbs in Islamic medical books. There are also multiple similarities between the clinical uses of these herbs in both medical systems. It appears that Chinese herbal drugs were a major component of the exchange of goods and knowledge between China and the Islamic and later to the Western world amid this era.展开更多
The planetary theory in the Great Expansion System(Dayan li大衍历,727 CE)is investigated,with a detailed example of Mars.In ancient Chinese astrology,the position of one planet and the relative positions of different ...The planetary theory in the Great Expansion System(Dayan li大衍历,727 CE)is investigated,with a detailed example of Mars.In ancient Chinese astrology,the position of one planet and the relative positions of different planets had important astrological significance.Thus,planetary theory is an important part of Chinese mathematical astronomy.The Great Expansion System,which was compiled by Yixing一行of the Tang唐dynasty(618–907 CE),provided many innovations in planetary theory.Based on the extant Treatises on Mathematical Harmonics and Astronomy(Lüli zhi律历志)in Chinese official histories,the Great Expansion System was the first Chinese astronomical system to include tables of the planetary equation of center and procedures for correcting the influence of the planetary equation of center on the position of a planet.It was also the first Chinese system to design a table of the planetary phases of motion for calculating the mean position of a planet,which was the basis for calculating the true position of the planet.In addition,Yixing proposed the concept of the precession of planetary perihelion and gave the values of the precession of planetary perihelion for the first time in ancient China.The innovations of the Great Expansion System regarding planetary theory established its important position in the history of Chinese astronomical systems.Mars is taken as a case study to investigate the planetary theory in the Great Expansion System,including the astronomical constants related to Mars,two important astronomical tables,namely the table of the equation of center and the table of the phase motion of Mars in one synodic period,and the procedures for calculating the position of Mars on any given day using the planetary and solar equations of center.Two questions are addressed.First,how did Yixing correct the influence of the equation of center of Mars on the time of mean conjunction and the mean position of Mars?Second,how did Yixing calculate the true position of Mars on any given day?The original text of the Great Expansion System is analyzed to show how Yixing developed the planetary theory in the Sui and early Tang periods and constructed a complete method for predicting the true positions of planets using the planetary and solar equations of center.展开更多
As one of the most critical impact factors of global change,historical land-use change is an indispensable input in climate and environment simulations.To better understand the cropland change in the Guanzhong area,ga...As one of the most critical impact factors of global change,historical land-use change is an indispensable input in climate and environment simulations.To better understand the cropland change in the Guanzhong area,gazetteers,statistics,and survey data were collected as data sources.Methods of registered tax-paying cropland data collection,selection of time points,and data interpolation and calibration were used to reconstruct changes in the cropland area.The cropland area data at the county level were allocated to 1 km×1 km grid cells.The total cropland area in the Guanzhong area was influenced by changes in population,wars,natural disasters,and land-use types,and it fluctuated from 1650 to 2016.From 1780 to 1830,the cropland expanded in the northern and western parts of Guanzhong area,and the cropland in the north of Qinling Mountains increased slightly.The spatial pattern of cropland reached its maximum range in 1980,and the cropland area declined in the whole study area,especially in the cities of Xi’an and Xianyang in 2016.The comparison between HYDE 3.2 and the data obtained in this study showed that the grid cells of HYDE 3.2 exhibit lower values of cropland area fractions in the Guanzhong Basin and higher values in high-altitude areas around the Guanzhong Basin as compared to those in this study.展开更多
Based on a large sample of massive(M* 1010 M⊙) compact galaxies at 1.0 < z < 3.0 in five 3 D-HST/CANDELS fields, we quantify the fractional abundance and comoving number density of massive compact galaxies as a...Based on a large sample of massive(M* 1010 M⊙) compact galaxies at 1.0 < z < 3.0 in five 3 D-HST/CANDELS fields, we quantify the fractional abundance and comoving number density of massive compact galaxies as a function of redshift. The samples of compact quiescent galaxies(cQGs) and compact star-forming galaxies(cSFGs) are constructed by various selection criteria of compact galaxies in the literature, and the effect of compactness definition on abundance estimate has proven to be remarkable,particularly for the cQGs and cSFGs at high redshifts. Regardless of the compactness criteria adopted,their overall redshift evolutions of fractional abundance and number density are found to be rather similar.Large samples of the cQGs exhibit a sustained increase in number density from z ~ 3 to 2 and a plateau at 1 < z < 2. For massive cSFGs, a plateau in the number density at 2 < z < 3 can be found, as well as a continuous drop from z ~ 2 to 1. The evolutionary trends of the cQG and cSFG abundances support the scenario that the cSFGs at z≥ 2 may have been rapidly quenched into quiescent phase via violent dissipational processes, such as major merger and disk instabilities. The rarity of the cSFGs at lower redshifts(z < 1) can be interpreted by the decrease of gas reservoirs in dark matter halos and the consequent low efficiency of gas-rich dissipation.展开更多
Utilizing a BzK-selecfion technique, we obtain 14 550 star-forming galaxies （sBzKs） and 1763 passive galaxies （pBzKs） at z - 2 from the K-selected （KAB 〈 22.5） catalog in the COSMOS/UltraVISTA field. The differ...Utilizing a BzK-selecfion technique, we obtain 14 550 star-forming galaxies （sBzKs） and 1763 passive galaxies （pBzKs） at z - 2 from the K-selected （KAB 〈 22.5） catalog in the COSMOS/UltraVISTA field. The differential number counts of sBzKs and pBzKs are consistent with the results from the literature. Compared to the observed results, semi-analytic models of galaxy formation and evolution provide too few （many） galaxies at the high （low） mass end. Moreover, we find that the star formation rate and stellar mass of sBzKs follow the relation of the main sequence. Based on HST/Wide Field Camera 3 F160W imaging, we find a wide range of morphological diversities for sBzKs, from diffuse to early-type spiral structures, with relatively high M20, large size and low G, while pBzKs have elliptical-like compact morphologies with lower M20, smaller size and higher G, indicating a more concentrated and symmetric spatial extent of stellar population distribution in pBzKs than sBzKs. Furthermore, the sizes of pBzKs （sBzKs） at z - 2 are on average two to three （one to two） times smaller than those of local early-type （late-type） galaxies with similar stellar mass. Our findings imply that the two classes have different evolution models and mass assembly histories.展开更多
This paper presents a database of the spectroscopic-and photometric-spectral energy distributions(spec-SEDs and phot-SEDs respectively)of the progenitors of core-collapse supernovae(CCSNe).Both binary-and single-star ...This paper presents a database of the spectroscopic-and photometric-spectral energy distributions(spec-SEDs and phot-SEDs respectively)of the progenitors of core-collapse supernovae(CCSNe).Both binary-and single-star progenitors are included in the database.The database covers the initial metallicity(Z)range of 0.0001-0.03,mass range of 8-25 M⊙,binary mass ratio range of 0-1,and orbital period range of 0.1-10000 d.The low-resolution spec-SEDs and phot-SEDs of single-and binary-star CCSN progenitors are included in the database.These data can be used for studying the basic parameters,e.g.,metallicity,age,and initial and final masses of CCSN progenitors.It can also be used for studying the effects of different factors on the determination of parameters of CCSN progenitors.When the database is utilized for fitting the SEDs of binary-star CCSN progenitors,it is strongly suggested to determine the metallicity and orbital period in advance,but this is not necessary for single-star progenitors.展开更多
In this paper, we study the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the parabolic-elliptic chemotaxis system with singular sensitivity and logistic source {ut=△uχ·(u/v■v)+ru-μu^(k),x∈Ω,t>0,O=△u-v+u,x∈Ω,t&...In this paper, we study the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the parabolic-elliptic chemotaxis system with singular sensitivity and logistic source {ut=△uχ·(u/v■v)+ru-μu^(k),x∈Ω,t>0,O=△u-v+u,x∈Ω,t>0 in a smooth bounded domain ? ? R~n(n > 2) with the non-flux boundary, where χ, r, μ > 0,k ≥ 2. It is proved that the global bounded classical solution will exponentially converge to((r/μ)^(1/k-1),(r/μ)^(1/k-1)) as t →∞ if r is suitably large.展开更多
基金The National Key R&D project granted by the Ministry of Science and Technology(2024YFA0917200)Digital Museum Construction Project of Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention(BB2110240080)Science Communication Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences(CX2090000008).
文摘Background:The advent of the self-media age,digital humanities,and artificial intelligence(AI)technologies is gradually reshaping the narrative frameworks of the history of science and technology in general and the history of medicine in particular,as it transforms the specific shape of contemporary medical science and health communication practice with the help of interactive,scenario-based communication ecosystems.Methods:This paper focuses on the interactive relationship between the history of science and science communication,employing historical tracing and case study comparison as research methods to explore the pathways and innovative models for reintegrating the history of science and technology including the history of medicine into contemporary scientific discourse.Results:The study finds that in the Chinese context,three key pathways facilitate the engagement of the history of science and technology including the history of medicine in science communication:administrative intervention,value reconstruction,and personalized adaptation.Specifically,administrative intervention promotes the integration of the history of science education into talent development through policy design;value reconstruction,centered on the scientific spirit,enhances societal cultural recognition of technological progress;and personalized adaptation leverages big data and social media technologies to enable precise and tailored knowledge dissemination.Conclusion:The rise of the“web-based knowledge brokering model”in the era of social media has introduced professional knowledge brokers,ensuring the accuracy and accessibility of science communication.These innovations not only serve as decision-making simulation tools for medical science and health communication,linking historical insights with contemporary practice,but also provide theoretical foundations and practical paradigms for realizing the value of the history of science and technology in the digital era.
文摘Chinese science and technology have interacted with other cultural traditions,both directly and indirectly,for thousands of years.The ongoing discussions of“Silk Road,”or rather“Silk Roads”are emblematic of knowledge dissemination and the global connectivity of Chinese society.Modern Chinese science and technology can be understood as the product of practical,technical and theoretical knowledge developments in China,and an exchange with Western learning and other knowledge traditions.The distinctive history of Chinese science and technology can help us to understand how science and technology emerges and evolves and how it is communicated in globalization processes.Historical sources and new archaeological discoveries in China have been intensively studied since the beginning of the twentieth century.The results of this research,however,have been published mainly in Chinese,so that the vast majority of results and historical data remain unknown to the international community.
基金National Key Research and Development Program of Synthetic Biology(2018YFA0902400)Construction of a High-quality Data Pool and Data Product Service System of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2019WQZX012)University of Science and Technology of China Quality Project History of Medicine(2023YCZX02).
文摘Paleogenomics is a discipline in which the extraction and analysis of DNA from ancient biological remains are studied to understand the evolutionary history of past organisms.Research on this topic has revealed the evolutionary history of humans and other species,traced human migrations and genetic changes,and investigated ancient diseases and environmental influences due to its uniqueness.This paper reviews the scientific and technological history of the development of paleogenomics,including the molecular cloning era,the polymerase chain reaction(PCR)technique era,the genomics era,and the bio-data analysis era.This field explores the key technological development processes and effects of significant scientific discoveries,ranging from gene cloning technology and sequencing technology to breakthroughs and applications in big data analysis,addressing challenges such as sample contamination and trace collection analysis in paleogenomics research.
基金University of Science and Technology of China Quality Project History of Medicine(2023YCZX02)Digital Museum Construction Project of Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention(BB2110240080)The National Key R&D project granted by the Ministry of Science and Technology(2018YFA0902400).
文摘The mass communication model and interactive ritual chain theory,which serve as communication paradigms in the new media era,facilitate and enhance the synergy between the fields of social history of medicine and health communication.This study employs a comprehensive framework based on the five elements of the mass communication model:information source,communication subject,communication object,message content,and post-communication feedback.Additionally,it incorporates the interactive ritual chain theory to examine the evolving dynamics and developmental trajectory of research in the social history of medicine during the new media era.Conclusively,this paper acknowledges the existing interaction gaps in the interaction between health communication and the social history of medicine research while outlining the challenges for fostering collaboration and proposing strategic optimizations for effective integration.
基金supported by The National Key Research and Development Program(Grant No.2024YFA0917200)University of Science and Technology of China(Grant No.2024YCHX07)Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.CX2110240028).
文摘Background:Vaccine hesitancy remains a pressing global challenge,impacting the acceptance and distribution of both long-established and newly developed vaccines.This paper investigates the multifaceted nature of vaccine hesitancy,focusing on the development of the measles vaccine as a historical case study,while drawing comparisons to the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.Methods:The study employs a historical and comparative approach to analyze vaccine hesitancy.It examines how technological advances,public policy,and communication strategies have influenced vaccine acceptance.Key lessons from the development of the measles vaccine are compared with challenges encountered during the rapid development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines.Results:Both historical and contemporary examples reveal commonalities and differences in addressing vaccine hesitancy.While the measles vaccine demonstrated the importance of long-term safety evaluations and public trust-building,the COVID-19 vaccine highlighted the challenges of rapid development timelines and combating misinformation in a digital age.The findings underscore the necessity of transparent communication,equitable access,and proactive engagement in overcoming hesitancy.Conclusion:Understanding the historical and contemporary dynamics of vaccine hesitancy is crucial for promoting public trust and equitable vaccination in an evolving global health landscape.Effective strategies,combining historical lessons with modern innovations,can address public concerns and enhance vaccine acceptance.
基金Max Planck Institute for the History of Science,Berlin,Germany。
文摘This article summarizes the collaboration between two historians of medicine on Sino-European medical exchanges.Gianna Pomata researches the history of medicine in early modern Europe and Marta Hanson researches the history of medicine in early modern China.The following covers the concept of epistemic genres that Pomata first developed out of her research on the history of the genres historia,observationes,recipes,medical cases,and the commentary in Europe.She connected these genres variously to empiricism,erudition,scientific observation,norm-making,and recording practice.The paper then evaluates how Pomata and Hanson used epistemic genres as a method for doing cross-cultural research on 17th-18th-century Sino-European medical exchanges.Pomata then wrote a comparative history of the medical case in Europe and China.The article concludes with how Hanson applied the distinction of epistemic genres to analyze the history of Chinese medicine from a new perspective.
文摘China’s first supercomputer capable of 100 million calculations per second was the YH-1,which was independently developed by the Institute of Computer Science at the National University of Defense Technology(NUDT)between 1978 and 1983.YH-1 played an important role in China’s national defense construction and national economic development.It made China one of the few countries in the world to successfully develop a supercomputer.Based on original archive documents,interviews with relevant personnel,and an analysis of the technological parameters of the supercomputers YH-1 in China and Cray-1 in the United States,this paper reviews in detail the historic process of the development of YH-1,analyzing its innovation and summarizing the experience and lessons learned from it.This analysis is significant for current military-civilian integration,and the commercialization of university research findings in China.
文摘Nano-optics is an emergent research field in physics that appeared in the 1980s,which deals with light–matter optical interactions at the nanometer scale.In early studies of nano-optics,the main concern focus is to obtain higher optical resolution over the diffraction limit.The researches of near-field imaging and spectroscopy based on scanning near-field optical microscopy(SNOM)are developed.The exploration of improving SNOM probe for near-field detection leads to the emergence of surface plasmons.In the sense of resolution and wider application,there has been a significant transition from seeking higher resolution microscopy to plasmonic near-field modulations in the nano-optics community during the nano-optic development.Nowadays,studies of nano-optics prefer the investigation of plasmonics in different material systems.In this article,the history of the development of near-field optics is briefly reviewed.The difficulties of conventional SNOM to achieve higher resolution are discussed.As an alternative solution,surface plasmons have shown the advantages of higher resolution,wider application,and flexible nano-optical modulation for new devices.The typical studies in different periods are introduced and characteristics of nano-optics in each stage are analyzed.In this way,the evolution progress from near-field optics to plasmonics of nano-optics research is presented.The future development of nano-optics is discussed then.
基金financed by the grants from Shanxi Province Postgraduate Education Innovation Plan (No. 2023KY126)Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of The Ministry of Ecuation (No. 23YJAZH182)。
文摘The Five Plague Gods(五瘟神) in the Shuilu(水陆) murals from the Ming and Qing dynasties exemplify a distinctive manifestation of plague gods image developed under the pedigree of Taoist gods.As a significant system for expelling disasters in Shuilu,the depiction of the Five Plague Gods prominently merges human beings and livestock.This shape form to a large extent,draws on the image of Nuo(傩),a figure reflecting an imagination of the host of plague pathogens.In terms of the numbers of gods,it aligns with the conceptual framework of Wu Xing(五行 the five elements),a foundational principle in traditional Chinese medicine.The internal cultural connection highlights the means of plague prevention and control in China,as well as the external reflection of plague culture.Through multi-dimensional interpretations with the double proof method,this article dissects the formation,core elements,and cultural characteristics of the beliefs in the Five Plague Gods reflected in the Shuilu murals,and transcends mere visual semantics,offering a deeper understanding of these complex cultural symbols.
基金the financial aid from the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF (GZC20232547)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Fellowship (2024M753101) for Yangthe Otto Neugebauer Fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Science for Hoffmann and the project funding by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) Hefei。
文摘In recent astronomical discussions, attempts have been made to link the known dwarf nova Z Cam to historical celestial events, particularly the “vip star” phenomenon reported in China in 77 BCE. Despite other suggestions and the problems with regard to the location of the event in 77 BCE, its identification with Z Cam is used in the Variable Star Index of the AAVSO and in several research papers that aim to derive knowledge on the evolution of cataclysmic variables. Through the reconstruction of the super-constellation of the Purple Palace in the Han Dynasty, we found that Z Cam is actually located outside this enclosure, contradicting the records of the 77 BCE vip star being “within the Purple Palace.” With newly found text versions of the vip star in 77 BCE, we narrowed down the position given therein. Combining with a new analysis of accompanying divination text leads to the conclusion that this vip star was actually a comet. Finally, through meticulous examination and comparison, we conclude that the vip star of 369 CE appears the most plausible candidate for Z Cam's historical counterpart, aligning with both textual evidence and modern astronomical observations.
基金supported by The National Key Research and Development Program(Grant No.2024YFA0917200)Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention(Grant No.BB2110240080)University of Science and Technology of China Quality Project History of Virology(No.2024XGHJC26).
文摘Background:The rapid proliferation of digital platforms has transformed the dissemination of information,creating significant challenges for public health.The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic highlighted the systemic vulnerabilities of digital information networks,particularly in the spread of misinformation.This study explores the historical evolution of information dissemination and its implications for public health in the digital age.Methods:This research employs a historical and comparative analysis approach,drawing on case studies from past pandemics and contemporary digital crises.The study integrates primary and secondary sources to examine the interplay between information technologies,public health policies,and misinformation dynamics over time.Results:The analysis reveals that misinformation risks have consistently emerged alongside advancements in information technologies,from the printing press to social media.The engagement-driven design of digital platforms exacerbates these risks,as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.Comparative analysis of global responses demonstrates the effectiveness of strategies like clear regulatory frameworks,consistent public health communication,and improved digital literacy.Conclusion:To address the systemic risks posed by digital misinformation,interdisciplinary collaboration,regulatory interventions,and public education are critical.This study underscores the importance of historical context in understanding current challenges and provides actionable insights for creating a more resilient public health information ecosystem.
文摘I shall deserve the Reputation of having beene ye first to lay the grounds of two Sciences,"wrote Thomas Hobbes in 1646,"this of Optiques and yt other of natural Justice."For him,optics and politics were two prongs of the same effort:to naturalize humans’relations to their world and to each other.It was Descartes’Dioptrique,handed to him by Kenelm Digby in 1637,that cleared for him the path:naturalizing humans required physicalizing vision–as Kepler taught in his own optics–and removing from nature of all cognitive entities such as"species visible and intelligible."Between 1639 and 1646 Hobbes produced three professional,innovative treatises on optics founded upon"the opinion of the excellent Monsieur Des Cartes"but,finally,diverging from it in the most crucial point.For Descartes,ridding"Matter[of all]such Descriptions…as belong but to Spiritual Beings"required a spiritual,non-material entity to interpret the physical effects of the senses.Hobbes,however,insisted that the interpretation can and should be understood physically and mechanically,for"Vision is the judgement itself.
文摘AIMTo analyze the research activity on liver abscess (LA) and identify the main topic clusters in the area.METHODSWe identified all documents using the medical subject heading “LA” indexed in the MEDLINE database between 2001 and 2015. We performed a descriptive bibliometric analysis, characterizing the evolution of scientific activity, the publication types of the documents, the document categories of clinical interest (case reports, clinical trials, evaluation studies, meta-analysis, observational studies, practice guidelines and validation studies) and the geographic distribution of the research. We also carried out an analysis of networks and research clusters in order to identify the main topic areas of research.RESULTSOur search yielded a total of 1278 documents, showing a stable scientific production over the study period and a marked multidisciplinary nature. The research was dominated by case reports (65.9% of the documents analyzed). In terms of geographic distribution, researchers from the United States led in the number of signatures (n = 229), followed by those from Taiwan (n = 185), India (n = 145), Japan (n = 144), South Korea (n = 100), and China (n = 84). With regard to amebic LA, the top-producing countries were India and Mexico (n = 69 each), followed by the United States (n = 29). In the case of pyogenic LA, Taiwan Residents researchers led scientific production (n = 71), followed by the United States (n = 39) and China (n = 29). The most active areas of research in the field are diagnosis via computerized tomography scan, differential diagnosis with regard to liver cancer, treatment with antimicrobial agents, and Klebsiella infections (including bacteremia).CONCLUSIONClinical case reports associated with diagnosis and treatment are the main topic of study, highlighting the importance of this document type in advancing knowledge.
文摘This paper investigates some of the ways that Chinese medicine has been transferred to the Western world and to Islamic territories. During the Golden Age of Islam （8th to 13th century CE）, the herbal drug trade promoted significant commercial and scientific exchange between China and the Muslim world. Chinese herbal drugs have been described by medieval Muslim medical scholars such as Tabari （870 CE）, Rhazes （925 CE）, Haly Abbas （982 CE）, Avicenna （1037 CE） and Jurjani （1137 CE）. The term al-sin （the Arabic word for China） is used 46 times in Avicenna＇s Canon of Medicine in reference to herbal drugs imported from China. Cinnamon （dar sini; ＂Chinese herb＂）, wild ginger （asaron）, rhubarb （rivand-e sini）, nutmeg （basbasa）, incense tree wood （ood）, cubeb （kababe） and sandalwood （sandal） were the most frequently mentioned Chinese herbs in Islamic medical books. There are also multiple similarities between the clinical uses of these herbs in both medical systems. It appears that Chinese herbal drugs were a major component of the exchange of goods and knowledge between China and the Islamic and later to the Western world amid this era.
基金supported by the National Social Science Fund of China for Lesser-Known Traditional Knowledge冷门绝学(Group Project)“Research on the Method to Calculate the Five Planets in Chinese Calendrical Systems”中国古代历法中的“步五星术”研究(20VJXT005)。
文摘The planetary theory in the Great Expansion System(Dayan li大衍历,727 CE)is investigated,with a detailed example of Mars.In ancient Chinese astrology,the position of one planet and the relative positions of different planets had important astrological significance.Thus,planetary theory is an important part of Chinese mathematical astronomy.The Great Expansion System,which was compiled by Yixing一行of the Tang唐dynasty(618–907 CE),provided many innovations in planetary theory.Based on the extant Treatises on Mathematical Harmonics and Astronomy(Lüli zhi律历志)in Chinese official histories,the Great Expansion System was the first Chinese astronomical system to include tables of the planetary equation of center and procedures for correcting the influence of the planetary equation of center on the position of a planet.It was also the first Chinese system to design a table of the planetary phases of motion for calculating the mean position of a planet,which was the basis for calculating the true position of the planet.In addition,Yixing proposed the concept of the precession of planetary perihelion and gave the values of the precession of planetary perihelion for the first time in ancient China.The innovations of the Great Expansion System regarding planetary theory established its important position in the history of Chinese astronomical systems.Mars is taken as a case study to investigate the planetary theory in the Great Expansion System,including the astronomical constants related to Mars,two important astronomical tables,namely the table of the equation of center and the table of the phase motion of Mars in one synodic period,and the procedures for calculating the position of Mars on any given day using the planetary and solar equations of center.Two questions are addressed.First,how did Yixing correct the influence of the equation of center of Mars on the time of mean conjunction and the mean position of Mars?Second,how did Yixing calculate the true position of Mars on any given day?The original text of the Great Expansion System is analyzed to show how Yixing developed the planetary theory in the Sui and early Tang periods and constructed a complete method for predicting the true positions of planets using the planetary and solar equations of center.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41807433,No.41972193Basic Research Program(Natural Science Foundation)of Jiangsu Province,No.BK20180804+1 种基金Jiangsu Students’Platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program,No.201910300074Y。
文摘As one of the most critical impact factors of global change,historical land-use change is an indispensable input in climate and environment simulations.To better understand the cropland change in the Guanzhong area,gazetteers,statistics,and survey data were collected as data sources.Methods of registered tax-paying cropland data collection,selection of time points,and data interpolation and calibration were used to reconstruct changes in the cropland area.The cropland area data at the county level were allocated to 1 km×1 km grid cells.The total cropland area in the Guanzhong area was influenced by changes in population,wars,natural disasters,and land-use types,and it fluctuated from 1650 to 2016.From 1780 to 1830,the cropland expanded in the northern and western parts of Guanzhong area,and the cropland in the north of Qinling Mountains increased slightly.The spatial pattern of cropland reached its maximum range in 1980,and the cropland area declined in the whole study area,especially in the cities of Xi’an and Xianyang in 2016.The comparison between HYDE 3.2 and the data obtained in this study showed that the grid cells of HYDE 3.2 exhibit lower values of cropland area fractions in the Guanzhong Basin and higher values in high-altitude areas around the Guanzhong Basin as compared to those in this study.
基金the 3D-HST Treasury Program (GO 12177 and 12328) with the NASA/ESA HSTsupported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11673004, 11873032 and 11433005)by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20133207110006)he support from Yunnan young and middleaged academic and technical leaders reserve talent program (No. 201905C160039)
文摘Based on a large sample of massive(M* 1010 M⊙) compact galaxies at 1.0 < z < 3.0 in five 3 D-HST/CANDELS fields, we quantify the fractional abundance and comoving number density of massive compact galaxies as a function of redshift. The samples of compact quiescent galaxies(cQGs) and compact star-forming galaxies(cSFGs) are constructed by various selection criteria of compact galaxies in the literature, and the effect of compactness definition on abundance estimate has proven to be remarkable,particularly for the cQGs and cSFGs at high redshifts. Regardless of the compactness criteria adopted,their overall redshift evolutions of fractional abundance and number density are found to be rather similar.Large samples of the cQGs exhibit a sustained increase in number density from z ~ 3 to 2 and a plateau at 1 < z < 2. For massive cSFGs, a plateau in the number density at 2 < z < 3 can be found, as well as a continuous drop from z ~ 2 to 1. The evolutionary trends of the cQG and cSFG abundances support the scenario that the cSFGs at z≥ 2 may have been rapidly quenched into quiescent phase via violent dissipational processes, such as major merger and disk instabilities. The rarity of the cSFGs at lower redshifts(z < 1) can be interpreted by the decrease of gas reservoirs in dark matter halos and the consequent low efficiency of gas-rich dissipation.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Utilizing a BzK-selecfion technique, we obtain 14 550 star-forming galaxies （sBzKs） and 1763 passive galaxies （pBzKs） at z - 2 from the K-selected （KAB 〈 22.5） catalog in the COSMOS/UltraVISTA field. The differential number counts of sBzKs and pBzKs are consistent with the results from the literature. Compared to the observed results, semi-analytic models of galaxy formation and evolution provide too few （many） galaxies at the high （low） mass end. Moreover, we find that the star formation rate and stellar mass of sBzKs follow the relation of the main sequence. Based on HST/Wide Field Camera 3 F160W imaging, we find a wide range of morphological diversities for sBzKs, from diffuse to early-type spiral structures, with relatively high M20, large size and low G, while pBzKs have elliptical-like compact morphologies with lower M20, smaller size and higher G, indicating a more concentrated and symmetric spatial extent of stellar population distribution in pBzKs than sBzKs. Furthermore, the sizes of pBzKs （sBzKs） at z - 2 are on average two to three （one to two） times smaller than those of local early-type （late-type） galaxies with similar stellar mass. Our findings imply that the two classes have different evolution models and mass assembly histories.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11863002)Sino-German Cooperation Project(Grant No.GZ 1284)Yunnan Academician Workstation of Wang Jingxiu(Grant No.202005AF150025)。
文摘This paper presents a database of the spectroscopic-and photometric-spectral energy distributions(spec-SEDs and phot-SEDs respectively)of the progenitors of core-collapse supernovae(CCSNe).Both binary-and single-star progenitors are included in the database.The database covers the initial metallicity(Z)range of 0.0001-0.03,mass range of 8-25 M⊙,binary mass ratio range of 0-1,and orbital period range of 0.1-10000 d.The low-resolution spec-SEDs and phot-SEDs of single-and binary-star CCSN progenitors are included in the database.These data can be used for studying the basic parameters,e.g.,metallicity,age,and initial and final masses of CCSN progenitors.It can also be used for studying the effects of different factors on the determination of parameters of CCSN progenitors.When the database is utilized for fitting the SEDs of binary-star CCSN progenitors,it is strongly suggested to determine the metallicity and orbital period in advance,but this is not necessary for single-star progenitors.
基金Supported by Innovation Team of China West Normal University (Grant No. CXTD2020-5)the Meritocracy Research Funds of China West Normal University (Grant No. 17YC372)。
文摘In this paper, we study the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the parabolic-elliptic chemotaxis system with singular sensitivity and logistic source {ut=△uχ·(u/v■v)+ru-μu^(k),x∈Ω,t>0,O=△u-v+u,x∈Ω,t>0 in a smooth bounded domain ? ? R~n(n > 2) with the non-flux boundary, where χ, r, μ > 0,k ≥ 2. It is proved that the global bounded classical solution will exponentially converge to((r/μ)^(1/k-1),(r/μ)^(1/k-1)) as t →∞ if r is suitably large.
