Adaptive Quizzing in nursing education: A narrative review of its potential and considerations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.

Objective: This review aims to explore the integration and effectiveness of Adaptive Quizzing (AQ) in nursing education, highlighting its potential to enhance learning outcomes and student engagement with a particular focus on associate degree nurses.

Background: In the dynamic landscape of healthcare education, the need for innovative teaching methodologies is increasingly crucial. Adaptive Quizzing (AQ) offers personalized learning experiences that cater to individual student needs, which is essential for mastering complex healthcare material and preparing for licensure examinations.

The use of formal language as a strong sign of verbal autistic children in diglossic communities: The case of Arabic.

The current study aimed to investigate whether the use of formal language (Modern Standard Arabic [MSA]) by young children in diglossic Arab communities offers diagnostic insights, especially for verbal autistic children and to further explore this phenomenon. We used a cohort study design, with 4-6-year-old fluent first language Arabic-speaking children attending Arabic Kindergartens in two representative Kuwait governates. Reported cases for MSA use were assessed via a computer-based structured language test and corroborated cases were further assessed for exposure to sources of MSA, verbal IQ, temperamental characteristics, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

International treatment outcomes of neonates on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN): a systematic review.

Background: PPHN is a common cause of neonatal respiratory failure and is still a serious condition and associated with high mortality.

Objectives: To compare the demographic variables, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcomes in neonates with PHHN who underwent ECMO and survived compared to neonates with PHHN who underwent ECMO and died.

Methods: We adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline and searched ProQuest, Medline, Embase, PubMed, CINAHL, Wiley online library, Scopus and Nature for studies on the development of PPHN in neonates who underwent ECMO, published from January 1, 2010 to May 31, 2023, with English language restriction.

IMPACT: Innovative (nano)Materials and processes for advanced catalytic technologies to degrade PFOA in water.

We hereby report the development of a novel electrochemical method to degrade perfluorooctanoic acid (CFCOOH, PFOA). At the center of the approach are bimetallic Pd-Ru nano-catalyst materials called IMPACT: Innovative (nano)Materials and Processes for Advanced Catalytic Technologies. IMPACT uses flavonoid-sequestered Pd-Ru, allowing the development of specialized electrodes with tunable properties to sequentially degrade PFOA in wastewater samples into a sustainable byproduct via an indirect electrochemical method.

Salt stress alters the cell wall components and structure in Miscanthus sinensis stems.

Miscanthus is a perennial grass suitable for the production of lignocellulosic biomass on marginal lands. The effects of salt stress on Miscanthus cell wall composition and its consequences on biomass quality have nonetheless received relatively little attention. In this study, we investigated how exposure to moderate (100 mM NaCl) or severe (200 mM NaCl) saline growing conditions altered the composition of both primary and secondary cell wall components in the stems of 15 Miscanthus sinensis genotypes.