Astaxanthin encapsulation in soybean protein isolate-sodium alginate complexes-stabilized nanoemulsions: antioxidant activities, environmental stability, and in vitro digestibility.

Background: Nanoemulsions (NEs) have been considered an effective carrier to protect environmentally labile bioactive compounds from degradation during food processing. Among the numerous types of NEs, biopolymer-stabilized NEs have gained much attention to achieve this function because of the extensive sources, biocompatibility, and tunability. Therefore, the antioxidant activities, environmental stability, and in vitro digestibility of astaxanthin (AST)-loaded soybean protein isolate (SPI)-alginate (SA) complexes-stabilized NEs (AST-SPI-SA-NEs) were investigated in this study.

Occupational Happiness of Civilian Nurses in China: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Civilian nurses have gradually become the main body of military nurses. Our study aimed to understand their occupational happiness and its influencing factors.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 319 civilian nurses working in 15 military hospitals in China.

Balanced Standing on One Foot of Biped Robot Based on Three-Particle Model Predictive Control.

Balancing is a fundamental task in the motion control of bipedal robots. Compared to two-foot balancing, one-foot balancing introduces new challenges, such as a smaller supporting polygon and control difficulty coming from the kinematic coupling between the center of mass (CoM) and the swinging leg. Although nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) may solve this problem, it is not feasible to implement it on the actual robot because of its large amount of calculation.

Structure and stability characterization of pea protein isolate-xylan conjugate-stabilized nanoemulsions prepared using ultrasound homogenization.

Preparation of pea protein isolate-xylan (PPI-X) conjugate-stabilized nanoemulsions using ultrasonic homogenization and the corresponding structure and environmental stability were investigated in this study. Conditions used to prepare nanoemulsions were optimized using a response surface methodology as follows: protein concentration 8.86 mg/mL, ultrasound amplitudes 57 % (370.

Effect of Standardized Nutritional Intervention in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Receiving Radiotherapy Complicated with Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of standardized nutritional intervention in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma receiving radiotherapy complicated with diabetes mellitus and the impact on quality of life.

Methods: From January 2019 to December 2020, 100 diabetic patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma receiving radiotherapy were assessed for eligibility and recruited. They were concurrently and randomly assigned (1 : 1) to receive either conventional nursing (control group) or standardized nutritional intervention (observation group).

Efficacy and Safety of Aidi Injection as an Adjuvant Therapy on Advanced Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: Aidi injection (ADI) is being used widely for breast cancer in China. However, the efficacy and safety of it need to be summarized. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare ADI and non-ADI treatment for advanced breast cancer.

Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and the risk of wheezing in offspring: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

In the past few years, growing evidence supports a preventive role of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy for wheezing or asthma in offspring. However, the optimal dose of vitamin D intake is unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the linear and nonlinear dose-response pattern of vitamin D intake during pregnancy and asthma or wheezing in offspring.