Mediating effect of coping strategy and psychological status between illness perception and quality of life among patients with atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional study.

Background: This study investigated the mediating effects of coping strategies and psychological status on the relationship between illness perception and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 178 patients with AF who were admitted to a tertiary hospital in Beijing City in mainland from March 2020 and June 2022. Assessments were made for HRQoL using the Short Form Health Survey depressive symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, anxiety using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), illness perception using the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), AF symptoms using the Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale (AFSS), and coping strategies using the Brief-COPE Scale.

An improved sampled-data control for a nonlinear dynamic positioning ship with Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy model.

This article considered the sampled-data control issue for a dynamic positioning ship (DPS) with the Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model. By introducing new useful terms such as second-order term of time, an improved Lyapunov-Krasovskii function (LKF) was constructed. Additionally, the reciprocally convex method is introduced to bound the derivative of LKF.

Positive effect of Balint group on burnout and self-efficacy of head nurses in China: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Burnout is common among nurses and can lead to negative outcomes of medical care. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of Balint groups to reduce burnout in head nurses in a Chinese hospital.

Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial with a pre- and post-test.

The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on health-related quality of life, anxiety, depression, illness perception, and in atrial fibrillation patients: a six-month longitudinal study.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) often leads to an impaired Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in many patients. Moreover, psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, and illness perception have been found to significantly correlate with HRQoL. This study aims to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in enhancing HRQoL and mitigating psychological distress among AF patients.

Design and stabilization analysis of luxury cruise with dynamic positioning systems based on sampled-data control.

This paper studies the sampled-data control issue for a luxury cruise (LC) with dynamic positioning system (DPS). The design method and mathematical model of LC is given. By constructing an improved time-dependent Lyapunov-Krasovskii function (LKF) by adding new useful terms, the sampling pattern is fully captured and less conservatism of the results are obtained.

Temperature controlled microcapsule loaded with essential oil and its application in preservation of peaches.

In this study, essential oil (PEO) loaded microcapsules (PEOM) were successfully prepared and their thermal stability, temperature-responsive releasing effect, antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, and preservation of peach were systematically investigated. PEOM showed excellent encapsulation efficiency (91.5%) with a core-shell ratio of 1.

Citral Essential Oil-Loaded Microcapsules by Simple Coacervation and Its Application on Peach Preservation.

Citral essential oil (CEO) was encapsulated by the single coalescence method, and its stability, release properties, and ability to maintain freshness were evaluated for the first time. The microshape characteristics of a CEO-loaded microcapsule (CM) were analyzed by inverted microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The encapsulation efficiency, stability, and release behavior of CEO were evaluated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric/differential thermal comprehensive analysis (TG/DSC), and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS).

Cognitive mechanisms of the face context effect: An event related potential study of the effects of emotional contexts on neutral face perception.

Face context effect refers to the influence of the emotional context on facial expression perception. Numerous empirical studies have explored the mechanisms of the face context effect, but no consistent conclusions have been drawn. Hence, we investigated the cognitive mechanisms of the face context effect using recordings of event-related potentials.

Effects of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Depression, Illness Perception, and Quality of Life in Atrial Fibrillation Patients.

Background: AF Patients with depression resulted in a markedly reduced quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Methods: It was A longitudinal randomized controlled trial with a pre and 12-weeks post-test.

Highly selective and high-performance osmotic power generators in subnanochannel membranes enabled by metal-organic frameworks.

The electric organs of electric eels are able to convert ionic gradients into high-efficiency electricity because their electrocytes contain numerous "subnanoscale" protein ion channels that can achieve highly selective and ultrafast ion transport. Despite increasing awareness of blue energy production through nanochannel membranes, achieving high-performance energy output remains considerably unexplored. Here, we report on a heterogeneous subnanochannel membrane, consisting of a continuous UiO-66-NH metal-organic framework (MOF) and a highly ordered alumina nanochannel membrane.

Holocene monsoon dynamics at Kunlun Pass on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Various proxy records have been used for the understanding of environmental and climate variations during the Holocene. Here, for the first time, we use meteoric Be isotope measurements performed on sediments from a drill core collected at the Kunlun Pass (KP) on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (NETP) to investigate hydroclimate changes during the Holocene. The Be flux suggests relative low levels in the Early Holocene, followed by a sharp increase to high values at around 4 ka BP (4 ka BP = 4000 years before present).

Solar and meteorological influences on seasonal atmospheric Be in Europe for 1975 to 2018.

Assessing the transport of natural radionuclides in the atmosphere provides a powerful tool to study air mass circulation. Here, we investigated the seasonal atmospheric distribution of the naturally produced Be in surface air over Europe between 40° N and 68° N during the period 1975-2018. The results suggest that the inter-annual variability of Be reflects production rates of the radionuclide induced by solar modulation of cosmic rays.

Unraveling the Anomalous Surface-Charge-Dependent Osmotic Power Using a Single Funnel-Shaped Nanochannel.

Nanofluidic osmotic power, which converts a difference in salinity between brine and fresh water into electricity with nanoscale channels, has received more and more attention in recent years. It is long believed that to gain high-performance osmotic power, highly charged channel materials should be exploited so as to enhance the ion selectivity. In this paper, we report counterintuitive surface-charge-density-dependent osmotic power in a single funnel-shaped nanochannel (FSN), violating the previous viewpoint.

Modification and validation of a performance-based functional capacity instrument for individuals with schizophrenia.

Functional impairments are common in schizophrenia patients, but few performance-based instruments are available to evaluate their functional capacity, especially those that are culturally adapted for use in China. This study aimed to modify the items of the original Beijing Performance-based Functional Ecological Test (BJ-PERFECT) due to limited tasks in a particular scenario and examine the psychometric properties of the newly modified BJ-PERFECT in schizophrenia patients. Participants of the study comprised 105 schizophrenia patients and 45 healthy controls (HCs).

Use of Be isotope to predict landscape development in the source area of the Yellow River (SAYR), northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The magnitude of soil and sediment erosion and accumulation processes can profoundly affect landscape development and hamper efficient management of natural resources. Consequently, estimating the rates and causes of these processes is essential, particularly in remote regions, for prediction of changes in landform and river evolution and protection of local ecosystem. We here present the results of a soil and sediment erosion investigation in the Source Area of the Yellow River (SAYR), northeast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau based on a combined analysis of Be cosmogenic isotope and Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) simulation modelling.

Evaluation of groundwater discharge into surface water by using Radon-222 in the Source Area of the Yellow River, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Understanding hydrological processes in the Source Area of the Yellow River (SAYR), Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is vital for protection and management of groundwater and surface water resources in the region. In situ water measurements of exchange rates between surface water and groundwater are, however, hard to conduct because of the harsh natural conditions of the SAYR. We here present an indirect method using in situ Rn measurements to estimate groundwater discharge into rivers and lakes in the SAYR.