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Green securities policy and the environmental performance of firms: Assessing the impact of China's pre-IPO environmental inspection policy (2023)
Journal Article
Wu, S., Zhang, J., & Elliott, R. J. (2023). Green securities policy and the environmental performance of firms: Assessing the impact of China's pre-IPO environmental inspection policy. Ecological Economics, 209, Article 107836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107836

China has experimented with a wide range of policies to encourage firms to improve their environmental performance, often with mixed results. This paper investigates the effectiveness of combining two different policies at the same time: (1) a more c... Read More about Green securities policy and the environmental performance of firms: Assessing the impact of China's pre-IPO environmental inspection policy.

Large Room-Temperature Magnetoresistance in van der Waals Ferromagnet/Semiconductor Junctions (2022)
Journal Article
Zhu, W., Xie, S., Lin, H., Zhang, G., Wu, H., Hu, T., …Wang, K. (2022). Large Room-Temperature Magnetoresistance in van der Waals Ferromagnet/Semiconductor Junctions. Chinese Physics Letters, 39(12), Article 128501. https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307x/39/12/128501

A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) is the core component in memory technologies, such as the magnetic random-access memory, magnetic sensors and programmable logic devices. In particular, MTJs based on two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) heterostructur... Read More about Large Room-Temperature Magnetoresistance in van der Waals Ferromagnet/Semiconductor Junctions.

Whole-genome sequencing and gene sharing network analysis powered by machine learning identifies antibiotic resistance sharing between animals, humans and environment in livestock farming (2022)
Journal Article
Peng, Z., Maciel-Guerra, A., Baker, M., Zhang, X., Hu, Y., Wang, W., …Dottorini, T. (2022). Whole-genome sequencing and gene sharing network analysis powered by machine learning identifies antibiotic resistance sharing between animals, humans and environment in livestock farming. PLoS Computational Biology, 18(3), Article e1010018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010018

Anthropogenic environments such as those created by intensive farming of livestock, have been proposed to provide ideal selection pressure for the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli bacteria and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs... Read More about Whole-genome sequencing and gene sharing network analysis powered by machine learning identifies antibiotic resistance sharing between animals, humans and environment in livestock farming.

Mild traumatic brain injury impairs the coordination of intrinsic and motor-related neural dynamics (2021)
Journal Article
Rier, L., Zamyadi, R., Zhang, J., Emami, Z., Seedat, Z. A., Mocanu, S., …Dunkley, B. T. (2021). Mild traumatic brain injury impairs the coordination of intrinsic and motor-related neural dynamics. NeuroImage: Clinical, 32, Article 102841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102841

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) poses a considerable burden on healthcare systems. Whilst most patients recover quickly, a significant number suffer from sequelae that are not accompanied by measurable structural damage. Understanding the neural u... Read More about Mild traumatic brain injury impairs the coordination of intrinsic and motor-related neural dynamics.

Who Looks after the Kids? The Effects of Childcare Choice on Early Childhood Development in China (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Appleton, S., Song, L., & Liu, B. (2021). Who Looks after the Kids? The Effects of Childcare Choice on Early Childhood Development in China. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 83(3), 619-640. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12410

This paper examines whether childcare choice affects the early childhood development of children aged 7-59 months. Using the data from Chinese Family Panel Surveys, we look at household choices between parental and grandparental cares and the timing... Read More about Who Looks after the Kids? The Effects of Childcare Choice on Early Childhood Development in China.

Who Looks after the Kids? The Effects of Childcare Choice on Early Childhood Development in China (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Appleton, S., Song, L., & Liu, B. (2021). Who Looks after the Kids? The Effects of Childcare Choice on Early Childhood Development in China. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 83(3), 619-640. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12410

This paper examines whether childcare choice affects the early childhood development of children aged 7-59 months. Using the data from Chinese Family Panel Surveys, we look at household choices between parental and grandparental cares and the timing... Read More about Who Looks after the Kids? The Effects of Childcare Choice on Early Childhood Development in China.

Introduction to the special section: the impact of Covid-19 and post-pandemic recovery: China and the world economy (2020)
Journal Article
Fu, X., Zhang, J., & Wang, L. (2020). Introduction to the special section: the impact of Covid-19 and post-pandemic recovery: China and the world economy. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 18(4), 311-319. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2020.1855939

It is indisputable that the Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the world economy and indeed panglobal society in many dimensions. In this Introduction to our Special Section, we examine the dynamics involved, particularly in relation to China and the world... Read More about Introduction to the special section: the impact of Covid-19 and post-pandemic recovery: China and the world economy.

Label-free, high resolution, multi-modal light microscopy for discrimination of live stem cell differentiation status (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Moradi, E., Somekh, M. G., & Mather, M. L. (2018). Label-free, high resolution, multi-modal light microscopy for discrimination of live stem cell differentiation status. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 697. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18714-y

A label-free microscopy method for assessing the differentiation status of stem cells is presented with potential application for characterization of therapeutic stem cell populations. The microscopy system is capable of characterizing live cells bas... Read More about Label-free, high resolution, multi-modal light microscopy for discrimination of live stem cell differentiation status.

Introduction to China’s new normal economy (2017)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., & Chen, J. (in press). Introduction to China’s new normal economy. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2017.1289454

China’s economic reform has been successful, making it become a major economic power. Largely relied on low-cost investment, cheap and abundant labour and use of natural resources to support growth, China has faced a number of challenges including hi... Read More about Introduction to China’s new normal economy.

Dynamic relationship between China’s inward and outward foreign direct investments (2016)
Journal Article
Yao, S., Wang, P., Zhang, J., & Ou, J. (2016). Dynamic relationship between China’s inward and outward foreign direct investments. China Economic Review, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2016.05.005

This paper studies the dynamic relationship of China’s inward and outward foreign direct investments (FDI). It first identifies the key determinants of China’s outward FDI (OFDI) in 172 host countries during 2003-09 using a partial stock adjustment m... Read More about Dynamic relationship between China’s inward and outward foreign direct investments.

Exports and FDI in China (2015)
Book Chapter
Zhang, J., & Zhang, X. (2015). Exports and FDI in China. In O. Morrissey, R. A. López, & K. Sharma, (Eds.), Handbook on trade and development. Edward Elgar

Since it adopted open-door policy and launched economic reforms in 1978, China’s exports, inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and economy have grown rapidly. China has become the largest exporter since 2009 and its exports have grown much faster t... Read More about Exports and FDI in China.

Rapid wide-field heterodyne interferometry with custom 2D CMOS camera (2015)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., See, C. W., Smith, R. J., Johnston, N. S., Pitter, M. C., Somekh, M. G., & Light, R. A. (2015). Rapid wide-field heterodyne interferometry with custom 2D CMOS camera. Electronics Letters, 51(6), 479-480. https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2015.0268

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2015. A wide-field pseudo-heterodyne interference contrast microscope is described, which employs a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phase-sensitive camera. The use of multiple wells in th... Read More about Rapid wide-field heterodyne interferometry with custom 2D CMOS camera.

Ultrastable embedded surface plasmon confocal interferometry (2014)
Journal Article
Pechprasarn, S., Zhang, B., Albutt, D., Zhang, J., & Somekh, M. (2014). Ultrastable embedded surface plasmon confocal interferometry. Light: Science and Applications, 3(7), https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2014.68

As disease diagnosis becomes more sophisticated, there is a requirement to measure small numbers of molecules attached to, for instance, an antibody. This requires a sensor capable not only of high sensitivity but also the ability to make measurement... Read More about Ultrastable embedded surface plasmon confocal interferometry.