Attributes of compassionate care in clinical nursing practice from the perspectives of patients and nurses-A systematic review.

Compassion is an essential aspect of the provision of nursing care. However, the concept of compassion is complex as multiple elements are involved in it and the perspectives of nurses as well as patients help us to unveil the complex concept. To summarize the various elements of compassion from the perspective of patients and nurses.

Vertically Integrated Dual-Memtransistor Enabled Reconfigurable Heterosynaptic Sensorimotor Networks and In-Memory Neuromorphic Computing.

Neuromorphic in-memory computing requires an area-efficient architecture for seamless and low-latency parallel processing of large volumes of data. Here, we report a compact, vertically integrated/stratified field-effect transistor (VSFET) consisting of a 2D nonferroelectric MoS FET channel stacked on a 2D ferroelectric InSe FET channel. Electrostatic coupling between the ferroelectric and nonferroelectric semiconducting channels results in hysteretic transfer and output characteristics of both FETs.

Electrically Controlled High Sensitivity Strain Modulation in MoS Field-Effect Transistors via a Piezoelectric Thin Film on Silicon Substrates.

Strain can modulate bandgap and carrier mobilities in two-dimensional (2D) materials. Conventional strain-application methodologies relying on flexible/patterned/nanoindented substrates are limited by low thermal tolerance, poor tunability, and/or scalability. Here, we leverage the converse piezoelectric effect to electrically generate and control strain transfer from a piezoelectric thin film to electromechanically coupled 2D MoS.

Novel Nano-Electroplating-Based Plasmonic Platform for Giant Emission Enhancement in Monolayer Semiconductors.

Two-dimensional semiconductors such as monolayer MoS have attracted considerable attention owing to their exceptional electronic and optical characteristics. However, their practical application has been hindered by the limited light absorption resulting from atomically thin thickness and low quantum yield. A highly effective approach to address these limitations is by integrating subwavelength plasmonic nanostructures with monolayer semiconductors.

The Distribution of Lifestyle Risk Factors Among Patients with Stroke in the Indian Setting: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The burden of stroke is increasing in India, but there is limited understanding of the distribution of reported risk factors in the Indian setting. It is vital to generate robust data on these modifiable risk factors to scale up appropriate strategies for the prevention of cerebrovascular diseases in this setting.

Summary: The objective of this study is to estimate the overall proportion of life style risk factors of patients with stroke in the Indian setting.

The Psychological Morbidity among Health Care Workers During the Early Phase of Covid-19 Pandemic in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Across India, there have been multiple studies conducted to address the issues of the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study estimated the pooled prevalence of psychological morbidity among healthcare workers during the early phase of the COVID 19 pandemic in India. We searched the following electronic bibliographic databases: PubMed, ScienceDirect, Wiley online library, and Google scholar for studies conducted from the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic until 25 September 2021.

Prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic among the general population in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The novel coronavirus (n COVID-19) has affected every walk of life across the world including India. Several studies have been available on the COVID-19-related anxiety and depressive symptoms in the public health context. However, there is a dearth of evidence of a meta-analysis regarding the pooled estimates of anxiety and depressive symptoms related to this pandemic based on the existing studies conducted among the general population of India.

Dark fermentation of pretreated hydrolysates of pineapple fruit waste for the production of biohydrogen using bacteria isolated from wastewater sources.

In the present study, both acidic and alkaline hydrolysate of pineapple waste was utilised for the production of biohydrogen using locally isolated bacterial strains. The bacteria were isolated from different wastewater sources and were identified as and . Experimental results showed that the highest biohydrogen yield of 836.

Problematic Internet Use Among School-Going Adolescents in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Problematic internet use (PIU) among school going adolescents constitutes a major area of concern. However, no comprehensive reports are available to determine the magnitude of the problem. This study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of PIU among school going adolescents in India.

Prevalence of Physical and Psychological Impacts of Wearing Personal Protective Equipment on Health Care Workers During COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among the frontline health care workers (HCWs). Even though PPE helps in preventing infection, it poses significant physical and psychological impacts at varying levels. Correspondingly, multiple independent studies have brought out the PPE-associated problems.

COVID-19 and Psychological Distress among the General Population of India: Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

Background: There is scanty evidence regarding the magnitude of COVID-19-related psychological distress (PD) among the general population of India.

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of PD among the general public of India during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Material And Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of 21 online surveys conducted across the Indian subcontinent and published between 2020 and 2021.

The Quality of Life of Stroke Survivors in the Indian Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The significant burden of stroke on the mortality rates of developing countries, including India, is well-documented in the literature. However, robust data regarding the aggregates of evidence on the quality of life (QOL) of stroke survivors is limited.

Objective: To gather relevant information for policymakers on the QOL of stroke survivors based on observational studies conducted in the Indian setting.

The prevalence of alcohol use disorders using alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) in the Indian setting: - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

There is a wide discrepancy in the epidemiology of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) due to diverse scales and survey approaches. We estimated the prevalence of AUDs by comparing the pooled prevalence based on the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) Vs. non-AUDIT (all scales other than AUDIT).

Polarity-Tunable Photocurrent through Band Alignment Engineering in a High-Speed WSe/SnSe Diode with Large Negative Responsivity.

Excellent light-matter interaction and a wide range of thickness-tunable bandgaps in layered vdW materials coupled by the facile fabrication of heterostructures have enabled several avenues for optoelectronic applications. Realization of high photoresponsivity at fast switching speeds is a critical challenge for 2D optoelectronics to enable high-performance photodetection for optical communication. Moving away from conventional type-II heterostructure pn junctions towards a WSe/SnSe type-III configuration, we leverage the steep change in tunneling current along with a light-induced heterointerface band shift to achieve high negative photoresponsivity, while the fast carrier transport under tunneling results in high speed.

Prevalence of internet addiction among college students in the Indian setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The internet is an integral part of everyone's life. College going adolescents are highly vulnerable to the misuse of the internet.

Aims: To estimate the pooled prevalence of internet addiction (IA) among college students in India.

Prevalence and determinants of workplace violence among nurses in the South-East Asian and Western Pacific Regions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Workplace violence (WPV) includes verbal abuse, physical violence, bullying or mobbing, assault and sexual harassment. The area has been well researched in the developed and high-income countries among nurses and healthcare professionals, but in the case of the low and upper-middle-income countries, there remains a paucity of comprehensive data on the prevalence of WPV and its contributing factors.

Aims: To estimate the prevalence and determinants of WPV among nurses working in the South-East Asian Region and Western Pacific Regions.

All-Electrical High-Sensitivity, Low-Power Dual-Mode Gas Sensing and Recovery with a WSe/MoS pn Heterodiode.

Two-dimensional MoS gas sensors have conventionally relied on a change in field-effect-transistor (FET) channel resistance or in the Schottky contact/pn homojunction barrier. We demonstrate an enhancement in sensitivity (6×) and dynamic response along with a reduction in detection limit (8×) and power (10×) in a gate-tunable type-II WSe(p)/MoS(n) heterodiode gas sensor over an MoS FET on the same flake. Measurements for varying NO concentration, gate bias, and MoS flake thickness, reinforced with first-principles calculations, indicate dual-mode operation due to (i) a series resistance-based exponential change in the high-bias thermionic current (high sensitivity), and (ii) a heterointerface carrier concentration-based linear change in near-zero-bias interlayer recombination current (low power) resulting in sub-100 μW/cm power consumption.

Enhanced responsivity and detectivity of fast WSe phototransistor using electrostatically tunable in-plane lateral p-n homojunction.

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides have shown tremendous potential for photodetection due to their non-zero direct bandgaps, high light absorption coefficients and carrier mobilities, and ability to form atomically sharp and defect-free heterointerfaces. A critical and fundamental bottleneck in the realization of high performance detectors is their trap-dependent photoresponse that trades off responsivity with speed. This work demonstrates a facile method of attenuating this trade-off by nearly 2x through integration of a lateral, in-plane, electrostatically tunable p-n homojunction with a conventional WSe phototransistor.

Decline in the mental health of nurses across the globe during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Nurses represent the major proportion of frontline health care professionals delivering 24/7 services to patients with an increased vulnerability towards COVID-19 infection. Mental health issues among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic are poorly reported across the globe. Henceforth, a systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to explore the prevalence and determinants of mental health outcomes (anxiety, stress, depression, PTSD, insomnia) among nurses across the globe due to the COVID-19.

Electrically Tunable Room Temperature Hysteresis Crossover in Underlap MoS Field-Effect Transistors.

Clockwise to anticlockwise hysteresis crossover in current-voltage transfer characteristics of field-effect transistors (FETs) with graphene and MoS channels holds significant promise for nonvolatile memory applications. However, such crossovers have been shown to manifest only at high temperature. In this work, for the first time, we demonstrate room temperature hysteresis crossover in few-layer MoS FETs using a gate-drain underlap design to induce a differential response from traps near the MoS-HfO channel-gate dielectric interface, also referred to as border traps, to applied gate bias.

Near-Direct Bandgap WSe/ReS Type-II pn Heterojunction for Enhanced Ultrafast Photodetection and High-Performance Photovoltaics.

Pn heterojunctions comprising layered van der Waals (vdW) semiconductors have been used to demonstrate current-rectifiers, photodetectors, and photovoltaic devices. However, a direct or near-direct heterointerface bandgap for enhanced photogeneration in high light-absorbing few-layer vdW materials remains unexplored. In this work, for the first time, density functional theory calculations show that the heterointerface of few-layer group-6 transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) WSe with group-7 ReS results in a sizable (0.

Stable and scalable 1T MoS with low temperature-coefficient of resistance.

Monolithic realization of metallic 1T and semiconducting 2H phases makes MoS a potential candidate for future microelectronic circuits. A method for engineering a stable 1T phase from the 2H phase in a scalable manner and an in-depth electrical characterization of the 1T phase is wanting at large. Here we demonstrate a controllable and scalable 2H to 1T phase engineering technique for MoS using microwave plasma.