Publications by authors named "Shuainan Chen"

Background: Existing meta-analyses suggest that exercise intervention may play a crucial therapeutic role in improving maternal depression, anxiety and fatigue symptoms. However, the efficacy varies across different exercise content, duration, frequency, cycle, intensity, format and intervention period.

Objective: Using meta-analysis to propose the best intervention program and examine the effect of exercise intervention on maternal depression, anxiety, and fatigue.

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Fingerprint authentication is widely used in various areas. While existing methods effectively extract and match fingerprint features, they encounter difficulties in detecting wet fingers and identifying false minutiae. In this paper, a fast fingerprint inversion and authentication method based on Lamb waves is developed by integrating deep learning and multi-scale fusion.

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In long-distance oil pipelines, the abnormal flow state of the fluid in the pipeline can cause continuous water hammer effects, which can damage the pipeline and even cause leakage or collapse. Based on this phenomenon, this paper proposes a new, to the best of our knowledge, detection method based on sensing optical fiber and phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry (-OTDR) system to solve the problem of continuous water hammer detection in long-distance pipelines. The method uses a non-invasive, low-cost, real-time approach to monitor pipeline wall deformation characteristics and assess flow-induced vibration (FIV) intensity by statistically distinguishing water hammer signals from normal vibration signals and calculating the peak-to-average ratio (PAR) of these signals.

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Taking hearing loss as a prevalent sensory disorder, the restricted permeability of blood flow and the blood-labyrinth barrier in the inner ear pose significant challenges to transporting drugs to the inner ear tissues. The current options for hear loss consist of cochlear surgery, medication, and hearing devices. There are some restrictions to the conventional drug delivery methods to treat inner ear illnesses, however, different smart nanoparticles, including inorganic-based nanoparticles, have been presented to regulate drug administration, enhance the targeting of particular cells, and decrease systemic adverse effects.

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Background: Healthcare systems had an exceptionally difficult time during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Nurse managers in particular made enormous contributions to ensuring the safety of patients and front-line nurses while being under excessive psychological stress. However, little is known about their experiences during this time.

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As human population growth and waste from technologically advanced industries threaten to destabilise our delicate ecological equilibrium, the global spotlight intensifies on environmental contamination and climate-related changes. These challenges extend beyond our external environment and have significant effects on our internal ecosystems. The inner ear, which is responsible for balance and auditory perception, is a prime example.

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Background: Feasibility assessment of endoscopic ear surgery (EES) relies solely on subjective evaluation by surgeons.

Objective: Extracting radiomic features from preoperative CT images of the external auditory canal, we aim to classify EES patients into easy and difficult groups and improve accuracy in determining surgery feasibility.

Methods: 85 patients' external auditory canal CT scans were collected and 139 radiomic features were extracted using PyRadiomics.

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Nanoparticles (NPs) are a promising alternative to antibiotics for targeting microorganisms, especially in the case of difficult-to-treat bacterial illnesses. Antibacterial coatings for medical equipment, materials for infection prevention and healing, bacterial detection systems for medical diagnostics, and antibacterial immunizations are potential applications of nanotechnology. Infections in the ear, which can result in hearing loss, are extremely difficult to cure.

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Background: A few studies have reported transcanal endoscopic management of isolated congenital middle ear malformations (CMEMs).

Objective: The purpose of this study is to describe our surgical experience in endoscopic ear surgery for isolated CMEMs and evaluate the surgical effect of hearing reconstruction.

Methods: From January 2017 to January 2022, a retrospective study was performed on 36 patients (37 ears) with isolated CMEMs who all underwent endoscopic surgery.

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Objective: Behavioral intentions to care for patients with infectious diseases are crucial for improving quality of care. However, there have been few studies of the behavioral intentions and factors influencing patient care by clinical nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to explore cognition, attitudes, subjective norms, self-efficacy, and behavioral intentions of clinical nurses while caring for COVID-19 patients and to explore any influencing factors.

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