Purpose/Objectives: To develop the Meaning of Life Intervention in response to need for brief and meaning-focused interventions palliative care establish potential effect sizes future full-scale randomized, controlled trials.

To assess nurses' perceptions of what constitutes optimal end-of-life (EOL) care in hospital and evaluate perceived barriers to EOL delivery.Care dying patients is common hospitals. However, little known about the important elements from key service providers' perspective, which crucial for quality settings.This a cross-sectional survey. Nurses practising hospitals recruited by convenience sampling completed self-report survey questionnaires. STROBE checklist was used study reporting.One...

This study aims to assess and compare the shrinkage, accuracy, accuracy stability of a novel 3D-printing model resin eight commercially available materials. The experimental was developed by our proprietary technology. Eight resins were included for comparison. AcuVol video imaging technique used test volumetric shrinkage. Full-arch tooth models printed each via digital light processing (DLP) 3D average distance between scanned designed CAD file applied determine dimensional 3D-printed...

A bstract Aim: Higher hydrophilicity and dimensional accuracy can contribute to better of impression ensure the clinical success restoration fabrication. We aimed investigate a newly formulated vinyl polysiloxane (VPS) material compare that with those eight other commercially available VPS materials. Materials Methods: The experimental was by our proprietary resin filler technologies. Capture (S&C Polymer), Express, Imprint 3 4 (3M ESPE), Start (Danville), Honigum (DMG), Virtual (Ivoclar...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused distress in students globally. mental health of international studying abroad been neglected during the pandemic, especially Chinese who have unfairly targeted. Objective: To explore and document positive negative experiences a group Hong Kong U.K. U.S. from an insider perspective early stage pandemic. Methods: qualitative study used four 1.5-h online focus interviews 20 aged 18 or older universities United Kingdom States, 3 May to 12 2020. A...

A bstract Aim: To evaluate the mechanical properties of a newly formulated vinyl polysiloxane (VPS) impression material. Materials and Methods: Experimental, Capture (S&C Polymer), Express, Imprint 3 4 (3M ESPE), Start VPS (Danville), Honigum (DMG), Virtual (Ivoclar Vivadent), Elite HD+ (Zhermack) were evaluated for tear strength, tensile elongation at break. Un-nicked specimens with 90° angle on one side (type C) strength prepared tested according to ASTM-D624. Dumbbell-shaped 1) break...

Background: The mental health of international students studying abroad has been neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: This mixed-method study examined perceived public attitudes, personal beliefs, practice and stress toward facemask wearing as a preventive measure against among University from Hong Kong in United Kingdom (UK) early stage (January–March 2020) Methods: Our included 2 parts: (i) an exponential, non-discriminative snowball sampling strategy was used to recruit 91...

Background: Pressure injury is a common clinical parameter of patient care outcome. Various risk factors increase the palliative patients to pressure injuries and difficult wound healing. Healthcare professionals are aware that healing difficult, but they still focus on this process instead providing needs with unhealed wounds. Methods: This study aims identify parameters in relation advanced illness. A retrospective analysis records admitted over 18 months was performed. Descriptive...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties and degree conversion a novel 3D-printing model resin compare it eight commercially available resins. An experimental formulated by our proprietary technology along with DentaModel, NextDent 2, KeyModel Ultra, Rodin Model, Die Model DMR III, LCD Grey, Grey Resin were used in study. Parallelepiped specimens (2 × 2 25 mm, n = 5) printed measured for their flexural strength (FS), modulus (FM), resilience (MR) accordance ISO-4049....

This study aimed to examine the quality of life (QOL) patients with advanced cancer in Hong Kong. Ninety participants were recruited from oncology ward hospital. They responded a 28-item, 8-subscale multidimensional questionnaire and single-item scale that measured QOL face-to-face interview. Participation health care decisions, food-related concerns, existential distress some concerns require professionals' attention. Walking ability predicted level certain domains surfaces patients' need...

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction and seldom been mentioned in palliative care. Hereby, we reported a case SMA who presented with symptoms upper 68-year-old patient; subsequent CT findings were classical syndrome. The patient's history poliomyelitis recent significant weight loss the predisposing factors for It also highlights importance monitoring signs such patients before considering switching to oral feeding.

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is an uncommon autoimmune idiopathic or paraneoplastic producing antibodies against voltage presynaptic calcium channels. According to previous studies, many patients with LEMS experience remission in both the clinical symptoms of muscle weakness and electrophysiologic abnormalities after successful treatment lung SCC. However, some might not respond conventional therapy eventually require palliative care. Hereby, we reported a patient advanced...

In recent years, optical fringe-projection and other interferometric techniques for surface profiling have received much attention because they are whole-field non-contacting; very high data processing speeds can be achieved using computer image-processing techniques. These advantages over many mechanical probe-based particularly useful the measurement of large surfaces as well micro-systems at sub-micron level. technique, a reference grating is first generated then projected onto interest....

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> The mental health of international students studying abroad has been neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This mixed-method study examined perceived public attitudes, personal beliefs, practice and stress toward facemask wearing as a preventive measure against among university from Hong Kong in United Kingdom (UK) early stage (January – March 2020) <title>METHODS</title> Our included 2 parts: (i) an exponential,...

Palliative care is the active holistic of individuals across all ages with serious health-related suffering due to severe illness, and especially those near end life. aims improve quality life patients, their families caregivers (1). This field inclusive health settings, throughout course an lifespan.

As a premier school, Raffles Institution (RI) seeks relevant and forward-looking educational initiatives. Bringing emerging technologies into the school encourages students to cultivate skills attitudes that will empower them ride present future waves of information technology most meaningfully innovatively. Photonics has diverse applications in modern technological world, Singapore aims become center excellence for optics photonics region. However, serious study begins only at college level...

For measuring the angle of rotation flat objects using projected fringes, method point-of-light triangulation and line-of-light will breakdown when grating lies on axis rotation. Therefore, a other than point or linear lines is preferred. In this paper, simple Michelson interferometer-based for generation projection circular gratings described. The basic optical element in interferometer beam- splitting cube. With interferometer, observed screen placed normal to line containing two...