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.

Nurses' Knowledge and Skills After Use of an Augmented Reality App for Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) skills are essential for nurses. During the COVID-19 pandemic, augmented reality (AR) technologies were incorporated into medical education to increase learning motivation and accessibility.

Objective: This study aims to determine whether AR for educational applications can significantly improve crash cart learning, learning motivation, cognitive load, and system usability.

Forecasting the incidence frequencies of schizophrenia using deep learning.

Mental disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, and accurate incidence forecasting is crucial for effective mental health strategies. This study developed a long short-term memory (LSTM)-based recurrent neural network model to predict schizophrenia in inpatients in Taiwan. Data was collected on individuals aged over 20 years and diagnosed with schizophrenia between 1998 and 2015 from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD).

Use of machine learning algorithms to determine the relationship between air pollution and cognitive impairment in Taiwan.

Air pollution has become a major global threat to human health. Urbanization and industrialization over the past few decades have increased the air pollution. Plausible connections have been made between air pollutants and dementia.

The methodology of resistance training is crucial for improving short-medium distance front crawl performance in competitive swimmers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Resistance training is often a part of the routine training regimen for competitive swimmers. However, due to the variety of resistance training methodology, the results can be inconsistent and sometimes unsatisfactory. Clear recommendations are still lacking at present.

Mediation analysis for TNF-α as a mediator between multiple metal exposure and kidney function.

The association between metal mixtures and kidney function has been reported. However, reports on the mechanism of metal toxicity were limited. Oxidative stress was reported as a possible cause.

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Optimal dosage ranges of various exercise types for enhancing timed up and go performance in Parkinson's disease patients: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.

Objective: To examine the dose-response relationship between specific types of exercise for alleviating Timed up and Go (TUG) in Parkinson's disease PD.

Design: Systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.

Data Sources: PubMed, Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched from inception until February 5th, 2024.

Impact of Fruit and Vegetable Enzyme Supplementation on Aerobic Performance and Lactate Response in Older Adults Following High-Intensity Interval Exercise Through Exergaming: Randomized Experimental Matched-Pair Study.

Background: Exercise offers substantial health benefits but can induce oxidative stress and inflammation, especially in high-intensity formats such as high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE). Exergaming has become an effective, enjoyable fitness tool for all ages, particularly older adults. Enzyme supplements may enhance exercise performance by improving lactate metabolism and reducing oxidative stress.

Structural equation modeling of dispositional mindfulness, internal environmental factors, external environmental factors, and self-care behaviors in people with type 2 diabetes.

Background: To achieve suitable diabetes care, understanding the factors that affect self-care behaviors is necessary.

Objective: To construct a model of dispositional mindfulness, internal environmental factors, external environmental factors, and self-care behaviors in people with diabetes.

Design And Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed a convenience sample of 311 people with type 2 diabetes in Taiwan.

Physical frailty identification using machine learning to explore the 5-item FRAIL scale, Cardiovascular Health Study index, and Study of Osteoporotic Fractures index.

Background: Physical frailty is an important issue in aging societies. Three models of physical frailty assessment, the 5-Item fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness and loss of weight (FRAIL); Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS); and Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) indices, have been regularly used in clinical and research studies. However, no previous studies have investigated the predictive ability of machine learning (ML) for physical frailty assessment.

Exploring the Design of Upper Limb Strength Training Through High-Intensity Interval Training Combined With Exergaming: Usability Study.

Background: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has become a popular exercise strategy in modern society, with the Tabata training method being the most popular. In the past, these training methods were mostly done without equipment, but incorporating exergaming into the training may provide a new option for muscle training.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the differences in upper limb muscle activation using an HIIT program combined with exergaming.

The Effect of Vocational Training on Visually Impaired People's Quality of Life.

Background: Quality of life (QOL) is frequently utilized in clinical medicine and research to assess a patient's health status and treatment effectiveness.

Objectives: This study investigates the impact of vocational training on the QOL of visually impaired individuals.

Methods: We employed the brief Taiwan version of the World Health Organization QOL Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREFTW) to assess four domains: physical, psychological, social, and environmental, using a nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design.

Miltefosine reduces coxsackievirus B3 lethality of mice with enhanced STAT3 activation.

Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3), one serotype of enteroviruses, can induce fatal myocarditis and hepatitis in neonates, but both treatment and vaccine are unavailable. Few reports tested antivirals to reduce CVB3. Several antivirals were developed against other enterovirus serotypes, but these antivirals failed in clinical trials due to side effects and drug resistance.

The effect of home-based exercise on motor symptoms, quality of life and functional performance in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Faced with the lack of physical activity caused by mandatory home isolation during special periods and patients' inconvenience in carrying out professionally supervised exercise, many home-based exercise programs have been developed. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of home-based exercise on measures of motor symptoms, quality of life and functional performance in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.

Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis, and searched PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane library, and Web of Science from their inception date to April 1, 2023.

Applying expanded metal mesh for outdoor shades in outdoor thermal environments.

This study investigated the applicability of expanded metal meshes (EMMs) in horizontal shading devices. We performed simulations and experiments with EMMs with different opening ratios and directions. We established various experimental and control groups to measure air temperature, surface temperature, and black globe temperature.

Pulmonary Fat Embolism Following Liposuction and Fat Grafting: A Review of Published Cases.

Background: One of the most severe complications of liposuction and fat grafting is pulmonary fat embolism (PFE). However, most healthcare workers are not familiar with PFE. We performed a systematic review to describe the details of PFE.

Application of deep learning to predict the low serum albumin in new hemodialysis patients.

Background: Serum albumin level is a crucial nutritional indicator for patients on dialysis. Approximately one-third of patients on hemodialysis (HD) have protein malnutrition. Therefore, the serum albumin level of patients on HD is strongly correlated with mortality.

The Effect of Creators' Personality Traits and Depression on Teamwork-Based Design Performance.

Many organizations encourage carrying out a project by teamwork for consensus building and managing risks in decision making. When working as a team, the members' personality traits and depression may affect project performance. This study explored the personality traits and depression of creators on their design performance in teamwork.