Development of Patient-Centered End-of-Life Care Quality Measures in China: A Modified Delphi Process.

Patient-centered care is widely recognized as a crucial component of high-quality end-of-life care. As this approach remains limited in China, this study sought to develop quality measures specifically tailored to end-of-life care within the country. Initial indicators were established through a comprehensive review of existing measures.

Adsorption Characteristics of Indigenous Chromium-Resistant Strain Isolated from Red Soil for Remediation of Toxic Chromium in Red Soil Environments.

The microbial treatment of soil has great potential to reduce chromium pollution. Here, an indigenous chromium-resistant strain (A1) was isolated and screened from heavily chromium-contaminated red soil in Yunnan Province, China using a traditional isolation method and a selective culture experiment. The molecular identification of A1 was achieved using 18S rRNA sequencing.

Interaction of gold and silver nanoparticles with human plasma: Analysis of protein corona reveals specific binding patterns.

Determining how nanomaterials interact with plasma will assist in understanding their effects on the biological system. This work presents a systematic study of the protein corona formed from human plasma on 20nm silver and gold nanoparticles with three different surface modifications, including positive and negative surface charges. The results show that all nanoparticles, even those with positive surface modifications, acquire negative charges after interacting with plasma.