The effectiveness of compassion-based interventions among cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: This study examined the effects of compassion-based intervention on mental health in cancer patients by using systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Methods: Eleven bibliographic databases were searched from their earliest data available date up to March 1, 2022. The databases were PubMed, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, WOS, Cochrane, Embase, Scopus, ProQuest Dissertations, Airiti Library, and the National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan.

Synbiotic Intervention with an Adlay-Based Prebiotic and Probiotics Improved Diet-Induced Metabolic Disturbance in Mice by Modulation of the Gut Microbiota.

Metabolic syndrome and its associated conditions, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), are a major public health issue in modern societies. Dietary interventions, including microbiota-directed foods which effectively modulate the gut microbiome, may influence the regulation of obesity and associated comorbidities. Although research on probiotics and prebiotics has been conducted extensively in recent years, diets with the use of synbiotics remain relatively unexplored.

Reproducible Crystallization of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate·1/8 Hydrate by Evaporation, Antisolvent Addition, and Cooling.

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)·1/8 hydrate (NaCHSO·1/8HO) crystals were successfully produced by evaporation, antisolvent addition, cooling crystallization, and isothermal aging in a common stirred tank. A clear 33.3 wt % SDS aqueous solution was concentrated by evaporation to a 60 wt % coagel consisting of numerous SDS hydrates and water.

[The resilience and health status of primary caregivers of schizophrenia patients].

Background: Resilience has been shown to have a positive effect on health status. However, little research has been conducted on the impact of resilience on the health of primary caregivers of schizophrenia patients.

Purpose: This study investigated the correlations between resilience and the health status of caregivers of schizophrenia patients.

The effect of oral training on vital signs of premature infants.

Aims And Objectives: This study aimed to develop an applicable oral training protocol and test its effects on vital sign stabilisation in premature infants.

Background: Oral training improves the feeding behaviour of premature infants. However, the inconsistencies of oral training procedures in previous studies obscure the interventional effect of oral training on vital sign stabilisation in premature infants.