A randomized controlled study on systematic nursing care based on health empowerment theory and its effect on the self-care and functional abilities of patients with spinal fractures.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to explore the effectiveness of systematic nursing care based on health empowerment theory on the self-care and functional abilities of patients with spinal fractures.

Methods: We selected a total of 50 patients with spinal fractures from our hospital and randomly divided them into the control group and the observation group, with 25 patients in each group. Patients in the control group received conventional nursing care, while those in the observation group received systematic nursing care grounded in the health empowerment theory.

Are cause of death data for Shanghai fit for purpose? A retrospective study of medical records.

Objectives: To assess the quality of cause of death reporting in Shanghai for both hospital and home deaths.

Design And Setting: Medical records review (MRR) to independently establish a reference data set against which to compare original and adjusted diagnoses from a sample of three tertiary hospitals, one secondary level hospital and nine community health centres in Shanghai.

Participants: 1757 medical records (61% males, 39% females) of deaths that occurred in these sample sites in 2017 were reviewed using established diagnostic standards.

Differences and Correlation Analysis of Birth Weight and Overweight/Obesity in Shanghai Twin Cohort.

The objective of this study was to analyze differences in birth weight and overweight/obesity in a Shanghai twin cohort. We also wanted to study their association and explore possible risk factors for the discordance of overweight/obesity within twins. This was an internal case-control study designed for twins.

Diameter-dependent polygonal cross section for holey phenine nanotubes.

The cross-sectional shape of the nanotube is a key factor governing fundamental mechanical properties of the nanotube and the nanotube forest. In contrast to most circular nanotubes, in the present work, we demonstrate that the holey phenine nanotubes have polygonal cross sections with diameter-dependent number of sides. The non-circular cross section is attributed to the high twistability of the continuous C-C chains in the phenine nanotube.

Association of birth defects with the mode of assisted reproductive technology in a Chinese data-linkage cohort.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of assisted reproductive technology (ART) on the offspring of Chinese population.

Design: Retrospective, data-linkage cohort.

Setting: Not applicable.

[Psychometric Characteristics of the Clinical Nursing Mentors' Behavior Scale].

Background: The behavior of mentors impacts the quality and experience of nursing students who are studying in clinical placement. Accurately assessing the behavior of mentors is fundamental to training, regulating, guiding, and improving their behavior and quality of teaching.

Purpose: To test the validity and reliability of the Clinical Nursing Mentors' Behavior Scale (CNMBS) among mentors.

Prevalence of Thyroid Nodules and Its Relationship with Iodine Status in Shanghai: a Population-based Study.

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid nodules (TNs) and its relationship with urine iodine concentrations (UICs) after the regional rapid economic growth and lifestyle changes.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the general population aged 15-69 years. A questionnaire regarding general and personal characteristics and relevant information was administered.

Prevalence of hypertension in overweight and obese children from a large school-based population in Shanghai, China.

Background: The ongoing rise in the prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents is considered to be accompanied with the epidemic of childhood overweight and obesity. In this study, we established a large scale cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China, which presented a new evidence for the correlation of hypertension prevalence with overweight and obesity stages in Chinese children and adolescents.

Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted during February to December 2009 in Shanghai, China, including total 78,114 children and adolescents.

Performance evaluation of the source description of the THOR BNCT epithermal neutron beam.

This paper aims to evaluate the performance of the source description of the THOR BNCT beam via different measurement techniques in different phantoms. The measurement included (1) the absolute reaction rate measurement of a set of triple activation foils, (2) the neutron and gamma-ray dose rates measured using the paired ionization chamber method, and (3) the relative reaction rate distributions obtained using the indirect neutron radiography. Three source descriptions, THOR-Y09, surface source file RSSA, and THOR-50C, were tested.

BNCT treatment planning of recurrent head-and-neck cancer using THORplan.

A cooperation program on Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) between National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) and Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TPEVGH) was established in 2008. Clinical trial of recurrent head-and-neck cancer is the goal of the program. In this study, treatment plannings of two head-and-neck cancer cases are performed using treatment planning system THORplan developed at NTHU of Taiwan.