Effects of message framing on self-management behaviour among patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Xin Zhang, Feng Li, Hui Guo, Yue Pang, Yandi Liu, Ruitong Gao, Xiaoqian Lian, Tianyue Yu, Lanyu Zhu

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Determinants of Demoralization Syndrome and Social Support Among Patients with Breast Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yang L, Song LX, Zhang L, Yang Y, Zhang YM

“…Li Yang,1,2 Ling-Xia Song,1 Lin Zhang,1,2 Yan Yang,1 Yong-Mei Zhang1 1Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong-Mei Zhang, Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No. 149, Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zuny, GuiZhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15185210524, Fax +86 851-28608909, Email 583726149@qq.comObjective: This study aimed to assess the determinants of demoralization syndrome among patients with breast cancer (BC) in the southwestern region of China.Methods: This investigation constituted a single-center cross-sectional study in which 176 patients with BC were surveyed through a questionnaire covering the current status of demoralization syndrome and social support.Results: Majority of patients with BC developed moderate-to-severe levels of demoralization. …”
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The Effective Compound Combination of Bufei Yishen Formula III Improves the Mitochondrial Dysfunction via Inhibiting JNK/Sab Pathway in COPD Mice by Song M, Han M, Zhang H, Yang Y, Tian Y, Li J, Zhao J

“…Mengwei Song,1,2,* Mi Han,1,2,* Haoyu Zhang,1 Yifan Yang,1,2 Yange Tian,1,2 Jiansheng Li,2,3 Jie Zhao1,2 1Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People’s Republic of China; 2Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-Constructed by Henan Province and Education Ministry of P.R. …”
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A Summary of the Best Evidence for Wet Pack Management by Yi L, Chen Y, Hu R

“…Liangying Yi,1,2 Yanhua Chen,1,2 Ruixue Hu1,2 1Department of Sterile Processing Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yanhua Chen, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 20, Section 3, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email 402888515@qq.comBackground: Wet pack after steam sterilization of medical devices in healthcare facilities are unacceptable.Purpose: To retrieve, evaluate and integrate the best evidence related to wet pack management.Methods: We searched the JBI, Up To Date, BMJ, National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Cochrane library, PubMed, Guideline International Network (GIN), AORN Journal, and other databases using the pyramid “ 6S” model for guidelines, expert consensus, systematic reviews, evidence summaries, decisions, recommended practices, and technical reports on wet pack management. …”
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Empathy and Mental Health of Preschool Teachers: A Latent Profile Analysis by Jin R, Li X, Huang H

“…Rong Jin, Xiangyu Li, Heqing Huang Faculty of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: : Heqing Huang, Faculty of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, No. 5, North Third Street, Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13520262816, Email aivita@126.comPurpose: This research, grounded in the self-other oriented empathy theoretical framework, aimed to explore the classification of empathy and its relationship with mental health among preschool teachers.Methods: A total of 4345 preschool teachers participated in the study. …”
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Bioinformatics-Based Exploration of the Ability of Ginkgetin to Alleviate the Senescence of Cardiomyocytes After Myocardial Infarction and Its Cardioprotective Effects by Li H, Wei D, Cao H, Han Y, Li L, Liu Y, Qi J, Wu X, Zhang Z

“…Han Li,1,* Dongsheng Wei,2,* Huimin Cao,2 Yelei Han,1 Luzhen Li,1 Yuting Liu,1 Jiajie Qi,1 Xinyue Wu,1 Zhe Zhang2,3 1The First School of Clinical Medicine, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110847, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for TCM Viscera-State Theory and Applications, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110847, People’s Republic of China; 3Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110032, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhe Zhang, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 33 Beiling Street, Shenyang, 110032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18102459155, Email pedtrainzhzh7676@163.comPurpose: Myocardial infarction (MI) is a prevalent cardiovascular disorder affecting individuals worldwide. …”
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Development and Validation of the Self-Stigma Scale for Secondary Vocational Students (SSS-SVS) by Leng J, Cai H, Liu F, Shi X, Fan Z

“…Jiaqi Leng,1 Huilin Cai,1 Fei Liu,2 Xiaoli Shi,3 Zhiguang Fan4 1School of English, Jilin International Studies University, Changchun, 130117, People’s Republic of China; 2Section of Student Affair, ChangChun Vocational School of Technology, Changchun, 130117, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4 QG, UK; 4Department of Psychology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zhiguang Fan, Department of Psychology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-0431-84924101, Fax +86 1 594-831-4623, Email fanyqm@126.comBackground: Stigma can not only threaten the self-identity of secondary vocational students, but also have negative effects on their mental health and behavior.Objective: This study aimed to develop the Self-Stigma Scale for Secondary Vocational Students (SSS-SVS) and test its reliability and validity.Patients and Methods: This study formed a scale based on the stigma conceptualization model and open questionnaire. …”
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Intelligent diagnosis and prediction of pregnancy induced hypertension in obstetrics and gynecology teaching by integrating GA by Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li

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Acid-Unlocked Two-Layer Ca-Loaded Nanoplatform to Interfere With Mitochondria for Synergistic Tumor Therapy by Zheng Y, Williams GR, Hu R, Tong S, Xu J, Wang T, Zhang Y, Wu J, Li F, Cai Y, Zhu LM

“…Yilu Zheng,1 Gareth R Williams,2 Ran Hu,1 Sen Tong,3 Jianxiang Xu,1 Tong Wang,1 Yanyan Zhang,1 Junzi Wu,3 Fan Li,4 Yingyu Cai,4 Li-Min Zhu1 1College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China; 2UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, WC1N 1AX, UK; 3The Key Laboratory of Microcosmic Syndrome Differentiation, Education Department of Yunnan, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yingyu Cai, Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China, Email yingyu.cai@shgh.cn Li-Min Zhu, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China, Email lzhu@dhu.edu.cnBackground: The development of selective formulations able to target and kill tumor cells without the application of external energy has shown great promise for anti-tumor therapy.Methods: Here, we report a “nanobomb” that explosively increases Ca content within cells. …”
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The Role of Dectin-1-Akt-RNF146 Pathway in β-Glucan Induced Immune Trained State of Monocyte in Sepsis by Guo C, Xu P, Luo W, Zhang J, Sun X, Hoang H, Ma D, Wu D, Zhong J, Miao C

“…Chenyue Guo,1,* Peiyao Xu,1,* Wenchen Luo,1,* Jinlin Zhang,1,* Xingfeng Sun,2 Harry Hoang,3 Duan Ma,4 Dehua Wu,5 Jing Zhong,1 Changhong Miao1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Perioperative Stress and Protection, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; 4Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Songjiang District Central Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Changhong Miao; Jing Zhong, Email ziteng1934@aliyun.com; jzhong12@fudan.edu.cnBackground: Sepsis is regarded as a dysregulated immune response to infections. …”
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Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo by Tang X, Hao C, Fan M, Dong P, Qi Y, Gao J, Huang H, Chen M, Wang W

“…Xianfa Tang,1– 3,* Cuilan Hao,1– 3,* Min Fan,1– 3,* Penghao Dong,1– 3 Yinyin Qi,1– 3 Jinping Gao,1– 3 He Huang,1– 3 Mengyun Chen,1– 3 Wenjun Wang1– 3 1Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 3Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wenjun Wang, Email wangwj0720@sina.comPurpose: To investigate the correlation between the presence of the Koebner phenomenon (KP) and clinical features of patients with vitiligo.Patients and Methods: The clinical characteristic data, including age, age of onset, disease duration, gender, clinical stage, clinical type, family history, and comorbid immune-related diseases, of 1472 patients with/without KP were analyzed with SPSS 17.0 software.Results: Of the 1472 patients, 290 (19.70%) were positive for KP. …”
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ASKAP Observations of the Radio Shell in the Composite Supernova Remnant G310.6-1.6 by Wenhui Jing, Jennifer L. West, Xiaohui Sun, Wasim Raja, Xianghua Li, Lingxiao Dang, Ping Zhou, Miroslav D. Filipović, Andrew M. Hopkins, Roland Kothes, Sanja Lazarević, Denis Leahy, Emil Lenc, Yik Ki Ma, Cameron L. Van Eck

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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in US Adults With Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: An Observational Study by Xiao S, Ou J, Qiu W, Ye C, Li N, Chen S, Lai Y, Deng Z, Wu F, Shen Y

“…Shan Xiao,1,&ast; Jie Ou,2,&ast; Wangli Qiu,3,&ast; Chunxin Ye,1 Na Li,1 Sida Chen,1 Yuting Lai,1 Zhishan Deng,4 Fan Wu,4 Yan Shen1 1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shenzhen Longgang District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 2State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, People’s Republic of China; 4State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Shen, Email drshenyan2022@163.com Fan Wu, Email wu.fan@vip.163.comBackground: Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is defined as forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC)≥ 0.70 and FEV1< 80% predicted. …”
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Permeability-Enhancing and Protective Effect on Small Intestine of Punicic Acid in Different Forms and Their Nanoemulsions With Low Toxicity by Duan D, Xie H, Jiang J, Yang P, Guo Z, Guo X, Chen X, Yao Q

“…Dongyan Duan,1,&ast; Hua Xie,2,&ast; Jiayi Jiang,1 Ping Yang,1 Zhiyuan Guo,2 Xiaoqiang Guo,1 Xingyu Chen,1 Qian Yao1 1Key Laboratory of Medicinal and Edible Plants Resources Development of Sichuan Education Department, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, People’s Republic of China; 2Sichuan Provincial Institute for Drug Control and Research, Chengdu, 610000, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qian Yao, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Shiling Town, Longquan District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610106, People’s Republic of China, Email yaoqian@cdu.edu.cnPurpose: Most absorption enhancers boost the oral absorption of drugs via increasing intestinal permeability. …”
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Hypericum Perforatum-Derived Exosomes-Like Nanovesicles: A Novel Natural Photosensitizer for Effective Tumor Photodynamic Therapy by Ma X, Chen N, Zeng P, He Y, Zhang T, Lu Y, Li Z, Xu J, You J, Zheng Y, Wang L, Luo M, Wu J

“…Xiaoyu Ma, Ni Chen, Peiyuan Zeng, Yuqian He, Tao Zhang, Yu Lu, Ziyu Li, Jin Xu, Jingcan You, Youkun Zheng, Liqun Wang, Mao Luo, Jianbo Wu Basic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education; Laboratory for Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy; Luzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jianbo Wu, Basic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +0086-830-3161702, Email jbwucn1996@yahoo.comBackground: Natural photosensitizers hold potential for photodynamic therapy (PDT) but are often limited by poor visible light absorption. …”
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Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Disturbance Trajectories and Internet Gaming Disorder Mediated by Self-Control: A Six-Wave Longitudinal Investigation by Liu H, Qiao X, Shi X

“…Hongping Liu,&ast; Xiaofei Qiao,&ast; Xuliang Shi College of Education, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei Province, 071002, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuliang Shi, Associate Professor at the College of Education, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, People’s Republic of China, Email shixl163@163.comObjective: The present study aims to analyze the heterogeneous trajectories of sleep disturbance (SD) among college students and to examine whether self-control mediates the association between sleep disturbance trajectories and Internet gaming disorder (IGD).Methods: A total of 4352 students were initially invited to participate, and 4191 (Mage = 19.12, SD = 0.98; 46.9% females) students were included as valid respondents at the first time-point. …”
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Role of Aging in Ulcerative Colitis Pathogenesis: A Focus on ETS1 as a Promising Biomarker by Ni M, Peng W, Wang X, Li J

“…Man Ni,1,2 Weilong Peng,1,2 Xiaoguang Wang,1,2 Jingui Li1,2 1School of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People’s Republic of China; 2Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jingui Li, School of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, No. 48, Daxue North Road, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu, 225009, People’s Republic of China, Email jgli@yzu.edu.cnPurpose: An increasing proportion of the aging population has led to a rapid increase in the number of elderly patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). …”
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The Role of Thickening Agent Proportions in Optimizing Nanoemulsion Gel for Dermatophytosis Treatment by Zhang X, Wu CC, Jiang H, Zhao JF, Pan ZJ, Zheng Y

“…Xiao Zhang,1,&ast; Chen-Chen Wu,1 Hua Jiang,2 Jia-Fu Zhao,1,3 Zhong-Jian Pan,1 Yin Zheng1,3,&ast; 1College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agriculture University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People’s Republic of China; 3Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in The Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yin Zheng, College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Mingyi Building (Teaching and Research Center), Room 428, West Campus of Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, 550025, People’s Republic of China, Email yzheng@gzu.edu.cnBackground: Adjusting thickening agent proportions in nanoemulsion gel (NG) balances its transdermal and topical delivery properties, making it more effective for dermatophytosis treatment.Methods: Carbomer 940 and α-pinene were used as model thickening agent and antifungal, respectively. …”
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Reliability and Validity of a Chinese Version of Adaptive Cognitive Evaluation Tool in College Students by Yu Z, Wang Y, Li Y, Feng W

“…Ze Yu,1,2,&ast; Youyang Wang,1,2,&ast; Yiyun Li,3 Wei Feng1,2 1Department of Psychological Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 3Stomatological Hospital and Dental School of Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Feng, Department of Psychological Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China, Email ffww06@163.comBackground: Cognition is central to acquiring knowledge and learning new experiences, critical for social behavior and quality of life. …”
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Gestational exposure to arsenic reduces female offspring fertility by impairing the repair of DNA double-strand breaks and synapsis formation in oocytes by Cong Ma, Kaiqin Hu, Xueke Zhang, Yaru Yu, Zuying Xu, Tian Ma, Hongzhen Ruan, Yingying Zhang, Jiajia Wang, Xinyu Yue, Chunmei Liang, Huifen Xiang, Rui Guo, Yunxia Cao, Zhiming Ding

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