In the midst of the global financial downturn, one area of private equity is growing. The private
equity secondary market—ie, buying and selling existing private investor commitments in …

This study examined the frequency of violence on nurses in Chinese psychiatric hospitals
and explored its risk factors and impact on nurses' quality of life (QOL). A survey was …

As we write this, we await the outcome of numerous investigations of atrocities committed by
US and British forces in Iraq, including the massacre of women and children by Marines in …

Background No study has examined the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) on
moderate–severe major depressive disorders (MDD) in China. The objective of this study was to …

… Our proposed DORIS can achieve extraordinary results in the actual course recommendation
scenario. However, DORIS also faces some challenging difficulties. First, the proposed …

This paper presents a high performance 90 nm generation SOI CMOS logic technology.
Leveraging unique SOI technology features, aggressive ground rules and a tungsten local …

This study determined the prevalence of lifetime and current smoking and the correlates of
current smoking in nurses working in psychiatric and general hospitals in China. Of 807 …

Making decisions about end-of-life care (EOL care) for the terminally ill is often difficult for
patients, family members and health care professionals, as EOL decision-making poses legal, …

Background. Animal models suggest that cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) inhibitors may be
beneficial in suppressing cancer cachexia. We investigated the effect of short‐course celecoxib …

Optical density (OD) is widely used to estimate the density of cells in liquid culture, but
cannot be compared between instruments without a standardized calibration protocol and is …