The Effects of Reflective Training on the Disposition of Critical Thinking for Nursing Students in China: A Controlled Trial

Caihong Zhang,Huiying Fan,Jieqiong Xia,Honghua Guo,Xinjun Jiang,Yane Yan 한국간호과학회 2017 Asian Nursing Research Vol.11 No.3

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of reflective trainings for nursing students on their critical thinking disposition. Methods: A total of 157 senior undergraduate nursing students sampled from Hainan Medical University in China participated in this study in 2014. They were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group students were provided the reflective training during their entire 12-month clinical internship, whereas students in the control group were requested to keep their reflective diaries but without a formal training. Before and after the intervention, nursing students' critical thinking disposition was rated using the Chinese version of Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CTDI-CV). Results: Before the start of the intervention, the critical thinking disposition scores of the two groups had no significant differences. At the end of the intervention, it was found that the experimental students performed better in each subscale of CTDI-CV. These include the search for truth, open mind, analytical ability, systematic ability, critical thinking, self-confidence, curiosity, and cognitive maturity. By summing the scores of all categories, the results showed that the experimental group had a significantly higher total score than that of the control group (p ≤ .044). Evaluating the score difference in each function indicated that there was a range of improvements on the critical thinking disposition because of the reflective training intervention. Conclusion: Reflective training during the internship period improves nursing students' disposition of critical thinking and promotes their readiness for their clinical practices in the rapidly increasing demands of the healthcare field.

Valeriana jatamansi Jones Inhibits Rotavirus-Induced Diarrhea via Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B Signaling Pathway

( Bin Zhang ),( Yan Wang ),( Chunmao Jiang ),( Caihong Wu ),( Guangfu Guo ),( Xiaolan Chen ),( Shulei Qiu ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2021 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.31 No.8

Rotavirus (RV), as the main cause of diarrhea in children under 5 years, contributes to various childhood diseases. Valeriana jatamansi Jones is a traditional Chinese herb and possesses antiviral effects. In this study we investigated the potential mechanisms of V. jatamansi Jones in RV-induced diarrhea. MTT assay was performed to evaluate cell proliferation and the diarrhea mice model was constructed using SA11 infection. Mice were administered V. jatamansi Jones and ribavirin. Diarrhea score was used to evaluate the treatment effect. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to detect the level of cytokines. Western blot and quantitative reverse transcription-PCR were used to determine protein and mRNA levels, respectively. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was applied to detect the pathological change of the small intestine. TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling was conducted to determine the apoptosis rate. The results showed V. jatamansi Jones promoted MA104 proliferation. V. jatamansi Jones downregulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and protein kinase B (AKT) in protein level, which was consistent with the immunohistochemistry results. Moreover, V. jatamansi Jones combined with ribavirin regulated interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interferon γ, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor α, and IL-10, and suppressed secretory immunoglobulin A secretion to remove viruses and inhibit dehydration. V. jatamansi Jones + ribavirin facilitated the apoptosis of small intestine cells. In conclusion, V. jatamansi Jones may inhibit RV-induced diarrhea through PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, and could therefore be a potential therapy for diarrhea.

Promotional effects of Sm2O3 on Mn-H4SiW12O40/SiO2 catalyst for dimethyl ether direct-oxidation to dimethoxymethane

Qingde Zhang,Yizhuo Han,Yisheng Tan,Guangbo Liu,Caihong Yang 한국공업화학회 2014 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.20 No.4

The promotional effects of Sm2O3 on Mn-H4SiW12O40/SiO2 for dimethyl ether (DME) direct-oxidation to dimethoxymethane (DMM) were investigated. The results showed that Sm2O3 introduction could significantly improve the activity of Mn-H4SiW12O40/SiO2 for DMM formation, and DMM selectivity was remarkably increased from 36.3% to 60.3% when the Sm2O3 content was 1%. The catalysts were characterized by ICP-AES, XRD, NH3-TPD, Pyridine-IR and XPS. The Sm2O3 introduction enhanced the number of Lewis acid sites and weak acid sites and also increased the amount of Mn4+ species of Mn-H4SiW12O40/SiO2, which is favorable for the formation of DMM.

Characterization and catalytic application of MnCl2 modified HZSM-5 zeolites in synthesis of aromatics from syngas via dimethyl ether

Qingde Zhang,Yisheng Tan,Caihong Yang,Hongjuan Xie 한국공업화학회 2013 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.19 No.3

The conversion of syngas to aromatics via dimethyl ether was investigated over MnCl2 modified HZSM-5zeolites. The results demonstrated that 2%MnCl2 modified HZSM-5 (SiO2/Al2O3 = 38) exhibited higher pxylene selectivity than other catalysts and further decreased 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene selectivity. The CO conversion was obviously increased after 5%MnCl2 modification to HZSM-5. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, XPS, FT-IR, NH3-TPD, SEM, element analysis and O2-TPO. The loading amount of MnCl2 affected the adsorption and reaction of DME molecules on zeolites. Appropriate amount of MnCl2 introduction could adjust the acidity and pore volume of HZSM-5 to increase p-xylene selectivity and CO conversion.

Corrigendum to: Valeriana jatamansi Jones Inhibits Rotavirus-Induced Diarrhea via Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B Signaling Pathway

Bin Zhang,Yan Wang,Chunmao Jiang,Caihong Wu,Guangfu Guo,Xiaolan Chen,Shulei Qiu The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnol 2024 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.34 No.2

Visible-Light-Driven Catalytic Disinfection of Staphylococcus aureus Using Sandwich Structure g-C₃N₄/ZnO/Stellerite Hybrid Photocatalyst

( Wanzhong Zhang ),( Caihong Yu ),( Zhiming Sun ),( Shuilin Zheng ) 한국미생물생명공학회(구 한국산업미생물학회) 2018 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.28 No.6

A novel g-C₃N₄/ZnO/stellerite (CNZOS) hybrid photocatalyst, which was synthesized by coupled hydro thermal-thermal polymerization processing, was applied as an efficient visiblelight-driven photocatalyst against Staphylococcus aureus. The optimum synthesized hybrid photocatalyst showed a sandwich structure morphology with layered g-C₃N₄ (doping amount: 40 wt%) deposited onto micron-sized ZnO/stellerite particles (ZnO average diameter: ~18 nm). It had a narrowing band gap (2.48 eV) and enlarged specific surface area (23.05 ㎡/g). The semiconductor heterojunction effect from ZnO to g-C₃N₄ leads to intensive absorption of the visible region and rapid separation of the photogenerated electron-hole pairs. In this study, CNZOS showed better photocatalytic disinfection efficiency than g-C₃N₄/ZnO powders. The disinfection mechanism was systematically investigated by scavengerquenching methods, indicating the important role of H₂O₂ in both systems. Furthermore, h⁺ was demonstrated as another important radical in oxidative inactivation of the CNZOS system. In respect of the great disinfection efficiency and practicability, the CNZOS heterojunction photocatalyst may offer many disinfection applications.

Comparison of Triangular Silver Nanoprisms with Different Capping Agents and Structural Size for H2O2 Etching-Based Biosensors

Lishi Huang,Caihong Yuan,Wenli Chen,Fanshu Zeng,Hui Xu,Yahui Zhang,Tingting Jiang 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2018 NANO Vol.13 No.2

This study compared the susceptibility of different triangular silver nanoprisms (TSNPRs) towards the etching of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a catalytical product of glucose oxidase (GOx). The influence of capping agents and structural size have been explored towards the oxidation of silver nanoprisms. Results indicated that the etching of the TSNPRs was extremely effected by surface capping agents, in which citrate contributed a highest H2O2-sensitive effect in the absence of secondary capping ligands (e.g., glycerol and ethanol). Meanwhile, compared to bigger TSNPRs, smaller nanoprisms exhibited a different signal output of plasma resonance peak through intensity decrease rather than wavelength shift, making them more H2O2-etching susceptibile. In virtue of GOx etching-based system, TSNPRs with a small size and citrate capping were served as a substitute for big nanoprisms to sense glucose, offering a number of advantages such as high sensitivity, improved calibration, time-saving and extended detection ranges. Moreover, the small sized TSNPRs capping with citrate alone have been expected to be of great interest in the trace of GOx, providing an ultrahigh sensitive GOx etching-based analytical platform for point-of-care diagnostics towards other analytes (e.g., DNA, protein).

Study on temperature characteristics of gasoline engine particulate filters during fuel cut-off

Nan Li,Zheng Nan,Qiushi Zhang,Haitao Liu,Lun Hua,Caihong Zhang 한국화학공학회 2022 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.39 No.12

Based on the bench test of a 1.5 L gasoline engine equipped with a catalytic gasoline engine particulate filter(CGPF), the fuel cut-off regeneration characteristics of the next generation with small pore size GPF and the commonGPF under different soot loading and temperatures were studied. The results showed that after the fuel was cutoffduring the regeneration process, the center temperature of the sample rose exponentially, and as the regenerationtime extended, the temperature gradually became flat. The temperature distribution inside the carrier was such that theinlet temperature was low at the axial position, and the temperature near the outlet was high, the radial position showeda trend of high temperature in the middle and low temperature at the edge, and the temperature difference betweenthe edge and the center of the carrier was large. The maximum temperature inside the GPF increased with the increasein soot loading, and the maximum temperature gradient also increased. When the soot loading reached 6 g/L and thefuel cut-off regeneration was conducted at 650 oC, the maximum and maximum temperature gradient inside the GPFexceeded the tolerance limit of the GPF, and the inside of the carrier was damaged to varying degrees. Therefore, theseparameters should be controlled during regeneration.

A new model and testing verification for evaluating the carbon efficiency of server

Liang Guo,Yue Wang,Yixing Zhang,Caihong Zhou,Kexin Xu,Shaopeng Wang 한국인터넷정보학회 2023 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.17 No.10

To cope with the risks of climate change and promote the realization of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, this paper first comprehensively considers the policy background, technical trends and carbon reduction paths of energy conservation and emission reduction in data center server industry. Second, we propose a computing power carbon efficiency of data center server, and constructs the carbon emission per performance of server (CEPS) model. According to the model, this paper selects the mainstream data center servers for testing. The result shows that with the improvement of server performance, the total carbon emissions are rising. However, the speed of performance improvement is faster than that of carbon emission, hence the relative carbon emission per unit computing power shows a continuous decreasing trend. Moreover, there are some differences between different products, and it is calculated that the carbon emission per unit performance is 20-60KG when the service life of the server is five years.

Combined estrogen-progestin pill is a safe and effective option for endometrial hyperplasia without atypia: a three-year single center experience

Yang Wang,Victoria Nisenblat,Liyuan Tao,XinYu Zhang,Hongzhen Li,Caihong Ma 대한부인종양학회 2019 Journal of Gynecologic Oncology Vol.30 No.3

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of oral contraceptive pill (OCP) as therapy for endometrial hyperplasia (EH) without atypia in reproductive-aged women compared with oral progestin. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out in our reproductive center. Consecutive patients diagnosed with infertility and non-atypical EH identified through electronic database who met inclusion criteria (n=309). Patients were assigned to two treatment groups: OCP (n=216) and oral progestin (n=93); clinical and reproductive outcomes were recorded. Results: Reversal of EH to normal endometrium, clinical pregnancy, live birth and miscarriage rate. Women in OCP group were younger, had higher prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and other uterine pathology and longer duration of infertility than women in progestin group. Reversal of EH was observed in 93.52% women on OCP and in 86.02% women on progestin (p=0.032; adjusted odds ratio [aOR]= 2.35; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.06-5.21) after the initial course of treatment for 2 to 6 months. Cyclic OCP (n=184) resulted in better response to treatment compared to continuous OCP (n=32) (95.11% vs. 84.38%; p=0.039; aOR =3.60; 95% CI =1.12-11.55). Clinical pregnancy rate in OCP group was marginally higher than progestin group (87/208, 41.83% vs. 27/90, 30.00%; p=0.054). Miscarriage (25.29% vs. 29.63%; p=0.654) and live birth rate (31.25% vs. 21.11%; p=0.074) were comparable between the groups. Conclusion: For the first time we demonstrate that OCP is an effective therapy for nonatypical EH and is associated with higher remission rate compared with oral progestin. Reproductive outcomes are reassuring and comparable between the two groups.