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Previous research has indicated that administrative burdens are particularly high in personalised funding schemes such as the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), because these schemes are predicated on very high levels of self-advocacy. Administrative burdens tend to be inequitably distributed, thereby entrenching existing social inequalities. This is the first study to look at the lived experiences of administrative burden within the NDIS explicitly-and particularly those of women, who are underrepresented within the scheme. The research involved qualitative interviews with 30 women with disability who were either NDIS participants or had considered applying for the NDIS. We argue that like other marginalised groups, women with disability are experiencing significant administrative burdens within the NDIS, which are barriers to obtaining sufficient disability support. Based on this finding, we recommend the NDIS implement a gender strategy, as well as address burdensome administrative processes in general.
The standard serological test to screen for coeliac disease (CD) is tissue transglutaminase (tTG) but some experts recommend including deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP) antibodies for children younger than 3 years old. This study evaluated the utility of DGP-immunoglobulin A (IgA) and DGP-immunoglobulin G (IgG) serologies when screening children younger than 3 years old for CD.

A retrospective chart review was conducted including children 3 years old and under, who had DGP and/or tTG serologies along with duodenal biopsies during their initial diagnostic evaluation. Serology results were compared to the gold-standard histopathology by χ
to determine the significance of including DGP-IgG/IgA serologies when screening for CD in this age group.

We identified 478 patients, 52 who were younger than 3 years old, 43 of whom met inclusion criteria. The positive predictive value (PPV) of the DGP-IgA test was 91.7% whereas, DGP-IgG was 77.8%. When DGP serology was examined in conjunction with tTG-IgA, the PPV with DGP-IgA was 90.9% and with DGP-IgG was 87.5%.

In isolation, DGP-IgA provides a high PPV and specificity for CD in children younger than 3 years old, whereas DGP-IgG had a much lower PPV in this age group. When used alone or in conjunction with tTG-IgA, the DGP-IgA test results in a high PPV of 91.7 and 90.9%, respectively. Based on our study, we recommend obtaining both the DGP-IgA and the tTG-IgA serology when screening infants and children younger than 3 years old for coeliac disease.
In isolation, DGP-IgA provides a high PPV and specificity for CD in children younger than 3 years old, whereas DGP-IgG had a much lower PPV in this age group. When used alone or in conjunction with tTG-IgA, the DGP-IgA test results in a high PPV of 91.7 and 90.9%, respectively. Based on our study, we recommend obtaining both the DGP-IgA and the tTG-IgA serology when screening infants and children younger than 3 years old for coeliac disease.
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The ability to form adducts between ruthenium complexes with short single-stranded 6-mers was investigated through the use of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Full scan ESI mass spectra and collision-induced dissociation (CID) mass spectra were recorded on a high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The elemental compositions of the adducts and the most important product ions were calculated by exact mass measurements.

ESI-MS measurements showed that the mono-ruthenated ODNs were the main products produced under the conditions forat the interaction site is highly affected by the ODN's structure.
To assess the prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety among caregivers of patients with atrial fibrillation.

Depression and anxiety are common in caregivers of patients with cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure and coronary artery disease. However, studies about depression and anxiety among caregivers of patients with atrial fibrillation are limited.

Cross-sectional study.

We enrolled 465 dyads of patients with atrial fibrillation and their primary family caregivers from Beijing Anzhen Hospital between September 2020 and March 2021. The patient-caregiver dyads were excluded if primary family caregivers had previous mental disorders before the patient diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. Depression and anxiety of patients and caregivers were measured by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7scale. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess factors associated with depression and anxiety of caregivers. STROBE guidelines were followed to report this study.

The prevalence of caregiver depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9score ≥5) and anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7score ≥5) was 14.0% and 13.5% respectively. Caregiver number of comorbidities ≥2 and patient depression were significantly associated with caregiver depression. Caregiver age ≥65years, caregiver female sex and patient anxiety were predictors of caregiver anxiety.

Depression and anxiety are common in caregivers of patients with AF. Better management of caregiver mental problems and associated factors may benefit both patients and caregivers.

Clinicians and nurses should pay more attention to depression and anxiety in caregivers of patients with atrial fibrillation, and provide support to caregivers in most need.
Clinicians and nurses should pay more attention to depression and anxiety in caregivers of patients with atrial fibrillation, and provide support to caregivers in most need.Androgens are steroid hormones that play a critical role in brain development and sexual maturation by acting upon both androgen receptors (AR) and estrogen receptors (ERα/β) after aromatization. The contribution of estrogens from aromatized androgens in brain development and the central regulation of metabolism, reproduction, and behavior is well defined, but the role of androgens acting on AR has been unappreciated. Here, we map the sex specific expression of Ar in the adult and developing mouse brain. Postnatal days (PND) 12 and 21 were used to target a critical window of prepubertal development. Consistent with previous literature in adults, sex-specific differences in Ar expression were most profound in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BST), medial amygdala (MEA) and medial preoptic area (MPO). Ar expression was also high in these areas at PND 12 and 21 in both sexes. In addition, we describe extra-hypothalamic and extra-limbic areas that show moderate, consistent and similar Ar expression in both sexes at both prepubertal time points. Briefly, Ar expression was observed in olfactory areas of the cerebral cortex, the hippocampus, several thalamic nuclei, and cranial nerve nuclei involved in autonomic sensory and motor function. To further characterize forebrain populations of Ar expressing neurons and determine whether they also coexpress estrogen receptors, we examined expression of Ar, Esr1 and Esr2 in prepubertal mice in selected nuclei. We found populations of neurons in the BST, MEA and MPO that coexpress Ar, but not Esr1 or Esr2, whereas others express a combination of the three receptors. Our findings indicate that various brain areas express Ar during prepubertal development and may play an important role in female neuronal development and physiology.
The study investigated clinical nurses' critical thinking levels in public hospitals and related factors.

Since health care environments have become more complex, the critical thinking skills of clinical nurses are more important in daily problem-solving and decision-making processes. However, little research was conducted on this topic among clinical nurses.

It was a cross-sectional study at five public hospitals between December 2018 and January 2019. The study followed the STROBE guideline. Data were collected from 559 nurses by a survey consisted of a data form and the Turkish version of the Nursing Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice Questionnaire.

Nurses' mean critical thinking scores were moderate level. Total critical thinking scores of the clinical nurses significantly differed according to education, hospital type, shift work, professional category and role. There was a significant effect on the total critical thinking scores of the clinical nurses according to variables.

This study fouegies to improve the competence of critical thinking levels of nurses.
This study set out to understand the experiences and expectations of scalp cooling among women with early-stage breast cancer. The objective was to develop patient co-produced information resources to better inform and prepare women considering scalp cooling during chemotherapy.

Treatment-induced alopecia is a common concern among women preparing for chemotherapy. Evidence indicates that many women feel inadequately prepared for scalp cooling, resulting in potentially mitigable distress and disappointment.

A single-site, sequential, explanatory mixed-methods design was used. Participants included women with early-stage breast cancer who had previously or were currently using, scalp cooling. Women completed an online survey exploring scalp cooling experiences and expectations and self-selecting participants took part in one semi-structured, audio-recorded interview. Guidelines for Good Reporting of a Mixed Methods Study were followed.

Forty-nine women (69%) consented to take part in the survey and 23 te included in the manuscript.
Our study led to the development of online, patient co-produced resources to help prepare and inform women considering using scalp cooling; and an online scalp cooling training module and checklist for nurses. Links to the resources are included in the manuscript.
There is scarce information on the baseline knowledge and practices of nursing officers in relation to administration of blood components. We set out to evaluate the influence of training on their knowledge and skills through Kirkpatrick's levels of Training Evaluation.

This interventional cross sectional study of 7months duration conducted in a tertiary care teaching institute involved 200 nursing officers. find more Hundred were assigned to study/intervention group and 100 were assigned to control/ comparison group by systematic random sampling. Knowledge was tested in different domains-blood components, pre-transfusion checks, transfusion process, post-transfusion process and blood administration practice.

The baseline knowledge scores of intervention and control group were similar-15.16 ± 4.11 and 15.02 ± 4.75 (p=0.831). Post-intervention (phase I) after 1 month, the scores improved significantly for domain A, B, C, D and E to 4.3 ± 2.21 (p=0.0001), 3.46 ± 2.15 (p=0.0001), 7.02 ± 3.55 (p=0.0001), 2.51 ± 1.46 (p=0.
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