[Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis of Integrating ChatGPT Into Nursing Education].

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving global change, and the implementation of generative AI in higher education is inevitable. AI language models such as the chat generative pre-trained transformer (ChatGPT) hold the potential to revolutionize the delivery of nursing education in the future. Nurse educators play a crucial role in preparing nursing students for a future technology-integrated healthcare system.

[Nursing Education in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Are We Ready?].

Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has taken the world by storm, causing notable tension within the field of education. Nursing education is no exception, facing imminent challenges and opportunities. GAI, a unique and immensely powerful technology championed by ChatGPT (Chat generative pre-trained transformer), represents a new frontier in artificial intelligence.

Embodied suffering: Uncovering the illness experiences of patients with severe psoriasis.

Background: The visibility of skin lesions significantly burdens people with psoriasis, leading to social hostility and numerous emotional and psychological problems. These issues adversely affect self-esteem, can result in chronic mental health challenges and cause numerous life problems. This study aimed to explore patients' long-term experiences with severe psoriasis.

Experience of Patients With Heroin Addiction Receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Community Settings in Taiwan.

Background: The World Health Organization has identified methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) as the most effective treatment for reducing patient dependence on heroin. In Taiwan, MMT has been used as a heroin harm reduction strategy since 2006. Although the effectiveness of MMT in reducing heroin addiction has been examined quantitatively in prison samples, little attention has been paid to the experiences and perspectives of patients with heroin addiction receiving MMT.

Bowel Stiffness Assessed by Shear-Wave Ultrasound Elastography Predicts Disease Behavior Progression in Patients With Crohn's Disease.

Introduction: There is a lack of reliable predictors of disease behavior progression in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Real-time shear-wave elastography (SWE) is a novel method for evaluating tissue stiffness. However, its value for assessing CD has not yet been investigated.

The effects of introducing virtual reality communication simulation in students' learning in a fundamentals of nursing practicum: A pragmatic randomized control trials.

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of a virtual reality communication simulation (VRCS) in teaching communication skills in fundamentals of nursing practicum.

Background: Effective communication skills are an integral part of the nursing profession and the foundation of high-quality nursing care. Effective communication not only addresses the needs of patients but is also necessary for maintaining patient safety.

[Challenges of Globalization and English as a Medium of Instruction in Nursing Teaching and Learning].

Higher education is becoming increasingly internationalized, and English as a medium of instruction (EMI) for academic content has become commonplace in countries where English is not a native language. However, concerns are growing that the fast-growing trend of EMI lacks sufficient consideration of the related challenges with regard to implementation and impact. As a complex phenomenon, EMI requires increased awareness of its positive and negative implications for teachers and students.

[An Inconvenient Fact: Impact of EMI on Nursing Education].

With the internationalization of higher education, English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) has become one of the most significant global educational trends in the 21st century (Aizawa et al., 2023). Medium of instruction refers to the language used when teaching non-language academic/content subjects such as science (Lo & Lo, 2014).

Factors influencing the effects of the mindfulness-based interventions of patients with substance abuse: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.

Objective: This article aims to provide the experiences of mindfulness treatments from the perspectives of patients with a history of substance abuse.

Data Source: Peer-reviewed articles on 5 databases, namely, PubMed, PsychINFO, Medline, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library, between the year of 2000 and 2023.

Study Inclusion And Exclusion Criteria: Studies were included if they were published in the English language and reported on qualitative studies that directly engaged patients with experiences of substance abuse and mindfulness treatments.

Mechanical confinement promotes heat resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma via SP1/IL4I1/AHR axis.

Mechanical stress can modulate the fate of cells in both physiological and extreme conditions. Recurrence of tumors after thermal ablation, a radical therapy for many cancers, indicates that some tumor cells can endure temperatures far beyond physiological ones. This unusual heat resistance with unknown mechanisms remains a key obstacle to fully realizing the clinical potential of thermal ablation.

The impacts of COVID-19 on the cruise industry based on an empirical study in China.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the entire cruise industry. This research aims to provide an understanding of the impacts of COVID-19 on the cruise industry from various stakeholders and recommend corresponding post-COVID recovery strategies for building a sustainable cruise industry. By conducting 22 semi-structured interviews in Shanghai, China and analysing the interview data using content analysis, this research finds five aspects of the impacts that are worth discussing, namely social, health and well-being, regulatory, operational, and financial aspects.

Experiences and coping behaviors of patients with psoriasis: a qualitative study.

Background: Psoriasis is a complex, chronic, lifelong inflammatory skin disease characterized by the development of erythematous, indurated, scaly, pruritic, and often painful skin plaques, and it is currently incurable. It profoundly affects psychological wellbeing and social functioning and has significant associated co-morbidities. To improve clinical approaches, understanding of the experiences of patients with psoriasis is needed.

The Application of Hyperspectral Imaging to the Measurement of Pressure Injury Area.

Wound size measurement is an important indicator of wound healing. Nurses measure wound size in terms of length × width in wound healing assessment, but it is easy to overestimate the extent of the wound due to irregularities around it. Using hyperspectral imaging (HIS) to measure the area of a pressure injury could provide more accurate data than manual measurement, ensure that the same tool is used for standardized assessment of wounds, and reduce the measurement time.

The Treatment Experience of Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents from Healthcare Professionals' Perspective: A Qualitative Study.

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric illness with a high mortality rate and a poor outcome. AN in adolescents can be difficult to treat. The prognosis of patients with AN depends highly on how early specialized AN treatment starts.

Performance and comparison of artificial intelligence and human experts in the detection and classification of colonic polyps.

Objective: The main aim of this study was to analyze the performance of different artificial intelligence (AI) models in endoscopic colonic polyp detection and classification and compare them with doctors with different experience.

Methods: We searched the studies on Colonoscopy, Colonic Polyps, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning published before May 2020 in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, and the citation index of the conference proceedings. The quality of studies was assessed using the QUADAS-2 table of diagnostic test quality evaluation criteria.

PD-1-mAb Plus Regimen in the First and Second Lines of Advanced and Unresectable Biliary Tract Carcinoma: A Real-World, Multicenter Retrospective Analysis.

Introduction: Advanced biliary tract carcinoma (BTC) has a poor prognosis and few treatment options. We compared the efficacy of the PD-1 monoclonal antibody (PD-1-mAb) combined regimens with the standard chemotherapy in the first-line and second-line treatment of advanced BTC.

Methods: We retrospectively assessed the patients with advanced BTC, who received treatment at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University and the Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center.

The association between mortality and use of Chinese herbal medicine among incident stage IV esophageal cancer patients: A retrospective cohort study with core herbs exploration.

Esophageal cancer (EC) remains a leading cause of death worldwide and in Taiwan. The prognosis of advanced-stage EC is notably poor, and the treatment options are limited. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been widely used as a complementary treatment for cancer, yet the long-term effect of CHM in stage IV EC remains unclear.

The Characteristics and Mortality of Chinese Herbal Medicine Users among Newly Diagnosed Inoperable Huge Hepatocellular Carcinoma (≥10 cm) Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Exploration of Core Herbs.

For patients with inoperable huge hepatocellular carcinoma (H-HCC, tumor size ≥10 cm), treatment options are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics and outcomes of patients with H-HCC who use Chinese herbal medicine (CHM). Multi-institutional cohort data were obtained from the Chang Gung Research Database (CGRD) between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2018.

Assessment of Hyperspectral Imaging in Pressure Injury Healing.

Objective: To analyze the blood oxygen concentrations (StO 2 ) of different stages of pressure injury (PI) tissue using hyperspectral images to serve as a guideline for the treatment and care of PIs.

Methods: This study used a prospective design. A total of 30 patients with sacral PIs were recruited from the rehabilitation ward of a teaching hospital.

Virtual Screening and Testing of GSK-3 Inhibitors Using Human SH-SY5Y Cells Expressing Tau Folding Reporter and Mouse Hippocampal Primary Culture under Tau Cytotoxicity.

Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) is an important serine/threonine kinase that implicates in multiple cellular processes and links with the neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, structure-based virtual screening was performed to search database for compounds targeting GSK-3β from Enamine's screening collection. Of the top-ranked compounds, 7 primary hits underwent a luminescent kinase assay and a cell assay using human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells expressing Tau repeat domain (Tau) with pro-aggregant mutation ΔK280.

Correlational Study of Emotional Stress, Pain, and the Presence of Inpatient Companions for Cancer Inpatients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The outbreak of COVID-19 poses an immense global threat. Visitors to hospitalized patients during a pandemic might themselves be carriers, and so hospitals strictly control patients and inpatient companions. However, it is not easy for cancer patients to adjust the times of their medical treatment or to suspend treatment, and the impact of the pandemic on cancer inpatients and inpatient companions is relatively high.

Experiences of Participating in an Academic-Hospital Partnership Nursing Program: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Although 5-year colleges account for 41.7% of all nursing graduates in Taiwan, most of these graduates go on to university and earn a bachelor's degree. In 2015, four universities received approval from the Ministry of Education of Taiwan and started to enroll students in the academic-hospital partnership nursing program to guide nursing graduates from 5-year colleges into the nursing workplace.

Experiences of Women Who Refuse Recall for Further Investigation of Abnormal Screening Mammography: A Qualitative Study.

Breast cancer has the highest incidence among all cancers for women in Taiwan. The current screening policy in Taiwan provides biennial mammogram tests for all women aged 45 to 69 years. A recommendation for further investigation is sent via post to women with a BI-RADS result of 0.

Longitudinal Bowel Behavior Assessed by Bowel Ultrasound to Predict Early Response to Anti-TNF Therapy in Patients With Crohn's Disease: A Pilot Study.

Background: Early changes in bowel behavior during anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) induction therapy in Crohn's disease (CD) are relatively unknown. We determined (1) the onset of changes in bowel behavior in CD patients receiving anti-TNF therapy by ultrasound and (2) the feasibility of shear wave elastography (SWE) in predicting early response to anti-TNF therapy.

Methods: Consecutive ileal or ileocolonic CD patients programmed to initiate anti-TNF therapy were enrolled.

Healthcare workers' experiences of caring for patients diagnosed with intellectual disability co-occurrent with psychiatric disorders.

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Intellectual disability (ID) involves problems with general mental abilities and affects intellectual functioning and adaptive functioning. People diagnosed with ID present higher levels of functional disability, which means they usually have difficulty or the inability to independently perform basic activities of daily living. Little to no attention has been paid to the issues of the mental health of people diagnosed with ID.