OBJECTIVE:To study varieties,indications and usage features of Tibetan medicine preparations,and provide refer-ence for the clinical treatment and new drug development for Tibetan medicine. METHODS:Tibetan medicine preparations in offi-cial standards were collected,variety features(formula scale,license number,pharmaceutical enterprise,name and dosage form, herbal medicine number),action features(indication name,clinical application)and medicine features(category and quantity,me-dicinal part,commonly used drug,frequency,three fruitsuse feature) were summarized. RESULTS:Totally 458 preparations were included,including 18 recorded in Chinese Pharmacopoeia (part 1,2015 edition),200 recorded in Pharmaceutical Stan-dards of the Ministry of Health of China(Tibetan medicine,1995 edition),240 recorded in Tibetan Medicine Standards(six prov-inces). 129 had obtained 430 license numbers,from 52 pharmaceutical companies;the prearations were mainly named byherbal medicine+principal medicine+dosage formprincipal medicine+dosage formandindication+dosage form. Dosage forms had powder,pill,cream,oil,syrup and wine; the number of herbal medicine was(13.81±13.28). The Tibetan preparations were com-monly used in the clinical treatment of diseases of the digestive system,respiratory system,genitourinary system,circulatory sys-tem,infectious and parasitic diseases,etc. 442 medicines had been used,including 297 herbal medicines,70 animal medicines, 47 mineral medicines and other 28 medicines. The common medicinal parts were seed or fruit,root or rhizome,whole grass,flow-er,stem,over-ground part,tuber or bulb,etc. The top 10 frequency of medicines were as follows as Terminalia chebula,Cartha-mus tinctorius,Aucklandia lappa,Amomum kravanh,Phyllanthus emblica,Piper longum,Inula racemosa,Punica granatum, Moschus berezovskii,Adhatoda vasica;and 19% preparations contained three fruits(T. chebula,P. emblica,Terminalia bellirica). CONCLUSIONS:Tibetan medicine preparations have rich varieties,reasonable herbal medicines,more solid preparations,widely clinic application,contain more herbal drugs and commonly usethree fruits,while fewer preparations have obtained license number.

Training about master of nursing on professional degree and specialist nurse is the important part of nursing program in China. However, general education, lacking of specialized courses and the imperfect system of evaluation and certification is still exist. There is successful training and certification about them in American. The paper reviewed the educational status of master of nursing on professional degree and the certification standards, as well as authorities of nurse specialists in American. Hopefully, we can make reference for the future nursing field.

The importance ofdischarge readiness in individual hospital discharge decision-making and health outcomes has been widely recognized. This paper reviews the concept of discharge readiness, assessment objects, implementers, contents, assessment tools and influences of social factors on discharge readiness, in order to provide reference and guidance for promoting targeted interventions to improve patients＇ discharge readiness from the societal level.

Objective:To explore the current situation of the use of assistive devices for mobility in patients with knee osteoarthritis and analyze its influencing factors.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, patients with knee osteoarthritis who were admitted to the Orthopedics Department of a Class Ⅲ Grade A general public hospital in Zhengzhou from January to July 2019 were selected as the research objects. The general information questionnaire, the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST) Scale and other scales were used to conduct surveys. Univariate analysis and binary Logistic regression analysis were used to investigate the influencing factors of the use of assistive devices for mobility in patients with knee osteoarthritis. In this study, a total of 347 questionnaires were distributed and 340 valid questionnaires were returned. The effective recovery rate was 97.98%.Results:The usage rate of assistive devices for mobility in patients with knee osteoarthritis was 26.47% (90/340) , 5.55% (5/90) of the patients were recommended using assistive devices for mobility by medical staff, 2.22% (2/90) of the patients obtained assistive devices for mobility through professional adaptation, and 81.11% (73/90) of the patients did not receive health education on assistive devices for mobility. The total mean score of the QUEST Scale for 90 patients with knee osteoarthritis using assistive devices for mobility was (3.17±0.34) . Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that age, education level, monthly income, pain intensity, the activity of daily living status and social support were influencing factors for the use of assistive devices for mobility in patients with knee osteoarthritis ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Patients with knee osteoarthritis have a lower usage rate of assistive devices for mobility, receive fewer professional assistive devices for mobility services, and have lower satisfaction with them. There are many factors affecting whether or not to use assistive devices for mobility. Medical staff should pay more attention to and guide the use of assistive devices for mobility for patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Spastic-paralysis impacts the function of upper extremity in most apoplexy patients.Assessing spasticity condition precisely,timely and effectively plays an important role in guiding rehabilitation treatment,therapeutic evaluation and prognosis of functional outcome.Owing to the limitations of subjective scales,the issue of quantifing the spasticity objectively has become a new research direction in recent years.By reviewing the literatures,we summed up the application of objective assessment tools,which were based on rehabilitation engineering,electrophysiology or biomechanics,in assessing the function of upper extremity with spastic paralysis,as well as put forward the research directions of prospects,in order to give a reference to the systematic integration of assessment tools in the near future.

Objective:To explore the influencing factors of drug application deviation in elderly diabetes mellitus patients during hospital-family transition period.Methods:A total of 278 elderly diabetes mellitus patients in Henan Provincial People's Hospital from March 2019 to March 2021 were selected as the study subjects.All patients were followed up by telephone 1 week after discharge.The drug deviation evaluation tool(MDT)was used to evaluate the drug application deviation in patients during the hospital-family transition period.They were divided into drug application deviation group and non-drug application deviation group.Sociodemographic and disease-related data and medication management data were compared between the two groups.Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of drug application deviation in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus during hospital-family transition period.Results:Of the 278 elderly patients with diabetes, 162(58.27%)had at least one drug application deviation during hospital-family transition period.The family care index was lower in drug application deviation group than non-drug application deviation group( Z=6.578, P<0.001).As compared with non-drug application deviation group, drug application deviation group had the higher number of drugs at discharge, and had lower scores of Morisky Medication Adherence Scale with Eight-Item(MMAS-8), had lower scores of Summary of Diabetes Self Care Activities(SDSCA)and had lower scores of Self-efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use Scale(SEAMS), with statistically significant differences( Z=10.971, 6.077, t=5.947, 14.105, all P<0.001).Binary Logistic regression analysis and forest map showed that the more number of discharge medication was a risk factor for drug application deviation during hospital-family transition period in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus( OR=4.128, P<0.001); family care index, MMAS-8 score, SDSCA score and SEAMS score were its protective factors( OR=0.343, 0.523, 0.922, 0.568, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The incidence of drug application deviation during hospital-family transition period is higher in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.The possible protective factors are high scores of family care index, MMAS-8, SDSCA and SEAMS, and the risk factor is large number of drugs ordered by discharged doctors.Therefore, targeted intervention measures can be implemented to reduce the occurrence of drug application deviation during hospital-family transition period.

Objective:To explore the current status and training needs of nurses' knowledge, belief, and behavior regarding the good limb positioning in stroke patients with hemiplegia.Methods:From November to December 2023, convenience sampling was used to select 1 708 nurses from 30 ClassⅢ hospitals in 17 provinces across the country, who worked in departments such as Neurology and Rehabilitation. The self-designed General Information Questionnaire, Knowledge, Belief and Behavior Questionnaire for Putting Good Limb Position in Clinical Nurses, and self-designed Training Status and Needs Questionnaire for Good Limb Positioning were used for online surveys. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of nurses' knowledge, belief, and behavior in good limb positioning.Results:A total of 1 622 valid questionnaires were collected. Nurses scored (135.64±25.93) on the Knowledge, Belief and Behavior Questionnaire for Putting Good Limb Position in Clinical Nurses, with the lowest score rate of 65.65% in the knowledge subscale and the highest score rate of 88.16% in the belief subscale. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that education level, working years, department, and whether they received training were the influencing factors of nurses' knowledge, belief, and behavior in good limb positioning ( P<0.05). 92.23% (1 496/1 622) of nurses were willing to receive training on good limb positioning, and 70.10% (1 137/1 622) of nurses participated in training on good limb positioning. Conclusions:Nurses generally have a moderate level of knowledge, belief, and behavior towards the good limb positioning, with room for improvement in their knowledge and behavior. However, their belief is relatively positive. Nursing managers should actively carry out training on good limb positioning based on the different characteristics and needs of nurses, improve their ability to good limb positioning.

Optogenetics combines optics and genetic engineering to control specific gene expression and biological functions and has the advantages of precise spatiotemporal control,noninvasiveness,and high efficiency.Genetically modified photosensory sensors are engineered into proteins to modulate conformational changes with light stimulation.Therefore,optogenetic techniques can provide new insights into oral biological processes at different levels,ranging from the subcellular and cellular levels to neural circuits and behavioral models.Here,we introduce the origins of optogenetics and highlight the recent progress of optogenetic approaches in oral and craniofacial research,focusing on the ability to apply optogenetics to the study of basic scientific neural mechanisms and to establish different oral behavioral test models in vivo(orofacial movement,licking,eating,and drinking),such as channelrhodopsin(ChR),archaerhodopsin(Arch),and halorhodopsin from Natronomonas pharaonis(NpHR).We also review the synergic and antagonistic effects of optogenetics in preclinical studies of trigeminal neuralgia and maxillofacial cellulitis.In addition,optogenetic tools have been used to control the neurogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells in translational studies.Although the scope of optogenetic tools is increasing,there are limited large animal experiments and clinical studies in dental research.Potential future directions include exploring therapeutic strategies for addressing loss of taste in patients with coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),studying oral bacterial biofilms,enhancing craniomaxillofacial and periodontal tissue regeneration,and elucidating the possible pathogenesis of dry sockets,xerostomia,and burning mouth syndrome.

Inflammation-driven endothelial dysfunction is the major initiating factor in atherosclerosis, while the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report that the non-canonical stimulator of interferon genes (STING)-PKR-like ER kinase (PERK) pathway was significantly activated in both human and mice atherosclerotic arteries. Typically, STING activation leads to the activation of interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB)/p65, thereby facilitating IFN signals and inflammation. In contrast, our study reveals the activated non-canonical STING-PERK pathway increases scaffold protein bromodomain protein 4 (BRD4) expression, which encourages the formation of super-enhancers on the proximal promoter regions of the proinflammatory cytokines, thereby enabling the transactivation of these cytokines by integrating activated IRF3 and NF-κB via a condensation process. Endothelium-specific STING and BRD4 deficiency significantly decreased the plaque area and inflammation. Mechanistically, this pathway is triggered by leaked mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) via mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), formed by voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1) oligomer interaction with oxidized mtDNA upon cholesterol oxidation stimulation. Especially, compared to macrophages, endothelial STING activation plays a more pronounced role in atherosclerosis. We propose a non-canonical STING-PERK pathway-dependent epigenetic paradigm in atherosclerosis that integrates IRF3, NF-κB and BRD4 in inflammatory responses, which provides emerging therapeutic modalities for vascular endothelial dysfunction.