Development and psychometric testing of the school-life conflict scale (SLCS) among nursing students.

Background: Nursing students often face a heavy academic burden compared to students in other programs, possibly affecting their personal lives. However, a standardized scale assessing how academic demands interfere with the personal well-being in student nurses is lacking.

Objective: This study was conducted to develop and test the psychometric properties of the School-Life Conflict Scale (SLCS).

Development and psychometric testing of the clinical adjustment scale for student nurses (CAS-SN): A scale for assessing student nurses' adaptation in clinical settings.

Background: Nurse education is critical for preparing student nurses for clinical practice, but the transition to clinical settings poses numerous challenges. A standardized scale to assess student nurses' adjustment in the clinical area is lacking in the Philippines.

Objective: This paper described the development and evaluation of the Clinical Adjustment Scale for Student Nurses (CAS-SN).

Does stress response axis activation differ between patients with autoimmune disease and healthy people?

Many studies have shown that patients with autoimmune disease present a hypoactive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, but the results are controversial. Our objective was to study differences in stress response axis activity between patients with autoimmune disease and healthy people. The study sample consisted of 97 women divided into four groups: 37 healthy women (HW), 21 with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 21 with Sjögren's syndrome (SS), and 18 with systemic sclerosis (SSc).

A scoping review on the use of consumer-grade EEG devices for research.

Background: Commercial electroencephalography (EEG) devices have become increasingly available over the last decade. These devices have been used in a wide variety of fields ranging from engineering to cognitive neuroscience.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to chart peer-review articles that used consumer-grade EEG devices to collect neural data.

Development of Novel Models of Aggressive Variants of Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer.

Background: Genomic studies have identified new subsets of aggressive prostate cancer (PCa) with poor prognosis (eg, neuroendocrine prostate cancer [NEPC], PCa with DNA damage response [DDR] alterations, or PCa resistant to androgen receptor pathway inhibitors [ARPIs]). Development of novel therapies relies on the availability of relevant preclinical models.

Objective: To develop new preclinical models (patient-derived xenograft [PDX], PDX-derived organoid [PDXO], and patient-derived organoid [PDO]) representative of the most aggressive variants of PCa and to develop a new drug evaluation strategy.

Student nurses' attitudes, perceived utilization, and intention to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology in nursing practice: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes and intentions of student nurses towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the context of nursing practice and to explore the relationship between their attitudes towards AI, their perceptions of AI utilization in nursing practice, and their intentions to adopt AI technology. The study hypothesized that perceived utilization of AI in nursing practice would positively influence the intention to use AI and that attitudes towards AI would mediate this relationship.

Background: AI has the potential to revolutionize various aspects of healthcare, including nursing practice.

Factors influencing student nurses' readiness to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) in their studies and their perceived barriers to accessing AI technology: A cross-sectional study.

Background: With the projected significant increase in the use of AI in nursing education, it becomes vital for nurse faculty to adequately equip student nurses with the necessary competences to effectively utilize AI in their studies. Ensuring that student nurses are prepared and ready to embrace AI technology is imperative for their successful integration into the healthcare workforce.

Objective: This study aimed to examine student nurses' readiness to embrace AI technology, explore associated factors, and identify perceived barriers to accessing AI technology.

Isolation of Adipose Tissue Extracellular Vesicles.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) produced by adipocytes and other adipose tissue (AT) cells are present in the space between cells in the tissue and in circulation. These EVs have been shown to robustly signal between cells in the tissue and in distal organs. AT has unique biophysical properties that require an optimized EV isolation protocol that ensures an uncontaminated EV isolate.

Sclerostin as a biomarker of cardiovascular risk in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). On the other hand, sclerostin is a reliable and early biomarker of vascular calcification. This study aimed to estimate the association between sclerostin and two markers of cardiovascular risk, carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CP) and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), in women with SLE.

Ten Steps to Organize a Virtual Scientific Symposium and Engage Your Global Audience.

The paper describes guidelines for the planning, organization, and successful execution of virtual, global scientific conferences for global audiences. The guidelines are based on experience and lessons learned during the organization of the 3-day 2020 Virtual Systems Chemistry Symposium hosted on Zoom webinar and Twitter, held on May 2020 with over 1000 registered participants from 46 different countries.

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I is a biomarker for increased arterial stiffness in systemic lupus erythematous women with normal kidney function.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a main cause of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). Algorithms for cardiovascular risk stratification in general population underestimate the risk for CVD in SLE. Our study aimed to determine whether serum high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) might help to identify SLE patients with subclinical atherosclerosis.

Dietary lipids inhibit mitochondria transfer to macrophages to divert adipocyte-derived mitochondria into the blood.

Adipocytes transfer mitochondria to macrophages in white and brown adipose tissues to maintain metabolic homeostasis. In obesity, adipocyte-to-macrophage mitochondria transfer is impaired, and instead, adipocytes release mitochondria into the blood to induce a protective antioxidant response in the heart. We found that adipocyte-to-macrophage mitochondria transfer in white adipose tissue is inhibited in murine obesity elicited by a lard-based high-fat diet, but not a hydrogenated-coconut-oil-based high-fat diet, aging, or a corn-starch diet.

Physical Fitness Attenuates the Impact of Higher Body Mass and Adiposity on Inflammation in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Aims: Higher body mass and adiposity represent independent contributors to the systemic low-grade inflammatory state often observed in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study assessed the role of physical fitness in the association of body mass and adiposity with inflammation in women with SLE.

Methods: A total of 77 women with SLE were included in this cross-sectional study.

Relative Handgrip Strength as Marker of Cardiometabolic Risk in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Unlabelled: This study aimed to examine the association of relative handgrip strength (rHGS) with cardiometabolic disease risk factors in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Methods: Seventy-seven women with SLE (mean age 43.2, SD 13.

Ideal cardiovascular health in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: Association with arterial stiffness, inflammation, and fitness.

Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is closely related to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We aimed to examine the association of ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) with arterial stiffness, inflammation, and physical fitness in women with SLE.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 76 women with SLE (age 43.

Heart Rate Variability in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association with Health-Related Parameters and Effects of Aerobic Exercise.

Abnormal heart rate variability (HRV) has been observed in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In a combined cross-sectional and interventional study approach, we investigated the association of HRV with inflammation and oxidative stress markers, patient-reported outcomes, and the effect of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise in HRV. Fifty-five women with SLE (mean age 43.

Effects of 12-week aerobic exercise on patient-reported outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and whether changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) mediate the changes in PROs.

Methods: A total of 58 women with SLE were assigned to either an exercise group (EG;  = 26) or a control group (CG;  = 32) in this non-randomized clinical trial. The EG comprised 12 weeks of aerobic exercise (2 sessions/week) between 40%-75% of the individual's heart rate reserve.

Association between homocysteine levels and arterial stiffness in women with systemic sclerosis.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate homocysteine (Hcy) serum levels in women with systemic sclerosis (SSc) compared with healthy controls and to examine possible associations between Hcy and markers of arterial stiffness.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed at a single hospital between November 2017 and May 2019: 62 women with SSc and 62 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) was measured non-invasively along the carotid-femoral arterial segment.

Sleep quality and clinical and psychological manifestations in women with mild systemic lupus erythematosus activity compared to women with fibromyalgia: A preliminary study.

This study analyzed sleep quality in fibromyalgia (FM) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and explored its relationship with other clinical and psychological manifestations. Twenty women with FM, 19 women with SLE and 22 healthy women participated in the study. Subjective sleep quality, fatigue, pain, depression and anxiety were evaluated with self-reports, and objective sleep measures were obtained with actigraphy.

Characteristics and safety of tattoos in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the safety of tattoos in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Methods: Patients (147; ≤55 years; 92% women) were asked if they had tattoos. The characteristics of the tattoos and the immediate complications were investigated and compared with those of a matched control group.