Structured Delirium Management in the Hospital.

Background: Delirium is a common and serious complication of inpatient hospital care in older patients. The current approaches to prevention and treatment followed in German hospitals are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a standardized multiprofessional approach to the management of delirium in inpatients.

Nanoporous hybrid core-shell nanoparticles for sequential release.

In this article, a new type of core-shell nanoparticle is introduced. In contrast to most reported core-shell systems, the particles presented here consist of a porous core as well as a porous shell using only non-metal materials. The core-shell nanoparticles were successfully synthesized using nanoporous silica nanoparticles (NPSNPs) as the starting material, which were coated with nanoporous phenylene-bridged organosilica, resulting in a total particle diameter of about 80 nm.

Selection of Voice Therapy Methods. Results of an Online Survey.

Objectives: Providing an evidence basis for voice therapy in the German-speaking countries faces the challenge that-for historical reasons-a variety of direct voice therapy methods is available. The aim of this study was to clarify which therapy methods are chosen and the underlying principles for this selection.

Methods: An online survey was implemented to identify to what extent the variety of methods described in theory is also applied in practice.