Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Nursing Student Contributions to Clinical Settings scale and analysis of factors influencing nurses' perceptions of nursing students' contributions: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Most medical organizations accept many nursing students each year who gain clinical practice skills under the supervision of clinical nurses. However, there are no assessment tools to measure the contributions nursing students make to the clinical setting during clinical practicum. This study aimed to translate the 'Nursing Student Contributions to Clinical Settings' scale into Chinese and test its reliability and validity from the perspective of Chinese clinical nurses.

Efficient Pervaporation for Ethanol Dehydration: Ultrasonic Spraying Preparation of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)/TiCT Nanosheet Mixed Matrix Membranes.

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) pervaporation (PV) membranes have been extensively studied in the field of ethanol dehydration. The incorporation of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials into the PVA matrix can greatly improve the hydrophilicity of the PVA polymer matrix, thereby enhancing its PV performance. In this work, self-made MXene (TiCT-based) nanosheets were dispersed in the PVA polymer matrix, and the composite membranes were fabricated by homemade ultrasonic spraying equipment with poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) electrospun nanofibrous membrane as support.

Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated model.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, yet it remains undiagnosed in a large proportion of adults.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the status of patient delay and provider delay in OSA patients and examine related factors affecting patient delay in OSA individuals in China.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was conducted on a sample of 309 OSA patients (aged from 18 to 76, median age of 47 years, 84.

Self-management behavior, associated factors and its relationship with social support and health literacy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.

Background: The proportion of patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is increasing year by year in China, which has become a major public health problem. Self-management of OSAHS and multiple support from caregivers are key to low hospital admissions and high quality of life for patients with OSAHS. Social support and health literacy are the main promoters of self-management behavior.

Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Revision of the Pitt Wellness Scale for People in the University Environment.

Background: The number of students enrolled in higher education in China accounts for more than one-fifth of the world, and universities, as a community of faculty, staff and scholars, currently do not have a scale that specifically assesses the well-being of the population in the environment of Chinese universities. However, the University of Pittsburgh has developed a comprehensive well-being scale, referred to as the Pitt Wellness Scale, specifically to measure people's well-being in a university environment.

Aims: Investigate the psychometric properties of the Pitt Wellness Scale in Chinese university environmental samples.

Inhibitory effect of maspinon neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy.

Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a serious and potentially blinding complication of diabetes mellitus. Retinal neovascularization is one of the main pathological features of proliferative DR, and inhibiting retinal neovascularization is a research focus.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate the effect of intravitreal injection of recombinant human maspin on neovascularization in DR.

Characterising common challenges faced by parental caregivers of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in mainland China: a qualitative study.

Objectives: The mental state of parental caregivers affects outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This study aimed to qualitatively examine perception of common challenges among parental caregivers of children with T1DM.

Setting: Semistructured interviews 45-60 min long were conducted with parental caregivers of children with T1DM.

Reliability and validity evaluation of the chinese version of the ethical sensitivity questionnaire for nursing students.

Background: Advances in technology and the expansion of nursing roles have led to complex ethical issues in nursing. Nursing students are the future clinical nursing workers and practitioners. The ethical sensitivity of nursing students is very important to the professional development of nursing students, which can strengthen the ethical cognition of nursing students, improve the ethical decision-making ability of nursing students, and is beneficial to the development of nursing students in the process of clinical practice and nursing education.

Parents' experience of caring for children with type 1 diabetes in mainland China: A qualitative study.

Background: Parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are under heavy caregiving stress, and parental caregivers' experience can affect the health outcomes of children with T1DM.

Aim: To describe the true inner feelings of parents caring for children with T1DM.

Methods: Descriptive research methods were used to classify and summarize parents' experience when adapting to the role of caregivers for children with T1DM.

Effect of hospital discharge plan for children with type 1 diabetes on discharge readiness, discharge education quality, and blood glucose control.

Background: Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood. The number of type 1 diabetes patients in China still ranks fourth in the world. Therefore, children with type 1 diabetes in China are a group that needs attention.

Inhibition of miR-21-5p suppresses high glucose-induced proliferation and angiogenesis of human retinal microvascular endothelial cells by the regulation of AKT and ERK pathways via maspin.

The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of miR-21-5p in angiogenesis of human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (HRMECs). HRMECs were incubated with 5 mM glucose, 30 mM glucose or 30 mM mannitol for 24 h, 48 h or 72 h. Then, HRMECs exposed to 30 mM glucose were transfected with miR-21-5p inhibitor.

Recombinant human maspin inhibits high glucose-induced oxidative stress and angiogenesis of human retinal microvascular endothelial cells via PI3K/AKT pathway.

Maspin is known as a tumor suppressor and a potent angiogenesis inhibitor, however, its effects on proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) have not been fully elucidated. This study aimed at evaluating the effects of maspin on high glucose-induced oxidative stress and angiogenesis in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (HRMECs). Herein, HRMECs were treated with 0.

Photoresponsive Supramolecular Polymer Networks via Hydrogen Bond Assisted Molecular Tweezer/Guest Complexation.

Noncovalent molecular recognition exerts significant impact on the structure and functionality of self-assembled materials. In this work, we have developed a novel strategy toward supramolecular polymer networks, with the utilization of molecular tweezer/guest complexation as the cross-linkages. Intermolecular O-H···N hydrogen bond is embedded in bis[alkynylplatinum(II)] terpyridine molecular tweezer/-azobenzene recognition motif, which could not only enhance the cross-linking strength, but also endow photoresponsiveness to the supramolecular network assemblies.

[Determination of evodiamine and rutaecarpine of compound Wuzhuyu cataplasm in plasma by SPE-HPLC: application to its pharmacokinetics].

Objective: To establish a SPE-HPLC method for the determination and pharmacokinetic study of evodiamine and rutacarpine in rat plasma.

Method: A Kromasil C18 column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) was used with acetonitrile-water-tetrahydrofuran-acetic acid (51:48:1:0.