Decreasing the rate of incontinence-associated dermatitis in intensive care units: A quality improvement project.

Purpose: Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at a high risk of developing incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD), the incidence and severity of which are positively related to pressure injuries, thus affecting nursing quality indicators. This quality improvement project aimed to decrease the severity and incidence of IAD, with a focus on enhancing awareness among nursing staff.

Design: This 36-month project was implemented via the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model.

Autophagy dysfunction contributes to NLRP1 inflammasome-linked depressive-like behaviors in mice.

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common but severe psychiatric illness characterized by depressive mood and diminished interest. Both nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine-rich repeat and pyrin domain-containing 1 (NLRP1) inflammasome and autophagy have been reported to implicate in the pathological processes of depression. However, the mechanistic interplay between NLRP1 inflammasome, autophagy, and depression is still poorly known.

[Eco-economic thinking for developing carbon sink industry in the de-farming regions].

Based on the potential and the law that plants absorb carbon dioxide, carbon sink industry means certain appropriate artificial intervention to obtain clean air, and to meet people's production and life demand for ecological environment industry. Carbon sink industry is considered as a breakthrough point and a new growth point for optimizing and upgrading of the original relatively balanced or stable agricultural industry-resources system. Among the ecosystem services in the de-farming regions, the rapid increase of the economic manifestation of carbon fixation and oxygen release function and the carbon sink potential, as well as the rise of carbon trading and carbon market both in domestic and international, have established a theoretical and practical basis for the deve-lopment of carbon industry.

Selected organochlorine pesticide and polychlorinated biphenyl residues in house dust in Singapore.

Although the use of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been prohibited in Singapore since 1980, OCPs and PCBs still can be detected in the environment and represent a potential threat to public health. In this study, OCPs and PCBs were measured in house dust samples collected from 31 homes across the island-state of Singapore. Organochlorine pesticides, such as hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), chlordanes and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) were tested, with a range of View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in house dust in Singapore.

The use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as flame retardants in Singapore is not strictly regulated; therefore these compounds can be readily found in furniture, electronic devices, and building materials. This study was the first of its kind to be conducted in Singapore to measure concentrations of PBDEs in house dust. Samples were collected from 31 homes in various locations across the island-state of Singapore, and a total eight PBDEs congeners were measured.