ABSTRACT
To analyze statistically the situation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) from 2007 to 2016 in the field of acupuncture and moxibustion for supporting the national Universities colleges of traditional Chinese medicine on the General Program (GP) and the National Science Fund for Young Scholars (NSFYS). In view of five aspects, named fund, supporting units, key words, method, disorder and signal path, the differences were compared between GP and NSFYS, the following characteristics were summarized. ① The fund aid was increased from 2007 through 2013 and down-regulated from 2013 through 2016. In recent ten years, the funding condition was fluctuated, but increasing in tendency generally. ② The relevant projects of the same research direction had been approved continuously for over 3 years in a part of TCM universities, in which, the research continuity was the hot topic. ③ Regarding the therapeutic methods, acupuncture was the chief therapy; electroacupuncture, moxibustion and acupoints were involved as well. ④ The disorders involved in the research were cerebral ischemia, myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury. It is suggested that the ischemic disorder is predominated in the research. ⑤ The signal path occupied the main research index system, including cell proliferation, metabolism, immune, apoptosis and autophagy. The researches on the other aspects were less.
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Humans , Acupuncture Therapy , China , Ischemia , Therapeutics , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Moxibustion , UniversitiesABSTRACT
Objective Data on applications and grants of general program on health science of National Natural Science Fund from Shanghai First People's Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SFPH) during 2011-2014 were analyzed with an attempt to explore the ways to promote the funding rate.Methods x2 test and t test were performed,and a binary Logistic regression model was established to determine variables influencing the results of applications.Results There were 367 applications in SFPH during 2011-2014,86 of which were granted.The funding rate was higher than that of Department of Health Science.The total and highest impact factor of SCI articles published by applicants of granted programs were both higher than those of non-granted programs.The significance of these two factors in predicting whether an application will be granted was confirmed by the results of Logistic regression analysis.Conclusions SCI article is an important aspect of academic achievements of applicants,which is a prerequisite for an application to be granted.However,a scientific and innovative project may be critical for the outcome of an application.