Effects of occupational therapy on quality of life in breast cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The objective was to discuss the impact of occupational therapy on different domains of quality of life in breast cancer patients. We performed a literature search to identify articles published before June 27, 2023, using the following databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Scopus.

Objective: The objective was to discuss the impact of occupational therapy on different domains of quality of life in breast cancer patients.

A Pegylated Liposome Loaded with Raddeanin A for Prostate Cancer Therapy.

Introduction: Raddeanin A (RA), a potent triterpenoid extracted from Anemone raddeana Regel, has a moderate therapeutic effect on prostate cancer (PCa), correlating with serious biological toxicity. Therefore, a RA-loaded PEGylated liposome drug delivery system was devised in this study.

Methods: Hydrogenated soybean phospholipids (HSPC), 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-Polyethyleneglycol-2000 (sodium salt) (DSPE-PEG2k), cholesterol (CHO), and RA were utilised to prepare a RA-loaded liposome (LRA) drug delivery system via the thin film hydration technique.

Machine learning in predicting outcomes for stroke patients following rehabilitation treatment: A systematic review.

Objective: This review aimed to summarize the use of machine learning for predicting the potential benefits of stroke rehabilitation treatments, to evaluate the risk of bias of predictive models, and to provide recommendations for future models.

Materials And Methods: This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA statement and the CHARMS checklist. The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and CNKI databases were searched up to April 08, 2023.

A bibliometric analysis of global publication trends on rTMS and aphasia.

Background: Aphasia is one of the most devastating cognitive disorders caused by brain injury and seriously hinders patients' rehabilitation and quality of life. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation involves the repeated application of extracranial pulsed magnetic fields to the local central nervous system to alter the membrane potential of cortical nerve cells, generating induced currents that affect brain metabolism and electrical activity. As one of the most popular noninvasive brain stimulation techniques, it has been used to treat aphasia.

Exosomal miR-17-92 derived from human mesenchymal stem cells promotes wound healing by enhancing angiogenesis and inhibiting endothelial cell ferroptosis.

Background: Wound healing is a complex and dynamic process that involves a series of cellular and molecular events. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their exosomes (MSC-Exos) have crucial functions in cutaneous wound healing. MiR-17-92 is a multifunctional microRNA (miRNA) cluster that plays vital roles in tissue development and tumor angiogenesis.

PPP1R14B is a diagnostic prognostic marker in patients with uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma.

Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) is one of the most common malignancies of the female genital tract. A recently discovered protein-coding gene, PPP1R14B, can inhibit protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) as well as different PP1 holoenzymes, which are important proteins regulating cell growth, the cell cycle, and apoptosis. However, the association between PPP1R14B expression and UCEC remains undefined.

KNL1 is a prognostic and diagnostic biomarker related to immune infiltration in patients with uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma.

Background: The incidence and mortality of uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) are increasing yearly. There is currently no screening test for UCEC, and progress in its treatment is limited. It is important to identify new biomarkers for screening, diagnosing and predicting the outcomes of UCEC.

Prolonged exposure to the herbicide atrazine promotes kidney fibrosis by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling in rats.

Exposure to atrazine (ATR), a widely-used herbicide, is a potential harmful to human health due to its long-term environmental persistence and bioaccumulation. The effects of chronic exposure to ATR on renal function in rats were evaluated in this research. Female Sprague-Dawley rats at 4 weeks of age were treated with different concentrations of ATR for 6 months.

A bibliometric analysis of global publications on graft-versus-host disease research.

Background: Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a fatal complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and is an enormous burden on the patient economy and related health systems. Nevertheless, only a few bibliometric studies have examined the direction of research and the major findings within the field.

Methods: Statistical and visualization bibliometric analysis was performed in April 2021.

Blended learning vs traditional teaching: The potential of a novel teaching strategy in nursing education - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: The primary goal of this analysis is to determine the effectiveness of blended learning versus traditional face-to-face teaching in nursing education from the three aspects of knowledge, skills and satisfaction.

Background: With the rapid development of health care, traditional teaching has been unable to meet the learning needs of nursing education. With the development of Internet technology, blended learning seems to be a new available choice to solve the current predicament.

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the attitude towards pressure ulcer prevention instrument: A cross-sectional survey.

To carry out the translation and cultural adaptation of the attitude towards pressure ulcer prevention instrument for use in Chinese and to analyse the validity and reliability of the adapted version of the questionnaire. In this quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, after translation of the questionnaire from English to Chinese, back-translation, and assessment of equivalence between the original and back-translated version by an expert panel, the Chinese version instrument was assessed by a convenience sample of registered nurses in several hospitals in cities of China. The internal consistency and content validity of the instrument was tested, and a confirmatory factor analysis was also performed.