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Objective To explore the efficacy of the case and scenario teaching method in the neurosurgery practice teaching.Methods By cluster sampling,153 nursing students underwent rotary practice in neurosurgery department in People's Hospital of Three Gorges University from September 2011 to July 2012 were trained with the case and scenario teaching method.Scenario simulation training combined with case playback teaching was used in practice teaching.At the end of the internship,nursing students' satisfaction was investigated and their operational capacity was evaluated.Self-designed questionnaire was adopted to evaluate satisfaction.Operational capacity evaluation scores of nursing students were divided into several parts:basic operation examination (30％),specialized operation (30％),professional theory (30％) and teacher evaluation (10％).Data were analyzed using Excel spreadsheet for entry.Countif and Count function formula were used to calculate eligibility and the passing rate.Results Nursing students had high evaluation on case playback teaching methods.By this method,153(100％) nursing students considered that the learning initiative was improved.At the end of the internship,passing rates of basic operation examination,specialized operation,professional theory were 98.69％ (151/153),96.73 ％ (148/153) and 100％ while the total passing rate was 100％.Conclusion The case and scenario teaching method could develop the study positivity and practice ability of nursing students and can enhance the internship efficacy.
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To optimize the extraction technology of the total saponins in Dipsaci Radix, the extraction efficiency of total saponins was investigated with respecting to three variables including time, ethanol concentration and liquid-to-solid ratio. On the basis of a series of one-factor-at-a-time experiments, a polynomial regression model equation was fitted by the combined use of central composite experimental design and regression analysis. By analyzing the regression model using response surface analysis, the optimum extraction conditions of total saponins from Dipsaci Radix were identified as follows: 7 times of 55% alcohol, refluxing 3 times, 2.8 hours every time, and the extraction efficiency of total saponins was up to 0.201 1 g·g-1 and the asperosaponin Ⅵ was up to 0.015 4 g·g-1 under the optimized conditions. Confirmatory experiment indicated the good prediction ability of the established model and provided the basis for further development and utilization of Dipsaci Radix.