Internet use, market transformation, and individual tolerance: Evidence from China

Zhang, Yun-Liang; Chen, Xueli; Shen, Zhiyang

doi:10.1057/s41599-023-01781-0

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“…Internet of things is considered to be the third major innovation in information technology after the emergence of computers and internet (Fan et al, 2022;Zhang et al, 2023a;Kalyanasundaram Balasubramanian et al, 2023). Through connections between different entities, data is shared and numerous devices on the network are able to interact and collaborate (Zhao et al, 2020a;Chionh et al, 2020;Liu et al, 2023b;Zhang et al, 2023b;Huang et al, 2023;Portilla et al, 2023;Tsakanikas et al, 2023).…”

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Recent progress in piezoelectric thin films as self-powered devices: material and application

Song,

Hou,

Jiang

2024

Front. Mater.

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Piezoelectric materials have become a key component in sensors and actuators in many industrial fields, such as energy harvesting devices, self-powered structures, biomedical devices, nondestructive testing, owing to the novel properties including high piezoelectric coefficient and electromechanical coupling factors. Piezoelectric thin films integrated on silicon substrates are widely investigated for their high performance and low manufacturing costs to meet the requirement of sensor networks in internet of things (IoT). The aim of this work is to clarify the application and design structure of various piezoelectric thin films types, synthesis methods, and device processes. Based on latest literature, the process of fabricating thin film sensors is outlined, followed by a concise overview of techniques used in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) processing that can integrate more complex functions to obtain relevant information in surrounding environment. Additionally, by addressing piezoelectric thin films sensors as a cutting-edge technology with the ability to produce self-powered electronic devices, this work delivers incisive conclusions on all aspects of piezoelectric sensor related features. A greater understanding of piezoelectricity is necessary regarding the future development and industry challenges.

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Recent progress in piezoelectric thin films as self-powered devices: material and application

Song,

Hou,

Jiang

2024

Front. Mater.

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Association between daily Internet use and intrinsic capacity among middle-aged and older adults: A large Prospective Cohort Study from China (Preprint)

Chen,

Li,

Sun

et al. 2023

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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Association between daily Internet use and intrinsic capacity among middle-aged and older adults: A large Prospective Cohort Study from China (Preprint)

Chen,

Li,

Liu

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BACKGROUND Background: Intrinsic capacity, as a comprehensive measure of an individual's functional ability, has gained prominence in the framework for healthy aging introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO). As Internet usage continues to integrate into daily life, it is imperative to scrutinize the association between Internet use and IC to effectively promote healthy aging among middle-aged and older population. OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the relationship between daily internet usage and intrinsic capacity, an aspect that has not been previously explored. METHODS This study was a secondary analysis that included data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011- 2015 including 16,070 participates. First, we evaluated the linear and nonlinear associations of daily internet use with intrinsic capacity using linear regression and regression splines. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were used to investigate the heterogeneity of intrinsic capacity in specific conditions and the robustness of our results. Mediation effect analysis was utilized to determine how much the effect of daily internet use and intrinsic capacity depended on their social participation proportion. RESULTS After adjusting for demographic variables, socioeconomic factors, lifestyle behaviors, and health conditions, and examining the impact of daily internet use and frequency on changes in intrinsic capacity (IC), our findings indicated important associations. Specifically, daily internet use is significantly linked to a slower decline in IC over time (marginal effect: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.03, 2.12, P<0.001). Additionally, individuals with moderate and regular internet use frequency exhibit higher levels of maintenance in IC (marginal effect: 0.74; 95% CI: 0.45, 1.03, P<0.001). Notably, the relationship between IC changes and internet use frequency demonstrated a non-linear inverted U-shaped curve (nonlinear P-value <0.05). Subgroup analysis further revealed that improvements in IC vary based on age and gender. Moreover, mediation analysis denoted that more than 29.06% of the observed association is mediated by social participation. CONCLUSIONS The results of our study underscore the potential advantages of maintaining a moderate and regular patterns of internet use in promoting and preserving IC, thus preventing a rapid decline in IC, particularly in cognitive capacity, sensory, vitality, and locomotion. The effect may be related to social participation and thus results offer valuable insights for developing interventions to promote healthy aging among the middle-aged and elderly population. CLINICALTRIAL CHARLS was a survey approved by the Ethical Review Committee of Peking University (approval number IRB00001052–11015), and the study data were anonymous. Each participant provided signed informed consent at the time of participation. There was no requirement for additional ethics approval for approved data users.

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Internet use, market transformation, and individual tolerance: Evidence from China

Cited by 3 publications

References 33 publications

Recent progress in piezoelectric thin films as self-powered devices: material and application

Recent progress in piezoelectric thin films as self-powered devices: material and application

Association between daily Internet use and intrinsic capacity among middle-aged and older adults: A large Prospective Cohort Study from China (Preprint)

Association between daily Internet use and intrinsic capacity among middle-aged and older adults: A large Prospective Cohort Study from China (Preprint)

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