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Open AccessImpacts of the SYNTAX score I, II and SYNTAX score II 2020 on left main revascularization
Patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) with a high SYNTAX score (SS) were excluded from randomized studies that comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass gr...
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Open AccessSex difference in the association of the triglyceride glucose index with obstructive coronary artery disease
Insulin resistance (IR) is associated with cardiovascular disease in non-diabetic patients. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, incorporating serum glucose and insulin concentrations, is a surrogate insulin ...
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BCI-based hit-loop agent for human and AI robot co-learning with AIoT application
In this paper, we propose a brain–computer interface (BCI)-based Human-in-the-Loop (Hit-Loop) agent for human and artificial intelligence (AI) colearning in music listening and appreciation with an Artificial Int...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Prototy** Gamification Apps Using Board Games: A Case Study of Muscle Stretching App
This study uses a self-development gamified health-related app, “Work? Out!” as an example. To set up two experimental devices: the App prototype (Hi-Fi prototype) and the Board game prototype (Lo-Fi prototype...
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Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Agent for Human and Machine Co-learning
This paper proposes an Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Agent (AFNA) with a Patch Learning Mechanism and IEEE 1855 Fuzzy Markup Language (FML) for human and machine co-learning. There are three phases of patch learning mech...
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Open AccessParadox of trimethylamine-N-oxide, the impact of malnutrition on microbiota-derived metabolites and septic patients
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a microbiota-derived metabolite, which is linked to vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis in cardiovascular (CV) diseases. But its effect in infectious diseases remains unclea...
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Open AccessGender difference in the association between TyG index and subclinical atherosclerosis: results from the I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study
Insulin resistance (IR) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in non-diabetic patients through the association of hyperglycemia or associated metabolic factors. The triglyceride glucose (TyG)...
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Open AccessThe association between serum activin A levels and albuminuria among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults in Taiwan
Activin A, a cytokine belonging to the transforming growth factor-β family, has been shown to play pivotal roles in tissue remodeling after renal injury and is present in elevated levels in diabetic patients. ...
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Open AccessRouting algorithms as tools for integrating social distancing with emergency evacuation
One of the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of social distancing, even in challenging circumstances such as pre-hurricane evacuation. To explore the implications of integrating social dista...
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Emergency Evacuation Planning via the Point of View on the Relationship Between Crowd Density and Moving Speed
Emergency evacuation is concerning to both industry and academics. This work applied the technology of a wireless sensor network to design and propose a nonlinear mathematical model and heuristic approach to f...
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Open AccessPremorbid β1-selective (but not non-selective) β-blocker exposure reduces intensive care unit mortality among septic patients
β-blockers may protect against catecholaminergic myocardial injury in critically ill patients. Long-term β-blocker users are known to have lower lactate concentrations and favorable sepsis outcomes. However, the ...
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Nonlinear control design of piezoelectric actuators with micro positioning capability
Inherently, piezoelectric actuator is one of the devices equipped with the micrometer positioning capability and characterized by small size, fast response, high stiffness, and large blocking force. These adva...
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Open AccessGalectin-1 is associated with the severity of coronary artery disease and adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing coronary angiography
Galectin-1, a β-galactoside-binding lectin mediating inflammation and neovascularization, is reported to attenuate ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction. But its role in stable coronary artery dis...
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Open AccessLong term clinical impact of successful recanalization of chronic total occlusion in patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is one of the risk factors for coronary artery disease and frequently associated with multivessels disease and poor clinical outcomes. Long term outcome of successful revascularization of chr...
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Intelligent agent for real-world applications on robotic edutainment and humanized co-learning
Dynamic assessment with an intelligent agent can differentiate the capabilities and proficiency of students. It can therefore be advocated as an interactive approach to conduct assessments on students in learn...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Serum Activin A Levels and Renal Outcomes After Coronary Angiography
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessSerum Activin A Levels and Renal Outcomes After Coronary Angiography
Prevention for contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is limited by the lack of a single predictor. As activin A is upregulated in heart failure and chronic kidney disease, we aimed to clarify the association betw...
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Open AccessIncreased circulating galectin-1 levels are associated with the progression of kidney function decline in patients undergoing coronary angiography
Galectin-1 modulates acute and chronic inflammation, and is associated with glucose homeostasis and chronic renal disease. Whether the serum galectin-1 level can predict short-term and long-term renal outcomes...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Modeling of Path Planning for Fire Evacuation
Based on the sensing network to implement the fire emergency escape path planning. Unlike other planning methods, this paper uses grid technology to consider factors such as the impact of crowd density on tra...
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Open AccesscAMP receptor protein regulates mouse colonization, motility, fimbria-mediated adhesion, and stress tolerance in uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis
Cyclic AMP receptor protein (Crp) is a major transcriptional regulator in bacteria. This study demonstrated that Crp affects numerous virulence-related phenotypes, including colonization of mice, motility, fim...
