The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction for Military Cadets on Perceived Stress.

This study aimed to develop a program of mindfulness-based stress reduction for military cadets (MBSR-MC). On the basis of a pretest-posttest design, participants were assigned to either a control or an experimental group to examine the effectiveness of MBSR-MC. First, 60 volunteering cadets of National Defense University were randomly assigned to the MBSR-MC group ( = 30) and the control group ( = 30).

Effects of Creative Thinking and Its Personality Determinants on Negative Emotion Regulation.

This study investigated the relationship between creativity and negative emotion, and the effects of integrating creative insight into the reappraisal process on negative emotions. In Study 1, participants' creativity and baseline anxiety levels were measured; then anxiety was induced, and anxiety levels were reassessed. In Study 2, participants wrote about past negative events and then completed the positive and negative affect schedule.

Analyzed outcome for embolization of hepatic carcinoma by C-arm angiographic computed tomography.

Purpose: This study evaluated and monitored the outcome of angiographic embolization of hepatic carcinoma by real-time C-arm angiographic computed tomography under number of tumors, size of tumors, and patient's age.METHODS AND MARTIALS: In total, 142 patients underwent angiographic embolization of hepatic carcinoma. The control group, 71 patients, underwent conventional angiographic (CA) embolization of hepatic carcinoma.

Study of release speeds and bacteria inhibiting capabilities of drug delivery membranes fabricated via electrospinning by observing bacteria growth curves.

The study found that biodegradable drug delivery membranes that were fabricated from Poly(a-L-alanine) (PLLA) and chlorhexidine (CHX)-gluconate via electrospinning could steadily and continuously inhibit the growth of bacteria. Bacterial growth curves were used to evaluate on a real-time basis the relationship between drug delivery speeds of the membranes and growth rates of bacteria in different phases. The results showed that PLLA/CHX (50:50 in terms of volume) drug delivery membranes could do what drug delivery systems can normally do.