Zou, Jiacheng
Yao, Jiazhen
Zhao, Lingqing
Zhao, Tianming
Li, Shaohua
Funding for this research was provided by:
Major Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of Anhui Universities (No. SK2020ZD14)
Article History
Received: 18 March 2026
Accepted: 11 May 2026
First Online: 19 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study utilized publicly available aggregated provincial-level data and did not involve individual human subjects. Therefore, ethics approval was not required according to national regulations and institutional guidelines.
: The authors declare no competing interests.