Association Between Longer Cecal Intubation Time and Detection and Miss Rate of Colorectal Neoplasms.

A longer cecal intubation time (CIT) occurs during colonoscopy under difficult insertion conditions, which may hinder meticulous mucosal observation. However, whether a longer CIT has detrimental effects on the detection of adenomas remains unclear. We evaluated the effects of CIT on the detection and miss rates of colorectal neoplasms in asymptomatic participants.

Smart Automatic Irrigation Enhances Sap Flow, Growth, and Water Use Efficiency in Containerized × Matsum. Seedling.

This study conducted a comparative analysis on the effects of smart automatic and semi-automatic irrigation methods on the physiological characteristics and growth of × Matsum. seedlings. The smart automatic irrigation system, which activates irrigation when the soil moisture drops below 15%, demonstrated superior characteristics in sap-wood area and bark ratio, as well as excellent water management efficiency, compared to the semi-automatic irrigation method, which involves watering (2.

Prevalence of antiphospholipid antibodies in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis.

Objective: In some reports, antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) prevalence is higher in COVID-19 patients. This study intended to compare aPL prevalence between COVID-19 patients and healthy controls, and differences in aPL types using meta-analysis.

Methods: This work retrieved published literature about association between COVID-19 and aPL from Embase, Web of Science, PubMed, and The Cochrane Library databases.

Nursing Students' Volunteer Experiences of Interacting with Children Receiving Pediatric Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study.

Background/objectives: Pediatric palliative care refers to active, holistic care that provides support not only for families but also for the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of pediatric patients with severe life-threatening diseases. Nursing students' volunteer work for pediatric patients requiring palliative care is a unique and special experience with which to understand them as prospective medical personnel and that allows them to directly experience and feel the needs and reality related to emotional support. This study aimed to explore the experiences of nursing students who volunteer in pediatric in palliative care settings.