Malignant hyperthermia: patient undergoing limb debridement surgery-a case report.

Background: Malignant hyperthermia is a rare but potentially fatal clinical emergency, primarily triggered by inhaled volatile anesthetics. It is associated with inherited autosomal-dominant skeletal muscle disorders and typically caused by mutations in muscle calcium channel genes. Owing to its rapid onset and severe complications, prompt diagnosis and intervention are crucial.

Cultural intelligence and sales performance in online insurance marketing: evidence from a Chinese insurance firm.

The cultural clash between customers and salespeople in online marketing is observed as a barrier to promoting sales performance.The capability of handling cultural difference, or cultural intelligence (CQ), is therefore essential for salespeople. With data collected through questionnaires from a Chinese digital insurance brokerage firm, the impact of salespeople's CQ on sales performance is examined with the partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) method.

Do Social Pension Schemes Promote the Mental Health of Rural Middle-Aged and Old Residents? Evidence From China.

As China experiences rapid aging, the mental health of older rural adults has become a major public health concern. Among other social insurance programs, the New Rural Social Pension (NRSP) scheme was established to replace part of the income for old-age rural residents in China. This article employs survey data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2015 and 2018 to investigate the impact of a pension on depression in middle-aged and old residents.