Analysis of mental health status and related factors in patients with acute cerebral infarction.

Background: Acute cerebral infarction (ACI) is characterized by a high incidence of morbidity, disability, recurrence, death and heavy economic burden, and has become a disease of concern in global researchers. As ACI has serious effects on patients' physical status, life and economy, often causing anxiety, depression and other psychological problems, these problems can lead to the aggravation of physical symptoms; thus, it is very important to understand the factors affecting the mental health of these patients.

Aim: To understand the elements that affect the mental health of patients who have suffered an ACI.

Study on Sports, Extracurricular Activities, Electronic Device Usage Factors Associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Taiwanese Preschoolers.

Under the impact of the pandemic, electronic device usage has become the primary tool for learning. Due to social distancing restrictions, many sports facilities have been forced to close, resulting in changes in daily activities for preschool children. This research aimed to investigate the sports, extracurricular activities, and electronic device usage factors associated with chronic fatigue syndrome among Taiwanese preschoolers.

Sleeping and Dietary Factors Associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Taiwanese Preschoolers.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the sleeping and dietary factors associated with the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome among Taiwanese preschoolers. Five-year-old preschoolers were randomly selected using a stratified multistage random cluster sampling method. The parents of the preschoolers completed a questionnaire containing items related to symptoms of fatigue and sleeping and dietary habits among the preschoolers.

Self-reported confidence in patient safety competencies among Chinese nursing students: a multi-site cross-sectional survey.

Background: Nursing interns are an important backup force for nursing professionals, so efforts to strengthen their patient safety (PS) competencies are a major priority. To do so requires assessing the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese nursing students' PS competence and identifying the influencing factors.

Methods: This was a multi-site, cross-sectional, web-based study that was carried out between September 2018 and January 2019.

Comprehension of figurative language in Taiwanese children with autism: The role of theory of mind and receptive vocabulary.

First-order theory of mind (ToM) is necessary for comprehension of metaphors, and second-order ToM is necessary for comprehension of irony. This study investigated the role of ToM and language ability in comprehending figurative language in 50 Taiwanese children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASDs) compared with 50 typically developing children. Results showed that the No-ToM HFASDs group performed worse than the first-order ToM HFASDs group and the second-order ToM HFASDs group in comprehension of metaphors, irony, sarcasm and indirect reproach, but not for indirect request.

[Project to attain the ideal caloric intake level in critical patients within a 72-hour period].

Background & Problems: Early enteral nutrition and receiving more than 70% of the ideal caloric intake level has been shown to reduce patient infection rates, duration of hospital stays, and mortality. Only 40.6% of patients in our surgical intensive care unit were achieving the ideal caloric intake level.

Responses to Wh-, Yes/No-, A-not-A, and choice questions in Taiwanese children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder.

The present study investigated the hypothesis that children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) have a greater difficulty in responding to Wh- than Yes/No questions across languages. Conversations between Taiwanese children and their mothers were investigated and the children's response adequacy to maternal questions in a semi-structured setting were examined. Twelve Taiwanese children with HFASD, ranging in age from 7.

Pachymic acid stimulates glucose uptake through enhanced GLUT4 expression and translocation.

In an effort to investigate the effect and mechanism of Poria cocos on glucose uptake, six lanostane-type triterpenoids were isolated and analyzed. Among them, pachymic acid displayed the most significant stimulating activity on glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. The effect of pachymic acid on the expression profile of glucose transporters in differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes was also analyzed.

Effect and mechanism of ginsenosides CK and Rg1 on stimulation of glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

The glucoregulatory activities of ginsenosides compound K (CK) and Rg1 were investigated in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Both compounds significantly enhanced glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes in a dose-response manner, which is correlated with increased GLUT4 translocation from intracellular vesicles to the plasma membrane in adipocytes. The stimulating effects of CK and Rg1 on glucose uptake and GLUT4 translocation are associated with activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathways; both are key pathways in mediating glucose uptake in animal cells.