Although previous studies have explored factors influencing teachers' professional identity, limited attention has been given to its underlying psychological mechanisms from a metacognitive perspective. In particular, few studies have examined how mindfulness, a core psychological resource, relates to professional identity among early childhood education teachers, a group facing unique emotional and occupational challenges. This study aims to investigate the relationships among mindfulness, psychological resilience, well-being, and professional identity among early childhood education teachers. It focuses on how mindfulness, as a metacognitive psychological resource, is associated with professional identity directly and indirectly through psychological resilience and well-being. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 854 full-time kindergarten teachers (48 males and 806 females; Mage=30.36, SDage=6.87,) from Shandong Province, China. Validated instruments were used to assess mindfulness, psychological resilience, well-being, and professional identity. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine direct and mediated effects, and demographic variables such as age, gender, education level, and income were controlled in the analysis. The results demonstrated that mindfulness was positively associated with professional identity (β=0.15, p<0.05). Psychological resilience significantly mediated this relationship (β=0.52, p<0.001), accounting for 55.5% of the total indirect effect. Well-being also served as an independent mediator (β=0.21, p<0.001), accounting for 22.6% of the total effect. In addition, a sequential mediation pathway was identified, in which psychological resilience and well-being sequentially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and professional identity (β=0.03, p<0.001). The findings highlight mindfulness as a critical factor in strengthening professional identity among early childhood educators by enhancing both psychological resilience and well-being. These results contribute to professional identity theory by incorporating metacognitive and psychological constructs, and also provide practical implications: integrating mindfulness-based interventions (e.g., mindfulness meditation, stress-reduction programs) into teacher training can help educators enhance emotion regulation and resilience. Additionally, creating supportive and caring work environments may further promote teachers' well-being and sustainable professional development.

Contract quality promotes antimicrobial use reduction among pig farmers in China.

Multi-pathway nutrient replenishment mechanisms sustaining the transboundary green tides region in the Southern Yellow sea.

China is experiencing rapid population aging and is actively promoting smart home–based eldercare. Smart homes offer a promising means of supporting older adults in aging in place. However, low adoption and limited sustained use constrain their potential benefits, thereby exacerbating social, economic, and healthcare burdens. This study examined factors influencing older adults’ continuance intention to use smart homes in Shandong Province, China, by integrating the Expectation–Confirmation Model of Information Systems and the Technology Acceptance Model and incorporating China-specific contextual antecedents, including government policy, intergenerational technical support, compatibility, and cost. Data were collected using an online questionnaire survey of older adults aged 60 years and older with prior smart home experience (n = 421) and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Results showed that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, satisfaction, and cost directly affected continuance intention, whereas government policy, compatibility, and intergenerational technical support influenced continuance intention through perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and confirmation. Based on these results, this study proposes a conceptual framework for understanding older adults’ continuance intention toward smart homes. The findings provide implications for inclusive policy, user-centered design, and family-supported digital aging in rapidly aging societies.

Social anxiety is prevalent among college students, and shyness has been consistently linked to elevated social anxiety. However, the psychological mechanisms underlying this association remain insufficiently understood. This study examined whether regulatory emotional self-efficacy and resilience mediate the association between shyness and social anxiety among Chinese college students. This study employed the Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale, Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale, 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Interaction Anxiousness Scale to survey 1,012 college students from three universities in Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces. Pearson correlation analysis and PROCESS Macro Model 6 regression analysis were used to examine the relationships among shyness, regulatory emotional self-efficacy, resilience, and social anxiety. Shyness was positively associated with social anxiety. Resilience significantly mediated this association. In addition, shyness was indirectly associated with social anxiety through the sequential pathway of regulatory emotional self-efficacy and resilience. However, regulatory emotional self-efficacy alone did not independently mediate the relationship. These findings suggest that resilience plays a central role in the association between shyness and social anxiety, and that regulatory emotional self-efficacy may function indirectly through resilience. Interventions targeting resilience and regulatory emotional self-efficacy may help reduce social anxiety among shy college students.

Molecular characterization and pathogenicity of a porcine Teschovirus 5 isolate in Shandong Province in China.

This paper demonstrates the importance of applying multiple analytical methods in ceramic analysis for understanding colonial contact in the past. We examine the Shang-Zhou transition (circa 1000 BCE) by investigating community-specific uses of li tripod cooking vessels at multiple sites in Shandong Province. Craft traditions and food practices serve as valuable proxies for understanding past social identities and offer new perspectives on culture contact, migration, and colonialism. Moving away from ethnicity and political control reflected in ceramic form and style, we focus on how these vessels were made and used. By combining petrography, use-alteration analysis, and residue analysis, we provide an integrated multimethod approach that enables us to reconstruct intersecting levels of social practice through a single ubiquitous artifact. Petrographic analysis reveals how and where vessels were made; use-alteration analysis shows how they were used to cook food; and residue analysis identifies what foods were prepared. By tracing production and consumption traditions before, during, and after Zhou expansion, we show that change in our multivariate dataset resist unidimensional ascription to the Shang-Zhou transition, and hence to unequal outcomes from its impacts.

To explore the benefit of soil improvement and restoration models in typical counties of Shandong Province，we constructed a multi-dimensional system of "soil condition-ecological environment-economic society" comprehensive benefit evaluation index system and utilized the entropy-weighted TOPSIS comprehensive evaluation model，Kernel density estimation，coupling coordination model，and obstacle factor diagnostic model to fully analyze the comprehensive benefits of soil improvement and restoration model in typical counties of Shandong Province from 2019 to 2022. The results showed that：① The comprehensive benefit level of soil improvement and restoration model in typical counties showed a fluctuating upward trend，the gap between counties was narrowing，and there was a non-synchronization in the development of subsystems. ② The coupling coordination degree of soil improvement and restoration model in various counties showed a fluctuating increasing trend，which revealed a strong "Matthew effect." ③ The influence of each system layer on the level of comprehensive benefits，in descending order，was the economic and social system，the soil condition system，and the ecological environment system，and the main obstacles were the use of agricultural plastic film，the use of agricultural fertilizers，the effective phosphorus of the soil，and the total power of agricultural machinery. The results of the study have important reference value for enhancing the comprehensive benefits of soil ecological remediation，promoting the safe utilization of contaminated arable land，and contributing to the guarantee of national food security.

Settlement heritage on the Coastal Peninsula: an investigation of the spatiotemporal evolution of Shandong Province via GIS.

Decoupling, carbon lock-in, and energy transition barriers across industrial sectors: insights from an IO–MFA framework with emphasis on heavy industry in Shandong Province

Medication adherence among patients following total knee arthroplasty is generally suboptimal. Evidence confirms that medication beliefs constitute one of the key factors influencing patients' adherence to prescribed regimens. However, the mechanism by which medication beliefs affect adherence remains critically important to investigate. Poor medication adherence can significantly compromise postoperative rehabilitation and quality of life in these patients. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism by which medication beliefs influence medication adherence in patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study utilized a moderated mediation analysis. Data were obtained from patients who underwent TKA at four grade-A tertiary hospitals in Shandong Province, China. Upon discharge, all patients were instructed to adhere to regular anticoagulation therapy. Follow-up data were collected during orthopedic outpatient visits 1 month after surgery. The Chinese versions of the Morisky Medication Adherence Questionnaire, Medication Literacy Scale, Medication Beliefs Scale, and the Social Support Scale were employed as measurement instruments. Through moderated mediation and mediation analyses, the relationships among medication beliefs, medication adherence, medication literacy, and social support were examined. Medication adherence was significantly higher among patients with greater medication literacy (F = 3.951, p < 0.01). Positive correlations were observed between all measured scales (Medication Adherence Questionnaire, Medication Literacy Scale, Medication Beliefs Scale, and Social Support Scale; r = 0.407, 0.332, 0.206, 0.508, 0.216, 0.244; all p < 0.01). Medication beliefs directly influenced adherence (BootSE = 0.041, 95% CI = 0.077-0.240) and indirectly through medication literacy (BootSE = 0.030, 95% CI = 0.128-0.247), accounting for 45.18% and 54.82% of the total effect, respectively. Social support significantly moderated this mediation pathway (β = 0.124, t = 3.399, p < 0.01), particularly strengthening the relationship between medication literacy and adherence (β = 0.195, t = 5.456, p < 0.001). Medication adherence in post-TKA patients is associated with medication beliefs, with medication literacy serving as a partial mediator and social support as a significant moderator. The influence of both medication beliefs and literacy on adherence increases with higher levels of social support.

Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Postoperative Pulmonary Infection in Renal Transplant Patients.

The rapid advancement of urbanization in China has led to significant growth in both the scale and mobility of urban populations, placing substantial strain on transport infrastructure and posing a critical challenge to the construction of resilient cities. Consequently, understanding the relationship between urban resilience (UR) and the transport infrastructure system (TI) is essential for advancing regional sustainable development studies. Using a panel data of 16 prefecture-level cities in Shandong Province, China, from 2012 to 2021, this paper innovatively integrated UR and the TI system within the same theoretical framework, empirically examining the spatiotemporal evolution patterns of their coupling coordination degree and the heterogeneity of obstacle factors in urban development through a coupling coordination model and an obstacle degree model. Results show that (1) the development levels of UR and TI demonstrated a pattern of dynamic growth; (2) the coupling coordination degree between UR and TI shows a consistently upward trend, with the mean rising from 0.3012 to 0.4018, while the overall level remains the stage of mild imbalance; (3) there is a significant spatial imbalance in the distribution pattern of coupling coordination between cities, with the provincial capital city of Jinan and the economic powerhouse city of Qingdao demonstrating higher level; and (4) at the indicator level, the main obstacle factors affecting the coupling coordination degree of Jinan and Qingdao significantly differ from those of other cities; at the dimension layer, economic resilience and construction level of transport infrastructure exhibit the higher obstacle degree. These findings contribute to a comprehensive analysis of the coupled development process of UR and TI, providing scientific support for sustainable urban development. Based on the research results, policy recommendations are proposed to better guide urban managers in coordinating urban resilience and the transport infrastructure system.

Interaction strategies of newly graduated nurses with senior colleagues under asymmetrical power relations: A qualitative study.

Mapping the saltwater-freshwater interface by integrating electrical resistivity tomography and 3D numerical simulation.

Adolescent non-suicidal self-injury from Bowen's family systems theory: Interparental conflict, parent-child triangulation, and differentiation of self.

Spatiotemporal differentiation characteristics and driving mechanisms of Taobao village settlements: A case study in Shandong province, China

Kiwifruit, classified as a respiratory climacteric fruit, faces challenges due to its limited resistance to storage and transportation. Although low-temperature storage is a cost-effective and widely used method, the cold injury it induces poses significant hurdles to industrial development. In this study, we selected 'Taishan 1', the dominant kiwifruit cultivar in Shandong Province, as the experimental material. Through transcriptome sequencing, we identified the key gene AcMYC2, which plays a crucial role in the kiwifruit's response to low-temperature stress. Subsequently, virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) was performed on 'Taishan 1' kiwifruit, and gene overexpression was validated in tomatoes. The results demonstrated that AcMYC2 enhances cold tolerance in kiwifruit accompanied by multiple physiological processes, including antioxidant activity, lipid metabolism, and cell wall degradation. These findings offer significant insights into mitigating cold injury during low-temperature storage of kiwifruit and provide a theoretical foundation for advancing postharvest preservation techniques.

Turnover intention among nurses poses a significant threat to both workforce stability and the overall quality of healthcare delivery. However, few studies have comprehensively examined the associations between turnover intention and nurses' individual and team-level resources within a multilevel framework. Our study aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the relationship between turnover intention and nurses' individual and team-level resources. The multicenter cross-sectional study adopted a stratified convenience sampling approach to enroll 773 clinical nurses from 62 teams across eight hospitals in Shandong Province, China. We used the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale for psychological resilience, the Perceived Social Support Scale for perceived social support, the 51-item Analyzing and Developing Adaptability and Performance in Teams to Enhance Resilience Scale for team resilience, and a single-item turnover intention measure. Multilevel logistic regression modeling was conducted to examine the simultaneous impacts of individual-level (psychological resilience and perceived social support) and team-level (team resilience) factors on turnover intention, while controlling for key demographic and organizational covariates. The multilevel analysis revealed several key findings: (1) The prevalence of turnover intention reached 35.6%, indicating a substantial workforce stability challenge; (2) Multilevel modeling demonstrated significant between-team variance (ICC = 0.19), confirming the importance of examining nested data structures; (3) At the individual level, both psychological resilience (OR = 0.78, CI: 0.62-0.99) and perceived social support (OR = 0.75, CI: 0.60-0.94) showed significant negative associations with turnover intention; (4) At the team level, higher team resilience predicted lower turnover intention (OR = 0.73, CI: 0.56-0.94). These results were obtained after controlling for key demographic and organizational covariates, highlighting the robust protective effects of multilevel resources against nurses' turnover propensity. The prevalence of turnover intention was relatively high in this study. Nurses with higher psychological resilience, perceived social support, and team resilience exhibited lower turnover intention. Healthcare administrators need to increase investments in nurses' multilevel resources to stabilize the nursing workforce and ensure the sustainability of the healthcare system. Understanding the multi-level factors influencing nurses' turnover intention can help nursing managers develop targeted strategies from multiple perspectives in clinical settings, thereby reducing nurses' turnover intention.

Progestins as emerging contaminants in soil: An investigation on their pollution characteristics and ecological risks.