Development and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Program for Immediate Newborn Care Training in Nursing Education: A Feasibility Study.

Introduction: Nursing education equips students with the skills necessary to navigate the clinical environment. Repetitive training in complex skills ensures patient and student safety. Immersive virtual reality (VR) offers a realistic and safe environment for such repetitive learning processes.

Efficient removal of manganese ions from waters using hypochlorite-modified granular activated carbon.

Conventional drinking waterworks generally disregard the manganese removal efficiencies. For the first time, this study demonstrates the potential of ClO-modified activated carbon for efficient Mn removal from raw water. The 10% NaClO-modified granular activated carbon increases the Mn adsorption capacity from 4.

Effectiveness of Mindfulness on Student Anxiety and Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Anxiety and depression are the most common psychological issues experienced by students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mindfulness has been suggested as a potential solution to these issues; however, limited studies have evaluated its effectiveness. This study aimed to synthesize experimental studies that measure the effectiveness of mindfulness in reducing student anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effects of Resilience and Personal Accomplishment on the Relationship Between Quality of Work Life and Turnover Intention Among Newly Employed Nurses.

Background: Turnover among newly employed nurses is an indicator of workforce stability in healthcare organizations. The factors influencing turnover intention in this group are complex and differ by generation. The relationships among variables including work-life quality, personal accomplishment, resilience, and turnover intention have been explored separately.

Implementation of shared decision-making about rooming-in: A before and after an audit of breastfeeding in Taiwan.

Background: The 24-h rooming-in policy is crucial to the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) for promoting breastfeeding. However, this policy may restrict maternal autonomy. In 2018, to integrate women's preferences into care decisions, Taiwan's Baby-Friendly certification included prenatal shared decision-making (SDM) for rooming-in.

[Establishment of Administrative Core Competencies and Evaluation Indicators for Head Nurses].

Background: The increasing complexity of the healthcare environment in recent years highlights the importance of cultivating in head nurses the leadership and management competencies necessary to effectively handle complicated administrative tasks and lead nurses in facing various challenges. Identifying the core administrative management competencies required of head nurses and evaluating competency level using behavioral indicators are fundamental to evaluating related training outcomes.

Purpose: This study was designed to identify the core administrative management competencies required of head nurses as well as the associated job responsibilities, tasks, behavioral evaluation indicators, work outputs, and requisite knowledge and skills.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the medical outcome study social support survey among mothers of children aged 6-23 months in Indonesia.

Background: Social support significantly influences a mother's adherence to complementary feeding guidelines, with family support fostering a positive attitude towards this practice. The Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS) is a multidimensional scale designed to evaluate functional aspects of social support, but no instrument has been validated for Indonesia.

Purpose: The study aims to validate the MOS-SSS instrument for measuring mothers' social support in providing complementary food to infants and young children aged 6-23 months in Indonesia.

Layered double hydroxide loaded pinecone biochar as adsorbent for heavy metals and phosphate ion removal from water.

This study modified pinecone biochar with a novel layered double hydroxide (LDH) to enhance its capacity to adsorb heavy metal and phosphate ions from water. The unmodified pinecone biochar demonstrated moderate adsorption capacities for Cu (25.0 mg/g), Co (24 mg/g), Pb (22.

Caregivers' experiences of having a child with cerebral palsy. A meta-synthesis.

Aim: To synthesize qualitative research findings of caregiver experiences and challenges in caring for and raising a child with cerebral palsy.

Design: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.

Methods: Four electronic databases: CINAHL, Embase, OVID Medline, and Cochrane, were systematically searched for qualitative research papers published before December 2022.

Gasification of biomass for syngas production: Research update and stoichiometry diagram presentation.

Gasification is a thermal process that converts organic materials into syngas, bio-oil, and solid residues. This mini-review provides an update on current research on producing high-quality syngas from biomass via gasification. Specifically, the review highlights the effective valorization of feedstocks, the development of novel catalysts for reforming reactions, the configuration of novel integrated gasification processes with an assisted field, and the proposal of advanced modeling tools, including the use of machine learning strategies for process design and optimization.

Factors associated with appropriate complementary feeding: A scoping review.

Problem: Childhood stunting becomes a vital point of an underlying problem in early life. Appropriate and adequate complementary feeding is necessary for children to prevent malnutrition and introduce healthy eating habits. Knowledge of factors related to complementary feeding practices is needed to design strategies that improve optimal complementary feeding and avoid malnutrition in children.

Type-wide biochars loaded with Mg/Al layered double hydroxide as adsorbent for phosphate and mixed heavy metal ions in water.

This study discussed the adsorption of mixed heavy metal ions (Cu, Co, Pb) and phosphate ions by ten pristine biochars and those with precipitated Mg/Al layered double hydroxide (LDH). The pristine biochars have adsorption capacities of 6.9-13.

Effects of the experience of breastfeeding-friendly practices and breastfeeding intention and self-efficacy on breastfeeding behavior: a cohort study in Taiwan.

Background: Approximately 80% of births in Taiwan occurred in Baby-Friendly accredited facilities, although the trend of exclusively breastfeeding infants until 6 months of age has stagnated in the last ten years. To guide breastfeeding promotion interventions during postnatal stays and encourage mothers to continue breastfeeding for the first 6 months, factors associated with breastfeeding behaviors to 6 months post-delivery must be investigated. This study explored the relationships among breastfeeding intention, experience of breastfeeding-friendly practices, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and breastfeeding behavior at four and 6 months after childbirth.

Effect of 0.12% Chlorhexidine Oral Rinse on Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Nonventilator Inpatients.

Background: Nonventilator hospital-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP) is a nosocomial infection with a multifactorial etiology that is particularly prevalent in individuals with poor oral health.

Purpose: This study was designed to determine the effect of a 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse intervention on oral health and on reducing NV-HAP in inpatients.

The Effects of Work Satisfaction and Work Flexibility on Burnout in Nurses.

Background: The World Health Organization has encouraged improving working conditions for nurses to decrease turnover and increase nurse staffing and nursing capacity. The International Council of Nurses has pointed out that a positive work environment can improve satisfaction and decrease burnout in nurses. However, the effects of working conditions and work satisfaction on burnout in nurses remain unclear.

[Establishment of Role and Core Competencies of Geriatric Case Managers in Taiwan].

Background: Older adults have unique and complex care needs that are multifaceted, continuous, and integrated and that span prevention and treatment to long-term rehabilitation. Case managers are able to integrate healthcare and social resources to help older adults and their caregivers manage the needs of daily life. Therefore, identifying the role and core competencies of geriatric case managers in Taiwan is crucial.

Correction: The Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor DRhoGEF2 Is a Genetic Modifier of the PI3K Pathway in Drosophila.

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Is nurse-led case management effective in improving treatment outcomes for cancer patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aims: To identify and synthesize the outcomes of nurse-led case management interventions for improving cancer treatment.

Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis.

Data Sources: PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and CEPS were searched for articles published from inception till June 2019, and search was finalized in January 2020.

Effect of music therapy on improving sleep quality in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Poor sleep quality is a common issue among older adults; it can lead to a poor quality of life and impairments in cognitive function and physical health. This study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of listening to music on sleep quality in older adults.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analyses.

Amorphous mesoporous matrix from metal-organic framework UiO-66 template with strong nucleophile substitution.

The metal-organic framework (MOF) UiO-66 is made of zirconium clusters coordinated with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate linkers that is stable in water and is highly tolerant to extremely acidic or basic environments. Conversely, the zirconium clusters are affine to nucleophiles so the crystalline structures of UiO-66 can be converted into amorphous derivatives. In a mineral acid solution both protons and coordinating nucleophile are present.

Status and related factors of depression, perceived stress, and distress of women at home rest with threatened preterm labor and women with healthy pregnancy in Taiwan.

Background: Women with threatened preterm labor (TPTL) resting at home face several life challenges, but their psychological well-being has been ignored. This study aimed to explore the status and related factors of the psychological status of women with TPTL resting at home, and to compare the psychological status differences between TPTL and healthy pregnant women.

Methods: A cross-sectional, multiple time-point study was conducted to repeatedly assess depression, perceived stress, and distress in 49 TPTL women and 62 healthy pregnant women during pregnancy in Taiwan.

Development and validation of the prenatal activity restriction stress questionnaire: a Rasch rating scale analysis.

Background: Antepartum activity restriction (AAR) is a common recommendation given to women at risk for preterm delivery. However, such treatment has been shown to cause heavy emotional burdens on the women receiving it since it requires them to face many challenges derived from the intervention. Nevertheless, current existing scales lack effective items that can reflect the distress of these women.

Slow pyrolysis of municipal solid waste (MSW): A review.

In recent years, extensive studies have been carried out to improve our knowledge of the reactor operations and system performance in thermal pyrolysis of municipal solid wastes (MSW). However, the fundamentals of MSW pyrolysis and their engineering applications remain unsatisfactorily explored. This paper is a review of the pyrolysis of MSW and synergistic co-pyrolysis of the constituents of MSW with reference to pyrolytic performance, the distribution and energy content of the end products, and the mechanisms of the synergistic effects.

[Social Impacts of International Nursing Education].

The objective of international nursing education in Taiwan is to prepare nursing elites to improve the quality of global healthcare. Nurses are on the frontlines in terms of helping the public through increasingly frequent climate-change disasters, helping care for the rising populations of older adults and patients with chronic diseases, and dealing with the emergence of new infectious diseases. Advancing the knowledge and capabilities of global nursing elites is imperative.