The effectiveness of solution-focused therapy in cancer-related symptom management: a systematic review.

Objective: Solution-focused therapy (SFT) as a psychoeducational support intervention has gained an increasing attention for alleviating complications associated with cancer. The aim of this review was to integrate and synthesize scientific evidence regarding the efficacy of SFT in the management of cancer-related symptoms.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted, encompassing the exploration of five online databases-Web of Science, PubMed (including MEDLINE), CINAHL, Embase, and Scopus.

Malnutrition elevates delirium and ICU stay among critically ill older adult COVID-19 patients.

Background And Aim: Malnutrition among intensive care unit (ICU) patients is associated with a higher risk of mortality and prolonged hospitalization. However, the influence of malnutrition on severe outcomes of ICU patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unclear. By evaluating the effect of malnutrition on the outcomes of COVID-19 in the ICU in older adult patients, this study will contribute to new knowledge of assessing the nutritional status and recovery of these patients.

Chemically-stable flexible transparent electrode: gold-electrodeposited on embedded silver nanowires.

Silver nanowires (AgNWs) with a low diameter, high aspect ratio, stable suspension, and easy synthesis have recently attracted the optoelectronic industry as a low-cost alternative to indium tin oxide transparent conductive films. However, silver nanowires are not chemically stable, and their conductivity diminishes over time due to reactions with atmospheric components. This is a bottleneck for their wide industrial applications.

Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil) effects on esophageal motility: a systematic review.

Background: Esophageal motility disorders are a group of disorders associated with dysfunctional swallowing resulting from impaired neuromuscular coordination. Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors induce smooth relaxation and are proposed as a treatment option for esophageal motility disorders such as achalasia.

Methods: This study is conducted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).

Inkjet Printing of MnO Nanoflowers on Surface-Modified A4 Paper for Flexible All-Solid-State Microsupercapacitors.

Printing technologies are gaining growing attention as a sustainable route for the fabrication of high-performance and flexible power sources such as microsupercapacitors (MSCs). Here, the inkjet printing method is utilized for the fabrication of manganese dioxide (MnO)-based, flexible all-solid-state MSCs on surface-modified A4 paper substrate. The appropriate rheology of the formulated ethanol-based ink (Fromm number <10) and the proper dimensions of MnO nanoflowers (average size ∼600 nm) ensure a reliable inkjet printing process.

Some results on the multipartite Ramsey numbers ( , , , ,…, ).

The graph is a graph which is complete and multipartite which includes partite sets and vertices in each partite set. The multipartite Ramsey number (M-R-number) is the smallest integer for the mentioned graphs , in a way which for each -edge-coloring of the edges of , contains a monochromatic copy of for at least one . The size of M-R-number for , , the M-R-number for , , the M-R-number for each , , the M-R-number for , and , and the size of M-R-number for and have been calculated in various articles hitherto.

Identification of the Range of Nursing Skills Used to Provide Social Support for Mothers of Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care.

Background: Hospitalization of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is a stressful experience for parents. Iranian NICUs do not have specified levels of care, nor do they integrate supportive methods of parent support such as family-centered care approaches. This study investigated the range and types of neonatal nursing support, as perceived by mothers of preterm infants, and its association with mothers' satisfaction with infant care in the NICU.

Investigation of the effect of magnetic particles on the Crystal Violet adsorption onto a novel nanocomposite based on κ-carrageenan-g-poly(methacrylic acid).

A novel nanocomposite hydrogel prepared by incorporating Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles into the κ-carrageenan-g-poly (methacrylic acid) with in situ polymerization and was characterized by FT-IR, XRD, SEM, TEM and VSM. Synthesized nanocomposite was used to adsorb Crystal Violet (CV) (cationic dye) in aqueous solution in a batch system. The research studies showed that the adsorption of CV can be impressed as a function of contact time, initial concentration of CV, pH and molar ratio of κ-carrageenan to poly(methacrylic acid).

Synergy between glutathione peroxidase-1 and astrocytic growth factors suppresses free radical generation and protects dopaminergic neurons against 6-hydroxydopamine.

The degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the course of Parkinson disease is largely blamed on oxidative damage in the brain. This study examined the potency of glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPX-1) to protect dopaminergic neurons against toxicity induced by the parkinsonian neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). We generated pLV-GPX1, a recombinant lentivirus vector carrying the coding sequence for human GPX-1, into the SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cell line.