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OBJECTIVES: To study the intervention effect of narrative therapy on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), as well as anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents with depressive disorder. METHODS: Sixty adolescents with depressive disorder and NSSI were randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group using coin flipping. The control group received conventional psychological support, while the intervention group received individual narrative therapy in addition to the conventional psychological support (twice a week, 60 minutes per session, for a total of 3 weeks). Assessment of treatment efficacy was conducted using the Adolescent Self-Harm Questionnaire, Children's Depression Inventory, and Children's Anxiety and Mood Scale before the intervention, at the end of the intervention, and one month after the intervention for both groups. RESULTS: A total of 26 adolescents in the intervention group and 29 adolescents in the control group completed the entire study. At the end of the intervention and one month after the intervention, the intervention group showed a significant reduction in the NSSI frequency score, NSSI level, anxiety score, and depression score compared to before the intervention (P<0.017). Moreover, at the end of the intervention and one month after the intervention, the intervention group exhibited significantly lower NSSI frequency score, NSSI severity score, NSSI level, anxiety score and depression score compared to the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Narrative therapy is effective in reducing NSSI frequency and alleviating NSSI severity, as well as anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents with depressive disorder.

Temporal and Functional Relationship between Synaptonemal Complex Morphogenesis and Recombination during Meiosis.

During prophase of meiosis I, programmed double strand breaks (DSBs) are processed into crossovers, a critical requirement for segregation of homologous chromosomes (homologs) and genome haploidization in sexually reproducing organisms. Crossovers form via homologous recombination in close temporospatial association with morphogenesis of the synaptonemal complex (SC), a proteinaceous structure that connects paired homologs along their length during the pachytene stage. Synapsis and recombination are a paradigm for the interplay between higher order chromosome structure and DNA metabolism, yet their temporal and functional relationship remains poorly understood. Probing linkage between these processes in budding yeast, we show that SC assembly is associated with a distinct threshold number of unstable D-loops. The transition from bona fide paranemic D-loops to plectonemic DSB single end invasions (SEIs) is completed during midpachynema, when the SC is fully assembled. Double Holliday junctions (dHJs) form at the time of desynapsis and are resolved into crossovers during diplonema. The SC central element component Zip1 shepherds recombination through three transitions, including DSB first end strand exchange and second end capture, as well as dHJ resolution. Zip1 mediates SEI formation independent of its polymerization whereas precocious Zip1 assembly interferes with double Holliday junction resolution. Together, our findings indicate that the synaptonemal complex controls recombination while assembled but also beyond its disassembly, possibly by establishing spatial constraints at recombination sites.

Shearing Liquid-Crystalline MXene into Lamellar Membranes with Super-Aligned Nanochannels for Ion Sieving.

Ion-selective membranes are crucial in various chemical and physiological processes. Numerous studies have demonstrated progress in separating monovalent/multivalent ions, but efficient monovalent/monovalent ion sieving remains a great challenge due to their same valence and similar radii. Here, this work reports a two-dimensional (2D) MXene membrane with super-aligned slit-shaped nanochannels with ultrahigh monovalent ion selectivity. The MXene membrane is prepared by applying shear forces to a liquid-crystalline (LC) MXene dispersion, which is conducive to the highly-ordered stacking of the MXene nanosheets. The obtained LC MXene membrane (LCMM) exhibits ultrahigh selectivities toward Li+ /Na+ , Li+ /K+ , and Li+ /Rb+ separation (≈45, ≈49, and ≈59), combined with a fast Li+ transport with a permeation rate of ≈0.35 mol m-2 h-1 , outperforming the state-of-the-art membranes. Theoretical calculations indicate that in MXene nanochannels, the hydrated Li+ with a tetrahedral shape has the smallest diameter among the monovalent ions, contributing to the highest mobility. Besides, the weakest interaction is found between hydrated Li+ and MXene channels which also contributes to the ultrafast permeation of Li+ through the super-aligned MXene channels. This work demonstrates the capability of MXene membranes in monovalent ion separation, which also provides a facile and general strategy to fabricate lamellar membranes in a large scale.

Challenges of delivering care to older persons in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study based on the third wave of COVID-19 in China.

BACKGROUND: With the aging population and the ongoing pandemic, older persons account for a large proportion of ICU admissions. Despite numerous studies on the impact of COVID-19 on older persons, there has been a small body of research investigating nursing practice with critically ill older patients admitted to ICU for COVID-19. AIMS: To explore current challenges in the nursing care of older persons with severe COVID-19 through the experience of frontline nurses. STUDY DESIGN: A qualitative descriptive design was used. In-depth and semi-structured interviews with 18 ICU nurses were conducted to explore the experience of providing care for older persons with severe COVID-19 in the Omicron wave. A content analysis approach was adopted to analyse qualitative data. FINDINGS: Three themes emerged as follows: (1) no plan survives first contact with the enemy, (2) expectations versus Reality and (3) difficulty in providing holistic care. CONCLUSIONS: Challenges could be encountered in different stages of providing care for older persons with severe COVID-19, including the preparation and training of knowledge and skills in the early stage, the challenges posed by old age in the diagnostic and treatment stage and the challenges of psychological care and rehabilitation care. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: With the regular prevention and control of COVID-19, our study provides guidance for establishing measures (training courses of ICU nurses) to improve the nursing quality of older persons with severe COVID-19.

MXene-based Membranes for Drinking Water Production.

The soaring development of industry exacerbates the shortage of fresh water, making drinking water production an urgent demand. Membrane techniques feature the merits of high efficiency, low energy consumption, and easy operation, deemed as the most potential technology to purify water. Recently, a new type of two-dimensional materials, MXenes as the transition metal carbides or nitrides in the shape of nanosheets, have attracted enormous interest in water purification due to their extraordinary properties such as adjustable hydrophilicity, easy processibility, antifouling resistance, mechanical strength, and light-to-heat transformation capability. In pioneering studies, MXene-based membranes have been evaluated in the past decade for drinking water production including the separation of bacteria, dyes, salts, and heavy metals. This review focuses on the recent advancement of MXene-based membranes for drinking water production. A brief introduction of MXenes is given first, followed by descriptions of their unique properties. Then, the preparation methods of MXene membranes are summarized. The various applications of MXene membranes in water treatment and the corresponding separation mechanisms are discussed in detail. Finally, the challenges and prospects of MXene membranes are presented with the hope to provide insightful guidance on the future design and fabrication of high-performance MXene membranes.

Molecular mechanism of GSDMD mediated glomerular endothelial cells pyroptosis: An implying in the progression of diabetic nephropathy.

Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a chronic progressive kidney disease, is the most prevalent microvascular complication associated with diabetes which causes the end-stage renal disease. Glomerular endothelial cells (GECs) are one of the inherent cells of the glomerulus and are particularly susceptible to be damaged by glucose, lipids and inflammatory factors. Numerous studies indicated that GECs injury was a critical pathological event in the early stages of DN. Previous studies have shown that podocyte pyroptosis occurred through the classical caspase-1 pathway, leading to kidney injury. However, the occurrence of pyroptosis in GECs and the underlying mechanism remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the pyroptosis of GECs during DN and its underlying mechanism. Upon stimulation with high glucose (HG), we observed the upregulation of GSDMD and cleaved N-terminus, disruption of cell membrane integrity, and an increase in IL-18 inflammatory cytokines. Also, we found that the expression of caspase-11, GSDMD and GSDMD-N were increased in C57BL/6J mice induced by STZ combined with high sugar and fat. In addition, the pathological results of kidney showed a significant thickening of the glomerular basement membrane, abnormal increasement of extracellular matrix and hyperplasia with blurred boundaries of glomerulus. Furthermore, interfering the expression of GSDMD improved the pathological degree of kidney. These findings indicated that the pyroptosis of GECs during DN was facilitated by the non-classical pathway of caspase-11/GSDMD, ultimately leading to GECs injury and further aggravating the progression of DN. This work highlights the potential of GSDMD as a therapeutic target for the treatment of DN.

Cellulose nanofiber/MXene/luffa aerogel for all-weather and high-efficiency cleanup of crude oil spills.

The remediation of heavy crude oil spills is a global challenge because frequent crude oil spills cause long-term damage to local living beings and marine ecosystems. Herein, a solar-driven and Joule-driven self-heated aerogel were developed as an all-weather adsorbent to efficiently absorb crude oil by obviously decreasing the viscosity of crude oil. The cellulose nanofiber (CNF)/MXene/luffa (CML) aerogel was fabricated via a simple freeze-drying method using CNF, MXene, and luffa as raw materials, and then coated with a layer of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to make it hydrophobic and further increase oil-water selectivity. The aerogel can quickly reach 98 °C under 1 sun (1.0 kW/m2), which remains saturated temperature after 5 times photothermal heating/cooling cycles, indicating that the aerogel has great photothermal conversation capability and stability. Meanwhile, the aerogel can also rapidly rise to 110.8 °C with a voltage of 12 V. More importantly, the aerogel achieved the highest temperature of 87.2 °C under outdoor natural sunlight, providing a possibility for promising applications in practical situations. The remarkable heating capability enables the aerogel to decrease the viscosity of crude oil substantially and increase the absorption rate of crude oil by the physical capillary action. The proposed all-weather aerogel design provides a sustainable and promising solution for cleaning up crude oil spills.

Multifunctional MXene Conductive Zwitterionic Hydrogel for Flexible Wearable Sensors and Arrays.

Conductive hydrogels have good prospects in the fields of flexible electronic devices and artificial intelligence due to their biocompatibility, durability, and functional diversity. However, the process of hydrogel polymerization is time-consuming and energy-consuming, and freezing at zero temperature is inevitable, which seriously hinders its applications and working life. Herein, zwitterionic conductive hydrogels with self-adhesive and antifreeze properties were prepared in one minute by introducing two-dimensional (2D) MXene nanosheets into the autocatalytically enhanced system composed of tannic acid-modified cellulose nanofibers and zinc chloride. The system has strong environmental applicability (-60 to 40 °C), good stretchability (ductility ≈ 980%), durable adhesion (even after 30 days of exposure to air), and strong electrical conductivity (20 °C, 30 mS cm-1). By virtue of these advantages, the prepared zwitterionic hydrogels can be developed into flexible strain sensors to monitor large human movements and subtle physiological signals over a wide temperature range and to capture signals from handwriting and voice recognition. In addition, multiple flexible sensors can be assembled into a three-dimensional (3D) array, which can detect the magnitude and spatial distribution of strain or force. These results demonstrate that the prepared zwitterionic hydrogels have promising applications in the fields of medical monitoring and artificial intelligence.

Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Tetracycline Degradation and Cr(VI) Reduction over a LaNi1-xFexO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)/g-C3N4 Type-II Heterojunction Photocatalyst.

The development of efficient, stable, and visible-light-responsive photocatalysts is crucial to address the pollution of water bodies by toxic heavy metal ions and organic antibiotics. Herein, a series of LaNi1-xFexO3/g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalysts are prepared by a simple wet chemical method. Moreover, LaNi0.8Fe0.2O3/g-C3N4 composites are characterized by various methods, including structure, morphology, optical, and electrochemical methods and tetracycline degradation and photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) under visible light irradiation. Then, the photocatalytic performance of as-prepared LaNi0.8Fe0.2O3/g-C3N4 composites is evaluated. Compared with pure LaNi0.8Fe0.2O3 and g-C3N4, the LaNi0.8Fe0.2O3/g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts exhibit excellent photocatalytic performance due to synergy of doping and constructing heterojunctions. The results show that the doping of Fe ions can increase the concentration of oxygen vacancies, which is ultimately beneficial to the formation of electron traps. Moreover, the type-II heterojunction formed between LaNi0.8Fe0.2O3 and g-C3N4 effectively strengthens the separation and transfer of photoinduced carriers, thereby promoting photocatalytic activity. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activity of the LaNi0.8Fe0.2O3/g-C3N4 photocatalyst remains almost unchanged after three cycles, indicating long-term stability. Ultimately, the photocatalytic mechanism of the LaNi0.8Fe0.2O3/g-C3N4 composites is proposed.

Relationships between sexual function, mental health, and quality of life of female patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease.

In recent years, the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has gradually increased, including new drugs and surgical methods, the mortality rate of PAH patients has significantly decreased, and the average survival rate has significantly improved. However, there was no obvious improvement in sexual health, mental health, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with PAH. Although an important dimension of QoL, little is known about sexual health and sexual health-related QoL of patients with PAH in China. In this study, the female sexual function index (FSFI) scale, the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), and emPHasis-10 were used to evaluate PAH associated with congenital heart disease (CHD-PAH) patients' sexual function, mental health, and QoL. The score of sexual function in female CHD-PAH patients ranged from 4.40 to 34.80 points, and the average score was 26.80 (19.00-27.80) points. The detection rate of sexual dysfunction was 48.30%. The FSFI score of all dimensions of the sexual dysfunction group was significantly lower than that of the nonsexual dysfunction group. In addition, the scores of SCL-90 and emPHasis-10 were significantly higher than that of the nonsexual dysfunction group (p < 0.01). The sexual function was negatively correlated with mental health (r = -0.58, p < 0.01) and QoL (r = -0.62, p < 0.01) in female CHD-PAH patients. The sexual function of female patients with CHD-PAH is not optimistic. Sexual health may impact mental health and overall QoL in female PAH patients. Reasonable intervention measures should be taken to improve their sexual health, so as to improve their overall QoL.

Gene Networks Involved in Plant Heat Stress Response and Tolerance.

Global warming is an environmental problem that cannot be ignored. High temperatures seriously affect the normal growth and development of plants, and threaten the development of agriculture and the distribution and survival of species at risk. Plants have evolved complex but efficient mechanisms for sensing and responding to high temperatures, which involve the activation of numerous functional proteins, regulatory proteins, and non-coding RNAs. These mechanisms consist of large regulatory networks that regulate protein and RNA structure and stability, induce Ca2+ and hormone signal transduction, mediate sucrose and water transport, activate antioxidant defense, and maintain other normal metabolic pathways. This article reviews recent research results on the molecular mechanisms of plant response to high temperatures, highlighting future directions or strategies for promoting plant heat tolerance, thereby helping to identify the regulatory mechanisms of heat stress responses in plants.

The Relationship of Low-Density-Lipoprotein to Lymphocyte Ratio with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been a concern all over the world because of its high prevalence and mortality. The ratio of low-density-lipoprotein to lymphocyte (LLR) has been widely used to predict the prognosis of cerebral infarction, but its association with COPD is less known. We aim to explore the relationship between LLR and COPD and to investigate its indicative role in the severity and prognosis of COPD. Methods: In this study, 279 participants (n = 138 with COPD and n = 138 age- and sex-matched health control) were recruited. COPD patients were divided into two groups according to the optimal cut-off value of LLR determined by the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC). We collected the clinical characteristics, pulmonary function, LLR, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and other data of all subjects. t-test, Pearson correlation test, logistic regression analysis and other statistical analysis were carried out. Results: Compared with the healthy control group, COPD patients had a significantly higher LLR level (p < 0.001). The disease was more serious in the high LLR group, which was reflected by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) and BMI, airway obstruction, dyspnoea, severe exacerbations (BODE) index and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) index (p = 0.001, p = 0.013, p = 0.011, respectively). The forced expiration volume in 1 second (FEV1) (p = 0.033) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second in percent of the predicted value (FEV1%) (p = 0.009) in high LLR group were lower. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that LLR was an independent factor affecting the severity of COPD patients (odds ratio [OR] = 2.599, 95% CI: 1.266-5.337, p = 0.009). Conclusion: We found that LLR is a novel biomarker in predicting the severity of patients with COPD. Further studies with larger database were recommended to verify our findings.

Cellulose nanofiber/molybdenum disulfide aerogels for ultrahigh photothermal effect.

The photothermal materials have a broad range of applications in crude oil spills treatment, desalination, and photothermal therapy. However, the rational construction of aerogels with exceptional photothermal performance is highly desired yet still challenging. Herein, a class of stable aerogels comprised of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanoflowers and cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) was fabricated, affording extraordinary light-to-heat energy conversion capability. Benefiting from the intercalated porous structure, the resultant cellulose nanofibers/molybdenum disulfide (CNF/MoS2) aerogels deliver an ultrahigh temperature output up to 260.4 °C with near infrared (NIR) laser power densities of 0.8 W cm-2. Remarkably, when NIR laser power density increased to 1.0 W cm-2, the aerogels began to burn, achieving the superhigh surface temperature of âˆ¼ 690 °C. The combustion process of CNF/MoS2 composite aerogels was evaluated in detail. Therefore, this work provides experiment evidence and theoretical basis for the rational applications of photothermal materials at high temperature in future.

Relationships Between Mental Health, Emotion Regulation, and Meaning in Life of Frontline Nurses During the COVID-19 Outbreak.

Background: The sporadic outbreak of COVID-19 and the constant mutation of the virus have put the public in panic. Frontline nurses' appropriate emotional regulation and mental health are the key to win the victory of fighting against the epidemic. The relationships between these variables directly influence the availability of human resources to combat COVID-19. Objective: To investigate the relationship between meaning in life, emotional regulation, and mental health of frontline nurses during the Delta virus epidemic. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in August 2021 among 105 nurses from the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, who were deployed at the COVID-19 units in Zhangjiajie People's Hospital. The Chinese Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Psychological Questionnaire for Emergent Events of Public Health were used to evaluate their meaning in life, emotion regulation, and mental health. Their correlation and the moderating effect of emotion regulation were conducted. Results: In total, 105 (100%) nurses responded. There were 14 men and 91 women and the mean age was (30.295 ± 4.653) years. The average score of meaning in life and mental health of frontline nurses was 49.971 ± 6.386 and 2.755 ± 2.580, respectively. The meaning in life of frontline nurses was positively correlated with cognitive reappraisal and negatively correlated with expressive suppression and mental health. Mental health was negatively correlated with cognitive reappraisal and positively correlated with expressive suppression. The emotional regulation of frontline nurses has a moderating effect between meaning in life and mental health. Conclusion: Meaning in life and emotion regulation of frontline nurses were significantly correlated with mental health under the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changing the emotion regulation of frontline nurses, strengthening cognitive reappraisal, and weakening expressive suppression could reduce the predictive effect of meaning in life on mental health.

Effectiveness of micro-lecture based cardiac rehabilitation education on health status in individuals with coronary artery disease: A randomized clinical trial.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effectiveness of the micro-lecture education on the ability of self-management and lifestyle changes in patients with coronary artery disease. DESIGN: A randomized control trial with a 12-week follow-up. SETTING: Cardiology wards of a large Chinese University Hospital. SUBJECTS: One hundred eligible inpatients with coronary artery disease were recruited. INTERVENTION: Intervention group received the micro-lecture education, while the control group received the traditional cardiac rehabilitation education. MAIN MEASURES: Primary outcome of the ability of coronary self-management was assessed by the Coronary self-management scaleat baseline, 12-week after discharge. Secondary outcomes of smoking status, exercise status, and six-minute walk distance were evaluated at the baseline, week4 and week 12 after discharge. The chi-square test,Fisher's exact test, group t-test and the repeated measure variance were used for the data analysis. RESULTS: Eighty-nine of 100 eligible participants responded, and mean age was 60.2 ± 11.3 years.After the intervention, the mean score of the coronary self-management scale (3.84 ± 0.36) was higher than that in the control group (2.78 ± 0.57).At week 12, the rate of re-smoked in the intervention group (6%) was significantly lower than that in the control group (43%),the frequency of the exercise (85%), and the 6MWD (495.55 ± 85.94) in the intervention group were better than the control group. CONCLUSION: Micro-lecture education program presented a positive effect on promoting the ability of self-management, and apotential effect on the therapeutic lifestyle changes for the coronary artery disease patients.

Molybdenum disulfide loading on a Z-scheme graphitic carbon nitride and lanthanum nickelate heterojunction for enhanced photocatalysis: Interfacial charge transfer and mechanistic insights.

Interfacial design and the co-catalyst effect are considered to be effective to achieve separation and transport of photogenerated carriers in composite photocatalysts. In this study, a Z-scheme heterojunction was successfully combined with a co-catalyst to achieve a highly efficient LaNiO3/g-C3N4/MoS2 photocatalyst. MoS2 flakes were loaded on a hybrid material surface, which was formed by LaNiO3 nanocubes embedded on layered g-C3N4, and a good heterostructure with multiple attachment sites was obtained. Experimental studies confirmed that the Z-scheme heterojunction completely preserves the strong redox ability of the photogenerated electrons and holes. As a cocatalyst, MoS2 further promoted interfacial charge separation and transport. The synergistic effect of the Z-scheme heterojunction and co-catalyst effectively realized the transfer of photogenerated carriers from "slow transfer" to "high transfer" and promoted water decomposition and pollutant degradation. Results revealed that under simulated sunlight irradiation, LaNiO3/g-C3N4/MoS2 composites exhibit superior hydrogen evolution of 45.1 µmol h-1, which is 19.1 times that of g-C3N4 and 4.9 times that of LaNiO3/g-C3N4, respectively. Moreover, the LaNiO3/g-C3N4/MoS2 Z-scheme photocatalyst exhibited excellent photocatalytic performance for antibiotic degradation and heavy-metal ion reduction under visible light. This study might provide some insights into the development of photocatalysts for solar energy conversion and environmental remediation.

Multifunctional bacterial cellulose-based organohydrogels with long-term environmental stability.

Sensitive strain sensors have attracted more attention due to their applications in health monitoring and human-computer interaction. However, the problems existing in conventional hydrogels, such as inherent brittleness, freezing at low temperature, low toughness, and water evaporation, have greatly hindered the practical applications. In order to solve the above problems, herein, we designed dual network multifunctionality organohydrogels using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) covalent cross-linking polymer as the first network, the bacterial celluloses (BCs) and calcium chloride by ligand binding as the second network. The prepared organohydrogels showed good conductivity and sensitivity over a wide temperature range (-20 âˆ¼ 40 ℃), and maintained long-term stability (>15 days) in the air. In addition, the dynamic combination of BCs-Ca2 + and hydrogen bonds in the binary system further endows the organohydrogels with excellent tensile strength (≈1.0 MPa), tensile strain (≈1300%), toughness (≈6.2 MJ m-3), conductivity (3.4 S m-1), gauge factor (≈1.24), adhesion (≈0.3 MPa), and self-healing properties (self-healing tensile strain to 632%). Therefore, this organohydrogel has potential candidates for flexible electronic skin, motion monitoring, and soft robotics.

Promoting resilience and lower stress in nurses and improving inpatient experience through emotional intelligence training in China: A randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Emotional intelligence training relieves stress and promotes resilience among nurses. Previous studies have not sufficiently explored the effect of emotional intelligence training among nurses on the experience of inpatients under their care. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of emotional intelligence training on emotional intelligence, resilience, and perceived stress among nurses and examine how training affects inpatient experience. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: A tertiary general hospital in Changsha, China. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 103 nurses were randomly selected from 20 wards. METHODS: The wards were randomized into two groups. The intervention group (n = 53 nurses) received emotional intelligence training in two phases: Phase I-system training phase, twice a week for one month; Phase II-a consolidated learning phase, once a week for 11 months. The control group (n = 50) received daily briefings in meetings between head nurses, which were held regularly to discuss specific problems. There was no emotional intelligence training conducted with the control group. Data were collected at baseline and after the intervention. RESULTS: Emotional intelligence training improved emotional intelligence, resilience, and stress in the intervention group. The control group scored lower on the Wong and Law's Emotional Intelligence Scale and all subscales, showed stability in the scores on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and its subscales, and very little change in stress scores. Repeated measures analysis of variance showed significantly greater beneficial changes in the intervention group on all but the optimism subscale. There were suggestive differences in the predicted direction between the emotional intelligence training wards and the control wards at post-test on the patient experience scale and the four subscales. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that emotional intelligence training improves emotional intelligence, resilience, and stress among nurses and leads to improvements in inpatient experience. Emotional intelligence training should be part of nurse education to improve the quality of care nurses provide and their ability to work without increased stress.

Recent Developments and Applications of Hemicellulose From Wheat Straw: A Review.

Hemicellulose is an important component of plant cell walls, which is mainly used in biofuels and bioproducts. The hemicellulose extracted from different plant sources and plant locations has different microstructure and molecule. Wheat straw is an important biomass raw material for the extraction of hemicellulose. The aims of this review are to summary the recent developments and various applications of hemicellulose from wheat straw. The microstructure and molecule of hemicellulose extracted by different methods are comparably discussed. The hemicellulose-based derivatives and composites are also reviewed. Special attention was paid to the applications of hemicellulose such as biofuel production, packaging field, and adsorbent. The problems and developing direction were given based on our knowledge. We expect that this review will put forward to the development and high-value applications of hemicellulose from wheat straw.

A Natural Polymer Captor for Immobilizing Polysulfide/Polyselenide in Working Li-SeS2 Batteries.

SeS2 has become a promising cathode material owing to its enhanced electrical conductivity over sulfur and higher theoretical specific capacity than selenium; however, the working Li-SeS2 batteries have to face the practical challenges from the severe shuttling of soluble dual intermediates of polysulfide and polyselenide, especially in high-SeS2-loading cathodes. Herein, a natural organic polymer, Nicandra physaloides pectin (NPP), is proposed to serve as an effective polysulfide/polyselenide captor to address the shuttling issues. Informed by theoretical calculations, NPP is competent to provide a Lewis base-based strong binding interaction with polysulfides/polyselenides via forming lithium bonds, and it can be homogeneously deposited onto a three-dimensional double-carbon conductive scaffold to finally constitute a polysulfide/polyselenide-immobilizing interlayer. Operando spectroscopy analysis validates the enhanced polysulfide/polyselenide trapping and high conversion efficiency on the constructed interlayer, hence bestowing the Li-SeS2 cells with ultrahigh rate capability (448 mAh g-1 at 10 A g-1), durable cycling lifespan (≈ 0.037% capacity attenuation rate per cycle), and high areal capacity (> 6.5 mAh cm-2) at high SeS2 loading of 15.4 mg cm-2. Importantly, pouch cells assembled with this interlayer exhibit excellent flexibility, decent rate capability with relatively low electrolyte-to-capacity ratio, and stable cycling life even under a low electrolyte condition, promising a low-cost, viable design protocol toward practical Li-SeS2 batteries.