A randomized control study: The effectiveness of multimedia education on self-care and quality of life in patients with enterostomy.

Colorectal cancer is typically treated through surgery, and self-care skills play a crucial role in disease adaptation and quality of life improvement. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a multimedia patient education intervention on enhancing the self-care and quality of life among patients with a postoperative stoma as well as on establishing an easy-to-use ostomy self-care skills assessment. The sample comprised 108 patients with new ostomies who were randomly assigned to two groups.

Cytoplasmic DNAs: Sources, sensing, and roles in the development of lung inflammatory diseases and cancer.

Cytoplasmic DNA is emerging as a pivotal contributor to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases and cancer, such as COVID-19 and lung carcinoma. However, the complexity of various cytoplasmic DNA-related pathways and their crosstalk remains challenging to distinguish their specific roles in many distinct inflammatory diseases, especially for the underlying mechanisms. Here, we reviewed the latest findings on cytoplasmic DNA and its signaling pathways in inflammatory lung conditions and lung cancer progression.

Exploration of the Product Specificity of chitosanase CsnMY002 and Mutants Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations.

Chitosanase CsnMY002 is a new type of enzyme isolated from that is used to prepare chitosan oligosaccharide. Although mutants G21R and G21K could increase Chitosan yield and thus increase the commercial value of the final product, the mechanism by which this happens is not known. Herein, we used molecular dynamics simulations to explore the conformational changes in CsnMY002 wild type and mutants when they bind substrates.

[Pollution Characteristics and Emission Coefficients of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Packaging and Printing Industry in Zhejiang Province].

This paper presents the raw material composition and VOC treatment status of the packaging and printing industry in Zhejiang Province based on the survey data obtained in 2015 of 254 packaging and printing enterprises. To analyze the emission characteristics and calculate the emission coefficients of the packaging and printing industry, 100 typical enterprises were further screened according to different printing processes. The results showed that about two-thirds of packaging and printing enterprises failed to effectively dispose of VOCs; meanwhile, solvent-based materials were still commonly used in the packaging and printing industry.

Enzymatic hydrolysis of Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) skin and antioxidant activity of the resulting hydrolysate.

Background: Fish skin, a by-product of the food industry, contains a large amount of collagen. However, only a small proportion of fish skin is used in the production of leather materials and animal feedstuffs, most of it being discarded. The aims of this study were to prepare peptides from Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) skin by enzymatic hydrolysis and to evaluate the antioxidant activity of the resulting hydrolysate.

Effects of flash freezing, followed by frozen storage, on reducing Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Pacific raw oysters (Crassostrea gigas).

This study investigated the effects of flash freezing, followed by frozen storage, on reducing Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Pacific raw oysters. Raw Pacific oysters were inoculated with a five-strain cocktail of V. parahaemolyticus at a total level of approximately 3.