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Following Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey’s social media post advocating for Hong Kong independence, a 2 (NBA, Houston Rockets) × 3 (attacking the accuser, justification, apology) experimental design was utilized to explore the effects of different crisis response strategies on sports fan relationships between/among a professional sport league, one of its teams, and crisis responsibility attribution. Results indicated that apology strategy functioned better in reducing the blame placed on the organization than attacking strategy. Also, people with a more positive relationship or a higher level of identification with the organization would attribute less responsibility. However, when controlling the organization-public relationship or sport identification, response strategies could no longer predict attribution of responsibility significantly, suggesting that the previous relationship matters more than which response strategy is utilized in a crisis.

This study investigated the factors influencing intravenous methylprednisolone pulse (IVMP) therapy for recovering visual acuity in Chinese patients with aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody-seropositive neuromyelitis optica-related optic neuritis (NMO-ON). This retrospective case series included 243 affected eyes of 182 patients (36 male, 146 female) diagnosed with NMO-ON in the Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinic of Beijing Tongren Hospital from September 2012 to September 2020. All patients with AQP4-antibody seropositivity had clinical manifestations of acute ON, excluding other diagnoses and received IVMP treatment at 500 mg/day or 1000 mg/day for 3 days. Primary outcome was the extent of improvement in logMAR visual acuity after IVMP treatment. The therapeutic influences of sex, age, baseline visual acuity, therapeutic intervals, and IVMP dose on acute NMO-ON were analysed. Chi-square tests, Mann–Whitney U-tests, Kruskal–Wallis tests, Spearman’s correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression were used for statistical analysis. Age ranged between 7 and 80 years (median age, 44; interquartile range [IQR], 29–52) years. Among the 243 eyes, the median improvement in logMAR visual acuity was 0.3 (IQR, 0–0.9). Therapeutic efficacy of IVMP was significantly higher in female than in male patients (Z = 2.117, P = 0.034). The treatment effect gradually decreased with increase in age at onset (Rs = 0.157, P = 0.015), and visual improvement was significantly lower in patients aged > 50 years than in those ≤ 50 years (Z = 2.571, P = 0.010). When patients had low visual acuity at onset, improvements were more obvious (rho = − 0.317, P (rho = 0.688, P rho = 0.228, P = 0.001). Dosage of methylprednisolone (1000 mg/day or 500 mg/day) did not significantly influence treatment efficacy (Z = 0.951 P = 0.342). Therefore, IVMP therapy can improve visual acuity in the affected eyes of patients with AQP4 antibody-seropositive NMO-ON with similar effect at 500 mg/day and 1000 mg/day doses. Sex, age at onset, and therapeutic intervals may influence the efficacy of IVMP in patients with NMO-ON.

Yi Xu,1,&ast; Jie Liu,2– 4,&ast; Chao Dong,1 Sitong Guo,1 Hui Cao,1 Jing Zhang,1 Mingxin Wang,1 Jinghua Wang,2– 4 Xin Li,5 Dong Yang1 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, People’s Republic of China; 3Laboratory of Epidemiology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin, 300052, People’s Republic of China; 4Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-Neuroinjury Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, 300052, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital,School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 102218, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dong YangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-22-60814958Fax +86-22-60362400Email zyyentyd@163.comXin LiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, No. 168, Litang Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102218, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 13263358503Fax +86-10-56118969Email entlixin@sina.comObjective: Hearing impairment (HI) has become one of the most common causes of disability worldwide. To date, few studies have examined the hearing of women in these frequently rural regions. Thus, we explored the HI prevalence and risk factors among low-income, middle-aged, and elderly women in Tianjin, China.Methods: Between October and November 2013, female residents aged ≥ 45 years of rural Tianjin, China were recruited into the study. The participants completed questionnaire surveys, physical examinations, and hearing tests. The hearing at frequencies of 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz was used to analyze the hearing characteristics of specific frequency bands, and HI was defined as the better ear pure tone averages (PTA) > 25 dB HL.Results: Among the 1416 participants, the prevalence of HI was 46.0%. Among those aged 45– 54-years, most (65.3%) demonstrated normal hearing; in other age groups, slight HI accounted for the largest proportions of individuals. Compared with women who did not drink, the odds ratio (OR) of HI among women who consumed alcohol was 4.2 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.844– 9.574; P = 0.001). Compared with pre-menopausal women, the OR of HI among postmenopausal women was 1.8 (95% CI: 1.261– 2.667; P = 0.001). Further, each 1-year increase in age in women resulted in a 7.1% increase in HI risk (P < 0.001).Conclusion: The burden of HI among women is heavy in rural northern China, especially among those who experienced menopause. Additionally, the results suggest that to further reduce the risk of developing HI, women in rural areas should stop consuming alcohol. The problem of HI among women in rural areas should be taken seriously; moreover, the measures implemented to prevent HI in high-risk women should be strengthened.Keywords: hearing impairment, women, risk factors, epidemiology, population-based study

As age-related diseases, chronic kidney disease and hearing impairment (HI) cause a serious socioeconomic burden. Due to structural similarities, there is a certain connection between kidney function and hearing, but there has been no large-scale epidemiological study in China that further explored this connection. Thus, this study aimed to explore the association between indicator levels of kidney function and hearing impairment among middle-aged and elderly individuals in Tianjin, China.In 2020, 1539 participants aged 45 years or older from Tianjin, China, were recruited into this study. All participants completed questionnaire surveys and underwent physical examinations, laboratory examinations, and hearing tests. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated from serum creatinine (Cre) levels. HI was measured using pure-tone audiometry, and audiologists determined the final diagnoses.The prevalence of HI was 49.97%. With each 1-mL/min/1.73 mThese findings suggest that eGFR and serum Cre are effective predictors of hearing loss. Thus, to decrease the burden of HI, hearing should be carefully monitored for people aged ≥45 years with elevated serum Cre and eGFR.

The aim of this study was to analyze China Central Television’s (CCTV) broadcasts of the 2018 Winter Olympics and how their various narratives presented home and foreign athletes. The findings indicate that CCTV devoted more name mentions to home athletes even though their medal achievements were inferior to foreign athletes and that home athletes held at least 40% of the top 10 mentions in the three examined sports. In terms of word-by-word descriptors, broadcasters were more likely to attribute the success of Chinese athletes to subjective factors (e.g., concentration, composure, commitment, and intelligence) and to attribute the success of non-Chinese athletes to objective factors (e.g., experience). Moreover, the network tended to attribute the failure of Chinese athletes to strength, experience, and consonance and to attribute the failure of non-Chinese athletes to lack of athletic skill. Theoretical and practical implications are both discussed.

Based on the construction data of continuously operating reference stations (CORS) in China, this paper reviews the development history of CORS briefly. Then the development characteristics and existing problems of which was summarized. In the end, the construction and development trend of CORS was predicted.