The Effect of Anthocyanins on Cognition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trial Studies in Cognitively Impaired and Healthy Adults.

Purpose Of The Review: Clinical trials suggest that dietary anthocyanins may enhance cognitive function. This systematic literature review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the effect of anthocyanin on cognition and mood in adults.

Recent Findings: Using a random-effects model, Hedge's g scores were calculated to estimate the effect size.

The Challenges of Iranian Female Nurses Caring for Male Patients: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Caring is a multidimensional concept with many factors that can affect its quality such as caring for the opposite sex. This study aims to explore the experiences of Iranian female nurses caring for male patients.

Materials And Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted via conventional content analysis and purposeful sampling.

Association between Malnutrition and Delirium in Older Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units: A Data Linkage Study.

Background: Independently, malnutrition and delirium in older hospitalised adults is prevalent. However, there is limited evidence on the association between these two conditions in older hospitalised adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Objectives: To determine the association between malnutrition and delirium in older CKD patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU).

Double design of host and guest synergistically reinforces the Na-ion storage of sulfur cathodes.

Development of room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries is significantly hampered by the shuttle effect of soluble intermediates and intrinsically sluggish conversion kinetics. In this work, a double design host and guest strategy (, implantation of a polar VO adsorbent into a carbon substrate and selenium doping of a sulfur guest) is proposed to synergistically reinforce the electrochemical properties of sulfur electrodes in sodium ion storage. The VO adsorbent efficiently immobilizes sulfur species strong polar-polar interactions, while the selenium dopant improves the electronic conductivity of sulfur cathodes and accelerates the redox conversion of sulfur cathodes.

A systematic review of literature on occupational health and safety interventions for older workers.

As the global population ages there is an imperative to enhance labour participation of older workers in ways that support good physical and psychological health. However, there is limited guidance for organisations on how to do this effectively. This systematic review examined literature identified through four databases and a targeted web-search, yielding 39 PRISMA records (32 scholarly, seven grey literature) reporting workplace interventions aimed at improving the injury outcomes of older workers.

Direct-to-consumer laboratory testing (DTCT): challenges and implications for specialists in laboratory medicine.

diagnostics (IVD) testing is a powerful tool for medical diagnosis, and patients' safety is guaranteed by a complex system of personnel qualification of the specialist in laboratory medicine, of process control, and legal restrictions in healthcare, most of them under national regulation. Direct-to-consumer laboratory testing (DTCT) is testing ordered by the consumer and performed either by the consumer at home or analysis of self-collected samples in a laboratory. However, since DTCT are not always subject to effective competent authority oversight, DTCT may pose risks to lay persons using and relying on it for healthcare decision-making.

Clinical supervision: A mechanism to support person-centred practice? An integrative review of the literature.

Aims: To explore whether clinical supervision has an influence on person-centred practice.

Background: The ability to deliver person-centred care and the ability to engage in reflective practice are two key skills expected of nurses. Person-centred care shifts nurses thinking from the patient's disease state to their personhood.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of selective phosphonate-bearing 1,2,3-triazole-linked sialyltransferase inhibitors.

The critical role of sialyltransferase (ST) enzymes in tumour cell growth and metastasis, as well as links to multi-drug and radiation resistance, has seen STs emerge as a target for potential antimetastatic cancer treatments. One promising class of ST inhibitors that improve upon the pharmacokinetic issues of previous inhibitors is the 1,2,3-triazole-linked transition-state analogues. Herein, we present the design and synthesis of a new generation of 1,2,3-triazole-linked sialyltransferase inhibitors, along with their biological evaluation demonstrating increased potency for phosphonate bearing compounds.

Constructing nitrided interfaces for stabilizing Li metal electrodes in liquid electrolytes.

Traditional Li ion batteries based on intercalation-type anodes have been approaching their theoretical limitations in energy density. Replacing the traditional anode with metallic Li has been regarded as the ultimate strategy to develop next-generation high-energy-density Li batteries. Unfortunately, the practical application of Li metal batteries has been hindered by Li dendrite growth, unstable Li/electrolyte interfaces, and Li pulverization during battery cycling.

Toward High Precision XCO Retrievals From TanSat Observations: Retrieval Improvement and Validation Against TCCON Measurements.

TanSat is the 1st Chinese carbon dioxide (CO) measurement satellite, launched in 2016. In this study, the University of Leicester Full Physics (UoL-FP) algorithm is implemented for TanSat nadir mode XCO retrievals. We develop a spectrum correction method to reduce the retrieval errors by the online fitting of an 8 order Fourier series.

Monte Carlo implementation of new algorithms for the evaluation of averaged-dose and -track linear energy transfers in 62 MeV clinical proton beams.

We exploited the power of the Geant4 Monte Carlo toolkit to study and validate new approaches for the averaged linear energy transfer (LET) calculation in 62 MeV clinical proton beams. The definitions of the averaged LET dose and LET track were extended, so as to fully account for the contribution of secondary particles generated by target fragmentation, thereby leading to a more general formulation of the LET total. Moreover, in the proposed new strategies for the LET calculation, we minimised the dependencies in respect to the transport parameters adopted during the Monte Carlo simulations (such as the production cut of secondary particles, voxel size and the maximum steplength).

Thermally drawn biodegradable fibers with tailored topography for biomedical applications.

There is a growing demand for polymer fiber scaffolds for biomedical applications and tissue engineering. Biodegradable polymers such as polycaprolactone have attracted particular attention due to their applicability to tissue engineering and optical neural interfacing. Here we report on a scalable and inexpensive fiber fabrication technique, which enables the drawing of PCL fibers in a single process without the use of auxiliary cladding.

Noncommunicable Diseases, Park Prescriptions, and Urban Green Space Use Patterns in a Global South Context: The Case of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Urban green space use is often associated with improved physical and mental health and lower noncommunicable disease (NCDs) burdens. Factors that influence green space visits have been documented in cities of the Global North, but evidence of urban green space use patterns for cities in the Global South is scarce. The aim of this study is to investigate factors influencing urban green space use patterns in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a megacity of the Global South, with a particular focus on how poor health condition and healthcare professionals' prescriptions to exercise outdoors (park prescriptions-ParkRx) impact the green space use of middle-aged adults.

Stunting is a recognized problem: Evidence for the potential benefits of ω-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Stunting remains a major nutritional problem worldwide, especially in middle- and low-income countries including Indonesia. A number of nutritional feeding programs to cure stunting are basically addressing the problem of malnutrition. These programs are particularly designed to promote recovery of normal metabolic function and weight gain.

Self-Healing Hydrogels: The Next Paradigm Shift in Tissue Engineering?

Given their durability and long-term stability, self-healable hydrogels have, in the past few years, emerged as promising replacements for the many brittle hydrogels currently being used in preclinical or clinical trials. To this end, the incompatibility between hydrogel toughness and rapid self-healing remains unaddressed, and therefore most of the self-healable hydrogels still face serious challenges within the dynamic and mechanically demanding environment of human organs/tissues. Furthermore, depending on the target tissue, the self-healing hydrogels must comply with a wide range of properties including electrical, biological, and mechanical.

Calcined chicken eggshell electrode for battery and supercapacitor applications.

Biowaste eggshell can be used as a cathode while in its calcined form and it is found to be suitable as an anode in an electrochemical cell. This not only enables energy to be stored reversibly but also achieves waste management and sustainability goals by redirecting material away from landfill. Biowaste eggshell comprises 94% calcium carbonate (CaCO; calcite), an attractive divalent ion source as a viable option for energy storage.

Correction to: Multisource feedback as part of the medical board of Australia's professional performance framework: outcomes from a preliminary study.

Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that Fig. 4 was missing. This has now been corrected in the original article.

Annealing effects on the structural and dielectric properties of (Nb + In) co-doped rutile TiO ceramics.

Density functional theory calculations were conducted to investigate the electronic structures of rutile TiO, TiNbInO, and TiNbInO systems. High density (Nb + In) co-doped rutile TiO ceramics were successfully prepared by one modified solid state method. XRD, XPS, Raman scattering and FT-IR measurements were performed to investigate the structural properties of the (Nb + In) co-doped rutile TiO ceramics annealed in different atmospheres.

Deprescribing medications for older adults in the primary care context: A mixed studies review.

Aims: This review investigates the factors that influence deprescribing of medications in primary care from the perspective of general practitioners (GPs) and community-living older adults.

Methods: A mixed studies review structure was adopted searching Scopus, CINAHL, PsychINFO, ProQuest, and PubMed from January 2000 to December 2017. A manual search of reference lists was also conducted.

Multisource feedback as part of the Medical Board of Australia's Professional Performance Framework: outcomes from a preliminary study.

Background: The recent introduction of the Professional Performance Framework by the Medical Board of Australia is intended to strengthen continuing professional development for the 100,000 or so medical practitioners in Australia. An important option within the Framework is the use of multisource feedback from patients, colleagues and self-evaluations to allow doctors to reflect on their performance and identify methods for self-improvement. The aim of this study is to explore the relationships between patient feedback, colleague feedback, and self-evaluation using the same questionnaires as used by patients and colleagues.

Determining the Genetic Architecture of Reproductive Stage Drought Tolerance in Wheat Using a Correlated Trait and Correlated Marker Effect Model.

Water stress during reproductive growth is a major yield constraint for wheat ( L). We previously established a controlled environment drought tolerance phenotyping method targeting the young microspore stage of pollen development. This method eliminates stress avoidance based on flowering time.

Parental involvement in decision-making about their child's health care at the hospital.

Aim: To explore parents' experiences on parental involvement in decision-making about their child's health care at the hospital and to identify how health professionals can improve parental involvement.

Design: An explorative descriptive qualitative study within a constructivist research paradigm.

Methods: Individual semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 12 parents.