Problems in the home and community-based long-term care for the elderly in China: A content analysis of news coverage.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the issues that limited the supply of home and community-based Long-Term-Care (LTC) for the elderly, offer essential insights into the sustainable development of China's LTC.

Design/methodology/approach: A content analysis of news coverage on 12 major portals in China has been conducted to identify the issues.

Findings: The results demonstrate that there are 12 significant problems in the supply of home and community-based LTC for the elderly.

Public-private partnerships in non-profit hospitals: Case study of China.

The gap between supply and demand for health care services is expanding rapidly in China. In order to resolve this problem, the government has implemented supply-side reforms in the health care sector by inviting private capital to increase supply quantity and improve quality. However, health care institutions have high complexity and particular needs, while non-profit hospitals have very strong public interests.

Cellular scent of influenza virus infection.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emanating from humans have the potential to revolutionize non-invasive diagnostics. Yet, little is known about how these compounds are generated by complex biological systems, and even less is known about how these compounds are reflective of a particular physiological state. In this proof-of-concept study, we examined VOCs produced directly at the cellular level from B lymphoblastoid cells upon infection with three live influenza virus subtypes: H9N2 (avian), H6N2 (avian), and H1N1 (human).

Review of capacity assessments and recommendations for examining capacity.

Aim: To audit the capacity assessments performed since December 2007 by Community Geriatric Services (CGS), Middlemore Hospital, and to develop a resource kit for training health professionals.

Method: 1343 clinical letters were reviewed. Demographic data, reason for assessment and outcome of assessment were recorded.

Characterization of volatile organic compounds in human leukocyte antigen heterologous expression systems: a cell's "chemical odor fingerprint".

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene-coding region in humans, plays a significant role in infectious disease response, autoimmunity, and cellular recognition. This super locus is essential in mate selection and kin recognition because of the organism-specific odor which can be perceived by other individuals. However, how the unique MHC genetic combination of an organism correlates with generation of the organism-specific odor is not well understood.

A complex intervention to support 'rest home' care: a pilot study.

Aims: To describe an intervention supporting Aged Related Residential Care (ARRC) and to report an initial evaluation.

Methods: The intervention consisted of: medication review by a multidisciplinary team; education programmes for nurses; telephone advice 'hotlines' for nursing and medical staff; Advance Care Planning; and implementing existing community programmes for chronic care management and preventing acute hospital admissions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of the multidisciplinary team, rest home nurses and caregivers.

Two-dimensional wavelet analysis based classification of gas chromatogram differential mobility spectrometry signals.

This study introduces two-dimensional (2-D) wavelet analysis to the classification of gas chromatogram differential mobility spectrometry (GC/DMS) data which are composed of retention time, compensation voltage, and corresponding intensities. One reported method to process such large data sets is to convert 2-D signals to 1-D signals by summing intensities either across retention time or compensation voltage, but it can lose important signal information in one data dimension. A 2-D wavelet analysis approach keeps the 2-D structure of original signals, while significantly reducing data size.

Design-of-experiment optimization of exhaled breath condensate analysis using a miniature differential mobility spectrometer (DMS).

Analytical instruments that can measure small amounts of chemicals in complicated biological samples are often useful as diagnostic tools. However, it can be challenging to optimize these sensors using actual clinical samples, given the heterogeneous background and composition of the test materials. Here we use gas chromatography-differential mobility spectrometry (GC/DMS) to analyze the chemical content of human exhaled breath condensate (EBC).