Exploring public perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine online from a cultural perspective: Semantic network analysis of two social media platforms in the United States …

C Luo, A Chen, B Cui, W Liao - Telematics and Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
The development and uptake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine is a top
priority in stifling the COVID-19 pandemic. How the public perceives the COVID-19 vaccine …

[HTML][HTML] Using reports of symptoms and diagnoses on social media to predict COVID-19 case counts in mainland China: Observational infoveillance study

C Shen, A Chen, C Luo, J Zhang, B Feng… - Journal of medical Internet …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected more than 200 countries and
territories worldwide. This disease poses an extraordinary challenge for public health …

The evolution of China's regulation of agricultural biotechnology

J Liang, X Yang, Y Jiao, D Wang, Q Zhao, Y Sun, Y Li… - Abiotech, 2022 - Springer
To ensure safe use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), since 1993, China has made
great efforts to establish and improve the safety regulatory system for GMOs. Here, we …

Weibo-COV: A large-scale COVID-19 social media dataset from Weibo

Y Hu, H Huang, A Chen, XL Mao - arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.09174, 2020 - arxiv.org
With the rapid development of COVID-19 around the world, people are requested to
maintain" social distance" and" stay at home". In this scenario, extensive social interactions …

Does China have a public debate on genetically modified organisms? A discourse network analysis of public debate on Weibo

Y Jin, S Schaub, J Tosun… - Public Understanding of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We examine stakeholder participation in the online debate on genetically modified
organisms in China and assess how the debate has changed over time. Therefore, we …

Changing social representations and agenda interactions of gene editing after crises: A network agenda-setting study on Chinese social media

A Chen, X Zhang - Social Science Computer Review, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
By incorporating social representation theory with science communication and by using a
critical milestone scientific crisis (ie, the scandal of Chinese gene-edited human babies in …

Correcting science misinformation in an authoritarian country: An experiment from China

W Yu, F Shen, C Min - Telematics and Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
People rely on heuristic cues to evaluate messages. An increasing number of studies found
corrective messages useful in correcting misinformation, and the correction effect varies on …

What makes an online help-seeking message go far during the COVID-19 crisis in mainland China? A multilevel regression analysis

A Chen, A Ng, Y Xi, Y Hu - Digital Health, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Various studies have explored the underlying mechanisms that enhance the overall reach of
a support-seeking message on social media networks. However, little attention has been …

Similar attitudes, different strategies: A limited survey of the discourse strategies to oppose genetically modified organisms conspiracy theories by Chinese scientist …

Z Yang - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The development of the digital media environment has led to a diversification in the role of
science communicators. Both scientists and non-scientist citizens can act as science …

The plurality and shifting of framing genetical modification risks on Chinese social media

X Cheng - Health, Risk & Society, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Anchored in framing theory and the public arenas model, this study investigates the
representation and temporal evolution of genetic modification (GM) risk frames on Chinese …