Application of PDCA cycle management to improve the nursing quality and work enthusiasm of nursing staff in the Geriatric Department (运用PDCA循环管理法提升老年病科护理人员护理质量和工作积极性)... by LIU Yang (刘洋)

“…The Gallup Q12 Workplace Audit (GWA) score and the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) score in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(P<0. 01); The Maslach Burnout Inventory(MBI)score of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0. 01). The satisfaction score of nursing staff in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0. 01). …”
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Alpha EEG Spectral Characteristics in the Parieto-Occipital lobe of Elderly Patients with Chronic Insomnia and Mild Cognitive Impairment by GUO Zhenxing, BAI Linxin, ZHANG Lin, GAO Jiahui, RAO Ting, LIU Zhizhen

“…The total PSQI scores, sleep quality, sleep onset latency, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, and sleep disturbance scores were significantly higher in the CI group and the CI-MCI group, while the use of hypnotics score was significantly reduced, with statistically significant differences （P &lt;0. 05）. （2）MoCA scores：Compared to the HC and CI groups, the CI-MCI group exhibited significantly lower total MoCA scores, as well as reductions in visuospatial execution, naming, attention, verbal fluency, delayed recall, and orientation, with statistically significant differences （P &lt;0. 05）. （3）EEG spectral characteristics：Compared to the HC group, the CI-MCI group showed significantly increased alpha spectral power at sites P1, P6, POZ, PO4, and PO6 in the Parieto-Occipital lobe, with statistically significant differences （P &lt;0. 05）. …”
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Effect of Auditory Integration Training on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Auditory Attention Disorder by HUANG Qijun, ZHOU Kun, LIU Zhenhuan, YANG Jie

“…Compared with the control group, the ABC and CARS scores of the observation group after treatment were statistically lower (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionAuditory integration training can effectively improve the auditory attention, language, social communication, communication and behavior skills of acoustic children with auditory attention disorder, and alleviate the typical symptoms of autism.…”
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Sedentarismo e inactividad física según sexo, edad y nivel socioeconómico en el País Vasco. Estudio transversal by Marta Ijalba Martínez, Antonio Moreno Llamas, Unai Martín Roncero

“…Differences were found in the prevalences of sedentarism and physical inactivity according to socioeconomic level, with people of higher social class being more sedentary, and people with lower educational level being more inactive. Conclusions: In the context of the study, there is a different pattern in terms of physical activity and sedentary lifestyle according to socioeconomic level and life cycle.…”
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Clinical observation on effect of Chinese herbal fumigation and washing with Xiwenjing Huoxue Tongluo Decoction on limb numbness after chemotherapy for malignant tumor (中药熏洗温经活血通络方... by WU Ying (吴莹), TIAN Weili (田薇莉)

“…The scores of Pain Rating Index (PRI) and Present Pain Index(PPI) dimension of SF-MPQ in the observation group were lower than those of the control group after intervention (P<0. 05). …”
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Evaluation of protein sparing effect in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fed with organic selenium supplemented diet by Christian Ernsz Pattipeilohy, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Mia Setiawati, Julie Ekasari

“…Dietary supplementation of organic Se resulted in higher fish biomass, lower feed conversion ratio, higher protein retention and daily growth rate compared to the control diets with 28% and 30% protein levels. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Shear Strength between Ultra-High-Performance Concrete and Normal Concrete Substrates by Xinghong Jiang, Hengxiang Song, Ke Li, Jing Qiang, Jing Tian

“…The shear strength of the prefabricated UHPC-post-pouring NC interface is generally low, and the maximum shear strength of 13.9 MPa obtained by the test is still lower than the recommended value of 14–21 MPa of ACI 546.3R-14. …”
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Effect of Bloodletting Therapy on Patients with Spastic Wrist Dorsiflexion Dysfunction after Stroke by LIN Wanqing, XIE Xuemin, CHEN Bin, ZHENG Xinyi

“…Compared with the control group, the MAS grade, iEMG and RMS of the experimental group were significantly lower, and the PROM score, FMA-UE score were significantly higher (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Combination of Tubifex and artificial diet for catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus larvae by Dedi Jusadi, Ria Septy Anggraini, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi

“…Results showed that survival and total length of d14 old larvae fed on 0C+6PB was lower than the groups fed on either 6C+0PB or three combinations of C+PB. …”
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Effect of Al and Ta Impurities on Si Adsorption on (001) and (111) Surfaces of B1-TiN by Yury M. Koroteev, Leonid A. Svyatkin, Sergey O. Ognev, Vyacheslav M. Silkin

“…It was found that the binding energy of Si with the Ti_1−x−yAl<i>_x</i>Ta<i>_y</i>N surface system can be both higher and lower than the binding energy of its bonding with the surface of the binary TiN compound depending on the position of the Al and Ta substitution atoms in the surface layers. …”
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Factors influencing preformed metal crowns and prefabricated zirconia crowns by Shuman Deng, Weiwei Dou, Ying Chen, Zhixiao Chen, Ning Song, Qi Gao, Li Zhang, Jing Xie

“…Children with higher annual family incomes, families with fewer children, lower consumption of desserts, better oral health awareness, and teeth brushing under the assistance of their parents showed a dramatic decline in untimely PMC repair (P < 0.15); children who brushed their teeth less and whose parents had a poorer perception of restoration methods showed an increase in untimely PMC repair (P < 0.15). …”
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Impact of the Nail Length (Short PFNA2 and Long PFNA2) in Surgical Treatment of Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: A Randomised Clinical Study by Kuljit Kumar, Harpreet Kaur

“…The Independent Student’s t-test and Chi-square test were used for continuous and categorical variables, respectively. A p-value of 0.05 or lower was considered statistically significant. …”
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Vitamin D binding protein genetic isoforms, serum vitamin D, and cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial. by Stephanie J Weinstein, Dominick Parisi, Alison M Mondul, Tracy M Layne, Jiaqi Huang, Rachael Z Stolzenberg-Solomon, Regina G Ziegler, Mark P Purdue, Wen-Yi Huang, Christian C Abnet, Neal D Freedman, Kai Yu, Demetrius Albanes

“…When modeled without regard for 25(OH)D, Gc isoforms were generally not associated with cancer risk, although melanoma risk was significantly lower among individuals with the "f" subtype of the Gc1-1 isoform, specifically HR = 0.83 (95% CI 0.70-0.98) for Gc1f-1s and 0.67 (0.45-1.00) for Gc1f-1f, compared to individuals with the Gc1s-Gc1s isoform. …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE FATE OF A SCIENTIST (FOLLOWING GENETICS) by Jonas Rubikas

“…The line of scientific development in a country, in an institute, and in a laboratory, or the line of scientific activity of a scientist will continue at the lower position, as a part of the whole; the distance between these two lines is expressed by the magnitude delta– . …”
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The Cognitive Differences between the Teachers and Students in the Emergency Professional Skills Training Program of Standardized Residency Training by LYU Baopu, LIU Liang, XIAO Hao, GONG Yu, MENG Qingbing, GAO Hengbo, TIAN Yingping, YAO Dongqi

“…In terms of &quot;omissions during operation&quot;, teachers and students also differed in their cognitive of nine (69.23%) : electrocardiography, abdominal puncture, single-chamber CPR, central venous puncture, tracheal intubation, three-cavity-two-lung tube placement, lumbar puncture, noninvasive ventilation, and thoracic puncture, the cognitive differences were observed in 24 steps (15.79%) cognitive, with teachers generally a lower mark compared to students (P&lt;0.05). There are no differences were observed between teachers and students in terms of &quot;difficulty&quot; and &quot;omissions during operation&quot; for the remaining three: pericardium puncture, cardioversion, and bone marrow puncture (P&gt;0.05) . …”
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A China dataset of soil properties for land surface modelling (version 2, CSDLv2) by G. Shi, W. Sun, W. Shangguan, Z. Wei, H. Yuan, L. Li, X. Sun, Y. Zhang, H. Liang, D. Li, F. Huang, Q. Li, Q. Li, Y. Dai

“…The wide range between the 5 % lower and 95 % upper prediction limits may indicate substantial room for improvement in current predictions. …”
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Universality of universal health coverage: A scoping review. by Aklilu Endalamaw, Charles F Gilks, Fentie Ambaw, Yibeltal Assefa

“…One-fourth of the articles (25.5%) were from the African region and 29.8% were from lower-middle-income countries. More than half of the articles (54.1%) followed a quantitative research approach. …”
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Evaluation and Influencing Factors of Urban Blue-Green Space Publicness in Changsha by Zhang Chen, Zhang Nan, Zhu Peijuan, Qin Shuqian, Zhang Yong

“…In terms of functional selectivity, group inclusiveness was low along the Xiangjiang River in the core and center areas and lower on the east bank than on the west bank, whereas functional diversity was high in the core area and low in the suburban areas. …”
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Impact of alcohol drinking and tobacco smoking on the drug-resistance of newly diagnosed tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study in Shandong, China, during 2004–2020 by Yi-Fan Li, Yao Liu, Qi Fu, Wan-mei Song, Jin-yue Liu, Qian-yun Zhang, Ting-ting Xu, Shi-jin Li, Qi-qi An, Si-qi Liu, Huai-chen Li, Ning Ning Tao, Xue-han Zhu, Chun-bao Yu, Jihua Dong

“…G3 had a higher risk of MDR1: isoniazid +rifampin (adjusted OR (aOR)=1.91, 95% CI: 1.036 to 3.532), but had a lower risk of DR-TB (aOR=0.84, 95% CI: 0.71 to 0.99), rifampin-related resistance (aOR=0.68, 95% CI: 0.49 to 0.93), streptomycin-related resistance (aOR=0.82, 95% CI: 0.68 to 0.99), ethambutol-related resistance (aOR=0.57, 95% CI: 0.34 to 0.95), MDR3: isoniazid +rifampin+streptomycin (aOR=0.41, 95% CI: 0.19 to 0.85), any isoniazid +streptomycin resistance (aOR=0.85, 95% CI: 0.71 to 1.00). …”
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Evaluation of two-dimensional ultrasound fetal thymus size in correlation to infection parameters in pregnancies complicated with preterm premature rupture of membranes by Amal Kotb Abdallah, Mohamed Mohesen, Nagwan Kamal, Sahar Mahmoud Abd Elsalam, Sondos Salem, Ehab Salama, Mazen Abdel-Rasheed, Mohamed Eweis

“…In Group 1, Cases with placental signs of infection (n=13) had higher CRP levels (P=0.046), higher TLC levels (P=0.014), higher Staff (P<0.001), but lower AFI (P=0.032). Conclusion The assessment of the fetal thymus during the routine second- and/or third-trimester scan could be a predictive measure for intra-amniotic infection. …”
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