Empirical study on the factors influencing the successful aging of the middle-aged and older adult community volunteers.

Background: The pursuit of successful aging is currently the most important research and policy issue in an aging society. Participating in voluntary services can help middle-aged and older adults recognize the positive value and benefits of social participation, feel a sense of happiness and accomplishment, and improve their overall life satisfaction, which can also contribute to successful aging. This study wants to understand whether the participation motivation and expectation confirmation of middle-aged and older adult volunteering will affect their continuous participation behavior and successful aging because of the satisfaction of actual participation?

Objective: This study explores the factors related to middle-aged and older adult volunteering participation and their impact on successful aging.

The Effect of Emotional Labor on the Physical and Mental Health of Health Professionals: Emotional Exhaustion Has a Mediating Effect.

(1) Background: Workers who perform emotional labor for an extended period are prone to emotional exhaustion; in particular, when the work exceeds the range of one's emotional resources, it will produce job burnout. This study investigated the effects of emotional labor and emotional exhaustion on the physical and mental health of health professionals. (2) Methods: This study was cross-sectional and the sampling criteria were health professionals from August 2020 to July 2021, including rehabilitators, nutritionists, clinical psychologists, radiologists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, medical examiners and audiologists.

Telehealth care system for chronic disease management of middle-aged and older adults in remote areas.

Background: With the global spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic, governments have become more interested in applying telehealth technology in 2020.

Objective: This study integrates the technology acceptance model and information system success model to explore the influence of satisfaction, attitudes, and continued use of telehealth systems among middle-aged and older people in remote areas.

Methods: The study participants were patients over 40 years (inclusive) who lived in remote townships in eastern Taiwan, were diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension, and used the telehealth care system.

The Impact of Health Promotion Activities on the Physiological, Psychological, and Social Functions of Inpatients With Chronic Mental Illness.

Objective: To explore the impact of the participation of patients with chronic mental illness in health promotion activities on their physical, psychological, and social functions.

Methods: This study included inpatient with chronic mental illness from a hospital in Eastern Taiwan. According to the experimental research design, the selected subjects were randomly divided into a health promotion group and a control group, with 60 people in each group.

[The protective effects of vitamin E on lung injury caused by high temperature and PM in COPD rats].

Objective: To investigate the effects of vitamin E on the respiratory function impairment in rats with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after exposed to high temperature and PM.

Methods: Fifty-four 7-week-old SPF male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 9 experimental groups (n=6). The rat COPD model was established by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and smoke exposure.

Exploring the Impact of a Telehealth Care System on Organizational Capabilities and Organizational Performance from a Resource-Based Perspective.

This study explored the effects of information technology (IT) resources-in conjunction with IT infrastructure and organizational resources-on organizational capabilities and performance. The study further analyzed the mediating effect of organizational capabilities on the relationship between IT resources and organizational performance. A cross-sectional research design was adopted, and questionnaire copies were administered to senior care supervisors of Taiwanese day care centers, care institutions, and hospitals.

The relationship between organizational climate, job stress, workplace burnout, and retention of pharmacists.

Objectives: This study explored the relationship between organizational climate, job stress, workplace burnout, and retention of pharmacists. This study adopted a cross-sectional design and conducted a questionnaire survey of pharmacists working at three teaching hospitals (a district teaching hospital, a regional teaching hospital, and a medical center).

Methods: The sampling criteria were a license to practice pharmacy and a willingness to sign a written consent form to participate in this study.

Blastococcus deserti sp. nov., isolated from a desert sample.

A Gram-positive and aerobic actinobacterium, strain SYSU D8006, was isolated from a desert sand sample collected from Gurbantunggut desert, China. Phenotypically, the strain was found to grow at 14-50 °C, pH 6.0-9.

Streptomyces desertarenae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a desert sample.

A Streptomyces isolate, designated strain SYSU D8023, was isolated from a desert sand sample collected from Gurbantunggut desert, China. The characterisation of the isolate was achieved using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The isolate was found to be Gram-positive and aerobic.

Georgenia alba sp. nov., a novel halotolerant actinobacterium isolated from a desert sand sample.

Strain SYSU D8008 was isolated from a desert sand sample collected from Saudi Arabia. The strain was observed to be Gram-stain positive, non-motile and aerobic. It can grow at 15-37 °C, pH 6.

Multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis of Chinese Brucella strains isolated from 1953 to 2013.

Background: Brucellosis was a common human and livestock disease caused by Brucella strains, the category B priority pathogens by the US Center for Disease Control (CDC). Identified as a priority disease in human and livestock populations, the increasing incidence in recent years in China needs urgent control measures for this disease but the molecular background important for monitoring the epidemiology of Brucella strains at the national level is still lacking.

Methods: A total of 600 Brucella isolates collected during 60 years (from 1953 to 2013) in China were genotyped by multiple locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) and the variation degree of MLVA11 loci was calculated by the Hunter Gaston Diversity Index (HGDI) values.

Prevalence of High Blood Pressure and its Relationship with Body Weight Factors among Inpatients with Schizophrenia in Taiwan.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to document the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) and to explore its relationship with weight among inpatients with schizophrenia. Additionally, other possible risk factors impacting BP levels in relation to patients' demographic characteristics and use of atypical antipsychotic drugs and medications to reduce blood pressure were analyzed.

Methods: Using medical records, demographic data, and results of physical examination, this cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of hypertension and high BP and its association with body weight among 1,030 inpatients with schizophrenia in a large psychiatric facility in Taiwan.

MLVA typing and antibiotic susceptibility of Brucella human isolates from Liaoning, China.

We have characterized clinical isolates of Brucella melitensis from Liaoning, China, using multiple-locus variable-number repeat analysis of 16 loci (MLVA-16) and evaluated the antimicrobial susceptibilities in vitro. All 31 isolates shared the panel 1 genotype 42 profile suggesting that they belong to the 'East Mediterranean' group. In vitro antibiotic susceptibility was determined by the broth microdilution testing.

[The development and effectiveness of telecare from an integrated technological, humanistic and management perspective].

A decreasing birthrate coupled with a growing elderly population has lead to an increased focus on elderly-centric issues such as long-term care and senior healthcare. Recent advances in information, communication and biomedical technologies have combined to allow the development of various types of telemedicine technology designed to enhance or expand patient services and care. To date, most telecare studies have focused on the development of underlying technologies rather than on patient (customer) perceptions regarding service mechanisms.

Molecular characterization of Tb, a new approach for an ancient Brucellaphage.

Tb (Tbilisi), the reference Brucellaphage strain, was classified as a member of the Podoviridae family with icosahedral capsids (57 +/- 2 nm diameter) and short tails (32 +/- 3 nm long). Brucellaphage DNA was double stranded and unmethylated; its molecular size was 34.5 kilobase pairs.