Evaluation and improvement of nursing undergraduates' informatics competencies using a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making model.

Background: Nursing staff need to be constantly exposed to information systems at work and encounter patients who share medical data obtained from the internet; this was widely observed during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Hence, nursing staff should have the necessary skills and education that can help them develop nursing students' informatics competencies. However, research on assessing and improving nursing students' informatics competencies remains scarce.

Efficacy and safety of low-dose tetracycline, amoxicillin quadruple therapy in infection: A retrospective single center study.

Background: () eradication rates have declined with the rise of antibiotic-resistant strains in recent years. Although highly effective with a low prevalence of resistance, standard dose tetracycline is associated with frequent adverse events. The efficacy and safety of low-dose tetracycline as part of tetracycline and amoxicillin-containing bismuth quadruple therapy are not well described.

Assessing evidence-based practice competencies of undergraduate nursing students using a developed multi-criteria decision-analysis model.

Aim: The developed multi-criteria decision analysis model was used to identify the inter-influence relationships and key factors affecting the EBP competencies of UNSs, to assess the EBP competencies of UNSs and based on these results, to formulate an improvement strategy to enhance the EBP competencies of UNSs.

Background: EBP is considered a core competency in international nursing practice. However, few studies have developed EBP evaluation models and applied them to assessing and improving the EBP competencies of UNSs.

Efficacy and safety of modified tetracycline dosing in a quadruple therapy for : A retrospective single center study.

Background: Although highly effective as a component of () treatment regimen, tetracycline is associated with a high incidence of medication-related adverse events. Modified dosing of tetracycline as part of quadruple therapy may improve safety while providing comparable eradication rates.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of modified dosing of tetracycline in patients receiving tetracycline and furazolidone-containing quadruple therapy in patients with infection.

Identification of critical quality factors and critical satisfaction gaps in emergency training courses for new nurses by the multi-criteria network structure model.

Objective: To identify critical quality factors and critical satisfaction gaps in emergency training courses for new nurses through a systematic decision-making model.

Methods: Firstly, the service quality (SERVQUAL) was used in the evaluation index system of this study. Then, the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method was used to analyze the relationship structure and the corresponding weights between the indicators.

Outcomes of furazolidone- and amoxicillin-based quadruple therapy for infection and predictors of failed eradication.

Aim: To evaluate the outcomes of furazolidone- and amoxicillin-based quadruple therapy for treatment of () infection and identify predictors of failed eradication.

Methods: Patients with infection treated with furazolidone, amoxicillin, bismuth, and proton pump inhibitor therapy (January 2015 to December 2015) who received the C-urea breath test > 4 wk after treatment were evaluated. Demographic and clinical data including prior treatment attempts, medication adherence, alcohol and cigarette consumption during therapy, and treatment-related adverse events were recorded by reviewing medical records and telephone surveys.

Risk factors for colorectal neoplasms based on colonoscopy and pathological diagnoses of Chinese citizens: a multicenter, case-control study.

Purpose: Since observational data in the urban residents are required to better assess the risk factors of colorectal neoplasm occurrence and the effectiveness of colonoscopy screening and surveillance, we conducted a case-control study at multicenters in China to identify patient characteristics and neoplasm features of colorectal adenoma (CRA) and colorectal carcinoma (CRC).

Methods: A total of 4089 patients who had undergone a colonoscopy from 19 hospitals were enrolled, of which 1106 had CRA and 466 had CRC. They were compared with controls.

Serological and PCR detection of feline leptospira in southern Taiwan.

Taiwan is in the subtropical zone and has typhoons every year. Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Taiwan, and feline leptospirosis in Taiwan remains unknown so far. From January, 2010, to September, 2011, 233 cats in south Taiwan (159 stray cats and 74 household cats) were sampled in this research.

Genetic susceptibility to ulcerative colitis in the Chinese Han ethnic population: association with TNF polymorphisms.

Background: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) is an important proinflammatory cytokine that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recent studies have evaluated the role of TNF promoter polymorphisms in IBD, whereas the data are inconsistent. Trans-racial mapping in an ethnically distinct but homogenous population may help clarify these associations.

Clinical presentation of inflammatory bowel disease: a hospital based retrospective study of 379 patients in eastern China.

Background: Numerous studies from Europe and North America have provided a wealth of information regarding the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Caucasians. Previous studies in mainland China have been limited by small patient numbers or by lack of detailed information about clinical subgroups of the disease. This study was carried out to assess the demographic and clinical characteristics of IBD in Chinese patients.

[NOD2/CARD15 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to Crohn's disease in Chinese Han population].

Objective: Previous studies have shown NOD2/CARD15 gene is the first susceptibility gene to Crohn's disease (CD), three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the gene have been identified to be associated with CD in the Caucasians, but not in the Japanese. Here we have evaluated the NOD2/CARD gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients to determine whether the gene is associated with susceptibility to CD in Chinese Han population.

Methods: Blood samples were obtained from 32 patients with CD, 110 patients with ulcerative colitis, and 292 healthy controls in Zhejiang location.