Publications by authors named "Hongfa Zeng"
Amidst the burgeoning interest in rural Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) tourism, this study, anchored in the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theoretical framework, chose Meizhou Island in Fujian Province as a case study to examine the impacts of tourists' perceptions of authenticity and their engagement levels on the destination image and loyalty towards rural ICH tourism. Utilizing Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze survey data, findings revealed that higher perceptions of a destination's preservation of original characteristics and traditional values correlate with a more favorable overall perception of the destination, albeit with smaller impact on emotional connections. Conversely, depth of tourist engagement was shown to enhance both understanding and emotional bonds with the destination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous preliminary studies have found that qigong exercises produced significant effects in healthy people and in various clinical populations. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the effects of qigong and tai chi exercise on individuals with drug addiction.
Methods: A systematic search of seven English databases and three Chinese databases was conducted to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized comparative studies (NRS) assessing the effects of qigong and tai chi on drug addiction.
Background: Virtual reality (VR) balance training is increasingly being pursued in biomedical research, specifically with respect to investigating balance ability with VR. However, existing systematic reviews have found inconsistent conclusions about the efficacy of VR in improving balance in Parkinson disease (PD) patients.
Objective: The goal of the research was to evaluate the impact of VR balance training on the balance ability of patients with PD.
Article Synopsis
- Endurance running (ER) involves complex cognitive and motor control processes, necessitating a deeper understanding beyond simple repetitive exercise.
- A study using multimodal MRI compared endurance runners to healthy controls, finding that runners had greater gray matter volume and connectivity in regions related to movement and memory.
- The results indicate that extensive ER training may alter brain structure and function, highlighting differences in the hippocampus and white matter, but further research is needed to determine if these changes are directly linked to improved ER performance.