Self-management theories, models and frameworks in patients with chronic heart failure: A scoping review.

Aim: The aim of this study was to synthesize the self-management theory, model and frameworks of patients with chronic heart failure, focusing on construction process, methods and existing problems.

Background: Although the self-management theories have been created and verified for those patients with chronic heart failure, no reviews have been performed to integrate these theories.

Design: A scoping review of recent literature (without a date limit) was conducted.

Biotransformation of Ursonic Acid by and to Discover Anti-Neuroinflammatory Derivatives.

Biotransformation of ursonic acid () by two fungal strains CGMCC 3.5324 and CGMCC 3.407 yielded thirteen new compounds (, , -, and -), along with five recognized ones.

Abandonment of intravenous volume expansion after preoperative receipt of α-blockers in patients with adrenal pheochromocytoma was not an independent risk factor for intraoperative hemodynamic instability.

Background: There is no consensus on whether intravenous rehydration must be added after preoperative phenoxybenzamine (PXB) administration for pheochromocytoma. The aim of this study is to investigate whether abandonment of intravenous volume expansion after PXB administration is associated with intraoperative hemodynamic instability.

Methods: 83 Patients with pheochromocytoma received surgical treatment in the Department of Urology, Handan First Hospital, between October 2014 and July 2022.

Graphene-like wrapped Ni@C catalyst with magnetic recyclability for selective hydrogenation of nitro-aromatics.

The graphene-like wrapped Ni@C catalysts were facilely synthesized by a modified sol-gel method. Nickel nitrate and citric acid (CA) were adopted as the raw materials to form sol-gel mixture. Under the circumstances, the additive CA were employed not only as a complexing agent but also as a carbon source.

Novel biocompatible and sensitive visual sensor based on aggregation-induced emission for on-site detection of radioactive uranium in water and live cell imaging.

In consideration of the severe hazards of radioactive uranium pollution, the rapid assessment of uranium in field and in vivo are urgently needed. In this work a novel biocompatible and sensitive visual fluorescent sensor based on aggregation-induced emission (AIE) was designed for onsite detection of UO in complex environmental samples, including wastewater from Uranium Plant, river water and living cell. The AIE-active sensor (named as TPA-SP) was prepared with a "bottom-up" strategy by introducing a trianiline group (TPA) with a single-bond rotatable helix structure into the salicylaldehyde Schiff-base molecule.

Synthesis and application of novel N, Si-carbon dots for the ratiometric fluorescent monitoring of the antibiotic balofloxacin in tablets and serum.

A ratiometric fluorescent probe with blue-emission fluorescence based on N, Si-doped carbon dots (N, Si-CDs) for the detection of balofloxacin (BLFX) was synthesized by simple one-pot hydrothermal carbonization using methotrexate and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) as carbon materials. The obtained N, Si-CDs showed dual-emission band fluorescence characterization at 374 nm and 466 nm. Furthermore, the synthesized N, Si-CD probe exhibited evidence of ratiometric fluorescence emission characteristics ( / ) toward BLFX along with a decrease in fluorescence intensity at 374 nm and an increase in fluorescence intensity at 466 nm.

A novel fluorescence ratio probe based on dual-emission carbon dots for highly selective and sensitive detection of chlortetracycline and cell imaging.

The novel dual-emission carbon dots (DECDs) for highly selective and sensitive recognition of chlortetracycline (CTC) and cell imaging were synthesized successfully by one-step synthesis. The obtained DECDs possessed two fluorescence peaks (345 nm and 450 nm) and showed specific response to CTC, resulting in a decrease in fluorescence intensity at 345 nm, a blue shift, and an increase in fluorescence intensity at 450 nm. The obtained DECDs exhibited highly selective response to CTC and not to its analogues, such as tetracycline, doxycycline, and oxytetracycline.

Biotransformation of Betulonic Acid by the Fungus CGMCC 3.868 and Antineuroinflammatory Activity of the Biotransformation Products.

Biotransformation of betulonic acid () by CGMCC 3.868 resulted in the production of 16 new (, , , and -) and five known compounds. Structures of the new compounds were established by analysis of spectroscopic data.

Development and validation of the Chinese version of the evidence-based practice profile questionnaire (EBPQ).

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) education or training are considered fundamental to building and strengthening an EBP culture, as well as to encouraging evidence-based academic and clinical practice in the nursing community. However, few valid and reliable instruments are available for the assessment of EBP teaching and learning in clinical nurses in China. Translation, reliability, and validity testing of the English Evidence-Based Practice Profile Questionnaire (EBPQ), which has strong psychometric properties, may encourage evaluation and promote the implementation of EBP in Mainland China.

A Chinese version of the chemotherapy-induced alopecia distress scale based on reliability and validity assessment in breast cancer patients.

Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced alopecia is a common and emotionally traumatic side effect on breast cancer patients. In order to make up for the deficiency of measuring tools in China, our study aims at translating the chemotherapy-induced alopecia distress scale (CADS) into Chinese and evaluating the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of CADS (CADS-C) in breast cancer patients.

Methods: The validity and reliability of CADS-C were measured by a questionnaire survey among 301 breast cancer patients from Chinese mainland.

A Chinese version of the Patient Perceptions of Patient-Empowering Nurse Behaviours Scale: Reliability and validity assessment in chronically ill patients.

Aims And Objectives: To translate the Patient Perceptions of Patient-Empowering Nurse Behaviours Scale (PPPNBS) into Chinese and to psychometrically test the Chinese version of PPPNBS (PPPNBS-C) in chronically ill patients.

Background: The growing prevalence and burden of chronic illnesses became the driving force for the need of empowerment as an approach to engage patients in self-management. The PPPNBS was developed to assess patient perceptions of the process of empowerment during hospitalisation.

[Distribution of subgingival flora after restoration of dentition defect with conical telescopic removable denture in patients with periodontitis].

Purpose: To assess the distribution of subgingival flora after restoration of dentition defect with conical telescopic removable denture in patients with periodontitis.

Methods: 36 spots of 18 patients were examined and recorded for periodontal depth (PD) and gingival index(GI). Samples from subgingival pocket were collected, cultured, evaluated and compared between abutment teeth group and nonabutment teeth group.