Implications of perceived empathy from spouses during pregnancy for health-related quality of life among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study in Anhui, China.

Background: Empathy is a critical component of nursing care, impacting both nurses' and patients' outcomes. However, perceived empathy from spouses during pregnancy and its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are unclear. This study aimed to examine pregnant women's perceived empathy from their spouses and assess the relation of perceived empathy on HRQoL.

Motives for Empathy among Clinical Nurses in China: A Qualitative Study.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the motives of clinical nurses for experiencing empathy with patients and their families based on a self-determination theory framework.

Methods: Semi-structured face-to-face interviews with twenty-one nurses at four tertiary hospitals in Anhui, China, were conducted, recorded and transcribed. A content analysis with a directed approach was performed.

The development and psychometric validation of a Chinese empathy motivation scale.

Aims And Objectives: To develop and validate an instrument to measure nurses' empathy motivation in China (See Supporting Information Appendix S1).

Background: Nurses are increasingly expected to empathise with patients in clinical settings. However, research investigating nurses' empathy motivation in China is lacking, and no specific instrument exists worldwide.

Layer-by-layer assembly of chitosan stabilized multilayered liposomes for paclitaxel delivery.

Paclitaxel (PTX) loaded multilayered liposomes were prepared using layer-by-layer assembly in an effort to improve the stabilization of the liposomal compositions for PTX delivery. Stearyl amine was used to provide positive charge to the PTX-liposomes, and subsequently coated with anionic polyacrylic acid (PAA) followed by cationic chitosan. Various process variables were optimized and the optimum formulation was found to have particle size of 215 ± 17 nm, zeta potential of +27.

Effect of temperature on short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) accumulation and microbiological transformation in sludge alkaline fermentation with Ca(OH)₂ adjustment.

The effects of temperatures (15-55 °C) on the alkaline fermentation of sewage sludge were investigated in semi-continuous stirred tank reactors (semi - CSTR) at the pH of 10. The highest soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) yield was obtained at 55 °C (764.2 mg/(gVS L d)), while the highest short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) yield was observed at 35 °C (319.

Association of the interleukin-18 -137 C/G, -607 A/C polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes: A meta-analysis.

Published data on the association between interleukin (IL)-18 gene polymorphisms (-137 C/G, -607 A/C) and type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk are inconclusive. To obtain a more precise estimation of the association between the IL-18 gene polymorphisms and T1D, a meta-analysis was performed. A total of 11 studies including 5,945 cases and 6,404 controls were included in the analysis of the association between -137 C/G and T1D risk.

Potential roles of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2) is one of the most prominent member of the NOD-like receptors protein family that functions as intracellular pattern recognition receptors. Numerous studies have suggested the importance of NOD2 in defensing against microbial infections, regulation of the inflammatory process. It is shown that NOD2 contributes to the pathogenesis of various autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases, such as Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis.

[Effect of Taohong Siwu decoction on angiogenesis of medicine-induced incomplete-abortion in early pregnancy rats and expressions of Ang-1, Ang-2 and Tie-2].

Objective: To observe the effect of Taohong Siwu decoction (THSWD) on micro-vascular density (MVD) in rat uterus, the content of angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) in serum, and the expression of tyrosine kinasa receptor (Tie-2) in uterus.

Method: Early pregnancy rats were intragastrically administrated with misoprostol (100 microg x kg(-1)) and mifepristong (8.3 mg x kg(-1)) to established the incomplete-abortion model.

[Protective effect of medicated serum prepared with taohong siwu tang on hydrogen peroxide-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cells].

Objective: To study the protective effect of medicated serum prepared with Taohong Siwu Tang on hydrogen peroxide-injured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).

Method: Sprague Dawley rats were orally administered with 10 mL x kg(-1) extracts from Taohong Siwu Tang (1.75 g crude drug), twice a day for three days, in order to prepare medicated serum of Taohong Siwu Tang.

CTLA-4 -1722T/C polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility: a meta-analysis involving ten separate studies.

Cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) -1722T/C polymorphism has been identified as a susceptibile gene for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but studies are inconsistent. To better assess the association between CTLA-4 -1722T/C polymorphism and SLE, a meta-analysis was performed, including 10 studies, total of 1 387 patients and 1 617 controls. Overall, the CTLA-4 -1722T/C polymorphism was significantly associated with SLE susceptibility (T VS C: OR = 1.

[Effects of exoelectrogens and electron acceptors on the performance of microbial fuel cells].

Two types of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were adopted to analyze the effects of exoelectrogens and electron acceptors on the electrogenesis performance of MFCs. One was conventional MFCs inoculated with sewage and using nitrate as electron acceptor (S-MFCs), and the other one was modified MFCs inoculated with anaerobic treated wastewater and using ferricyanide as electron acceptor (A-MFCs). Exoelectrogens and electron acceptors had substantial effects on the acclimation period and the power output period of MFCs.

[A survey on violence among primary and secondary school students in Hefei city].

Objective: To explore the features of violence among primary and secondary school students in Hefei, and to set up intervention measures for violence prevention.

Methods: Four schools in Hefei were randomly sampled in the study. A total of 3064 students completed a questionnaire.