Environmental stressors perceived by patients in the surgical intensive care unit and their level of satisfaction with nursing care

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine environmental stressors perceived by patients in the surgical intensive care unit and their level of satisfaction with nursing care. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used in this study. Methods: This study was conducted between January 2019 and June 2019 with 120 patients who were hospitalized in the surgical intensive care unit. Patient Information Form, Intensive Care Unit Environmental Stressor Scale, and Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scales were used for data collection. Findings: The mean Intensive Care Unit Environmental Stressor Scale scores were found 76.30±11.18. The most important stressors perceived by the patients in the surgical intensive care unit were; being in pain, being thirsty, and sleeplessness. Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale means scores were 81.05±9.03. Conclusion: The mean score of the Intensive Care Unit Environmental Stressor Scale of the patients was moderate and the mean score of the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scales was good. There was a statistically significant, negative, and moderate correlation between the Intensive Care Unit Environmental Stressor Scale score and Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale score. © 2021, Australian College of Perioperative Nurses. All rights reserved

Synthesis, characterization, thermal and electrochemical properties of imine polymers containing pyridine and pyrimidine units

Polizasady Schiffa zsyntetyzowano metodą polimeryzacji utleniającej 2-hydroksybenzaldehydu (2-HBA) w środowisku alkalicznym, w obecności NaOCl jako utleniacza, a następnie szczepiono otrzymany polialdehyd za pomocą amin zawierających grupy pirydynowe i pirymidynowe. Uzyskane polimery charakteryzowano metodami GPC i SEM, a ich struktury potwierdzono za pomocą spektroskopii FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR i UV-Vis. Właściwości optyczne polizasad Schiffa analizowano spektroskopią fluorescencyjną i UV-Vis, a właściwości termiczne określono metodami TG, DTA i DSC. Korzystając z woltamperometrii cyklicznej (CV) oraz pomiarów przewodności ciała stałego metodą czteropunktową badano właściwości elektrochemiczne otrzymanych polimerów. Pomiary te wskazują na półprzewodnikowy charakter polimerów. Stwierdzono, że wartości liczbowo średniego ciężaru cząsteczkowego (Mn), wagowo średniego ciężaru cząsteczkowego (Mw) i stopnia polidyspersji (Đ) poli(2-hydroksybenzaldehydu) (P-2HBA) wyznaczone na podstawie analizy GPC są równe, odpowiednio, 5900, 5450 oraz 1,08. Szerokość elektrochemicznej przerwy energetycznej (E'g) oznaczono metodą CV, natomiast szerokość optycznej przerwy energetycznej (E'g) za pomocą spektroskopii UV-Vis.Schiff bases polymers were synthesized from 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2-HBA) via oxidative polymerization method in an aqueous alkaline medium in the presence of NaOCl as an oxidant. Then, these polymeric Schiff bases were prepared from the polyaldehyde by grafting each of them with different amines containing pyridine and pyrimidine groups. The structures of polymers were confirmed by FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and UV-Vis measurements. The polymers were characterized by GPC and SEM analyses. Furthermore, their optical properties were determined by UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, their electrochemical properties by cyclic voltammetry (CV) analysis and solid state conductivity measurements by the four-point probe technique, their thermal behavior by TG, DTA, and DSC measurements. The electrical conductivity of the polymers was also measured and found that they are semiconductive. The number average molecular weight (M'n), the weight average molecular weight (M'w), and dispersity (Đ) values of the polymers were found from GPC analysis and were equal 5900, 5450 and 1.08, respectively, for poly(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) (P-2HBA) polymer. Electrochemical energy gap (E'g) was found by CV, whereas optical band gap (E'g) was determined by UV-Vis measurements

Synthesis, characterization, thermal and electrochemical properties of imine polymers containing pyridine and pyrimidine units

Polizasady Schiffa zsyntetyzowano metodą polimeryzacji utleniającej 2-hydroksybenzaldehydu (2-HBA) w środowisku alkalicznym, w obecności NaOCl jako utleniacza, a następnie szczepiono otrzymany polialdehyd za pomocą amin zawierających grupy pirydynowe i pirymidynowe. Uzyskane polimery charakteryzowano metodami GPC i SEM, a ich struktury potwierdzono za pomocą spektroskopii FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR i UV-Vis. Właściwości optyczne polizasad Schiffa analizowano spektroskopią fluorescencyjną i UV-Vis, a właściwości termiczne określono metodami TG, DTA i DSC. Korzystając z woltamperometrii cyklicznej (CV) oraz pomiarów przewodności ciała stałego metodą czteropunktową badano właściwości elektrochemiczne otrzymanych polimerów. Pomiary te wskazują na półprzewodnikowy charakter polimerów. Stwierdzono, że wartości liczbowo średniego ciężaru cząsteczkowego (Mn), wagowo średniego ciężaru cząsteczkowego (Mw) i stopnia polidyspersji (Đ) poli(2-hydroksybenzaldehydu) (P-2HBA) wyznaczone na podstawie analizy GPC są równe, odpowiednio, 5900, 5450 oraz 1,08. Szerokość elektrochemicznej przerwy energetycznej (E'g) oznaczono metodą CV, natomiast szerokość optycznej przerwy energetycznej (E'g) za pomocą spektroskopii UV-Vis.Schiff bases polymers were synthesized from 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2-HBA) via oxidative polymerization method in an aqueous alkaline medium in the presence of NaOCl as an oxidant. Then, these polymeric Schiff bases were prepared from the polyaldehyde by grafting each of them with different amines containing pyridine and pyrimidine groups. The structures of polymers were confirmed by FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and UV-Vis measurements. The polymers were characterized by GPC and SEM analyses. Furthermore, their optical properties were determined by UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, their electrochemical properties by cyclic voltammetry (CV) analysis and solid state conductivity measurements by the four-point probe technique, their thermal behavior by TG, DTA, and DSC measurements. The electrical conductivity of the polymers was also measured and found that they are semiconductive. The number average molecular weight (M'n), the weight average molecular weight (M'w), and dispersity (Đ) values of the polymers were found from GPC analysis and were equal 5900, 5450 and 1.08, respectively, for poly(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) (P-2HBA) polymer. Electrochemical energy gap (E'g) was found by CV, whereas optical band gap (E'g) was determined by UV-Vis measurements

Retail location competition under carbon penalty

We study the retail location problem in a competitive linear market in which two retailers simultaneously choose their locations. Both retailers procure identical products from a common supplier and each consumer purchases from the closest retailer. Each retailer incurs transportation costs for inventory replenishment from the warehouse and consumer travels to the store. We consider two carbon tax schemes imposed on retailers: for supply-chain-related transportation and for consumer-related transportation. Our analysis indicates that intense competition between retailers leads to a "minimal differentiation" equilibrium, which substantially increases the total system emissions. According to our numerical experiments with realistic parameter values, carbon tax on supply-chain-related transportation does not affect retail location decisions. Carbon tax on consumer transportation, however, may effectively induce the retailers to approach the middle of their respective markets, reducing the total system emissions. Our analysis also indicates that a low carbon price, relative to market profitability, only reduces the total system profit without any effect on emissions. Our findings suggest that the central policymaker avoid a uniform carbon price across different sources of emission and sectors with different characteristics. © 2017 Elsevier B.V

Celep, F., Karaer, F., Duman, H. (2021) Resurrection of Lamium ponticum (Lamiaceae) with a new subspecies, Lamium ponticum subsp. anatolicum, from Turkey. Phytotaxa 511 (1): 071-076.

Celep, F., Karaer, F., Duman, H. (2021): Celep, F., Karaer, F., Duman, H. (2021) Resurrection of Lamium ponticum (Lamiaceae) with a new subspecies, Lamium ponticum subsp. anatolicum, from Turkey. Phytotaxa 511 (1): 071-076. Phytotaxa 514 (1): 88-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.514.1.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.514.1.